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30 July 2014
Opening Prayer/Worship
Hymn: O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Theme: God Our Maker Topic: Holy Spirit, Our Helper
Reading: Romans 8:26-39
26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God's people in accordance with the will of God. 28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. 31What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We need help from time to time in all areas of our life- career, finances, health, family, relationship with God and one another, and so on. The help we need comes from diverse sources, but the most powerful, stable and reliable help we can ever receive is from God. This does not mean that we physically see God come down to our aid, but that as we trust in Him, He works in diverse ways and manners to help us. That is why the Psalmist describes God as a present Help in the time of trouble. Whenever we call upon Him, He hears and answers us. However, sometimes we don't even know what to pray for, and need help with our prayers to God. As the all-knowing, God knows what we are going through; however, we need to come into agreement with Him through faith in His Son Jesus Christ that He will intervene on our behalf. The focus of today's study is on how the Holy Spirit helps us by interceding for us.
1. Discuss some of the situations that necessitate help from the Holy Spirit?
Genesis 29:15-28
After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month, 15Laban said to him, "Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be."
16Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful. 18Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel." 19Laban said, "It's better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me." 20So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her. 21Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her." 22So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast. 23But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her. 24And Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter as her attendant. 25When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn't I? Why have you deceived me?" 26Laban replied, "It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one. 27Finish this daughter's bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work." 28And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
Acts 12:1-19A
1It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. 4After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover. 5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. 6The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. 7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists. 8Then the angel said to him, "Put on your clothes and sandals." And Peter did so. "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me," the angel told him. 9Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. 10They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him. 11Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen." 12When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. 13Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. 14When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!" 15"You're out of your mind," they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, "It must be his angel." 16But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. "Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this," he said, and then he left for another place. 18In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. 19After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed.
Philippians 4:4-9
4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
2. What are the lessons for us in Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 regarding help from the Holy Spirit?
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
31He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches."
33He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough."
44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.47 "Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. 48When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. 49This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous 50and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51 "Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked.
"Yes," they replied. 52He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old."
3. If we need help from the Holy Spirit in intercession, what then is our role in prayers?
Matthew 26:36-46
36Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." 37He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38Then he said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."
39Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." 40Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Couldn't you men keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter. 41"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." 42He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done." 43When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. 45Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 46Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!"
Mark 9:14-29
14When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. 16 "What are you arguing with them about?" he asked.
17A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not." 19 "You unbelieving generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me." 20So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?"
"From childhood," he answered. 22"It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." 23 " 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for one who believes." 24Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" 25When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again." 26The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead." 27But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. 28After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" 29He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer. "
1 Thessalonians 5:16-28
16Rejoice always, 17pray continually, 18give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 19Do not quench the Spirit. 20Do not treat prophecies with contempt 21but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22reject every kind of evil. 23May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. 25Brothers and sisters, pray for us. 26Greet all God's people with a holy kiss. 27I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters. 28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
God poured out His Holy Spirit to help us in our prayers among other things; may He grant us the grace to be open to the move of His Spirit in our lives.
Closing Prayer (Collect for Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy,
increase and multiply upon us your mercy, that with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Before the race, Coach Matt and I worked out a plan that basically boiled down to racing my fellow runners and using that momentum to get to the finish line as fast as possible. I liked this plan a lot - mainly because it would allow me to be free of my watch and keep my focus on effort and pushing myself to the limit the entire race. There's nothing I dislike more than having to monitor my splits each mile to see if I'm going too fast or too slow. Often - at least for me - the best pace is the one that feels right in the moment, no matter what the watch says!
So I lined up near the front and told myself this is going to be fun :) And then we started to run! As expected, pretty much every moment of this race felt incredibly hard. I actually don't remember much that happened except that I started much faster than I normally do, managed to chase down one girl around the mile 1 marker and from that point was just trying to catch the 2nd female who was not too far ahead of me. But the pain. I couldn't catch my breath and my legs were on fire, but I wouldn't let myself slow down or let up because I really thought I could catch up. She got away in the end but I was still pleased with how I did and thought I followed the plan from Coach Matt pretty well!
I couldn't believe it when I saw my time. And in all honesty, I still can't really comprehend it. I've even been going around looking for 'evidence' that the course was short because my mind just won't process it. But I haven't found anything and have had a few people tell me I need to stop it and just believe in the result. So ... I guess it's time to have a little more confidence in myself! And just to prove it wasn't a one-time fluke, you better believe my 5k goal for next year will be to run that time again. Or maybe even beat it ;)
My questions for you:
- Have you ever run a PR that you didn't think you deserved?
- Have you ever raced a short course? What were your thoughts if you ran a PR that day?
- A non-running question - What do you love most about fall?
I'm looking forward to apples. Fresh, delicious apples that are perfect in apple crisp or for eating plain - with a side of peanut butter ;)


