In the past 15 months, Congress has managed to pass no less than nine extensions to the National Flood Insurance Program. Currently, the NFIP provides flood insurance coverage for approximately 5.1 million properties. The program also offers essential assistance during emergencies. The last of these extensions was passed on the 21st of December 2018 and is set to expire on the 31st May 2019.
The simple fact is that you can only use so many band-aids no matter how "politically expedient" doing so may seem. The NFIP is currently bleeding money at an incredible rate at the rate of approximately $1.4 billion annually and is in debt to the US Treasury to the tune of $20.5 billion. The rate of $1.4 billion is the difference between what is paid in premiums in comparison to what it paid out in claims and is only valid during years without a significant flooding event.
Everyone knows the program is riddled with problems. Despite this knowledge, Congress refuses to address them, let alone do anything about them. Something as simple as teaching homeowners and communities the steps they can take to mitigate the losses due to flooding. Emergency management officials at the highest levels in both Democratic and Republican governments agree the NFIP is in dire need of significant changes.
These changes need to address the issue of funding the rebuilding following a significant flood event and paying to help neighborhoods rebuild their communities in such a way as to mitigate flood damage and reduce financial losses.
Basing the policy's premium on the replacement value of the property (private insurers do this).
Eliminating the current policy of using the national average that does take into account the properties actual value and the actual risk of flooding.
Just these steps alone would go from a system that undercharges wealthy and overcharges low-income homeowners. In essence, this means that low-income homeowners are helping to subsidize those who can afford to pay the most.
One of the more significant issues at the heart of the problem is that most of the flood risk maps currently being used were drawn up decades ago. A recent Inspector General report found that 58% of the maps were out of date and provided inadequate or inaccurate information. Under the Community Mapping Act introduced by Rep. Luetkemeyer, states and communities would be able to produce their own maps providing they meet the NFIP standards.
Another recommendation includes having the NFIP transfer more flood policies to private insurers. In doing so, private insurers would bear more of the costs in the event of a significant flood event, relieving taxpayers of bearing the brunt of the cost. To a small extent, this process has already begun, but it needs to happen faster and go further in transferring the risks to the private insurance market.
The last recommendation would make it possible for those with commercial property to opt-out of the requirements to buy flood insurance that meets NFIP standards. The agency is unsure as for whether this requirement has been responsible for the lack of private insurance purchases. By removing this requirement, Luetkemeyer hopes to spur the private insurance market and lower the number of businesses relying on NFIP insurance.
Time is running out as the May 31st deadline is fast approaching. The recommendations offered by Rep Luetkemeyer are an excellent start to the much-needed reform. More thought is needed, but an answer must come soon.


