Navan takes its name from the famous NAVAN FORT which stands in the middle of the townland and which was the ancient capital of Ulster. Traditionally Eamhain Mhacha has been interpreted as 'Macha's brooch or fibula' the element eamhain going back to an original form eomhuin, literally 'neck-pin', and the name being explained by a legend that when the fort was being built the goddess Macha used the pin to draw a circle round herself to mark out its outline. Another traditional interpretation of Eamhain Mhacha is 'the twins of Macha'. Here the story relates that Macha gave birth to the twins after outpacing king Conchobhar mac Neasa's horses in a race, whereupon she died, but not before putting a curse on the men of Ulster that in their time of greatest need they would be afflicted by a great debility. The true meaning of Eamhain Mhacha is obscure. In early Celtic mythology Eamhain is used as a name for the otherworld and perhaps the most satisfactory explanation for its use to refer to Navan Fort is that the people believed that the fortress was built by their ancestor deities on the model of an otherworld city. The element Macha may represent the name of the goddess who features in the stories quoted above. However, Macha could also be regarded as the name of the district (see Armagh), the name of the land-goddess Macha (which signifies 'pasture') being used to refer to the general area. The anglicisation of the place-name as NAVAN is based on Ir. An Eamhain, a later form of the name which includes the definite article [(bellum) Emnae Machae 759].
~Emain 1976 TBC (Rec. I) l.411 et pas.


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← Wall Street: The Untouchables. Why isn't Wall Street in jail? Exposing Wall Street's banks.
Do you recall just before the 2008 election, Barack Obama's statements pointing to Wall Street greed and regulatory failures as examples of the need for change in America?
And after taking office, do you recall President Obama speaking of the need to reform the financial industry?
But when finally enacted in mid-2010, the administration's financial reforms were weak; and in some critical areas, including the rating agencies, lobbying, and compensation, nothing significant was even proposed. How come?
It's a Wall Street government. The most senior economic advisors of his administration are the very people who built the financial and political structure that allowed the reckless risk-taking and fraud on Wall Street, resulting in the economic tsunami starting in 2008. The evidence speaks for itself.
Obama chose Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. Geithner was the President of the New York Federal Reserve during the crisis, and one of the key players in the decision for AIG to pay Goldman Sachs 100 cents on the dollar for its bets against mortgages. When Tim Geithner was testifying to be confirmed as Treasury Secretary, he said, "I have never been a regulator." Now doesn't that statement in and of itself alone suggest that he did not understand his job as President of the New York Federal Reserve? Note that the new President of the New York Fed is William C. Dudley, the former Chief Economist of Goldman Sachs, who previously co-authored a paper praising derivatives, those complex financial products (that few understand) that have made financial markets very unstable, especially over the recent past, since they facilitated the gambling in risking investments by financial institutions.
And who are serving on Geithner's team? His Chief of Staff is Mark Paterson, a former lobbyist for Goldman; and one of the senior advisors is Lewis Sachs, who oversaw Tricadia, a company heavily involved in betting against the mortgage securities it was selling.
To head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Obama picked Gary Gensler, a former Goldman Sachs executive who had helped ban the regulation of derivatives.
To run the Securities and Exchange Commission, Obama picked Mary Shapiro, the former CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the investment-banking industry's self-regulation body. In a 1993 speech Shapiro argued against regulating derivatives in order to not stifle the "financial innovation" that would result from "a more flexible regulatory paradigm." She served on the board of directors of Duke Energy and Kraft Foods as well as on George W. Bush's President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. In 2008, her last year at FINRA, Schapiro received a total compensation package of $8,985,334.
Recall, too, that Obama's former Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, made $320,000 serving on the board of Freddie Mac.
Martin Feldstein is a member of Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Martin Feldstein is a professor at Harvard. As President Reagan's chief economic advisor, he was a major architect of deregulation. And from 1988 until 2009, he was on the board of directors of both AIG and AIG Financial Products, which paid him millions of dollars.
Laura Tyson was a member of Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. She is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Shortly after leaving government, she joined the board of Morgan Stanley, which pays her $350,000 a year.
And Obama's former Chief Economic Advisor was Larry Summers, a Harvard economics professor. As Treasury Secretary under President Clinton, he played a critical role in the deregulation of derivatives. While at Harvard, he made millions consulting to hedge funds, and millions more in speaking fees, much of it from investment banks. According to his federal disclosure report, Summers's net worth is between $16.5 million and $39.5 million.
Not surprisingly with this Wall Street team, the Obama administration resisted regulation of bank compensation, even as foreign leaders took action. In September of 2009, the finance ministers of France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, and Germany called for the G20 nations, including the United States, to impose strict regulations on bank compensation. And in July of 2010, the European Parliament enacted those very regulations. However, the Obama administration, once again, failed to take any action.
In 2009, Barack Obama reappointed Ben Bernanke. Bernanke became chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in February 2006, the top year for subprime lending. But despite numerous warnings from economists, including the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund among others, about the approaching economic disaster, Bernanke and the Federal Reserve Board did nothing.
Not a single senior financial executive had been criminally prosecuted, or even arrested; no special prosecutor had been appointed; not a single financial firm had been prosecuted criminally for securities fraud or accounting fraud. Nobody went to jail, except Bernie Madoff, a flamboyant and pathological celebrity con artist, whose victims happened to be other rich and famous people. The Obama administration has made no attempt to recover any of the compensation given to financial executives during the economic bubble.
But there is additional evidence leading to the conclusion that Barack Obama is indeed a Wall Streeter in addition to his having selected his senior economic advisors from that kingdom and his failing to propose and enact significant financial reforms since he took office. For instance, last year Obama never proposed a single-payer health care system as promised, but opted for a health care plan benefiting the Fortune 500 giants in the industry, including insurance and pharmaceutical companies. While last December, President Obama immediately caved into the demands of Republicans to extend tax cuts to the richest Americans as well as to make Draconian cuts in tax revenues from the estates of the elite. And although Barack Obama has appointed a Deficit Commission that has included Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid "on the table" for cuts, already agreeding to $1 trillion in budget cuts, tax increases have been excluded from its deliberations. In fact, Obama in recent remarks on the findings of the Fiscal Commission has suggested that he intends to lower corporate tax rates and possibly personal rates as well.
Moreover, even though he had promised to bring the troops home from Iraq during his campaign in 2008, thereby suggesting a reduced defense budget, his expanded presence of the military in Afghanistan and its involvement in Libya is sustaining the economic life-line between the military and the defense industry to the delight of investors on Wall Street.
But why did Obama choose this course of action after all of his promises to the American people during his campaign for President in 2008? Simple. Political campaigns cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The financial sector employs 3,000 lobbyists, more than five for each member of Congress. After the crisis, the financial industry worked harder than ever to fight reform. With the further consolidations of the financial firms following the crash in 2008, the banks are now bigger, more powerful and more concentrated than ever before in the United States. And they now possess unheard of political influence and power and monies.
President Bill Clinton knew this; now President Barack Obama knows this, too. Barack Obama, for all of his patriotic rhetoric, is a pragmatist at heart and apparently believes that he would never be re-elected President if he followed through on the reforms of Wall Street that he had promised during his campaign. And as we all know by now, campaign promises are destined to be broken after the election: after all, money talks, everything else walks.
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Q: How to test the children of an element in cypress? If I have these elements

1

2

Is there a simpler way of testing it than doing this?
cy.get('.diffed-chunks .diffed-chunk').as('diffed-chunks');
cy.get('@diffed-chunks')
  .eq(0)
  .should('have.class', 'diffed-chunk--pending');
cy.get('@diffed-chunks')
  .eq(1)
  .should('have.text', '1');
cy.get('@diffed-chunks')
  .eq(2)
  .should('have.text', '2')

A: It's a matter of opinion, but a pattern I like is

*

*define an expected array

*select all children by attributes that are not being tested

*compare actual array against expected array

const expected = [
  {
    text: '',
    classes: 'diffed-chunk diffed-chunk--pending',
  },
  {
    text: '1',
    classes: 'diffed-chunk',
  },
  {
    text: '2',
    classes: 'diffed-chunk',
  },
];

const getText = el => el.textContent.trim()

it('should have expected text', () => {
  cy.get('.diffed-chunks div').then(els => {
    const texts = [...els].map(getText)
    expect(texts).to.deep.eq(expected.map(x => x.text))
  })
});

const getClasses = el => el.className

it('should have classes', () => {
  cy.get('.diffed-chunks div').then(els => {
    const classes = [...els].map(getClasses)
    expect(classes).to.deep.eq(expected.map(x => x.classes))
  })
});

