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Rice is my nemesis. I couldn't get reliable results if my life depended on it. The only exception is arborio rice, which always turns out right. That's why I really like to make risotto. The traditional Italian risotto is very basic, just rice and mushrooms. That's a perfectly fine risotto, creamy and tasty. I like… Read More »


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"Dementia" is a term used to describe over 70 conditions that result in the loss of memory and logical thinking. Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia. But many other conditions can cause dementia, including Parkinson's, stroke, and prolonged alcoholism.
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While your loved one's condition may not be curable, there are things you can learn to make daily life more pleasant, for all of you. The articles below are written for families dealing with the more advanced stages of dementia. Some of them, however, apply for all families no matter the stage.
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Solidarity with Virginia Prison Hunger Strikers
Solidarity with Virginia Prison Hunger Strikers has been formed to support and publicize the hunger strike being launched by prisoner comrades at Wallens Ridge State Prison beginning Monday April 15th when men in segregation refused their first meal.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Another Brief Wallens Ridge Hunger Strike Update:
A legal privileged phone call was made on Friday with the Hunger Strike leader. He said that on Tuesday he was isolated by the C/O's, stripped of his clothing and placed in solitary. The last he had heard there are 9 men still on hunger strike.
Now it is more important than ever before to call Wallens Ridge State Prison and demand that the hunger strikers' demands be met.
Make a phone call today. Send an email today.
VA DOC Director Harold W Clarke
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Business Phone: 804 674 3118
WRSP Chief Warden Gregory Holloway
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Business Phone: 276 523 3310
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Wallens Ridge Hunger Strike Brief Update
"The majority of the men hunger striking are in Pod D-6, though there may be men in D-5 and D-4 also hunger striking.
Notice was given to Warden Dennis Zook, Assistant Warden Gregory Halloway, and Operations Manager Young"
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Hunger Strike Begins at Wallens Ridge State Prison
On Monday, April the 15th it was brought to the attention of the Solidarity with Virginia Prison Hunger Strikers Coalition that a hunger strike has been initiated at Wallens Ridge State Prison located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Based off inside information there are at least 16 individuals participating in this hunger strike. The status of the strikers is unknown at this time.
Last May a hunger strike was initiated at Red Onion State Prison, which is located 30 minutes north of Wallens Ridge State Prison and could be considered its sister site. Between the prior hunger strike and the current one, the VADOC has conducted a new effort to transport many of the prisoners formerly held at Red Onion to Wallens Ridge. Although Wallens Ridge is a lower-level security prison it is commonly said by prisoners and ex-prisoners that Wallens Ridge is a more brutal and corrupt prison than Red Onion. Even though the technical status of Wallens Ridge is security-level 4 there has now been a new security-level designation within Wallens Ridge, in correspondence with Red Onion transfers, known as security-level S. According to the VADOC January newsletter the reasoning behind this campaign is to "give...offenders more programmatic opportunities and more pathways to lower security prisons" and that it has resulted in "..a reduction in the number of Administrative Segregation offenders, a reduction in incidents, and a reduction in offender grievances." The fact that these young men are compelled to risk their lives in order to gain a little more fairness, a little more decency, refutes whatever the official line of the VADOC may be in its efforts to keep the population under its thumb.
The VADOC and its agents are culpable for all torture and brutality that is inflicted upon generations of young black men who are living at the mercy of a justice system that specifically targets them based on their race and class. We support these hunger strikers and their demands against the oppression they face daily at the hands of correctional officers and the negligence of the VADOC itself.
Support the Hunger Strikers!
Meet Their Demands!
End Prison Torture!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Solidarity Message from Liberate Baltimore
We, Liberate Baltimore, stand in solidarity with our incarcerated
brothers on hunger strike in Red Onion State Prison. The inhumane
conditions in Red Onion State Prison have been well documented by
Human Rights Watch (HRW) in their "Report on Human Rights Violations
in the United States" published in April 1999. In their report, HRW
wrote, "At Red Onion, unfortunately, the Virginia Department of
Corrections has failed to embrace basic tenets of sound correctional
practice and laws protecting inmates from abusive, degrading or cruel
treatment." In addition, HRW writes, "The Virginia Department of
Corrections is responsible for safely and humanely confining all its
inmates, even those deemed to be violent, disruptive or who pose other
security risks."
Liberate Baltimore recognizes the prison industrial complex as a
continuation of the white supremacist and capitalist control,
exploitation, and violence against people of color upon which this
country (and the state of Virginia) was founded. The criminal
(in)justice system has been designed to systematically oppress and
profit from communities of color. Given the need to destroy these
systems of oppression, the hunger strikers' demands for BASIC human
rights should be met without delay. The incarcerated brothers at Red
Onion State Prison should be treated with the respect and dignity that
they deserve.
We stand in solidarity with their struggle and with the struggle of
all prisoners in the United States and its empire – FREE 'EM ALL!
In struggle,
Sine for Liberate Baltimore
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Write to transferred hunger striker
One of the leaders of the hunger strike has been transferred to Colorado, and we need your help in being in touch with him. Before he was transferred, he was isolated in a pod by himself and blocked from communicating with other prisoners. Take the time to write a letter and send it along.
Please don't mention the hunger strike, but use phrases like "folks are still having food issues", etc.
Pierre Watkins
Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center
10900 Smith Road
Denver, CO 80239
Please don't mention the hunger strike, but use phrases like "folks are still having food issues", etc.
Pierre Watkins
Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center
10900 Smith Road
Denver, CO 80239
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Hunger Strike Continues
Over the weekend, Solidarity with Virginia Prison Hunger Strikers received word from a prisoner in segregation at Red Onion that he was still actively hunger striking. To his knowledge, due to isolation tactics, he could only confirm that one other striker was currently refusing food. He also reported that hunger strikers had been stripped of their clothes and that to receive their clothes back, they were required to accept food. This report, from a hunger strike participant, indicates that the VADOC is not being truthful in their position that the hunger strike has ended or that Red Onion officials are not reporting honestly to their superiors in Richmond.
Pierre Watkins, a hunger strike representative inside Red Onion, has been transferred to Colorado. He is currently at the Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center. His attorney is working to establish contact with him.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Strike Update 5/31
Today it was confirmed by ROSP staff that one of the hunger strike leaders was transferred out of their facility to Powhatan Reception and Classification Center. We are in the process of trying to confirm his location at this facility and see if visitation is allowed at this time. Another hunger strike leader is still located at Red Onion. We are still working on establishing legal calls and visits with these prisoners and will give further updates as they come along.
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These two stories, one from the Associated Press and the other from the Spokesman-Review, describe why the Center for Justice filed five Open Public Meetings Act enforcement cases across the state on Monday and why the Center will be filing more open meetings and Public Records Act cases in the coming months and years.
Deterrence. That's why.