All or nothing. This project will only be funded if it reaches its goal by Wed, May 8 2019 2:01 PM UTC +00:00.
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The world is Agrulith and the year is 1650, the start of the golden age of pirates, and you must make a choice that will effect the entire climate of the game. Do you want to join the pirates and become one yourself? Or, do you want to take the side of the Barnsley Navy and become a ruler of the seas all while getting paid contracts? Both have their own advantages, and both are after the same thing, the Blue Moon Artefact!
Plunderer's Run is a strategy game much like the old Tradewinds games, but with a lot more action and a lot more at risk! You assume the role of a Merchant Captain at the start of the game, however, the voyages and choices you make will start to make you either a feared Navy Captain or Pirate Captain. If you choose to do enough in the game for one side, you will become a Legendary Captain, and will sail the seas looking like one!
Adventure: Do voyages, find new ports, and gossip at the local tavern to find out anything you can about the Blue Moon Artefact and why Agrulith is cursed as a result of this artefact.
Dynamic Endings: Did you decide you want to be a pirate? Or did you want to be a Navy Captain? The story is different depending on what kind of Captain you decide to be!
Mutiny System: Are you travelling to ports with barely any food? Are you not getting gold at a rate your crew would deem efficient? Are you trying to get away with barely paying your crewmates? You better change your strategy or you might just find yourself on an island all by your lonesome! Solve puzzles to escape the island and return to a port. If anyone asks how you escaped, you may have a funny story to tell like... using your own back hair?
Randomly Generated and Dynamic Characters: Characters in ports are randomly generated, but have a large impact on the story. Characters also change while you're playing. If you've started to become a Pirate Captain and the mayor you have favor with loses an election to a mayor that favors Navy Captains, you might have a big problem on your hands!
Randomly Generated Enemies: Enemies that you encounter are generated from a huge database that we have created to keep the game fresh and to keep you guessing at every corner!
Upgradeable Ships: Every ship in the game can be upgraded with "equipable components" and with thousands of different items, you have options! If you find a component you like, you can upgrade it to make it even better. Ship components that you can acquire include; sails, pennants, flags, signal flags, gun decks, crew quarters, cargo holds, and crows nests!
Skilling System: Are you tired of just buying and selling goods between markets? No worries we have you covered! You can visit special ports that you find on the map that allow you to gather resources yourself and get the HUGE profit margin you are looking for to buy that new ship or ship upgrade!
Original Hand-Drawn Art: Each and every icon, pirate, captain, enemy, item, etc. that you see in the game is completely drawn from scratch. Hours and hours have been poured into creating everything visual about the game stand out, with many more hours to come. Sure there are some placeholders now, but that will absolutely not be the case when this game is complete.
When you first start, you will be a captain with just a small ship, some gold, and no crew. You'll have to buy and sell goods at the markets in Agrulith, making sure that you make a profit along the way! You can also do Voyages to get more gold, items, and effect your Captain Rank (this is how you become a Pirate Captain or a Navy Captain). To get from port to port, you will have to sail some treacherous seas, sometimes you'll encounter other captains, other times you'll encounter denizens of the deep, or maybe a storm caught you by surprise, with 20 different scenarios, you'll always have to be on the lookout and make sure you're prepared for whatever comes your way!
Once you start getting a grip on your finances, you can buy a new ship, upgrade the components on your current ship, hire new crewmates to help you on your voyages, enjoy a nice brew at a local tavern, or start the construction of your own port!
If you're someone who loves to hoard items and search for ultra rare items, you can build a special Sea Portal. Here you can fight enemies to your hearts content and try to collect the THOUSANDS of items in the game. Who knows what kind of forgotten treasures could be found in the portal.
When you are comfortable with the game, it will be time to start exploring the story and lore behind the world of Agrulith. With voyages scattered throughout, and many story lines to follow on these voyages, you will discover a deep and engaging story that will keep you coming back for more.
The voyages you select, enemies you fight, and ports you frequent will all have an influence on your Captain Rank. The story will change based on your rank and, if you're not careful, things might get out of hand quickly!
Agrulith is a large world with several continents to explore. Ports are scattered throughout each continent, but as the story progresses, other dangerous locations will appear for you to explore. The game will feature at least 30 locations for you to explore, with the possibility of more if we reach some stretch goals!
There will be several ship types in the game, the list below defines most of those ship types that are of the generic variety. We have some special types in the works!
As discussed earlier, there will be several types of enemies in Plunderer's Run. Below shows a preview of only five of the planned 75 unique enemies.
The behemoth, a monster bigger than your ship! He may move slow, but you better slay him quick or he will capsize your ship!
What pirate game would be complete without a Kraken... or two, or three? None, absolutely none!
Normal squids could be dangerous, but what about a DRAGON SQUID??
As if the waters weren't treacherous enough, why does there have to be HYDRAS? One headed monsters are bad enough!
And of course, there are always other captains trying to steal your loot!
For every 100 likes we get on the Plunderer's Run Facebook page, everyone on Facebook will be able to vote on which legendary relics will enter the game! The more likes we get, the more relics!
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If we get over 1,000 likes on Twitter, we will hold a vote that starts on May 1, 2019 at 12:00pm (CST) and ends on May 4th, 2019 at 12:00pm (CST). Voters will be deciding the very last item type to be added to the game!
Preview images of backer loot coming soon!
Former Logistics Manager turned indie Studio Director, Ray wears many hats. Ray does all of the programming, art, marketing, PR, and any other office wrangling necessary to keep things going. Ray has worked on one other published game called Fire Ye Cannons, which was released on Android in August, and has been working on games since 2006.
When Cory isn't working at his full time job as an IT professional, he does a lot of QA Testing on Plunderer's Run to ensure everything that is created works as intended!
When Ben isn't working full time in manufacturing, he is using his voice talents breathing life into the pirates we make for Plunderer's Run!
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Ever since I left my job as a Logistics Manager, I have been doing contract work for companies, and working on Plunderer's Run in my spare time. I'm using Kickstarter so I can bring this dream of being an indie developer to life and gain some momentum on my first BIG game title. Kickstarter is making it possible for me to secure the last bit of funding I need to be able to shift on focusing on Plunderer's Run full time and to bring to you the best experience possible. Being an indie dev is hard, but the enjoyment I've gotten from doing all the coding and art by hand has been a wonderful experience, and I want to be able to share my experience and work with the world!
I've also released another game on the Google Play Store called Fire Ye Cannons! You can visit the store page here!
Support the development team to expedite the release of Plunderer's Run. We want to get this game to you as quickly as possible!!
Add more rich music, and voice talent. We want to be able to offer a rich experience, and to do that we want to hire more voice actors, and composers to ensure that the audio in Plunderer's Run is top notch!
As a team, we have a combined 16 years of experience in creating games. Now we don't have a lot of experience publishing games, as most have been hobby projects, but we have a business background and know what it takes to deliver a product on time and on budget.
Budget / Time Management : Our goal of $25,000 obviously won't last forever, but we have built enough time into our development timeline to ensure that the game has plenty of time to be finished while the funds are available. We use Trello to stay on task while adding new systems, features, and fixing bugs. Having a single person working on a game will require more time, but by staying on task and eliminating distractions by having an office, that time is used with maximum efficiency.
Unknowns: We know that a disaster can strike at any moment, but we have built in time to allow for this. We have multiple backups of the game both in the cloud, and on physical drives to prevent any catastrophic data loss. We also have connections that will be able to help with development in a pinch if we begin to get behind on a section of the project timeline.
The Captain thanks ye for yer contribution to the Lucky Shillin'! He says yer name will be posted to the ol' credits list when the game ends.
Aaaarrgh! What are ye doin' on the Lucky Shillin'? How did you manage to persuade the Captain to give you a game key AND backer exclusive content at that price???
Game Key Standard Price - Hey! Yer doin' good now with that Game Key AND backer exclusive content now aren't you! The Cap'n say yer also goin' to get yer name up on the ol' list at the end of the game too!
Game Key + Backer Only Game Content + Special Thanks at end credits- Aaargh! Looks like ye would be all set with tha' Game Key and Bonus Content fer Backers! What's the bonus content ye say? Well the Cap'n says it is a newly discovered continent full o' treasure!
Digital Collection Pack + Game Key + Backer Only Content - Aye! Looks like ye got all the fixins there with yer game art, captain sketches, and game music!
Pirate Flash Drive + Digital Collector's Pack + Game Key + Backer Only Content - Ha! That's a lot o' gold you have there! Looks like that flash drive is all loaded up with content from the game!
Pirate Drawstring Bag + Digital Collector's Pack + Game Key + Backer Only Content - Keep track of yer cargo with this fancy drawstring bag!
Alpha Access + Developer Discord Channel Access + Digital Collector's Pack + Game Key + Backer Only Content - Yer gonna be navigatin' the seas before all the other scallywags! Get access to the Captain's Private Developer Discord Channel where ye can talk about what yer experience out at sea was like and provide ways to make the seas even more perilous!
2 Game Keys + Alpha Access for two people + Digital Collector's Pack (1) + Backer Only Content (For both Game Keys) - Yaargh! Looks like you and a friend will be joining the ranks and sailing the seas!
Pirate T-Shirt + 2 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 1 Digital Collector's Pack + Backer Only Content - Now ye be lookin' like a real pirate wearing that excellent shirt ye looted!
First and/or Last Name added to random pirate generator + 2 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 2 Digital Collector's Edition + 2 Backer Only Content - Hmm tha' name be soundin' familiar. Have I seen you here before?? Maybe I've seen you around that weird pirate generator machine! If yer first or last name is already in the generator, the Captain said it gets added again!
ALL Physical Rewards (Flash Drive + Drawstring Bag + T-Shirt) + 2 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 2 Digital Collector's Packs + 2 Backer Only Content. Hey!! Grab em before they're gone matey!
Design an item for the game! + 4 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 2 Digital Collector's Edition + 4 Backer Only Content - Wow! Can ye make somethin' fer me matey! I could really use an item to make all this gold weigh less!
Write 2 lines of dialogue for an NPC! + Design an Item + 4 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 2 Digital Collectors Pack + 4 Backer Only Content - Ahoy! Now ye be writin' some of the words I say?? Well that's just pure madness!
Design your own Enemy Captain! + Write 2 Lines of Dialogue + Design an Item + 4 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 2 Digital Collector's Packs + 4 Backer Only Content - Designing yer own enemy?? I'm not really sure our Cap'n would feel about that... Hope yer feelin' good about the combat!
Design your own Playable Captain! + Write 2 Lines of Dialogue + Design an Item + 4 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 2 Digital Collector's Packs + 4 Backer Only Content + Collectible Kraken Lure! + Collectible ceramic Captains Hat! - Designing yer own captain?? I'm not really sure our Cap'n would feel about that... Hope yer not feelin' mutinous!
Talk to the game creator + Design your own Playable Captain! + Write 2 Lines of Dialogue + Design an Item + 4 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 2 Digital Collector's Packs + 4 Backer Only Content + All Physical Items (Flash Drive + Drawstring Bag + T-Shirt) + Collectible Kraken Lure! + Collectible ceramic Captains Hat! - What?! Ye want to talk to the Captain? Well I suppose I can arrange tha'! You'll be able to talk to him for 30 minutes!
We will write you into the storyline! + Design your own Playable Captain! + Write 2 Lines of Dialogue + Design an Item + 4 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 2 Digital Collector's Packs + 4 Backer Only Content + All Physical Items (Flash Drive + Drawstring Bag + T-Shirt) + Collectible Kraken Lure! + Collectible ceramic Captains Hat! - Aye! That be a fine haul ye have there matey! I'll be lookin' fer yer story!
Physical copy of the Game Design Document + We will write you into the storyline + Design your own Playable Captain! + Write 2 Lines of Dialogue + Design an Item + 4 Game Keys + 2 Alpha Access + 2 Digital Collector's Packs + 4 Backer Only Content + All Physical Items (Flash Drive + Drawstring Bag + T-Shirt) + Collectible Kraken Lure! + Collectible ceramic Captains Hat! - Wha'! Now why didn't I do this! I could have changed a lot about myself in tha' GDD!
Entire Game Dedicated To You! This will play at the beginning of the game! + Physical copy of the Game Design Document + We will write you into the storyline + Design your own Playable Captain! + Write 2 Lines of Dialogue + Design an Item + 4 Game Keys + 4 Alpha Access + 4 Digital Collector's Packs + 4 Backer Only Content + All Physical Items (Flash Drive + Drawstring Bag + T-Shirt) + Collectible Kraken Lure! + Collectible ceramic Captains Hat! - Now I didn't know I was speaking to someone so divine! It's no wonder we've had some smooth sailing with you on board!


When you have a genuine heart it is hard to live carelessly. When you end relationships you actually consider the other person's feelings and attempt to let them down easily. You probably care enoughto give your employer a two week notice before leaving. Most likely you have given your last dime when you needed it badly yourself.
Yes. You're probably the person who searches for a reason whenever someone stabs you in the back because that kind of evil doesn't make sense to you. When someone says they need help, you don't know why, but you throw on your cape and become a superhero.
The toughest part about caring so much is realizing others do not care as much as you do. Most people do not consider the feelings of others and they will drag you down to save themself.
First. Understand why you are the way you are. The fruits of the Holy Spirit include Peace, Kindness, Goodness, and even Longsuffering. When you truly have God inside your heart you welcome these attributes. This is who you are. Unfortunately, not everyone will adopt these characteristics.
You'll know when God is calling you to help someone from the times people are just abusing your kindness. If God calls you to respond, by all means, do what you're called to do. If God hasn't invited you to be involved it is honestly not your problem. Don't stress yourself out over every little situation that comes your way.
Not everything has parallel importance. It's ok to just pull yourself out of an equation that will mentally and spiritually drain you. Just because a situation is important to someone else doesn't mean has to be a life priority for you.


