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The Path To Decay (Vlad Dracula, #2)
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Title: The Path To Decay (Vlad Dracula, #2)
Author: Shane K.P. O'Neill
THE PATH WE WALK, IS THE PATH TO DECAY THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE, IS TO DIE.The great Vlad Dracul is dead, fallen in battle, and his throne gone His son, the young Vlad Dracula, is consumed with grief and a need for revenge All alone in the world, he keeps his promise and returns to Anatolia There, he takes a commission in the Ottoman army On the fields outside Kosovo PoljTHE PATH WE WALK, IS THE PATH TO DECAY THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE, IS TO DIE.The great Vlad Dracul is dead, fallen in battle, and his throne gone His son, the young Vlad Dracula, is consumed with grief and a need for revenge All alone in the world, he keeps his promise and returns to Anatolia There, he takes a commission in the Ottoman army On the fields outside Kosovo Polje in Serbia, he is handed his first opportunity to strike back against the men who killed his father.He has grown into the ultimate fighting machine, and is feared by one and all This path to decay, as described by his father, is the one he chooses to follow Lucifer guides and watches over Dracula, but also deepens his hold over him As time passes, though, his enemies build in every quarter, and they strive to bring him down With nowhere left to turn, how will Dracula avenge his family How can he hope to win back his throne As he faces one tragedy after another, these events mould him into the man who will be spoken of for centuries to come A man who lets nothing stand in his way in his pursuit for revenge, and the throne that was his father s.
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Shane K.P. O'Neill
Shane KP O Neill is the writer of The Dracula Chronicles, a new and exciting series adding a fresh dimension to the Dracula legend, which combines the real historical Vlad Dracula with a new and different version of Dracula the vampire He has released the series in two arcs, one that follows Dracula the man and the other following Dracula the vampire.The author developed a fascination with Dracula from an early age Like many others he was enthralled by Christopher Lee s portrayal of him on the big screen It was in his late teens that he discovered Dracula the man and the love affair began from there An avid lover of history, he studied the period in which the real historical Vlad Dracula lived, 15th Century Balkan, for many years It followed from there then that with his love of writing he would always choose Dracula as his subject He built a concept and premise where he could accommodate both Dracula the vampire and Dracula the man.Away from writing, the author has a wide range of interests He reads a lot of books from a wide variety of authors, though his main interest lies in the horror genre His love of books is matched only by his love of the countryside and of course, his family As an added note, he has lived and travelled all over the world He has a love for all things historical, with a particular fascination for medieval Europe Anywhere he travels, he likes to search out locations with an historical interest and will always hunt for the ruins of an old castle before heading to the beach.Find out at draculachronicles
486 thoughts on "The Path To Decay (Vlad Dracula, #2)"
Jan 21, 2020 at 6:1 am
"The Path To Decay (Vlad Dracula, #2) (The Dracula Chronicles, #2)" by Shane K.P. O'Neill is yet another dark masterpiece of what is probably best described as historical horror.It is the second part in a series about Vlad Dracula, son of the late Vlad Dracul, and follows his 'path to decay' or rather his path into the realms of darkness. Having been selected by Lucifer as his tool in the battle of good vs evil, he is destined for greatness, although he is not quite there, yet.Following his fath [...]
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Dracula stands ready to walk THE PATH TO DECAY in Shane K.P. O'Neill's latest addition to the saga. After the fall of Vlad Dracul, his son and namesake vows revenge on those responsible for the deaths of his family and the destruction of his homeland.The foundation established in the previous novel is strongly built upon. Still young but no longer a child, now a warrior but not yet a ruler, Dracula has grown into a man hardened by experience and covertly nurtured by evil. Virtually flawless [...]
M.E. Vaughan
Having finished For Whom the Bells Toll a few days before, I was eager to get my hands on its sequel, the second prequel to The Dracula Chronicles. Having to wait several days for my copy to arrive, I wasn't disappointed by this most recent instalment which has been excruciatingly bitter-sweet and deeply enjoyable. O'Neill has an acute ability to build up characters, and having followed the young Vlad III (now donning the name Dracula) from his birth, the readers begin to watch his decent do [...]
Simon Okill
The Path To Decay (Vlad Dracula, #2) (The Dracula Chronicles, #2) by Shane K.P. O'Neill is the brilliant sequel to For Whom the Bell Tolls. This dark, Gothic slice of Historical Horror squeezes every drop of blood from each gory page with extreme relish. The forces of darkness led by Lucifer continue to fight the angelic forces for the souls of the dead rotting on the battlefields of Eastern Europe. Here the reader is left in awe at the author's wonderful descriptions of bloody battle after bloo [...]
Once again, Shane brings to us the terror known only as Vlad the Impaler before his service to Lucifer. These are the terrible ruler's young dark days that begin his rise to fame. With the loss of his father, mother, and older brother, Vlad is driven by revenge to strike down not only his father's former allies but to eventually take down the Turks who set Dracul on his doomed path. Of course, the Prince of Darkness is in the shadows watching and molding Dracula for his ultimate destiny revealed [...]
Vlad Dracula is without doubt a product of his time. His hugely violent life has had to deal with the death of his father and the loss of his throne. When Vlad Tepes is described in history, he seems like an utter monster but within the story shane O'Neill tells, it's easy to see why.They were particularly blood thirsty times, that Vlad Dracula driven by revenge, hatred and intelligence in battle has to strive to regain his throne. His path to decay is helped along the way by his guardian fallen [...]
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This story is rich in medieval politics, battle tactics, and the war in Heaven. Deposed powers are all fighting to regain their old glories, and death and despair run rampant. A slight cliffhanger at the end has me dying to read the next book! Loved it!
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"Rats" is a song written by Dave Davies and performed by The Kinks on their album Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One. It is the tenth song on the album, and has a duration of 2:40.  John Dalton's bass work is a notable aspect of the song.

Overview
"Rats" is one of two songs by Davies on Lola vs Powerman, the other being "Strangers". It contrasts heavily with some of the other tracks on the album, featuring heavy guitar chords and fast-paced vocals. "Rats" marks an end somewhat to Dave Davies' contributions to Kinks albums, as ones preceding Lola versus Powerman and beginning with Kinda Kinks usually included one or two songs credited to Davies.

Single release
It was released as a B-Side to "Apeman", which turned out to be a successful single in the UK, peaking at #5. While not as successful as its sister single Lola in the U.S., it did chart in the top 50 (see positions below).

Peak chart positions
5 United Kingdom
9 Australia
19 Canada
45 United States

External links
Single Info
"Rats" Info
Chart Positions
Dave Davies Official Website

1970 singles
The Kinks songs
Songs written by Dave Davies
Song recordings produced by Ray Davies

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Q: how to take dynamic v-model in vuejs in v-for loop I am using v-form. and I am trying to take some input field in v-for loop dynamically. here is my code

                                            {{ singleAttribute.attribute_name }}
                                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="attribute_name"
                                                   :placeholder="singleAttribute.placeholder" v-model="form.attribute[index]">

and this attribute is comming after on Change a selectLIst ok thats give me the response. but i got a error in v-model. like this

and in data property in initialized my variable like this
form: new Form({
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now i want to save all inputs value in attribute varibale using their index number.like
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PLease help me to solve this problem

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Q: Java - Default Initialization of static variables before Static initialization I want to know that does default initialization of static variables happens before static initialization or along with it ?
Let us look at code below:
class Test {

    static {
        System.out.println(Test.a);  // prints 0
        a = 99; // a get 99
        System.out.println(Test.a); // prints 99
    }

    static int a = 10;

    static {
        System.out.println(a); // prints 10
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {

    }
}

My guess is that when class is loaded , all the static variables are created in memory and default values given to them then and there only. Then static initialization takes place in the order static initializers and static fields that appear in code . Am I right ?
EDIT : I am aware of the order of static initialization but I am unable to get the point in JLS where it tells us that default initialization happens before static initialization takes place ?