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Specific brands of imported wine might not be everyone's cup of tea. This is mostly due to climate varieties in wine-making areas around the globe, process discrepancies and different kinds of grapes used. However, if a brand is being imported internationally, you can rest assured that it's one made with dedication, gone through great deal of tasting and most importantly – one of immense quality. We've gathered a couple of wine-making locations that comprise the cream of what the grape has to offer.
Australian wine regions
Did you know that Australia is the world's fourth largest wine exporter, with the average of 750 million litres per year? Even though the first couple of tries at getting Australia's wine juices flowing have failed, during the country's early history, Aussies have a lot to thank for to James Busby, who went back to France, visited Spain and came back with a wide variety of grapes. Since then, Australia has seen a great deal of success at winemaking. Wine reviews show that the most loved Australian wineries are mostly centered in the South of this vast continent. The Langhorne Creek wine region is responsible for the Shiraz as a main variety. Immediate follow-ups are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and the famous Merlot.
Californian wine regions
What's interesting about this popular part of California is that, even though it amounts to three-quarters of France, in terms of territory size, it makes up for almost 90% of the entire American wine production. The regions that excel are the well-known Napa Valley, Rutherford, and the largest – Central Valley, stretching from Sacramento Valley, to San Joaquin. The Central Valley is responsible for making nearly 75% of all California wine grapes and it is home to various jug wine producers like Gallo, Bronco Wine Company and Franzia. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blank – the variety of wine types is huge in this popular wine location.
French wine regions
The first thing that comes to mind when you think 'wine' is probably France. This country has a long history of tradition in the business and have undergone a great deal of improvement since the point of origin of French wine, traced back to the 6th century BC. Produced in quantities amounting to the breathtaking 60 million hectoliters per year, France can easily brag about being one of the largest wine producers in the world. The main wine growing regions in this country are Alsace, Bordeaux, Champagne, Burgundy and many more. I am sure you're familiar with at least a couple of the mentioned, as wines coming from these locations share their names.
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Advantages, Disadvantages, Benefits and Risks of Cloud Computing
We will discuss a lot of benefits and advantages of cloud computing here in this article. We have made a list of advantages and benefits of cloud computing. After mentioning advantages, we will also discuss some of the risks and disadvantages of cloud computing.
22 Advantages and Benefits of Cloud Computing
1. Decrease in cost
The biggest advantage of cloud computing is the elimination of the investment in stand-alone software or servers by the user. By cloud computing, one can easily save the overhead charges such as cost of data storage, software updates, management, and most importantly cost of quality control. Now anyone can use the services of cloud computing at affordable rates.
Cloud computing is probably the most cost efficient method to use, maintain and upgrade. Traditional desktop software costs companies a lot in terms of finance. Adding up the licensing fees for multiple users can prove to be very expensive for the establishment concerned. The cloud, on the other hand, is available at much cheaper rates and hence, can significantly lower the company's IT expenses. Besides, there are many one-time-payment, pay-as-you-go and other scalable options available, which makes it very reasonable for the company in question.
2. Speed and scalability of cloud services
With cloud computing, the user has no need to install the hardware or software for a new application; he or she can easily scale up or down the services, limiting them according to their requirements. There are many data centers that are located at multiple locations for the storage of data from near locations.
3. Almost Unlimited Storage
Storing information in the cloud gives you almost unlimited storage capacity. Hence, you no more need to worry about running out of storage space or increasing your current storage space availability.
4. Backup and Recovery
Since all your data is stored in the cloud, backing it up and restoring the same is relatively much easier than storing the same on a physical device. Furthermore, most cloud service providers are usually competent enough to handle recovery of information. Hence, this makes the entire process of backup and recovery much simpler than other traditional methods of data storage.
5. Automatic Software Integration
In the cloud, software integration is usually something that occurs automatically. This means that you do not need to take additional efforts to customize and integrate your applications as per your preferences. This aspect usually takes care of itself. Not only that, cloud computing allows you to customize your options with great ease. Hence, you can handpick just those services and software applications that you think will best suit your particular enterprise.
6. Easy Access to Information
Once you register yourself in the cloud, you can access the information from anywhere, where there is an Internet connection. This convenient feature lets you move beyond time zone and geographic location issues.
7. Quick Deployment
Lastly and most importantly, cloud computing gives you the advantage of quick deployment. Once you opt for this method of functioning, your entire system can be fully functional in a matter of a few minutes. Of course, the amount of time taken here will depend on the exact kind of technology that you need for your business.
8. Innovation in technology
With the innovation in technology, the user has no need to manage or own the resources; cloud computing does that and provides the user the complete benefits.
9. Selection of location
Service providers can select the location for infrastructure freely, according to their requirements, minimizing their overhead expenses.
10. Use of device
Cloud computing services can be used and accessed from any device such as computer, mobile phone, or iPhone.
11. Cap-Ex Free Computing
Whether you go with a public cloud or outsourced private cloud computing option, cloud computing delivers a better cash flow by eliminating the capital expense associated with building the server infrastructure.
12. Deploy Projects Faster
Because servers can be brought up & destroyed in a matter of minutes, the time to deploy a new application drops dramatically with cloud computing. Rather than installing and networking a new hardware server, the new server can be dialed up and imaged in through a self-serve control console. Or better yet, with a private cloud, your service provider can dial up a new server with a single call or support ticket.
13. Scale as Needed
As your applications grow, you can add storage, RAM and CPU capacity as needed. This means you can buy "just enough" and scale as the application demands grow.
14. Lower Maintenance Costs
Lower Maintenance Costs driven by 2 factors: Less hardware and outsourced, shared IT staff. Because cloud computing uses less physical resources, there is less hardware to power and maintain. With an outsourced cloud, you don't need to keep server, storage, network, and virtualization experts on staff full time. You get economy of scale of those expert resources through your cloud provider.
15. Resiliency and Redundancy
One of the benefits of a private cloud deployment is that you can get automatic failover between hardware platforms and disaster recovery services to bring up your server set in a separate data center should your primary data center experience an outage.
16. Increases Collaboration
Cloud computing increases collaboration by allowing all employees – wherever they are – to sync up and work on documents and shared apps simultaneously, and follow colleagues and records to receive critical updates in real time. A survey by Frost & Sullivan found that companies which invested in collaboration technology had a 400% return on investment.
17. Work From Anywhere
As long as employees have internet access, they can work from anywhere. This flexibility positively affects knowledge workers' work-life blanace and productivity. One study found that 42% of working adults would give up some of their salary if they could telecommute, and on average they would take a 6% paycut.
18. Security
Some 800,000 laptops are lost each year in airports alone. This can have some serious monetary implications, but when everything is stored in the cloud, data can still be accessed no matter what happens to a machine.
19. Competitiveness
The cloud grants SMEs access to enterprise-class technology. It also allows smaller businesses to act faster than big, established competitors. A study on disaster recovery eventually concluded that companies that didn't use the cloud had to rely on tape backup methods and complicated procedures to recover.
20. Environment Friendly
Businesses using cloud computing only use the server space they need, which decreases their carbon footprint. Using the cloud results in at least 30% less energy consumption and carbon emissions than using on-site servers. And again, SMEs get the most benefit: for small companies, the cut in energy use and carbon emissions is likely to be 90%.
21. Device Diversity
The cloud computing method can be accessed through various different electronic devices that are able to have access to the internet. These devices would include and iPad, smartphone, Laptop, or desktop computer.
22. Customize Settings
Last but not least, you will enjoy the fact that cloud computing allows you to customize your business applications. This is a great benefit because the world of online business is very competitive.
Disadvantages and Risks of Cloud Computing
In spite of its many benefits, as mentioned above, cloud computing also has its disadvantages. Businesses, especially smaller ones, need to be aware of these cons before going in for this technology.
The Risks Involved in Cloud Computing (Disadvantages of Cloud Computing)
1. Technical Issues
Though it is true that information and data on the cloud can be accessed anytime and from anywhere at all, there are times when this system can have some serious dysfunction. You should be aware of the fact that this technology is always prone to outages and other technical issues. Even the best cloud service providers run into this kind of trouble, in spite of keeping up high standards of maintenance. Besides, you will need a very good Internet connection to be logged onto the server at all times. You will invariably be stuck in case of network and connectivity problems.
2. Security in the Cloud
The other major issue while in the cloud is that of security issues. Before adopting this technology, you should know that you will be surrendering all your company's sensitive information to a third-party cloud service provider. This could potentially put your company to great risk. Hence, you need to make absolutely sure that you choose the most reliable service provider, who will keep your information totally secure.
3. Prone to Attack
Storing information in the cloud could make your company vulnerable to external hack attacks and threats. As you are well aware, nothing on the Internet is completely secure and hence, there is always the lurking possibility of stealth of sensitive data.


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The command line used in the line can be used:
pyflakes [path_to_src] | awk -F\: '{printf "%s:%s: [E]%s\n", $1, $2, $3}' > pyflakes.txtHow does it work? To best understand, you need to checkout the violations plugin:
svn co https://svn.java.net/svn/hudson~svn/trunk/hudson/plugins/violations/ (see http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/Checking+out+existing+plugins)Within the plugin/violations/types/pylint dir, the regex inside PyLintParser.java is listed as follows:
/** * Constructor - create the pattern. */ public PyLintParser() { pattern = Pattern.compile("(.*):(\\d+): \\[(\\D\\d*).*\\] (.*)"); }Keep in mind that in Java, the regexp's require two backslashes. Therefore, \d is actually expressed as \\d. The regex pattern that needs to be generated is basically:
re.compile("(.*):(\d+): \[(\D\d*)\] (.*)")We can see why the different message types are allowed. Right now all results can be used to either generate warning or errors.
/** * Returns the Severity level as an int from the PyLint message type. * * The different message types are: * (C) convention, for programming standard violation * (R) refactor, for bad code smell * (W) warning, for python specific problems * (E) error, for much probably bugs in the code * (F) fatal, if an error occured which prevented pylint from doing * further processing. * * @param messageType the type of PyLint message * @return an int is matched to the message type. */ private void setServerityLevel(Violation violation, String messageType) {
One undocumented feature in the Hudson Violations plug-in is that after each build, it creates a violations.xml file and violations/file directory containing each of the individual files with violations. These XML files are generated from the PyFlakes output and saved into the corresponding subdirectory and file.
File xmlFile = new File( build.getRootDir(), MagicNames.VIOLATIONS + "/" + MagicNames.VIOLATIONS + ".xml"); try { model = new BuildModel(xmlFile); ParseXML.parse( xmlFile, new BuildModelParser().buildModel(model)); } catch (Exception ex) { LOG.log(Level.WARNING, "Unable to parse " + xmlFile, ex); return null; } modelReference = new WeakReference
(model); return model;
For instance, we would have a violations/file/modulename/foobar.py.xml here:
<violations> <type name='pylint'> <file name="modulename/foobar.py" count = '2'> <severity level="0" count="2"/> <source name="E1" count="2"/> </file> </violations>If you see "No violations found" when drilling into the file on the Hudson control panel, it's most likely that your search includes a relative path "./" that may be triggering an issue. Since Hudson depends on using URL matching, the "./" could be causing issues for the Violations plug-in to locate the appropriate XML file. The following sed expression may help to remove these "./" paths.
pyflakes <dir> | sed 's/^[./]*//'