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Incredible drone footage has been released of Primarks biggest ever store, which is set to open in Birmingham city centre tomorrow.
The video showcases the sheer scale of the impressive shop, which will be the largest in the world.
Boasting 160,100 sq ft of retail space at Primarks 187th store in the UK, it is more than 5,000 sq ft bigger than the retailers existing largest store in Manchester, which covers 155,000 sq ft.
The new flagship superstore in Birmingham city centre boasts five floors of fashion, as well as a new Disney cafe, a stylish hair salon and barbers, and a custom T-shirt printing lab. The superstore will also employ almost 1,000 people.
Video: Want to see inside the worlds biggest Primark in Birmingham?


Every woman on this planet has a deep longing to feel beautiful. Loved. Wanted. The truth is, we're all beautiful just as we are, created to be unique. Wanted and loved by a God who desperately seeks our returned affection. Only He gives humble confidence to the depths of our souls. Only He has the ability to give us worth. No man, no makeup, no accessory will do. He makes beautiful things. He makes them for us and He makes them through us.
Life is lived in color and texture. It's lived in movement. In song. Across mountains, oceans, and continents – life is vibrant and art resonates. My hope is that my jewelry represents that. A vivid reminder of the beauty in life. In my short years on this earth God has allowed me to travel to places I never expected. Each time I've been inspired by new cultures and reached a deeper understanding of who I am and, more importantly, who God is. His creation astounds me and causes me to reach within myself to make something pleasing in His sight. I am a daughter delighting in her Father, resting in His love and, by His grace, reflecting His image. I was created to create. Nothing in life will give you such fulfillment as doing what you were made to do.
Each piece of jewelry is carefully hand crafted with recycled supplies. I take great delight in creating new designs, and reworking old. Personally dying and treating the leather and discovering techniques and materials gives me a connection to the jewelry, a satisfaction in my work, and an excitement to share it with you.
"Gaze at God and glance at life."
I recently heard that quote and it stopped me in my tracks. Truly, that's not how I live my life. I gaze at life. I soak it in. It can be a blessing, most definitely, but when my focus is on this life, I can lose sight of Him. When my focus is on the gift I lose sight of the Giver. At the end of my days, I will not praise the mountains or the ocean or the finest of flowers. I will praise their Creator. I will praise my Maker. Until then, I pray that I gaze upon Him and bring glory to His name.


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Proteus 1 orchestral midi port failed!
Is there something I'm doing wrong here? I can't get my proteus1 to read a midi in signal. For starters, when I plug the midi out from my controller to the midi in of the module, I get no midi signal indication from the module's flashing led. Running the midi diagnostics test from the module, connecting one midi cable from the out to the in, I get a result of midi port failed. Do I need to replace the midi jack?
Re: Proteus 1 orchestral midi port failed!
According to your findings, I would say that the midi in connector could be the culprit as it is most oftenly used and abused.
Inspect for broken solder joints under the pcb, and with a multimeter in continuity mode confirm that the pins can carry signals.
Other than that , I have seen a few times dead optocouplers causing this issue.


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Emor. Damaged Promises
Our parsha cautions the people of Israel that any sacrificial animal must be unblemished, without defect.
"Anything blind, or injured, or maimed, or with a cyst, boil-scar, or scurvy—such you shall not offer to the Lord." (Lev 22:22)
Why is a blemish such a problem? Why are disfigured animals banned from becoming offerings to God? The prophet Malakhi explains:
"When you present a blind animal for sacrifice—it doesn't matter? When you present a lame or sick one—it doesn't matter?
Just offer it to your Governor!
Will he accept you? Will he show you favor?—said the Lord of Hosts." (1:8)
Blind, lame or sick animals are disqualified because they would be rejected by the "Governor," by a government official. In a national tax, damaged produce is unacceptable. Similarly, God says, whatever cannot be brought to a human as a gift, even as a tariff or tax, should also apply to God; and as such, animals must be intact and un-maimed.
Should service of God reflect human etiquette?
Jewish law suggests that one should dress for prayer in the manner that one would dress to meet an important person (eg. a job interview) "that the honor of heaven should not fall short of the honor of flesh and blood." - Why do we need to be concerned with our attire during prayer? Why not pray in my pyjamas?
Where else is there overlap between modes of human interaction and forms of religious standards?
Why however, would a person go to the pains to offer a sacrifice but then offer up `second or third grade animal? Rabbi David Stav suggests that that this reflects a common pattern of human behaviour:
"What is the mindset of a person who decides to offer a sub-par sacrifice?
...Imagine a charity campaign, a radio host collecting donations and taking calls from donors, which are broadcast live. The donors get swept away and commit to donating, but when they come to honor their pledge, their enthusiasm fizzles.
In other words, maintaining enthusiasm over time is no simple feat. Sometimes, things that catch fire quickly are also extinguished quickly, so we need to warn enthusiasts not to "cool down" too quickly."
....A person my feel motivated and will contribute a sizable donation. But after the excitement fades, he'll say: "Does Hashem really really care whether I bring Him a fancy sacrifice or a more modest one? - After all, human beings are much more impressed by external appearances." - That person would build his house out of top-quality materials. He'd buy a new car once every few years." https://ots.org.il/parsha-point-emor-5777/
Imagine a person who was in trouble, desperate; or alternatively in a moment of religious excitement. They pledge to offer a sacrifice as a sign of religious devotion. But now the moment is over. They are left with the obligation without the inspiration. As a result, they decide not to invest too much, and to bring even a damaged, cheaper animal. It's all OK as long as the letter (-not the spirit-) of the law is fulfilled.
The message of the law of blemishes is not to let enthusiasm die down, to retain religious focus.
And so, please discuss:
Rav Stav is depicting a human instinct whereby we experience religious enthusiasm, only to experience second thought.
Have you ever thought of donating a significant sum to charity but when it comes to it, you ended donating less?
Why do we lose our enthusiasm and focus? Is spiritual disaffection inevitable, or can the slide be stymied, or even reversed?
What is the modern equivalent or corollary of a "blemished animal"?
Much to discuss!
korbanot
Rav David Stav
Malakhi


Their 12-11 win over the Springboks was remarkable in many ways because England should have been out of the contest at half-time.
"It's been a good week, the players have recovered well, trained well on Tuesday, exceptionally well on Wednesday and we look forward to the challenge of taking on New Zealand on Saturday".
England lifted some of the pessimism surrounding their team with a much-needed victory over South Africa but Eddie Jones' side face the ultimate test in rugby this weekend.
A few months before they actually won the World Cup, England produced perhaps their best performance of the Clive Woodward era.
Two further changes to the team that toppled South Africa sees Ben Moon come in for Alec Hepburn at loosehead prop and Sam Underhill replace Tom Curry, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the autumn by an ankle injury.
New Zealand remain the outstanding team in worldwide rugby although the All Blacks are not invincible.
The match rugby fans across the world have wanted to see, and it only took four years to make it happen.
"You can either make the movie or be in the movie, and we want to make the movie", said Jones, whose victory over South Africa as Japan coach at the 2015 World Cup is being made into a film called "The Brighton Miracle".
But it's the presence of Jack Goodhue that looms large over Williams and Crotty.
This is the first meeting between the teams for four years and New Zealand have predictably held the upper hand.
Les Bleus were supposed to remain behind the 10-metre line in their own half, but they advanced towards the All Blacks in a "V-formation", led by captain Thierry Dusautoir.
England have won just seven matches against the All Blacks since they first met in 1905, but George has taken heart from the way the Lions drew a three-Test series 1-1 a year ago. But it may be tighter than some expect with the handicap mark pitched at 14 points.
The All Blacks also play Ireland and Italy on their end of year tour. "Wherever there's trouble, there's Ashton", says Jones.
Jones believes opponents are often bewitched by New Zealand's dazzling skills, reducing them to the role of spectators as their try-line is repeatedly breached before coming to their senses.
It seemed normal service was about to be resumed when New Zealand then scored two quick tries through Julian Savea and Kieran Read.
Ioane will be relishing his first match against England and is worth backing, even at short odds, to continue his scoring streak.
She has very high standards and is used to working in a Hollywood environment. "Meghan can be hard ", the source said. Prince Harry and Markle Wednesday in May in a stunning ceremony held in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Acosta then insisted the caravan of Central American immigrants "is not an invasion" and pressed Trump on his use of that word. In response to Sanders' statement about why his pass had been revoked, Acosta tweeted simply, "This is a lie ".
The rappers were filming in Brooklyn when a auto is believed to have shown up, with one of its occupants firing off 11 shots. The investigation is ongoing and there has been no confirmation on if the two cases are related.
But Democrats got a boost on Thursday when late-added votes flipped the leader in the race for Florida agriculture commissioner. If Saturday's count shows DeSantis with a margin narrow enough to trigger a recount, AP will retract its call for DeSantis.
In excerpts from her memoir, Becoming , published by ABC News , Obama speaks about her beginnings with her husband of 26 years . This was said during Michelle's interview broadcast on Friday on ABC's Good Morning America breakfast show.
Local news reporter Tom Wait of CBS2 described the fire as "apocalyptic" with ember and ash raining down from the flames. Malibu has about 13,000 residents and lies along 21 miles (34km) of coast at the southern foot of the mountain range.


