newzealandtourist.com recommends Active New Zealand Adventure Touring for the adventurous traveler who wants a real Kiwi outdoorsman-led tour with plenty of options. Three different trips are offered along with occasional custom itineraries. You can backpack in a secluded national park – sea kayak – cycle – jump off bridges – take incredible hikes, all the while staying in comfortable lodgings. Active New Zealand – headed by Andrew Fairfax – has found BNB's, farmstays, lodges, motels, and the occasional mountain hut — places which are quaint, out-of-the-way, and comfortable. Cycle the Hollyford Valley into Milford Sound. Stay well off the beaten track. Stay in some spectacular lodges, meet the people of New Zealand – soak in hot pools – check out the local Maori culture. Active New Zealand's small size and local contacts means they will also customize trips for you.
An example of these trips is the Rimu, where you will stay in local BNB's with meals included. This trip is action-packed with plenty of choice in activities….it begins and ends in Christchurch in the South Island. You can join the trip for a smaller pro-rated portion if your time or budget are limited. It features Nelson Lakes National Park hiking and sea kayaking into the Queen Charlotte Sound, canoeing on the Porari River along with fishing, caves to play in, beaches to lie on, and rivers to swim in. For a little extra, you can take a heli-hike, which is a helicopter ride up towards the highest peaks of the Southern Alps, then land 4000 feet up the glacier for a 3 hour hike with crampons, ice axes, etc. — so long as the weather permits. You will visit the Franz-Josef glacier.
On the way to Queenstown, the truly adventurous may try bungy jumping ($60) off the A.J.Hackett bungy jump bridge. You will take the S.S. Earnshaw, a century old steamer, across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station, a high country sheep station, where they have a sheep shearing demonstration, then hit the road for a half day bike ride up the Mt. Nicholas Station Road. Then on to a private farmstay near Milford Sound, rated the 8th wonder of the world by Rudyard Kipling. The vast majority of people see Milford Sound from the deck of a ship, but you will have a better way – 3 feet above the water line with Roscoe's Sea Kayaks. Weather permitting, there is a hike up the main ridge of Mt. Cook, a tough 3-4 hour slog for the physically fit. And so on.
The activites on the Rimu trip are typical of Active New Zealand's other trips. Visit their website at www.activenewzealand.com for complete details, and then let us integrate your itinerary from your front door to adventurous New Zealand and back to your front door.


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Originally, AMP analytics would send POST requests without a body contained inside. AMP developers knew about this issue from feedback from the dev community. Unfortunately, the limitation meant that there was no way to send data back to the Keen API.
At Keen, our collective focus is to be as close to the leading edge of technology as possible. Our development team stays abreast of web trends and open-source initiatives, and clearly, AMP's commitment to speeding up the browsing experience for users is exciting, so we collaborated with AMP developers as they worked to fix this issue. We are incredibly thankful for all of the work those folks inside the AMP project have done to enable Keen to now provide AMP analytics!
This is the simplest and most straightforward way to integrate with AMP. Using our predefined config file, you will automatically begin receiving analytics from your AMP website for a number of items, including browser type, device type, language, and URL tracking parameters. The entire list of variables included in Keen's standard AMP analytics config file—along with the meaning of each variable—can be viewed on GitHub.
First, you will make sure that you have a Project ID and Write Key from Keen. You can sign up for an account with Keen or log in to an existing account to get this information.
Note that while this is the easiest way to get started, you may be returning data that you don't need—the extra time it takes to get variables that you don't care about could adversely impact your page load time. If you need only a select few variables, you may want to consider doing a custom integration.
Creating a custom Keen AMP analytics integration means that you, as a developer, will have full control over the data you gather. The major advantage of a custom config is that you can eliminate the variables that you aren't interested in monitoring. This will reduce the size of the POST request, resulting in faster execution. Plus, sending the smallest possible number of variables is the right thing to do if you're concerned about privacy issues.
You can then place as many variables as you want to track inside the extraUrlParams property. All of the strings, integers, arrays and objects that you put inside the extraUrlParams will be sent to Keen's API and saved in a database. While this implementation may take a little more time, it will return only the data that matters to you and may further speed up your site.
Since the AMP project was started in 2015, we've noticed a few key trends. With the proliferation of digital advertising—including audience retargeting and autoplaying videos—many websites have become bloated. This results in a very poor experience for users, especially those on mobile devices that may have less-than-optimal speeds.
The goal of AMP was to solve this issue, attempting to strip out many of the scripts and other add-ons that were slowing down the web. The project did this to amazing effect, but cutting down to the bare bones came with a cost: while consumers were happy, businesses and publishers were unable to gather audience insights.
Today, we see the AMP project beginning to come into harmony with both consumer and business needs. After all, what good is a technology that can snappily serve web pages if it lacks analytics?
Looking toward the future, we see this continuous push-and-pull between consumers, businesses, privacy and data analytics. And with our team at Keen focused on building user-facing metrics solutions for developers, we will be innovating as the industry evolves.


