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AAA reports Gas Prices Rise 6-10 Cents in One Week
Tampa, FL – Motorists likely noticed an increase in prices at the pump last week. Gas prices are following their seasonal upward trend, increasing an average of 6 cents in the past week. The national average rose 11 days in a row – the longest streak of increases since May 2015 – for a total of 11 cents before leveling-out on Sunday.
"Shifts in the price of oil, supply and demand, and refinery maintenance, are all factors pushing gas prices higher," said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. "Fuel supplies usually tighten this time of year as Americans begin taking spring vacations and refineries reduce output while conducting seasonal maintenance. These factors will likely push gas prices 30-50 cents higher by Memorial Day weekend."
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation charges Five Individuals in Multi-Agency Drug Investigation
Nashville, TN – A Middle Tennessee multi-agency drug operation led by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of five individuals on drug-related charges.
Special Agents with the TBI Drug Investigation Division, along with investigators from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department's Specialized Investigations Division, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Cheatham County Sheriff's Department, executed simultaneous search warrants early this morning at five different locations across Davidson County.
(Top L to R) John Gooch, Joshua Dyer, James Burgess, Mykel Huff, and Andrew Williams arrested by TBI in Multi-Agency Drug Investigation today.
Montgomery County Volunteer Stars Award Recipients Named
Montgomery County, TN – Congratulations to Mallory Fundora, David Wesner and Serenity House Women's Shelter for being selected the Montgomery County recipients for the 2015 Governor's Volunteer Stars Awards.
Fundora, the Youth Award recipient, is a child with a passion and vision like no other. At age 11 Mallory saw an issue, the many needs of the children of Uganda, and decided to create her own non-profit organization, Project Yesu, and focus on helping those children.
The first need she identified was children wanted education, but the costs were prohibitive. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville Sounds release 2016 Season Promotional Schedule
14 fireworks shows, throwback jerseys and the "Noon Bash in Nash" among Nashville Sounds highlights
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Sounds Baseball Club is pleased to announce its full promotions schedule for the 2016 season. The 72-game home schedule includes ticket discounts, special guest appearances, theme nights, day-game parties, throwback jerseys, family days and 14 fireworks shows.
It all starts with a bang on Opening Day at First Tennessee Park on Thursday, April 7th when the Sounds open the season against Oklahoma City at 6:35pm. The night will feature post-game fireworks and a ballpark aerial photo exit giveaway to 10,000 fans presented by First Tennessee Bank.
First Tennessee Park
APSU to hold NCAA Tournament Selection Show party at the Dunn Center Sunday
Clarksville, TN – APSU Governor fans, join Austin Peay State University men's basketball team Sunday, March 13th to find out the Governors NCAA Men's Basketball Championship opening-round destination.
APSU Baseball's game at Arkansas State cancelled due to weather
Jonesboro, AR – Austin Peay State University baseball team's Wednesday contest at Arkansas State has been cancelled due to the threat of inclement weather.
Austin Peay Baseball's Wednesday game at Arkansas State cancelled due to the threat of inclement weather. (APSU Sports Information)
Clarksville's Daymar College to hold Spring Career Fair March 18th
Clarksville, TN – Daymar Institute will host the annual Spring Career Fair March 18th, 2016 at the campus on 2691 Trenton Road.
The career fair will last from 10:00am until 2:00pm.
101st Airborne Division assumes command of CJFLCC-OIR from 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq
Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Baghdad, Iraq – The 82nd Airborne Division relinquished command of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJFLCC-OIR) to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during a transfer of authority ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, March 8th.
As the 82nd Airborne Division returns to Fort Bragg, NC, they leave the Iraqi security forces, or ISF, stronger than they were when the division arrived in June.
"The Iraqi army has transformed dramatically over the past year, and that positive change is in part thanks to the professionalism, commitment and leadership of the 82nd Airborne Division," said Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
"While the efforts of the coalition have contributed to defeating Daesh, the most important work has been done by our Iraqi partners," said Major Gen. Gary J. Volesky. "They have made the largest sacrifice. Their success in taking back Ramadi changed the course of this fight and they have put Daesh on the defensive and continue to take the fight to them more and more everyday. We will work tirelessly to help them remove Daesh from their land once and for all."
UT Vols Basketball plays Auburn Tigers to begin SEC Tournament
#12 Tennessee (13-18/6-12 SEC) vs. #13 Auburn (11-19/5-13 SEC)
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 | 8:00pm ET/7:00pm ET
Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena
Knoxville, TN – Tennessee meets Auburn for the third time this season when the two teams square off in the opening game of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday night. Televised nationally on the SEC Network, Wednesday's tipoff is slated for 8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
The 12th-seeded Volunteers (13-18, 6-12 SEC) head to the Music City looking to make it four consecutive years with an opening-round victory at the SEC Tournament. Last year, the Vols were victorious over Vanderbilt in the second round of the tournament before falling in the quarterfinals against Arkansas.
Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Pike Resigns
Clarksville, TN – Deputy Jason Pike has resigned his position with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office started an internal investigation of Pike on February 26th following his arrest by the Clarksville Police Department for stalking.
Pike, 39, has been an employee of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office since 2008.


Classic style villa located within the sought after gated villa Urbanisation of El Herrojo Alto, La Quinta.
Charming family home built 12 years ago on 2 levels that presents itself in impeccable condition. The entrance level has an open plan lay out and is consisting of a hallway with double staircase to the upper level, fully fitted kitchen with dining area and a separate laundry and storage room, living room, a guest bedroom suite currently being used as a tv room with central fireplace, all rooms leading out to large open av covered terraces with spectacular sea views.
The upper level consists of the master suite built half a level below further 2 bedroom with en-suite bathrooms, all bedrooms has private and open terraces - again with incredible sea views.
The villa has a beautiful private garden with a pool on the lower level which is accessed from the terraces. On this level there is also possible to extend the living areas in the basement area with a lounge/bar, cinema room, gym and further bedrooms if needed. Walking distance to La Quinta Golf clubhouse and several restaurants.
The lush and green La Quinta Golf and Country Club is a fine residential area often included in the definition of the "Golf Valley" area of Nueva Andaulucia. However, it belongs to the town hall of Benahavis which is the wealthiest muncipalilty in Spain. The resort has 27 holes that was designed by World and Ryders Cup champion Manuel Piñero. Apart from the excellent golf course with its renowned Golf Academy, you will find great restaurants at the charming clubhouse, a gourmet shop, paddle tennis courts, children's playgrounds, a 5-star Westin hotel, and the excellent YHI spa and gym. Furthermore, La Quinta hosts one the best football training facility in Spain, often visited by top European clubs and National teams. Its located just a short drive from all services, and Puerto Banus.


Peking University is a member of the C9 League, analogous to the Ivy League in the United States, and often ranked among the top higher education institutions in China. Only those who score highest in nationwide examinations are admitted, with a total enrolment of about 35,000.
In 1898 the then Imperial University of Peking was founded as the first national university covering comprehensive disciplines in China, replacing the ancient imperial academy which had for hundreds of years trained administrators for China's civil service.
In 1918, Mao Zedong took up a minor post at the university, where he was first exposed to Marxist reading and became a communist. Noted writer Lu Xun also lectured on Chinese literature there.
Later, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the university had to move to Changsha, and later to Kunming.
The university took on more of a public, rather than national character after the communist revolution, though later had to shut down for four years during the rending change of the cultural revolution.
It played a key part in national protests when in 1989 three thousand of its students, along with students from neighbouring Tsinghua University, erected shrines to Hu Yaobang and later gathered in a mass demonstration at Tiananmen Square.
The university has been crucial to China's modernization, and maintains that it has retained a traditional emphasis on patriotism, progress and science.
Among its faculty, 53 are members of the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences, and seven of the equivalent academy of engineering. Peking merged with Beijing Medical University in 2000, adding a range of new medical courses and disciplines.