A: You are right.
Static fields and initializers are indeed executed in their declared order :

12.4.2. Detailed Initialization Procedure
Next, execute either the class variable initializers and static
  initializers of the class, or the field initializers of the interface,
  in textual order, as though they were a single block.

And at runtime each class variable is indeed initialized with a default value :

4.12.5. Initial Values of Variables
...
Each class variable, instance variable, or array component is
  initialized with a default value when it is created (§15.9, §15.10):
For type byte, the default value is zero, that is, the value of
  (byte)0.
For type short, the default value is zero, that is, the value of
  (short)0.
For type int, the default value is zero, that is, 0.
  ...

That's why the actual behavior :
static {
    System.out.println(Test.a);  // prints 0 -> default value for `int`
    a = 99; // a get 99
    System.out.println(Test.a); // prints 99 -> value after previous statement executed
}


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Q: Ruby on Rails. Running app for the first time. Keep running into same error in browser. PagesController Summary:
I've installed rails, all editors, and other components to start working.
created a new app and running server from WindowsPowerShell cmd window.
first I coded:

Rails.application.routes.draw do
  root 'pages#home'
  get 'about', to: 'pages#about'
end

then I coded:

class PagesController < ApplicationController
    def home
    end

    def about
    end
end

finally I made two files
app/views/pages
   <>about.html.erb
   <>home.html.erb
When I refresh browser local3000 and local3000/about i get
PagesController#home is missing a template for request formats: text/html
I've tried starting from scratch with a new app, running it from gitbash, also running it from cmd line.
I'm working on Windows 10 OS.

A: Rails is finding your controller correctly, but it doesn't have a template to respond with.
You need to create the corresponding view file: app/views/pages/home.html.erb, app/views/pages/home.html.erb
For each public-facing action in your controller you need to specify a view. Rails assumes that these views match the controller class name, downcased, without the Controller suffix, named by their action — in def home, home is the action.
You can explicitly respond inside the action,
def home
  render html: "Home!"
end

Perhaps you want to respond with JSON,
def home
  render json: { hello: "Jacob" }
end

Or maybe get fancy, and use the params in your inline response:
http://localhost:3000/?name=Jacob
def home
  render json: { name: params[:name] }
end

See the guides for more info: https://guides.rubyonrails.org/layouts_and_rendering.html


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Whereas stigmatization of technology might be a social phenomenon, people differ in their attitudes towards technology and science. This is found to be related to differences in attitudes towards diverse technologies and the perception of technological risks. The majority of the studies that investigate this relationship focused on perceptions of biotechnology or gene technology. According to Urban and Hoban (1997), negative views about technology did explain high levels of risk perceptions with regard to biotechnology.
In the following, the psychometric paradigm, the Cultural Theory approach and the two current approaches – the socio-psychological approach and the sociocultural approach – are presented. 1 The Psychometric Paradigm Apart from being able to give an explanation why some hazards are perceived as more risky than others, the psychometric paradigm also aimed at understanding differences in risk assessment between groups of individuals, in particular between lay persons and experts (Slovic, 1987). Research following the psychometric paradigm could show that people's risk perception is a complex phenomenon that depends on a variety of non-technical factors.
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Robinson Canó homers three times vs. Padres
By Bill BaerJul 23, 2019, 10:16 PM EDT
Mets second baseman Robinson Canó hit three homers in Tuesday night's 5-2 win over the Padres. He accounted for all five runs, hitting a solo homer in the fourth, a two-run homer in the sixth, and another two-run jack in the seventh.
Tuesday's effort marks the first three-homer game of Canó's career. He's the first Met with a three-homer game since Yoenis Céspedes on April 11, 2017 against the Phillies. It's the 12th three-homer game of the 2019 season. 2018 saw 14 such games.
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Qatar University has topped a list of the world's most international education institutions, based on data from the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016.
The Middle Eastern institution knocked Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) off pole position to fourth place for the first time in six years.
The rest of the top five is filled by the University of Luxembourg (second), University of Hong Kong (third) and University of Geneva (fifth).
Despite EPFL's drop, Switzerland remains the most-represented country in the top 10, taking four places, while the UK has the deepest reservoir of outward-looking institutions in the top 200, claiming almost a third (64) of the positions, led by Imperial College London in 10th place. Australia comes a distant second with 24 institutions.
The ranking is compiled using the results of the "international outlook" indicator in the THE World University Rankings. This measure considers each institution's proportion of international staff, proportion of international students and proportion of research papers published with at least one co-author from another country.
A breakdown of the data shows that the United Arab Emirates' American University of Sharjahhas the highest proportion of international students (82 per cent), while the UK claims half the top 10 spots on this measure, including the London School of Economics (LSE) (70 per cent) in second place.
Hassan Rashid Al-Derham, president of Qatar University, said that the institution's high proportion of international students and staff is mainly due to the "demographics of the Gulf region rather than an aggressive internationalisation strategy", but its research papers score is the result of a strategy adopted by the state of Qatar aimed at "steering the country steadily towards a knowledge-based economy".
North America may dominate the overall the overall World University Rankings but is conspicuous by its absence in this league table. Just 22 North American institutions feature in the most international top 200 (compared with 128 in Europe and 31 in Oceania), led by Canada's University of British Columbia at number 40. MIT is the top US university in 90th place. Overall, 28 countries are represented in the top 200 list.


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Paper Trails and Dislocated Bureaucracies
Dr. Veronica Ferreri
"a passport is more important than the man who carries it. The man is
just a kind of mechanical device for carrying the passport from
country to country."
Bertolt Brecht, Conversations in Exile
This project aims to examine Syrian official documents and the work of the Syrian bureaucracy to excavate past experiences of citizenship in Syria. In the context of migration and displacement, the significance of official documents becomes prominently visible as they concretely allow people to have a legally-valuable (and recognised) life. Nevertheless, understanding this prominence also requires a critical engagement with the life and journey of these papers across time and borders. Thus, the research intends to look at the historiticy of bureaucratic and legal documents possessed by Syrians living in Berlin and Brandenburg to question the meanings attributed to these papers and the relationship between Syrian state and its citizens.
The project interrogates the ways through which documents are obtained, possessed, retrieved and, sometimes, lost by Syrians to grasp the life (and power) of these documents. What is the relationship between a paper and its holder? How is this relationship shaped by and, simoultaneosly, informs specific experiences of citizenship inside Syria? By answering these questions, the project also aims to unearth the complexities of the state/citizens´s relationships and the modalities through which Syrians navigate(-d) the delicate and arbitrary terrain of bureaucracy. In doing so, the project aims to reflect on the nature of the Syrian bureaucracy—and its archives—and how administrative apparatuses are imbricated with other modalities of state power such as laws, violence, disciplines, and iconography.
This research project is part of the joint project "Normality and Crisis: Memories of Everyday Life in Syria as a Chance for a New Start in Germany".