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No to flying 737 MAX, after 2nd crash. What we know about Ethiopian 302.
Plane crashes are so rare these days, despite the huge volume of air traffic. Safety, systems, pilot training and modern aircraft have made air travel safer and safer. So the news of a tragedy is something that is surprising, gripping and terrifying.
Source: Boeing
At 844 in the morning of Sunday March 10th, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered as ET-AVJ, vanished from radar screens just six minutes from its departure from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on a flight to Nairobi, Kenya. The plane was operated by Ethiopian Airlines as ET302.
Media in Ethiopia said 157 people died: 149 passengers and eight crew members from 35 countries were onboard. Those who have perished include the family of a member of the Slovakian parliament, staff members from the World Food Programme, four Italian aid workers, UN staff, three Austrian doctors, the Secretary General of the Kenyan Football Federation (FKF) and the protocol officer for the Somalian prime minister. The list of victims can be found here.
In a press conference, the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines announced that the pilot reported difficulties with the aircraft to Air Traffic Control and was given clearance to return to the airport.
Ethiopia's House of People's Representatives has declared Monday a national day of mourning for the victims of the crash. The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed has visited the crash site along with Tewolde Gebremariam, the CEO of the airline.
More concerning is that in October, 2018, the same model of plane being operated by Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air as flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea, moments after take off from Jakarta. All 189 people died.
In both cases, these brand-new planes failed minutes after takeoff and plunged into a deadly descent, leaving no survivors. There are reports of erratic speed and climb in both cases.
The 737 MAX took to the air with its first test flight on 29 January, 2016, almost 49 years after the first flight of the 737 type. It is the latest variation of one of the most successful plane types ever developed (although, I am not a fan of the 737). This new 737 type is the most fuel efficient and technically advanced of the series and was designed to directly compete with Airbus A320neo. The 737 MAX began commercial service on 22 May 2017 with Malindo Air. So far, 350 737 MAX have been delivered and Boeing have a total of 5,111 orders for the model.
The 737 MAX have a fascinating engine design. The back of the engines look like they have been cut around with a "zig-zagging" outline. The 787 has a similar style engine but no other 737 model does. This might help you spot one in the future!
I am not a pilot nor am I an air safety expert but I am concerned that we have had two fatal crashes now of an almost brand new plane. This does not feel normal in my books. Two out of 350 planes delivered is a not an insignificant percentage. Compare this to zero fatalities with the Airbus 350 and Boeing 787 (despite some well publicised initial 787 problems).
As someone fascinated with all things aviation, it brings back memories of the de Havilland DH 106 Comet, the world's first commercial jet airliner which debuted in 1952. Within a year of entering airline service, three Comets literally broke up in-flight. I am not for one second suggesting that this new type is doomed but it is a concerning pattern for the 737 MAX.
As a result, I won't fly the 737 MAX until we have some answers from both the Lion crash last year and the Ethiopian crash this weekend. I will continue to fly the other 737 models. They have proved their reliability and safety time and time again. I have flown 737s 413 times now with 33 airlines for a distance of almost half a million kilometres.
No airline or safety authority have said that the 737 MAX fleet will be grounded but many airlines are reportedly allowing passengers to swap flights if they have serious fears about flying on the 737 MAX. So if you feel the same and you find that your next flight is likely to be on a 737 MAX, call your carrier. (Not sure how helpful Ryanair will be. They are notorious for their inflexibility!). Usually airlines identify the 737 MAX with the word MAX or the letter "M" at the end of the aircraft code. eg 737M or 737MAX. The 737 Max plane is currently flying with the following carriers:
9 Air (China)
Air Changan (China)
Air Europa (Spain)
Comair (Sth Africa)
Corendon Airlines (Turkey)
Eastar Jet (S Korea)
Enter Air (Poland)
Fuzhou Airlines (China)
GOL Transportes Aéreo(Brazil)
Kunming Airlines (China)
Lion Air (I won't fly this airline)
LOT – Polish Airlines
Mauritania Airlines International
MIAT – Mongolian Airlines
Okay Airways
S7 (Russia)
SCAT Airlines (Kazakhstan) -Real name
Shandong Airlines (China)
Shanghai Airlines (China)
Shenzhen Airlines (China)
Smartwings (Czech)
Sunwing Airlines (Canada)
TUI Airlines Belgium and Netherlands
WestJet (Canada)
Xiamen Airlines (China)
My thoughts to the families and friends of those who have perished in this most recent crash. May they receive comfort, peace and answers.
My 350th Boeing 737 flight
Qantas 737 Business between NZ and Australia
My 300th 737 Flight
After 299 times, I still don't like the B737!
My 737 Milestone-200 flights
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Thiago says:
I hope you can stand behind the allegations and claims made here. By spreading concerns, this could lead to financial impact to airlines and there may be a case made to tarnish a reputation
RJB says:
United operates 737 Max as well
Last minute equipment changes all the time. How are u going to ensure you don't get on the plane?
I decided to avoid the 737 max last November when I learned Boeing had secretly implemented a new computer system called MCAS to prevent stalls without telling anyone. The 737 was designed before jetways so it sits close to the ground. To accommodate the larger diameter engines on the 737 Max Boeing had to move the engines forward. This shifted the center of gravity for the plane. During the testing of the 737 Max Boeing discovered that the jet was stalling. They created MCAS to angle the nose down automatically to prevent stalls.
Last August Boeing introduced the 737 Max 10 which will start flying in 2020. They are lengthening the landing gear by 9.5″. This will allow them to move the engines back to the original location and correct the stall problem – which means they no longer will need the MCAS system. It also means that at least 2 months before the first 737 Max crash they knew they had a problem and did not ground the jets.
Good to see there's already action to ground 737-Max now.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/china-asks-local-airlines-to-ground-boeing-737-max-report
Exactly! My mind went straight to the Comet! The most radical changes on the airframe of the 737 model are the engine cowling and the scimitar winglets. Apart from that, it should be similar to every other successful iteration of the 737 since NG. People are saying software suite issues, but wouldn't previous gens have similar software? Unless they haven't gotten around to upgrading those.
Martin J Cowling says:
Thanks Thiago. I think I have been vindicated

