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AJ Styles walks in the back and he sees Baron Corbin and Baron wants to know what AJ wants.
AJ says he knows that Baron has a match against Apollo Crews but why not be his partner tonight.
Baron says he would rather be AJ's opponent than partner and he walks away as we go to commercial.
Corbin attacks Crews before the bell rings and he knocks Crews off the turnbuckles. Crews is sent into the ringside barrier and then Corbin hits End of Days on the floor.
Jack Swagger's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.


Oregonians smoke weed at a higher rate than Washington residents, and have large concentrations of pot shops in the biggest cities—especially Portland.
A state economist says strong cannabis sales indicate that Oregon could collect $156 million in marijuana taxes over the next two years—but cautions that supply shortages and the fluctuating cost of weed make those projections "highly uncertain."
The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis on Wednesday released its forecast for Oregon's recreational cannabis revenue.
In the first year of recreational cannabis sales, Oregon closely tracks Colorado and outpaces the state of Washington when sales are adjusted for population size.
The forecast, written by state economist Josh Lehner, lists four reasons for why Oregon has been able to sell marijuana at this rate: Oregonians smoke pot at a higher rate than Washington residents, burden pot with less taxes, sell that cheap weed to Washington consumers, and have large concentrations of pot shops in the biggest cities—especially Portland.
Lehner also believes sales are "poised for strong growth," but not quite as strong as Colorado's second and third years. "Oregon's first year closely tracks Colorado's first year and outpaces Washington's," the report says.
One substantial risk? Supply constraints that would keep inventory low and hinder sales. These constraints include regulatory bottlenecks that keep growers and processors from getting licenses.
Another? A federal crackdown, though Lehner thinks that's unlikely.
"While there has been no clear warning or action taken," he writes, "there is a non-zero chance the federal government could step in and eliminate, or severely restrict recreational marijuana sales. In this event, taxes collected would be considerably less than forecasted."


Idly leafing through the Monster Manual and I find myself looking at the entry for Hobgoblins. I wouldn't normally bother after five editions of largely the same old lore, but I've been looking for something a bit martial for my baddies in an upcoming con game. I'm only going to nick the stat blocks, but I did like the illustration, and the succinct text got me wondering.
I think I could write a scenario like this: you play a squad of Hobgoblins. You're part of a Horde that is laying siege to somewhere (probably a city full of goodies, you know, adventurers and the like). You're the crew of a siege tower. The adventure is event based, and it's all about the build up to the final assault on the city walls.
The key here is not to get into the battle as such, it's more about the life of the soldier in the trenches, in the hours before he inevitably gets cleaved like the low level humanoid he is.
Now, flesh out half a dozen PCs, a similar number of NPCs, scribble out a battle line, and note down a few rules, and you've got yourself an adventure. Hmmm.
Games like this are frequently excellent. Everyone gets the genre, and there's a wide range of archetypes for pcs to fall in to.
That was actually a great idea, usually I'm quite wary of battlefield adventurers. I feel it is difficult to get them interesting enough and players always run away in tangents and detests taking orders.
But here I could see it working, it would only be half-serious …. but …. it has potentials.
Update: wroteup all the text bar stats and such. I then put it away to stew for a couple of weeks. Brought it back out and it's looking good. No promises, but I might well get this done up as something proper for publication.


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Release blitz - Guarding the gods book 3 & 4 by Ann Lister
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More Than My Words
Mason Foxworth has spent the last several months recovering from injuries he received doing personal security while on tour during the horrific fire in Germany. He'd been hitting his stride professionally when he fell through the floor that night, and now his life had been reduced to weekly appointments with physical therapists and various doctors while everyone else around him seemed to have moved on.
He felt useless and alone, and the worst part of it, the physical scarring left behind on his legs from the burns had ruined his self-esteem. Who would want him now, when he was so damaged inside and out and he had nothing much to contribute? He didn't have a lot of friends and his co-workers felt it was safer to keep Mason at a desk in the office doing paperwork, rather than out in the field doing security. Mason wanted to get that status changed before he lost the last threads of his sanity, and the main obstacle in his way was a bum leg that was taking far too long to heal.
Tessler is an enigma in the sci-fi literary world. A young, reclusive author, known for the mystery swirling around him, he realizes he's lost any real joy in his life when he suddenly starts to feel the strange emotion pumping through his veins. Barely beyond the age of twenty-five and he's already made more money than most see in a lifetime, but Tessler feels empty within himself and also inside his two-story, meticulously renovated warehouse in the burbs of Los Angeles. What made him this way must remain the mystery it is, or he feels he'll lose the empire he's created. But meeting a man he feels could bring all his pieces together is challenging his reasons for anonymity and Tessler suddely finds himself wanting more from life and from himself.
Mason wants his life back and Tessler is just looking to have a real life. Can two vastly different men find a way to smooth out their hard edges and blend their lives to offer the one ingredient neither has: love? Personal growth comes in many different shapes and Mason and Tessler have a mountain of it to climb in order to find their HEA.
The Black Key Journal
This is Tessler's private journal—the journal he'd used as a story outline when he penned his world famous Black Key Trilogy. The three-book set was semi-autobiographical by nature and closely followed the sexual awakening of a young Tessler as he grew into the man he's become today. The journal entries are emotional and incredibly personal as Tessler chronicled his journey as an inexperienced innocent, to an intrigued intern, and out the other side as an able-bodied man with decidedly different tastes than those from before he first stepped through the doors of The Black Key Club.
Tessler guarded this journal and the secrets it held between the pages for years to protect himself from the possible judgment of others should the book ever be publicly exposed.
Now, he wants to share his journal with you—on his own terms—before someone tries to take that power away from him.
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Ann Lister is a native New Englander currently living on the island of Martha's Vineyard with her husband. She has pulled details from her years living in the New England area and uses many local settings and landmarks in her novels.
After graduating art school, marrying, and raising two daughters, she established her own video production company. Her nearly two decades working in video production included work within the music industry and won her a coveted Telly Award. Her 'behind-the-scenes' exposure to the music world and her love of rock music is the inspiration for her erotic rock star romances.
The Rock Gods series gave her Bestselling Author status on Amazon. Beyond The Music, Book 7 in the series, hit #1 in the Gay Erotica genre during the Pre-Order and held that spot for several weeks. This last book in The Rock Gods series launches the spin-off series, Guarding The Gods, which releases in early Summer of 2016.
Fall For Me, Book One in the series was a Finalist in the 2013 Rainbow Award. Each book in this series brings her two favorite elements together: musicians and the love between two men. These stories focus on what it truly means to love; love unconditionally, love without restrictions or labels, love without fear or judgment – to just simply love.
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Thank you for sharing box set release

