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FOI Request: A number of 30 EU students have had funding approved, then made eligible by Student Finance
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The Student Loans Company Limited ("SLC") hold information in scope of funding withdrawn for EU students, by HEI. The number of students who had funding approved, then made ineligible (withdrawn) is 30.
Regarding an FOI request The Students Loans Company claimed "We do not hold data for international students paying international student fees, as these students do not qualify for student support".
It is noted that the term "ineligible" is an interpretation of student finance being "withdrawn", which is different to where students withdraw from their course and their entitlement to student finance is re-assessed.
"Our systems do not record the specific reason why funding has been withdrawn, however I can confirm that an individual can be made ineligible for a number of reasons, including: Personal or course eligibility requirements not being. Arrears on previous student loan. Individuals have shown themselves by their conduct to be unfitted to receive support" added the Students Loan Company.
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An Arabian student starts a photography business at 18 years to pay university fees.
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Hamdan Khan (24 years old), a graduate from 2013 at Birmingham City University talks about his journey from moving to the UK on his mothers work permit in 2007 to gain A levels and a degree to pursue his passion in photography.
Moving to the UK with his mother and younger sister, he shares his struggles on surviving daily life with his family and having to pay university fees. To the point where no income was coming in to the household
He shares how he started his own photography business at the age of 18 years to become the breadwinner of the family.
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Tags: arabian, birmingham city university, fees, immigration, photography, student
University Of Birmingham to enroll the most international students
The University of Birmingham have more international students than any other university in the West Midlands according to recent data by the Higher Education statistics agency (HESA).
The data shows numbers of students who are studying at Aston University, Birmingham City University, The University of Birmingham, and University College Birmingham.
The figures are categorised as students from the UK, other European Union students and Non- European- Union students and the total amount of undergraduate students studying at these four institutions.
This chart shows that that University of Birmingham has the most enrolled students who are from other European Unions and the most enrolled student from Non- European Unions. With just about one third of international students compared to University College Birmingham and Birmingham city.
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"I started another course after my degree to extend my student visa" claims a Bangladeshi student
Battling two jobs to survive and pay off university fees, Mijan Rahman struggled alone to pay for his degree as he wanted to study and stay in the UK.
At 20 years old Rahman had come to Birmingham to study Business management at Aston University, with high expectations of living life as a student the tables had turned when he had started his life with a fresh start in Birmingham.
He filled up his free time with a full time job at McDonalds to help pay for his university fees; whilst attending at university full time.
"Moving from Bangladesh, I knew after I completed my degree I wanted to live in the UK. If I went back to my country all this hard work will go to waste. The job prospects are very low there; in the UK I have more opportunities."
Rahman said he was determined to avoid going back to Bangladesh, "I had come here on a student visa 9 years ago, once my degree finished I started another course; so I would be able to extend my student visa. I had provided evidence that I was still studying".
Extended student visa
He wanted to stay in the UK and work hard to make a life worth living in Birmingham. Rahman stressed upon how difficult it became to survive as a student and pay off the fees. "I did not want to take out a loan as I knew it would be difficult to pay off" he added.
"My visa got extended as I started another course, but my financial problems increased as I was finding it more difficult to pay my university fees. So I got a second job at Morrison's to help me survive alone".
Immigration statistics regarding extensions in stay state there were 2% fewer study-related grants of extension in the year ending March 2013 (99,011) compared with year ending March 2012 (100,808).
Comparing life in Bangladesh to Birmingham
He added, "I wasn't enjoying my experience as much, I didn't get to live the 'free' student life that others were living. Although I couldn't complain much as my life here was better than in Bangladesh."
Knowing life was better in Birmingham; Rahman knew this would end soon as he wouldn't be able to carry on studying and juggling two jobs at once. His student visa was to come to an end soon.
"I prepared myself mentally as I knew would have to go back once this course had finished." He said.
"Unexpectedly I started to date a British girl, our relationship had become serious. As we progressed as a couple we decided to get married. I had then applied for a British passport because I married a British woman and was able to stay here."
Rahman, who is 29 years, is currently living in London with a job and a family as they gave birth to a baby boy 3 months ago.
"After struggling alone with my financial issues and re-applying for student visas, my life is now on the right track. I got through my degree alone; got married with no family around and now have a baby to look after."
"Coming here on a student visa and building a new life distanced me from my loved ones, having not seen them for 9 years I am going back in a few days to Bangladesh to introduce them to my small family".
Top 5 Immigration Twitter accounts to follow
Below are the top 5 Immigration Twitter accounts to follow:
1. Immigration UK @UKImmigration2
UK immigration Services Students, family visas, overstayers, asylum cases *UK visa and immigration consultants – OISC registered*
2. UKresident.com @UKresident
UK's largest immigration community with over 100K members. Free Advice from OISC-registered consultants on UK Immigration, UK Residency & UK Visas. Join today!
3. IAS Immigration @IASimmigration
Specialist immigration legal advice service across the United Kingdom.
4. Nando Sigona @nandosigona
Researcher on #undocumented #migration, EU #asylum, everyday #statelessness, Roma politics, #superdiversity | Italian emigrant, British immigrant
5. NUS UKVerified account @nusuk
NUS champions students to shape the future of education, and create a better world.
Immigration flooding Britain
Immigration has become a concern for the British people who are fed up knowing that the amount of immigration is increasingly crowding the country.
A British immigrant, Nando Sigona; who is researcher on undocumented migration tweeted about the issue that was bought upon the country during the New Year of 2014, as the amount of Romanians and Bulgarians are flooding the country with immigration.
Sigona tweeted "First stir irrational moral panic on the 'invasion' of Britain by Romanians and Bulgarians then claim success if doesn't happen".
The 'invasion' had first startled the country, however, David Cameron had said the amount Romanians and Bulgarians is reasonable. The moral panic had caused a frustration to the British people and has triggered more distress as Cameron said the immigration levels are reasonable and nothing can be done about it under law.
The UKIP said "if things aren't brought under control we will face a truly chaotic and shambolic state of affairs."
In an update on Twitter UKIP tweeted "Ten million more people added to the UK population in just 25 years is staggering". The UKIP had said stressed on their twitter feed upon how much the British people are fed up with the amount of immigration and how immigration in Birmingham needs to be controlled. UKIP said "The figures released say that 4.3 million more people will be living in the UK decade. That's four times the size of the population of Birmingham".
The Migration Statistics Quarterly Report, November 2013 states 503,000 people immigrated to the UK in the year ending June 2013, compared to the 517,000 people who immigrated during the previous year. 183,000 EU citizens immigrated in the year ending June 2013, not a statistically significant change from the estimate of 158,000 for the previous year.
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You won't be fighting for the best sunbathing spot in Niue. With a population of just over 1,600 and only 14 charming villages, this tiny island is actually one of the smallest countries in the world.
You also won't need a GPS here. At just 260 square kilometres, the tropical paradise is easy enough to navigate on the back of a bike. And that's just how we like it!
A stand-out reason for visiting Niue is its shockingly turquoise surrounds. The world's largest raised coral atoll, the island is blessed with some of the world's clearest waters – we're talking up to 100 metres of water visibility, here.
Thanks to a lack of rivers and lakes, Niue never has any sediment. Unsurprisingly, snorkelling, swimming and diving is big here, with plenty of fascinating underwater sights on offer. Our advice? Don't miss exploring Niue's whimsical caves (there are also amazing above-water options that are definitely worth adding to your must-see list). Featuring magical stalactites and turquoise waters, these beauties are easily accessible but eco-friendly tours are also available for couples wanting to make the most of their Niue adventure. Top spots for water-babies include the other-worldly Avaiki Cave, the unique Matapa Chasm and the pristine Limu Pools.
Niue is one of the only places on Earth where you can swim with humpback whales – that alone is enough reason to start packing your bags, if you ask us. The gentle giants pass through the island's surrounding waters between July and October to nurse their young, creating a spectacle that truly tugs at the heartstrings.
An array of local tour groups will help you get up close, but if you prefer to watch from a (slight) distance there are also pinch-me-know whale-watching tours available. However you choose to see these magnificent creatures, make sure you do!
Ask around – do you know of anyone who's visited this dreamy South Pacific island? Ideal for those that want to avoid the usual tourist traps and their crowds, Niue feels incredibly laid-back.
It's mostly intrepid travellers seeking something new that set their sights for the island and they're certainly onto something good. Sumptuous waterfront accommodation, super-friendly locals, exotic flavours and spellbinding sunsets – there's so much to love about this heavenly destination.
Living on 'island time' is a real thing in Niue and it's something you'll come to wholeheartedly love. Adding to the romance of it all, the island has no traffic lights and no crowds. We'll say that again – no traffic lights and no crowds.
The perfect place to kick back, unwind and reconnect with each other, this captivating destination feels as if it's in a world of its own; a world you really won't want to leave.


