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Burroughs, Askren to face off in charity wrestling match
By The Associated Press undefined
NEW YORK (AP) — Five-time world champion Jordan Burroughs will wrestle mixed martial arts star Ben Askren in a charity match next month.
Burroughs and Askren, a 2008 Olympic wrestler, will face off for the first time in Madison Square Garden on May 6 to headline the 10th annual "Grapple at the Garden" event to support inner city wrestling.
Burroughs won the 74-kilogram world title in 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2017 in addition to an Olympic gold medal seven years ago in London.
Askren, a former two-time national champion for the University of Missouri, has won his first 19 MMA matches — most recently at UFC 235 in March.


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The Manchester bombing is a wake up call for America and Europe
By Katherine Zimmerman, opinion contributor - 05/23/17 06:20 PM EDT
The horrific attack in Manchester which has now been claimed by ISIS is just the tip of the iceberg. Speculations that it was a lone-wolf attack are wishful at best and harmful in the long run. They feed a narrative that attacks like these in Europe and the United Stated are disconnected from the groups that enable and direct them abroad. More often than not, those so-called "lone wolves" rely on a pack of supporters and an operational network. ISIS's networks in Europe already run deep.
The cookie-cutter approach to counterterrorism that we have taken — of killing those who threaten us and denying groups control of terrain — is not working. In fact, it is failing. The Manchester bombing is yet another wake up call for the United States and Europe.
ISIS has set conditions for a wave of attacks against European and maybe even American targets during the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Last year, ISIS organized a surge of attacks in the Muslim world. This year, ISIS shifted to directed attacks against the West. The steady stream of leaked intelligence indicating that ISIS pursues the ability to bring down a commercial airliner earlier this spring combined with regular roll-ups of ISIS-linked cells in Europe point to a centrally planned and offensive campaign of terrorist attacks in the West.
ISIS seeks to polarize the population, not just terrorize it. It utilizes terror to drive support to far-right parties that push anti-immigrant and even anti-Muslim policies. The rise of these parties (not fully attributable to ISIS) fuels further radicalization that strengthens ISIS globally. European countries in particular, but also the United States, must not let fear influence policies.
Taking back terrain is no longer sufficient to defeat ISIS. Yet the United States and its partners continue to focus nearly all of their energy and offensive assets on destroying the physical symbols of ISIS's so-called caliphate. Seizing Mosul, Raqqa, or any other single piece of terrain might be tactical victories, but believing those victories add up to something greater sets the United States up for a strategic loss.
Worse, the manner by which the United States aims to seize these cities will cost much more than the dividend of weakening ISIS. The United States has entered into a de facto coalition with Russia, Iran, the Assad regime, and the Kurds against Iraqi and Syrian Sunni Arabs in pursuit of these limited terrain gains. The effect has been to subordinate multiple other American national security interests in the Middle East, such as the containment of Iranian influence, to recapture terrain from ISIS.
ISIS galvanized global support that is independent from its control of terrain. Its inability to replicate success outside of Iraq and Syria in Libya, the Sinai, Afghanistan, and elsewhere shows true limitations to ISIS's strategy to expand organizationally as a global caliphate. But the unprecedented number of individuals responding to ISIS's call, especially for fight-in-place attackers as "soldiers of the caliphate," confirms the extent of its reach. And ISIS is exploiting opportunities afield as they arise, offering remote operators to provide directives to what we in the West label lone wolves.
ISIS is cultivating a virtual community of supporters that ensures ISIS's message survives the collapse of the organization. The United States and anti-ISIS coalition members will defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria and will weaken or defeat its recognized affiliates. But ISIS will not wither on the vine as long as the local and even global conditions that permitted its growth remain unchanged. Furthermore, a real danger is the seed, planted by ISIS in the cyber sphere, that has weaponized the internet against the West. The rise of ISIS's "virtual caliphate" has begun.
The Manchester bombing will prompt renewed calls to destroy the threat from ISIS. But responding blindly to such calls comes at a greater expense. Al Qaeda is the larger threat that is emerging much more quietly in the shadow of ISIS. It benefits from the West's singular focus on ISIS by strengthening locally and being able to cast itself in the role of the moderate. Al Qaeda is building popular support and literally transforming the local Muslim populations in which it operates so that ripping al Qaeda out from the population will be much more challenging than going after ISIS. Simply shifting the focus of current counterterrorism operations is not the answer.
Al Qaeda, ISIS, and the global Salafi-jihadi movement — all of which share the same base ideology — strengthen through their ability to generate popular support. Conditions in the Middle East and throughout the Muslim world are facilitating that support and thereby strengthening al Qaeda, ISIS, and the movement. Counterterrorism actions disrupt active threats, but will not defeat the movement. It is time to find a new way to fight this war.
Katherine Zimmerman is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the research manager for AEI's Critical Threats Project.
The views expressed by contributors are their own and are not the views of The Hill.
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CarInsuranceMasters.com has been launched to save money on insurance.
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Commission Calls for Broadband Access for All Europeans
By Paul Meller
IDG News Service |
Broadband access to the internet should be a universal service for all European Union citizens, the European Commission said Thursday as it launched a debate on the issue with policy makers, industry and the public.
Over a third of all households in the E.U. have a broadband connection, compared with just over 10 percent in 2003, according to a Commission report published Tuesday.
While countries including Denmark, Luxembourg and Belgium have universal access to broadband, poorer and larger countries lag behind. Broadband access is only possible in 40 percent of Romania, the report found.
Even Germany, the E.U.'s most powerful national economy, cannot offer broadband in 12 percent of the country.
The report concluded that competitive markets for broadband internet are providing E.U. citizens widespread and affordable access, but that "further efforts are needed to ensure broadband for all."
"High-speed Internet is the passport to the information society and an essential condition for economic growth. This is why it is this Commission's policy to make broadband internet for all Europeans happen by 2010", said E.U. Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding.
A 2002 E.U. law on universal service says that all citizens must have access to a fixed line network and access to the Internet via a basic dial-up connection.
While more needs to be done by the public sector to make broadband access universal in Europe, the private sector appears to have managed to make mobile phones universal all by itself, Reding said.
Mobile phone penetration in the E.U. has risen from 85 percent to 112 percent of the population since 2004, according to the report. "These figures are an important vote of confidence of mobile consumers in the health of Europe's mobile sector. They show that, at present, there is no need to impose universal service obligations on mobile operators," Reding said.
The debate over the issue of universal telecoms services with the European Parliament, national governments, companies and the general public will stretch over next year, the Commission said, adding that it doesn't expect to propose any new legislation before 2010.


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Kendrick Nelson pleads guilty, gets 20 year for raping juvenile relative
District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro's office on Friday (Sept. 6) announced it had secured a guilty plea and 20-year prison sentence for a New Orleans man who raped a juvenile relative more than five years ago.
Kendrick Nelson averted his scheduled Sept. 16 trial for first-degree rape by entering into a plea agreement Thursday (Sept. 5) before Criminal District Judge Franz Zibilich. Nelson, who turns 23 this Sunday, pleaded guilty to an amended count of second-degree rape in exchange for an agreed-upon sentence of 20 years in state prison.
Nelson's victim, a girl now in her early teens, read an impact statement to the court before the sentence was imposed.
The girl told New Orleans police investigators that when she first disclosed the sexual abuse that began between October 2012-October 2014, two relatives accused her of lying. The victim told police she became so distraught she had suicidal thoughts before Nelson was arrested in July 2018.
"This is a very sad situation, one this young girl never should have experienced," Cannizzaro said. "But for her bravery and determination to cooperate fully in this prosecution, this sexual predator might have remained free to victimize others. Instead, he was compelled at last to plead guilty and be held accountable for this crime. I commend this victim for her courage, and our police and prosecutor for a job well done."
The conviction also requires Nelson to register as a sex offender for a period of 25 years following his release from prison.
Assistant District Attorney Daniel Smart prosecuted the case.


