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How Do They Love Him?
Let them count the ways.
When Agent Orange held his first cabinet meeting, a message was apparently handed down from on high that cabinet members were there to praise Caesar, not to bury him.
And praise him they did.
The greatest privilege of my life is to serve as vice president to the president who's keeping his word to the American people.
So declared sycophant vice president Mike Pence.
I am privileged to be here — deeply honored — and I want to thank you for your commitment to the American workers.
So said Labor Secretary and professional-caliber brown-noser Alexander Acosta.
Not to be outdone, chief of staff Reince Priebus, notorious violator of the "i before e" rule, added
We thank you for the opportunity and the blessing to serve your agenda.
To each the president responded with "thank you," "good job," "very good," and other such comments.
Seriously: someone complimented him and he replied "Good job."
How does this kind of thing happen? Not in a vacuum, that's for sure. Either the president decided he wanted to be spoken to in this manner and had someone on his staff deliver that message or someone on that staff decided on their own, based on what they know about him, that this was what Trump wanted to hear and passed the word down to everyone who would be participating in the meeting.
Either way, this does not bode well for the country. If ever there was a modern parallel to the tale "The Emperor's New Clothes," this is it. In such an environment, who will dare say "No, that's not a good idea, Mr. President"? Who will speak truth to power?
Not any of those empty jock straps, that's for sure.
He Actually Said This
Watching the struggle to repeal and replace Obamacare while never actually doing anything to help that process along – reportedly, because he doesn't grasp even the basics of the U.S. health care system – Agent Orange complained about the "level of hostility" in government.
Seriously. He did.
As far as The Curmudgeon is concerned, you don't get to call for the imprisonment of your political opponent, lead chants of "lock her up," and encourage your supporters to rough up your non-supporters and then get to complain about the "level of hostility" in government. Someone who does that is the CAUSE of that level of hostility, not a victim of it.
Still on the Subject of Hostility
A day after calling for a more civil tone in Washington after the shooting of a member of Congress during a softball game, Agent Orange tweeted that
You are witnessing the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history – led by some very bad and conflicted people!
And then, just to be sure he was clear,
They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof, so now they go for obstruction of justice on the phony story. Nice
So much for civility.
Where He Gets His News
He has a staff.
He has the sprawling federal bureaucracy.
He has the FBI.
He has the CIA.
He has the Secret Service.
So why on earth does Agent Orange seem to get all of his news from Fox and Friends?
The For-Profit Presidency Rolls Along
Who said you can't make policy and make money at the same time? Not The Donald, that's for sure.
The guy who blames China for some of his country's economic problems is nevertheless actively seeking to do more business of his own in that country, recently adding six new trademarks to the 123 he already has there.
You have to wonder how seriously he's going to work to make it harder for the Chinese to sell inexpensive merchandise in our country when he's looking to sell his own not-so-inexpensive merchandise in theirs.
It all comes down to which is more important to him: making money or making some American workers happy.
If you're a betting person, bet on the former.
More on Being President for Fun and Profit
Donald Trump runs a government with a Department of Housing and Urban Development and runs a company with extensive housing interests. When the two interests collide, which is going to win?
As reported by the Washington Post,
President Trump's budget calls for sharply reducing funding for programs that shelter the poor and combat homelessness — with a notable exception: It leaves intact a type of federal housing subsidy that is paid directly to private landlords.
One of those landlords is Trump himself, who earns millions of dollars each year as a part-owner of Starrett City, the nation's largest subsidized housing complex. Trump's 4 percent stake in the Brooklyn complex earned him at least $5 million between January of last year and April 15, according to his recent financial disclosure.
Mystery solved: now we know what's more important to him, making money for himself or making good public policy.
Help Wanted
Agent Orange has done a lot of complaining about all of the vacant positions in his administration. The cause, he says, is the refusal of Democrats in the Senate to confirm his nominees. Democrats, of course, are in the minority in Congress and can barely go to the bathroom without offering a "mother, may I?" to Mitch McConnell.
The primary reason for all the vacancies is that the new administration hasn't nominated anyone to fill a lot of them. One big mistake it made was throwing out the baby with the bathwater: when Jared Kushner persuaded Big Daddy to kick Chris Christie off the transition team that Christie headed they also threw out all of the work Christie and his group did. And what was that work? You got it: identifying people to fill important positions in the new administration.
But there's another reason Trump is having a hard time filling these jobs: people are wary of working for him. As reported by the Washington Post,
Republicans say they are turning down job offers to work for a chief executive whose volatile temperament makes them nervous. They are asking head-hunters if their reputations could suffer permanent damage, according to 27 people The Washington Post interviewed to assess what is becoming a debilitating factor in recruiting political appointees.
Potential candidates are watching Trump's behavior and monitoring his treatment of senior officials. "Trump is becoming radioactive, and it's accelerating," said Bill Valdez, a former senior Energy Department official who is now president of the Senior Executives Association, which represents 6,000 top federal leaders.
"He just threw Jeff Sessions under the bus," Valdez said, referring to recent reports that the president is furious at the attorney general for recusing himself from the Russia investigation. "If you're working with a boss who doesn't have your back, you have no confidence in working with that individual."
Who in their right mind, except those who have no choice, would choose to work for a person like this?
Tone Deaf
No, you heard it right: when meeting the president of Poland recently Agent Orange launched into a diatribe about how the American media treats him.
Because in Trump World it's all about The Donald.
But he wasn't finished. He also said that
The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost?
What values is he referring to, you ask?
Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders?
If he really thinks that is "the fundamental question of our time" then we are in deep, deep trouble.
Tone Deaf, Part 2
Surely he didn't.
But surely he did.
What did he did? He complimented the wife of the president of France.
Complimented her on her figure.
That's bad, part 1.
And bad, part 2? His own wife was standing right there.
Keeping His Priorities Straight
While in Europe for the G-20 meeting, Trump was waiting for his face-off with Vladimir Putin but had more important things on his mind: last year's election and the suggestion that the Russians helped him win it.
So with all the world waiting for the Trump-Putin meeting, Agent Orange took to twitter to address a more important subject.
Everyone here is talking about why John Podesta refused to give the DNC server to the FBI and the CIA. Disgraceful!
It's hard to figure out what about this tweet is most ridiculous. Is it that Trump's head was so far out of the game just hours before he was scheduled to meet with Putin? That he's reliving the election eight months after he won it? That he can't let go of a grudge? That many of his twitter followers neither know nor care who John Podesta is? That no one at the G-20 conference knows or cares about John Podesta? That he is apparently unaware that Podesta led the Democratic National Committee neither during last year's elections nor now and was not directly involved in any decision about whether to turn its server over to the FBI or CIA? Or that he lied and no one in Europe was actually talking about John Podesta because seriously, why would they?
The one thing we do know: with Trump, it's always – always – about him and his petty grievances even when he's on the world stage.
Take Your Daughter to Work Day
Yes, it really did happen: daddy had Ivanka sit in for him at a G-20 meeting.
