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Jason Wade Of Lifehouse Picks Ken Griffey Jr. As His Favorite Baseball Player
Lifehouse vocalist and guitarist Jason Wade spoke with The Examiner about the band's gig last weekend which followed the Washington Nationals game against the New York Mets on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park. Asked about his favorite player, the 31-year-old, who grew up just outside Seattle, Washington, selected the greatest Mariner to play the game and the 1995 season that allowed the struggling franchise to make its first playoff appearance. "We're not supposed to say," he joked before selecting a non Nat. "I'm kind of old school but my favorite team of all time is that Ken Griffey Jr. team from back in the day, back in the '90s." The full story at washingtonexaminer.com has since been removed.
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I started this blog as part of my digital journalism class. I chose to cover women's issues because of my own personal experiences. I believed that the moniker, unfinished business, accurately highlighted the ongoing struggles women were and still are dealing with. For six months I passionately and unapologetically only wrote about issues impacting women.
But what I discovered after six months of writing and a few months of just observing was that we have a pretty good idea of what our "unfinished business" is. There are a lot of really gifted journalists and writers who have written about and are continuing to write about our "unfinished business".
In spite of those efforts, "unfinished business" continues to thrive. In our world, nearly a billion people don't have access to clean water, countless go to bed hungry every night and many die from completely curable and preventable illnesses. We have the resources and technology to solve these challenges but oftentimes we don't chose solutions because we have become ensnared in circular arguments based on fear and prejudice.
Twenty years ago, as a single mom with four young children, I discovered that the only way to overcome fear and prejudice was to just go ahead and make my own solutions.
Keeping that attitude in mind, I'm going to focus on and write about those kind of solutions, the ones that move us past the circular arguments; I hope you'll consider joining me on this adventure.
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The landing light was mounted on an aluminum foil-covered bracket set into the wing's LE.
The rivet template and the applicator tool used to make glue dots.
The interior floor with cargo box and seats. The fuel tank and radio system are hidden inside of the simulated cargo.
A molded-resin instrument panel was an option for the kit. It was detailed by gluing on instruments, painting knobs and switches, and adding colored pins for the engine control levers.
The battery hatch is used to access two of the servos.
clear plastic sheeting, and the mounting ring was made from 0.01-inch aluminum sheet held in place by #0 screws.
The front seats used several techniques. The seat frame was vacuum-formed using 0.04 sheet styrene. This was my first attempt at vacuum forming. It was not as difficult as I expected. I built a small forming box and connected it to my shop vacuum. The tricky part was waiting long enough for the styrene to soften in the oven.
I chose to install cockpit detail, which meant moving the fuel tank to the center of the fuselage. I then decided to hide the fuel tank and radio system inside of the simulated cargo. While building the cargo, I discovered that I could run 1/64-inch and 1/32-inch plywood sheets through my inkjet printer and make stencils on the cargo. Having gone that far, I figured that I had to put some sort of lining on the inside of the cabin, so I sheeted the inside of the cabin with 1/64-inch plywood. I did this before sheeting the exterior of the fuselage and before installing the firewall. To fit it in smoothly, I had to do some trimming on a couple of the bulkheads. This step also meant that I had to install some of the wiring early.
A molded resin instrument panel was an option for the kit. It was detailed by gluing on instruments, painting knobs and switches, and adding colored pins for the engine-control levers. The bottom of the cockpit area was covered in 0.01 aluminum sheet to simulate the unpainted cockpit floor. The engine fuel lines were run under the raised center section of the cockpit floor.
The location for the porthole window was not shown on the plans, so careful measurements from the three-view drawing and photographs were required to locate them. A sheet of 1/16-inch plywood was laid on the fuselage with a cutout for the window, and then raised to allow for the sheeting thickness on the rest of the fuselage.
The glazing fit on the inner side of the plywood after painting. An internal frame holds the glazing in place. The frame was initially fabricated from wood and plastic, and then molded and cast in resin.


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Why Spatial Audio Is Such a Big Deal for Google Cardboard
Google's cheap-and-easy VR platform added spatial-audio support to its SDK. That won't make it an Oculus competitor, but it means Google is serious about VR.
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For all there is to love about Google Cardboard, it's still a bare-bones experience. It's barely even VR, really. But the cheap, smartphone-based viewer offers the VR-curious an easy window into 360-degree video. Pricier headsets like the Oculus Rift and Sony PlayStation VR, designed for gaming, deliver more than a cool stereoscopic viewing experience. In addition to the immersive visual eye-candy---users can explore virtual spaces, peek around corners, and, using hand-held controllers, interact with digital objects---these sophisticated VR rigs offer truly lifelike audio.
When a monster sneaks up on your left in a VR game, you'll hear its slobbering tongue lashing at your left ear. When a shot comes at you from above you and slightly to the right, you know exactly where to return fire. When The Edge tears through the opening riff of "Mysterious Ways," it reverberates around the stadium.
The high-priced headsets from Oculus, Sony, and HTC pack the processing punch to deliver "spatially oriented" audio experiences that consider direction, distance, and environmental factors when creating the soundtrack. Cardboard, powered by your smartphone, can't do that yet. But earlier this week, the Cardboard team made it a little easier to give the audio in these apps a bit more realism. As this blog post from Google Cardboard product manager Nathan Martz outlines, the Cardboard software development kit for Android and the Unity game engine now support spatial audio. This platform update paves the way for Google Cardboard to become something more than a gateway drug to true VR.
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As an emerging medium, VR is something content creators and viewers are trying to decode together. But in the world of traditional filmmaking, there's an old mantra: You can get by with poor video quality, but poor audio almost always ruins a film. "Audio is as important as it has always been," says Mark Bolas, director of the Mixed Reality Laboratory at USC's Institute of Creative Technology (ICT). "It helps drive the emotional arc of an experience, offering the ability to foreshadow and support the story without anyone knowing it was there."
Audio design may be more important to VR than traditional film, because the viewer also is the director. The story changes depending upon where the viewer looks, and directional audio cues can help guide the experience. Plus, VR is intended to be as realistic and immersive as possible. Audio that doesn't act the way it should---or the way the viewer expects it to---can ruin the experience.
"The sense of immersion requires a certain minimal level of support, for example a wide field of view, without which the experience just does not click," Bolas explains. "After that threshold is crossed, then additional improvements to the medium provide additional richness of experience... Good audio combines with immersive graphics in an almost synesthetic way to enable transformational immersion."
Cardboard's new audio capabilities should be particularly handy for game developers. Beyond allowing developers to link specific sounds to where the viewer is looking, the technology will allow them to make the audio more realistic. For example, when sounds occur to your right, there's a slight delay between when your right ear hear them and when the left does. The sound also isn't quite the same from one ear to the other. Using binaural tricks, Cardboard will be able to simulate those details.
The new Cardboard spatial-audio support also will change how things sound based on the viewer's virtual environment. For example, if the viewer is outdoors in the snow, sound will be muffled. If they're in a tiled room, sound will echo. It gives the Cardboard platform something approaching the audio effects of Oculus Rift---and without the need to hook anything up to a pricey computer.
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All of this begs the question, "Why bother?" Although Cardboard is clearly intended for a more casual audience than high-end headsets, its low price could help drive VR into the mainstream. It's so cheap that Google can give away the viewer, as it did last year in a partnership with The New York Times, providing many peoples' first experience with immersive viewing.
But there's a balancing act here. If consumers are underwhelmed by the experience, they may not give the next generation of VR headsets a chance. We're already seeing some effort to make the experience nicer. Several comfortable and durable headsets for Cardboard available so you no longer have to hold the viewer, which is literally cardboard, to your face with your hands. A comfy, hands-free viewing experience makes things like spatial audio a much bigger deal.
And if VR really takes off, spatial audio will improve further due to fixed at-home setups. With positional-tracking headsets synced with multi-channel sound systems, the line between the virtual world and the real world will grow blurrier still. Sound will come from all around you, no headphones required.
Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, says spatial audio is key to creating an immersive virtual world. "In our lab, we have a 24-channel ambisonic sound system built by Worldviz that can spatialize sound and integrate the spatialization with tracking data," he says. "We give demos to thousands of people per year in the lab, and the spatialized sound is a huge part of the high-presence experience."
For now, with just a smartphone and a Cardboard viewer, you can experience convincing 3D audio---as long you also plug in headphones. But this is a long-term play for Google, one that extends well beyond its entry-level VR viewer. Cardboard may be a baby step for mainstream VR, but the platform itself just took a substantial leap.
Tim Moynihan covers hardware for Gadget Lab, with a concentration on cameras, TVs, Ultra HD video, virtual reality, and the weirdest things he can find. He has 17 years of tech journalism experience, serving as senior editor at PCWorld, homepage editor at CNET, and an online producer at TechTV prior... Read more
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Model Bria Myles Trending After White Girl Calls Her 'UGLY'!!
Bria Myles is trending - after White girl called her UGLY.
Bria Myles is one of the most beautiful Instagram models in the world, but a White girl called her "ugly" on Twitter yesterday. Many suspected that the girl called Bria "ugly" because she's not only Black, but also dark skinned.
Almost immediately, Black Twitter came to Bria's rescue - refuting the "ugly" comment with thousands of praises.
Bria didn't respond to the initial "ugly" comment. But after she realized that she was trending - and for a good reason - she thanked her fans and followers for their support.
The Instagram star who has been turning heads, was born on May 16, 1984, which makes her 24. She was born in Los Angeles, California, where she currently lives today. Myles is of Trinidadian and Guyanese descent and she stands at 5'6".
And Myles isn't all beauty, no brains. She made sure to complete her education and then venture into the modeling world. She graduated from San Diego High School and then attended San Diego State University.
What makes her even sexier? She is multilingual! Myles is fluent in Spanish, French, and English. She's also self-sufficient. In 2010, Myles bought a car for herself and has since been growing her fanbase for her work in modeling.