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SaintPetersBlog.com: "Jeremy Ring disowns task force's pension reform move"
May 4, 2017 /in Campaign News /by Jeremy Ring
By Jim Rosica, SaintPetersBlog.com
State Sen. Jeremy Ring is lashing out against a government-efficiency task force report that again is recommending the state's pension system be closed to new hires.
Ring released a statement through the Florida Senate Democratic Office on Tuesday.
He is actually a member of the Task Force on Government Efficiency, having been appointed by outgoing Senate President Andy Gardiner.
"The Florida pension fund is the gold standard for the state of Florida, the only part of the state that's not only stable but strong," said Ring, a former Yahoo executive.
"By injecting a political agenda into its operations, the changes to the fund would not only bring about its eventual collapse, but jeopardize the state's bond ratings and financial stability."
The Naples Daily News on Monday reported that the Task Force, created in 2006 and meeting every four years, said the state "could save $9.8 billion in 26 years if the Legislature closes the Florida Retirement System pension plan to new employees, an idea already rejected by lawmakers."
The task force made the same suggestion four years ago.
For years, House Republicans have pushed some version of pension reform that fizzles out in the Senate. The House wants to move new state workers into 401(k)-style retirement accounts, as most private companies offer.
The Florida Retirement System, the nation's fourth-biggest public retirement system, is currently 87 percent funded, Ring says.
As the Tampa Tribune once explained: "Financial experts generally call pension plans healthy if they're at least 80 percent funded. That's because employees retire at different times, meaning a run on the bank is unlikely."
"There's not a legitimate pension expert in this country that would sound the alarm on our state's pension fund, and to suggest otherwise is a disservice to the beneficiaries, and the taxpayers of Florida," Ring said.
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Tallahassee Democrat: "Jeremy Ring: State pension reform attempts purely political"
March 14, 2017 /in Campaign News /by Jeremy Ring
By James Call, Tallahassee Democrat
Former state Sen. Jeremy Ring swung through Tallahassee Tuesday warning about disingenuous politicians threatening public employees' pensions.
Before he was termed out of office in November, the Fort Lauderdale Democrat spent eight years as chair of the Senate Government Oversight Committee, where he consistently blocked attempts to reform the Florida Retirement System.
Jeremy Ring is considering a statewide run for CFO. Tuesday he spoke to progressives in Tallahassee James Call
The former Yahoo executive is considering a run for state chief financial officer in 2018. He called the FRS the strongest asset the state has and said it is likely the strongest retirement system in the nation.
Bills filed this year would close the defined benefit plan to city and county workers if their employer was not a member of the system Jan. 1. Ring said reform attempts are purely political and based on no factual evidence whatsoever.
"I used to challenge them. Go anywhere in the world find one pension expert, one financial expert and bring them to our committee to tell us our pension fund is one bit challenged," said Ring, who confessed that although he made millions as an entrepreneur, he gets more personal satisfaction from his political successes. "For eight years they could not do that. All they gave were political answers, never policy answers."
This year's reform bill, SB 428 has cleared one committee and waits to be scheduled in the oversight committee, which Ring once chaired. It passed its first committee on a 5 -2 vote. Ring is on a statewide listening tour, although he has not filed officially to be a candidate for CFO.
When asked about a potential run for the Cabinet position, he quipped,
"We're the only people talking today about who will be CFO in 2018," Ring said about a Cabinet race. "And the day before the election, we'll probably still be the only people talking about the CFO."
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SaintPetersBlog.com: "In Tampa, potential CFO candidate Jeremy Ring tells his story"
By Mitch Perry, SaintPetersBlog.com
http://saintpetersblog.com/potential-cfo-candidate-jeremy-ring-tells-story-tampa/
Broward Democrat Jeremy Ring isn't officially a candidate for Chief Financial Officer, but he talked the part during a stop in Tampa on Friday.
Speaking at the Oxford Exchange as part of the Cafe Con Tampa weekly event, the former Yahoo executive introduced himself to the audience by humble-bragging about his private sector background, describing himself as the first salesman for the internet search engine company when he started there as a 24-year-old (he's 46 now).
As proud as he was of his private sector career, Ring was self-deprecating when it came to his knowledge about politics when he decided to first run for the state Senate in 2006.
"I had never been to Tallahassee," he says. "I barely knew that Jeb Bush was Governor of Florida. When I lived in Silicon Valley, Nancy Pelosi was my Congresswoman – I never heard of her (actually, Pelosi represents San Francisco, an hour north of Silicon Valley, which is located in Santa Clara County). All true. I was the least experienced candidate in the history of the state of Florida."
The meat of his message is on making Florida an innovative economy, a theme he campaigned on during his first run for office a decade ago. And he's produced results.
In 2008, he helped create theFlorida Growth Fund, which invests in state and local pension funds involving technology and high-growth businesses with a significant presence in the state, and the Florida Opportunity Fund, a multimillion-dollar program that directs investments to high-performing funds committed to seed early stage businesses.
Ring says that Florida has one of the most complete innovation "ecosystems" in the country, not that it's something that many lawmakers know or understand.
"Most elected officials in Tallahassee will inspire you instead of becoming the next Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, they'll inspire you to be the next homebuilder or land use attorneys," he said. "The biggest thing that we're lacking in this state to build an innovation economy is not the pieces. The pieces exist. It's the culture. We don't have the culture."
Ring's legislative record shows that he is definitely unorthodox compared to his Tallahassee colleagues. Last year he sponsored a bill that would make computer coding a foreign language option, an idea he received from his 14-year-old son. The bill failed, though St. Petersburg Republican Jeff Brandes is sponsoring it again this year (Brandes and Tampa Republican Representative Jamie Grant were singled out by Ring as understanding innovation).
Ring is adamant that the worst thing the state could do was to "starve our universities," and he was critical of House Speaker Richard Corcoran's new offensive scrutinizing state university foundations. And he said that Florida cannot afford to freeze college tuition.
He tends to think that lawmakers (and the press) are in a bubble in regards to the general public's attention span. In describing the uproar over former House Speaker Steve Crisafulli pulling the House out of Session days before it was scheduled to end (only to have to come back in a special session), he says ,"Not a single person called my office caring about that. It just wasn't relevant to their lives."
Acknowledging that it's like a cliche, but Ring describes himself as a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. And he is coldly realistic about his chances of success in capturing the CFO seat next year.
It would require raising an "incredible amount of money," having a solid campaign team and essentially ignoring the Florida Democratic Party. The bigger challenge, he said, is that most Floridians don't give a hoot about the CFO race, and that part of the campaign will be out of his control.
"What's the Governor's race going to look like?" he asked. "Is Donald Trump at one percent or 99 percent?"
Though he said he's confident of raising substantial money both inside and outside of Florida and having a strong campaign team, "If Adam Putnam is leading the Governor's race by 10 points, then no, but if John Morgan is leading the Governor's race by 10 points, then a Democrat's probably going to win."
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Tampa Bay Times: "Jeremy Ring likely to run for CFO"
November 17, 2016 /in Campaign News /by Jeremy Ring
By Adam C. Smith, Tampa Bay Times
Former state Sen. Jeremy Ring of Broward County is poised to run for chief financial officer in 2018. The investor and former Yahoo executive had been looking at running for governor but told The Buzz that the CFO post became more and more intriguing as he analyzed the job.
Ring hasn't committed to running, but sounds pretty close to it.
Other names floating as potential CFO candidates to succeed term limited Republican Jeff Atwater include Democratic Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler, a former state House member and Republicans including state Sen. Tom Lee of Brandon, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, developer and former legislator Pat Neal of Bradenton.
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Miami Herald: "Florida Senate endorses making computer coding a foreign language"
February 24, 2016 /in Campaign News /by Jeremy Ring
By Kristen M. Clark, Miami Herald
Florida senators overwhelmingly approved a proposal Wednesday to allow high school students to count computer coding as a foreign language course, although questions linger about whether the two subjects should be considered one and the same.
The Senate passed Sen. Jeremy Ring's bill (SB 468) by a 35-5 vote.
"With this bill, we're putting a stamp on it: Florida is a technology leader in this country," said Ring, a Democrat from Margate and a former Yahoo executive. "We are truly, in this state, pioneering something that I believe will be a very significant trend."
Ring said, if it becomes law, the computer-coding measure — which would take effect in the 2018-19 school year — would be the first of its kind in the country. He said "dozens of other states are looking at this."
But critics of the proposal worry it could dilute students' cultural education and place a burden on public schools that already lack adequate technology resources. The bill includes no funding to improve students' access to computers at school, and Ring has maintained his proposal has no financial impact on districts.
The five senators who opposed the measure Wednesday were Republican Sen. Anitere Flores of Miami and Democratic Sens. Dwight Bullard of Cutler Bay, Jeff Clemens of Lake Worth, Eleanor Sobel of Hollywood, and Geraldine Thompson of Orlando.
"What I'm fearful of is now we're at a place where certain students in certain ZIP codes may not have access to those kinds of classes because they may have antiquated equipment," said Bullard, who is also a high school social studies teacher in Miami-Dade.
Ring said amendments added to the bill should resolve any fears of an unfunded mandate on schools. The changes, adopted Tuesday, aimed to sync up the Senate version with a similar-but-broader proposal (HB 887) that's also ready for floor action in the House.
Gone is the requirement that public schools "must provide" computer coding. Instead, if districts cannot or do not offer coding, schools "may provide students access to the course through the Florida Virtual School or through other means."
Clemens said he appreciated the intent of Ring's proposal but disagrees that computer coding is — as Ring argues — a language, rather than a computer science.
"This debate is not about coding," Clemens said. "It's about whether or not we value culture and whether or not we value foreign language as a means to teach that."
Miami-Dade public schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is among those who have opposed making computer coding a substitute or alternative to foreign languages, especially because of the global economy and Florida's increasingly bilingual communities.
Clemens challenged Ring by asking whether someone who learns computer coding is bilingual.
"In my mind, I think yeah," Ring said.
YOU CAN'T DO A JOB IN THIS WORLD … UNLESS YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY OR YOU ABSOLUTELY WILL BE LEFT BEHIND.
Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate
Ring said computer coding is more aligned with the liberal arts than computer science. He argues computer coding is a universal language that helps prepare students for careers in high-demand careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
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"Computer coding [and] technology is a basic skill in everything we're going to do," Ring said. "You can't do a job in this world … unless you have an understanding of technology or you absolutely will be left behind."
Other senators agreed and praised Ring for his innovation.
"We may debate whether or not it's a foreign language but it [coding] is a valuable skill," Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Fernandina Beach, said. "Let's give our students a valuable skill that they're going to use forever."
Florida's public colleges and universities would be required to accept computer coding credits toward foreign language requirements for admission. Parents and students would have to sign a waiver acknowledging that out-of-state or private colleges and universities might not honor the credits as a foreign language.
The legislation has been marked as a priority by tech companies and other special interests. One of the biggest proponents, Motorola Solutions, gave legislators $88,500 between July and the start of the 2016 legislative session in early January.
Rep. Janet Adkins, R-Fernandina Beach — the House sponsor — argues the legislation will also have broader effects by helping children who have dyslexia or mental disabilities, which make it difficult to learn global languages.
The House version has not been scheduled for floor consideration yet and it still differs from Ring's. The House and Senate have to pass identical bills in order for legislation to be sent to the governor for his signature.
Adkins' bill includes a provision directing the Higher Education Coordinating Council to develop recommendations for student success in post-secondary education and careers in computer science, information technology and related fields. It includes funding for a $79,000 position at the Department of Education for a "program specialist" to support that directive.
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Winners at the 2nd Gaon Chart K-pop Awards
MANILA, Philippines - The 2nd Gaon Chart K-pop Awards ceremony was held on Feb. 13 at the Olympic Hall at Seoul Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea.
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The ceremony, organized by Korea's Gaon Chart and hosted by Brown Eyed Girls' Ga In and Joo Young Hoon, awarded top K-pop artists based on music sales charts in 2012.
For the Albums of the Year, the winners are Big Bang's "Alive" for the first quarter, Girls' Generation subunit TaeTiSeo's "Twinkle" for the second quarter, Super Junior's "Sexy, Free & Single" for the third quarter and TVXQ's "Catch Me" in the fourth quarter.
The digital Songs of the Year were awarded by month. These are: January – T-ara's "Lovey Dovey," February – Big Bang's "Blue," March – Big Bang's "Fantastic Baby," April – Busker Busker's "Cherry Blossom Ending," May – TaeTiSeo's "Twinkle," June – Wonder Girls' "Like This," July – 2NE1's "I Love You," August – Psy's "Gangnam Style," September – Seo In Guk & A Pink member Eunji's "All For You," October – Ga In's "Bloom," November – Lee Hi's "1,2,3,4" and December – Lee Seung G's "Return."
Maroon 5's "Payphone" was adjudged as the International Song of the Year. Maroon 5 also won the award last year for "Moves Like Jagger."
New Artists of the Year were also recognized. B.A.P won the male group, Hello Venus as female group, John Park won in the male solo category and Ailee won in the female solo category.
Boy band CN Blue won the Hallyu Special Award
In the Discovery of the Year awards, Double K won the Hip Hop Award, Girl group A Pink bagged the Hot Trend Award and 3rd Line Butterfly won the Indie Band Award.
Yang Hyun Suk of YG Entertainment was recognized with the Best Producer Award. Hong Seung-sung of Cube Entertainment won the K-pop Contribution of the Year.
For music distribution, the awardees are Loen Entertainment for online and KMP Holdings for offline.
Teddy Park won as best composer and Kim Min Ah took home the lyricist award. Jeon Hoon won the sound engineer of the year.
The Performers of the Year are Kim Hyo-soo for backup vocal and Shin Hyun-kwon for instrumental.
For Style of the Year, Lee Ju Seon won in choreography and Sung Jung Ok won as stylist.
Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/393954/winners-2nd-gaon-chart-kpop-awards
Email me at sangchusan(at)gmail.com
Labels: 2NE1, Big Bang, Busker Busker, Gaon chart, Gaon Chart K-pop Awards, Girls Generation, Psy, TVXQ
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using System;
using Luno.Models.User;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace Luno.Models.Event
{
	public class Event<TEvent, TUser>
	{
		[JsonProperty("type")]
		public string Type { get; set; }