The same Ivanka who has described her work, and her "duties," as
"I…like to focus on areas where I can add positive value, where I can contribute to the agenda," Ivanka said. "Policies around workforce development, around ensuring that barriers are removed from around the working family. Policies that enable that family to survive. Focusing on how we can help our veterans–and how we can really deliver them the care that they so need. Focusing on issues related to the really devastating opioid problem we have in this country."
None of which makes her an appropriate choice to substitute for her daddy at a meeting of world leaders.
But with the Clampetts now in the White House, blood is clearly thicker than water.
About that Blood
You have to wonder what Donald Senior thinks about Donald Junior's foolish decision to meet with someone who is being presented as an individual from another country seeking to help him get elected. His denials notwithstanding, surely daddy knew about the meeting. Why else would both Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort both have attended?
And don't these people ever talk to lawyers?
Maybe it's time for Agent Orange to put a little professional distance between himself and his family and let them go back to their lives of leisure and leave our country alone. One Trump is enough to screw it up; we don't need three or four or five of them helping with the screwing.
Lying or Just Plain Stupid?
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Curmudgeon, who is much better at puzzles than her much lesser half, called to The Curmudgeon's attention two interesting pieces of the Donnie Junior Meets the Russians puzzle in a way The Curmudgeon had not previously heard from any of the pundits (although, to be fair to the pundits, he doesn't spend a whole lot of time listening to and reading the opinions of others. In case you haven't noticed, The Curmudgeon has his hands quite full, thank you, with all of those opinions of his own).
Anyhow, she recalled the late days of the campaign and then the period between election and inauguration and then into this most shameful presidency, when any suggestion that the Trump campaign had met with or colluded with the Russians in any way at all was vigorously rejected and then belittled by Agent Orange himself and all those agentettes he has out there telling lies on his behalf.
But now we know that his son met last June – before the many allegations and the many denials – with an individual or individuals who were clearly and specifically represented to him as emissaries of the Russian government.
Which raises two interesting questions.
Question one: did Donnie Junior never stop to think "Hey, maybe I should tell daddy about my meeting with the Russians so he at least tones down his denials?"
Question two: is the president lying when he said he didn't learn about the June meeting with the Russians until last week? Or did he really know all along and just decide to lie about it?
Who Knew?
Finally, in our latest installment of "Who Knew?" we have Agent Orange complaining that Amazon.com doesn't pay internet taxes.
Of course there's no such thing as federal internet taxes. There are state sales taxes, and if you've ever placed an order on Amazon.com you know that under certain circumstances you most certainly do pay those state sales taxes. Amazon forwards hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax money to state governments every year. We all know this.
But Agent Orange? Clueless.


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Gregg Withdrawal Ignites Census Rhubarb
Unfortunately for the Obama administration, Judd Gregg's withdrawal as commerce secretary has highlighted the effort by the White House to wrest control of the census (and with it, the groundwork for the 2010 Congressional reapportionment). Gregg took a second or third tier issue and vaulted it to the front pages.
Since word had broken that the White House intended to take oversight of the census out of the Commerce Department and give it to the hyper-partisan political operator Rahm Emanuel, the Republicans had worked feverishly to raise public awareness. They had hit the Sunday talk shows and written letters to the White House. Then early on Thursday top Republicans held a press conference to protest the move. Minority Leader John Boehner explained the GOP's chagrin:
This unprecedented move would undermine the goal of a fair and accurate Census count. And it would open the door to massive waste and abuse of taxpayer funds.
The American people expect the Census to be fair, impartial, and free of politics. And they expect us to protect the hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars the government distributes each year based on Census data. If this process is controlled by political operatives at the White House, instead of experts and statisticians at the Census Bureau, Americans are right to lose confidence in it.
The Republicans met with limited success. During the week, some op-eds appeared and conservative media did pick up on the story. But given the news of the stimulus bill and the rocky rollout of the bank bailout by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, the census story had not reached critical mass. That changed with Gregg's withdrawal.
Millions of Americans are now hearing about the census power grab by the Obama White House. Bradley Blakeman, writing at Politico, set out the narrative which will now get some visibility:
Turns out that that the President and the Democrats sought to gut the Department of Commerce from the exercise of any authority, starting with taking away from Commerce of the operation of the 2010 Census and giving it to the White House. The Democrats are drunk with power. Senator Gregg got a taste of what was to come from their behavior on the Economic Bill and the Census and said to himself I am sure, "I want no part of this."

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Secrets are being kept, heroes continue to grow, and new rogues appear as Mirror Master and The Top make their Arrowverse debut.
Barry continues to train Jesse and, when a new meta human, Mirror Master, appears on the scene he lets her tag along. Mirror Master has teamed up with his old partner, Top, and is looking for Leonard Snart to even a score. Jesse is quick to join the chase but defies on of Barry's orders, resulting in disastrous consequences.
Mirror Master
Am I the only one who is happy Mirror Master finally got his live action debut this week? Though there have been four characters who have taken the name Mirror Master, only two of them were the real deal.
Sam Scudder
Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino in The Flash #105 (March, 1959), Sam Scudder learned how to get inside his own reflection. Yeah…
Because gimmicks are always a thing with villains, Mirror Master would use mirrors to hypnotize his foes, make himself (or others) invisible, create holograms, communicate, and travel to other dimensions.
Scudder and his mirror antics lasted well into the 1980s until an event called Crisis on Infinite Earths lead to Scudder's death when the criminal died protecting the multiverse.
Interestingly, the first appearance of Mirror Master seemed to mirror (ha-ha) the final fight between Barry and Scudder in this week's episode.
Also, while Mirror Master is seen holding a gun in this cover image, Sam Scudder didn't have a mirror gun, that was the gimmick of the second Mirror Master.
Before you get too upset that the newer version of Mirror Master wasn't used in this week's episode, Evan McCulloh did get a name drop as the Mirror Master of Earth-2. Evan McCulloch was created by Grant Morrison and Chaz Truog in Animal Man #8 in 1989. If you are a fan of the Justice League animated series, you've seen Mirror Master use his mirror gun to transport Wally to the mirror universe, but not THAT Mirror Universe.
The Top
Roscoe Neyle Dillon was a small-time crook who taught himself how to spin fast enough to deflect bullets. An unusual side-effect of spinning really fast also gave him increased intelligence. Yup, that's right increased intelligence… remember that the next time you take part in one of those spin-in-circles-with-your-child contests – it's actually making you smarter! or something…
In the early days, Top used trick tops to commit his crimes, but eventually his increased mental abilities gave him the ability to use psionic powers as well. When he died (and came back from hell), Dillon developed the ability to induce vertigo in his targets.
This week, the creators opted to Rule 63 Top into Rosalind Dillon, and gave her vertigo powers (though we did get to see her spin like a top when Jesse went on the offensive). Top may have had the worst costume of all of Flash's villains, but we did get to see Rosalind don the green and yellow when she dressed up to rob the 1st National Bank. Also, those paying close attention noticed her eyes flashed yellow and green while she was using her powers.
