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Islamic dreams about Blue Garment find dream interpretations. Meanings & explanations for Blue Garment dictionary!
Blue Garment dream interpretations
Blue Dream Explanation
— (Color) In a dream, the color
represents distress, depression, enmity, or a calamity. (Also see Colors)
Garment Dream Explanation
— Wearing a good quality
in a dream means prosperity in this world and in the hereafter. Wearing a woollen
in a dream means renouncing the world and calling on people to do the same and to desire the benefits of the hereafter. Wearing a green robe in a dream brings benefits and no harm. If a living person sees himself or someone else wearing green in a dream, it denotes his religious devotion. As for a deceased person, it means a good state and acceptance before Allah Almighty. It is also said that wearing a green
in a dream means receiving an inheritance. Wearing a white
also means glad tidings. If a fabric merchant or a tailor sees himself wearing a white
in a dream, it means lack of work. Wearing a black
in a dream means a bad omen, but if one is used to wearing black clothing, then it means honor, wealth and receiving a high ranking position. Wearing a red
in a dream means excess earnings that are not yet free from due alms. Such a person then must immediately pay the proper share of his earnings. A red
in a dream means death, sickness and to a poor person, it means increase in his difficulties. Wearing a red
in a dream can mean good only if the person wearing it is an unmarried woman. Otherwise, wearing red during festivals or social gatherings in a dream has no meaning. Wearing a yellow
in a dream or any of its derivative colors in general means ulcer or other internal festering illness. Wearing a silken
in a dream means loss and negligence of one's religious life. Wearing a
in a dream means distress and difficulties. Wearing a patterned
of mixed colors in a dream means being reprimanded by one's superior. It also could represent a flower merchant. Wearing a double sided coat means duplicity and affectation. A washed
in a dream means poverty and indebtedness. Wearing a brocaded
in a dream means attending a pilgrimage. Otherwise, if the person qualifies, it means controlling interests in a farmland, or it may represent a good harvest for that year. Wearing a
which is brilliant in colors for a man in a dream represents his pride and arrogance. If one sees himself wearing a silken raiment and portraying a religious jurist in a dream, it means that he is a seeker of worldly titles who may invent something new. Announcing lost and found garments in a dream means attending a pilgrimage to Mecca or a journey to an Arab country. A woman wearing a thin
in a dream represents her integrity, while if she is wearing a thick
, it represents her labor and hardships. If one sees himself putting on a new
after taking a ritual bath in a dream, it means prosperity or repayment of his debts. If one's new
is torn and cannot be repaired in the dream, it means inability to bear children. If the
can be repaired in the dream, it means that there is an evil spell over the person wearing it. Wearing two torn garments in a dream means death. A torn
in a dream also means a shattered religious or spiritual life, or it could mean that one is pursued by an evil person, or it could mean poverty or striving to satisfy one's basic material needs. If one is stripped of his clothing in a dream, it means loss of his status. Destroying or wasting garments in a dream brings glad tidings, unless if the person seeing the dream is incarcerated, or if he is a poor person, or if he is in debt. If a man sees himself wearing a woman's outfit in the dream, and if in his consciousness he intended to act effeminately, it means that he will face a calamity and carry a great burden. If he thinks in his dream that he is a woman, then his humiliation will be greater. Receiving used garments but in a good condition as a gift in a dream means money, though if they are in bad condition, they mean trouble. A dog wearing a woollen cloak in a dream represents a just ruler. If one sees a lion wearing a cotton or a linen cloak in a dream, it represents a ruler who confiscates people's properties and money. Wearing linen cloak in a dream also means living a dignified life. Eating a clean
in a dream means receiving lawful earnings, and eating a dirty
in a dream means living from unlawful money. Burning one's
in a dream means the end of his difficulties. Ironing off the creases of one's
before wearing it in a dream means interest in beauty, glitters and ornaments. (Also see Closet; Colors; Filth; Trader)
Dream Explanation
— (See Slip)
Garment alteration Dream Explanation
— (See Alterations)
Washing a
Dream Explanation
— (See Filth)
Sheet Worn as a
Dream Explanation
— A sheet worn as a
means the acquiring of the material world as well as Deen.
Alterations Dream Explanation
— (Couturier;
alteration; Hemming; Tailoring) Seeing a tailor doing alterations to a
in a dream signifies dispelling one's worries, overcoming one's difficulties, eradicating dishonesty, dispelling conceit or perhaps he could denote music, elation, sexual intercourse or someone who exhausts himself and strives in every way to help others. A tailor doing alterations to a
in a dream also could represent a preacher or a teacher at whose hands many people will repent of their sins and walk on Allah's path. A tailor doing alterations and handling trims and the ends of things represents a charitable person who makes someone happy by taking something from him and giving it to others. (Also see Tailor)
Colors Dream Explanation
— (Black; Blond; Bluish-black; Green; Maroon; Purple; Red; Reddish-brown; White; Yellow) The color black in a dream means prosperity, happiness or sickness. The color blond in a dream means war, sickness, piety, honor or a religious person. In a dream, the color blond also means contemptibleness, vileness, meanness or depravity. Black colored eyes in a dream represent a religious person. A bluish -black colored eyes in a dream connote opposing one's religion.
