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package utils

import (
	"errors"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

var errCode = map[error]int{}

func ErrCode(err error) (code int, ok bool) {
	code, ok = errCode[err]
	return
}

func newErr(message string, code int) error {
	if message == "" {
		message = strings.ToLower(http.StatusText(code))
	}

	err := errors.New(message)
	errCode[err] = code
	return err
}

var (
	ErrTODO = newErr("TODO", http.StatusInternalServerError)

	ErrBadRequest   = newErr("", http.StatusBadRequest)
	ErrUnauthorized = newErr("unauthenticated", http.StatusUnauthorized)
	ErrForbidden    = newErr("", http.StatusForbidden)
	ErrNotFound     = newErr("", http.StatusNotFound)

	ErrInternal = newErr("", http.StatusInternalServerError)
)

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Q: Ionic on Android: Redirect to http://localhost/ The Problem:
The IONIC-Android application refuses a redirect to http://localhost/ sent from an SSO-site.
And crashes with the following error:

The Environment:

*

*Ionic 3 Angular

*Android 9.x

Ionic Info:
Ionic:

  ionic (Ionic CLI)  : 4.12.0
  Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2
  @ionic/app-scripts : 3.2.3

Cordova:

  cordova (Cordova CLI) : 9.0.0 (cordova-lib@9.0.1)
  Cordova Platforms     : android 8.1.0
  Cordova Plugins       : cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.1.3, cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 4.1.3, (and 10 other plugins)

System:

  Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
  NodeJS            : v10.16.0
  npm               : 6.10.0
  OS                : Windows 10

What I do:
Clicking on a specific button links you to an SSO-AUthority site (directly inside the app)
Here the user authorizes itself with its SSO-Credentials. On success the site redirects back
to it's calling origin, which is in my case the app, so http://localhost/#access_token=...
This leads the application to crash with the shown error.
I've tried updating several plugins like the web view and the in app browser with no change.
What can I do?:
I am not sure whether I am doing this right anyway, or if there is a much better way. I tried to get something better than this error message, but there is no detailed error message or any further error when I look at this in Chrome's device debugging mode.
I searched my ass off on this topic, but so far found nothing that helped me in any way. I always end up with the exact same error.

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Elizabeth Warren's warm welcome at Iowa State Fair a warning to other Democrats running for president: 'Her campaign is hot'
By Thomas Beaumont and Alexanda Jaffe
Associated Press |
Aug 12, 2019 | 7:57 AM
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren gives her Political Soapbox speech at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
The chant — "2 cents, 2 cents, 2 cents" — started in the back of a crowd that packed sidewalks at the Iowa State Fair. Elizabeth Warren, basking in the spontaneous adulation of her proposed wealth tax, prompted roars with her call for the ultra-wealthy to "pitch in 2 cents so everybody gets a chance to make it."
A night before, the Massachusetts senator enjoyed similar treatment when Democrats at a party dinner jumped to their feet — some beginning to dance — at the opening bars of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5," the song that would usher Warren on stage.
For someone whose White House ambitions were dismissed by some Democrats earlier this year, Warren's reception in Iowa this weekend was a clear warning sign to other 2020 candidates that hers is a campaign to be reckoned with in the state that kicks off the race for the party's nomination.
Warren was one of nearly two dozen candidates who paraded through Iowa this weekend, speaking at the state fair, the annual Wing Ding dinner and a forum on gun control. The sheer volume of visiting contenders signaled a new phase of the campaign, ending the get-to-know-you period and beginning a six-month sprint to the Iowa caucuses.
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In that time, the historically large field will winnow, front-runner Joe Biden will be tested more forcefully and a fierce competition will unfold for candidates to be seen as the more viable alternative. They'll be competing for the support of Democratic voters who say their top priority is to land on a nominee who can defeat President Donald Trump.
As the caucuses near, strategists say Warren's ground-level organization — demonstrated by her large staff and a proven ability to get her supporters to appear at large events like the fair — is fueling her momentum.
"Elizabeth has a super organization and her campaign is hot," said David Axelrod, who helped run former President Barack Obama's winning Iowa campaign. "But we've seen hot candidates before. August is no guarantee of what happens in February."
As Biden maintains a tenuous lead in polls and Warren gains ground, there's time for ascendant candidates Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris to get hot. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, is still in the top-tier with a devoted following.
Biden and Harris have both boosted their investments in Iowa recently. The former vice president now has 75 full-time staffers on the ground and 12 offices throughout the state, a number they're planning to more than double by the caucuses. Harris' team touts 65 staffers and seven offices, and the California senator recently went on the airwaves with an ad focused on her mother and her economic policy.
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden moves through a crowd of news media at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 8, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
But Biden's Iowa swing showcased the challenges that lie ahead for him. The visit was marred by a series of gaffes in which he stumbled over his words or seemed to get the dates wrong on major events.
Some longtime Biden supporters worried he's lost some of his spark. Greene County Democratic Party Chair Chris Henning said that, in the past, "I was crazy about him."
"Energy-wise, he looked people in the eye, remembered your name, called your name — and he's not that Joe Biden anymore," she said.
If Biden's worried, he didn't show it in Iowa. With a smile on his face, he strolled through the state fair, stopping for ice cream.
"You're gonna see these numbers go up and down and up and down," Biden said. "All I can do is try to be as authentic as I can."
Harris' five-day Iowa tour marked the longest stretch she's spent in any early voting state. After a slow summer in which she faced questions about her commitment to the state, Harris said her biggest challenge in Iowa is being relatively unknown.
"There are people in this race that have had national profiles for many years," she told reporters. "I'm still introducing myself to people."
Harris impressed her audiences with what retired real estate agent Wendy Ewalt called her "warmth," after they met on the sidewalk outside Juanita's restaurant in Storm Lake.
"She has something intangible," Ewalt said. "She connects."
Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Sanders, a Vermont senator, also remain strong contenders. Sanders has added seasoned staffers to his team and maintains tens of thousands of volunteers and a strong grassroots network of activists who helped him pull off a surprise near-tie in the 2016 caucuses.
2020 Democratic presidential candidates John Hickenlooper, from left, Bill de Blasio, Kirsten Gillibrand, Pete Buttigieg, Michael Bennet, and Amy Klobuchar gather to observe a moment of silence in memory of recent mass shooting victims before attending the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding fundraising dinner at the Surf Ballroom on Aug. 9, 2019, in Clear Lake, Iowa. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Buttigieg, who has distinguished himself in the field as a gay, married man and a 37-year-old girding for generational change in politics, drew large crowds and began courting Iowans more aggressively in July. He raised an impressive $25 million during the second quarter, which has helped him bring 60 new staff members to Iowa in the past two weeks. His campaign manager, Mike Schmuhl, recently spent four days in Iowa with him and held private meetings with staffers and key Democrats, as his team works to build up their operation in the state.
Buttigieg drew one of the biggest responses at the Wing Ding dinner, and he'll have the media spotlight largely to himself when he returns this week for a three-day trip through eastern Iowa counties where Trump won in 2016.
Jeff Link, a veteran Democratic campaign adviser known best for his work for former Sen. Tom Harkin, noted of Buttigieg and Harris that "it seems they are a little more focused on Iowa than maybe they were in the first half of the year."
But, he added, "The only thing that matters is the fourth quarter."
The caucuses are famous for their unpredictability. In the fall of 2007, when trailing Hillary Clinton, Obama drew crowds of tens of thousands to college campuses and gave a scorching speech obliquely attacking his rival as too careful. He later notched a historic victory that propelled him to the White House.
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Similarly, after leading Iowa into the late summer of 2003, Howard Dean came under attack for a reputation of being angry and untested on the national scene. Following a campaign makeover that fall, John Kerry surged early in 2004 and won the caucuses on his way to the nomination.
Beto O'Rourke, a former Texas congressman, is counting on that kind of scenario to lift his struggling campaign. He has dozens of staffers on the ground, 11 field offices and cash stocked away if he can break through the crowded field.
Should Harris or Buttigieg flop, there is time for Cory Booker or Amy Klobuchar to catch on. Booker, a New Jersey senator, wowed Democrats with his fiery speech at the Wing Ding dinner and has a strong Iowa operation. Klobuchar, a senator from neighboring Minnesota, has played up her Midwestern roots.
"Booker and Klobuchar may catch fire at some point," former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said. "The big unknown is whether folks drop out and endorse remaining candidates. That could change things dramatically."