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Friday, September 7, 2012
F, S, nudity, and the past (and present) of cable
And that means, what? It used to be, when I was young and callow, there were three main networks: channel 6, channel 8, and channel 13, plus also channel 4, where I got to watch The Popeye and Janie Show every day when I got home from school. Channel 4 was my favorite, because Popeye and Janie was followed by Cowboy Bob, plus they showed Indiana basketball, and on weekends, showed Sammy Terry. Ah, the halcyon days of youth, when TVs only had four channels and you had to change them by turning a knob! ABC? NBC? I didn't know about any of that stuff. What I knew was channels. I didn't know Channel 4 was WTTV, for example, a local unaffiliated station.
Popeye and Janie showed Hanna-Barbera cartoons, introduced by Janie, who was sweet and kind and did lame comedy bits in-between cartoons. Sammy Terry was the host of a late night horror movie show, which my Mom wouldn't let me watch, which meant I could only watch it when we got a particularly gullible babysitter. Cowboy Bob was Janie's co-host, then got his own show. My gosh, those shows were probably awful, but I remember them with great fondness. Four channels, and you also knew what channels your favorite shows were on. Monday nights, for example, Mr. Terrific came on channel 6, and then, when it was over, you switched to channel 8 and watched Captain Nice. Mr. Terrific was a superhero who, like Superman, could fly, but he had to flap his arms really fast to achieve liftoff. His super powers came from a pill he took, which wore off after an hour, usually just as he was about to catch the bad guy. Captain Nice could fly too, but didn't like to--he was afraid of heights; he was also weirdly attached to his Mother, who hand-sewed his costume. I tried to get my Mom to buy me Captain Nice pajamas, but she couldn't find them. Captain Nice was played by William Daniels, who later became Dr. Craig on St. Elsewhere. I would pay very large sums of money for DVDs of Mr. Terrific and Captain Nice, though I'm sure they were both incredibly lame. I loved them inordinately when I was eleven. Broke my heart when they both got canceled the same year. 1967--I blame Lyndon Johnson.
Then a friend of mine got cable--well, his family did--and suddenly he got more channels than 4. That was really weird.
Now it works like this: the Big Three networks, NBC, CBS and ABC, now number four, Fox having crashed the party. Fox does singing-contest shows, really dirty sitcoms, and sports--they're really good at football. NBC does singing-contest shows, pretty funny sitcoms, and police procedurals. CBS does sitcoms and police procedurals (especially the CSI, NCIS variety where the cops use science to capture the bad guys). ABC does dancing-contest shows, plus Castle. Nobody on any network shows can say the F or S words, unless it's by a football player who just won the Super Bowl or something.
USA and TNT have hour long dramas in which the actors can say the S word, but not the F word. The shows are all pretty good; not Mad Men or Breaking Bad good, not mind-blowingly innovative, but solidly entertaining. Actresses on these shows wear short skirts and high heels, even if they're cops, and get involved in sexy situations, but there's never quite any nudity. Burn Notice, for example, clearly has a second AD whose job it is to go around Miami getting bikini footage. My wife and I have set the over/under on Burn Notice bikinis at 14. Per episode.
AMC shows hour long dramas that do, actually, reinvent TV as an artistic medium, like Breaking Bad and Mad Men. They win every Emmy, every year. When they're not doing that, they're showing old movies. They can say the S word, not the F word, and also don't allow nudity.
The History Channel used to star Hitler; now they're more about the paranormal. Sci-Fi channel unaccountably is now SyFy, and shows Warehouse 13.
ESPN shows SportsCenter 28 times a day, as mandated by federal law. They're also fond of shows in which retired jocks talk about sports a lot. They also show auto racing and poker, neither of which is actually a sport.
HBO and Showtime also have new shows, in addition to the old movies that are their staple. On their new series, they say the F word many times per episode, the S word almost as often, and every actress on their shows can count on four nude scenes per episode. For all that, their shows are often really good, if you get them on Netflix so you can fast-forward the naughty bits.
There are also many many other channels. Some of them show people selling things on TV. Some show preachers talking about Jesus, unless they feature Joel Osteen, in which case they show a preacher talking about how Jesus wants you to have more money, which you apparently can achieve by sending Joel Osteen money. Some of them are in Spanish. GSN shows old game shows--worth watching for the awful hair styles.
VH-1 occasionally shows music videos, but mostly is about reality TV shows in which incredibly self-absorbed people act annoyingly. MTV is entirely about reality TV shows in which ditto. Neither network is really worth watching at all, ever.
Plus there are like twenty sports stations, showing football games between, like, Appalachian State and Georgia Valdosta. Never ever worth watching, unless BYU football shows up there somehow. BYU football is on every week during the season, but never on the same channel twice--you have to be vigilant.
We have so many options these days. So many many options.
I miss Popeye and Janie.
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Ah, the days of three channels! We had to get permission to watch TV, couldn't even turn it on unless Mom approved of what we wanted to watch. When the "approved" show was over, the TV got turned off.ReplyDelete
Long before the cable revolution, I remember when a friend got a *gasp* COLOR TELEVISION. The color was awful, mostly orange skin, but I was quite envious. And of course I'm showing my age, but I remember if you missed a show, you... missed it. No do-overs, unless you caught the lone re-run.
As far as F, S, etc... I tend to be less offended by an obviously adult show throwing in a few of those, than the "family entertainment" shows that loudly and frequently bleep the disallowed word. Yes American Idol, I'm talking to you.
I remember how excited Ro and I were when she started at Comcast and we got free premium HD cable. We even went out and bought a TV so we would have something to hook up the DVR to.ReplyDelete
Then we ended up watching only three shows: Castle, Bones, and My Little Pony. We had over 900 channels, and only 3 shows were worth watching.