eyes in a dream entail religious innovations. Green eyes in a dream represent a religion that is different from all religions. The color green in a dream also represents a good harvest or prosperity. Green in a dream also means youth or fear of wrongdoing. In a dream, the color
represents distress, depression, enmity, or it could mean a calamity. The color red in a dream denotes joy, celebration, spirituality or dominion. Red means the world or material gains. In a dream, the color maroon or a reddish-brown color signifies dignity, nobility, power or it could represent a wealthy woman. The color purple in a dream represents a brilliant, skilful and a beautiful woman, or it could mean fragrance, instability, sickness, love and harmony. White in a dream also means beauty or it could represent elderly people. A black flag in a dream means a man of knowledge, a white one represents jealousy, a yellow flag represents an epidemic disease and a green flag means a journey by land. A black cloud in a dream represents a just judge while a white cloud represents a blessed, noble and true justice. A white thread in a dream represents the dawn and a black thread in a dream represents the night. If one sees his cheeks radiant white in a dream, it means honor, bounty, or it could mean achieving a high rank in one's community. Unknown white or green tents in a camp in a dream represent the graves of martyrs. Yellow represents strain, sickness, repentance, a son, or it could mean chivalry. (Also see Flag; Garment)
Brocade Dream Explanation
— (Silk brocade) Wearing a brocaded
in a dream means attending a pilgrimage. Owning extensive yardage of silk brocade in a dream means piety, presiding over people, a marriage to a beautiful and a noble woman who is worthy of respect. Buying folded yardage of silk fabric in a dream means getting a housemaid. Wearing a silk brocaded
in a dream means taking a beautiful and a virgin servant for a wife. If people of knowledge or religious leaders wear brocaded
in a dream, it represents their love for the world, or misleading the people through innovation.
Incident Dream Explanation
— A dream interpreter once said: "I saw in a dream a man who was blindfolded with a
piece of cloth. I asked him: 'Do you know what happened to my father?' The man replied: "Your father is dead.' Then he took me to may father's grave, where I felt the great loss, and I hugged it, cried, and wailed. When I woke up, I told another dream interpreter, who was a friend of mine, about my dream. He smiled and said: 'Your father's death in the dream means his longevity, and your crying means relief from distress.' I did not accept his interpretation of my dream, for I knew better the meaning of wailing and mourning in a dream. Soon after that, I visited my father, and my friend proudly reminded me of his interpretation. Later on, I travelled away from home. When I returned to my town, I passed by a graveyard. At the gate stood a woman who was guarding that cemetery and whose eye was bandaged with a
piece of cloth. I knew her, so I stopped and asked her about the news. She said to me: 'May God grant you a long life. Your father has passed away.' Then she took me to his grave, and I fell on it, crying and wailing, exactly as I saw in my dream. Thus, my friend's interpretation did not come true, for he has no hand in it."
Yellow Dream Explanation
— (Color) Wearing a yellow silken
in a dream means a sickness. If a warrior sees himself wearing a yellow silken
in a dream, it means that he will be decorated for his chivalry. Yellow in a dream also represents strains. (Also see Colors; Paleness)
Red Dream Explanation
— (The color red; Dignity; Nobility; Happiness) Wearing a red silken
in a dream means a sickness. If a warrior sees himself wearing a red silken
in a dream, it means that he will be decorated for his chivalry. Red in a dream also represents the world, its glitters and material pleasure. (Also see Blushing)
Filth Dream Explanation
— (Dirt) Dirty hair, a soiled
, or a filthy body in a dream mean distress and worries. Dirty clothing in a dream mean sins. If the dirt comprises oil or grease in the dream, it means attachment to mundane and material objects. Washing one's clothe in a dream means repenting from sin and washing them away. Cleaning off the wax in one's ears in a dream means hearing pleasing words. (Also see Cloth; Dirty face; Garment)
Clothing Dream Explanation
— (Dwellings; Face; Look; State; Transient) One's
in a dream represents his innermost thoughts that will eventually show in his attitude in life. If one's thoughts are good, then it will show, and if they are evil, they will also manifest. If one wears a slipper over his head and a turban in his foot in a dream, it means that he is carrying trouble. Depending on its type and name, a
in a dream could represent a man or a woman. Wearing a new
in a dream is better than seeing an old one. If a man sees himself wearing a woman's apparel in a dream, it means that he is a bachelor. If a woman sees herself wearing a man's
in a dream, it means that she is unmarried. Wearing a tightly buttoned shirt in a dream means experiencing tight circumstances or reuniting with a traveller returning home, or it could mean marriage for an unwed person. Wearing a stately apparel in a dream means honor and dignity. Wearing a soldier's uniform in a dream means war. Wearing a scholar's robe or a teacher's vest in a dream means studying to become a learned person. Wearing an ascetic's woollen wrap in a dream means becoming a renunciate. Wearing a salesman's suit in a dream means hard work or looking for work if the suit looks expensive in the dream, for people mostly wear expensive looking suits when they are still searching for work. Wearing a white
in a dream means pride, honor and dignity. Wearing silk in a dream means strength and occupying a high rank in a business or government. If one sees a deceased person wearing a silken
in a dream, it means that he is dwelling in the heavenly paradise. Wearing a
that is adorned with gold in a dream means victory over one's enemy. A black
means honor, reign and having mastery over people. Wearing a green
in a dream means martyrdom. Wearing a cotton
in a dream means following the Prophet's tradition (uwbp). Wearing a woollen
in a dream means clarity, unless if it is coarse or unfitting and in that case, it means poverty and humiliation. Wearing a linen
in a dream means enjoying a blessing or a favor. Wearing a brocaded
in a dream means receiving an important and a revered message, rising in station, enjoying wealth or it could represent the blessing of having a child. Wearing a robe that is trailing behind one's feet in a dream means rebellion and disobedience, while wearing a moderately short coat in a dream means purity, virtues and chastity. Wearing any type of
in a dream means emulating the character of such people or becoming a prisoner of war. Wearing a kufi or a headdress for prayers in a dream means atonement for one's sins. Wearing a jubbah or a long cloak in a dream means longevity. Wearing an open sports jacket in a dream means ease in one's life or financial success. Wearing a special costume for a festival or a celebration in a dream means prosperity and a wealth that is saved for one's children, or it could mean buying new merchandise for one's shop. Wearing a military uniform in a dream means distress, trouble or a scientific dispute. Wearing one's traditional costumes in a dream, or that of another community means to befriend them and to celebrate their festivities with joy. (Also see Filth; Linen; Used clothing)
Robe Dream Explanation
— (See Garment; Raiment)
Dyer Dream Explanation
— In a dream, a leather finisher or a fabric dyer represents a false person, though he also could do good. A dyer in a dream also represents someone of good financial standing or one who is in position to help others, or he could be a man of knowledge, or a person in authority. Seeing a dyer dying a white
into a green color in a dream means repentance from sins. If he changes the dye of a white
into black, it means apostasy. If one sees a dyer in his house receiving or taking garments to dye in a dream, he represents an adulterer and means that someone in that house may die in that year.
