1. Pop in a music CD.
2. Run KAudioCreator. Set the encoder if necessary, such as lame.
3. Wait for CDDB to retrieve CD information.
4. Press the "Select All Tracks" button on the "CD Tracks" tab.
5. Hit the "Rip Selection" button on the toolbar.
The error message, "unknown protocol : audiocd", pops up.
same bug has come back for FC5 somehow.
FYI, KDE 3.5.3 for FC4 does not have the same problem.
Audio players appear to be working (playing the CD) but no sound output.
Where did you get 3.5.3-0.2.fc5?


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Soós Zoltán  erdélyi magyar történész, régész, politikus. 2006-tól a Maros Megyei Múzeum igazgatója, 2020-tól Marosvásárhely polgármestere.

Életpályája
1974-ben született tősgyökeres marosvásárhelyiként; nagyapja alpolgármester volt, apai ágon a székelyudvarhelyi Rajk család leszármazottja. Gyermekkorát a Kövesdombon töltötte, a 17-es Általános Iskolába (jelenleg Liviu Rebreanu) járt. Középiskolai tanulmányait a helyi Művészeti Líceumban és a Bolyai Farkas Líceumban végezte (1988–1992), majd a kolozsvári Babeș–Bolyai Tudományegyetem történelem szakán szerzett régészeti diplomát (1997); szakdolgozatát a marosvásárhelyi vár építéstörténetéről írta. Egyetemi évei alatt ösztöndíjjal Magyarországra járt, a Budapesti Történeti Múzeum munkatársaként részt vett a visegrádi vár ferences kolostorának feltárásában. Későbbi munkáiban elmélyítette a középkorról szerzett ismereteit. Mester- és doktori képzését a budapesti Közép-európai Egyetemen végezte, doktori értekezésének témája a középkori erdélyi koldulórendek.

Szülővárosába hazatérve, 2002-től a Maros Megyei Múzeumnál dolgozott történészként és régészként. Részt vett a görgényszentimrei várnál, a barcarozsnyói várnál és a marosvásárhelyi várnál végzett ásatásoknál. 2006-ban a múzeum igazgatója lett. Az elmaradott, hiányos felszereltségű intézményt, rossz állapotban levő épületeket felújíttatta, rendezvényeket és kiállításokat szervezett, szakembereket alkalmazott, sürgette a szemléletváltást. Ezen felül szorgalmazta a műemlékvédelmet, a város régi, értékes épületeinek felújítását, és közreműködött a Vár régészeti lelőhelyeinek feltárásában.

A 2010-es években a politikába is belépett, 2012–2016 között helyi tanácsos az RMDSZ részéről. 2016-ban Marosvásárhely polgármesteri székéért indult, de 1725 szavazattal alulmaradt a már 16 éve regnáló Dorin Floreával szemben. Soós csalásra hivatkozva megóvta az eredményt (állítólag egy városházi alkalmazottat tetten értek, miközben szavazólapokat érvénytelenített), de a Központi Választási Bizottság elutasította az óvást. 2019-ben lemondott a helyi RMDSZ-ben betöltött tisztségeiről, mivel úgy vélte, hogy a párt önkormányzati frakciója kiszolgálja a Florea-féle városvezetést.

Polgármesterként
2020-ban független jelöltként, a magyar pártok támogatásával indult a polgármesteri tisztségért. Kampányában nemcsak a magyarokat, hanem a románokat is megszólította, azt ígérve, hogy fejlődő pályára állítja az immár húsz éve hanyatló várost, polgármesterváltás helyett rendszerváltást helyezve kilátásba. A szeptember 27-i, egyfordulós szavazáson, bár több rendellenességet jelentettek, Soós végül abszolút többséggel, a szavazatok 50,54%-ával nyert, így húsz év után ismét magyar polgármester állt a székelyföldi város élére.

A mandátum első éve kiváltképpen nehéz volt az előző városvezetés mulasztásai, törvénytelenségei, korrupciója miatt. Soósék "üres kasszával vettek át egy szétzilált adminisztrációt"; az előző, Florea-féle igazgatás sorozatosan elmulasztotta a törvény által meghatározott tartozások kifizetését, így az új városvezetés energiáját kezdetben az kötötte le, hogy visszafizessék az adósságokat és kifizessék az elmaradt támogatásokat, melyeket csak 2021 májusában tudtak teljesíteni. Az újjáépítés után végre lehetőség nyílt új beruházásokat indítani, az első kézzelfogható eredmények csak 2021 őszén születtek (például tanintézetek és tömegközlekedés fejlesztése, intézmények átszervezése).

Több román személy és csoport is energiát fektetett Soós Zoltánnak és csapatának akadályozásába, lejáratásába, vagy megfélemlítésébe. Egy ötvenezres létszámú román Facebook csoportban folyamatos a városvezetés és a magyar közösség elleni nyílt uszítás; a városházi tanácsadó szerint "célzottan szervezett, irányított kompromat típusú mechanizmus és trollfarm dolgozik a jelenlegi városvezetés bármi áron való lejáratásán és pocskondiázásán." Miután 2022-ben akadozott a háztartási szemét elszállítása a megyei tanács által szerződtetett cég mulasztásai és egyes személyek állítólagos szabotázsmunkája miatt, Maior román önkormányzati képviselő a lakosságot félretájékoztatva a városvezetést vádolta a helyzet kialakulásával, és akciói miatt a rendőrök kellett közbelépjenek.

Díjak, kitüntetések
 A Magyar Állam Pro Cultura Hungarica díja (2015)
 Az Erdélyi Magyar Közművelődési Egyesület oklevele (2020)

Jegyzetek

Romániai magyar történészek
Marosvásárhely polgármesterei
1974-ben született személyek
Élő személyek
RMDSZ-tagok

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Gerald Nadeau (born September 9, 1970) is an American former stock car racer. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He started racing in karting before moving up to car racing, driving in the 12 Hours of Sebring, the European Formula Ford Festival, and the Barber Dodge Pro Series. Nadeau arrived in NASCAR, the highest and most expensive level of stock car racing in the United States, with a limited budget. He started racing part-time in NASCAR and finished sixth in the 1996 Formula Opel Euro Series.