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Q: My Package is missing modules, when importing it gives Error "No module named" pip install I have recently moved to ubuntu, and I got some problems with installing packages written in windows.
Solution
I have installed package with incorrect syntax
sudo pip3 install .
I have missed -e flag!
sudo pip3 install -e . is correct way.
If someone can describe the diffrence that would be great. Also when installing for example numpy, it does not need -e flag, why?
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If I will try to run it from terminal python3 TwitterAnalyzer/_startGUI.py or change pwd and run python3 _startGUI.py
it does not work. No matter if I install module in ubuntu or venv.
Import in python shell works. It does not work in Py Shell, I did some mistakes.
Error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'TwitterAnalyzer.GUI'

pip freeze and pip list shows it on list. I can import whole package import TwitterAnalyzer but nothing from it.
# Project Tree
.TwitterAnalyzer
    |---LICENSE
    |---README.md
    |---setup.py
    |---TwitterAnalyzer
        |---Analyzer
            |---220_kookaburra.png
            |---Analyzer.py
            |---Readme.md
            |---secret_token.txt
            |---TwitterApi.py
            |---__init__.py
        |---GUI
            |---convertQT_to_py.py
            |---GUI.py
            |---GUI_QT.ui
            |---_App.py
        |---tweets
            |> > Ignored
        |---_collect_homeTweets.py
        |---_startGUI.py
        |---__init__.py
    |---unittest
        |---testing_GuiApp.py
    |---venv
        |> > Ignored

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Last week village England, this week London: from a canal bank and from a rooftop right in the heart of the city. Taken with my phone again.
Interesting pics, and very good for a phone. Thank you for sharing Kaja.
Fabulous collage of steel structures! Thanks for sharing, Kaja!
Did you notice the lines? Very fascinating! You must have a fancy, upgraded phone to take such good pics! I get fuzzy or blurred pics even with a tripod!


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Q: javascript prototype with a jquery in a function I am defining a javascript prototype with a function that has a jquery selector in it. An over simplified version of my code can be found below:
function MyObj(id1){
this.id1 = id1;
}
MyObj.prototype.MyFunc = function(id2){
$('#' + this.id1).val(id2)
}
var newObj = new MyObj("id1_val");

I cannot use this in MyFunc, because this is the context (as perseved by JQuery), Is there a way to access the value of id1? Is it even possible to have a prototype with a function that has jquery in it?
I do need to maintain access to the context, because the code is part of a form submission and I have $(this).submit();

EDIT:
I have a function
bar(id2){
 var newObj = new MyObj("id1_val");
 Foo(id2, newObj.MyFunc)
}

bar is being called in fuction start() {bar}; window.onload = start;


Brunn, Henry, Buffalo, was born in Speyer, Germany, August 27, 1839, and at an early age came with his parents to America and settled in Buffalo, where he attended the public schools, receiving a liberal education. Early in life he manifested a natural taste for the work in which he subsequently demonstrated his ability to succeed. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to H. H. Warren, a carriage manufacturer, and served nearly five years under his instructions. Feeling that he had become as well informed as was possible at that time in Buffalo he then decided to go East and fully acquaint himself with the construction of heavy work. With that end in view be removed to Rahway, N. J., where he entered the employ of John H. Duren, under whose instruction he remained one year. To further perfect himself he turned his attention to New York and entered the establishment of Parker, Brewster & Baldwin, the leading carriage builders of that city, with whom he remained until 1861, when he enlisted in the 9th Regt. N. G. N. Y., which became the 83d N. Y. Vols. Mr. Brunn served with his regiment until the second battle of Bull Run, where he was taken prisoner. He was honorably discharged in the spring of 1863, returned to Buffalo, and was engaged in the tailoring business for a short time, after which he accepted a position as bookkeeper for George Werner, with whom he remained until 1880. Feeling that his thorough knowledge of the carriage business fitted him for a place among the representative carriage builders he decided to embark in the business for himself. With that excellent judgment which he has manifested to such a marked degree he saw that the city was growing northward, and accordingly he purchased his present site at the corner of Main and Summer streets and built the large repository and factory which he now occupies, and here he has since conducted a successful trade. Owing to the excellent training Mr. Brunn received in his youth he stands to-day the equal of any man engaged in the business as a scientific constructor of carriages. He is a member of Bidwell-Wilkeson Post, No. 9, G. A. R., of Erie Lodge, No. 161, F. & A. M., and of Keystone Chapter, No. 163, R. A. M. In 1884 he married Charlotte J. Savitz, and they have one son, Harry Otis Brunn, born April 13, 1891.