In fact, flowers, while beautiful and always welcome, are probably the least bang for your buck considering their markup on Feb. 14.
All you really need are a batch of pancake batter, ¼ cup of cocoa powder, a heart-shaped cookie cutter and 15 minutes to say, "I love you." Some powdered sugar might be nice, too.
If you have time, breakfast is a great time for pancakes, but breakfast for dinner can make any day feel special with a minimum of cost and fuss. Add some sausage, bacon and/or eggs, and your work is done. Add raspberries or sliced strawberries to squeeze in a fruit serving and the mandatory red color.
Maybe spread out a red tablecloth and place a small valentine in the place for each diner, if you're really inspired, but chocolate, heart-shaped pancakes don't require much more ado.
Combine flour, sugar, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl; stir well.
Whisk egg, buttermilk, butter and vanilla extract together in large bowl. Add to flour mixture; stir to combine. Allow mixture to sit for 5 minutes (this produces more tender pancakes).
Heat nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Brush with a little oil or butter. Add about ¼ cup batter to skillet. Cook for about 2 minutes or until bubbles start to form on top. Flip and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned. Serve immediately with butter, powdered sugar, syrup and berries.
Per pancake, uncut: 108 calories, 3.4 grams fat, 1 gram fiber, 3.1 grams protein, 17 grams carbohydrate, 199 milligrams sodium, 26 milligrams cholesterol. Values are approximate.
Notes: The original recipe called for red food coloring, but I left it out since they're already darkly colored from the cocoa powder. Plus, dark brown (think chocolate) is as much a Valentine's Day color to me as red.
To make these heart-shaped, I used large cookie cutters to cut out the centers of 4- to 6-inch round pancakes after they were cooked. The original recipe said to pour the batter into the cookie cutters while they cooked, but that sounded like a pain in the neck to me. The scraps are just as tasty as the shapes.
— Reuse your old squeeze bottles, such as those used for ketchup, and fill them with the pancake batter using a funnel. You can squeeze the batter into better circles with more control over their size than pouring them from a ladle or measuring cup.
— Don't have the pan so hot that it burns the fat, such as spray or butter. Use moderate heat and don't add the fat until you're ready to put pancakes in.
— Use a nonstick skillet and only put the fat in once. Don't add fat after each pancake.


Here's why you should make these prosciutto-wrapped green beans: they're fast, they're easy, and everyone from 1 to 92 will go nuts for them. I think they add extra pizzazz to a plate, as well. You seriously can't go wrong! I'll confess that I don't love green beans. Specifically, I don't like cooked green beans….


Three speakers will reveal information about real contaceest on Earth at the Un-X News Magazine Tour 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri on the second Fridays in June, July, and August.
Un-X News Magazine hosts the Un-X Tour 2015 in which a Hollywood film producer, a doctor, and a researcher will present evidence for other-worldly involvement on our planet.
On June 12 Craig Campobasso, a Hollywood film producer and creator of the short film "Stranger at the Pentagon," winner of the best Sci-Fi sort film at the Burbank International Film Festival in 2014, will present a lecture and show the film which covers the Pentagon visit in 1957-1960 by Valiant Thor. Craig will discuss the amazing story of Thor's contact with Dr. Frank Stranges, President Eisenhower, and top Pentagon officials.
Physician Lynne Kitei, M.D., producer of the internationally award winning Phoenix Lights documentary based on her best-selling book, The Phoenix Lights: A Skeptic's Discovery That We Are Not Alone," will present "Beyond the Phoenix Lights" on July 10. Dr. Kitei will discuss the Phoenix Lights incident and the different methods that different types of beings use to contact humans on Earth as well as the connection between all unexplained phenomena.
On August 14 Michael Horn, the media representative for UFO contactee Billy Meier Billy Meier and producer of the film "And Did They Listen?" will present "The Billy Meier UFO Case: The Real Reason for the UFO Cover-up." Horn will show Meier's still ireproducible UFO photos and discuss Meier's amazingly accurate past predictions, his predictions for our future and what he and the extraterrestrials advise for our future survival.
Each speaker will sign and sell books after their lectures.
The MC is Margie Kay, publisher of Un-X News Magazine and Assistant State Director for Missouri MUFON.