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Strike Call from Four AFP Unions
Friday 5 December 2014
24-hour strike from Wednesday 10 December at 1600 Paris time (1400 GMT), by all AFP staff working in France
Staff Assembly on Wednesday 10 December at 1400 (1200 GMT) on the first floor editorial hall on rue Vivienne
The CGT, FO, SUD, CFE-CGC trade unions of Agence France-Presse are calling upon all employees working in France to strike for 24 hours beginning at 1600 on Wednesday, 10 December, to defend AFP's public interest mission and to demand the withdrawal of the following projects underway:
The modification of AFP's 1957 Statute by the Françaix bill to introduce provisions that would allow AFP to conduct activities that do not correspond to its public interest mission. We believe AFP must remain a public interest mission, and nothing but a public interest mission.
The amendment of Article 14 of the 1957 Statute which protects AFP against bankruptcy. The amendment proposed in the bill would enshrine the disengagement of the French state and AFP's status as a private company subject to purely market criteria.
The calling into question of employee benefits in the Aims and Means Contract (COM) for 2014-2018. According to our CEO, the COM will define "thresholds AFP agrees to respect in order for its operations to remain sustainable and allow it to finance its investments." In other words: the salary freeze to continue in 2015 and calling into question our benefits overall.
The creation of a "technical" or "investment" subsidiary, the details of which we still do not have, and which change with each statement by the CEO. According to the latest document from the management, financing would come not only from public development banks, but perhaps a private investor who could provide AFP funds if we put all of our computer equipment up as collateral.
The policy of dividing AFP's activities into subsidiaries, which would force the agency to no longer consider its German service as part of its public interest mission. The acceptance of such a policy means entire swathes of AFP's activities could find themselves placed in subsidiaries, in particular our foreign language services.
In order to protest against these projects, the CGT, FO, SUD, CFE-CGC trade unions call for :
A GENERAL STAFF MEETING on Wednesday 10 December at 1400 in the first floor editorial hall on rue Vivenne.
A STRIKE by all AFP staff working in France from 1600 on Wednesday 10 December to 1600 on Thursday 11 December.
A RALLY by staff in from of the HQ at 1500 (1300 GMT) on Thursday 11 December, as members of AFP's Board of Governors arrive for a meeting.
The CGT, FO, SUD, CFE-CGC trade unions of Agence France-Presse
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AV-Comparatives released its best antimalware product of 2016 on Tuesday, after AV-Test announced its choice last week. There was the usual dash of controversy, however, as Symantec again declined to submit its Norton product to AV-Comparatives for testing. Otherwise, the winners were clear: AV-Test anointed Norton Security 2016 as providing the best Protection of all consumer antimalware products it tested during 2016. AV-Comparatives named Avira Antivirus Pro 2016 as its best antimalware product of 2016, narrowly edging out Bitdefender and Kaspersky.
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month which is an annual campaign to raise awareness about cybersecurity. We live in a world that is more connected than ever before. The Internet touches almost all aspects of everyone's daily life, whether we realize it or not. National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) is designed to engage and educate public and private sector partners through events and initiatives to raise awareness about cybersecurity, provide them with tools and resources needed to stay safe online, and increase the resiliency of the Nation in the event of a cyber incident.
Check out the "Stop.Think.Connect. Toolkit" for tips regarding social media, the Internet of Things, Traveling, Public Wi-Fi, online banking, etc.


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Jose Aldo Is "Very Sad" About Potentially Not Retiring as Champion • MMA News
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Jose Aldo is gearing up to retire from mixed martial arts (MMA). Aldo is one of the most legendary mixed martial artists the sport has ever seen. His lengthy undefeated streak lasted for over a decade before being stopped by Conor McGregor in 2015. Now, after suffering back-to-back TKO defeats to Max Holloway, Aldo will retire after his current UFC deal expires.
The Brazilian has admitted that going after UFC gold is no longer a goal for himself. Should he recapture a title, his UFC deal would basically renew itself, which is something he'd like to avoid. With that being said, Aldo wants to put on the best fights possible in front of his native Brazilian crowd before walking away. But the prospect of retiring without being a UFC champion saddens Aldo (via MMA Junkie):
"I get very sad about that, you know," Aldo said. "I dreamed of retiring as a champion, if you see my previous interviews, I always talked about that, that I wanted to go out as a champion and enjoy life a bit.
"But it's not what's been happening. I think it's very hard for them to match me up against Max for a third time, so this frustrates my plans a little, my desire of being champion and leaving as champion. But that's part of it.
"Now we don't have this possibility, we'll see what happens in the future. But it's one step at a time. The first step is to beat Renato and we'll see what happens as the year goes by."
The first of Aldo's final fights on his UFC deal goes down tomorrow (Sat. February 2, 2019). He'll face Renato Moicano in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 2 from the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.
What do you think about Aldo's comments regarding not retiring as a UFC champion?
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SA actor Sean Cameron Michael stars in the hot new remake of MacGyver
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You can catch South African-born veteran actor Sean Cameron Michael in the hot new remake of the hit TV show, MacGyver. The Ghost is an Irish bomber that MacGyver has been hunting for three seasons. Sean is currently being considered for an Emmy by the Television Academy for his portrayal.
The 49-year-old star has over 100 TV and film credits to his name and can currently also be seen recurring on Deep State on DStv and Die Spreeus on Kyknet and Showmax.
He more recently guest starred on Scorpion (CBS) and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (CBS). His previous credits include being a series regular on two seasons of Black Sails (Starz) and recurring on Shooter (USA) and Blood Drive (SyFy).
Some of his upcoming projects include Netflix's The Last Days of American Crime (opposite Edgar Ramirez and Michael Pitt) and South African feature films Triggered and Fried Barry.
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Ndlovu Youth Choir are in the finals of America's Got Talent
Ndlovu Youth Choir have made it into the finals of America's Got Talent! The group performed a powerful and localised rendition of Whitney Houston's Higher Love on Wednesday and received a standing ovation to reach the end of the reality competition. by Alex Isaacs
SA actress Nomzamo Mbatha joins cast of 'Coming 2 America'
South African actress and human rights activist Nomzamo Mbatha has joined the cast of Coming 2 America, a sequel to the 1988 comedy which featured Eddie Murphy.
Charlize Theron returning for new 'Fast & Furious' sequel
Charlize will reprise her role as the cyberterrorist, Cipher while Helen Mirren played Magdalene Shaw, the mother of Jason Statham's character Deckard Shaw.
What Trevor Noah can do that Jon Stewart never could
When Trevor Noah took the reins of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, critics wondered whether he could live up to the reputation of his scathing satirist predecessor, Jon Stewart.
Highest paid actors in South Africa
The entertainment industry in South Africa might be the most developed in the entire continent. This is most evident if you compare quality and actor compensation with other entertainment industries such as Nollywood in Nigeria or Riverwood in Kenya. By Kevin Muthami
MultiChoice is done with Steve Hofmeyr
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The pay-TV company will now actively avoid airing any content in which he might appear in future, including the broadcast of any library material that features him. by Thinus Ferreira
Thuso Mbedu bags lead role in international TV series
Safta-winning actress Thuso Mbedu is set to lead a cast in an American series on Amazon. The series is based on Coloson Whitehead's book The Underground Railroad, according to Variety. by Lesego Mkhize
Dettol reinforces 'protection as strong as a mother's love' positioning with new campaign
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PayPal to Eliminate 325 Jobs
Shala Marks | October 30, 2012 |
Ebay Inc. announced Monday that it will cut 325 full-time jobs from PayPal. The losses come as a part of the company's effort to simply and speed up how products are developed for consumers and merchants.
Most of the soon-to-be eliminated positions will come from PayPal's product and technology businesses. Ebay also plans to end contracts with 120 contractors globally.
The job cuts were expected, earlier reported this month by The Associated Press (AP). In a statement, eBay said the job cuts result "from a redesign of PayPal's product organization, consolidating nine product groups into a single, more agile organization." Parent company, San Jose, Calif.-based eBay Inc., reported to expect to deduct a pretax charge of around $15 million against fourth-quarter earnings from the restructuring.
The job terminations make up around 2.5 percent of PayPal's 13,000 member work force.
"If we don't change, we simply won't be able to sustain PayPal's global leadership position over time. And we will not let that happen," said PayPal's President, David Marcus. "To do this we need a simpler, streamlined place to work."
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By Shala Marks
Marks' stories have also been published in a variety of newspaper, magazine and online formats including The Arizona Republic, The Daily Herald, Arizona Foothills Magazine and various classroom magazines of Scholastic Inc. Service is her passion, writing is her platform and uplifting and inspiring the community is her purpose. Marks received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Arizona State University. Google+ Profile