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Laser Endoscopic Spinal Surgery (LESS)Endoscopic: Using an illuminated optic instrument to view inside the body.
Endoscopic spine surgery is a revolutionary minimally invasive procedure that effectively treats disc herniations, spinal stenosis, bone spurs, slipped vertebrates, and spinal joint arthritis. Using only local anesthesia, no fusion, micro-instruments and laser technology, this procedure is clearly very different from standard open surgery.
Advantages of Laser Endoscopic Spinal Surgery (LESS):
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Every case is different however, in general, this surgery will proceed as follows:
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- Endoscopic spine surgery may be done using local anesthesia with the patient awake.
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- Occasionally, a stitch or two is needed for the incision.
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After Surgery
The recovery from endoscopic spine surgery depends on the physical condition of the patient, the extent of the diseases, and the complexity of the surgery. However, most patients after this type of surgery are discharged the same day.
As with most surgeries, it is normal for patients to feel some initial pain, especially at the incision site. Patients are frequently encouraged to be up and moving around within a few hours after surgery. Most patients will benefit from a postoperative exercise program or supervised physical therapy after surgery. They are encouraged to maintain a daily low-impact exercise program. Walking, and slowly increasing the distance each day, is the best exercise after this type of surgery. Some discomfort is normal, but pain is a signal to slow down and rest. Keep in mind, the amount of time it takes to return to normal activities is different for every patient. You should ask your doctor about exercises to help with recovery.
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RHESSys-WMFire: coupling wildfire to hydrology and vegetation to project the effects of climate change on mountain watersheds.
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In mountain watersheds of the western US, fire and other disturbances interact with vegetation dynamics and hydrology to affect ecosystem structure and function. It is necessary to couple projections of hydrological processes in a changing climate with projections of fire disturbances, but to our knowledge none of the watershed-scale ecosystem models that have disturbance modules have explicit hydrological routing. This is because it is difficult to find common currency between variables associated with spatially explicit hydrology and those associated with fire spread and fire severity. We have developed WMFire, a stochastic raster-based model of fire spread that integrates fire with the Regional Hydro-Ecological Simulation System (RHESSys), a spatially distributed model of climate-water-carbon interactions that projects the effects of climatic change on mountain watersheds. We resolve mismatches between the two model systems by aggregating the dynamics of fire spread into probabilities, whereby the probability a fire spreads into a neighboring cell increases with the fuel load and moisture input from the hydrological model, and the probability further increases if the direction of spread is uphill and in line with the prevailing wind direction. In this manner WMFire is expected to replicate patterns of spread and fire regimes, not the propagation of individual fire events. Patterns of fire spread and effects simulated by WMFire are returned to RHESSys, modifying carbon source-sink dynamics and hydrological routing. Model evaluation entails a quantitative procedure to assess the agreement between simulated fire-regime properties and observations. Simulations to date have focused on historical projections to evaluate how well the coupled model replicates fire regimes of the past half-century on two watersheds: one in the HJ Andrews experimental forest in Oregon, USA, and another the watershed supplying water to Santa Fe, NM, USA. In extensive model evaluation we match the level of abstraction of fire spread to that of the hydrological model, thereby identifying and reducing sources of uncertainty both in the fire spread model and in the coupling of the fire spread model with the hydrological model.
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Kennedy, Maureen C. and McKenzie, D., "RHESSys-WMFire: coupling wildfire to hydrology and vegetation to project the effects of climate change on mountain watersheds." (2014). SIAS Faculty Publications. 417.


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When it comes to building a deck for your yard, you will probably want to source the highest quality cheap timber decking in Melbourne. Marrying durable decking with the greatest bang for your buck is definitely a winning combination. Once you have decided which material you are going to use to build your deck, you will need to calculate the quantity you require to get the job done. There is a precise method that you can use to determine the right amount of material you will need.
Begin by working out the size of your prospective deck in square metres. The best way to do this is by taking the length and width of the area, and timesing them into each other. For example, if your deck is 10 metres long and 8 metres wide, you will calculate 10m x 8m, which equals 80m—your metres squared.
10m x 8m = 80m2
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Mass Rape Epidemic Sweeping Europe's Refugee Camps – America Next?
Barack Obama and his fellow liberals pushed to welcome thousands more refugees into the United States. Conservatives have pushed against the idea, stating the obvious dangers and concerns over terrorists hiding among them.
Those concerns were verified recently by Syria's dictatorial President Bashar Assad who spoke with Yahoo News in Damascus. In speaking about the 4.8 million Syrian people who have fled his war-torn and terrorist filled nation, Assad indicated that terrorists are flocking to the US while the liberal courts block his executive order on immigration.
According to Yahoo News:
"In an exclusive interview with Yahoo News at a presidential office in Damascus, Assad said President Trump's freeze on admitting refugees from his country — part of an executive order that has drawn widespread protests and is being challenged in federal court — 'is an American issue' on which he would not take sides. But asked if some of those who fled are 'aligned with terrorists,' Assad quickly replied, 'Definitely'."
"'You can find it on the Net,' Assad went on: 'Those terrorists in Syria, holding the machine gun or killing people, they [appear as] peaceful refugees in Europe or in the West.' He said he couldn't estimate how many there might be, but he added that 'you don't need a significant number to commit atrocities.' He noted that the 9/11 attacks were pulled off by fewer than 20 terrorists 'out of maybe millions of immigrants in the United States. So it's not about the number, it's about the quality, it's about the intentions'."
However, terrorists in the most common sense and understanding of the term, is not the only concern that should be considered as a good reason to block the flood of refugees and immigrants into the country. Based on reports coming out of refugee camps in Europe, they also pose a personal danger to millions of Americans, mostly our women and children.
One report comes from The Christian Post:
"A mass rape epidemic is taking place inside the Dunkirk refugee camp in Northern France where women and children are being assaulted by sex traffickers, according to reports."
"The Guardian reports that accounts from volunteers, medics, refugees and other officials have exposed how women and children are forced to have sex by traffickers in return for provisions and an offer of passage to the U.K…"
"'Sexual assault, violence and rape are all far too common. Minors are assaulted and women are raped and forced to pay for smuggling with their bodies,' a volunteer coordinator said."
"'Although the showers are meant to be locked at night, particularly dangerous individuals in the camp have keys and are able to take the women to the showers in the night to force themselves on them. This has happened to women I know very well'."
"'A 12-year-old girl was groomed in the camp by a man well over twice her age. When she no longer wanted to speak with him because his behavior toward her had become so obscene, he threatened her. A 13-year-old boy ended up returning to his home country having been raped in the camp'."
Here's a report from Germany on the issue of Arab refugees and rape:
"German authorities are investigating reports that dozens of Arab men sexually assaulted female patrons at bars and restaurants in downtown Frankfurt on New Year's Eve 2016."
