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BkiUdybxaJiQn-58DYkF | Date native Wilmington man, Date chica man Wilmington to native
The events of November 10,in Wilmington were a turning point in North Carolina history. By force, a white mob seized the reins of government in the port city and, in so doing, destroyed the local black-owned newspaper office and terrorized the African American community. In the months thereafter, political upheaval resulted across the state and legal restrictions were placed on the right of blacks to vote. The era of "Jim Crow," one of legal segregation not to end until the s, had begun. Inthe General Assembly established the Wilmington Race Riot Commission to develop a historical record of the event and to assess the economic impact of the riot on African Americans locally and across the region and state.
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By the time the fire started, Alexander Manly had vanished. The crowd, led by a former congressman, had given the editor in chief an ultimatum: Destroy your newspaper and leave town forever, or we will wreck it for you.
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It was the morning of November 10,in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the fire was the beginning of an assault that took place seven blocks east of the Cape Fear River, about 10 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. What happened that day was nearly lost to history. For decades, the perpetrators were cast as heroes in American history textbooks.
The black victims were wrongly described as instigators. It took nearly a century for the truth of what had really happened to begin to creep back into public awareness.
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Today, the old site of The Daily Record is a nondescript church parking lot—an ordinary-looking square of matted grass on a tree-lined street in historic Wilmington. The Wilmington Journala successor of sorts to the old Daily Recordstands in a white clapboard house across the street. Even many of those North Carolinians who are now aware of it are still reluctant to talk about it. Those who do sometimes stumble over words like insurrection and riot —loaded terms, and imprecise ones.
Not only was it a coup, though; the massacre was arguably the nadir of post-slavery racial politics. Woodhouse may have been more interested in gaining political points than actually probing a painful memory in North Carolinian history.
A capsule biography of Alfred Moore Waddell —the former member of Congress who led the massacre—from the website of the Cape Fear Historical Institute in Wilmington exemplifies what some students were long taught:. The Democrats and most white citizens of the State feared a return to the corrupt and financially devastating rule of Republicans as had been experienced during reconstruction in the late s.
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Waddell led white Wilmingtonians in their effort to shut down a racially inflammatory black newspaper, and then became mayor of Wilmington after the unpopular Republican regime had reed. That passage was written by Bernhard Thuersam, who is a former chair both of the Cape Fear Museum board, and of the state chapter of the League of the South.
According to the historian David S. It included the Wright brothers, Virginia Dare, and then it included three of the people who were the leaders of the white supremacy campaign. In the s, s, s, s, they bragged about [the coup].
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After that, they backed off but it stayed in the history books and they talked about it as an unfortunate but necessary event. In fact, part of how historians have pieced together the real story of the Wilmington Massacre is by looking back at newspaper archives—from towns all across North Carolina, not just Wilmington—where similar violence was coordinated that day.
After open celebration of white-supremacist violence lost favor, a sort of bland sanitizing of history dominated recollections. That lasted until around the time of the centennial of the massacre, inwhen scholars and the descendants of the Wilmington black community that had been nearly destroyed in began to push for recognition of what really happened.
Men like Charles B. Aycock, an agitator of the Wilmington riots who three years later was elected governor on a platform of white supremacy, were revered in the state until recently—and, in some cases, still are. And that was deliberate. But now that history is being uncovered and spread. The Wilmington Massacre is widely acknowledged as a coup and as a foundational moment in creating a white-supremacist state.
North Carolina Republicans have helped uncover that history as well, although some of their acknowledgments of the legacy of white supremacy have come with partisan strings attached. Inback when he was a first-term state General Assembly representative, Senator Thom Tillis blocked a state resolution formally apologizing for the massacre. Nationally, conservatives have often taken a similar tack; embracing long-suppressed bits of historical knowledge about the full scope of white supremacy, so long as they can use them to attack Democrats.
Of course, this kind of weaponization of history is most effective if the Republican and Democratic parties are viewed as unbroken ideological identities dating back to the days of Abraham Lincoln. Like the rest of the South, the state experienced mass party realignment after the s civil-rights movement, when southern whites began to abandon the Democratic Party.
Former Senator Jesse Helms, another Carolinian folk hero whose legacy is the subject of an ongoing controversywas central to that realignment.
Born and raised a Democrat in the Solid South, Helms switched parties intwo years before his first Senate run. InHelms remarked of his decision:. And I think I felt, as many other Democrats felt and feel, that really I had no real faith in the party. Changing parties, changing party registration, is like moving from a church.
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And across those spectra, politicians of all stripes have contributed to enduring racial inequalities. But white social conservatism was undoubtedly the driving force of Democratic white-supremacist regimes in the South, and its reaction to the loss of the hegemony is part of what precipitated the rise of the modern Republican Party. Lost in the fire that destroyed The Daily Record were the lives of black citizens and the spirit of a thriving black community, and also the most promising effort in the South to build racial solidarity.
In wielding the memory of the massacre in an attack against the Democrats, Woodhouse runs the risk of implicating his own party in those losses.
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But history serves higher purposes than blame. It can be employed in understanding the remnants of that white-supremacist regime today, and learning how to truly defeat the ills of Jim Crow. In honoring the past and the victims of Wilmington, history places the responsibility of racial equality at the feet of all political parties, and all Americans.
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BkiUdl04uzlh5xHhzI4g | Asian Journal of Sports Medicine Sports Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Asian Journal of Sports Medicine (AsJSM)
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Scientific Research Approval The Iranian committee of medical science journals of ministry of health and medical education according to certificate number 704/2145 on 13 July 2011 as scientific research medical journal.
Aim & Scope Asian Journal of Sports Medicine (AsJSM) is an international peer reviewed medical journal; presenting the worldwide new research on Sports Medicine, with special interest in Asian countries. This journal is published quarterly by Tehran University of Medical Sciences' Sports Medicine Research Center in English. The purpose of AsJSM is to increase knowledge, stimulate research in all fields of Sports and exercise medicine, and promote health and better life. To achieve the goals, the journal publishes basic, biomedical, and clinical research on all topics of sports medicine especially medical aspects on worldwide sports and endemic sports in Asian countries. The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and their significance to our readership. The Editorial Board reserves the right to refuse any material for publication and advises that authors should retain copies of submitted manuscripts and correspondence as material cannot be returned. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the editors.
Content Coverage The journal publishes original research and reviews in all aspects of basic, biomedical and clinical sports medicine, such as injury management, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, exercise physiology, sports psychology, public health, Sports nutrition and sports sciences.
Abbreviation Title ISO: Asian. J. Sports. Med. | JCR: ASIAN J SPORTS MED
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BkiUd0U4eIOjRxkyi6wg | Clorox has been a leader in the U.S. integrated reporting movement. Join us to hear about Clorox's latest integrated report, learn about the journey that got them to this point and their experience with integration.
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BkiUdjQ5qhLA9mqw1WwM | Watch: group of endangered humpback dolphins spotted at Abu Dhabi beach
There are about 700 Indian Ocean humpback dolphins inhabiting Abu Dhabi waters
Gillian Duncan
A pod of humpback dolphins were spotted in shallow waters on Saadiyat Island over the weekend.
The group were seen swimming close to the shore in a video shared on the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi's Twitter feed.
"We are grateful to experience moments such as these," said the post.
"Please remember, if you see wildlife, don't approach them and watch from a distance for your safety and theirs."
Humpback dolphins can be found in various regions around the world, where they prefer to swim close to the shore.
There are various species of humpbacks, all of which share a distinctive humped-shaped triangular fin.
Indian Ocean humpback dolphins are native to the Middle East, East Africa and the west coast of India.
They are classed as endangered by The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, a global conservation body working to preserve wildlife and nature.
World's largest population of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins are found in Abu Dhabi.
Other species of humpback dolphins include the Atlantic humpback, Australian humpback and Indo-Pacific humpback.
"Although once thought to be widespread throughout their range and present in large groupings, their numbers have declined significantly over the years and only small, localised populations are thought to remain," said the Whale and Dolphin Conservation, a UK-based charity.
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They were only recognised as a species in their own right since 2014 and their numbers continue to fall, said the group.
Abu Dhabi was found to be home to the world's largest population of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins in a survey carried out in 2014 and 2015.
During the surveys in the capital, scientists spotted humpback dolphins on 32 of the 55 days they spent at sea, or 58 per cent of the time.
They observed 54 independent groups of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins, ranging in size from one to 24 individuals.
Most groups - 79 per cent - had less than 10 dolphins.
More than one-quarter of the humpback dolphins observed in 27 per cent groups were calves.
Using statistical inference models, the researchers estimated that there are 701 Indian Ocean humpback dolphins inhabiting Abu Dhabi waters. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUaxbxK0iCl4WD2LJ_ | Chelsea vs Arsenal: Five players to watch out for in the FA Cup final
31 July,2020 Opinions
Hostilities will resume when Chelsea battle Arsenal in the all-London FA Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
The two local rivals battled in the Europa League final last season and it was Chelsea who emerged victorious with a 4-1 thrashing of Unai Emery's side in what was Eden Hazard's farewell game for the Blues.
Despite it being just 13 months since that final, both teams will head into the contest with new managers at the helm. Chelsea appointed Frank Lampard after Maurizio Sarri's departure back home to Italy and Arsenal sacked Emery midway through the current season and poached Mikel Arteta from Manchester City to lead them into the future.
Arsenal vs Chelsea FA Cup final: Preview, team news, where to watch
It won't only be the managers but also a few new faces who weren't part of that Europa League final that will take centre-stage on Sunday. We take a look at the five players who could impact their team's trophy aspirations in the FA Cup final.
Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be the Gunners' go-to man on Sunday in the final.
The Gabonese has struck 68 goals for Arsenal since joining them in January 2018 from Borussia Dortmund and been the silver lining in a rather poor spell for the club. Aubameyang scored twice in the semifinal against Manchester City in Arsenal's surprise 2-0 win over the defending champions.
He was on target against Chelsea at the Emirates and gave his side the lead, but the much-maligned Arsenal defence conceded two sloppy goals in quick succession and the Gunners lost 2-1.
The Arsenal captain will be eager to score a goal or two and lift the FA Cup on Sunday, his first with the Gunners.
The American wonder kid has been a revelation for Chelsea this season. Pulisic has scored nine goals in his debut campaign with the Blues and has delivered some brilliant performances over the course of the season.
Like Aubameyang, Pulisic arrived from Dortmund and was touted to be Eden Hazard's replacement at the club. The youngster hasn't let the pressure of expectation bog his performances and has been immense for Frank Lampard's men over the course of the season. Pulisic has been in top form since the return of football post-lockdown and scored goals against Manchester City and Liverpool.
The American is in red hot form and will be the Blues' biggest threat in attack in the final.
The Frenchman was on his way out of Stamford Bridge in the January transfer window, with Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur chasing his signature. However, an injury to Tammy Abraham meant that Giroud stayed put and Chelsea coach Frank Lampard will be counting his lucky stars that he did.
Giroud has scored six goals in his last seven matches and was on target in Chelsea's 3-1 win over Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final. He also opened the scoring in Baku in last year's Europa League final and assisted one of Hazard's two second-half goals.
The 33-year-old was let go after Arsenal acquired Aubameyang from Dortmund and he'll be gunning to pip his former side in another cup final.
The Brazilian's season with Arsenal has been nothing short of a calamity.
Luiz conceded five penalties in the Premier League this season - a new record - and has been constantly called out for his atrocious performance since signing for Arsenal in the 2019 summer transfer window. Arteta's lack of options at the back means that Luiz will start the final against the club that he represented up until last season and another lapse by the 33-year-old could be all that it takes for Chelsea to win the FA Cup.
Willy Caballero
Alongside Manchester United's Sergio Romero, Chelsea's Willy Caballero is perhaps the most accomplished backup keeper plying his trade in the Premier League. The 38-year-old became the temporary first choice at Manchester City in 2016/17 and moved to London to join Chelsea in 2017.
The Argentine became a cult hero after his heroics against Liverpool in the 2016 League Cup final, where he saved three penalties in the shootout to help City win the cup. Caballero has seen his playing time go up quite a bit this season, as Kepa Arizzabalaga's disastrous form forced manager Frank Lampard's hand to play the experienced keeper. He was in goal this past weekend in Chelsea's all-important 2-0 win over Wolves that secured their Champions League status for next season and will be the man between the sticks on Sunday.
Caballero has already won the FA Cup with Chelsea back in 2018 and will be keen to add another winner's medal to his cabinet.
Feature image courtesy: AFP / Phil Noble
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BkiUbP85qhLAB6ENu4RH | Q: NullPointerException resulting when attempting to access database This is the method which is giving me the NullPointerException. I have narrowed it down to the line which queries the database.
The code does not reach the second logger. The exception is thrown before it prints out.
UPDATE: I just tested the jdbcTemplate and it is what is NULL.
public boolean usernameVerificationProcessService(String string){
HomeController.logger.info("In method usernameVerificationProcessService in UIDao.");
HomeController.logger.info("Attention: " + string);
boolean result = false;
String sql = "select count(*) from users where username = ?";
int count = this.jdbcTemplate.queryForObject(sql, new Object[]{string}, java.lang.Integer.class);
HomeController.logger.info("Attention: " + count);
if(count == 0) {
result = true;
}
return result;
}
This is the config file description. I am using a BasicDataSource and MySQL.
<beans:bean id="dataSource" destroy-method="close" class="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource">
<beans:property name="driverClassName" value="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"/>
<beans:property name="url" value="jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306"/>
<beans:property name="username" value="test"/>
<beans:property name="password" value="test"/>
<beans:property name="initialSize" value="2" />
<beans:property name="maxActive" value="5" />
</beans:bean>
A: Do you forget to inject the jdbcTemplate into the object?
public class DBaseAccess {
private JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate;
public void setJdbcTemplate(JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate) {
this.jdbcTemplate = jdbcTemplate;
}
.......
}
You must inject the jdbcTemplate to the object in your spring config file (applicationContext.xml)
<bean id="jdbcTemplate" class="org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate">
<property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource" />
</bean>
<bean id="dBaseAccess" class="coc.taf.dbase.DBaseAccess">
<property name="jdbcTemplate" ref="jdbcTemplate" />
</bean>
A: You never check the string parameter for null. I guess it fails with NPE.
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BkiUe1M5qhLBgmacwKMa | Youth Center to be named after Toni and Nancy Bedway
by: WTRF Web Staff
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – The House of the Carpenter's new Youth Center that is currently under construction on Wheeling Island officially has a name.
The facility will be named after Toni and Nancy Bedway. Toni was the owner of Bedway Coal before his death in 2012.
His widow, Nancy, and their six children were honored Monday after their generous donation to the House of the Carpenter secured the naming rights to the Youth Center.
Their children say their parents had a lifelong practice of helping others within the community, especially children.
He focused on making sure they had the nutritional support they needed and resources but flourishing in the academics and the arts was just very important. So, when we were looking for a non-profit to support in the area, it became very apparent that House of the Carpenter would be a perfect partner for us.
Marianna Bedway, Daughter of Toni and Nancy Bedway
The new space will allow the House of the Carpenter to expand programs for the youth.
Currently, there is a literacy program, art and music and apprenticeships in the trades for middle school students.
Officials will not reveal the Bedway's donation amount but they did say contribution has brought them closer to their goal of $2.5 million.
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BkiUdaq6NNjgBpvIBqtI | Sarah was a petite young woman.
Barely 18, her eyes bore the innocence of a child. While her mind was that of a teen with raging hormones.
Aali, let's go, it's 10pm! lights out! C'mon!
It was time to check if the girls were asleep. We were in charge of our dorm.
She winks at herself and looks at me. I feel my heart skip a beat.
I just wanted to kiss her to shut her up. Such a silly girl. I always liked such women. Not strikingly beautiful, but all together as a package, they could make my heart gallop.
I woke up at my usual time 6am, only to find her laying next to me. Of course in the most seductive form, or so I thought in my head. Did she ever want me? She thought I was straight. But, did she ever want me?
Idli, sambar, poha and rasna followed, that morning at breakfast. We bullied the girls plenty, together. Joked about camp and the boys. We were a team. Too cool for school, we walked the corridors like we owned it. She introduced me to punk rock. I didn't know a thing about punk before I met her. She put the badass in badminton. Being a badminton champ, she had won many state level tournaments.
Breakfast was followed by the morning hike. 15km to the mountaintop. The air was fresh, unlike the polluted city air. I just wanted to stay up there, and I sensed the same feeling in her eyes, as she looked at me and smiled. We would meet only once a year, at camp. I told her about my year. School, friends, basketball, my doggie. She looked at me taking in the splendid view of the city. As I looked back at her and smiled, she sprung a soft kiss on my lips. She had that smirk on her face, as she bit her lip and looked straight into my eyes. As if she were certain of something. The air smelt fresher, I felt lighter on the way back. Oh, nothing could stop us now! We were a team. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUf2Q241xiNVUWlulO | Culture Review: Spring Awakening
Review: Spring Awakening
The Oxford Playhouse's Michaelmas Musical proves an ambitious, vibrant and exiting feat.
Chloe Jacobs
Having had the chance to see the dress rehearsal of Spring Awakening at the Oxford Playhouse ahead of the crowds I'm sure will be descending to see this ambitious, moving, and pitch-perfect production.
I was immediately struck by the set design. Emily Stevenhagen's garish neon stained-glass window was a constant in the flexible space, immediately and concisely introducing the conflicts between organised religion, civilised society, and rebellious youth about to unfold. The moving staircases and thin metal balcony also worked very well and all the complex set transitions were handled excellently by the ensemble. I only wish that the set's least creative moments, when two white walls connected to simulate Wendla's living room, had been given the same thought as their most innovative and affecting, when orderly lines of ensemble in school uniform march across the stage and drop bouquets of flowers to simulate a graveyard.
As the cast entered in boxer shorts and silk slips, they stand in pairs and dress each other, a touching and subtle show of the intimacy that will be denied them throughout the musical. The initial dialogue was a little rushed and garbled, but the cast soon settled into the show and the stage, which made it clear it was likely just dress-rehearsal nerves. From the first song, I was sold. The acting was strong, but the musical talent of this cast is worth attending for on its own.
Hannah Andrusier's, delicate voice as Wendla was a delight to listen to, perfectly evoking the innocence of her character, though occasionally its subtleties were disappointingly no match for the volume of the orchestra behind her. Melchior, played by Henry Waddon, was full of roguish, rebellious energy and easy charm. The chemistry of these two actors was undeniably one of the most compelling parts of this production, and they slowly unfolded their love affair with all of the tenderness and electricity of repressed teenagers. It was only occasionally that this beautiful give-and-take slipped, with one seemingly forgetting to react to a passionate kiss because of the pressure of remembering a choreographed pull-away, but this was only disappointing because of the earnest tenderness of what had come before. I commend these actors and their director, Issy Paul, for building this genuine, growing intimacy into the centre of the musical. It made all the difference.
Special note must be taken of Gavin Fleming and Ella Tournes who played, with incredible fluidity, every adult figure in the musical. The sheer number of costume changes alone must have been a task, but almost every adult represented on stage was a distinctive presence with a clearly defined voice. I only wish some of their characters, like Wendla's mother whose disapproval is so key to the plot, had been a little less frantic and more three-dimensional. They were particularly enjoyable as the schoolmaster and mistress, though, and the voices they adopted for these characters were utterly perfect. Joe Winter as Moritz also deserves recognition for capturing the awkward charm of Melchior's struggling best friend, and Martha's duet with Ilse, performed by Ruby Nicholson and Maddy Page, was beautifully sung and very moving. Some characters, however, like Ernst (Tom Foster) and Hanschen (Emilio Campa) were well acted but fleeting and limited in depth, leaving the audience with the distinct sense that they had missed something.
The music was frequently the star of the show, occasionally to the detriment of the singers who provided less volume or enunciation, and occasionally highlighting that the musicality was more fully realised than the drama. If I did not know the plot already, I may have struggled to keep up with some of the more exposition-heavy songs and plot beats overwhelmed by music. Having the orchestra constantly visible to the audience and even occasionally brought out onto the stage made the production dynamic and undeniably musical, though. The lively group numbers particularly punctuated the divide between the characters' orderly public personas and their internal desires and frustrations expressed through song.
This is not a perfect production, but it is a great one. Every aspect is ambitious, from the lighting, to the staging, to the musical arrangements and the emotional performances. The cast and crew have clearly pushed themselves to the creative limit and it has certainly paid off – this production is vibrant, exciting, a bit messy and unfinished (as adolescence tends to be), and very touching. I highly recommend you see it while you have the chance.
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BkiUetHxK7IAHABiBFr6 | Getting to know our new signings
Conrad Logan
Goalkeeper Conrad Logan became manager Steve Evans' first signing of the summer following the conclusion of the 2016/17 season.
The former Rochdale shot-stopper opted to join the Stags instead of signing a new deal at Spotland.
Last season, Logan played a vital role in Dale's League One play-off bid, as they ultimately finished ninth in English football's third tier.
Prior to joining Keith Hill's Rochdale, the former Leicester 'keeper enjoyed a spell north of the border with Hibernian, where he wasted no time in becoming a cult hero.
His first game for Hibs – a Scottish Cup semi-final against Dundee United – involved a string of fine saves as the game went to penalties, before he kept out two spot-kicks in the shootout as Hibs reached the final, which they won by defeating Rangers 3-2.
Bobby Olejnik
Experienced shot-stopper Bobby Olejnik joined the club from fellow League Two side Exeter City in June.
The Austria-born 'keeper has plied his trade in England and Scotland for the last 14 years since joining Aston Villa from Austria Wien.
After a number of loan spells whilst with Villa, Olejnik left the West Midlands and signed permanently with Scottish side Falkirk, where he spent four years vying for the number one spot with Tim Krul.
He returned to England with then-Championship side Peterborough United and enjoyed relative success at London Road – including a number of personal honours including equalling the club's clean sheets record in a single season with 22.
Olejnik left Posh and joined Exeter City where he spent the last two seasons before moving to North Nottinghamshire.
Zander Diamond
Scottish defender Zander Diamond turned down a new contract at Northampton Town to join Steve Evans' side in May.
He was voted as the club's Player of the Season for 2016/17 as the Cobblers enjoyed a solid first season in League One.
After leaving first club Aberdeen, Diamond moved to England with Oldham Athletic before making the switch to Burton Albion.
The Alexandria-born man was part of the Brewers' side which reached the play-off final but then opted to join the Cobblers halfway through the 2014/15 season.
The following year, Diamond played a key role in Northampton's title-winning campaign which saw them promoted to League One.