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Singings & Events
Regular Dayton Singings
Our regular singings are held from 3:00 - 6:00 PM on the 4th Sunday of each month. These singings are held at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior (LCOS) in Oakwood, Ohio (get directions). We sing from both The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (Denson Revision) and The Sacred Harp (Cooper Revision) books. Loaner books will be available for visitors to use, but you may also purchase a book for $20. There is a delicious carry-in potluck at each of our regular singings, and we break for supper at about 4:30 PM.
Please join us for a memorable experience of singing, fellowship, and great food!
Other Singings
Here we will list some of the singings that may be of interest to the Dayton area singers. This is not meant to be an exclusive list of singings, but if you know of a relevant singing that you would like to see added to this list, click here to send us an email. For more singings, check out Warren Steel's list of Sacred Harp singings.
Cincinnati Local Singing
- Second Sundays at 4:30-7:30 p.m.
- Please check our site, as we are looking for a new place to sing.
- Contact: John Bealle at (513) 861-1137 or send an email.
Columbus Local Singing
- First and Third Sundays at 4:00-6:00 p.m.
- St. James Episcopal Church - 3400 Calumet St, Columbus OH
- Contacts: Laura Russell (614-481-7637) or Michael Darby (614-459-0151)
- Check out our website or send an email.
24th Annual Ohio State Sacred Harp Shape-Note Singing Convention
Saturday-Sunday March 5-6, 2016
Golden Gate Park - Upper Lewisburg-Salem Rd. - Brookville, OH 45309 (Get Directions)
Dayton Area Sacred Harp singers extend a hearty welcome to singers & friends for a weekend of warm fellowship and spirited community singing from "The Sacred Harp".
Saturday Singing is from 9:30-3:00 PM
Sunday Singing is from 9:30-2:00 PM
Come for 30 minutes or come for a whole day to experience America's oldest musical tradition and its best-kept secret!
Both sessions will include a sumptuous "Dinner On The Grounds" pot-luck meal served at noon.
There will also be a Saturday evening "Social" gathering held in the same location with dinner being served around 5 PM. For those players of acoustic instruments, please bring them to the social if you want to "jam".
Brookville, OH is located at I-70 Exit 21 about 10 miles west of Dayton, OH and 21 miles east of the Indiana state line. Exiting I-70, go south to first traffic light. Turn left (east) on Upper Lewisburg-Salem Road; the entrance to Golden Gate Park is on the right after 100 feet.
At Brookville:
- Holiday Inn Express - Ph. (937) 833-9998
At Englewood:
- Best Western - Ph. (937) 832-2222
- Clarion Inn - Ph. (937) 832-1234
- Comfort Inn - Ph. (937) 836-9400
- Hampton Inn - Ph. (937) 832-3333
- Motel 6 - Ph. (937) 836-8339
Ray Rechenberg 513-896-6371 / 513-312-8197
Send an email or www.facebook.com/ray.rechenberg
Check out the Facebook Event Page.


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Ki'tay Davidson, Remembered
December 5, 2014
Dear USICD friends,
We now have the sad duty of informing you that a member of USICD's community of friends, Ki'tay Davidson, passed away in his sleep on December 2nd. Ki'tay was in the first cohort of interns in USICD's Youth in International Development and Foreign Affairs internship program in 2013.
His family posted a message via Ki'tay's Facebook announcing their loss.
Ki'tay has touched so many lives. He radiated love, passion, humor, and spirit to those who knew him. We know he will be missed among all his fellow internship program alumni, particularly those who knew him in the 2013 cohort. And he also will be missed at the U.S. office of Handicap International, which hosted his internship as a participant in USICD's internship program in 2013. We will remember him as a friend, as a colleague, and as an emerging young professional. We know he will be missed most by his family and closest friends, to whom we extend our condolences.
Ki'tay also was a tremendous youth leader who was dedicated to the causes of disability rights, LGBTIQA rights, and the rights of communities of color. In particular, he spoke out often on the importance of defending the rights of people who lived within the intersection of multiple marginalized identities. His own experience as a person of multiple marginalized identities was an asset to his leadership and example. While he was completing his internship in USICD's internship program, he wrote a blog post, entitled "Reframing History, Reimagining Our Future," in which he passionately, and lovingly, calls upon the disability community to become more inclusive and to remember the beauty and diversity of its community.
Ki'tay was recognized by the White House in July 2013 in a ceremony honoring eight Americans with disabilities as "Champions of Change" who embody the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He wrote a blog post on the honor, "Championing Our Communities: An Open Letter."
As a leader, Ki'tay strove to inspire a stronger sense of solidarity between the disability community and other communities experiencing marginalization, with particular attention to people with disabilities of color and LGBTIQA people with disabilities. As one recent example, Ki'tay and another young disability leader, Lydia Brown, led the use of the #DisabilitySolidarity hash tag in Twitter to start national conversations on how the disability community can best show solidarity with communities of people in color in the aftermath of the events in Ferguson.
People have been posting messages of their grief in various locations including his Facebook page, a google document, and in Twitter either by addressing him at @KitayDavidson or via the #DisabilitySolidarity hash tag.
In addition to these, his colleague Lydia Brown has shared a moving blog post about how she came to know Ki'tay during the past two years. She describes how they became friends and also collaborative partners in their advocacy efforts. Her blog post is available at http://www.autistichoya.com/2014/12/kitay-davidson.html
David Morrissey, Executive Director of USICD, said, "Ki'tay was a bright light and we are now without that radiance that he shared with all around him. The positive effect he made for all of us will not be forgotten by those who knew him and will still be felt by many who never did, and that gives me great hope for this world."
Andrea Shettle, the Program Manager who coordinates the Youth in International Development and Foreign Affairs internship program at USICD, said, "When Ki'tay joined our internship program, I came to know him as a confident, eloquent young man. During the year after he completed his DC internship, I watched his continued growth as a leader and advocate around issues of intersecting identities. I feel his loss. But I also feel his impact on the disability community at large and know that his influence will continue to reverberate for a long time to come.
In lieu of flowers, Ki'tay's family has requested funds to cover funeral costs. Those who wish to make donations can do so via Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/). After you log into your Paypal account, you can use email@example.com as the user name to whom you send your donation (Dorcas Williams).
USICD is still awaiting information about memorial services. We will share that information as it emerges.


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Three weeks ago, I searched through my blog reading list and Pinterest for felt food tutorials.
Determined to make felt food for my Nursery class, I (together with Handsome Hubby), marched to the store to purchase all the necessary materials needed.
And very timely, Childhood 101 with Amanda at Not Just Cute had a list of felt food tutorials
|Felt food I made with a little help from Handsome Hubby
Here are some more tutorials:
One Crafty Place - http://www.onecraftyplace.com/2009/02/27/felt-food-tutorial-round-up/
Dana Made It - http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-felt-food.html
The Busy Budgeting Mama - http://www.thebusybudgetingmama.com/2010/09/sophias-felt-food-my-favorite-tutorials.html
While wearing Heels - http://whilewearingheels.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-heart-fake-food-felt-eggplant.html
My Creative Place - http://paola-mycreativeplace.blogspot.com/2010/03/felt-fruit-apple-with-template-and.html
We played with them, sorted them by size or color, pretended to eat them (and got them a little wet), counted them, named them (English and Arabic), and who knows what else the kids did with them when I wasn't looking!
And best of all, we had fun.
Not bad for someone who does not know how to sew huh?
Have you made some felt food lately?


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Poem: 'Moonlight'
Bill Manhire
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One of the best kept secrets on the Fraser Coast, Urangan boasts long stretches of beautiful beaches, plenty of picnic and barbecue areas, superb fishing spots and a bunch of very friendly locals.
On the east end of the bay you'll find a wonderful marina with a long pier where you can go for a stroll at sunrise…or sit and watch the stars at night. The marina is also the departure point for whale watching cruises.
If you're around on the second, fourth or fifth Sunday of the month then you'll be able to take in the sights and sounds of the vibrant Urangan Markets. And while you're in town be sure to check out the Great Sandy Region Botanic Garden – a short drive inland and considered one of the best in Queensland.