"The attacks, in which mobs of migrants harassed women in a 'rape game' known as 'taharrush gamea' (Arabic for 'collective sexual harassment'), are said to have mirrored the mass sexual assaults of women in Cologne and other German cities on New Year's Eve 2015."
"A report published by Bild on February 5 alleged that some 900 migrants, many of whom were intoxicated, gathered at the central train station in Frankfurt on December 31, 2016. Police blocked their access to the Mainufer, a downtown pedestrian area along the Main River and the site of a large New Year's celebration, so the migrants walked to the Fressgasse, another downtown pedestrian zone known for its restaurants and bars."
"Witnesses said that groups of up to 50 migrants of 'Arab or North African' appearance entered several establishments and began sexually assaulting female patrons. They also stole handbags and jackets, threw bottles and firecrackers, and, for good measure, finished their victims' drinks."
These are not isolated cases, but a growing trend taking place in many refugee camps and areas of Europe. Our friends in the United Kingdom have shared that rape and sexual assault of British women and girls has drastically risen in areas with large populations of Muslims. Many Muslim men believe that they have the right to rape women and girls and that the women and girls do not have the right to refuse them. Under sharia law, men have the right to punish (beat and murder) their female relatives who have been raped by other men. They believe it brings shame on the family, but only from the sake of the women's actions, not the actions of the men.
There is no doubt that there is a mass rape epidemic sweeping through the refugee camps in Europe and one can't help but wonder if America is next with all of the refugees that Barack Obama and liberal courts have and are allowing into the United States.
I wonder how safe these liberal bleeding hearts who are defending the alleged rights of immigrants and refugees, would feel walking through the neighborhoods with high concentrations of refugees and immigrants? Would they let their daughters walk alone in those same neighborhoods? If they were made aware of what's happening in Europe, would they still be so warm and welcoming as they are now? Would they still favor these possibly dangerous foreigners over the rights and safety of the American people – especially American women and children?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dave Jolly
R.L. David Jolly holds a B.S. in Wildlife Biology and an M.S. in Biology – Population Genetics. He has worked in a number of fields, giving him a broad perspective on life, business, economics and politics. He is a very conservative Christian, husband, father and grandfather who cares deeply for his Savior, family and the future of our troubled nation.


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Today we had lottery no. 42 with 12 applicants in the hat and the winner is from Greece, Arnaud, Nefelie, Victor & Zana Ginioux - Kontomanoli with their hope
"We hope to be in each others lives for years to come, and to say thank you..."
Dears, Congratulation!
We will send a few questions to this family.
After their reply Peter will start creating the two paintings:
one most individual for them, which will be a creative interpretation of their hope incorporating their answers to our questions
and another one, which will be Peter´s comment to their hope, so to say.
The first painting is for the family to keep and the second painting will be given away by them to someone they wants to communicate with about their hopes.
All the other charming applicants remain in the hat (see the list of all below)
and the next lottery will take place next week.
Please be so kind to spread the word about this project and invite as many people as possible to participate.
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Applicants, in green are the happy winners until now:
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Alibrandis, Iris Franke, Jane Edwards, Astrid Julies, Reiner Schneeberger, Thodoris Sarigkiolis, Douglas Beliakoff, Astrid Theile-Papanikolaou, Kathryn Robinson, Liam Archbold, Ghislain Borrelly,
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Hughes, Irene Meijer, Anat Halevy,
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The US Department of Labor has finally issued new versions of its sample Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) notice, provider certification, and military certification forms. The "old" DOL forms expired some time ago, leaving employers to wonder when they would receive the DOL's new "blessed" versions of the forms. Well, they are finally here!
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
EEOC Begins Implementation of Online Charge Notifications
This month, the EEOC began to roll out ACT Digital, the agency's first step to a digital charge system. ACT Digital will enable electronic transmission of documents filed between the parties to a charge and the EEOC. Implementation began on May 6 with EEOC offices in the Charlotte and San Francisco areas. EEOC offices in Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Phoenix will also begin implementation by the end of May. The remaining EEOC offices will roll out implementation in stages, with the EEOC expecting ACT Digital to be available in all offices by Oct. 1, 2015.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Caution: Do Not Waive the Attorney-Client Privilege
A recent court order in a case in Iowa reminded me of how easy it is for employers to waive the attorney-client privilege by disclosing (deliberately or inadvertently) the advice they receive from their attorneys. The order shows that a careless reference indicating that a decision was based on the "advice of counsel" opened the door and required the disclosure of conversations between the attorney and the client. Whitney v. Franklin General Hospital (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Ruling on Motion to Quash, April 23, 2015).
One of the oldest recognized privileges for confidential information is the attorney-client privilege. The privilege protects communications between the client and the attorney and keeps those communications confidential. The attorney-client privilege is based on the premise that by assuring confidentiality, the privilege will encourage clients to make full and frank disclosures to their attorneys. As a result, attorneys are better able to provide candid advice and effective representation to the client.
There are exceptions to the privilege. For instance, an attorney can disclose information to prevent a crime. In addition, the privilege may be waived. Here are some examples of how the privilege can be lost in the employment context:
1. The client or attorney discloses the communication to others: You are working with your attorney on a termination of employment and the preparation of a Separation Agreement for a problem employee. In an email, your attorney reviewed the facts relating to the termination and the potential risks of the decision to terminate the employee. In addition, your attorney asks you for some pay information to complete the Agreement. You forward the email to your payroll company. Because the communication was sent to a third party the communication is most likely no longer privileged.
2. The communication is made in the presence of individuals who are neither the attorney nor the client: You are redecorating your offices. While in a meeting with your designer (who is not an employee of the company), you receive a telephone call from your attorney. Your attorney wants to discuss how you will be handling a reduction in force. You put the attorney on speaker phone so that you can continue to look at fabric samples with your designer. The designer remains in the room during the conversation. Because the designer is not an employee or agent of the company the privilege relating to the conversation may be lost.
3. The client provides information about what the attorney recommended: An ex-employee has filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. You decide that you can respond to the charge without consulting your attorney. In your response, you state that you considered options other than termination; however, your attorney recommended that you terminate the employee and, based on that advice, you terminated the employee. Instead of honoring the distinction between recommendations of counsel and the actual reasons for the employment decision (the recommendations of counsel are generally not the actual reasons for the termination) you may have lost the privilege.
The attorney-client privilege is a valuable tool because it allows employers to reduce the risk of litigation by seeking advice from counsel who is familiar with the company, its policies, its operations, and its practices. The examples above illustrate how easy it is to waive the attorney-client privilege. Employers, and their attorneys, must be diligent in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege.
Posted by Dorrie Larison at Wednesday, May 13, 2015 0 comments
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
"Digital Natives," "Millennials," and Recruiting and Retaining Young Workers
Two recent articles pose interesting questions regarding recruiting and retaining younger workers. The first, at Fortune.com, and a related Wall Street Journal blog post, consider whether an employment advertisement seeking "digital natives" is evidence of age discrimination. The article notes that the term "digital native" was coined by author Marc Prensky and refers to individuals who grew up with technology, becoming "'native speakers' of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet."
