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Don't Just Stand There, Do Something!
We're approximately at the half-way point between Rudd taking over the Labor leadership last December, and a likely November election, and it seems like a good time to take stock of how things are going.
On the face of it, pretty darn well. Even after Costello's "big spending...on everyone we in the Coalition like" budget last week, Labor has "surged ahead" (I love the language of the pundits) in the polls, leading the Coalition 18 points on a two-party preferred basis. Things seem pretty rosy for Rudd and Labor right now, as even Howard admits (though he could just be trying to claim the valuable "underdog status", so beloved of Australian pollies in the lead up to an election).
Having been burned so badly by the 2004 Federal election, I can't help but remember that the poll results were looking good for Labor back then too, but as this graph (scroll down) shows, Labor's poll performance now is far ahead of where it was three years ago.
Leaving that aside, it's fair to ask what, exactly, Rudd/Gillard and Labor have done to attract these positive figures. I was concerned enough when they assumed the leadership to beg of them, "Please, for the love of God, don't f**k this up". They haven't. But they haven't done much of anything else either.
Getting the smug, slack, arrogant Coalition government out of office after the eleven years they've had to make Australia a country fundamentally diminished in so many ways must be the top priority. And whilst any alternative would be welcome, it would be great if the alternative really was an alternative. Labor have announced no radical new policies, no dramatic shifts in thinking, taken almost no risk at all. They merely take cues from the Coalition; if the Government is doing something that Australians seem to like, Labor vows that they will do the same and lots more of it. If the Coalition's position something unpopular (Iraq, the IR laws), Labor takes the path of least resistance in deciding where to stand.
But in terms of taking a brave stand of their own - silence. The Labor party cannot really call itself left-wing, or even Third Way. It's seems to be more a case of looking at the sentiments of the Not Happy John brigade and saying "Not John. Happy?". It's not enough, and could well send those of us looking for a real alternative into the arms of the minor parties. I'll be voting Labor at the Federal election, because as I've said removing the Howard government is the most important thing Australia has to do right now. But I don't like this pact with the devil I feel I've been forced into. As much as I wish Rudd would take a stand - on gay marriage, phasing out Australia's use of fossil fuels, re-evaluation the U.S. alliance - I know it won't happen, as he'd rather be standing on the winner's podium come election night. Understandable, but the frustration at this lack of real courage is enough to make you scream.
It's Not Just You; However...
I've recently been enjoying the book Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit: The Encyclopedia Of Modern Life. It's an amusing look at all that is wrong in the world today, from cafes that charge an extra $5 for a slice of tomato with your cooked breakfast, to grown-ups who read childrens' books with "adult" covers,in order to escape public scorn.
It's a familliar theme though. There's just so much that is whinge-worthy in modern society, and my goodness, do people enjoy whingeing. Just read through the weekend supplements in any major newspaper, and witness the orgy of complaining-about-the-small-stuff being engaged in by columnists. Too worn out by the woes of modern life to read? Not to worry, you can receive your gripes in television form, thanks to the Grumpy Old Women and Men series.
And I must admit, I like all this enough to engage in it endlessly myself, as any read through this blog's archives will show you; posting diatribes about manners, music, supermarkets, advertising, and (over and over) public transport. Why do we all love it so? Speaking only for myself, I think we all have a certain amount of anger in us, and it needs to come out; focusing on the big issues, such as global warming; the humanitarian crisis in Darfur; the rise of the Neo-Cons in Western Politics, whatever the hell you call whatever the hell is going on in Iraq, is all too confusing and complicated. Who, though, can't relate to the feeling of utter dismay at discovering there's 43 different kinds of milk in the supermarket chill cabinet, or seeing a 16 year old with an emo haircut sending text messages in the cinema?
Whatever the case, it looks like whiny is the new gay/carbon neutral/plaid/urban boho/low carb/parrot love, or whatever the "new black" is this year (you know what I don't understand? Trends!)
They're Kidding...Right?
Sitting on my desk at work is a desk calendar with an "inspirational" quote for each day. They're not funny quotes; it's a company-supplied calendar and it's boring, to match the job. Today's quote however gave me pause for thought, though probably not in the way the manufacturers intended:
"The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top."
- O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson on the topic of taking responsibility. I can't help but wonder if it's the work of some menial underling at the calendar company, resentful at being given the task of hunting down 365 meaningful quotations, who slipped it in as a joke and wondered if anyone would notice.
Or maybe the whole thing's for real. Are there any other absurd-but-true quotations floating around out there?