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Britain | Britain's aerospace industry
Flight plan
Can Britain remain a planemaking superpower?
Mar 1st 2014 | BRISTOL
THE sleek de Havilland Comet, the world's first commercial passenger jet, was designed and built in Britain 60 years ago. It is a dozen years since the last passenger jet, a small regional airliner, was assembled in the country. This would neatly illustrate a familiar tale of industrial tailspin were the industry not in such fine fettle. Britain is currently the world's second-largest aerospace manufacturer, with 17% of the global market, behind only America. But staying at that altitude will be tough.
Britain's aerospace industry has a few obvious champions: Rolls-Royce makes engines, BAE Systems makes fighter jets and AgustaWestland turns out helicopters. But much of it is hidden and unheralded. Its muscle is in unlikely places like Western Approach, an anonymous industrial estate near Bristol, where GKN crafts wing spars for Airbus. The long, slender beams that carry engines, landing gear and wing structure are made from light but tough carbon-fibre composites. GKN got the job because of its mastery of the material and its ability to produce in volume. GKN also makes parts for Airbus's arch-rival, Boeing.
Rolls-Royce's engines now provide the thrust for half the world's new wide-bodied jets. Around a quarter of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is made in Britain, including the landing gear, fuel pumps and some seats. British firms are world-beaters in avionics, the electronics that run a modern jet.
In short, Britain specialises in the complex guts of aeroplanes. Airbus completes construction of its wings in Wales before transporting them to southern France for attaching to fuselages. Bombardier, a Canadian firm, builds the wings for its new CSeries of regional jets in Belfast. Politicians in other countries crow as completed planes roll off production lines on home turf. French participation in the Airbus consortium was contingent on jets being put together there. But the British are quietly coining it: a measly 5% of the value of an aeroplane is added with final assembly.
Rising global demand for commercial jets means business will boom if Britain maintains its share of the market. Unfortunately, this is far from guaranteed. Companies are under-investing in research just as changes in the industry make it more vital.
Aerospace is a conservative business, says Glynn Bellamy of KPMG. Projects often have lifespans of 25-30 years, and reliability is paramount. As a result the industry has globalised only slowly and Western incumbents have been insulated from the cold winds of competition. But several things are changing that.
Some big commercial airline projects, such as the Airbus A330 and the original Boeing 777, are coming to an end, to be replaced by a new generation of narrow- and wide-bodied jets. That provides an opportunity for the big global manufacturers to look beyond their backyards for suppliers. Meanwhile the governments of emerging economies like China and India are eager to boost a high-tech, high-value industry.
Technology is advancing and becoming far more costly. Andrew Churchill, who runs JJChurchill, a family firm that makes turbine blades and other high-tech kit, says capital equipment is ten times more expensive it was a decade ago. It also becomes obsolete more quickly.
The solution to all these problems is the same: plentiful research and development to keep British companies at the cutting edge. At the biggest companies, long-term investment is taken for granted. Rolls is already developing next-generation jet-engine technology. JJChurchill has ambitious plans to expand. But Mr Churchill says other small firms are failing to raise their game. If that continues, the industry will decline.
Britain is home to 30% of Europe's aerospace firms, according to Martin Wright of the Northwest Aerospace Alliance, a trade organisation. Germany has only 10% but they are over twice as big on average and invest twice as heavily.
Britain's government has done a good job of nurturing aerospace, says Keith Hayward of the Royal Aeronautical Society. It has set aside cash for an Aerospace Technology Insitute and for large and small firms to invest in new technologies. ADS, an aerospace lobby group, would like to see R&D tax credits increased from 10% to compare more favourably with other parts of Europe, as well as accelerated tax relief on new building to help smaller firms move and grow.
That would help. But convincing small firms to grow is a tough task. The government can only do so much to reduce the powerful gravitational forces acting on a fragmented national industry. Like the Comet, nothing stays airborne forever.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline "Flight plan"
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It will come as no surprise that I'm a big fan of Carpool Karaoke, I've shared a couple here already. On Friday watching Comic Relief, top of my list of things I was looking forward to was Take That's singalong with James Corden. It didn't disappoint me in the slightest. I don't think it will join my list of regularly rewatched episodes but I enjoyed it very much.


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Harbinger Down
Harbinger Down is a 2015 film about a ship of students who discover a ship of mutated monsters.
Directed and written by Alec Gillis.
Terror is just beneath the surface. (taglines)
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A big part of it for me was that the set has to be very authentic looking. And even though there are a lot of design elements that went into the set. We tried to make them as connected to each other as possible. To enhance the realism and part of what we are trying to do here is bring back a more practical sensibility to movie making. I think we've kind of run the course of these green screen movies where people are standing in a green room acting against nothing. I think audiences are starved for some kind of reality and they see that in the old movies in the 80's.
Alec Gillis, Interview: Alec Gillis (Harbinger Down) (September 14, 2015).
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Medica Packaging Limited to become an independent business
Medica Packaging Limited has announced it will separate from the Benson Group and become an independent specialist packaging provider owned by a group of private individuals, managed by Sullivan Street Partners Limited.
Medica, with over 100 employees based in Crewe, produces high grade printed cartons, leaflets and labels. The company has a strong heritage of specialist pharmaceutical and healthcare carton packaging services going back to 1922 and was part of the Wellcome Foundation at one time.
The company was purchased by food packaging business, Benson Group in 2005 who themselves were acquired earlier this year by Graphic Packaging International to form a global food packaging group. The separation allows the two businesses to focus on what they each do best.
The plan for the future is to focus Medica Packaging on its core strengths; providing specialist cartons, leaflets and labels to the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, with the exceptional levels of service and quality product required by those clients.
To lead Medica's planned development, John Bath has been appointed as the company's new CEO. With over 25 years of leadership experience in the packaging industry, John has been at the forefront of highly relevant businesses in the sector, including Rexam Medical Packaging, PCI Europe, Brecon Pharmaceuticals and United Drug's European Packaging Group. Working closely with John Bath will be Medica's General Manager, Keith Greasley, who has been with the company for five years and has over 20 years' experience of achievement, championing the application of world-class quality and productivity techniques.
John Bath said, "I have known Medica for many years and admired the company's reputation. The investment and new clarity of purpose is inspirational for our people, meeting our vision to become the most highly valued provider to the demanding markets we serve."
Keith Greasley commented, "The whole team at Medica fully embrace this opportunity, one that they truly deserve. I know we will all continue to show the determination and application we have over recent years, which will deliver the long term success we all want for our business."
The new owners are private individuals, investing through Sullivan Street Partners who seek long term investments in UK businesses. Richard Sanders, a representative of the investor group said, "We are delighted and privileged to have acquired Medica Packaging Limited. The industry leading skills, knowledge and experience of Medica's team are at the heart of our plans for the future and provide the perfect starting point for growth over the long term."
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Das Timor-  oder Zebratäubchen (Geopelia maugeus) ist eine Taube aus der Gattung Geopelia. Da es über einen großen Verbreitungsgebiet über Flores, den Kei-Inseln, Sumbawa, Sumba, Timor, den Tanimbarinseln und weiteren kleinen Inseln verfügt, gilt der Bestand als wenig gefährdet. Das Timortäubchen findet sich in trockenen, offenen Flächen mit Buschwerk.