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Labels: Archives, Digital Natives, Discrimination, Millennials, Recruiting, Retention
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Make it Happen – Jen Carrington
I listen to a lot of podcasts while I work – I've listened to dozens & now I've refined them to a shorter favourites list. Each month I'll share one here. If you've got any podcasts you love, let me know, I'd love some new recommendations!
Who is Jen Carrington?
Jen is a creative coach based in Manchester (UK)
Guests have included:
- Sara Tasker from Me&Orla
- Kayte Ferris
- Laura Jane Williams
Example episodes:
- Nobody is going to do your business (or your life) for you
- Show up as if you're already where you want to be
- Don't let your expectations crush your momentum
- Creative happiness comes from within
- Stop looking for blueprints and shortcuts
Other Reasons to Listen:
I find Jens voice really soothing, and she always comes across as having great chemistry with her guests. She's straight talking and has always something to say that's worth sitting up & paying attention to.


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They stood in the center of a large room with faded white walls and a beige-colored tile floor which hadn't looked like it had been cleaned in a long time. Off to their left was an ancient looking computer console with several monitors, all broken, which hung above a wide console covered with keypads, buttons, levers and various lights which were presently dark and dusty. There were four old leather chairs with wheels on them which were tucked below a dark-colored desk before the console. Directly to their right were three more steel doors like the one they'd entered. Directly ahead, they could see a long hallway exiting the other end of the room with several more doors on each side and one lone door that stood beckoning at the end of the hall.
"This place looks old as shit… and abandoned," Frank whispered.
"And very big if those other doors are any indication," Diane added.
Stephen said, "The air smells stale in here, like this place hasn't seen an open window in forever."
Meredith had no comment.
From just outside the secure door behind them, they could hear the dead banging against the steel and screaming, but it all sounded muffled and drowned out by the steady hum of hidden machinery coming from somewhere behind the walls… just like what they heard in the tunnel.
"That sounds like some kind of powerful generators keeping this place lit up," Frank said, referring to the hum.
Stephen noticed that the lighting above the large console was shut off, making that side of the room darker than the rest. "Whatever's providing the juice to this place, there's no power running to the console," he said, slowly walking over to examine the controls. "I bet there's a separate breaker box for this thing."
"Be careful," Frank reminded him. "We don't know what that console controls. There might be a damn good reason someone shut it down. You turn something on, you might just put us all in the dark."
"Of course, the million dollar question remains," Diane said. "Where are the rest of them? You can't tell me that those two who attacked us in the cavern are the only things down in this place."
Frank studied the closest doors on the right. They were locked with the same configuration as the door they had entered, requiring a hand imprint and a code to open. "These could lead to other rooms or more damn tunnels for all we know." He turned to Meredith and said, "You could open these, too, couldn't you?"
Meredith gave him a pleading look. "I… I don't know. Maybe."
Frank nodded, clearly seeing the older woman's discomfort. "Let's just leave Pandora's Box alone until we understand what this place is."
Stephen located a small breaker box with a large red lever on the wall behind the console. "Found it!" he called out.
"Don't mess with anything," Frank said.
Diane was staring suspiciously at Meredith. "And just how is it that you happen to have an access code to get in here?"
Meredith looked toward the floor and answered, "That, honey, is a question I never thought I'd ever have to answer again."
Frank deflected the question. "Let's just worry about what's in front of us at the moment," he told the hunter. "I want to know what this place is."
"It's a laboratory… I think," Meredith volunteered. "I… I don't know anything about this place… I knew nothing about it or that it was even here… but I'm familiar with another facility which looks a lot like this one." She placed her arms across her chest as if struck by chills. "You'll have to excuse my behavior, this place is digging up all sorts of memories I'd rather leave in the ground."
"Regardless," Diane said. "You know more than you're telling us. Why are you being so secretive?"
"Diane…" Frank tried to interrupt. "Just leave it be."
She turned to Frank and finished, "And why are you trying to cover for her?" The hunter nervously held her rifle out in front and backed away from both of them. "Who are you people, anyway? Other than Tony vouching for you… I don't know a damn thing about any of you other than this woman can do things that terrify me as much as those dead things outside this door."
Frank let out a heavy sigh and looked at Meredith.
The older woman smiled at him and said, "Frank, you don't have to protect me anymore." She turned to the hunter and finished, "It's okay, Diane, we're no threat to you. Yes, I have secrets… secrets that I'd hoped to take to the grave with me… until we ended up here." She looked back at Frank with a sad, faraway look in her eyes. "I've spent my life running from secrets… just to find out now, that I've been running toward them all along."
Diane gave them both a weary look and said, "Well… I think you better start making some sense. If you know something that can help us-"
She stopped short as Stephen pulled down the breaker lever and the console started chirping and beeping to life.
"Stephen? What the hell are you doing?" Frank barked. "I told you not to mess with anything!"
Both Frank and Diane held their weapons up as the console turned on.
"No more secrets," Stephen said, stepping away from the breaker box as a light came on above the console. "I'm done being at the mercy of secrets… whether they're mine or anyone else's."
As what was left of the control console came awake, they heard the magnetic locking mechanisms on several of the doors, including the one they had entered, click loudly as a strange robotic voice spoke from a speaker above the console:
"What the hell is that?" Frank asked. "Stephen, what did you do?"
Stephen looked confused. "I… I didn't do anything. I just turned it on."
Diane checked the door behind them. "I think he just deactivated the security system. This door isn't locked anymore!"
They all stared at the entrance door and noticed the handle starting to move.
"Fuck!" Frank yelled. "Can they get in?"
Diane grabbed the handle, trying to keep it from moving. "I don't know! How smart are these fucking things? Can they open doors?"
Frank turned to Stephen and yelled, "Shut that fucking thing down!"
Stephen gave him a frightened look and held up his hand. He was holding a red lever. "I'm… I'm sorry… it was stuck so I… it came right off when I pulled it down."
Several lights on the control console were flashing red and green as Frank ran over and tried to decipher the controls. "I can't make this shit out! These controls are so old that most of the description words have faded off!"
Stephen ran back to the breaker box and desperately tried to reinsert the lever with no success. "This doesn't make any sense!" he shouted. "The power should be sustaining the locks, not shutting them down!"
"Probably a fucking glitch," Frank said, staring frustratingly at the Christmas tree of lights flashing before him. "The wiring or whatever is probably old as dirt. They probably had to modify all kinds of shit to keep things running the way they're supposed to… like leaving the fucking breaker box shut off to keep the doors locked!"
Meredith ran over to help Diane keep the door handle from moving.
They could hear the dead just outside the door getting excited.
"They know," Diane said. "Somehow those monsters know they have a chance to can get in."