David Mirfin
Three-time promotion-winning defender David Mirfin left former club Scunthorpe United to join the Stags in May.
He won promotion from Division Three with Huddersfield Town in 2003/04 and went on to win a number of personal accolades in the seasons which followed as he flourished in the third tier of English football.
Mirfin swapped Huddersfield for Scunthorpe in 2008/09 and immediately won promotion to the Championship. He helped them maintain their Championship status before joining Watford, but he soon returned to Glanford Park.
The Sheffield-born defender helped the Iron win promotion from League Two and was an essential cog in their side last season as they finished in the League One play-off positions.
Hayden White
Right-back Hayden White needs no introduction to Stags' fans after impressing whilst on loan at One Call Stadium last season.
He joined Steve Evans' side on a half-season loan deal in January 2017 and proved to be an instant hit.
White provided solidity at the back and frequently joined in with attacks, providing a dangerous outlet on the right-hand side.
He began his senior career with Bolton Wanderers where he embarked on four different loan spells before making the switch to Peterborough United.
White's Posh career lasted just half-a-season as he joined Stags on loan in January, before making the permanent switch last month.
Johnny Hunt
Stags completed the transfer of versatile left-back/left midfielder Johnny Hunt from Chester in May 2017.
The 26-year-old is highly competent at either left-back or left midfield and is widely regarded as an unfulfilled talent.
Hunt began his career with Wrexham before making the switch to League Two side Cambridge United in 2014/15.
After expressing a wish to move closer to home, Hunt joined National League side Chester and has been a near ever-present for the Blues over the last two seasons.
Paul Digby
Versatile midfielder Paul Digby joined the Stags from Championship side Ipswich Town in May.
The 22-year-old began his career at South Yorkshire side Barnsley where he progressed through the ranks with striker Danny Rose.
He became Barnsley's fourth youngest ever player when he was handed his debut aged 16, and also went on to earn international honours with England's under 19s and under 20s.
After impressing Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy during a loan spell at Portman Road, Digby joined the Tractor Boys permanently in 2016 before leaving to link up with the Stags last month.
Paul Anderson
Experienced Championship midfielder Paul Anderson put pen-to-paper on a deal at One Call Stadium after leaving former club Northampton Town.
Anderson swapped Hull for Liverpool as a youth team player and won the FA Youth Cup with the Reds, before joining then-League One side Swansea City on loan and won the title with the Welsh side.
Despite winning the league with the Swans, Anderson was bought for £250,000 by Nottingham Forest.
He enjoyed two play-off campaigns during his time with the Reds before leaving to join Bristol City and then Ipswich Town.
After leaving Ipswich, Anderson had a season with Bradford City and then a year with Northampton Town last season.
Jacob Mellis
Stags added to their squad with the impressive acquisition of talented midfielder Jacob Mellis from League One side Bury.
The 26-year-old began his career as a youth team scholar at Sheffield United, before joining Premier League champions Chelsea for £1m in 2007.
The former England U16s' captain made his Chelsea debut in a Champions League win against MSK Zilina in November 2010.
After a brief loan spell at Southampton, Mellis signed for Barnsley, where he was a consistent performer in the Championship, making over 70 appearances in a two-year spell.
In July 2014, the versatile midfielder moved to then-Championship outfit Blackpool, before enjoying spells at Oldham Athletic and Bury in League One.
Will Atkinson
Former Southend United midfielder Will Atkinson turned down the offer of a new deal at Roots Hall to join the Stags.
The versatile former Hull City man previously spent a month on loan with the Stags in 2008.
After joining a number of clubs on loan whilst with Hull, Atkinson eventually left to join Bradford City on permanent basis in 2012.
Atkinson was part of the Bantams' side which reached the League Cup final after beating Aston Villa, Arsenal and Wigan en route to Wembley.
Three months after the League Cup final, Atkinson and Bradford returned to Wembley in May as the Bantams defeated Northampton Town in the League Two play-off final.
However, he left Bradford that summer to join then-League Two side Southend United and again won promotion via the play-offs.
Jimmy Spencer
Despite winning promotion from League Two with Plymouth Argyle last season, Spencer left Home Park and moved to North Nottinghamshire in May.
Spencer spent 12 years with hometown club Huddersfield Town as a youngster before leaving to join Notts County after loan spells with Bradford City, Cheltenham Town and Port Vale, among others.
His good form with the Magpies was rewarded with a two-year deal, but this was cancelled in January 2016 to link up with former boss Shaun Derry at Cambridge United.
Spencer scored six goals in 18 appearances for the U's before he left to join Plymouth Argyle, where his solitary season yielded promotion to League One.
Lee Angol
Stags signed highly-rated striker Lee Angol from Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee in May.
A youth career with Tottenham Hotspur was followed by a stint with Wycombe Wanderers before he made a move to Luton Town.
Angol joined Boreham Wood on loan at scored 32 goals, including a strike in the play-off final, as they won promotion to the National League, before he was snapped up by Peterborough United.
He was Posh's leading scored in 2015/16 but an injury-hit campaign in 2016/17 resulted in him only appearing towards the end of the season with Lincoln City, whom he joined on loan and helped to catapult them back into the EFL. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUbVA5qoaAwmU2rq3T | incredulous. Of course he said yes and wrote The Breaking Waves set to texts by Sister Helen Prejean, the nun who counseled a man on death row and became the inspiration for Dead Man Walking, in film as well as opera. Heggie was in the audience that rain-soaked Sunday afternoon when DiDonato sang Breaking Waves. Afterwards he loped to the stage to receive the ovation she had generated for both of them. Met tenor Lawrence Brownlee was there too, seated on the left, near the front. Joyce DiDonato is loyal to her friends and, clearly, they return the favor.
Mark Adamo is writing his own words for Becoming Santa Claus. "It's part of his craft and his cleverness," Ian Derrer noted. Adamo's work also has benefited from the golden tone of Joyce Di Donato, who played Meg in his Little Women, commissioned by David Gockley when he ran the Houston Grand Opera. A champion for Mark Adamo, Gockley also commissioned the madly funny Lysistrata while in Houston and The Gospel of Mary Magdalene in San Francisco. There's more: Adamo once was composer-in-residence for New York City Opera. I mention all this to show how tightly intertwined opera can be, particularly enterprising opera, not afraid of what Robert Hughes called "the shock of the new." Fort Worth joined the avant-garde gang years ago. Now it's very good to see Dallas getting firmly into the act.
The maestro joined us briefly, poured himself a glass of red wine, thoughtfully set out by Suzanne, and recalled how Ian Derrer had flown to Rome to be interviewed by him for the job in Dallas. Case studies were thrown at Ian—how would you cast a certain opera with a fixed budget, fifty percent of the show already settled, etc? "I sent a few curve balls," Villaume admitted. "They seemed like very innocent questions in hindsight," Ian retorted.
Whatever the method, it worked, and so much has worked lately at The Dallas Opera that board members of the executive committee strolled by us that autumn afternoon, just out of their meeting, delirious with joy. The company was back in the black for the second year in a row! It's an enormous achievement for Keith Cerny who arrived in dark days and drove the clouds away with wild innovation, never neglecting old favorites but not letting the company be dominated by the olds either. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbT7xaJJQnH0lldHN | Rep. Kristi Noem Is Running For South Dakota Governor
On Monday, Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) announced that she would seek the office of governor in 2018. Noem was just reelected last week to a fourth term in the United States House of Representatives. Noem's announcement came in the form of a two-minute web video, in which she expresses her love for South Dakota while […]
By NTK Staff | 11.15.2016 @9:57am
On Monday, Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) announced that she would seek the office of governor in 2018. Noem was just reelected last week to a fourth term in the United States House of Representatives.
Noem's announcement came in the form of a two-minute web video, in which she expresses her love for South Dakota while touting her Congressional accomplishments. Noem will not officially start campaigning for the office of governor until next year.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports that Noem's decision to run for governor was expedited by ballot issue that South Dakota voters approved last week:
Initiated Measure 22, which becomes law on Wednesday, contains a provision barring candidates for governor from collecting more than $4,000 a year from any person or political committee.
Once effective, the language would mean that Noem couldn't transfer more than $4,000 from her congressional campaign account to an account for a governor's run. Under current law, federal office holders can transfer all of their money into a state account.
For Noem, that would mean forfeiting a huge advantage: Prior to Tuesday's election, her congressional campaign was reporting nearly $1.9 million in the bank, an amount that would make her a formidable candidate in the Republican primary.
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BkiUbWjxK0fkXQzmKMkA | The 2021 Game Awards will take place live on December 9
October 11, 2021 October 7, 2021 - by uirevicom
The 2021 edition of The Game Awards will take place on December 9 as an in-person event. Producer and host Geoff Keighley made the announcement earlier today on Twitter. The event, which goes down in just 10 weeks, will happen live from the Microsoft Theater in LA and will stream over the Internet around the globe.
The eighth annual event will be a full-scale production, meaning The Game Awards Orchestra will be back as well under conductor Lorne Balfe.
Keighley in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter said they are excited to return to the Microsoft Theater for a special night to celebrate the past, present and future of video games. "Our goal is to bring the entire community together to celebrate the most powerful form of entertainment in the world, and recognize emerging voices that represent the future of the medium," Keighley added.
Last year's show was presented virtually due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. At that event, Naughty Dog's The Last of Us II took home the coveted Game of the Year award, finishing on top in seven of the 10 categories it was nominated in. Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Among Us and Hades tied for second place, each earning three awards on the night.
Of course, the awards ceremony is just one aspect of the show. Many gaming fans no doubt tune in for the smattering of premieres that historically take place during the broadcast. With so many people tuning in (last year's event saw 83 million livestreams), it's the perfect opportunity for developers to showcase what they've been working on.
More information on The Game Awards 2021 will be shared in the coming weeks, we're told.
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BkiUdoU4ubng45iLGlC_ | Egyptian Architects Design Shipping Container Housing to Solve Cairo's Low-Income Housing Crisis
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Egypt housing problem has, for decades, been a source of nuisance for consecutive governments and average Egyptians alike. It's an issue that's rarely addressed because, well, where do we start? Three Egyptian architects decided to start with a vision for a different, affordable, and prettier Cairo. Mouaz Abouzaid, Bassel Omara and Ahmed Hammad have designed a shipping container housing project to cater to Cairo's booming low-income housing needs, the main reason behind the city's notorious slums.
Dubbed Sheltainer, the project aims to address the need for student, refugee and low-income housing in general, however keeping the focus on Egyptian life with designs for single housing units featuring all the necessary needs for a small family.
The design, which is set in the Souq Al Goma' neighborhood, uses standard 20ft containers, with individual units combined into a cluster of eight homes surrounding a green courtyard, while incorporating bigger 40ft containers for bigger families.
The flexibility of such housing units, as well as their convenience, are the main selling points of the project, which could further serve as a much-needed solution to the Syrian refugee crisis - which was initially the architect's main goal.
"Home is not a place, it's a feeling. People are connected to their homeland. Growing up in an environment with family and friends fuels people's souls with a promising future. But being forced out [of homes] due to starvation, the economy, or even politics creates insecurity," the architects said to Arch Daily. "Twenty people are newly displaced every minute, and that becomes a challenge to provide a stable community that can cope with these rapid changes."
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Sara Lee Flipping Bakery Biz To Bimbo
Sara Lee announced today it is selling its North American Fresh Bakery business to Grupo Bimbo for $959 million.
The transaction is expected to close in the first half of the 2011 calendar year, and Sara Lee said the sale will allow it to invest aggressively in its core protein and coffee businesses.
Sara Lee also announced a dip in fiscal fourth quarter profits that was nevertheless ahead of analyst expectations.
Also today, Dean Foods posted a decline in third quarter earnings, to $24.3 million, or $0.13 per share, compared to $49.7 million, or $0.28 per share, in the same quarter last year.
Sales rose 11%, to $3.1 billion, the company said.
Results were well below analyst expectations.
The company also announced that its chief financial officer, Jack Callahan, is leaving the company for another job as of the end of the month. Chief accounting officer Shaun Mara will replace Callahan.
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BkiUbGc4eIfiUOAdUzhd | Community: Basic Genealogy
"I wanna believe you're right, Britta, but you never quite are."
While Community sometimes overdoes the saccharine, when the show gets it right, it knocks it out of the park. From Jeff's realization that his study group is a family to Shirley's Abed-inspired pride in her children, Family Day at Greendale Community College did exactly what it was supposed to do: it brought people together. Sometimes with sex, sometimes for $25,000, but mostly because of shared affection.
Jeff's relationship with Michelle Slater, Ph.D. is over. That was fast (not as fast as I expected), but not a bad thing. Jeff isn't willing to tell his mother about his unlawyering, but he 'fessed up about the breakup to the study group right away. Might we say that Jeff wasn't wrong, since Greendale (or at least the Greendale Seven) is his real family?
They're likely the best Pierce will be able to find, given his seven ex-wives, twenty-three conniving ex-step-children, and pathetic uncoolness. As Jeff said, "he's a racist, homophobic old goof" who "does bad stuff all the time." But he's part of Jeff's ad hoc family, and Jeff wants to be a good friend, just like Annie said. And Jeff only slept with Amber once, even though he wanted to do it twice.
Shirley's disagreement with Gubi Nadir about appropriate parenting styles was delightful. Sure, it is a little weird that the burqa is portrayed as something one just takes off to reveal western clothes underneath, but whatever. Shirley's unruly kiddos did the right thing, letting Abra play in the bouncy house—and it's a testament to Shirley's parenting that they did.
The highlight of the episode, though, is Britta's desire to respect her elders. Well, not her elders: Troy's grandmother. The whuppingly intense black woman is about as nuanced a portrait as the burqa-ed Muslim girl, but it's hilarious to watch Britta attempt to participate in what she sees as a culturally-appropriate ritual that is respectful of oldness and blackness. She could have just walked away. And hipsters could just buy pre-churned butter. But sometimes, they have to participate in nightmarish scenarios to feel respectful.
Let's let Jeff have the last word this week, like he usually does. Because he's not wrong, and it's a very sweet sentiment: "If you have friends, you have family."
Mark Says...
I don't know what was more bloodcurdlingly adorable, that the Greendale Human Being had a Little Human with it, or that the Little Human Being seemed to be carrying around a Little Human Being baby?
Poor Jeff. He was entertaining the idea of taking the biggest of big steps—introducing his girlfriend to his mother—when suddenly he gets dumped for reasons that remain unknown. Don't cry, mate. She isn't worth it. Remember, she always made you watch the shows she wanted to watch. She made you watch Glee. GLEE!!! I think I speak for everyone here (even though I don't) when I say that you are better off without her.
But is anyone else annoyed that we never found out exactly why Slater broke up with Jeff? Was she still jealous of Britta? Did she catch Jeff making googly eyes with Annie? Or Abed? Did she finally get sick of filing paperwork with the Dean? Is she really a covert operative for a super secret government agency and breaking up with Jeff was the only way to keep him safe from the insidious forces of C.H.A.N.G. (Crazy Homicidal And Nuts Group)? Come on, tell us! We need to know. This is like an unresolved Lost mystery and it is really bugging me.
Cool Cool Cool:
• Professor Slim Calves: "Jeff, we need to talk."
Jeff: "What, are you breaking up with me?"
Prof.: "Whew! Maybe we don't need to talk."
• Jeff [to Annie]: "Disappointing you is like choking the little mermaid with a bike chain."
• Cop: "This isn't going to stop until Pictionary bans the word 'windmill.'"
• Pierce: "Have a family. Share your life. That and understanding computers are two things you just can't knock out at the end."
Three and a half out of four switches, used for whupping.
Community season 1
Tags: Community, Josie Kafka, Mark Greig
Juliette Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 6:17:00 PM EDT
It never really bothered me that we don't know why Slater dumped Jeff - I think I was just too relieved that we didn't have to go through the inevitable Break-Up episode. I have something of a sitcom obsession, but the one unfortunate sitcom necessity I could really live without is the inevitable impending break-up episode that is the culmination of every relationship.
(Except for the episode where Niles from Frasier breaks up with Maris. That was just a relief).
ChrisB Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 8:39:00 PM EST
"Disappointing you is like choking the little mermaid with a bike chain."
I wrote this one down. What a great metaphor and Annie's face was a study. I like the dynamic going on between Jeff and Annie; there's something very gentle about it that appeals to me.
celticmarc Monday, March 4, 2013 at 9:57:00 PM EST
Second out of 3 episodes re watch: great stuff.
"I HATE GLEE !!!!" | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdYQ4uBhhxQicLfTF | Bilal Nichols Tells Story of How Akiem Hicks Basically Adopted Him
Erik Lambert
Bilal Nichols was the biggest surprise of 2018 for the Chicago Bears. Nobody outside of hardcore college football nerds knew who he was going into the NFL draft that year. That's why when the Bears picked him in the 5th round, it was met with a series of quizzical expressions and shrugs. It's not that it was a bad pick. People just weren't sure how to react. The feeling at the time was he would be a depth option at best for the team.
The Bears already had two studs up front in Akiem Hicks and Eddie Goldman. They were joined by a solid two-man rotation of Roy Robertson-Harris and Jonathan Bullard. It was difficult to see any way that Nichols would be able to insert himself into that equation. Maybe in a year or two when one of them was no longer in the picture.
Except that didn't sit well with Nichols. He may have played football at Delaware, but that meant nothing when it came to his competitiveness. One thing impossible to measure when drafting players is their heart. If they want it enough, they'll go and take it. Nichols was willing to put in the work. He just needed some help.
It would come from a rather unexpected place.
Bilal Nichols got more than just helpful tips from Akiem Hicks
Veteran-rookie relationships are somewhat tricky in the NFL. Not every older player is willing to provide too much help to younger ones. Paranoia about job security tends to create such an atmosphere. However, there are those out there who aren't so insecure about such things and are focused on making the football team better.
Hicks is one of those types. Nichols explained via an article by Dan Pompei how the Pro Bowl defensive end helped mold the rookie into a key part of that 2018 defensive front.
Before their first preseason game last year, Hicks told Nichols that after the game he should sit with him on the plane. In what would become a routine, Nichols joined Hicks and they watched tape of the game on the trip home.
"He taught me how to watch film, what he looks for and what I should be looking for," Nichols said. "It's been huge for me. Ever since I got here, day one, he's never been selfish with any knowledge. He always wanted me to be the best me and always pushed me. Even today, here at practice, he's critiquing me like he's a coach."
Nichols hangs at Hicks' house — Hicks, in fact, hosts regular dinners with defensive teammates to watch football on Thursday nights– and they go out to dinner together. He says he wouldn't be where he is today without him.
Nichols finished the season with three sacks, five tackles for a loss, and two forced fumbles.
It sounds like the two have grown tight. Never a bad thing when it comes to players within the same unit. The defensive line was a strength for the Bears last season. If Nichols takes another step forward in 2019, there is no telling how good it can be. Well, maybe Hicks knows. He certainly has no intentions of letting the youngster forget what he's working for.
Cordarrelle Patterson Had an NSFW Answer on His Time With Patriots
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Chicago Bears Must Reserve a Future Pick for Devin Hester's Son
Matt Nagy Shockingly Disrespected in Head Coach Power Rankings
Peyton Manning Has an Unforgettable Walter Payton Story | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbOg25YjgKJqWJEq- | Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Gord Kuhn
Gord Frederick Kuhn
Right-winger Gord Kuhn played 12 contests with the New York Americans in 1932-33. Although he was only 5'7" 145 lbs., the man known as "Doggie" proved to be a relentless worker in the minors and with various senior teams.
Born in Truro, Nova Scotia, Kuhn played senior hockey with the local Bearcats as well as the Windsor Maple Leafs and Halifax Wolverines. In 1929-30 he led the provincial senior league in goals and points while a member of the Truro squad. He played his first two pro seasons with the Can-Am League's New Haven Eagles before being recalled to the NHL by New York.
Kuhn was a steady scorer with the Buffalo Bisons of the IAHL before he joined the Providence Reds of the Can-Am League the next year. He stayed with the Reds when they joined the new American Hockey League in 1936-37 and was one of the team's top players. Kuhn retired in 1940 after playing one last season with the AHL's Syracuse Stars.
Season Club League GP G A TP PIM +/- GP G A TP PIM
1924-25 Truro Bearcats NSSHL 8 15 0 15 1 0 0 0 2
1924-25 Truro Bearcats Al-Cup 6 2 2 4 2
1925-26 Truro Bearcats NSSHL
1926-27 Windsor Maple Leafs NSSHL 10 5 4 9 2 9 6 4 10 2
1927-28 Truro Bearcats NSSHL 11 10 7 17 8 2 1 0 1 2
1928-29 Halifax Wolverines HSrHL 12 13 3 16 25 2 3 1 4 2
1928-29 Halifax Wolverines Al-Cup 8 9 5 14 4
1929-30 Truro Bearcats NSSHL 17 14 5 19 39 2 1 0 1 4
1929-30 Truro Bearcats Al-Cup 8 11 1 12 2
1930-31 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 36 5 5 10 48
1931-32 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 40 16 6 22 52
1932-33 New York Americans NHL 12 1 1 2 4
1932-33 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 29 5 6 11 39 2 0 0 0 2
1933-34 Buffalo Bisons IHL 36 4 5 9 20 6 1 0 1 20
1934-35 Providence Reds Can-Am 46 13 22 35 26 6 0 1 1 6
1935-36 Providence Reds Can-Am 46 8 9 17 47 7 2 2 4 10
1936-37 Providence Reds IAHL 48 17 13 30 34 3 1 1 2 7
1937-38 Providence Reds IAHL 48 9 18 27 44 7 0 4 4 4
1938-39 Providence Reds IAHL 52 13 9 22 13 5 0 2 2 0
1939-40 Syracuse Stars IAHL 47 4 9 13 11
NHL Totals 12 1 1 2 4
Signed as a free agent by NY Americans, October 27, 1930. Traded to Buffalo (IHL) by NY Americans for cash, January 9, 1934. Traded to Providence (Can-Am) by Buffalo (IHL) for cash, November 13, 1934. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdqg5qWTBLNsCqx4O | Progressive slots offer the highest jackpots of any slot games. This is due to the fact that a progressive jackpot is linked, thus every player playing a specific game is increasing the jackpot amount. This in turn means that the jackpots can get really huge very quickly. These progressive slots are available in more than one casino; therefore many people will be playing the same game, thus making the jackpot grow even bigger. Sometimes there are different progressive slots that contribute and qualify for the same progressive jackpot.
Online progressive slots are also very popular, and many online casinos are offering these to their players to entice them to keep on playing. Different casino software such as Playtech, RTG and others are designing great progressive slots for players to enjoy.