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Love Magic
Love magic can only work if you truly have genuine love towards the other person, here is a simple magic love spell that will have your dream girl falling head over heels for you. There are many love spells that one can choose to use from black magic love spells, but be very cautious when performing a black magic love spell. You need to understand the impact and consequences black magic can do before even considering on using it. On the other hand there are also white magic love spells such as the one i will reveal to you below this is a very simple love magic spell that can be performed at home providing you have all the necessary things required, don't worry too much as these things you will probably already have around the home. Only use this for the right reasons this spell is only to be used on someone you have a genuine love for, only then will the power of this spell work.
Things you need for your love spell
Firstly you will need a white candle, the purpose of the candle will be revealed at a later stage. You could use a standard candle but to give the spell a little more impact and effect you could purchase candles that are shaped like a bride or groom, or flower. You should be able to buy a variety of shaped candles from your local candle store or ask the store owner if they are able to make one for you or knows someone who can. This simply gives the spell a more genuine feel, but if your feelings are genuine than that's all that matters and a simple standard candle will do just fine.
What To Do:
Now you will need to prepare an altar and decorate it with all the things that are precious to you and the one you love. A small table will do just fine, set it up so that it looks presentable and place everything around the edge as you will be placing the candle in the middle of the table. Now you will need a thorn from a white rose, that shouldn't be too difficult, if you don't have a rose garden ask your neighbor or go for a walk through a public garden in your area. Get the rose thorn and then inscribe into the candle these words..... "All My Love Come To Me" write this into the candle three time.... now place the candle in the center of the alter and light it. Now gaze upon the candle the entire time it is burning and visualize that special person coming to you with open arms in all their glory and beauty . Once the candle has burnt down to a puddle wrap it up with all the things you placed with the alter and put it in a safe place.
Words to ponder:
You live that you may learn to love,
You love that you may learn to live,
No other lesson is required of you.
End Result:
The end result is that you will receive all the love that person has for you ,which may be less or even more than the love you have for him/her accept this love with tenderness and grace. If at some time in the future you no longer wish to accept his/her love, you must then dispose of the ritual remains in a proper way either by burning it by fire or thrown into running water or sending it to that person just be sure it done in a respectful way and appropriate way. It is your responsibility to dispose of it if you no longer wished to be loved by that person any more. There are plenty of free magic love spells online just type in the one you want and the search engines will find the right one for you, but like all things read the fine print before trying these spells or any spell.
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You want to make your complex regular expressions understandable and maintainable.
You have four techniques at your disposal: comments outside the pattern, comments inside the pattern with the
/x modifier, comments inside the replacement part of
s///, and alternate delimiters.
The piece of sample code in Example 6.1 uses all four techniques. The initial comment describes the overall intent of the regular expression. For relatively simple patterns, this may be all that is needed. More complex patterns, as in the example, will require more documentation.
#!/usr/bin/perl -p # resname - change all "foo.bar.com" style names in the input stream # into "foo.bar.com [220.127.116.11]" (or whatever) instead use Socket; # load inet_addr s{ # ( # capture the hostname in $1 (?: # these parens for grouping only (?! [-_] ) # lookahead for neither underscore nor dash [\w-] + # hostname component \. # and the domain dot ) + # now repeat that whole thing a bunch of times [A-Za-z] # next must be a letter [\w-] + # now trailing domain part ) # end of $1 capture }{ # replace with this: "$1 " . # the original bit, plus a space ( ($addr = gethostbyname($1)) # if we get an addr ? "[" . inet_ntoa($addr) . "]" # format it : "[???]" # else mark dubious ) }gex; # /g for global # /e for execute # /x for nice formatting
For aesthetics, the example uses alternate delimiters. When you split your match or substitution over multiple lines, it helps readability to have matching braces. Another common reason to use alternate delimiters is when your pattern or replacement contains slashes, as in
s/\/\//\/..\//g, alternate delimiters makes such patterns easier to read, as in
s!//!/../!g or
/x modifier makes Perl ignore most whitespace in the pattern (it still counts in a bracketed character class) and treat
# characters and their following text as comments. Although useful, this can prove troublesome if you want literal whitespace or
# characters in your pattern. If you do want these characters, you'll have to quote them with a backslash, as in the escaped pound signs here:
s/ # replace \# # a pound sign (\w+) # the variable name \# # another pound sign /${$1}/xg; # with the value of the global variable
Remember that comments should explain the text, not just restate the code. Using
i" is apt to lose marks in your programming course or get you talked about by your coworkers.
The final technique is
/e, which evaluates the replacement portion as a full Perl expression, not just as a (double-quote interpolated) string. The result of running this code is used as the replacement string. Because it is evaluated as code, you can put comments in it. This slows your code down somewhat, but not as much as you'd think (until you write a benchmark on your own, a good idea that will allow you to develop a feel for the efficiency of different constructs). That's because the right-hand side of the substitute is syntax-checked and compiled at compile-time along with the rest of your program. This may be overkill in the case of a simple string replacement, but it is marvelous for more complex cases.
Doubling up the
/e to make
/ee (or even more, like
/eee!) is like the
"STRING" construct. This allows you to use lexical variables instead of globals in the previous replacement example.
s/ # replace \# # a pound sign (\w+) # the variable name \# # another pound sign /'$' . $1/xeeg; # with the value of *any* variable
After a
/ee substitution, you can test the
$@ variable. It contains any error messages resulting from running your code, because this is real run-time code generation - unlike
/x modifier in perlre (1) and the "Pattern Matching" section of Chapter 2 of Programming Perl; the "Comments Within a Regular Expression" section of Chapter 7 of Mastering Regular Expressions


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The UK
A bill outlawing the possession of "extreme pornography" is set to become law next week. But many fear it has been rushed through and will criminalise innocent people with a harmless taste for unconventional sex.
Under the new rules, criminal responsibility shifts from the producer - who is responsible under the OPA - to the consumer.
But campaigners say the new law risks criminalising thousands of people who use violent pornographic images as part of consensual sexual relationships.
In 1995, as the first EU country, Denmark withdrew sadomasochism completely as a diagnosis by a political decision in the Government. This was less than a year after SM and fetishism were in effect removed from the influential American diagnosis list DMS-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). Both the Danish and the US decisions are founded on research showing SM or sadomasochism to be no disease.
It seems as though I am not mentally insane, but taking photos of some of my acts may now become a crime. I am staying away from the cameras.