Meredith looked into the hunter's accusing face. "I'm… I'm sorry," she offered.
"Go help Frank," she barked. "You said this place looks familiar… maybe you'll conveniently remember something else that can save our asses before the dead get through this door… or before that fucking countdown clock expires!"
Marcus and Gina picked up the dead soldiers' automatic weapons and started firing as the mob of the dead advanced—the gunfire only drawing more of them into the area and making their situation worse.
They only managed to stall the dead as bodies fell in front of more bodies, slowing them down slightly.
When their guns were empty, Marcus handed Gina Copperfield's sword and then gently sat her against the tree. He picked up the machete, preparing to meet his old friend, Death, head on. He stood in front of her, weapon raised, as more than fifty reanimated monsters stormed toward them.
And so it ends, he thought with a wicked smile on his face. I am ready to face you… look you in the eye… and finally earn your respect. "Come… and take me into your embrace, My Lady, and know that I stand before you unafraid… and ready to take my rightful place!" He stood defiantly before the approaching horde as Death watched.
The sound of the machine gun caught the attention of the dead closest to Marcus and Gina as Tony stormed in from their right and fired at point-blank range into their faces. After his magazine ran empty, he started swinging the rifle with incredible force into the skulls of the monsters, screaming and refusing to let them get any closer.
Gina almost confused Tony for one of the crazed dead as she saw the raging bull plow through the horde to get to them. "Get her up!" he shouted at Marcus. "NOW!"
Marcus swung his machete like lightning, slicing off the heads of two zombies which were almost to him. He quickly turned and moved Gina's arms around his neck as she shoved Copperfield's sword into the face of another monster which tried to take them from the side. She had to let go of the weapon because it took all her strength to pierce the beast.
Tony plowed into four zombies like a linebacker, knocking them over into several more which were closing in behind them. He quickly got to his feet in front of Marcus and Gina and continued to pummel the dead with the swinging rifle.
As Marcus got his hands up under Gina and helped her move back around the willow tree, Tony shouted over his shoulder, "We need to get out of here! There's a bomb about to go off!"
Marcus shouted back, "South gate is wide open! We might make it if we follow the fence line."
"Do it!" Tony continued to push back the dead like a human tank, fueled by his intense rage toward these creatures that tried to take his Gina away.
"Tony!" Gina tried to shout. "Don't you dare leave me!"
He heard her voice which broke through his near suicidal killing spree as he stepped away from the swarming dead and retreated back toward the others, helping Marcus drag Gina out and back along the eastern fence line as more than a hundred corpses shambled up behind them.
Charlie pushed his horde through the general assembly area, wiping out the remaining soldiers with ease as they continued toward the eastern end of the camp. He was getting extremely agitated that he hadn't found Gina yet and it was requiring all his effort to maintain control of the dead as their taste for blood only made them more volatile and less responsive to his commands.
He was worried that they would find her and that he would be unable to stop the horde from tearing her to pieces.
And then he spotted Marcus and Gina through a gap in the mob as they desperately tried to hold back his monsters near a tall tree at the edge of the camp.
"I have you!" he shouted, as he lifted up the megaphone to stop his army's advance.
That's when a shot rang out from somewhere to his left and the bullet struck his arm, causing him to drop the bullhorn.
He grabbed his throbbing arm and shouted, "What? No! Not now! I'm so fucking close!" He turned in the direction of the shot and tried to duck down for cover behind the old zombie, Rusty.
Another shot rang out, hitting Rusty in the forehead. The old zombie fell to the ground, leaving Charlie exposed.
"No… no… NO!" Charlie ignored the pain in his arm as another shot rang out and entered his left thigh.
Charlie fell to his knees and cried out. The pain was excruciating.
The closest zombies near him felt Charlie's control wane as they started to turn toward him to devour their master.
Charlie screamed, "BACK! GET THE FUCK BACK!"
The dead relented but a small group of them were now trying to form a ring around him, closing in for the kill, driven insane by the sight of Charlie's blood which was spilling on the ground beneath him.
Charlie maintained his control…barely… and managed to hobble away from the main horde toward a large barrack to his left. A small group of the dead followed after him as Charlie continued to yell inaudible commands over his shoulder. He felt himself blacking out from the pain as he desperately tried to reach the barrack door. If he passed out before he made it inside, the dead would consume him.
His insatiable rage kept him up as he refused to be robbed of his victory. He no longer cared about the sniper as he focused only on the door and keeping the dead back long enough to get there.
Charlie reached for the door to the large barrack hangar. He opened it and stepped inside, closing the door behind him. Charlie stood on a metal walkway overlooking a pit of cages full of… people.
"What the hell is this?" he asked, and then started to pass out from blood loss.
The dead began to assault the hangar door as they felt Charlie's control over them dissipate.
He rolled over on his back and tried to stay conscious. "No… not like this. I'm not supposed to die… not like this."
He heard footsteps approaching from down the walkway as someone grabbed his shoulders and began to drag him deeper into the hangar. "Don't worry, Mr. Charlie," a voice said. "I, too, believe you are meant to survive this tragic day… although, you did bring this on yourself."
Tony and Marcus pushed like hell to stay out of the clutches of the dead as they alternated between carrying Gina, who had fallen unconscious again, and fighting off the horde. They managed to make it out the gap in the south gate as they moved as fast as possible to stay ahead of the dead and gain some distance from the camp before time ran out.
When Charlie had passed out, the dead became less focused as more and more of them gave up the chase to stay behind and feast upon the remains of the scattered dead soldiers throughout the camp. This allowed them to get ahead of the dead which now pursued them at a much slower pace.
Five precious minutes later, they reached the narrow gravel road which led south out of the preserve, with only a handful of the dead still in pursuit. Tony refused to let them stop for a second, not knowing if they had escaped the blast range of Micolad, the destroyer.
"How much time do we have?" Marcus asked.
"Not long," Tony answered, out of breath.
"Long enough to make it out of the preserve?" Marcus asked.
Tony gave him a grave look and answered, "No… I don't think so."
"Then if I may suggest an alternate plan… there's a tunnel I found near here that I used to sneak into the camp along the south side. It eventually took me up under the domes."
"Yes," Tony said. "I'm familiar with these tunnels. We used one to escape the camp when I was here with Samantha."
"This tunnel entrance is just a few minutes from here, and as I recall, it ran fairly deep before surfacing. If we can avoid the dead long enough to make it there…"
"…it might shelter us from the blast," Tony finished. "Let's move."
Frank had stopped trying to figure out the console as he randomly began pushing buttons that didn't seem to do anything. He even swore at it profusely which also had no effect.
Meredith was not able to offer any additional information to help them. She started exploring the other rooms, which were now unlocked, all except for the lone door at the very end of the hall which had remained secure. She came back and told them she hadn't found any other way out of the facility or another way to turn off the power to the console. But she had returned a shade whiter in the face as if she'd seen a ghost.