Plus: New films from del Toro, Anderson, Dayton & Faris, Allen, Sorkin, Linklater, and many more.
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On the next page, the best indie offerings of November and December.


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In Boston, will Kerry steal from Bush?
Are the Democrats stealing from the Republicans?
BOSTON—John Kerry's victory jog through the Democratic primaries wasn't electrifying political drama, but it was fascinating to watch because Kerry's leisurely lapping of the field couldn't be explained by the conventional axioms of presidential politics. In the general election, Kerry has continued his rule-breaking ways. He's the same John Kerry—boring, craggy, and cringe-inducing—such as when, during his Sunday night, live-from-Fenway-Park interview on ESPN, he ducked the question of whether to induct Pete Rose into the Baseball Hall of Fame ("That's up to the writers. I think, probably, that's pretty difficult.") and tried to have it both ways on whether Roger Clemens should be inducted as a member of the Boston Red Sox ("Well, obviously, we think [Red Sox] but there are evenly divided opinions here."). But despite his limitations as a candidate, he's still engaged in a campaign that's suspending the normal laws of politics.
Even a casual viewer of Hardball knows that the first rule of an election that involves a sitting president is that it's a referendum on the incumbent. This election, however, has turned out to be the opposite. It's a referendum on the challenger. Kerry probably isn't responsible for this turn of events, but he's benefiting from it: The referendum on the incumbent is over. President Bush already lost it. This presidential campaign isn't about whether the current president deserves a second term. It's about whether the challenger is a worthy replacement.
So, even though there are supposed to be only five persuadable voters left in America, I'm inclined to think that the next four nights will be worth watching. Can the Democrats re-enact the successful 2000 Republican convention, a parade of moderation and diversity that convinced the nation that George W. Bush was a decent fellow who could be trusted with the levers of power? Four years ago, partisan Republicans were so consumed by Clinton hatred that they would shriek ecstatically every time Bush said he would "uphold the honor and dignity of the office." They channeled their rage into pragmatism: After eight years of Clinton, GOP primary voters wanted to beat Al Gore so badly that they rallied around Bush months before the primaries began, based on nothing more than the fact that he seemed electable. They made a calculated bet that Bush was a guy who would sell well, and they were right.
Now it's the Democrats' turn to see if their similar gamble will have a similar payoff. But I wonder if this convention will be as restrained as the one Republicans held four years ago. There's a big-name loose cannon on the bill on each of the first three nights: On Monday it's Al Gore; on Tuesday it's Howard Dean; and on Wednesday it's Wesley Clark. Each one is smart, beloved by a portion of the party, and capable of rhetorical sobriety. They're also all capable of going off the deep end.
Then John Edwards was introduced to speak via satellite. He gave his standard speech, about leading the world rather than bullying it, about not going to war needlessly, and about John Kerry's heroism and service in Vietnam. He also delivered a line that is consistently his biggest applause-getter at the Kerry-Edwards events I've attended. It's Edwards' answer to "honor and dignity," Bush's subliminal catchphrase from the 2000 campaign.
Every day, Edwards likes to say, every day John Kerry sits in that Oval Office, "he will always tell the American people the truth." The crowd erupted, as they always do. And during the entire speech, Edwards never said the president's name.


The ruble on Wednesday continued to gradually weaken. On the one hand, there is the oil factor – the price of black gold falling, investors calmed down. On the other bidders clearly concerned about the return of American congressmen from vacation, as it is likely that one of the first questions which they will be engaged, will be the aspect of tightening sanctions on Russia. In addition, the widespread weakening of quotations of currencies of emerging economies does not allow the ruble to trade safely.
As a result, by mid-day, the greenback climbed to 68,36 rubles (+0.4 percent). The Euro rose 0.3% and is trading at 79,20 RUB the Bank of Russia raised the exchange rates of foreign currencies for tomorrow, 6 September. Now they are 68,46 rubles per dollar and per Euro of 79.13 RUB. Evaluation of the regulator are increased by 19 and 11 cents, respectively.
Prospects scheduled for today, but never of the auction the Ministry of Finance on placement of OFZ was always going to be very vague. What could be hoped for, seeing the disastrous last auction and the apparent unwillingness of residents to buy? Most likely, next week the auction will not, the Agency will not take such a risk. The schedule of OFZ placements will directly depend on the situation. Now it is important not to have intensified capital flight from the secondary debt market, as it will hit the ruble.
The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation returns to active purchases of currency. According to the Agency, in the period from 7 September to 4 October will be bought currency to 426.9 billion roubles This means that within the day the Finance Ministry will spend around RUB 21.3 billion against the previous volume of 16.7 billion rubles. apparently, there is an active "preparation" of foreign currency reserves with the expectation of further spending under the President's projects and orders. For the ruble it is a usual bidding conditions, so any particularly pronounced exchange rate fluctuations against this background, should not wait.
Today commodity market is trading in the "red" zone. A barrel of Brent falls by 1% and costs $77,40, the barrel of WTI is losing 1.3% and is trading at $68.99, losing. On the one hand, information about the fresh start of hurricane season, investors have already received and reflected in the price. On the other – the intention of Saudi Arabia to keep oil prices between $70-80 per barrel, according to Reuters, not so expensive, because the market itself is able to oscillate in this framework, given the enormous amount of mixed catalysts.
The dollar closed today in the range 68,10-68,55, the Euro and go into a new session within 78,90-79,35 RUB.


There are many ways that blockchain technology can combat fraud in various sectors, and education is one of those sectors. It appears as though the Malaysian Ministry of Education agrees, as it is officially turning to blockchain for a verification system involving university degrees. The system is called the "e-Scroll system" and is based on the NEM blockchain.
The statement pointed to the fact that creating fake degrees is actually a lucrative business and referenced a BBC article in January 2018 that covered the fact that there were "diploma mills", that created fake degrees.
Malaysia seems to be increasingly open to cryptocurrency. The Finance Minister recently gave a speech urging the government to come up with clear regulations for cryptocurrency, which is expected to go into effect early next year.