Im deutschen Sprachgebrauch wird mit dem Namen "Zebratäubchen" häufig auch die Sperbertaube bezeichnet, die zur selben Gattung wie das Timortäubchen gehört.

Aussehen
Das Timortäubchen ist mit 232–258 mm (Männchen) bzw. 210–233 mm (Weibchen) etwas größer als das ähnliche große Sperbertäubchen (Geopelia striata). Männchen und Weibchen haben beide durchgehend schwarzweiße Streifen, wie beim Friedenstäubchen (Geopelia placida). Sie sind aber beim Timortäubchen weiter runter zum Bauch gehend ausgeprägt und an der Mitte von Hals und Brust nicht unterbrochen, wie es beim Sperbertäubchen der Fall ist. Auffälliges Kennzeichen ist der kräftige gelbe Orbitalring.

Siehe auch
 Grüne Timortaube (Treron psittaceus)
 Timortaube (auch schwarze Timortaube, Turacoena modesta)

Literatur
 Morten Strange: A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia. Christopher Helm, London 2001, ISBN 0-7136-6404-5

Weblinks

 Video von Timortäubchen auf Komodo

Quellen

Einzelnachweise

Taubenvögel
Flora und Fauna Timors

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1.Papua New Guinea (37° 45'N, 122°27'W)(since course was 260°) distance travelled =2250nm.
C) use law of sine to calculate B and thus the course on arrival..
Which of the following is true of the people of Papua New Guinea?
new zealand and papua new guinea have: A)huge manufactoring industries B)lush, tropical climates that produces many kind of tropical fruit C)**valuable timber resources D)very limited timber resources and poor soil.
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have a. huge manufacturing industries. b. lush, tropical climates that produce many kinds of tropical fruit. c. valuable timber resources. d. very limited timber resources and poor soil.


We will have two more short weeks for students in Surrey Schools. Friday, Nov. 10 is a Non-Instructional Day and schools are also closed on Monday, Nov. 13 for Remembrance Day.
We will honour Remembrance Day at our assembly on Thursday, Nov. 9th at 10:40 a.m.. Family members are welcome to join us for this important event. Students who are involved with Scouting or Cadets are invited to wear their uniforms and be part of the flag procession. Parents or family members who have been involved in the Canadian military are invited as guests of honour and are asked to contact the school office.
Lost and found clothing items are on display in the main hallway throughout this week. Please encourage your children to search for missing clothing items and parents are welcome to check out the display after first picking up a visitor badge from the main office.
Our free clothing exchange will be open for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 15th, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Please enter the gym through the outside doors and join us in storage room #1 to share and or pick up free clothing.


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McMurtry, renowned former NASA Pilot, passes away at 79
by Jay Levine, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center • January 8, 2015
LEFT: Tom McMurtry greets well wishers after his final flight as a Dryden employee on June 3, 1999, in an F/A-18 aircraft. (NASA / Tony Landis) RIGHT: McMurtry is presented with the Federal Aviation Administration's Master Pilot Award during a ceremony in Palmdale in October 2014. (NASA / Jim Ross)
PALMDALE – Thomas C. McMurtry was respected by peers, admired for his piloting skills and appreciated for his mentoring by many who knew him. The retired NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center pilot died Jan. 3. He was 79.
He is known for his exploits behind the stick of such aircraft as the triple-sonic YF-12C, the U-2 and F-104 during a career that included more than 15,000 hours. This number includes 4,000 hours recorded while flying for two private aviation firms for 12 years after his retirement from NASA.
McMurtry joined the NASA Flight Research Center (now NASA Armstrong) in 1967 after service as a U.S. Navy pilot.
McMurtry joined the NASA Flight Research Center (now NASA Armstrong) in 1967 after service as a U.S. Navy pilot and with the Lockheed Corporation. He was a project pilot on some of the most significant flight research projects in the center's history during his 32-year tenure, including the AD-1 oblique wing project, the F-15 Digital Electronic Engine Control project, the KC-135 winglets study and the F-8 Supercritical Wing project for which he received NASA's Exceptional Service Medal.
He also served as co-project pilot on a number of other flight research projects, including the F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire project and the X-24B lifting body. McMurtry also flew one of the two modified NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, that ferried space shuttles from Edwards Air Force Base California to Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Fitz Fulton, a retired NASA pilot, fondly recalled working with McMurtry.
"I was close to him for 20 years as we flew projects together, he was my boss part of the time," Fulton said. "He could not have been a nicer boss. He was very mild mannered, but when the tough gets going he could be tough. He also was an excellent athlete."
Fulton and McMurtry shared duties on the space shuttle ferry flights that usually included a few stops dictated by weather along the route. The two men were part of a small number of pilots that were qualified to fly the NASA 747 SCA.
Bill Brockett, a longtime NASA pilot, flew missions of the Kuiper Airborne Observatory, the precursor to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, with McMurtry at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. Brockett also came to NASA Dryden (now Armstrong) as a result of McMurtry's prompting.
McMurtry poses in front of the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with an orbiter on top. (NASA photo)
"It's difficult to think about him without going to superlatives," Brockett said. "He was one-of-a kind, polite and well spoken. He was rock solid and steady as anybody I ever met. The first thing that struck me was his big smile and how all the young Air Force guys marveled at meeting him. "
When Brockett was going to retire from NASA in the late 1990s, McMurtry factored into the decision.
"I was going to retire from NASA and go back to industry to become an airline pilot," Brockett said. "Six weeks before retirement I received an e-mail from Tom and an offer to assist me with references. I responded that I really enjoyed working with him and only regret was never having taken him up on an offer to go on an F/A-18 ride."
A week before he retired, McMurtry asked former NASA astronaut and then Dryden pilot Gordon Fullerton to fulfill Brockett's request. A flight with Gordon was enough to change Brockett's mind.
"By the end of flight I realized that I really wanted to stay with NASA and not go back to airline flying. I went in an entirely different direction because McMurtry completely changed my mind.
"I view him as a father figure and a symbol of the right way to live your life. He exemplified all of the finest values of honesty and integrity and properness and cheerfulness."
Bradley Flick, NASA Armstrong director for Research and Engineering, recalled working for McMurtry as a young operations engineer.
Thomas McMurtry talks about his experiences in the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft cockpit during a 1998 interview. (NASA / Tom Tschida)
"While Tom was not formally a mentor to me, I enjoyed a very good, open relationship with him and often sought his guidance on problems," Flick said. "His calm demeanor and sage advice always took me to the right decision and left me with an increased sense of confidence in myself."
McMurtry also inspired SOFIA Program Manager Eddie Zavala, who, as a Texas A&M engineering student, attended a presentation at which McMurtry was a keynote speaker.
"Afterward I approached McMurtry and right off the bat he encouraged me to apply for a cooperative education position at Dryden (now NASA Armstrong). It was quite remarkable because he said based on my interests that Dryden would be a really good fit for me. He explained how what the center did matched what I wanted to do. Other recruiters were much more interested in what I could offer them. That was the start of his informal mentorship with me."
After three cooperative education sessions at Dryden, Zavala became a permanent employee. He thanked McMurtry a few years ago for his encouragement to come to Dryden and continuing his encouragement at times when Zavala really needed it.
"He was always looking to encourage and promote others. He never sought the spotlight for himself. He led by example," Zavala said.
The Federal Aviation Administration honored McMurtry in October with the presentation of the agency's Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award during a ceremony in Palmdale. [Read more here.]
McMurtry, whose activity was severely limited following a debilitating stroke, was also presented with resolutions and certificates honoring his service to NASA and the nation from several public officials.
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3 comments for "McMurtry, renowned former NASA Pilot, passes away at 79"
JV says
About a year ago, I was very fortunate and had the pleasure of meeting Tom McMurtry and his beautiful wife. I would really like to pay my respects. With that being said, does anyone know if and when there will be a public service?
Fr. Leo says
Funeral Mass at Father Serra Church 12:30 Saturday. 42121 60th St. West Lancaster 93536.
Thank you Father :-)
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Lauds Philippines' Anti-drug Campaign
Sirisena, who arrived in Manila on January 15 for a five-day state visit, returned to Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Published: January 19, 2019 11:03 PM IST
By IANS Email
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Manila: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena lauded on Saturday the anti-drug campaign of the Philippines President, saying the world needs to respect the Rodrigo Duterte government's war on drugs.
During a visit to the main headquarters of the Philippines National Police (PNP), Sirisena said that he admired the Duterte administration's "bold commitment to address the drug menace", Xinhua news agency reported.
The Sri Lankan government would focus on the distribution hub of international drug trafficking in the country which had been a perennial problem in the area for years, a statement issued by the PNP quoted Sirisena as saying.
Published Date: January 19, 2019 11:03 PM IST
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François-Marie-Joseph Poirier (born 1904 in Néant) was a French clergyman and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. He was ordained in 1928. He was appointed bishop in 1955. He died in 1976.