Saturday Evening Stay took time away from its constant degradation of President Donald Trump to softly lampoon former Vice President Joe Biden.
However in true Saturday Evening Stay trend they took it was simpler on the Democrat than they might have any Republican.
They usually additionally took the chance to insult the supporters of President Trump through the present's chilly open skit on Saturday, The Each day Mail reported.
Saturday Evening Stay's chilly open took intention at Joe Biden and his alleged lack of ability to maintain a respectful distance from girls's private area within the wake of accusations of inappropriate touching towards the previous vice chairman this week.
Jason Sudeikis, an SNL alum, returned to NBC's comedy selection present to reprise his impersonation of Biden.
Sudeikis was an everyday participant on SNL between 2005 and 2013.
The sketch stars Sudeikis, Cecily Sturdy, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Aidy Bryant.
Is Saturday Evening Stay biased?
'It's about all of the touchy-feely stuff,' Thompson mentioned.
'When you're actually going to run in 2020, you need to change the best way you work together with girls,' Jackie says.
Biden says in response: 'You guys know that I'm a tactile politician, proper?
'I'm a hugger; I'm a kisser, and I'm somewhat little bit of a sniffer.
Biden's aides then let him know that he will probably be working with 'Gwen,' who will present sensitivity coaching.
It goes although a collection of interactions when Biden can not preserve his fingers to himself, however it's all carried out in a loving and harmless manner. Then the shot at trump supporters comes.
This #SNL skit… Biden is DONE.
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Russia's Foreign and Security Policy in the Middle East: Entering the 2020s
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As Russia has become a major external player in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region due to its military engagement in Syria since 2015, it has acted as a balancer and mediator in several regional controversies and has continued to serve as a security guarantor for the Syrian state. This course has brought Moscow some practical dividends, such as growing economic and military-technical cooperation with select MENA countries, and has spurred its broader international profile. However, entering the 2020s, the risks of more active engagement in the Middle East have also mounted, making Russia's balancing act more difficult. In three cases where Russia's involvement has been visible (Syria, Libya and the Israeli-Palestinian problem), evolving developments challenge Moscow's acquired influence and multi-vector approach, but also create new opportunities for its engagement and mediation. Above all, the 2020 US–Iran crisis catalysed the urgent need for structured regional dialogue, especially across the Persian Gulf. While this requires direct interaction between the region's main antagonists, the initial impulse to unlock the trans-Gulf impasse might need to come from the outside. A process-oriented blueprint for inclusive multilateral security in the Gulf proposed by Russia in 2019 is a step in the right direction, but to be activated it may need to come as part of some broader international initiative.
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Roses are beautiful — and fascinating. Did you know there's a 1,000-year-old wild rose bush in Hildesheim, Germany, that continues to bloom each year?
Here's another fun fact: In 2013, a miniature rose was grown in space on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery.
Roses have been on earth for a long, long time. A fossil of a rose found in Colorado is believed to be 35 million years old.
Follow the directions below to draw this pretty rose, and you'll have a chance to see your artwork published in the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News on Sept. 1, 2018. Details for submission are below. Happy drawing! We'll post another art lesson next week.
1. Hold your paper vertically. Start with the round "eyeball" shape in the very center of the rose. Draw your first petal at the top of the bud. All of the petals you draw after this one will be connected to the one you just drew and will progress in a clockwise direction.
2. Continue adding petals in a clockwise direction. You will need four petals for the next circle of petals.
3. As you go around the center, you will have five petals, they will get larger and have irregular edges.
4. Stop drawing petals when you are happy with size of your rose.
5. Look carefully at this shading. Notice how each petal is dark ONLY on the side closest to the center. The edges are left white.
6. Color your rose with paint, pencils or markers. Roses come in many colors, so don't feel limited by that "roses are red, violets are blue" poem.
Children are invited to send or email copies of their work to us at the address or the email below. Phone pictures are fine. One drawing weekly will be selected for publication on Sept. 1 and the selected artists will receive a prize.
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Top 8 Worst Career Ending Injuries in Sports History
by Odunayo Bolarinwa July 11, 2019
Sports are interlinked with injuries. In fact, the two terms can be used interchangeably. From the past few years, sports of all kinds have been surrounded by some of the most horrible injuries for which long term consequences had to be suffered by the sportsperson.
These are the injuries that go beyond a sprained ankle and the common muscle pull. These are the injuries that ended careers. Let us take a look at the list of Top 8 Worst Career Ending Injuries in Sports History.
Trent McCleary
An ice hockey player from childhood, Trent was a talented drag flicker and was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in his last season. He still holds his place among the greatest Ice Hockey players of all time.
In a game on 2001 season, in order to save a shot, Mcleary threw himself on the ice in an effort to stop an opponent's shot. However, the puck struck him squarely in the throat instead of his midsection which crushed his larynx. Skating to the bench, he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. Mccleary was forced to retire due to his shortage of breath.
Reggie Brown
The most dangerous injuries in our list of Top 8 Worst Career Ending Injuries in Sports History is that of Reggie Brown. He wasn't a known player in the NFL circuit but his injury got him famous. In the last game of the 1997 season, Brown assisted on a tackle against an opponent and didn't get up for 17 minutes.
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Reggie had suffered a spinal cord contusion during the act of tackling. Reggie did not lose any muscle function or suffer any paralysis from this incident but his NFL career lasted just two seasons.
Jeff Beukeboom
An example of what an on-field brawl could hamper the career of a player was the incident that took place with Jeff Beukeboom. During a controversial decision in the season of 1998 which led to a brawl between the players, Jeff sustained a horrible punch from Matt Johnson of Kings.
Jeff didn't pay much attention to it and returned to the game. But he was always complaining about memory loss, headaches, nausea, and confusion. He was later diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome and was forced to retire.
One of the promising talented strikers of English Football Team was Dean Ashton. He had scored 240 goals for West Ham United and Norwich City but injury cut short his glorious career. He broke his ankle in a Premier League and was forced to recover quickly.
Dean returned after a year but unfortunately, the injury of the ankle was too severe to let him continue his career. He played just one more season and retired only at the age of 26. He has currently sued the FA to assess their liability in the entire incident.
Daunte Culpepper
Culpepper, the quarterback of Minnesota Vikings, suffered a serious knee injury while playing against the Panthers in 2005. He badly tore three out of four ligaments in his knee and was immediately subjected to IR. After an extensive and thorough treatment of 1 year, Culpepper attempted to make a comeback against the Dolphins in 2006.
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But, unfortunately, could not even stay on the field for 10 minutes and was subjected to retirement.
Steve Young
Quite like the previous one in our list of Top 8 Worst Career Ending Injuries in Sports History, Steve Young was troubled with multiple injuries over the years. In the season of 1999, Young suffered two confirmed concussions within the first 3 weeks.
By the end of the season, Steve suffered seven confirmed concussions. With Doctor's advice, he gave Rugby a quit.
Sterling Sharpe
Surely a Hall of Fame material as advised by many. Sharpe's outstanding career was cut short by a damaged vertebra. While having previous neck injuries and conditions, the doctors told him it would be best if he stopped playing as soon as possible.
So these were the Top 8 Worst Career Ending Injuries in Sports History. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments down below.
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We're got a challenge for you this Winter! Read as many Torrington Library books as you can from January-March 2014!
Our goal is to have patrons read 5,000 books in three months! We know you can do it!
Keep track of the Torrington Library books you've read in our reading log (copies available in the library or click here).
Hand in your logs every Friday (or the last Friday of the month...whichever is easiest for you). You can also email your logs to Jessica at jessh@torringtonlibrary.org. Simply provide us with your name and email address and the books you've read.
Remember, the books you read must be from the Torrington Library! This can include audio books, eBooks through OverDrive, and books from any of our regular collections (adult, YA, juvenile, fiction, and non fiction).
At the end of the read-a-thon, the person who reads the most Torrington Library Kids Books 1 (pre-K through Grade 3); Kid's Books 2 (Grades 4-6); and Adults (Ages 13+) will win a cool prize!


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Hortons' continues its investment in Colmore Row
Hortons' Estate is investing £1million in the upgrade of Fifteen Colmore Row, Birmingham.
Plans include cleaning the exterior in keeping with the adjacent Grand, where the wraps are coming off the listed building following Hortons' four-year project to restore the façade overlooking St Philip's cathedral.
In addition to the exterior facelift, the common areas are being upgraded and a 7,227 sq ft office suite on the second floor will be refurbished to include new toilet and shower facilities and a new heating and cooling system.
The vacant suite is the last remaining in the 41,000 sq ft building, where occupiers include accountancy firm Dains, and construction consultants Cundall and Rider Levett Bucknall. Both Cundall and Rider Levett Bucknall are part of the project team assisting with the delivery of the project.
Our investment in both Fifteen Colmore Row and The Grand will considerably enhance the street scene along Colmore Row, Birmingham's premier business address.
As part of The Grand restoration, Hortons' will release 16 new office suites, ranging from 183 – 2,800 sq ft. These will be available during December through agents Johnson Fellows and Lambert Smith Hampton.