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Have a strong accent? Here's how that hurts your paycheck
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"At a very young age, I decided I was not gonna have a Southern accent," notes comedian Stephen Colbert.
Power in Progress
What happens when people of different backgrounds meet in the pursuit of work? Ideally, progress.
By Sarah Todd
Senior reporter, Quartz and Quartz at Work
Published February 18, 2020 Last updated on February 24, 2020
Stephen Colbert grew up in South Carolina, but he doesn't have a Southern accent. That's because, even as a child, the comedian and TV host knew that other people might hold a distinctive drawl against him.
"At a very young age, I decided I was not gonna have a Southern accent," Colbert said in a 2006 interview with 60 Minutes. "When I was a kid watching TV, if you wanted to use a shorthand that someone was stupid, you gave the character a Southern accent. And that's not true. Southern people are not stupid. But I didn't wanna seem stupid. I wanted to seem smart."
It's decidedly unfair that Colbert felt pressured to change the way he spoke in order to avoid negative stereotypes. But biases against certain regional accents are common around the world. In the UK, the working-class Birmingham (or "Brummie") accent is famously scorned. In Japan, the Tōhoku regional accent is stereotypically associated with laziness and provinciality; in Brazil, Northeastern accents are considered socially inferior.
A new paper aims to pin down the cost of such bias in the workplace. People with strong regional accents face a wage penalty of 20% compared to those who speak a standard accent, according to a new working paper by researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Munich. That's a penalty on par with the gender wage gap.
The study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, was posted on the National Bureau of Economic Research website. It drew on a nationally representative sample of 950 people in Germany.
The study's authors say that Germany was an ideal setting for their inquiry because different regions of the country are each associated with different accents. In other words, "it is not as if one part of the country speaks standard German while another part speaks with a regional dialect." The fact that regional accents are associated with both high-income and low-income parts of Germany reduced the risk that the correlations between wage patterns and accents could be attributed to a given region's socioeconomic status.
So why is there a link between strong regional accents and lower wages? The answer has more to do with stigma than with accents themselves. "The employer has to charge consumers a lower price, or pay coworkers a higher wage, to induce them to interact with an employee against whom they are prejudiced," the authors write. "The result is a lower wage for workers with a stigmatized trait, such as a regional accent." Another variation on that explanation could be that because workers with strong accents encounter more bias from their colleagues and customers, it's harder for them to do their jobs effectively.
In both scenarios, workers with stronger accents seek out jobs that involve less interpersonal interaction, which often pay less. Sure enough, the researchers found that Germans with stronger accents seemed to hold less social occupations.
The study is in keeping with other research on how accents impact people's livelihoods. One of its authors, University of Chicago economist Jeffrey Grogger, published a paper in the Journal of Human Resources in 2018 focused on speech patterns in the US. He found that black Americans who spoke with a "mainstream" dialect tended to earn more money than those who spoke African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). Again, this is the result of prejudice. Speakers of AAVE may find themselves shut out from jobs that involve higher levels of interaction with colleagues, clients, and customers, which often pay more (as is the case with management jobs, for example).
Research also shows that people with certain foreign accents are also at a higher risk of employment discrimination. In one high-profile example of such bias, venture capitalist Paul Graham, the cofounder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, got into hot water back in 2013 after telling Inc. magazine that he was wary of entrepreneurs with heavy foreign accents. "Anyone with half a brain would realize you're going to be more successful if you speak idiomatic English, so they must just be clueless if they haven't gotten rid of their strong accent," he said.
Combatting negative stereotypes about people with regional, racial, and foreign accents is necessary to put workers on a more level playing field. But as long as bias persists, it's no surprise that people like Colbert may conclude that they need to change the way they speak in order to succeed—or else move to a place where a given accent doesn't have the same stigma.
The latter choice was the one pursued by Fiona Hill, the UK-born Russia expert and former official at the National Security Council who testified during Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Hill noted in her opening statement that she had moved to the US to avoid classist reactions to her speech. "I grew up poor with a very distinctive working-class accent," she said. "In England in the 1980s and 1990s, this would have impeded my professional advancement. This background has never set me back in America." The US, of course, is hardly free of biases—but it does lack that particular one.


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We have some sad news out of Vancouver this afternoon. The Vancouver Sun is reporting that 18 year old Jordan Young has been identified as the individual killed in a car crash on Saturday. Jordan was an Outside Hitter on the UBC-O men's volleyball team, one of the teams heading to CCAA Nationals later this week.
RCMP say a 1999 Saturn driven by 18-year-old Jordan Young from Vernon died after being extracted from the car following a collision with a power pole on Commonage Road. The 18-year-old male was brought to Vernon hospital and immediately transferred to Kelowna General Hospital but died of his injuries.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Young family and the UBC-O team.


A second case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been found in a domestic red deer from herd on a farm believed to be in Boileau. This discovery follows one found in a deer in late September in the same herd.
Animals with CWD experience a gradual breakdown of their central nervous system. They become emaciated, disoriented, lose control of bodily functions, develop extreme thirst, and eventually die. Not all deer infected with CWD initially show symptoms, but all deer infected will inevitably succumb to it. The local cases of CWD are the first ever to be discovered in Québec.
A statement from Frédérick Lelièvre, the Chief Biologist for biosecurity and wild animal health for the Québec Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP) in Québec City, says the federal Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the positive test in an adult female on October 18. The CFIA has slaughtered the other deer in that paddock as a precautionary measure. So far, 346 deer from the herd have been slaughtered under CFIA direction. The Québec Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries, et de l'Alimentation (MAPAC) also slaughtered and tested 89 deer between September 10 and 26. All of the CFIA and MAPAQ tests were negative.
In the wild, the MFFP has directed a cull of deer in a controlled intervention zone where all hunting and trapping has been banned. From the deer culled in that zone, 176 tissue samples were taken up to October 18. All tested negative for CWD. In the surrounding enhanced surveillance zone, where hunting is permitted but hunters are to take the deer to designated stations for testing, 110 samples were tested and they too were all negative.
The CFIA, MAPAQ, and MFFP have been cooperating on the response to the CWD cases and have requested the cooperation of local landowners and hunters. However, the government response has not been always well-received from residents in the areas affected, which include Harrington, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Boileau, and Wentworth-Nord. The federal and provincial agencies still have not confirmed that the herd at the source of the CWD is the one in Boileau. The culls and hunting restrictions are also unpopular with many rural residents. Many of them angrily shared their concerns at a public meeting in Grenville on September 27.
Marc André Le Gris, a Grenville-sur-la-Rouge councillor, shared the latest update confirming the second case of CWD on the Grenville-sur-la-Rouge news page on Facebook. Direct communication from federal and provincial authorities has also been a source of criticism from residents. Le Gris said as a citizen, he feels that people are very upset right now. As a councillor, he said their concerns are very important to him. "I will definitely make sure that their voices are heard by the right people," said Le Gris.
James Morgan is a freelance contributor.He has worked for several print and broadcast media outlets.James loves the history, natural beauty, and people of eastern Ontario and western Quebec.
James Morgan is a freelance contributor. He has worked for several print and broadcast media outlets. James loves the history, natural beauty, and people of eastern Ontario and western Quebec.


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The Next Generation BMW 7-series aka G11 has been spotted completely undisguised for the second time, the new BMW saloon car is set to be revealed later this summer, ahead of an official world debut at September's 2015 Frankfurt auto show. BMW have already started to showing the car privately to some of its VIP customers and this is where the photo is believed to have come from.
This photo was posted on the Bimmer Today and shows the full profile of the new BMW seven series for the first time.
BMW has taken a relatively safe, easy approach with the design of the new BMW 7-series. There does seem to be reasonable about of chrome all around the body, which suggests that this BMW 7-series that has been photographed has been fitted with BMW's luxury line package. As always with BMW. We are also expecting the 7-Series to offer a sports package.
We are expecting to see the new BMW 7-Series arriving in our local showrooms in the next 6 to 12 months as a 2016 BMW model.
If you are one of the lucky people to have experienced first-hand the new BMW 7-Series. For example, if you are one of the lucky customers that would have a sneak preview then we will be very keen to hear from you.


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Colleen and Rodrigo flew all the way from Canada (with a quick hiking stop in New Zealand) to elope on the breathtaking cliffs of Fingal Head. With their two closest friends by their side, they exchanged the most beautiful vows to each other, before dancing into the sunset. We spent the afternoon exploring the white sands and pink skies of Dreamtime Beach before they left to enjoy their first private dinner as husband and wife.
P.S We're completely in love with Colleen's dress - which she also took hiking! How's that for commitment!