Ink Dream Explanation
— (Knowledge) In a dream, ink signifies honor, dignity and the rising of one's star. If one's shirt or
are stained with ink in a dream, it means disgrace, though one will eventually overcome his adversities and regain his former status. Seeing a spotted
with ink in a dream could mean leprosy, or perhaps that ink will soil one's shirt as seen in one's dream. Ink in a dream also signifies power and dominion. Writing with ink in a dream means strength and authority. Using ink or seeing someone using it in a dream means honor, rank, assisting others, and it may represent a learned person, or a religious scholar.
Green Dream Explanation
— (Fertile; Good harvest; Longevity; Paradise; Youth) Wearing a green
in a dream is a sign of piety, religious attendance, assiduity and devotion. Green silky garments are the robes of the dwellers of paradise. Seeing a departed person wearing a green raiment in a dream means that he or she are living in a good state and reaping the benefits of their deeds in the world. It could also mean inheriting the deceased person. As for the deceased person himself, it could also mean that he has left this world in a state of martyrdom. All green garments in a dream represent benefits. Green in a dream is also interpreted to mean submission to Allah's will. (Also see Garment)
Tearing down one's shirt Dream Explanation
— To tear open one's
in a dream means divorce.
Ripping Dream Explanation
— To tear open one's
in a dream means divorce, or marrying a virgin girl.


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Hello. I am bit perplexed. I was given a potted Magnolia Tree from a friend about six years ago. It was about four and half feet tall. I planted it in the front yard. The front yard gets full sun nearly all day. There are no other substantial bushes, trees or shrubs within 15 feet of the Magnolia. It blooms every year and looks quite healthy. YET..it has not grown one single inch in height since I planted it! Is this unusual? I began to wonder if it might be a Dwarf Magnolia but I understand that even those grow to 20 or so feet. Any clues? I am stumped. Cheers. |
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I'm no expert on magnolias (I rather hate them, actually, due to many childhood hours wasted raking tens of thousands of their leaves and picking up their horrible seed pods) but that doesn't sound right at all. First thing, was it root bound when you planted it? If the roots were all tight and balled up in a small pot, then often that tree will get permanently stunted because it can't develop a proper root system. Barring that, are you fertilizing the tree and ensuring micronutrients are available? And is there grass growing underneath the tree? St. Augustine grass in particular will gobble up every bit of water and nutrients and not let the tree get what it needs to grow. What about soil conditions there? Is perpetually wet or dry? I wonder if pH makes a difference for these trees. |
Are you sure you don't have a dwarf " Little Gem " magnolia tree ? What about the beautiful white flowers in spring,..none of them either ? I have two on my front lawn, one a " Little Gem " and the other a normal Southern Magnolia. The Little Gem was 3 1/2 ft tall at planting 3 yrs ago and now is 6 ft tall. Am expecting it to top out at about 9 - 10 ft. I have given it lots of TLC,..watered it 2 x a week the first 6 mos, then only occasionally, but fertilize every 3 mos with 10-10-10. I love magnolia's, the normal Southern Magnolia ( will get to 60 ft ) is now a robust 7 foot tall with the most magnificently scented, foot wide white flowers I have ever seen or smelled. Perhaps yours is a " Little Gem " dwarf and maybe even damaged somehow,..no growth in 6 yrs tho is very strange, even for a Little Gem. I'd ladle in some 10-10-10 every 2 months and carefully water it. If still no sign of growth I'd think seriously of digging it up. Good luck ! |
Thanks for the replies. I'm pretty positive I "loosened" the root ball before planting it. There is no grass around the tree (it is surrounded by a 6 foot circle of mulch). It has bloomed every year..big beautiful white flowers which smell lovely. The leaves are nice and shiney. It's just not getting any taller. One thing though.....it WAS planted on the site where a deceased Sago palm tree existed. I wonder if there could be any old palm root down in the ground impeding the magnolia's growth. Surely (if there were any root left) it would be rotted away by now. Hmmmm. Funny thing is...the friend who gave me the tree had two (that he had gotten from the same place). He never planted his and it has more than doubled in height just sitting in it's original pot. |
- Posted by starryrider (My Page) on Sun, Oct 7, 12 at 17:54
I would try an Azeala, Camillia, Gardenia fertilizer. Magnolias LOVE acid. |
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What's That Wednesday: The Cinnamon Stick at Coopers Tavern
The Cinnamon Stick cocktail at Coopers Tavern
The Cinnamon Stick Winter Warmer
The Coopers Tavern
20 W. Mifflin St.
256-1600, thecooperstavern.com
How Much
What's In It
-Captain Morgan spiced rum
-Goldschläger cinnamon schnapps
-Apple Cider from Mountain Cider Company
-Cinnamon stick for garnish
Why This Dish
Maybe it's something about sipping this drink inside of Coopers' cozy brick façade on a windy, rainy day—or maybe it's just the delicious combination of apple cider with Goldschläger schnapps. Either way, this seasonal warmer hits the spot. Though probably the simplest of the six warmers offered by the tavern, the Cinnamon Stick doesn't skimp on flavor. The multiple dimensions of spice provided by the layers of liqueurs that make up this drink leave a lasting tingle on the tongue. Alongside the Cinnamon Stick on the Winter Warmers menu are classic concoctions like the hot toddy, with more original creations like the Tiramisu and the S'more. Ordering one of these drinks will surely get you into the holiday mood, or at least make you forget about that gloomy weather outside. The Winter Warmers drink menu will be available until April.