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namespace Teference.Zoho.Api
{
    #region Namespace

    using Internals;
    using Newtonsoft.Json;
    using System;
    using System.Globalization;
    using System.Net.Http;
    using System.Text;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;

    #endregion

    internal sealed class ZsAddonApi : IZsAddonApi
    {
        #region Variable declaration

        private IZohoClient client;

        #endregion

        #region Constructor

        public ZsAddonApi(IZohoClient client)
        {
            this.client = client;
        }

        #endregion

        #region Methods

        public async Task<ZsAddon> GetAsync(string code)
        {
            this.client.Configuration.CheckConfig();
            return await this.GetAsync(this.client.Configuration.ApiBaseUrl, this.client.Configuration.AuthToken, this.client.Configuration.OrganizationId, code);
        }
        public async Task<ZsAddon> GetAsync(string apiBaseUrl, string authToken, string organizationId, string code)
        {
            apiBaseUrl.CheckConfigApiBaseUrl();
            authToken.CheckConfigAuthToken();
            organizationId.CheckConfigOrganizationId();

            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(code))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("Addon code is required");
            }

            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
            {
                httpClient.Configure(apiBaseUrl, organizationId, authToken);
                var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ApiResources.ZsGetAddon, code));
                var processResult = await response.ProcessResponse<ZsAddonJson>();
                if (null != processResult.Error)
                {
                    throw processResult.Error;
                }

                return processResult.Data.Addon;
            }
        }

        public async Task<ZsAddons> GetAllAsync(ZsPage page = null)
        {
            this.client.Configuration.CheckConfig();
            return await this.GetAllAsync(this.client.Configuration.ApiBaseUrl, this.client.Configuration.AuthToken, this.client.Configuration.OrganizationId, page);
        }
        public async Task<ZsAddons> GetAllAsync(string apiBaseUrl, string authToken, string organizationId, ZsPage page = null)
        {
            apiBaseUrl.CheckConfigApiBaseUrl();
            authToken.CheckConfigAuthToken();
            organizationId.CheckConfigOrganizationId();

            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
            {
                httpClient.Configure(apiBaseUrl, organizationId, authToken);
                var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(page.AppendTo(ApiResources.ZsGetAddonsAll));
                var processResult = await response.ProcessResponse<ZsAddons>();
                if (null != processResult.Error)
                {
                    throw processResult.Error;
                }

                return processResult.Data;
            }
        }

        public async Task<ZsAddon> CreateAsync(ZsAddonCreate createInput)
        {
            this.client.Configuration.CheckConfig();
            return await this.CreateAsync(this.client.Configuration.ApiBaseUrl, this.client.Configuration.AuthToken, this.client.Configuration.OrganizationId, createInput);
        }
        public async Task<ZsAddon> CreateAsync(string apiBaseUrl, string authToken, string organizationId, ZsAddonCreate createInput)
        {
            apiBaseUrl.CheckConfigApiBaseUrl();
            authToken.CheckConfigAuthToken();
            organizationId.CheckConfigOrganizationId();

            if (createInput == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("createInput");
            }

            var validationResult = createInput.Validate();
            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(validationResult))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(validationResult);
            }

            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
            {
                httpClient.Configure(apiBaseUrl, organizationId, authToken);
                var content = new StringContent(
                    JsonConvert.SerializeObject(
                        createInput,
                        Formatting.None,
                        new JsonSerializerSettings { NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore }),
                    Encoding.UTF8,
                    "application/json");
                var response = await httpClient.PostAsync(ApiResources.ZsPostAddon, content);
                var processResult = await response.ProcessResponse<ZsAddonJson>();
                if (null != processResult.Error)
                {
                    throw processResult.Error;
                }

                return processResult.Data.Addon;
            }
        }

        public async Task<ZsAddon> UpdateAsync(string code, ZsAddonUpdate updateInput)
        {
            this.client.Configuration.CheckConfig();
            return await this.UpdateAsync(this.client.Configuration.ApiBaseUrl, this.client.Configuration.AuthToken, this.client.Configuration.OrganizationId, code, updateInput);
        }
        public async Task<ZsAddon> UpdateAsync(string apiBaseUrl, string authToken, string organizationId, string code, ZsAddonUpdate updateInput)
        {
            apiBaseUrl.CheckConfigApiBaseUrl();
            authToken.CheckConfigAuthToken();
            organizationId.CheckConfigOrganizationId();

            if (updateInput == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("updateInput");
            }

            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(code))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("Addon code is required");
            }

            var validationResult = updateInput.Validate();
            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(validationResult))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(validationResult);
            }

            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
            {
                httpClient.Configure(apiBaseUrl, organizationId, authToken);
                var updateJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(
                        updateInput,
                        Formatting.None,
                        new JsonSerializerSettings { NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore });
                var content = new StringContent(
                    updateJson,
                    Encoding.UTF8,
                    "application/json");
                var response = await httpClient.PutAsync(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ApiResources.ZsPutAddon, code), content);
                var processResult = await response.ProcessResponse<ZsAddonJson>();
                if (null != processResult.Error)
                {
                    throw processResult.Error;
                }

                return processResult.Data.Addon;
            }
        }

        public async Task<bool> DeleteAsync(string code)
        {
            this.client.Configuration.CheckConfig();
            return await this.DeleteAsync(this.client.Configuration.ApiBaseUrl, this.client.Configuration.AuthToken, this.client.Configuration.OrganizationId, code);
        }
        public async Task<bool> DeleteAsync(string apiBaseUrl, string authToken, string organizationId, string code)
        {
            apiBaseUrl.CheckConfigApiBaseUrl();
            authToken.CheckConfigAuthToken();
            organizationId.CheckConfigOrganizationId();

            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(code))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("Addon code is required");
            }

            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
            {
                httpClient.Configure(apiBaseUrl,organizationId, authToken);
                var response = await httpClient.DeleteAsync(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ApiResources.ZsDeleteAddon, code));
                var processResult = await response.ProcessResponse<bool>();
                if (null != processResult.Error)
                {
                    throw processResult.Error;
                }

                return processResult.Data;
            }
        }

        public async Task<bool> ActivateAsync(string code)
        {
            this.client.Configuration.CheckConfig();
            return await this.ActivateAsync(this.client.Configuration.ApiBaseUrl, this.client.Configuration.AuthToken, this.client.Configuration.OrganizationId, code);
        }
        public async Task<bool> ActivateAsync(string apiBaseUrl, string authToken, string organizationId, string code)
        {
            apiBaseUrl.CheckConfigApiBaseUrl();
            authToken.CheckConfigAuthToken();
            organizationId.CheckConfigOrganizationId();

            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(code))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("Addon code is required");
            }

            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
            {
                httpClient.Configure(apiBaseUrl, organizationId, authToken);
                var response = await httpClient.PostAsync(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ApiResources.ZsPostAddonMarkActive, code), null);
                var processResult = await response.ProcessResponse<bool>();
                if (null != processResult.Error)
                {
                    throw processResult.Error;
                }

                return processResult.Data;
            }
        }

        public async Task<bool> DeactivateAsync(string code)
        {
            this.client.Configuration.CheckConfig();
            return await this.DeactivateAsync(this.client.Configuration.ApiBaseUrl, this.client.Configuration.AuthToken, this.client.Configuration.OrganizationId, code);
        }
        public async Task<bool> DeactivateAsync(string apiBaseUrl, string authToken, string organizationId, string code)
        {
            apiBaseUrl.CheckConfigApiBaseUrl();
            authToken.CheckConfigAuthToken();
            organizationId.CheckConfigOrganizationId();