This is the mock up for my double page spread on 'Alexa'.
I have taken into account many standard conventions of double page spreads, to make mine as professional as possible. This includes the use of a slug, pull quote and drop cap. It also includes the use of text wrapping. I have chosen to make the text wrap around the image, so that it attracts a lot of attention. This is because users will only probably be interested in this article to read about how young this new star is, and the only way they will realise how young she is is by seeing her in this photograph. That is why I have used text wrapping, enlarged the image to a whole A4 side and placed it on the right, as this is the page readers look at first.
One thing that I will change about this mock-up is the position of the pull quote. I feel that I should position this on the bottom right page, as this is the place readers look to turn the page. If they have just skimmed over this article, the pull quote will grab their attention and may even persuade them to look back the article.


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This file describes how the Yellowbrick project is maintained and provides contact information for key folks in the project.

When creating a pull request, your contribution will be reviewed by one or probably two maintainers who will give you the :+1: when your extension is ready to be merged. Maintainers work hard to ensure that Yellowbrick is a high quality project and that contributors are successful.

For more about how to develop visualizers and contribute features to Yellowbrick, see our [contributor's guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) and the [documentation](https://www.scikit-yb.org/en/latest/contributing/index.html).

For everyone who has [contributed](https://github.com/DistrictDataLabs/yellowbrick/graphs/contributors) in big and in small ways, **thank you!**. Yellowbrick is intended to be a community project, welcoming to new and experienced developers alike. If you would like to become a core contributor you must simply submit a pull request that shows core knowledge of the Yellowbrick library. Usually new Visualizers meet this standard; let the maintainers know you'd like to join the team, and they'll help you work toward it!

## Maintainers

This is a list of the primary project maintainers. Feel free to @ message them in issues and converse with them directly.

- [bbengfort](https://github.com/bbengfort)
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## Core Contributors

This is a list of the core-contributors of the project. Core contributors set the road map and vision of the project. Keep an eye out for them in issues and check out their work to use as inspiration! Most likely they would also be happy to chat and answer questions.

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This gene is a member of the frizzled gene family. Members of this family encode seven-transmembrane domain proteins that are receptors for the Wingless type MMTV integration site family of signaling proteins. Most frizzled receptors are coupled to the beta-catenin canonical signaling pathway.  It may play a role in mammalian hair follicle development.

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California native Nick 13 racked up an impressive string of albums and a ceaseless tour schedule with his multi-hyphenate band Tiger Army (one hears Rockabilly, Roots, Punk and Misfits inspired horror elements) before coming to terms with a love of Country music and releasing his self-titled solo album last year. While his output in the rock genre was tinged with songs that were often, very rootsy indeed (sometimes even downright Country on songs like "Outlaw Heart"), this new effort is wholly influenced by the Opry of the 1950's, the twangier Bakersfield sounds of the 1960's and the Outlaw movement of the 1970's. It sounds like a love letter to the music of an earlier era.
TJ talked with Nick 13 about his dual life in the Rock and Country worlds, what California Country means to him and the two shows he plays this weekend in Los Angeles – his first Southern California solo gigs in over a year.
So, what's a psychobilly artist doing performing country music?
Well, the word "psychobilly" actually comes from the Johnny Cash song "One Piece At A Time". I'm guessing it was a tweak on the word "rockabilly", but the word "rockabilly" derives from "hillbilly" both musically and linguistically. So it's all connected – for me anyway!
Where did this project start for you?
I would say that it really started in 1999, when Greg Leisz came in the studio to play pedal steel on "Outlaw Heart", the first country-ish song I wrote (which appears on the first Tiger Army record). It was such an experience hearing him cut that song; it definitely started my mind in the direction of "I want to do more stuff like this." Over ten years later, he co-produced the solo debut along with James Intveld – they both play on it quite a bit as well. The idea kicked around in my head for many years, I committed to doing it mentally on a tour stop in Nashville in early '08, and I began the process of writing and trying to put it together about a year later.
Your record harkens back to the Country music of an earlier time… you are clearly into the good stuff, where do these country roots of yours come from?
I can't really say I've played country music for a long time, but I've listened to it for many, many years. There was definitely some Merle Haggard listened to in my house growing up, but really rockabilly was my gateway into hillbilly/country music. Charlie Feathers, Warren Smith, Carl Perkins and others who are primarily known as rockabillies or rock'n'rollers all cut sides that were pure honky-tonk in the fifties and hearing those was what captured me. From there it was the basics like Hank Williams and Bill Monroe, then I just kept digging further and further into honky-tonk and bluegrass.
Rockabilly has been a gateway drug for a lot of us. You've got some great players on the record, how did you go about putting these guys together?
Through Greg Leisz, I met Josh Grange, who's an incredible musician as well. He was in Dwight Yoakam's band at the time; through him I met Eddie Perez and James Intveld. James and Greg are both friends with Lloyd Green, of all the amazing players on the album he's the guy I never imagined I'd get to have play on my songs.
How have your Tiger Army fans reacted to your country roots?
They've been very supportive. I thought people might hate the song I mentioned earlier, "Outlaw Heart", when that first album came out, but it actually wound up being a favorite. There's been something in that vein on every Tiger Army album, so people who avidly follow the band saw it coming. Roots are only a small part of what Tiger Army does, but most people who are fans seem to have that awareness and appreciation, so I'm really lucky there.
Tell us about your time in Nashville and are you happy to be back on the west coast this month?
I spent quite a bit of time in Nashville and I lived there for awhile, but I'm always happy to be on the West Coast.
This solo record was released on a new label for you, can you tell us how that came about?
I wanted my first solo album to be on a label that was part of the Americana world. Since I come from the "rock" world or whatever you wish to call it, I wanted to avoid preconceived notions of what my music was or wasn't as much as possible. Everyone knows there are a LOT of bad roots albums that have been attempted by people who didn't start out in roots genres. The blessing of already having an audience is that you have an audience, but the curse is that you get lumped in with some stuff you maybe shouldn't be. So the first album allowed me to do some cool things, playing live on WSM and stuff like that. The more people know where I'm coming from musically, the less what label I'm on will matter.
Can you tell me about your writing process?
This album was the first time I ever traveled specifically to write, other than tour. Generally I wait until inspiration strikes, I don't try to force it. I'm not a prolific writer, it's a small handful of songs every few months if I'm lucky. I will say that the arrangement process was a lot more fluid than it is with Tiger Army; Greg and James were instrumental in that. Outside of the songs themselves, I might've had certain melodies for signature riffs or things of that nature, but as long as certain musical ideas were represented I was fine putting my trust in them and the players, and I wasn't let down.
Have you given any thought to recording a country record in CA like Haggard and Buck Owens?
Well, the first record was almost cut entirely here. We did a few sessions in Nashville to get Lloyd, and some of Eddie Perez's stuff was cut out there, but he's a California guy originally so that almost doesn't count. Outside of Lloyd, almost all the players are either from here, live here or both.
What Country records are in heavy rotation for you right now?
Tell us about your shows this Friday and Saturday at the El Rey and who do you have supporting you?
Saturday as I mentioned, The Far West join us, another great LA band who play in an Americana/honky-tonk style.
Is The El Rey the biggest venue you've done with your Country project?
It's probably up there as far as indoor venues. Stagecoach 2010 was a pretty big crowd, and Hootenanny, but this weekend will certainly be among the larger club shows. I went out to the east coast and back solo twice last year, and I mostly play a lot of smaller roots clubs. The El Rey's a great room. It's elegant and a decent size but still very intimate. It's been over a year since I played in Southern California, so I'm chomping at the bit!
Every time I see you, you've got a fine looking Gretsch guitar in your hands, when did you become a Gretsch guy?
Since I was teenager. I got my first Gretsch before Tiger Army started and that's always been part of the band's sound. They sponsored me a few years back and I'm very proud of that because that's always been what I play. I have a '55 Rancher, but I can't bear to take that on the road so I play newer Ranchers live solo. The '55 made it on a few of the albums cuts – it shot it out with a 1940s Martin and a 1950s Gibson LG-1 that belonged to Greg and James respectively, and it actually won a few times!
What does the history of California Country mean to you and, follow up, what does it mean to you to be a part of that scene now?
It's a big thing to me. A lot of where the album was cut was near the site of The Palomino, and Nudie's first shop. Most people have no idea how integral Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley were to country music and style in the 1940s-60s. Even most of the stuff associated with Bakersfield was cut in Hollywood. California's lost touch with its roots – we need to hold on a little tighter the way they have in Texas and Tennessee. One of the coolest things about making the record was going out to eat with Greg and James and hearing firsthand about the roots scene in the 1970s and 80s. So much more was happening in LA, we need to bring it back!
Agreed! Best of luck with your shows this weekend and we'll look forward to seeing you at the El Rey.
Thank you very much, see you there!
Nick 13 plays two shows this weekend in Los Angeles at the El Rey Theater, Friday and Saturday nights. Both shows start at 9 pm. You can find him online at http://www.Nick13.com and hear some of his music there as well.