He started full-time racing in 1998 and came third in that year's NASCAR Rookie of the Year award standings. After Nadeau took his first Top Ten finish at Talladega Superspeedway in 1999, he won his first NASCAR sanctioned race in the Winston West Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He earned his first Winston Cup victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway the following year. Nadeau achieved his top NASCAR season in 2001 when he finished seventeenth in points, but his racing career ended in 2003 after he suffered serious injuries in a practice crash. He attempted a comeback before moving on to mentor drivers.

Biography

Early life and career
Nadeau was born on September 9, 1970, and grew up in Danbury, Connecticut. His parents were Gerald Joseph, a roofer, and veteran in the United States Army (1944–2007) and Pauline Cyr Nadeau. Nadeau's ancestors originate from St. John's Valley, Maine. He has one sister, Debbie. Nadeau was educated at Henry Abbott Technical High School and studied automotive technology. His family had connections to auto racing; Gerald raced modifieds at the Danbury Race Arena. Nadeau was given a go-kart by his father when he was four and one-half years old. He also worked with his father in the construction industry to support his career. Speaking about his father's role in his career, Nadeau said, "I learned a lot from my dad, Gerry, while I was growing up. He wasn't afraid to yell and get on my toes to do my job because he hated to lose and I hated to lose. He made me the hungriest guy on the race track."

At age seven, he came in first in the eight- to twelve-year-old karting championship held in Bethany, Connecticut. In 1988, aged eighteen, Nadeau won his first World Karting Association (WKA) Gold Cup championship. Motorsports Talent Scout, Dicken Wear, had seen Jerry race for a number of years in Karting and asked if he would like to drive his SCCA SS/C Toyota Celica at an EMRA open track event at Lime Rock Park. Jerry caught the eye of Skip Barber and a few other driving instructors that day. Afterward, he was introduced to Bruce MacInnes and fellow graduates Walter Bladstrom, Tom Cotter, Bill Fisher, Bob Kullas, Frank Martinelli, and Art Regan who gave Nadeau financial support. He defended his karting title for the next two years. In 1991, he took the WKA Grand National Championship. In the same year, Nadeau moved into car racing, driving in the Skip Barber Eastern Series. He took eight victories and became the Rookie of the Year. At the end of 1991, Nadeau won the $100,000 Barber Pro Series shoot-out, allowing him to race in the Barber Dodge Pro Series.

Nadeau drove alongside sports car driver Gene Felton for the Jill Prewitt team which entered the 1992 12 Hours of Sebring, but retired after forty-eight laps because of a differential problem. He also took part in karting events in St. Petersburg, Russia, competing on an ice track, winning two out of eight races. Nadeau later stated the experience helped him to develop the skill of not using his car's brakes on slippery surfaces. In 1993, he raced in the Barber Pro Series, where he finished with one win and took fifth in the points standings. Nadeau also drove in the European Formula Ford Festival winning the qualifying race and coming second in the semi-finals behind Formula Ford champion Peter Duke. Nadeau secured fourth in the final heat. He also took five, top-four finishes in the Firestone Firehawk Series. Nadeau improved in the Barber Pro Series in 1994 by finishing fifth in the championship with two victories. In 1995, he took two victories but fell to thirteenth overall in the standings.

Auto racing career

1990s
Nadeau entered eight NASCAR Busch Grand National Series races for T&G Racing in 1995. At that time, the Busch Grand National Series was considered NASCAR's feeder circuit, a proving ground for drivers who wished to step up to the organization's premiere circuit, the Winston Cup. It is comparable to Formula One's relationship with Formula 2/Formula 3000/GP2 Series. He originally signed to run fourteen season races. Nadeau moved to North Carolina that year on the advice of public relations worker Tom Cotter, and was on a budget of $200. He often went to Hendrick Motorsports to receive tips. Nadeau failed to qualify for his first career NASCAR race, which took place at Richmond International Raceway. Later that year, he finished twenty-first at Hickory, twenty-ninth at New Hampshire, nineteenth at the Myrtle Beach Speedway, twentieth at the Milwaukee Mile, thirty-first at Lucas Oil Raceway, and did not qualify for the races at North Carolina Speedway or Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The following year, Nadeau moved to M.P.H. Racing and planned to run ten races in the Busch Series in 1996, in combination with a full season in the Formula Opel European Union Series Championship. He ran only two races in the Busch Series, finishing thirty-ninth in both races and did not qualify at Darlington. In Formula Opel, he drove a partial season, running in thirteen out of seventeen races for six teams and finished sixth overall, the highest for an American driver. He later declined a move into the Formula 3000 series, opting for a return to NASCAR. In November 1996, Nadeau and Barber Dodge Pro Series driver Tony Renna represented the United States in the EDFA Nations Cup held at Donington Park and won the silver medal, finishing behind Germany.

After returning from racing in Europe in 1997, Nadeau moved to the Winston Cup Series and signed a five-race contract with Precision Products Racing to replace Morgan Shepherd in the No. 1 Pontiac Grand Prix. During the first races, Nadeau was Shepherd's spotter, and worked on maintaining Shepherd's car before the races. Nadeau also built his own cars for Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and Busch Series events. Nadeau made all five races, including a ninth-place qualification at New Hampshire International Speedway, but failed to finish higher than thirtieth and was let go at the end of his contract when the team's sponsor expressed no interest in retaining him. In five races, he had no Top Ten finishes, two Did Not Finishes (DNF) and finished fifty-fourth in season points. He also took part in one race in the Busch Series at Talladega Superspeedway but failed to qualify. He made his first appearance in an ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series car and finished fourth and second in the races he entered. Nadeau's performances during the season caught the interest of 1988 Champion Bill Elliott and quarterback Dan Marino, and they offered him the chance to become their second driver.