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Maryland Public Schools Closed Through April 24 — At Minimum
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Public schools in Maryland will be closed for four more weeks, through April 24.
And school officials may, over the next four weeks, decide to extend the closure, Gov. Larry Hogan said at a press conference Wednesday. He called the idea that students will return to their classrooms in four weeks "somewhat aspirational."
"None of us can say in four weeks, everything's gonna be great," he said. "It would be wonderful if we get to the point where we've bent the curve and we can, but obviously we're not going to send kids back if things are unsafe and we're still climbing and people are getting infected."
Students were previously set to return to schools on Monday, March 30.
State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon said classwork over the next four weeks will look different in each school district.
"What I'm gonna try to do, because I think it's really important for equity across the state, is to come up with what are the standards that we really expect to have to be the baseline that everybody gets," Salmon said. "Then if other districts are able because they can do more remote distance learning, they can add onto that."
Schools will consider "creative solutions" for making sure kids don't fall behind, Salmon said. The school year may be extended, and students could be in school over the summer.
And she said to expect more information in the coming days about how schools are working to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
Salmon also said the state has identified childcare options for at least 1,200 school-aged children of workers whose jobs are classified as "essential." She directed people seeking more information about these spots to call a hotline at 1-877-261-0060.
Anyone seeking information about getting meals for children who rely on schools for their meals can visit mdsummermeals.org.
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Red Dead Redemption 2. A great game. A plain-bad PC port. | Source: Shutterstock.com
Rockstar's Terrible PC-Mod Nukes Red Dead Redemption 2 Steam Launch
September 23, 2020 UTC: 1:21 PM. December 6, 2019 UTC: 1:05 PM. by Thomas Bardwell
PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 launched on Steam yesterday.
The game currently has a 'Mixed' rating on Steam.
Plagued by a raft of problems linked to the Rockstar Launch and performance issues.
The PC version of Rockstar Games' cowboy epic Red Dead Redemption 2 launched on Steam yesterday. Much like its release on Rockstar's own launcher and the Epic Games Store in early November, it hasn't gone well.
A current total of over 2,000 reviews give the game a middling 'Mixed' score on Steam, bolstered by nearly 800 negative reviews.
Problems With The Rockstar Games Launcher
Echoing last month's launch, much of the criticism centers on Rockstar's launcher. Players report crashes when trying to launch the game, while others are unable to log in if they've recently changed the email address associated with Steam.
It appears Steam is communicating previous email addresses rather than newer ones. Players have even been prompted to buy the game when activation fails due to the issue.
All Too Familiar Performance Issues
Performance issues rear their ugly head once again. Poor frame rates, crashes, audio issues, and stutters appear to be commonplace, even on high-end gaming rigs.
Some players also report that running Red Dead Redemption 2 effectively breaks the Steam Overlay, making it unusable.
Using controllers to play the game is also causing its own brand of problems according to multiple reviews.
Others report that Red Dead Redemption 2 is gating access to graphical settings even when their PC meets the minimum system requirements.
The general sentiment is that Rockstar had a month to optimize and fine-tune the game before releasing on Steam. Yet, it appears they've fallen wide of the mark.
It's almost enough to consider playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on Google Stadia. Playing at the click of a button without having to troubleshoot issues sounds pretty tempting, even if the game only runs at an up-scaled 1080p/60fps.
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Here is the General awareness quiz for RBI/IBPS PO February 8th 2019 in the quiz series for RBI grade B. This quiz series is also useful for IBPS/SBI PO, Railway recruitment, LIC AAO and clerical exams. The questions covers current affairs, static financial knowledge and other important topics which can be asked in competitive exams. Answers are given at the end of the quiz.
Q1. India has recently joined hands with ________ for cooperation on Water and Waste Management?
Q2. India is ________ largest consumer of LPG in the world?
Q3. Where does 2019 Asia LPG summit held?
Q4. Who launched the 'Darwaza Band- Part 2' campaign?
Q5. Who is the latest country to join NATO?
Q6. Indian Banking Association has advised banks to waive off the all charges for Kisan Credit Card and crop loans up to __________?
Q7. What is the repo rate as per announcement in sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement of RBI?
Q8. What is the reverse repo rate as per announcement in sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement of RBI?
Q9. What is the MSF as per announcement in sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement of RBI?
Q10. What is the Bank rate as per announcement in sixth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement of RBI?


White Sox left-hander Chris Sale gave up four earned runs, including a two-run homer to J.D. Martinez, in a 7-4 loss to the Tigers on Saturday evening at Comerica Park.
Sale gave up a single to Victor Martinez with one out in the sixth before Martinez's shot to left-center field, for his second and third RBIs of the game. Sale loaded the bases in the first inning on two singles and a walk before Cameron Maybin scored on Martinez's sacrifice fly to left field for a 1-1 tie.
Maybin added an RBI single in the seventh inning that drove Sale from the game after 111 pitches.
Adam Eaton, Tyler Saladino and Todd Frazier led off the game with three straight singles to pull to a 1-0 lead against Tigers right-hander Mike Pelfrey.
But Eaton tripled to lead off the third and scored on Tyler Saladino's groundout to push the Sox ahead 2-1.
Sale gave up four earned runs on nine hits with two walks and a season-low two strikeouts.
Sox reliever Matt Albers surrendered three runs in the eighth as the Tigers pulled away.
The Sox purchased the contract of outfielder Jason Coats from Triple-A Charlotte before Saturday's game, and Coats started in left field in his major-league debut.
But he didn't make it through the game.
While running to make a catch in left-center field in the seventh, center fielder J.B. Shuck crashed into Coats, who held on to the ball. Coats, who appeared to take Shuck's shoulder to his face, had a bloody mouth and walked off the field with a grimace on his face.
Coats was filling in for Melky Cabrera, who was placed on the family emergency leave list Friday, and takes the roster spot of right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle, who was optioned back to Charlotte after Friday's 10-3 loss.
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale talks about the loss to the Tigers.


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A Segunda Batalha do Marne ou Batalha de Reims (15 de julho - 5 de agosto de 1918) foi a última importante ofensiva alemã na Frente Ocidental. A ofensiva falhou quando um contra-ataque maciço dos Aliados, liderados pelas forças francesas e contando com várias centenas de tanques, com destaque para os altamente eficazes Renault FT-17, oprimiu os alemães em seu flanco direito, infligindo-lhes pesadas baixas.

A derrota alemã marcou o início do avanço implacável dos aliados, que culminou com o armistício de cerca de 100 dias depois .

Antecedentes
Após o fracasso da ofensiva de primavera alemã no começo de 1918 para terminar a guerra, Erich Ludendorff, Chefe do Comando Central e comandante de facto do exército alemão, decidiu que atacar pela região de Flandres (Bélgica) daria a Alemanha uma enorme vantagem sobre a Força Expedicionária Britânica (BEF, em inglês), a mais experiente força Aliada no fronte ocidental. A fim de dar cobertura a sua operação e de expulsar os Aliados da Bélgica, Ludendorff planejou um ataque diversivo ao longo do Rio Marne.

Ofensiva alemã

A batalha começou em 15 de julho quando 23 divisões alemãs do Primeiro e Segundo exércitos, liderados por Bruno von Mudra e Karl von Einem, atacou o Quarto Exército Francês sob o comando de Henri Gouraud a leste do Reims (Quarta batalha de Champagne (). A 42ª Divisão Americana foi incorporada ao Quarto Exército francês comandado por Gouraud. Enquanto isso, 17 divisões do Sétimo Exército Alemão, sob Max von Boehn, ajudados pelo Nono Exército sob comando de Eben, atacou o Sexto Exército Francês sob comando de Jean Degoutte a oeste de Reims, a Batalha da Montanha de Reims (). Com essas manobras, Ludendorff esperava dividir o exército francês em dois.