"What is it?" Frank asked. "Are we still alone in here?"
"Not exactly," she answered.
What she'd discovered in one of the rooms she had decided to keep to herself, believing that if the clock counted down to their destruction, they'd all be better off not knowing what she'd found. She had, however, located a tool box that she handed to Stephen.
Stephen looked at her gratefully and searched for tools to re-install the handle.
"I've got it!" Stephen called out as he finally managed to get the lever back on.
Diane continued to guard the exit into the tunnel, making sure the dead did not gain entry.
"Well… what are you waiting for?" Frank barked. "Shut this damn thing off!"
"Wait a moment!" Meredith called out, reaching into the tool box for a set of screwdrivers. She quickly went to all the doors that were unlocked and placed a screwdriver in each of them to keep them ajar after the locks came back on.
"All good!" Meredith called out.
Frank nodded at Stephen. "Do it!"
Stephen turned the red lever back up as the overhead lights around the console flickered and shut off. The lights on the console also went dead as the sound of the door locks clicked loudly throughout the room.
Diane stepped away from the tunnel door and said, "This one's secure again!"
Stephen wiped sweat off his brow and said, "We did it!"
For a moment, they all believed they were safe, until the cold, indifferent voice of Micolad continued to blare through the speaker system:
Marcus found the southern tunnel that ran beneath the camp. Tony went in first and dragged Gina in after him. Marcus took up the rear to keep the dead from following. They crawled their way into the deepest part of the tunnel and stopped. Both men were exhausted.
Tony looked to Marcus and nodded. "Thank you… for keeping her alive."
Marcus laughed and said, "You can thank me later if this works."
Frank and the others moved to the center of the large room, resigned to their fate. They had found no way to stop the countdown… and even if they could… they had no way of knowing if it mattered.
"Do you think it's a bomb?" Diane asked.
Frank hung his head and said, "'Extermination' is the word that mechanical fucker keeps using. If it's not a bomb, than it's probably something just as lethal."
"This is a hell of a way for it all to end," Stephen said. "I guess this is better than death-by-zombies. I hope the others made it out."
"Don't give up hope yet," Meredith said with a smile. "That clock could count down to zero and nothing might happen."
They all gave up on words, choosing to use their last remaining seconds to remember each other's faces and make their peace with God in whatever way they silently saw fit.
Gina opened her eyes and saw Tony's concerned face.
"When did you get here?" she asked weakly, trying to smile.
Tony stroked her short hair and said, "Relax, everything will be alright now."
She started fading out again, but not before she said, "I… I love you, Tony."
He smiled at her and said, "And I love you. Get some rest now."
The big man looked at Marcus and said, "You ready for this?"
Marcus wore a look of stone. "Yes, Tony… I am ready."
Tony nodded and grabbed Gina's hand…
Orosco woke up from a much needed nap as the room shook violently for a brief second. At first he thought it was an earthquake. He could hear people gathering outside. He quickly threw his shoes on and stepped outside to join the remaining Andover survivors as they stared in horror across Lake Pymatuning at the massive fireball which lit up the sky several miles to the north.
"My God," he whispered. He silently started praying for his friends.
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The mistake of the Intellect is responsible for the disturbed state of mind. Even if the mind is under control the intellect can disturb the mind. It is the discriminative faculty of the mind and can be very destructive. It is the main cause of ignorance. External desires and the uncontrolled five senses are responsible for it. Kama Krodha Lobha Moha are the causative factors.
In mythology Krishna won over the intellect- symbolized by the King Indra, the one who controls the indriyas and the senses. Goverdhan pooja is the example of winning over the intellect. The same can only be done by one point concentration on the object of concentration. Krishna raised the mountain (the problem) on his one finger (one point determination) to save the people from heavy rains (turmoil of thoughts).
It means taking one point decision (one finger) whenever the mind is indecisive (Mountain) with multiple possibilities (rain).
Only when the mind body and soul are purified after one month Yagna (first Navratre to Diwali) one can use his or her intellect to tale one point decisions.
Goverdhan pooja can also be understood by the following story.
Once a disciple asked his Guru the difference between girl friend and wife. The Guru asked him to go to the tomato field and pick up the largest and most coloured tomato but put a condition that once he has crossed one line he cannot return back.
The disciple went and saw a large tomato in the first row. He went ahead and found a larger tomato in the next row. Thinking that the subsequent rows will have still larger tomato he went on further and further. In the seventh row he found a very large red tomato but in search of finding a still larger tomato he left it and went to next row only to find smaller and smaller tomatoes in the subsequent rows and ultimately came empty handed. The GURU said it is the example of search for a girl friend.
Four days later the Guru asked the disciple to do the same exercise again. This time in the fifth row the disciple found a very large red tomato, got satisfied, plucked it and came back. When the guru asked why he did not search further, he said that that once he decided on that tomato his mental turmoil to search further stopped. It did not bother him anymore that a still larger tomato may have been ahead. The Guru said this is an example of the search if a wife.
Goverdhan pooja means stopping your search at some point and getting satisfied with what you get or learning to make a stop to all your desires at some point in your life.


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I was listening to my local NPR station driving home from my parents' house the other day. A rerun of the day's "State of Things" was playing, and as it was the run up to Thanksgiving, they were talking about gratitude. I don't remember how the panelist got on the subject, but she said something to the effect of this: If you're helping me because you pity me, go away. But if you want to help me because you see my struggle, you are welcome.
I found that really powerful, like someone vocalised exactly my own thoughts. I've read and talked to so many people (not just those of us with chronic illness) who struggle asking for help when we need it. I know I do. I also tend to snap when someone offers me help when I don't need it. And I think I may have figured out why (or at least part of the reason why). So much of the time, it seems people offer help because they feel sorry for you or they think you can't do whatever it is you're struggling with or some other reason that makes you an object of pity. And just because we're sick doesn't mean we can't see that.
Sure, I can't open a jar, turn a door knob, sit in a car for long periods of time without pain. I can't run or wear high heels or even some days button a button. But there is still a lot I can do. And just because I can't do those things—and I don't necessarily know at a given time whether I'll be able to do those things (and others) or not—doesn't make me useless or helpless or any less of a person.
No one wants to feel like they need help all the time. Or, at least I don't. And on those occasions I do need help, I don't want to feel like you're doing your good deed of the day by opening a jar of spaghetti sauce for me. But if you see I need help, lend a hand and move on, I will notice and I will be grateful. And, to boot, I'll get to keep a little bit of dignity.
Related Articles
- Gratitude the Hard Way (opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Did You Remember To Say Thank You? (psychologytoday.com)


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Also an App Game and a "Secret" Project.
In an event celebrating 10 years of the Twin Angel franchise, a new anime called "Twin Angel Break" has been announced, which will premier in the Spring Season.