Nadeau started his rookie season in 1998 with Elliott-Marino Racing driving the No. 13 Ford car, owned by Marino.  After sixteen races, and missing one race due to food poisoning, he was released from his contract in July. One week later, he was signed to Melling Racing to drive the No. 9 car. Melling and Nadeau used the second half of the season to develop a consistent program in preparation for the 1999 season. He had no top 10 finishes, seven DNF's, an average finish of 24.2, and had two results in the top 20. Nadeau finished 36th in the Winston Cup points standings for that season and was third in the NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award standings. He entered his first and only race in the Craftsman Truck Series at Phoenix International Speedway finishing twenty-seventh.

The following year, Nadeau stayed with Melling and clinched his first top ten finish at Talladega. In the first half of the year, he announced that he would leave Melling after the season ended. Two weeks after securing fifth at Watkins Glen, he substituted for the injured Ernie Irvan to drive the No. 36 Pontiac at MB2 Motorsports for the remainder of the season. In thirty-four races, he had two Top Ten finishes and finished thirty-fourth in season points. In that year, Nadeau won his first NASCAR-sanctioned event in the Winston West Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

2000s

For the 2000 season, Nadeau was hired by Hendrick Motorsports to drive the No. 25 Chevrolet, replacing Wally Dallenbach Jr. That year, Nadeau won his first NASCAR Winston Cup race in the season's final race at Atlanta Motor Speedway after passing Ward Burton seven laps from the end. Nadeau led 155 laps and won by 1.3 seconds. He became the first driver from Connecticut to win in the series. He finished the 2000 season with five Top Ten finishes, nine DNF's, and an average finish of 23.1 in thirty-four events; Nadeau finished twentieth in the Winston Cup points standings for that season.

The following year, Nadeau stayed with Hendrick Motorsports. He nearly clinched victory in the penultimate race of the season at Atlanta, finishing fourth after running out of fuel midway through the final lap. In thirty-six races, Nadeau achieved ten Top Ten finishes, eight DNF's, and an average finish of 21.1. He finished seventeenth in the Winston Cup points standings that season. During 2001, Nadeau took part in the DIRT Motorsports Series with R&C Motorsports, and co-founded the Tom and Jerry Racing Team with Tom Cotter, which fielded USAC Sprint Car Series driver Tony Hunt.

Nadeau raced for four teams in 2002. He started the season by competing in eleven events for Hendrick Motorsports. He had his only Top Ten finish of the year, taking eighth place at Bristol Motor Speedway. In early May, Nadeau and Hendrick Motorsports agreed to terminate his contract, citing a lack of performance. He was hired by MBV Motorsports to fill in for the injured Johnny Benson Jr. for three races, while Joe Nemechek took over Nadeau's former seat at Hendrick Motorsports. Afterward, Nadeau drove for Petty Enterprises at Sonoma where he came close to winning his second Winston Cup race, finishing thirty-sixth after his car suffered a broken rear-end gear on the race's 107th lap. He subsequently drove one race for Michael Waltrip Racing at Chicagoland Speedway, finishing 37th after a steering problem.

For the rest of the season, Nadeau was hired by Petty Enterprises to drive Steve Grissom's No. 44 Dodge car, although he injured his ribs and shoulder in an go-kart accident at his home before the Old Dominion 500. He was advised by team owner Kyle Petty to rest, and Grissom replaced Nadeau for the rest of the season. He had competed in twenty-eight out of thirty-six races, with one Top Ten finish at the Food City 500, seven DNF's, and an average finish of 27.4. Nadeau finished thirty-seventh in the Winston Cup points standings for that season. He partnered sports car driver Anthony Lazzaro with the Rand Racing team in the Rolex Sports Car Series to finish first in the SRPII (Sports Racing Prototype) class at Daytona International Speedway, and in the Busch Series, he finished twentieth at the fall Charlotte race.

Nadeau started the 2003 season as the driver of the MB2/MBV Motorsports No. 01 Pontiac Grand Prix, and quickly had a fourth-place finish at Texas. On May 2, 2003, during a practice session at Richmond International Raceway for the Pontiac Excitement 400, Nadeau was leading the practice session when he suddenly swerved to avoid a slowing car, spun in turn one and hit the wall, driver's side first, at high speed. His car then slowly scraped across the wall for 50 feet before sliding to a complete stop. After he hit the wall, Nadeau responded to his crew before falling unconscious. NASCAR red-flagged the track to cut Nadeau out of his car. He was airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition, only given a six percent chance of surviving his injuries. Nadeau suffered complete immobility of the left side of his body, a skull fracture, concussion, a collapsed lung, and several broken ribs. The injuries required him to use a medical ventilator to breathe. Jason Keller raced for him at the Richmond race, Mike Skinner, Mike Wallace, and Boris Said raced the 01 until the fall Martinsville Race, Joe Nemechek raced in the 01 for the remainder of the season and for the next few years as Nadeau's replacement.

Post-racing career
In fall 2003, Nadeau began discussions with MB2 Motorsports boss Jay Frye about a long-term comeback. Frye gave Nadeau a test at Concord Speedway, where he was unable to feel his car's brake pedal. He also suffered a loss of stamina during this test. Because of the effects of his accident, Nadeau had to learn to walk. He also experienced slurred speech. He undertook physical therapy five times during the week. This was later reduced to three when his condition improved. While Nadeau received a small financial settlement from NASCAR, it was not enough to pay for all of his rehabilitation, so he sold his large house near Lake Norman and moved to Davidson, North Carolina. He also suffered from depression caused by the loss of his racing career.