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Winnebago's New EV Camper Concept Shows That All-Electric #Vanlife Is Coming Soon
One battery powers the van, and a second keeps the your amenities running for up to a week.
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Winnebago wants to bring the electric revolution to your camping trip.
The motorhome maker has just unveiled the eRV2, its second battery-powered concept in as many years. And with the exception of one key area, it represents a significant upgrade over its predecessor, the e-RV, in almost every single way.
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Winnebago's first EV camper concept was built on the bones of a standard Ford Transit van that had its combustion engine swapped out for a battery-powered motor. The eRV2 is more than just another electro conversion; it's a true EV through and through. Its chassis comes from the all-electric Ford E-Transit, which comes equipped with its original 68-kWh battery pack.
Inside the eRV2 Winnebago
The newer vehicle is more powerful than its predecessor, able to produce 266 hp instead of 215 hp (unfortunately, torque drops from 733 ft lbs to 317 ft lbs). But the boost in power does come at a real cost. The eRV2 has a range of just 108 miles, which is even less than the e-RV's rather pedestrian 125-mile range. The E-Transit platform does at least allow for DC fast charging, so you'll be able to fill up the battery to 80 percent in 45 minutes. Winnebago knows that this isn't enough for more than a short weekend getaway and told Car and Driver a production version would offer improved range.
The powertrain may still be a work in progress, but Winnebago knows exactly what it's doing when it comes to the cabin. The inside of the eRV2 is covered in recycled materials and features everything you expect, including a kitchenette, an entertaining area that can be converted into a bedroom and a bathroom with a shower and removable toilet. There's also tons of storage, a climate control system and a WiFi router. Powering all its amenities is the van's secondary 15-kWh battery. Thanks to that, and roof-mounted solar panels that deliver 900 watts of power, you'll be able to keep everything running for up to a full week—even when you're off the grid.
The camper's name will probably change, but it certainly sounds like Winnebago plans to put the eRV2 into production. The van, which is on display at the Florida RV Supershow this week, is a fully operational prototype, according to the company. There's clearly some work to be done, but it's a safe bet that the company's lineup will include a fully electric camper van sooner rather than later.
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But still the HTTP error remains.
I admit – I haven't yet tried the suggestions in this article (25 Image Media Uploader Problems – WordPress), but before I do, I also heard that I should try resetting the ownership and permissions of the wp-content folder. And I would like to try that first.
So, what does it mean to reset the ownership and permissions of this folder? Would I simply need to follow the instructions in this article (How to Fix File and Folder Permissions Error in WordPress)?
And the file permissions to 644.
But I'm nervous about doing this. I don't want to make any changes that can't be undone and I'm not even sure if this is what's meant by resetting ownership and permissions of the wp-content folder.
Please advise as to whether or not this is the best way of "resetting the ownership and permissions of the wp-content folder", and if you think it will help to eliminate the HTTP error when uploading images to the WordPress media library.


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Anthony Barr has re-signed with the Minnesota Vikings. He signs back with the Vikings after flirting with the New York Jets. [...]
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The Minnesota Vikings has fired Offensive Coordinator John DeFilippo. He has been replaced by Quarterbacks Coach Kevin Stefanski. [...]
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The Minnesota Vikings will attempt to continue the Green Bay Packers winless road streak. The Packers have lost five straight on the road. [...]
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Jared Goff had the best game by a player on three days rest with 465 yards in the Los Angeles Rams win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football. [...]
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Q: Error en Python: NameError name XXX is not defined Soy nuevo en Python y estoy haciendo unos ejercicios de prueba, y estoy teniedo problemas en uno que me he inventado.
Quiero recoger nombres, meterlos en un vector, y ordenarlos. Esto lo había hecho antes con números, pero sin un while (preguntando con anterioridad cuántos números se iban a pedir ordenar para poder utilizar un for).
Ya os digo, será una chorrada, pero no consigo ver el error:
nombres = []

print("Introduce nombres y los devolvere ordenados. Escribe stop cuando quieras acabar")

stop = "stop"
while (input() != stop):

    nombres.append(input())

nombres.sort()

print(nombres)

Me devuelve este error:

A: input() en python3xes la forma adecuada de pedir un dato al usuario, sin embargo en python2x además de pedir una entrada de usuario, el interprete la evalúa tal como si fuera código Python, de ahí el error, se está evaluando la cadena jaime y el interprete justamente te está diciendo que tal nombre no está definido. En python2x deberías usar raw_input() o mudarte a la versión 3x.
Por otro lado tienes un problema de concepto, estás pidiendo el ingreso de datos pero no siempre lo logras agregar a la lista, el input() del while es el que estaría mal. Podrías hacer lo siguiente:
nombres = []

print("Introduce nombres y los devolvere ordenados. Escribe stop cuando quieras acabar")

stop = "stop"
valor = raw_input()
while (valor != stop):
    nombres.append(valor)
    valor = raw_input()

nombres.sort()
print(nombres)

A: El mayor problema es que tu bucle for verifica la input dos veces por bucle. Esto no es verificar la misma entrada dos veces, sino pedir dos entradas por ciclo.
nombres = []
stop = "stop"

# Valor inicial
current = input("Introduce nombres y los devolvere ordenados. Escribe stop cuando quieras acabar: ")

while (current != stop):
    nombres.append(current)
    current = input()

nombres.sort()
print(nombres)


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Q: Xtext: Inconsistent stackmap frames error leading to broken code generation when using Xbase I encountered what appeared to be an instance of eclipse Bug 380313 which is marked as fixed. My grammar is the following:
grammar org.xtext.example.hyrule.HyRule with org.eclipse.xtext.common.Terminals
//  with org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.Xbase

generate hyRule "http://www.xtext.org/example/hyrule/HyRule"

Start:
    rules+=Rule*;

Rule:
    'FOR' 'PAYLOAD' PAYLOAD 'ELEMENTS' elements+=ID+ 'CONSTRAINED''BY'name=ID '!';

PAYLOAD:
    "sse"| "stacons"
;

Which works fine, and with which code generation editor etc. all work. However as soon as I change
with org.eclipse.xtext.common.Terminals

to
with org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.Xbase

And fire up the generated IDE I get the Inconsistent stackmap frames at branch target error exactly as detaied in Bug 380313, as a result of which code generation and auto completion no longer work.
If I change the complier compliance level to 1.6, the Inconsistent stackmap frames at branch target error goes away, and auto completion works, but the code generation still doens't work (no code is generated in src-gen).
I am using Xtext 2.3 installed from scratch, and java 7.
The build path for the xtext project is unmodified, and I've added the org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.lib_2.3.0.v201206120633.jar to the build path of the DSL project
(i.e. the one in the eclipse instance launched at runtime).
Any help would be much appreciated, I have been racking my brains trying to find the problem.
UPDATE:
In the example above I was using the generator.xtend to generate code.
If instead I use the JvmModelInferrer, then with compliance set to 1.7 I still get the error mentioned above, and autocompletion is completely broken, but code generation actually works. And of course in this case too, setting compliance level to 1.6 everything works fine.
But surely I should be able to use the generator instead of the JvmModelInferrer, and not have to set the compiler compliance level t 1.6?

A: Sebastian Zarnekow: The bug in Eclipse's Java compiler was fixed in Eclipse 3.8. I'm afraid you have to upgrade your distribution to the Juno release or stick with Java 1.6.


On Thursday the 1st of June I declared my second-biggest flight with 755 km flown with a Std. Libelle. This flight should be a German club class record over 3 declared waypoints (768 km).
The weather conditions were moderate at the first half of the flight, but improved radical short before the second waypoint. With an average speed of 116,5 km/h at my third leg over 231 km, I was back in time to finish the task.