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July 12, 2016 3:09 PM
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High-profile attorney Richard Berman has settled his federal civil-rights lawsuit against the Fresno County Sheriff's Office for $250,000 in a case that he says solidifies a person's right to question authority.
"They push people around all the time," Berman said Tuesday. "Finally, someone stood up to them."
In his lawsuit, Berman contended that a female sheriff's deputy roughed him up in the lobby of the downtown Fresno criminal courthouse in March 2012, arrested him and publicly humiliated him in a dispute over a child's plastic toy.
Berman, 69, and his lawyer, Jacob "Jack" Weisberg, said a courthouse security video proved Berman did nothing wrong.
"All he did was question authority," Weisberg said. "The law gives people the right to talk back to police without fear of being arrested."
The incident happened on March 13, 2012. Sheriff Margaret Mims said then that Berman started the fight by shoving Deputy Tracy Sink. The sheriff also said Berman was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor battery on the deputy. But Berman never was charged.
The crooks and the bad cops are the ones who fear body cameras.
Retired Fresno attorney Richard Berman
The video doesn't show Berman shoving Sink. Instead, it shows Sink grabbing Berman's left arm and arresting him. In all, three deputies took Berman into custody.
Sheriff's spokesman Tony Botti said in an email Tuesday that the sheriff "does not wish to comment on the Berman case." He said Sink still works as a deputy.
Berman sought damages for false arrest, excessive force, retaliation and violation of his free-speech rights. But on the eve of trial in U.S. District Court, Fresno County settled with him and the case was dismissed on June 21.
Berman said he waited until this week to talk about the case because he wanted to make sure the settlement money was deposited in his back account.
The lawsuit says Berman entered the courtroom around 9:15 a.m. March 13, 2012, with a client. A female relative of the client had a child's toy – a small plastic wrench that weighed less than 2 ounces – in her purse and was told by Sink that she couldn't take it into the courthouse.
The courthouse has a strict policy that requires people to show all personal items before passing through security. That includes things such as belts and coins, but also the contents of purses and other bags, sheriff's officials say.
Sink told the woman to throw the toy away. When Berman questioned Sink about the toy, he said, the deputy forcefully grabbed him, roughed him up and placed him under arrest.
Berman said he was publicly humiliated when he was forced to sit handcuffed on a stool in the courthouse lobby and was prohibited from talking.
At the time of the incident, Mims said Berman instigated the confrontation by yelling to his client to give him the toy wrench, which she did. The deputy then told Berman that he would not be able to take the wrench into the courthouse.
"Berman refused to give up the wrench, whereupon the deputy attempted to take it from him," Mims said in the news release at the time. Berman responded by shoving the deputy backward, the sheriff said.
"That's not true," Weisberg said Tuesday. Berman never shoved the deputy or cursed her, the lawyer said.
"He just asked the deputy about the toy wrench," Weisberg said.
Court records show the lawsuit was dismissed June 21 in U.S. District Court after Fresno County settled with Richard Berman and his lawyer, Jack Weisberg.
A pre-trial ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge Stanley Boone gives details about the dispute and the issues.
If the case had gone to trial, Weisberg said, he had emails from three judges who had complained about Sink's "rude behavior" toward jurors and other people entering the courthouse. He said Sink's supervisor never investigated the complaints or disciplined her.
Berman, who began practicing in 1973, said he also planned to tell the jury about his more than four decades of experience, which included being named one of the best criminal defense attorneys in America, past president of the Fresno County Bar Association, former chief deputy district attorney, and a captain in the Army reserve.
When the incident happened, Berman was 65 years old and had just returned to work after spinal fusion surgery and four months of physical therapy. Rods and screws were still in his back and his scars were healing, he recalled Tuesday.
He said when he questioned Sink about the toy, "she exploded" and grabbed him in a "felony take-down" maneuver.
Berman said he and others pleaded with Sink not to hurt him because of his bad back, but the deputy still "slammed me onto a table, where she put her considerable weight on my back and handcuffed me."
She then rotated his back and shoulders, causing more damage to his back, Berman said. If the case had gone to trial, his medical expert would have testified that Sink injured him in her attack, he said.
Berman and Weisberg said deputies lied in their reports. Surprisingly, Sink testified in a deposition to the facts as shown in the video, not in her sheriff's report, Berman said.
"The video proved my innocence beyond any doubt and would have impeached the deputies," he said.
Berman said he fought the Sheriff's Office for the "little guy."
"These types of cases are arduous and expensive," said Berman. "The victims of police misconduct are usually minorities, poor, uneducated, substance abusers, tattooed, have criminal records or all of the above, and have little jury appeal even if they have a good case," he said.
On the other hand, law enforcement gets free legal support and has "virtually unlimited resources to overpower, outspend or just plain outlast the victims," he said. Deputies and police officers also have been trained how to testify and write reports that are most favorable to themselves and their agencies, he said.
"It is never a fair fight," Berman said.
Berman, who now lives in the Bay Area, also said law enforcement officers should have body cameras to record transactions between them and the public.
"This is not an anti-police move," he said, noting that the vast majority of officers "are honest, hardworking and do a dangerous and often thankless job."
"The cameras will protect the honest, law-abiding officers and support their testimony," he said. "The crooks and the bad cops are the ones who fear body cameras."
Second, he said, America was founded in response to a tyrannical and oppressive government.
"Our citizens have a duty and a responsibility to always question authority and keep a sharp eye on those we entrust with authority," he said. "That was true over 200 years ago and it is still true today."


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|Tesco warehouse HGV drivers as re-imagined by Joel Schumacher
The Dude is back, and he's brought along Olivia Wilde (Cowboys & Aliens), and that lad from On The Road to take on a PlayStation 2 version of himself against a neon-clad backdrop that makes Batman and Robin look like a masterclass in moody mise-en-scene. The point of this movie? As lost as Flynn has been for the last thirty years. Sure, there are some carefully placed warnings about the subtly of language, and the inevitability that self-sustaining A.I. will be our doooooom... but what Sci-Fi movie doesn't have these? Or have them done better? There's a third one on the way apparently. Let's hope we have less of Michael Sheen channeling a Jim Carey's Riddler/David Bowie hybrid and more... oh, I don't know... plot.


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Chubb's Enhanced Group Insurance Products Address Duty of Care Obligations Faced by Companies
Chubb today announced the launch of two enhanced group insurance products – Group Personal Accident (GPA) and Group Business Travel (GBT) – in Singapore.
As a global leader in personal accident and supplemental health insurance, Chubb understands the Duty of Care1 obligations faced by companies and organisations. In today's race for talent and the challenge of managing a diversified workforce, the ability to fulfil their Duty of Care obligations has emerged a key differentiator for home-grown conglomerates, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and multinationals. Chubb's enhanced group insurance products incorporate improvements to help companies provide coverage that are relevant to their business and affirm their duties as responsible employers.
Some of these improvements include the broadening of entry and renewable age limits, as well as enhanced coverage for a wider scope of natural catastrophes, including the addition of eight events – cyclone, flood, landslide, tornado, volcanic eruption, windstorm, hailstorm and wildfire. Other than the above, the GPA includes an additional 20 benefits which can be customised for companies based on the needs of Singapore's discerning employers who value their human capital. For the GBT, the Chubb Travel App will enable business travellers to travel with confidence, providing them access to the latest security alerts, medical advice and 24-hour emergency assistance.
Glen Browne, Executive Vice President and Head of Accident & Health of Chubb Asia Pacific commented, "With in-depth knowledge of the Singapore business environment, together with our superior underwriting expertise, we have been able to introduce innovative group insurance products in a timely manner. In Singapore, there were approximately 13,500 workplace injuries reported in 20142. Singapore roads are some of the safest in the world but still clocked 149 reported fatal accidents in 20153.
We recognise that companies are managing a diversified workforce and their employees are working longer, travelling further, even to remote, frontier markets. The risk exposure that they face has become more complex as their corporate footprint expands internationally.
Accompanying the product enhancement is the efficient claims and service excellence for which Chubb is renowned. We strive to enhance the customer experience of our clients with the newly launched online Chubb Claim Centre, enabling employees to make their claims anytime, anywhere and using any device, allat their own convenience."


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Sandra Meek is the author of four books of poems, most recently Road Scatter and Biogeography, winner of the Dorset Prize. Her fifth, An
Ecology of Elsewhere, is forthcoming from Persea. Editor of Deep Travel: Contemporary American Poets
Abroad, which was awarded an Independent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal, her poems have appeared in The
American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, Prairie Schooner, Poetry, and Conjunctions, among others. Her awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry, two Georgia Author of the Year awards, and the Peace Corps Writers Award.
She is a co-founding editor of Ninebark Press, director of the Georgia Poetry Circuit, poetry editor of the Phi Kappa
Phi Forum, and Dana Professor of English, Rhetoric, and Writing at Berry College in Georgia, USA. Read more about her at http://www.sandrameek.com/.


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DJ Olu's father, Dapo Abiodun. in a tribute to the late Disc jockey ,revealed that if the deceased had gone back to school, he would not have passed away.
Dapo Abiodun revealed this when he delivered his own tribute at the deceased's candle light service.
He said;
"We were very close. I remember I would report Olu to my mother and she would say a tree doesn't fall from a tree. I saw him for the last time last week Sunday when we had lunch; Olu was always wanting to please me.
He was supposed to go back to Coventry last week for his postgraduate school but he begged me to allow him to stay for just one week because he wanted to commission his petrol station and car wash business.
I begged him to go to school promising him that I would help do everything while he was away but he refused. If he had gone back to school, he wouldn't have died. I pray that I don't have to reciprocate this kind of visit to anyone present here."