Over the last year and a half, I've been corresponding with Pastors from Kenya who originally contacted me via our website asking for prayer and teaching materials to help them in their ministries and to share with their congregations. Over this time it's become clear that we share a unity in the faith and of the spirit, with a passion for the gospel of Jesus Christ. In spite of the challenges presented by poverty, disease, and false teachings surrounding them, these Pastors persevere in proclaiming the truth of the gospel without compromise while striving to stay on the narrow way of salvation in Jesus Christ.
As I've come to know these men through our correspondence and they've shared the needs of their congregations, communities, and the orphans they care for, the Lord has laid it on my heart as well as the hearts of our congregation that we need to go to them and help them all we can.
These Pastors care for their own families, their congregations, widows, and many children that have been orphaned due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Kenya has the third highest number of HIV/AIDS orphans in the world, estimated at 890,000. Many deaths also occur due to Malaria, accidents, and other diseases. The number of orphans in Kenya is growing.
In recent years false teachings via the Word of Faith movement, New Apostolic Reformation, Prosperity gospel, and others have infiltrated the African continent like a plague. In order to help take a stand against these false teachings and to bring the true gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost, and to strengthen and edify the congregations there, part of our mission is to provide Bibles and printed teaching materials to each Pastor and their congregations. Our team on the ground, which includes me, will bring these materials, and help implement their use in each Church, community, and orphanage we are in contact with there. We also hope if the funds to do so are provided to help improve the facilities of each Church, ministry, and orphanage.
Our Church is sending a small team to Kenya this year. Our mission is explained in John 3:18, ". . . let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth." In deed, by providing for the needs of the Pastors, congregations, widows, and orphans we go to serve, offering all we can for their care and comfort. In truth, by providing Bibles, gospel tracts, and other teaching materials to help them be strengthened and edified in the Christian faith and doctrines, and to reach the lost with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We also will participate in ministry with them through preaching conferences, Bible studies, prayer meetings, and evangelism.
In a time of so much division and confusion in the Christian Church, what an amazing blessing it is to embark on a mission such as this, in which we move forward together in unity of the spirit and the bond of love. This is an opportunity for us to share what we have been given and blessed with – the gospel of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. These people are desiring to share the gospel, to follow the Lord in the truth of His Word, and they are asking for our help to do so. All those they will reach, all the orphans in their care, the towns and villages they and us will go into will be blessed to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ.
These beautiful children can be raised up in God's Word, trained in the gospel and armed against the false teachings pervading their country. This is such a blessing to help these Pastors and their Churches raise up these beautiful children as disciples of Jesus Christ!
We are a small Church with a big opportunity and we need Christians to help us make this happen.
We are going to Kenya this year with a small team. This first trip will be to do all we can to help and provide and to also identify pressing needs to be addressed in future trips. This is not a one-time short-term mission trip. We are making a commitment to our Christian brothers and sisters in Kenya that will be ongoing.
We ask that you prayerfully consider becoming a partner with us in this mission by making a financial commitment to support The Way Ministry Church on a monthly basis. Or, by making a one-time donation.
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The Ascend G510 has a 5MP camera, can record video in up to 720p and has a 0.3MP front facing camera for taking selfies and making video calls.
The Ascend G510 has an estimated battery life of around 6 hours. The average smartphone battery life is around 10 hours. It has a battery capacity of 1750mAh (MilliAmp hours). The average battery capacity is 1950mAh. The battery on this phone is removable.
1GB (Gigabyte) is equal to roughly 500 pictures or 250 songs. The G510 comes with 4GB internal storage and an expandable memory card slot which makes it possible for you to add a further 32GB external storage. It also comes with Google Drive installed which gives you an additional 15GB of free cloud storage.
The Ascend G510 has Bluetooth which enables it to communicate with other Bluetooth devices (such as a Bluetooth handsfree kit). It has Wi-Fi which means that it can connect to your home network or public Wi-Fi hotspots such as those available in many coffee shops, cafes or hotels. The G510 has NFC which enables you to make contactless payments and share files with your friends and it can connect to DLNA enabled devices so you can stream content both to and from this phone wirelessly.
The Huawei Ascend G510 has an FM radio and an MP3 player. It is able to integrate with social media via designated Facebook and Twitter apps and comes preloaded with Google Maps, Gmail, Chrome, Google+ and YouTube. Other apps, such as Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Spotify are available to download from the Google Play Store, along with the latest music, films, TV shows and games.
The Huawei Ascend G510 is a very competent smartphone in the sub £100 market and the inclusion of both NFC and DLNA help to widen its appeal.


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Ramones - Live At German Televison: Musikladen Rec. 1978
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On September 13th, 1978, the Ramones were guests in the TV studios of Radio Bremen. It was the first TV appearance of the band in Europe at all. At that time as a guest on the successful TV series Musikladen, they played 25 titles in about 50 minutes and left an ecstatic audience. Here is this unbelievable appearance — unabridged with all encores for the first time on vinyl and DVD.
For the band it must have been quite a shock when they entered the stage at the TV studio. Although the slightly ragged backdrop of Musikladen was okay to Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny and Marky Ramone, this was not valid to the main group of the audience. Styled and bored people sat in front of the stage as if they were a leftover from the last Baccara gig. Joerg Sonntag, today director and editor, former assistant of Mike Leckebusch, remembers in an interview (bonus-title on the DVD) that the night before the concert he strolled around the bars and pubs of Bremen and gave away free tickets. Therefore at least a part of the audience consisted of punks and rockers. The Ramones did not taken aback due to this affected audience and played their concert with high professionalism and lots of fun to play together. The performed songs mostly compounded out of their first two albums. Finally they succeeded to leave an overwhelmed audience. For the American punk legends this first TV appearance not only meant hard work but also the final breakthrough in Europe.
Sireena Records now is publishing this gig with all encores for the first time on vinyl. The DVD with this fantastic concert is included with the album.
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Q: What happens in Android if you run code that requires a permission but fail to have it? I am talking about the quality issue (bug) that an Android app needs a permission that is declared in the Manifest, but fails to request it from the user at the appropriate time and executes the code without the necessary permission. This was not possible in older Android versions (user accepts all permissions in bulk), but seems to be possible when using newer versions that copy Apple in most regards.
At least during testing one can start background services and use bluetooth without any alert by Google popping up. Is that different for apps in production?

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*Does the app crash with an Exception?

*Does the code get executed?

*Does the app get rejected in review? (Always?)

*Does the app get delisted from the store?

*Does it depend on Android's Version?

I deal with an age old app that has bluetooth discovery code to find and connect to dedicated hardware, that is rarely used via a cordova plugin triggered by content. There is old altbeacon code potentially activated that may even need access background location (https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth#Permissions). It will take some time to get this dead code up to quality. Definitely more time than the week we have.

A: Does the app crash with an Exception?
yes if you try to have operations depends on returned date witch is null
Does the code get executed?
code will execute with exceptions because data access denied you can check if permission granted or not and add scenario for each state
Does the app get rejected in review? (Always?) not sure but with crashes there is high potential to get rejected
Does the app get delisted from the store?
depends on why and how you are using data
Does it depend on Android's Version?
yes access data and permissions changing point is android oreo

A: My tests with Bluetooth permissions revealed the following: Required permissions are BLUETOOTH_ADMIN, BLUETOOTH and for VERSION_CODES.Q additionally Manifest.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION (see: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth#Permissions).
BLUETOOTH_ADMIN, BLUETOOTH do not show any system alert-dialogue to the user. In Android Q+ if you fail to check for the required ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION permission, nothing happens and your code executes without exception (mine did execute an UART command on hardware with Samsung tablet). The app passed review although the check is missing (of course I will fix that ASAP).
Note: the doc is ambiguous and states: "Services running on Android 10 and higher cannot discover Bluetooth devices unless they have the ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION permission." Probably general scanning while the app is active could be allowed. In that case missing exception would be explained.