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Q: Joining a column that contains non-ansi characters in Access I need to compare two tables inside a Microsoft Access database.
Since this is a one time thing, I didn't want to look for a software to do that, instead I wanted to do that by creating queries to show me the rows that only exist in one of the tables.
So I created two queries, query 1 is showing me the rows of table 1 that are not present in table 2 and query 2 is showing me the rows of table 2 that are not present in table 1.
In both queries I do a LEFT JOIN/RIGHT JOIN on all of the primary key columns and only return the rows of one table, when the primary key columns in the other table are NULL.
This worked the way I expected it, but for one row.
Checking the content of this one row in both tables I couldn't find a difference, there were no leading or tailing spaces, there were no TABs instead of spaces and I couldn't find other differences of that kind, believe me I tried.
Because I didn't know what else to do, I just replaced some non-ansi characters (german umlauts ä and ü) with their ansi counter parts, and suddenly my queries showed no differences anymore.
Replacing the ansi characters back to their non-ansi counter parts one by one, I found out, that the JOINs don't seem work when there's an "ä" present in the joined column. If the column contains an "ü" instead of an "ä" (same place in the string), then the JOINs work.
How is that possible? Is that a known bug of Access? Or is it a feature? How can I rely on working JOINs? Is there a setting I have to change?


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COVID19: With 250 new cases, Nepal's tally jumps to 4,614
KATHMANDU: Nepal has confirmed 250 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, with the addition of the cases, total cases in Nepal have reached 4,614.
Speaking at a regular press briefing on Thursday, Spokesperson at the Ministry, Dr. Jageshwor Gautam said that among the newly-infected are 230 male and 20 female.
According to spokesperson Dr. Gautam, three men from Sunsari have been infected with coronavirus at tests carried out at the Provincial Public Health Laboratory in Biratnagar.
Similarly, three men from Rautahat were confirmed to be infected in tests at the laboratory of Narayani Hospital, Birgunj and seven from Bara and seven from Dhading have been confirmed infected after their sample were tested in Hetauda.
Coronavirus infection has been confirmed in two men from Sarlahi at the Provincial Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur, nine men from Saptari in the laboratory of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, two men from Sarlahi, 15 men from Rautahat and four men from Mahottari at in the Provincial Public Health Laboratory Janakpur.
Likewise, a laboratory test at Koshi Hospital has confirmed infection in three men from Jhapa.
Similarly, a test conducted at the Rapti Institute of Health Sciences Dang has confirmed infection in eight people of Dang. Among them are 2 women and 5 men.
A total of 14 people from Rolpa and 13 people from Banke have been infected in the laboratory tests of Bheri Hospital. Similarly, tests conducted at the laboratory of Surkhet Hospital have confirmed the infection in 48 people of Dailekh and seven people of Surkhet.
Similarly, one man from Kapilvastu, four from Pyuthan and 29 from Rupandehi have been tested positive at the Provincial Public Health Laboratory in Rupandehi.
Seven people from Kailali, 18 from Bajura and two from Bajhang have been confirmed infected in tests at the laboratory of Seti Provincial Hospital.
Similarly, six men from Nawalparasi West tested positive at the laboratory of Dhulikhel Hospital and one man from Kapilvastu and 39 men from Rautahat at the National Public Health Laboratory.
In the last 24 hours, 5,194 samples have been tested through PCR, said Spokesperson Dr. Gautam.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 294,073 samples have been tested for coronavirus in Nepal so far. Of these, 115,930 samples were tested through the PCR and 178,143 through the RDT.
Meanwhile, 187 COVID-19 patients, including 8 females and 179 males have been discharged from hospitals after recovery.
At present, 3,738 people are in isolation and 162,013 are in quarantines across the country.
A total of 861 people have been discharged after recovery and 15 have died so far.
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They may be well-schooled in the three Rs, but the big C is another matter. A poor understanding of credit often lands young people in trouble when they start dealing with student loans, credit cards, lines of credit and other debt obligations, said Patrick O'Meara, who teaches at Red Deer College's Donald School of Business.
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RDC business administration and commerce instructor Patrick O'Meara with the draft of a textbook he has written.
They may be well-schooled in the three Rs, but the big C is another matter.
A poor understanding of credit often lands young people in trouble when they start dealing with student loans, credit cards, lines of credit and other debt obligations, said Patrick O'Meara, who teaches at Red Deer College's Donald School of Business. That can include unmanageable levels of debt when they graduate, or a bad credit rating that creates barriers to car or home ownership.
O'Meara hopes to increase students' knowledge about responsible borrowing — and lending — through a textbook he's currently writing.
Titled Fundamentals of Consumer Credit in Canada, it will cover such topics as interest rates, credit bureau reports, the five Cs of credit (character, capacity, capital, collateral and conditions — with common sense a sixth C O'Meara likes to use), and credit products like credit cards, short-term loans, payday loans, term loans, car leases, and mortgages, including reverse mortgages.
The text should be ready by fall, he said, and will be used in the college's consumer credit course. O'Meara is hopeful it will find its way into classrooms in other colleges, universities and high schools, and perhaps benefit non-students as well.
That's because knowledge is power when it comes to credit.
Fundamentals of Consumer Credit in Canada will be published through MuchLearning, which produces hard copy and online materials — including some available on a subscription basis.
"Traditional textbooks can be very expensive for students," he said, adding that MuchLearning provides alternatives to traditional textbooks that many young people prefer.
O'Meara has taught at Red Deer College for 31/2 years and is co-ordinator of its financial services diploma program. He also has plenty of experience in the banking sector, including stints at TD Canada Trust, Royal Bank and CIBC.
It was while earning his master's degree from Niagara University in New York state that O'Meara received a nudge toward his current career.
The director of the university's MBA program, whom O'Meara worked for, suggested he consider the priesthood or teaching. O'Meara opted for the latter. Fundamentals of Consumer Credit in Canada will be his first textbook.
O'Meara already had a comprehensive set of course materials on the topic. And he's been quick to invite feedback from others, including his students.


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Don't miss Trivium on tour this fall throughout the U.S. After an incredible year of sold-out performances throughout the world supporting their latest album, The Sin and the Sentence, Epiphone signature artist Matt Heafy and crew will finally wrap up the year in Berkeley, California at the UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall on November 3. Heafy was in overdrive for the band's sold out concert in Nashville last week and we can't wait to hear what's next. Check out Heafy's Epiphone Ltd. Ed. Matt Heafy "SnØfall" Les Paul 6 & 7-string Outfits featuring an exclusive Alpine White Gloss Finish, EMG Active Pickups, a Premium Gigbag, and Certificate of Authenticity signed by the man himself. For more tour info, visit Trivium's website and read our classic interview.
"The idea for these guitars started back when we made the 'Silence in the Snow' video," Heafy told Epiphone.com. "I just couldn't wait. When I brought out the white guitars, the kids seemed really stoked at those so that was cool…I think it's hard to give someone a Trivium record and say 'this is what we are.' We try to make each record a little bit different. But I think the Sin and the Sentence is a good bookend to everything we've ever done. It's like a summary of records one through seven all on one record. I feel like we can hand this to a new person who doesn't know Trivium or an old fan."
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RSL announces plans for $50 million complex in Herriman
By: Kiersten Nuñez , Rebecca Green
HERRIMAN, Utah -- Real Salt Lake announced plans for a $50 million training complex in Herriman Saturday, and they also stated they intend to build smaller youth training facilities in North Logan, Ogden and West Valley City.
The new facility will be on a 42-acre plot in Herriman, about 20 minutes west of Rio Tinto Stadium, according to the press release from Real Salt Lake.
"As an organization, we believe that building this gathering place from ground up, developing local talent, and training that talent to an elite level, will lead to stronger connection and ultimate success," said Dell Loy Hansen, the owner of RSL.
The team plans to break ground on the facility in late April, and the press release states it will house the daily training facilities for RSL as well as the United Soccer League's Real Monarch's.
The facility will also be an extension of the team's U-18 and U-16 USSFDA Academy setups. The release states the future possibilities may include a Women's professional team and other youth development age groups.
Herriman City Mayor Carmen Freeman said they are excited about the plans, which shoot for an August 2017 completion date.
"It's going to mean a lot for Herriman, we're going to bring soccer to a different dimension," Freeman said.
The plans for the facility include eight fields, one of which will be for Herriman city's public use.
Four of the fields will have natural grass and will be outdoors. The other three fields used by RSL will have an artificial surface, and two of those three fields will be housed in a 208,000 square-foot structure.
The release states those two fields will be inside the, "largest pre-engineered freespan building in North America. Atop this building will be a solar panel array from Auric Solar, roughly half the size of its Rio Tinto Stadium installation."
There will also be a 77,000 square-foot STEM charter school, which will be developed by Utah State University and will have space for 250 students. A portion of the students will be boarded on-site and will come from out of state, with the release stating the goal is to create the "Harvard of Soccer."
Hansen said they wanted to take a giant leap.
"We decided, instead of taking baby steps, lets just take the big steps and get there," he said.
The press release also announces the creation of the RSL Youth Academy Foundation, a non-profit organization that will create the youth training centers. The plan is for $2 million indoor/outdoor facilities for youth soccer, with the first three planned for North Logan, Ogden and West Valley City.
Phase II would see similar facilities in Orem and St. George. The facilities will include classrooms and offer RSL-designed curriculum to more than 60,000 players, coaches and referees for athletes 14 and younger.
"Our collective passion about building this community is at the core of everything we do, with my job being to guide the group and lead us in how we connect to the community of nearly 10 million people across Utah and Arizona," Hansen stated. "I'm Salt Lake, I'm Utah, this is what I care about, and this is what the RSL values reflect, the club rooted civically in the community with everyone invited as a point of unification."