A Game-App and a Secret project was also teased with a teaser video:
The Franchise started as a Pachinko Game in 2006.
Via: Anime News Network


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Victorian Barrow
Barrow's rapid expansion from small fishing village to Victorian boom-town produced feelings of surprise and even awe from some onlookers.
"One of the miracles of our time; I look upon it with that same sort of wonder with which some people regard the pyramids." (Bishop of Carlisle, 1871)
Pictured right, Juteworks by GH Andrews, painted in 1875.
If you want to find out more about this fascinating period then come to the Dock Museum for a visit or even a guided tour (booking essential for tours).
Early Days
In 1841 Barrow was a quiet country village of 152 inhabitants. Only 30 years later, the population had exploded to 18,911, an enormous increase. The discovery of large sops of iron ore, Furness Railway's development plans and a fever of speculation pushed on and on the town's growth.
Barrow was a farming village, roughly triangular in shape reaching down from the top of a glacial sand mound (called the Sand Area until Schneider Square was laid out in the 1890s) to the shoreline. Between 1770 and 1840 Barrow slowly grew; the number of buildings increased to 24 and the population to about 150. As well as farmers there were now grocers, a tailor, butcher, baker (but no candlestick maker), a blacksmith and two inns – the Burlington and the Ship.
The shelter of Walney island offered a safe harbour at Barrow and from about the 1740s a small port developed to carry away Furness iron ore to smelting works in Wales and the Midlands. Four jetties were built out into the Channel to ease the loading of ore boats, the first in 1790, the last in 1842. There was one bottleneck to overcome before the full potential of the mines around Dalton and Lindal could be realised. Ore was carted to the port of Barrow and whilst there could be up to 400 carts in action at any given time, the loads they carried were small and the primitive roads were often impassible in winter. In the era of railway mania the solution was obvious.


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We'd like to invite you to come work and play with us on Saturday August 7th from 1pm-6p. For those of you who have never seen the farm, this is a great opportunity to see it in full swing and talk with us about what we're growing and how. Kids and dogs (with leashes, please!) are welcome. We do not have a traditional bathroom, running water, or electricity – and any shade is nature provided – so please come prepared to rough it.
This is an opportunity to work, visit, and play. We believe that working alongside others not only goes faster, but is way more enjoyable. We want to welcome you into that work, but we don't want you to hesitate to come if you aren't able to work, or just want the kids to see the chickens. Please come for any length of time or in any capacity!
What to bring:
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long pants (I know it's hot – but it's worth it)
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Please let us know if you plan on coming.
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We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon!
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Michigan Brewers Guild Announces 2018 Board of Directors25-Jan-2018
Michigan Brewers Guild Announces 2018 Board of Directors
(KALAMAZOO, Mich) – The Michigan Brewers Guild recently elected its 2018 Board of Directors at its annual meeting, January 13, at the Kalamazoo Radisson Plaza Hotel. Each board position is a two-year term, elected in alternating years (4, 3).
The conference was a record-breaker in many ways for the organization, with more than 525 attendees and 112 vendors in the Allied Member Trade Show. The Guild also reported a record 245 member breweries during the Annual Meeting—an increase of 22 members since the previous January.
This year, four people were elected to the Guild board:
- Ryan Cottongim, Owner of Witch's Hat Brewing Company in South Lyon, was re-elected to serve his second term on the board, and will serve as the Guild's Secretary
- Scott Newman-Bale, Vice President of Short's Brewing Company in Bellaire, was re-elected to his fifth term and will once again serve as the Guild's Treasurer
- David Ringler, Owner of Cedar Springs Brewing Company in Cedar Springs, was elected to his first term on the board
- Chas Thompson, Beer Engineer at Schmohz Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, was appointed in 2017 to fill a vacancy on the board and he was elected to his first term on the board.
Additional board members include:
- Eric Briggeman, Director of Brewing Operations at Rochester Mills Production Brewery, continues his seventh term on the board and will serve his eleventh year as Guild President.
- Isaac Hartman, "Ambassador of Great Beer" from New Holland Brewing Company, continues his fifth term on the board of directors
- Garry Boyd, Managing Partner at BarFly Ventures (HopCat & Grand Rapids Brewing) continues his second term on the board and chairs the organization's sustainability and quality committees.
The Michigan Brewers Guild is the network of innovative and passionate brewers that serves as the recognized advocate for the Michigan craft beer industry. The mission of the Guild is to promote and protect the Michigan craft beer industry with an overarching goal to help craft beer acquire 20% of the market by 2025.
Michigan's thriving brewing industry conservatively contributes more than $144 million in wages with a total economic contribution of more than $600 million. In terms of overall number of breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs, Michigan ranks #6 in the nation – thus supporting its claim as "The Great Beer State."
facebook.com/MichiganBrewersGuild | twitter.com/MiBrewersGuild | instagram.com/MiBrewers
#MiBeer #DrinkMiBeer #GreatBeerState
Michigan Brewers Guild is a proud member and supporter of the following organizations:
Brewers Association | Michigan Agri-Tourism Association | Michigan Association of Society Executives | Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association | Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development | Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) | Michigan Festivals & Events Association | Michigan Grocers Association | Michigan Licensed Beverage Association | Michigan Lodging & Tourism Association | Michigan Restaurant Association | Michigan Snowsports Industries Association | Michigan State University – Extension | Michigan Trails | The Nature Conservancy | Tourism Industry Coalition of Michigan (TICOM) | Travel Michigan (MEDC — Pure Michigan) | West Michigan Tourist Association


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Reading file with FileInputStream (Servlet) - How to use relative pathing?
The idea:
Basically i'm trying to read a file and print it on the browser.
The problem:
I got it working but i have a problem that the file path being used is the full path on my computer (D:/Sites/GamersLust/web/html/index.html) and i don't think that's gonna sit well on a live host. I'm using the function from the file located at D:/Sites/GamersLust/web/index.jsp, which is the website's root.
Am i using the wrong method here to do this? I've tried setting the path to:
The code:
Java Code:
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws IOException, ServletException { // output an HTML page res.setContentType("text/html"); // print some html PrintWriter out = res.getWriter(); // print the file InputStream in = null; try { in = new BufferedInputStream (new FileInputStream("D:/Sites/GamersLust/web/html/index.html") ); int ch; while ((ch = in.read()) !=-1) { out.print((char)ch); } } finally { if (in != null) in.close(); // very important } }
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Reading file with FileInputStream (Servlet) - How to use relative pathing?
Do what I do (as I can never remember the path).
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File f = new File("dummy"); log.debug("file is at " + f.getAbsolutePath()); // Or whatever logging system you have
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Re: Reading file with FileInputStream (Servlet) - How to use relative pathing?
Hmmmm, that returned:
file is at C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 7.0\dummy
It's where my server is installed at... Is there a way to get the filepath of the file that's executing the command?