Actress Ashley Rickards, who played Top, is not related to Emily Bett Rickards, who plays Felicity Smoak on Arrow.
Top first appeared in The Flash #122 in August 1961. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino.
Broome Industries
Why do all the bad guys hang out in abandoned factories, and why hasn't Central City done some urban renewal to bring new business to town? This week, The Top and Mirror Master hang out at Broome Industries. This is a great nod to comic book creator John Broome, the creator of Barry Allen, Captain Cold, Mirror Master, and slew of DC Comics characters.
Iron Heights
Iron Heights Penitentiary first appeared in Flash: Iron Heights, published in August 2001, and written by Geoff Johns with art by Ethan Van Sciver.
Located about three miles north of Keystone City, Iron Heights Penitentiary is known for its vicious and brutal treatment of its prisoners. Under the ruthless authority of the current Warden, Gregory Wolfe, a former prosecutor of St. Louis, Iron Heights has become a living "hell-hole" to those in the prison. Possessing a personal hatred for the supervillains, Wolfe instituted a lockdown system in the building, and guards were ordered to shoot any prisoner on sight if they were trying to escape or caught outside the prison. Also, the prisoners were beaten on a daily basis. Wolfe has the superhuman ability to tense up others' muscles, which he uses on the prisoners, guards, and even the Flash, making them suffer cramps or discomfort that force them to halt until his power dissipates.
Here are the known inmates of Iron Heights:
- Black Lightning
- Blacksmith
- Brie Larvan (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Captain Cold (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Clay Parker
- Cicada
- Doctor Alchemy (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Dr. Michael Christian Amar
- Double Down
- Fallout
- Girder (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Gorilla Grodd (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Trickster (James Jesse) (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Murmur
- Peek-a-Boo (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Pied Piper (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Tar Pit (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Top (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Weather Wizard (has appeared in the Arrowverse)
- Julius
There used to be an infinite number of Earths in the Multiverse, but when Crisis on Infinite Earths happened in 1986, DC Comics reduced the number of Earths to one. This caused a lot of problems that lead to retcons upon retcons for decades. Slowly new Earths appeared, and during DC's 52 event, the number of Earths was reduced/increased to 52. Then more silly Multiverse events happened, and right now we know there are at least three (Main DCU, Earth-Society, and Earth-3). Grant Morrison attempted to bring back even more during Multiversity, but it looks like DC hasn't fully embraced that line of thinking.
While Steampunk Harrison Wells may look pretty cool to you, in comics Earth-17 was the home of Captain Adam Strange and the Atomic Knights of Justice. On Earth-17, the nuclear button was pushed in 1963.
Fifty years after the fallout, Captain Adam Strange and his Atomic Knights of Justice lead an effort to preserve what's left of Novamerika, while continuing to defend it. On a nuclear-infused planet where monsters, mutations and mad science have become commonplace, these adventurers know the fragile state of mankind sits on a razors edge between rebirth and heartbreak. As if channeling the famed Conquistador stories of old, this brave group of 21st Century adventurers is on a mission to seek out the elusive Cosmic Grail, the only weapon that can defend Earth-17 from a threat worse than any nuclear war—Darkseid the Destroyer.
Of course that is one version of Earth-17. In Animal Man #23 (May 1990), we got a look at the world of Overman, and the home of the grim and gritty characters from the 1980s.
The heroes of this universe were actually part of an experiment created by the government. The inhabitants of this Earth were Overman (Superman's counterpart), who went mad and destructive after contracting an STD; a black and muscular Wonder Woman; an unnamed Flash; and a punk-style Green Lantern.
Home of H.R. Wells, the happier, more fun loving version of Earth-2's Harry Wells. Though there wasn't an Earth-19 in the Pre-Crisis continuity, Earth-19 in Post-52 universe is the world where Gotham by Gaslight is a reality.
Innovation is king. New art styles are being explored. Profound and exciting advances in science are being made, and the air crackles with discovery. New electrical technologies have been introduced to this world in the throes of an industrial revolution, and change is the only constant. It's a place where intellect and culture combine in fervent discussions against a backdrop of elegant post-Victorian era aesthetics. King Edward rules this 21st century empire where the past feels like the future. This is Earth-19.
Earth-19 may appear to lag a century behind other worlds in the Multiverse, but that doesn't mean its citizens are completely behind the times. Quite the opposite. They are focused on progress and that can only be helped by the arrival of the super-humans. Bat-Man, Accelerated Man, The Wonder Woman, The Shrinking Man and others all stand ready to defend the Modernist world and its values. If any Earth is prepared to handle unusual and trying challenges, it's Earth-19.
Seeing Steampunk Harry claim he was from Earth-17 is a bit of a letdown, and maybe even a small mistake that only those of us who travel down the Flash Rabbit Hole (Earth-C is the home of Terry Terrapin, aka Fastback) will have noticed.
H.R. Wells says hello to who he believes to the the inhabitants of Terra-Prime – the closest naming of Earth-Prime, the Earth where we live, and all superheroes exist only in fiction. I have mentioned a couple of times in the Flashback Podcast that a really interesting episode of The Flash would feature our hero traveling to Earth-Prime, meeting Geoff Johns and Greg Berlanti, discovering his adventures are being broadcast weekly, and where finally, we would get the cosmic treadmill to become a part of the Arrowverse.
Oh, and in case you think the creators missed a perfect opportunity to make a Star Trek "Mirror, Mirror" reference, Terra-Prime was the title of the 21st episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Enterprise.
Droste Effect
Barry uses the Droste Effect to trap/reduce Mirror Master's powers in this episode so he could get a pair or meta-human handcuffs on the villain. While the name may not be familiar, it is something you have seen before.
The Droste effect—known as mise en abyme in art—is the effect of a picture appearing within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appear. The appearance is recursive: the smaller version contains an even smaller version of the picture, and so on. Only in theory could this go on forever; practically, it continues only as long as the resolution of the picture allows, which is relatively short, since each iteration geometrically reduces the picture's size. It is a visual example of a strange loop, a self-referential system of instancing which is the cornerstone of fractal geometry.
At least one new character discovered Barry's secret identity this week!
Dr. Harrison Wells(deceased?)