On June 18, 1942, James Paul McCartney was born at Walton General Hospital in Liverpool. His brother, Michael, who's full name is Peter Michael McCartney, and who later went by the name of Mike McGear, was born two years later. His family moved a few times, when he was 13, they moved to 20 Forthlin Road in Allerton, just across a golf course and a little over one mile away from where John lived with his Aunt Mimi. His mother Mary died of breast cancer when he was fourteen, while the two brothers were away at Boy Scout camp. Before the war, Paul's father was a Cotton salesman during the day, and a jazz musician with Jim Mac's Jazz Band by night. The antithesis of John, Paul did very well in school.
When Lonnie Donnegan appeared in Liverpool and the Skiffle craze hit, Jim McCartney scraped together £15 for a guitar for Paul. Paul's friend Ivan Vaughan invited Paul to Woolton to see the Quarrymen play in Woolton on July 6, 1957, but not really to hear the Quarrymen, it was because Vaughan had promised Paul it would be a great place to pick up girls, which Paul was already very interested in at the age of 14. Later in the afternoon, after hearing the Quarrymen play, Paul borrowed a guitar and impressed the boys with all the chords and the words to "Twenty Flight Rock". Paul's first impression of John was that he was drunk. But Paul wrote down the words for "Twenty Flight Rock" and "Be Bop a Lula" for him so that John could learn them. A few days later Pete Shotten told Paul the others wanted him to join the band.
"We've already bought all our dreams. We want to share that possibility with others. When we were touring, and when the adoration and hysteria were at a peak, if we'd been the shrewd operators we were often made out to be, we might have thought -- that's nice! Ah. Click. Let's use this for own evil ends. But there's no desire in any of our heads to take over the world. That was Hitler. That's what he wanted to do. There is, however, a desire to get power in order to use it for good."
"I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache."
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Unless you've been on an Arctic expedition over the last couple of months, you'll have heard about Harvey Weinstein's horrifying, decades-long reign of terror being exposed, opening the floodgates to accusations of sexual misconduct across Hollywood and other industries.
Danny Masterson ("That 70s Show") is amongst dozens of public figures accused of such behaviour. Facing multiple allegations of sexual assault and rape, Masterson was recently fired from his Netflix show, "The Ranch". Following Netflix's decision to sever all ties with Kevin Spacey (also facing an alarming amount of terrifying accusations) and a stunningly dumb move by a Netflix exec whereby he (reportedly) unwittingly told one of the alleged victims that the company did not believe their allegations… pressure mounted against Netflix to drop Masterson from the show.
This move by Netflix has spawned two distinct camps: those in support of Masterson's firing and those who say: "innocent until proven guilty". As someone who has been the victim of sexual assault, I can see both sides. I knew my accusations to be true but of course nobody else, including the judge and jury, could ever be 100% sure without concrete evidence. In my case, the accused (a previously convicted rapist) was found guilty and sentenced to prison but it could easily have gone the other way.
The experience opened my eyes to the way victims are treated. I was ripped apart on the stand whilst the accused (in fact guilty) stood and watched. A casual observer would have assumed I was on trial, and that is indeed how it felt. There's no wonder that people don't report these crimes immediately (or at all).
I'm not naive enough to believe that every single accusation ever made is true. Unfortunately, we live in a world where a (very) small percentage of people lie and for those who are falsely accused, the "innocent until proven guilty" argument is a lifeline. This therefore begs the question: Is it fair to take away someone's livelihood before they are proven guilty?
Personally, I am glad to see that victims (both male and female) are empowered to speak up and that our undeniably male-skewed societal structures are at least being questioned, if not demolished. The unrelenting support for these victims, regardless of whether their accusations have been proven one way or another is a heartwarming and necessary shift in the way in which rape and sexual assault victims are viewed by society. In the past, "innocent until proven guilty" indirectly meant that the victim had to prove their virtue in order to be taken seriously. Now, the responsibility is shifting towards the accused to prove their innocence.
There is no simple or easy solution, however. A gung-ho attitude of automatically believing all accusers will inevitably have some casualties in the form of the falsely accused losing everything (and in the long term could create a culture of false claims by money-grabbing scum looking for 15 minutes of fame). Likewise, a continuation of the current system whereby accusers and victims are treated as inferior (whether we intend to or not) is likely to produce even more casualties, leaving many scarred for life with no notion of justice in sight. Neither system is perfect and I'm not going to pretend to know what the right answer may be. Either way, there is work to be done.
What Danny Masterson's situation has highlighted to me however is the way in which popular culture reinforces the behaviours that these accusations are screaming out against. Watching Part 4 of "The Ranch" (released in the wake of Masterson's termination) it is painfully clear how sexual assault and harassment is brushed off by Hollywood as "boys being boys". Masterson's character, "Rooster" is routinely seen making inappropriate sexual comments towards women and the fact that he is a sex-pest is a running joke amongst the characters, including his parents. Despite the fact that his predatory behaviour is evidently well-known, he is never called out on it in anything more than a joke. Not only is there no reprimand but he actually ends up winning over these girls.
Of course, this is just one example of the horror-show that is Hollywood's representation of men and women, highlighted by some unfortunate timing. Let's think back to Entourage… a blatant glorification of misogyny dressed up as comedy. How I Met Your Mother… where one of the lead (and arguably most popular) characters is a womanising sociopath who routinely (and rather terrifyingly when you think about it) preys on vulnerable women for personal and sexual gain. The Hangover… the photo montage in the end credits alone tells the story of men leaving their wives and girlfriends for a weekend where they fornicate with whomever they wish (and snort drugs from god knows where on strippers) and return to their partners with no ramifications whatsoever. And these are all shows and movies that I actually enjoyed.
But what kind of message does this send viewers? That harassing women and treating them like shit is a socially acceptable part of life? That women are objects? That men can be forgiven (or, let's face it, not confronted at all) for all sorts of behaviour? This kind of attitude lends itself perfectly to Weinstein's pitiful, Mad-Men-esque defence "I came of age in the 60's and 70's, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different. That was the culture then". And it is the fostering of this attitude that allows someone who faces multiple accusations of sexual misconduct to be voted president.
Don't misunderstand me, I am by no means suggesting that the portrayal of men treating women like sex-objects in film and television is an excuse for men doing so in life. What I'm saying however is that Hollywood has an alarmingly massive influence (whether we realise it or not) on what we deem acceptable in society. Now exposed as the boys club that it is, surely it needs to take responsibility moving forward in actively portraying acceptable standards?