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Amber Guyger Is Fired For Killing Botham Jean Is His Own Dallas Apartment
The Dallas Police department tweeted confirmation of the termination.
Written By: NewsOne Staff
The Dallas police officer who killed an unarmed Black man in his own home this month has been fired, according to a new report. Amber Guyger, who entered Botham Jean's apartment and shot him dead the night of Sept. 6, has her job terminated on Monday by Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall.
The Dallas Police department tweeted confirmation of the termination late Monday morning.
The move followed Hall's declaration last week that she was "prohibited" from firing Guyger, adding further confusion to a case that has hinted at police trying to cover-up the now-former officer's puzzling excuse of confusing her apartment for Jean's.
"I can't do that because there are both local, state and federal laws that prohibit me from taking action," Hall said Tuesday. "There are civil service laws we have to adhere to."
It was unclear what exactly changed to allow Hall to fire Guyger on Monday.
The entire episode started the night of Sept. 6 when Guyger entered Jean's apartment, purportedly confusing his for hers and shooting him because she thought he was a burglar. Despite how implausible her excuse was, Guyger remained free for three days until she turned herself in to be arrested, booked for manslaughter charges and released on bond during a brief, three-hour process.
Five search warrants were issued for Guyger's home, but none was executed before she moved out. On the flip side, a search warrant was issued for Jean's apartment, where authorities said they found marijuana, leading advocates to wonder what relevance that had on the case, suggesting police were try8ing to assassinate Jean's character after a member of the force killed him.
The killing of Jean, a naive of St. Lucia, was a "great loss," the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) said in a statement Monday after Guyger's firing was announced.
"We are dismayed by the despicable attempts by some to smear the character of Botham Shem Jean, and call upon the authorities in the State of Texas and elsewhere in the United States of America to work to ensure that justice prevails in this matter," OECS Chairman and Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves said in part.
This is a developing story that will be updated as details become available.
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Post-GE2015: WP's Faisal Manap opens up on sacrifices while serving as an opposition MP
Nurul Azliah Aripin
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Workers' Party MP for Aljunied GRC (Kaki Bukit Division) at the town council office.
This article is part of Yahoo Singapore's series of post-GE interviews with former candidates who contested in 2015's General Election. In this article, we spoke to the Workers' Party's candidate for Aljunied GRC (Kaki Bukit Division), Muhammad Faisal Abdul Manap.
It takes a lot of sacrifices to serve Singaporeans as an opposition Member of Parliament.
Muhammad Faisal Abdul Manap, 40, who is Workers' Party's (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Aljunied GRC (Kaki Bukit Division), has lost friends and acquaintances who did not want to associate themselves to him because of his political involvement with the opposition.
"Being an opposition MP (Member of Parliament) as well as a politician is not as easy as one can think… there's always (a) stigmatisation that we are against the establishment. So there are bound to be people who are not comfortable to be seen affiliating themselves with us. I personally experienced it as well as my missus," said the freelance family counsellor.
Yahoo Singapore spoke to the member of Singapore's leading opposition party, exactly a month after the elections ended with a landslide victory for the ruling People's Action Party (PAP). WP succeeded in retaining its seats in the five-MP Aljunied GRC (51 per cent of votes) as well as Hougang SMC (58 per cent of votes).
The win gives Faisal a second chance at serving the residents of Kaki Bukit. It will also give him a second chance to speak up for issues related to the Malay/Muslim community when Parliament begins in January 2016.
Job loss and unwavering family support
Four years have passed since the father of three was first elected into Parliament. Although he lost many friends during this period, his family and relatives have given him their unwavering support.
Workers' Party candidates Pritam Singh, Faisal Manap and Freida Chan react to one of the speeches at the rally at Serangoon Stadium.
During an hour-long interview at the party's town council office in Bedok North, Faisal said he always believed in getting his family to understand what he goes through so that they can be there for him "emotionally".
He would bring his parents to WP gatherings so they can witness him at work. On Nomination Day on 1 Sept, he brought them to the WP gathering site. Faisal was a family counsellor for two separate Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) from 2006 to 2008, and from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, he was "put out of job" due to his "involvement in politics", before he decided to run for elections in 2011.
As an opposition MP, he lives with the uncertainty over whether he can retain his seat in Parliament and how his family will be affected when his term ends.
"If I don't retain the MP position, will it be easy for me to get employed? In 2011 I was asked to leave my job in the social services because of my involvement in politics," said Faisal, who does not believe that Singapore VWOs would be "open" to hiring him again.
WP's Low Thia Khiang greeting Faisal Manap's mother on Nomination Day (1 September 2015).
Found a friend in PAP's Kahar Hassan
Faisal found a friend in Kahar Hassan, 46, who used to be the chairman at PAP's Kaki Bukit Branch, and was surprised when Kahar stepped down on 31 July, not long before elections began.
"Honestly, I'm close to Kahar, not only professionally but we do meet up during some of the iftar (break fast sessions) and some of the sessions at the mosque. I find him a very committed person who has done quite well in terms of serving the residents. The news of him stepping down came as a surprise to me," he said.
The Monash University graduate felt the ruling party's decision on Kahar was "unwise" for someone who had already built a close bond with the residents after serving them for 18 months. He said that "bonding is very important in order for you to assist and empower the other person's life" and the "same goes for the field of serving the society", and Kahar stepping down means that the residents will have to "start all over again".
New PAP member Shamsul Kamar, 43, who used to be the head of department at Spectra Secondary School, took over from Kahar. Faisal said he has not had a chance to meet with him.
On being the first and only Malay opposition MP
Faisal is also the first and only Malay/Muslim opposition MP in Parliament. He said being the only minority on the opposition side to speak up on issues in the house could be a "lonely" experience at times. "It will be good if you can do things in a bigger group… the presence of another person (in Parliament) will be a bit better than you being alone," he said. At the same time, he believes "things happen for a reason" and that he will do everything within his means to bring about change for the community.
Faisal Manap leads others in prayer at Serangoon Stadium.
When Parliament starts in 2016, Faisal said he will continue to speak up on issues relating to the Malay/Muslim community, such as the "perceived discrimination against the Malays in the Singapore Armed Forces", the decline in the Malay population, and the hijab issue, among other things.
He also hopes the Malay/Muslim individuals in the government will be open to working with him on issues related to the community.
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It was waiting for her when she entered the room, a large white gift box that sat situated on her side of the bed. It stirred up her interest, Allura feeling the first tingles of excitement as she stared at the glittering gold bow. No name tag was attached to the box, but Allura knew without a doubt that it was for her. The box called to her, Allura setting down her papers, and approaching the bed.
Her fingers touched the cool surface of the box, feeling the thin cardboard that guarded it's contents from her. She wondered what was inside, curiosity eating away at her as she pulled on the bow, untying it's satin sides to loosen the box's lid. It was too big to contain jewelry, though Allura wouldn't have been surprised if it hid a smaller box inside it. Her husband was like that, a bit of mischief in his heart as he teased her with his gifts.
Fingers lifted the lid of the box, and something fluttered down into her lap as she set the cardboard down. Allura glanced at it, noting the thick piece of paper, with that same gold color as the bow, silver sparkles decorating the surface. It was a simple message, Lotor not mincing words as the paper read, "Put this on."
That allowed Allura to guess at the box's contents, the girl wondering if it was some sort of slinky dress, or lacy lingerie that had caught the prince's eyes. It would surely be something he had found pleasing to the eye, Allura knowing her husband loved to dress her up in all sorts of outfits. She smiled fondly, fingers touching the delicate tissue paper that hid the outfit from sight.
The tissue paper rustled as she parted it, Allura catching a glance of white vinyl. Her brows lifted in surprise, lifting up one of the boots, it's surface cool to the touch. She was bewildered, knowing not many of her outfits would go with this type of footwear, and she set down the boot to pull out the other one. A flash of pink on white caught her attention, Allura digging deeper into the box.
Her fingers grazed what had to be spandex, Allura gasping, hardly daring to believe as she jerked the outfit out of the box. She stared at the expanse of white, that was broken up with pink accents going across the collarbone in a v shaped pattern and colored the large shoulder pads. She didn't have to look to know pink gloves would still remain inside the box, along with a black and gold belt.
It was her uniform, the sight of it bringing up memories she had long thought buried deep in her subconsciousness. It had been years since she had seen her lion pilot's uniform, Allura recalling how the outfit had been destroyed by her husband. Not in a fit of anger, but in a deeply seductive mood, the prince almost dangerous as he used his lazon sword to cut strips of it off her body.
The memory of what happened after he forcibly stripped Allura of her uniform, always made her blush, Allura shaking her head. She set down the uniform, rising to stand next to the bed. No hesitation in her, she reached up behind her neck, pulling on the lace collar that held up her dress over her bosom. Once loosened, the top quickly fell down, Allura shaking her hips, shimmying out of the dress.
It pooled around her feet, the silk sure to be wrinkled but she didn't care. Her attention was all for the uniform on the bed, Allura picking it up once more, inserting her right leg into the bottom half. Her left leg quickly follow, Allura jerking up the remains to put her arms into the top half. Here she noticed the difference this uniform had from the original, a long zipper that went from the collar of her neck down past her navel, all the way to reach past her groin. She wondered out that, even as she pulled the zipper up, hearing it make a sharp sound in the silent room.
The uniform was a snug fit, the spandex molding to her body in such a way that had she worn a bra, it would have been visible in shape underneath her top. She reached for the belt, snapping the buckle shut over her belly button. Pink elbow length gloves were pulled on, and then Allura sat, eager to pull on the boots and complete the look.
She felt like her old self once the uniform was on her in it's entirety, Allura standing and hurrying over to a floor length mirror. There was plenty to be found, her husband loving to look and be looked at. Even the ceiling was made of reflective glass, Allura turning this way and that way to stare critically at her form. She frowned as she realized something was different, Allura staring at her unbound hair, the thick golden curls growing long past her waist to touch the bottom curve of her rear.
~I'll have to put my hair up.~ She thought to herself, wanting to complete the look of her past memories. Allura turned and walked over to the small vanity that sat situated in the east corner of the room. She began rummaging through drawers, searching for hair pins, the silver hair ornaments long buried under a multitude of various items. Her husband preferred Allura to wear her hair down, and she had gotten into the habit of indulging him in this small matter.
Allura was gathering up her hair, a pin placed between her lips, when the door to the bedroom opened. She made a sound, a mumbled greeting as she worked to remember how to pull her hair into it's once familiar bun.
"Leave it down." A male voice ordered, footsteps accompanying his command. She started to turn, fingers still trying to wind her hair into the bun, when she caught sight of her husband. The pin in her mouth dropped, clattering across the surface of the vanity's table. Her eyes went wide to look at Lotor, seeing him dressed in the red, blue, and black of Doom military.
It was a good look on him, one that made her stomach flutter in excitement, Allura looking at the way the material clung to his torso, allowing the lines of his body to be seen. It was a look of yesteryear, Lotor long since forgoing the uniforms that went with a commanding position of one who led armadas. Not since Lotor had been made king, had she seen this uniform on him, and Allura found him as delectable in reality as he had been in her memories.
Her hair slipped free of her fingers, falling down around her as she stared. A slow up turning of her husband's lips, Lotor smiling, a dangerous and devastatingly sexy look on him. She found her voice, Allura asking a question as she watched her husband stalk towards her.
"What is the meaning of this?"
"This?" A lift of one perfectly trimmed eyebrow, Lotor looking amused.
"Yes, this!" A gesture at her uniform, Allura wanting explanations.
"Ah…" He stopped a few feet in front of her, eyes slowly looking Allura up and down her body. She could see he liked what he saw, the approval shining in his golden eyes. "I thought we could revisit the past."
"The past?" She echoed, lifting her own eyebrow.
"Yes." His hands were placed on his hips, Lotor in a relaxed stance though the hungry way he looked at her, spoke of his impatience. "It's been ages since I've seen you in that uniform…you look even better than I remember. Sexy."
She was always surprised at her husband's ability to make her blush, Allura flushing at both his words and the look in his eyes. "It's just a uniform…" She began, fingers fiddling with the buckle of her belt. "Standard regulation for a Voltron pilot. Hardly sexy."
Lotor snorted at that, for one brief instant his look turned amused. "Have you looked at yourself in that outfit? Really looked?" He chuckled then, reaching for her hand. "It always amazed me that that overbearing nanny of yours allowed you out of the castle dressed like that."