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Goodyear CEO says more workers than expected retired during Covid, adding to labor challenges
Goodyear experienced a larger-than-anticipated number of retirements among its U.S. workforce during the pandemic, CEO Rich Kramer told CNBC Monday.
The Ohio-based tire maker has had to accelerate hiring to help overcome the departures, Kramer said on "Mad Money."
"We have a lot of training going on, and, of course, those make our factories a little bit less efficient and had a little bit higher cost," he explained.
Goodyear CEO Rich Kramer told CNBC on Monday the tire maker saw a larger-than-anticipated number of U.S. workers retire during the coronavirus pandemic, helping to explain staffing-related issues at its manufacturing facilities.
"Some of the Covid absences, I think, we all understand, but we saw early on that the level of retirements was much higher than we traditionally had and certainly than we expected," Kramer said in an interview on "Mad Money."
As a result of those retirements, the Akron, Ohio-based company now has more long-term hiring needs after the pandemic. Goodyear — which has plants in a number of states such as Oklahoma, North Carolina and Texas — employs around 62,000 people worldwide, according to its 2021 proxy statement.
In its third-quarter earnings report Friday, Goodyear said production and manufacturing costs were negatively impacted by its ability to adequately staff facilities, even though the company beat Wall Street's estimates on the top and bottom lines. Goodyear expects some of those cost headwinds to persist into next year, Kramer told CNBC.
"It's very real. We still have difficulty with finding qualified workers out there," said the CEO, who has held the position since 2010. "We have increased absenteeism and … as a result, we've had accelerated hiring. We have a lot of training going on, and, of course, those make our factories a little bit less efficient and had a little bit higher cost."
Goodyear is working to implement steps to address it, Kramer said. However, "I hate to say it, but that's probably going to be with us as we get to Q4 and into 2022. I think it's a reality."
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Animal Friends Association invites everyone to support the proposals of the Ministry of Agriculture
- Necessary prohibition of dog and cat killing on hunting grounds and further keeping of the bow and arrow hunting prohibition
The Ministry of Agriculture, headed by Minister Tolusic, is again listening to the voice of the public majority. After a public debate in 2015, and the great opposition from citizens to the killing of dogs and cats on hunting grounds and the introduction of hunting with a bow and arrow, the new Hunting Act draft takes into account both prohibitions! However, due to the pressure from some hunters, it is essential that all pet and wild animals caretakers engage in consultations with the interested public by July 23rd, 2017, and support these provisions in the proposal of the new Hunting Law.
For years, the Animal Friends Association has been pointing to the obsolete article of the Hunting Law, which allows the "removal" of dogs and cats on hunting grounds, which hunters freely interpret by killing dogs and cats, even though they can move them from hunting grounds by ethical methods without killing them. The current draft proposal defines that "Owners should not allow dogs and cats to move on hunting grounds without supervision at distances greater than 300 m from the owner's residence". Some hunters are lobbying for the legalization of the assassination of dogs and cats on the hunting grounds, so the Association has proposed an addition to this article so that dogs and cats caught on hunting grounds are considered as abandoned or lost animals and the finders are obligated to take care of them in accordance with the provisions of the Animal Protection Act.
In the detailed explanation of its proposal, Animal Friends has pointed out that the Criminal Law of 2013 introduced a directive on the torture and killing of animals as a criminal offense with a prescribed imprisonment sentence, while in the parliamentary procedure right now there is a voting procedure of a new Animal Protection Act prohibiting the killing of abandoned animals in shelters. Luka Oman, president of the Animal Friends Association, said: "It is unacceptable for the Hunting Law to legalize the possibility of killing abandoned or lost animals on hunting grounds, even though the same animals are protected by other laws. It is unquestionable that dogs and cats feel the same pain and suffering regardless of whether they are located on hunting grounds or in the streets, and the laws must treat them same as well. If killing dogs or cats is forbidden for ordinary citizens, then it should be forbidden for hunters as well!"
Numerous cases of arbitrariness by hunters in and outside of hunting grounds have been a major point of criticism for a long time. Many times hunters shot at dogs while a caretaker was just a few feet away from him, walking through the woods, or shot at a dog while he was still on his caretaker's land, sometimes even in the presence of children. Citizens do not want to fear someone shooting at them or their dog as they walk through the woods nor will tolerate that somebody's current or former pets become victims of brute force and killings by hunters or anyone else!
The previous Draft of the proposed Hunting Law from 2015 had also introduced the possibility of hunting with a bow and arrow. This rightly caused great concern from the public, which is strongly opposed to any extension of the possibility of killing animals while hunting. Such hunting has always been forbidden in Croatia for a reason, and it should stay like that! Therefore, this Draft correctly prohibits a primitive and cruel hunting practice with a bow and arrow that causes a large number of wounded and crippled animals.
The Animal Friends Association invites everyone to join the public debate and to praise and support the Ministry of Agriculture because the Hunting Law will finally repeal the killing of dogs and cats on hunting grounds and continues the prohibition of hunting with bow and arrow.
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Philadelphia Union vs. Atlanta United, recap: Five Stripes bounce back in Philly
Atlanta United is back in the W column.
By J. Sam Jones Jul 7, 2018, 9:16pm EDT
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Atlanta United rebounded from a 3-2 road loss to FC Dallas with a 2-0 road win on Wednesday night in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Uhh….so in the first half………ummmmmm…..well……we had chances, and they had chances and it's…….well….it was…….
So like have you ever been interested in somebody and you starting texting them and they seem like they're not exactly into it but they're not exactly sending one word text messages but then you're like ok this is a test, they want to know that I'm interested before they start opening up and so you just keep the faith and keep texting and you eventually convince them to go on a date and the date goes fine but not great and you're unsure of the next step so you're like, hey, at least I got the date, they must be interested, I'll go for the hug. So you go for a two arm hug and they go one arm on you and it's like oh, ok that was an interesting move I thought after the month of talking and the date you might be past a one arm hug but ok maybe this is just more of the test, I just need to keep going and break those walls down because they're still working through some things and everyone needs their own time. So you keep talking to them not expecting much and after the date they become much more flirty and they it feels obvious that they're much more into you but you're still questioning it because of their past ambivalence so you're afraid to really push after it, I mean you're obviously friendly and you make it apparent that you're still interested but you're terrified to take it further than that into a more serious territory and besides they're leaving for the summer anyway so be patient and see what happens. But then they text you one day and say they're totally down for a second date and you go on the second date and it goes wayyyyy better than the first one and you're feeling great, you think they're feeling great and the end of it you think about going for it but you get frighetend because of the previously stated fears and you decide to take it slow and just go for the hug again and take it from there and you're going for it and you're going for it and OHMYGOD they one-armed you again after all that. So then you kind of stop talking and then they leave for the summer but then you see them again at school the next semester and neither of you has any idea how to approach it.
Anyway, to get to the point: No one scored even though it seemed like there were multiple chances on both sides and overall it was just kind of weird. Atlanta United was outshot 11-6 but had two more shots on target.
13 minutes into the second half, Atlanta finally broke through.
Penalty to Atlanta. Yellow to Blake pic.twitter.com/fcZzrZbPfv
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The goal was Josef's 18th on the year. He currently leads the Golden Boot race by seven (!!!).
Then my stream went out because it started raining and apparently, my bar uses satellite??\
We scored again in this time period.
TRY IGNORING THIS ONE @mls #GoalOfTheWeek pic.twitter.com/ybwmjs5yF6
And then Atlanta won. They won! Isn't that great and fun?! Winning! Yay!
Their next game is Sunday, July 15 back in Atlanta against Seattle.


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Watch Christmas films all morning, in cosy, festive pyjamas.
Treat yourself to some Christmas pyjamas! We have our eyes these ones.
Watch your favourite Christmas movie.