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Robert Kraft is one of the most successful owners in sports history. Since he bought the New England Patriots in 1994, the team has sold out every game and won five Super Bowls, including last January in one of the most exciting comeback wins of all time.
Despite the Patriots' reputation for stretching the rules — the team has been accused of secretly taping opponents' practices and of using deflated footballs to gain competitive advantages — Kraft's personal reputation has stayed clean, largely due to his philanthropy. He has given over $100 million to causes like Boston's Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Brandeis University and the Israeli Football League, and even invited the family of a teenaged Jewish Pats fan who was killed in a West Bank terror attack to watch the Super Bowl in his luxury box.
Kraft, 76, is also a longtime friend and supporter of Donald Trump, who called Kraft regularly after the death of his wife, Myra Kraft, in 2011. Kraft donated more than $1 million toward Trump's inauguration festivities. But after Trump repeatedly criticized National Football League players for kneeling during the national anthem to protest racism and police brutality, Kraft stated that he was "deeply disappointed" by the president's tone and pledged his support for his athletes.
As the Patriots defend their championship during the NFL's most highly charged political season in memory, it remains to be seen whether Kraft will be able to maintain the support of the president — or of his athletes.
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1860s Railroad Baggage Check
A long drive, a long walk, cold, winds, and snow squalls. No coins, no old buttons, just scraps and a bent old tag. I was too cold to consider it much at the moment, but thought maybe it could be a railroad baggage check. Optimism was low, and into the pouch it went.
After finally calling it quits and getting home, it took a few hours for me to defrost and even think about my finds. I dug out the tag and knocked off the dirt and then rinsed it off. Wow! A baggage check, and a super interesting early Ohio one at that.
Railroad baggage checks were typically brass and came in pairs. Tags like these were first used by railroads in the 1850s. These metal checks were replaced by paper tags starting in the 1880s and by World War I the metal checks were generally out of use. One tag would be affixed to a passenger's luggage with a leather strap and the other tag was retained by the passenger. The star on this tag indicates it was the check the passenger retained.
Railroad history is a confusing business, between mergers and leases, it's hard to figure out who ran what and when. Sometimes lines went by their "old" names, even after a merger. Fortunately there aren't many cities in Ohio that start with X, so tracking down the cities the initials stood for wasn't too challenging. The initials on the tag, C&X&D&X&BRR, stand for the Columbus and Xenia Railroad and the Dayton, Xenia and Belpre Railroad. The C&X opened in 1850, the DX&B opened in 1858 and was leased by the C&X starting in January 1859. The C&X purchased the DX&B in February 1865. The C&X became part of the Little Miami Railroad in 1868. In 1869 it was leased to the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad, and finally through that lease the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Knowing this particular site, and with the railroad information, I'm sure the tag dates to probably the earlier half of 1860-1870. A really cool relic and piece of railroad history.
Sidewalk Tearout
It's dusk as I get to the site, and quickly it's too dark to see a darn thing. I'm just putting the clods of dirt in my bag as I go. Some are obvious pulltabs and screwcaps. One looked (and sounded) like a silver ring (no such luck). Thirty minutes and I managed to cover the site well enough that I was satisfied. Pleased to find when I got home I had a 1927 Mercury dime, a corroded 50s era Wheat cent and a few pieces of clad in with the trash.
Hunting the Fields
Met up with Dave today to search some farm fields. We first searched a farm house that only gave up two wheat cents and then stumbled upon a good site almost by accident. Dave made the best find of the day there, an 1809 half cent. I picked up a good old buckle, half a giant crotal bell, a few buttons - two flat and one eagle, an 1850-65 General Service button. We then moved on to the next site we had lined up. I found a 1902 Indian Head cent and parts of an old oil lamp right off, but we had a big area to cover and no precise information on the locations of the home sites on that parcel and spent most of our time doing "research" on foot. While this "research" wasn't very useful at the time, it helped me once I got home to pinpoint the sites on some different old maps.
Civil War Camp Finds
These finds came from a small lawn area that was part of Camp Chase during the Civil War. The first visit yielded one three-ringer Minie ball. The second visit was much better, I found my first Flying Eagle cent, dated 1857, another Minie ball and a large musketball. I'm no expert on Civil War sites, but finding coins from the era does not seem to be especially common in these types of sites.
Camp Chase was opened in May 1861 and was closed in 1865. The camp covered 160 acres on the west side of Columbus. The camp was named for former Ohio Governor and Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase. It was a training camp for Ohio volunteer army soldiers, a parole camp, a muster outpost for 150,000 Union troops and a 25,000 Confederates passed through the prisoner-of-war camp.
The former camp land has all been converted to other uses, with the exception of the cemetery. The majority of the land is now single family homes. The Westgate neighborhood was built on the site between the 1910s and 1950s. Camp relics can turn up anywhere in the neighborhood. I searched another site that was part of the camp a few years ago and came up with some flat buttons.
Old houses, few finds
Dave and I searched a few homes today. There were few coins found but they were some better ones, Dave located a nice 1825 large cent right off the bat and also found a 1907 V nickel and some wheats. I had fewer finds and while not as old as Dave's finds, I was happy to have this cool 1920s Worcester Salt token with a good luck swastika back and my second key date, 1921 Mercury dime for the year, this one much less worn than the first one. Worcester Salt was founded in Warsaw, New York in 1894 and and was bought out by Morton Salt in 1943.
Dayton Diggers' Group Hunt at the Ross Farm
Marion A. Ross
The Dayton Diggers secured permission to hunt the historic Ross farm on Honey Creek in Christiansburg, Jackson Township, Champaign County. The farm was the site of two homes, a small tile factory and several barns. The houses had been razed but at least one had been still standing in 1959.
Levi and Mary Ross came to Champaign County from Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia) between 1827 and 1832 and settled on this farm.
Levi Ross was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia on February 16, 1792, son of Jonathan and Martha Brown Ross. He married Mary Ruffner between 1820 and 1827. Mary was born in Virginia on February 20, 1802. The Rosses had at least nine children and possibly as many as thirteen. Their most famous son, Marion was born on the farm.
Marion Andrew Ross was born October 9, 1832. He was a student at Antioch College and was a musician. He enlisted in the Union Army on April 15, 1861. He was a Sergeant Major in Company B of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Ross participated in the ill fated Andrews Raid. The raid brought the first Union soldiers into north Georgia, lasted just seven hours and involved the only locomotive chase of the Civil War. These links have more information about Andrews Raid and Ross' part in the Great Locomotive Chase. (Some may have seen the 1956 Disney movie "The Great Locomotive Chase" based on these events.)
From the State Library of Ohio website, "Ross enlisted with a group of other Ohioans volunteered to be part of a secret mission deep into Confederate territory to disrupt transportation and communication lines in 1862. The group purchased tickets and boarded a train just north of Marietta, Georgia on the morning of April 12, 1862. When the train stopped at the town of Big Shanty for breakfast, the soldiers separated the engine, called The General, the coal tender, and three boxcars from the rest of the train. With the Confederate crew in pursuit, Andrew's Raiders headed toward Chattanooga, tearing up track and cutting telegraph lines. The Confederates picked up a new engine, The Texas, at the next railroad station and continued to pursue the Raiders. Although they released two of the boxcars and tried to set fire to a bridge, it soon became clear that the Raiders would never make it to Chattanooga. They abandoned The General about half way to Chattanooga. Andrew's Raiders fled on foot, but all 21 were captured within a week. Eight of them were hanged and the rest sent to Confederate prison camps." Ross was executed in mid June 1862 for his part in the raid. He is buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Tennessee.
Levi Ross died on November 25, 1863. Mary died March 10, 1865. The Rosses are buried at Honey Creek Cemetery in Christiansburg. The farm was inherited by their son, Marine Ruffner Ross (1835-1886), whose name appears on the property in the 1875 Champaign County Atlas.
A large group of Diggers arrived for the 9:00 am start, and everyone was excited to see what finds might come to light. As we hit the fields we had to contend with tall pasture grass, corn stubble, a few cows and their...pies. The group exploring the tile factory site gathered around Jared Shank who dug an 1881 Indian Head cent stuck in some asphalt. Others were finding Wheat cents and other relics around the old home site.
A small group went to explore another potential home site that Steve Greene had pointed out. Pottery, glass and brick amongst the corn stubble showed that it was the right place, though the only coin to come to light was an 1882 Indian Head cent found by Mark Ferguson. I had joined this group and after not finding much worth digging, set off back across the field.
At first, I was just carrying my detector while walking back to the main site, but then decided I should be swinging, even in the narrow corn stubble rows. Most of the time I was just getting false signals from the grommets on my boots or it was dead silent, but then I got a higher pitched signal worth investigating. I turned over some soil and pinpointed the item in a clod of dirt. I saw what looked like a thin silver coin sticking out of the side. I thought maybe I had a half dime. None of the other Diggers were near enough to share the find with. Thinking others might like might like to see before I broke the clod open, I wrapped the clod in a paper towel I had in my pocket. When I got back to the main group, people asked if I had found anything and I got to show off the coin in the clod which fueled a lot of speculation as to what it could be. Guesses included pulltab, silver three cent, half dime, aluminum play money and a half reale.
The next event was the seeded token hunt. There were 45 green painted cents that were prize tokens as well as a handful of Buffalo nickels scattered over the surface of a portion of the cornfield where the stubble was flattened. Almost everyone darted around the field looking for the targets. People left the field as it got harder and harder to find the planted coins. Amazingly, all the prize tokens were found! The most tokens found by any one person was six. Diggers then exchanged their tokens for prize boxes which contained old coins, many of them silver, including an 1877-S Seated Liberty half, Barber quarters and dimes, newer silver quarters and dimes and other old coins.
The Diggers then enjoyed a great lunch of fried chicken, cole slaw, mashed potatoes and baked beans as well as other snacks and treats brought by members. Following lunch was the raffle. Raffle prizes included a Garrett ProPointer, a small fireproof safe, a Lesche digger, a Morgan silver dollar, two Walking Liberty Halves, a finds pouch, a metal water bottle, a Roman coin, some assorted foreign coins and even some peppers!
Jared then asked who had found coins or anything else interesting that morning. Several members reported finding Wheat cents, a pocket spill of a 1939 Walking Liberty half, 1940 Jefferson nickel, two Wheats and two 1943 steel cents was discovered near the tile factory site. By this point almost everyone was itching to discover what the coin was, in my pocket, still in the clod of dirt. We did a reveal and it turned out to be an 1810s silver Spanish half reale!
After that excitement, some folks decided to call it a day, while others returned to the fields to see what else might turn up. I did not hear of any other coin finds from the afternoon though Doug Schilling found an old brass stirrup and Gary Fishman and I both found small lead "musketballs."
While nothing turned up that we could attribute as belonging to the Ross family, it was still a fun day full of great people and friends, detecting and history seeking.
Slow going, but in review, a good week. An Excelsior Boy Scout Shoe token [Version I, Type II, Variety A2] four Mercury dimes, a silver ring, an 1899 Indian Head cent and a streetcar smashed 1910 cent. Sites included two 1920s schools, a newer school on an old site and some park construction.