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Not Hrithik Roshan But This Khan Was Initially Approached For Lakshya – [Fact-O-Meter]
Besides Hrithik Roshan, Lakshya also featured Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani and others in key roles.
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Hrithik Roshan Lakshya(Pic credit – Hrithik Roshan/ Instagram; Imdb )
Lakshya is amongst the modern-day cults in Bollywood. Directed by Farhan Akhtar, the film had Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta in key roles. In today's piece of Fact-O-Meter, we'll be taking a look at one of the lesser-known facts about the film.
No matter how the film fared upon its release in 2004, everyone agreed on one point, even back then, that Hrithik nailed his part completely. In fact, we can't imagine any other actor playing Karan Shergill to such perfection.
Be it look wise or transforming character graph from being childish to mature, Hrithik Roshan has excelled in his part. There are innumerable things about Hrithik's performance to boast of but are you aware of the interesting fact that he wasn't the first choice of Lakshya? Surprised, aren't you?
Hrithik Roshan Lakshya(Pic credit – Hrithik Roshan/ Instagram; Aamir Khan / Facebook; Imdb )
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Very few would be aware that not Hrithik Roshan but Aamir Khan was the first choice to play Karan Shergill in Lakshya. Farhan Akhtar had approached Aamir, but he was committed to YRF's Mangal Pandey: The Rising. So, as he backed out, we got our Karan in Hrithik.
Lakshya also featured Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani and others in key roles. In its domestic theatrical run, the film had minted 24.25 crores.
Meanwhile, last year, the film completed 15 years. Sharing about it, Hrithik said the film resonated with his phase of self-discovery as an actor.
"A beautiful story of self-discovery that touched my life in many ways. 'Lakshya' resonated with my phase of self-discovery as an actor. It gave me a friendship of a decade and a half with Farhan (Akhtar) and Ritesh (Sidhwani)," Hrithik had tweeted. Calling it a special movie, Hrithik continued, "It blessed me with the overwhelming love from my audience. Here's to 15 years Of 'Lakshya', a film that will always be very special."
In Lakshya, Hrithik plays the role of Lieutenant (later acting Captain) Karan Shergill, who develops from an aimless young man into an army officer. It is a coming-of-age story set against a fictionalized backdrop of the 1999 Kargil War.
On the work front, Hrithik delivered two big success last year in the form of Super 30 and War. He'll be next seen in Rakesh Roshan's Krrish 4.
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Multiple species of cockroach are unwanted visitors in a home or landscape. These undesirable insects tend to inspire fear and disgust where they are spotted around homes, as cockroaches transmit illness-causing organisms and leave behind stains and unpleasant odors. Several different techniques are useful in ridding kitchen cabinets or other parts of a house of cockroaches, and they are most effective in treating an infestation and preventing cockroach return if used in concert.
Good sanitation practices are crucial, as even minute amounts of food and liquid can attract cockroaches. Remove all objects from the kitchen cabinets and vacuum all crumbs out of cracks and crevices and store food in glass or plastic containers with tight-fitting lids. Keep garbage and recyclables in containers with tight-fitting lids and avoid piling newspapers, cardboard and other materials that could harbor cockroaches. Also look for and, if needed, repair any leaks or damp spots under sinks, in the basement and anywhere else that could be contributing to the moist conditions cockroaches prefer.
Next, take steps to exclude these pests from the house. Cockroaches tend to invade the kitchen and other areas to search for food at night and hide in dark, protected spots during the day. Whenever possible, caulk or otherwise seal all cracks in the cupboard and on the structure's exterior, Inspect any furniture, appliances and food delivery for cockroaches and egg cases before bringing them indoors, especially if items were kept outdoors or in storage. Increase light and air circulation next to the building by pruning back overgrown vegetation and removing stacked wood and other items from next to the building.
Trapping may capture some of the cockroaches, but it is often most effective as a monitoring tool, allowing you to gauge whether or not cockroaches are present and if your efforts to get rid of the cockroaches have had a significant impact on the pest population. Place commercially available sticky traps close to where you suspect cockroaches are active and in all corners of a room, as well as behind kitchen appliances and in the cabinets. Inspect traps daily and keep track of where the greatest number of cockroaches are caught. This will ideally help you to determine where cockroaches are entering or feeding and guide bait placement. Dispose of traps in a sealed plastic bag in the trash.
Commercially available disposable or refillable bait stations are designed to hold gel, paste or pellets of bait that could contain boric acid, hydramethylnon or imidacloprid. Where small children or pets are present, choose bait stations that are child-resistant and place them where they cannot be reached by children or pets. Gel baits are helpful for treating cracks and crevices where you suspect cockroach activity, but they require reapplication every few days as they dry out. Dust that contains boric acid is also useful for crack and crevice treatment and in areas like under sinks where a light film of dust will not come into contact with humans, pets or food. Baits and dusts are fairly slow-acting, so you may not notice a decrease in cockroach numbers or activity for several days after treatment.
Ryczkowski, Angela. "How to Get Cockroaches Out of Kitchen Cabinets." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/cockroaches-out-kitchen-cabinets-88552.html. 17 December 2018.
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Apple TV+ orders new thriller series 'Shining Girls' starring Elisabeth Moss
- Jul. 23rd 2020 10:25 am PT
Apple today announced it has ordered a new thriller series for Apple TV+ called 'Shining Girls'. The show will star Elisabeth Moss, who you might recognize as the actress who plays the lead role in popular drama series The Handmaids Tale. The series is based off a best-selling novel of the same name.
The drama follows Moss's character as a Chicago reporter, who was badly assaulted in the past. She tries to trace down her attacker.
Although all current TV production is on hold due to the coronavirus, Apple TV+ is preparing a competitive slate for 2021 and 2022 as Hollywood work resumes. The company has announced dozens of TV+ projects over the lockdown period, including thriller Echo 3, the Justin Timberlake movie Palmer, Suspicion, The Afterparty comedy, The Shrink Next Door, Emancipation, Killers of the Flower Moon and more.
Apple is also gearing up to air the second seasons of its 2019 slate, including The Morning Show, Servant, See, Dickinson and For All Mankind. Production on season two of most of these franchises were cut short by the pandemic, so we aren't expecting many to be released (including Apple TV+'s poster child The Morning Show) until sometime next year. However, Apple will be releasing a teaser trailer for For All Mankind season 2 this weekend at a virtual Comic Con panel.
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This is my first foray into the public world of blogging, where I hope to spread any wisdom that I may gain from planning a crazy shindig; to record what is supposed to be a memorable (and hopefully fun) time in my life; to share with the world the seemingly odd customs, processes, trials and whatever else, that is known to many Chinese brides (and what I believe to be especially unique to Chinese American ones); and at the very least, to vent.
So, here's to catch you up to speed. We set our date a few months ago when it was still warm outside (maybe back in August or September) because we knew that we had to book the banquet hall early (some said more than a year in advance). And I believe that they were right because 2 weeks after we checked the place out, the place was pressing FFIL (who knows one of the higher ups there and suggested we pick that place) for a deposit because another couple was interested in the same date.
That leads me to the headache of actually picking the date. My mother insisted that we have an 'auspicious' date, something that can be ascertained from a Chinese almanac (which are printed only certain times of the year). The trick was to get this information early so that we could book the date because every other couple would be thinking the same thing and there are a limited number of Chinese restaurants in New York that can have such big events (even fewer with food/service that passes muster). What made it trickier was to get a weekend in the desired month (we wanted something in the fall, when it's not too hot and not too cold). I still think this whole thing is a scam because the gods (prophets, or whatever you want to call them) that supposedly determined this long ago could never have made so many 'good' weekends and I really don't know of many weddings that are NOT on weekends. Add to this the shadiness of unavailable almanacs and when my mother inquired of a fortune teller, he would need all our birthdays (ILs, my parents, and fiance) and of course, $60. I refused to go that route, especially since this fortune teller business runs contrary to my Christian beliefs, and alas, the almanacs came out soon thereafter (we were set to pick a date without consulting it). So after settling on a 'good' Saturday, I think one other person had conflicting data for me (I didn't tell my mother) and it was too late by then anyway.
While waiting for a date decision to come around, we looked for possible restaurants. We were pretty set on having it in Manhattan because my family primarily lives in Brooklyn and his family, in Queens and it would just be unfair to favor one borough over the other (even though there were some choices that were tempting). Ideally, we wanted a restaurant where we know someone who works there so that we could get a deal. We wanted to try a place on Mott Street, since FFIL knows someone there (he seems to have a lot of connections at several places) but the day that we were to go, there was a wedding banquet going on and there was no room for us. So we decided to try Golden Bridge, newly renovated, with a view of the Manhattan Bridge. We were pleasantly surprised by the decor (clean bathrooms!) and the food was not bad. There also happened to be a wedding there but the place was big enough to seat us (I believe the manager that spoke to us said there was room for 900 altogether, though there is a separation in the middle -- essentially 2 rooms connected by a short hallway and large screen TVs). They even had a little room to the side which would be useful for storing stuff, for me to change in, or for kids to be entertained in. So we were pretty happy with the place until we were ready to leave and there were protesters outside. The protests hark back to the previous owner, who had labor disputes with his workers. Supposedly these were settled when the restaurant was bought by someone else, but protests continue on similar allegations. I wouldn't've minded these (I discovered on a website that protests only occur on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, I believe) but my mother was against this because in past years the protesters have used attention-getting techniques such as rolling a coffin to the front of the restaurant. Of course, this would be a terrible sight for any Chinese person to see, especially on their wedding day. So it is a good thing that we checked this restaurant out on a Sunday and not some other day of the week.
Getting the actual restaurant that we are having the banquet at is less interesting but not without a story either. As we were waiting for the waitress to fetch the reservation book (she walked back and forth several times, not producing anything), she mentioned casually that the restaurant would undergo renovations (it does need an update -- it reminds me of a Hong Kong movie set in the 80s) sometime next year, which would be terrible if they were not ready to open in time for us. It also didn't help that even though FFIL had spoken with his contact and told him the date, the contact still had not even noted us in the book. So during the week, FFIL walked over, talked to him, learned that 'renovations' meant changing the carpet and other small things, and paid him the deposit (in cash) the following week. The weird thing is that we also know ppl using that restaurant in June for a wedding and they didn't know anything about the 'renovations.' They just better be open for business that day!
So, after settling the biggest thing, we thought about ceremony locations. I won't elaborate on that for now because it's just complicated. My next big task, which hopefully I can describe in detail soon, is the wedding gown. Let's just say that things are never easy for me.
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Because it's near the heart of the City, City Central is well suited to after-work ceremonies. Plus, it's only a short walk from Old Street (Northern), and Moorgate and Liverpool Street stations (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, rail), so it's a convenient choice if many of your guests are travelling from other areas of London or the UK.
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Q: iOS: Dynamically change font weight and bluriness of UILabel I've been looking at answers and documentation but can't find anything on this topic. I'm fairly new to IOS development, so hopefully this question is relevant for here.
I have a TableView where user swipes right on a cell and font size of the label increases. However, in order to make it according to design specs I would also need to increase font weight. This is what I currently use:
self.infoLabel.font = [UIFont fontWithName:self.textLabel.font.familyName size:20 + 20*_intensityPercentage];