- Eobard Thawne
- Dr. Harry Wells (Earth-2)
- Dr. Caitlin Snow
- Dr. Cisco Ramon
- Detective Joe West
Ronnie Raymond(deceased)
- Dr. Martin Stein
- Mrs. Clarissa Stein
- Hartley Rathaway (Pied Piper)
- Felicity Smoak
- General Wade Eiling
- Oliver Queen (Green Arrow)
- John Diggle
Bette Sans Souci(deceased)
- Dr. Henry Allen (deceased)
- Iris West (in another timeline)
- Iris West-Allen (in the future)
- Iris West (via spark touch)
- Iris West (of Earth-2)
- Iris West (in yet another timeline)
- Leonard Snart (Captain Cold)
Detective Eddie Thawne(deceased)
- Ray Palmer (The Atom)
- Brie Larvan
- Laurel Lance (Black Canary)
Hannibal Bates (Everyman)(deceased)
- Gorilla Grodd
- Lyla Diggle (Harbinger)
- Jay Garrick (The Flash of Earth-2)
- Dr. Henry Hewitt
- Jefferson Jackson (Firestorm)
- Linda Park
- Malcolm Merlin/Al Sa-Her/Ra's al Ghul
- Vandal Savage
- Kendra Saunders (Hawkgirl)
- Cater Hall (Hawkman)
- Thea Queen (Speedy)
- Patty Spivot
- Barry Allen (of Earth-2)
- Killer Frost (of Earth-2)
- Jesse Quick (of Earth-2)
- Supergirl/Kara Zor-El (of Earth-CBS)
- James Olsen (of Earth-CBS)
- Alex Danvers (of Earth-CBS)*
- Martian Manhunter (of Earth-CBS)*
- Winn Schott (of Earth-CBS)
- Cat Grant (of Earth-CBS)
- Lucy Lane (of Earth-CBS)
- Everyone at the DEO (of Earth-CBS)
- Dr. Tina McGee
- Wally West
- Nora Allen (
no longer deceaseddeceased once more)
- Zoom (aka Hunter Zolomon)
- H.R. Wells (of Earth-19)
And that should be everything! What did I miss? What did you catch? Use the comment section below to share your thoughts on this episode, and until next week – RUN, BARRY! RUN!
Matthew Peterson and I sit down each week to discuss this episode in detail on the Flashback podcast. If you are a Major Spoilers Patreon Member, look for the Flashback Podcast very soon!


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2020.01.01 Thailand
[Position Summary]
We are looking for talent QA who have experiences in Agile software development. LINE QA will be a quality owner of their products and be able to innovate method of working in the development team.
LINE provides not only instant message service but also a comprehensive platform allowing developer to create any kinds of application focus on mobile experience. Based on the same platform, LINE developers also create many other popular services. Under LINE Thailand engineering organization, developer and QA engineer work closely to meet the same goal. Developer is in charge application development and QA introduces the product quality best practice to the development team such as working process, test automation, and exploring new tools to help the team do the better testing to ensure that the products/services meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders related to a product.
• Encourage and build up quality mindset to the development team
• Prepare test plan and test cases according to product specs
• Identify Quality issues and drive corrective actions to resolve them
• Co-work with planners and developers to isolate issues by collecting detail process steps, log files, and other data
• Assist with design and execute manual test for new and existing products
• Design and implement automated solutions
• Facilitate stakeholders to understand, learn and follow the quality assurance process
• CS/MIS/EE or related BS graduate
• Experience software quality assurance model or methodology, familiar with quality metrics.
• Experienced in test automation
• Experience testing in both iOS and Android OS is a plus
• Background in scrum development is a plus
• At least 7-year experience in software QA
LINE Head Office, Gaysorn Tower, Bangkok


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Blackburn Rovers wish to inform fans that it will not be extending the lease on the Oneroverstore and Brew Room, located on Church Street, when it expires in August.
Rovers Director Mike Cheston explained: "Whilst it has been great to have a presence in the town centre as it has enjoyed its fantastic regeneration, our fans' purchasing habits have changed considerably in the six years we have been on-site.
"More and more supporters are taking advantage of the convenience of purchasing match tickets and retail products online.
"Consequently, the club have invested heavily in enhancing its websites – both the new e-ticketing system (www.eticketing.co.uk/onerovers) and the online retail store (www.roverstore.co.uk) – to fit around the fans' changing behaviour and to make it easier to buy.
"For an in-store experience, the unlimited free parking and improved road system around the stadium make visiting the Roverstore at Ewood Park still by far the easiest and most popular method of browsing the great range of Rovers merchandise on offer.
"As a result of these changes, we believe that we will now be able to offer a more focused and efficient operation."


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By Desiree Dillehay, Fort Benning Public Affairs /
Military emergency service and ordnance organizations, along with local law enforcement agencies, attended a presentation by the FBI's Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center in Fort Benning's Derby Auditorium July 20.
The Maneuver Center of Excellence Command and Tactics Directorate co-hosted the event with Auburn University's Futures Laboratory, a think tank comprised of individuals representing academia, business, military and government to network with and hear from futuristic speakers on a variety of topics. This is TEDAC's first joint venture with the Futures Lab.
"We do engage academia and look at research products and initiatives pertaining to improvised explosive device forensic technologies, forensic science and associated trends … So those are some things that we are looking to embark upon and continue to expand on," said Jason Jarnagin, unit chief of the TEDAC Technical Exploitation Unit.
Scott Sweetow, deputy director of TEDAC, and Jarnagin discussed their mission, capabilities and the partnerships TEDAC forms with other organizations and countries during the hour and a half presentation, which included discussion of explosive devices used by foreign and domestic terrorists.
"The ability to see and identify IED associations that we may have seen in theater and may be used now domestically is imperative," said Jarnagin. "So we may find a piece of evidence domestically in an investigation, and we run that in a database and we find that a part of that may have been used in an IED or an identical circuit may have been used in an IED in theater."
He added that the TEDAC database is intelligence that is now capable of being tapped into and exploited to gain the most for both the military and the law enforcement communities.
"We can't say enough about how intelligence sharing across these communities is imperative for us to move forward in any capacity," Jarnagin said.
According to the FBI's website, TEDAC was established in 2003 to serve as the single interagency organization to receive, fully analyze and exploit all terrorist IEDs of interest to the United States.
The presentation was followed by a question and answer session, where members of the audience asked strategic and tactical questions, as well as discussed what's working in the field.
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Peltz, operations NCO, 789th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Co., was able to offer insight to others in the audience by explaining the tactical flow of information and data collection in deployed environments.
"Any bridge we can make between us and those higher echelons will help us out in the long run because they are the ones who run strategy, they're the ones establishing these priorities and they're the ones talking even higher from them," said Peltz. "So understanding how to engage them and understanding where assets exist will help us … in theater to determine how to drive training priorities and how we can drive operational priorities so then we can say, 'this is what we are going to provide on the ground to better serve up the chain.'"
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On Friday, we had our staff retreat here at St. Basil Catholic Education Centre. Like all of our schools, we believe in the importance as a Catholic/Christian community to come together in a religious retreat format. It was a powerful day and reminded me again of the beauty to bring God into our public institutions. While many of us may take our ability to pray for granted, it is essential that we celebrate our uniqueness and continually stand up and tell our story.
In my latest article that I wrote for the Lethbridge Herald, I focused on the engagement of our stakeholders through the online process of ThoughtExchange. Participants (almost 75% being parents) described prayer, mass and liturgical celebrations and the visible signs of our faith as some key aspects that demonstrate Catholic Identity. We also asked in what ways might we strengthen our Catholic Identity? One thought that was highlighted was:
More personal example of to live as a Catholic in a challenging world. Kids are always observing and learning. Modeling from teachers, coaches, admin is important for students to see how others handle challenges.