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The American Alligator
The American alligator is a relatively large species of crocodilian. On average it is the second largest species in the Alligatoridaefamily, behind only the black caiman. As with all crocodilians, and as opposed to many mammals where size eventually diminishes with old age, healthy American alligators may continue to expand throughout their lives and the oldest specimens are the largest. Very old, large male American alligators reach an expected maximum size of up to 4.6 m (15 ft) in length, weighing up to 453 kg (1,000 lb), while females reach a maximum of 3 m (9.8 ft). On rare occasions, a large, old male may grow to an even greater length.
The American alligator is considered an apex predator throughout its range. They are opportunists and their diet is determined largely by both the size and age of the American alligator and the size and availability of prey. Most American alligators will eat a wide variety of animals, including invertebrates, fish, birds, turtles, snakes, amphibians, and mammals. Hatchlings mostly feed on invertebrates such as insects, insect larvae, snails, spiders, and worms. As they grow, American alligators gradually expand to larger prey. Once an American alligator reaches adulthood, any animal living in the water or coming to the water to drink is potential prey, due to the size and power of the American alligator.
However, most animals captured by American alligators are considerably smaller than the American alligator itself. Stomach contents show, among native mammals, muskrats and raccoons are some of the most commonly eaten species. In Louisiana, where introduced coypu are common, they are perhaps the most regular prey for adult American alligators, although only larger adult American alligators commonly eat this species. Other animals may occasionally be eaten, even large deer or feral wild boars, but these are not normally part of the diet. Occasionally, domestic animals, including dogs, cats, and calves, are taken as available, but are secondary to wild and feral prey. Other prey, including snakes, lizards, and various invertebrates, are eaten occasionally by adults.Water birds, such as herons and egrets, storks, waterfowl and large dabbling rails such as gallinules or coots, are taken when possible. Occasionally, unwary adult birds are grabbed and eaten by American alligators, but most predation on bird species occur with unsteady fledgling birds in late summer as the prey of American alligators, as fledgling birds attempt to make their first flights near the water's edge.
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More than a decade in, social media can still feel like the Wild West for most businesses. Most CEOs know they need to have an active presence on social media, but they don't really know how to measure their company's performance.
"Half of the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half," quipped department store magnate John Wannamaker in the early 20th century. Or maybe it was Henry Ford, or J.C. Penny. The attribution gets a bit hazy after a century of repeated use.
Regardless of who said it, social media hasn't really solved the problem of measuring advertising's effectiveness. Sure, it's eminently measurable, but capturing social media's true ROI and understanding what all of those measurements actually mean remains problematic.
Still, measurement is important. Critical, even.
It's easy to get drawn into a sea of potential metrics. But don't lose the plot. Focus on the following core social media Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure the relative success of your program. From there, you can add on other metrics specific to the unique needs of your business.
Who's following your account? This can go beyond raw numbers to explore the demographics or psychographics of your following to make sure you are attracting the right personas to your social media accounts. But be sure to put the number of followers you have in context – by itself, it's largely a vanity metric. If you have a large number of followers but very low engagement, you are not achieving much with your social media program.
Measure the organic and paid reach of your social posts. These 'impressions' will tell you how many people might have seen your posts, but not how many actually read them – a crucial distinction. And an impression can be served to the same user multiple times. You don't even need a third-party social media measurement platform to do this, simply check out your Facebook Insights or Twitter Analytics.
If driving people to your website matters to your brand, you'll want to measure the relative importance of social media to your overall website traffic. For many brands, social media is the top referral source of traffic to their website. With Google analytics, or other analytics platforms, you can identify how much traffic is sent to your web site by each social network. This goes beyond Facebook and Twitter to also include sites like Reddit, Digg and Yammer.
If you are selling a product through your website, you will definitely want to measure how many leads are created through social media and what percentage of those leads convert to paying customers.
Consider these your baseline metrics. From here you can add other, more detailed KPIs based on the needs of your business or organization, including things like cost-per-lead or lifetime customer value.
Pay attention to the results – your KPIs will tell you how relevant your content is and how engaged you are with your audience. It's the only way you'll really be able to tell if your social media program is helping deliver the bottom line results your CEO will love.