		[JsonProperty("id")]
		public string Id { get; set; }

		[JsonProperty("url")]
		public string Url { get; set; }

		[JsonProperty("timestamp")]
		public DateTime Timestamp { get; set; }

		[JsonProperty("name")]
		public string Name { get; set; }

		[JsonProperty("details")]
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Q: DropDownList Error Input string was not in a correct format I have two dropdown list and the dropdown list is bind with the database by LINQ. and I am adding dropdownlist value at 0 indexes is a string that firstly appears on screen but If any user wrongly selects this string they got an error that showing in error screenshot so how can bypass this error.
 here is code
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
       if(!IsPostBack)
        {

            DropDownList1.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("Select Course"));
            DataClassesDataContext d = new DataClassesDataContext();
            var dd = d.TblCourseMasters.OrderBy(a => a.Name);
            foreach (var item in dd)
            {
                DropDownList1.Items.Insert(1, new ListItem(item.Name, item.Id.ToString()));
            }
        }

    }

    protected void DropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        DropDownList2.Items.Clear();
        DropDownList2.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("Select Label"));
        DataClassesDataContext d = new DataClassesDataContext();
        var dd = d.TblLabelMasters.Where(a => a.Cid == int.Parse(DropDownList1.SelectedValue));
        foreach (var item in dd)
        {
            DropDownList2.Items.Insert(1, new ListItem(item.LabelName, item.Id.ToString()));
        }
    }

I got an error when I select string value DropDownList1.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("Select Course")); & DropDownList2.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("Select Label")); here is error screenshot
and here is UI screenshot
so please suggest me some ideas...?????

A: Most likely the issue came from int.Parse(DropDownList1.SelectedValue) in line 31 where DropDownList1.SelectedValue might not be in a correct format and cannot be parsed.
Why does the error come from line 32 (as indicated in the screenshot) is because line 31 (var dd = d.TblLabelMasters.Where(a => a.Cid == int.Parse(DropDownList1.SelectedValue));) is not executed until the foreach loop is executed due to deferred execution.
Hope it helps.

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We have been watching Around the World in Eighty Gardens on the Living Channel. Sadly we wised up too late to the fact it was screening to catch the New Plymouth garden, Te Kainga Marire, which was featured in one of the early episodes but we have seen Monty Don (the host with an unlikely name) gallivanting around South America, the United Kingdom and Europe visiting gardens of his choice across the whole spectrum from very grand to very modest.
There is a bit of an open verdict here about our Monty as a garden host, though it did strike us in the last episode that he does not show much interest in plants. He is presenting gardens as form and vision through history across the globe and certainly has a fine grasp of the big picture and an avid interest in the social milieu which prompts the establishment of different types of garden. Big picture gardening makes good television and is undeniably impressive but can also be quite impersonal. To be fair, Monty does intersperse with some little gardens but he does not focus on the plants. Maybe our ambivalence is because we like to see the little pictures within the big frame and gardening to us is all about a passion for individual and interesting plants as much as good form and design.
We caught another programme which showed a London garden which was all green with not a flower in sight. They claimed no flowers at all but I am sure I saw a rhododendron so either the owner disbuds it or there was a slight exaggeration. It was a garden which was all about form and nothing at all to do with colour or seasonal change. Certainly it had a restful quality but it could perhaps be a little gloomy at times.
Would I ever want to garden without flowers and seasonal change? Never. If we didn't have the flowers, we wouldn't have the tuis. At the moment the campanulata cherries are in full bloom. The tuis don't sit still long enough for us to take a census but there must be over a hundred of them bickering and squabbling over the bounty. Photographer friend, Fiona Clark, has been videoing our tuis for the last two seasons and I will advise the website address when the sequence goes on-line but she became a little frustrated last week when one large and aggressive tui decided an entire tree she was filming at the time was to be his and his alone, fighting off all pretenders. Tuis are territorial birds not given to living in happy harmony, but it is a delight to see trees which are alive with swarming birds and to see entire flocks flying in to the most desirable trees in the morning.
Campanulatas are the Taiwanese cherries (as opposed to the later flowering, more delicately coloured and often fluffy Japanese cherries). They can set seed a little too freely and indeed have been declared a noxious weed in Northland so if you are planting them, look for ones advertised as sterile, or that set minimal seed. While they can provide splendid food for tuis, we don't need a jungle of wildlings in our native bush. If you already have one that seeds, stay on top of the seedlings because they are deep rooted and not that easy to eradicate if you let them get away on you. Our resident pigeons have reduced our crop of wildlings in recent years.
If we gardened without flowers, we would not have had the ephemeral delight of the English snowdrops (galanthus) or this week's dwarf daffodils which are in full flight. Similarly, if we gardened with only the big picture in mind, we wouldn't be enjoying these tiny treasures either.
The flower-free zone would also mean missing out on the magnolias which are opening now. I had a very pleasant interlude at the weekend with a visit from an Auckland architect who was seeking magnolias for her new garden. Not for her the uniformity of evergreen magnolias or restricting her range to one variety only. No, she was after big, blowsy, spectacular and seasonal. I warmed to her instantly, recognising a fellow traveller. She knew and I knew that she was overplanting her small section, but she wanted to fit in as many OTT trees to cover as long a flowering season as possible. That exuberance is refreshing in an era when good taste in gardening and design is often equated to restraint bordering on the anally retentive. And it is unusual in somebody who works professionally in the design sector without a great background in plants.
A flower free, or all green, or totally evergreen garden is usually designed to be as static as possible. Ditto the low maintenance garden. The creative process happens once at the very beginning. From then on it is straight maintenance, outdoors housework. There may be a bit of a makeover or renovation every five years or so but basically it is repetitive work to maintain the status quo. As one who finds housework a dull but necessary chore, the prospect of reducing gardening to the same level of repetitive activity does not appeal at all.
What I like about gardening is the constant creative thinking and action. To achieve that, you need to be willing to change the scene by altering planting combinations, adding extra bits of interest, replacing underperforming plants, getting excited about discovering a plant you didn't know about before, coming upon something new in flower or growth each week and responding to the changing environment. Those are the interesting parts, not doing edges and clipping and weeding.
It is the vibrancy of plants and seasonal change that give life to a garden and for us that includes flowers and vast range of different plants all of which have their time to shine. Good design gives a framework to hold it all together visually just as good architectural design can create a splendid house but does not make it a home. Good maintenance presents it well. But it is the plant selection that makes it come alive. We will stay with the flowers and the birds here and watch the tuis while rejoicing in the OTT display of tree magnolias in full flower over the next month or two.
This entry was posted in Abbie's column and tagged Abbie's column on 15 August 2008 by Abbie Jury.