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Another Year of Dreams to Come!
2007 has seen families entering a fairy-tale realm within the Magic Kingdom to spend a night living like princes and princesses. It's found Guests throughout the Disney Parks gifted with surprises big and small as part of the Disney Dreams Giveaway - from custom trading pins to cruises to Europe, from a DREAM FASTPASS badge that cuts the wait time for some of the most popular Disney attractions to a personal chat with a Disney Princess. This year has truly seen the magic of Disney come alive for Guests at Disney Parks as never before.
Well, 2007 is winding to a close in a few short months - but happily, the dreams will keep coming true! The Walt Disney Company has announced that The Year of a Million Dreams will continue through 2008, with all-new dreams to be granted (as well as many continuing favorites) as part of the new 2008 Disney Dreams Giveaway*. Faron Kelley of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts told us what's coming: "We have some great surprises, including the roll out of wonderful new attractions and entertainment in both...
... California and Florida, and a million new dream prizes that will be awarded across both Resorts." These new prizes include a very special new experience at Disneyland that is resurrecting one of Walt Disney's own dreams for the Park.
Faron is "global project development director" - and, as he explains it, "Basically, that means I'm the celebration guy!" And he says that the new plans have been in the works for about half a year, although they've been kept tightly under wraps until now. "After the six months for The Year of a Million Dreams, we said 'This is really something that's just too good to take away.' We wanted to give a longer chance to more of our Guests to experience it," he explains.
"Some dream prizes will be brought back by popular demand, such as the one-of-a-kind Mickey Mouse ears, which have been redesigned a little bit; the Dream FASTPASS badge, which has been wildly popular item; and the limited-edition pin and lanyard set, also redesigned for the celebration. We'll also continue with $500 shopping sprees, some fun dining experiences, and with the one-night stay in the Cinderella Castle suite.
One prize that is not returning, however, will be replaced by something that is sure to have Disney fans buzzing. "We're not going to be continuing the Mickey suite in California, because we have a brand-new surprise that's coming in - the development of the Disneyland Dream Suite, which will give Guests on most nights the opportunity to stay overnight inside Disneyland Park," Faron reveals. "The Disneyland Dream Suite is being built specifically for The Year of a Million Dreams. It's going to be in what was once the Gallery in New Orleans Square. That space, amazingly enough, was originally intended by Walt to be an apartment for family and friends. Walt had his own apartment on Main Street, but he wanted a larger space where family and friends could stay when they visited the Park. It was never brought to fruition, but working with Walt Disney Imagineering we found the original plans that Walt Disney himself had commissioned, and those renderings are being used as inspiration for the development of the Disneyland Dream Suite!"
In addition to the prizes, The Year of a Million Dreams will see some exciting new attractions and entertainment at both Resorts in 2008. Look for "Toy Story Mania!, an amazing new attraction opening this summer at Disney-MGM Studios in Florida and Disney's California Adventure. It's a ride-through Toy Story competition inspired by Disney*Pixar's 'Toy Story' films," Faron explains. "It has some wonderful effects - in addition to keeping score for you as you interact with the attraction, it's done in 3D so you wear 3D glasses as you ride through using your spring-action shooter as you aim at targets, It's a very immersive experience for the entire family."
Also, in spring 2008, look for Block Party Bash to leave Disney's California Adventure and make its way across the country to Disney-MGM Studios. The new Pixar Play! Parade will open at Disney's California Adventure. At both Disney-MGM Studios and Disney's California Adventure, Playhouse-Disney Live on Stage! will have a whole new cast of characters and a new show beginning in the spring.
Isn't a year normally 365 days? Sure - but for the dream-makers at Disney, anything is possible, and with the new prizes and surprises coming your way, we're betting that Guests will not be complaining about this two-year-long Year of far more than a Million Dreams.
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Quinnipiac set to take on UConn in MSG on March 1
Brianna LaBrecque
On Sat., March 1, the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's hockey team will be taking on the Huskies from the University of Connecticut in one of the most famous arenas in the United States, Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The contest marks the final game in the second annual "Heroes Hat" series between the two schools.
Quinnipiac established the "Heroes Hat" award last season to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11. The "Heroes Hat" remembers firefighter Joseph Mascali (FDNY/Staten Island 5), father of Quinnipiac students Jenn and Chris Mascali, and Amy Jarrett, a flight attendant on United Flight 175, sister of UConn player Matt Jarrett.
The Quinnipiac/UConn game marks the first Division I hockey game played in Madison Square Garden since 1977.
Quinnipiac leads the series this season 1-0 after defeating UConn 7-4 on Nov. 1 at the UConn Ice Arena.
Tickets will be available at Quinnipiac, UConn, and Madison Square Garden. All seats will be general admission, with tickets available in advance or at the door. In advance, tickets will be sold at the Quinnipiac ticket counter at a charge of $5 for students and $10 for faculty and alumni. At Madison Square Garden tickets range from $7 for students to $25 for adults.
Quinnipiac is also providing bus transportation for ticket holders that will be free of charge.
More information about ticket sales is available at quinnipiacbobcats.com.
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Q: Cannot create Maven project in Netbeans I'm trying to create a Maven project in Netbeans (for the first time),
Every time i try to create a project, i get this error message:

------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUILD FAILURE
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total time: 0.095s Finished at: Thu Jul 03 12:07:01 CEST 2014 Final
  Memory: 4M/112M
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No goals have been specified for this build. You must specify a valid
  lifecycle phase or a goal in the format : or
  :[:]:.
  Available lifecycle phases are: validate, initialize,
  generate-sources, process-sources, generate-resources,
  process-resources, compile, process-classes, generate-test-sources,
  process-test-sources, generate-test-resources, process-test-resources,
  test-compile, process-test-classes, test, prepare-package, package,
  pre-integration-test, integration-test, post-integration-test, verify,
  install, deploy, pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy, pre-clean,
  clean, post-clean. -> [Help 1]
To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e
  switch. Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please
  read the following articles: [Help 1]
  http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/NoGoalSpecifiedException
  The system cannot find the path specified.

and i the project folder/files aren't created.
I'm using the Netbeans 8 IDE and download the full one (that contain J2EE and stuff), does that mean i have Maven installed by default, or i have to download and install it separately?

A: Maven should be bundled with NetBeans. You can also download your own (the one that comes with NetBeans is probably not the latest build) and tell NetBeans to use this concrete Maven. This is done in Tools -> Options -> Java -> Maven
After making sure Maven is correctly set (it should be by default), please right click on your project and go to -> Properties -> Actions. Here you should have different maven tasks, like Clean, Build, Test and more. You can also add your own.
If there are no Maven goals for you (highly unlikely), feel free to add your own. E.g. "clean install".
Maven should work out of the box in NetBeans just by right cliking your project and selecting Run, Clean, Test etc.