The simple answer that means success for a ventriloquist to perform with a famous character, for example Stan Laurel ventriloquist dummy.
Stan Laurel was one half of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, who made audiences laugh for decades with their TV shows, movies and stage shows never going out of comedy and entertainment fashion with age.
Obviously, with a comedy legend such as Stan Laurel sat on your lap, everyone knows a ventriloquist has a lot to live up to, because only a serious professional would use a character ventriloquist dummy, surely?
Who doesn't want to succeed in life, or business, or love? Likewise, if you're a ventriloquist meaning success can be defined by many different aspects.
You may have the funniest lines, you may be the most technically adept at throwing your voice, but there's one criteria that means success for a ventriloquist – and in this article, we're going to show you what that is.
As any potential ventriloquist knows, the act is all about misdirection. If you get your audience focussing on the ventriloquist puppet, it leaves the ventriloquist more relaxed to focus on throwing his voice.
By using a character ventriloquist dummy, an audience will automatically be more engaged, more focused and watch the puppet more than they will watch you.
If a character ventriloquist dummy looks authentic, sounds authentic and acts authentic, guess what? The audience will consider the ventriloquist is authentic, which in turn will relax them more and they will participate – laugh, clap, cheer etc. – more.
As everyone will recognise your character ventriloquist dummy, in this case Stan Laurel, they will know you have the confidence to recreate his expressions, his personality, his voice and his actions, which in turn will increase their confidence in your act.
We've mentioned why a character ventriloquist dummy translates into a ventriloquist meaning success, but let's discuss now the physical benefits of investing in a Stan Laurel puppet.
The Basic Stan Laurel ventriloquist dummy stands 24 inches tall, is easily operated with one hand, and has a stuffed body and plastic head. His mouth also moves – using a string in the back of his neck – and he's dressed in dungarees with "Laurel" printed on them.
As anyone that remembers Stan Laurel will tell you, his surprised expressions, upturned grin and raised eyebrows always brought fits of laughter to his audience, and they're all faithfully recreated in this basic Stan Laurel ventriloquist dummy. He's also wearing a rather nifty red polka dot bowtie, and has a replaceable hat to go on top of his strawberry blonde hair.
In addition to the dummy, he's also supplied with a vinyl carrying case for protection and convenience. Finally, as an added bonus, Stan also brings with him a "Seven Steps to Ventriloquism" instructional booklet to help hone your ventriloquism skills.
Finally, for those that would like an even more fully-featured character ventriloquist dummy, there is also a Standard Upgrade Stan Laurel ventriloquist dummy. Complete with a fully movable head, which can tilt and turn by using a control stick, Stan is also fitted with a hard, hollow body. Given all these extra features, Stan is still easily operated with one-hand and especially when seated.
Unfortunately, as good as he is, by using a character ventriloquist dummy such as Stan Laurel, you still have to do the hard work yourself.
Whilst he can help you with laughs, engagement, support and interest, you still have to keep your ventriloquism skills in top form to keep up the expectation having such a superb puppet will bring from an audience.
Why not take a look at our blog section for an introduction to more awesome ventriloquist dummies?
You know the benefits having a character ventriloquist dummy will bring you.
You know that every dollar you spend on investing in a character ventriloquist dummy will bring back many more in terms of repeat bookings, packed out shows and enhanced reputation in your ventriloquism act.


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Interaction between a tertiary amine methacrylate based polyelectrolyte and a sodium montmorillonite dispersion and its rheological and colloidal properties
Alemdar A., Butun V.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, vol.95, no.2, pp.300-306, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
Doi Number: 10.1002/app.21223
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
The rheological and colloidal properties of sodium montmorillonite dispersions were investigated in the presence of a special type of cationic polymer [modified poly(ethylene glycol)]. 2-(Dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate was polymerized with monomethoxy-capped oligo(ethylene glycol) via aqueous atom transfer radical polymerization. The tertiary amine residues of the resulting polymer were then quaternized with methyl iodide to obtain a cationic polyelectrolyte. The rheology and zeta-potential experiments showed that the cationic polymer adsorbed onto the sodium montmorillonite surface strongly. The rheological parameters (plastic viscosity and yield value) were obtained with a rotational low-shear rheometer. The results indicated a gradual increase in gelation with the addition of the cat-ionic polymer, which reached a maximum at a cationic polymer concentration of 0.4-0.8 g/L. This gel-like dispersion showed pronounced thixotropy. A further increase in the polymer concentration resulted in a reduction in this gelation. The adsorption of the cationic polymer onto the clay surface reduced the 6 potential to small values, but no isoelectric point was observed. The basal-spacing measurements showed that the cationic polymer strongly adsorbed onto the sodium montmorillonite instead of entering the montmorillonite layers. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Founded in 1901, the Metou Onsen Hotel is located in the small town of Ashoro; shuttle services (with reservation) from Obihiro Station are provided. The inn features a genuine outdoor hot spring located in beautiful natural surroundings, plus two indoor bathing areas. Four separate meal plans featuring traditional Japanese cuisine are available. Hotel shop on premises. Coffee provided in morning. The inn offers 13 clean Japanese-style rooms. LAN internet is provided.


This news is long overdue, but there is so much to tell that I haven't known where or when to begin.
The most unlikely, delightful and, in a sense, preposterous item is that I am going to marry. A Ukrainian beauty, no less, so I hasten to add that I did not acquire her through the internet.
We have known each other for seventeen years, and you may remember seeing her on my page in 2008, when she visited and travelled around the country with me. I couldn't pull it off then, and God knows why she has succumbed now, but the deed is almost done.
I am sorry you can't all come to the wedding.
In India, where guest lists of thousands are not unusual, we could have managed it. Every guest would get a banana leaf with a grain of rice on it and be satisfied, according to my old guru, Rajaram. But no self-respecting Ukrainian would dare to provide less food than it takes to provoke a major intestinal crisis and we can't afford the emergency medical service.
The only loser will be my tractor, which I bought as a consolation, but it proved to be an inadequate substitute.
The wedding will be in Europe, probably in Ukraine, and I'll be going there 12 days from now, but before that happens something else equally wonderful will arrive on my doorstep and turn my life upside down.
I got myself a V-strom. John Rains gave me one to ride in New Zealand and I liked it so much that the first thing I did when I got back was look for one. It came off Craigs List, and my friend Kate has borrowed it for a trip. Here she is at Joshua Tree and having a great time. I've come very late to discovering what a cool machine it is.
My son William is doing the quintessential American thing, uprooting himself from Kentucky, and packing his girl friend, their peerless 14-month-old son, their furniture, two dogs and a riding mower into a U-Haul, to live in California and occupy my house while I'm gone. So I've been running around frantically making doors for low-lying cupboards, child-proofing the stairs, and facing up generally to an astounding mess.
In May, on the weekend of the 21st, I have been invited to a big Spanish motorcycle fiesta near Alicante. I will fly to Madrid from Ukraine, and then travel down to the meeting with Angel and Teresa, my two Spanish friends and publishers. Then I go back to Ukraine, rescue my bride from her school, and we will do a sort of honeymoon car trip around Europe.
Then she has to go home and await Uncle Sam's pleasure, while I go on to the UK. I'll be at the HorizonsUnlimited meeting near Ripley on the 25th of June, and after that I'll start the road trip I couldn't do last year, around the UK, for the book I promised to Little Brown. I'm going to do it on an MP3, just for the hell of it, so if you see one of those ambling past give it a wave. There can't be that many of them, so it might be me.


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Q: Android - A Checkbox when isChecked, shows button I'm trying to make an app which, in this certain activity I have a checkbox that if isChecked then show a button to the user, which will be used to launch the camera.
I've tried looking for examples in other overflow topics and could find some, but everytime I try them, my app crashes.
Could you please help me saying what am I doing wrong?
Much thanks in advance.
package com.example.report;

public class started_report extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_started_report);

        final Button buttonCamera;
        buttonCamera = (Button)this.findViewById(R.id.buttonCamera);

        CheckBox checkbox = (CheckBox)this.findViewById(R.id.checkbox);
        checkbox.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
            @Override
            public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {

            buttonCamera.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        }
    });
}

public void openCamera(View view){
    //For posterior use to call the camera
}

}
This is my errorlog:
Is it saying "on a null object reference" because I'm using void?
09-11 00:20:58.199 10913-10913/com.example.report E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.example.report, PID: 10913
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.example.report/com.example.report.started_report}: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.widget.CheckBox.setOnCheckedChangeListener(android.widget.CompoundButton$OnCheckedChangeListener)' on a null object reference
      at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2325)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2387)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:151)
      at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1303)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5254)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:903)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:698)
    Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.widget.CheckBox.setOnCheckedChangeListener(android.widget.CompoundButton$OnCheckedChangeListener)' on a null object reference
      at com.example.relatoriodeobras.started_alvara.onCreate(started_alvara.java:21)
      at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5990)
      at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1106)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2278)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2387)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:151)
      at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1303)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5254)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:903)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:698)

my xml layout is here:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="com.example.report.started_report">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
        android:text="@string/started_report"
        android:id="@+id/textView3"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />

    <CheckBox
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/placadeobra"
        android:id="@+id/checkBox"
        android:singleLine="false"
        android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
        android:layout_below="@+id/textView3"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />

    <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/camera"
        android:id="@+id/buttonCamera"
        android:layout_above="@+id/radioGroup2"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:visibility="gone"
        android:onClick="openCamera"/>

    <CheckBox
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/projetoexecutivo"
        android:id="@+id/checkBox2"
        android:layout_below="@+id/checkBox"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
        android:layout_alignParentEnd="false" />