O ataque alemão a leste do Reims foi parado logo no primeiro dia, mas o ataque a oeste foi muito melhor. Os defensores da margem sul do Marne não aguentaram três horas sob intenso fogo alemão. Sob fogo pesado de metralhadoras, os stosstruppen (tropas de assalto) alemães atravessaram o rio em barcos improvisados. Com grande engenhosidade e maestria, as forças alemães começaram a construir pontes em vários locais onde soldados sobreviventes dos Aliados ainda resistiam. Algumas unidades da Força Expedicionária Aliada, como a 3ª Divisão de Infantaria Americana, seguraram bem suas posições e até contra-atacaram mas, ao anoitecer, os alemães já haviam capturado várias cabeças-de-pontes ao redor da cidade de Dormans, avançando fundo em território Aliado, mesmo ainda que sob intenso bombardeio de aviões franceses. O XXII Corpo do exército britânico e 85 mil americanos se juntaram aos franceses em batalha e pararam o avanço inimigo em 17 de julho. Agora, em vantagem, os Aliados não tardariam em contra-atacar.

Contra-ofensiva Aliada

O fracasso alemão em quebrar as linhas inimigas, deu a Ferdinand Foch, o Comandante Aliado Supremo, a vantagem para lançar um contra-ataque decisivo em 18 de julho; 24 divisões francesas, incluindo os Buffalo Soldiers da 92ª Divisão de Infantaria Americana e a 93ª Divisão de Infantaria, também dos EUA, sob comando francês, se juntaram as forças aliadas e com eles vieram mais oito enormes divisões do exército americano e 350 tanques, que atacaram os alemães desprevenidos.

As preparações aliadas foram minuciosas. Foi dito que os Aliados tinham total conhecimento sobre a extensão e a capacidade do exército alemão. Logo as forças francesas e americanas atacariam as posições inimigas e liderados por Foch conseguiram colocar os alemães em retirada. Essa foi a primeira de uma série de retiradas forçadas pelo exército alemão. Em setembro de 1918, nove divisões americanas (cerca de 243 mil homens) se uniram as quatro divisões francesas para forças os alemães a recuar até St. Mihiel.

Em maio, Foch do exército francês começaram a explorar as fraquezas da ofensiva alemã. O exército que derrotou os alemãs era composto por soldados americanos, franceses, britânicos e italianos. O maior problema era que Foch tinha que trabalhar com "quatro comandantes de nacionalidades diferentes mas sem nenhuma autoridade real para dar ordens a eles[...] porém eles conseguiram lutar com as forças combinadas e superaram os problemas de língua, cultura, doutrina e estilos de guerrear". A presença do Exército dos Estados Unidos foi crucial para deter o avanço alemão. Floyd Gibbons falou sobre as tropas americanas no front dizendo que "Nunca viu homens atacar e ir em direção a morte com tanta força de espírito". Os americanos que tinham acabado de entrar na guerra foram importantes na vitória sobre os alemães pois eles estavam descansados devido a entrada tardia do seu país no conflito contra o exausto exército inimigo, que agora estava em grande desvantagem numérica.

Em 19 de julho, o Exército Italiano perdeu 9,334 oficiais e outros 24 mil soldados pereceram. Apesar disso, Berthelot enviou suas duas novas divisões britânicas, a 51ª (Highland) e a 62ª (West Riding), através das linhas italianas para atacar o Vale de Ardre (Batalha de Tardenois () - nomeada assim pelas planícies de Tardenois).

Os alemães ordenaram uma retirada em 20 de julho e foram forçados a recuar ainda mais até suas posições originais do começo daquele ano antes da ofensiva começar. Eles então reforçaram seus flancos e em, 22 de julho, Ludendorff ordenou que uma linha fosse feita e mantida de Ourcq até Marfaux.

Os comandantes aliados continuaram a enviar suas tropas contra os ninhos de metralhadora alemãs ganhando algumas centenas de metros a um custo altíssimo. No dia 27 de julho, alemães recuaram até Fère-en-Tardenois e firmaram posições enquanto ainda lutavam em várias frentes.

Em 1 de agosto, as divisões francesas e britânicas do Décimo Exército de Mangin avançaram mais de oito quilômetros. O contra-ataque aliado cedeu em 6 de agosto quando forças alemãs bem entrincheiradas revidaram.

A Segunda Batalha do Marne foi uma grande vitória e Ferdinand Foch recebeu o bastão de Marechal de França. Os aliados fizeram 29 367 prisioneiros, capturaram 793 armas e 3 000 metralhadoras mas o grosso do exército do alemão sobreviveu. A Alemanha sofreu um total de 168 mil baixas desde 15 de julho. O fronte ocidental foi reduzido para 45 km, e a vitória moral no Marne assegurou o fim das ofensivas e vitórias alemãs na guerra e deu aos Aliados uma vantagem para iniciar as operações finais que poriam o exército alemão de joelhos e traria um fim a essa guerra.

De fato, a desastrosa derrota alemã colocou um fim aos planos de Ludendorff de passar pela Bélgica e foi a primeira de uma série de vitórias decisivas para os Aliados que poriam um fim na guerra.

Ver também
 Primeira Batalha do Marne

Notas
 Greenwood, Paul The Second Battle of the Marne 1918 Shrewsbury: Airlife 1998
 Skirrow, Fraser Massacre on the Marne: The Life and Death of the 2/5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment in the Great War Pen & Sword Military (22 de março de 2007) ISBN 1-84415-496-3 ISBN 978-1-84415-496-8

Marne
História da Alemanha
História do Reino Unido
História da França
Frente Ocidental (Primeira Guerra Mundial)
Batalhas da Primeira Guerra Mundial envolvendo a França
Batalhas da Primeira Guerra Mundial envolvendo a Itália
Batalhas da Primeira Guerra Mundial envolvendo o Império Britânico
Batalhas da Primeira Guerra Mundial envolvendo o Império Alemão


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Phillip E. Johnson
Former Program Advisor, Center for Science and Culture
The Church of Darwin
A Chinese paleontologist lectures around the world saying that recent fossil finds in his country are inconsistent with the Darwinian theory of evolution. His reason: The major animal groups appear abruptly in the rocks over a relatively short time, rather than evolving gradually from a common ancestor as Darwin's theory predicts. When this conclusion upsets American scientists, he wryly comments: Read More ›
Breaking the Modernist Monopoly on Science
The movement we now call the Wedge made its public debut at a conference of scientists and philosophers held at Southern Methodist University in March 1992, following the publication of my book Darwin on Trial. The conference brought together as speakers some key Wedge figures, particularly Michael Behe, Stephen Meyer, William Dembski, and myself. It also brought a team of influential Read More ›
Objections Sustained
Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law & Culture
Objections Sustained is a collection of essays by UC Berkeley law professor Phillip Johnson, also the Program Advisor to Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. In the first half of the book, Johnson presents nine short chapters about Darwinists and Darwinism. Johnson first takes aim at the myth that science and religion occupy completely separate realms. This myth, formally approved Read More ›
Objections Sustained is a collection of essays by UC Berkeley law professor Phillip Johnson, also the Program Advisor to Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. In the first half of the book, Johnson presents nine short chapters about Darwinists and Darwinism. Johnson first takes aim at the myth that science and religion occupy completely separate realms. This myth, formally Read More ›
The Unraveling of Scientific Materialism
In a retrospective essay on Carl Sagan in the January 9, 1997 New York Review of Books, Harvard Genetics Professor Richard Lewontin tells how he first met Sagan at a public debate in Arkansas in 1964. The two young scientists had been coaxed by senior colleagues to go to Little Rock to debate the affirmative side of the question: "RESOLVED, that Read More ›
Fact, Myth, and the Scopes Monkey Trial
People who only want unbiased, honest science education that sticks to the evidence are bewildered by the reception they get when they try to make their case. Their specific points are brushed aside, and they are dismissed out of hand as religious fanatics. The newspapers report that "creationists" are once again trying to censor science education because it offends their religious beliefs. Why Read More ›
Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds
Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds is directed at a lay audience who is trying to understand how to open up serious dialogue over evolution. UC Berkeley law professor Phillip Johnson and program advisor for the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, explains that the core question in the creation/evolution debate is not about the age of the earth, but about Read More ›
Reflections on C. S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength
Most futuristic novels seem out-of-date after a decade or two, but That Hideous Strength is more timely today than when the book was published in 1945. On the day I began to reread the book for this essay, the press reported that a British government agency called the Human Fertilization and Embryological Authority (HFEA) is sounding out public opinion about Read More ›
The Robot Rebellion of Richard Dawkins
British biologist Richard Dawkins's latest book, Unweaving the Rainbow, is a set of chapters loosely connected around the theme of rebutting a poem by Keats, whose message was that "cold philosophy" spoils the charm of things like the rainbow by reducing them to physical causes. Dawkins responds, defensively but not unreasonably, that science has its own charms for those who Read More ›
Reason in the Balance
The Case Against Naturalism in Science, Law & Education
In his earlier book, Darwin on Trial, UC Berkeley law professor and former U.S. Supreme Court clerk Phillip Johnson took on the scientific establishment. In Reason in the Balance, Johnson spars with those of his own kind, and exposes how the legal establishment has adopted naturalistic assumptions in its thinking to exclude any mention of a creative intelligence. Johnson, who is also Read More ›
Darwin on Trial
The Significance of Phillip Johnson