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13 And every one of the children of Israel, and of the strangers who sojourn among them, that catcheth in the hunt a beast or fowl that may be eaten, he shall pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with earth; | 13 " 'Any Israelite or any alien living among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth, |
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(BPT) - Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate? Azodicarbonamide? Sodium Benzoate? Most people will agree that you shouldn't need a chemistry degree to read and understand what goes into your favorite foods. A simple glance at the average ingredient label, however, can be a confusing sight. This begs the question: If you can't pronounce it, should you be eating it?
One of today's top food trends focuses on efforts to eat clean, which means selecting only foods that are made from simple, wholesome ingredients. If you want to clean up your family's diet and take a simpler approach with the foods you buy, consider these three tips for eating clean.
1. Read and understand ingredient labels.
Only 35 percent of people always read ingredient lists before buying packaged food, according to a recent Good Food Made Simple survey. Checking the ingredient label is the easiest way to know which food products are clean and which are not, so make it a habit to check the label for every product while shopping, especially when shopping for breakfast foods that oftentimes are heavily processed. Because it's the most important meal of the day, seek products that use fewer ingredients, all of which you recognize.
What ingredients should be red flags? According to the nutritional experts at Good Food Made Simple, the top ingredients to avoid include: artificial or chemical preservatives or additives (such as sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate and calcium propionate), artificial flavors, artificial colors, artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes (such as sucralose/Splenda or aspartame/NutraSweet) and hydrogenated fats or oils (a source of trans fats).
2. Look for positive marketing.
Terms like "premium" and "naturally raised" might sound nice, but in reality, they can be misleading. These types of terms are not regulated, so any food producer can use them loosely. Be aware of fancy packing and meaningless claims so you can make an educated choice instead.
In addition to looking at the ingredient label, it's smart to pay attention to what is being promoted on the front of packaging. Look for food products that advertise no artificial preservatives, flavors, colors, trans fats or sweeteners. Food makers who choose not to use these types of ingredients will typically take steps to highlight their absence from foods by advertising it on the front of products.
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Previous parts: Intro, Part I and Part II
Today we are going to take a look at functions.
In Erlang there is no direct correspondence to what we have in Python:
1. default values, keyword arguments and formal parameter of form **name
def foo(key, name='ruslan', type='unknown', **kw): print 'key = %s, name = %s, type = %s' % (key, name, type) for key, val in kw.items(): print '%s = %s' % (key, val)
>>> foo(1) key = 1, name = ruslan, type = unknown >>> foo(1, type='known', x=1, y=10) key = 1, name = ruslan, type = known y = 10 x = 1
2. formal parameter of form *name
def double_sum(*args): return sum(x * 2 for x in args)
>>> double_sum(2, 4, 5) 22
Let's take a look at Erlang's function declaration syntax (a bit modified from Erlang Reference Manual):
- Function declaration consists of function clauses separated by semicolons (;) and terminated by period (.)
- Function clause consists of head and body separated by ->
- A clause head consists of function name (which is atom), argument list(each argument is pattern) and optional guard sequence beginning with keyword when.
- A clause body consists of sequence of expressions separated by comma (,)
Name(Pattern11,…,Pattern1N) [when GuardSeq1] ->
Name(PatternK1,…,PatternKN) [when GuardSeqK] ->
where Body is in form:
Number of arguments in function is called arity. Function is uniquely identified by combination of module name, function name and function's arity and this form is often written as m:f/N. Two functions in the module with the same name, but different arity
are completely different functions, remember it.
Enough dry theory, let's define our Erlang factorial function in module mymath.erl :
-module(mymath). -export([factorial/1]). factorial(0) -> 1; factorial(N) -> N * factorial(N-1).
What we have here:
1) function declaration of one function called factorial
2) there are two clauses
- first clause separated by semicolon (;)
factorial(0) ->
- second and final clause terminated with period (.)
factorial(N) -> N * factorial(N-1).
3) Every clause (first and second) has correspondingly head and body. Head consists of function's name, in our case it's factorial and after follows arguments list which contains patterns. In first clause pattern is 0, in second – N.
How this works:
When function is entered, the function clauses are pattern matched against passed arguments. Pattern matching happens in order functions are defined in module. So when you enter
1> mymath:factorial(5). 120
first 5 is matched against clause factorial(0) and fails as 5 != 0, then 5 is matched against N in second clause and pattern matching succeeds. As a result unbound variable N in pattern becomes bound and gets value 5. This leads to execution of body of second clause, namely N * factorial(N-1). This happens recursively until N becomes 0 and first clause factorial(0) is executed terminating recursion.
The same factorial function will look in Python without pattern matching like:
def factorial(n): if n == 0: return 1 return n * factorial(n-1)
In Python's version we "hardcoded" branching in function's body.
The benefits of pattern matching are that when conditions inside function become complex you may do your job better and write less code using pattern matching and also if you have big function this may mean that you do not have to modify body of your function but to add another clause with corresponding pattern.
Earlier I mentioned that function clauses are pattern matched in order they are defined in module. For our function this is important. If we change order of clauses this will lead to problems, as the condition to terminate recursion never appear:
-module(mymath). -export([factorial/1]). factorial(N) -> N * factorial(N-1); factorial(0) -> 1.
When compiling we will get warning (use C-c C-k in Emacs or c(mymath). in Eshell to compile)
2> c("/home/alienoid/dev/erlang/mymath", [{outdir, "/home/alienoid/dev/erlang/"}]). /home/alienoid/dev/erlang/mymath.erl:6: Warning: this clause cannot match because a previous clause at line 4 always matches {ok,mymath}
indicating that second clause will never match, but still you can call the function (it will most likely to crash after eating all your available memory).
You can easily avoid that problem introducing guard that starts with keyword when in function clause's head:
-module(mymath). -export([factorial/1]). factorial(N) when N > 0 -> N * factorial(N-1); factorial(0) -> 1.