While it may have started as a blogging platform, WordPress is one of the largest and most widely used CMS platforms today. It's estimated that nearly 60 percent of websites that use a CMS choose WordPress. By its own estimate, 24 percent of the web operates through WordPress. Major websites that use WordPress include The New Yorker, Best Buy and Xerox.
WordPress is open source, which means that you don't need to purchase a license to operate it. In addition, open source software is constantly being enhanced by a community of contributors, including web developers, who create plug-ins and themes for the software. This makes it a good choice regardless of whether or not you know how to code or have a web developer or a team of developers. The software can be customized to fit your needs.
It offers content, document and project management, file distribution and project tracking. However, it doesn't support database reports, and lacks search engines.
WordPress is simple to use. It offers drag-and-drop functions, a spellchecker and quick undo tools so you don't have to delete large sections of your work and start over. The interface is intuitive, but this CMS program lacks site and style wizards that provide step-by-step instruction for novice users.
If you have an online store, what you need from a CMS will differ from that of a standard website. Many CMS applications have plug-ins for eCommerce, but there are also those that are developed specifically for eCommerce sites. Magento rates as one of the best, with an open source platform and a variety of different options for eCommerce businesses of all sizes. Prominent clients include Burger King, Nestle and Zumiez.
Magento Community Edition is the basic platform, well suited for small businesses or tech-savvy entrepreneurs just starting out who want to build a webstore from scratch. If you don't know how to code, there is a community of users creating extensions with new features that you can add on to your store. Magento also supports multiple currencies and languages, which makes it a good choice if you have international customers.
Enterprise and Enterprise Cloud Edition are options for larger-scale sites. The Cloud Edition includes webhosting. There are costs associated with these options, but they include assistance with installation and troubleshooting.
The Magento content management system (CMS) is geared toward creating attractive and powerful eCommerce websites. It offers out-of-the box capabilities with ready-made themes while allowing for unlimited ability to customize with your own code. Thus, it's a good choice for growing businesses.
The dashboard has a look and organization familiar to most CMS software, making it easy to navigate. You can choose from templates or create your own. It offers security and privacy capabilities to meet current laws and payment card industry requirements. You can set up a single store or multiple stores, even stores in different languages depending on their locations.
Because this CMS is geared for eCommerce, it has extensive features for creating a product catalog, with advanced pricing tools, image watermark capabilities and the ability to add multiple attributes or variations. You can also add general content pages, formatting each page individually to meet the needs of the content. There are also customer account and grouping features.
The software also allows you to set up invoicing and billing through the program as well as shipping. You can set up the website to create reports on sales, customers, products or performance. The program also stores the statistics for use in the future.
This open source content management software nonetheless has expert tools and add-ons to efficiently program a versatile website that can handle the needs of your online business. You can find paid and free add-ons in the Magento marketplace for analytics, communication, payment processing, shipping and more. If you wish, you can program your own widgets or seek codes from the over 150,000 developers through Magento community forums.
In addition to users, Magento has over 3,000 trained solution partners, professional experts for consultation, code audits or business analytics. They can provide technical consultations and performance reviews. If you prefer to master they system yourself, there are user guides, live and online courses, certification processes and even Magento meetups to learn from other users.
Magento's product focus and flexibility make it a strong choice for business that deal primarily in eCommerce. The open source content management system has multiple features for building the website without special coding and ready-made add-ons you can acquire for free or purchase. Plus, you can add your own coding. It's a versatile system without being overly complex or requiring expert developer skills.
Optimizing your website for search engines is critical when building a website. Drupal, an open source CMS application, has many tools and modules to help you create content relevant to your target audience and structure your website so it can be crawled effectively by search engines. Major website that utilize Drupal include The Economist, Weather.com and Fox.
Drupal is a good choice for sites that manage a lot of pages or that have a large number of users. Having good SEO tools for a large site is crucial, as issues with duplicate content and poor site architecture can lead to poor rankings.
Drupal is more complex than other open source CMS platforms. You may have to hire a web developer or a team of designers and development staff to develop a good, user-friendly site. Drupal is well regarded as being one of the most secure open-source content management platforms.
Drupal is a well-known content management system intended to help advanced designers create a powerful website capable of handling large volumes of visitors and hundreds of pages of content. Drupal is so flexible it can create a simple blog as easily as impressive, interactive business sites. This flexibility makes this CMS a great solution for a growing business with ever-changing website needs.
While Drupal, one of the founding solutions in content management programs, has some of the best add-ons and plug-ins available, it isn't the most user-friendly for novice web designers. It has a decent selection of themes and a site wizard for quickly getting your business site online. However, it requires a lot of coding to make a truly powerful site. Drupal offers a highly active CMS community with a lot of user support.
Drupal content management software includes blog tools, email forms, search engines and site maps. These are basic features found on most websites, though Drupal also has a good range of add-ons especially for commerce and business websites. These include shopping carts, point-of-sale systems, help desks, live chat features and inventory management. This program also has several tools for tracking projects, managing documents and creating database reports – vital functions for mid-sized businesses with a lot of content to manage.
Drupal has very strong community support. You can join forums to ask questions, trade code and gain insights. In addition to online groups, there are events and meetups, chats and the Planet Drupal blog that aggregates posts by Drupal users for Drupal users.
In addition to the active community support, Drupal includes several technical support options. You can connect with support personnel through email or its social media pages, including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Google Plus. You can access the user guide via the website. As with most open-source CMS solutions, Drupal doesn't have telephone support available.
While the selection of themes and templates isn't as extensive as other content management systems, Drupal does have a very active community with enough support for developing your business website. It has ready-made tools to help you easily create a basic blog or website, but most of the tools and functions have been developed to support large amounts of website traffic and managing large volumes of content.
Maintaining a website is a necessity no matter what type of business you operate. It is often the first impression customers have of your business. Joomla is well regarded as the best CMS application for small business owners. This is an open source CMS that is easy to develop and customize. Major websites built using Joomla include Harvard University and The Guggenheim Museum and Foundation.
Joomla is a good choice for small businesses regardless of the size of your business (whether you have one of 50 employees) or the industry because of the relative ease with which a site can be developed. Joomla offers many extensions and plug-ins that can meet the needs of most small businesses. Most CMS platforms offer different themes and templates, but the sites that share those systems all convey a similar look and feel. Joomla offers greater options for customization, so your website can be unique while also being easy to use.
Regardless of the business add-ons you need for your website, Joomla has them all free of charge. However, the selection of website themes isn't as extensive as its other CMS solutions. You can easily search private website and blogs to find more, and the Joomla community is quite active and available to help you hunt down what you need for your business website project. It is easy to create an eCommerce site, complete with shopping carts, point-of-sale systems, inventory management and affiliate tracking.
Joomla doesn't have many support options. You can browse through the online user guide and discuss options on the user forums. There are also online classes available through the website, but no email or phone support options. This is not unusual for open source software systems.
Joomla isn't a quick website builder with site or style wizards but rather a CMS for web designers who have experience using code to develop functional and professional websites. This CMS has an extensive list of business and commerce add-ons available, most without cost. The community is active and effective in answering questions that cannot otherwise be answered due to the lack of personal support options.
Open source content management system (CMS) WebGUI includes so many add-ons that a variety of organizations, ranging from small businesses and government agencies to nonprofits, have utilized it to create and maintain online content. It offers a huge toolset, including the most important eCommerce and business add-ons, such as shopping carts, POS systems and file distribution. It also has a wealth of support options.
Since content management systems are designed for multiple users to use at the same time, WebGUI has tools for real-time collaboration, such as versioning. The sandbox tool allows web developers to create new webpages and content and to see how it will look online without disrupting the live site.