The Hypotension in Preterms trial is about to get underway, with all the final hurdles just about cleared. Just at the right time our protocol has been published in 'Neonatology'.
Dempsey EM, Barrington KJ, Marlow N, O'Donnell CP, Miletin J, Naulaers G, Cheung PY, Corcoran D, Pons G, Stranak Z, Van Laere D, on behalf of the HIP consortium: Management of hypotension in preterm infants (the hip trial): A randomised controlled trial of hypotension management in extremely low gestational age newborns. Neonatology 2014, 105(4):275-281.
Starting to get excited! I'll be even more so when we randomize the first patient.
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Q: Is there any attribute in aura components to bypass validations like 'immediate = true' in visualforce page or 'causesvalidation = true' in asp I have a record creation form with lightning:recordEditForm tag. I used required = true to some of the inputField values. I have a cancel button at the bottom of the page. When I click 'cancel' button the validation is showing first and then the pop up (quick Action) is closing.I am using event e.force:closeQuickAction to close the pop . Is there a way to close the quick action modal pop up with out any validations ? I tried 'immediate' and 'causesvalidation' attribute on cancel button but it didnt work.
Reason1 and Reason2 are picklist fields
<aura:component implements="force:appHostable,flexipage:availableForAllPageTypes,flexipage:availableForRecordHome,force:hasRecordId,forceCommunity:availableForAllPageTypes,force:lightningQuickActionWithoutHeader" access="global"
                controller = "CaseCreationForm">
    <aura:attribute name="reason1" type="String" default=""/>
    <aura:attribute name="reason2" type="String" default=""/>

    <lightning:card iconName="standard:case" title="Quick Case Create" >
    </lightning:card>

    <lightning:recordEditForm objectApiName="Case">

                <lightning:inputField aura:id="reason1"  fieldName="Reason__c" value = "{!v.reason1}" required ="true"/>

                <lightning:inputField aura:id="reason2" fieldName="Reason_2__c" value = "{!v.reason2}" required ="true"/>

        <lightning:button variant="brand"
                          label="Save"
                          title="Brand action"
                          type = "submit"
                          onclick="{!c.createCase}"/>
        <lightning:button variant="brand"
                          label="Cancel"
                          title="Brand action"
                          type = "submit"
                          onclick="{!c.cancel}"/>
    </lightning:recordEditForm>
    <aura:html tag="style">
        .cuf-content {
        padding: 0 0rem !important;
        }
        .slds-p-around--medium {
        padding: 0rem !important;
        }
        .slds-modal__content {
        overflow: initial !important;
        height: 80% !important;
        max-height: 80% !important;
        }
        .slds-modal__container{
        max-width: 60% !important;
        width:60% !important;
        }
    </aura:html>
</aura:component>

My controller is as follows
({
    createCase : function(component, event, helper) {
        var reqFlag;
        alert('subject1 -'+component.get("v.subject"));
        alert('subject2 -'+component.find("subject").get("v.value"));
        if($A.util.isEmpty(component.find("reason1").get("v.value"))){
            reqFlag = true;
        }
        if($A.util.isEmpty(component.find("reason2").get("v.value"))){
            reqFlag = true;
        }

        console.log('reqFlag-'+reqFlag);
        if(reqFlag){
            alert('false');
        }else{

            var recordId = component.get("v.recordId");
             var action = component.get('c.saveCase');
            console.log('reason 1 -'+component.get('v.reason1'));
            action.setParams({

                "Id" : recordId,
                "reason1" :component.get('v.reason1'),
                "reason2" :component.get('v.reason2'),

            });
            action.setCallback(this, function(a){
                var state = a.getState(); // get the response state
                if(state == 'SUCCESS') {
                    var caseId = a.getReturnValue()
                    if(!$A.util.isEmpty(caseId)){
                        var navEvt = $A.get("e.force:navigateToSObject");
                        navEvt.setParams({
                            "recordId": caseId,
                            "slideDevName": "detail"
                        });
                        navEvt.fire();
                    }

                }
            });
            $A.enqueueAction(action);
        }
    },
    cancel : function(component, event, helper){
        var dismissActionPanel = $A.get("e.force:closeQuickAction");
        dismissActionPanel.fire();
    }
})


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Problem: My Elder initiated a Call for Help, but I NEVER received any notifications from my Elder or the Central Monitor.
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Problem: I received a Call for Help from my Elder, but I did not receive their location data.
Problem: FallCall™ Lite works on Wi-Fi networks but not cellular.
Problem: FallCall™ Lite functions normally when I have the app open on my iPhone®, but it doesn't update when I am outside the app.
Be sure the Apple Watch is paired with the iPhone and the FallCall Lite has been downloaded and setup properly.


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Q: System suspend instead of shutting down My system gets suspended when I turn off the power supply. It only happen when I use Ubuntu OS. How can I solve this problem? I am using Toshiba Satellite Series Laptop.

A: Be sure you're using either the Shutdown option from the power menu in Unity, or by invoking sudo reboot -p. What is your hardware?
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Жаби-верескуни (Arthroleptidae) — родина земноводних підряду Neobatrachia ряду Безхвості. Має 3 підродини, 8 родів та 147 видів. Інша назва «довгопальцеві жаби». Тривалий час вважалася частиною родини Жаб'ячі.

Опис
Загальна довжина представників цієї родини коливається від 2,5 до 10 см. Це доволі мініатюрні земноводні. До родини відносяться жаби з різноманітною морфологією та екологією. У частини з видів є великі очі. Шкіра у частини вкрита наростами, що нагадують волосся. Інші представники родини мають гладеньку шкіру. Пальці позбавлені плавательної перетинки. У самців третій палець у 2—3 довший за інші. За це отримали іншу свою назву. Забарвлення різнобарвне: самиці зазвичай світліші за самців.

Спосіб життя
Полюбляють лісову місцину, луки. Більшу частину життя проводять у лісовій підстилці. Зовсім не стикаються із водою. Активні переважно у присмерку або вночі. Живляться дрібними безхребетними та їх личинками.

Це яйцекладні амфібії. Самці під час шлюбного сезону видають тонкі звуки, які схожі на верещання. звідси походить назва них земноводних. Їх особливістю є те, що усі процеси метаморфози відбуваються в яйці. Пуголовки не з'являються, а з яйця виходять вже сформовані жабенята. Це стосується усіх родів, окрім роду Arthroleptis та деяких видів лісової жаби, зокрема улугурської жаби.

Розповсюдження
Мешкають південніше пустелі Сахара (Африка).

Підродини та роди
 Підродина Arthroleptinae
 рід Arthroleptis
 рід Cardioglossa
 Підродина Astylosterninae
 рід Astylosternus
 рід Leptodactylodon
 рід Nyctibates
 рід Scotobleps
 рід Trichobatrachus
 Підродина Leptopelinae
 рід Leptopelis

Джерела
 http://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Arthroleptidae.shtml
 Zweifel, Robert G. (1998). In Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.