A: this could be related to jdk 8, maven 3.2.2 and or space in path to netbeans/maven. Please try with the the maven shipping with netbeans first. if it still doesn't work, creating a simple Maven Java application should work (as in 8.0 it's not using maven archetypes to create the project).
In any case, please file an issue at https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/ with detailed description of your setup (the detailed output log should help)

A: Please check if there is settings.xml file present on your system at below path
C:\Users\your_username\.m2\
There will a folder repository and settings.xml file inside .m2 folder
If the settings.xml file is not present, create it yourself.
Sample Content of settings.xml below.
Enter the proxy IP address and port which you are using in  and  tags respectively.
<settings>
<proxies>
<proxy>
   <id>default</id>
   <active>true</active>
   <protocol>http</protocol>
   <host><IP Address></host>
   <port>8080</port>
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</proxies>
</settings>

A: If you are using Windows 10 Pro and stack configuring the proxy setting in settings, try deactivating proxy in settings>Networks&Internet>proxy>Authomatic detect settings(off)


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Citizens one day, immigrants the next: What a mid-Brexit election means for Europeans at home in the UK
Dimitri Scarlato, an Italian composer and conductor lecturing at the Royal College of Music in London poses with his Italian passport at his home Source: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images
Ahead of the UK election, Europeans who have called Britain home for years say they feel a rising anti-immigrant sentiment. And combined with three years of Brexit limbo, many are starting to feel unwelcome in the place they call home.
Updated Updated 12/12/2019
By Davide Schiappapietra
In London, Dimitri Scarlato and Elena Remigi are anticipating the result of this week's UK election with concern. They see the poll as another chapter of limbo, which began with the EU referendum in 2016.
"We had always been 'Europeans' or 'citizens' until the day of the Brexit referendum," says Scarlato, a pianist and movie soundtrack composer. "The day after the referendum we became 'migrants'."
He is a spokesperson of the the3million, a movement advocating the rights of the more than 3,000,000 EU citizens living in the UK. He would not comment the upcoming elections on behalf of the movement, which maintains political neutrality.
"On a personal level, I see the situation as rather negative. I expect and presume, in absence of a miracle, that Boris Johnson will have a majority to go ahead with his political project," he says.
Scarlato has been living and working in London for many years and calls it home.
"For me the United Kingdom, as for so many European citizens, and we are more than 3,000,000, is home. We live, we pay taxes here, we are married, we have companions who are British and we are residents here. This nation is our home."
However incumbent UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not seem to agree. On Monday he claimed that EU nationals who made Britain their home have treated the UK like "their own" country for too long.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses his supporters prior to boarding his General Election campaign trail bus in Manchester, England.
According to British commentators, the anti-immigration rhetoric of pro-Brexit politicians has intensified in the lead-up to tomorrow's UK elections, in which the PM is looking to secure a clear majority and a subsequent strong mandate to continue with his Brexit plans.
But for Elena Remigi, the tone of the conversation and the divisive rhetoric had become the norm long before the election campaign.
"The press, especially tabloids, insisted on the fact that the European citizens – actually we were no longer called citizens but 'European immigrants' – were stealing British jobs. Every day headlines described us 'others' with respect to the British. It created a narrative of the 'us' against 'them' and the climate has become for us very heavy," she says.
Remigi was born in Milan and is a UK-Italian citizen. Working as an interpreter, she has been living in the UK since 2005 with her husband and her son.
After the 2016 referendum she launched the In Limbo Project, which collects stories about the uncertainty, fears and trauma that people affected by the Brexit are experiencing. And they are not only EU citizens living in the UK, but also British nationals that made EU countries their homes.
Elena Remigi
In the lead-up to the election, a common theme of concern is uncertainty about the future, particularly whether Boris Johnson's Brexit bill will be implemented if he wins:
"European citizens have been offered a settlement scheme, but it is not even a real piece of legislation, rather it is set in 'secondary legislation' that can be changed at any time in the future by the government without requiring Parliament's approval," she said.
"There is a sense of betrayal on behalf of a nation that we have considered our home... both us and UK citizens living in the EU feel like pawns used by the government to get a better exit deal with the EU."
The stories In Limbo Project has collected are also small personal ones. From a letter to Santa written by a child, asking for his mum to remain in the UK, to those ones expressing real fear about the present political climate and anti-immigrant sentiment.
Remigi claims that hate crimes with xenophobic elements have intensified, raising fear among non-British residents:
"Many people talk about the difficulty and fear of going out in public and speaking Italian or Polish. Eastern European communities especially are the ones that have been targeted."
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For a collection of short stories, this book took me forever to read. It's an interesting peek behind the curtain of the famous writer while also being chock-full of scary, interesting, and mysterious tales. It's a lot of fun, but I wouldn't recommend trying to read it on your relaxing vacation (see: took me 3.5 months to read it all).
It's interesting to read "The Mist" and King's thoughts on it in the decades before it became a movie (his son Joe Hill even being "cast" as the precocious little kid in the story). The story, which opens the book, is one of the best, but is not the most frightening, by far. "The Jaunt" is a cheerful attempt at science-fiction, with the ending practically obvious from the get-go. The final story, "The Reach," wasn't horror in the slightest; it's more of a quiet contemplation.
I found it intriguing that the horror factor in several of the stories ("The Mist," "The Raft," "The Monkey," "Morning Deliveries (Milkman #2)") is never clearly defined, explained, or even resolved. Particularly in "The Mist" and "The Raft," bad things just sort of happen, and there isn't a lot anyone–reader, character, perhaps writer?–can do about it.
While I enjoyed reading these stories because it allowed me to study King while he was at work (or, as he says, "my muse shat on my head–this happened as it always does, suddenly, with no warning."), it reads like the grab-bag off his desk: a little of this, a little of that, some worth more, some not worth writing on the back of a napkin. It's a ragtag bunch of stories, and shows the breadth of King's talent and interests, but may not be for every reader.
Ooh, I must look out for this. Amazingly, about all of King's novels I've read thus far have left me cold (which is weird because I generally enjoy the film adaptations of his novels). Perhaps we'll meet each other in his short stories – I've always had a particular liking for shorter fiction.
I found the book really varied for me; some I loved, some I respected but didn't personally enjoy, and a few I outright hated. It was a nice smorgasbord.
The way short stories should be, I think. It's just plain boring if they're all the same.