Give. Christmas is a time for giving and even if it's only €1 that you have to spare it all adds up. Try donate locally or to SVP or Dogs Trust, which is where our donation went this year.
Bake something yummy! We love this Malteser Cake!
Turn the phone off. Being bombarded with highly staged "Christmas Goals" photos and humble-bragging is so draining for your mental health. This year we're turing our phones off to live in the moment, and we think you should do the same!
Mind yourself. Christmas can be a difficult time for lots of reasons. We shared a list of helplines on Instagram. It's not weak to need to talk.
Read A Christmas Carol or another festive book!
Make some proper hot chocolate.
Eat a whole tin of Roses/Celebrations or Quality Street.
Don't feel guilty for anything. Not for not going out, not for eating that little be extra…you do you and feel no shame in any of it.
Give yourself a festive manicure.
Be thankful for what you have. It's easy to let the green-eyed monster creep in, but be thankful for what you have and those around you.
Make time for those who you don't always get time to see. Life is hectic and the beauty of Christmas is that things really slow down. So, try take the time to squeeze in that visit to your great-aunt or your elderly neighbour, they'll be only delighted to spend some time with you.
Treat yourself to something nice. Merry Christmas To Me, From Me!
Watch the whole Harry Potter series on RTE, because isn't even Christmas if you don't?
Keep an eye out for early sales.
Rock a red lip, Nars Cruella is our fave!
Binge-watch a boxset. We recommend Jane The Virgin for serious OMG and LOLs!
Take proper photos, not just ones for the 'gram. If you have an Instax dig that out and document your time, you'll be really glad someday.
Bundle up in layers and go for a walk on a crisp wintry day.
Have a little DIY pamper session at home.
Relax. Try to take a some time for yourself, unwind and indulge a little!
We hope that you have a wonderful Christmas!
Half the fun of Christmas shopping is trying to find interesting stocking fillers. We have lots of different options to suit all budgets.
The idea of receiving a sponge for Christmas may sound Grinch-like, but to any makeup lover the idea of opening up a brand new Beauty Blender sounds like heaven. We love the Sweet Surprise from Beauty Blender. It includes one Beauty Blender in a surprise colour and a soap bar to wash. So cute!!
Benefit do stocking fillers like no other. Their mini Hoola is such a lovely gift to get.
Another one for makeup lovers is the incredible Shimmering Heights Shimmer & Glow Liquid Eyeshadow Set from Stila. You could separate these up to fill three stockings!
Here are some other great ideas and remember when in doubt, go for chocolate!
Sorry, but how is Christmas SO close? It feels like we just hit fast forward after Halloween!
Anyway, it's here. And if you're anything like us you're now panicking about what to buy. But fear not, missy.ie is here to help. First up in our gift guide series is some ideas for your Bestie.
You know that we are huge fans of wet n wild here at missy.ie, so we were very excited by their Christmas set offers.
Another great option is the super cute minis from Benefit! Not only do you get one of Benefit's bestselling products to try out, you also get to hang it on your tree like a decoration.
If your BFF is a fashion gal she would love "The New Fashion Rules" by the uh-mazing In The Frow.
And if you feel like going all out we love love love Missoma.
Check out some more ideas for your bestie's gift below!
3. Pick up that Christmas jumper that you've had your eye on (we love this one) or keep an eye out for a steal in the sales!
4. And roast dinners, with rosemary roast potatoes and all the dessert!
5. Paint your nails with a festive glittery pick like Rimmel Glitter High Coverage Nail Polish.
6. Start a new book, opt for a festive, easy read like Tom From McFly's The Christmasaurus (which has rave reviews even though it's a childrens book!) or clothbound classic like A Christmas Carol for something a little more traditional!
7. Eat advent chocolate for breakfast.
8. Melt into a long, Christmas Lush bath, the The Magic of Christmas Bubble Bar is a festive red and green candy sweet scented treat!
10. like these Harry Potter Snowflakes, they're definitely worth an attempt!
11. Wrap presents and embellish with bells, bows or try to DIY your own wrapping paper, follow Carrie's amazing guide here!
12. Snap up any last minute gifts, here's our gift guides if you're looking for a little last minute inspiration! Get any last minute Christmas presents. We recommend wrapping up a couple of big bars of chocolate and put them under the tree for any surprise visitors.
13. Give. Focus Ireland or St Vincent De Paul are both great charities to donate to right now.
15. Pick up a copy of the The RTE Guide and circle the best TV picks over Christmas.
16. Invest in some more fairylights, Winter is the ideal time to light up your home! These Galaxy Clips Fairy Lights are beautiful, ideal for stringing up around the bedroom!
17. Make festive popcorn – drizzle melted white chocolate over popcorn, sprinkle red and green sugar strands over and add a dash of ground ginger/cinnamon. Then have a Christmas film marathon!
18. Make a festive star pie.
19. Bake gingerbread men to dunk, nibble or gift. This recipe is delicious!
20. Eat Quality Street whilst watching Elf.
21. Pick up a new tree ornament.
23. Bundle up in layers and go for a walk on a crisp wintry, sunny day to top up on vitamin d.
22. Pull out all of the glittery, sparkly, shimmery Christmassy make up to wear. We had some Festive Suggestions!
24. Rock a red lip, Nars Cruella is our fave!
25. Relax. Christmas is a time to unwind, eat good food, visit family and indulge a little!
What are your plans over the festive period?
If you're looking for something really special Chupi has a stunning collection to suit a lot of different budgets. Our editor Dani has the North Star Necklace and adores it. The Initial Gold Necklaces are so darling and would be a beautiful and special gift for your sister or bestie. Each piece of jewellery is made here in Ireland and is inspired by imperfect natural beauty. There's free worldwide shipping on all pieces purchased from chupi.com and everything comes in the most beautiful packaging you have ever seen.
If you're shopping for someone with a wicked sense of humour you need to check out Gilly and Rob. They have a hilarious collection of Christmas cards like Rissoles roasting on an open fire (it's a Wexford thing!) or a simple Happy Christmas Hun, but they also make sweatshirts and t-shirts that are going to be loved by Game of Thrones fans. You can shop Gilly and Rob's full collection on their website, but they are also in some selected shops Nationwide like the The Book Centre.
If you're shopping for someone who is into their health or hoping to make changes come January íon have a lovely selection of tonics that come beautifully presented. Ion produce small batches of completely natural tonics that helps boost your health, nourishes organs and prevents illnesses from developing. You can purchase Íon directly from their website with free shipping.
My Shining Armour is an online accessories store based in Kilkenny and draws its name from founder Nicki's ethos to be your own hero. My Shinning Armour is your one-stop-shop for all things glitz. Our top pick is the stunning Velvet Hero Handbag from My Shining Armour's own bag collection. They also carry Ban.do and Kate Spade. We've asked Santa for the much-needed Ban.do "I'm Very Busy" Power Bank because why can no phone hold a battery?!?! Anyway moving on, we also adore their vast selection of earrings and necklaces. We think the Arrow Necklace is the perfect can't go wrong for anyone gift or a piece from the Helen Moore Faux Fur Collection would surely be loved by every mammy or granny in the nation. Be quick though you must order before the 20th of December to mare sure it arrives before Christmas!
Another of our favourite Irish brands is Dusty Boy. They just have the dreamiest prints and stationary. They also produced a special design for the December Glossy Box! We chose this Wild Precious Life Print for ourselves but we also have our eye on their beautiful notebooks. Dusty Boy have teamed up with Angela Scanlon to make a special Thank You, Thank You print in aid of Focus Ireland. 100% of the profits will go to Focus Ireland. So, if you're wanting to show your appreciation to someone in your life while also doing something great this is the gift for you. This would also be the perfect treat to yourself!
Any other Irish Companies that you love? Let us know in the comments below!
Take a look at our other gift guides.
Next up in our Gift Guide series is probably the hardest one to put together, Stocking Fillers. We decided to challenge ourselves to keep everything Under €30 because that's almost half the fun of Christmas Stockings, putting something small and delightful in them.
Although it's starting to get a bit late for ordering from the US you would be probably loved forever if you scored a Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kit. But if that's putting you under pressure for time the NYX Professional Makeup Soft Matte Lip Creams do the exact same job. We love the Copenhagen and San Juan shades.
Keeping with the makeup Real Techniques brushes are always going to be a hit. As are other little makeup bits such as false lashes and nail polishes. We love Sosu by SJ Katie False Eyelashes and Essie Nail Polishes.
Chocolate is always a great little gift because Christmas morning feels like the only time in the year where its acceptable to break out the sweets before 12pm. Aldi are doing some great selections of chocolates and sweet treats this holiday season. We think we will personally need lots of their Chocolate Reindeers!
Take a look at some other ideas below!