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Policy Information Center Highlights: Vol. 4, No. 3
Policy Information Center High...
Migrant Head Start Grantees
Minority Community Health Demonstration
Evaluation Design for the Turning Points Program
The AHCCCS Demonstration
National Center for Service Integration Series
MIGRANT HEAD START GRANTEES: PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES
Head Start is a federally funded child development program committed to preparing preschool children for success in school by addressing their families' educational, economic, social, physical, and emotional needs in a comprehensive manner. The Migrant Services Branch of the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Head Start Bureau oversees all migrant Head Start grantees. These 28 grantees serve approximately 28,000 migrant children nationwide.
The report, Migrant Head Start Grantees: Perspectives and Challenges, examines the particular problems faced by migrant Head Start grantees as they attempt to carry out the Administration's and Congress's commitment to expanding Head Start.
The clientele served by migrant Head Start grantees is unique. Migrants lead transitory lives, are inexperienced with the human services system, and are faced with language and cultural barriers. The grantees serve a broader age range of children, including infants and toddlers, than other grantees. These children require different facilities, equipment, and staff skills. Grantees must provide services for children whose parents work ten to fourteen hours daily, six or seven days per week. Finally, services must be provided in a shorter time frame, since migrant families may not remain in the program more than a few weeks before leaving a locality.
Thus, migrant Head Start grantees face very different challenges than other Head Start grantees. The report finds that some Head Start program requirements, such as parental involvement, home visits, medical and dental screens, and enrollment and education requirements, may not be appropriate for migrant grantees. Furthermore, some of the proposed infant and toddler program standards may be unrealistic, particularly the child-to-staff ratios and medical examination requirements. Funding delays, unreliable information about the demographic trends of migrants, and problems with the on-site review process, statistical reporting requirements, and the Migrant Services Branch also pose challenges particular to migrant Head Start grantees.
The report recommends that ACF include concerns specific to the migrant program in its review of Head Start management. In particular, the report concludes that ACF should determine whether separate performance standards should be established for the migrant program, and whether funding and expansion cycles should be tailored to migrant grantee needs.
This report was performed by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services. Copies of the Executive Summary, #4977.2, are available from the Policy Information Center.
MINORITY COMMUNITY HEALTH DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM: MULTIPLE CASE STUDY
Between 1986 and 1989, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) awarded twenty-six two-year grants in support of community coalitions which actively promoted health risk reduction at the community level among minority populations. Compared to the general population, African Americans, Asians/Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and Native Americans/Alaska Natives are at higher risk of health problems, such as accidental injuries, hypertension, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, low infant birth weight, AIDS, violence, and alcoholism.
The report, Minority Community Health Demonstration Grant Program: Multiple Case Study, determines how coalitions can effectively promote health risk reduction among minority populations. The report examines the process of coalition and intervention development, project outcomes, factors which lead to project success or failure, and OMH administration and operation of the program. It also recommends ways in which projects can enhance their health promotion efforts and OMH can maximize program effectiveness.
The study employs a multiple case study approach. Visits to 13 demonstration program sites; interviews with project staff, coalition members, and volunteers; and review of secondary data on all twenty-six programs allowed the generation of 35 hypotheses testing the relationship between positive outcomes and project characteristics. The positive outcomes examined are: the achievement of project objectives; the continuation of the coalition past the funding period; the continuation of the intervention program; community empowerment; and spread effects of the project beyond its original target population and health problem focus. Whether these positive outcomes are realized depends in large part on the level of community involvement in the project's design, implementation, decision making, and activities. Community leaders, volunteers, and the target group must all be recruited in support of the project. The project design and implementation must also be culturally appropriate, and the composition of the project staff must reflect the ethnicity of the target community. Finally, it is also important that early attention be paid to project evaluation, that OMH offer consistent technical assistance to project staff, that the project design and implementation be flexible, and that a community-based organization serve as the project grantee and the coalition's lead organization.
The report also finds that 73 percent of the coalitions did not exist before OMH funding, but that 81 percent continued after it had ended. Those intervention projects which continued obtained funding from other public and private sources in amounts ranging from $50,000 to $2.3 million.
The report recommends that OMH consider extending the grant period to five years, strengthen its application review process, strengthen evaluation guidelines, provide more timely and effective technical assistance, and improve coordination and information sharing within the Department of Health and Human Services and with other federal agencies that provide assistance and support to racial and ethnic minorities.
This report was performed by Tonya, Inc. and was sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health within the Public Health Service. The report's project officer, Joan Jacobs, may be reached at (301) 594-0769. Copies of the Executive Summary, # 5008, are available from the Policy Information Center.
EVALUATION DESIGN FOR THE TURNING POINTS PROGRAM: FINAL REPORT
The report, Evaluation Design for the Turning Points Program: Final Report, provides a detailed plan for a multi-year evaluation of the Turning Points Program. The report outlines a design for a process evaluation, an impact evaluation, and a cost evaluation. This report and the proposed evaluation design may be relevant for similar community programs.
The Turning Points (TP) program is a demonstration program that provides comprehensive, school-based prevention and early intervention services to youth in four District of Columbia (D.C.) public junior high schools. The four demonstration sites serve approximately 2,000 of D.C.'s most disadvantaged students. The TP Program has four major objectives: (1) to prevent family dysfunction and delinquency; (2) to foster development of healthy, productive lifestyles; (3) to orient adolescents to a lifetime of meaningful work; and (4) to encourage and support good citizenship. Each demonstration site must identify the health and social services needs of its clientele and provide a concentrated array of services targeted to participants and their families through case management. Core services provided by the program are: case management; tutoring/mentoring; health screening and referral; counseling; assemblies and workshops; parent support groups; pre-vocational activities; and other activities.
Prior to detailing the evaluation design, the report examines issues central to the evaluation effort. These include definitions of participants, interventions, and comparison groups; measurement issues; how to follow-up on participants and comparison groups; and the external validity and generalizability of evaluation findings.
A process evaluation would focus on (1) how the program was implemented; (2) what services and assistance it provides; and (3) the population that it serves; as well as some short-term participant outcomes. It would rely on primary data gathered from interviews with all groups affected by TP and on secondary data found in program documents and in an automated client information data system. The report discusses questions to be asked in the interviews, how they are to be conducted, and what each group should be able to tell the interviewer. It also addresses where to find secondary data in case files, statistical reports, and other program documents. Finally, the report examines how to standardize client information forms so that data from them can be entered into an automated client information data system.
The report next turns to the impact evaluation design. Here, two kinds of evaluation are discussed: an initial impact evaluation and a long-term follow-up evaluation. An initial impact evaluation would use readily available data on school attendance, in-school violence, arrests, drop-out rates, pregnancies, births, promotion to the next grade, grade-point-average, and standardized test scores to examine short-term educational and behavioral outcomes for all TP participants and all students in TP schools. The report recommends using either a cohort comparison approach, which examines aggregate statistics for cohorts of students before and after TP program inception, or a pre-post approach, which measures changes in relevant areas for students at TP schools from 6th grade through 9th grade. The follow-up impact evaluation would be the most costly of the evaluation components. It would compare numerous short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes for TP participants, non-participating students in TP schools, and students who never attended TP schools. A longitudinal survey is recommended to measure these outcomes, beginning with a baseline survey at the beginning of the 7th grade and including follow-up surveys one and three years later. The follow-up impact evaluation would measure educational attainment, health, violence, drug abuse, criminal behavior, self and cultural development, sexual activity, welfare receipt, and employment levels.
Finally, the report sets forth a cost evaluation that would identify direct and indirect costs of the program and would examine its cost-effectiveness compared to similar programs. It would measure resources used by the program, the cost-effectiveness of specific TP services, expenditures on non-TP social services, and long-term savings from changes in behavior. The most vital part of the cost evaluation would be the measurement of resources used by the program. These resources may be either on-budget items, or off-budget items, such as volunteer labor, space provided without cost, or donated equipment, goods, and services. The report recommends that each site complete annual expenditure forms which are uniform across sites. The cost evaluation design also addresses how cost-effectiveness should be measured, how types and units of service should be defined, and how the cost of non-program social services used by program participants should be measured.
The report concludes by prioritizing and giving a suggested timetable for completion of the different components of the evaluation and by recommending the types of reports which should be generated as a result of the evaluation.
This report was prepared by James Bell Associates, Inc. and was sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. The report's project officer, Emily Novick, may be reached at (202) 690-5937. Copies of the report, #5274, may be obtained from the Policy Information Center.
ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION: SECOND OUTCOME REPORT
The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) provides medical services to approximately 460,000 indigent persons in Arizona, which is the only state without a traditional Medicaid program. AHCCCS differs from other states' indigent health care programs in that it capitates acute care plans and long term care contractors to provide medical services to eligible beneficiaries. Each of the 14 acute care plans and 7 long term care contractors participating in the plan receives a monthly prospective payment for all eligible beneficiaries enrolled in the plan on the first of the month. Each plan also receives a monthly payment for retroactive adjustments. AHCCCS also makes fee-for-service payments for services delivered to eligible beneficiaries not yet enrolled in a prepaid plan. Plans are also protected against catastrophic costs incurred by any one beneficiary in a twelve-month period through reinsurance for claims exceeding a large deductible. Finally, deferred liability coverage compensates plans for automatic assignment of medically indigent (MI)and medically needy (MN) eligibles who were hospitalized on the date of enrollment. The total AHCCCS program budget is projected to be $1.6 billion in state fiscal year 1994, with the federal government financing 56 percent, the state financing 32 percent, and the counties paying for 12 percent.
The report. Evaluation of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Demonstration: Second Outcome Report, examines program outcomes through September, 1991. These outcomes include: (1) the cost of the program compared to a traditional Medicaid program; (2) service utilization; and (3) the quality of care provided.
Costs of the program are generally lower than those of a traditional Medicaid program. Costs are computed separately for the acute care program (AHCCCS) and the long term care program (ALTCS). For the first five years of the program, administrative costs were not considered; however, overall, medical services under the AHCCCS acute-care program cost 6 percent less than they would in a traditional Medicaid program. In program years 6 and 7, savings were 2 percent and 9 percent, respectively; while in years 8 and 9, they were 6 percent and 13 percent, respectively. These estimates include administrative costs. The acute care program has also experienced slower cost increases over time than traditional programs. In program years 8 and 9, the increase was 26 percent as compared to 33 percent for a traditional program. Since fiscal year 1983, the increase has been 69 percent as compared to 113 percent for a traditional program. ALTCS costs are also lower than those of a traditional long-term care program. Although costs were approximately the same as for a traditional program in fiscal year 1989, they were 6 percent less in fiscal year 1990 and 13 percent less in fiscal year 1991. These savings are driven by the much smaller per capita costs experienced by mentally retarded/ developmentally disabled (MR/DD) beneficiaries.
Utilization data is difficult to measure because there are reporting problems with AHCCCS encounter data. However, several generalizations may be drawn. Utilization rates are comparable to what could be expected, except that beneficiaries experience shorter hospital stays and there is a larger hospital admission rate, which could be related to the large number of one-day stays recorded in the data. The AHCCCS program generally has rates of hospital days per beneficiary which are larger than those of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), health maintenance organization (HMO), and general population comparison groups, but tend to be smaller than those reported for the overall Medicaid population and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibles. Physician service utilization is greater for AHCCCS beneficiaries than for almost all comparison groups, but laboratory and radiology services are used at rates either lower or equal to other Medicaid beneficiaries.
The quality of care delivered by the AHCCCS is determined by comparing nursing home records for beneficiaries enrolled in the ALTCS program and for 300 New Mexico beneficiaries who were enrolled in one nursing home for 12 months over the period from January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1991. The incidence of conditions thought to indicate a lower quality of care, such as decubitus ulcers, falls, fractures, fevers, use of indwelling urinary catheters, influenza vaccine administration, and use of psychotropic drugs, was recorded. Other information, such as cognitive status, demographic information, disposition at the end of the study period, and hospital use, was also collected. This examination revealed that ALTCS nursing home residents are more likely to experience a decubitus ulcer, a fever, and a catheter insertion than New Mexico nursing home residents, are less likely to receive an influenza vaccination, and are equally likely to experience falls, fractures, and administration of psychotropic drugs. These results suggest a somewhat lower quality of care in Arizona's program, but caution should be used in attributing this to the recently-initiated ALTCS program.
This report was prepared by Laguna Research Associates, and was sponsored by the Health Care Financing Administration. The study's project officer, Ron Lambert, may be reached at (410) 966-6624. Copies of the Executive Summary, #5284, are available from the Policy Information Center.
The National Center for Service Integration (NCSI) was established with grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and private foundations in 1991. Its purpose is to stimulate and actively support service integration efforts as a means of improving services for children, families, and other persons. NCSI operates a clearinghouse of information about state and local activities and develops technical assistance resources. As part of its technical assistance effort, NCSI has published six resource briefs, a directory of resource centers and clearinghouses, an annotated bibliography, and the proceedings of an invitational conference on "going to scale" with comprehensive service strategies.
The resource briefs are intended to help states and communities initiate and sustain integrated human services programs. Some are general in nature, and indicate how states and communities might institute a framework within which integrated service efforts may be carried out. For example, Getting Started: Planning a Comprehensive Services Initiative, presents questions which must be considered in planning an integrated services initiative and describes documents which may be used for guidance during the planning process. So You Think You Need Some Help? Making Effective Use of Technical Assistance addresses the use which states and communities might make of outside technical assistance providers and describes a good technical assistance relationship. Charting a Course: Assessing a Community's Strengths and Needs presents practical advice on how to conduct community assessments and provides examples of assessments which have been successful in articulating community needs.
Other briefs are more specific, and delineate particular strategies which states and communities might use once they have instituted integrated service systems. Who Should Know What: Confidentiality and Information Sharing in Service Integration addresses issues of privacy and confidentiality, and describes ways in which agencies can use legal, regulatory, and administrative means to facilitate necessary information sharing. Getting to the Bottom Line: State and Community Strategies for Financing Comprehensive Community Service Systems considers specific financing strategies which states and communities might use and outlines the principles which should undergird creative financing strategies. Making It Simpler: Streamlining Intake and Eligibility Systems describes programs for streamlining eligibility and intake systems at state level, and suggests ways in which legislative, regulatory, administrative, and technological means may be used to enhance streamlining these systems.
The Directory of Federally Funded Resource Centers--1993 provides information on federally funded resource centers and clearinghouses that serve as repositories of information on child and family welfare, health, and education issues of interest to states and communities. The bibliography, Service Integration: An Annotated Bibliography, describes books, papers, and articles written about efforts to integrate and improve human services for those living in poverty. The proceedings of an invitational conference, Going to Scale with a Comprehensive Services Strategy, presents the reflections of a group of experts convened to consider how to translate the successes of many small-scale programs and projects into large-scale reform of entire systems.
Three more publications are in preparation. Their subjects include: "exemplary practices of frontline workers," "outcomes for children and their families," and "information technology to support comprehensive services."
This series was sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. The project officer for NCSI is Richard Silva; he may be reached at (202) 690-6805. Copies of the documents in the series, #5307-5307.8, may be obtained from the Policy Information Center or directly form the NCSI, which may be reached at (703) 824-7747.
Recently Acquired Reports
Substance Abuse Among Women and Parents
Serving America's Youth: A Directory of HHS Programs
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Child Support for Children in State Foster Care
SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM THE PIC
The Policy Information Center (PIC) is a centralized source of information on in-process, completed, and on-going evaluations; short-term evaluative research and; policy-oriented projects conducted by HHS as well as other Federal departments and agencies. The PIC on-line database provides project descriptions of these studies. It is available on-line at: http://aspe.hhs.gov/PIC/. Inquiries regarding PIC services should be directed to Carolyn Solomon, Technical Information Specialist, at 202-690-5694. Or E-mail PIC at: webmaster.aspe@hhs.gov