October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This month marks the 25th anniversary of this nationally respected campaign that strives to increase awareness of the disease and raise awareness on how to become self-empowered about early detection and treatment. According to the American Cancer Society, one in approximately every 1,838 women between the ages of 20 and 30 will be diagnosed this year with breast cancer.
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Oystercatchers, the client-agency intermediary, is expanding into Asia-Pacific, launching its first office in Hong Kong and planning to roll out to China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and India.
The company said growing demand from European clients who are looking to "upskill" marketing talent in Asia prompted it to launch in the region.
Gillian Harrison, a managing partner at Oystercatchers, will run the operation and is currently in the process of ramping up her team.
Suki Thompson, the founder and chief executive of Oystercatchers, said: "Our aim is simple – to help clients and agencies build long-lasting and effective relationships."
The UK-based firm is primarily known for its training academy, which runs bespoke marketing workshops and courses designed to understand what clients look for from agency pitches.
Harrison said: "We have ambitious plans over the next few years. Ultimately the plan is to run our training courses locally, as against flying in trainers from the UK."
The company has already begun running its training courses in Asia, including one with Grey Group China. Weetabix, AIA and Christie's have also sought its support.
In addition to the pitch process, Oystercatchers has training modules on shopper insight, digital and storytelling. The firm is piloting a new e-learning programme in the UK. The plan is to eventually launch this project in Asia.
Harrison said: "We have had a very positive start to business, with many companies looking to invest in their marketing talent. Clients want to ensure they find the right agency partners and then ensure they work effectively together for business impact."
Globally, the agency company works with McDonald's, Barclays, Land Rover, Tesco, British Airways, Sainsbury's, Lego, McLaren and Philips.
Harrison is a veteran marketer and has spent several years at Procter & Gamble and Nestle in the UK. Peter Cowie and Thompson started Oystercatchers about seven years ago. The company currently employs 40 people.
This article was first published on Campaign Asia.


Valinor is a Brazilian roleplay-friendly MUD focused on the Tolkienian legendarium. It is one of the few MUDs in Portuguese and the only Brazilian MUD dedicated exclusively to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. There is a strict separation between IC and OOC actions and the system is designed to provide a rich roleplay experience for the PCs and enforce a consistent behavior for the NPCs. Players are also encouraged to submit roleplay logs of its character's adventures and findings.


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can be seen as incorporating a wide range of activities aimed at addressing gaps in the ability of institutions to produce, manage, use, implement and scale up their research endeavours. It is strengthening the ability of an institution to carry out its key functions. Capacity is understood as the ability of people, organisations and society to manage their affairs successfully whilst technology transfer is a term used to describe the processes by which technological knowledge, in its various forms, moves within or between organisations.
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sharing that results from sustainable research and innovation. It helps in addressing gaps in the ability of institutions to produce, manage, use, implement and scale up their research endeavours. It also enables partners to identify where the gaps might be and to determine how best to fill them to maximise what works.
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Develop a capacity-building plan involving all key staff, to identify the full needs of your institution, taking into account its impact on the wider community. Include in this plan an assessment of the outcomes of the process. Use this plan explicitly when developing research contracts.
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The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) structures its research capacity strengthening activities according to the needs of each country/institution. TDR works on the principle that to achieve long-term outcomes, what is needed are comprehensive capacity-building programmes that provide continuing professional development, support, and an enabling environment, rather than scientific training alone. Research capacity strengthening (RCS) is both explicit and embedded in its programmes: "Everything we do is RCS, and we try not to waste any opportunities. Even if a scientific research project is being funded in the north, then we will try to bring in a fellowship for someone from the south" (Ghaffar, IJsselmuiden & Zicker, 2008, pp. 64-65).
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"Welcome to Babbie's House, where everybody is a member of the family", is the invitation you'll receive when you tune in to Babbie's House. The upbeat television talk show is as warm and friendly as the show's host.
Marah gives some morning motivation upon waking. She later goes thrifting at Once Upon a Child and probably spends a little too much money. That's just Episode 1!


On the morning of November 18th, 2015, a school bus carrying 11 children was involved in a serious bus crash on I-95 near International Golf Parkway. Not only was the incident traumatic, but 5 children were actually injured in the event – one quite seriously. Parents and community members were shocked by the news of the crash, and several parents have spoken out and declared that the bus should never have been on the highway in the first place.
Around 6:50 am, the bus, which was headed to Pacetti Middle School, was reported by the Florida Highway Patrol to have left the southbound lanes and crashed into a line of trees. The driver of the bus was 69-year-old Joseph Sanks, who was uninjured after the crash. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, he was, however charged with careless driving.
As a result of the crash, one of the students aboard the bus actually had to be cut from the wreck. It took firefighters roughly an hour to safely free 12-year-old Kaden Hicks, who had to be flown to UF Health Jacksonville to treat his severe injuries. Both legs were broken, with multiple breaks in the right leg. Later in the day, Hicks was eventually transferred to Wolfson Children's Hospital. Three of the other injured students were taken in ambulances to Baptist South hospital, while the remaining injured student was able to be treated at the accident scene.
Since the crash, parents have begun to argue that the entire accident could have been avoided if the city had addressed what they believe to be the real, bigger issue: zoning. Because of current zoning, a child that could have been shuttled just 3 miles down the street from her home is required to take a bus that will travel 11 miles to a different school, in a trip that will also take her and her classmates onto I-95.
If you or a loved one – especially a young child – have been injured in a similar crash, it can be difficult to know where to turn during such a tumultuous time. Since 1977, personal injury attorney James Cunningham has been representing the victims of serious accidents in their legal pursuits. For knowledgeable, professional legal help with your case, contact the Law Offices of James O. Cunningham, P.A. at 877-FL-INJURY (877-354-6587) to set up a free consultation to discuss your case legal rights.


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Q: Single quotes are added to start and end of JSON Single quotes are added to start and end of this JSON, after returning it to view as here.
I tried removing the first and last character with JavaScript's substring() method to parse it with JSON.parse(), but it couldn't be removed.
What's the correct way to parsing it?
For those who wants the JSON;
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A: JSON encoded data does not need to be an array, object, it could also be a single string:

console.log(JSON.parse("\"test\""))

And that's what you got. It is a single string. That this string by itself also contains JSON encoded data indicates that the data is encoded twice.
If you do JSON.parse(JSON.parse(data)) you will get the object.
But instead of parsing the data twice, you should find the reason why it was encoded twice and fix that.
This snippet shows what happens if you encode the data twice, and it looks like the data you have shown:

let data = [{"ParameterType":"Parametre Türü1"}]

let encodedOnce = JSON.stringify(data)
let encodedTwice = JSON.stringify(encodedOnce)

console.dir(encodedTwice)

let decodedOnce = JSON.parse(encodedTwice)
let decodedTwice = JSON.parse(decodedOnce)

console.dir(decodedTwice)

A: Maybe try with JSONStringify()

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Q: Is there a way to read an array in csv format? This code is what I'm used it.
dataset = np.loadtxt('path to dataset', delimeter=',')

x_train=dataset[:700,0:3]
y_train=dataset[:700,3]
x_test=dataset[700:,0:3]
y_test=dataset[700:,3]

And I have billions of learning data.
Putting this data in a csv file is a pain to the computer.
I use 'sleep' to fetch 100,000 data at a time into a numpy array.
Is there a way to read the data in memory directly in csv format?