            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(code))
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("Addon code is required");
            }

            using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
            {
                httpClient.Configure(apiBaseUrl, organizationId, authToken);
                var response = await httpClient.PostAsync(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, ApiResources.ZsPostAddonMarkInActive, code), null);
                var processResult = await response.ProcessResponse<bool>();
                if (null != processResult.Error)
                {
                    throw processResult.Error;
                }

                return processResult.Data;
            }
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

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First, Do not forget… Friday October 20th.
Second….If you are unable to be at Peter and Paul, Please see below for Set-up/Tear Down for the Blood Drive on Saturday, 21 October. See below for times.
We need volunteers for tear down and set up for the lower church hall for this weekend's blood drive.
Need volunteers to arrive at 6:00pm on Friday night for tear down of tables in the lower church hall.
Also need volunteers to arrive at 5:45am on Saturday morning to unload the Red Cross van and help set up of the Red Cross tables and other equipment.
Need volunteers to arrive at 1:15pm on Saturday afternoon for tear down of Red Cross tables and equipment and the set up of tables in the lower church hall.
Give Barry Sullivan a call at 314-542-9616 if you can help with any of the activities listed above.


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COVER STORY: Aid agencies' hidden abortion agenda
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Government "hides" report of coming fuel crisis
EDITORIAL: Gillard's proposed constitutional referendum
CANBERRA OBSERVED: Labor complains that Abbott is too "negative"
SOCIETY: Even Miss Piggy has more manners than our frenzied feminists
NATIONAL SECURITY: Damned if you do and damned if you don't
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: How Islamists hijacked the Arab Revolution
UNITED STATES: The race: From WASPs to Catholics to Mormons
TAIWAN: Ma Ying-jeou wins election by reduced margin
SOCIETY: Male suicide epidemic explained
BIOETHICS: European Court's surprise ruling on human embryos
ABORTION: I have a dream for the unborn
CINEMA: Into espionage's wilderness of mirrors
BOOK REVIEW Tearing apart homosexual politics
BOOK REVIEW In the wake of the Titanic disaster
Gillard's proposed constitutional referendum
by Peter Westmore
News Weekly, February 4, 2012
A proposed referendum to entrench Aboriginal identity and rights in the Australian Constitution is fundamentally flawed and would waste millions institutionalising the very racial stereotyping it purports to condemn.
A 300-page report recommending such a referendum was released by the Prime Minister Julia Gillard on January 19.
Every major newspaper and TV network throughout Australia gave front-page coverage to the proposal, enthusiastically endorsing its recommendations and the statements by the Prime Minister that it was time to amend the constitution to remove its allegedly discriminatory provisions, and to recognise indigenous Australians as the original owners of the land.
Ms Gillard also promised to conduct a referendum — at a cost of between $50 and $100 million — before or at the next election, to incorporate the proposals in the Constitution.
Before considering its recommendations, it is important to note that this was no independent report: it was the product of a well-organised campaign by an organisation called You Me Unity, which would be known to fewer than one Australian in a hundred.
You Me Unity's web site (YouMeUnity.org.au) describes itself as "the national conversation about updating our constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture for the benefit of all Australians". In other words, it is a lobby group to achieve the result recommended in its 300-page report.
The report is based upon the belief that Aboriginal disadvantage in Australia is a consequence of the lack of recognition of Aboriginal people in the Constitution. This is, of course, a fantasy.
Even before federation in 1901, there were laws across Australia which sought to address the problems of aboriginal disadvantage. After federation, every state had such laws, and very significant improvements occurred in advancing the interests of Aboriginal people, in employment, health, education and assimilation into the Australian community.
In 1967, the Australian people overwhelmingly supported an amendment to the Commonwealth Constitution to give the Commonwealth Government power to enact laws for Aboriginals, and to remove a clause which did not include them in Australian censuses, a legacy of the time when many of them were nomadic and illiterate.
It is a sad fact that since this time, improvement in the condition of most Aboriginal people has virtually come to a standstill. This is despite expanded legislation, federal and state land rights legislation, innumerable state and federal inquiries, national and state apologies to the "stolen generation", High Court judgements such as Mabo and Wik which found in favour of Aboriginal land claims, federal intervention into the management of Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, and the spending of tens of billions of dollars.
Nothing seems to have changed since the Henderson Inquiry into Poverty in the 1970s found that the expansion of funding on Aboriginal welfare had yielded little or no benefit to disadvantaged Aborigines.
The frustrated expectations of many Australians have undoubtedly fuelled the belief that amendment of the Constitution will solve these problems.
The You Me Unity panel's recommendations are for the insertion of a new section recognising that Australia was first occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, acknowledging their continuing relationship to their traditional lands and waters, respect for their continuing cultures, languages and heritage, and acknowledging the need to secure their advancement. Other recommendations are a clause prohibiting racial discrimination, and removing a clause in Section 25 which, allegedly, would allow states to discriminate against people on the basis of race.
Not one of these measures deals with a real issue in the Australian polity, as state and federal law already cover them exhaustively.
They are token gestures which will have dramatically adverse consequences for Australia as a nation and provide no benefit to Aboriginal Australians. Australians need only look at the unresolved conflicts which exist in New Zealand, as a result of the institutionalisation of separate Maori rights in New Zealand's foundational documents.
Further, the panel's recommendations are based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the Commonwealth Constitution which is not a charter of rights, but rather, the foundational document which sets out the division of powers between the Commonwealth and the states, to bring about Federation in 1901.
By attempting to entrench Aboriginal rights in the Constitution, they will perpetuate the claim that Aboriginal disadvantage is the result of oppression and victimisation, and will institutionalise the racial stereotyping which they purport to condemn.
It is pathetic that a Government which has wasted billions of dollars in extravagant make-work schemes, pushing the country deep into deficit, should now waste more money on proposals which would divide Australians on racial lines into the indefinite future.
Peter Westmore is national president of the National Civic Council.


This nine-inch drawknife is handy for debarking small logs, but with the shorter blade comes less hand clearance and more skin left on the work. For smaller applications such as shaving down a tool handle, a shorter cutting edge can be easier to handle than a timber-sized drawknife. The knife works well either with bevel up or bevel down, but the two positions have very different cutting actions. Bevel up, the knife cuts deeply and shears a straight layer of wood or bark if you have steady hands. Bevel down, the drawknife can make shorter chipping cuts, levering out of the cut on the bevel's back edge.
The wood handles are permanently fixed to the steel tangs and if not abused should last for the lifetime of the knife. A drawknife's thick blade holds up to heavy work, but may be very difficult for beginners to maintain. If you're lucky, you may get a knife with a perfectly ground edge, but often considerable work is needed to put a drawknife into razor-sharp condition.
This old tool requires special skills, a good sharpening system, and a reliable hold-down device such as the shaving horse if you intend to get much work from it. Drawknives such as the Two Cherries model are mainstay tools of the nearly extinct cooper's trade -- you'll probably need to build accessory devices yourself, since many are no longer in production.
For a lighter style of drawknife with less cutting edge to control and maintain, see the Woodcarving Drawknife by Flexcut.


Ted has been a licensed real estate agent since 1972. Prior to moving to the District of Columbia in 1989, he was the Vice President and Sales Manager of Ruby Braswell Realty in Rocky Mount, NC, and the President of Gossett and Company, Inc., and Gossett-Abee, Inc., in Raleigh, NC, both development and investment real estate firms. In 1989 Ted became an Associate Broker with Pardoe and Graham Real Estate in Washington, D.C., and then, in 1999 , joined Washington Fine Properties as an Associate Broker.