Dor Konforty, the CEO of Synereo, which is a Tel-Aviv based decentralized technology stack development company, has announced that they will be releasing the Alpha phase of their decentralized social network this September.
Unlike traditional social networks that use servers to store their users information, network transactions made on decentralized networks such as Synereo, are encrypted on a distributed ledger and accessible only to permitted parties. In short, the record and personal information of decentralized social network users is not recorded nor stored, but also the user's information is not sold to third parties, nor are users targeted with marketing messages which is common practice among the world's leading social networks such as Facebook.
Innovation to the Synereo decentralized social network should also, in theory, be swift because of the open source nature of their model. What does this all mean? It means that the number of people reviewing and working on Synereo at any time should be astronomical because of the growing popularity of decentralized social networks.
How Synereo's model will compete with Steemit is yet to be determined, however, come September, we will find out.
This will be interesting. I regret selling most of my AMP's a few months ago that I accumulated in early 2015, and I don't even know what shi!coin I traded it for. Now I have to buy back.
Thanks for the support and upvote @papa-pepper! By the way, love the pic.
That was free 3d upvote button provided by @klye some time ago.
Might start using it as well. Thanks for sharing it @papa-pepper.
Yeah, @klye provided it as a "free for all" to use.
Yes, synereo is interesting. SteemIt might have a challenge here.
Couldn't agree more with you @steemitqa. In September we will find out exactly what Synereo is all about, and if Steemit has met it's match.