Magic Slot — this is a three reel and one pay line progressive slot machine that also has a bonus game. When playing on this progressive slot machine, players would be able to choose to play with four different coins ranging from twenty five centavos up to five dollars. However, if a player opts to play with a lower denomination, he will also win a lower jackpot amount. Players could expect this progressive slot to pay out once every three months on an average.
Enchanted Garden Slots – this is a 5 reel, twenty pay line video slot with a garden theme. In this progressive slot a player can win up to five thousand coins, along with the progressive jackpot. It has a scatter symbol, wild multiplier and a bonus feature. This one is also a penny slot machine which means that a player could start playing by just using pennies.
Red White Blue – this is another of the progressive slots that is played online, and it is a three reel, three pay line progressive slot with an American theme.
Jazz Time – is another one of the progressive game and it has five reel and nine pay line video slot. Players can choose to play from one of the five coin denomination starting at five centavos up to five dollars.
If a player is a fan of progressive slots he should be aware that all progressive machines need a maximum number of coins in order for them to be eligible for the big jackpot. Players must always remember that if they decide to play on progressive machines, it means that they had made the decision to pass up on more frequent smaller winnings, for the shot at the big pay out.
If players are therefore playing on progressive machines, they must expect that the machine they are playing on, does not pay off that often. Another key in winning these progressive slots is to keep on playing, since this is the only strategy that will increase your odds of winning. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdBjxK6mkyCfOB_Ng | The Chalk Art Festival held on August was a great success. Over 40 chalk artists of all ages participated to create art in this event co-sponsored by the Highland Park Arts Commission and the Adult Substance Abuse Program Rehabilitation Program. All thanks to Judge Barnett Hoffman, Chris Young, Stacy Kaplan, Adult Substance Abuse Program, Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler, M.A.S., all the sponsors, Yellow Brick Road, Sandi Canace-Jones, all the artists, HP Police Dept., Main Street Highland Park, Lorraine Melani & mother nature in helping us make 70 individual works of art out of, yes, wait for it, c. h. a. l. k. Check out the photos from this amazing event below. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfMc5qsFCiE6UfFqT | I am from New Zealand and was working for Rentokil in Auckland as the National Accounts Coordinator prior to moving to the United Kingdom. I am now the Marketing Assistant for Rentokil here in the UK. I am currently living in London which is great; I enjoy socializing with friends and family, traveling, shopping and sight seeing. I look forward to becoming an active contributor to the Rentokil blog.
Rentokil Pest Control is part of Rentokil Initial — one of the world's largest providers of business services. Formed over 80 years ago, the company has grown to become UK's longest-established, best known and most trusted pest control service provider. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfC04uzkg4EbSnAHG | ICRWorld?s Smart Shoes market research report provides the newest industry data and industry future trends, allowing you to identify the products and end users driving Revenue growth and profitability.
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BkiUbPA5qX_AYzDLr-p- | In a dramatic turnaround, the highest court in Massachusetts has recognized a cause of action against a drug manufacturer whose product was not even being used by the allegedly injured plaintiff. In Rafferty v. Merck & Co., 479 Mass. 141 (2018), Chief Justice Ralph Gants, speaking for the Supreme Judicial Court, overturned a lower court decision dismissing the plaintiff's claim. In so doing, the Court departed from a long line of Massachusetts products liability decisions and greatly expanded the legal exposure of brand-name drug manufacturers in Massachusetts.
The case involved unhappy facts. Brian Rafferty suffered from an enlarged prostate, and his physician prescribed a generic version of a drug called finasteride. Unfortunately for Mr. Rafferty, the drug caused serious adverse side effects that persisted even after he stopped taking the drug.
The brand-name version of finasteride is marketed as Proscar, and the primary manufacturer of Proscar was, and is, the pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., Inc. It was not disputed that Mr. Rafferty never took Proscar; rather, he took a generic version of the drug that was not manufactured by Merck.
Undeterred, Mr. Rafferty sued Merck anyway, alleging that Merck had negligently failed to include on the Proscar label a warning of the persistent dangers of the drug and had violated the Massachusetts consumer protection statute, G.L. c. 93A. Rafferty further alleged that Merck had changed the label on versions of Proscar sold overseas to warn of the persistent complication, but had not done so in the version sold in the United States.
Mr. Rafferty did not sue the generic manufacturer, because of a federal law and a decision of the United States Supreme Court effectively immunizing the generic manufacturer for claims as long as its label was identical to Merck's. See 21 U.S.C. § 355(j)(2)(A)(v), (j)(4)(G); PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing, 564 U.S. 604, 608-09 (2011). Mr. Rafferty's claim was, in essence, that if Merck had placed the same warnings on the American version of Proscar that it had on the overseas version, the generic manufacturer would have followed suit, and Mr. Rafferty would not have chosen to take the drug.
Merck moved to dismiss Mr. Rafferty's complaint, citing the fact that Mr. Rafferty had not ingested any of its products. The lower court accepted this argument and dismissed Mr. Rafferty's complaint, citing a line of Massachusetts products liability decisions requiring that an allegedly injured plaintiff actually consume the product of the manufacturer he or she is suing. See, e.g., Mathers v. Midland-Ross Corp., 403 Mass. 688, 691 (1989); Mitchell v. Sky Climber, Inc., 396 Mass. 629, 631 (1986).
The Supreme Judicial Court reversed the lower court and reinstated Mr. Rafferty's claims against Merck. Chief Justice Gants' 39-page opinion went to some lengths – occasionally painful ones – to explain why the Court believed it was appropriate to change Massachusetts products liability law in such a dramatic way. In the first instance, Chief Justice Gants held that henceforth liability would attach to a brand-name manufacturer such as Merck only when the manufacturer "recklessly" failed to change its warning label. As mentioned above, manufacturers of generic versions of drugs are immune from claims as long as their labels are "identical" to the original manufacturers'. Second, Chief Justice Gants reasoned that the expansion of product liability exposure would not measurably add to the costs of drug development or production, nor would it deter manufacturers from developing new drugs. Chief Justice Gants seemed unconcerned that the case put Massachusetts in a small minority of states which recognize any cause of action against the drug companies by consumers of generic products. Likewise, the "recklessness" standard puts Massachusetts in a class of its own.
As most practitioners know, Massachusetts already imposes what is the functional equivalent of strict liability on product manufacturers. See Mitchell v. Stop & Shop Cos., 41 Mass. App. Ct. 521, 523 (1996). On top of this, Massachusetts now imposes a "recklessness" standard in the circumstances described above – which is relatively uncommon in tort litigation and difficult to apply. The Rafferty opinion appears to be content to let the lower courts struggle with this on a case-by-case basis and leave clarification for another day. In the meantime, developers and manufacturers of drugs have yet another potential liability with which to contend. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUdd05qdmDNqo3kyKR | Senedd Committee calls for National Care Service to be established in Wales
Mark Isherwood. Picture by Senedd TV.
A Senedd Committee says the development of a National Care Service is essential to help resolve recruitment and staff retention problems in care homes across Wales
The Senedd's Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee has called on the Welsh Government to help develop the new service to combat staffing issues which are causing "significant stress" for care homes and says more support from the Welsh Government is crucial to drive up standards.
The Committee also says that the establishment of a National Care Service will ensure 'parity of pay and conditions' within the sector.
Mark Isherwood MS, chair of the Committee said: "More needs to be done to provide parity in pay and terms between the health service and social care sector, to ensure more staff can be trained and retained within the social care sector.
"The funding systems for care home provision are complex and difficult to navigate for organisations delivering services and for people who use them. When families, staff and patients are referring to the system as 'discriminative' and statin that it has a 'them and us mentality', clearly something needs to be done."
In all, the Committee makes 13 recommendations to the Government for how it can improve the care system in Wales including:
Urging a review of salaries and terms and conditions of care workers, to ensure parity with NHS staff and to be competitive with other industries, such as the hospitality industry. Without parity of pay and conditions, the sector will continue to face problems recruiting and retaining staff.
Calling for the Welsh Government's task and finish groups developing the new National Framework for social care to consult service users as part of its work.
Encouraging and supporting the role of volunteers in care homes but within the strict boundaries of supporting quality of life such as developing shared interests and activities. Volunteers must not be used to provide professional care services. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUa2M4ubnjorNy2p_U | Q: I have the equation (1 − B)yt = (1 − B)at, can I conclude from this that yt=at for all t? I have the equation $(1 − B)y_t = (1 − B)a_t$, am I able to say that this equation implies that $y_t = a_t$ for all t?
$B$ is the backward shift operator where $Bz_t = z_{t-1}$ and
$y_t = y_{t-1} + \mu + \sigma a_t$ where $a_t$ is a sequence of independent random variable $N(0,1)$, $\sigma$ is the volatility, and $\mu$ the mean growth rate.
I know: $y_t = y_{t-1} + \mu + \sigma *a_t$
$y_t -\mu * t= y_{t-1} - \mu * (t-1) + \sigma *a_t$
where $z_t = z_{t-1} + \sigma * a_t$
so $a_t = (z_t - z_{t-1})/ \sigma$
I Guess I just don't know how to show whether or not $y_t$ and $a_t$ are defined for the same t. I know according to time series that t is today where as t-1 was yesterday (or the past) and t+1 is the future.
| stackexchange | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
BkiUdyQ5qWTBLg9oTnud | I've been totally blown away by my recent selection as one of Westpac and Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence for 2014. It's very humbling to see my name listed amongst so many other incredible Australian women doing great work and achieving unimaginable heights. My dear friend and mentor, Wendy Simpson OAM nominated me for the honor and just to be thought of as worthy was so encouraging on it's own. To have actually made the list – is just… wow.
But while it's lovely to be acknowledged, it must be said, that there's no way I'd be able to have this honor and achieve what I have achieved without my incredible work-mates, collaborators and colleagues who also carry the vision of Bus Stop Films and Taste Creative, shoulder-to-shoulder with me.
I was recently asked at a forum, "how do you do it all?" And I answered quite simply, "I don't". The honest truth is, that I don't do it all. GASP.
I am no superhero and I very much like watching reality TV and eating chocolate at the end of the day. I don't work 24/7, and push myself like some crazy-overachieving-work-horse, rather, I work with a team of amazing, like-minded people and together we achieve great things and produce awesome work.
In fact, there is nothing better than working with other people who you just 'click' with. It's the most exhilarating and wonderful experience to work in a team that is passionate, creative and operates like a well-oiled machine.
I believe that people are the key to unlocking one's future. On the other side of a person is an big break, a word of encouragement or, a word of advice. No one can do anything by themselves and certainly, that's been my experience. In my journey so far, people have been the doors to opportunity and adventure.
It was a friend and mentor who told me to enter Tropfest, when I wasn't going to. Had they not have suggested I enter, I wouldn't have, and subsequently an incredible chain of events (including winning the festival) wouldn't have happened.
It was my friend and collaborator Eleanor Winkler who told me to apply for the Young Social Pioneers, run by the Foundation of Young Australians. Had I not have applied and gotten in, I don't know how Bus Stop could have developed further as a registered not for profit organization with DGR status.
It was my husband who decided to a business course with me and start Taste Creative, had he not taken a leap of faith to work with me, we wouldn't enjoy the blessing of owning our own creative agency today.
And they are only a few of many, many more examples.
No great thing is ever accomplished in solitude. If I could go back to my 17 year old self at university and tell her "hey, your future doesn't actually depend on your own strength, your own ideas, your own skills (or lack of skills)"… I think I would have had less stress-rashes, migraines and bouts of nausea. Striving for success can be a trap, you can burn out and get wrecked. Late nights drinking V and forgetting to have meals because of being busy, trying to 'do it all' will take it's toll eventually.
I am very grateful to work with many beautiful and talented people who I can trust in and rely upon. They have skills I don't and I have skills they don't, it's what a team is, people who compliment each other with their varied, versatile and unique skill sets. Equally, I'm very blessed to have a supportive family, who encourages me. If my mother had never instilled a deep sense of 'anything is possible' in me, I don't know where I'd be.
So, Here is a little Facebook post that I wrote, to honor the amazing people in my life that have been a part of the journey – and they are only a few of many.
So if you too dream of achieving great things, find and work with great people. Admit that you don't know everything, that you're not a genius, admit you need help when you need help and enjoy the ride with a team, so together, you can celebrate the highs and support one another during the lows. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUcm3xK3YB9m7_9shx | Canada and the Liberation of the Netherlands, May 1945
Authors: Lance Goddard
Nazi Germany's invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 marked the beginning of five years of terror for the Dutch people. They faced oppression and death with remarkable stoicism, but nothing could save them from the Hunger Winter of 1944-5, when more than 30,000 people died of starvation. In this time of unimaginable despair, Canada came to the rescue, playing the largest role in liberating the Netherlands and ending the Nazi reign of terror. The Canadians gave the Dutch freedom -- and food -- and out of such dark times an eternal friendship was forged. Told through interviews with Dutch survivors and Canadian veterans, Canada and the Liberation of the Netherlands, May 1945 delves into…
this little known chapter of history.
Publisher: Dundurn
Lance Goddard has worked in television for nearly 20 years. His first book, "D-Day: Juno Beach, Canada's 24 Hours of Destiny", accompanied the TV documentary of the same name, which he also produced, became an instant bestseller.
Battle of the Scheldt: 1 October - 8 November 1944
Winter on the Maas: 9 November 1944 - 7 February 1945
The Rhineland Campaign: 8 February - 11 March 1945
The Final Phase: 12 March - 4 May 1945
De Bevrijding: 5 May 1945 | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdkI5qhDACs7pJbry | Sleeping with Sirens ist eine 2009 gegründete Post-Hardcore-Band aus Orlando, Florida, die von den Musikern der Gruppen We Are Defiance, For All We Know und Broadway gegründet wurde.
Die Band besteht aus Sänger Kellin Quinn, Rhythmusgitarrist Jack Fowler, E-Bassist Justin Hills. Seit Ende 2013 ist zudem Nick Martin als Leadgitarrist bei Sleeping with Sirens aktiv. Nennenswerte ehemalige Musiker der Band sind Brian Calzini, Jesse Lawson und Brandon McMaster. Calzini, welcher Sleeping with Sirens nach dessen Disput mit Paddock Park gründete, wurde nach wenigen Monaten aus der Band geworfen und durch Quinn ersetzt.
Bisher veröffentlichte die Gruppe mit With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear im Jahr 2010, Let's Cheers to This ein Jahr später, sowie Feel im Jahr 2013 drei Studioalben, welche allesamt bei Rise Records erschienen. Ihr drittes Studioalbum, Feel, erreichte Charteinstiege in den Vereinigten Staaten, im Vereinigten Königreich und in Australien. Außerdem erschien 2012 eine Akustik-EP mit fünf Stücken unter dem Namen If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack, die ebenfalls über Rise erschien. Zwischen August 2014 und November 2014 arbeitete die Gruppe ohne Plattenfirma weiter und veröffentlichte ihr viertes Studioalbum namens Madness am 17. März 2015 über Epitaph Records.
Der Musikstil der Gruppe kann im Groben der Rockmusik zugeordnet werden. In der Tat handelt es sich bei der Gruppe um eine Post-Hardcore-Band der neueren Schule. Die Musik weist auch Elemente aus dem Alternative Rock, Pop-Rock und Pop-Punk auf, wie etwa "Sing-Alongs". Eher untypisch für eine Post-Hardcore-Band ist die seltene Verwendung von Breakdowns. Ein weiteres hervorstechendes Merkmal ist die Stimme des Frontsängers Kellin Quinn, welcher im Tenore di grazia liegt. Die Musiker schreiben ihre Liedtexte selbst und handeln meist über christliche Themen.
Im Laufe der Bandkarriere konnte die Gruppe für mehrere szenebekannte Musikpreise nominiert werden. So wurde Sleeping with Sirens in den Jahren 2013 und 2015 für einen Kerrang! Award nominiert. Bei den Alternative Press Music Awards 2014, welche vom Musikmagazin Alternative Press vergeben werden, wurden Sleeping with Sirens in mehreren Kategorien nominiert. 2015 erhielt die Gruppe einen "Skully" für das Lied Kick Me.
Geschichte
Die Anfänge und With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear
Sleeping with Sirens wurde im Jahr 2009 von dem ehemaligen Paddock-Park-Sänger Brian Calzini, nach dessen Rauswurf aus ebendieser Band, in Orlando, Florida gegründet. Etwas später stießen mit den beiden Gitarristen Brandon McMasters und Dave Aguliar, sowie dem Bassisten Paul Russell, Keyboarder Kellin Quinn und Schlagzeuger Alex Kaladjian weitere Musiker zu Calzini.
Calzini wurde noch im Gründungsjahr, nachdem die Gruppe mehrere Demo-Stücke aufgenommen hatte, aus der Gruppe geworfen und durch den bisherigen Keyboarder Quinn am Mikrofon ersetzt. Brian Calzini gründete daraufhin, die inzwischen aufgelöste Post-Hardcore-Band We Are Defiance. Er sollte später in mehreren Interviews über die Gründe seines Rauswurfs berichten. Mit Calzini verließen auch Russell, Kaladjian und Aguliar die Band. Diese wurden von Nick Trombino an der Rhythmusgitarre, Justin Hills am Bass und Gabe Barham am Schlagzeug ersetzt.
Am 23. März 2010 veröffentlichte die Gruppe mit With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear ihr Debütalbum über das US-amerikanische Plattenlabel Rise Records, nachdem die Band bereits Ende des Jahres 2009 unter Vertrag genommen wurde. Dies war das einzige Album der Gruppe mit Brandon McMasters und Nick Trombino. Sie wurden durch Jesse Lawson an der Rhythmus- bzw. durch Jack Fowler an der Leadgitarre ausgetauscht. Fowler spielte zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch bei Broadway. McMasters gründete nach seinem Ausstieg die Gruppe The Crimson Armada.
Let's Cheers to This
Am 7. Dezember 2010 gaben die Musiker bekannt, im Februar kommenden Jahres mit Produzent Kris Crummett das Studio beziehen zu wollen, um mit ihm an einem neuen Album zu arbeiten. Das Album, welches Let's Cheers to This genannt wurde, erschien offiziell am 10. Mai 2011 und stieg erstmals in den offiziellen Albumcharts ein, wo es auf Platz 78 einstieg und lediglich eine Woche dort verblieb.
Zwei Monate vor Veröffentlichung von Let's Cheers to This spielte die Band im Rahmen der Artery Across the Nation Tour eine Konzertreise durch die Vereinigten Staaten, welche unter anderem von The Amity Affliction und Of Mice & Men begleitet wurde. Sleeping with Sirens absolvierten zwischen dem 25. September und dem 13. Oktober 2011 ihre erste Europatournee, welche insgesamt 17 Konzerte umfasste und durch das Vereinigte Königreich, Frankreich, Italien, Deutschland, die Schweiz, Belgien und durch die Niederlande führte. Dabei spielte die Gruppe im Vorprogramm von I Set My Friends On Fire, Woe, Is Me und A Skylit Drive. Im November und Dezember gleichen Jahres spielte die Gruppe im Vorprogramm von We Came as Romans durch die Vereinigten Staaten. Diese Konzertreise wurde außerdem von Attila, Emmure und For All I Am begleitet. Die erste Tournee des Jahres 2012 absolvierte die Gruppe im Januar und Februar gemeinsam mit Attack! Attack!, The Ghost Inside, Dream On, Dreamer und Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!. Diese Tour führte durch Nordamerika.
Im April 2012 wurde mit If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack eine Akustik-EP, welche fünf Titel umfasst, für den 26. Juni 2012 angekündigt. Die EP schaffte den Sprung auf Platz 17 in den offiziellen Albumcharts.
Den Sommer des Jahres 2012 verbrachte Sleeping with Sirens erstmals auf der kompletten Warped Tour. Zwischen dem 12. Oktober und dem 23. November 2012 war die Gruppe Teil der Collide with the Sky Tour, einem Konzertabschnitt der gleichnamigen Welttournee von Pierce the Veil, welche außerdem von Tonight Alive und Hands Like Houses begleitet wurde und durch Nordamerika führte. Pierce the Veil und Sleeping with Sirens spielten im Februar und März 2013 außerdem eine Co-Headliner-Tournee in Südostasien, welche ebenfalls Bestandteil der Collide-with-the-Sky-Welttournee war.
Feel
Am 21. Oktober 2012 erschien mit Dead Walker Texas Ranger eine Standalone-Single als Special für Halloween. Im Januar 2013 bezogen Sleeping with Sirens das Studio, um an ihrem inzwischen dritten Studioalbum zu arbeiten. Die erste Single, die den Namen Low trägt wurde am 22. April 2013 offiziell veröffentlicht. Am selben Tag wurde außerdem das Veröffentlichungsdatum für Feel angekündigt. Feel wurde am 4. Juni 2013 auf dem Markt gebracht und verkaufte sich in der ersten Verkaufswoche knapp 60.000-mal alleine in den USA, wodurch das Album auf Platz 3 der offiziellen Albumcharts einstieg und sich insgesamt zwölf Wochen lang halten konnte. Außerdem erreichte das Album erstmals Chartnotierungen in den britischen und australischen Albumcharts, wo das Album auf Platz 36 bzw. 14 einsteigen konnte.
Bereits im August des Jahres 2012 wurde bekannt, dass die Band auf dem kompletten Soundwave Festival, welche durch fünf Städte in Australien führte, spielen würden. Das Musikfestival fand zwischen dem 23. Februar und dem 4. März 2013 statt. Eine Woche nach dem Soundwave Festival absolvierte die Band eine Konzertreise durch die Vereinigten Staaten. Zwischen dem 14. Mai und dem 1. Juni 2013 spielte Sleeping with Sirens ihre erste kleine Europatournee als Hauptband. Die Mini-Tournee führte hauptsächlich durch das Vereinigte Königreich, vereinzelt aber auch durch Deutschland, durch die Niederlande und Belgien. Auf dieser Tournee wurden fünf Konzerte aufgrund einer erhöhten Nachfrage in größere Konzerthallen verlegt. Sleeping with Sirens wurden bei den Kerrang! Awards in der Kategorie Beste Newcomer-Band nominiert, mussten jedoch Of Mice & Men den Vortritt lassen.