Other methods I've looked at seem to only switch bold on/off, however I'd need to adjust it continously.
Another problem with TableViewCell I'm facing is that UILabel would become blurier with left swipe. Is that even possible to do?
Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!

A: Per Is there a medium weight font between -systemFontOfSize: and -boldSystemFontOfSize:?, iOS doesn't support dynamic font weight.  But since many fonts that ship with iOS ship with 3 or more "weights" within the font family you likely have more control available than normal / bold.  For example, you might be able to dynamically rotate through HelveticaNeue-UltraLight to HelveticaNeue-Light to HelveticaNeue to HelveticaNeue-Medium to HelveticaNeue-Bold.
Check out http://www.iosfonts.com for a good dump of what fonts and weights are available to different versions of iOS.

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Chris Brown dating Krista Santiago: Rihanna's reaction revealed
Chris Brown is reportedly in love with Krista Santiago.
Rihanna and Chris Brown have remained close though he attacked her in 2009 Reuters
Rihanna is happy that Chris Brown has moved on in his love life. The Loyal hitmaker is reportedly dating Krista Santiago.
A source told Hollywood Life: "Rihanna's not really involved in Chris [Brown]'s life much, but to hear he's got a new girlfriend is cool and she's genuinely happy for him. It's the holidays and everyone deserves to be loved now more than ever."
"She just hopes Chris does right by her, is faithful to her and loves her as he knows how. Chris was always a good lover, much much better than Drake ever was. Being charming, sweet and surprising Rih with unexpected gifts and vacations was Chris' speciality. Rih misses that about him. But she's certain he's going to make this new girl of his very happy very fast," the insider added.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Daily Mail, Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty revealed that his daughter and Brown will not be getting back together. He said: "I don't know what their relationship is now. At the basketball, they just said 'hi and hello'. When we was going to the car park he was trying to talk with her but she turned and was talking to somebody else, so he came and talked to me and I had a picture with him. Afterwards Robyn said, 'dad you really taking pictures with he though?'"
"Let her do what she wants to do. This recycling thing don't work for everything, people don't ask me if I could go back with Ms Fenty. Chris is a player, he ain't ready for no one women yet, he ain't ready. He's a party guy," Fenty added.
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Vitamins and antioxidants from Sea Bucktorn, Blueberry, Cranberry and Rosehip combined with hyaluronic acid provide the hair with great nourishment and moisture. Willow bark extract supports the balance of the scalp and enhances the effect of the other plant ingredients.
Anti-Dandruff Lemon & Tea Tree Shampoo helps to reduce dandruff while softening and loosening dead skin cells during washing. Made with Organic Lemon, 100% natural anti-dandruff ingredient, and Tea Tree Oil, it provides a fresh citrus blast to uplift, cleanse and energise your day.


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VLT® frequency converters provide optimal irrigation and soil humidity for high-quality seeds
By using VLT® AQUA Drives to control irrigation pumps, it is possible to adapt the pressure and flow in the system to the current demand. This results in significant energy savings.
Romania has almost 15 million hectares of agricultural land. More than 2.5 million hectares of this farmland could benefit from irrigation, but to date only 0.5 million hectares are irrigated. Of the 0.5 million hectares of old irrigation systems, only 15% is retrofitted to modern standards. Danfoss and its partner Sincrondraiv srl play an important role in these retrofits.
Water for irrigation is taken from rivers and lakes in several pumping steps. The first step of pumping is typically equipped with a 6 kV motor with fixed speed and open loop operation. The following steps involve smaller pumping stations typically equipped with three to eight pumps operating in the range of 90–400 kW.
Great experience in irrigation
Jurex srl is a privately owned Romanian company producing high-quality seeds for sowing. To ensure the highest quality, the growing process has to be well-controlled and the soil humidity plays an important role. Therefore Jurex asked Danfoss partner Sincrondraiv to supply VLT® AQUA Drive frequency converters for one of their new irrigation pumping stations, knowing that Sincrondraiv and Danfoss are highly experienced in the field of irrigation. In Romania, Sincrondraiv and Danfoss are considered to be the companies delivering the best possible solutions.
The new Jurex irrigation pumping station consists of two boosters. The first booster comprises six 110 kW pumps and the second booster comprises four 160 kW pumps.
A VLT® AQUA Drive frequency converter controls each pump. In both cases, one of the frequency converters acts as master and the others as followers. The master controls the speed of the followers using the VLT® Advanced Cascade Controller MCO 102 option and Modbus TCP serial communication.
The VLT® AQUA Drive frequency converters used in the pumping station have an IP54 enclosure which – together with the standard 3C3 coating on the electronics – provides optimal protection against dust and moisture. All the frequency converters have an integrated mains disconnect and fuses.
Efficient and reliable control of irrigation pumps
With VLT® AQUA Drive frequency converters controlling the irrigation pumps, it is possible to adapt the pressure and flow in the system to the current demand. This results in significant energy savings.
Furthermore the reduction of pressure and the smooth changes in pressure, made possible by the VLT® AQUA Drive dedicated software for irrigation applications, provides additional advantages. These functions help to protect the pipe system, resulting in fewer leaks and reduced water loss.
As the water supplied comes at a certain price, it is not only a question of saving water but also money. The special VLT® AQUA Drive pipe fill function also reduces the rate of new leakage. This extends the lifetime of the pipe system, thus reducing the need for capital investment.
Based on experience with similar applications, the VLT® AQUA Drive frequency converters in the Jurex pumping station are expected to consume 35% less energy compared to alternative pump control systems, resulting in a payback time of three to four years.
On top of this, the VLT® AQUA Drive has proven to be more energy efficient than the next best alternative, due to lower heat loss and the use of back channel cooling.
What makes the VLT® AQUA Drive the best solution for irrigation applications?
Dedicated to water applications
Enclosure up to IP66 and 3C2 coating as a standard (optional 3C3)
Small size, side-by-side installation – saving space
Easy to install, program, and commission – saving time
Extremely energy efficient – saving energy
Integrated fuses and mains disconnect
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Numerous special water and pump features such as sleep mode, Dry Pump protection, and end of curve
Integrated PID controllers and control functions – eliminating the need for more PLCs
Read more about VLT® AQUA Drive FC 202
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You don't have to tell anyone these are homemade, healthy (gulp!) granola bars.
Just let your guests enjoy the chewiness of the oats and dense chocolate flavor from the highest-quality dark chocolate you can find.
Whisk egg with yogurt and brown sugar. Blend in oats and flaxseed. Add chocolate chips. Spread mixture in an 8-inch-square pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Cut into bars.
Each bar contains about 125 calories, 4 g protein, 3 g fat, 18 mg cholesterol, 20 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, and 12 mg sodium.
To make this recipe gluten-free, use only quick oats that are certified gluten-free. Read food labels of ingredients carefully and contact the company if you have any questions.
This recipe is gout-friendly because it contains food moderate in purines. You should limit the amount of oatmeal you eat to less than 2/3 of a cup (uncooked) per day.