Now you can put those two clauses in any order you like. I should also add that if during pattern matching no matched function clause is found a function_clause run time error will occur:
3> mymath:factorial(-4). =ERROR REPORT==== 24-Sep-2007::01:53:25 === Error in process <0.29.0> with exit value: {function_clause,[{mymath,factorial,[-4]},{erl_eval,do_apply,5},{shell,exprs,6},{shell,eval_loop,3}]} ** exited: {function_clause,[{mymath,factorial,[-4]}, {erl_eval,do_apply,5}, {shell,exprs,6}, {shell,eval_loop,3}]} **
What is guard anyway ? Guards make pattern matching more powerful, they can be used to perform different tests and comparison operations on variables in a pattern as you could see. You can have several guard expressions in clause separated by commans (,). The guard containing several guard expressions evaluates to true only if every guard expression evaluates to true. Example of guard containing several guard expressions:
-module(mymath). -export([factorial/1]). factorial(N) when is_integer(N), N > 0 -> N * factorial(N-1); factorial(0) -> 1.
For above definition calling mymath:factorial(5) reads as: choose clause factorial(N) when (N is integer AND N > 0)
There are also guard sequences which have form guard1; guard2; …; guardN and guard sequence evaluates to true if at least one guard is evaluated to true:
-module(mymath). -export([factorial/1]). factorial(N) when is_integer(N), N > 0; is_list(N) -> N * factorial(N-1); factorial(0) -> 1.
For above definition calling mymath:factorial(5) reads as: choose clause factorial(N) when (N is integer AND N > 0) OR N is list.
You have probably noted that the way we defined our factorial function means that it will be calling itself recursively and this will use stack and stack is not infinite resource. We need to do something about our function and this means to make it tail recursive. When last expression in function body is function call this means that call is tail recursive and this is how infinite loop may be done without consuming stack resources. So here is our new tail-recursive function factorial that uses accumulator to pass value of previous calculation:
-module(mymath). -export([factorial/1]). %% this one is exported, arity is 1 factorial(N) -> factorial(N, 1). %% helper function, not exported, arity is 2 %% tail-recursive, uses accumulator to store %% calculation between invocations factorial(N, Acc) when N > 0 -> factorial(N-1, N*Acc); factorial(0, Acc) -> Acc.
In foregoing example you can see guards, tail-recursion, usage of accumulators, functions with different arities. Experiment with it.


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June 5, 2012 Eric A. Cioppa, Superintendent Dear Superintendent: Pursuant to the provisions of 24-A M.R.S.A. §221 and in conformity with your instructions, a financial examination has been made of the State Mutual Insurance Company The following report is respectfully submitted. REPORT OF EXAMINATION STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010 Acceptance of Report of Examination WHEREAS a verified Report of Examination of State Mutual Insurance Company dated June 5, 2012, was delivered to that insurer on June 12, 2012, and WHEREAS State Mutual Insurance Company and Bureau of Insurance staff have agreed to certain modifications with respect to the Report of Examination, and WHEREAS I find such modifications proper, and WHEREAS no hearing with respect to the Report of Examination has been requested by State Mutual Insurance Company, NOW THEREFORE, I accept the Report of Examination as modified and hereby order it placed on file in the Bureau of Insurance as provided for by 24-A M.R.S.A. §226(3). Dated: ________________________ Table of Contents Scope of Examination............................................................................................................................................. 1 Scope of Examination State Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter, "State Mutual") was last examined as of December 31, 2006, by the State of Maine Bureau of Insurance (hereinafter, "Bureau"). This examination covered the period from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2010. This examination was a coordinated examination. The State of New Hampshire was the lead state. The examination was conducted at the controlling company's, Concord General Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter, "Concord General"), offices in Concord, New Hampshire. The offices in Concord are the main administrative offices of State Mutual and all the companies of the Concord Group. This examination was performed pursuant to the risk-focused approach promulgated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (hereinafter, "NAIC") and consisted of a review of State Mutual's operations, administrative practices, valuation of assets, and determination of liabilities at December 31, 2010, in conformity with statutory accounting practices, NAIC guidelines including the 2011 Financial Condition Examiners Handbook (hereinafter "FCEH"), and the laws, rules, and regulations prescribed or permitted by the State of Maine. The results of this examination present the financial condition of State Mutual as of December 31, 2010. Comments on various balance sheet items, for purposes of this report, may be limited to matters involving clarification, departures from laws, rules and regulations, and/or significant changes in amounts. Summary of Significant FindingsPrior ExaminationNone noted. Current ExaminationNone noted. Subsequent EventsNone noted. The CompanyHistoryState Mutual was incorporated in Gorham, Maine on May 15, 1899, as the Dirigo Mutual Fire Insurance Company and subsequently moved to Portland, Maine. On July 1, 1934, State Mutual changed its name to State Mutual Fire Insurance Company. On January 19, 1965, State Mutual changed its name to State Mutual Insurance Company. State Mutual's statutory home office was moved to Auburn, Maine on July 1, 1965. Corporate RecordsState Mutual's articles of incorporation and bylaws were reviewed. In addition to legal documentation review, the minutes of the board of directors' meetings, held during the period under examination, were reviewed. Corporate GovernanceState Mutual is governed and overseen by its board of directors and the management team of State Mutual. As of December 31, 2010, the board of directors of State Mutual consisted of the following members:
As of December 31, 2010, the executive officers of State Mutual consisted of the following individuals:
In 2011, James Oliver Coyne and Wayne Edward Hutchins left the board of directors. As such, at December 31, 2011, State Mutual reported six members of the board of directors. At the March 26, 2012 annual meeting, Gordon Alvin Rehnborg Jr. was appointed to the board of directors in compliance with the 24-A M.R.S.A. §3411 (1). Code of Conduct and Conflict of InterestTitle 24-A M.R.S.A. §3413 identifies potential conflict of interest areas. State Mutual has a conflict of interest policy whereby all directors and officers must sign a disclosure and acknowledgement statement on an annual basis. State Mutual also has a code of business conduct and ethics policy. Corporate ControlState Mutual is a mutual insurance company under the common control of Concord General through a reinsurance arrangement in which 100% of the insurance operations are ceded to Concord General, 0% is assumed back to State Mutual, and all operations are administered by Concord General. The organization charts below show Concord General and all affiliates: Concord General controls the following companies through management and reinsurance agreements: Fidelity Bond and Other Insurance Fidelity Bond and Other InsuranceAs of December 31, 2010, State Mutual had adequate fidelity bond coverage. The policy was issued to Concord General, and State Mutual was listed as a named insured. The $1,000,000 fidelity bond satisfied the NAIC suggested amount of $1,000,000. Territory & Plan of OperationState Mutual is licensed to transact business in the State of Maine. State Mutual primarily writes homeowners multiple peril coverage. Transactions with AffiliatesAll insurance operations are managed by Concord General under a written Insurance Management Agreement effective January 1, 1996, as amended January 1, 2008. The Company entered into a Reinsurance Agreement with Concord General effective January 1, 1996, as amended January 1, 2007. Please refer to the Reinsurance section of this report. Growth of CompanyThe following table presents certain statistics related to the growth of State Mutual: ReinsuranceAll policies are reinsured as written with Concord General under a written reinsurance agreement between Concord General and State Mutual entered into on January 1, 1997, and amended January 1, 2007. Concord General agrees to reinsure and assume, and State Mutual agrees to cede and transfer to Concord General, automatically from inception, all liabilities incurred under or in connection with all contracts and policies of insurance issued by State Mutual. State Mutual agrees to pay to Concord General all premiums on business written by State Mutual, and Concord General agrees to pay all losses and loss expenses. The conditions of the reinsurance shall, in all cases, be identical with the conditions of the original insurance. Accounts and RecordsAccounts and records were reviewed and tested in order to assess the impact on State Mutual's financial condition and conformity with related laws. Statutory DepositsState Mutual reported the following security deposits as of December 31, 2010: The security deposited with the State of Maine meets the requirements set forth in 24-A M.R.S.A. §412. Litigation State Mutual is not aware of potential lawsuits or other legal action beyond the ordinary course of business which would be considered material in relation to the financial position of State Mutual. Financial StatementsThe accompanying financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, State Mutual's statutory financial position as of December 31, 2010, and statutory results of operations for the period then ended. The financial statements as of December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, are unexamined and are presented for comparative purposes only. Statement of Admitted Assets, Liabilities, and Surplusas of December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007 Statement of OperationsYears Ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007 Statement of Capital and SurplusYears Ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, and 2007 Conclusion State Mutual's financial condition, as reported by management, is reflected in the statements and supporting exhibits contained in this report. The basis of preparation of such statements conforms to laws, rules, and regulations prescribed and/or permitted by the Bureau. Acknowledgement of cooperation and assistance extended to the examiners by all State Mutual and the Concord Group personnel is hereby expressed. State of Maine James C. Williams, being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that, in accordance with authority vested in him by Eric A. Cioppa, Superintendent, pursuant to the Insurance Laws of the State of Maine, he has made an examination of the condition and affairs of the State Mutual Insurance Company located in Auburn, Maine as of December 31, 2010, and that the foregoing report of examination subscribed to by him is true to the best of his knowledge and belief. The following examiners from the Bureau assisted: James C. Williams, CPA, CFE, CIE Subscribed and sworn to before me Last Updated: October 22, 2013 |
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The Winter's Tale
Shakespeare's tale of sexual jealousy and loving reconciliation can require a leap faith from audiences buying into its fable-like mix of royal intrigue, psychological delusion, prophetic oracles, pastoral pleasures and miraculous resurrection.
Eva Feiler and Keir Charles in The Winter's Tale at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Photo: Mark Douet
So it's heartening to read in the programme for associate director Paul Miller's compelling new production that 'faith' was the company's watchword throughout the rehearsal process, reflecting Paulina's line during the play's happy ending where she breathes life into the statue of grief-stricken Leontes' dead queen Hermione: "It is required you do awake your faith."
It's just as heartening to see how, without any trendy contextual clutter, Miller manages to awake the play's central themes, and handle its sudden switch in tone during the second act, by remaining true to the text and by trusting his actors to deliver it with complete conviction and crystal clarity.
There's plain honesty in Simon Daw's design too - a bare floorboard performance area, one main upstage entrance, the minimum of props, simple but immaculate Ruritanian costumes. And Mark Doubleday's lighting - hot and focused for the festering court intrigues in Sicilia; warm and gorgeous for the healing climes of Bohemia - only enhances the overarching no-frills minimalist approach.
Over the course of the play the actors may have to veer between lyrical speeches, psychological melodrama, low comedy and rural otherworldliness, but the entire company, led by Daniel Lapaine as Leontes, Claire Price as Hermione and Jonathan Firth as Polixenes, seem to delight in taking the audience with them on their irresistible journey into a Shakespearean fairytale for grown-ups.


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Mayor John Cranley is trying to find a compromise over whether early voting will move out of downtown after the 2016 general election, as some Republicans in the county government have suggested. Cranley called for a meeting with Hamilton County Board of Elections Chairman and Hamilton County Democratic Party Chairman Tim Burke, Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou, Cincinnati NAACP President Ishton Morton and Hamilton County Board of Commissioners President Chris Monzel. The meeting will aim to "discuss alternatives the City of Cincinnati can offer to accommodate early voting downtown after the 2016 elections. (Cranley) believes that such a discussion is consistent with the recommendation of the secretary of state that there be an effort to find a nonpartisan solution to the existing disagreement."
With a $12 million price tag in mind, Cranley remains worried Cincinnati is paying too much for a downtown grocery and apartment tower project. But the project is truly one of a kind, claims The Business Courier: The tower would boast nearly twice the number of luxury apartments of any other project underway in Over-the-Rhine or downtown. And it would replace a decrepit garage and establish the first full-scale grocery store downtown in decades.