One group of young men from Clay County Middle School have came up with an intriguing idea to help the community. The TSA construction crew has created the Helping Hands box for their community. This group of boys consist of Brady Jones, Hunter Evans, Hold Dawson, Ethan Nottingham, Jack Haverty, and Jacob Morton.
The task for this project was to think of a way to help the community. They quickly began to do their research, and came across the idea of a food box that you could take or donate from. They discussed the idea with their principal and presented their ideas at the county commission meeting. After the idea was approved, they contacted Mr. Evans with Aridea and he generously donated the cost of materials. Local churches and groups helped get the ball rolling by donating items to be placed in the box. They constructed the box outside of the Clay County Courthouse. Anyone can place or take non-perishable food items from the box. Community residents can leave anything from food to toiletries in the box to be used.
The boys believe that this box will be a positive thing and continue to help in the future. Good luck in competition and thank you for the positivity you are bringing to the community.


At Pixmore the children cook once each term either a savoury or sweet dish. We ask for £7 for the year to cover the cost of the ingredients. By the time the children leave Pixmore in Year 6 they should have learnt how to peel, chop etc healthy vegtables and fruit, as well as being able to make 8 savoury dishes and 4 sweet dishes.


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How much is a Disney World ticket? More than ever for three parks. See how much prices went up.
Eve Chen, USA TODAY
December 8, 2022, 12:09 PM ·5 min read
It's now more expensive than ever to visit Walt Disney World.
The price of one-day one-park tickets to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios all rose Thursday for the first time since 2019. Only Animal Kingdom's starting price remains $109.
Additionally, Disney switched to park-specific pricing for those tickets, making Magic Kingdom the most expensive park to visit on its busiest days.
The price of most annual passes also increased, among other changes that come on the heels of a consumer survey suggesting nearly 1 in 5 Disney visitors go into debt for their vacation.
Here's everything guests planning Disney World vacations should know:
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Guests scan fingerprints and Magic Bands to electronically verify valid admission at Magic Kingdom on April 18, 2022.
How much did Disney prices rise?
Each of Disney World's four theme parks now has a different price range. Guests had paid the same price to enter all four parks; one-day one-park tickets started at $109 and topped out at $159, depending on date and demand.
One-day one-park tickets now cost as follows:
Disney's Animal Kingdom: $109-$159
EPCOT: $114-$179
Disney's Hollywood Studios: $124-$179
Magic Kingdom: $124-$189
Tickets purchased before Dec. 8 will still be honored for entry.
Disney notes the $189 Magic Kingdom price is for nine days over Christmas and New Year's, a peak period for the park, and more than 99% of one-day one-park tickets will cost less than that. Magic Kingdom is not only the most popular park at Disney World but also the most visited theme park in the world.
Additionally, discounted park tickets will continue to be available to active and retired U.S. military in 2023.
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How much are Disney park hoppers?
Effective today, Park Hopper and Park Hopper Plus pricing varies by date, depending on demand.
Both add-ons allow guests to hop between parks after 2 p.m. Park Hopper Plus also includes water parks, some golf and mini golf.
Guests can find trip-specific pricing through the resort's website. For example, adding Park Hopper to a two- or three-day ticket with a start date of Jan. 1, a holiday and Sunday, would cost $85. Adding Park Hopper Plus would cost $105. Changing the start date to Feb. 1, a Wednesday, the Park Hopper add-on would cost $80 and Park Hopper Plus would cost $100.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, seen on Aug. 7, 2020, has remained one of the most popular attractions at Disney's Hollywood Studios since its opening.
How much is the Disney annual pass?
Disney World offers four tiers of annual passes, though for about a year, most have been available only for existing passholder renewal. New sales have been suspended for every pass except the Pixie Dust Pass, which is limited to Florida residents and has the most block-out dates. While that status hasn't changes, prices have increased.
Pixie Dust Pass: $399 (no change)
Pirate Pass: $749 (currently $699)
Sorcerer Pass: $969 (from $899)
Incedi-Pass: $1399. (from $1299)
Existing annual passholders will continue to get a discounted rate for renewals.
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Can the average family afford Disney World?
A USA TODAY analysis of Disney prices before price hikes put the cost of a long weekend at Disney World at $1,859 for a family of four, excluding airfare, but it's easy to spend more.
A recent LendingTree survey of more than 1,500 consumers found that 18% of those who visited Disney World went into debt for their vacation. Of those who went into debt, however, 71% said they didn't regret it, and 80% planned to pay it off within six months. The survey was done in early October before price increases were announced.
For comparison, a separate LendingTree survey from August found that 33% of fall sports fans expected to go into debt on sports-related spending. The average ticket price for an NFL game in 2021 was $457, according to Bankrate.com. The average price for Super Bowl 56 tickets was more than $10,000, according to Seat Geek.
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Is a Disney trip really worth it?
The answer is subjective, but for many guests the answer is yes.
"Guests who come to our theme parks enjoy their own unique experience they can't find anywhere else in the world. We offer the best attractions and entertainment that connects them to their favorite Disney stories in ways they will remember for their entire lives," a Disney spokesperson told USA TODAY.
Beyond rides, the cost of admission includes live shows, parades, nighttime spectaculars, personal character interactions, and, as fans have told USA TODAY, the chance "to be a kid again."
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Is Disney still requiring reservations for parks?
Disney World continues to require reservations to visit its parks on top of tickets. However, the resort will now automatically make those reservations for guests who purchase one-day one-park tickets.
Guests who purchase multiday tickets will need to make their own park reservations, as they have since the resort reopened amid the pandemic.
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When can you book Disney dining reservations?
Sit-down dining reservations can be booked online up to 60 days in advance, and the most popular venues often book up within minutes.
Previously guests would be penalized for late cancellations, but as of mid-November, guests may cancel most dining reservations without penalty up until two hours before the reservation time. This opens up the possibility of fellow guests score last-minute reservations with those cancellations.
Disney hopes the change gives visitors more flexibility in enjoying parks "at their own pace."
"We continue to focus on providing guests with the best, most memorable Disney experience, and we're doing that by growing our theme parks with incredible new attractions and offerings," Disney said in a statement.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Disney World ticket prices hikes are here. What visitors should know.
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Standing out on social media and getting your content seen and shared takes effort and dedication. But with a few key 'cheats' and utilising best practices, social media success is within the reach of anyone.
Not every business has the time necessary to have an active social media strategy encompassing the mirriad stands of social media available today.
One key 'cheat' is to utilise automation. Pick a social media channel that you are happiest to engage with and then set up automations to link to others. This will take a small ammount of time to set up, but once activated it will make your social media life much easier. My preffered platforms are Twitter and Tumblr but I also have a facebook page, Instagram, Pinterest and Medium Blog. I use IFTTT. It is free and brilliant! If I post a blog to my Tumblr it automatically posts a link on Twitter, Medium and Facebook. Any images I include are posted automatically to Instagram and Pinterest. One post hits all my social media platforms.
If you provide a service or product there is probably news that is relevant to your customers. Setting up a targetted RSS feed with news related to your area can be a valuabel resource to your cistomers and keep them engaged with your social media platforms. After the ½ hour setup time it will tweet/post relevant news for ever without you having to lift a finger. Pair this with IFTTT and you can hit all your Social Media Platforms with relevant news without effort!
Everyone knows the importance of the headline or social media message when it comes to getting clicks and shares. At the same time, people seem to forget that finding the right headline takes time. You need to strike a balance between being clear, and being emotionally evocative.
Make sure you take the time to brainstorm a few variations of the copy. Once you've established multiple good options, you can then test your messaging. Try pushing the same content with different messages and track what performs (Twitter & Google Analytics). Get to know what kinds of messaging work best with your audience, but never stop testing.
Images trigger certain reactions either emotional (visuals can inspire, motivate, surprise or shock) and mental (they can pose questions, provoke thoughts, ask for input, inform, trigger certain thoughts and of course capture the attention). Either way you engage with your audience and get their attention. Visuals tell a story. A video or an image is "snackable" form of content that not only is easier to digest but also has the ability to convey a story in a more direct and effective way. Visual storytelling is probably the secret to a successful social media marketing.
Visuals add credibility. We are more likely to believe what is being said when it is accompanied by a telling graphic or relevant picture.
Many of us fall into a rhythm on social media. We find things that work well and they become second nature. As much as you might think this is a positive, everything could change in an instant. People get bored, or their interests change, and suddenly your followers become less engaged. It falls on you to keep up.
With that in mind, you should regularly be switching up your content. You can't only post a blog post with one style of image and one style of messaging day-in and day-out. We all know visuals increase engagement, but try a gif or a video instead of a static image. Try asking people questions or pushing them to polls instead of your regular content updates. The important thing is that you're monitoring your audience and general internet trends, and that you're flexible enough to adjust as needed.
We've all experienced it before. You open up a social network and see a stream of five or six updates for one person or brand. Regardless of the content, this kind of 'stream take-over' is usually pretty annoying. If you think I'm going to click the sixth link in your stream of nine messages, you're sadly mistaken.
Don't post too many updates at once. Instead, make each message you send substantive and important in its own right. Usually, if you need 10 Tweets to get your message across, you're probably doing it wrong.
Keep your social media publishing to a schedule. A social media management tool, such as tweetdeck, allows you to schedule messages in advance so you're not a slave to your calendar. Doing so helps you ensure you're posting at regular intervals rather than in bursts. Once people learn your schedule, they'll start checking in when they can expect new content from you, building a certain degree of loyalty. This will in turn increase your click-through and engagement.
If you're unsure about how much salesly content to share, we try and follow what we call the social media rule of thirds, which dictates that a maximum of one-third of your social content directly works to promote your business, convert readers, and generate profit. The other two-thirds should focus on providing value and keeping people coming back.
Finally, if you work at a business with colleagues who use social media personally, than don't be afraid to ask them for support. Likewise with family and friends. Encouraging others to share your content is an effective way of magnifying brand messaging without spending too much time talking about yourself on corporate accounts.
It's not always easy to convince your colleagues to share business content on personal accounts. You need to be courteous, show them how it benefits them and the business, and also make it easy for them to do, with a tool like Hootsuite Amplify to help.
So your followers have seen your message, now what? None of us want our interactions to end there. Social media serves to support broader business goals, so your messages should ultimately be tied to a larger purpose beyond being seen or liked.
While there are many other elements to consider in regards to your content strategy, these best practices are a great starting point on your way to social media success.


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'World's Largest' Plane Lifts Off From California Desert
A giant six-engine aircraft with the world's longest wingspan landed its first flight after some two hours in the air Saturday.
The behemoth, twin-fuselage Stratolaunch jet lifted off from Mojave Air and Space Port and climbed into the desert sky 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of Los Angeles.
Founded by the late billionaire Paul G. Allen, Stratolaunch is vying to be a contender in the market for air-launching small satellites.
The aircraft is designed to carry as many as three satellite-laden rockets at a time under the center of its enormous wing, which stretches 385 feet (117 meters) — a longer wingspan than any other aircraft.
Photo Courtesy: Stratolaunch Systems Corp.
At an altitude of 35,000 feet (10,668 meters), the rockets would be released, ignite their engines and soar into space.
The advantages of such air-launch systems include being able to use numerous airports and avoid the limitations of fixed launch sites which can be impacted by weather, air traffic and ship traffic on ocean ranges.
Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, founded Stratolaunch Systems Corp. in 2011 after emerging in aerospace by funding the development of the experimental air-launched SpaceShipOne, which in 2004 became the first privately built manned rocket to reach space.
After Allen's death in October 2018, Stratolaunch dropped plans to develop its own type of rocket engine and a family of launch vehicles, focusing instead on getting the giant plane airborne and launching Northrop Grumman's proven Pegasus XL.
The Stratolaunch aircraft emerged from its Mojave hangar for the first time in May 2017 and proceeded through ground tests, including taxing and rolling down a runway at near-takeoff speeds.
Powered by the same type of engines used by Boeing 747s, the aircraft is designed to take off at a maximum weight of 1.3 million pounds (589,676 kilograms). Its twin fuselages — sort of the airplane equivalent of a catamaran — are 238 feet (72.5 meters) long.
The previous wingspan leader was Howard Hughes' World War II-era eight-engine H-4 Hercules flying boat — nicknamed the Spruce Goose. Surviving in an aviation museum, it has an approximately 320-foot (97.5-meter) wingspan but is just under 219 feet (67 meters) long.
While Stratolaunch calls its aircraft the world's largest, other airplanes exceed it in length from nose to tail. They include the six-engine Antonov AN 225 cargo plane, which is 275.5 feet (84 meters) long, and the Boeing 747-8, which is just over 250 feet (76.3 meters) long.
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DENVER (AP) — A Colorado undersheriff who led the search for a Florida teenager whose actions prompted tightened security at Columbine High School ahead of the 20th anniversary of an attack there that killed 13 people said she likely killed herself before police launched a massive manhunt.Clear Creek County Undersheriff Bruce Snelling told The Denver…
OnePlus breaks into the top five global brands in the premium category – Android Central
With flagships from Samsung and Huawei now crossing the $1,000 mark, there's increased interest in "affordable flagship" devices that offer similar hardware at around the $600 price point. The latest data from Counterpoint Research reveals as much, with the likes of OPPO and OnePlus netting huge gains in the premium category. OnePlus in particular managed…
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Q: NSMutableDictionary. Using an object to store an integer value I'd like to add instances of my custom class to a NSMutableDictionary so that each instance has a corresponding integer value? I later want to be able to retrieve the integer value using the class instance as the key.

A: *

*NS*Dictionary requires objects for both keys and values.  If you want to shove an integer into a collection instance (dictionary, array, set, etc.) then you must "box" it first using NSNumber;  [NSNumber numberWithInt:x];.