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Philips 4K TV Price Drop: Get this 70-inch Ultra HD TV for just £629
Thomas Deehan Contact via Twitter | January 4, 2021 12:22 pm GMT
If you plan on starting 2021 right with a new, high-end TV then this huge £120 discount on the Philips 70PUS7555 4K TV is just too good to pass up.
It's extremely rare to see 70-inch TVs drop below the £700 mark, but with this slick deal from Currys PC World's eBay store, the gigantic Philips set can be yours for just £629 (down from the RRP of £749).
Deal: Philips 70PUS7555 70-inch 4K TV for just £629 (was £749)
Let's face it, with so many movies going straight to VoD at the moment, the living room has become the new cinema for most of us. It's a trend that's unlikely to end anytime soon (particularly with the 2021 slate of Warner Bros films also going straight to HBO Max) and so if your current TV is starting to feel a bit outdated, then now's a good chance to start building a proper home cinema.
Obviously, with a 70-inch screen you'll be able to get that bit closer to recreating a proper cinematic feel in your own living room, but with 4K visuals and support for HDR10+, you'll be in for a treat as colours pop on your favourite Blu-rays and streaming services.
While the experience won't be quite as refined as what you might find on an OLED or even QLED TV, trying to get a TV of the same size from those ranges will set you back close to £2000. The Philips 70PUS7555 is better suited for those who want to recreate the feeling of going to the cinema, but without breaking the bank.
As you might expect however, the 70PUS7555 comes with all the bells and whistles of a modern smart TV, with your favourite streaming services built-in like Netflix, Disney Plus and more.
According to the product listing, there's only a limited amount of stock still available for the TV so it's best not to wait around if you want to make use of this terrific bargain.
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A friend of mine from college, Eric Lasso, announced today that he is running for the District 3 Seat on the Orange County Commission. I enthusiastically endorse Eric without reservation, and encourage you to check him out and consider supporting him as well.
If you're familiar with local politics, you know that District 3 is badly in need of the attention of a dedicated representative of their own. I forget the current status of the case, but as you may be aware, the seat became vacant after the previous District 3 Commissioner got in a bit of hot water. After that followed two appointed commissioners from two separate Governors.
The residents of District 3 are understandably frustrated. Fortunately, this year, they finally get to elect their own representative, and I highly recommend Eric Lasso. Eric is a lifelong Florida resident, a Certified Financial Planner (i.e., smart with handling money), and just one of the nicest, most down-to-earth guys you'll ever meet.
Serving in elected office can be challenging. There are a lot of competing demands for your time, attention, and support, but Eric has always shown a prudent decision-making and commitment to ethics and fairness that will serve him well. He has clearly put a lot of thought into this race and has substantive ideas for how to improve local government.


Who ya gonna call? Friday we had a chiil time at Haas Park. Ghost Busters was showing as one of the final films of Movies in the Parks, a fabulous Parkways Foundation funded program. They've shown over 160 Free movies, from June 18-Spetember 10th, on giant, inflatable screens at parks all over Chicago.
Saturday was a crazy, triple birthday bonanza! Sagezilla went truckin' out to Niles with a school friend for a birthday party at Jump Zone. Rumor is, it was bigger, better, cleaner and more fun than our local Pump It Up. And parents can duck out to near by Fresh Farms for international and organic deals at a reasonable price!
The second birthday party was a fun, in the home party. The kids ate home baked pizza and played Wii and Monopoly as well as old school outdoor games like horse shoes and bean bag toss. I was impressed the family got strips of indoor/outdoor carpet and made a 5 hole putt putt golf course in the back yard. They used swim noodles and other objects to create obstacles and different shaped holes. It was super creative and fun.
Our final birthday of the night was an adult friend who wanted to find a great sushi place. We wanted to humor the birthday girl, but my kids won't eat sushi. We found the perfect solution in Manee Thai, an old favorite of ours, newly revamped and serving both awesome Thai food and rockin' Japanese Sushi under the label "pan Asian". They have 2 locations now, with the same menu, but their newly rebuilt Pulaski location is our favorite, by far. It's risen again, like a mythical Phoenix, from the ashes of a kitchen fire, that gutted the place several years ago.
The birthday girl was impressed with the sushi, that came with colorful names like Godzilla, Tarantula and Rainbow, and equally fun presentation. I'd share the photos here, but they're missing at the moment. I snapped lots of Blackberry photos of the plates, but managed to lose my phone on the way out of the restaurant!
Sagezilla fell asleep, so I was carrying her to the car, several blocks away, and her sleepy legs wrapped around me and knocked my purse open and my cell off somewhere. We got all the way home before I realized it was missing, then had to drive back and retrace our steps. It was gone, but I'm still hopeful someone honest and nice found it. Someone checked the voice mails and called the first friend in my address book. Are you out there? Anyone?
We'll have a full feature on the Blackhawks Training Camp later this week.
Sunday is official catch up with homework, and bath with hair washing day. If we finish in time, we still hope to go rock out with puppet, Rattso, and Miss Mia for the taping of Chic-A-Go-Go's Halloween Show.