MB2 Motorsports entered into a partnership to create a recovery driving program for Nadeau which included competing in the Nextel Cup, the Busch Series and ARCA events in 2004. During that year, Nadeau served as a karting instructor at the Lime Rock Park and returned to NASCAR as a spotter for Busch Series driver Todd Szegedy. He worked with the Clay Andrews Racing Busch Series team as a mentor for rookie David Gilliland in 2006, who went on to win the Meijer 300 and earned a ride with Robert Yates Racing later that season. He raced in the Old School Racing Champion's Tour in 2008. In 2011, Nadeau became a mentor to Truck Series rookie Jeffrey Earnhardt, son of Kerry and grandson of Dale. In 2012, Nadeau began involvement with the B.R.A.K.E.S. program in Lake Norman, North Carolina, which teaches children how to drive. In September 2013, he received a sports award from the Danbury Old Timers.

Personal life
On December 11, 1999, Nadeau married long-time girlfriend Jada Blanchard in the Bahamas. Together, they have a daughter, Natalie Kate (born February 17, 2003). One year after Nadeau suffered his accident, the couple divorced. In 2012, Nadeau remarried to Maryana, a Ukrainian. He has a daughter from that relationship.

In a 2016 interview with Autoweek, Nadeau was candid about his life after the crash:People don't understand how difficult it is living with a head injury. It's really hard; it sucks; it's aggravating. It feels like I'm a little off on things, a little slower. My left side is always numb, and my brain doesn't feel as sharp as it used to. And it's tough when people don't want to see or know about that. They draw a big X on you, and that's sad. It's like you're forgotten when you're out of the limelight. Nobody owes me anything, but somebody could maybe give me something (work-wise) to keep me involved. I used to make $5,000 for a two-hour appearance. Now, I have a hard time finding a job for anything. I hate to say it, but sometimes I wish God had just taken me.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. Small numbers denotes finishing position)

Winston Cup Series

Daytona 500

Busch Series

Craftsman Truck Series

Winston West Series

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

References

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Living people
1970 births
Sportspeople from Danbury, Connecticut
Racing drivers from Connecticut
NASCAR drivers
EFDA Nations Cup drivers
Barber Pro Series drivers
ARCA Menards Series drivers
Hendrick Motorsports drivers
Michael Waltrip Racing drivers


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Citadel and Citadel Securities Partner with Thrive Scholars to Unlock Opportunities for High-Achieving Students of Color From Low-Income Communities
Citadel and Citadel Securities have partnered with Thrive Scholars to provide high-achieving students of color from low-income communities with support to succeed at top colleges and in developing meaningful careers. By working with Thrive, Citadel and Citadel Securities will open opportunities to students with an interest in STEM and finance and invest in increasing industry diversity over time.
Thrive's effective, data-driven model relies on investing in students before college and supporting them as they transition into their careers. In addition to funding Thrive's six-year academic and professional development program for 120 Citadel Thrive Scholars beginning in the eleventh grade and sponsoring its new Finance Track, Citadel and Citadel Securities team members will serve as mentors to each student and participate in various ongoing engagement opportunities. This includes leading sessions at Thrive's Summer Academy, during which students are immersed in more than 350 hours of instruction. Internship opportunities will also be available to Citadel Thrive Scholars, and they will be able to participate in selected firm programming as well.
Citadel Founder and CEO Ken Griffin said, "Thrive empowers exceptionally talented students – regardless of background – to best pursue high-impact careers. On behalf of my colleagues at Citadel, I am proud to support Thrive Scholars and to witness how they change the world."
Thrive CEO Steve Stein said, "Too often, companies focus on just one end of the talent pipeline, but Citadel and Citadel Securities understand that early investment makes all the difference. I commend their commitment to supporting diverse talent and increasing opportunity for these extraordinary students."
Thrive's program targets five key inflection points that prevent high-achieving students of color from low-income communities from getting into leading colleges and graduating into top careers: pre-college academic preparation, social-emotional and academic support, college advising and financial support, as well as career coaching to support a successful college-to-career transition. Thrive addresses each inflection point in a way that's tailored to the student and supported by data.
Refined over 20 years, Thrive's comprehensive, evidence-based model works. Its scholars achieve admittance to leading colleges, perform better academically and launch with better careers. More than 90 percent attend Top 100 Colleges, more than 80 percent attend Top 50 colleges and more than 40 percent attend Ivy League+ Colleges – and they succeed. In addition to outperforming students with similar backgrounds, Thrive's scholars significantly outperform the broader population at the same Top 100 Colleges. They are 10 percent more likely to graduate and 15 percent more likely to persist in STEM.
This commitment builds on the Citadel team's ongoing support of Thrive Scholars and represents an extension of Citadel and Citadel Securities' significant commitment to increasing access and opportunity. Other recent initiatives include The Asian American Foundation, Chicago Connected, Miami Connected, Saga Education and Last Mile Education Fund.
Citadel Securities Citadel Securities Announces $1.15 Billion Investment from Sequoia and Paradigm January 11, 2022
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Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson is a New Westminster resident.
A former Christian TV host and outspoken critic of the province's sexual orientation and gender identity resource for schools is running for a spot at the Burnaby school board table.
Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson, a Christian blogger, author and former co-host of The 700 Club Canada, wasted no time stating what she believes to be the most important issue facing B.C. students.
"I think the most important issue facing schools is that parents are highly alarmed and very upset that children are being taught gender-fluid ideology. It has no place in school," she told the NOW.
At rallies and on social media, Thompson has spoken against SOGI 123, a resource developed a couple years ago to help B.C. schools support gay, lesbian and transgender students and make schools more inclusive for them.
Supporters of the resource and the LGBTQ community have organized counter-protests at anti-SOGI events Thompson has been a part of, and she has become a controversial figure for her views.
Teachers should teach manners and reading, writing and arithmetic, according to Thompson, and leave issues of gender identity to professionals, like pediatricians and psychiatrists.
"A teacher is not trained, nor do they have the education to help a child dealing with gender identity," she said.
While she admits to being anti-SOGI, Thompson said she is strongly against bullying. She said she was bullied herself during her only public school experience in the Arctic, where her parents worked as missionaries.
Thompson's parents were missionaries in both Uganda and the Arctic, and she grew up attending mostly private schools, she said.
Two of her three children also attended private schools, while the third went to public schools.
Since she started campaigning against SOGI publicly, she said she has received death threats and been called names, including homophobe, transphobe, Hitler and bigot.
The 700 Club Canada bid Thompson farewell in a statement two months ago, explaining she had moved on.
"She is pursuing what God has deeply placed on her heart, to address the changes we see in the realm of public education across Canada. She has been called by God 'for such a time as this,'" read the statement.