WebGUI has a unique feature that allows you to customize each user's interface to match their skill level. This means the administrator can set the level and tools available to each user depending on their experience and need for the content management system. Interfaces range from simple tools to add or delete content from the company website to portals that allow IT personnel to make large changes to the programming.
Drag and drop is one of the best tools for easily adding content to your website. WebGUI also has an easy-to-use site wizard that lets you preview your additions and before you save and publish the final product. If you make a mistake, WebGUI has an undo feature so you don't have to delete everything and start from square one. It also includes a spell checker to help you avoid some mistakes from the get-go.
This content management software includes tools for eCommerce, such as shopping carts, inventory management and point-of-sale systems. You can add a help desk portal so clients can easily send questions to support and IT personnel. WebGUI also supports a live chat feature for further enhancing your customer's experience on your website.
WebGUI has a contact management tool that lets you safely store and share client information. The document management feature allows you to create and store content virtually. You can also share the data entry, file distribution and database reports among different departments and employees for group collaboration projects. This CMS can help you create and manage events that are important to the growth and success of your company.
The WebGUI community is relatively active, and you can find several personal websites and blogs with codes for a variety of add-ons. WebGUI offers telephone support in addition to email. It also has user guides and forum discussions online to help you during non-business hours when customer support is not available.
eZ Platform, an open source content management system (CMS), offers drag-and drop capabilities and editing on the page itself. It offers multilingual and multisite capabilities so you can manage all your websites from a single repository, even those in different languages. It works on the Symphony framework and offers API capability so you can customize the site for your specific needs.
As with most of the best CMS programs on our review, eZ Platform has included many important security tools, including granular privileges that let you determine who has access to which parts of the software, with password protection afforded to individual users.
This CMS program has a unique sandbox that allows you to create, test and preview content before it goes live. You can also place each new change on a timeline that will automatically push the content live without any additional thought or effort on your part.
eZ Platform is a good choice for medium-size business that have a lot of back-end web content needs, such as contact, document and project management. This CMS program has real-time reports on visitor activity to help you analyze visitor information and make decisions about future content on your site. It lacks eCommerce tools but offers a powerful API system, so you may be able to integrate third-party software.
Creating your website is straightforward, with editing managers that include drag-and-drop functions for content such as images, graphs and data. eZ Platform has an image editor within the program itself that lets you control clarity, color effects and contrast. eZ Platform also has tools to automatically create mobile friendly websites. Preview tools let you see exactly what your web site content will look like when it goes live.
eZ Platform lets you include blogs, wikis and discussion forms that allow visitors to contribute content in a controlled environment. Search engines, site maps, email help forms and live chat are also important tools you can include on your website to give your visitors more access to customer support and IT support.
eZ Platform is an easy-to-use CMS program for creating high-level, interactive business websites, although some important eCommerce tools and functions are missing. The unique sandbox allows you to schedule many content items to automatically go live on user-specified publish dates. The real-time data tracking lets you quickly analyze and adjust content to create a more user-friendly experience for your visitors.
MODX is a developer-friendly content management system, or CMS, that is capable of recognizing several programing languages. MODX doesn't have any simple web building tools like a site wizard. Instead, every aspect of your site must be created using code. While basic web-creation tools are not necessary for content management system software, it is nice to have them for creating quick web pages.
This CMS software is intuitive for web designers and organized to allow you easy access to important tools. Since this is a true CMS program rather than a souped-up web builder, you must use code to create an interactive, eCommerce-friendly business website.
The online video tutorials, user guides and discussion forums have lists of codes to use for a variety of business tools. It also offers a free download guide and codes for applications. However, you have a great deal of creative freedom with this platform, including the ability to use different programming languages for different types of content. For example, you can program your website in HTML5 and your mobile app in JSON.
MODX offers a high level of security, with xPDO as an intermediate database layer to ensure code is sanitized before being saved to a database. This prevents SQL injection attacks. It has several password add-ins for ensuring your content is secure.
With a clean interface and the ability to recognize multiple programing languages, MODX is a developer-friendly choice for a content management system. You can use it to create websites or mobile apps. It also allows for email marketing, an important feature for businesses that use their websites to gather leads. It is secure, versatile and has integrations with several shopping cart programs.
concrete5 is open source content management software with pre-designed templates and add-ons for those who want some flexibility with coding their website but aren't interested in doing it all from scratch. It has an active user community, several training opportunities and professional support.
This CMS software allows you to select themes to start, and you can customize them using the menu or CSS coding. You can also format each page individually with videos and images, layout modules, stacks and responsive grid points. It uses a WYSIWYG editor plus drag-and-drop capabilities to create the look that matches your brand. It creates mobile-responsive sites, an important consideration since over 40 percent of consumers are now using their mobile phones to make buying decisions.
You can employ marketing tools like forms for collecting customer data, reporting both on website performance and customer use, blogs with RSS syndication and comment moderation, and site optimization features to make sure you get the best search engine optimization.
If you are looking for advanced tools, you can check the documentation for codes for specific needs, ask on the forums or check out the add-on library. You can find hundreds of add-ons for everything from image carousels to eCommerce. The eCommerce apps were limited, however.
In addition, the software is very secure. You can modify it without overriding the core, and the CMS software itself has been tested at hackerone.com. You have audit trails and CAPTCHA tools as well as login histories to track issues. The program is SSL compatible.
The website includes documentation and tutorials created by the founders and the users, plus you can purchase online courses from beginner user level to advanced developer level. There is an active forum as well as the ability to hire professional assistance.
concrete5 content management system software is open source, giving you a lot of flexibility in programming the code to create attractive, useful and mobile-friendly websites. It has themes and add-ons for those not interested in heavy coding and training for those who want to learn, but the real power of this system lies in its coding capabilities.
Composr is an open source content management system (CMS) with a large plug-and-play feature set that also allows for coding. It makes secure, mobile friendly websites with automatic SEO tools and extras to engage your visitors. It's not the best CMS solution for eCommerce or large-scale enterprise endeavors, but it has the power and ease for most SMB sites.
The code is easy to download and install and offers some templates to get you started, or a style wizard if you prefer to design the site yourself. You can then add modules such as catalogs, galleries, blogs and documents libraries. You can integrate it with your current forum or its forum, Conversr.
You can password protect parts of the website so others can work the parts of the system they need to. It offers SSL/HTTPS support, including integration to TLS, the next generation of PCI compliance. In addition, it offers forum protections on Conversr for warning members, putting them on probation or banishing them as needed.
You can create content with the WYSIWYG editor, add images singly or in galleries, post videos and create other interactive features, such as quizzes, to engage your readers. You can find some add-ons on the website; they are easy to install. However, this content management software prides itself on not depending on additions for its power. That means, you'll find most of tools you need already in the program, but if you want something particular, you may have to code it or seek it from other sources.
It's a versatile program, but Composr is up front about the things it does not do well. In fact, it recommends other CMS solutions for blogs, eCommerce and large-scale enterprise-level intranets.
If you are just starting out, there are video tutorials and documentation plus an active forum where you can ask questions or swap code. This CMS provider also has professional-level assistance, though it comes with a charge. This is typical of most CMS providers that offer professional support.
Composr is not as popular as many content management software systems, but it is versatile, secure and user friendly. It can handle most business websites, although it's not focused on eCommerce.
Squarespace ensures your site is safe and secure with the option to SSL-enable your pages. In addition, you can designate certain users as an administrator or provide a login and registration form for site visitors. Site controls include annotations, sitewide passwords to lock the site while it's under construction, lock screens and page-specific passwords. With multiple access levels you can limit an employee's ability to change the site to just the areas they need.