While that comment may seem negative, we need to respond as a further call to action given the continued and even more intentional threat to Catholic Education in Alberta. Telling our story is not just about what we say but more importantly in what we do! David Wells at Blueprints challenged us all to be proud in our actions and vocal in our words that we work in publicly funded Catholic Education. A storm is brewing throughout the province and even though we are strong here in Holy Spirit Catholic Schools, we must speak with one voice and model the way!
I can't believe that we are in June already. It seems like we just implemented the first year of our Three-Year Education Plan and we are now planning for year 2. Our school leaders reviewed their continuous improvement plans with senior administration last week and there were many successes shared in supporting our three priorities. But the honesty of the challenges shared illustrated not only a great trust amongst all members of the Learning Leadership Team but a commitment to continuous improvement. While our priorities will remain constant for the next two years, there is always a focus on how we can shift or course correct or simply change what is not working. Change to improve in many ways is standard practice within our division.
June will pass quickly with a bedlam of activities and a focus on final exams and projects. But even in this very busy time, I would ask that you step back and reflect on the many successes of the year. You've done good Holy Spirit staff…very good and you should be proud. Enjoy the rest of the month and soon a well deserved holiday.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Super Mothering (Tara Taylor Quinn)
I don't have many babies in my books. Or on my covers. Nor do I seem to take looks at the traditional view of motherhood all that often. No clue why. I'm just observing. Wondering. Knowing me, there will probably be another book in there somewhere. Something I'll figure out or realize that will come out in story form. In the meantime, in honor of Mother's Day, I'm bringing you a couple of my favorite books that are good Mother's Day reads. Good gifts for Moms.
The first is my March Superromance, Mother by Fate. This book has been on its Amazon bestseller list since a month before it was out. And is still there. It's the story of a woman who married into a daughter. And then lost her because she wasn't her own biological child - though she raised her from birth. Years later, divorced, she falls in love. Head over heels in love. And he has a daughter. One she can love but only from afar. Because she knows she has no rights to be a 'real' mother to her.
There are a lot of other things happening in this book. A hunt for a woman on the run. Lies and betrayal. Goodness and hope.
And then there's another ttq look at mothering. The Friendship Pact is on special pricing right now. It's only $3.99 in the Kindle Store. It's a single title release with MIRA and is neither a romance nor a suspense, but is filled with love and secrets.
It's the story of two women. Best friends since grade school. They'd die for each other. But motherhood tears them apart. One is married, trying to start a family. The other never wants to marry and is pregnant by artificial insemination. Tragedy happens. One loses her child. The other has a terrible secret about hers that she just can't tell.
This is what #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Debbie Macomber has to say about The Friendship Pact:
"Tara Taylor Quinn tackles the subject of
friendship--especially friendship between women--with the emotional investment
she brings to all her books. Her writing is dramatic, her characters realistic,
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I don't know where the stories come from. I've never stopped to analyze my feelings about motherhood. You can bet I'm going to, though! I recently found this photo. It's a picture of my lifetime best friend and I. We met and clung from kindergarten on. She's the one holding the baby. My baby. The photo was taken the day she became my daughter's Godmother. The Friendship Pact is dedicated to her. Heart of my heart.
Today, May 5th only, tell me something you learned about motherhood from your mother. Or your best friend. I'm going to do a quote board. And for every quote I use, I'll give away a free eBook of Mother By Fate.
Happy Mother's Day, everyone!
10 comments:
- Mary Preston said...
I'm one of 7 children. I learned how to be calm from my mother. Nothing fazed her.
- May 5, 2015 at 7:54 AM
My Mom often stated to me..."Wait until you have children of your own..."sad to say she is gone now for almost 2 years, and I was never fortunate enough to have a family...but the memories from her & Dad are cherished treasures in my heart & mind...
- May 5, 2015 at 4:31 PM
- Tara Taylor Quinn said...
I needed this today. A sense of calm. That long ago sense of feeling safe with your Mom...
Jo Ann,
I used to think that memories were weak. I now know how powerful they can be. Enough to sustain us. Hold fast!
- May 5, 2015 at 5:00 PM
- literarymeltingpot said...
"Take pictures every chance you get!" My mother always had a camera on hand, but made sure she included herself every now & then.
- May 5, 2015 at 6:00 PM
- Tara Taylor Quinn said...
Your mother was right!! The photo up there of my best friend and I is a recent find. I'd forgotten that moment until I'd seen it.
- May 5, 2015 at 8:45 PM
Enjoy every moment
- May 6, 2015 at 3:49 AM
- holdenj said...
One of my mom's more famous family quotes was--
"Don't crumb up!"
The first time those words flew out of my own mouth, I knew my mom was was watching over me as I have muddled along, mothering her grandchildren.
- May 6, 2015 at 3:53 AM
- Tara Taylor Quinn said...
I love that our mothers live on through us - and us through out children. I think we lose sight of this basic and most powerful fact of life...
And what does 'Don't crumb up' mean! I'm guessing don't make a mess? I'm off to look it up!
- May 6, 2015 at 4:26 PM
- Tara Taylor Quinn said...
Everyone who posted - I'm using all of your quotes! Send your email to email@example.com for your eBook copy of Mother By Fate!
- May 6, 2015 at 4:27 PM
- Leanna said...
When I need to calm down or am upset about something I go to my room close the door and lay on my bed and read.
- May 10, 2015 at 10:18 PM


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Austin Castillo-Leovan is currently a Junior in H.S. He began going to Children and Family Urban Movement programming when he was 5. In the 5th grade he heard his sister talk on and on about the Whyld Girls. He watched her work hard and have the opportunities to go on trips. One time as she was leaving on yet another Whyld Girls adventure he asked when CFUM was going to start a program like the Whyld Girls for the Boyz. Up until then the boys had programming off and on as various artists were contracted through special grants. ELI responded to Austin's question by providing consistent funding to begin the Backyard Boyz Program on a weekly basis. In its 4th year, the program has grown from 8 boys to 27.
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Backyard Boyz has helped me have a sense of responsibility with my school work. In 9th and 10th grade we met once a week with Nathan as a group and then we met once/month individually with him to go over our grades in infinite campus. We had all created a contract together about succeeding in school which included our grade point and attendance. We had a standard we said we would live up to together as a group. Nate expected a lot from us when we would go through our records. He could see all the assignments we hadn't handed in and we hated that at first because he would lecture us about how we had to put in the effort to succeed. At first we didn't like our teachers, but he encouraged us to get to know them and communicate with them. This was how we learned respect. In the beginning we didn't really like showing up to meet with Nate once a month because we couldn't hide what we were doing. But we kept showing up anyway because it was good for us and we knew he cared about us. It kept us going. We knew it was helping.
The Backyard Boyz gave me everything. I've been to different places I would have never gone, like South Dakota camping, Minneapolis, even Northeast Iowa which I found so beautiful. This all brought me to new experiences. Our projects and presentations gave me confidence to share what I am thinking. We learned how to speak in front of people. I know how to present myself in front of a crowd. The H.S. Future Campaign has helped me think about my life and my actions. H.S. is a transition to the real world and if you forget that, then you will get stuck.