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Brian Jackson – This is Brian Jackson (2022)
Published Date: June 22, 2022 Leave a Comment on Brian Jackson – This is Brian Jackson (2022)
Artist: Brian Jackson
Album: This is Brian Jackson
Label: BBE Music
1. All Talk (4:16)
2. Force of Will (4:15)
3. C'est Cette Comète (4:57)
4. Nomad (5:17)
5. Mami Wata (9:21)
6. Path to Macondo / Those Kind of Blues (6:12)
7. Hold On (4:41)
8. Little Orphan Boy (4:20)
Legendary American musician Brian Jackson announces his first solo album in over 20 years, 'This Is Brian Jackson', produced by Phenomenal Handclap Band founder Daniel Collás and released on BBE Music.
Brian Jackson earned mythic status among music fans thanks to his pioneering work with Gil Scott-Heron in the 70's, where his flute and electric piano performances on 'Pieces of a Man' and 'Winter In America' virtually defined the sound of an era. From the 80s onwards he went on to record with Kool & The Gang, Will Downing (whose debut album he produced), Roy Ayers and Gwen Guthrie among many others, and while many veteran musicians tend to stick with the sounds they know best at some point in their careers, Jackson remains an unusually adventurous, vital and broad-minded artist to this day.
When the Phenomenal Handclap Band's Daniel Collás first met Brian Jackson at a performance in New York, right off the bat he said "I think I could produce you". "I wasn't sure why he thought that," says Jackson "but I considered it a challenge to find out. Turns out that he was right."
Early on in their friendship, Brian mentioned that he'd embarked on a solo project right around the time he recorded 'Bridges' with Gil Scott-Heron in 1976. There were even some unfinished demos, but the album had never materialised. Daniel leapt on the idea, asking "what would a Brian Jackson album sound like if the 21st century Brian were to complete that 1976 album today?" Completed in a series of twice weekly sessions over 11 months in Daniel's Williamsburg studio, 'This Is Brian Jackson' provides the answer.
"We sketched out musical ideas, drank way too much coffee, consumed way too many tacos and sampled perhaps a few too many exotic whiskeys while talking about things that were important to both of us personally. The lyrics for the songs are a result of those conversations" says Jackson.
Contributors to the album range from Jackson's guitarist, bassist and longtime friend Binky Brice (Billy Ocean, Evelyn Champagne King, Roy Ayers), Collás's occasional writing partner Morgan Phalen, Latin Grammy-winning flautist Domenica Fossati, drummers Moussa Fadera and Caito Sanchez, and Phenomenal Handclap Bandmates Juliet Swango and Monika Heidemann.
And the music? Vintage, soul-stirring Brian Jackson, with the great man's warm vocals, distinctive flute and lyrical keys taking centre stage. The songwriting feels timeless, the arrangement effortless, the production human and analogue. From golden-era soul-funk opener 'All Talk', through soaring Afrobeat-inspired dreamscape 'Mami Wata' to compact groover 'Little Orphan Boy' which closes the album, 'This Is Brian Jackson' is simply some of the veteran artist's best work yet, subtly and lovingly framed by Daniel Collás.
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Earth at 8 billion: Crowded and hotter
Consumption, not numbers of people, is key, experts say
By Seth Borenstein
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt >> The world is getting hotter and more crowded and the two issues are connected, but not quite as much as people might think, experts say.
On Tuesday somewhere a baby was born that was the globe's 8 billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations and other experts. The Earth has warmed almost 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit since the world hit the 4 billion mark in 1974.
Climate and population is a touchy subject for scientists and officials.
While more people consuming energy, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels, is warming the planet, the key issue isn't the number of people as much as how a small fraction of those people are causing way more than their share of carbon pollution, several climate and population experts told The Associated Press.
"We do have a population problem, and we do have a population issue," said Vanessa Perez-Cicera, director of the Global Economics Center at the World Resources Institute. "But I think most importantly, we have an overconsumption issue."
And because of that, the 8 billionth child born will "not have what we had ... because there's not enough resources," she said.
Kenya, which is suffering through a devastating drought, has 55 million people, about 95 times more than the population of Wyoming. But Wyoming emits 3.7 times the carbon dioxide as Kenya. Africa as a whole has 16.7% of the world's population but historically emits only 3% of the global carbon pollution, while the United States has 4.5% of the planet's people but since 1959 has put out 21.5% of the heat-trapping carbon dioxide.
The average Canadian, Saudi and Australian put out more than 10 times the carbon dioxide into the air though their daily living than the average Pakistani, where one-third of the nation was flooded in a climate change worsened event. And in Qatar the per capita emissions is 20 times Pakistan's, according to the World Bank.
"The question is not about population but rather about consumption patterns," said climate scientist Bill Hare of Climate Analytics. "So it's best to look at the major northern emitters to begin with."
Climate Interactive, a group of scientists who run intricate computer simulations that can be tweaked to see what factors matter the most in fighting climate change, looked at the difference population makes. It found it made a small contribution compared to other factors, like economics.
Comparing two United Nations population projections scenarios of 8.8 billion people and 10.4 billion people, Climate Interactive's Andrew P. Jones found only a 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit difference. But the difference between no price or tax on carbon and $100 a ton was 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hare said there is more than a tinge of racism in the myth that overpopulation is the major issue behind climate change.
"One of the biggest arguments that I hear almost exclusively from men in high-income countries is that, 'Oh, it's just a population problem,' " The Nature Conservancy Chief Scientist Katharine Hayhoe said. "Nothing could be further from the truth."
"The 50% poorest people in the world are historically responsible for 7% of heat trapping gas emissions," Hayhoe said. "Yet when you look at which countries are bearing the brunt of the impacts from climate change, countries like Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Afghanistan topped the list."
And even within countries, it's the wealthiest who cause more of the carbon pollution, Hare said. Overall, he said, "80% of the population, the global population, emits a small fraction of emissions."
The world's population is growing mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia "and they're contributing the least to man-made climate change," said Colette Rose, project coordinator at the Berlin Institute for Population and Development.
Eight nations, five in Africa, three in Asia, are going to have at least half of the population growth between now and 2050, Rose said. They are Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, India and the Philippines.
Worldwide population growth has substantially slowed, will likely peak sometime this century, and is now down to growing less than 1% a year, Rose said. But carbon emissions are growing faster, at 1% more this year than 2021.
For environmental advocacy groups and officials the issue of population and climate has caused problems.
"Population is an issue that no one has wanted to touch from the very beginning. Too politically sensitive," Joanna Depledge, a climate historian from the University of Cambridge in England, said in an email. "There are many dimensions, notably in relation to religion and accusations of racism — population growth is mostly concentrated in non-White populations, of course.''
For a long time, the Sierra Club had promoted efforts to try to control the world population, until a couple of decades ago, when the environmental group looked harder at the issue and broke down the numbers, said the group's president, Ramon Cruz. They found the problems were more overconsumption and fossil fuel use, and those problems would be the same "at 6 billion, 7 billion or 8 billion" people, he said.
While most environmental groups try to avoid the issue, 11 years ago, when the world hit 7 billion people, the Center for Biological Diversity made special issue condoms with population and environmental messages such as "Wrap with care, save the polar bear."


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<?php
namespace jlandfried\ReadTime\Test;

use jlandfried\ReadTime\Counter\DecrementCounter;
use jlandfried\ReadTime\Counter\WordCounter;
use jlandfried\ReadTime\ReadTime;
use PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase;

/**
 * @group readtimer
 */
class ReadTimeTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {

  private $markup = [];

  public function setUp() {
    $this->markup['img_markup'] = <<<EOF

EOF;

    $this->markup['text_markup'] = <<<EOF

Quisque velit nisi, pretium ut lacinia in, elementum id enim. Vivamus magna justo,
lacinia eget consectetur sed, convallis at tellus. Curabitur non nulla sit amet nisl
tempus convallis quis ac lectus. Sed porttitor lectus nibh. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis
in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Donec velit neque, auctor sit amet
aliquam vel, ullamcorper sit amet ligula. Pellentesque in ipsum id orci porta dapibus. Mauris
blandit aliquet elit, eget tincidunt nibh pulvinar a. Nulla porttitor accumsan tincidunt.
Curabitur aliquet quam id dui posuere blandit. Sed porttitor lectus nibh.

EOF;
  }

  public function testDecrementCounter() {
    $config = ['img' => new DecrementCounter(12, 10)];
    $timer = new ReadTime();
    $timer->setConfig($config);
    $this->assertEquals(63, $timer->estimateReadTime($this->markup['img_markup']));
  }

  public function testWordCounter() {
    $timer = new ReadTime();
    $this->assertEquals(20, $timer->estimateReadTime($this->markup['text_markup']));
  }

  public function testCombinedCounter() {
    $config = ['img' => new DecrementCounter(12, 10)];
    $timer = new ReadTime();
    $timer->setConfig($config);
    $this->assertEquals(83, $timer->estimateCombinedReadTime($this->markup));
  }

  public function testSetWordCounter() {
    $timer = new ReadTime();
    $word_count_config = new WordCounter(100);
    $timer->setWordCounter($word_count_config);
    $this->assertEquals($word_count_config, $timer->getWordCounter());
  }

}

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The first line contains the number of lodgings N ≤ 100 in the kindergarten. The next N lines contain description of the door configuration (k+1-st line contains a description of the k-th lodging). Each of the N lines starts with the number of doors that connect this lodging with adjacent ones. Then there are numbers of adjacent lodgings separated with a space (these numbers follow in ascending order).
should contain a required painting scheme or the word "Impossible" if it is impossible to satisfy the requirements. The colors of the K-th room doors should be put in the K-th line in the same order as they were in the input data. The green color is denoted by G, yellow — by Y.