RSA works closely with tertiary institutions to help train the next generation of security analysts. One such initiative is a partnership with Singapore's Temasek Polytechnic to create a learning Security Operations Center where students gain hands-on experience in responding to cyber threats. RSA NetWitness Platform enables junior analysts to enhance their skills and operate more efficiently and effectively.


This recipe makes good leftovers. Store tightly sealed in the pantry for 2-3 days.
Place the chickpea flour, pepper, cumin, and salt in a mixing bowl and mix together thoroughly.
Add the water and knead the dough until it begins to stiffen into a ball.
If you are using the optional roasted garlic, mash the garlic until smooth and add it to the dough. Knead it into the dough until well incorporated.
If you are not using the roasted garlic, you may need to add another 1-3 teaspoons of water to create a firm dough.
Roll the dough into a ball and cut into 16 pieces, then roll the pieces into individual small balls.
Spray a sheet of waxed paper lightly with oil. Place each ball on the waxed paper, fold the waxed paper in half over the balls, and using a rolling pin or the flat of a pan, roll or press each ball into a flat disc about 3-4 inches in diameter.
Remove each disc from the wax paper and set on a dry cutting board.
When ready to cook, place a nonstick pan or griddle over high heat. When drops of water dance on the surface, the pan is ready. Reduce the heat to medium-high and place the Papadums on the griddle.
As the Papadums cook, they will become lighter in color: they are drying out. Small air pockets may form; this is a good indication that they're ready to be turned. Turn them over and continue cooking until they are a uniform light color and are light and crisp.
You may keep them in a warm oven until the rest of your meal is ready to serve.


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Q: React - Update array in reducer Fill with objects I am trying to update the state of an item in the store.
This is working but it  is not returning the state in the format I am looking for.
The state looks like this:
state : {
   watchList: [
      {
        movie: {
          'name' : 'Batman'
        }
      }
   ]
}

however, I have been attempting to make my state look like this (i.e. not have another object inside the first object, but just an array of objects).
state : {

   watchList: [{'name' : 'Batman'}. {'name': 'Superman'}]

}

My reducer looks like this:
export default (state = [], action) => {

    switch(action.type) {

    case 'MOVIE_ADDED_TO_LIST':
        return [
            ...state,
            {
                movie: movie.event
            }
        ];

    default:
        return state;
    }

};

and my action looks like this:
export const addMovieToList = (movie) => {

    return {
        type: 'MOVIE_ADDED_TO_LIST',
        movie
    };

};

And here is how I am mapping stateToProps.
function mapStateToProps(state, props) {

    return {

        WatchListEvents: state.watchList

    }

}

export default connect(mapStateToProps)(WatchList);