"Dressed like what?" Allura frowned as Lotor led her over to a mirror.
"It clings to your skin Allura. Molds to every little bit of flesh, forming a scintillating picture." He pushed her in front of him, towering over her as she gazed at her reflection. His hands landed on her shoulders, Lotor pressing against her back, bending close enough to whisper seductively in his ear. "You delight the eyes Allura, under the best of circumstances. But with that uniform on…and the way it looks on you…" A smile curved his lips, Lotor licking at her ear. "It's not every woman who could wear something so form fitting and look half as good."
Her cheeks were almost as pink as the color of the uniform, Allura staring with new eyes at her reflection. Lotor continued to speak, practically purring in her ear. "Do you know what it did to me and my men to see you running around in this spandex?"
"N…..no." She shook her head, watching as Lotor smoothed his hands down the length of her arms.
"It made us feel things. Sinfully wicked emotions." Lotor spoke, placing his hands onto her hips. He held her still, pressing harder against her back, Allura feeling him do a slow steady grind against her rear. "I always thought it a crime to cover a woman's body with so much fabric, but this? The way it molded to your body, it left little to the imagination."
"If…if I had known…..had realized…" She began, cutting off her words with a gasp. Something was poking her in the back, the start of what had to be Lotor's partially aroused state. Allura knew it didn't take much to get her husband going, but even for him, this was fast.
"Yes, if you had known, you'd never have worn the uniform again." Lotor made a tsking sound, still rubbing against her. "And that would have been such a shame. Millions of men would have mourned the loss of the sight of you in that spandex."
She was blushing, a furious burst of color on her cheeks. Lotor ducked his head to kiss the side of her face, lips ghosting along her skin. "I've always regretted shredding your last uniform."
"So why did you?" Allura asked, trembling with excitement at the feel of his kisses on her skin.
"I was hasty." Lotor admitted, a look of chagrin crossing his face. "I was impatient to have you. To see you laid bare before me." His hands were on the move, drifting upwards to cup her breasts. A moan escaped her, Allura embarrassed to see the mirror capture the way she parted her lips, a wanton expression on her face. "It's a move I almost regret."
"Almost?" His long fingers were kneading her pliant flesh, Allura squirming fitfully against him, watching their reflection as he nuzzled the side of her neck.
"Almost." He confirmed, giving her a gentle squeeze of her breasts. "I did have a lot of fun cutting you out of you uniform." A lazy smile crossed his face, Lotor doing a lick up to the side of her face. "It's one of my most precious memories."
Her nipples were starting to grow stiff, she could see them protruding against the material of her uniform's top. She knew Lotor was aware of their erect state, the prince brushing his fingers over them again and again.
"Memories….are you intending to recreate that experience?" Allura questioned, wriggling about due to his fingers insistent rubbing over her nipples.
"No." That surprised her, Allura half turning in his embrace. "Not when we can make new ones." He smirked at her, and was suddenly crowding her against the mirror, her back pressed against the glass.
"Lo—!" Her saying of his name was cut of when he pressed his mouth to hers, claiming her lips in that possessive way of his. Her hands landed on his upper arms, gripping rather than pushing away as Lotor hungrily ate at her mouth. His enthusiasm was hard to resist, Allura soon mimicking his passion, her tongue pushing against his, battling for dominance of the kiss.
Lotor's hands gripped her sides, the prince pressing his body full against her. If he meant to keep her still, he did a lousy job of it, Allura wriggling about. Her wiggling motions put her right against his growing erection, Allura squirming harder against it.
"You're so excited!" She exclaimed, breath panting out when he finally pulled apart from her. "Is it me or the uniform that's got you this way?" She placed her hand on the bulge in his pants, giving him a light squeeze so he got her meaning.
"Both!" Lotor moaned, hands gripping her by the shoulders once more. "I've got a confession to make."
"I used to fantasize about you in that uniform of yours." Allura was pleased, hiding her smile as she kept her hand on his groin.
"What kind of fantasies?" She was truly curious, watching as Lotor fought to keep still against her.
"To take you while you're still in your uniform." Lotor moaned, bending to kiss her once more. "To feel your gloved fingertips touching me…I want to feel every inch of your spandex clad body against mine." His breath seemed to catch in his throat, Lotor almost having difficulty in speaking. "Oh Allura….if you knew even half the things I wanted to do to you while you're wearing that outfit…"
"What?" She asked softly, seeing him shake his head.
"I need your hands on me." He was moving, fingers touching the skull buckle of his belt, allowing it to snap open and drop to the floor. Lotor quickly pulled his tunic up and over his head, tossing the clothing over his shoulder. He grabbed at her wrists, placing her vinyl covered hands on his bare skin. "Ah…..yes." He moaned, and soon she was moving her hands on her own, touching him all over.
"You really like this." Allura commented, feeling out the lines of his abs, watching him fight back a shiver.
"Of course I do." Lotor moaned, moving to kiss her once more. Allura evaded his lips, continuing to touch him. His pouting didn't last long, Allura pressing the denied kiss into his skin, just above where his heart lay. "It's a dream come true…"
He tasted salty, Allura dragging her tongue down his waist, taking care to lick at each line of his body. Her knees were already bending, the princess intending to drop to the floor an instant before Lotor stopped her. "Lotor?" She looked confused, staring at him as he kept her standing. "Don't you want me to…?" Her question went unfinished, Lotor biting out a hasty answer.
"NO! No…" He said it more calmly, and though Drules could not bush, Allura swore he looked embarrassed. "I want you to do something for me….something different."
"Different?"
"Yes…" He was actually hesitating one instant, only to blurt out his request in the next. "I want you to use your hands on me. I…I want to feel your gloves rubbing all over my cock."
"Another fantasy of yours?" Allura was already pulling open his pants, his cock springing forward, a long length of blue skin. She loved looking at it, admiring the darker hue of blue that colored the head of his cock.
"Yes." Lotor admitted, the word coming out a strangled moan when she touched the tip of his cock with one finger. He was always sensitive there, especially right in the slit of his cock, Allura rubbing her thumb over it in a teasing manner. "Want to feel it….Told you that. Feel you all over me."
"I wonder if I should be jealous…" She murmured, seeing him flash a questioning look at her. "You seem almost to like my uniform more than me."
"It's not true!" Lotor quickly protested, than hissed when she curled her fingers around his shaft in reward. "Oh Gods…!" He got out as she began moving her hand up and down the length of his cock.
"It's not?" She fixed him with a wide eyed innocent stare, acting like she wasn't jerking him off as she spoke. "You've never turned down my mouth before. And now you're so hard and eager for my gloved hands to do this to you."
"This is just special…a one time thing." Lotor protested, and she felt the shudder go through him, the man fighting for control.
"Really? A one time thing?" She was fighting back a smirk, especially when he let out a moan.
"Well…maybe we could do a repeat performance some time in the future." She squeezed him at that, Lotor practically growling at her finger's pressure around his dick. He bent forward to kiss her, Allura never ceasing in her stroking motions.
"Gods Allura, that feels so good." Lotor exclaimed, voice husky with desire. His hands landed on her shoulders, and once again he was pushing her against the glass. Another kiss, and then she felt him shift, Lotor gearing up to thrust. Allura cried out, not loosening her finger's hold as Lotor began thrusting into her hand, moaning and muttering things under his breath, half the words in Drule. She didn't have to understand him to know he was talking dirty, Allura staring wide eyed as he peppered kisses all over her face.
He was gripping her so tightly, even with the shoulder pads in place she could feel it, Lotor growling fiercely as he thrust. Allura continued to squeeze his cock, moving her hand up and down, trying to watch his face in between kisses. With a sharp cry of her name, Lotor's head tossed back, the prince howling as he came. His come landed on her belly and legs, the hot semen spurting out in thick gobs.
Allura feigned a gasp, almost giggling to think he had gotten the uniform that he so loved dirty. "Ah!! Lotor!" Allura exclaimed, still squeezing him, watching as more come came out. "You got me dirty."
His eyes snapped open at that, Lotor glancing down at the mess. He look chagrined, though he didn't offer any apologies. "Thank you Allura." Another kiss was exchanged, Allura vaguely aware Lotor was pulling open her belt. It clattered to the floor, and then she heard the sound of a zipper easing downwards. She made a move to shrug out of the uniform, but Lotor stopped her.
"I want it on." He told her, and she nodded, willing to indulge him. He parted the uniform's material just enough so that her breasts spilled out into the open. Allura's nipples were still stiff, Lotor kissing down the front of her throat, pass her collarbone and onto her chest. His hands kneaded at her skin, Lotor lifting up her breasts to kiss their undersides, mouthing at the skin.
It made her moan, Allura threading her fingers through his hair, staring down at him with heavy lidded eyes. She absolutely loved it when Lotor paid attention to her breasts, knowing it made her tingle with pleasure to feel him licking and kissing at her nipples. The pleasurable feeling of his mouth made her squirm, forcing Lotor to hold her steady once more.
"AH!!" Allura cried out, finding he had fastened his lips around her right nipple. He was almost feverish as he sucked, each pull of his mouth shooting tingles down her body. It wasn't taking much to get her wet, Allura whimpering and moaning as she arched her back. "Lotor yes!"
"Tell me what you want." He moaned into her skin, tongue swirling over her nipple.
"YOU!" She cried out in response, squirming vigorously at the feel of his tongue. "I want you!"
"You'll have to be more specific love." Lotor chuckled, and it was enough to make Allura to frown. It was quickly covered with a mischievous look of her own, the princess reaching out to grab his cock. She felt it twitch with interest, the prince well on his way to making a fast recovery.
"I want this part of you!" Allura told him boldly, squeezing him once more. "Thrusting inside me!"
"I think I can manage." Lotor told her, and she found he was untying the sides of her panties, plucking them off her body. Allura badly wanted to climb out of her uniform, but Lotor was insistent it remain on her, the prince having eased the zipper down as far as it could go. She realized then the uniform had been modified to allow him easy access to her body, Lotor brushing his fingers through her curls.
"Oooooh!" She cooed softly when his fingers touched the slit of her sex. Lotor's gloved fingers came away wet, the material damp with her arousal.
"So wet Allura." He teased, leisurely caressing his fingers over the furled folds of her sex. "You're more than ready for me."
"But are you ready for me?" She asked, even as she gasped, finding his thumb was brushing over clit.
"I believe I can manage." A rakish grin was on his face, Lotor playing with her clit for a few seconds more.
"Now then!" Allura cried, even as she tried to push back against his thumb. "Give it to me now!"
"All right love." Lotor's hands were touching her leg, lifting it up to hook over his hip. "I'll give you what you need." Working together, Allura was lifted off the floor, back pressed against the mirror as her feet dangled. She could feel Lotor pressing his cock against the entrance of her body, and she fought back a hiss, excited.
"Hurry! Ooooh hurry!" She was practically wiggling on his cock, trying her best to push back on it.
"There's no rush Allura." Lotor told her, even as he eased another inch into her. "We have all the time in the world to do this." She kept quiet, not wanting to bloat his ego with the admittance that she needed this, and needed it now. Another two inches were sunk into her, Allura digging her nails into his shoulders as her body stretched to accommodate his thick girth.
Her blissful moan was cut off by his mouth on hers, Allura's voice muffled for the moment as Lotor thrust in the final inches of his cock. Allura let out an ecstatic sound, not caring for the hardness of the mirror behind her as Lotor began thrusting in and out of her. Allura locked her legs into place behind him, resting her heels on his butt. She used her feet to push him faster, Lotor's thrusting speeding up, building a frantic friction between her legs.
"YES!" Allura cried, Lotor nibbling at her shoulder, mouthing the fabric of her uniform. "Oh Lotor….love…I love you." It was her turn to start speaking gibberish, Allura wishing she had a language she could switch to. It always embarrassed her the things she said in the heat of the moment, though Lotor never laughed at her for speaking so passionately.
"More! Give me more!" Allura cried, clinging to him, her nails digging in hard enough to leave imprints in his skin. Lotor began slamming into her, so powerful was his thrusts she felt it all the way down to her toes. Toes that were curling in her boots, Allura biting down on Lotor's shoulder to muffle her squeal. When he brought her to her roaring climax, she all but shrieked, his name being screamed as she squeezed tight around him.
It didn't take much for his second climax to come, Lotor thrusting a few more times against the tight clenching of her body. He howled her name, his cock shooting off deep inside her. Lotor's weight pinned her against the mirror, the prince panting heavily, staying inside her. Allura petted his hair, a serene smile on her face as the pleasurable waves of her orgasm slowly began to dissipate.
"Hey…" She said softly, still petting him. "We should take a bath now."
"Yes." Lotor agreed.
"And maybe get a maid to come clean this uniform." Allura added.
"After all, we don't want to get a one time use out of it!" She exclaimed.
"Is that all you can say right now?" Allura asked."
"Yes." Lotor said with a smirk, making her giggle. He pulled out of her, but didn't set her down on the floor, cradling her close to his chest. She snuggled against him, a content look on her face as he carried her to the bathroom. She found she liked this uniform fetish of her husband, and couldn't wait to experiment other ways to turn him on.
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Misty Gargoyle says:
Whooo that fucking uniform! 😉