Земноводні Африки
Безхвості
Родини амфібій

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President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security issued a new weekly report Tuesday that calls out King and Snohomish counties, among many others, as no cooperating with immigration officials. County Councilmember Joe McDermott called it public shaming and is working on a fund to pay for immigrants' legal defense and offer other assistance.
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King County has made a very special kind of list.
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday released its first edition of a report of the cities and counties that don't honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests to hold undocumented immigrants who have been picked up in connection with crimes.
The report, called the "Declined Detainer Outcome Report," included King and Snohomish counties in more than one place. Several other Washington counties were mentioned in the report as well.
Detainer requests are sometimes issued by ICE to local law enforcement when they take undocumented immigrants into custody. The request asks, essentially, that local law enforcement hold that person for 48 hours to potentially hand them over to ICE.
"The administration is trying to publicly shame jurisdictions by publishing this list," said King County Councilman Joe McDermott.
King and Snohomish counties will only honor the detainer requests if ICE has a court order or warrant to hold that person, so McDermott wasn't surprised by their places on the list (several other counties have similar policies).
But he wasn't impressed with the report -- a product of President Donald Trump's executive order on so-called sanctuary cities -- and he's pushing a measure to instead support immigrants regardless of status.
Calling it the Resilience Fund, McDermott is moving a proposal to the council that would create a fund to support immigrants with legal defense, know-your-rights training and other forms of support.
Initially backed by $1 million from surplus in the King County budget and another $125,000 from the Seattle Foundation -- which would be a sort of co-overseer of the fund -- the fund would be a unique public-private partnership that could also be used for other marginalized groups, McDermott said.
"Our values are that we want people to know that they're welcome and accepted here," he said.
McDermott's statement is just one of many such sentiments from King County and the city of Seattle in response to Trump's threats to clamp down on immigrants and pull funding from cities and counties that don't cooperate.
As orders from Trump have greatly widened the net by which immigrants might be prioritized for deportation, advocate groups have scrambled to advise people on what to do while they also begin defending the early targets of increased enforcement.
McDermott's fund could help pay for legal assistance in some of those cases, and rights training would help immigrants better understand things, such as undocumented status alone is only a misdemeanor -- not a jail-able offense.
He hopes the public-private partnership will help leverage the funding to go much further than the initial offering.
The measure goes before a County Council committee Wednesday morning. It will need to pass out of that committee before going for a full council vote.
Daniel DeMay covers Seattle culture, business and transportation for seattlepi.com. He can be reached at 206-448-8362 or danieldemay@seattlepi.com. Follow him on Twitter: @Daniel_DeMay.


KOTA -- A 40-year-old man allegedly beat his 70-year-old mother to death after she refused to give him money for buying alcohol in Baran district of Rajasthan, police said today.
The incident took place at Saimera village in Shahabad area of the district yesterday evening.
The man, Murari Sahariya, returned home in an inebriated condition and demanded money from his mother Jankibai Sahariya to buy more alcohol.
When she refused to give him money, he thrashed her with a wooden stick killing her on the spot, Shahabad police station SHO Surayanarayan said.
Murari has been booked for murder and arrested, he said.
The incident took place when Murari's wife and children were away from home.
A boy who was playing nearby saw the incident and reported the matter to the locals who later informed the police, the SHO said.


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Court may postpone hearing on Apple motion for preliminary injunction against Samsung
Following the Apple v. Samsung jury verdict I just published and commented on, the key issues for the court to address will be
whether the jury must be overruled in some ways (as a matter of law), which is especially what Samsung wants;
whether any (and if so, which) parts of the damages figure must be tripled because of Samsung's willful infringement; and
whether Apple will be granted a preliminary injunction barring Samsung from the sale of infringing products in the United States (a permanent injunction would issue at the end of the litigation, but including appeals this could take a while, which is why a preliminary injunction is what Apple needs for this verdict to have near-term impact on Samsung's competitiveness).
Injunctive relief can only be granted by a judge, not a jury. After the verdict, the court discussed with the parties the possible time line for post-verdict proceedings. Apple had already announced in a filing a few weeks ago that it was going to seek a preliminary injunction, so this was no surprise -- nor can anyone be surprised that Samsung will exhaust all of its options for an appeal, starting with Rule 50 motions in hopes of Judge Koh overruling the jury in at least some ways. The Rule 50's will have to be adjudicated before a decision on injunctive relief.
While Judge Koh said in court late on Friday that a preliminary injunction hearing could take place on September 20 (she couldn't offer any earlier date), she later issued the following notice:
The Court is reconsidering the briefing and hearing schedules regarding Apple's post-verdict preliminary injunction motion, the parties' Rule 50 motions, and Apple's enhancement motion. By Monday, August 27, 2012, Apple shall file a 1-page chart identifying both the products for which Apple is seeking preliminary injunctive relief and the liability finding(s) on which the request as to each product is based. No argument is permitted. Depending on the scope of Apple's preliminary injunction request, the Court may continue [i.e., postpone] the briefing and hearing schedule on Apple's preliminary injunction motion.
In other words, September 20 may not work out given the number of issues in the case. This order obviously seeks to encourage Apple to limit its requests for preliminary injunctive relief to the most pressing issues, but I think it's quite possible that Apple will seek injunctive relief based on all of the intellectual property rights that the jury deemed valid and infringed, even if this may result in a bit of a delay.
We'll know soon whether or not the September 20 date for the preliminary injunction hearing must be postponed. If it is, we at least won't be surprised.
Apple and Samsung have more than 50 lawsuits going on in ten countries on four continents. It's not always easy to find out when and where the next hearing or trial will take place. Based on the information that is available to me, the next trial will take place in Mannheim, Germany, on September 14, over a 3G/UMTS-essential Samsung patent.
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With the election of Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative party in Ontario last week, questions now arise as to how this group will live into the promises that were made. Educators are among those who are particularly anxious about the implications given that promises included the repealing of the updated sexual-health curriculum, scrapping of "discovery" math and "fixing" standardised testing. He also promised to ban cellphones in all primary and secondary classrooms to "maximize learning time".
Do you remember those days when the privacy of a telephone conversation was limited to the length of the chord? Some of us have even heard of that time when a phone call required an operator and/or involved a party line. Today, cellphones are used for far more than telephone calls. Cellphones take pictures, play video and music, provide connectivity to the Internet, access to social media, apps for a large variety of functions and more. They can act as a credit card, a ticket to a movie, and a lifeline to family and friends. For today's young people, cellphones are a vital tool for life.
Mention the promise to ban cellphones in the classroom in my house and the response is incredulity. My partner is an elementary school teacher who emphatically states that cellphones are the great equalizer for those schools, students and classrooms who do not have ready access to other forms of technology. My teenager admonishes the suggestion by emphasising how often cellphones are used in classrooms for vital research and/or for participation in questionnaires (through an app called 'Kahoot' which enables anonymous participation and thus facilitates conversation).
In fact, cellphones have become so integral to the learning process that school boards have chosen to simply limit access to programs and activities that might distract students including Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, and Snapchat. Videos that are deemed inappropriate are also blocked. Ultimately this creates space for students to maximize their resources for learning with a single hand-held device. If these were to be banned in classrooms, what would be offered to replace these?
It would be naïve to suggest that cellphones are never a distraction. Of course, realistically, students found ways to be distracted in class long before cellphones. We used pencils and paper to write notes to each other. These were important tools for learning and still are today. No one would suggest taking these away.
Do your children have cellphones? How are these used? To what extent are you aware of the possibilities cellphones create in regards to learning? Would you support a ban on cellphones in all elementary and secondary classrooms? Why or why not?
This entry was posted in Thrive! and tagged cellphones, Elections, equality, research, Teenagers, Youth on June 11, 2018 by stpauls.