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How we convinced Abacha to create Gombe State in 1996 –Amb. Garba
Chima Azubuike
Ambassador Haruna Garba, who played an active role in the push for the creation of Gombe State from the old Bauchi State in 1996, tells CHIMA AZUBUIKE about the journey
Tell us a little about yourself?
My name is Haruna Garba and I was born in Gombe on January 29, 1953, to a Tera father and a Tera mother. The late Emir of Gombe made me the Magayaki Gombe in 1997.
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What does Magayaki Gombe mean and what are your roles in that capacity?
Magayaki literally means an individual who foresees war and advises the Emir. My contribution to the fearless struggle for the creation of Gombe State, even while I was a civil servant in (the old) Bauchi State then, certainly impressed the late Emir and he thought that the best way my people would remember my sacrifice was to give me a traditional title befitting the roles I played.
In my position as Magayaki Gombe, I recently pointed out to the present Emir, His Royal Highness Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Abubakar, and Governor Inuwa Yahaya, that I had noted with concern that politics was causing a lot of damage to our society; I observed that some groups only attend functions of their groups. I used the same opportunity to commend the governor for sending his Secretary to the State Government to attend a function organised by his predecessor.
Which local government are you from?
I am from Gombe Local Government Area.
What is your educational background?
I had my West African Senior School Certificate Examination in 1974; I obtained a Diploma in Accounting from the Ahmadu Bello University in 1977; I later obtained a certificate in Project Management from University of Bradford in London. I am also a Fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria.
Where were you when Gombe State was created in 1996?
I was in the service of the Bauchi State Government as Director of Finance of the World Bank-assisted Agriculture Development Project.
What role did you play in the campaign for the creation of Gombe State?
There were three phases of campaigns that led to the realisation of the creation of Gombe State. I was a party to the 1991 and 1996 campaigns; I drafted the memo for the demand (for the creation of Gombe State) in 1996.
Who were some of the people you worked with?
In 1996, I worked very closely with the late Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar; the late Abubakar Hashidu and Senator Yerima Abdullahi. There were also the late Umaru Kukani, Barrister Idi Apollos; Y.B. Tadi, A.J. Filiya, the late Usman Farouk, the late Saleh Amos, Senator U.U. Dukku; the late Danjuma Kent, Honourable Riga Dawaki; the late Abdulkadir Manu; the late A.Y. Gombe; Alhaji Lamido ABM; Alhaji Inuwa Lamido, Alhaji Abba Magatardan Gombe, and others too numerous to mention.
Where did you hold your first meeting?
We held our first meeting in the chambers of the Emir of Gombe, at the Emir's palace. The first exco meeting was held at the Gombe Local Government Council chambers.
Can you remember the number of meetings you held while working to achieve your goal for the creation of the state?
The meetings were too numerous to count but I always want to remember the day we took the decision to bring in His Excellency, the late Usman Farouk, former Governor of North-West State, as our consultant; then I was appointed as the Chairman of the Public Enlightenment Committee, to engage especially our sons and daughters who were being misled then in the old Bauchi State.
In what ways were theses sons and daughters being misled?
It was through some negative stories that our dream for the creation of Gombe State was not realistic at the time.
Did you at any time have a one-on-one meeting with the then Head of State, the late Gen. Sani Abacha, in your quest to have Gombe State created?
No; our meeting was not on a one-on-one basis; but I was on the Emir's entourage when we went to Abuja one night to solicit his (Abacha's) assistance on the advice of one of our sons, the late General Stephen Shelphidi; and also Dr Aliyu Modibbo.
What argument did you canvass to persuade the government of the day on the need to create Gombe State?
The secretariat of the movement, chaired by Senator Yerima Abdullahi, with the late Abubakar Habu Hashidu (former governor of Gombe State) as secretary, had enriched our demand memo with information about the fact that we (people of Gombe) formed about 60 per cent of the Bauchi State civil service. Our population then, about 1.6 million, was more than some existing states. In terms of size, our market was second only to Kano in the North. We had prospects for generating high income through untapped resources, such as coal in Mai-ganga, gypsum in Zambuk, oil in Pindiga etc. Our potentiality for generating good internal revenue was very high. This must have impressed Abacha who granted approval for the creation of the state without a take-off grant since we had stated that we had the potential for making Internally Generated Revenue.
What were the specific vision and mission that spurred you to team up with others to agitate for the creation of Gombe?
One of the frustrating things that some of us saw as suppression then was the neglect of our people's need for drinking water, the future of our teeming highly qualified and experienced civil servants and the fact that the only market in Gombe town needed other supporting markets. These were all achieved after the state was created even though most of our founders are today not alive by the will of Allah.
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How was the appellation of the state, Jewel in the Savannah, arrived at?
I was fortunate to be part of the team that worked towards the take-off of the state from day one. The late Archbishop Henry Garba and I came up with that (appellation) and recommended it to the first military administration of Group Captain J.I. Orji. It may interest you to know that in Gombe at that time, the state was assumed to be run by three Garbas – Haruna Garba, Henry Garba and Orji Garba. The three (of us) laid a solid foundation for the state, notwithstanding the mischief. I have attempted to answer how Jewel in the Savannah was arrived at. Truly however, we are a jewel in the savannah as you can see being testified to by some of our neighbours, particularly the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, and even his Kaduna State counterpart, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, and many others. The name depicts some of the positive strides of the state. The state has a referral hospital which is only second to the Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Today, Gombe has five universities, three top institutions, two polytechnics, an airport, numerous radio stations and we are still counting.
Have you held any public office in Gombe since it was created?