The 2nd Annual Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising will be held April 11th and 12th at the Wytheville Meeting Center in Wytheville, VA. Thirty-three bluegrass, old time and Americana bands will be showcasing their talents on stage and there is a wide array of other events scheduled at the gathering. The Appalachian Cultural Music which is a non-profit organization presents the Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising each year at the Wytheville Meeting Center which is adjacent to Wytheville Community College.
Wytheville, VA- The Appalachian Cultural Music Association's "Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising" held in Wytheville, VA on April 12th and 13th was a huge success, especially for the musicians and the youth musicians who participated in the event. "This was our first year for our event and we are very pleased and already working on next year's gathering at the Wytheville Meeting Center." states Johnny Williams, a Danville, VA musician and chairman for the event. Williams also says, "The Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising featured over 30 bands from the southern Appalachian Region and was a showcase of the bluegrass, old time and Americana music that was born in this region. The venue, The Meeting Center in Wytheville, is amazing and such a great place to hold the event".
The Appalachian Cultural Music Association (ACMA) announces a new musical gathering for bluegrass, old time and Americana musicians and fans to be held at the Wytheville Meeting Center April 12 & 13, 2013.
The Appalachian Cultural Music Association announces a new musical gathering for bluegrass, old time and Americana musicians and fans to be held at the Wytheville Meeting Center April 12 & 13, 2013. The purpose of "The ACMA Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising" is to provide an avenue for the Appalachian Cultural Music Association to celebrate, promote, and recognize bluegrass, old time, gospel, classic country, and Appalachian style music through an annual gathering in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountain region.
Bristol, TN/VA -- The Appalachian Cultural Music Association will release a documentary on the birthplace of country music to the public on Sunday, September 30th at 3:00 pm at the ACMA Pickin' Porch located on the upper level of the Bristol Mall in Bristol, Virginia. There will be plenty of live bluegrass and old time music at the event to celebrate the project's release.


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Mercedes-Benz C-Class for Sale in Toronto
The Mercedes C-Class holds a solid place in the luxury compact sedan market, with its combination of performance and upscale interior comfort making it the German automaker's top-selling vehicle. Now also available as a sports coupe and a soft-top convertible, what can you expect from the C-Class models for sale at our Toronto dealership?
Power Under the Hood
The base C-Class vehicle is the C300, which is built around a 2.0L turbo-four engine producing 255 horsepower and 273lb-ft of torque, passing through a nine-speed automatic transmission to rear-wheel or all-wheel drive.
Even at the base level this makes the C-Class a sprightly car to drive, but those looking for greater power can trade up to one of the three AMG variants, the C43, the C63, and the C63 S.
The first of these shifts the engine upward to a 3.0L twin-turbo V6 mill pushing out 385hp and 384lb-ft, with the rest of the drivetrain remaining unchanged. The standard C63 uses a 4.0l twin turbo V8 and boosts the output to an impressive 479hp and 479lb-ft, while the C63 S tweaks the V8 engine to provide a startling 503hp and 516lb-ft.
But whichever powertrain you choose, the result is a smooth-driving car with plenty in reserve for daily driving, with blistering performance available in the higher-powered trims.
With such a wide choice of powertrains and body choices, the C-Class fuel economy also covers a wide range. The base C300 sedan with rear-wheel drive manages a highly creditable 9.8L / 100km in the city and 6.72L / 100km on the highway, while the coupe drops economy slightly to 10.2L (city) and 7.1L (highway).
At the top end of the performance range, the C63S sedan is rated at 13L and 8.7L, the coupe at 13.8L and 9L, and the convertible at 13.8L and 9.8L.
Interior Comfort and Technology
Under-the-hood excellence aside, the strongest point of the C-Class has always been its impeccable standards of luxury inside the cabin. The latest 2020 release ups the ante even further with a 10.3" infotainment touchscreen as standard, plus a 12.3" digital instrument cluster an optional extra.
Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are fitted as standard to provide easy smartphone integration, while advanced navigation is available as an upgrade. A premium Burmester surround sound system is standard on all the coupe, convertible, and AMG sedan models, while available as an option on the base C300 sedan.
All trims feature dual-zone climate control and leatherette upholstery, while higher trims add niceties including heated front seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, ambient lighting with 64 colours, and an impressive head-up display.
The luxury experience carries through to the driver assist features included as standard:
- Forward collision warnings with passenger detection and automatic emergency braking.
- Blind spot monitoring.
- Crosswind assist.
The optional Driver Assistance package adds to this already impressive tech level, with key extras including:
- Adaptive cruise control.
- Rear cross-traffic alerts.
- Lane keeping and changing assist.
- Evasive steering assist.
Experience the Mercedes C-Class in Toronto
Ready to see more? Contact us now to arrange a viewing and test drive of the Mercedes C-Class from our Toronto location, and find out why this remains the best-selling vehicle in the entire Mercedes-Benz lineup.


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Q: A wordpress page that has 6 images that link to other parts of the site I am making a website for my buddy's small company.
After the index, it has 3 more pages, and one of those pages (family) has 6 child pages (each the name of an artist).
The global width of the theme is 800 px, and I would like each image to be 380 x 380 pixels, laid out in a 2 x 3 grid. When you click on of those images it links to the page that the image corresponds with.
Using the media uploader to organise the sizes and layouts isn't really working, I need padding and such.
I'm totally confused on what I need to do next, should I create a template, so even if I use the media uploader, the template with take over and organise the layout? How can I get any images added to automatically resize to fit? Do I need to do something in the style.css about link style of something, for the padding?
I'm starting to understand a bit about Wordpress development, but I'm so confused about what I am actually trying to do, and finding it hard to articulate.

A: i think you have to create parent div and then set your image size like below code.

.img-wrap {
    max-width: 500px;
    width: 100%;
}

.img-wrap img {
    height: auto;
    max-width: 100%;
}

A: Mayby it would help you:

.img-wrap {
   width: 380px;
   padding: 0 10px;
   display: inline-block;
   float: left;
}
.img-wrap:nth-child(2n+1) {
   clear: left;
}
.img-wrap img {
   width: 100%;
   height: auto;
}

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This is my 18th year teaching and year 9 for teaching LIFE Skills at Marble Falls Elementary. I have an unyielding commitment to love every child and inspire them to achieve their fullest potential. I am very excited about the 2018-2019 school year and can't wait to see the many ways my students will shine! My conference is from 7:55-8:45 each morning. Please feel free to call or email me with any questions.