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L'avenue du Loriot (en néerlandais: Wielewaallaan) est une rue bruxelloise de la commune d'Auderghem et de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, qui descend de l'avenue des Bergeronnettes vers l'avenue des Traquets.

La numérotation des habitations va de 3 à 31 pour le côté impair et de 2 à 28 pour le côté pair.

Historique et description

L'avenue est proche du Den vogel sanc (Le chant d'Oiseaux) qui apparaît déjà sur la carte dessinée par J. Van Werden, en 1659.

En 1925, la société Les Villas du Vogelzang a construit ce quartier entre la chaussée de Wavre et le parc de Woluwe, sur territoire de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. Bon nombre de chemins des alentours ont donc reçu des noms d'oiseaux, principalement indigènes, dont celui du loriot.

Seule une petite partie de la rue (longue de 40 mètres) appartient à Auderghem, avec les .

Bruxelles possède également une rue du Loriot à Watermael-Boitsfort.

Situation et accès

Inventaire régional des biens remarquables

Voir aussi

 Liste des rues d'Auderghem
 Liste des rues de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre

Liens externes
 Commune de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
 Commune d'Auderghem

Notes et références

 La Chanson des rues de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre de Jean Francis. Louis Musin Éditeur – Bruxelles 1975 (page 80)

Avenue à Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Avenue à Auderghem


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Century-old cross stolen from Digby altar returned to church
A century-old cross that was stolen from a Digby, N.S., church was returned undamaged on Christmas Eve.
RCMP said a woman dropped off the jewel-encrusted cross to Trinity Anglican Church on Tuesday evening, hours after they were called to respond to a break and enter.
They believe the theft happened between noon AT Monday and 10 a.m. the next day.
"Obviously, it's something very upsetting to have happen any time of year, but particularly at this time of year," Cpl. Jennifer Clarke, a police spokesperson, told CBC News before the cross, which is about half a metre high, was returned.
No charges have been laid, but police said Wednesday they're still investigating.
Cross donated 112 years ago
Trinity Anglican Church, on Queen Street, is a National Historic Site and was built by shipwrights in 1878. The ornate cross was donated around 1907.
Greg Turner, a member of the congregation, said it is at the head of the altar that parishioners approach for communion.
"People I've spoken to are pretty shocked by the whole thing," he said. "It seems the people who did the break-in targeted that specific piece. We haven't discovered anything else taken."
Snowboarder, skier die in separate incidents after being found unresponsive in Kootenays
Huawei executive's extradition hearing to start in Vancouver


Improve the performance and extend the life of air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
Four specific additives used in a precise sequence, fix micro leaks (0.3mm) and improve the energy efficiency and performance of the system.
The AC/R Restoring Treatment comprises four separate phials.
First, the NO-ACID ULTRA is inserted. The aim of this process is to restore the correct Ph value of the oil. After waiting at least, five minutes we insert the second additive SUPER DRY ULTRA. This additive eliminates any moisture circulating in the system. Next after six more minutes, insert the third additive called COOL SHOT ULTRA, which moves deposits of oil that have accumulated in the system, especially inside the condenser and the evaporator. Having detached all the oil residues inside the system and restored the correct oil level inside the compressor it is time for the final stage. Waiting at least 20 minutes, proceed with the insertion of the fourth additive EXTREME ULTRA and repair all the refrigerant gas micro leaks (smaller than 0.3mm) caused by acids formed in the oil.


The following personnel are responsible for key areas within the Monrovia Police Department. Please feel free to contact them if you have any questions regarding areas they are responsible for within the department.
If you have an emergency, call 911. To file a police report, call (626) 256-8000. Do NOT use email to report a crime. Please call the Police Department to speak with a staff member.
Captain Harvey oversees the Operations Division of the Police Department, which includes patrol, parking enforcement, Foothills Special Enforcement Team (FSET), special events, reserve officer program, training, range staff, and traffic safety. He has a B.A. Degree in Criminal Justice. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Captain Harvey can be reached at (626) 256-8095 or by email at hharvey@monrovia.laclen.org.
Captain Wilken oversees the Services Division of the Police Department, which includes detectives, Special Enforcement Team (SET), community policing, records, jail operations, volunteers, evidence, dispatch, and the department's terrorism liaison duties. He has a B.A. Degree in Criminal Justice. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Captain Wilken can be reached at (626) 256-8096 or by email at rwilken@monrovia.laclen.org.
Lieutenant Alfaro is assigned as the commander over investigations, which includes all detectives and the Special Enforcement Team. He has oversight of investigative case management, reviews for u-non immigrant visa certifications, and concealed weapon permits. He reviews and assesses alcohol, tobacco, and other related business licensing and is the Public Information Officer for Spanish speaking interviews. He is a graduate of California's Command College Class #53 and has an M.A. Degree in Organizational Management. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lieutenant Alfaro can be reached at (626) 256-8041 or by email at jalfaro@monrovia.laclen.org.
Lieutenant Newton oversees a patrol watch, including the police officers, jailer, dispatchers, and support staff on that watch. She is in charge of fleet operations, purchasing and maintenance, and is the department's Field Training Officer coordinator. Office hours vary according to her assigned shift.
Lieutenant Newton can be reached by email at pnewton@monrovia.laclen.org.
Lieutenant Covarrubias oversees a patrol watch, including the police officers, jailer, dispatchers, and support staff on that watch. She is responsible for the management of the Monrovia Police Department's Personnel & Training Office, Police Youth Explorer Program, First Aid/CPR, and is in charge of personnel scheduling for the department. She has an M.A. Degree in Public Administration. Office hours vary according to her assigned shift.
Lieutenant Covarrubias can be reached by email at scovarrubias@monrovia.laclen.org.
Lieutenant Verna oversees a patrol watch, including the police officers, jailers, dispatchers, and support staff on that watch. He is also responsible for the management of the Monrovia Police Department's Traffic Safety Program, Traffic Safety Grant Program, Parking Enforcement, and Chaplain Program. He has a B.A. Degree in Criminal Justice. Office hours vary according to his assigned shift.
Lieutenant Verna can be reached by email at dverna@monrovia.laclen.org.
Sergeant Oberon is responsible for Monrovia Police Department's Community Policing Programs, which include Neighborhood Watch, Business Watch, Graffiti and Gun Bounty Programs, Drive 25, and property management training. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sergeant Oberon can be reached at (626) 256-8020 or by email at koberon@monrovia.laclen.org.
Officer Ruano is part of the Monrovia Police Department's Community Policing Bureau and is currently serving as the School Resource Officer for the Monrovia Unified School District. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Officer Ruano can be reached at (626) 256-8014 or by email at jruano@monrovia.laclen.org.


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Tomasz Radziszewski (1888-1940), kapelmistrz, kapitan administracji Wojska Polskiego, ofiara zbrodni katyńskiej.
 Tomasz Radziszewski, gitarzysta, członek grup Świetliki, Trupa Wertera Utrata


The Salty Dog has no flaws, but turning it into a slush makes it the most wonderful and festive summertime cocktail ever. The bitterness, sweetness, salt, and booze come together to make a subtly sweet pink and frosty delight. You can even keep frozen grapefruit juice cubes in the freezer and whip a few drinks up to amaze friends (or yourself). If you'd like to experiment, this would also make a mighty fine granita.
Sweet, salty and crunchy all combine in this easy 4-ingredient chocolate candy recipe that's perfect for gift-giving and entertaining. Note that this candy will soften slightly while at room temperature if you're planning to give some as a gift.
A traditional Salty Dog cocktail is comprised of vodka and grapefruit juice served in a glass with a salted rim. This non-alcoholic take on the classic brings a peppery twist into the mix with the addition of a celery simple syrup and bitters for depth. Dynmic and refreshing, this is sweet and salty sip is a must-make.
You'll plan a movie night with friends and family just to have an excuse to make an extra large batch of this sweet-meets-salty popcorn treat. Serve in a festive bucket for maximum cuteness.
Kosher salt is coarse grained and flaky. It imparts a more mellow saltiness than table salt does. If you're on a sodium-restricted diet, reduce salt in this recipe to 3/4 teaspoon of kosher salt or 1/2 teaspoon of iodized salt.
Say goodbye to screwdrivers, you've just found your new favorite brunch cocktail. It doesn't get much better than this perfect blend of vodka and grapefruit juice.