Den Sommer verbrachte die Band erneut auf der Warped Tour. Im September spielte die Gruppe erneut durch Europa, wobei Hands Like Houses, The Summer Set und The Getaway Plan im Vorprogramm auftraten. Direkt im Anschluss bespielte die Gruppe erneut das Vereinigte Königreich. Bereits auf dieser Tournee wurde Jesse Lawson, welcher etwas später seinen Rücktritt aus der Band ankündigte, durch Nick Martin zunächst als Session-Musiker an der Leadgitarre ersetzt. Martin wurde später als fester Gitarrist der Gruppe bestätigt. Lawson hat später eine Solo-Musikkarriere gestartet, eine EP und ein Album veröffentlicht. Nach der Tournee durch das Vereinigte Königreich bespielte die Band erneut die Vereinigten Staaten, wobei die Gruppe von Memphis May Fire, Breathe Carolina, Issues und Our Last Night begleitet wurden.
Madness
Am 29. Mai 2014 berichtete das US-amerikanische Musikmagazin Alternative Press, dass sich die Band wieder im Studio befinde um an ihrem vierten Album zu arbeiten, wobei sich der Redakteur auf eine Mitteilung von Sänger Kellin Quinn auf dessen Twitter-Profil berief. Im August 2014 gab die Gruppe bekannt, keinen neuen Plattenvertrag mit Rise Records unterschrieben zu haben und als Independent-Band arbeiten wolle. Am 10. November veröffentlichte die Gruppe mit Kick Me die erste Singleauskopplung und gab bekannt, bei Epitaph Records untergekommen zu sein. Ursprünglich war geplant, das Album in Eigenregie veröffentlichen zu wollen aber die Musiker entschieden sich zu einer Zusammenarbeit mit Epitaph Records, weil sie das Album zu gut fanden um so ein Risiko einzugehen. Am 22. Januar 2015 folgte mit Go, Go, Go die zweite Single. Zudem wurde das inzwischen vierte Studioalbum der Band vorgestellt. Dieses heißt Madness und erschien 16. März 2015 in Europa und einen Tag später weltweit. Auch Madness stieg international in den Charts ein.
Sleeping with Sirens waren bei der ersten Verleihung der Alternative Press Music Awards in vier Kategorien nominiert, darunter als Künstler des Jahres, für den Besten Sänger und das Beste Album für Feel. Allerdings gewann die Gruppe in keiner Kategorie. Für das Stück Kick Me, welches bei den zweiten Alternative Press Music Awards nominiert wurde, gewann die Band den Preis für die Beste Single. Außerdem wurde die Gruppe bei den Kerrang! Awards 2015 in der Kategorie der Besten Internationalen Band nominiert.
Am 4. November 2014 startete die Band eine Co-Headliner-Tournee mit Pierce the Veil im Rahmen einer gemeinsamen Welttournee, welche nach 70 gespielten Konzerten, darunter dem SelfHelp Fest in San Bernardino (Kalifornien), am 11. April 2015 in London im Vereinigten Königreich endete. Zwischen dem 11. und 23. August 2015 spielte die Band erstmals eine Tournee durch Südamerika, welche Argentinien, Brasilien, Chile und Mexiko führte. Etwa einen Monat später folgte eine Tournee durch Australien und Neuseeland. Zwischen Oktober und November 2015 war die Band mit One Ok Rock im Vorprogramm von All Time Low auf deren Future Hearts Tour in Nordamerika zu sehen. Am 20. Februar 2016 startet die Gruppe eine Europatournee (zusammen mit Beach Weather, This Wild Life und Mallory Knox), welche am 6. März 2016 endet.
Gossip und Acoustic and Unplugged
Am 8. Januar 2016 wurde bekannt, dass die Gruppe an einem neuen Album arbeitet. Außerdem wurde ein Akustikalbum angekündigt. Dieses heißt Acoustic and Unplugged und wurde am 16. April 2016 veröffentlicht. Es enthält 15 Lieder aus verschiedenen Alben der Gruppe. Es stieg auf Platz 174 in den US-amerikanischen Albumcharts ein. Mitte Juli 2017 wurde mit Legends ein neues Lied veröffentlicht und das fünfte Album, das den Namen Gossip trägt, für den 22. September 2017 angekündigt.
Im Februar und März 2016 absolvierte Sleeping with Sirens eine Europatournee, welche von Mallory Knox, This Wild Life und Beach Weather begleitet wurde. Aufgrund von schwierigen familiären Umständen sagte Gitarrist Justin Hills eine Teilnahme an dieser Konzertreise ab. Er wurde für diese Tournee von dem Session-Musiker Alex Howard an der Gitarre ersetzt.
Die Gruppe wurde in der Nacht des 23. März 2016 für die komplette Warped Tour angekündigt. Die Band plante, auf der Warped Tour auch ältere Stücke zu spielen. Wenige Tage nach dem Ende der Warped Tour wurde für den Zeitraum von November bis Dezember eine Tournee durch die Vereinigten Staaten angekündigt, bei der State Champs und Tonight Alive im Vorprogramm zu sehen sind. Vor dieser Tournee absolviert die Band im August 2016 erstmals Auftritte auf dem Pukkelpop und den Lowlands. Außerdem spielt die Gruppe auf den Reading and Leeds Festivals wo sie bereits das zweite Mal auftritt, dabei spielt die Gruppe erstmals auf der Hauptbühne.
How It Feels to Be Lost
Am 21. Juni 2019 gab die Band bekannt, bei Sumerian Records unterschrieben zu haben und kündigten ihr neues Album How It Feels to Be Lost für den 6. September gleichen Jahres an.
Stil
Musik
Die Gruppe selbst beschreibt ihren Musikstil als Rock. In ihren Stücken versuchen die Musiker so wenig Breakdowns wie möglich anzuwenden. Die Texte werden von der Band selbst geschrieben und auf englischer Sprache verfasst. Der Klargesang von Kellin Quinn erinnert an Anthony Green von Circa Survive. Der Musikstil kann im Groben als Post-Hardcore beschrieben werden. Screams und Klargesang wechseln sich zumeist ab, wobei der Klargesang von Kellin Quinn in den meisten Stücken der Band überwiegt. Auch weist die Musik der Gruppe Elemente aus dem Alternative Rock, dem Pop-Rock und dem Pop-Punk (etwa klassische so genannte "Sing-Alongs") auf. Billboard beschreibt den Musikstil der Gruppe in ihrer Bandbiografie als einen Mix aus Metalcore und Emo.
Texte
Die Gruppe, die ihre Texte selbst verfasst, verarbeiten in ihren Songs meist christliche Thematiken. In einem Interview mit dem US-amerikanischen Portal AbsolutePunk.net hieß es zum Beispiel, dass das Album Let's Cheers to This ursprünglich den Namen Who Are You Now? tragen sollte, was eine christliche Bedeutung hat. Nachdem die Musiker herausfanden, dass die Gruppe The Providence bereits ein Album gleichen Namens veröffentlicht haben, wurde der Arbeitstitel in den heutigen Namen des Albums umbenannt.
Das Stück Do It Now, Remember It Later hingegen soll eine Art ausgestreckter "Mittelfinger" sein, der sich an alle Personen richtet, die aufgrund des Musikstils und der Texte gegen die Band wettern. Kellin Quinn beschrieb in einem Interview mit dem Online-Musikportal AbsolutePunk.net, dass sie nicht Musik für andere, sondern für sich selbst schreiben würden.
In einem Interview mit dem deutschen FUZE Magazine antwortete er auf die Frage, welche Rolle der christliche Glauben in seinem Leben spiele, dass dieser ein Teil von ihm sei, allerdings als Gefühl und nicht als Praxis. Auch sagte er, dass Sleeping with Sirens keine christliche Rockband sei und das Label nicht zu der Gruppe passe.
Tourneen
Sleeping with Sirens sind eine der wenigen Gruppen, die bei ihren Auftritten auch Akustik-Sets unterbringen. Laut Kellin Quinn spielte die Gruppe ihre Akustik-Stücke bei ersten Konzerten hauptsächlich nach ihrem Haupt-Set.
Sleeping with Sirens spielte im Laufe ihrer Karriere vermehrt in Nordamerika, Europa und Australien. Auch in Südostasien und in Südamerika war die Gruppe bereits zu sehen. Dabei spielte das Quintett auf den Reading and Leeds Festivals, auf dem Soundwave Festival, der Warped Tour und auf dem Slam Dunk Festival. Auf ihren Konzertreisen war die Band bereits mit Gruppen, wie Pierce the Veil, Bring Me the Horizon, Tonight Alive, Memphis May Fire, The Color Morale und The Amity Affliction zu sehen.
Diskografie
Auszeichnungen
Alternative Press Leservoting
2012: Artist of the Year, Dritter Platz
2012: Best Live Band of the Year, Dritter Platz
2012: Song of the Year, Dritter Platz für Roger Rabbit
2012: Most Overrated Band of the Year, Dritter Platz
2012: Vocalist of the Year, Sieger
2012: Bassist of the Year, Dritter Platz für Justin Hills
2012: Best Cover Art of the Year, Dritter Platz für If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack
2013: Artist of the Year, Gewonnen
Kerrang! Awards
2013: Beste Liveband (nominiert)
2015: Beste internationale Band (nominiert)
Alternative Press Music Awards
2014: Künstler des Jahres (nominiert)
2014: Bestes Album für Feel (nominiert)
2014: Bestes Lied für Alone (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) (nominiert)
2014: Bester Sänger für Kellin Quinn
2015: Beste Single für Kick Me (gewonnen)
Weblinks
Offizielle Website
Quellen
US-amerikanische Band
Post-Hardcore-Band
Christliche Band | wikipedia | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Események
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Kína
Cao Zsuj, Vej császára súlyosan megbetegszik. Mivel saját, csecsemőkort túlélő fia nincs, egyik rokonának hét éves fiát, Cao Fangot nevezi meg utódjaként, majd még azon a napon meghal. A gyerekkorú császár mellett Cao Suang és Sze-ma Ji látják el a régensi feladatokat.
Himiko, a japán Jamatai sámánkirálynője követséget küld Vej császárához. A császár szívélyesen fogadja a követeket és ajándékokkal küldi haza őket.
Halálozások
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BkiUeJc4eIOjRtRwj2l5 | Question Mark & the Mysterians was een Amerikaans/Mexicaanse garagerockband uit Bay City en Saginaw in Michigan, aanvankelijk actief tussen 1962 en 1969. Veel van de muziek van de band bestond uit door elektrische orgels aangedreven garagerock en een raadselachtig imago geïnspireerd op de Japanse sciencefictionfilm The Mysterians uit 1957. Daarnaast werd het geluid van de band ook gekenmerkt door rauw resonerende leadzang van "?" (Question Mark, de artiestennaam van Rudy Martínez), waardoor Question Mark and the Mysterians een van de vroegste bands is wiens muziekstijl wordt beschreven als punkrock. Hun muziek en beeldtaal waren van grote invloed op latere bands.
De band tekende in 1966 bij Pa-Go-Go Records (gevestigd in San Antonio en werd gerund door Rudy 'Tee' Gonzales). De band bracht in het begin van dat jaar hun eerste en meest geprezen single 96 Tears uit, die een nummer één hit werd in de Billboard Hot 100 en de band stuwde naar een periode van 15 maanden van nationale bekendheid. Hun debuutalbum 96 Tears volgde. Hoewel Question Mark en de Mysterians hun succes niet konden evenaren met hun latere opnamen en dus als een one-hit wonder worden beschouwd, slaagden ze er vijf keer in om de singlehitlijst te bereiken.
In 1968 werd hun label Cameo-Parkway gesloten door de Securities and Exchange Commission wegens aandelenmanipulatie, waarbij ze het geld van de band en het contract met hen aannamen. Hoewel ze in 1969 uit elkaar gingen, heeft de band zich gehergroepeerd en extra materiaal uitgebracht door de jaren heen. 96 Tears stond in 2004 vermeld op nummer 210 op de Rolling Stone-lijst van The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Bezetting
Rudy Martinez 'Question Mark' (zang)
Robert Balderrama (gitaar)
Frank Rodriguez (keyboard)
Frank Lugo (bas)
Edward Serrato (drums)
Geschiedenis
Formatie en 96 Tears
De bandleden waren kinderen van migrerende boeren die zich in Michigan vestigden. Het oorspronkelijke trio, bestaande uit Larry Borjas (gitaar), Robert Martinez (drums) en Bobby Balderrama (leadgitaar), ontmoetten elkaar en werden gemotiveerd door surfrockbands en instrumentalisten als Link Wray en Duane Eddy om in 1962 een band te formeren. De band speelde lokaal met dezelfde bezetting tot de invloed van de Britse invasie met bands die de nadruk legden op leadzang en dynamische optredens. Rudy Martinez, ook bekend als Question Mark, stond bekend om zijn dansvaardigheid en werd voorgesteld aan de band omdat hij de broer van Robert Martinez was. Question Mark was een excentrieke figuur, die publiekelijk verklaarde dat zijn ziel van Mars afkomstig was en dat hij ooit met de dinosauriërs op aarde had gelopen. Al snel werd hij de creatieve kracht van de band en ze begonnen een mix van ruige rock-'n-roll en poprock te ontwikkelen met een repertoire dat composities omvatte die waren geschreven door The Beatles en The Rolling Stones. Om te corresponderen met de nieuwe bezetting, nam de band de naam ? en The Mysterians aan, geïnspireerd op de sciencefictionfilm The Mysterians uit 1957. Nadien werd toetsenist Frank Rodriguez gerekruteerd, die deel uitmaakte van de andere lokale band The Trespassers.
In februari 1966 deed de band auditie voor een onafhankelijk platenlabel, wat resulteerde in de demo's Are You For Real? en I'll Be Back, die pas later werden uitgebracht en pronkte om hun zeer goede geluidskwaliteit in het album More Action uit 1999. Daarna ontvingen Larry Borjas en Robert Martinez conceptaankondigingen en kozen ervoor om dienst te nemen om te voorkomen dat ze naar Vietnam werden gestuurd. De overige bandleden gingen door terwijl Rodriguez een orgelriff improviseerde en ? introduceerde, een compositie die hij al een tijdje in zijn hoofd aan het ontwikkelen was. Auditie voor een vervangende drummer leidde ertoe dat Eddie Serrato, oorspronkelijk getraind in traditionele Mexicaanse muziek, zich bij de band voegde. Op 13 maart 1966 namen Question Mark and the Mysterians 96 Tears samen met Midnight Hour op voor het kleine Pa-Go-Go-label met Fernando Aguilar, een bassist die al snel werd vervangen door Frank Lugo.
Toen het in april 1966 werd uitgebracht, was Midnight Hour oorspronkelijk de a-kant van de debuutsingle van de band, echter Question Mark promootte het record in heel Michigan en moedigde radiostations aan om in plaats daarvan 96 Tears te spelen. CKLW, een groot station in Windsor, speelde het nummer uitgebreid en genereerde zo een regionale nummer één hit. Het nummer trok de aandacht van Neil Bogart, president van Cameo-Parkway Records. Het succes van het nummer werd toegeschreven aan de riff van het Vox Continental-orgel, en zoals criticus Greg Shaw uitlegde, de eenvoud en precieze uitvoering. Bogart kocht de rechten op 96 Tears, verspreidde het op nationale schaal en promootte de band door televisieoptredens te boeken bij American Bandstand en Where the Action Is. Op 29 oktober 1966, na een gestage klim in de hitlijsten, piekte de single een week lang op nummer 1 in de Billboard Hot 100 voordat hij werd ingehaald door Last Train to Clarksville van The Monkees. De single verkocht meer dan een miljoen exemplaren en werd bekroond met een gouden schijf door de RIAA.
Andere hitsuccessen
De volgende twee singles I Need Somebody en Can't Get Enough of You Baby van Question Mark & the Mysterians kwamen ook in de hitlijst, maar waren lang niet zo succesvol als 96 Tears. Deze werden samen met een handvol andere nummers verzameld op het album 96 Tears.
Op het tweede album Action van Question Mark & the Mysterians stond de band op het hoogtepunt van hun muzikaliteit, maar het album was geen commercieel succes. De band nam vervolgens korte opnamen op met Capitol Records, Tangerine Records en Super K. De bandbezetting veranderde toen de oorspronkelijke leden vertrokken voor andere projecten. Mel Schacher, toekomstige bassist voor Grand Funk Railroad, werd korte tijd basgitarist samen met Frank Montoya op gitaar en Jeff McDonald op drums, totdat Richard Schultz de bas overnam en samen met Question Mark verschillende nummers schreef, waaronder She Goes to Church on Sunday, dat in licentie werd gegeven aan de uitgeverij van Paul McCartney.
De jaren 1970, 1980 en 1990
In de vroege jaren 1970 werd Question Mark & the Mysterians opnieuw geformeerd met een andere bezetting, bestaande uit twee gitaren, maar zonder keyboards. De band trok de aandacht van rockcriticus Dave Marsh, die de term punkrock bedacht in een Creem Magazine-artikel uit 1971 over Question Mark. In 1984 hield de oorspronkelijke bezetting van Question Mark & the Mysterians een reünieconcert in Dallas. De oorspronkelijke drummer Robert Martinez keerde terug en verving Eddie Serrato op drums, nadat Serrato ziek werd door multiple sclerose. Het concert in Dallas leidde niet tot een volledige heropleving van de band, maar het concert werd opgenomen en uitgebracht door het New Yorkse platenlabel ROIR als 96 Tears Forever: The Dallas ReUnion Tapes.
In 1992 werkte Question Mark samen met rapartiest Saltine aka The Mad Rapper aan een hiphop-remake van 96 Tears. De single werd uitgebracht bij Pandisc Records.
In 1997 werden Question Mark & the Mysterians opnieuw geformeerd. Ze werkten samen met de New Yorkse promotor Jon Weiss, die de band als headliners introduceerde op CaveStomp garagerockfestivals. Op de festivals waren veel vernieuwde garage- en psychedelische acts uit de jaren 1960 te horen. In 1998 bereikte de coverversie van Can't Get Enough of You, Baby van Smash Mouth nummer 14 in de Amerikaanse hitlijst.
Heruitgave van 96 Tears
In de jaren 1990 wilden Question Mark & the Mysterians hun nu uitverkochte albums 96 Tears en Action opnieuw uitbrengen, maar konden dat niet omdat de songrechten nu toebehoorden aan platenbaas Allen Klein. In 1997 nam de band hun oorspronkelijke album uit 1966 opnieuw op en bracht het uit bij Collectables Records.
In 1998 voegde Frank Rodriguez zich weer bij de band op keyboards en Question Mark & the Mysterians brachten het nieuwe livealbum Do You Feel It, Baby? uit bij Norton Records. In 1999 bracht de band het studioalbum More Action uit, geproduceerd en opgenomen in New York, met het albumontwerp van Michael Calleia bij Industrial Strength Design. Dit ontwerp veroorzaakte controverse omdat het niet werd goedgekeurd door Question Mark voorafgaand aan de publicatie. Gelijktijdig met het uitbrengen van het album, ontbond Question Mark zijn zakelijke relatie met Weiss, naar verluidt vanwege ontevredenheid over de plaat en andere zakelijke problemen.
Samenwerkingen
In 2000 begon Question Mark een samenwerking met de New Yorkse gitarist en rockpromotor Gary Fury. Deze samenwerking leidde tot een reeks liveconcerten met Question Mark en een begeleidingsband onder leiding van Fury, met muzikanten van andere garagebands in de omgeving van New York. De eerste bezetting van de begeleidingsband omvatte Jim 'Royale' Baglino van The Casino Royales en later Monster Magnet op bas, Sam Steinig van de band Mondo Topless uit Philadelphia op keyboards en de oorspronkelijke Mysterians-drummer Robert Martinez. De nieuwe band noemde zichzelf Question Mark & the Mysterymen en speelde in de Limelight in New York en de Black Cat in Washington D.C.
In 2002 keerde Question Mark terug naar New York om de headliner te zijn van een tweedaags garagerockfestival in de CBGB-club. De bezetting bestond uit Question Mark, Fury, Robert Martinez, Keith Hartel op bas en de voormalige Pat Benatar/David Johansen Band- en huidige E Street Band-toetsenist Charlie Giordano. Deze nieuwe band werd aangekondigd als Question Mark & the New Mysterians. De nieuwe band maakte een multi-track opname in de studio van CBGB, die nog steeds niet is uitgebracht.
Op 10 januari 2007 verwoestte een brand het huis van Question Mark in Clio, waarbij al zijn memorabilia werden vernietigd en de Yorkshire Terrier-honden werden gedood die hij als bedrijf fokte. Om Question Mark te helpen, organiseerden zijn vrienden verschillende benefietshows voor hem, waarbij Question Mark en de Mysterians op enkele van deze evenementen speelden. In mei 2007 speelden hij en Gary Fury een benefietshow in de Highline Ballroom in New York. De achtergrondband, bekend als The Playthings, bestond uit Fury op gitaar, Jim Baglino op bas, Jimi Black van Cheetah Chrome en Sylvain Sylvain op drums en Brian Leonard op keyboards.
Gitarist Dennis Dean Lack kwam in 1985 bij de band en was de belangrijkste gitarist en muziekdirecteur van Question Mark en werkte samen aan nieuwe nummers met Question Mark tot in 2017. Lack is al meer dan 13 jaar actief in de band en woont nu in Noord-Michigan.
Invloeden
Veel garagebands uit de jaren 1960 speelden 96 Tears in hun liveoptredens. Coverversies van 96 Tears zijn opgenomen door een aantal bands en muzikanten, waaronder Aretha Franklin, Thelma Houston, Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop, The Texas Tornadoes, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Inspiral Carpets, The Stranglers en Garland Jeffreys.
Eerbetuigingen
In 2006 werden de oorspronkelijke leden van ? en de Mysterians opgenomen in de Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.
Ziekte en overlijden
Voormalig Mysterians-drummer Eddie Serrato (geboren als Eduardo Serrato, 5 december 1945) overleed op 24 februari 2011 op 65-jarige leeftijd aan een hartaanval. Leadgitarist Robert Balderrama werd in oktober 2017 gediagnosticeerd met prostaatkanker.
Discografie
Singles
1966: 96 Tears
1966: I Need Somebody
Amerikaanse rockband | wikipedia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdaQ5ixsDMO6yuFF- | Din Tai Fung are opening a restaurant in Selfridges for all your post-shopping dumpling needs
Gavin Hanly 07 January 2022
7/1/22 - updated with the opening date
We've been waiting an age for Din Tai Fung to launch their Centre Point restaurant. So long, in fact, that they're getting ready to open another restaurant in the interim - this time in Selfridges.
Din Tai Fung will be taking over what was the Selfridges Kitchen on the fourth floor, and will be pretty big, seating 140 (more compact than their huge Covent Garden space, though). They will still have room for the space that showcases the chefs making their dumplings front and centre (which is quite hypnotic to watch).