Squarespace is a basic but versatile content management system ideal for people who are not hard-core developers but want to create a useful and secure website for personal, business or eCommerce. It's not open source nor does it have plug-ins, but it offers the most important tools, creating an attractive small business website.
Small Businesses: No matter what type of business you operate, a website is a necessity in today's business world. A CMS allows you to manage the content yourself and update information quickly. Most CMS applications include SEO plug-ins to help you optimize your website's content. You can also find templates and themes to quickly create an attractive website without having to hire a designer.
A CMS platform is different from a blogging platform in terms of scale. Some of the services profiled in our buying guide began as blogging platforms and offer that service, but a CMS is much more robust, offering greater control over the look and feel of your site as well as allowing for different administrative levels of control. A CMS also allows you to add plug-ins that expand the look and functionality of your site. You can brand your website, send emails, manage user access and even add a shopping cart.
Another main difference between a blog platform and a CMS is that the blog will be hosted by the platform itself. This means that your website will have the domain name of the blog host, such as Blogger.
If you use a CMS to manage and develop your website, you'll need to pay for the domain and the web hosting. Many CMS platforms include web hosting services, though you'll have to pay for the hosting. You can read our articles about web hosting to learn more.
Content management systems fall into two major categories: open source and closed source. An open source CMS has lower costs and is created and maintained by a community of developers A closed source CMS is proprietary and is more expensive to use. Here are some other benefits and drawbacks with each type of CMS.
The biggest difference is in the price. Open source CMS software doesn't require you to purchase a license in order to access and change its source code. All code is free to the public and often supported by a large community of users. This gives you solid support since so many others are using the program as well. It's easy to find ideas for incorporating various functions and features on your website. You can also find the required code from these community support groups, so even if you aren't as program savvy as others, you can find enough information to make it work.
However, because the source code is free with so many users, most CRM companies continually update the software. This means you can count on new versions, patches and updates on a fairly regular basis, which could require you to change your website and code in order to keep up.
Because the code of open source programs is license-free, there is a greater risk of a security breach. Everyone using the open source code understands how to get around various protections. However, you can invest in add-ons and other security programs that work hand-in-hand with content management systems to give you an extra layer of security. Closed source CMS software has heavily guarded source code that requires a license in order to access it, or several if you have a team of developers. Because the source is so protected, it costs a lot to get started. Several closed source content management systems require a monthly access fee, so it isn't unheard of to have to pay between $200 and $1,000 to get started.
Since you put so much effort into creating a CMS program, these systems are built to last for a while between version releases. While the occasional update or patch may occur, for the most part, once you purchase a closed source CMS, you can find solace in knowing you won't have to update the program and risk reworking your website code. This also helps keep the program more secure since there is a limited number of people who hold a license to the code.
If you discover you need help with your closed source CMS, you don't have the large community support found with open source software. Instead, these systems tend to come with high-end, personal support including telephone support, which is rare among open source content management systems.
Cost: An open source CMS doesn't involve any fees to use the platform. All of the open source CMS applications in our lineup include a free option. You may have to pay for hosting or advanced features, but there are several themes that are free to start with.
Customization: Open source CMS applications are flexible and can fit the needs of many businesses. Because a broad community of developers works on these systems, there are a wide variety of options, so you can find certain tools or plug-ins to suit your business. For example, if you want to add a feature so your customers can schedule an appointment or make a reservation online, there are several plug-ins available that are easy to integrate with your CMS.
Vulnerability: Open source CMS software can be vulnerable to security issues, especially if plug-ins and modules are not updated.
Support: Don't count on personalized support for problems you run into with your particular website.
Security: Because this type of CMS software is proprietary, these applications undergo a more rigorous testing process, which leaves them less vulnerable to Trojans and other security flaws.
Customized Support: You can receive ongoing, personalized support to help you troubleshoot any problems with your site. Often this support costs extra.
Cost: Costs range from a few thousand dollars to upwards of a hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on the scope and scale of the CMS.
Lack of Flexibility: A closed source solution isn't always one size fits all, but there are fewer options for customization, and if you need something specific for your business, you may have to pay extra for it.
A content management system allows you to quickly and easily add and edit content on your website. You can control who has access to the various functions of the software and can schedule when content goes live on your website. We've assembled a lineup of the 10 best CMS applications in the industry so you can explore your options and find the one best suited for your business.
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An outspoken Hong Kong media tycoon's home was attacked early on Monday in an incident that was caught on surveillance footage.
The released video shows a silver vehicle stopping in front of Next Media Ltd. mogul Jimmy Lai's driveway on Kadoorie Avenue. A man exits and hurls what appears to be a Molotov cocktail at the residence before driving away. The bomb left behind a puddle of flame and a bewildered looking security guard. Nobody was hurt.
Men also lobbed firebombs at Next Media's Hong Kong headquarters in a separate incident at approximately the same early hour.
Lai — also known as Lai Chi-ying — is a champion of press freedom who has been outspokenly critical of China. His corporate yacht is reportedly named "Free China."
In December 2002, Lai took to Hong Kong's streets to protest the government's proposed "anti-subversion" law, which he labeled "an invisible, tightening collar" and an attack on free speech. The bill was later shelved indefinitely.
He supported the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protests in Hong Kong, which he called a "wake-up call" for the local legislature, and his media outlets, such as Next Magazine and the Apple Daily newspaper, gave blanket coverage to the demonstrations calling for universal suffrage. Lai, 66, was a regular visitor to the Occupy Central camps, and was arrested in December after refusing to vacate one of the protest sites.
Video shows pro-democracy legislators staging yellow umbrella walkout in Hong Kong. Read more here.
The businessman stepped down as Apple Daily's publisher following his arrest, and subsequently resigned as Next Media chairman and executive director, ostensibly to spend more time with his family. He remains the company's majority shareholder.
"You cannot have the media so close to you that it becomes your voice," he recently told the New York Times. "This is no good, because it becomes too extreme and people will resent it."
Lai could now face legal proceedings relating to his actions. He has been identified as a leader of the Occupy Central movement, and was told to report to a police station on January 21.
Lai might also face additional charges. Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency began investigating donations he madeto the city's pro-democracy politicians after Next Media was hacked last summer and emails detailing some of his political contributions were subsequently leaked. He believes the hacking was state-sponsored.
Monday was not the first time Lai had been targeted. In November, five men were arrested after Lai was hit in the face with animal organs. The attackers were allegedly also shouting "drop dead" — echoing a phrase that Lai wrote in an editorial in the 1990s about Chinese Premier Li Peng, after which Lai's Giordano clothing stories in China were forced to close. His house has also seen previous assaults. A stolen car was driven into his front gate in 2013, while an axe and machete were left in the driveway.
Lai was born in Guangzhou, southern China. When he was 12, his family paid a smuggler to take him to Hong Kong in the hull of a boat. Once there, he lived on the street, in sweatshops, worked odd jobs, and eventually became successful in the world of retail before turning his attentions to media.
In a 1994 interview, Lai told Wired magazine that he got the idea to set up Next Magazine during the Tiananmen massacre.
"The fact that the Chinese government was responding to the demand for democracy by shooting people — that they were completely unable to deal with the demonstration — showed me just how desperate and doomed they were," he said. "I realized right then that there was no reverse role for China. It would have to open up to the free flow of information; and when it did, it would be the biggest market in the world."
The magazine's first issue was released in March 1991, and stories they ran in the first few years included one on government corruption, China's "one-child policy," and an exposé of Chinese criminal gangs called Triads.
"I've always wanted to change things," Lai added. "The events of June 4 gave me the inspiration I needed. Now I'm no longer in a business that just delivers merchandise and makes money; I'm in a business that delivers information — and information is freedom. That's a great motivator for me. I've never been able to relate to my home country, yet now I'm directly involved in bringing more freedom to the Chinese people."
This dissident really wants to go home but China refuses to arrest him. Read more here.