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Mikhail KALATOZISHVILI
Михаил КАЛАТОЗИШВИЛИ
Mikhaïl KALATOZISHVILI
Russia, 2008, 108mn
Wild Field
Champ sauvage
Dikoe polye
Directed by : Mikhail KALATOZISHVILI (Михаил КАЛАТОЗИШВИЛИ)
Writing credits : Pyotr LUTSIK (Пётр ЛУЦИК), Aleksey SAMORIADOV (Алексей САМОРЯДОВ)
Oleg DOLIN (Олег ДОЛИН) ...Mitia, le médecin
Aleksandr ILIN (Александр ИЛЬИН)
Aleksandr ILIN jr. (Александр ИЛЬИН мл.)
Aleksandr KORSHUNOV (Александр КОРШУНОВ)
Roman MADIANOV (Роман МАДЯНОВ)
Yuri STEPANOV (Юрий СТЕПАНОВ)
Daniela STOYANOVICH (Даниэла СТОЯНОВИЧ)
Pyotr STUPIN (Пётр СТУПИН)
Cinematography : Pyotr DUKHOVSKOY (Пётр ДУХОВСКОЙ)
Music : Aleksey AIGY (Алексей АЙГИ)
Produced by : Sergey SNEZHKIN (Сергей СНЕЖКИН)
Production : Barmaley (Кинокомпания «Бармалей»), Fonds Mikhail Kalatozov («Фонд Михаила Калатозова»)
Award "Droujba" Days of Russian cinema in Limoges, Limoges (France), 2010
Best film Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2009
Best music Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2009
Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics Prize Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2008
Best music Aleksey AIGY , Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2008
Best Screenplay Pyotr LUTSIK , Aleksey SAMORIADOV , Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2008
First prize Cinema and Theater Festival ''Autumn of Love'', Blagoveshchensk (Russia), 2008
First prize Festival international du film de Marrakech : FIFM, Marrakech (Morocco), 2008
Special Jury prize FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema, Cottbus (Germany), 2008
First prize Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2008
Audience Award Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2008
Best actor Oleg DOLIN , Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2008
Best feature film International Human Rights Film Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2008
Best film Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2008
Best Screenplay Pyotr LUTSIK , Aleksey SAMORIADOV , Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2008
Best music Aleksey AIGY , Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2008
Best actor Oleg DOLIN , Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2008
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Roman MADIANOV , Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2008
Best Screenplay Pyotr LUTSIK , Aleksey SAMORIADOV , "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2008
Best music Aleksey AIGY , "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2008
Best actor Oleg DOLIN , "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2008
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Roman MADIANOV , "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2008
A story of Mitja, a young doctor, who chooses to work in the middle of nowhere, to help the people who are forgotten by God. He lives and works in steppe, which seems empty and deserted. But every day patients come to his home-hospital. One man's heart stops after heavy drinking, another comes with a dying cow. A policeman, who is the only authority for a vast region comes to see Mitja very often. It is dangerous in the steppe. There are fights between different groups of local people. Sometimes Mitja has to treat wounded people. One day his bride comes to visit him from a far away city. But she comes to tell him that she decided to leave him and marry another man. He is left alone. But he feels that there is somebody or something always present nearby. In the long run this strange menace becomes a reality.
Source : www.intercinema.ru
Дикое поле «Сеансу» отвечают…, Group of authors, seance.ru, 2009
Врачебная тайна [О фильме Дикое поле Михаила КАЛАТОЗИШВИЛИ], Lidia MASLOVA, seance.ru, 2009
L'année de la crise : un regard sur le cinéma russe 2008-2009, Yelena KVASOVA-DUFFORT, kinoglaz.fr, 2009
Mikhail Kalatozishvili : Wild Field (Dikoe pole, 2008), Christina STOJANOVA, kinokultura.com, 2008
- Marseille Russian Film Festival in Toursky, Marseille (France), 2011
- Sputnik nad Polska, Warsaw (Poland), 2011
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival : PÖFF, Tallinn (Estonia), 2010
- Rencontres de cinéma européen, Vannes (France), 2010
- Russian Film Festival, Orléans (France), 2010
- Days of Russian cinema in Limoges, Limoges (France), 2010
- Nantes Russian Film Festival, Nantes (France), 2010
- Fribourg International Film Festival, Fribourg (Switzerland), 2010
- Russian Resurrection Film Festival, Different cities (Australia), 2009
- Brussels European Film Festival : FFFB, Brussels (Belgium), 2009
- Novy Rusky Film, Prague (Czech Republic), 2009
- Copenhagen International Film Festival / CPH PIX, Copenhagen (Denmark), 2009
- Strasbourg two weeks of Russian cinema, Strasbourg (France), 2009
- Le Septième Art a une histoire. Cinéma russe, un week-end d'inédits, Nice (France), 2009
- Paris Russian Film Festival, Paris (France), 2009
- Europe XXL / Midi-Midi Moscou, Lille (France), 2009
- Rotterdam International Film Festival, Rotterdam (Netherlands), 2009
- New Zealand International Film Festival, Auckland (New Zealand), 2009
- International Film Festival Tarkovski, Ivanovo (Russia), 2009
- Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2009
- Festival Russian kino 'Moscow Premier Screenings', Moscow (Russia), 2009
- Festival "Vivat Kino Rossii", St Petersburg (Russia), 2009
- Göteborg International Film Festival, Göteborg (Sweden), 2009
- San Francisco International Film Festival, San Francisco (USA), 2009
- Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival, Minneapolis (USA), 2009
- Russian film symposium. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (USA), 2009
- Seattle International Film Festival : SIFF, Seattle (USA), 2009
- Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs (USA), 2009
- Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2008
- FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema, Cottbus (Germany), 2008
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Tessaloniki (Greece), 2008
- Venice International Film Festival, Venice (Italy), 2008
- Russian Film Festival, Riga (Latvia), 2008
- Festival international du film de Marrakech : FIFM, Marrakech (Morocco), 2008
- Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2008
- Cinema and Theater Festival ''Autumn of Love'', Blagoveshchensk (Russia), 2008
- International Human Rights Film Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2008
- International Film Festival : Pacific Meridians, Vladivostok (Russia), 2008
- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2008
- Window to Europe Film Festival, Vyborg, Vyborg (Russia), 2008
- Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2008
- International Film Festival Bratislava, Brastislava (Slovakia), 2008
- Middle East International Film Festival : MEIFF, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 2008
- Russian Film Festival, London (United Kingdom), 2008
- Russian Film Week in New York, New York (USA), 2008


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Aretas I (; Nabataean Aramaic:
 Ḥārīṯat;  Arétās) is the first known King of the Nabataeans. His name appeared on the oldest Nabataean inscription dating from 168 BC which was found at Halutza. He is also mentioned in the deuterocanonical book 2 Maccabees (5:8). This book presents how Jason, the High Priest of Israel who founded a Greek quarter in Jerusalem, was held prisoner by Aretas I after being forced to leave Jerusalem.