Plus - there will apparently be serving robots! These should be the same that were launched in Melbourne - roaming robots with trays and a tablet ordering screen. We'll have to wait until the opening to confirm this.
If you're as yet unfamiliar with Din Tai Fung, they were a huge hit when they opened their first restaurant in Covent Garden. They've an extensive Taiwanese menu, but the real draw are their xiao long bao or soup dumplings. And yes, those more than live up to the extensive hype around them. We'll have much more details about the menu at Selfridges closer to the launch, which will have some exclusive dishes.
That's not all that's coming from Selfridges though - they will also be opening a sustainability-led Pizza Pilgrims restaurant on the same floor too.
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BkiUe8w5qhDCWcKLxCX9 | Voters Go To Polls In August Primary
Filed Under:August Elections, August Primary, Charlie Crist, Elections, Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder, Nan Rich, Politics, Primary, Rick Scott, Summer Knowles, Yinka Abosede Adeshina
Voters wait to cast their votes at a polling station in the Little Haiti neighborhood November 2, 2004 in Miami, Florida. Polls showed President George W. Bush and Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) running a tight race in the swing state and nationwide. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Polling stations across the state opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for the August Primary Election.
The Primary Election not only has party-specific races, but also nonpartisan races that are applicable to all registered voters—regardless of party affiliation.
The highest-profile primary pits former Gov. Charlie Crist against former Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich in seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.
Both Crist and Rich took time Monday evening to call potential voters.
"I got your vote, you got my heart," Crist told a voter named Michael.
Governor Scott is running against Yinka Abosede Adeshina and Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder in the Republican primary race for governor. He didn't make any public appearances Monday, but his supporters campaigned on his behalf just outside Crist's office.
Democrats George Sheldon and Perry Thurston will compete to become the party's nominee for Attorney General.
Also on the ballot are several congressional races along with contests for county commission, school board and the courts.
In total, more than 29,000 people voted early in Miami Dade. Another 19,000 cast ballots ahead of time in Broward.
That's where both Rich and Crist will await the results Tuesday night.
"I understand why he's here, because there's so many Democratic voters in Broward," Nan Rich said.
Poll workers were busy Monday making sure all the equipment was up and running. Elections officials say lines shouldn't be a problem and don't want voters to be deterred by memories of 2012. New machines should speed up voter check-in too.
"The new machine basically allows the voter if they have a picture id or photo id to be able to give it to one of the election personnel," said Roy Griffin, a poll worker. "We swipe it so we can verify the information and make the lines move a whole lot faster."
Voters must bring identification that contains a photo and their signature. Acceptable forms of ID can be found on the Elections Department website or by calling 3-1-1. If the voter does not have ID available, they will be asked to vote a provisional ballot. While the Voter Information Card is not required to vote, it can help expedite the check-in process, so bringing it is always encouraged.
Before you head out to the polls, elections officials suggest you look at a sample ballot.
Polls close at 7 p.m.
Click here for more information on Miami-Dade County elections.
Click here for more information on Broward County elections.
Click here for more information on Monroe County elections.
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The trip to the airport had been anxiety provoking because Julie, who had driven that route many times and, unlike me, was an excellent navigator, had made a wrong turn that had taken us several miles out of our way. The trip had also been tearful, both of us plainly heartbroken about separating after the astonishing experience of being together the preceding 60 hours and neither of us certain about the future. It didn't help that when we were within ten minutes of the airport the car radio began playing the sweetly sappy Peter, Paul, and Mary version of Leaving On A Jet Plane.
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Arriving at my parents' home, I was immediately set upon by family and friends and had no chance to take any action or do any further planning on my campaign to win Julie over until that evening after my visitors had dispersed.
I drove to the town's single telephone booth.
In my own defense, I will point out that I was able to gather my wits sufficiently to unambivalently and, indeed, enthusiastically join in this commitment.
And, yes, I made her listen to my poetry recitation anyway.
I should also note that this story has by no means yet arrived at Happily Ever After. The next several months were, as you'll discover, a particularly challenging, painful, and difficult period for Julie and me as we broke away from our old lives to begin making our way in the world together. It was also a time filled with some of the most intense joyfulness and excitement I've ever known.
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A recent spike in worldwide carbon emissions growth was caused by the rebound from the global financial crisis (GFC) and is likely to be a one-off, according to a new study from The Australian National University.
The study found that global carbon emissions remain on a relentless upward trend, though efforts to shift to low-carbon energy and cut energy demand are bearing some fruit.
Led by Dr Frank Jotzo, director of the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy in the ANU Crawford School, the study traced the causes of a surge in carbon emissions during 2010. It found that the surge was due to a combination of unusual factors and was unlikely to happen again.
"The global economy grew very quickly in 2010. In addition, relatively low fossil fuel prices and fiscal stimulus spending on energy-intensive activities like construction contributed to a global emissions surge," said Dr Jotzo. "The global mix of energy sources also shifted slightly towards higher-carbon sources during 2010.
"The 2010 emissions surge was exceptional. It is likely that global emissions growth slowed in 2011 and the fragile condition of the world economy suggests moderate emissions growth for 2012 as well."
Dr Paul Burke, a co-author of the study and an energy economist at ANU, added that 2010 saw a rare occurrence of energy demand outpacing world economic output, or GDP, as the world rebounded from the GFC.
"For energy demand to grow faster than GDP is most unusual," said Dr Burke. "Over the last four decades this has only happened on four occasions. Apart from 1990, when the Soviet Union collapsed, the effect was never as strong as it was in 2010."
The researchers also found that global carbon emissions growth is likely to slow in years to come.
"Thanks to policy efforts to improve energy efficiency and shift to lower-carbon energy supply, combined with greater availability of natural gas and falling costs of renewable energy technologies, we can expect slower emissions growth," said Dr Jotzo.
"For example, Australia's emissions from energy and industry fell slightly over the year to September 2011. This was mainly due to a reduction in Australia's power use and less coal-fired electricity in the energy supply mix. The use of more hydropower, a ramp up of other renewable energy, and energy savings all contributed to the outcome.
"Cutting global emissions remains an enormous challenge, because of the strong underlying growth momentum, particularly in developing countries. Energy efficiency will need to be improved at a rate of knots, and zero-carbon sources deployed faster. China, in many respects, is leading the way, but much stronger policy action is needed in just about all countries," he said.
The study has been published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
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BkiUe-XxK1yAga6JtqDT | Square Enix announced more details of its Dia Horizon multimedia project during a live streaming program on Friday. The project's official website updated with information about a game, manga, web anime, and novel.
The project's smartphone game is slated to launch for iOS and Android devices this summer. The pre-registration period is open now, and all players will receive in-game items depending on how many people pre-register.
A four-panel web manga is available on the website. Three installments are currently available, and the website lists nine more installments as "coming soon." A separate original manga will also launch in Square Enix 's Manga Up! app on August 6.
A web anime will debut on the website in mid-August.
Ghost Mikawa is writing the alternate world fantasy novel Dia Horizon ~Akatsuki no Keiyakusha~ (Dia Horizon: Dawn's Contractee) that is serializing on Kadokawa 's Kakuyomu website. The novel's prologue chapter debuted on Friday.
A 10-minute radio program for the project will launch on the A&G Request Hour Asumi Kana no Kimimachi! radio program on August 6. Aimi Tanaka (voice of Sophie) and Yū Serizawa (voice of Rete) will appear on the program.
The official website is also offering the "Party Zenmetsu Challenge" game with various tasks for players to complete. Players who defeat at least 20 enemies in a row can share their results on Twitter to enter for a chance to receive 1,000,000 yen (about US$9,000) in cash. The campaign is running from Friday to August 27.
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Firework displays set at many locations to welcome Lunar New Year
January 21, 2020 by dtinews.vn
The capital Hanoi will hold firework displays at 30 districts as the first day of the Lunar New Years begins on January 25. The 15-minute firework displays will start from midnight. Six venues will see high-altitude fireworks including Hoan Kiem Lake (Hoan Kiem District), Lac Long Quan Flower Garden (Tay Ho District), My Dinh Stadium (Nam Tu Liem District), Thong Nhat Park (Hai Ba Trung District), Van Quan Lake (Ha Dong District), and Son Tay Citadel (Son Tay Town). 24 other locations will also have fireworks set off from lower heights in Thanh Xuan, Ba Dinh, Bac Tu Liem, Cau Giay, Thanh Tri, Hoang Mai, Gia Lam, Long Bien and other districts. In Ho Chi Minh City, two locations that will see high-altitude fireworks are Sai Gon River in District 2 and the Landmark Building in Binh Thanh District. Meanwhile, five locations with low-attitude displays include Dam Sen Park in District 11, the Park at District 9, Ben Duoc Monument in Cu Chi District, Can Gio Stadium in Can Gio District, … [Read more...] about Firework displays set at many locations to welcome Lunar New Year
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HCM City: Lunar New Year's Eve fireworks to be set off at 7 venues
January 21, 2020 by en.vietnamplus.vn
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City will hold 15-minute fireworks displays at seven venues to welcome the Year of the Rat on Lunar New Year's Eve (January 24). Fireworks will be set off from the top of the Saigon River Tunnel (District 2) and the Landmark building in Vinhomes Central Park (Binh Thanh district). The other shows will be held at Dam Sen Cultural Park (District 11), the National History and Culture Park (District 9), Ben Duoc Memorial Temple (Cu Chi district), the Can Gio stadium (Can Gio district), and the administrative centre in Nha Be district. The displays will launch at midnight to welcome the first day of the Lunar New Year./. … [Read more...] about HCM City: Lunar New Year's Eve fireworks to be set off at 7 venues
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January 20, 2020 by vietnamnet.vn
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HCM City: Lunar New Year's Eve fireworks to be set off at seven venues
January 21, 2020 by en.qdnd.vn
Ho Chi Minh City to hold 15-minute fireworks displays at seven venues to welcome the Year of the Rat (Photo for illustration: qdnd.vn) Fireworks will be set off from the top of the Saigon River Tunnel (District 2) and the Landmark building in Vinhomes Central Park (Binh Thanh district). … [Read more...] about HCM City: Lunar New Year's Eve fireworks to be set off at seven venues
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BkiUfBk5qhDCYT-7hSQh | Posted inBreaking
What's next for Highway KR?
by Paul Holley July 31st, 2019 Updated February 6th, 2020
Part of County Highway KR is expected to undergo widening and improvements in 2020-22.
As public opinion – and controversy – swirls around the Foxconn Technology Group's planned manufacturing complex in southwestern Mount Pleasant, work continues on a number of infrastructure improvements that surround the project. Among the most massive efforts is the widening and improvements to Highway KR. As County KR serves as the dividing line between Racine and Kenosha counties, the coming changes will impact residents of both municipalities.
Planned Phase 2 improvements—of which there will be many—include dealing with railroad rights-of-way, flowing creeks, bridges, pedestrian paths and private driveways. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) recently issued a massive document designed to address the next phase of the project, which should get underway next year. Following are questions and answers taken from the document.
1. Who has the final determination and decision on the preferred alternative, WisDOT or the Counties?
A: WisDOT has the authority for design under The Jurisdictional Transfer agreement, however, WisDOT is working closely with and looking for agreement with both Racine and Kenosha Counties on the final determination of the preferred alternative.
2. When will construction start?
A: Work related to County KR, between County H and Old Green Bay Road, is proposed to be let in July 2020 with completion by the end of 2022.
3. Are there any plans for County KR east of Old Green Bay Road?
A: The Amendment to SEWRPC's Vision 2050 Transportation Plan includes improving County KR between Old Green Bay Road and WIS 32 to a four-lane improved roadway. However, no improvements are currently planned for County KR between Old Green Bay Road and WIS 32. Any improvements to County KR east of Old Green Bay Road will be determined by Racine and Kenosha Counties.
4. How does the recent news regarding Foxconn affect the project?
A: Recent news regarding the Foxconn development does not affect the project because the project purpose is not solely based on the Foxconn project. The purpose of the project is to upgrade the County KR infrastructure to safely and efficiently handle projected traffic volumes anticipated from all local economic development activities occurring in the project area, not just Foxconn, and to provide a safe and well-connected transportation corridor that serves the communities in Racine County and Kenosha County. Prior to the Amendment to SEWRPC's Vision 2050 Transportation Plan (to reflect the Foxconn and Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park development) the Plan indicated that the right of way to accommodate a four-lane improved roadway be reserved for County KR between I-94 and WIS 32. The project is compatible with the Eastern Racine County Transportation Task Force, comprised of representatives from Racine County, Mount Pleasant, Caledonia and Sturtevant, that recommends the widening of County KR to improve connectivity to I-94, improve access for workers and improve east-west travel times.
5. What about the north bypass option?
A: A bypass alternative proposed by local residents would create a new roadway alignment to the north of the existing County KR from 90th Street to WIS 11 and downtown Racine. With input from Racine and Kenosha Counties, WisDOT determined to not pursue this bypass alternative. This decision is based on evaluation of several factors, including environmental impacts, engineering and project costs. Also, the bypass alternative would not meet the purpose and need for the project because it only addresses mobility to Racine and would not address mobility to the City of Kenosha and other Kenosha County communities.
6. Can more land be utilized on the north side of County KR to lessen the impact on the south side?
A: The proposed alignment is optimized to minimize impacts to properties, wetlands, floodplains, railroad grade separation crossing angle (skewed bridge, constructability, cost, etc.). There aren't any relocations on the south side with the current proposed alignment. All five relocations are on the north side and further shifts north may require even more.
7. Why is the roadway being designed for a 45 MPH speed limit?
A: This is a multi-part answer. 1.) Traffic flows more efficiently and safely when vehicles move uniformly at the highest reasonable speed. 2.) The Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices recommends setting the posted speed limits near the 85th percentile speed. The 85th percentile speed is the speed that 85 percent of drivers travel at or below and reflects the collective judgment of the vast majority of drivers as to a reasonable speed for given traffic and roadway conditions. 3.) A four-lane divided roadway with an alignment such as County KR is anticipated to have an 85th percentile speed near 45 MPH. 4.) It is important to note that setting speed limits lower than 85th percentile speed does not encourage compliance with the posted speed limit and can often times result in a greater speed differential in traffic and greater potential for crashes. 5.) The improved four-lane divided roadway will be better equipped to safely handle the 45 MPH posted speed limit compared to the existing two-lane configuration of County KR.
County KR is currently closed west of Hwy H for improvements related to the Foxconn Technology Group construction project.
8. Why does the project extend east of Old Green Bay Road and not end at WIS 31?
A: The number of through lanes on County KR needs to be carried through each intersection so through vehicles have a receiving lane on the opposite side of the intersections. A distance of about 2,000 feet is required to safely transition a roadway from four to two lanes and left and right-turn lanes are needed to a certain length at both WIS 31 and Old Green Bay Road. The County KR intersections with WIS 31 and Old Green Bay Road are about 1,400 feet apart and the transition from four lanes to two lanes and the turn lane storage do not fit, therefore the four lanes need to be carried through the Old Green Bay Road intersection and the transition from four lanes to two lanes will occur east of there.
See the ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Package provided at an earlier public meeting
9. Why isn't there a traffic signal proposed at 56th Avenue?
A: The project does not include traffic signals at 56th Avenue because the intersection currently does not meet traffic signal warrants.
10. Does the preferred alternative provide for transit?
A: The project will accommodate the commuter bus proposed in SEWRPC's amended VISION 2050 regional transportation plan. The proposed urban roadway, which includes new bridges over the Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific railroad corridors, is more conducive to transit service than the existing rural roadway because it will be improved to handle the anticipated travel demand, allowing transit vehicles to operate efficiently, and it will provide pedestrian and bicycle facilities (shared-use paths).
11. Are there any noise walls proposed?
A: No. Noise level computer modeling indicates that 23 residences would be exposed to Leq noise levels that approach or exceed the impact criteria of 67dBA Leq. [EDITOR'S NOTE: Leq is the preferred method to describe sound levels that vary over time.] The 23 residences would be exposed to peak noise levels of 66 to 68 dBA Leq. Traffic noise mitigation is not feasible, however, since all 23 residences have driveway access to County KR. To be effective, noise barriers must be solid with no gaps. Other methods to mitigate noise impacts, including alignment shifts, restricting truck traffic, and using berms as sound barriers are not practical. The results of the analysis are presented on EA Factor Sheet D-3, Pages 3 through 5.
12. What is the height of the wall east of the UPRR railroad tracks on the south side of the roadway?
A: The proposed retaining wall height varies from 2 feet to 30 feet.
13. Why is the proposed Pike River bridge so much longer and will this cause increased flooding downstream?
A: The existing box culvert that conveys the Pike River was designed to overtop for floods greater than the 5-year frequency. The proposed bridge and roadway profile are designed to convey the 100-year flow without overtopping the roadway. The proposed bridge with no roadway over topping will pass the same 100-year flow as the existing box culvert plus road over top does today.
14. How will I access my driveway?
A: All driveways will have, at a minimum, right-in and right-out access. b. Left turn access will be provided as follows: i. From County H to 90th Street – TBD – Racine and Kenosha County are evaluating median opening access locations. ii. From 90th Street to the UPRR – TBD – Racine and Kenosha County are evaluating median opening access locations. iii. From UPRR to 56th Avenue – The preferred median access option in the EA is a full raised median with no access. Racine and Kenosha Counties have both indicated their support for EA option 3, a Two Way Left Turn Lane (TWLTL). iv. From 56th Avenue to Old Green Bay Road – right-in and right-out only. Left turns will only occur at 56th Avenue, WIS 31 and Old Green Bay Road. v. East of Old Green Bay Road – East of 43rd Avenue won't have a raised median.
15. Will there be bike or pedestrian accommodations on County KR?
A: It is proposed that a 10-foot-wide asphalt shared-use path be built as follows: 1. Both sides (of County KR) between the I-94 East Frontage Road and 90th Street 2. North side between 90th Street and Vicksburg Drive (east of Old Green Bay Road) 3. South side between 56th Avenue and WIS 31 (replacing the existing path)
16. Who do I contact regarding a potential acquisition of my property?
A: If you live on the north side of County KR in the Village of Mount Pleasant, contact Julie Anderson, Racine County Director of Public Works, at 262-886-8440. If you live on the south side of County KR in the Village of Somers, please contact Clement Abongwa, Director/Commissioner Kenosha County Division of Highways, at 262-653-1870.
17. What is going to happen to the existing pedestrian bridge over the Pike River?
A: The existing pedestrian bridge over the Pike River will be salvaged. Kenosha County has plans to relocate/reuse it at another location.
18. What is being done to protect the wetlands and woodlands along County KR?
A: WisDOT is minimizing impacts by maintaining County KR improvements along the existing roadway alignment. Impacts are further minimized by using curb and gutter drainage instead of open drainage ditches to reduce the roadway footprint. The design also uses steeper side slopes through wetland areas to further reduce impacts. Unavoidable wetland impacts will be mitigated at a replacement ratio that will be determined in coordination between WisDOT and DNR in accordance with their Wetland Mitigation Banking guidelines. The eastern portion of the project is within a high potential zone for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (RPBB), a federally endangered species. To minimize potential impact to the RPBB, WisDOT is replanting disturbed areas with a pollinator friendly seed mix in the RPBB High Potential Zone and limiting tree clearing during overwintering months. WisDOT also coordinated with the village of Mount Pleasant and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify measures to avoid and minimize impacts in the Pike River Restoration Area, located along the Pike River, north of County KR.
WisDOT will use a seed mix similar to that used in the Pike River restoration area to restore disturbed areas post construction. The Corps of Engineers concluded the proposed work is consistent with the original intent of the Pike River restoration project and the adverse impacts to the ecological functions of the project are minimal and mitigated to the extent practicable. The Village of Mount Pleasant concurred with the Corps of Engineers' determination that the project will cause minimal floodplain and ecological impacts to the restoration project along the Pike River. WisDOT will continue coordination with the village to refine project design in the Pike River Restoration Area.
19. What are the next steps in the approval process?
A: At the end of the document availability period, the project team began compiling, reviewing and considering all public hearing testimony received on the Environmental Assessment. This input will assist the project team in working with Racine and Kenosha Counties to select the preferred alternative. Upcoming milestones in completing the engineering and environmental study for the County KR – Phase 2 project include: i. Public comment period on Environmental Assessment ended March 7, 2019. ii. Review public hearing comments and finalize the decision with Racine and Kenosha Counties on the preferred alternative in the spring of 2019. iii. Final engineering and right of way acquisitions may begin in the spring of 2019 and continue to early spring of 2020. iv. Construction could start as early as late summer 2020 and will continue through 2021 and 2022.
Tagged: Foxconn Technology Group, Kenosha County, Racine County, WisDOT
Paul Holley
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BkiUbxY4uzqh_DvIlAcg | James Mangold To Direct Adaptation Of Don Winslow's Novel "The Force"
With the success of Logan, director James Mangold more than likely has the pick of the litter as it relates to choosing future movie scripts. Hugh Jackman's last bow as Wolverine has taken in over $500 million worldwide, and continues to support the long-term potential of the R-rated superhero movie. And it appears that a new novel by Don Winslow will be his next feature. Per Deadline:
James Mangold, coming off the hit Logan, is returning to 20th Century Fox. He's in talks to develop and direct The Force, the upcoming epic NYPD corrupt cop novel by The Cartel author Don Winslow. The novel was acquired for seven-figures by Fox last fall, before it even had a title. The Force will be published June 20 by Fox's sister company HarperCollins Publishers' imprint William Morrow. Scott Free's Ridley Scott, The Story Factory's Shane Salerno, and Kevin Walsh are producing. They'll set a writer quickly and Mangold will develop it with the scribe.
This won't be the first time Winslow has had his work hit the big screen. Oliver Stone's 2012 adaptation of Winslow's Savages, although not necessarily a hit with critics, is indicative of how easily Winslow's work can transition from page to screen. I have no doubt this will be good.
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BkiUa5vxaKPQoktPfp3E | The United States Olympic Committee announced details of Team USA WinterFest presented by HERSHEY'S. The 13-stop, interactive festival will crisscross the country – and make a stop in Seoul, South Korea – to bring the excitement of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 to Team USA fans around the globe. Tour elements will include the HERSHEY'S S'moresmobile, the Team USA Social Media Truck and the Curling Challenge both presented by OREO, along with a virtual-reality experience, interactive fan elements, athlete meet and greets, Team USA giveaways and more.
Team USA WinterFest presented by HERSHEY'S will make five stops in 2017 and eight in 2018, leading up to and during the PyeongChang 2018 Games. The first stop will be in Times Square on Wednesday, Nov. 1 in conjunction with the 100 Day Countdown to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The 100 Day Countdown event has become a celebrated milestone in New York City's iconic Times Square prior to each Olympic Games.