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft.  All Rights Reserved.  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.  See License.txt in the project root for license information.

using System.Composition;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Host;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Host.Mef;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.UnitTests.Persistence
{
    [ExportWorkspaceService(typeof(IPersistentStorageService), "Test"), Shared]
    public class TestPersistenceService : IPersistentStorageService
    {
        private readonly IPersistentStorage _storage = new NoOpPersistentStorage();

        IPersistentStorage IPersistentStorageService.GetStorage(Solution solution)
        {
            return _storage;
        }
    }
}

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The increasing interest in off-camera flash has led to a number of our customers requesting Pocket Wizards to trigger off-camera flashes. The problem is, there isn't just one single Pocket Wizard – there are no less than a half-dozen transmitters you have to chose from and just as many receivers!
Since there are several combinations of cameras and lights you could be using, this blog entry won't focus on giving you the list of things you would need for each imaginable combination. Instead, we'll focus on the basics of Pocket Wizards and help you figure out what you're going to need. First, check out the prerequisite post on this topic: Making Sense of Pocket Wizards.
In this post, we'll address ControlTL Pocket Wizards, the more advanced of the two. For a beginner's primer on standard Pocket Wizards, please see Making Sense of Pocket Wizards.
ControlTL stands for "Control The Light" and it's Pocket Wizard's way of giving photographers even greater power over their lighting setup. There are several items that make up the system, from triggers designed specifically for studio flashes like the Paul C. Buff Einstein E640 lights, to small triggers for flashes like the Nikon SB-900 and Canon 580EX II.
The fundamental idea behind the ControlTL series is to give photographers a way to control their lights right from the camera. This means that not only can you trigger an SB-900 from your Nikon D700, but you can also control the power output of that strobe right from your camera.
Now, some of you might be thinking, "I can already control my SB-900 from my D700. What do I need these triggers for?" Well, as we mentioned in Making Sense of Pocket Wizards, the cool thing about radio triggers is that you don't need line-of-sight to trigger your flashes. Moreover, in bright sunlight, the Nikon CLS system or the Canon Speedliting system break down and become less reliable. Radio triggers do not suffer from these conditions and are more effective in certain lighting situations.
There are two basic triggers in the ControlTL lineup: the FlexTT5 transceiver and the MiniTT1 transmitter. Let's look at these a bit closer.
The MiniTT1 unit is tiny and it performs one function only: it's a transmitter. It's available in specific Nikon and Canon versions and is, fortunately, backwards compatible with older Pocket Wizard Plus IIs and Multimax triggers. It runs off a button cell battery and is much more unobtrusive than Pocket Wizard's other models. The MiniTT1 mounts on the hotshoe of your camera and has its own hotshoe on top as well, so you could mount a small flash on top of it. That hotshoe on top also allows you to attach the trigger to your camera without sacrificing a connection point if you're using hotshoe-based grip accessories.
The FlexTT5 (also available in Nikon and Canon-specific versions) is a much larger unit, roughly three times the size of a MiniTT1, and runs off AA batteries. It also has a flip-up antenna that needs to be raised for maximum range. The FlexTT5 is a transceiver, which means it doesn't just transmit – it also receives. But it is somewhat unwieldy when mounted on top of a camera. Like the MiniTT1, the Flex unit has a hotshoe, so you could mount a small flash on top of it as well.
Put the MiniTT1 on top of your camera.
Put a FlexTT5 on a light stand (it has a standard port for this).
Slide a flash (Canon or Nikon, depending on your choice of camera) into the hotshoe on the FlexTT5.
Put the flash that E-TTL mode (or i-TTL if you're using a Nikon).
Make sure both are on. The Mini will transmit from your camera to your Flex-connected flash and fire wirelessly every time you fire the shutter!
In this configuration, the flash thinks it's attached physically to your camera, and will fire accordingly. You can adjust the power of the flash by changing the Flash Exposure Compensation on your camera.
The above configuration works well if you're using just one or two small flashes off-camera. All your remote flashes will fire as part of one "group", so you won't be able to do things like adjust one light so it's not as bright as the other (also called ratio lighting).
The neat thing about these radios is how they can be used in real-world shoots. For solo shooters, this means that you have to mess around with your lights and settings a lot less. Portrait shooters, for example, can now change lighting levels from their camera, which means they can spend more time working with the subject and less with their lights.
Wedding shooters now have an excellent, automatic off-camera flash system without wires to trip up guests, and without the hassle of making sure they have a line-of-sight to their flashes when they shoot. Just pair a couple of flashes with FlexTT5s in the corner of the room, bouncing off the ceiling, and let ControlTL do the heavy lifting for you.
Sports shooters have similar advantages. Photographers shooting indoor basketball, for example, have long been clamping flashes to various places to get better coverage of light in relatively dark stadiums. With infrared-based systems (like Nikon's CLS), flash firing isn't always reliable. Stick this Pocket Wizard combo into the spot, however, and you have a much more reliable triggering mechanism with the kind of automation you're used to with CLS, i-TTL or E-TTL.
In short, the ControlTL system tears down another barrier for photographers, so get your triggers, cameras, and flashes and go out and shoot!
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Old Station House
1 Bankton Park, Kingskettle, Cupar, Fife, KY15 7PY
An attractive fully refurbished house in the sought after village of Kingskettle
1 reception room, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room, entrance hall, kitchen/dining room, sun room
Delightful accommodation with many charming features
Completely refurbished throughout & ready to move into
Garden and off street parking
VIEWING ESSENTIAL
Old Station House is a most attractive and substantial semi-detached property delightfully positioned in a convenient location in the sought after village of Kingskettle in the Howe of Fife, a short distance to the south-east of Cupar. The village …
Old Station House is a most attractive and substantial semi-detached property delightfully positioned in a convenient location in the sought after village of Kingskettle in the Howe of Fife, a short distance to the south-east of Cupar. The village and its adjoining village of Kettlebridge provide a good selection of local services and amenities including a post office, shop, primary school, church and play area with a wider and comprehensive offering in the nearby city of Glenrothes and the bustling county market town of Cupar.
Kingskettle's superb central location offers straight forward access to all parts of Fife and beyond. The ancient and historic university town of St. Andrews, with its famous golfing connections, is no more than twenty five minutes to the east. The cities of Dundee and Perth are about thirty minutes to the north, with Edinburgh about forty five minutes to the south.
Home to an array of wildlife, the outstandingly beautiful and picturesque rolling countryside that surrounds Kingskettle comprises an enchanting mix of hill, river, woodland, farmland and coast line making the area ideally suited for the outdoor enthusiast. Cycling, riding, walking and sailing are all available in the surrounding area. Fife is particularly renowned for golf with many prestigious courses nearby including the Old Course at St. Andrews. Ladybank golf course is highly rated and regularly hosts final qualifying for the Open Championship. Shooting and fishing may be taken locally. For day trips there are several well known National Trust for Scotland properties in the vicinity including Falkland Palace, Hill of Tarvit and Kellie Castle. There are excellent sandy beaches at Tentsmuir, St. Andrews and Elie. The wide open spaces of the Lomond Hills regional park are within easy striking distance. Going slightly further afield, the hills of highland Perthshire and Angus are less than a one hour drive from Mill House.
Good state schooling is available locally with private schooling being provided at St. Leonards in St. Andrews, the High School of Dundee and several schools in and around the Perth area. Ladybank railway station provides both commuter and mainline services to Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Perth/Inverness. Edinburgh airport is about forty five minutes to the south, whilst the busy regional airport of Dundee offers a good range of short haul flights.
Constructed about 130 years ago Old Station House offers generous well-proportioned accommodation over two levels extending to about 120 sq. metres and is ideal for modern family living. The house has just been refurbished by the current owner to create a comfortable home full of charm and character. The upgrade includes a new boiler, rewiring (with electrical certificate), new carpets and general redecoration. The house is approached by a sizable entrance hall at the heart of the house, which has a curved stone staircase leading up to the first floor as well as doors off to a sitting room, downstairs bathroom and kitchen/dining room. The sitting room has generous proportions with a large window and the kitchen is well appointed and offers a good range of recently installed floor and wall units. Adjoining the kitchen is a light and spacious sun room with a door leading out to a lovely back terrace/parking area. The bedroom accommodation on the first floor offers three bedrooms served by a newly fitted shower room.
Station House is situation on the corner of Station Road and Bankton Park and adjoins The Station Inn.
SATNAV
For Satnav purposes the postcode is KY15 7PY
Mains electricity
Mains gas
Mains water
Mains drainage
The Fitted carpets and white goods are included in the sale. No items are included unless specifically mentioned in these particulars.
For Council Tax Purposes Old Station House has been assessed as Band C by Fife Council.
EPC rating is D.
By appointment with the Selling Agents.
George Lorimer
george.lorimer@galbraithgroup.com