*The keys to an NSMutableDictionary generally need to be copyable and must have a stable hash and stable isEqual: behavior (as per the documentation).   Thus, your instances of your custom class must fulfill the NSCopying protocol and must properly support hash and isEqual:.   hash and isEqual: may likely "just work" if pointer equality is good enough.  Copying can be tricky.
In general, though, it is rare to have a map between instances and integral values.  Why not just add an @property to your class?
i.e.
@property int magicNumber;

Far more straightforward and a heck of a lot more efficient, too.

Note, also, that if you need to associate something with an existing instance where you can't modify the class, you should use objc_setAssociatedObject() and objc_getAssociatedObject().  They don't require that the instance be NSCopyingable and are relatively efficient, too (though not as efficient as an @property).

A: You should be able to simply use [myMutableDict setObject: [NSNumber numberWithInt: myInt] forKey: myClassInstance];
At least thats what i read out of the fact that setObject takes (id) as parametertypes. :)

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Crna biserka (lat. Agelastes niger) je vrsta ptice iz roda Agelastes, porodice biserki.

Živi u vlažnim šumama središnje Afrike. Naraste do veličine od 50 centimetara. Inkubacija joj traje 25 dana. Ishrana joj se uglavnom sastoji od kukaca i sjemenki. Ima velike prste da može dohvatiti tlo, ali malena stopala, tako da može letjeti.

Izvori

Biserke


Thanks to @crystalmoon0213 for the translation and thanks JYJ3 admins for posting!
Love the title. It encapsulates the essence of Jaejoong very well.
I always love his interviews, & I have so much respect for him, his mentality, & also that he stays humble. With all his gifts & blessings it would be so easy to slide into arrogance & egotism, but Jaejoong always stays humble & respectful & considerate of those around him. He really is exceptional & it's just one of the things that makes him so lovable.
but Jaejoong was/is/will be able to maintain his brilliance from splendor __ to simplicity, from point a to point b, consistently !
For me his complexity makes his more interesting, it's what excites people to be drawn to him and become his devoted fans.
i agreee with you kris!


Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; mix well, and set aside.
Cream shortening; gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in vanilla. Mix well.
Pour half of batter into a greased 10-inch bundt pan. Sprinkle three-fourths of reserved sugar-cinnamon mixture over batter in pan. Spoon remaining batter into pan and sprinkle with remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture.
Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 20 minutes. Remove from pan, and transfer to wire rack. Combine powdered sugar and milk, stirring well; drizzle over cooled cake.


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package vexriscv.plugin

import spinal.core._
import spinal.lib._
import vexriscv.{VexRiscv, _}

object MulDivIterativePlugin{
  object IS_MUL extends Stageable(Bool)
  object IS_DIV extends Stageable(Bool)
  object IS_REM extends Stageable(Bool)
  object IS_RS1_SIGNED extends Stageable(Bool)
  object IS_RS2_SIGNED extends Stageable(Bool)
  object FAST_DIV_VALID extends Stageable(Bool)
  object FAST_DIV_VALUE extends Stageable(UInt(4 bits))
}

class MulDivIterativePlugin(genMul : Boolean = true,
                            genDiv : Boolean = true,
                            mulUnrollFactor : Int = 1,
                            divUnrollFactor : Int = 1,
                            dhrystoneOpt : Boolean = false,
                            customMul : (UInt, UInt, Stage, VexRiscv) => Area = null) extends Plugin[VexRiscv] with VexRiscvRegressionArg {
  import MulDivIterativePlugin._

  override def getVexRiscvRegressionArgs(): Seq[String] = {
    var args = List[String]()
    if(genMul) args :+= "MUL=yes"
    if(genDiv) args :+= "DIV=yes"
    args
  }

  override def setup(pipeline: VexRiscv): Unit = {
    import Riscv._
    import pipeline.config._

    val commonActions = List[(Stageable[_ <: BaseType],Any)](
      SRC1_CTRL                -> Src1CtrlEnum.RS,
      SRC2_CTRL                -> Src2CtrlEnum.RS,
      REGFILE_WRITE_VALID      -> True,
      BYPASSABLE_EXECUTE_STAGE -> Bool(pipeline.stages.last == pipeline.execute),
      BYPASSABLE_MEMORY_STAGE  -> True,
      RS1_USE                 -> True,
      RS2_USE                 -> True
    )

    val decoderService = pipeline.service(classOf[DecoderService])

    if(genMul) {
      val mulActions = commonActions ++ List(IS_MUL -> True)
      decoderService.addDefault(IS_MUL, False)
      decoderService.add(List(
        MUL -> (mulActions ++ List(IS_RS1_SIGNED -> False, IS_RS2_SIGNED -> False)),
        MULH -> (mulActions ++ List(IS_RS1_SIGNED -> True, IS_RS2_SIGNED -> True)),
        MULHSU -> (mulActions ++ List(IS_RS1_SIGNED -> True, IS_RS2_SIGNED -> False)),
        MULHU -> (mulActions ++ List(IS_RS1_SIGNED -> False, IS_RS2_SIGNED -> False))
      ))
    }

    if(genDiv) {
      val divActions = commonActions ++ List(IS_DIV -> True)
      decoderService.addDefault(IS_DIV, False)
      decoderService.add(List(
        DIV -> (divActions ++ List(IS_RS1_SIGNED -> True, IS_RS2_SIGNED -> True)),
        DIVU -> (divActions ++ List(IS_RS1_SIGNED -> False, IS_RS2_SIGNED -> False)),
        REM -> (divActions ++ List(IS_RS1_SIGNED -> True, IS_RS2_SIGNED -> True)),
        REMU -> (divActions ++ List(IS_RS1_SIGNED -> False, IS_RS2_SIGNED -> False))
      ))
    }

  }

  override def build(pipeline: VexRiscv): Unit = {
    import pipeline._
    import pipeline.config._
    if(!genMul && !genDiv) return

    val flushStage = if(memory != null) memory else execute
    flushStage plug new Area {
      import flushStage._

      //Shared ressources
      val rs1 = Reg(UInt(33 bits))
      val rs2 = Reg(UInt(32 bits))
      val accumulator = Reg(UInt(65 bits))

      //FrontendOK is only used for CPU configs without memory/writeback stages, were it is required to wait one extra cycle
      // to let's the frontend process rs1 rs2 registers
      val frontendOk = if(flushStage != execute) True else RegInit(False) setWhen(arbitration.isValid && !pipeline.service(classOf[HazardService]).hazardOnExecuteRS && ((if(genDiv) input(IS_DIV) else False) || (if(genMul) input(IS_MUL) else False))) clearWhen(arbitration.isMoving)

      val mul = ifGen(genMul) (if(customMul != null) customMul(rs1,rs2,memory,pipeline) else new Area{
        assert(isPow2(mulUnrollFactor))
        val counter = Counter(32 / mulUnrollFactor + 1)
        val done = counter.willOverflowIfInc
        when(arbitration.isValid && input(IS_MUL)){
          when(!frontendOk || !done){
            arbitration.haltItself := True
          }
          when(frontendOk && !done){
            arbitration.haltItself := True
            counter.increment()
            rs2 := rs2 |>> mulUnrollFactor
            val sumElements = ((0 until mulUnrollFactor).map(i => rs2(i) ? (rs1 << i) | U(0)) :+ (accumulator >> 32))
            val sumResult =  sumElements.map(_.asSInt.resize(32 + mulUnrollFactor + 1).asUInt).reduceBalancedTree(_ + _)
            accumulator := (sumResult @@ accumulator(31 downto 0)) >> mulUnrollFactor
          }
          output(REGFILE_WRITE_DATA) := ((input(INSTRUCTION)(13 downto 12) === B"00") ? accumulator(31 downto 0) | accumulator(63 downto 32)).asBits
        }
        when(!arbitration.isStuck) {
          counter.clear()
        }
      })

      val div = ifGen(genDiv) (new Area{
        assert(isPow2(divUnrollFactor))
        def area = this
        //register allocation
        def numerator = rs1(31 downto 0)
        def denominator = rs2
        def remainder = accumulator(31 downto 0)

        val needRevert = Reg(Bool)
        val counter = Counter(32 / divUnrollFactor + 2)
        val done = Reg(Bool) setWhen(counter === counter.end-1) clearWhen(!arbitration.isStuck)
        val result = Reg(Bits(32 bits))
        when(arbitration.isValid && input(IS_DIV)){
          when(!frontendOk || !done){
            arbitration.haltItself := True
          }
          when(frontendOk && !done){
            counter.increment()

            def stages(inNumerator: UInt, inRemainder: UInt, stage: Int): Unit = stage match {
              case 0 => {
                numerator := inNumerator
                remainder := inRemainder
              }
              case _ => new Area {
                val remainderShifted = (inRemainder ## inNumerator.msb).asUInt
                val remainderMinusDenominator = remainderShifted - denominator
                val outRemainder = !remainderMinusDenominator.msb ? remainderMinusDenominator.resize(32 bits) | remainderShifted.resize(32 bits)
                val outNumerator = (inNumerator ## !remainderMinusDenominator.msb).asUInt.resize(32 bits)
                stages(outNumerator, outRemainder, stage - 1)
              }.setCompositeName(area, "stage_" + (divUnrollFactor-stage))
            }

            stages(numerator, remainder, divUnrollFactor)

            when(counter === 32 / divUnrollFactor){
              val selectedResult = (input(INSTRUCTION)(13) ? remainder | numerator)
              result := selectedResult.twoComplement(needRevert).asBits.resized
            }
          }

          output(REGFILE_WRITE_DATA) := result
        }
      })