I was the first Accountant General of the state and also an executive member for the establishment and bifurcation from Bauchi State. I was made the Commissioner for Finance in Gombe in 1998. I won an election to the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria where I represented my people between 2003 and 2007. I was made the Nigerian Ambassador to Kuwait and Bahrain between 2012 and 2015. I served two terms, from 1998 to 2004, as a board member of the Nigeria Football Federation. I am today a member of the Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Olympic Committee and the founder of Gombe United FC.
How will you rate the development of the state?
I have earlier enumerated some of the state's developmental strides. Be that as it may, note that the state capital, Gombe, has received favourable attention from all the past and present governors of the state in the areas of good road networks, water supply and peaceful environment. I am sure that you will agree that Gombe has developed very well.
Are you satisfied with the state's IGR and how do you think it can be improved?
The collection of IGR in the state could be improved upon. The state has introduced new measures and we should keep our fingers crossed as the results materialise. Leakages in revenue collection have a national outlook and I hope we shall all work hard to achieve positive results.
How will you react to the argument by some that time has shown that Gombe and the five other states created by Abacha are not economically viable?
I totally disagree. You need to visit those states and make pronouncement on what you see. In Gombe, for example, our federal allocation, which was about N88m in 1996, has now grown up to N3.5bn. All banks in Nigeria have established branches in Gombe. The Central Bank of Nigeria has a big branch in Gombe and, in fact, one of the Deputy Governors of the CBN is from Gombe State. The state has invested heavily in generating electricity from the Federal Government-owned Dadinkowa Dam; and five major markets of international repute have been established in the state. The revenue is beginning to grow even before the oil-producing status, which is in the pipeline.
Will you say Gombe is doing as well as the five other states, such as Zamfara, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Nassarawa, and Ekiti states?
I am one for appreciating positive development. The states created in Nigeria from 1967 to 1996 are viable and have positively contributed to the development of our country, Nigeria. In Gombe State we have moved from what was then known as a local government headquarters to a state capital with good roads, an airport, five universities, two schools of nursing, a state and federal polytechnic is, a School of Horticulture, a Federal College of Education, the Institute of Transport in Kumo; and a referral hospital, which is the only one in the region.
You said successive governors have done a lot to develop Gombe as the state capital. What about other towns and rural areas in the state? What more do you think the state should do to better the lives of citizens in the state?
I am not a judge of what successive governors do or do not do. I believe and I have a right to my opinion that all of them have done a lot of positive things in the state. I also believe that the other towns and areas are fairly developed. You can see that markets in Gombe have grown to four in number.
What do you think the state government needs to do to take full advantage of its natural resources to become more financially self-reliant?
My thoughts and visions cannot be said to be superior to those of the individuals that have managed the state over time. The natural resources at the disposal of the leaders of the state can be tapped for the benefit of the state.
What is your thought about the state of security in the state?
My thought about the security of the state can best be understood from the many angles of how security or insecurity is viewed. The basic security whereby inhabitants go to sleep in their homes or workplaces and so on with their eyes closed is fairly okay. The security of the youth, general unemployment, lack of leisure places and cultural side attractions are questions that need to be answered.
Gombe State will be 25 years old in October. Are you satisfied with the progress made so far?
Yes, I am satisfied and I am praying that we shall soon reach the Promised Land.
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State during his recent visit to Gombe said the state has been on a fast trail with good leaders since its creation. Do you agree with this assertion?
Bauchi is the father of Gombe and if the governor's judgment is that positive, why would I disagree with him? I am fully in support of his position and pray that our leaders continue to work harder.
In what ways can the youths of the state be empowered to reduce the problem of unemployment?
Youths and women are groups that every administration should plan for. The first thing is to offer free and qualitative education to them. Encourage them to also make positive inputs in the development of the state. The government should use ICT very well to encourage many of them to be self-employed.
Gombe State has accumulated debts from previous administrations. Do you think it will be difficult for future leaders to clear the accumulated debt?
Debt in governance must be seen as a positive thing as long as the proceeds are applied to concrete programmes. Debt is going to be a continuous thing and present and future leaders must learn to operate with it and ensure that the projects that money is borrowed to finance are concrete and verifiable.
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Arbella : England's Lost Queen
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Taking as its background one of the most famous periods of British history, Sarah Gristwood's historical biography focuses on a hitherto forgotten figure: Arbella Stuart, the niece of Mary Queen of Scots and first cousin to James VI of Scotland. Orphaned as a baby, brought up by her powerful and ambitious grandmother, the four-times married Bess of Hardwick, introduced at court as a young girl where she was acknowledged as her heir by Elizabeth I, Arbella's right to the English throne was equalled only by James. Kept under close supervision by her grandmother, first at Chatsworth and later at Hardwick Hall, but still surrounded by plots, most of them Roman Catholic in origin, she became an important pawn in the struggle for succession, particularly during the long, tense period when Elizabeth I lay dying.
But the best was yet to come. At 35 and upon James's succession, Arbella was invited back to court, and fell in love with her cousin, William Seymour, a man 12 years her junior. Notwithstanding the fact that their union was forbidden, and that relationships that did not carry with them the Royal seal of approval were considered treasonous, they married secretly - and were immediately imprisoned.
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using Xamarin.Forms;
using Plugin.Geolocator;
namespace Test
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Luego adiciona el siguiente código al archivo AssemblyInfo.cs de tu proyecto de Android:
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[assembly: UsesFeature("android.hardware.location.network", Required = false)]