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It's the start of a new year, so you'll probably need a refresher on what's changing in 2019.
Along with cheaper electricity prices and higher transport costs, some Australians are also set for $2 ATM fees and free TAFE courses as of this month.
From January 1, the 10 per cent tax on tampons and pads is no longer.
States and territories agreed last year to make sanitary products exempt from the GST after an 18-year campaign.
Commuters in the ACT, Queensland and Melbourne will face higher transport costs.
Fares in the ACT will increase by up to 2.5 per cent from January 5, 2019.
The concession single cash fare will increase by 4.2 per cent from $2.40 to $2.50 — the increase reflects two years of inflation since prices did not go up last year.
From January 7, public transport fares for Brisbane and regional bus commuters will increase by 1.8 per cent, in line with the Consumer Price Index.
Head of TransLink Matthew Longland said it will mean an increase of between 6 and 11 cents per trip on the majority of journeys.
For example, the cost of an adult single 1 zone journey in Cairns will remain at $2.30.
But in other zones it will increase by 10 cents, for example a 2 zone fare will increase to $2.90.
From the new year, fares will rise in Melbourne by 2.2 per cent.
But students will be able to use their approved school ID cards instead of special-issue concession cards.
From January 1 credit providers must not provide a credit card with a credit limit that the consumer could not repay within three years under the Australian Securities & Investments Commission's (ASIC) voluntary measures.
The scheme is targeted at addressing Australia's debt problem and the mis-selling of credit cards, following the banking royal commission.
Note: the above calculations are based on a person clearing the entire credit limit within three years, including interest charges at an average interest rate of 17.04 per cent.
Nine out of 10 lenders have already agreed to take "proactive steps" to help consumers who cannot pay off their credit cards, ASIC said in its latest report.
Some lenders will also allow interest-free periods on new purchases and restrict the amount consumers can exceed their credit limit to 10 per cent.
ASIC measures will also make it easier for consumers to cancel old credit cards.
"The new legislation will help people re-think the merits of having multiple credit cards and make it easier to cancel ones they don't need," Rate City's research director Sally Tindall said.
The financial regulator will lift restrictions on interest-only residential lending, which forced lenders to limit new interest-only lending to 30 per cent of home loans they issue.
CoreLogic's head of research Cameron Kusher previously told the ABC it might make it "easier for people who are coming to the end of their interest-only mortgages — or are getting into financial hardship — to refinance with a normal lender".
JP Morgan's chief economist Sally Auld said it could also lead to a reduction in rates for interest-only loans, since they were repriced significantly higher in the wake of APRA's regulation.
NAB has announced that it will no longer be part of the rediATM network, which is operated by Cuscal, from January 1, 2019.
That means customers will face a $2 fee when using RediATMs across Australia.
NAB has instead advised its customers to continue withdrawing from fee-free ATMs, including NAB as well as those belonging to the other big four: Commonwealth, Westpac and ANZ.
In NSW, ACT, Queensland and South Australia, concession card holders on default (standing offers) or non-discounted plans will get an automatic discount on electricity from January 1.
Origin Energy will provide concession card holders in these states on standing offers or non-discounted plans an automatic 10 per cent discount while EnergyAustralia will automatically apply 15 per cent discounts on electricity and gas usage for its eligible concession-card customers on default or "standing offer" tariffs.
EnergyAustralia will also keep electricity prices flat for customers in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and the ACT in 2019, and will cut prices for Queensland customers.
Thousands of Victorians will also be eligible for a new power rebate from power giants EnergyAustralia, Origin and AGL.
The rebates — worth hundreds of dollars — will be given to customers on default deals, also known as standing offers, or on expired market offers.
"285,000 households will benefit between $250 and $720 worth of rebates from January 1," Premier Daniel Andrews said.
New rules which would force retailers to provide better assistance to customers on hardship programs also come into effect in Victoria in January 2019.
On top of that, AGL has also announced electricity prices will come down by 1.6 per cent in Victoria, saving households $23 a year, while gas prices will come down by 0.9 for residential customers.
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The total retail value of each baby bundle is worth approximately $300.
"Especially if it's your first child it will be of particular use but we want to make the offer available to all new bubs," Premier Gladys Berejiklian said.
"It's just an extra bit of support."
There will also be a $100 rebate for cultural activities — such as art classes, dancing and drama lessons for school-aged children. A similar subsidy is already in place for participation in sport.
The Government will also provide subsidies for three-year-olds to attend pre-school for two days a week. Previously the subsidy was available only for the year before school.
State public servants — including teachers, nurses, and police — will also get 10 days of paid domestic and family violence leave each year, bringing the sector into line with private sector employers.
From January 1, unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children in Western Australia will be banned from going to school during disease outbreaks under its "no jab, no play" policy.
New regulations also mean kindergartens, schools and childcare centres will be required to collect and report on the immunisation status of children in their care.
School principals will be fined up to $1,000 if they allow a child to come to school against the Health Department's orders, as will the owners of childcare centres.
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Previously support was cut off once a foster child turned 18.
Payroll tax will also no longer apply to businesses earning less than $1.5 million in annual revenue.
Photo: The State Opposition and domestic violence campaigners say the removal of taxi concierges will reduce safety.
And with the sun rising on 2019, taxi ranks in the city will no longer be supervised at night by security guards, with neither the State Government nor the taxi industry stepping up to continue funding the service.
The State Opposition and domestic violence campaigners say the removal of taxi concierges will reduce safety, particularly for women.


Gilles Ragey, head of Mobility's Intelligent Traffic System business unit, tells us about his experience and the world of management. For him, the transfer of skills is at the heart of his role as a manager.
Having completed a certificate of professional competence (CAP) as a mechanical engineering draughtsman, and a professional diploma in electrotechnical studies, I obtained a technical diploma (DUT) in electrical engineering and then a Bachelor's degree in telecommunications.
Based on these qualifications, which enabled me to work each summer and learn about the in-the-field constraints of our sector, I went on to study at Polytech Clermont-Ferrand school of engineering.
I carried out my end-of-degree work placement at a Nestlé factory at which Cegelec was installing the information system. Following this placement, Cegelec offered me a job in its IT design office.
For ten years, as a design office project leader, I developed supervision systems for customers in very different sectors of activity. Then, from 1994 to 2005, I occupied the role of project manager. Since 2005, I have been Business Unit Manager for Mobility's Intelligent Traffic System.
What can you tell us about your managerial role?
My career path taught me about the four cardinal points of our business: technical aspects, human resources management, project management and commercial development.
Today, as a business leader, I aim to convey to project leaders the need to find a balance between these four crucial aspects, and to constantly seek to improve the practices stemming from them.
It is essential, for example, to ensure the loyalty of our customers, as they are our primary sales representatives! I therefore aim to ensure that my staff are proficient in the necessary commercial skills.
As a manager, I am less involved in the technical aspects, but I am still very interested in this side of things. I therefore keep abreast of technological advancements and I still sometimes set aside time to understand or analyse new IT solutions.
Succeeding in convincing prospective or new customers that the solution that we are offering, both in technical and management terms, will guarantee the success of their project. My aim is to always be one step ahead, to think about how the sector will be tomorrow. Being ahead of our competitors gives us a distinctive advantage.
To what extent does the Mobility Intelligent Traffic System business unit operate internationally?
Our customers are primarily in France and Switzerland. And also in Russia, where we are developing the traffic management platform for the motorway that will link Moscow and Saint Petersburg. We have international contacts through our Vinci partners, and our solution can be incorporated into major projects. Indeed, we designed our @way solution to serve as an open basis on which we can build specific solutions to suit the needs of our customers.
Travel and sports! These are essential for me in order to maintain a balance and gain perspective. I enjoy mountain biking and, just recently, I have been testing out an electric mountain bike that will enable me to tackle new and more mountainous routes.