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Explore a wealth of new rules options for both players and Dungeon Masters in this supplement for the world's greatest roleplaying game.
The beholder Xanathar—Waterdeep's most infamous crime lord—is known to hoard information on friend and foe alike. The beholder catalogs lore about adventurers and ponders methods to thwart them. Its twisted mind imagines that it can eventually record everything!
Xanathar's Guide to Everything is the first major expansion for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons, offering new rules and story options:
Over twenty-five new subclasses for the character classes in the Player's Handbook, including the Cavalier for the fighter, the Circle of Dreams for the druid, the Horizon Walker for the ranger, the Inquisitive for the rogue, and many more.
Dozens of new spells, a collection of racial feats, and a system to give your character a randomized backstory.
A variety of tools that provide Dungeon Masters fresh ways to use traps, magic items, downtime activities, and more—all designed to enhance a D&D campaign and push it in new directions.
Amid all this expansion material, Xanathar offers bizarre observations about whatever its eyestalks happen to glimpse. Pray they don't come to rest on you.
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I can trace my love for the Blessed Mother to a few moments in my childhood. One moment includes watching the classical film The Song of Bernadette, which I watched regularly as a young boy. For me, the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes, as recounted in the film, affirmed my belief in God and moved me beyond words. Whenever I had doubts, I simply turned on the film and experienced renewal.
Ever since I saw The Song of Bernadette, I wanted to go to Lourdes. I knew that one day I would end up there given my ove for Mary and the work I undertake on her behalf as a person who reads, studies, and writes on the Blessed Mother. That day finally came on January 30, 2016. I found myself in France to research for a project I am working on and in my preparations I told myself, I cannot go to France and not go to Lourdes. I explored the possibilities, bought a hopper ticket from Paris, arrived at the airport, and hired a taxi to drive me to Lourdes.
As I arrived in Lourdes and settled at the hotel, I ventured down to the Grotto of Massabielle, contained within the Sanctuary of Lourdes. I walked through the gates, and immediately was touched by the beauty of the place. It was a picturesque day: no rain and a decent temperature. Better yet, it was the pilgrimage offseason, meaning pilgrim numbers were down and an intimate encounter with the Madonna of Lourdes was possible. I have already said the one word which not only captures my experience of Lourdes, but I would say, Lourdes itself. And that word is beauty. In Lourdes I discovered the Architect of Beauty, God, who fashioned all things and makes His beauty known.
The revelation of Mary's identity to St. Bernadette speaks of beauty. After requesting the lady to identify herself, she finally did, and shared: "I am the Immaculate Conception." This is the Divine Architect at work, fashioning the mother of God from the very moment of her conception to be immaculate and without sin. With the Church's liturgy we acclaim tota pulchra es, she is all beautiful. Bernadette herself recognized Mary as beautiful, and it only makes sense given that she is the Immaculate Conception. In Lourdes, the Divine Architect allows the most beautiful of all creation to be revealed to Bernadette.
It is no accident that the all beautiful one, Mary, the Immaculate Conception, appeared in a place not known for beauty, in a place where people pastured their animals, collected firewood, and dumped their garbage. Mary entered into the dirtiness of that place in order to make it beautiful. Similarly, on pilgrimage, we bring our garbage and ask the Lord to take it away through the sacraments and prayer. And in Lourdes, people bring the ugliness of their diseases and sicknesses so that within they may be restored to beauty.
My experience at the Grotto of Massabielle was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. In all of my travels to holy sites, I have never felt so near to God. The beauty of the grotto captivated me, because the Tota Pulchra was there. It was magnetic. While I spent hours sitting and praying in the Grotto, it was never enough. I did not want to leave. I wanted to remain there. I was drawn to beauty. I knew peace and calm. To leave meant I withdrew myself from what I experienced.
The Grotto of Massabielle is a simple place, where the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception has been constructed atop it. In its simplicity there is a characteristic beauty, crafted by the Divine Architect, who allowed the all-beautiful Madonna to appear there. The grotto experienced transformation after the 1858 apparitions from a garbage dump into a beautiful oasis of prayer and healing.
The soul of Bernadette, the one privileged to see the all beautiful one, contained beauty within her soul. Her innocence and love are beautiful in and of themselves. I obtained a small book titled Some of Bernadette's Sayings in Nevers, France, the place where Bernadette joined the Sisters of Nevers and rests in eternal peace. In that small booklet, Bernadette's fellow religious share their experiences of Bernadette. They recount the things Bernadette said and did, exposing the beauty of Bernadette's soul. She earnestly prayed for the conversion of sinners and made small sacrifices, in accord with Mary's call for penance, penance, penance during one of the apparitions. She never sought honor for the privilege she received. In the initial pages of the book, Bernadette expressed her desire to return to Lourdes, and whenever the place was mentioned, she cried, recalling its beauty and knowing she would never return. When offered the opportunity to go to Lourdes, she declined, knowing that her presence would detract from the experience of pilgrims seeking God's healing and Mary's intercession. She sacrificed, so that she would not be honored, but God alone could be for the beautiful work He accomplished through His Mother's presence at Lourdes.
As mentioned already, my pilgrimage occurred during the pilgrimage offseason. That did not stop some pilgrims from visiting. I encountered Italian pilgrims, and a large group from the United States, among the others who come alone, or like me, travel with a few others. Pilgrims to Lourdes come because they are longing for something. They know Lourdes is special, and believe that God can and will do amazing things there. They seek healing in mind, body, or spirit. Healing of broken friendship or family wounds. On one of the days I was in Lourdes, it rained. Even rain did not stop the pilgrims from coming. With umbrellas in hand, they offered their Aves to the Immaculata. Pilgrims flocked to the Madonna, confident in her intercession, is a beautiful sight to behold.
My trip to France, while crafted by my hand, was ultimately crafted by the hand of the Divine Architect. As I reflect about my experience, no man could have arranged it; only God could have. After the English Mass in Lourdes, a small group of three introduced themselves to me. They relayed to me that we were on the same flight leaving Lourdes to Paris. Afterward, they also asked me to pray for one of their group's members, an individual who, for the past five years, has battled cancer off and on again. The cancer returned, so they turned to the intercession of the Immaculata, and in faith, came to Lourdes seeking healing in some way, shape, or form. I assured them of my prayers and looked forward to seeing them at the airport. Later in the day, I ran into two of them after bathing in the piscines. They shared how that experience moved them.
Later that night, my small group and I ate at a local hotel restaurant. The three pilgrims entered and I quickly invited them to dine with us. Our time of conversation was an expression of how beautiful God's ways are as we shared how God has been a part of our life and especially on our pilgrimage. One of my pilgrims, an artist, brought some of his prints along with him on the trip. Moved by the Spirit, he wanted to give the woman a print of a butterfly. This simple print meant so much to the woman, for the butterfly was an image which she identified strongly with because of her mother's death. The artist, who brought his daughter who suffers from neurofibromatosis and recently diagnosed with cancer, shared their story with the other woman. As the evening went on, listening to the woman share her story, I came to a point of tears for her. Moved by the Spirit, I offered the sacrament of Anointing to both cancer stricken individuals at the Grotto of Massabielle.
In the days following my pilgrimage, I continue to unpack and reflect about my time in Lourdes. I continue to return to those moments of sharing between pilgrims. It was there in Lourdes, that God showed me how everything happens in the divine plan. His will is beautiful!
Lourdes is a place known for healing. It was there, that the Architect of beauty, revealed a miraculous spring where many have bathed and experienced healing. At the prompting of Mary, Bernadette uncovered the miraculous spring of water. Mary further instructed Bernadette to drink and bathe in the water, which she did, and people still do to this very day.
Miracles happen daily, whether medically confirmed or not. The miracles are physical, spiritual, or emotional. They might not look like a miracles to some, but they are. In a story related to me several years ago, a woman went to Lourdes every year to pray with her crippled child. When asked if she received her miracle, she remarked "I come here every Fall and just pray that God gives me the strength to face another year. Having that strength is miracle enough for me, and I am always profoundly grateful." Miracles can be physical, spiritual, or emotional.
For the one lady I met who suffers from cancer, she stated she never felt more energy in the past five years than during her short time in Lourdes. When it rains, she typically is overcome with pain. In Lourdes, she took no pain medication. A small miracle from Our Lord and Blessed Lady. It's these small miracles that move people to go to Lourdes and seek healing in some form. The healing people experience is simply beautiful.
Many people search for healing and miracles. There are many people burdened with sickness in the world. Cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety, and the list goes on. People are in need of healing from familial wounds, maybe it's an absent father or never experiencing love from one's parents. Maybe it is spiritual healing, healing of memories or the harmful remnants of sin in our lives. We are a people in need of healing. To this end, I'd like to invite you to join me on a retreat pilgrimage to Lourdes in early 2017. The date has yet to be determined. The pilgrimage will take on the character of a retreat with one conference each day, Mass, adoration, availability for Confession, and the ability to engage the sanctuary of Lourdes. It will take place during the pilgrimage off season, because Lourdes is more intimate and conducive to prayer. If you are interested in this Marian retreat pilgrimage, send me an email at edwardlooneybooks@gmail.com. Once details are finalized, I will send them to you via email. I went to Lourdes as myself, and left a different person. I left a part of myself there, and now I want to go back and find it again. I invite you to join me on this pilgrimage of prayer. It will be a pilgrimage of beauty.