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Herbert Blomstedt (Swedish: [ˈhærːbɛʈ ˈblʊmːstɛt]; born July 11, 1927), is an American-born Swedish conductor.[1]
Blomstedt giving a lecture on Brahms' choral music during the Choral festival in Lund, Sweden 2008.
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Herbert Blomstedt was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and two years after his birth, his Swedish parents moved the family back to their country of origin. He studied at the Stockholm Royal College of Music and the University of Uppsala, followed by studies of contemporary music at Darmstadt in 1949, Baroque music with Paul Sacher at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, and further conducting studies with Igor Markevitch, Jean Morel at the Juilliard School, and Leonard Bernstein at Tanglewood's Berkshire Music Center. Blomstedt also lived in Finland during his youth.
He won the Koussevitzky Conducting Prize in 1953 and the Salzburg Conducting Competition in 1955.[2]
Blomstedt is most noted for his performances of German and Austrian composers, such as Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Anton Bruckner, Richard Strauss and Paul Hindemith, and also as a champion of Scandinavian composers, such as Edvard Grieg, Franz Berwald, Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen.
A devout Seventh-day Adventist, Blomstedt does not rehearse on Friday nights or Saturdays, the Sabbath in Seventh-day Adventism. He does, however, conduct concerts, since he considers actual performances to be an expression of his religious devotion rather than work.[3]
Herbert Blomstedt in the Leipziger Gewandhaus, 2015
He has been Music Director or Principal Conductor of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (1954–1962), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (1962–1968), Danish Radio Symphony (1967–1977) and Swedish Radio Symphony (1977–1982). From 1975–1985, he served as chief conductor of the Dresdner Staatskapelle, in the process making many well-regarded recordings, including works of Richard Strauss and the complete Beethoven and Schubert symphonies, and leading the orchestra on international tours.
Blomstedt was music director of the San Francisco Symphony from 1985 to 1995. He led the orchestra on regular tours of Europe and Asia, and made numerous prize-winning recordings for London/Decca, winning two Grammy Awards, a Gramophone Award and a Grand Prix du Disque, as well as awards from Belgium, Germany and Japan. After leaving San Francisco full-time, Blomstedt held principal conductorships with the North German Radio Symphony (1996–1998) and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (1998–2005).
Blomstedt is currently Conductor Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony and Honorary Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony, Swedish Radio Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Staatskapelle Dresden.
^ Herbert Blomstedt, SF symphony
^ Stevenson, Joseph (July 11, 1927). "Herbert Blomstedt - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
^ Steinbrink, Mark (March 9, 1986). "San Francisco's New Conductor – A Man of Firm Beliefs". New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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You are here: Home / Disney Star And Celebrity News / Young Cowboy Rick Elliot Proves Classic Country Music Is Still Alive!
Young Cowboy Rick Elliot Proves Classic Country Music Is Still Alive!
The eighteen-year-old country cowboy, Rick Elliot is debuting his signature country sound to the world with his enchanting voice. "West of the Rockies" marks the first single off his forthcoming EP due out later this year. "West of the Rockies" is now available for download on iTunes.
Benevolently opening "West of the Rockies" with seductive strings and a hypnotic beat, Rick Elliot sings, "some people call me an outlaw, I am a free living man, I am a modern day cowboy, trying to live off the land", which encompasses the entire persona of Rick Elliot and his musical being. You can look for the honest grit in his voice that is advanced well beyond his years and striking lyrical content of timeless country themes. With a deep voice that is uncompromising, Elliot sings of love, booze and living off the land in the spirit of a true modern-day country artist.
Penned by the cowboy himself, the track is the outcome of being holed up with a broken leg with nothing to do but write. Elliot says the track is, "about the West and the struggles of living like a modern day cowboy. It makes the statement that we are rebelling against mainstream country and the 'Nashville Rash'." The track was produced by Oingo Boingo member John Avila (Mariachi El Bronx, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real) and recorded in San Gabriel at Avila's Brando's Paradise. Final touches came from the mastering sensation Gavin Lurssen (T Bone Burnett, Foo Fighters/Sonic Highways).
Rick Elliot is in a fight to prove old school country music still exists, but in a more modern sound. Giving a nod to his country music heroes like Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard; Elliot is merging those traditional country music roots with his own. Drawn to the piano as a child, Rick Elliot started his journey as an emerging musician with the black and white keys. With his curiosity bellowing from there, Elliot quickly grasped the fundamentals and advanced into a young child prodigy. It was only a matter of time until he was introduced to the country greats and his passion intensified, as he experimented with songwriting. As a multi-instrumentalist, Elliot has also leant his piano and guitar skills to all the tracks on his upcoming releases. 2015 marks a monumental moment in Rick Elliot's journey as he prepares to unveil his unparalleled sound with "West of the Rockies." Mature well beyond his years, Rick Elliot has shared the stage with The Marshall Tucker Band as well as his idol's son, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.
Take a shot of Jack and saddle up for the ride of the country crusader, Rick Elliot starting with "West of the Rockies." The single is now available on iTunes. Track the journey of Rick Elliot at Facebook.com/RickElliotMusic.


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Q: AngularJS can produce a 404 error when using variable for image

When having an image above in angular i get an error thrown if there is a brief moment when that variable is not available and it throws this error in the site console.
http://localhost:2087/%7B%7Bp.CharmType%20%7C%20enumCharmUrl%7D%7D 404 error
What is the best way to avoid this happening until this url is available.
Thanks

A: Just use ng-src instead of src:

ngSrc

A: use ng-src INSTEAD of src
same applies to href
use ng-href INSTEAD of href
This applies whenever there is an expression in the src or the href
An expression being the bit in double curly brackets :)


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31 species of birds spotted at Otteri Lake
As many as 7,256 birds counted in a day-long census
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Author(s): T. Madhavan
Source: Hindu (Chennai)
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No garbage dumping near lake, says green tribunal
Interim injunction restraining Vengaivasal village panchayat
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Local bodies in suburban Chennai asked to improve groundwater quality
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Govt. bodies served notice over biogas plant
Appellant says the project violates order on protecting water bodies
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Help end pollution in Adyar river
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Tamil Nadu, Adyar, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Waste Disposal, Water Pollution
More RO plants proposed to supply purified drinking water
Riding on the success of ensuring pure drinking water to 2500-odd residents of Chitlapakkam Town Panchayat in Kancheepuram district, the Directorate of Town Panchayats has decided to extend its arm
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Municipality commits to ending garbage dumping
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Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Garbage, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Solid Waste
Waste to energy plant likely by Jan 2015
A waste-to-energy plant where power supply is generated from garbage is likely to be commissioned by January 2015.
Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Waste To Energy, Garbage, Waste Treatment, Renewable Energy, Energy
Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Waste To Energy, Garbage, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Renewable Energy, Energy