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Sears should sell Kenmore, units: CEO Lampert's fund says
By Vibhuti Sharma
(Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp SHLD.O Chief Executive Eddie Lampert said the retailer should sell its Kenmore appliances brand, home improvement businesses, and real estate, adding that his hedge fund ESL Investments Inc would bid in any sale.
FILE PHOTO: A Sears logo is seen inside a department store in Garden City, New York, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
In a letter dated April 20 and signed by Lampert, the retailer's controlling shareholder, ESL offered to acquire Sears Home Improvement and PartsDirect, both part of the Sears Home Services division, for $500 million, and it proposed to submit a bid for Kenmore and the chain's real estate.
A sale would infuse cash into Sears, the parent company of the Sears department stores and Kmart discount chain, which warned last year about its ability to continue as a going concern.
"This will enable Sears to improve its debt profile and liquidity position, creating the runway to help continue its transformation," according to a statement from ESL.
Some of Sears' assets have been up for sale for more than two years, but the Illinois-based company has not been able to find an acceptable buyer, according to the letter.
After the sales, Sears would consist mainly of its long-struggling retail operations, said sources familiar with the matter.
"It looks to be a last-ditch effort to extract some value from Sears' very bare cupboard of remaining assets," said Ken Perkins, founder of retail research firm Retail Metrics.
Shares of Sears, which have collapsed over the past five years, closed 7.6 percent higher at $3.24 on Nasdaq.
A decade ago they were worth $119.
To avoid bankruptcy, Sears last year sold its Craftsman tool brand to power tool maker Stanley Black & Decker SWK.N for $900 million, and signed a deal to sell Kenmore appliances on e-commerce site Amazon.com AMZN.O. In 2015, Sears spun off 235 of its best stores to create Seritage Growth Properties, generating $2.7 billion for the department store operator, another life-prolonging deal.
Sears Canada Inc filed for bankruptcy and went out of business last year.
Lampert is the biggest shareholder in Sears, with more than 30 percent stake, and a major lender to the company. In the letter, he said Sears' assets have value that is not currently being reflected in the capital markets or in the company's current structure.
ESL would submit a proposal for Kenmore and the transaction would close such a within 90 days, Lampert said.
The letter also said ESL is open to making an offer for Sears' real estate, including some of its stores and $1.2 billion of debt obligations.
The cash consideration for the deal would be financed with equity contributions from ESL and third party debt financing, the letter said.
Lampert and ESL President Kunal Kamlani would not participate on behalf of the company in any talks or decisions for any potential transaction involving ESL as a buyer, it said.
Moelis & Co would act as financial adviser, and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP as lawyers for any transaction.
Reporting by Vibhuti Sharma in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Liana Baker and Jessica DiNapoli in New York; Editing by Patrick Graham, Steve Orlofsky and Jonathan Oatis


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No in-person learning at FAU after Thanksgiving holiday
FAU hopes to stop spread of virus by ending in-person learning after Thanksgivnig holiday
Updated: 7:41 PM EST Nov 19, 2020
ABOUT TO CHANGE. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED ALL CLASSES WILL BE 100% REMOTE FOR THE REST OF THE 2020 FALL SEMESTER FOLLOWING THE THANKSGIVING BREAK. I HONESTLY THINK IT'S A GOOD DECISION ON FA USE PART BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHERE STUDENTS MIGHT BE TRAVELING IF THEY'RE GOING HOME TO SEE THEIR FAMILIES THEN BY THEM COMING BACK ON CAMPUS. THAT WOULD BE JEOPARDIZING THE REST OF THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY. I THINK IT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE TO GO. OUT AND VISIT THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY OR IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEN COME BACK AND EXPECT CASES NOT TO SURGE AT THE USE CODE TRACKING COUNTER SHOWS 322 STUDENTS AND 23 EMPLOYEES HAVE TESTED POSITIVE SINCE THE FALL BEGAN ACCORDING TO UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS THE ENTIRE S US OR STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM MADE THE DECISION TO REDUCE THE POSSIBLE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AFTER STUDENTS RETURNED FROM THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. DR. CHAD SANBORN WHO' AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHYSICIAN AT THE PALM. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL UNDERSTANDS WHY EVEN IF THEY WERE ISOLATING AND YOU KEEPING SOCIAL DISTANCING PRETTY WELL WHILE AT SCHOOL WHEN VISITING FAMILIES VISITING FRIENDS IN OTHER PARTS OF FLORIDA OTHER PARTS OF THE US THERE ARE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPOSURE AND THEREBY BRINGING IN IN INFECTION BACK TO TO THE FAU OR OTHER COLLEGE COMMUNITY. MOST OF THE STUDENTS WE TALKED TO SAY THEY UNDERSTAND WHY THE UNIVERSITY IS SWITCHING BUT STILL ADMIT THEY PREFER IN PERSON LEARNING. I MEAN IF ANYTHING I JUST KIND OF LOSE WHEN I'M ONLINE. I'M MORE ENGAGEMENT LIKE GO IN PERSON EXPERTS ARE REMINDING STUDENTS WHILE YOU'RE AWAY TO WEAR A MASK AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING. TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS WITH L
Many universities across the country are switching to remote learning after the Thanksgiving holidays and it's also happening here in the Sunshine State.Officials at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton said all classes will be remote for the rest of the fall semester following the Thanksgiving break.They said the entire State University System made the decision to reduce the possible spread of the virus after students return from the Thanksgiving holiday.FAU student Hanna Phelps said she thinks it's smart for everyone to stay off campus and be safe."I think it's very dangerous for everyone to go out and visit their families across the country or in the United States and come back and expect cases not to surge," Phelps said.Dr. Chad Sanborn, an infectious disease physician on staff at the Palm Beach Children's Hospital, is reminding students while they are away to wear a mask and practice social distancing."Try to stay away from indoor environments with large amounts of people without wearing a mask for sure," Sanborn said.FAU students are expected to return to a mix of in-person and remote learning in the Spring.Palm Beach Atlantic University officials said students there are also not returning to in-person learning after the Thanksgiving holiday.
BOCA RATON, Fla. —
Many universities across the country are switching to remote learning after the Thanksgiving holidays and it's also happening here in the Sunshine State.
Officials at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton said all classes will be remote for the rest of the fall semester following the Thanksgiving break.
They said the entire State University System made the decision to reduce the possible spread of the virus after students return from the Thanksgiving holiday.
FAU student Hanna Phelps said she thinks it's smart for everyone to stay off campus and be safe.
"I think it's very dangerous for everyone to go out and visit their families across the country or in the United States and come back and expect cases not to surge," Phelps said.
Dr. Chad Sanborn, an infectious disease physician on staff at the Palm Beach Children's Hospital, is reminding students while they are away to wear a mask and practice social distancing.
"Try to stay away from indoor environments with large amounts of people without wearing a mask for sure," Sanborn said.
FAU students are expected to return to a mix of in-person and remote learning in the Spring.
Palm Beach Atlantic University officials said students there are also not returning to in-person learning after the Thanksgiving holiday.