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Carly Rae Jepsen's Brand New Boy Trouble & 7 More New Songs
Boys problems? Carly Rae Jepsen has them in abundance on "Beach House," a cheeky earwig from her upcoming album "The Loneliest Time." Jepsen uses her deadpan sense of humor as she lists the red flags and deal breakers that make relationships with "Boy No. 1′ marred to 'Boy No. I Can't Keep Count Anymore'. But amid all the silliness ("I have a beach house in Malibu," a prospect tells her, "and I'm probably going to hurt you"), the song effectively uses the romantic frustration of endless, "Groundhog Day"-esque. first dates and prolonged singledom: "I've been on this ride, this roller coaster is a carousel," Jepsen sings on the haunted pre-chorus, "And I'm getting nowhere." LINDSAY ZOLADZ
DJ Khaled with Drake and Lil Baby, 'Staying Alive'
A curiously melancholy opening salvo to the upcoming DJ Khaled album "God Did", "Staying Alive" nods casually to the Bee Gees en route to a far less ecstatic place. In this construction, staying alive is an act of resistance, not exuberance. Drake laments: "This life allows me to take what I want / It's not like I know what I want", while in the video he plays a doctor who smokes hookah in the hospital and draws absently on the charts of patients who may need some help in reaching the song title. JON CARAMANICA
Benny Blanco, BTS and Snoop Dogg, 'Bad Decisions'
This collaboration is as unimaginative as the English-language BTS breakthrough hit 'Dynamite', but somehow less tacky. also believe very well what he has to do. CARAMANICA
The 1975, 'Happiness'
'Happiness', the latest single from the eclectic British pop group the 1975, sounds both tight and a bit spontaneous; the dense, 80s-inspired production shines, but there's always enough air circulating to keep the atmosphere well-ventilated. Frontman Matty Healy sounds unusually laid-back here, trading his usual arc, hyper-referential lyrics for simpler sentiments: "Show me your love, why don't you?" he sings to an ecstatic chorus that is catchy without feeling overdetermined. The video, directed by Samuel Bradley, is a hoot, finding the group ambushed in all sorts of seedy, beautifully lit environments—basically the visual equivalent of the luscious saxophone solo that falls in the middle of the song. ZOLADZ
Bandmanrill, 'Real Hips'
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Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, 'Edge of the Edge'
Fans of Panda Bear's beloved 2007 album "Person Pitch" will likely enjoy the sunny, collage-style "Edge of the Edge," which will be released next week on "Reset," the Animal Collective member's collaboration album with Spacemen 3's Sonic Boom. "Edge of the Edge" combines a playful sample of doo-wop group Randy & the Rainbows' 1963 hit "Denise" with Panda's serene melodic vocals, which cut the carefree, pop-psychedelic atmosphere with some light social critique: " Can 'don't say you counted on it,' he sings, wagging his finger at the frenzied escalation of technology, 'it's forever at the touch of a button.' The song, in contrast, sounds pleased off the grid
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The voices of Eric D. Johnson and Anaïs Mitchell blend beautifully with 'Exile', the opening track of the folk trio Bonny Light Horseman's upcoming second album 'Rolling Golden Holy'. The song is a duet in the truest emotional sense, as Mitchell dives in to finish some of Johnson's lines and provides a warm, glowing harmony in the chorus that satisfies his lonely plea: "I don't wanna live in exile." ZOLADZ
YoungBoy Never Broke Again with Rod Wave, 'Home Ain't Home'
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Fobbs: Tech, GSU matchup in 2019 a 'boom to the economy'
Louisiana Tech produced the second-largest crowd in Joe Aillet Stadium history in 2015 by bringing in Southern, an in-state program with a traveling fan base, for the home opener.
Now, Tech is tapping into Southern's rival, and the program had to travel just a few miles down the interstate to find a future nonconference home game that will likely feature another large crowd.
HBCUsports.com reported over the weekend Tech and Grambling will play Sept. 7, 2019 in Ruston, which marks just the second time the two will meet in program history. The previous meeting came in 2010 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport.
"That's a big thing. We're kind of two minutes from each other so it's very beneficial for both programs, for the economy and for the area," Grambling coach Broderick Fobbs said Monday on the Southwestern Athletic Conference teleconference. "It will definitely be a boom to this economy. It's big for the city of Grambling and for the city of Ruston and all other cities around close by. It's big for us. It's also big for them and it's one of those situations where it benefits both programs. It's a good deal."
Talks between Tech and Grambling date back to last year. Since Fobbs took over the job in 2013, he's indicated a willingness and interest to play area teams like Tech. Earlier this summer, Fobbs said he was interested to play Grambling since, at the time, Tech had FCS openings in 2018 and 2019.
Tech will pay Grambling a $300,000 game guarantee, which is around what Tech has paid FCS teams and HBCUs to come to Ruston in the past. Tech paid Southern $350,000 in 2015, South Carolina State $325,000 this past September and is paying Northwestern State $275,000 for a 2017 game.
The 2015 game against Southern drew 27,905 fans to Joe Aillet Stadium.
Tech opens 2019 at Texas and plays at Bowling Green. Tech's fourth nonconference game is a home date with UMass as part of the home-and-home agreement from 2014. Tech plays at UMass this weekend.
"I hadn't been informed of that, but it's great. I said this before, I look at playing Southern, Lafayette, and I know Monroe's right down the road and Grambling is right here," Tech coach Skip Holtz said Monday. "I think those are great games for our players. I think they're great games for our fan base. I think they're great games for our state. I think it's awesome. I'd be excited to play that game."
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The 2019 date with Grambling will mark Tech's fifth home opener against an in-state FCS school since 2014.
Grambling is playing a similar game in 2017 when it opens the season at Tulane.
The proximity between Tech and Grambling makes the game attractive due to minimal travel expenses and the ability for Grambling fans to fill up Joe AIllet Stadium.
But one of the bigger reasons the game was agreed upon is Fobbs' relationship with Tech athletic director Tommy McCelland that dates back to their time at McNeese State.
"The relationship with the athletic director had everything to do with it. He's always someone I spent a lot of time with," Fobbs said. "If we're not eating dinner together at his house or whatever the case may be, we spent a lot of time with each other. It's definitely one of those situations where, of course, he's trying to help our program and we're trying to help them. It's a good deal for both of us."
When asked if Tech and Grambling will continue the relationship in the future, Fobbs said, "We'll see how it goes."
"Anytime you get those types of deals with what's being offered, you have to jump at them," he said. "Hopefully in the future it continues to be a good relationship, a good situation for both programs and not just both programs but all other programs in the immediate area."