EDIT: Got it, here it is:
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String path = req.getSession().getServletContext().getRealPath("/");
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SAN DIEGO. October 11, 2016– The release of a decade-old tape by Donald Trump, replete with derogatory comments about women, is raising an outcry of dismay across the country. It is also raising questions about loyalty.
The tape has caused some to question Trump's suitability to hold the office of president, and his ability to address a variety of social issues impacting women.
Trump and Clinton: Reptilians in America
Some Trump supporters are now moving away from him, and some key Republicans are denouncing him all together.
It would appear that anyone disillusioned by the Trump tape could easily decide to either vote for Hillary, or suspend from voting for a Presidential candidate altogether.
Given the volatile nature of politics, and the closeness of the presidential election, how wise is it for Republicans to withdraw support for the party candidate at this point?
How serious are Republicans in their desire to win the race for the White House? Are the values and platforms of the Republican Party worth more than a gaffe by a key candidate, no matter how displeasing, and recommit to support of the Party itself.
This begs the question about loyalty.
What is loyalty?
According to Josiah Royce, in his book The Philosophy of Loyalty, excerpted in Wikipedia, loyalty is "the willing and practical and thoroughgoing devotion of a person to a cause."
There are five dimensions of loyalty, offered by Stephen Nathanson, Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University, published in Wikipedia, where he describes how they may vary:
-In strength
-In basis
-In scope
-In legitimacy
-In attitude
Ken Taylor, co-host and co-creator of Philosophy Talk, describes in his story, Loyalty, that loyalty binds people together, in friendships, marriages, and national unity.
A compelling justification in favor of loyalty is that, according to Institutional Theorists Hirschman, published in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, that valued social institutions have an intrinsic tendency to eventually decline.
Will the Republican party survive Donald Trump?
Therefore, he describes loyalty as a method of securing the longevity of valued social institutions by virtue the commitment of its members.
Though leaders may lose loyalty by not sharing in the sacrifices they ask of others, or by not playing by the same rules they expect of others, according to writer Victor Lipman, published in Psychology Today, it is
clear that loyalty is an intrinsic necessity for the success of any political party.
Is a political party simply one candidate, no matter how key, or is it comprised of many who subscribe to a common set of core values?
How determined is the Republican Party to win the presidential election, and place party principles ahead of flaws in any candidate?
The fact is that both presidential candidates have flaws and skeletons in their closets. Moreover, no candidate could possibly be a saint. Given enough digging, it would be easy to find a tragic flaw in almost anyone–especially one who is high profile."
This is not to excuse the Trump tape nor its contents.
Trump's apology was commendable and justifiably necessary.
Beyond the Trump tape is a man who has a history of being patriotic, is highly successful, is a demonstrated family man and an imperfect human being.
How perfect are We the People?
The critical factor this close to the end of a very high profile election is support for the candidate, and for the values of the party which he represents.
Loyalty is, among other things, standing unified together in the face of adversity, forgiving disappointments and focusing on gratitude for the good–principles which are critical in personal relationships, according to Psychology Today, and essential for success and promulgation of the values and tenets of any political party.
Until next time, enjoy the ride in good health!


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July 4th Facts
Published July 4, 2017
WASHINGTON – On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. This most American of holidays will be marked with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues across the country. As we celebrate this Independence Day, we reflect on how our Founding Fathers enshrined the importance of statistics in our Constitution as a vital tool for measuring our people, places and economy.
2.5 million
In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation.
323.1 million
The nation's estimated population on July 4, 2016.
The Signers
The number of signers to the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston comprised the Committee of Five that drafted the declaration. Jefferson, regarded as the strongest and most eloquent writer, wrote most of the document.
It is also worth noting that:
- John Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress, was the first signer, and a merchant by trade. In 2015, there were 7.7 million business establishments with paid employees in the United States; 1.1 million, like Hancock, were in the retail trade industry.
- Benjamin Franklin, who represented Pennsylvania, was the oldest of the signers at age 70. Franklin County, Pa., had an estimated population of 153,851 as of July 1, 2016. Edward Rutledge, of South Carolina, was the youngest at age 26.
- Two future presidents signed, John Adams (second president) and Thomas Jefferson (third president). Both died on the 50th anniversary of signing the declaration (July 4, 1826). There are 12 counties nationwide named Adams and 26 named Jefferson.
- Robert Livingston, who represented New York, was on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence but was recalled by his state before he could sign it. Livingston County, N.Y., was home to an estimated 64,257 people as of July 1, 2016.
- Representing Georgia in 1776 were Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall and George Walton. Gwinnett County, Ga. (907,135); Hall County, Ga. (196,637); and Walton County, Ga. (90,184), were named for these signers
- Charles Carroll, who represented Maryland, was the last surviving signer of the declaration. He died in 1832 at the age of 95. Carroll County, Md., named for him, had an estimated population of 167,656 as of July 1, 2016.
- Roger Sherman, who worked as a land surveyor and lawyer, represented Connecticut. In 2015, there were an estimated 25,698 surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists employed full time, year-round, and 879,090 lawyers employed full time, year-round nationwide.
- Nelson County, Va. (14,869), and Wythe County, Va. (29,016), were named for two of the six signers who represented the state of Virginia — Thomas Nelson Jr. and George Wythe.
The Bombs Bursting in Air
$296.2 million
The value of fireworks imported from China in 2016, representing the bulk of all U.S. fireworks imported ($307.8 million). U.S. exports of fireworks, by comparison, came to just $10.0 million in the same year.
$368.6 million
The value of fireworks sales by retailers in 2012.
$482.6 million
The value of fireworks and firecrackers sales by wholesalers in 2012. There were 172 wholesalers who sold these items in 2012.
You're a Grand Old Flag
$5.4 million
The value of U.S. imports of American flags in 2016. The vast majority of this amount ($5.3 million) was imported from China.
$27.8 million
The value of U.S. flags exported in 2016. Mexico accounted for the vast majority of U.S. flags exported ($26.1 million).
This Land Is Your Land
The number of counties and census incorporated places that contain the word "Liberty" in the name. Of the 33 areas, four are counties: Liberty County, Texas (81,704); Liberty County, Ga. (62,570); Liberty County, Fla. (8,202); and Liberty County, Mont. (2,409).
The number of incorporated places that has "Patriot" in its name: Patriot town, Ind., has an estimated population of 208.
The number of counties that have "Union" in the name. Of the 18 counties, the three largest in population are: Union County, N.J. (555,630); Union County, N.C. (226,606); and Union County, Ohio (55,457).
The British Are Coming!
$109.7 billion
The value of trade between the United States and the United Kingdom in 2016, making the British our adversary in 1776, the seventh-leading trading partner today.
The number of people reporting English ancestry in the United States. People claiming English ancestry ranked third behind those claiming German (45,526,331) and Irish ancestry (32,713,324).