I'd like to introduce Leslie Handler, author of Rat's, Mice and Other Things You Can't Take to the Bank. Leslie describes herself as 'a late bloomer', meaning she was born at the tail end of the boomer generation. She writes memoirs and personal essays about her experience and observations of life.
I'm a loner. Most people don't know this about me because I'm very outgoing. I do love chatting with people and learning about what makes them tick. I prefer getting together with friends one on one or two on one as opposed to parties. I find that at parties, I end up going hope at the end having never had a decent conversation with a single person.
In the end though. I spend a lot of time alone. Part of this is due to a health issue I have that forces me to have many rest days, but I do actually enjoy my own company. All of my hobbies are solitary: reading, writing, sewing, beading, swimming, and too many more to count.
I've had the fortune of having two favourite reviews.
I really wish I knew why. I can't change someone's mind, but I'd love to understand why the book didn't resonate with them.
Ah! The title has a lot of meaning. One has to read the book to understand the title, but let's just say there's a definite reason that rats, mice, and banks have been part of my life.
I've found a lot of joy in writing. I've met many wonderful writers whom I have befriended and have been contacted by some amazing readers who seemed to relate to my columns. I'd have to say the only hazard I've found in writing is the rejection from publishers and editors. I just take every "no" as being one step closer to a "yes." I think the "no's" actually make the "yes's" just that much sweeter.
I've had a million other lives and careers. I'm now entering my senior years and am truly where I want to be, doing what I want to do. I feel so very fortunate.
Ha! Jammies, yes. Naked, no. Although, I don't think I'd be that objectionable to it. I once wrote an article about a trait I have that I learned from my grandmother: stripping! Really, she always hated clothes and took them off the minute she got home. She passed almost fifty years ago, but I still remember her doing it. To this very day, the minute I'm home for the day, my clothes come off, and my pjs go on, even if it 10:30 in the morning!
Write. Share your writing. Network with other writers. Writers are some of the most supportive people I've ever met.
What is the best excuse you've had for missing a deadline?
Never missed one yet. Thank you writing Gods.
Of course! Anyone who says they're not is lying. I'm very happy for them, but that doesn't mean I don't also wish I'd thought of that line or had that talent. I think a little healthy jealousy can make one strive to be better themselves.
I only write personal essay/memoir so all of my writing comes for real life experiences. It's all about observation in the mundane.
I obviously learned a lot at school, but I believe the most important lesson I ever learned was from my Dad. He taught me the difference between being an assertive woman and being an aggressive or passive woman. Knowing how to practice quiet, kind assertiveness has served me well in all aspects of my life.
The first thing that comes to mind is any Shakespeare play. He wrote about the every day man, about humor, tragedy, and the human condition with such simple talent.
Read, read, read. If you want to know who to contact to publish your writing, you need to be a good student of other publications and other writer's work.
Tea, coffee, water, juice, beer, wine or 'other' – what do you prefer when writing?
I'm a major coffee drinker, but to be honest, when I'm writing, I get completely lost. Time passes without my even noticing. I have to set an alarm to remember to pick up my husband from the train station or I'll write right through his arrival time. Don't laugh at me, but I think it's only the need to pee, or my alarm that make me stop writing once I've gotten started.
Yes. I'm totally OCD. If I can do it and do it now, I will. Whatever it is, I want it off my plate. I guess opposites truly attract because my husband is the king of procrastination. We make a good team.
Where can I find out more about Lesley and her book?