"So, you're leavin' us," Nina said.
"I don't want to leave, but I have to," I said.
"I do," I said worried that I was still making a bad decision.
I chuckled again. She had a habit of doing that to me. I mean, since she started coming over to help with the boys, we've kind of had a thing. And I didn't want to give that up. In fact….
And then they were one big happy family…. I hope . Will tune in to see how this plays out. With Sergio…. I hope.
With Sergio we can only hope. Hope he's making the right decision and hope he doesn't foul it all up.
He is nothing if not impetuous. Hopefully, he's made a good decision.
She's a hot head, so we'll see when that temper comes out eventually.
Eh, 5 chapters but the babies are about to age up, so 2 years real life time… ish.
There are wedding bells. I even have half the chapter written.
I do have the next chapter partially written. I'm trying not to overwhelm myself by updating daily. But, I'm going to up the frequency from Sat and Tues to Sat, Tues, and Thurs.
Nah, but seriously, you do what's best for you.


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Q: What is PaySel column for in database APInvoice table? The column is set to boolean, is it mapping to any field on interface?
Where I can find the definition?

A: In UI this column is called "Approved for Payment" - that's what user sets when selecting bills on the Approve Bills screen in AP.
You could find this information through browsing the source code for the APInvoice DAC. There you have the following definition for the PaySel field, which shows both the meaning and the name in UI:
/// <summary>
/// When set to <c>true</c> indicates that the document is approved for payment.
/// </summary>
[PXDBBool]
[PXDefault(false)]
[PXUIField(DisplayName = "Approved for Payment")]
public bool? PaySel
{
    get
    {
        return _PaySel;
    }
    set
    {
        _PaySel = value;
    }
}


Business Owners - Are you leaving money on the table?
Each year, millions of dollars in tax credits go unclaimed, even though employers are hiring workers every day from the target groups designated by the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program (WOTC). The Work Opportunity Tax Credit provides credits ranging from one-time credits of up to $2,400 to two-year credits of up to $9,600 per qualified individual.
The IRS recently issued a new alert about form W-2 email scams targeting payroll and human resource departments. These email scams use a corporate officer's name to request employee Forms W-2 from company payroll or human resources departments.
You need only tune into the news to see that cybercrimes are a very real threat. From viruses to malware, everyday computer use and online browsing can leave you vulnerable to hackers who want your valuable information. If you have a small business, your risk of a cyberattack is likely even higher, especially if you do not have the resources or know-how to enact effective security policies.


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Maruti, Hyundai, Toyota Confirm No Impacts On Production Due To Coronavirus Outbreak
by Harish Kumar | 04/03/2020
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Toyota see no immediate impacts on the production by the coronavirus outbreak in China as of now. The situation is being monitored closely to see any problems in the future.
Auto giants in India, including Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Toyota, report no impact on their respective production schedules owing to the suspensions in supply of auto components from plants in coronavirus-affected areas in China. However, the companies will continue to monitor the situation to prepare for any serious problems that might emerge in the future.
The virus outbreak in China caused the auto components shortage as some virus-hit factories are forced to be shut down.
"We do not foresee any problem as of now. We will keep in touch with our suppliers and will inform if there is any issue", said Maruti Suzuki's spokesman.
Also Read - 2021 Mercedes E-Class Teased As Geneva Debut Shelved Due to Coronavirus
Hyundai Motor India and Toyota Kirloskar Motor have also commented something similar. Toyota has focused on providing the opportunity for the local suppliers by increasing the localization of parts and components. The Japanese-owned company commits to contribute to the Indian government's "Make In India" strategy and then has built a global supplier base as well as a supply chain in our country in a period of 20 years.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Toyota reports no impacts on their production during the coronavirus outbreak.
Along with these companies, Kia Motors also confirmed that its production remains unaffected by the virus outbreak until now. MG Motor, however, reported a disruption in the supply chain during the outbreak of the deadly Sars-Cov-2 virus. The disruption has taken a toll on its production and sales of the company in February.
Also Read - Hyundai and Geneva Motor Show Latest Victims of Coronavirus, Will it Lead to Delay in Launch of All-new i20?
Tata Motors, on the other hands, declined to say anything on the issues. The home-grown company imports some certain parts and components for its Nexon EV and other traditional vehicles from China.
The Chinese-owned carmaker, MG Motor reported a disruption in the supply chain during the speedy outbreak of the deadly virus.
Earlier last month, two big two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotorCorp and TVS Motor had revealed that the coronavirus outbreak in China would hit their manufacturing by around 10 per cent in February.
Also Read - MG Hector Deliveries Could Be Delayed Due To Coronavirus Outbreak
The Indian automobile industry which has been experiencing the massive slowdown since last year is likely to be adversely impacted if the virus outbreak in China, South-East Asia prevails longer.
Currently, the cases of coronavirus have also been reported in various other countries like South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Italy, Germany and Iran. The virus cases remain at three in India.
Toyota Kirloskar Motors
Hyundai Motor India


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Q: Parse error when I try to use Verilog; testbenching an LFSR doesn't work I am currently working on random number generation using Verilog. Sources have indicated that using Linear Feedback Shift Registers are one of the best ways to randomize MSBs. So I decided to code and testbench an LFSR. Snippet is below:
module lfsr_counter(clk, reset, ce, lfsr_done);

input clk, reset, ce;
output lfsr_done;

reg lfsr_done;
reg [10:0] lfsr;
initial lfsr_done = 0;
wire d0,lfsr_equal;

xnor(d0,lfsr[10],lfsr[8]);
assign lfsr_equal = (lfsr == 11'h359);

always @(posedge clk,posedge reset) begin
    if(reset) begin
        lfsr <= 0;
        lfsr_done <= 0;
    end
    else begin
        if(ce)
          lfsr <= lfsr_equal ? 11'h0 : {lfsr[9:0],d0};
          lfsr_done <= lfsr_equal;
    end
end
endmodule

module testbench();

reg clk, reset, ce;
wire lfsr_done;

lfsr_counter dut(clk, reset, ce, lfsr_done); // Design Under Test

initial
begin

    reset = 0;
        clk = 1;
    ce = 0;