Adicionalmente este plugin necesita establecer permisos sobreescribiendo el siguiente método en tu MainActivity.cs dentro del proyecto  de Android:
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Looking for a good job can be quite a daunting task. There is so much pressure involved and you are always nervous of not being selected. Yes, finding a job can be a challenging experience, but it is not something that you cannot achieve. It is just a matter of following a few tips and you will be on your way to cracking that interview for the job you have always dream't of.
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Italian football and Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola has backed his fellow countryman Jorginho to beat Lionel Messi in the race to claim the FIFA Ballon d'Or award.
Brazilian-born Italy international was at the heart of the Blues Champions League success, as well as Italy's Euro 2020 triumph as they beat England in the penalty shootaround.
And former Chelsea star believes he should be a real contender for the FIFA Ballon d'Or title.
'Now we are talking about a fantastic player like Messi who did extraordinary things for the first time with his national team – and this won't go unnoticed,' Zola said.
'Should they give it to Jorginho, it would be deserved. He gives concrete balance and pace to his teams. I was lucky to have him at Chelsea and I know what he does on the pitch.
'It would be deserved because not only were his performances at a high level, but the teams he played for have been outstanding. This must be taken into account.'
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And for a defensive midfielder to claim the award is even tougher. Since 2008, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have won the Ballon d'Or every year apart from in 2018 when Real Madrid star Luka Modric won the award leading Croatia to the FIFA World-Cup final and winning the UEFA Champions League.
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So I guess if you don't plan things, you end up just reacting to them.
And for the longest time, I punished myself because I didn't plan things enough - I thought that I found myself reacting to things so much because it wasn't something I'd accounted for, in my plans.
A lot of it was to do with my financial security - there was a period where I was making decent money, but failed to plan for the future, because I thought it would never end. Then, when it did, I was totally unprepared, and there was a much longer stretch where I couldn't prepare for the future, and so life was just... so much harder than it needed to be.
I think though, that while I was right to regret not planning and preparing while I was able, every moment of regret after recognising that - when it wasn't possible for me to do otherwise - was effort wasted.
Learn from your lessons, yes, but don't be a slave to your mistakes. The difference is whether you feel guilt - which you should - and whether you can do something about it.
Feeling guilty about not preparing for the future while you were able to is fine, but if you keep regretting not doing so while you can't do anything about it, it just becomes... draining. You end up punishing yourself, and it's just... exhausting. Tiring.
And to some extent, it's not possible to block this out completely. If you find yourself in a rough patch, and you could've prevented it, you'll think back to that time, and maybe resent past you for not doing so. The trick is to notice when this happens, accept that it's happened, and then try to do something better with your time.
And then to remember, next time you have the chance to prepare for the future, do it.
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CAF WORLD GIVING INDEX 2014
Explore how people around the world gave in 2013, with unique insight into charitable behaviour and generosity across the globe.
WHAT IS THE CAF WORLD GIVING INDEX?
Welcome to the 2014 edition of the World Giving Index, which looks at charitable behaviour across the world, involving 135 countries. The report is based on more than a million interviews conducted by Gallup since 2005/06, as part of their World Poll survey.
The World Giving Index score is based on an average of three measures of giving behaviour - the percentage of people who in a typical month donate money to charity, volunteer their time, and help a stranger. The three behaviours are also looked at on an individual basis within the report.
WHAT ARE THE FINDINGS OF THE 2014 REPORT?
This year's report shows that giving is more than just about wealth, with only five G20 countries represented in the World Giving Index Top 20 – indeed, eleven G20 countries are even ranked outside of the WGI Top 50. Of the fifteen countries with the largest increase between their 2013 giving score and their five-year average score, only one is classified as a high income country by the World Bank.
The report includes:
analysis of levels of giving worldwide
an index of all countries ranked by their average on the three behaviours
insight into fluctuations in the three giving behaviours
recommendations for what governments around the world can do to enhance giving
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The original Sullivan Square Station in Charlestown in about 1900. Image courtesy Boston Public Library.
It is hard to say whether Sullivan Square has changed significantly over the years. From the early 1900s until today, the immediate square has been a primarily industrial area, with some nearby homes and a few small shops. What is certain is that the square's transit layout has undergone radical shifts over the years that clearly reflect the evolution of public transit. Looking at aerial photos of the Sullivan Squares of old and new reveal the simultaneous consistency and change in the square's composition over time:
Sullivan Square in 1929. Image courtesy Boston Public Library.
The photograph above shows Sullivan Square in 1929. The Google Map below shows Sullivan Square today.
In the 1929 photograph, the tracks of the Charlestown Elevated, predecessor to the modern Orange Line, and the Elevated's grand station in the square dominate the view. There are some small shops and homes and two parks, yet the composition of the square is largely industrial with factory buildings and BERy shops. Streetcar tracks are visibly planted in the streets.
Today, most of smaller shops appear to be gone, replaced by factory buildings and the relocated Sullivan Square station. Most notable is that Rutherford Avenue and Alford Street have both been widened significantly to greater resemble a highway, and that the park in the 1929 photograph by the old Sullivan Square station is now a parking lot for the new station. The old station's lot has been recycled into an MBTA maintenance facility.
To get a better feeling of the old street orientation in Sullivan Square prior to urban renewal, take a look at this 1922 map of the area:
As you can see, the main streets were much less wide and the intersection at Sullivan Square proper, since reconfigured into a rotary, capable of handling less traffic. The old Sullivan Square station, as indicated by the map above, was located at what was then, as is now, the lot between Alford, West, Beachman and Main streets.
The old station was considered a crown jewel of the BERy system. It boasted magnificent architecture, with sweeping ceilings, a spacious hall and a grandiose, imposing profile overlooking the square. The station was also practical, providing a direct cross-platform transfer between El trains and the multiple streetcar lines that served the station.
The station's grand interior. Note the cross-platform transfer between El trains and streetcars.
The station's imposing facade.
Last two images courtesy http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/charlestown/postcards/all.html
The station's prominence stood for its crucial role in the BERy network. In addition to El trains, multiple streetcar lines terminated at the station. Most notably, the station served as the southern terminus of the Fellsway line, which ran from the station to the town of Stoneham. Many a Bostonian rode the Fellsway line to visit Stoneham's recreational attractions, most notably Spot Pond and the Stone Zoo.
1936 BERy map showing seven streetcar lines and three bus lines terminating at Sullivan Square.
By the 1970s, the Sullivan Square station, along with the rest of the elevated Orange Line, had deteriorated significantly. The station itself was dirty and in need of repairs, and Bostonians had generally begun to grow tired of elevated railways blocking sunlight from the streets..
The gritty Sullivan Square station of the early 1970s. Note that buses have replaced streetcars and use the station's cross-platform transfer feature.
Therefore, a new route for the Orange Line was built; in 1975, the new Haymarket North Extension opened, replacing the Charlestown Elevated and marking the end of active use of the Sullivan Square station. It was thought to repurpose the station and restore it to its former glory, but a mysterious fire broke out in the station soon after its closure, leading to the station's razing and the repurposing of the station's lot as an MBTA service vehicle parking lot
The parking lot and bus loop of the new station, pictured above, are located roughly in the area between Haverhill Street and Kingston Street, if you look at the 1929 map earlier on the page. Today, Interstate 93 runs above the railroad right-of-way shown on the 1929 map, with the Sullivan Square Orange Line station underneath the highway serving the relocated Orange Line, which runs along the old right-of-way.
The railroad right-of-way was owned operated by the now-defunct Boston and Maine Railroad. Near Sullivan Square, as shown on the 1929 map (re-shown below), the railroad split with one branch continuing north and another diverging west.
The western spur was an industrial spur leading to Mystic Pier. Now used to receive shipments of new cars, Mystic Pier was once a substantial freight hub, with the industrial spur providing the industries on the pier with a rail connection to western clients.
Aerial view of Mystic Pier.
Remnants of the spur are especially plentiful. Tracks are visible all along the spur's old right-of-way, particularly in Sullivan Square itself. Where trains on the spur crossed Rutherford Avenue in Sullivan Square, the tracks are still partially embedded in the Avenue's pavement.
Note that the tracks are still intact within their former right-of-way.
There are even remnants in the square of the streetcar lines that served the old station. Coming out of the MBTA service lot into which the old station's land plot was repurposed, there are streetcar tracks extending onto Alford Street and, within the confines of the parking lot, still embedded in original cobblestone!
Genuine streetcar tracks leading out of the MBTA service lot/site of old Sullivan Square Station.
There are even remnants to be found in the square of the supports of the Charlestown Elevated:
Among the greenery at the center of the square's rotary, a concrete elevated support remains.
The remaining elevated support is located directly across from the Schrafft's building, a structure with its own distinctive story:
The Schrafft's building once housed the main factory of Schrafft's candy and chocolate company, a prominent Bostonian business. Since redeveloped into an office complex, the building stands tall over Sullivan Square to this day, serving as a testament to the square's rich history and, together with the aforementioned railroad remnants, cementing the square's position as a significant center of Bostonian history for years to come.