    <RadioGroup
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/radioGroup2"
        android:layout_below="@+id/checkBox2"
        android:layout_alignRight="@+id/button"
        android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/button"
        android:layout_marginTop="49dp">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="@string/RT"
            android:id="@+id/textView5"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:textSize="20sp" />

        <RadioButton
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="39dp"
            android:text="@string/ART"
            android:id="@+id/radioButton3"
            android:layout_marginTop="35dp" />

        <RadioButton
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="36dp"
            android:text="@string/RRT"
            android:id="@+id/radioButton4" />

    </RadioGroup>

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
        android:text="@string/notobs"
        android:id="@+id/textView4"
        android:layout_below="@+id/radioGroup2"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="39dp" />

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/editText"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
        android:layout_below="@+id/textView4"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:inputType="none"/>

    <Button
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/buttonfinalize"
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_alignRight="@+id/editText"
        android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/editText" />

</RelativeLayout>

A: I suggest you use setOnClickListener method instead of, like this
final Button buttonCamera;
buttonCamera = (Button)this.findViewById(R.id.buttonCamera);

final CheckBox checkbox = (CheckBox)this.findViewById(R.id.checkbox);

checkbox.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

      @Override
      public void onClick(View v) {

        if (checkBox.isChecked()) {
            buttonCamera.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        }
        else {
            buttonCamera.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
        }

      }
    });

A:
This is my errorlog: Is it saying "on a null object reference" because I'm using void?

You get this message because a reference variable is null. In this case it is the CheckBox. Be sure you call findViewById() to initialize your variable before calling methods on it.


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107: Hereditary Melanoma and Other High-Risk Skin Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes
Michele Gabree; Hensin Tsao
Gabree M, Tsao H. Gabree M, & Tsao H Gabree, Michele, and Hensin Tsao.Hereditary Melanoma and Other High-Risk Skin Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes. In: Murray MF, Babyatsky MW, Giovanni MA, Alkuraya FS, Stewart DR. Murray M.F., & Babyatsky M.W., & Giovanni M.A., & Alkuraya F.S., & Stewart D.R.(Eds.),Eds. Michael F. Murray, et al.eds. Clinical Genomics: Practical Applications in Adult Patient Care, 1e. McGraw Hill; 2014. Accessed January 17, 2022. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1094&sectionid=252882328
Gabree M, Tsao H. Gabree M, & Tsao H Gabree, Michele, and Hensin Tsao. (2014). Hereditary melanoma and other high-risk skin cancer susceptibility syndromes. Murray MF, Babyatsky MW, Giovanni MA, Alkuraya FS, Stewart DR. Murray M.F., & Babyatsky M.W., & Giovanni M.A., & Alkuraya F.S., & Stewart D.R.(Eds.),Eds. Michael F. Murray, et al. Clinical Genomics: Practical Applications in Adult Patient Care, 1e. McGraw Hill. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1094&sectionid=252882328
Gabree M, Tsao H. Gabree M, & Tsao H Gabree, Michele, and Hensin Tsao. "Hereditary Melanoma and Other High-Risk Skin Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes." Clinical Genomics: Practical Applications in Adult Patient Care, 1e Murray MF, Babyatsky MW, Giovanni MA, Alkuraya FS, Stewart DR. Murray M.F., & Babyatsky M.W., & Giovanni M.A., & Alkuraya F.S., & Stewart D.R.(Eds.),Eds. Michael F. Murray, et al. McGraw Hill, 2014, https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1094&sectionid=252882328.
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The ChEx Factor: Economic Leadership In Hard Times explores how voters see the economy, what most concerns them, how they think the government is handling things, and what – if anything – would be different if Labour were in power. In this research I have also taken the opportunity to find out what voters think about the Chancellor and his Labour shadow, Ed Balls.
In the Autumn Statement, voters will be more impressed to hear honest gloom from Mr Osborne than a cheerful assessment that seems to deny the evidence of their own eyes. Few believe there is much that he, or any government, could do today to overcome the economic crisis.
An online poll of 5,000 adults was conducted between 11 and 16 November 2011. In addition, ten focus groups were conducted between 7 and 17 November in Thurrock, Bolton, London, Newcastle and Taunton. Participants had voted in the 2010 general election and were open to voting for a different party at the next general election.
Summary of key points
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The cost of living was the biggest economic concern: three quarters of poll respondents named "rising prices" as one of their top three worries, compared to 53% who were concerned either about job insecurity or finding a job. Nearly two thirds of those aged 65 or over were concerned about low interest rates for savings.
Asked which two institutions or groups were most to blame for the problems of the British economy, 58% chose "British banks". "People who borrowed more than they could afford" (37%) were named nearly as often as "the last Labour government" (40%); only 14% named "the current coalition government". In the groups, those who blamed Labour emphasised that they did not wish to hear this any more from the coalition.
There was more support for the government's approach to tackling the deficit than there was for the argument that the coalition was cutting too far and too fast. Respondents were more likely to agree that "we have to bring the debt and the deficit under control even if that has some painful effects" (60%) than that the government "should cut taxes, and/or cut spending less fast, even if that means we go on borrowing more for longer" (40%). Labour voters were the only group in which a majority agreed with the second statement; public sector workers were evenly divided.
In the groups, it was clear that by "the cuts" people meant everything that had contributed to a decline in living standards, not just reductions in government spending.
There was resignation about the ability of the government (of any colour) to overcome the crisis or create jobs. Initiatives proposed by either party – such as new apprenticeships or a temporary VAT cut – either sounded insignificant to the scale of the problem or would exacerbate the situation by creating more debt.
Poll respondents were more likely to say they recognised a picture of George Osborne (62%) than said they recognised Ed Balls (51%). However, they were more likely to mistake Osborne for somebody else. Only just under half of respondents identified either picture correctly. Most people knew very little or nothing about either Osborne or Balls. If anything they knew more about Balls, remembering him as Education Secretary. Though some thought of him as a "bolshie" character, there was no recollection of Balls as a henchman for Gordon Brown or a participant in damaging battles with Tony Blair. Several noted that he seemed a lot more competent than Ed Miliband.
Views about the party leaders play a bigger part in determining trust in a party's economic management than views about the Chancellor or Shadow Chancellor. Asked who they most trusted to manage Britain's economy overall, respondents chose Osborne over Balls by 12 points. However, they chose Cameron and Osborne over Miliband and Balls by 14 points, and Cameron, Osborne and Clegg over Miliband and Balls by 16 points.
Poll respondents were evenly split over whether the Conservatives or Labour would do the better job on "helping businesses to grow" and "making banks and bankers behave responsibly". Labour were ahead 60% to 40% on "creating jobs". The Conservatives led on "cutting borrowing and debts", "steering the economy through tough times", and "stopping Britain getting into the same problems as Greece and Italy".
Many saw the Eurozone crisis as being related to the euro itself. The main lesson they drew for Britain was therefore that we had been right not to join. Though most understood that debt played a central role in the crisis, this was usually seen as a function of the national characteristics of the countries concerned.
Poll respondents were evenly divided over whether "the right decisions are being made and things will improve significantly over the next three or four years" (49%), or whether by that time "the economy will be no better, or even worse, than it is now" (51%). Conservative and Lib Dem voters, older people, ABs, and those in the South East were the most likely to be optimistic. The consensus was that things were likely to get worse before they got better.
Respondents were more likely to think that, had Labour been in government since the last election, the economic situation would be worse than it is now (39%) than that it would be better (21%). People were more evenly divided over whether things would be better (19%) or worse (24%) with a Conservative government rather than a coalition, with most (57%) saying the situation would be about the same.
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Q: How can i solve this issue http://www.dollargainer.com/
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A: Put your session_start() on top of the script or use output buffering. You cannot send anything before session can start because it need to send the session cookie in the header.
If you sent something already, the header is already gone too so session missed his flight.
As for the deprecated warning, well you'll need to work it around.
Took me 3 hours to over view this and i've learn ALOT:
http://php.net/manual/en/book.session.php

A: As the error stated, the split() function is deprecated in PHP 5.3.0 and have been removed from PHP 7.0.
Read http://php.net/manual/en/function.split.php
So use explode() instead.
Read:
http://www.w3schools.com/php/func_string_explode.asp
http://php.net/manual/en/function.explode.php
Same goes with the ereg(), which also deprecated.
Use preg_match() instead.
Read: http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php