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California Fool's Gold — Exploring Anaheim's Little Arabia
Little Arabia Plaza
Anaheim is a city widely recognized for being the home of Disneyland, one of the best-known and most visited tourist attractions in the world. The sprawling city, by area the second largest in Orange County, is also home to many other less-visited places, such as Little Arabia, a locally-beloved and highly visible concentration of Arab businesses that has so far failed to receive formal recognition from the city.
Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's oil paint map of Little Arabia
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANAHEIM
Anaheim was founded in 1857 by a group of Bavarian vintners, most of whom had immigrated to Orange County from the Franconia region of Germany. The city's name was created by combining the words "Ana" (a reference to the Santa Ana River) with "heim" (a German word for "home"). Anaheim was incorporated as a city in 1870. From 1953 to 1955, Anaheim quadrupled its area through a series of annexations.
Disneyland opened in 1955, and most of the suburban homes in nearby West Anaheim were built shortly thereafter, on land that had previously been devoted to the production of oranges. In the latter half of the 20th Century, the working class suburb of one of Orange County's primary industrial centers gradually went into decline, and became notable for its preponderance of strip clubs, motels, and other businesses decidedly at odds with family-friendly reputation of the city's best known attraction.
Probably the most obvious location for a bazaar in Anaheim
Attracted in part by the cheap rents and ample room for renewal, significant numbers of Arab homebuyers and business people began moving into the area of West Anaheim in the 1980s. In the 1990s, two high profile entrepreneurs, Lebanese Ahmad Alam and Syrian Belal "Bill" Dalati, transformed the neighborhood into an Arabic business district. In 1996, Alam and other Arabs helped establish the Arab American Council. That same year the Arab World Newspaper began publishing from offices in the Alam-owned Brookhurst Plaza, and a Palestinian couple from Nazareth opened Kareem Mediterranean Restaurant, today the oldest-extant Arabic restaurant in the neighborhood.
Kareem — a Palestinian restaurant established in 1996
As with the Vietnamese-Americans in Little Saigon and the Korean-Americans in Little Seoul, not everyone was happy with the change. Just as ordinances were later passed to require Vietnamese workers to cover specific parts of their body whilst serving coffee and smoothies, action was taken in 2005 to require Arabic lounges to acquire special permits for belly dancing, live music, and alcohol service.
According to the 2010 US Census, there were 1.7 million Americans of Arab descent, although the Arab American Institute estimates that number to be considerably higher — closer to 3.6 million. California is home to the largest population of Arab-Americans, 94% of whom live in urban areas and whose ancestry is traced primarily from (in descending order) Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Morocco, and Jordan.
Roughly one in four Arab-Americans trace their ancestry to more than one Arab country. Those Arab countries are home to many non-Arabic people too, including Armenians, Aryans, Assyrians, Azeris, Berbers (Imazighen), Chechens, Circassians, Ethiopians, Jews, Kurds, Mhallami, Romani, Samaritans, Shabaks, Turkmen, and Turks, to name just a few.
West Coast Islamic Society — next to the handicap spot a sign says "Imam Parking only"
A common fallacy is that all Arab-Americans are Muslim, and that most Muslims are Arabs. In reality, the country with the largest Muslim population is Indonesia, which has a Muslim population that is larger than that of all Arab countries combined. In America, approximately 63% of Arabs are Christian (35% Catholic, 18% Orthodox, 10% Protestant), whereas only 24% are Muslim. In my exploration, I found only two mosques in Little Arabia: Masjid Al-Ansar — West Coast Islamic Society, and The Islamic Center of Anaheim. By comparison, there were more than twice that many churches on a single block of Ball Road. There is at least one Arabic Christian church in the neighborhood too, Christian Arabic Church of Anaheim. The Middle East is, of course, the birthplace of many other non-Christian/non-Islamic religions like Bahá'í, Druze, Gnosticism, Judaism, Mandaeism, Samaratinism, Shabakism, Yarsanism, and Zoroastrianism and there's little reason to imagine that businesses in Little Arabia aren't frequented or operated by at least some people of some of those faiths.
Indeed, from what I could ascertain, in Little Arabia there is considerable overlap between Arabs with various origins, Arabs of various religions, various other non-Arab Middle Easterners, and people whose recent ancestral origins are not tied to the Middle East at all. For example, the first businesses that I visited was Hatam, which turned out to be a Persian restaurant and one that was stocked with an Urdu language newspaper published in Placentia, Shohrat International.
Looking down Brookhurst
Nearly all of the Arab, Middle Eastern, and Islamic businesses of Little Arabia are located along Brookhurst Street, primarily between Katella Avenue to the south and La Palma Avenue to the north (with some located in neighboring Stanton and Garden Grove). In contrast to nearby Little Saigon and Little Seoul, however, no part of Little Arabia is utterly dominated by Arab businesses. In every strip mall sign with Arab script there are also signs written in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Lao, or Chinese.
Multi-lingual signage in Modjeska Park
The biggest shopping center in the neighborhood is home to just one halal bakery and no other obviously Arab-owned or oriented businesses. Furthermore, there are fairly long stretches of exclusively residential blocks between pockets of Arab businesses and in the north, a nearly half-mile freeway and train overpass further isolates the pocket of Middle Eastern businesses.
Should you want to visit Little Arabia, the closest train stations are Buena Park Station, the Fullerton Transportation Center Station, and Anaheim Station — and all located several kilometers away. They're all served by various Metrolink and Amtrak trains as well as OCTA buses, the extensive network of which covers Little Arabia and all of Orange County beyond. The OCTA 35 bus runs up and down Brookhurst through the heart of Little Arabia and and the neighborhood is also served by OCTA lines 30, 33, 38, 42, 46, and 50.
Little Arabia is flat enough to make it physically easy to visit and explore on foot or on bike, but it is currently much more accommodating to automobiles than to human beings. Brookhurst Street is ridiculously wide — nine traffic lanes wide to be exact (two narrow lanes are set aside for bicycles). The vastness and lack of traffic (and many pedestrians or cyclists) seemed to make some drivers that the street is an interstate, and I was very nearly run over in two instances. Unfortunately, I had the horribly distressing experience of observing the final moments of a cat who wasn't as lucky.
A woman rests in the shade with her dog under the tree
Little Arabia is also severely lacking in sufficient shade. It's always a good idea to wear sunscreen and carry water, but I can see no reason why the paved roads, road verges, sidewalks, and parking lots need to exist as a vast, lifeless expanse of pavement, almost completely uninterrupted by trees, shelters, or any sort of quality-of-life-enhancing streetscaping, except that this is inland North Orange County and that's how it's generally done. Thankfully, some of the bus stops have roofs, and pedestrian-friendly zebra crosswalks are finally being installed at some intersections.
Brookhurst Park
There are, thankfully, oases of green public space spared from pavement, mostly in the form of parks, including Barton Park, Brookhurst Park, Magnolia Park, Maxwell Park, and Modjeska Park, as well as a couple of retarding basins — Gilbert and Crescent. At Modjeska Park I entered the community center, which seemed to be popular with seniors lured by by activities like bridge, karaoke, pinochle, and tai-chi. At Modjeska Park there were a couple of games of softball taking place, also mostly involving seniors whilst a younger set engaged in basketball, bicycling, and (the youngest set) playing on playground equipment.
Away from the unaesthetic main drag, the smell of fast food, hookah smoke, and petrichor (those thirsty sidewalks aren't going to water themselves) gave way to a more pleasant combination of aromas of fig trees, gardenias, jasmine, magnolias, passion flowers, roses, and society garlic — all combining and underscoring just how unhelpful, unhealthy, and unsustainable the Brookhurst streetscape is. Imagine a Brookhurst lined with and divided by a median landscaped with icons of Arabia — olives, date palms, and cedar trees — and just how much more pleasant the experience could easily be with just a little bit of vision.
Maybe my dreams of a human-friendly streetscape will someday come, maybe they won't. They might, for some, too blatantly advertise the neighborhood's Arab character (although I suspect that palm trees in Southern California have completely lost their ability to conjure up Arabian fantasies). Many of the business owners seem content, at least for now, with maintaining a somewhat low profile. Women in hijabs are a common sight, and I saw a copy of the Qur'an in the back of a Nissan, but I can't help but suspect that the pan-Arabic restaurants mostly identify as Mediterranean rather than Middle Eastern out of fear of alienation, or worse.
Despite their use of the "Mediterranean" code, most Middle Eastern and non-Middle Eastern visitors to Little Arabia almost certainly come for the food. Arab cuisine is rich in flavors of almonds, bulghur, cheese, cinnamon, cumin, dates, fava beans, figs, garbanzos, garlic, lentils, mint, mulukhiyah, tomatoes, olives, onions, parsley, peanuts, pine nuts, pistachios, pomegranates, rice, saffron, semolina, sesame, spinach, sumac, thyme, turmeric, walnuts, wheat, and yoghurt. Being a fan of all of that, I ate twice — once enjoying a tasty breakfast manakish at Zait & Zaatar, and a few hours later, a tasty lunch at Sahara Falafel.