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Dr. Goldfoot, The Bikini Machine, and The Girl Bombs!
First Dr. GoldFoot Film Great Camp Fun – The Second, Not So Much!
Mad Scientist Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) uses his Bikini Machine to create robot ladies in the near perfect 1965 spy spoof Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. He trains his mechanical gals to conquer elite gentleman around the globe and marry into position as needed in his quest for world domination, further seen in the inferior but still fun 1966 sequel Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs.
Austin Powers certainly took a hint from director Norman Taurog (Boys Town) and his AIP produced Bikini Machine, and the "San Francisco, the Day after Tomorrow" title card tells the audience what kind of fun to expect, indeed. Great visual cues set up numerous backhand quips, puns, and double entendres from Louis M. Heyward (Witchfinder General), Elwood Ullman (The Three Stooges), Robert Kaufman (Ski Party), and producer James H. Nicholson's snappy, smart script – as one man from Goldfoot's Secret Intelligence Command nemesis reminds another, "You're a SIC man!" Spot on comedic timing and quality slapstick helps the laughs, too, not to mention lots of girls in gold bikinis filling in between the goofy. Varying film speeds, camera tricks, and backwards footage are certainly obvious and even stupid looking today, yet these simplistic efforts add to the camp charm. The plot may seem straightforward enough, but these extras work on all levels thanks to the great dialogue, fun performances, and even a twist or two. Although there are a few cemetery scenes, some ghoulish humor, and references to Price's previous AIP Poe movies along with the Beach Party jokes, Price laymen may should definitely not expect anything scary here. Similar in camp to the sixties Batman series, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine has a skill and maturity in its goofy rather than just being juvenile, and the hair brained chase finale caps off all the humorous action.
Vincent Price of course, plays the titular diabolical wonderfully – from the cliché golden slippers and smoking jacket to his totally casual and subtle style of being so over the top. I dare say he could have been a Bond villain back in the day, as despite the comic tone, Dr. Goldfoot does indeed make one consider this sinister possibility. Dr. G. kills the lady competition with "wife disposing devices" – opera glasses with hidden poison daggers or laser lipsticks! It's so absurd that it's good. Price is clearly having fun with all the onscreen incompetence around Goldfoot, and Jack Mullaney (Tickle Me) is smart foil as Igor, Dr. G.'s "dug up grave digger" assistant who often wishes he had stayed dead. He's a fun little shadow and provides some great physical gags for Big V at his own expense. Understated moments where Igor must drive Goldfoot's Cadillac even though the Doctor is riding up front to chastise him add quirky charm, and their motorcycle and sidecar scenes are simply classic!
Surprisingly, crooner turned Beach Party alum Frankie Avalon is quite good as Double O and a Quarter SIC man Craig Gamble. He's cheap and dorky rather than his hep cat self, and the tiptoeing, breaking of the fourth wall, and physical comedy elements work wonderfully along side his Uncle Donald foil Fred Clark (How to Marry a Millionaire). Susan Hart (The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini) as Diane aka Number 11 also fits the bill whether she's an over the top southern belle robot or spouting French – whatever's needed for her next manly conquest. All the chicks in Bikini Bombs are more kinky and on the prowl than the bumbling boys, but they have some great, goofy expressions. Dwayne Hickman (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis) as Todd Armstrong is slightly run of the mill or a bit of a step down from Avalon, but thankfully, the boys are similar enough for a few solid gags and hi jinks. Likewise, the cameo from the late Annette Funicello is delightful.
Naturally, to go along with all the babes and humor, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine has some spiffy, catchy music from The Supremes and several other sixties tunes. A few club scenes and onscreen concerts make one wonder what might have been had they developed musical plans for Dr. G as intended, but the Claymation titles, great ladies clothes, suave men's suits, San Fran trolleys, cool cars, and fun gadgets keep the camp mid century flavors intact. The then high tech looking mad scientist lab, oversized machinery, lots of blinking lights, and fun sounds top off the mod décor and perfectly bad visual effects. Nods to AIP's Poe series surface again thanks to reused footage and sets, and Dr. G's secret funeral parlor lair full of gothic colors and décor adds some fun macabre, too. Despite the diabolical mission and sexuality of Bikini Machine, even tongue in cheek separate marital beds make an appearance!
Unfortunately, the local flavors and somewhat cardboard set designs for Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs aren't as magical as the real San Fran scenery peppering the first film. A quick refresher and clips montage from Bikini Machine introduces Girl Bombs, but the visuals just don't match up. While there are still big old gadgets and futuristic sixties gizmos, Girl Bombs has less goofy effects and camera tricks. Even the gold bathing suits and bikinis have more fabric, and surprisingly, the period European fashions are less than stellar. Though there are some dynamite record players and mod décor, without any titular tunes, Girl Bombs just feels as if it has less zing and personality as the not so dearly departed Dr. G again takes on the world one NATO general at a time.
Oft-horror director Mario Bava (Black Sunday) helms the 1966 AIP Italian produced Girl Bombs, but the Paris plots and intrigue in Rome somehow don't live up to their Dr. Goldfoot predecessor. The idea of Goldfoot taking on Europe should be rife with all sorts of foreign humor or jet setting hi jinks, but the 80 minutes here feels smaller, as if the ante was not upped when it almost always should be for a sequel. The slapstick also isn't as good, and the slowed pace drags more in the Price-less scenes (I had to do it!) Big V's campy fans can still find some merit here, but the mainstream catchy, funny, and sexy seem absent. Girl Bombs simply does not have enough gags per minute nor a taught script to carry the overlong chase finale. Every overused trick– including silent moving hamming and inter titles – happens too late and it's laid on thick for the rushed, nonsensical, and confusing finish.
Thankfully, the eponymous Doc remains ever irrepressible. Price is the only returning cast member for Girl Bombs, but he's having globe hopping fun as several bemusing and contrasting characters. There's a class to his camp, and when he breaks the fourth wall, it proves that all we really need to keep a presentation interesting are Price and an audience – even in these outlandish Dr. Goldfoot films. Without a doubt, his scenes are the best ones in Girl Bombs, and I'm amazed he can get those zingers out with a straight face! Sadly, the former pop sensation turned actor Fabian (North to Alaska) comes off as a bit lame in his scenes with Price, and most of the dames aren't that dynamic. I feel like the Girl Bombs actually don't have that much to do! Likewise, Italian comedy stars Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia suffer in translation. A lot of their dubbed quips and Italian gags or mannerisms simply don't come across, and their set ups seem awkward – almost as if they are playing in a separate film spliced with Girl Bombs.
It's a pity really that Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs had such an inferior production, for if the quality of the original Bikini Machine had remained, it would have been great to see more of Dr. G. The AIP television episode entitled The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot gives hints of the musical possibilities, but alas, it and Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs are not currently available on video. The DVD of Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine is also elusive, even on Netflix, but a dual edition is apparently available on Amazon.These print pursuits aside, young, old, or young at heart fans of Austin Powers, straight spy films, or action spoofs can delight in the stupidity and campy charm of Vincent Price and Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine.
Labels: American International Pictures, comedy, Diana Ross/The Supremes, Long Read Reviews, Mario Bava, movies, sixties, Vincent Price
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Editor: Re: Bike lanes on 56 Avenue: First, a huge thank you to whoever was responsible for cutting back the tall grasses which were blocking sight lines onto and off of accesses to 56 Avenue. You have doubtless saved lives and limbs.
Second: Re: new bike lanes in both eastbound and westbound directions on 56 Avenue. As this is so obviously overkill, it makes no sense to block traffic lanes in both directions.
For the very rare bicycle using these lanes, they could safely share one of the lanes and thus return one badly needed car lane to some semblance of usefulness.
Those most frequently using these bike lanes are not wearing helmets and are towing carts full of stolen goods.
PS. Thanks to past mayor Peter Fassbender for his "legacy" of downtown Langley being inundated with homeless people from near and far who make our streets and parks unsafe for all young and old residents.
How dare Mr. Fassbender even show his face around here again, let alone run as the next mayor of Langley City.


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Phu Phiang (în ) este un district (Amphoe) din provincia Nan, Thailanda, cu o populație de 35.535 de locuitori și o suprafață de 508,236 km².

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Districtul este subdivizat în 7 subdistricte (tambon), care sunt subdivizate în 61 de sate (muban).

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import { TestFilter } from '../../common/types';
import { filterArguments, getOptionValues, getPositionalArguments } from '../common/argumentsHelper';

const OptionsWithArguments = ['-k', '-p', '-s', '-t', '--pattern', '--start-directory', '--top-level-directory'];

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There's little we don't know about Google's next phone, the Pixel 3, at this point.
Pixel Ultra is the name used in these conspiracy theories that claim that all Pixel 3 XL leaks this summer were a marketing hint created by Google to fool people into Pixel 3 leaks. Besides all this, Google also showed the colours of the new Pixel 3 through a GIF.
In addition to the email, Google also posted an image on Twitter playfully teasing the potential of a miniature Pixel phone. The Pixel 3 series will continue with single rear camera sensors that we saw on the previous-generation Pixel phones.
Google has played it pretty safe with colors on its Pixel phones, with a bluish Pixel 2 the most daring of its current offerings.
"Today, we're pleased to announce that engineers on Google's TPU team are actively collaborating with core PyTorch developers to connect PyTorch to Cloud TPUs", Sheth said on the blog.
The fix additionally addresses a quick charging issue on the original Pixel gadgets, however the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL benefits from enhanced Android Auto stability, according to a dedicated bulletin by Google.
The display is one of the most sensitive - and expensive - parts of a smartphone and can easily shatter when you drop a device on the ground. At the same time, it is likely that Google was just testing the hardware Google Pixel Slate to work with Windows 10. Which begs the question how "mini" is too mini?
For now, if you absolutely must have the basic Pixel 2, you can visit Google's official storefront and pick up an unlocked, 64GB model for $649. On the other hand, the Pixel 3 XL is going to sport a notch that is supposed to house the front-facing camera. Along with this, Google is also expected launch Home Mini and new Pixelbook at the event.
Android Pie also brings a range of useful new features such as adaptive battery, tweaked navigation and improved notifications. The Pixelbook 2 is expected to show up at the event in NY, and it will reportedly feature a 4K display and an upgraded processor.
Until then, it is not a reason to panic in the Big Bend and South Georgia, but instead review storm plans and storm kits. Another warm day is on the way Monday with a few showers and storms developing , mainly in the afternoon or evening.
Mr Meng, who entered politics in 1972, has held several senior positions in China as well as vice minister of public security. Meng Hongwei, Interpol's president, boarded a plane and arrived in China, according to a French judicial official.
As president, Meng leads the Executive Committee, which provides the overall guidance and direction to Interpol . Before being elected head of Interpol in November 2016, Meng was vice minister of public security in China .