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Toilet Paper Shortage
Stores Runs Out of Supplies
Isa Muhlecke, Staff Reporter|April 20, 2020
Gracie Boston
Signs have been put up at Walmart limiting sales on certain goods. The sale limit has made it easier for all customers to purchase essentials. This was done in an attempt to lessen panic shopping due to stress over COVID-19.
Since the spread of COVID-19 to the United States, Online Grocery Pickup employee Gracie Boston has noticed a drastic change in Walmart's everyday traffic. The cause of this change is the spread of COVID-19, which is affecting both shoppers and stores.
With the rise of panic shopping, many stores are running low on essential goods. People have been stocking up on products to limit going out in public. Because of this, stores such as Walmart have been drained of toilet paper, ramen, bread, milk, eggs, hand sanitizer and even alcohol, except Corona beer.
"I know before it started, I did see a lot of people that I was dispensing to buy Corona beer," Boston said. "But now no one's buying it and we're not stocking up on that."
Because of panic shopping, Walmart found ways to make sure all customers get their supplies. Stores have started closing early to give employees more time to stock shelves. Certain goods have also been given a limit, such as toilet paper, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, tissues, paper towels, ramen and meat.
The toilet paper aisle at Walmart is very sparse as of recently. Employees have been trying to fill shelves as quickly as possible. Despite this, shelves have remained empty.
With all of the chaos, people have started to turn to less-honorable ways to get what they need. From stealing toilet paper off shelves and from public bathrooms to buying and reselling goods at a higher price, people have started to get desperate for resources. This can be hard for companies and other customers that have to pay expensive prices just to get basic necessities.
"I think it's quite mean and stupid because obviously you do not need it if you're just going to go and resell it and you're reselling it for a higher price," Boston said. "Families out there that are struggling a lot don't need to have that happen to them.
Boston has also noticed that more people are using Online Grocery Pickup to shop in an attempt to social distance. Now, customers are less likely to help load groceries and sign for their orders. However, a few customers have been more likely to tip more than before, despite the fact that employees are not allowed to accept them.
"The ones that do, they're okay with us being close to them," Boston said. "They tip us a lot because they're grateful for us doing this."
However, through this haze of shopping, there has been no real reason given to stock up on toilet paper. There are no disinfecting properties or healing properties in toilet paper so it seems like there is no reason to buy as much as some customers have. Boston herself has not gotten an excess of toilet paper and sees no reason to buy so much.
"We have a lot of toilet paper so we don't need to stock up," Boston said. "But I think it is now that everyone else is buying it and you might not be able to buy a new pack when you need it."
Stores all around the country are running low on supplies due to panic shopping for COVID-19. But at the end of the day, toilet paper has no sanitizing nor disinfecting qualities. The way to prevent the spread is by practicing basic hygiene and staying at home.
Isa Muhlecke, Staff Reporter
Isa Muhlecke is a junior at GHS and is in her first year on The Dragon staff. She is a reporter. She likes journalism because she likes getting to know...