See also
 List of rulers of Nabatea

References

Sources
 Jewish Virtual Library

2nd-century BC Nabataean monarchs
2nd-century BC Arabs
2nd-century BC rulers in Asia


With the Kidizoom Smartwatch, you have the choice of four child-friendly colours, designed to attract both boys and girls. It comes in pink, blue, white or green, and as we've already seen, it does plenty more than tell the time – although it certainly does that too.
It's targeted at the 5-12 age range, but we think it's probably ideal for a child aged around 5-7. A younger child might be unsure what to do with it, although they'd slowly learn from it, while kids over 8 are likely to start to find it childish. It has a touch screen display, specially designed to be easy for small fingers to operate.
You have the choice of not one but 50 different analogue and digital displays for telling the time. You can use it to help kids learn to tell the time from clock hands, while have the option of switching over to the digital display if they are not sure.
– Super Detective, to boost problem-solving skills.
– Finger Dance, for co-ordination and fine motor movements.
– Time Master, a time-related game to beat before the clock runs out.
– Rotating Puzzle, for developing the mind.
You can order more games from the VTech store separately. Keep in mind this is not a games console, however, and its capacity is limited. Kids won't be able to play high graphics games like Skylanders on it!
As well as telling the time and games, it also acts as a camera and video recorder, allowing kids to take photos wherever they are. The watch will store up to 800 photos or 6 minutes of video, and then you can download them to make space for more. There's also a voice recorder with added special effects. These features offer the potential for plenty more real life games, especially spy games, or recording your kids' activities.
The battery life is not what you would expect from a regular watch, but more like a phone battery – up to 2 weeks of low usage (say just the watch face display) and 2-4 hours of constant high usage, game playing, etc. But the good news is that, also like a phone battery, it's rechargeable, so you just have to remember to charge it up when the child takes it off at the end of the day. If you forget, there is an alarm that tells you when the battery is running down.
This toy was number 3 in Hamleys' list of the 10 top Christmas toys 2014. VTech is one of the top two brands in kids' technology toys, and they understand how kids treat their possesions, so their Kidizoom Smartwatch is sturdily made and is splash-proof (but not fully waterproof).
Kids are becoming more and more technologically-minded, and this clever little watch is the perfect introduction to wearable technology for them. It's fun as well as practical, and will engage them in a lot of different activities. Highly recommended for the age range.


Barbados Golf Club is renowned as one of the Caribbean's most popular Championship courses. The course was approved and sanctioned by the PGA European Tour to host a PGA Seniors Tournament in 2003 and it has also hosted the Barbados Open on several occasions. At-a-glance: 6,805 yard par 72 links style golf course.
Indulge your passion in a bustling experience of locally sponsored tournaments. Or simply negotiate the fair, yet challenging course above a scenic Oistins Bay. For more details call Barbados Golf Club: 1(246) 42T-TIME (428-8463).
Little Arches is the closest hotel to the Barbados Golf Course; just 1.5 miles.
Complimentary golf green fees; one round per room, at Barbados Golf Club.
*Excludes transfers. Minimum stay of ten (10) nights required.


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Top 10 Virtual Meeting Icebreakers
Home » Human Resources
Alexandra Baruffati
Are you wondering what to do in virtual meetings full of the awkward silences that plague your colleagues? Well, worry no more.
Keep in mind that things nowadays are not like they used to be, so knowing some virtual meeting icebreakers is critical. This way you will not only show that you are an outgoing person but also someone who knows how to interact with others.
The activities shown here are not entirely about visiting websites. It is a compilation of activities that help to break the ice and silence in virtual meetings.
Not all the activities in this list require a call platform like Zoom or a powerful device to interact with.
The point of putting these activities into practice is to have fun and create a more friendly atmosphere among colleagues. In addition, the minimum number indicated includes a host and 2 players.
The best virtual meeting icebreakers: the definitive list
Here is our definitive list of the best icebreakers for virtual meetings.
Guess who is a typical activity that used to be done in school when we were kids. However, as the years go by, the game tends to become much more entertaining, as people are more focused on themselves than on each other.
So a fun way to play guess who can be virtually or impromptu:
Improvised
You can look up the Guess Who game Online. You can ask your team members to tell you a characteristic about them and have the rest guess.
People required to play: minimum 3 (there is nothing wrong with playing with less, but the more, the better).
The roulette decides
This one is much simpler and the name says it all. On the internet you just have to look for a random roulette wheel where you can write activities or challenges for everyone. Then whatever the roulette wheel chooses has to be done.
This activity is not very common though because there are not that many challenges to choose from at a distance.
People required to play it: minimum 3.
This game became popular during the 2020 pandemic. It requires 10 people in a fleet and 1-2 impostors who will kill the crew members as time goes by. The mission of these crew members is to win by fixing the ship or kicking the impostors off the ship.
However, the impostors can also win by eliminating all the crew members. This game is very interpersonal because it is fun to find out who is lying and who is not.
People required to play it: minimum 4 (the experience is better if you play with all 10).
Downloading may seem difficult, but there are tutorials on Youtube and the internet which provide useful steps and methods to avoid getting viruses and so on.
Would you rather choose?
A game that can change over the years, Would you rather choose? is a game that dates back to unspeakable times. Many companies use this game to get to know each other better and engage in conversations about hobbies or topics in general.
Knowing each other's preferences is a good thing because you can discover people and hobbies you didn't know before. We highly recommend playing this one if you have to meet new friends or colleagues.
There are versions of what do you prefer, which have challenges if the tastes match
Pinturillo
This is another game, however, it is not necessary to download it. Most people just search for "pinturillo" in their search engine and it will appear among the first options.
This game consists of drawing whatever the page tells you to draw, each painter will have 30 or more seconds to draw the assigned word. The rest will have to write the word through the chat. Obviously, whoever gets it right the fastest will win the most points.
People required to play: minimum 3 (otherwise it won't be as entertaining).
You don't always win at this one because some people have a somewhat low drawing skill, so guessing what they draw can be the dilemma itself
Pinturillo 2
This game, although not found on the internet, is very similar to Among Us mentioned above. The game consists of imagining that you are in a town and that among the population there is a mafia that murders people.
If that were not enough, the roles in this game are based on voting. In the room there must be:
Detective Decides who to execute One person
Mafia Picking out a person to murder One person
Narrator Keeps the game flowing and describes the events One person
Doctor Can save one of those killed One person
Civillians They are the jury when executing a defendant The remaining players take over this role
The game goes as follows:
The narrator will choose a detective for the town, and everyone will know who it is.
Then the narrator will send a private message to the mafia and indicate who he wants to kill.
The narrator, once the message arrives, must say "there has been a murder in town".
After that, the narrator will ask the doctor to privately tell him/her who he/she thinks he/she should save.
The narrator will ask the detective to bring a name to the fore in order to prosecute.
The people as a whole will have to choose between "sentencing someone" or "letting the killing spree continue"
Finally, the narrator must announce whether the doctor successfully saved the one they hurt, whether they got the murderer right in the trial, or whether they got it wrong and he died in vain.
People required to play: minimum 5 (you can remove roles such as the doctor and increase the population)
Personality tests are the funniest thing you can find because they can lead to situations where you can discover a new side of yourself. These can be found on the internet, or you can even create one yourself with the necessary knowledge of the subject.
The recommendation in this list suggests using personality tests based on each other's hobbies. An example would be if you are a good fit for the job they do, thus joking or highlighting the characteristics of another person.
Gartic phone
Better known as the internet's bad phone. This is a web page with several game modes, but the main ones are:
Game 1: Everyone has to type words. After that, the page will distribute the words randomly to everyone.
This means that you can get the word that someone else wrote and once you know it you will have to draw it. Once you have drawn it, you will receive the image that someone else drew, and you will have to guess the word. In the end, it will be revealed where the phone was ruined.
Game 2: Everyone writes a word and randomly chooses one word which everyone must draw.
Once drawn, everyone will get the next word, and so on until all the words are drawn and see who failed.
Game 3: This game is the same as Game 1, but now you can't see what you are drawing. It is very interesting to try to fool the rest using colored backgrounds, but it is difficult to guess what they did.
Quick Questions
This is another offline activity. It is less creative in terms of dynamics, but ironically it is the most dynamic of all. Here everyone has a maximum of 2 seconds to ask a question and someone has to respond with a question to someone else.
Obviously, there are many versions where people ask questions and answer with "yes" and "no", another one where they ask everyone in general and everyone thinks of the answer, etc. It is a very well-known and versatile game.
Persons required to play it: minimum 3.
This is a quiz game that is more specialized in a topic than in the people themselves. Doing trivia is fun when it comes to general topics, as someone may know more than another about the topic.
The most fun is to test each other's knowledge and learn from each other. It is a very educational and entertaining game.
How do these icebreakers work?
If you want these icebreakers to work perfectly, it is best that you are the host and try them out on your own rather than reading them.
The best tip to break the ice is to try to start a conversation, don't forget. (Source: Nicolas Paez/ Gitnux.com)
How to make these activities more entertaining?
You can modify them to your liking, after all, many of these have different versions. Whether it's the quick quiz or Mafia, they all have their own versions, which you can innovate yourself.
How do you define a good icebreaker?
Defining a good icebreaker consists of you being able to interact with others when they cannot. If someone is in charge of speaking before the rest, it inspires confidence so that not only the rest will do it, but also so that imagination and thought will flow.
How to select the best icebreaker?
We suggest you select one based on the number of participants (Source: Nicolas Paez/ Gitnux.com)
As we mentioned before, these icebreakers are all very good, but depending on the number of participants.
Are there any free icebreakers?
Each of these virtual meeting icebreakers is free, so you can enjoy them with your participants as much as they want.
In conclusion, we can say that the icebreakers shown are very entertaining, especially if there are a lot of participants. Even with a few participants, you are still going to have lots of fun doing these activities and don't have to force an unnecessary conversation.
Sometimes it is better to share your thoughts before making the basic introductions so that you can interact with your peers.
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Zacks Investment Research upgrades WesBanco (NASDAQ: WSBC) to "Buy"
By Robert T. McComas	 Last updated Jan 5, 2022
WesBanco (NASDAQ: WSBC) has been improved by Zacks investment research from a "keep" note to a "buy" note in a research note published on Tuesday, Zacks.com reports. The company currently has a target price of $ 39.00 on shares of the financial services provider. Zacks investment researchThe company's price target would suggest a potential rise of 8.79% from the company's current price.
According to Zacks, "WESBANCO, INC. is a multi-bank holding company whose subsidiaries are active in the general banking sector. "
Other stock analysts have also recently published research reports on the company. Boenning Scattergood reiterated a "neutral" rating on WesBanco shares in a report released Wednesday (September 29th). Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target on WesBanco from $ 36.00 to $ 38.00 and assigned the company a "sector performance" rating in a report released on Wednesday, September 29. Five analysts rated the stock with a conservation rating and one gave the stock a buy rating. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average "Hold" rating and a consensus target price of $ 37.25.
Actions of WSBC open for $ 35.85 Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81, and a debt ratio of 0.15. WesBanco has a one-year low at $ 28.65 and a one-year high at $ 39.87. The stock has a market cap of $ 2.27 billion, a P / E ratio of 10.39 and a beta of 1.03. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $ 34.70 and its two-hundred-day moving average price is $ 34.30.
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WesBanco (NASDAQ: WSBC) last released its results on Tuesday, October 26. The financial services provider reported earnings per share (EPS) of $ 0.70 for the quarter, missing Zacks' consensus estimate of $ 0.77 of ($ 0.07). WesBanco had a return on equity of 9.23% and a net margin of 37.95%. The company posted revenue of $ 148.03 million for the quarter, compared to a consensus estimate of $ 146.23 million. In the same quarter of last year, the company posted EPS of $ 0.66. WesBanco's quarterly revenue was down 4.6% year-on-year. As a group, equity analysts predict that WesBanco will post 3.45 EPS for the current year.
Meanwhile, director James W. Cornelsen sold 30,907 WesBanco shares in a trade that took place on Tuesday, November 23. The stock was sold for an average price of $ 35.56, for a total value of $ 1,099,052.92. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Additionally, F manager Eric Nelson, Jr. sold 1,196 shares of WesBanco in a trade that took place on Wednesday, December 22. The shares were sold for an average price of $ 33.46, for a total value of $ 40,018.16. Disclosure of this sale can be found here. 3.13% of the shares are currently held by insiders of the company.
Several large investors have recently bought and sold WSBC shares. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in WesBanco shares during the second quarter valued at approximately $ 36,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in WesBanco shares during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $ 36,000. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new position in WesBanco shares during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $ 38,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in WesBanco shares during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $ 54,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in WesBanco shares during the second quarter valued at approximately $ 80,000. 62.19% of the shares are currently held by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
WesBanco Company Profile
WesBanco, Inc is a banking holding company that provides financial services. It operates in the following segments: Community Banking and Trust and Investment Services. The community banking segment provides services traditionally offered by commercial banking services, including sight, sight and term commercial accounts, as well as commercial, mortgage and individual installment loans, and some non-traditional offerings, such as as insurance and securities brokerage. services.
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The 2018 Iowa Legislative session begins Monday. It's the first session for Governor Kim Reynolds--she'll confront a challenge faced by her predecessor: the budget. Reynolds headed off a special legislative session last fall by transferring money from the state's reserve funds to balance the books. Lawmakers are back to deal with the budget and a host of other issues in the next three months including medicaid and tax reform.