        #100
    ce = 1;
        #200 $finish;
end

//Generate Clock
always #10 clk = !clk;

endmodule

But I keep getting these parse errors:

I don't really get it. I'm using Verilogger Pro btw

A: I think always block terms are separated by or, not a comma.
always @(posedge clk or posedge reset) begin


A large, plastic trash can liner with holes cut out for the arms and legs.
My finish time on Sunday was 3 hours, 31 minutes — 25 minutes faster than it took me to complete the same race 30 years ago.
That may sound more impressive than it really is. At age 62, I am not really faster than my 32-year-old self. Although I may be older and creakier, there is an important difference between me now and then: In 1987, I was an idiot — at least when it came to marathon running. The marathon is a thinking person's game. And in 1987, I didn't think much about it.
For example, this time around I carefully studied the NYC Marathon course maps. The week before the race, I even took a trip into the city just to run the last part of the marathon course in Central Park, so I could visualize it and know what to expect in those grueling final miles.
In 1987, I knew the race started on Staten Island, finished somewhere in Central Park and . . . uh, we ran around the other boroughs for a while.
Returning to this race this year was especially poignant: Race director Peter Ciaccia talked at the start about New York's resiliency, just six days after the terrorist attack in lower Manhattan, and about the strength in its diversity. And when the loudspeakers blared "New York, New York," 50,000 runners — many of them foreigners — sang along, almost solemnly, to the chorus. As a New Yorker, it gave me chills.
The marathon as a symbol of defiance in the face of terrorism was not something anyone thought about 30 years ago.
As I wound my way through the streets last Sunday, I thought about how the two New York City marathons bookended my life. In 1987, I was a young man. In 2017, I'm paying close attention to ads about retirement communities and annuities.
In 1987, one of the highlights of the race was seeing a college buddy of mine at mile 24 in Central Park. He and I had enjoyed many a wild night as 20-somethings in Boston.
In 2017, another important person in my life was cheering me on at almost the exact same spot: My accountant.
The differences in my life then and now seem most evident in what I did after the marathon. In 1987, that college friend and his wife invited me to shower at the apartment they were staying at for the weekend. My then-girlfriend and a work colleague met up with us, and I took everyone out to dinner, paying with my new American Express card. The bill for five people at a midtown restaurant (with drinks . . . lots of drinks) came to more than $100 — the largest tab I'd ever seen.
After last Sunday's race, I went directly from the finish line to Penn Station, caught a train home and, that night, enjoyed a couple of overpriced craft beers and take-in sushi while watching "Masterpiece Theatre" with my wife, Donna — the girlfriend in 1987 (we got married the following year).
Like a good husband, I took out the trash that night — and resisted the temptation to don a trash can liner for old times' sake.


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VOL. 133 | NO. 143 | Thursday, July 19, 2018
Memphis Botanic Garden hosts 30 Thursdays: Walk After Work July 19 at 6 p.m. at 750 Cherry Road. The night is yours to explore MBG's 96 acres as you wish. Free with garden admission. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com/30thursdays for details.
The Young Actors Guild Performing Arts Summer Camp presents "Broadway's FAME Jr." Thursday, July 19, at 7 p.m. at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, 255 N. Main St. Tickets are $22.50 in advance through Ticketmaster, at the Cannon Center or by calling 901-240-2103. Tickets at the door are $25; group rates are available.
The Orpheum Summer Movie Series continues with "Selena" Friday, July 20, at 7 p.m. at The Orpheum, 203 S. Main St. Doors open at 6 p.m. for activities in the lobby, including a drink special and photo booth with movie-themed props and quotes. Costumes are encouraged but never required. Adult tickets are $8; children 12 and younger are $6. Visit orpheum-memphis.com.
The Chris Hope Foundation hosts Cardio for a Cure Saturday, July 21, starting at 9 a.m. at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. The annual event, formerly known as Sweating for St. Jude, raises money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. For $20, attendees have access to step and Zumba classes led by 11 certified fitness instructors. Open to all ages and fitness levels. Visit chrishopefoundation.org for details and to pre-register.
Barnes & Noble Wolfchase hosts an urban fiction panel discussion and book signing Saturday, July 21 at 1 p.m. at the store, 2774 N. Germantown Parkway. Participating authors include Ellen Butterfly Allen, Lisa Austin, Mercy B., Tamera Denise Kelly, Krys King and Fidelis O. Mkparu. Copies of their books will be available for purchase during the event. For more information, call 901-386-9445 or email crm2822@bn.com.
Wolf River Conservancy and Memphis Botanic Garden host "Tennessee Bats" Saturday, July 21, at 6:30 p.m. at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. Learn about the intriguing and important insect-eating bats that live in our area, how best to attract them, and why they need our help now more than ever, from bat expert Chris Grow. Admission is $5 and benefits environmental education programming of both organizations. Free to WRC and MBG members. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.


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Screen Goblin
Screen is like a box of Goblins. You never know what you're gonna get.
November 21, 2018 · by Alex Chafey	· in Reviews.	·
Terry Gilliam ambitiously attempts to turn Lewis Carrol's famous nonsense poem (of Alice Through the Looking Glass fame) into a feature film, with not insubstantial embellishment.
The film stars Michael Palin as a beamish boy in medieval England who leaves his hometown to find work and win over the woman of his dreams. But there are reports of a strange monster with eyes of flame in the tulgy wood beyond the city walls.
Gilliam is a natural fit for this story, given his love of bizarre fantasy and his penchant for world building. In spite of this being his directorial debut he shows the same ability to construct a rich and textured society that he would later exhibit in Brazil, and includes some of the mimsiest borogroves ever put to film.
But the story itself is not particularly engaging, and the humour largely falls flat. Fans of the poem will begrudge the absence of the jub jub bird and shun the frumious bandersnatch.
Jabberwocky is a sign of the future directorial greatness of Gilliam, but as an adaptation of Lewis Carrol's work it proves that some things are best left to the imagination.
Tags: 1970s, 1977, Alex Chafey, cinema, comedy, fantasy, film, films, lewis carroll, Michael Palin, movie, movies, Retro review, review, Terry Gilliam
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New Delhi [India], June 15 : The first poster of the Kalki Koechlin-starrer short film 'The Job' has been unveiled.
Produced by Kushal Srivastava, the suspense thriller is directed by Siddharth Sinha.
Film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the poster, in which the National award-winning star looks perturbed.
"Kalki Koechlin... Presenting the first look poster of short film #TheJob... The suspense thriller is directed by Siddharth Sinha... Produced by Kushal Srivastava."
Meanwhile, the 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' star has also been roped in by BBC World Service to present a new podcast series on India.