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He inclined and heard my cry
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I'm currently feelin: hungry
I'm currently hearin: Kids - Kylie Minogue and Bono
Okay, so yeah, totally out-of-the-blue SOTD from me, but I can't get this damn song out of my head, and I like it, and it wants to be SOTD'd, so I'm doing it =D
"Kids" by Kylie Minogue and Bono
This was performed in November when Bono joined Kylie onstage at one of her Sydney concerts. I must admit, I hadn't even heard of this song until I heard they'd sung it together. The song was originally done in 2000 by Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams, and though I know a few songs by both respective artists, neither are as huge here in the states as they are abroad, plus I live under a rock.
So, I could've gone and investigated this song as soon as I heard about it (as in, listening to the original), but I didn't. And then in the following days, I viewed some horrible quality (although very intriguing!) clips of the performance on YouTube, which gave me a bit of a feel for the song (more on those clips later), but overall, my plan was to wait for an mp3 of the full performance, and luckily, Kylie released that show as an official recording quite quickly (unlike a certain band we all love for some reason, who wait like 10 years to release something XD).
So I finally listened to it, and I think my immediate reaction was that 1. Bono sounded goooood, and 2. I had no clue what the song was supposed to be about. And apparently the few commentors at songmeanings.net had no idea either (amusingly, one of them said something like "I have no idea what the song is about, I came here to find out!"), but the song appears to be the dialogue between a singer and the woman he's pursuing. Simple enough, really. Though... as I'm writing this, it's just occurred to me what song this reminds me of. It reminds me of Drive My Car by The Beatles, sort of the way the singer thinks he's hot stuff and can get the girl, because he thinks he's 'entitled' to her, but she's got her own ideals about what she wants.
Okay, so before I really get into the nitty gritty of the song, I'd like to point out what Willie Williams had to say about this particular performance in his tour diary:
"Kylie is in town and I know quite a few of her tour staff. I was planning to go to the show on Tuesday, but during the course of the afternoon, Bono threw into conversation that he was going to sing with Kylie that night. Howls of delight went up all round and suddenly tonight was the only night for a man to go to a Kylie Minogue concert.
A group of us (including the whole of U2) headed down to the Entertainment Centre, which is a very nostalgic building for U2 as we did five shows there on our very first trip to Australia in 1993, then nine more on the LoveTown tour. The show is in two parts and we were given the nod that the song with Bono was to close the first half. It was a really fun pop show, but given that the audience was composed largely of twelve year old girls and gay men (not necessarily together) I wasn't sure what sort of a reception Bono would get, as neither of these groups could be said to form part of U2's core constituency. However, when Kylie brought Bono onstage, it absolutely brought the house down. I felt vaguely paternal for a moment or two. He sang really well, despite confessing not to know the song -Kids - that afternoon. It was really great fun to watch."
First I'd like to point out how cute it is that Bono sort of randomly announced that he would be singing with Kylie, the afternoon of the show. "Oh by the way, I'll be performing for a NEW crowd tonight... in case any of you care."
Second I'd like to point out that he's really right. Kylie and U2 don't really draw the same crowds, but it was nice that her crowd appreciated him <3
So let's get into the song. It bothers me that I don't have clear visuals of what's going on. For one thing, when listening to a live U2 track, being a fan, you typically know what's going on. You know what the stage looks like, and who's standing where, and generally what's going on, even if you can't see what's going on.
But I don't know what the heck goes on at a Kylie concert ( rockingthemike is gonna kill me XD). I mean, from listening to it, I know she has backup singers, but I have no idea what they look like or where they are. From watching the (fuzzy!) YouTube videos, I know that she's wearing a leopard-print catsuit (which is relevant!) and that the stage is bluish with neon lights and stairs in the background. But I can't really see every aspect of it, and I have so been spoiled by SOTDing live songs from professionally shot DVDs/videos that I've watched a gazillion times.
So anyway, first she psychs the crowd up a bit, and announces Bono's presence. And the crowd goes appropriately nuts as he comes out, but you just know there are people turning to whoever they're with and going "Who?" And if the situation were reversed, if Kylie came out at a U2 concert, there'd be people going "Who?"
The song itself is fun and has a great beat. Let me just point out that it wasn't until I decided to SOTD this that I finally listened to the original version. And I know I'm biased, but I think it sucks. I like Robbie Williams, but he just can't hold a candle to Bono. Admittedly I only know a few of his songs, so I'm probably not the best judge, but from what I can tell, in my opinion he sounds crap on the original version of this song. Bono improves it by several miles.
The song is just cute, and like I said, Bono's voice sounds great. It's strong, and shines on the long notes that he holds, such as "'cause I'm never coming baaaaaaack!", the only point where his voice shows any sign of weakness during the whole performance is at the beginning of the line "Well I guess that can be explored", but we'll let that one slide =) But while we're talking about that verse, I've gotta point out that "Take a ride on my twelve cylinder symphony" is my favourite bit of the whole song, for no other reason than that it sounds suggestive *giggles*
I have a lot of little favourite moments in this performance though. Most of them Bono-moments, like in the chorus when they sing "Feel the high" and Bono echoes it with an even stronger "High!". Also I love how into the song Bono seems to be getting, during the "I'm gonna give it all of my love, it's gonna take up all of my love" repetitions, he gets more and more emotion in his voice with every repetition.
I love Kylie too though, especially the way she sounds when she says "when my lips were dry". Actually, on that whole last verse they both sound great. Bono carries the notes so well: "I didn't mean to get so hiiiiiigh!" and "I'm a singer in a baaaaand!", and I absolutely love her retort: "Well I like drummers baby, you're not my bag" Though I must admit, until I finally looked up the lyrics for this song, I thought she was saying "Well I've got troubles baby, you're not my man" which works too =P
And now I must mention the most important part of this performance. As I said before, Kylie's wearing a leopard-print catsuit. This leads to Bono slowly and sexily pulling a silver chain out of his jacket, while wrapping it around his hand. The chain is attached to a kitty collar. Then he swings it around and calls out "Here kitty kitty". God. When I saw that on YouTube, I about died. I am unashamedly in love with Bono, and that was hot. And then after they sing the last part of the song, she takes the collar right out of his hand, and sort of slaps him with the chain as she walks away with it XD They end the song with Bono telling her she's perfect (awww!) and Kylie encouraging the crowd's applause.
All in all, it's a great performance. It's a fun song, and it's a sexy song. Being a Bonogirl, I enjoyed it because Bono doesn't get to do this sort of thing too much anymore. It was great seeing that the sexy swagger he perfected with The Fly character is still alive and well =) Also, Kylie's guitar player is awesomeness, the solo toward the end of the song is fantastic.
I've got lyrics down here, but I should probably point out that I transcribed them myself, and while I tried to differentiate who's singing what at what part, a couple of things made it difficult, like when I can't tell if it's Kylie or her backup singers, or when Bono's singing so loud I can't tell if Kylie's singing with him or not. But it's not that important. Just don't yell at me if I got something wrong, is all I'm saying ;P
But before the lyrics, I've got YouTube links for you:
Full video, low quality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DpjDDmbpvw
(Shot by Willie Williams!)
Higher quality clip, but with random pauses:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7RPWn-TAE8
Second video from same user, Bono with the LEASH:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3db54sbD6mM
Professionally shot clip (from Australian news, I think?):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=427HyMktfOM
Bono = bold, both = italic
When I turn around
I don't want to see anyone sitting down
'Cause ladies and gentlemen
We are in the company of greatness tonight
Let me hear it for BONO!
Me no bubblelicious
Me smoke heavy tar
Me be grooving slowly where you are
Notify my next of kin, 'cause I'm never coming back
I've been dropping beats since Back in Black
And we'll paint by numbers
'Til something sticks
I don't mind doing it for the kids
BONO!
So come on
We're doing it alright
Feel the high
'Cause the kids are alright
You've got a reputation
Well I guess that's to be explored
You're dancing with the chairman of the board
Take a ride on my twelve cylinder symphony
But if you got other plans
The purpose of a woman is to love her man
Don't mind doing it for the kids
Yeah we're doing it alright
High!
I'm gonna give it all of my loving
lt's gonna take up all of my love
Come down from the ceiling
I didn't mean to get so high
I didn't do what I wanted to do
When my lips were dry
You can't just up and leave me
I'm a singer in a band
We'll I like drummers, baby
You're not my bag
Put those hands up!
'Cause the kids are all right
Shh... here kitty kitty
Taking me on / Jump on board
Letting me down / Take a ride
Making me want you
Letting me down / Feel the high
You're perfect
Just make some noise, that's all I can say
Oh yes, oh yes
Favourite lyric:
"Take a ride on my twelve cylinder symphony"
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legethien
January 25th, 2007 12:52 am (UTC)
I'm not a fan of neither Kylie nor Robbie Williams, but I've always liked this song in particular. I had no idea there were recordings of Bono singing it with her (I'm such a lazy fan), so Thanks so much :D
My guess is the song is three times better with Bono in it ;P
sapphires13
Duh ;P
supacatie
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Catehope/bonokylie.jpg
Thank you <3 I'd actually seen that picture before, but it was much smaller.
rockingthemike
I love Kylie. I love Bono. I love Robbie Williams. This is quite possibly the worst pop song ever. While the performance does have a sense of surprise, it quickly fades after the first listen.
I can't believe you don't love this to bits. My world is shattered ;_;
I able to be critical of the artists and their music (not to suggest that everyone else blindly follows and loves everything an artist puts out). This song just flat out sucks.
princessjen723
January 25th, 2007 06:16 pm (UTC)
While I don't agree that this is the worst pop song ever (because I actually happen to love Robbie and Kylie's version), I have to agree that this rendition is pretty "bleh". Which is disappointing because, like you said, I also love Kylie, Bono, and Robbie Williams. So you'd think there'd be some appealing quality to it considering all of that, but it's not so. I hate admitting it, but... alas, it is true. No me gusta.
chariadeone
Icon lust. ;)
I so clearly recall the day this song hit the charts, as it went head-to-head with Beautiful Day for the No.1 spot - and I was so sure Kids would win, as Beautiful Day didn't seem like the type of song that would appeal to anyone except diehard U2 fans, while Robbie and Kylie were both very much the flavour of the month. So I was absolutely ecstatic when U2 surprised me by grabbing the top spot after all, squeezing Kids into #2. :D (My classmates at school were less impressed - I overheard someone ask the next morning whether Robbie & Kylie were #1, and the other girl replied "No, it's U2" in a really disdainful voice. They proceeded to have a lengthy conversation about how rubbish U2 were - in particular I recall someone commenting on how stupid the muscle shirts from PopMart were, which struck me as a bizarre thing to bitch about in late 2000! - while I sat across the room with my blood quietly boiling.)
So anyway, I never much cared for the original - it's just a typical Robbie Williams song with stupid nonsensical lyrics, although the duet with Kylie admittedly worked quite well. I was therefore slightly disturbed when I found out that was the track they'd chosen for the Bono duet... euchh, it's just so beneath him! Couldn't they have done 'Especially For You' instead? :D I wasn't *overly* inspired by the first YouTube clips that appeared, either. But it's grown on me a lot since hearing the full, high quality track (and subsequently seeing the full-length video), and I must say I really enjoy it now.
A lot of the things I like about this performance are bits you've already mentioned. Bono definitely makes the song sexy (which the original never really was), with the way he purrs his opening line and later "Well I guess that can be explored...". And it's kind of cool how he throws himself into it completely, even though it's a crappy Robbie Williams song, all in the name of doing Kylie a favour and entertaining her fans. What a guy. ;) I love his unexpectedly passionate yell on "I didn't mean to get so... HIGH!" - he's certainly won over the crowd by that point, just listen to them scream! But the best part has got to be his fantastic delivery of "You can't just up and leave me, I'm a singer in a band!", which actually makes that line *work* for the first time ever, since Robbie Williams recorded the song as a solo artist and was never in a proper "band" to begin with. ;p (It makes the "I like drummers" comeback ten times funnier, too!) Bono's "Heeerrre, kitty kitty!" was also inspired. *g* I love the part where they're leaning against each other to sing the "Taking me over..." verse, as in that photograph. It's a real feelgood performance by the end! I can't help feeling rather disappointed that Kylie wasn't well enough to sing at the U2 concert afterwards - that would have been so much fun, especially if it's true that they had planned to perform Mysterious Ways together!
Incidentally, Kylie's Melbourne concert was on TV the other day (I guess it's the one she's releasing on DVD) and I decided to watch it out of curiosity. It was actually really good, much better than I had expected. I felt quite emotional singing along joyfully to I Should Be So Lucky, which was one of my favourite songs when I was a little kid! I'd recommend watching it if they show it in the States at all. The most interesting revelation was that she normally performs Kids as a duet with one of the female backing singers, which is just odd - it's way better with Bono! :)