Having a role model like Nate gave us the extra push to work harder at school and not give up. I have learned to be more calm and collected. I play sports, get involved in things at school and know how to work for good grades. Having someone there to catch you when you walk the thin line in H.S. is really important.
Each year Austin has fulfilled his contracts, maintaining 3. Grades. He is learning to mentor younger Backyard Boyz. He says it is different this year as a Junior:
Now I have to take responsibility. I have to practice what I have learned. Now I know how to push myself real hard to succeed. Backyard Boyz gave us the extra push to expand our minds. As a junior, I am exploring careers. I want to be a teacher. I think I want to teach because of being mentored. I want to give back. Everyone can succeed with a mentor.


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Actress and screenwriter Rashida Jones has spoken out to provide clarity surrounding her departure from Pixar, and the latest Toy Story movie.
It had been widely reported that Jones, along with writing partner, Will McCormack, exited the franchise and writing duties on Toy Story 4 due to Jones receiving "unwanted advances" from Pixar head, John Lasseter. Whilst Lasseter has recently stepped aside from his directing duties on the upcoming film and taken a leave of absence, admitting to "missteps" following reports of harassing behaviour from female employees; this wasn't the specific reason Jones felt she had to walk away.
In a statement first released to the New York Times and later obtained by Variety, Jones and McCormack stated crucial "philosophical differences," speaking quite plainly that the animation studio was a place where "women and people of colour do not have an equal creative voice." The statement expressed more fully, "We did not leave Pixar because of unwanted advances. That is untrue. That said, we are happy to see people speaking out about behaviour that made them uncomfortable. As for us, we parted ways because of creative and, more importantly, philosophical differences."
The statement continued, "There is so much talent at Pixar and we remain enormous fans of their films. But it is also a culture where women and people of colour do not have an equal creative voice, as is demonstrated by their director demographics: out of the 20 films in the company's history, only one was co-directed by a woman and only one was directed by a person of colour. We encourage Pixar to be leaders in bolstering, hiring, and promoting more diverse and female storytellers and leaders. We hope we can encourage all those who have felt like their voices could not be heard in the past to feel empowered." Pretty strong words, backed up by even stronger action.
Lasseter, who directed all three previous Toy Story movies, recently issued an apology, admitting that he had crossed lines with some female employees.
As the unfolding Hollywood sexual abuse scandal has shown us, the film industry has a pretty dark underbelly. And no doubt its lack of diversity and representation across gender and colour lines, is symptomatic of its power structures. If we can change the stories we tell onscreen, and include a full range of voices equally, maybe, just maybe, it will help change how we see each other. So while we're sad to see talents like Jones walk away from such a beloved franchise; we totally understand why.


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Coventry City defender Reda Johnson has revealed he could have been a swimmer if it wasn't for his friends' Dad, speaking at the Premier League Kicks event.
The 26-year old defender was representing the Sky Blues, along with Chief Executive Steve Waggott, at the Premier League Kicks event at the Futsal Centre in Handsworth, Birmingham which was organised to celebrate the success of the scheme.
Coventry City is one of five Midlands clubs which has received funding since September 2013 to help engage young people with football across the West Midlands.
Sky Blues in the Community have run their programme since 2012 and in the last four months, over 500 young people from Coventry have participated in the Premier League Kicks scheme.
Johnson, who was voted the Football League Community Player of the Year for 2014, has praised the programme and the coaches who dedicate their time to helping young people.
The City defender said: "It is a great event and it's been great to come down and see the work the Sky Blues in the Community are helping carry out.
"It's been nice to meet the Coventry City Kicks team and they've just beat Aston Villa which is always good. They seem very happy with that result.
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A young driver who cannot be identified under national law has been charged in a fatal accident, according to local police. The accident took place in Caledon, Ontario, and involved a 14-year-old male. A 12-year-old female was tragically killed in the crash that reportedly involved a stolen car. If the driver is found guilty, it may strengthen any wrongful death suit the family might wish to file against the family.
According to the accident report, the accident happened on Highway 10 about 60 kilometers northwest of Toronto. The vehicle was headed northbound around 4:00 a.m. when it suddenly moved into the oncoming lane before striking a hydro pole, a fence and a brick pillar. The 12-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by arriving medical personnel.
The driver sustained unknown injuries and was taken to a local hospital. Police have charged him with criminal negligence causing death, possession of stolen property over $5,000 and dangerous driving causing death. Apparently, the vehicle involved in the crash may have been stolen, but police are still investigating that possibility. The boy is not legally old enough to drive in Canada, so further charges may be forthcoming.
The driver of the car will be charged under the Young Offender's Act, which means he will not be identified in the press. However, the family of the deceased girl may choose to file a wrongful death suit in an Ontario civil court, and the young driver's identity will be made available to the family in this case. Such a suit could be extended to include anyone with ownership interest of the vehicle.
Source: CBC News, "14-year-old driver charged in crash that killed girl, 12, in Caledon, Ont.", July 27, 2016


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The Stage 1 "Diagnostics and Design" at "Samruk-Energy" JSC has ended and transformation team is now working on Stage 2 "Planning". Projects implementation will commence after 2 months or Stage 3 "Implementation" of projects portfolio – particular changes in the company.
Project portfolio is a set of projects, programs, projects and other activities combined together to achieve more effective management and implementation of strategic objectives of the organization.
At the moment, the meetings on approval of portfolio that includes 26 projects are held between "Samruk-Energy" JSC transformation team and Central transformation team of "Samruk-Kazyna" JSC; let us examine in detail each project.
1. Integrated planning system - for production and financial modeling, setting and monitoring of short-term and long-term goals.
2. Unified Project Management System - for implementation of strategic plans and achievement of set goals through a transparent, controlled and efficient project activity.
3. The release of inventory remainder - cost optimization after capital projects and formalization of spare parts (spare parts, tools, supplies).
4. Categorical procurement management - increase the efficiency of procurement, the introduction of categorical procurement management system, reducing costs across "Samruk-Kazyna" JSC group.
5.Infrastructure provider – The system on providing transformation program with infrastructure capacities, as well as optimization according to the Fund's IT Policy and the creation of a qualitatively new IT industry of services infrastructure.
6. Introduction of a new model of IT management - ITSSM system implemented for IT management taking into account best practices COBIT5 / ITIL.
7. Introduction of a new IS (information security)model – Monitoring for business systems, as well as the analysis and detection of existing vulnerabilities and threats.
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9.Introduction of automated processes in the new system in class A companies (localization of template) - automated processes (accounting, tax accounting, procurement management, inventory management, HR, portfolio management, project management).
10. Transition to the target organizational structure - a detailed plan for the transition to the target organizational structure of Modernization Council and the Board of Directors; The transition plan includes a section on conducting of Job Matching;
11. Introduction of a new procurements model of the Fund – Improvement of procurement activity, planning, categories and inventory management. Contract and supply management. Monitoring and control over procurement activities.