New to the USOC's interactive tour this year will be the HERSHEY'S S'moresmobile along with the Bobsled Boomerang presented by HERSHEY'S. The new S'moresmobile will provide Team USA fans free, full-size HERSHEY'S S'mores, while supplies last, at select stops for Team USA fans to enjoy while sharing memories over the all-American classic treat. The Bobsled Boomerang will give fans the chance to experience what it's like to be in an Olympic bobsled, while also capturing and sharing the moment on social media.
The Team USA Social Media Truck and the Curling Challenge – both presented by OREO – are also new to the tour. The social media truck will feature multiple interactive stations, including a Team USA Athlete Snapchat Face Swap; a designated photo and GIF station; and a digital message board for fans to share good-luck messages with Team USA athletes ahead of the 2018 Games. The Team USA Curling Challenge will allow fans to test their curling skills and enter for a chance to win a trip to the WinterFest stop in Park City, Utah, on Feb. 10 during the opening weekend of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. See below for the full WinterFest tour schedule.
All Team USA WinterFest stops are free and open to the public. For more information on the Team USA WinterFest Tour presented by HERSHEY'S, visit TeamUSA.org/WinterFest.
The 100 Day Countdown has become a celebrated event in the lead up to each Olympic Games. On Nov. 1, the festivities will begin on NBC's TODAY show, launching the official countdown while showcasing several Team USA athletes, their sports and previewing the 2018 Games. The festivities will then move to Team USA WinterFest in Times Square, where more than 50 athletes – including Olympic champions Kelly Clark (snowboarding) and Ted Ligety (alpine skiing) – will participate in a press conference, autograph sessions and on-stage interviews.
For the first time ever, fans at home can join the celebration by watching Team USA WinterFest presented by HERSHEY'S "The 100 Days Out Special" on the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA from 7-8 p.m. ET on Nov. 1. The hour-long special – hosted by NBC's Jimmy Roberts alongside Carolyn Manno – will feature highlights and interviews throughout the day and will include live musical performances from Grammy® Award-winning artist Darius Rucker and rising star Grace VanderWaal on the HERSHEY'S Stage.
The event will also feature a curling sports demonstration led by three-time Olympian and bronze medalist John Shuster; a performance from the Flying Aces presented by United Airlines; and local Korean cultural experiences. There will be a Team USA mobile merchandise truck where fans can purchase mittens, hats and scarves from this year's Red, White and Winter Collection, along with other assorted Team USA gear.
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BkiUd23xK4sA-7sDfrnb | Q: Typescript match first uppercased letter on type level I want to transform a string literal from camelCase to snake_case, like:
type CamelCaseStr = "helloWorldAgain"
type _ = ToSnakeCase<CamelCaseStr> // "hello_world_again"
Here is my Solution:
type str = "helloWorldAgain";
type UpperCollection = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
type Chars<T extends string> = T extends `${infer Char}${infer Rest}` ? Char | Chars<Rest> : never;
type UpperLetters = Chars<UpperCollection>;
type ToSnakeCase<T extends string> =
T extends `${infer LowerStr}${UpperLetters}${infer AfterFirstBigLetter}` ?
T extends `${LowerStr}${infer WithFirstBigLetter}` ?
`${LowerStr}_${ToSnakeCase<Uncapitalize<WithFirstBigLetter>>}` :
LowerStr :
T;
type _ = ToSnakeCase<str>;
// type _ = "helloWorld_again" | "helloWorld_world_again" | "hello_again" | "hello_world_again"
I attempted to extract a LowerStr until firstly encountered an uppercased letter, therefore extract first capitalized str, then Uncapitalize it and use ToSnakeCase again. However, the result is wrong, so I wrote some test code.
type TestToSnakeCase<T extends string> =
T extends `${infer LowerStr}${UpperLetters}${infer AfterFirstBigLetter}` ?
T extends `${LowerStr}${infer WithFirstBigLetter}` ?
[LowerStr, WithFirstBigLetter] :
never
: T;
type __ = TestToSnakeCase<str>;
// type __ = ["helloWorld" | "hello", "Again" | "WorldAgain"];
The problem seems to be reduced down to shut discrimination. I searched and found this link useful, with which I tried again.
type ShutDiscrimination<T extends string> =
[T] extends [`${infer LowerStr}${UpperLetters}${infer AfterFirstBigLetter}`] ?
[T] extends [`${LowerStr}${infer WithFirstBigLetter}`] ?
`${LowerStr}_${ShutDiscrimination<Uncapitalize<WithFirstBigLetter>>}` :
LowerStr :
T;
type ___ = ShutDiscrimination<str>;
// type ___ = "helloWorld_again" | "helloWorld_worldAgain" | "hello_again" | "hello_worldAgain"
Is there anything critical I missed to solve this problem? I hope I expressed my idea well, formatting is quite cumbersome:)
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A: The main issue with your code is that you are using UpperLetters directly in the conditional clause where you infer. Because UpperLetters can only be a single character, you should instead infer the character then check if it extends UpperLetters. This will flatten the unions you see.
type UpperLetter = "a" | "b";
type Parse<S extends string> = S extends
`${infer $Start}${infer $UpperLetter}${infer $Rest}`
? $UpperLetter extends UpperLetter ? true : false
: false;
Anyways, I attempted the problem myself without using a static UpperLetter union by checking if Capitalize<S> is equal to S. Here it is:
type CamelToSnakeCase<S extends string, $Acc extends string = ""> =
//
S extends `${infer $Ch}${infer $Rest}`
? S extends Capitalize<S>
? CamelToSnakeCase<$Rest, `${$Acc}_${Lowercase<$Ch>}`>
: CamelToSnakeCase<$Rest, `${$Acc}${$Ch}`>
: $Acc;
type foo = CamelToSnakeCase<"helloAwesomeWorld">; // "hello_awesome_world"
type foo2 = CamelToSnakeCase<"">; // ""
type foo3 = CamelToSnakeCase<"bruhSOCool">; // "bruh_s_o_cool"
type SnakeToCamelCase<S extends string, $Acc extends string = ""> =
//
S extends `${infer $Ch}${infer $Rest}`
? $Ch extends "_"
? $Rest extends `${infer $Ch}${infer $Rest}`
? SnakeToCamelCase<$Rest, `${$Acc}${Capitalize<$Ch>}`>
: ""
: SnakeToCamelCase<$Rest, `${$Acc}${$Ch}`>
: $Acc;
type asdf = SnakeToCamelCase<"hello_awesome_world">; // "helloAwesomeWorld"
type asdf2 = SnakeToCamelCase<"bruh_s_o_cool">; // "bruhSOCool"
type asdf3 = SnakeToCamelCase<"">; // ""
type asdf4 = SnakeToCamelCase<"so_cool_bro">; // "soCoolBro"
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Edit: It was not the union that fixed your code. It was the fact that I inferred the next letter when I did ${infer $Ch}${infer $Rest} then checked if it was uppercase via Capitalize. You were doing ${infer LowerStr}${UpperLetters}${infer AfterFirstBigLetter} which computes the value of the string for each branch in UpperLetters which results in having issues with multiple types for LowerStr and AfterFirstBigLetter. Here's an example:
type UpperLetter = "A" | "B" | "C" | "D" // ..
// This is going to go through each computed type in the extends clause and come up with multiple
// answers in the union for after the various characters.
type bad = "ABCD" extends `${string}${UpperLetter}${infer $After}` ? $After : never; // "" | "D" | "BCD" | "CD"
// Now, let's fix the code by writing an infer character to force the extends clause to only have one possible combination.
// This can be done by replacing `UpperLetter` with `infer $Ch` because any `string` / `infer $Ch` and removing the leading
// `${string}` part.
type fixed = "ABCD" extends `${infer $Ch}${infer $After}` ? $Ch extends UpperLetter ? $After : never : never; // "BCD"
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A: Here is my solution, inspired by @sno2
I've focused there is only just one way comparing 'target character' with recursions for no Alphabet Collection.
export type CamelCaseToSnakeCase<
T extends string,
Joiner extends '' | '_' = ''
> = T extends `${infer Character}${infer Rest}`
? Character extends Uppercase<Character>
? `${Joiner}${Lowercase<Character>}${CamelCaseToSnakeCase<Rest, '_'>}`
: `${Character}${CamelCaseToSnakeCase<Rest, '_'>}`
: '';
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BkiUeAzxK7IAHUGvoS3C | Google's Android: A Billion-Dollar Ad Business In 2012?
Eric Savitz Forbes Staff
Covering the intersection of tech and investing.
A billionaire?
Google (GOOG) could generate over a billion in Android-related advertising revenue in 2012, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.
In a research note this morning, Munster asserts that Android generated $5.90 per use in mobile advertising in 2010; he sees the total increasing to $9.85 in 2012. He adds that the Android Market app store also could boost monetization per user from in-app advertising over the next two years.
Munster notes that former CEO Eric Schmidt last summer said he though Android could be a $10 billion business if there were 1 billion users each generating $10 a year - and the analyst contends the company is well on the way to hitting the $10 per user level. Pointing out that Google has said it is on a $1 billion annual run-rate in mobile advertising, he estimates that the company had $850 million total mobile revenue in 2010, with Android generating about 16% of the total, or around $130 million, which would translate to $5.90 per Android user. (That implies about 22 million Android users for 2010.)
By 2012, he thinks there could be 133 million Android users generating $9.85 a year, which would mean $1.3 billion in Android-related revenue.
While that certainly sounds impressive, I would note that the Street is looking for overall Google revenue in 2012 to be $31.7 billion; Munster's estimate would put Android-related revenue at about 4% of the total.
Munster maintains his Overweight rating and $725 target on Google's shares.
GOOG this morning is up 59 cents, or 0.1%, to $614.88.
Eric Savitz
After a long career at Barron's, I joined Forbes as San Francisco bureau chief in December 2010. I've been writing about technology and investing for more than 25 years.... | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUd0025V5i_xVxdpne | This sweet skin scrubbie is made with our own whipped soap for layers of foam, lashings of skin loving oils for supreme moisture and organic cane sugar for 'scrubbiness'.
You simply use our Body Scrub in place of your normal soap or bathing product, 2-3 times per week. You will acheive a lovely lather to leave you thoroughly cleansed; and the organic sugar will exfoliate dead skin cells leaving you refreshed and touchably soft. Our fabulous scents will cling to your fresh skin and you may even find you don't need to moisturize! If you do, you can always order a custom Sugar Bubbles lotion in a matching scent!
This darling scrub will leaving you silky smooth and smelling oh-so-sweet!
*Please Note: colors will change pot by pot order by order. Scrubs are hand scooped from the fresh batch and may be multi colored or solid depending on where your scrub is scooped.
Directions: Massage a quarter-sized amount (at a time) into damp skin and rinse for a velvety smooth after-feel. Use 3-4 times per week in place of your favourite soap or bathing product.
Recipe: Love, Sucrose (Organic Cane Sugar), Glycerin, Water, Potassium Cocate (Coconut Oil Soap), Potassium Oleate (Olive Oil Soap), Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Vitamin E, Fragrance and/or Essential Oil, *(Geogard ECT -Benzyl Alcohol & Salicylic Acid & Glycerin & Sorbic Acid), Mica (colorants) and **raw offerings from nature.
*Geogard™ ECT is a preservation system that meets the ECOCERT standards (yippee!), is a non-paraben, non-formaldehyde, non-isothiazolone based system.
**May contain oatmeal, shredded coconut, vanilla pods, coffee beans, sprinkles, jojoba beads, flower petals and botanicals.
Wrapping: Your sweet skin scrub will arrive in an clear PET jar, topped with a black lid to class things up! | c4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUcGHxK0iCl36cWU1W | Resupplying Tomorrow's Battlefield
Written by: Mike Stein
This week it was announced that UPS and Amazon are one-step closer to making drone delivery a reality. With the FAA releasing new rules related to drones weighing more than a half of a pound, it is making way for drone integration into U.S. airspace. The day of routine package delivery by drone is getting closer and both Amazon and UPS have been testing drone delivery and have indicated that this technology is not far off. With new technologies blurring the line between military and civilian use, capabilities such as the use of drones to deliver items will more likely come out of the commercial industry. Realizing this, the Army is answering the call made by many to "accelerate change" or "risk losing a high-end fight" and is going back to being innovation leaders and taking a closer look at non-traditional Defense technology. In particular, how Soldiers are resupplied is being re-examined, and has the Army asking themselves, "Can we learn something from companies like Amazon and UPS?" Due to the tremendous impact this could have on the battlefield, this potential change in how re-supply is conducted is being given serious consideration. Studies have shown that 52% of all U.S. military casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan occurred during attacks on land-based resupply missions (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Over half of U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan occurred during resupply missions.
With the next conflict likely to be against a near-peer adversary, the re-supply of Soldiers will become even more of a challenge as dispersed units may not be able to be resupply by traditional convoys in combat. Because of this, the Army is taking a hard look for new ways to resupply its Soldiers.
Figure 2. Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment receive supplies from a Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle (JTARV)
USE OF AUTONOMOUS DRONES
As drone technology develops, Army planners are looking to them as both a threat and opportunity to attack enemy forces while defending friendly units. Others in the military are focused on delivering supplies. Instead of convoys of heavy, vulnerable trucks or people-filled helicopters dropping off supplies to units in remote locations, a drone could continually resupply on demand (Figure 2). However, battery-powered drones have a major drawback: flight time. Most drones run for less than 30 minutes before needing to be recharged. That's fine for a scouting drone doing a quick reconnaissance, but what about drones that will be used for logistics? Army researchers are tackling that problem with a range of methods. One of these methods includes an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) winding across the land space, acting as a charging station for drones as they conduct their resupply missions. Currently, recharging involves drones landing on a UGV and being plugged in by a Soldier. While this is a good first step, it quickly becomes impractical to have a Soldier plugging in a swarm of drones. Because of this, the first goal of the Army effort for recharging drones is to remove the Soldier from that chain of events and allow for touch charging, much like a smartphone on a charging pad where the drone can land on the UGV and charge without having to be hooked up. The long-term goal is to achieve wireless recharging so that drones could land on a UGV and receive their charge, which would save time and space. Wireless charging would remove the major hurdle of landing the drone in the correct orientation.
WIRELESS CHARGING IN THE CONSUMER MARKET
As the Army continues to evaluate new technology for wirelessly charging Soldier systems, commercial capabilities continue to grow. Wireless charging has existed in the consumer market for many years and shipments of wireless-charging base stations are expected to pass 500 million annually in the next few years. While this is mainly driven by smaller applications for the home, this technology is proven and scalable for larger applications. This growth is driven by the expanding number of consumer electronics devices that support or even rely on wireless power for battery charging. Not surprisingly, OEMs are seeking a competitive edge by developing devices that produce higher efficiency, a smaller footprint, and lower system cost. Technology, such as Gallium nitride (GaN), is resulting in smaller, more efficient wireless charging solutions. When re-packaged in mechanical housings that can meet the requirements for austere environments, this faster and more efficient wireless charging can be tested for military applications, such as drone-based resupply.
ADOPTING PROVEN TECHNOLOGY
How the Army will conduct future resupply operations is being evaluated but there is no doubt that tomorrow's battlefield will be less and less charged by traditional charging methods. The energy needs of the future Soldier will be electrical, and how-to re-supply that Warfighter is critical. When it comes to re-supply, the Army has a choice: either long lines of trucks to transport fuel or fleets of drones that can safely supply Soldiers without placing them in harm's way. The Army has made tremendous strides by providing Soldiers the advanced capabilities to recharge batteries and advances in battery chemistry and construction allowing for a lighter, more resilient battery. However, without a reliable logistics chain, these technologies can quickly become useless so the use of drones on the battlefield makes more and more sense. And while these drones need to be designed and developed to meet harsh environments, they quickly become ineffective if not supported with Soldier accepted charging solutions. Wireless charging removes the need for human interaction by eliminating connectors and cables and allows the Warfighter to focus on the fight, and not on plugging in drones.
What are the logistic giants in the consumer industry doing to accelerate the adoption of drone delivery and can it be adopted for the battlefield? This question will be discussed in next month's blog. | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUcDHxaL3Sug5GLIrw | The culture at Silver Cross sets us apart.
It's no secret. Our employees are the lifeblood of Silver Cross. Our hospital is your hospital. Our patients are your patients. We pride ourselves in treating our staff the same way we treat our patients – like family. And just like any strong family, we trust, respect and appreciate one another. We share similar values and embrace new ideas, always challenging the norm to become an even better healthcare provider. It is how we have become a high performing, independent organization nationally recognized for our safe, quality and friendly care – year after year.
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As one of the best employers* in Will County, we truly care about you. At Silver Cross, we make it a priority to invest in our staff. Our growing hospital campus and partnerships with nationally renowned specialists provide exciting opportunities to expand your skills, advance in your career and make an impact. We offer incredible benefits such as a matching retirement plan, affordable insurance and tuition reimbursement. And we strive for a healthy work-life balance.
If you want to know what working at Silver Cross is really like, ask those who do.
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BkiUcoTxK7Ehm4VQvKMI | Q: ApexCharts polarArea — background colour for rings I'm trying to give a background colour to my ApexCharts polarArea chart (I want the areas marked by red dots in the image to be grey/white):
I can't find a way to do this. I've tried adding fill to the various options, but nothing. I thought it might be possible with polygons like the radar chart, but no.
The closest I have come is by adding a CSS class to the chart on the containing Vue component:
<Chart class="chart" :myValues='this.myValues' :key="componentKey" />
.chart {
width: 320px;
height: 320px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
background-color: #fff;
border-radius: 50%;
margin: auto;
padding-top: 3px;
padding-right: 4px;
}
But annoyingly it's not centred on the chart origin and even with pixel precise increments to padding it's not quite right! Also, if possible I'd like alternating colours for each of the rings, like is possible with the radar chart.
My full chart Vue component:
<template>
<div class="polarChart">
<apexcharts height="360" type="polarArea" :options="chartOptions" :series="series"></apexcharts>
</div>
</template>
<style scoped>
.polarChart {
align-items: center;
}
</style>
<script>
import VueApexCharts from 'vue-apexcharts'
export default {
name: 'Chart',
components: {
apexcharts: VueApexCharts,
},
props: ['myValues'],
data: function() {
return {
series: this.myValues,
plotOptions: {
polarArea: {
dataLabels: {
offset: 30
},
}
},
chartOptions: {
labels: ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'],
colors:['#403d39', '#ffbe0b', '#00b4d8', '#e73265', '#90be6d', '#ada7c9'],
legend: {
show: false
},
yaxis: {
max: 100,
show: false
},
xaxis: {
categories: ['A.', 'B.', 'C.', 'D.', 'E.', 'F.']
},
dataLabels: {
enabled: true,
formatter: function (val, opts) {
return Math.round(opts.w.globals.series[opts.seriesIndex]) + "% " + opts.w.globals.labels[opts.seriesIndex]
},
background: {
enabled: true,
borderRadius:2,
},
style: {
colors: ['#403d39', '#ffbe0b', '#00b4d8', '#e73265', '#90be6d', '#ada7c9'],
}
},
tooltip: {
// enabled: false
},
chart: {
type: 'polarArea',
},
stroke: {
colors: ['#fff']
},
fill: {
opacity: 1
},
responsive: [{
breakpoint: 480,
options: {
chart: {
width: '100%'
},
legend: {
position: 'bottom'
}
}
}]
},
}
},
methods: {
addData(){
this.updateChart();
},
updateChart() {
this.series = [{
data: this.freshnessValues
}]
}
},
}
</script>
| stackexchange | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdpHxK1fBGwCLNDVF | Whether you're travelling on business or pleasure the Icf Lounge offers a haven of peace from Antalya International Airport. Treat yourself to the VIP lifestyle!
Icf Lounge serves Terminal 1. Airside - after Passport Control, on the Mezzanine Floor of the Duty Free Area. International flights only. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfC7xK0iCl4YJoqWm | Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) and DreamWorks Studios debuted the first behind the scenes footage from next Spring's theatrical release, the action racing film Need for Speed, based on the best-selling videogame franchise from EA. The film's star, Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), took center stage during "The Download: EA 2013 Preview" to unveil the footage, alongside the custom Ford Mustang he drives in the film. The car is part of an exclusive partnership between DreamWorks and Ford Motor Company for the movie. This one-of-a-kind vehicle will crossover from the big screen to the highly anticipated videogame, Need for Speed Rivals, which will be available this holiday, beginning November 19, 2013. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUeBi6NNjgB1scZNKi | Alter the contrast to Normal, Black or Yellow. Skip to content.
North Ayrshire Access Panel
The Access Panel
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In recent years the panel have been involved in various projects in relation to town centre public realms. These have included Irvine, Kilwinning & Saltcoats.
Other notable projects included the development in Irvine of a new sport and leisure complex (The Portal) and the refurbishment of the adjacent historic townhouse.
In transport we have been involved in the redevelopment of Kilwinning railway station as well as giving advice to the operators of Ardrossan Ferry terminal and Prestwick airport. The latter facility is in south Ayrshire but without an Access Panel in that area to advise, we agreed assist where we could. We also advised on the access and layout of a new ferry to be used in the Ardrossan to Brodick service to and from Arran.
c/o Michael Lynch Centre
KA22 8DG
Main telephone numbers:
Website by Dot Monster. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUd9U5qsMAIxrFvtXM | In July, Quesada Cigars and the Placencia family announced that they were teaming up for a new release under the Fonseca line. This new cigar would feature all Nicaraguan tobacco for the first time in the brand's history.
Starting out, the Fonseca Nicaragua features dominant powdery cocoa and hay flavors followed by aged oak, leather and charred meat. The sweetness in the profile shifts into more of a sugary honey note during the second third with an earthy peanuts flavor, highlighted with flavors of grass, cedar, leather, dark chocolate, dried plums and a touch of citrus. The sweetness in the first and second thirds disappear almost entirely during the final third, leaving a peanuts and dark chocolate flavor.
The smoke production is about average and the overall strength hits between mild and medium through the duration of the cigar. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUd6nxK0zjCobCPD-d | The information era brings blessings to the human society, but at the same time threatens people's privacy. As humans spend increasing amounts of time in the digital world, personal data protection is placed at the heart of many hot debates, which often conclude that we currently live in a world where people's privacy is highly fragile.
The new General Data Protection Regulation, adopted in 2016, will become enforceable on May 2018 and will replace the EU Data Directive established in 1995. Such regulation is applicable to all EU organizations and any organization worldwide that handles and processes data of EU citizens. As we approach the GDPR's enforcement date, preparations for the GDPR should be high on the agenda of every business or board.