A study found Ohio teens' painkiller abuse dropped by 40 percent between 2011 and 2013. State officials quickly took credit for the drop, claiming their drug prevention strategies are working. But because the Ohio Youth Risk Behavior Survey only has two sets of data on painkillers to work with — one in 2011 and another in 2013 — it's possible the current drop is more statistical noise than a genuine downturn, so the 2015 and 2017 studies will be under extra scrutiny to verify the trend.
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Ohio's unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 percent in January, down from 7.3 percent the year before. The numbers reflect both rising employment and dropping unemployment in the previous year.
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Flaherty & Collins, the developer that wants to tear down a garage as part of its downtown grocery and apartment tower project, offered to pay for a tenant's move to keep the deal moving forward. The tenant, Paragon Salon, recently announced its intent to sue the city after Mayor John Cranley's refusal to pay for the salon business's move left the development project and Paragon in a limbo of uncertainty. With Flaherty & Collins' offer, the development deal should be able to advance without extra costs to the city.
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A group of Greenpeace protesters face burglary and vandalism charges after a stunt yesterday on the Procter & Gamble buildings. Protesters apparently teamed up with a helicopter to climb outside the P&G buildings to hang up a large sign criticizing the company for allegedly enabling the destruction of rainforests in Indonesia by working with an irresponsible palm oil supplier. P&G officials say they are looking into the protesters' claims, but they already committed to changing how they obtain palm oil by 2015.
Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. (3CDC) will step in to resolve the status of a downtown grocery and apartment tower project. The previous city administration pushed the project as a means to bring more residential space downtown, but Mayor John Cranley refuses to pay to move a tenant in the parking garage that needs to be torn down as part of the project. Following Cranley and Councilman Chris Seelbach's request for 3CDC's help, the development agency will recommend a path forward and outline costs to the city should it not complete the project.
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Cranley insists politics were not involved in an appointment to the Cincinnati Board of Health, contrary to complaints from the board official the mayor opted to replace. Cranley will replace Joyce Kinley, whose term expired at the end of the month, with Herschel Chalk. "Herschel Chalk, who(m) I'm appointing, has been a long-time advocate against prostate cancer, who's somebody I've gotten to know," Cranley told WVXU. "I was impressed by him because of his advocacy on behalf of fighting cancer. I committed to appoint him a long time ago."
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Mayor John Cranley could dismantle a deal that would produce a grocery store, 300 luxury apartments and a new parking garage downtown. Cranley says he doesn't want millions put toward the deal, even though the developer involved plans to invest another $60 million. Councilman Chris Seelbach says the deal isn't dead just because of the mayor's opposition, and City Council could act to bypass the mayor, just like the legislative body did with the streetcar project and responsible bidder. To Seelbach, the deal is necessary to bring much-needed residential space and an accessible grocery store downtown.
Cincinnati officials and startup executives will try to bring Google Fiber, which provides Internet speeds 100 times faster than normal broadband, to Cincinnati. Google plans to hold a national competition to see which cities are most deserving of its fiber services. "Over the last several years, Cincinnati's innovation ecosystem has made tremendous strides," Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld said in a statement. "We're increasingly becoming a magnet for talented entrepreneurs across the country who want to come here to bring their big ideas to life. We need to ensure that we have the modern technological infrastructure to make Cincinnati nationally competitive."
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About 1 in 20 Cincinnatians, many of them in the wealthiest neighborhoods, pay less in taxes because their home renovations and constructions are subsidized by a local tax program. While the program benefits the wealthy, it also hits Cincinnati Public Schools and other local services through lost revenue. The tax abatement program aims to keep and attract residents and businesses by lowering the costs of moving and living in Cincinnati. Anastasia Mileham, spokeswoman for 3CDC, says the tax abatements helped revitalize Over-the-Rhine, for example. Others say the government is picking winners and losers and the abatement qualifications should be narrowed.
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City Council yesterday expressed support for a barebones parking plan that would upgrade all meters to accept credit card payments and increase enforcement around the city, which should boost annual revenues. The plan does not increase rates or hours at meters, as Mayor John Cranley originally called for. It also doesn't allow people to pay for parking meters through smartphones. The plan ultimately means death for the parking privatization plan, which faced widespread criticism after the previous city administration and council passed it as a means to jumpstart new investments and help fix the city's operating budget and pension system.
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Cincinnati leaders intend to adopt a domestic partner registry that would grant legal recognition to same-sex couples in the city. Councilman Chris Seelbach's office says the proposal would particularly benefit gays and lesbians working at small businesses, which often don't have the resources to verify legally unrecognized relationships. Seelbach's office says the registry will have two major requirements: Same-sex couples will need to pay a $45 fee and prove strong financial interdependency. In a motion, the mayor and a supermajority of City Council ask the city administration to structure a plan that meets the criteria; Seelbach's office expects the full proposal to come back to council in the coming months.
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The mayor and a supermajority of City Council backs efforts to establish a domestic partner registry for same-sex couples in Cincinnati, Councilman Chris Seelbach's office announced Tuesday.
If adopted by the city, the registry will allow same-sex couples to gain legal recognition through the city. That would let same-sex couples apply for domestic partner benefits at smaller businesses, which typically don't have the resources to verify legally unrecognized relationships, according to Seelbach's office.
Specifically, the City Council motion asks the city administration to reach out to other cities that have adopted domestic partner registries, including Columbus and eight other Ohio cities, and establish specific guidelines.
Seelbach's office preemptively outlined a few requirements to sign up: Same-sex couples will need to pay a $45 fee and prove strong financial interdependency by showing joint property ownership, power of attorney, a will and other unspecified requirements.
"As a result of a $45 fee to join the registry, we believe this will be entirely budget neutral, meaning it won't cost the city or the taxpayers a single dollar," Seelbach said in a statement.