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Q: python-requests changes a POST to a GET when receiving an HTTP 302. Is this expected behavior? I discovered this after some testing on a new API and the admin on that side said I'm doing GETs while I'm doing POSTs on my side. After enabling debugging, I found that requests will do the initial POST and then do a GET on the new 302 URL.
My problem is fixed now after I understood what the problem was, but is this a bug or expected behavior? If you receive a 302 on a POST, should you not raise an exception, or retry the POST to the new URL.
I don't want to log it on GitHub as a bug, unless I'm sure that it is one. Just want some input on this.
Thanks

A: According to the RFC,

If the 302 status code is received in response to a request other than
  GET or HEAD, the user agent MUST NOT automatically redirect the
  request unless it can be confirmed by the user, since this might
  change the conditions under which the request was issued.

(http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.3)
So this behaviour is at least not compliant - BUT the RFC also states that:

Note: RFC 1945 and RFC 2068 specify that the client is not allowed
        to change the method on the redirected request.  However, most
        existing user agent implementations treat 302 as if it were a 303
        response, performing a GET on the Location field-value regardless
        of the original request method. The status codes 303 and 307 have
        been added for servers that wish to make unambiguously clear which
        kind of reaction is expected of the client.

IOW: while not RFC compliant, this is the default behaviour for most user-agents, and most web apps do indeed implement post-redirect-get with a 302 instead of a 303.
So requests behaviour here is obviously not a bug, but a practical design decision. And as Foo Bar User already mentinned, you can alter this using the allow_redirects arg.

A: That mimics the behaviour of browsers, which will always do a GET on a redirect, not a POST.
Wikipedia has an explanation of this behaviour: under the original standard, browsers were supposed to redirect with a POST, but they all implemented it with a GET. Status codes 303 and 307 were introduced to clarify this, with 303 as the current (GET) behaviour and 307 as the originally intended one (POST), but these are rarely used in practice.

A: According to Wikipedia what requests did is right. If a web server wants a redirect and use the same method , it should send 307 Temporary Redirect (since HTTP/1.1).

302 Found
This is an example of industry practice contradicting the
  standard. The HTTP/1.0 specification (RFC 1945) required the client to
  perform a temporary redirect (the original describing phrase was
  "Moved Temporarily"),[6] but popular browsers implemented 302 with the
functionality of a 303 See Other. Therefore, HTTP/1.1 added status
  codes 303 and 307 to distinguish between the two behaviours. However,
  some Web applications and frameworks use the 302 status code as if it
  were the 303.

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British Airways Celebrates 60 Years of Jet Flights Across The Atlantic (+Photos)
LONDON – British Airways (BA) is celebrating 60 years of jet engine Transatlantic crossings. BOAC, the predecessor to BA, operated the first transatlantic jet engine flight on October 4, 1958, on
Virgin Atlantic Names Shai Weiss As CEO
LONDON – Virgin Atlantic has today announced that its current Chief Commercial Officer, Shai Weiss, will take the reins of the airline as its new CEO when Craig Kreeger steps down
Virgin Launches New Flights To Las Vegas, Boston, Barbados
LONDON — Virgin Atlantic has today announced plans to launch flights to Las Vegas (LAS) from London-Heathrow (LHR), effective on March 31, 2019. These new flights to LAS are being transferred
Delta Air Lines & Virgin Atlantic Unveil Summer 2018 Plans
LONDON – Together, Delta Airlines and Virgin Atlantic have launched their joint Summer 2018 schedule which will offer the most nonstop flights that the two carriers have provided between the U.S.
Virgin Atlantic Reports Loss in 2017
MIAMI — British carrier, Virgin Atlantic, has reported a loss in 2017 after what the airline has described as a
Virgin Atlantic's Turnaround
LONDON — Virgin Atlantic announced in March that it had turned in a £14.4 million ($21.7 million) profit before tax
Boeing, Airbus Show the Whip to Laggardly Seatmaker Zodiac
MIAMI — When aircraft are delayed going into service because seats aren't ready in time, airframers and their airline customers start
Today's Big Airline Announcements…For April 1
MIAMI — It was a busy day in the airline industry as many airlines posted some big announcements. In case you missed
Virgin Atlantic 747-400 Emergency Landing at London Gatwick
MIAMI – Virgin Atlantic Flight 43, a Boeing 747-400 flying from London Gatwick to Las Vegas, experienced a landing gear malfunction
Virgin Atlantic To Fly First 787-9 This October
MIAMI — Today marks 30 years since Virgin Atlantic's inaugural flight departed London Gatwick for Newark. On the carrier's 30th


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Q: OpenWRT PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function json_encode() I have tried to install php5-mod-json, but it did not help. I would prefer a solution without any other frameworks. PHP version that I am running is 5.4.5 Also I am using nginx and OpenWRT
Thank you in advance.

A: I tried installing the php5-mod-json. It is working fine for me.
opkg install php5-mod-json

if it doesn't work for you, you need to add the URL http://downloads.openwrt.org/barrier_breaker/14.07/ramips/mt7620a/packages/oldpackages in your package list.
// File content 'index.php'
echo json_encode(array('ok'));

Test
root@openWRT:/www/html# php-cli index.php
["ok"]


Blabbin' Grammy: Yeah, It Does!
Well, In case you didn't know, it does snow some here, and did yesterday and some more last night. Admittedly, it was not a lot, but enough to say we had our first snow of the winter. Actually, more problems were caused by black ice and accidents in the Dallas multiplex this morning. Hopefully, the only thing that was lost was time, and I know a lot of that was lost.
Then about 4 p.m., I let sleep take me back to bed for a four hour nap and at 8 p.m. I got up and had a toasted cheese sandwich accompanied by fresh strawberries. Played a little Farmville and went back to bed, and more or less slept till nearly 8 a.m. Needless to say, I feel somewhat rested this morning.
Today, I need to do a few catchup things like folding laundry, wrapping the outdoor water faucets so they don't freeze up in the below freezing temperatures, write some checks to pay bills, you know, all that fun stuff. Ha ha ha. Maybe work a little more on my fireplace project. Maybe even take a shower this afternoon after I do the outside stuff. Don't want to go outside with freshly washed skin and hair, and take cold.
Well, that is about it for right now. More later. This is Blabbin' Grammy signing off for now. Much love to each of you, my friends and family. Bye for now.
Hi, it has been awhile since I have visited...I wanted to stop by and tell you I have missed reading your blog...it is still such a wonderful, homey blog...I just love it! I did the A-Z Challenge with Arlee Bird with you and many others...anyway just wanted to say hello!
Glad you got to see some snow, Ruby. And that you didn't have to go anywhere in it!
Sounds like you got some rest. I enjoyed your story about the 3 gentleman you met and your Scottish plaid dress. Have a good week.
Well we got snow,about 8in.most we have since the big one in 93.We don't usally get much here.We use to get snows like this in the 70's and 80's,cold too.the high today is 30degrees.Well have a good evening and stay warm.
We had dreadful snow back in November, hope it stays away.
Also I hope did keeps away from Nashville when I fly over in Feb.
Loved the photo's thanks for sharing.