12. The introduction of a new model of accounting – accounting of settlement payments with suppliers and contractors, goods and materials, accounting of fixed assets, intangible assets and capital construction, accounting of provisions, contingent liabilities and assets, etc . Improvement of the accounting process.
13. The introduction of a new model of tax accounting - Tax planning; fulfillment of tax obligations; tax control; tax risk management.
14. The introduction of a new model of management accounting - the preparation of an operational plan for implementation of the development program (annual plan). Monitoring and control of the execution of the operational plan. Calculation of actual cost of goods sold and expenses allocation. Analysis and search for ways to improve performance.
15. The introduction of a new model of risk management - development / improvement of the concept of risk management systems. Development / implementation of control activities on risks. Testing the plan for ensuring business continuity.
16. Introduction of a new strategic planning and performance management model - Determination / Updating of long-term strategy of the Company. Development / adjustment of the medium-term development plan. Management of KPI system.
17. The introduction of the new Treasury model - Liquidity planning. Cash Management. Manage relationships with banks, raising finance. Management of trade finance transactions. Interaction with credit rating agencies. Monitoring and management of financial and non-financial covenants. Improvement of the methodology.
18. Introduction of a new model of personnel management - Automate HR administration. Introduction of processes "Search and selection", "Performance evaluation", "Education and Development", "Remuneration management", "continuity management", "corporate culture and social stability management"
19.Introduction of a new model of data management - Introduction and automation of processes. Master data management, document and content management, reporting and business analytics management, metadata management.
20. Introduction of a new model of business initiatives and projects portfolio management - collection and analysis, formation and monitoring of the implementation of business initiatives portfolio and changes management. Managing the methodological framework for projects and business initiatives portfolio. Initiation. Planning. Implementation. Monitoring and management of changes. Closure of the project.
21.Introduction of a new model of technical service and overhaul management (TSAO) - Online information about the technical condition of an asset.
The structured data base of standards and equipment.
An effective strategy for asset management in terms of TSAO. Ranked directories of defects and works on repairs. Development of plans for repairs based on the desired level of reliability.
22. Introduction of new ideas, knowledge and innovation management - 1. Creating knowledge, ideas and innovations management system 1.1. Creation of ideas database – automation of the process of collecting ideas 1.2. The development of methodology of assessing innovative ideas. 1.3. Development of the methodology of innovative ideas protection (the rights of the initiators of innovative ideas). 1.4. Development of the methodology of awarding of innovative ideas initiators 1. 5. Creating an expert groups within the company. 1.6. Creation of micro-site for the innovation activity of the company based on the corporate website. 2. Introduction of knowledge and innovation management process at the level of Head office, subsidiaries and affiliates.
23. Development of sales processes and introduction of new trading processes - 1. Development of organizational structure, key roles and responsibilities of sales and trading unit
2. Determination of optimized tax and legal structure
3. Development and implementation a road map for regulatory changes
4. Development of sales and trading strategies, as well as techniques for commodity risk management
5. Development of proposals for products and services, depending on the segments
6. Creation of a tool to optimize the loading of power plants
24. Introduction of new corporate finance management processes - debt concentration at the level of parent company; Development and implementation of a unified rating strategy for "Samruk-Energy" JSC group of companies ; Increased use of new financial instruments.
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Dr Hill is a qualified Soil Scientist with over 25 years' experience.
Dr Hill was part of the Forestry Tasmania project team mapping State Forest soils in Tasmania, Australia (4 years). He was lead soil surveyor for one of the three map sheets in Northern Tasmania, involving soil profile description of more than 200 soils as well as sample collection for analysis. His role also included soil and site suitability assessment of potential plantation sites across Tasmania. Dr Hill was co-author of "Forest Soils of Tasmainia".
Dr Hill's postgraduate field work included mapping and sampling soils in North Canterbury and Kinleith Forest, South Waikato.
Dr Hill has a strong knowledge of national soil information and soil classification (New Zealand Soil Classification, S-map and the NZLRI) and through his employment with Waikato Regional Council (14 years) he has gained an extensive understanding of soils of the Waikato and adjoining regions. He established the soil quality monitoring programme for Waikato Regional Council, involved in annual soil sampling, and co-authoring the soil quality monitoring chapter of "Land and Soil Monitoring: A guide for SoE and regional council reporting".
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Soil Science, Lincoln University.
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Biology and Earth Sciences, University of Waikato.
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Soil mapping.
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After completing and undergraduate degree in Geology, Mr Borman worked with the British Geological Survey at their Keyworth headquarters and as a field geologist. He subsequently spent a period working offshore within the petroleum exploration industry; most recently as a data engineer and well site geologist contracted to British Petroleum's Forties Field.
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Patch for capture tracking broke
bootstrap of clang with -fstict-vtable-pointers
which resulted in debbugging nightmare. It was fixed
https://reviews.llvm.org/D46900 but as it turned
out, there were other parts like inliner (computing of
noalias metadata) that I found after bootstraping with enabled
Patch for capture tracking broke
Diff Detail
Event Timeline
Is there some general principle we can outline to describe where these updates are needed?
I am not sure how to do it right since I am not that familiar with this codebase. Maybe we can make function like
// This function can be used only for aliasing properties. You CAN'T use it to replace // one value with another! bool getArgumentAliasingToReturnedPointer(Function *F) { if (Value *RV = CS.getReturnedArgOperand()) return RV; if (CS.getIntrinsicID() == Intrinsic::launder_invariant_group) return CS.getArgOperand(0); return nullptr; }
And use it in the places that I modified. Unfortunately it will not change CaptureTracking, because it goes top-down instead of bottom-up.
How does it sound to you?
I think this refactoring makes sense. However...
And use it in the places that I modified.
What I want to know is: how did you decide what had to be modified? Did you just look for every place that handles returned arguments? If you had to describe to someone how to find the places that need modification, how would you do it? (because that's what we need in the comment).
Unfortunately it will not change CaptureTracking, because it goes top-down instead of bottom-up.
How does it sound to you?
Yes, I pretty much checked every place that uses CaptureTracking and looked for special handling of calls or uses of getUnerlyingObject.
Refactored code to getArgumentAliasingToReturnedPointer and added few comments.
Please check out isKnownNonZero, as I think it could also use getArgumentAliasingToReturnedPointer.
Some of these changes are required for correctness, right? For those, please specifically add a comment near those explaining why.
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Extra whitespace change?
Of course, you should wait for an LGTM from someone more competent than me ;)
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nit: do not capture
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It is possible that this funciton would return nullptr if passed null CS,
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Can you add a info message into assert then?
- use getArgumentAliasingToReturnedPointer as it does not change behavior
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sure, make sense
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Please explain here *how* this keeps this in sync. There's no obvious use of CaptureTracking here.
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Same here. Please explain how this helps to keep tings in sync with CaptureTracking. There's some implicit contract here between these functions that we need to document explicitly.
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I updated the comment, but I have a new idea how to make it better. I will refactor the list of intrinsic to some other function, to make it always in sync.