Fantastic pair of his and hers Falcon chairs plus ottoman attributed to Sigurd Ressell for Vatne Møbler. These iconic examples of Norwegian design feature rosewood x-bases with tufted deep brown leather seats supported by suspended canvases and attached by substantial leather straps. This design is mirrored on the ottoman.
These lounge chairs and ottoman would be a great addition used together or individually as part of a classic, contemporary or midcentury modern living room, den, family room, office or bedroom. They would also be an apt choice in a corporate, retail or hospitality location such as a boutique hotel lobby, cocktail bar, members club, workspace studio, executive office or in a luxe clothing emporium.
Ottoman 17" H x 21.75" W 21.75" D.
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Ericsson's Mobile Ad Platform Taps Telcos To Validate Location Data
By Newsroom on June 8, 2018 Comments Off on Ericsson's Mobile Ad Platform Taps Telcos To Validate Location Data
Emodo, Ericsson's mobile ad platform for telcos, is aiming to boost the quality of location data in the ad ecosystem with a tool launched June 7 that uses carrier data to verify mobile audiences on a pre-bid basis.
Marketers are shelling out for bad targeting and it's akin to flushing their budgets down the toilet, said Paul Cheng, GM at Ericsson Emodo, which helps carriers aggregate and monetize their subscriber data.
"People spend a lot of time talking about viewability and brand safety, but the data accuracy problem is more prevalent than most people realize," Cheng said.
Around 59% of exchange-derived location data is junk, according to Placecast, a location ad tech company Emodo acquired in February.
A lot of the problem is related to how location data is derived.
"Location data is collected from two sources: the device itself from the sensor or GPS and from the cellular network," Cheng said. "Carrier data from cell towers is 100% accurate, but not necessarily precise, and GPS data is very precise, but not necessarily accurate. It's a balancing act between the two."
Precision refers to the range of possible error and accuracy is how close you are to hitting your mark, so it's possible to be precise and highly inaccurate.
"For example, an SDK in an app can pull GPS and a six-digit precise lat/long," Cheng said. "In reality, though, the device might be a hundred miles away from the known location, because we don't know the last time the lat/long was updated."
But carriers must have accurate location data to provide subscribers with reliable cell service – which is why their data makes a solid truth set to verify mobile audiences and inventory.
Applying technology that came along with its Placecast acquisition, Emodo uses carrier data to train a machine learning model to score the validity of other data sets. If a model's smart enough, probabilistic matching can be just as accurate as what you get from a deterministic match, Cheng said.
"It's a combination of proprietary whitelists and blacklists filtered by domain and source compared with machine learning models," he said. "It's a fairly large data science problem."
Marketers can activate the verified data in their demand-side platform of choice, although they have to do it using a deal ID. Emodo doesn't sell data outright and marketers never get access to actual advertising identifiers.
Emodo's audience verification product isn't a value-added service. Existing buy-side clients must pay for access, but the ROI backs out, Cheng said.
"When you compare apples to apples, the return is there," he said. "It ends up being a better deal than wasting half of your ad spend and bidding on impressions that aren't even close to your targeting parameters."
Which all sounds well and good, but what about the four-letter word, GDPR? Europe's newly implemented privacy regulation is top-of-mind at Ericsson, Cheng said.
Carriers have always operated in a highly regulated industry, which means they didn't need GDPR to tell them to get consent. Only consented data makes it into Emodo's models, which is anonymized, aggregated into segments and then only used to measure the quality of other data sets and not for any direct targeting.
"We do a lot of what we call data wrangling, which means that we pre-process data to normalize, harmonize and anonymize it," Cheng said. "The only data that leaves the carrier is associated with an advertising ID and it's not reversible in that it can't be linked back to a specific person."
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Ad Platform, Data Varification, Digital, Emodo, Ericsson, GDPR, Location Data, Marketing, Mobile, Placecast, telcos
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When you said "I do," you promised you'd stick it out no matter how sick, poor or miserable you got. Now you realize till death do us part is a really long time. Happily ever after? Perhaps a slight exaggeration.
Honeymoon is for the roughly half of us still hanging in there, mostly happily.