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Q: empty .htaccess file breaks site I have been trying to get some url rewrites to work with .htaccess after moving a site to a new host.
Nothing seemed to work, so in frustration I removed all the code from the file, uploading a blank .htaccess file to the server.  The Result: FORBIDDEN.
Is this a problem with the server config?  How do I go about addressing it.
EDIT
Ok, so I got it to work.  I think it must have had something to do with the encoding or format (or whatever) of the .htaccess file itself.  I origionally suspected something like this and messed with a bunch of stuff in notepad++, and thought I ruled that out.  Earlier, in desperation, I recreated the file in regular notepad and it worked.
Thank you all for your insights...

A: I don't think that being empty of not will make the difference. IMHO this is happening because the virtualhost is not allowing you to override in your document root
try adding this
<Directory "/var/www/example.com">
  AllowOverride All
  Allow from All
</Directory>

where /var/www/example.com is the path to your document root

A: I don't know if it can be related but have you insured that you have an index page (like index.html or similar) and in your <Directory> tag of your Apache's configuration file have the directive Options All -Indexes?
Have you tried with this options?


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package org.spongycastle.pqc.crypto.mceliece;

import org.spongycastle.pqc.math.linearalgebra.GF2Matrix;

public class McEliecePublicKeyParameters
    extends McElieceKeyParameters
{

    // the OID of the algorithm
    private String oid;

    // the length of the code
    private int n;

    // the error correction capability of the code
    private int t;

    // the generator matrix
    private GF2Matrix g;

    /**
     * Constructor (used by {@link McElieceKeyFactory}).
     *
     * @param oid
     * @param n      the length of the code
     * @param t      the error correction capability of the code
     * @param g      the generator matrix
     * @param params McElieceParameters
     */
    public McEliecePublicKeyParameters(String oid, int n, int t, GF2Matrix g, McElieceParameters params)
    {
        super(false, params);
        this.oid = oid;
        this.n = n;
        this.t = t;
        this.g = new GF2Matrix(g);
    }

    /**
     * Constructor (used by {@link McElieceKeyFactory}).
     *
     * @param oid
     * @param n      the length of the code
     * @param t      the error correction capability of the code
     * @param encG   the encoded generator matrix
     * @param params McElieceParameters
     */
    public McEliecePublicKeyParameters(String oid, int t, int n, byte[] encG, McElieceParameters params)
    {
        super(false, params);
        this.oid = oid;
        this.n = n;
        this.t = t;
        this.g = new GF2Matrix(encG);
    }

    /**
     * @return the length of the code
     */
    public int getN()
    {
        return n;
    }

    /**
     * @return the error correction capability of the code
     */
    public int getT()
    {
        return t;
    }

    /**
     * @return the generator matrix
     */
    public GF2Matrix getG()
    {
        return g;
    }

    public String getOIDString()
    {
        return oid;

    }

    /**
     * @return the dimension of the code
     */
    public int getK()
    {
        return g.getNumRows();
    }

}


I had the opportunity to experience a conference today using Cisco's TelePresence to connect four locations (New York, New Jersey, Seattle, and Silicon Valley) and Cisco's WebEx to connect scores more people on the internet. It was supposed to be five physical locations, but London got ten inches of snow overnight and so they did not join.
The conference ran for five hours and I must say that the high definition video ran flawlessly, and there were only minor glitches in getting people's computers synched up with the projector. The system seamlessly switched amongst the four locations on our three flat panels, based on who was talking, and the sound was crystal clear.
Not bad for $300,000 (for the 3-screen Cisco TelePresence 3000). I'm sure it will get cheaper over time, but I can only imagine that there must be renewed interest with the reduced travel budgets at most companies today.
It is hard to fully explain the experience, but life-size imagery and high-definition with directional audio is a leap ahead of any video conferencing system I've experienced (including Microsoft Office Roundtable). The additional benefits of Microsoft Outlook integration, screen sharing and easy operation would make it a very intriguing purchase for any company with distributed teams.