Change your looks with the avatar editor.
Win a game, where you have both the Longest Road as well as the Largest Army.
Build a road that is compromised of at least 12 sections (including ships).
Finish the tutorial of the base game.
Create a guild or join one.
Win 5 games with the Seafarers expansion.
Uncover 10 fog tiles in a game of Seafarer.
Move the pirate 5 times in a game of Seafarer.
Win 5 games with the Cities&Knights expansion.
Build 3 city walls in a game of Cities&Knights.
Play the progress card 'Wedding' 10 times in your games.
Finish the introductory game of 'The Duel'.
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New York -- ESPN is nearing the completion of an amendment to its rights contract with the NCAA, covering 21 championships, which will enable its freshman collegiate service, ESPNU, to telecast much of the action leading up to those title games and events.
ESPNU vice president and general manager Burke Magnus expects the NCAA contract to be completed shortly.
"Viewers will get to see more championship wrestling action, more lacrosse, more women's volleyball," he said, adding that ESPNU would also air more Division 1 AA and Division II football-playoff action.
This Sunday, ESPNU will provide six hours of college-basketball tournament-selection coverage and analysis.
The network -- which bowed March 4 in 3 million homes via distribution pacts with DirecTV Inc. and Adelphia Communications Corp. -- will house its men's and women's tourney information and highlights program March 13 as part of The U: Selection Sunday Special, airing from its home in Charlotte, N.C.
Magnus said The U would become the network's signature studio show -- one that would not only run on a daily basis, but the name of which will become incorporated into other programming specials.
Magnus, speaking Wednesday at the World Congress of Sports at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel here, also noted that ESPNU has inked its first deal to cover spring football practice, as the network will follow the gridiron preparation from the University of Louisville.
On the distribution front, he added, "Another decent-sized announcement" with a cable operator could be made within the next 15-30 days, followed by "one or two more." And he said ESPNU is talking with EchoStar Communications Corp.'s Dish Network about a carriage deal.


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'UK music streaming services must halve subscription price' – study
NewsNews January 29, 2014 July 17, 2014
Music streaming providers in the UK must halve their subscription prices in order to convert more consumers to paid tiers and boost profits. That's the conclusion of a new report from global independent professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), which urges UK providers to reduce their prices to US levels.
The new research suggests that adoption rates of paid music streaming services by existing free users would grow from 17% to 40% in the UK if standard costs were reduced from around £10 per month to £5. "This translates to an increase of up to 2.4 million people paying to stream music," says A&M. "Furthermore, despite the lower price point, this move would generate potential additional revenue per year of up to £100 million in the UK."
In Germany, another key European market for streamed music, the potential increase is even more marked. The report suggests that adoption rates of subscribers from free users would increase from 9% to 40% if prices were halved, representing an increase of up to 4.7 million additional people paying to stream music. Revenue gains would be between six and seven times higher than the current rate, says A&M, adding up to €265 million per year.
"This report should be eye-opening for all businesses in the music and other content industries," said head of A&M's digital practice in Europe. "Despite the huge popularity of music streaming, no independent providers have been profitable to date. "Our research shows that reducing prices will have a significant effect on subscription rates and, subsequently, be more than off-set by an increase in aggregate revenues. While reducing prices may seem like a dramatic step, with the right proposition and price points in place, there is an opportunity to build sustainable interactive music businesses and even create the Netflix of music."
Chris Gorman, founder of MusicQubed, which powers O2's music service – O2 Tracks, added: "The £10 or $10 a month super fans and aficionados have been well catered for, leaving the market for mainstream music lovers largely underserved and under-monetised. A&M's study validates our belief and business model that most consumers want a super simple and low cost mobile music option, that still provides the labels and artists with the revenues that they deserve." During 2013, more than 118 billion songs/music videos were streamed in the US, according to Neilsen.
In the UK, currently only 5% of the total adult population with internet access pays to stream music; in Germany, the figure stands at 2%. A&M points out that the US has a much higher percentage of users who pay for music streaming services than the UK and Germany, as US customers, at $10 per month, are paying less than half for music streaming in real terms than their counterparts in the UK and Germany, taking into account the exchange rate and respective levels of disposable income.
The study suggests that subscription rates in the UK and Germany drop by half when price models move above £5 or €5 and continue to decline with further price increases. A&M's research also suggests that streaming providers can further boost subscriptions and increase profitability by setting different price points depending on factors such as the number of tracks available to download and sound quality.
With the continual rise of online DJ web streaming as Mixcloud & Soundcloud, will this be the future of DJ radio?


Recently publicized processor security issues have chip maker AMD scrambling to develop firmware updates.
The security issues, described this month by CTS Labs, mostly concern the Platform Security Processor that's present on AMD processors, as well as a Promontory chipset. However, attackers would need to have administrative access to exploit the flaws, and it's considered difficult to carry out.
CTS Labs, a security consultancy for chip manufacturers, had published a white paper (PDF) describing the exploits, but it indicated that "all technical details that could be used to reproduce the vulnerabilities have been redacted." It tested the flaws on "AMD's latest Zen processors for the past six months, including EPYC, Ryzen, Ryzen Pro and Ryzen Mobile," according to the white paper. The white paper claimed that organizations were at "significantly increased risk of cyber-attacks" from the flaws. It also was unsparing about AMD's security oversight.
"In our opinion, the basic nature of some of these vulnerabilities amounts to complete disregard of fundamental security principles," the white paper stated. "This raises concerning questions regarding security practices, auditing, and quality controls at AMD."
Last week, AMD described the vulnerabilities and its mitigation plans in an announcement. The flaws aren't associated with the Meltdown and Spectre issues identified in early January by Google's Project Zero, according to Mark Papermaster, AMD's chief technology officer and senior vice president of technology and engineering. He indicated that AMD will release firmware updates in the coming weeks to address the flaws. Papermaster also downplayed the security threats.


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Canadian international Janine Beckie scores for Man City in Champions League play
Canadian Press Oct 16, 2019 2:50 PM Oct 16, 2019 3:05 PM
MANCHESTER, England — Canadian international Janine Beckie scored in the 13th minute Wednesday, but Manchester City had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in first-leg round-of-16 Women's Champions League play.
A deflected pass came right to Beckie's boots and she fired a right-footed shot into the top corner. The Canadian scored four goals, including a second-leg hat trick, in Manchester City's 11-1 aggregate win over Swiss side Lugano in the round of 32.
Mexican international Charlyn Corral scored the tying goal for the Spanish side in 81st minute.
Atletico Madrid knocked out Man City in the round-of-32 stage a year ago on 3-1 aggregate.
In other play Champions League Wednesday, Canadian Ashley Lawrence started in Paris Saint-Germain's 4-0 win over Iceland champion Breidablik in Kopavogur. Fellow Canadian Jordyn Huitema came off the PSG bench to open the second half.
Canadian defender Kadeisha Buchanan was introduced in the 77th minute in defending champion Lyon's 4-0 victory at Denmark's Fortuna.
The second legs are Oct. 30 and 31.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2019.
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