- small refactor
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Note that llvm.strip.invariant.group will be added in this patch
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That's good, but doesn't explain why keeping these in sync is necessary for correctness. To put it another way, please explain what does wrong if these are not in sync.
This is still a bit convoluted, but I think that someone can now figure out what's going on from the comments. They also raise an interesting point of whether we should somehow separate out the capture-only-by-return case from the more-general case (although that's nothing to be addressed here).


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Alleppey, also known as Alappuzha is the popular tourist destination in India as the Backwaters of this place is considered to be the major attraction in Kerala. This beautiful place which is surrounded by backwaters, beaches, lakes, lagoons and canals is also described as the "Venice of the East". This place is also known to be the popular honeymoon destination for newlyweds. This place earlier was the busiest trade centers during the 18th century.
Budget Hotels in Alleppey
There are good budget hotels in Alleppey. Some of them are Pagoda Resorts (Tariff – Rs. 1517), Pozhiyoram Beach Resort (Tariff – Rs.1,500), Ananda Beach Home (Tariff – Rs.1800) and Ashtamudi Homestay (Tariff –800).
The official language of Alleppey is Malayalam. The other languages include Hindi, English and Tamil.
Events in Alleppey
The Important Festivals of Alleppey is the Chettikulangara Bharani(Feburary).
Places to See in Alleppey
There are several places of tourist attraction in Alleppey. Some of the places include Alleppey Beach (2 kms from Alleppey) Houseboats(1 kms from Alleppey) St Andrew's Church (1 kms from Alleppey), Pathiramannal (13 kms from Alleppey), and Backwaters, Kumarakom(20 kms from Alleppey),
How to Get There
The nearest airport to Alleppey is the Cochin International Airport and Trivandrum airport. Cochin airport is about 75 kms away from this town.
Alleppey is well connected to major cities of Kerala. There are regular trains to Cochin and Trivandrum.
KSRTC buses connects to all the major cities and districts of Kerala. Some of the best bus operators that offer good experience for passengers are Kallada Travels, Abi & Abi Express Travels and Sudha Travels-MSP Bus. Get Volvo bus ticket booking to anywhere in India by logging on to TicketGoose.com, a leading bus booking website.
Well-known for Turmeric and Handloom textiles, Erode is situated on the banks of the Bhavani and Cauvery rivers. Also referred to as the Textile valley and Loom city of India for its huge production of handloom, power loom and readymade products. Erode is also known as Manjal Maanagaram (Turmeric city) for its cultivation of turmeric. The best time to visit Erode is during June, July and August.
Budget Hotels in Erode
There are several star rated and budget hotels in Erode. Some of them are Metro Altis Lodge (Tariff – Rs44 5), Hotel Meridien ( (Tariff – Rs.990), Hotel Iswariyaa (Tariff – Rs 1300) and Hotel Royal Park (Tariff – Rs.550).
The official language of Erode is Tamil. The other languages spoken include English.
Events in Erode
Some famous festivals and events of Madurai include Mariamman Festival (April - May), Aadi Peruku (August) and Pooja Festivals (October).
Places to See in Erode
There are several places of tourist attraction in Erode. Some of the places include Thindal Murugan Temple (7 km from Central bus stand), Vellode Bird Sanctuary (15kms from bus stand).
How to Get There
The only nearest International Airport from Erode is the Coimbatore International Airport.
Erode Junction Railway Statiion is aptly located 3kms away from Erode Central Bus Terminus. This railway line is considered to be the most important since it connects to all the regions of Tamil Nadu. Erode has daily trains that connects to New Delhi, Bangalore, Mysore, Lucknow, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Puri, Ahmadabad, Jaipur, Patna and Gaya.
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Wall-Mounted 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi AP, Switch and Cable Modem
In modern hotels, housing structures, and student residence halls, users have sky-high expectations for their in-room connectivity options. The Ruckus C110 delivers—in a platform that's fast and easy to install, using existing coaxial cabling.
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Wi-Fi StandardsIEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2
Peak PHY Rates2.4GHz: 300Mbps5GHz: 867Mbps
Client CapacityUp to 100 clients per AP
Antenna OptimizationBeamFlex+
Polarization Diversity with Maximal Ratio Combining (PD-MRC)
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Ethernet2 x 10/100 Mbps local ports, RJ-45
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Atlanta Piano Fortissimo offers a wonderful recital experience for our students. Although participation in the recitals is not mandatory, every student, regardless of age, skill level or experience is strongly encouraged to participate. The recitals are organized twice (winter and spring) and are fully tailored to accommodate the most timid of students. Our recitals give each student an opportunity to share what they have learned with friends and family, as well as build self-confidence. Though a piano recital is intended to be fun, it is also considered to be a formal occasion. This means that there are certain rules of performance and protocol that must be observed in order for the event to be successful.
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Tunisia, Egypt, Lybia, Bahrain, Wisconsin…the world is fighting back.
It's time to get on our bikes and ride.
Time's Up presents:
Freedom Ride
Saturday, March 5th, 2:00 p.m.
Meet at Washington Square Park,
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On the 50th Anniversary of the original Freedom Rides, people the world over are demanding their human, civil and economic rights.
This Saturday, come join us as we ride for freedom from fear for our personal safety, freedom from law enforcement's indifference, and freedom to stand up for the rights of cyclists in NYC and everywhere else. The celebratory ride will include speak-outs, education, music and fun!


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After a long day at work, then evening classes or a gym session, the last thing you're about to do is whip up a gourmet three-course meal. More likely, your fingertips are on the food delivery app on your phone – meaning, you'll spend at least twenty bucks, just for one dinner.
There is one recipe you need to know about, with ingredients you can always have on hand. You can whip it up at 11pm on a random night when you need something salty, delicious — and which takes no longer than twenty minutes.
Pasta puttanesca is a dish of southern Italy, and it's basically anchovy paste, capers, olives, a little tomato, and spaghetti. The word "puttanesca" is derived from the Italian for "whore." Personally, I find myself smiling a little bit when I'm making pasta puttanesca at 11am in my undies, sipping a cold glass of white wine, thinking that I'm making whore's pasta. Maybe we could say that the contemporary version of the dish is basically the working girl's pasta. If you want, you can sing "She works hard for the money," while stirring the saucepan. More here.


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Live at the Gantries is a series of free, outdoor performances featuring a collection of Queens-based musicians as diverse as the borough. 2013 performances include jazz standards, big band sounds, Brazilian Farro, Middle Eastern fusion, world music, Irish flutes and whistles and salsa dancing!
Live at the Gantries starts Tuesday, July 9 and continues every Tuesday through August 13. Every show starts at 7 o'clock and ends with a spectacular sunset at Gantry Plaza State Park, a 10-acre waterfront oasis between 49th and 50th Avenues along the East River.
The series is presented by the Kupferberg Center, The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and Queens Theatre. It is sponsored by Pepsi Co, TF Cornerstone, and NYC City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer with additional support from Green Mountain Energy, Queens West Development, and RCN.
Please visit us!: http://liveatthegantries.com/
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