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Earnhardt Investigation – NASCAR
Home Earnhardt Investigation – NASCAR
August 7, 2012 February 12, 2018 , Case studies, Bill France, Dale Earnhardt, Daytona 500, Earnhardt, NASCAR, Ramsey Poston, Sprint Cup Series, Tuckahoe Strategies
NASCAR's legendary superstar, Dale Earnhardt, was killed on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, the sport's biggest race. The event occurred live on FOX Sports in what was its first broadcast of a multi-year partnership. NASCAR and the sports world were stunned.
Earnhardt was the fourth NASCAR driver killed in less than two years. The sport's executives were under increasing pressure to immediately address the rising safety issues.
Founded in 1947, NASCAR is a family-owned privately held company, which had grown monumentally in popularity over the previous ten years. But NASCAR's business success had outrun its communications capabilities. The limited communications capacity, compounded by the Earnhardt death and three other fatalities in the span of one year, exposed the organization to criticism by the media, some drivers and team owners.
Ramsey Poston, then an executive at Powell Tate, was hired by NASCAR to help the sport communicate about safety issues and to rebuild credibility among its fans and media.
At the time, NASCAR had a very small and limited communications department that was unable to manage complex issues. Furthermore, NASCAR was facing a credibility gap with the media, swirling controversy over a rash of fatalities, and doubts about NASCAR's approach to safety.
Mr. Poston worked with NASCAR to develop a strategy creating opportunities to better frame issues and take control of the message. He established a "rapid response" system to help ensure that all media requests were considered and met with clear, concise and consistent messages.
This plan did the following:
Used communications opportunities to allow NASCAR to gain the high ground and aggressively position the company as a leader in safety.
Began to rebuild NASCAR's reputation with key audiences by reminding them of NASCAR's historic commitment to driver safety.
Utilized short-term opportunities to deliver key NASCAR messages to friendly media and non-traditional racing media.
The Return to Daytona – The first challenge was the return of the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit to Daytona in July of 2001. The race, the Pepsi 400, marked the first time drivers, media and fans would return to the track where Earnhardt died. Working with NASCAR and its communications team, Mr. Poston developed a plan to use the inevitable media discussion of Earnhardt's death into an opportunity to aggressively discuss the organization's safety record and leadership.
Mr. Poston worked with NASCAR to redirect the focus of coverage. This was initially done by having NASCAR chairman Bill France, Jr. and President Mike Helton appear on a nationally televised interview a week before the race to discuss NASCAR's safety efforts. That interview served as the dominant news piece for the week and was supported by a number of additional interviews by NASCAR executives with local and national outlets. The race week turned out to be a great success for NASCAR and served as a launching point for a more aggressive approach to communicating.
Release of the Official Accident Report – Mr. Poston coordinated efforts with NASCAR, its outside legal counsel, and independent experts to present results of a six-month investigation. This announcement, the most anticipated in NASCAR history, detailed the findings of the dozens of scientists, doctors and researchers that investigated the crash. However, looking back would not be enough, it was also important that NASCAR look forward and comment on what it would do differently to maximize safety. NASCAR's announcement of changes and steps it was taking to increase safety became an important part of the overall presentation and how the media covered it.
Mr. Poston's role included training presenters, coordination of the media strategy including coverage of the event and pre-and post-presentation interviews, development of all press materials and fact sheets and assembly and printing of the 300 page report. The presentation, held in Atlanta, GA, was covered by hundreds of media outlets and led the news on most networks.
NASCAR emerged from the release of the Earnhardt report with improved credibility with some of its toughest critics. Not only did NASCAR educate the nation about the complex factors involved in a high impact collision, it did so in a complete and comprehensive manner that was applauded by many.
The Earnhardt announcement represented the first step for the organization on a road to repairing its credibility and reputation as an industry leader. This was best exemplified in a story that ran in USA Today summarized below:
NEWS CONFERENCE TO HELP NASCAR CREATE NEW IMAGE
Rudy Martzke
Sometimes it takes dark days for a sport to come out of the dark ages. Such was the case for NASCAR in Tuesday's news conference on the Dale Earnhardt investigation televised by CNN/SI, ESPNews, ESPN2 and Fox Sports Net.
Experts James Raddin Jr. and Dean L. Sicking were credible, albeit somewhat long-winded, in their 1-hour, 20-minute explanations of the crash and how death occurred as a result of blunt force injuries to the head. And they offered suggestions as to how safety could be improved.
The scene was in stark contrast to NASCAR's long-standing image of avoiding negative issues, an image that had to be changed now that the stock car circuit has powered into the mainstream of U.S. sports with TV ratings on Fox/FX and NBC/TNT second only to the NFL.
"I think they did an outstanding job," said NBC pre-race show host Bill Weber, who himself had grilled [NASCAR President Mike] Helton on safety questions. "I feel the explanations they delivered should answer any questions. Earnhardt made the sport so popular in life. Now he's the guy to make it safer in death."
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Gaming Expansion – Detroit's three land-based casinos
August 8, 2012 November 8, 2017 , Case studies, Detroit casinos, Greektown, Michigan, Native American gaming, Ramsey Poston, referendum, Tuckahoe Strategies
Case study on referendum to approve three downtown Detroit casinos
Kentucky Speedway v NASCAR ($1.2 billion anti-trust lawsuit)
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Case study: Guiding America's Cup through rough waters
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Plane Crashes Killing 5, Injuring 3
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Communications case study Ramsey Poston's management of major anti-trust lawsuit involving Kentucky Speedway and NASCAR
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"What you give to the public belongs to the public"Gaming Expansion - Detroit's three land-based casinos


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from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand

from dimagi.utils.chunked import chunked
from corehq.apps.users.models import Permission, UserRole

class Command(BaseCommand):
    help = "Adds download_reports permission to user role if not already present."

    def handle(self, **options):
        permission, created = Permission.objects.get_or_create(value='download_reports')
        num_roles_modified = 0
        all_role_ids = set(UserRole.objects.all().values_list("id", flat=True))
        role_ids_with_new_permission = set(UserRole.objects.filter(rolepermission__permission_fk_id=permission.id)
                                           .values_list("id", flat=True))
        difference = all_role_ids.difference(role_ids_with_new_permission)
        for chunk in chunked(difference, 50):
            for role in UserRole.objects.filter(id__in=chunk):
                rp, created = role.rolepermission_set.get_or_create(permission_fk=permission,
                                                                    defaults={"allow_all": True})
                if created:
                    num_roles_modified += 1
                if num_roles_modified % 5000 == 0:
                    print("Updated {} roles".format(num_roles_modified))


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Q: Debugging Unit Tests in MonoDevelop 3 I'm getting an exception:
Null Ref >  Stack Trace (System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke( {yadda yadda} )
when I try to debug unit tests in MonoDevelop.  I'm running MonoDevelop 3.0.3.2 on Lubuntu installed from the standard repo.  I have referenced the mono versions of nunit (I'm not sure why there are standard and mono versions either?).
I have been able to debug unit tests using older versions on MonoDevelop.  Example solution here:  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30149716/DebugUnitTest.zip
I have downloaded the above and successfully debugged in VS (having change the unit refs of course)
================ EDIT ================
I filed a bug report: https://bugzilla.xamarin.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8442