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I realized that it was out of phase (with the correct left/right cable-ing) so I switched the left/right.
But then I used this tool: https://www.audiocheck.net/audiotests_stereo.php to test the left/right stereo and the stereo was reversed! (hearing "left" in the right earphone).
Wow, so the cable is backwards. And is there a marking that has an "R" that produces the left channel? Just switch the cables, as long as you don't have preformed ear-hooks? And as you know the plugs have to be in-phase. The other option is switch the R and L inputs if you have a desktop. Also some DAPs let you reverse right and left, but it is rare.
I just read your post again. If it's out of phase, you leave the cables on the same side and flip the connector backwards. That is if they are not preformed ear-hooks. if they were preformed ear-hooks, I would simply replace them with a different cable that had straight cables.
From what I remember of my Andromeda versus my S6Rui, the S6 is almost all around better. Better detail, smoother mids and treble (but a little less sparkly).
The bass is deeper, cleaner and harder hitting. That's the biggest area of improvement. The only push is the Soundstage. Andromeda is good but a bit exaggerated, these feel more natural, but smaller.
I can totally see that, yeah. Something else I'm noticing is that where there are multiple voices in particular (and this really is sticking out especially with voices for me), the placement of each voice is very precise, and each one is detailed and resolvable.
Edit: though I wouldn't mind one of these as a little thanks for the pictures!
@Hawaiibadboy where do you get these metal case from ?
I'd take these 10 out of 10 times over the Andromeda. 5 out of ten over RHA cl2, 9 out of 10 over ibasso it04.
That's about where I'm at with them right now.
Since i had been hovering vetween cl2 and andromeda months ago, this seems like a good option right now. I may wait until used ones hit the market or massdrop does a sale but man the s6rui and s8f sound very fitting for me.
I don't know man... I've jump on that DM6 train and ended up selling it. I'm scarred 4Life.
DAP: LG V30, Sansa Clip Zip (Burn-In Station) Headphone: None, Sold Them All.
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I have got fearless S4 and I am really wondering how much better can it get from here.
I hear so much more details.
The low end is really awesome. Highs are right and not at harsh. Vocals sound natural as well.
Hmm a really awesome recommendation by @Hawaiibadboy .
I will write up my thoughts on the DM6 and S8F (and Kanas Pro), or just point to this post!
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I've had a pair of the s6rui for about a week. I'm a lurker, but these are so good I felt the need to contribute. These are my new favorite iem. I think they're kind of like the love child of the kanas pro and the dm6. They're efficient, lively and punchy, but they have the natural sound of the harman tuning. The bass is excellent, I like it better than my se846 or k10u.
For those who are not a fan of the dm6, I understand. I think they're generally too hot in the treble (except for grunge).
I do find the s6 to be a bit forward in the upper mids around 4khz for some stuff. I tried foam tips, but the best solution I found was to use the stock blue turbo tips they came with and to get them inserted as far as possible.
When I got the right fit I found I could turn them down and the forward upper mids weren't so troublesome. I switch to my fa7 sometimes when I need a more easy-listening experience, but for my favorite live recordings like Allison Krauss + Union Station they're just amazing.
I nearly ordered a pair of the s8f, but I'm trying to hold out for some impressions of the s8 pro and the acme8. Either way I'll be ordering another pair. Thanks to @Hawaiibadboy for the recommendation.
Pretty funny really since I run web servers for a living.
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[/IMG] I've had a pair of the s6rui for about a week. I'm a lurker, but these are so good I felt the need to contribute. These are my new favorite iem. I think they're kind of like the love child of the kanas pro and the dm6. They're efficient, lively and punchy, but they have the natural sound of the harman tuning. The bass is excellent, I like it better than my se846 or k10u.
4 year lurker....1st comment. Yeah buddy!!
Glad you like em. The S6rui is developing a community pretty quick. Enjoy em.