Other neighborhood Middle Eastern and African restaurants include Aleppo's Kitchen, Alwadee, Ararat Armenian Cuisine, Beiruty Bistro, El Mahroosa, Jasmine Mediterranean Restaurant, King Kabob Express, Merhaba, Midan al Tahrir, Olive Tree, Papa Hassan's Grill, Tana Ethiopian Restaurant, and Zankou. There are of course non-Arabic restaurants too, especially it seems, Italian (which is never, despite its geography, advertised as "Mediterranean"). I came across Sal's Bit of Italy and Mama Cozza's, and after lunching with a friend, he took me to his favorite neighborhood Italian market, Cortina's, an institution since 1963.
Desserts at Kunafa King, inside Fresh Choice Marketplace
There are several bakeries in the Little Arabia, some are like more like delis, whilst others are more like pastry shops. Currently in operation are Al Amir Bakery, Al Sanabel Bakery, Al-Sham, Ara's Pastry, Arja Pastry, Knafeh Cafe, Kunafa King, and Sarki's Pastry. There are non-Middle Eastern bakeries as well, such as the Mexican El Sol Bakery.
Ersatz bazaar in Little Arabia
There are also several halal butcher shops in Little Arabia. For meat-eating omnivores, animals frequently featured on Arabic plates include camels, cows, chickens, fish, goats, and lambs — although I'm not sure which are common locally. There's also overlap between butcher shops and markets, but businesses primarily oriented toward butchery include Al Huda Deli & Market and Manarah Meat Market. There are at least a couple of Mexican carnicerías in the neighborhood too.
The first market I entered was Altayebat Market, which is fairly small but hugely popular, from the look of things. An impressive, diverse group of shoppers surveyed an impressive, diverse produce section which featured Persian, Italian, Chinese, and Indian Eggplants, as well as Mexican Squash and other products with origins around the world. I also visited Fresh Choice Marketplace, a huge supermarket down the road in Garden Grove. As with the nearby Super King (which began in Anaheim in 1993), it was also full of shoppers, albeit of seemingly even more diverse backgrounds.
Sizzler with a Halal menu
Given these the presence of these impressive Arabic markets, I wondered what concessions a chain like Stater Brothers would offer, if any. I was frankly surprised at how generic its selection was in comparison; even the Sizzler in Little Arabia has a halal menu. To my amusement, the "International Foods" section prominently featured exotic products from far off Boyle Heights (El Pato), exotic Irwindale (Huy Fong), and inscrutable Vernon (Tapatio), as well as actual international brands like Jarritos and Kikkoman. Finally, I also visited the tiny Lao Asia Market, a small market with Laotian and Thai goods located next door to a store trading in Lao CDs and DVDs.
Beyond Little Arabia, but not too far away, are more Middle Eastern and Muslim restaurants and cafes such as Al Tannour Mediterranean Cusine, Cafe Feshawi, DonerG Turkish & Mediterranean Grill, Janna Cafe, Jasmine Mediterranean Restaurant, Mas' Chinese Islamic Restaurant, Mazaj Café, and Special Thai Restaurant.
Shisha Center
Despite the efforts of the local Anaheim mutaween, there are still many shisha dens in the area. In the Little Arabia neighborhood proper there's Arabisc Restaurant & Hookah Lounge, Dream Café, Fusion Ultra Lounge, Hidden Café, Janna Cafe, Nara Bistro, Nubia Café, and Rose Café. A little further afield there's La Capitaine Hookah Lounge, Laziz Cafe and Hookah Bar, Noor Hookah Lounge, Odyssey Hookah Lounge, and Titanium Hookah Lounge. Despite the veiled health concerns, the second hand smoke from the ones that I passed was much less unpleasant than the fumes of the 5 freeway, and I rightfully or wrongfully assume, less unhealthy.
Given the concern over vice, it came as more of a surprise at how many non-Arabic houses of ill repute operate with apparent relative impunity. In my explorations of Southern California I have never noticed as impressive a concentration of "gentlemen's clubs" and dive bars as in Anaheim. Just walking along Brookhurst, I noticed Bottoms Up Tavern, California Girls Night Club, Club Unique, the Hacienda Night Club, the Sherwood Inn, a Sugars bikini bar, and the Kopa Room — the latter tucked inside of the lovely Linbrook Bowl and except for the bar itself, a time capsule of 1958 aesthetics.
Inside Jarir Bookstore
There are, of course, Arabic businesses besides those I've mentioned although their appeal is probably limited primarily to Middle Easterners and Arabic speakers. There are bookstores (Dar al Kitab al Arabi and Jarir Book Store), a video store (Alaa-Eldeen Arabic Video), clothing stores (Al-Farah Islamic Fashion, Al-Anwar Islamic Fashion, and Taleen Fashion), jewelers, travel agencies, immigration law offices and many beauty salons.
Appropriately modest silver body paint at Islamic Fashion
When deciding when to visit Little Arabia, it should be noted that Monday seems to be the day that most are closed. Eid al-Fitr, the breaking of the Ramadan fast, might seem like a good time to visit, this year, as with last (its first), it was held in Downtown Anaheim, not Little Arabia. Similarly, the annual Arab-American Day carnival is held in nearby Garden Grove, not Little Arabia.
My visit occurred right after Algeria, the only Arab team in the world cup, qualified for the knockout stage for the first time. In France it was reported that there were extensive post-victory clashes with the police, but the scene in Little Arabia was practically tranquil. I didn't see any Algerian flags being flown out of either pride or solidarity, although I did spy flags of Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Spain, the USA, and the US Marine Corps, variously flying and flapping from passing cars and flagpoles. There was only one shopping center that I noticed which did feature the flags of any Arab countries.
Classical living at The Corinthian
While Little Arabia might not be an exclusively Arabic neighborhood, or one with centuries of history, those have never been requirements for official recognition of any of Southern California's existing ethnic enclaves. It seems to me that a neighborhood comprised of Spanish-Mission strip malls, Greek-columned apartments promising "classical living," faux-Polynesian no-tell motels, and schools with ancient Peloponnese mascots, and in a town crisscrossed with streets with names like Aladdin, Spain, Dallas, and Poona, can surely make room for the aspirational fantasies of both the Middle Eastern and the Middle Western immigrants who pursue their dreams there.
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Our link with Annecy
The beautiful town of Annecy is situated in the Haute Savoie region of eastern-central France, close to Geneva and the borders of both Switzerland and Italy. It lies 448 metres above sea level and has a population of 133,000.
Perched at the northern end of the purest lake in Europe, and surrounded by mountains on three sides, Annecy is a major tourist centre and provides for all types of water sports in the summer, while the mountains are a skiers' paradise in winter.
Annecy's Old Town
The centre of the old town is criss-crossed by canals and is a gourmet's delight, with many bars and restaurants, while the Promenade Cheltenham, which runs along the lakeside, has a red British telephone box.
Cheltenham has been twinned with Annecy since 1956, when a protocol of friendship was signed on 17 June 1956. Early twinning exchanges involved small parties of young people, and over the years the flow of visitors between the two towns has increased to include exchanges between choirs, orchestras, cyclists, sports groups, dancers, language clubs, gardeners, naval associations, business students, senior citizens, social clubs and young farmers.
In 2016 the two towns celebrated 60 years of twinning and many events were planned to mark this occasion. An official and tourist group trip to Annecy was organised from 3-10 August 2016 to coincide with the spectacular Fete du Lac.
No one is disappointed with a trip to Annecy and the list of new groups wanting to exchange grows all the time. For those aged 18+ wishing to improve their linguistic skills there are opportunities for work placements in Annecy on the work placement exchange scheme.
The old town is dominated by the castle which overlooks the canals decorated with their flower-filled window boxes, as well as shadowing the former prison, now a museum. The famous 'Fete du Lac', a delight of music and fireworks, takes place on the first Saturday in August and commemorates a fleeting visit made by Napoleon III in 1870. Other festivals are devoted to music, film and ballet.
Annecy is predominantly a tourist town which boasts a major conference centre, while at the same time serving the surrounding rural and agricultural areas as an administrative hub.
The future of twinning with Annecy is regularly reviewed and a co-operation agreement for the development of the twinning links is produced.
Visit Annecy's website


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Vandals Target 'Racist' Star Spangled Banner Statue
Even America's national anthem is now being attacked as racist.
A monument to the author of "The Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key, was vandalized this week in Baltimore, apparently because Key owned slaves.
The words "Racist Anthem" were written on the monument in black paint and much of the rest of the monument covered in red paint, The Baltimore Sun reported. Key wrote the Banner during the siege of Baltimore in the midst of the War of 1812.
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The unidentified vandals wrote the third stanza – which rarely is sung — on the pavement. It states: "No refuge could save/ Hireling or slave/ From terror of flight/ Or gloom of grave." Historians differ over whether Key was referencing U.S. or British slaves.
Key was a slave owner but he also represented runaway slaves as a lawyer and faced down a white mob that was trying to lynch an African American, The Sun reported.
The Key monument was donated to the city of Baltimore by tobacco merchant Charles L. Marburg in 1911. It was restored in 1999.
There are no plans to remove the Key monument, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh told reporters. The city of Baltimore removed monuments to Confederate generals and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney last month.
"We can't ensure it's not going to happen again," Pugh spokesman Anthony McCarthy told reporters.
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