<!–more–>EU organizations have 7 months left to implement and conform to the new regulation, or the failure to comply will be expensive, with penalties of up to 2% of total worldwide annual turnover. In case of more serious infringements, the fines can amount to €20 million or 4% of total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is greater.
Organizations will certainly have to change the way they handle and process data, but more importantly, it is necessary to shift the organization's mindset to ensure that customer concerns are properly addressed though every organizational policy and data protection is placed at the heart of every business strategy.
GDPR should not be seen as a burden, but rather as an opportunity to tidy up your data, improve the organization's reputation, and build more solid relationships.
This regulation introduces the responsibility to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO). Even though many organizations already have people that conduct some DPO duties (under the EU Data Directive), Data Protection Officers under the GDPR will have far more responsibilities in providing accurate information on how people's digital data are processed and protected. Considering the importance and impact of DPO's duties and responsibilities, a DPO should be highly experienced and multi-skilled, as to deploy the appropriate security and data protection controls that demonstrate the organization's readiness to operate under the new regulation.
In a globalized and more interconnected business world, GDPR implementation will indeed bring both opportunities and challenges, but it will undoubtedly be a critical success factor for organizations.
As the clock is ticking, it is crucial for organizations to start preparing and act quickly to ensure compliance with the new Regulation. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
BkiUeIC6NNjgB0Ss2-vo | U.S. Senator Cory Booker holds a hometown campaign kickoff rally in Military Park in Newark on April 13, 2019.
And we will close the racial wealth gap, because we can't be blind to the impact of generations of racism and white supremacy that were written into our laws over centuries. That's why we will create a federally funded savings account for every child that starts at birth and grows as they grow up — up to almost $50,000 to pay for college, put a down payment on a home, or jump-start a small business.
We won't wait to expand pathways to opportunity for all young people. We will make college more affordable; we will invest in and strengthen our HBCU's, and we will create the world's greatest system of apprenticeships and training programs here in America.
So, we cannot allow them to divide us, and we also must resist the urge to divide ourselves. Because the people on my block, the people gathered here, people across this country can't wait.
A real progressive movement refuses to stall out in righteous indignation. It channels that indignation into the work that actually improves people's lives.
As many of you know, I wasn't born here in Newark. When I was a baby, my parents tried to move into a neighborhood in Harrington Park — about 20 miles from here — because it had great public schools. But real estate agents refused to sell us a home because of the color of our skin.
56 years ago, this very morning, a young preacher woke up in a jail cell in Alabama because he and so many other young people had joined together to take on the toughest challenge of their day, a fight others called impossible to win.
America we know our history– it is perpetual testimony to impatient, demanding, unrelenting people who in every generation stand up for justice. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdlA5qYVBhn-WmLjm | The villa is homely, is fully-equiped, and is 260 m². It has views of the swimming pool.
The property is located 1 km from Pinhal golf course, 3 km from Marina de Vilamoura city, 3 km from Jaffers supermarket, 4 km from Falésia sand beach, 8 km from Aqua Show water park, 20 km from Zoomarine amusement park / theme park, 25 km from Faro airport. The house is situated in a family-friendly neighborhood in a residential complex.
The accommodation is equipped with the following items: garden furniture, fenced garden, 40 m² terrace, barbecue, fireplace, iron, internet (Wi-Fi), balcony, air conditioning (hot/cold), air-conditioned, private swimming pool, garage in the same building, 1 TV, tv satellite (Languages: English).
1 TV, TV Satellite (Languages: English), garden furniture, fenced garden, 40 m² terrace, barbecue, fireplace, iron, internet (Wi-Fi), balcony, 260 m² property, 500 m² plot, air conditioning (hot/cold), air-conditioned, private swimming pool ( max depth 6.6 ft, min depth 3 ft), Garage (2 places) in the same building. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUfaHxK7IDM3wqgnmi | Las Cartas completas de Sigmund Freud a Wilhelm Fliess (1887-1904) aluden a la correspondencia mantenida entre Sigmund Freud y el que es considerado la amistad más íntima de su vida Wilhelm Fliess. Abarcan un periodo comprendido entre 1887 y 1904, y representan «un documento único que, como un cuaderno de bitácora, registra el dramático proceso de la indagación, las tribulaciones del autoanálisis, y también la hermosura intelectual del trabajo y la felicidad de los grandes descubrimientos».
En 1950 apareció en Londres una selección de dicha correspondencia con el título Aus den Anfängen der Psychoanalyse. Posteriormente, gracias a la edición del psicoanalista norteamericano Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson vio la luz la versión completa que incluía las cartas y fragmentos previamente omitidos.
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BkiUdXk25V5hYDkHHHfk | Proverbs 31 is often known for its instruction in being a virtuous woman. It is written by king Lemuel (maybe Solomon) as he remembers the instruction given him by his mother (maybe Bathsheba) growing up. It is interesting that this instruction from a mother to her son is focused so much on virtue. In verse 10 with the value of finding the virtuous wife. (Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies). The lesson on virtue doesn't start there though. The Hebrew word for virtuous in verse 10 ( חיל:phonetic; khah'-yil), is the same word in verse 3 for strength. This queen mother is instructing her son in being virtuous. How to stay virtuous. First order of business; stay away from the ladies. This is not the time for that. Don't chase after them physically or mentally(what you look at and are thinking about is just as important to God as what you are doing) because it will destroy you. (Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.) The name Lemuel meaning: belonging to God. This is a great lesson for you as well young man. You belong to God. Don't throw your strength or your virtue away chasing after women. Focus on the attributes of a good king and let God prepare that virtuous woman for you and, in His time, bring her to you. Your job is to prepare to be who God has designed you to be. Don't waste this time that is set aside for your own preparation chasing after something that you are not equipped to find. This pursuit will destroy you or taint your God given design. Don't allow that influence to taint this process. God has a plan and a design. Stay the course! Young lady, God has a plan for you as well. Not only are you to be in preparation but you should do it in modesty. Not drawing undo attention to yourself. Your dress and your conversation. Don't get distracted or be a distraction. Stay the course! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdjk5qsMAIvgLQ75j | Right now while Federer, Roddick and Serena are tearing up the grass at the All England Club in Wimbledon, the Ski Club of Great Brittain is in session a hop, skip and a jump down Church Road. This year many of Wimbledon's greats are actually staying in houses on Church Road.
A slight bit too far down the road to sit on the roof and catch the matches, the ski club and its 34,000 members spend most of the winter shreading European resorts and some are taking heli trips. The non-profit has reps in 37 ski resorts that members can ski with. They have discounts on all kinds of stuff as well. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP, a 40-attorney law firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with offices in Maryland, Delaware, New York and Washington, D.C. is pleased to announce the launch of its Criminal Defense and Investigations microsite. The Criminal Defense and Investigations team is comprised of former prosecutors and investigators, as well as seasoned attorneys with significant governmental experience. The team conducts efficient and cost-effective internal investigations for business clients, as well as aggressively representing defendants in white collar, tax and other criminal matters.
Gerard (Jerry) P. Martin, Partner and Chair of the firm's Criminal Defense and Investigations group said, "We want to highlight the additional experience and value that our team brings to clients seeking criminal defense and internal investigations representation. The new site makes it even more apparent that our team has significant experience handling criminal investigations in both the public and private sectors."
Barry Greenberg, RMG's Managing Partner, said, "We continue to respond to our evolving client needs and with paramount client service at the forefront of our strategy. The new website highlights the breadth of RMG's criminal defense and investigations practice, which started in 2003 with Jerry Martin's joining the firm and now includes a team of eleven experienced and effective attorneys."
Over the past 32 years, RMG has expanded only in response to its clients' needs and for opportunities that enhance the array of services that it offers. The firm undertook a significant expansion in 2003 with the addition of Gerard P. Martin and three of his colleagues from Martin, Snyder & Bernstein, P.A., which resulted in a new firm name, Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP. In 2009, a new group of attorneys joined the firm, bringing with them an extensive bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice. At the same time, the firm expanded by adding a Delaware office. Consistent with RMG's long-term planning, 9 new attorneys joined the firm in 2018 and thus far in 2019, including the expansion of the criminal defense and investigations group with the addition of Steve Levin and Chad Curlett and 2 of their colleagues from Levin & Curlett LLC.
Please visit the new RMG Criminal Defense and Investigations microsite at www.rosenbergmartin-criminal-defense.com. This microsite joins the established RMG microsites for tax controversy (www.rosenbergmartin-tax.com) and commercial lending and creditors' rights (www.rosenbergmartin-lenders.com).
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Navarra will not relax prevention measures to contain COVID-19 at the end of the year given the epidemiological evolution of recent days. In this way, the perimeter closure of the provincial community will not be lifted, family gatherings in homes will be for a maximum of six people from two coexistence units and the curfew will remain at 23.00 on New Year's Eve.
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This hardening of the initially planned measures will be reflected in a Foral Decree of the President which will be published this Monday in the Official Gazette of Navarra. For its part, the regulations regarding capacity and limitations in sectors such as hospitality, commerce, shows, residences or sports will remain, for the moment, unchanged, reports Europa Press.
The Department of Health has detected an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in recent days and, "what is more worrying, a clear and evident upward trend." Thus, the accumulated incidence in 14 days touched the ground on December 11 with 179 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which were already 190 on December 24 and that today, Saturday, December 26, is around 200 cases, has indicated in a statement the Regional government.
In the same way, the index of positivity of the diagnostic tests has gone from being 3.3% on December 22, to being 5.3% on the 24th and 7.1% yesterday the 25th. , the basic reproductive index (Rt), which indicates the number of new cases caused by an infected person, has risen from 0.67 in the middle of the month to 0.92 registered on December 23.
This worsening of the epidemiological indicators has led the Government of Navarra, at the proposal of health officials, to suppress the exceptions planned for the end of the year in order to prevent "as much as possible" infections and "anticipate a new pandemic wave the return of Christmas ".
A third wave, according to the Department of Health, could have "important effects in terms of human lives, impact on the health system and attention to other needs and pathologies, and consequences on the economy and social life." "Without forgetting that a worsening of the situation in Navarra would also mean closing businesses again, reducing capacity and returning to overcome restrictions", he stressed.
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Five members of the Judiciary see the housing law as "coherent" and accuse the majority of "exceeding limits" | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdnTxK6Ot9TMSrJ8o | Standard & Poor's Ratings Services removed Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. from its watch list and upgraded the struggling health club chain's credit rating.
The action, taken Dec. 9, came after a majority of the company's bondholders granted it a waiver to help it avoid a default on $747.7 million in long-term debt.
The New York-based credit rating service now rates Bally's notes 'B-', up from "CCC+".
Bally, based in Chicago, had been on credit watch since August. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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Oooh. Ahhh. I SO want to two-tone the L to include the hood. In fact, everything from just above the door handles up, I'd love to see in white or black. I like the look of the white cover on the hood.
Well then, I will have to go look for you! | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUa_E4uzqh_Kly6u0h | Here's a daily Bible reading program that anyone can do and that can be taken anywhere. The One Minute Bible Day by Day carefully arranges Scripture text from the Holman Christian Standard Bible translation into 366 one-minute readings that will inspire, encourage, and challenge readers in a daily walk with the Lord.
From Genesis to Revelation, each portion of the Bible in this portablesized volume has been carefully selected to keep the meaning and context of the message clear and concise. Scripture and topical indices are also included as well as a list of additional readings for each day. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUc-Y5qhLBAgyetr0E | Home / Mahala Peterson
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Mahala Marlene (Mutchelknaus) Peterson was born March 4, 1934, in Freeman, S.D., to Helmuth and Elsie (Reimer) Mutchelknaus. She was taken home to heaven on Nov. 19, 2017.
She was baptized into the Christian faith on April 27, 1934 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman. She was confirmed into the Lutheran faith on May 9, 1948. As a girl she attended St. Paul Lutheran school and she graduated from Freeman High School in 1952. Mahala worked at Kleinsasser Drug Store where she especially enjoyed serving people at the soda fountain.
On Nov. 20, 1953, she was united in marriage to Harris Ellsworth Peterson. She and Harris lived in Freeman the first few years of their marriage then moved to Magnet, Neb. After the addition of a son, Scott, and a daughter, Cindy, the family returned to Freeman. These were happy years and the family expanded with two additional daughters, Bonnie and Penny. While raising her children, Mahala worked many springs at Fensel's Greenhouse and summers at the Dairy Queen. In 1970, the family relocated to Rapid City, S.D. During these years the family welcomed many Freeman area visitors into their home and escorted these visitors on tours of the Black Hills area. In 1974, the family returned to Freeman where Mahala and Harris remained. Mahala was employed at the Jack and Jill grocery store until it was destroyed by fire. She then worked in the kitchen at the Freeman Community Hospital and Nursing Home where she was known for her homemade pies. In 1998, Harris became a resident of the nursing home where, as a kitchen employee, Mahala continued to cook his meals. Harris passed away on Jan. 23, 2004. Mahala continued to work with the kitchen staff until her retirement after 25-plus years of service.
Mahala enjoyed many hobbies, cooking, gardening, and embroidery were some of her favorites. She spent endless hours in the garden, whistling and singing. Mahala had a strong faith throughout her life and served several years as Sunday school teacher sharing God's word. She enjoyed keeping in contact with her relatives, neighbors and classmates over the years. She sent Christmas cards with letters as long as she was able.
In 2009 Mahala moved to the Salem Mennonite Home and in 2014 transferred to Oakview Terrace. Mahala was happy that she could spend her last years in Freeman where she knew so many of the employees and residents. Although the last few years have been difficult, she kept her faith and looked to the Lord daily.
Grateful for having shared her life are her son, Scott (Denise) Peterson of Freeman; her daughters: Cindy Peterson of Yankton, S.D., Bonnie (Mark) Heirigs of Yankton and Penny (Blaine) Saarie of Freeman. Also surviving her are eight grandchildren: Heather Altman, Warren (Kelly) Heirigs, Eric Heirigs, Tim DeBoer, Gayli (Aaron) Delzer, Matthew Peterson, Christa Peterson, Shay Saarie; one great-grandson, Russell Heirigs; her brother Charles and wife Audrey Mutchelknaus of Freeman; plus many nieces, nephews and friends.
Mahala was preceded in death by her husband, Harris and her parents, Helmuth and Elsie Mutchelknaus, and several brothers-and sisters-in-law.
A Time of Remembrance was held at St. Paul Lutheran Church Wednesday, Nov. 22, with Pastor Terry Makelin officiating. Pallbearers were Tim DeBoer, Warren Heirigs, Eric Heirigs, Matthew Peterson, Shay Saarie, Robbie Mutchelknaus and Kevin Mutchelknaus. Interment was at the Freeman City Cemetery. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbk_xK0wg09KOVe8r | All three variant of the HTC One - One, One mini and One MAX are gathered here! Grab these premium cases and screen protectors to protect your only one true love!
Received in good condition.Only problem is volume button space not enough to access.
Item received well packed. Delivery time acceptable since via Singpost. Fits my HTC One perfectly. Cheaper than outside retail shops. Will recommend others to purchase.
Item in good condition. Fast delivery and item is bubbled-wrapped and comes with screen protector.
as usual, very satisfied in all aspects. item, delivery, service. a grade!
I purchased the Rock clear screen case to replace an aging 3-year old plastic screen case that had turned yellow. The Rock case is clear and super-thin. It fits the smartphone like a glove and increases its profile only minimally. The top and bottom edges are not protected, and neither are the areas near the buttons on the left and right edges of the smartphone. The rear of the screen case has a metallic-looking strip with rounded edges, and the words 'Unique Designed by Rock'. The strip is almost flush with the screen case with very little jutting out so it should not be a scratch hazard. I have just installed the screen case and have not used it enough to comment on its hardiness. It is likely not going to protect the phone from a hard knock/drop. Also I am not sure how easily it will pick up scratches that show. Overall a good buy for the price.
loved the raindrop design. Was expecting smooth surface but turn out the raindrops comes in 3D.
Fast delivery, items pack nicely in bubble bag and received in gd condition.
Case came all sticky and couldn't remove the stickiness. In the end, threw the entire case away. Waste of money.
Extremely quick..fastest I have seen this far..
Thanks, everything received in good order. Would be nice if cover for this old model is cheaper though..
Hi Seller, as you said the previous cover I ordered was out of stock, I ordered another one. Can you confirm that the one I just ordered is in stock? If not, please let me know which HTC One M7 cover do you have in stock. Thanks.
The Metal Slim vivi cover is out of stock.
Kindly help to confirm if you have HTC one M7 case availability - (Metalslip - viva style clip on leather flip cover) - for the order which I placed earlier today. Thanks!
Apologies it is out of stock.
Hi seller, will like to check kalaideng case type C & baseus cases type B. Do it have magnet on the case?
Hi. My Order no. is 163561313. The shipping date is stated as Feb 16 but I have not received the item (as of today, Feb 26). The delivery did not take so long the last time I ordered from you. Can you please check?
The item is out of stock and we have already refunded to your qmoney balance.
Is there a restock for htc one m7 kalaideng Oscar 2 series?
Hi, will there be restock for the case cover for HTC one max niilkin??
For which particular case type?
It's for HTC one max, nilkin cases type b and c?
please let me know when the stock will be available for HTC M7 rock eternal transparent cover.
Dear Seller, will you be restocking KALAIDENG CASES TYPE (B) - unique series HTC One M7?
We are not restocking for M7 anymore. | c4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUc_Q5qWTBC2ZBhIfQ | This weekend I decided to try my hand at something domestic and cook for my long-distance boyfriend, who was up for a visit. He's one of those real meat-eating men, and I've tried to substitute healthier foods, such as turkey and even veggies in his burgers and tacos, but he swears it's not the same and insists we make the "real" version. In stubborn girl fashion, I decided to make homemade turkey burgers as one last attempt at bringing him to the lighter side. I promised him we could get all the condiments he wanted and that I would take him out to dinner if he hated them. He reluctantly agreed and approved the recipe I found in Get Cooking by Mollie Katzen.
To my surprise, he loved the turkey burgers! They were juicy and flavorful, and although they did not taste like beef burgers, they were delicious in their own way, and he admitted that sometimes lighter could be better.
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F or preheat broiler (this is for the buns).
2. Break the egg into a medium-large bowl and beat lightly with a fork. Add the onion, salt and about ⅛ teaspoon pepper, and mix well. Add the turkey and mix lightly but thoroughly, using your hands. Rinse your hands, wet them with cold water, and gently form 4 patties, each about ½-inch thick.
3. Place a large (10- to 12- inch) heavy skillet over medium heat. After about a minute, add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and swirl to coat the pan. Place the turkey burgers in the pan and cook undisturbed for 4 minutes, or until golden brown on the bottom.
4. Use a metal spatula to carefully loosen each burger and flip it over, adding a little more oil if the pan seems dry. Cook on the second side for about 4 minutes, or until the undersides are nicely browned.
5. Meanwhile, split the buns, put them on a baking sheet, cut side up and heat them in the oven or slide them under the broiler to toast the cut sides. Watch carefully so they don't burn.
6. Spread the cut sides of the buns with some of your chosen condiments (the spreadable ones), put a burger patty on each bun bottom, and top with your selected condiments (the sliced items) and a bun top. Serve right away.
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Oklahoma's topography generally slopes from the high plains of its western boundary to the low wetlands of its southeastern boundary. It is one of the most geographically diverse states with more than 10 distinct ecological regions. Weather patterns within the state can vary wildly over short distances and can change drastically in a short time. Most of Oklahoma lies in an area known as "Tornado Alley." The interactions between the cold, dry air from Canada, warm to hot, dry air from Mexico and the southwestern U.S., and warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico produces severe weather including thunderstorms, winds, large hail and tornadoes. Oklahoma averages 62 tornadoes per year, one of the highest rates in the world.
The state of Oklahoma was first part of the Arkansas Territory from 1819 until 1828. Thousands of Native Americans were expelled from their ancestral homelands from across North America and transported to the area. The phrase "Trail of Tears" describes the removal of the tribes from the southeastern U.S. In 2002, Oklahoma had the second-highest number of Native Americans. More than 25 Native American languages are spoken in Oklahoma, ranking third behind Alaska and California.
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Oklahoma became the 46th state on November 16, 1907. The emerging oil industry in the new state prompted towns to grow rapidly in population and wealth. Tulsa became known as the "Oil Capital of the World" for most of the 20th century. Parts of the state during the 1930's suffered the consequence of poor farming practices, extended droughts and high winds. The area became known as the "Dust Bowl."
Oklahoma's estimated population in 2016 was 3,923,561 ranking it as the 28th most populated state. There are 597 cities and towns in Oklahoma consisting of 77 counties. The capital and largest city in the state is Oklahoma City with an estimated population of 638,367. Both Oklahoma City and Tulsa are Oklahoma's primary economic anchors. The government sector provides the most jobs followed by transportation and utilities. Oklahoma is the third largest producer of natural gas, the fifth largest crude oil producer, and has the second highest number of active oil drilling rigs in the United States. The aerospace sector is among the state's largest industries with the world's largest airline maintenance base located in Tulsa. Headquartered in Oklahoma, are a number of Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies. In 2007, Oklahoma was rated one of the most business friendly states in the U.S. [1]
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Abbreviation OK, Okla.
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The next time that you are shopping for a new or used car in Oklahoma and would like to shop without the help of a salesperson, you should do your looking on a Sunday. Oklahoma's Title 21, Chapter 36, Section 918 – Sale, Barter or Exchange of Motor Vehicles on Sunday Prohibited, states: No person, firm or corporation, whether owner, proprietor, agent or employee, shall keep open, operate or assist in keeping open or operating any place or premises or residences whether open or closed, for the purpose of selling, bartering, or exchanging, or offering for sale, barter, or exchange, any motor vehicle or motor vehicles, whether new, used or second hand, on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, except as otherwise provided in this section. [4] Now you know why the car lots are always empty on Sundays!
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BkiUfhQ5qhDCiRj_E8Aa | The paper presented here addresses the problem of path planning in real time strategy games. We have proposed a new algorithm titled Map Abstraction with Adjustable Time Bounds. This algorithm uses an abstract map containing non-uniformly sized triangular sectors; the centroids of the sectors guide the path search in the game map. In a pre-processing step we calculate an upper and lower time limit to plan paths for a given two dimensional grid map that is known beforehand. Depending on the time limits, we vary the size of the sectors to save search time or to improve path quality. We have experimented using maps from commercial games such as Dragon's Age: Origins and Warcraft III. In the worst case MAAT returns paths that are 8% less optimal. MAAT has an expensive pre-processing step which ultimately lowers the overhead CPU time consumed during game play by 1.1 milliseconds. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
BkiUcRM5qsNCPdwhe_-0 | A programmer have discovered a critical flaw in Facebook Notes which can be exploited to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against websites.