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Milwaukee Public Schools will bring back driver's education in February through a pilot program to help students model good driving etiquette and address the epidemic of too many young people driving in this city without a license.
MPS phased out driver's education in 2000 as part of a cost savings measure, and while classes were offered through MPS' recreation program at a subsidized rate of $150, the cost was too expensive for most young people to afford.
The new six-week driver's education course will be offered after school at four MPS high schools: North Division; South Division; Obama School of Career and Technical Education; and Rufus King.
The class will cost $35 for a permit fee.
The pilot year will serve 300 students at a cost of $170,000. By year three, the program is expected to serve 3,600 at a cost of $1.7 million. Data will be collected from students in the test year and evaluated. The district will use those findings to secure funding to sustain the program.
That's excellent news for the students and for the citizens of Milwaukee. It seems like a day doesn't go by without the news showing a traffic accident involving a teenager.
On Thursday, police say four teenagers were taken into custody after a stolen SUV they were in struck a tree during a pursuit near N. 19th and W. Locust streets.
Police say shortly after 12:30 p.m., an officer spotted a vehicle that had been taken in an armed robbery on the city's south side. When officers attempted to stop the car, the driver took off and police gave chase.
During the pursuit, the SUV struck a tree. The driver of the car was just 12. The four other suspects range in age from 13 to 16.
Will teaching driver's education stop teens from stealing cars? Maybe not, but it may cause some to think before they commit such a stupid act.
When I took driver's education at John Marshall High School in 1986, the first thing my instructor taught me was "driving is a privilege, not a right." That message stuck with me.
Driver's education was one of the most popular classes at my high school. I remember it being one of the classes that students respected the most. Even the class clowns were on their best behavior in driver's education, because they knew that this would be their best opportunity to learn how to drive.
This class helped me to pass my driver's test on the first try and it helped me to land one of my first jobs at the old Milwaukee Sentinel as a high school intern. One of the requirements as an intern was to have a valid driver's license.
MPS Superintendent Darienne Driver said bringing back driver's education eliminates a huge barrier for many young African-American boys in the city and that it helps them on the pathway to finding employment.
The driver's license gap between blacks and whites and the middle class and the poor in Milwaukee is startling.
■Between 2008 and 2011 in Milwaukee County, 8,723 teens received driver's license suspensions for failure to pay court fines and forfeitures. Most of these suspensions occurred before the teens were even old enough to obtain a permit or license.
■From 2006 to 2011, young black males were 10 times more likely to have their driver's license suspended compared to their white counterparts.
■Only 17% of black teens in Milwaukee have their permit or probationary driver's license, compared to 64% for their white counterparts living in the suburbs.
■Of the full-time job openings in Greater Milwaukee, 72% are in the suburbs. Without a car, many people in the inner city can't even try for the job.
■In 2014, 123,187 people had their licenses suspended in Milwaukee County, which is more than Dane, Racine, Rock and Kenosha counties combined.
The best part about universal driver's education is that it provides two ways for young people to obtain their license.
Under the "traditional" route, a student is eligible to take a road test and obtain his or her license after completing 30 classroom hours, six hours of behind the wheel and six hours of observation.
Under the "restorative" route, students who had their license suspended can work with attorneys with the Center for Driver's License Recovery and Employability to become eligible to get their license back.
In Milwaukee, young people can have their driving privileges suspended even before they are of driving age. They can either have them revoked for driving before they have their permit or in some cases some young people have had their license suspended for a criminal offense.
For example, if a child gets into a fight and receives a disorderly conduct citation, failure to pay the $400 fine can result in the kid having his or her license suspended. Either the parent is on the hook for the payment of the citation to keep the child from going into adulthood with monetary fines, or the child starts out life after 18 in debt and behind unless he or she finds a job as a teen and pays the fines.
No matter what side of the road you fall on, the universal driver's education program can help reverse the growing culture of unlicensed and reckless driving by helping to educate youths about the pitfalls of dangerous driving and consequences of driving unlicensed.
And it may give some of them pause before committing egregious acts behind the wheel.


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Saluting Our Sailors: Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Lanehart,
Most Americans rely on weather forecasts to plan their daily routine. The U.S. Navy is no different. With numerous ships, submarines and airplanes deployed in the U.S. Pacific Fleet's area of operations, sailors stationed at Fleet Weather Center San Diego, make it their primary mission to monitor weather conditions in support of the fleet's daily operations.
Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Lanehart, a 2001 Capitol High School graduate and native of Baton Rouge is one of these sailors serving at the Fleet Weather Center, providing full-spectrum weather services to shore-based commands and afloat naval units.
As a Navy aerographer's mate, Lanehart is responsible for the day-to-day tasks of one hundred sailors. He helps them prepare for deployment by ensuring they have the proper qualifications and training to do their jobs. He also helps mentor them with personal and professional issues to make sure they are ready to perform to the best of their capabilities.
Lanehart credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Baton Rouge.
"Baton Rouge is like a small, big city," said Lanehart. "You learn how to adapt to adversity and think quick on your feet to accomplish your goals. You understand how to move about with a sense of family and pride because everyone knows everyone else and it is a very close-knit community. You always represent your family."
Additionally, sailors serving with the Fleet Weather Center ensure naval installations, contingency exercises, and operations are able to facilitate risk management, resource protection, and mission success of fleet, regional and individual unit commanders.
Fleet Weather Center San Diego provides U.S. and coalition ship, submarine and aircraft weather forecasts including en route and operating area forecasts. In addition, they deploy certified Strike Group Oceanography Teams and Mobile Environmental Teams from the commands to provide tactical warfighting advantage for strike and amphibious forces afloat through the application of meteorological and oceanographic sciences.
Being stationed in San Diego, the principal homeport of the Pacific Fleet, means Lanehart is playing an important part in America's focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community and career, Lanehart is most proud of earning Sea Sailor of the Year honors in 2018. He attributes that award to all of the hard work that his shipmates put in that year. Stating that, "ultimately I was recognized for the efforts of my team."
"It means also that I am finally getting it right. There is a lot of trial and error in the Navy," said Lanehart. "I was able to have a great chain of command and a great team. They allowed and trusted me to do my job, which enabled me to have that accomplishment."
Serving in the Navy is a continuing tradition of military service for Lanehart, who has military ties with family members who have previously served. Lanehart is honored to carry on that family tradition.
"I have had a family member in every conflict since WWII, but I am the only Navy guy. I didn't realize the family tradition until after I joined," said Lanehart. "Being from Baton Rouge you always want to make your family proud. When going home I always wear my uniform to church on Sunday, and my uncles are always checking out my ribbons."
As a member of one of the U.S. Navy's most relied-upon assets, Lanehart and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs.
"Serving means that a kid from Baton Rouge can serve his country, become a leader of men and gain an education, all while traveling the world," said Lanehart. ℜ
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Dunn, Navy Office of Community Outreach U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arthurgwain Marquez
Capitol High School graduate Christopher Lanehart Petty Officer 1st Class