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CCER trading volume in Sichuan's carbon market soars by nearly five times YOY
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Recently, in the trading hall of Sichuan United Environment Exchange (SUEE), the first of its kind outside China's carbon emissions trading pilot areas and the eighth in the country, the huge electronic screen has looped more than 50 Chinese Certified Emissions Reductions (CCER) projects from more than 20 provincial-level regions. These projects, from various industries covering wind power, hydropower and photovoltaic power generation, demonstrate the robust vitality of Sichuan's CCER market. Since early this year, the CCER trading volume in Sichuan has increased by 483% YOY.
SUEE launched its carbon neutrality platform in June 2019. The platform is open to government organizations, public institutions, enterprises and individuals from such fields as food, accommodation services and retails. By the end of 2020, the platform has helped offset over 1,950 tons of emissions under CCER projects, equivalent to the one-day emissions of 220,000-plus private cars.
By July 31, 2021, Sichuan has seen 98 low-carbon social activities attended by more than 8,621 people, offsetting greenhouse gas emissions of 4,828.91 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
"By 2022, Sichuan will have set up an innovative carbon neutrality service platform, and various international and national large-scale low-carbon events such as the FISU World University Games will set an example for carbon neutrality. Carbon neutrality is a goal of the province, and will cover more fields," said an official from the Department of Ecology and Environment of Sichuan Province.
Recently, the Sichuan Scheme for Promoting and Standardizing Carbon Neutrality, the first of kind nationwide, was released. According to the scheme, Sichuan will promote realization of carbon neutrality in social activities. Focusing on activities by organizations and individuals, the scheme allows multiple ways to realize carbon neutrality, including afforestation and purchase of emission credits.
Therefore, Sichuan encourages organizers and operators of competitions, conferences, forums, exhibitions and tourism, production and other activities to pursue carbon neutrality and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, to carry out demonstration projects featuring carbon neutrality relying on forests, grasslands and wetlands for large-scale activities, and to adopt carbon emission reduction measures for carbon neutrality under the international, national and regional carbon credit systems.
Moreover, Sichuan will also create the "Green List" and "Black List" for supervision over carbon neutrality activities, and will promote related service platforms to tap into Tianfu Credit.
Contact: Zhang Peng
Tel: 008628-86968621
Email: zhangpeng _28@foxmail .com
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Q: SMTP With JMS Technology I know the concept of Message Driven Beans within the EJB/Spring Framework. I know how to send e-mails using the Java Mail API and I know the JMS Architecture in terms of the 2 protocols:

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I have to use JMS as the technology to process e-mails. Java Spring provides Message Driven Beans support and JMS support. My question is how can I configure JMS Queues for an SMTP Server? I cannot find anything online about this, but people have done it.
So what I would like to do is, the message queue would listen for e-mails coming in and when an e-mail comes in then it does some processing. I know I have to use Message Driven Beans but the question is how can I configure JMS with the connection to an SMTP Server.
Any help would be appreciated. It would be great if you could include some examples. I have tried looking on Google but nothing shows up.

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Chris Paul Recognized For His Off-The-Court Impact With NBA Cares Community Assist Award
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – FEBRUARY 15: Chris Paul attends Stance Spades At NBA All-Star 2020 at City Hall … [+] on February 15, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Stance)
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It was announced today that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul was named one of five recipients of the 2019-20 NBA Cares Community Assist Award. This is something earned by players due to their continued commitment to positively impacting their communities through sustained efforts over the course of the season.
In the official press release, Paul's thoughts on winning the award were powerful.
"The community assist award is such an honor to me any year, but this year in particular. Given everything 2020 has thrown our way, it's important that we the players continue to use our NBA platform to be the voice of the voiceless. I will continue to amplify and support the frontline organizations fighting for racial and economic justice as well as the tireless efforts of the healthcare workers keeping us healthy and safe during the COVID-19 health crisis. I am so thankful for this acknowledgement as it is one of the proudest accolades an NBA player can receive."
Not only was Chris Paul a major part of the NBA season getting back on track after the extended hiatus, but the President of the National Basketball Players Association has done so much more for the league and the community.
During the last holiday season, the Chris Paul Family Foundation took 100 children from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma on a shopping spree during the holidays. They also renovated a 30-year-old court at Family T.R.E.E., an organization dedicated to renewing and reunifying families within the Child Welfare System. Outside of Oklahoma, his foundation also donated meals to frontline healthcare workers during the pandemic in Chris Paul's home state of North Carolina. Due to being a recipient of the award, $10,000 will be donated to the Chris Paul Family Foundation as the charity of his choice.
Paul, along with Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony, launched the Social Change Fund in July. This is a fund that is dedicated to addressing social and economic justice issues facing Black communities and breaking down the discriminatory barriers to success.
He recently did work with Live Nation to launch an internship program at North Carolina A&T State University, providing HBCU students with an opportunity to gain experience in the music industry. Additionally, during all of the Thunder's playoff games, Paul wore shoes and other attire to represent HBCU's and spread awareness for the cause.
Outside of all of these things Paul did in the community, he also made a huge impact on voter registration across the NBA. He has been a huge advocate for getting his teammates, other players around the NBA, and others across the nation registered to vote in the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election. During the last election, only 20% of eligible players actually voted. As a virtual fan in a recent NBA Finals game, Paul was proud to announce that he thinks this number will rise as roughly 90% of the NBA is now registered to vote.
"I'm so proud of our guys, because I'm proud to announce that we have over 90 percent of our league registered to vote. Fifteen teams are 100 percent registered. And the job that guys have been doing just to be a little bit more educated on the situation and getting people out, recruiting poll workers and things like that – the bubble has been an unbelievable blessing. Our players are continuing to do the work. And we're grateful, and we're going to keep working."
As we all know, Chris Paul was great on the floor for the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, earning Second Team All-NBA honors. It says a lot that he was just as spectacular off the court making the world a better place.
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Does God tell His Prophet to tempt men to violate their conscience?
Here is a Prophet inviting men sworn to abstain from wine to drink some!
The Bible refers to a family of men called Rechabites. Rechab, father of Jehonadab, belonged to the Kenites, and were connected with Israel through Moses' marriage; thus Heber and Jael, with Israel entered Canaan, and shared their inheritance, though remaining nomads in tents. The ascetic rule against wine, houses, sowing, and planting (Jeremiah 35), was a safeguard against the corrupting license of the Phoenician cities and their idolatries.
Their father was Jehonadab. He is mentioned as meeting Jehu, and was invited to go with him to witness the retribution of God on Baal. (2 Ki 10:15 -28). As a man of God, his presence gave sanction to the Judgment of God as executed by Jehu.
In Jeremiah 35:1-19 the Prophet is told to invite the Rechabites to come to the Temple to meet with him. He takes them into a special room, (cf. vs. 4.) called the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, a holy man of God. As consecrated by its association with his name, it was a fit scene for the divine communication.
Their strict Nazarite vow was the ground of their admission into one of the temple chambers devoted to the sons of Hanak sprung from "Igdaliah a man of God," or prophet of special sanctity.
Jer 35:5 Then I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, "Drink wine." They were invited by the Holy Prophet of God, Jeremiah to partake of wine in a consecrated room, in the very Temple of God.
The Rechabites had taken a vow to obey the commands of their forefather and no matter the setting or circumstances, they remained true to their commitment. There is a common feeling today that times alter the standards by which we should live.
The fallacy is preposterous. The law of Gravity is still the same, because it is the product of the Creator of the Universe. He has given us warnings in His Word, the Bible, to keep us from harm. His Truth does not change because of time, or circumstance. If we obey His advice, we will be on solid ground, and when we take our commitment to Christ seriously, we need to see that there are certain non-negotiable standards of separation from what others view as permissible.
Like the Rechabites we may be tested by God, to see if we will remain true to what we profess.
Jer 35:18 – 19. And Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites, "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts and done according to all that he commanded you, therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not lack a man to stand before Me forever."
After the return from captivity in Babylon the Rechabites are mentioned (1 Ch 2:55) as taking the profession of Scribes, an occupation almost exclusively that of the Levites. A tradition exists that the Rechabites married Levites, and their children ministered in the temple.
Eusebius quotes Hegesippus as mentioning a Rechabite priest protesting the martydom in the temple, of James the Just, half-brother of Jesus. So Hegesippus reveals the existence of the Rechabites as being involved in the temple right up to the time of it's destruction by the Romans. This fulfills the prophecy of Jeremiah 35:19.
Bejamin of Tudela, who lived in the 12th Century speaks of 100,000 Rechabites living in Pumbeditha, Babylonia, a major center of Talmud scholarship in the late 3rd century,abstaining from wine and meat and says that their Chief, Solomon han Nasi, was a descendent of David.
As I look at the Rechabites, I am encouraged to know that when we live up to the standards of the Bible, and God's Word, we too may be remembered by Him, who died on the Cross to pay for our past sin and gives us new life, and says we are in this world system, but not of it.
The same word for Test, Tempt and Trial is used in the Bible.
How are we to distinguish between these? Just remember that "God Tests us." "I go through trials." and "The Devil Tempts us to do wrong."
I encourage you to take a stand for right living and to recognise that the standards that our forefathers held to were worth while, and for your good.
- © 2009 Jim Cole-Rous.