If the plan is adopted this year, Cincinnati should gain a perfect score in the next "Municipal Equality Index" from the Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group that, among other tasks, evaluates LGBT inclusion efforts from city to city. Cincinnati scored a 90 out of 100 in the 2013 rankings, with domestic partner registries valued at 12 points.
Seelbach expects the administration to report back with a full proposal that City Council can vote on in the coming months.
Gov. John Kasich gave his State of the State speech last night, promising to combat Ohio's heroin epidemic, cut taxes and create jobs across the state. The speech didn't promise any new, huge proposals; instead, it focused on expanding the approach Kasich has taken to governing Ohio in the past four years. Democrats criticized the speech for failing to note Ohio's recent economic struggles, with the state now among the worst in the nation for job growth. Meanwhile, a recent analysis from left-leaning Policy Matters Ohio found Kasich's proposed tax cut would benefit the wealthy.
Ohioans are moving left on marijuana and same-sex marriage, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released yesterday. The poll found 87 percent of Ohioans now support legalizing marijuana for medical uses, and 51 percent support allowing adults to legally possess a small amount of the drug. Meanwhile, half of Ohio voters now support same-sex marriage, compared to 44 percent who do not. Whether the widespread support translates to ballot issues remains to be seen. CityBeat covered Ohio's medical marijuana movement here and same-sex marriage efforts here.
The Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) plans to alleviate parking problems in Over-the-Rhine by adding a parking meter to every parking space in the neighborhood and asking City Council to allow residential parking permits in neighborhoods that mix commercial and residential. (Today, the city code allows residential parking permits only in neighborhoods that are 100 percent residential.) The plan would add 162 metered spaces to the 478 currently metered spaces, and 637 spaces would be designated for residents.
City Council could move to officially dissolve the parking privatization plan as soon as Wednesday. What will replace the plan is still unclear, but CityBeat compared Mayor John Cranley's proposal to the parking privatization plan here.
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell says officers responded appropriately to an incident in which police shot and killed a suspect. Blackwell said police had to respond with deadly force when the suspect came out of his house with a rifle.
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Ohioans are moving left on marijuana and same-sex marriage, according to a poll released Monday by Quinnipiac University.
The poll found an overwhelming majority — 87 percent — of Ohioans support legalizing marijuana for medical uses. About 51 percent support allowing adults to legally possess a small amount of the drug. And 83 percent agree marijuana is equally or less dangerous than alcohol.
At the same time, 50 percent of Ohio voters now support same-sex marriage, compared to 44 percent who do not.
A plurality of voters — 34 percent versus 26 percent — also disapproved of Gov. John Kasich's handling of abortion. (In the latest state budget, Kasich and his fellow Republicans in the Ohio legislature imposed new restrictions on abortions and abortion providers.)
Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,370 registered Ohio voters from Feb. 12 to Feb. 17 for the poll, producing a 2.7 percent margin of error.
The findings indicate the state is moving left on the biggest social issues of the day.
In 2004, Ohioans approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Last year, a Saperstein Associates poll conducted for The Columbus Dispatch found 63 percent of Ohioans favor legalizing medical marijuana, but 59 percent said they oppose full-on legalization. (Given the different methodologies, it's unclear how Saperstein Associates' results compare to Quinnipiac University's poll.)
Whether the liberal shift applies to ballot initiatives remains to be seen. This year, two groups aim to get medical marijuana and same-sex marriage on the Ohio ballot.
Contrary to what polling numbers might imply, it currently seems more likely same-sex marriage will end up on the ballot this year. FreedomOhio, which is leading the effort, says it already has the petition signatures required to get the issue on the ballot in November, even though other LGBT groups, including Equality Ohio, say the effort should wait until 2016.
Meanwhile, the Ohio Rights Group admits it doesn't yet have the signatures required to get medical marijuana on the ballot. The organization has until July to gather 385,247 petition signatures, which in large part must come from at least half of Ohio's 88 counties. In the very unlikely scenario the Ohio Rights Group gets all the petitions in circulation back with 36 legitimate signatures filled out on each, the organization would have about 246,000 signatures.
Still, with support seemingly growing, it seems unlikely medical marijuana and same-sex marriage will remain illegal in Ohio for much longer.


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Haiti: Deputies Urge the Executive to Subdue Insecurity
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Deputies Rony Celestin (Thomassique/Lavni), Martial Depas (Cabaret/AAA) and Eloune Doréus (Mole St Nicolas/Alternative) criticized the passivity of the government in response to increasing banditry.
Several Deputies denounced Monday the sharp deterioration of the security climate in many parts of the country and urged the government to act swiftly and fight a new wave of insecurity that led last week to murder and kidnapping.
The representative of Cerca La Source / Thomassique (center) Rony Celestin says that in his district traders are regularly preyed upon by bandits. Highlighting the fact that gangs are not only operating in Port-au-Prince, the Parliamentary of Lavni says the situation has already lasted too long.
His colleague of Cabaret (West), Martial Despas, said that his district also saw hard times due to the rise of insecurity coupled with the explosion of unhealthy and economic stagnation. The MP cited as an example the case of a young entrepreneur Cabaret already a victim of repeated burglaries and has not been spared in recent days.
For its part, the MP for Mole Saint-Nicolas (northwest), Eloune Doréus, is very concerned at the resurgence of the phenomenon, says he will have a negative effect on all efforts to attract investment foreigners in Haiti.
Convinced that rampant banditry is mainly due to problems of social and non-political, the Alternative elected called Martelly-Conille government to adopt appropriate measures to prevent the people of a dark Christmas and New Year.
Two policemen were killed last week, the body of one of them was found burned.
In terms of heinous kidnapping, various cases have been reported. A prominent banker and a health professional that was with him were released after long hours of confinement.
A collaborator of Radio Kiskeya has escaped his captors through the miraculous intervention of a police patrol.
Fast-moving armed gangs operating in several sectors of the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince are literally on the offensive on the eve of Christmas.
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