The «Screen recorder» mode allows you to monitor user activity completely independently of ROM-Viewer. It means that the administrator can use the comfortable user interface to specify the schedule that looks like this if you put it in a plain human language — «Make a screenshot every 2 minutes on business days from 8 AM to 5 PM". At any time the administrator can download the file where screenshots are stored for a certain day from the server and use a special player to see what was going on on the remote computer screen, for example, at 4 PM. It is also possible to protect the screenshot file against being deleted on the server.
So, who may need it? First of all, administrators and directors because it allows them to control the user activity. Watching through a daily report with screenshots made with one-minute interval, you can see what exactly was going on on the remote computer screen throughout the entire business day. Thus, it is possible to considerably optimize the work of employees even when the administrator is not at work.
If some statistical information is displayed on the remote computer screen (for example, CPU usage, etc.), it will be convenient to use these screenshots to track changes in usage throughout the day, especially at night, which is quite important for server administration. If several users or an unlimited number of users share access to one computer, screenshots may be useful to control their activity.
This window shows the list of files you can view, their size and creation date, the schedule according to which they were created and their types. There are two types of files: local and remote. Remote files are located on the server in the "\LiteManager Server\Record\» folder, local files are located on the computer with ROM-Viewer in the «C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\LiteManager Files\Record\» or «C:\ProgramData\LiteManager Files\Record» folder. You can change the name of the file for any other name you find convenient, but the extension of the file must remain. rrf.
To start viewing a file, just double-click its name in the list.
For your convenience you can filter files by date, schedule and location type.
Settings. Open the «Screenshot Settings» dialog box. Here you can enable/disable screenshots, specify the screenshot interval, etc.
View file. Open the selected file in the viewer. If it is remote, it is downloaded to ROM-Viewer over the network.
Download file. Copy the remote file to the local drive and then it appears in the list of local files.
Refresh. Refresh the list of local and remote files.
Open file. Open the dialog box where you can select any other. rrf file to view it.
Delete. Delete the selected file.
Download all files. Download all remote files to the local computer except for the file currently used for making screenshots.
Enabled. Select the checkbox to enable making screenshots.
Screenshot interval. Specify the interval to make screenshots at. It is not recommended to specify a too short interval (for example, 1 second) because it may lead to heavy CPU usage and screenshots can quickly occupy free space on the hard drive.
Protect files on the server. Protect screenshot files on the remote server from being deleted.
Stamp data and time on screenshots. The date and time when the screenshot was created will be shown on it.
Stamp user name on image. The user name will be shown on screenshot.
Use new file path for records (on the remote side), specify a new folder for screen record files on the remote PC.
Use new local file path, specify a new folder for local files.
Frame per second, if screenshot interval is 1 second, set the FPS value.
Capture only main screen, If you have multiple screens, capture only main screen.
Here you can configure the schedule the program will use to make screenshots. By default, one active schedule is created.
For your convenience you can create several schedules.
Time interval. Specify the time when to start and stop making screenshots.
Date interval. Specify the date when to start and stop making screenshots.
Weekdays. Specify the weekdays when screenshots will be made.
Pin session — for each schedule you can pin the session, the user session that is necessary for recording on a terminal server.
Since screenshots may be made for quite a while, files will occupy a lot of disk space. To avoid problems, you can specify the compression rate and limit the size of created files.
Quality. Specify the JPEG algorithm compression rate.
Scale. Reduce the size of the screenshot proportionally.
Compression type. JPEG or PNG.
File size limit. Limit the maximum size of the screenshot file to make sending it over the network and viewing it more convenient.
Delete the file after. Specify the interval to automatically clear the files after their creation.
Total file size. Limit the size of all screenshot files on the disk.
Add comp. name — adds the computer name to the name of the record file.
Add schedule ID — adds schedule ID to the name of the record file.
Disable duplicate — an algorithm which removes repeated consecutive frames, indicating the degree of compliance 100% means that two consecutive identical frame will not be written. Function is useful to reduce the file size of the recording when the computer is idle.
Delete old files when total size limit is reached — delete oldest files when limit is reached.
Safe file as single images (jpg, png) — save screenshots as simple images.
Save file only on NOIP for synchronize — locally the record is not stored on disk, only on NOIP.
Record only when active remote desktop session — allows you to take screenshots of the screen during remote session so you can record the actions of remote users when connected to the computer screen.
Record only when user is active — allows you to take screenshots of the screen only when the mouse is active, if in a few minutes the mouse is not active, the recording will stop.
Avi tab allows you to enable screen recording in Avi format file, the file is written in the memory of the computer when the time limit reached the data is transferred to disk.
Frame time — the time between two shots in milliseconds.
Auto size — the size of the Avi in accordance with the size of the screen. Or you can set the parameters width and height of the Avi.
Pixel format — e quality of the video palette.
Compression — codec to compress the Avi data.
Avi file time limit — a time limit of one Avi file, select the limit duration of a single file.
The player window is similar to a regular video player where you can navigate and export screenshots.
Export current frame. Save the current screenshot to the disk.
Export all frames. Save all screenshots from the current file to the disk.
Save as. Save the entire screenshot file to the disk.
It allows you to move to the previous and next screenshot and also to the first and last screenshots. You can also enter the number of the screenshot you need It is possible to play screenshots at the specified interval and also fit the image to the player window.
Screen record's viewer separately Viewer — Main menu — tools — Viewer screen records.


Perched high on the hills of Bougy-Villars (VD) and bedecked with the most spectacular views over lac Léman & Mont Blanc, the Parc Pré Vert Signal de Bougy is the stuff of family dreams.
It is the place we go to for a fun day-out with friends, a game of mini golf or a visit to the adorable farm animals (the baby goats and piglets are Little Miss Cutie's favourites!) not to mention all the wonderful afternoons we have spent in the large playground, running, climbing & swinging until the sky turns red around the peaks below.
The Parc Pré Vert Signal de Bougy has reopened for the 2014 season on the 15th of February 2014 and they have a series of exciting kids workshops in store as well as free family shows and the Festival Lilibiggs coming up on the 8th-9th of June 2014.
As most of the attractions are outdoors, the park is best enjoyed on a nice day – rainy days are a bit trickier although there is a great family restaurant, self-service style, that was entirely renovated a couple of years ago. When the sun is out, the day simply isn't long enough to do everything: you can play, walk in the woods, ride your bicycles, play golf at the Golf Parc or climb trees at the Parc Aventure right next door.
During the summer months, the The Parc Pré Vert offers some fantastic kids shows in their open-air amphitheatre (click here for the complete list). Performances start at 3pm but will only take place if the weather is good. They are in French and free of charge, just make sure you get a seat!
The Parc Pré Vert Signal de Bougy is open 7 days a week (hurray!). Click here for exact opening times of the café & restaurant – did you know you can also celebrate your kids' birthday here? Here's the link with all the info.
Entry to the park is free but some of the attractions have an entry price. The parking also requires payment (from 1CHF per hour).
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Update: Capcom confirmed the game is coming to North America and Europe this fall for $19.99. It's available through PlayStation Network. This HD version includes PlayStation Move and trophy support.
Ōkami HD brings Amaterasu's epic tale to the PS3 with fully integrated HD graphics and 16:9 aspect ratio. The trademark sumi-e ink art style lends itself perfectly to HD allowing players to experience more of the awe-inspiring world displayed in greater detail than ever before.
Original story: Capcom is releasing a HD remaster of Okami for PlayStation later this year in Japan. Details were confirmed in the latest issue of Famitsu.
The game is called Okami Zekkie-ban, which roughly translates to Okami Magnificent Version. This version will have Move support, but It's unclear if this is based off the Wii release of Okami or the original PS2 game.
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Kenya France Diaspora Sacco (KEFRA) is registered in kenya by ministry of co-operatives as a diaspora Sacco.
Kenya France Diaspora Sacco is open for all kenyans living within Europe.
• Provide low interest loans which will facilitate economic and social development.
•Run business as a sacco.
• Improve the quality of life for members by providing them with credit to support or start economic activity.