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Libby Clegg skates up a treat with inclusive ice skating group
Libby Clegg has recently swapped the spikes for the saddle as she embarks on a new career in cycling, but not before she was back on skates after her appearance on Dancing on Ice
Image credit: Eurosport
Published 25/11/2021 at 18:46 GMT
Skaters of all ages, backgrounds and abilities were treated to a special visit from two-time Paralympic champion and Dancing on Ice star Libby Clegg at a memorable Inclusive Skating event in Glasgow.
As part of Parasport's Tokyo 2020 Games-time activation, inclusive taster sessions were hosted at Parasport clubs around the country to celebrate disability sport through participation and focus on wellbeing following the challenges created by Covid.
Glasgow resident Margarita Sweeney-Baird, 61, founded Inclusive Skating in 2010 in a bid to make the sport as accessible and inclusive as possible.
Thomson backing 'focused' year out to harden her for Beijing battle
Sweeney-Baird revelled in Clegg, who won T11 100m and 200m gold at Rio 2016 and also scooped silver in Tokyo, running the session and said: "The best thing about these events like this is everyone is included.
"We include the parents in all our activities, so lots of our parents and carers are also involved in the skating, coaching and the volunteering.
"Libby is an absolute star – she's such a lovely skater and skated so beautifully with Mark Hanretty on Dancing on Ice, who is also one of our ambassadors for Inclusive Skating!"
Both beginners and experienced skaters were invited to The Time Capsule Ice Rink in Coatbridge – based just outside of Glasgow – to participate in the unforgettable taster session.
And sprinter Clegg, 31, added: "I love events like this, and I think what makes them unique is that sense of belonging.
"There's no judgment, it's fun, everyone's here to enjoy themselves, and you make some friends along the way or find a new sport that you love doing.
"Trying new sports throughout your life is essential – I did athletics for 22 years without really doing any other sports.
"It's great to have a bit of variety – I'm trying to find new sports and I absolutely love ice skating.
"I'm looking at trying new stuff myself, so it's great to challenge yourself in new ways and meet different people."
Two of those participating in the session were brother and sister Lucy Baxter, 22, and Grant Baxter, 25, who have both attended Inclusive Skating sessions for four years.
Lucy, a student and a young carer, loves the fact the club offers them the chance to do something together and said: "A lot of clubs Grant will do on his own, and I'll do separately, but this is a great chance that allows us to do it as a family.
"My mum and dad like to get involved, they help us with our routines and they support us through it all.
"There's a buzz about Grant now; he loves the skating, he always loved sport, but there's always been some form of restriction just because of his disability, but Inclusive Skating have made the sport so adaptable."
Parasport powered by Toyota have been hosting inclusive taster sessions at Parasport clubs around the country, to highlight their stories and celebrate their members and volunteers contribution to inclusive sport in the community. For more information please visit www.parasport.org.uk
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Gun-related deaths still plague young Americans.
So far this year in the U.S. there have been over 325 children (11 years old and younger) unintentionally injured or killed by a firearm. Last year, over 200 American adults were unintentionally shot by a child using a gun, with more than 80 fatalities. There also will be more than 20,000 suicides by firearm, often by teens or young adults who use a gun owned by their parents.
These are the sorts of tragedies that I know upset a lot of venture capitalists. Not only because VCs are human, but also because I see many of the social media posts whenever one of these horrors gets widespread public attention. Very often those posts include some sort of plea for gun control―sometimes mild reform, sometimes outright repeal of the Second Amendment.
The preferred VC metric of TAM (total available market) is not an issue here. There are going to be around 15 million firearms sold in the U.S. this year, and surveys have shown that many buyers would purchase a smart-gun, were it to be both available and reliable (to date, no smart gun has ever been commercially available in the U.S.). Even Larry Keane, a top gun industry lobbyist, acknowledged that there could be a market ― particularly families ― were consumers confident that the weapons would work in a time of need.
In short, this should not be a political issue for either side. The rhetoric must be divorced from the reality. And, yes, that also means that the counterproductive smart-gun law in New Jersey, which caused so much trouble years ago when a relatively lousy smart-gun did almost come to market, should be reworked or repealed.
But smart gun entrepreneurs get a near-universal cold shoulder from VCs, some of whom cite regulatory risks that don't seem to bother them when investing in Uber or Airbnb or a pharmaceutical company. Others cite fund agreements that restrict "sin" investments like weapons and tobacco, but certainly a carve-out could be created either via existing fund amendments, or future carve-outs for smart-gun technologies.


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At UN, Trump threatens 'total destruction' of North Korea
US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly. (AP/Mary Altaffer)
(AP/Mary Altaffer)
"If forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea," Trump stated in his first address to the UN General Assembly Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the "total destruction'" of North Korea if the nation's "Rocket man" leader does not abandon his drive toward nuclear weapons.
Trump, who has ramped up his rhetoric throughout the escalating crisis with North Korea, told the murmuring crowd of world leaders on Tuesday that "it is far past time for the nations of the world to confront" Kim Jong Un and said that Kim's "reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons" poses a threat to "the entire world with an unthinkable loss of human life."
"Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime," said Trump, using a belittling nickname for the North Korean leader. He said of the U.S.: "If it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea."
In dark language reminiscent of his "American carnage" inaugural address, Trump touched upon hot spots around the globe, declaring, "The scourge of our planet is a group of rogue regimes." Elected on the nationalist slogan "America First," Trump argued that individual nations should act in their own self-interest, yet rally together when faced with a common threat.
Parts of the World are 'Going to Hell'
He urged nations to join to stop Iran's nuclear program — he declared the deal to restrain it an "embarrassment" for the United States — and defeat "loser terrorists" who have struck violence across the globe. He denounced "radical Islamic terrorism," the inflammatory label he has recently shied away from. He denounced the Syrian government and warned that some violence-plagued portions of the world "are going to hell." He made little mention of Russia.
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North Korea drew most of Trump's attention and anger.
His lashing was a vigorous restatement of what's been said by U.S. leaders before, but was likely to hit home harder for being intensely delivered in diplomatic prime time at the U.N. General Assembly. After a litany of accusations — the starvation of millions, the abduction of a Japanese girl — he questioned the legitimacy of the communist government by referring to it as a "band of criminals."
Though he used bellicose rhetoric rare for a U.S. president at the rostrum of the United Nations, the speech was textbook Trump, a stark depiction of good-vs-evil and a broadside against America's foes.
Trump, who has previously warned of "fire and fury" if Pyongyang does not back down, claimed that "no one has shown more contempt for other nations and for the well-being of their own people than the depraved regime in North Korea." And he scolded nations that it was "an outrage" to enable and trade with North Korea, seeming to slight China, though he did not mention it by name.
Trump, however, stopped short of calling for regime change, which North Korea regards as the ultimate American intention and treats as a reason for its development of nuclear weapons. That may offer some reassurance to China and Russia, which have urged the U.S. to tone down its rhetoric and restart dialogue with North Korea.
Addressing the General Assembly is a milestone moment for any president, but one particularly significant for Trump, a relative newcomer to foreign policy.
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'I Will Always Put America First'
"I will always put America first. Just like you, the leaders of your countries, should always put your countries first," said Trump, who assured the U.N. that the United States would not abdicate its leadership position in the world but needed other countries to contribute more.
"We can no longer be taken advantage of or enter into a one-sided deal in which the United States gets nothing in return," he said.
World leaders, many of whom were seeing Trump in person for the first time, were certain to take the measure of the man and parse his every word for clues on how he views the U.S. role in the world. His remarks sometimes produced surprised chatter in the crowd. As he lambasted North Korea, the nation's two front seats for delegation leaders were empty. Two officials sat a row back, one taking notes.
On Iran, Trump called the government a "reckless regime" that is running an "economically depleted rogue state" whose chief export is "violence, bloodshed and chaos." He accused Tehran of squandering Iran's wealth by supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad, Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and Yemen's Houthi rebel group.
Trump called the U.N.-backed Iran nuclear deal "an embarrassment" to the United States and suggested it was "one of the worst" international pacts ever struck. And he hinted that his administration, which has accused Tehran of aiding terrorism in the Middle East, could soon declare Iran out of compliance with the deal, which could unravel it.
"I don't think you've heard the end of it," Trump said. "Believe me."
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The administration must decide in mid-October whether it will certify that Iran is still in compliance with the agreement.
Trump vowed again to take the fight to terrorists but warned that parts of the world were so plagued by violence and poverty, they were "going to hell." He also decried the "disastrous rule" of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and urged the U.N. to step in.
"To put it simply, we meet at a time of both immense promise and of great peril," he said. "It is entirely up to us whether we lift the world to new heights or let it fall into a valley of disrepair."
Netanyahu Praises Trump's 'Courageous' Speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on Twitter, "In over 30 years in my experience with the UN, I never heard a bolder or more courageous speech."
Outside of an oblique reference to a threat to Ukraine's sovereignty, Trump made no mention of Russia or its president Vladimir Putin. He again chastised the U.N. for what he said was its bloated budget and bureaucracy but did not threaten Washington's commitment to the world body. He pledged the United States would be "partners in your work" to make the organization a more effective force for world peace.
The administration has shied away from talk of nation-building or creating democracies through the use of the U.S. military.
"We do not expect diverse countries to share the same cultures, traditions or same systems of government," Trump said at the U.N. He added that he does expect all nations to "respect the interest of their own people and the rights of every other sovereign nation."
By: AP
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