In a blog post Researcher Chaman Thapa explained that the Facebook lets users embed various HTML tags into their notes which can be exploited to launch a DDoS website on any website.
Facebook Notes allows users to include <img> tags. Whenever a <img> tag is used, Facebook crawls the image from the external server and caches it. Facebook will only cache the image once however using random get parameters the cache can be by-passed and the feature can be abused to cause a huge HTTP GET flood. Thapa said in blog.
Lets Suppose a attacker want to DDoS a website targetx.com that have a image or a PDF file on its server, he will just replace the link with the file link and use it multiple times.
Thapa Demonstrated his concept over a target using 3 laptop and the only browser he was able to achieve 400+ Mbps outbound traffic for 2-3 hours using a Image file.
In one other Demonstration Thapa was able to launch a 900+Mbps Outbound traffic using a 13 mb Pdf file. which was fetched by Facebook 180,000+ times and the number of Facebook servers used were 112.
Think about a situation when multiple users are trying to access the note at a similar time, the amount of Inbound traffic can be extended to a much higher level resulting in a very strong DDoS attack which is strong enough to bring down any average website.
Unfortunately Facebook has no plan to fix the vulnerability, In the end, the conclusion is that there's no real way to us fix this that would stop "attacks" against small consumer grade sites without also significantly degrading the overall functionality. Facebook replied to the researcher. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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BkiUdSPxaKgT3IjnU0qF | Remember these Ikea chairs I got at the Red, White , and Blue Thrift store for $35?
Not bad but I am not a fan of the pine colored wood. Can we say "dated"?
What did I spray the legs with....wait for it....wait for it......yes, whoever guessed Rustoleum Oil-Rubbed Bronze spray paint is the winner of a $100 gift certificate to the "Good Job, you know me so well store"!
Simple color change on the wood, BIG change in overall look. Much more modern and poshier.
SHAZAM! That looks high class!
How is this possible you say? Covered buttons!!! These are thee single best way to make your projects (clothes or home dec) look custom and the ideas are endless because you can use any fabric. ANY!!!
I just went through my fat quarter stash and found a cool sunburst pattern and the covered eight buttons in about 10 minutes. The drilling took another 5 minutes and the sewing of the buttons onto the chairs another 15= 30 minute makeover. Go here to see how to cover your buttons. Go, go now. I'll wait while you read.
Wow, your fast!Now did you really read how to cover buttons or did you just buy the cliff notes blog post?
I made an 8.5 square template to mark on the back of the chairs because if I really screwed this up, the back might be maimed but the front would still be intact. Mark a dot at each of the four corners.
I didn't get a pic of this before I started drilling but you will want to make a hole in the fabric large enough for your drill bit to pass through. Why? Because if you don't, your drill bit will rip all of the fabric off of your chair and she will be bald.
NOT a good look for any chair trying to get her groove back.
Drill through the wood and use a long Doll needle to sew on your buttons. Turn her back over and gasp in delight at your mad sewing skills! If this is your first time doing this, it might take you a bit longer but not much.
This is the back. These buttons help anchor the other buttons and keep the tufting tight.
Sorry about the pics. These didn't turn out as well as I thought but I was losing daylight and y'all know what happens then...zombies! Just kidding but my son is sitting next to me commenting on how I never include him in any of my posts so that should keep him quiet for oh, about, a minute! Love you big boy!
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Please see my link party page to see where I submit my projects and give those ladies some love!
Oh these are just fabulous! Love the buttons. You sure made these look better. Great job!
Kim this is brilliant! You rock girl! These chairs are now fabulous!
seriously they look so much better and classier with that one little touch!
This is absolutely brilliant. The chairs look so fabulous. I am loving this fabulous post. Would you mind sharing this inspirational post at our WIW linky party. Hope to see you there!
Wow, do the buttons make an unbelievable difference! You're obviously a genius.
It's about time someone noticed! No seriously, Thank you Michelle for the sweet and encouraging words!
uber, poshier, shazam - your vocabulary is as great as the chairs! The spray paint was great, but the covered buttons really made it. Thanks for linking up @ teh Delectable Home!
These turned out FABULOUS! Love the line of these chairs. What a difference a little paint and buttons can make. I found you through Addicted 2 Decorating and am now following. I look forward to seeing more of your creative projects. Have a great weekend!
What a difference! Those buttons are the cherry on top!
They really do look so much better!
Love the choice to tuft them with fun buttons! | c4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
BkiUdpPxK0wg09KOXXeY | Arrummula Constructions Pvt Ltd offers 2 bhk residential flat available for sale in Mannivakkam,Chennai, developed with newer technology, innovation, modern machinery and more.
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Residential Apartment Located in Urapakkam West Total 750 Sqft UDS 375 Sqft Ist floor 1) Well developed area with decent locality 2) 1 KM from Urapakkam railway station, 3) 1.5 KM from GST 4) 3 phase current facility 5) covered reserved car & bike parking 6) provision for ups / inverter provided 7) 24/7 water facility 8) scenic beautiful visibility with fresh air 10) 2 minutes walk to all shops & market place 11) ac provisions in all rooms 12) western & indian toilets provided 13) shelves & sufficient lofts provided in all rooms Landmarks & neighborhood: Urapakkam railway station, all types of shops, Departmental Shops, market. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUe-g25V5jX_qCd7Qe | New study finds that acne relapses significantly impact quality of life and productivity. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
An online self‐administered questionnaire was proposed to greater than or equal to 15‐year‐olds suffering from acne who immediately consulted their dermatologist.
To ensure homogeneous evaluation of acne severity, the Global Acne Severity (GEA) scale was applied. Quality of life was evaluated via Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI), SF12‐physical score (PS), and SF12‐mental score (MS) questionnaires. Productivity loss or absenteeism in middle/high school was determined based on the number of days off work or school over the last 30 days.
In a study of teenagers and adults suffering from acne who consulted their dermatologist, the acne relapse rate was 44 percent (39.9 percent of less than or equal to 20-year-olds and 53.3 percent of >20-year-olds).
The study, which was supported by La Roche-Posay Dermatological Laboratories, also showed that acne relapses are significantly associated with impaired quality of life, as well as with productivity loss and absenteeism from work or school.
In Metropolitan France, for example, the number of days lost due to acne relapses would total 350,000 days per year. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbJ85qhLAB_0lxmIk | "Breaking The Digital Spell" is a podcast that explores the way technology and media shape our thoughts about God and our neighbor. In Season One, we explore how changes in technology and media – from the printing press, to television, to the Internet, and beyond – have changed the way we think and talk about God, and what future changes might be on the horizon. You can listen online and access episode manuscripts and bonus material, or subscribe at any of the links below!
(Note: Breaking The Digital Spell is currently on hiatus while I am attending seminary. I will continue to write on theology and technology, but this content will be standalone content outside of the podcast.)
Download individual episodes or read episode manuscripts below!
S1E13: …Is To Break The Spell (Listen | Read)
Our love for the technology and media in our lives has left us held under a spell that leads us to believe there is nothing worth seeing or experiencing beyond the screen in front of our face. On the season finale of Breaking the Digital Spell, we look at what it means to live our lives with the digital spell broken.
S1E12: Conclusions, Part Two (Listen | Read)
We live in a world defined by the Internet and the technology and media it has created. How does this change the way we think about God and the way we love our neighbor? "In Conclusions, Part Two", we come full circle as the season begins to come to a close.
S1E11: A Tale of Two Realities (Listen | Read)
No matter how much we might use television or the Internet to escape the real world, the screen size and location always leaves a little bit of the real world in our peripheral vision. VR takes that peripheral vision away and replaces it will a full digital world that could offer us what our real life can't.
S1E10: The Useful Distraction Of Smartphones (Listen | Read)
Smartphones are incredible useful. They're also incredibly distracting. They can help us manage our lives and distract us from our lives at the same time. How does this change the way we think about God?
S1B2: Surviving Elections On Social Media (Listen)
Earlier this week we looked at social media's impact on us by offering us a limitless amount of content to consume. That content often gets nasty around election seasons – is there anything we can do to mitigate that nastiness and survive the toxicity of social media during election season? In this BONUS episode of Breaking The Digital Spell, we look at three practical ways to help us get through the ugliness of online politics during election season!
S1E9: Social Media's Content Waterfall (Listen | Read)
Social media promises the ability to consume an endless amount of content thanks to timelines, algorithms, and a whole host of other technological forces designed to keep us up-to-date, informed, and connected with everything going on in the world. There is more content uploaded each day than our minds can comprehend -just how much of this can we consume each day without experiencing any negative effects?
S1E8: Fire! Wire! (Listen | Read)
We've spent the past several episodes talking about the social and intellectual environments – the mediums – created by new technology and media. But what about the machines themselves? What role do they have to do with this? What about the digital text we now consume as a result of these machines? Is there a difference between reading digital text and reading printed text? If there is, what impact does that have on us – on society?
S1E7: Conclusions, Part One (Listen | Read)
How did television and the Internet change the way we think about God? In this episode, we come to some conclusions, and one of these conclusions paves the way for the digitally driven world we live in today.
S1E6: The Internet's New Community (Listen | Read)
When the Internet became readily available and adopted in the 90s, we had no idea what changes it would bring to our world. In many ways, we are still trying to fully asses the scope of that change even to this present day as the Internet continues to evolve and change. Even in the early days of the Internet, however, one thing was clear: our idea of "community" would never be the same again.
S1B1: Good Television And Bad Writing (Listen)
In this BONUS episode of Breaking The Digital Spell, we take a look at some of the good things about television and some of the ways where advances in print/oral communication have made the world worse. We've been pretty harsh on television up to this point – now its time to give it some credit.
S1E5: Walking By Faith And Sight (Listen | Read)
"If the delivery is not the same, then the message, quite likely, is not the same. And if the context in which the message is experienced is altogether different from what it was in Jesus' time, we may assume that its social and psychological meaning is different as well." – Neil Postman
S1E4: Television's Terms of Engagement (Listen | Read)
How do you read a book? How do you watch television? How we engage a medium tells us what that medium values – and when it comes to television, it values something completely foreign to the world before it: discourse not through words, but through images.
S1E3: In The Beginning Were Words (Listen | Read)
How have changes in technology and media changed the way we think about God? In order to answer this, we must go back to the beginning, and in the beginning…were words.
S1E2: Between Optimism And Pessimism (Listen | Read)
In thinking about technology and media, its hard to know where to start when considering their effects on our lives. In this episode, we look at three general responses to technology – optimism, pessimism, and ambiguity – and how these responses can help us make sense of the good, bad, and ugly of technology and media.
S1E1: To Ask The Question (Listen | Read)
Breaking the Digital Spell is not about convincing you to throw your MacBooks out the window, pack your things, and move to the middle of nowhere, free from any technological influence whatsoever. Nor is it about instilling a fear of the device you're currently listening this into, as though there were some big, grand conspiracy to turn you into some mindless lemming. Instead, Breaking the Digital Spell is a podcast about asking questions about the technology and media we take for granted, and honestly assessing the full range of impact they have on our lives and theology. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUd7U5qrqCyqr5hkyo | Blue Line is proud to present the 2019 Lifetime in Law Enforcement Achievement Award to Corrie Zafirides, who has worked as a probation and parole officer for the past 24 years and an intensive supervision officer for the past 13 in Hamilton and Brantford, Ont.
This award, now in its second year, is presented to an individual who has shown exceptional leadership, dedication and passion towards their work in law enforcement. It is open to any law enforcement officer outside of a traditional policing agency.
Zafirides' position as an intensive supervision officer involves working with high-risk offenders and people who have been recently released from prison. Often these individuals have a history of violent crime, drug or alcohol addiction, or mental health disorders, but Zafarides says she always sees the possibility for giving people a second chance.
Zafirides' positive attitude and passion for her work has made her a respected partner in the Canadian law enforcement community.
Zafirides works hard to overcome the challenges associated with working with high-risk offenders, as well as the various social and economic problems they face.
"There's not a lot of help for mental health or addictions — there's not an abundance of housing opportunities, and it's difficult to help them manage this," she says.
Instead, she focuses on creating a positive relationship between herself and the offenders, as well as involving the community's mental health and addiction organizations to help fill the gaps in these areas.
What makes Zafirides such a unique and successful person in her field is how she handles her clients and measures their success. She seeks to establish a personal relationship with the offenders she works with and set small goals that will help them improve their lives.
It does not matter whether it is staying sober for 24 hours or completely turning their lives around, Zafirides has always strived to help these people make meaningful, positive changes.
One of the greatest personal achievements she has had in her job is remaining in contact with a number of former offenders who want to tell her about their successes.
Throughout her career Zafirides has become very knowledgeable about the Canadian law enforcement system and has a lot of ideas on what should be improved or changed to make the probation system more effective.
She says more information sharing is needed between departments and organizations to help properly manage people on probation and high-risk offenders.
The requirements to withhold confidential information (such as mental health or addiction records) in these offenders' portfolios makes it very difficult to properly treat these issues when the offenders move across provinces or are transferred to different facilities.
Developing a good relationship and working alongside the Ontario Provincial Police and local police agencies has been incredibly important to Zafirides when she works with high-risk offenders.
One of the most challenging days of Zafirides career was June 3, 2011. There was a serious situation involving a high-risk offender from B.C. who had a history of violence and was considered a threat to the public. He had arranged to meet a woman from Ontario, but once this woman realized what kind of person she was dealing with, she feared for her own safety.
Zafirides took this case upon herself and co-ordinated with all levels of government in Canada, as well as various police organizations, to help manage this high-risk offender. She was heavily praised for her handling of this situation.
"Corrie worked relentlessly and, after communicating with other police detachments and some of my counterparts across the country regarding this file, all had nothing but exemplary things to say about her. Corrie has been incredible to work with," wrote Troy Kimber, special advisor to the assistant deputy attorney general of the Criminal Justice Branch of B.C., in a letter shortly after the 2011 situation.
Zafirides says this incident made her more confident in herself and her ability to handle these extreme situations with high-risk offenders.
Landen Kruger is a graduate student in contemporary journalism at Centennial College's Story Arts centre. He has a degree in political science from Queen's University. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUeMs5jDKDyDF8xfT4 | Along with many brave local people helping the trapped and injured on the night of 19 October, three brave police officers were crucial in saving several lives – Inspector Frederick Wright, PC Robert Melton, and PC Jesse Christmas.
Local historian Stephen Bourne (who spoke on Black Poppies as part of our commemorations) has researched the three men and compiled this account. He is striving to have the men properly recognised locally.
Hearing the bomb, and despite the threat of another explosion due to a gas leak, Inspector Frederick Wright, PC Jesse Christmas and PC Robert Melton, who was off duty at home just a few houses down from the blast, raced to the scene.
The brave Camberwell bobbies cut a hole in the floor and dropped down into the basement, where they managed to find two children in the smoke and chaos. Ignoring the threat of the building collapsing and the toxic gas fumes, they led the children and a group of shell-shocked adults to safety.
Inspector Wright collapsed, received medical care, went home, and then returned to his rescue efforts later on in the night.
An eye-witness spoke of 'the great bravery' of the three police officers in a letter to a local paper that week. He said: 'I can assert that their conduct was exemplary, deserving the highest possible praise and public gratitude.'
Inspector Frederick Wright was awarded the Albert Medal for his bravery, while the two police constables were decorated with the King's Police Medals.
In 1919 PC Robert Melton's career was cut short when he was sacked for taking part in the police strike which attempted to improve the pay and conditions of police officers. He died in Southwark in 1934 at the age of 53.
The Salvation Army were also on the scene very early after the bomb hit. They assisted in the rescue efforts, and alleviated the suffering with meals from their travelling kitchen. Prime Minister Lloyd George met and congratulated them on their efforts the following day. On Saturday afternoon they continued by salvaging furniture from the ruins. In the longer term, their public food kitchen a couple of streets away fed around 50 people made homeless in the raids. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcYrxK0-nUKDhqCcG | At seventy years of age Abram and 318 of his best men went out to rescue his nephew Lot who had been kidnapped and taken as plunder. After defeating several nation's armies with relatively few men, he is met in a valley by a priest name Melchizedek. We do not know much about this man other than "He was priest of God Most High." Abram recognizes the priest's ties to God, and presents to him a tenth of all that was gained as a result of the conflict.
Why does Abram give Melchizadek a tithe of what was gained from the conflict?
1) He is affirming the priest's words that what he had is from the hand of the Lord. It was the Lord that allowed him with 318 men to defeat vast armies from multiple countries. We tithe therefore to recognize that the words the priests of God are true — we affirm their words by giving. The gathering of the Church in regular worship and teaching should be a place where hearing and learning the truth of God is paramount. We recognize the importance of this truth in our own lives and in the life of our community by tithing. It is shameful for churches that accurately and faithfully teach and preach the Bible to not be able to pay its bills because the membership have placed other priorities in their lives. God's truth must be proclaimed around the world, and it is the local church's resources that God uses to mobilize this effort.
When we do not tithe we are not affirming the truth within our churches (talk is cheap), and we are not recognizing that it was God who gave it to us in the first place. If you cannot support what is being taught in your church, then find another church. If you believe that all you have is because of all of your hard work, then you are blind to those truths being taught by your priests. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUfME5qhDCRcuNKbZT | House debates
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Health Insurance Amendment (Bonded Medical Programs Reform) Bill 2019; Second Reading
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Scott Buchholz (Wright, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Roads and Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I move:
That this bill be now read a second time.
Australia has one of the best health systems in the world; however, it's under intense pressure from an ageing population, increasing chronic disease, spiralling health costs, technological changes and rising consumer expectations. It is critical for the Australian government to tackle these pressures head on by reforming key parts of the system to build a long-term national health plan.
Essential to the success of a long-term health plan is ensuring Australians have the health workforce to deliver it: the right people with the right mix of skills providing quality services at the right time right around the country. The 2018-19 federal budget commits $550 million to the government's Stronger Rural Health Strategy. This strategy will help improve the health of people living in regional, rural and remote Australia through better training, recruitment and retention of health workforce.
The Health Insurance Amendment (Bonded Medical Programs Reform) Bill 2019 is one of the targeted strategic responses under the Stronger Rural Health Strategy which responds to national challenge of ensuring primary health care is accessible and available to all Australians no matter where they live. Under the strategy a total of $20.2 million was committed to reform the bonded medical program.
The bonded medical programs are long-term investments in the health workforce by the Australian government. These programs were introduced back in 2001 as the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme and was expanded to include the Bonded Medical Places Scheme in 2004. These schemes are designed to address the doctor shortages across regional and remote Australia and in areas with workforce shortages. Participants receive a place in a medical course at an Australian university in return for commitment to work in unserviced areas.
This commitment to work in unserviced areas is referred to as return-of-service obligation, known as ROSO. Under current agreements the ROSO can be as much as six years of continuous service in a regional and rural/remote area and in areas with a workforce shortage after obtaining qualifications as a specialist medical practitioner. Each year, government provides up to 850 bonded Commonwealth support places in Australia—medical courses. As the program matures, increasing numbers of doctors are due to commence their return of service. Up to 700 doctors are expected to commence their return of service each year over the next five to seven years.
Today a total of 10,062 participants are actively participating in the bonded medical program, 9,452 participants are completing their medical degree or training and a further 610 are undertaking their ROSO by working in regional and remote locations, including areas of workforce shortage. It can take up to 22 years for a bonded doctor from a first-year medical student to complete their obligation to the Australian public under the bonded medical program. I commend and acknowledge the significant impact this value sector of the medical workforce is starting to have on reducing the gaps in medical services outside metropolitan areas.
The bill is part of a broader reform to the bonded medical programs. Reforms will create a modern, flexible administrative system with greater capacity for the programs to support and target voluntary, recognised, Australian-trained doctors to work and stay in regional and rural/remote areas of Australia. It will enable participants to enter, if not already, an existing participant to opt into a statutory scheme without the need for individuals to contract. It will make it easier, significantly, for the bonded doctors to complete their ROSO by reducing and streamlining administrative requirements, giving more options as to when, where and how ROSO can be completed and providing earlier and stronger links with professional support agencies for doctors.
These improvements will encourage doctors to stay working in places where they are undertaking their return-of-service obligations beyond their obligations. These improvements will help ensure more fully qualified Australian trained doctors work in regional, rural and remote Australia in areas of workforce shortage. More importantly, the reforms will also better target future bonded workforce locations of need as demographic and workforce demands change over time.
The bill introduces a statutory scheme known as the bonded medical program to come into effect as of 1 January 2020. The statutory regulation scheme consolidates the existing BMP and the MRBS schemes under a single legislative framework to progress government's long-term view to move towards a single bonded medical scheme. The statutory scheme is clearer about the conditions of sanctions applied under the program, including the application for a medical ban for breaches of conditions under the MRBS scheme. Participants of the statutory scheme continue to have the right of an internal review and they'll be able to seek review for administrative decisions through the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
From 1 January 2020 new participants will enter the program under a new statutory scheme and existing participants will be able to opt in. Existing administrative arrangements are significantly onerous and outdated, with the different contractual provisions both within and across existing schemes. Contractual agreements are complex and unwieldy to administer and are unable to be modernised efficiently and effectively to ensure the program responds to the government's future workforce needs and offers modern and flexible arrangements are needed to support the future rural medical workforce.
The statutory arrangements will eventually replace the myriad and complex contractual arrangements currently in place with individual participants. Statutory provisions will ensure that existing participants and future participants will have access to the same suite of options and opportunities moving forward.
Managing obligations over the 20-year period can be frustrating at times and resource intensive. The statutory scheme will enable participants to flexibly self-manage these obligations through a program-specific web portal and phone application. Participants, no matter where they are, will be able to log on and update their information and be able to plan, track and record their RoSO.
The statutory scheme will enable collection of data for reporting and effective evaluation of programs. At this stage, it is too early to evaluate the program's success; However, it is critical that government and medical professionals in the Australian public have access to robust evaluation of the program outcomes to inform policy decisions into the future. It is the government's long-term view to rationalise the bonded medical program to a single bonded medical scheme once all the existing schemes have expired. It is envisaged that this will occur in around 2035 when all participants under the existing scheme have either completed their obligations under that program or have chosen to opt into the new statutory scheme. The government is committed to implementing progressive and responsive administrative arrangements which support both current and future bonded doctors keen to make substantial contributions to better access medical services across Australia.
Debate adjourned and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting. | commoncrawl | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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