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shah on 05/18/2015
we are staying here for 6 months but never found bedbugs but we had seen cockroaches when we first moved in. management was efficient to spray and then again after 2 months we found cockroaches. we always try to keep everything very clean but still cockroaches coming from the other flat.
overall, this is a nice place to live.
Anonymous on 04/08/2012
Bed bugs were found in our unit located in 4th floor
kiki on 01/11/2011
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We discovered bed bugs in our apartment on the 19th floor when we were moving out last year (2009). The management was very prompt and thorough in responding to the problem.
My husband and I will move in this apartment soon, and our apartment will be also in 19th floor. Are you still living in there, can you tell me your room number?
Anonymous on 11/13/2010
We discovered bed bugs in our apartment on the 19th floor when we were moving out last year (2009). The management was very prompt and thorough in responding to the problem.
Anonymous on 11/12/2009
Bed bugs on the 14th floor. I got bites all over the place, but my husband didn't get any. (They say that the bites only show up in 50% of the population). The building is really good about it though, and its being treated tomorrow, and then again in 10 days for free. We really don't know how they got here!
745 bedbug reports near this address:
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Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd, births
Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd
Joseph and Melissa Flemmer, Crosslake, a girl, Ellise Judith, 6 pounds, 12 ounces, May 11, 2018. Grandparents are Allen and Judith Flemmer and Christopher and Mary Hagelie.
Jesse and Nicole Bundy, Brainerd, a girl, Elizabeth Mae, 8 pounds, 14 ounces, May 12, 2018. Grandparents are Thomas and Janice Olson, Brainerd, and Lee and Jeanette Bundy, Brainerd.
Brandon and Michaela Kliber, Pierz, a boy, Casen Michael, 7 pounds, 1 ounce, May 12, 2018. Grandparents are Mike and Cheryl Townsend, Grand Rapids, and Mike and Amy Kliber, Little Falls.
Andrew and Lori Goll, Brainerd, a girl, Alice Renae, 8 pounds, 1 ounce, May 12, 2018. Grandparents are Bruce and Becky Bergstrom, Pillager, and Steve and Renae Goll, Baxter.
Zachary Glennen and Randi Rychner, Baxter, a girl, Elena Rae Glennen, 7 pounds, 7 ounces, May 13, 2018. Grandparents are Dwight and Brigid Glennen, Carrington, N.D., Toni Glennen, Minot, N.D., Roxanne and Jeffrey Rasmusson, Brainerd, and Mike Twaddle, Moorhead.


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Millions of Filipinos to Cheer for Pacquiao
Friday, May 1, 2009
Moments after reading that a Filipina mom in New York was a $12M gold thief, I noticed that Yahoo Sports featured a Filipino champion in its front page. Boxing's undisputed pound-for-pound king, Manny Pacquiao, takes center stage in an HBO Pay-Per-View bout Saturday at the sold-out MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. The accompanying story tells of his quest to match history - if he wins the fight, he'll tie Oscar De La Hoya as the only other boxer to win recognized world championships in six weight classes. Pacquiao fights Ricky Hatton of the United Kingdom for supremacy at 140 pounds. Hatton holds the IBO super lightweight belt and is recognized by Ring Magazine as its champion. I'll be joining a group of friends this Saturday evening to share some food and watch the bout on TV. I'm sure millions of Filipinos around the world will also be doing the same. News Links: Pacquaio chases history; Pacquiao a Filipino Uniter


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Here is what my flower garden (or lack there of) looked like before planting:
Spring Refresh: Planting for Curb Appeal
Here is what my flower garden (or lack there of) looked like before planting:
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Looks great! Funny what a little mulch and color will doReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Heather! Winter makes things so ugly. Its great to have a little perk up outside!Delete
What a lovely transformation! I haven't done any planting yet because the weather has been so back and forth here. Can't wait!ReplyDelete
Beautiful, Erin! And when your knock out roses bloom your garden will be even prettier.ReplyDelete
Looks great Erin! A little clean up, mulch, and a few flowers goes a long. It's going to look even better when the roses bloom and the flowers grow in.ReplyDelete
This looks really great Erin! I can't wait till I start mine, I was also thinking about putting in knock-out roses. Can't wait for future post.ReplyDelete
You certainly have a beautiful home. I love all the changes you made and your flower garden is like the cherry on top. It just adds even more points to the curb appeal.ReplyDelete
The after looks great! great job so far Erin!ReplyDelete
not just flowers, but mulch, my friend. mulch makes a huge impact. we haven't mulched yet-we're doing a small patio that seems to be taking much longer than i thought. isn't that always the way? i've really enjoyed looking at your blog!ReplyDelete


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"For a moment the image before us is frozen: our world, our lives, reduced to a handful of broken stars half lost in uncharted space".
I find that sci-fi novels are generally not my cup of tea. However, These Broken Stars blew me away! This is a young adult sci-fi adventure, focusing on survival. The cover initially drew me in, the summary blurb sounded interesting, and once I read my friends reviews on goodreads, I knew I needed to try it out.
I was hooked within two pages. I fell in love with Tarver at the very beginning and I couldn't wait to see how his story played out. Lilac took a little more time to warm up to. Once they were on the planet and she started letting go of her past and expectations, I really started getting attached to her.
The book moved really quickly. I was surprised how early the crash actually happened. The description of the two watching the Icarus fall out of the sky was beautiful and horrifying. This is more of a survival tale with sci-fi woven in. I have discovered that I really enjoy survival stories – seeing the skills, ingenuity and strength people go through to survive is amazing.
Tarver and Lilac have a rough time getting along at first. They both have preconceptions and stereotypes they are dealing with. They are also both going through a little PTSD after having crashed landed on a planet, and being the only survivors. Lilac has lost her cousin and her friends, and that is very hard on her.
While they are stranded together for most of the novel, it never got boring and you watched as their relationship transformed from dislike, to friendship, to love. It did not feel rushed and I found myself begging for their first kiss as much as they were.
I was happy to figure out the mystery of the planet along with the characters. It never felt like the characters knew more than I did. Everything was revealed in a decent pace and I was aching to know the whole truth. As they unravel the horrifying truth surrounding the planet and what caused the Icarus to crash, I felt the same emotions as them.
Most of the loose ends were tied up, though pretty close to the end of the novel. While the ending was satisfying, I wish there was a little more wrap up to the story. I was blown away by the last scene in the book, though I probably should have expected it. I am looking forward to reading more books in this series. It is an interesting concept to have the same bad guy but with different characters. I'm interested to see if they can pull off another stunning story with wonderful new characters.


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Wood elves are due out supposedly in two waves starting either may 2nd or may 9th depending on who your favorite soothsayer is.
Pics are starting to leak out from the usual sources so if you are interested in seeing the early bad phonecam pics from a pilfered white dwarf they are out there.
Be advised that some folks have been circulating some supposed camera shots of rules pages that have been pretty thoroughly debunked but they have become hopelessly intertwined with other rules rumors so anything you see on rules... well as usual take it with the prescribed dose of salt


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I called English a mythical language some days ago.
And all hell broke loose.
Apparently, mythical is something which doesn't exist. Like God. Or Atlantis. Their arguments preened toward establishing that if i call English mythical, then so are Sanskrit or Malayalam or any Germanic languages. Which is a fair point because language evolve exactly the way we do. Words change. Tones change. Pronunciations change. The whole vocabulary changes with time. But that's the thing about a majority of languages that undergo this process. They die. Unlike English. Hence, here are some questions worth pondering over: does English really exist anymore in its essence? Or is it a fiction that is wholeheartedly accepted across the world be it the Nordic nations or the Francophone ones? Doesn't this acceptance validate the greatest empire—British—of all time? If no, would you claim to understand the "English" Chaucer wrote in? Or for that matter, Shakespeare (or Marlowe, whoever that was!)? English, as we know today, is not what it was barely 400 years ago. Can you say the same for languages like Arabic or Tulu? From what we know, if you are to time travel to England a few centuries back, you won't understand a word on the street. No, no, not because of the accent (which is true for the present day as well; you can't understand shite when Cockneys are speaking) but because of the syntax. The very structure of the words used were enormously different back then. If you called someone nice, they'll trash you because there was a point in history when that word meant an idiot. And if you called that person a bully for trashing you, he'll trash you again because bully was once the equivalent of today's bae. People would blankly blink at your "What's up?" expression. A different language altogether perhaps. Too many influences perhaps. Recently, a Tamil word 'aiyoh' made it to the Oxford Dictionary. It's certainly not the first south Indian to have the honour, nor would it be the last. That's how integral the English language is—or should we assume, has always been. There are myriad words with Latin and Greek roots. So much so, more than 80% of the English words today have something to do with French; either in its formation or its pronunciation. At the same time, then are lots of words with non-European roots as well. What does that tell you? I believe it shows us (more than just telling us) the immense power of a language. A tongue that refuses to stagnate or wither away. It's growing like a myth that keeps changing its mythology every passing generation. Which is why you pick up the phone and say 'hello' without bothering to know its origin or say OK without bothering to know that it doesn't really have an origin.