      //Execute stage logic to drive memory stage's input regs
      when(if(flushStage != execute) !arbitration.isStuck else !frontendOk){
        accumulator := 0
        def twoComplement(that : Bits, enable: Bool): UInt = (Mux(enable, ~that, that).asUInt + enable.asUInt)
        val rs2NeedRevert =  execute.input(RS2).msb && execute.input(IS_RS2_SIGNED)
        val rs1NeedRevert =  (if(genMul)(execute.input(IS_MUL) && rs2NeedRevert) else False) ||
                             (if(genDiv)(execute.input(IS_DIV) && execute.input(RS1).msb && execute.input(IS_RS1_SIGNED)) else False)
        val rs1Extended   = B((32 downto 32) -> (execute.input(IS_RS1_SIGNED) && execute.input(RS1).msb), (31 downto 0) -> execute.input(RS1))

        rs1 := twoComplement(rs1Extended, rs1NeedRevert).resized
        rs2 := twoComplement(execute.input(RS2), rs2NeedRevert)
        if(genDiv) div.needRevert := (rs1NeedRevert ^ (rs2NeedRevert && !execute.input(INSTRUCTION)(13))) && !(execute.input(RS2) === 0 && execute.input(IS_RS2_SIGNED) && !execute.input(INSTRUCTION)(13))
        if(genDiv) div.counter.clear()
      }

      if(dhrystoneOpt) {
        execute.insert(FAST_DIV_VALID) := execute.input(IS_DIV) && execute.input(INSTRUCTION)(13 downto 12) === B"00" && !execute.input(RS1).msb && !execute.input(RS2).msb && execute.input(RS1).asUInt < 16 && execute.input(RS2).asUInt < 16 && execute.input(RS2) =/= 0
        execute.insert(FAST_DIV_VALUE) := (0 to 15).flatMap(n => (0 to 15).map(d => U(if (d == 0) 0 else n / d, 4 bits))).read(U(execute.input(RS1)(3 downto 0)) @@ U(execute.input(RS2)(3 downto 0))) //(U(execute.input(RS1)(3 downto 0)) / U(execute.input(RS2)(3 downto 0))
        when(execute.input(FAST_DIV_VALID)) {
          execute.output(IS_DIV) := False
        }
        when(input(FAST_DIV_VALID)) {
          output(REGFILE_WRITE_DATA) := B(0, 28 bits) ## input(FAST_DIV_VALUE)
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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Many years ago, my very Scottish wife used to hang her Scotland rugby jersey out of the front bedroom window of our tiny terraced house in Harpenden whenever the Calcutta Cup was played.
At the time we lived directly opposite the Carpenters Arms pub which of course was full of England fans and she very often could be found watching the match - a solitary but nonetheless very vocal Scottish voice - in the pub with the locals. As I would be at either Murrayfield or Twickenham covering these matches, I was only too aware of the mood of the pub depending on the result when I returned home.


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Allison Silberberg enters mayoral race
Photo Credit: Missy Schrott
A familiar face entered the contest for Alexandria's mayor on Wednesday: former Mayor Allison Silberberg.
Racing against Friday's filing deadline for candidates in the June 8 Democratic primary, Silberberg said her decision to run for office, after saying in an email blast last month that she wasn't running, was a response to residents urging her to reconsider. Silberberg said that fact that incumbent Mayor Justin Wilson would have run unopposed unless she tossed her hat in the ring also impacted her decision.
"Many residents have been urging me to reconsider my decision. I've been inundated – almost like a 'draft Allison' movement – I've been inundated with calls and emails, some in tears, begging me to reconsider. I have taken it to heart and decided to enter the race," Silberberg said.
Silberberg previously served as mayor from 2016 to 2018 and as vice mayor from 2012 to 2015. In 2018, Silberberg lost a close primary election to Wilson, who had served as the vice mayor during her term as mayor. Since then, Silberberg has been critical of Wilson's leadership, arguing that he has disregarded the thoughts of civic associations and even his fellow members of council.
"Our beloved city is at serious risk under this current mayoral leadership, Mr. Wilson. Our city is worth fighting for and there's so much at stake during this election," Silberberg said.
Silberberg said she will continue to focus on many of the same priorities she had on the dais during her time as mayor to the 2021 contest: responsible development, ethics reform, affordable housing and environmentally conscious policies.
"My vision includes returning to the promise that a growing Alexandria must be built with respect for our diverse people and neighborhoods, respect for our numerous historic districts and, perhaps most importantly, respect for the critical role that trust plays in government," Silberberg said. "It saddens me to hear residents express an enormous loss of confidence in our city government and their concerns about integrity and transparency."
During Silberberg's tenure as mayor, City Council tripled the amount of money dedicated to the city's affordable housing fund, increased funding for schools and advanced plans to address the city's sewer outfall issues.
As Silberberg rushed to file her campaign paperwork on a rainy Wednesday, she emphasized the need to invest in the city's stormwater infrastructure and flood mitigation efforts.
"We need to be very aggressive, not wait until the third flooding event. We need to address it with open eyes, with a huge task force, which [the city] has now done but it took a while," Silberberg said.
With a continued focus on ethics, Silberberg said she hopes to mend the broken bridges between the city and its residents. "If they elect me to be their mayor I will be there listening to the people, there for the people," Silberberg said. "It's really all about 'we the people' and the government as a democracy is about 'we the people' and having civility restored to the public discourse and civility restored in city hall in general."
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William III
(1650—1702) king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and prince of Orange
(1650–1702),
king of England, Scotland (as William II), and Ireland (1689–1702), prince of Orange. Appointed stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland, and captain‐ and admiral‐general of all the Dutch provinces for life in July 1672, these posts were rendered hereditary in 1674 and 1675, when William was additionally elected stadtholder of Utrecht and Gelderland. He was the only child of William II of Orange and Mary Stuart, eldest daughter of Charles I, and was born on 4 November, eight days after his father's death, at a time of extreme crisis in Orange's relations with Amsterdam, always the seat of anti‐Orangist sentiment. Twenty years of republican rule then ensued, setting the Orangist interest at a discount: it was excluded from all future participation in Holland's government, the young prince's upbringing being left to his mother and then to his redoubtable paternal grandmother, Amalia van Solms. Charles's restoration in 1660 in fact saw Orange's readmission to Holland's public life, the 10‐year‐old William being ceremonially received at Amsterdam.
During the 1660s William, puny in stature and incurably asthmatic, reached manhood. The Anglo‐French attack on the Dutch republic in 1672 brought forth so strong an Orangist reaction that the Dutch savagely discarded republican government and bore the 22‐year‐old William upwards as the embodiment of resistance to aggression. In the formation of an anti‐French front, William attained European stature and, returning to England in October 1677, was able to take momentous advantage of Charles II's embarrassed foreign policies by marrying his 15‐year‐old cousin Princess Mary, the elder and indubitably protestant daughter of James, duke of York, a professed catholic since 1670. From different motives the British and French monarchs resolved to acquiesce in the Orange marriage. Difficult though the marriage proved to be for two people of very different temperaments, and remaining childless, it enabled William to play the dynast and laid the foundation for his intervention in England's affairs in November 1688.
In November 1685 James II's assertion of the prerogative on behalf of his non‐Anglican subjects alienated the most loyal Parliament a Stuart king had known. That William could prepare to intervene in England in the spring of 1688, some three months before he received the celebrated 'Invitation' of 30 June to rescue English liberties 'before it be too late', was owing to a series of reverses for France, and misjudgements by Louis XIV.
William had no illusions about English dislike of his countrymen, but his experience as a Dutch prince with more influence than real authority was providential for his exercise of Britain's 'Revolution' kingship. He never doubted, and gratefully recognized, Mary's own contribution to the device of the joint monarchy, and her death on 27 December 1694 prostrated him for months. But his rule in Scotland, where he delegated too much, is a blight on his record; and those terms in the Act of Settlement of 1701 which placed limits upon the executive were unmistakably censorious. His conduct of the war against France, once Jacobite forces had been defeated in Ireland in 1691, placed him and his ministries under unrelenting parliamentary scrutiny. William's contribution to the disclosure of foreign policy to Parliament, however unwilling, opened a new era in crown–Parliament relations. When he died on 8 March 1702 he had won a measure of international recognition for Britain's protestant succession. No British king has stood higher than William in international renown.
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