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Pretty obvs that the park is for lego enthusiast. We're not but curious about what it has to offer - it was okay. A bit too chill vs other major theme parks.
Good tour, well organised. Great day out
Everything was perfect.. The service was on time and the tourist guide was very helpful and well organized.
A ong day with more than half of the day taken up with bus travel and immigration. The bus was not luxury as described and when we told the bus driver that our seats were broken he didn't seem to care. We waited for over 30min twice for 'lost' passengers - they had not idear who was missing - we just waited and waited for someone Legoland seemed to look tired, much of the Lego was faded or dirty. Several of the displayed were closed for maintenance. The Legoland staff themselves were so friendly and warm. We had been there 3 years earlier and the shine has gone. Whilst it was good I would find it hard to recommend it to others - more on offer in Singapore.
pick up was on right time
boarding from Singapore flyers was on right time
coach is good.
crossing over to Malaysia is easy.
Legoland is a good experience for the kids.
food inside legoland can be better.
coming back - singapore immigration was a long process.
overall good experience - good co-ordination by the tour operators.
Easy way to get to and from Legoland for the day. The coach was comfortable and driver friendly. Didn't seem to take too long to transit through customs at each end, probably added 20 mins to our journey each way which I thought was great.
Was OK only for a half day, and on such a hot day, would have been better if the water park was included.Otherwise very smooth gettin there and back with Far East Tours - both border controls were very smooth and quick in both directions.
Extremely well organised by Tour East in Singapore.Legoland itself is a great place for kids to have fun,all rides are safe for kids of all ages.plenty of food places to eat at reasonable prices
passport control took longer than expected.
This day was a disaster - our coach driver was detained at the Malaysian Border and we were left there for over 2hrs waiting for another coach. Just as we arrived and Legoland for our much shorter day it started raining so all the rides were stopped!! On top of this the 2 larger roller coasters were closed for maintenance so there were really no 'big kid' rides.


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My new favorite dress
But, suddenly here that thing is....my new favorite dress/tunic/shirt. (Yes, I have worn it for 2 days in a row).
A couple of days ago it appeared on my doorstep after it's long journey from Eastern Europe. I just love Etsy for that, only there could I find LeMuse the maker of this amazing garment thousands of miles away in Vilnius.
I love to dress for comfort, my favorite clothes are ones that make me feel like me at my best when I wear them, and this dress does that for me...I just feel comfortable and uncomplicated.
I love LeMuse's description of her work:
"I always considered that the beauty of a person cannot be described by tangible things/somehow comes from within. It cannot be determined by a nice dress or new haircut. The sources of beauty cannot be easily traced for the beauty glimpses through each time at a different moment.
Every time a woman would dress in LeMuse, I would notice how differently it looked. It adapts to individual body and moves with that person in its own unique and beautiful way."
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- jacqueline said...
Such a lovely dress and looks really comfy too! Just lovely! Thanks for the link...her photos are indeed gorgeous and so irresistible! Have a lovely merry happy mid-week and love to yoU!
- December 3, 2009 at 2:21 AM
- Lori said...
Wow- I do love her dreamy photos! I love etsy for that too. It feels so good to buy handmade. What she wrote about beauty is so true and so beautifully written. Thank you for sharing this.
- December 3, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- Lindsay said...
The dress is gorgeous, you wear it well!!
- December 3, 2009 at 7:25 PM
- Enrouge {karan karla} said...
I LOVE your new dress -- you look fabulous! And your little stylist is just adorable. She must think you hung the moon. : ) I went to look at the dresses, and oh my goodness it was all I could do to keep from going into deep debt. I love that style she has and the way she describes her creations is poetic. I'm aspiring to own one, too, maybe after the holidays.
- December 4, 2009 at 5:15 PM
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Will & Grace
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go…
The First Snow of Winter
Knock Off
Marcus Ray (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a sales representative for "V SIX" jeans, and his partner, Tommy Hendricks (Rob Schneider), are about to be busted for selling "knock off" jeans. Their…
Sex and the City
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their…
On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live…
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb….
The Parent Trap
A Bug's Life
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Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that…


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06 July 2013
You will be missed...
When I didn't recognize her one afternoon when we met for lunch -- she blamed it on a "bad wig day". :)
I originally met her through a local group of handmakers. She was a lovely person with an easy smile and a wicked sense of humor. She designed and sewed beautiful quilts that made people happy. She did lots of custom orders and always had a quilt going.
Her dogs (Daisy and Jess, pictured) were truly her furry babies and they were recently rehomed in South Dallas with the right humans. I know she was so incredibly relieved to find the right next home for them.
You will be missed, Laura. May you always have a full bobbin.
Labels: 2013, farewell, July 5, Laura Childs Patterson, you will be missed
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- Rebecca English said...
I'm so sorry you lost a good good friend - they are hard to replace! A lovely post in memory of her and I'm so happy her babies are safe and sound!
- July 6, 2013 at 10:04 PM
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Before the construction, the park was a large spring and local people called it embukan, meaning spring. The spring was then taken advantage by surrounding villages as a source of drinking water and sacred purification for Ida Bathara (deities). On that account, the spring was made sacred by the locals. From this spring, the King of Karangasem then got the idea to build a park because it was greatly supported by the cool air and later on was named Tirtagangga Park. Just as the Sukasada Ujung Park, the Tirtagangga Park had a close attachment to the Karangasem Grand Palace.
In the area of Tirtagangga Park sits several large ponds functioned as fish ponds and public bathing. The water flowing through the large and small fountains then coming out of the mouth of the sculptures in the pool originates from the fountain. Therefore, the water is cool and refreshing. Here, there are also fountains and tiered-lotus statues dividing it into two large ponds.
Today, the Tirtagangga Park has religious, social as well as entertainment function. Religiously, the spring at location is used as holy water by the surrounding community. In addition, it serves as a venue for organizing Deva Yajña ritual and pilgrimage.
Meanwhile, the Tirtagangga springs is socially used by local government as a source of clean water for the people of Karangasem. Then, as entertainment, the Tirtagangga is managed and developed into one of the tourist objects and attractions that is much in demand as well as visited by tourists as a place of recreation.


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The consumer court has ordered SpiceJet airline to pay compensation and penalty of Rs 60,000 to a Tripura resident for losing his luggage.
Justice J M Malik asked Spicejet to pay Dr Atanu Ghosh whose registered baggage was lost during his flight. The lower fora had already granted compensation of Rs 50,000 in favour of Ghosh for which Spicejet approached the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) against the order. NCDRC has said that the compensation already granted by the fora below is on the lower side and dismissed the Spicejet petition with additional costs of Rs 10,000, to be given to Ghosh.
According to Ghosh, the lost baggage contained goods worth over Rs 90,000.


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