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Johannesburg, also referred to as "Egoli" (Zulu for "Place of Gold"), is perched on the 80-km long Witwatersrand ridge. It is a cosmopolitan city, home to all the diverse groupings that constitute the South African people. It is also the largest city in South Africa, the third largest in Africa, and the commercial, financial and communications nerve centre of the country. Many national and international businesses have their South African headquarters in the city and all the major banks make up Bank City in the inner city.
Mine dumps and skyscrapers etch the horizon, depicting its growth from a humble gold mining camp to the bustling cosmopolitan city it is today. The mine dumps from the gold mines are now being reworked by modern techniques to recover the trace minerals that were not extracted during earlier mining operations.
Johannesburg is named after the two people who were mainly responsible for its establishment: Johannes Joubert, Head of the Mines Department of the Transvaal (the South African Republic), who was sent to investigate the gold resources of the area, and Johannes Rissik, the Surveyor-General who was responsible for choosing the site on which the mining town would be built. "Burg" is the Afrikaans word for "town". In keeping with the fast pace of the city, most people these days prefer the shorter version of Jo'burg, or Joeyies.
Johannesburg is vibrant and alive and growing. New developments such as the Nelson Mandela Bridge, Bank City, Newtown Cultural Precinct – all indicate a population with plans, a people with potential and a city with ambition.
Adventure And Sport
Adventure and Angling: Come and have an African adventure at Gauteng's Vaal River and other streams that offer full and half-day adventure packages that include mountain biking, fly-fishing, hiking, bird watching, game viewing, micro-light flying, river rafting, canoeing and horse trails. Lure in some big fish at any of the following venues: Rainbow Trout Farm, River Country Estates and the Footloose Trout Farm.
Bezuidenhout Park: Located in the suburb of Dewetshof, east of the city centre, the park was built on a 100-year old farm and the original farmstead and graveyard are still intact. The park also features a miniature train, playground, caravan park, picnic spots and walking trails.
Braamfontein Spruit Hiking Trail: The ideal alternative to fast city living is the Braamfontein Spruit Hiking Trail, a 25-km network of self-guided urban trails. Hikers can explore the spruit from Emmarentia Dam in central Johannesburg, through Randburg and Sandton to the Klein Jukskei River. Each trail can be completed in a day and can be joined from any point in these suburbs.
Sandspruit Hiking Trail: The Sandspruit Hiking Trail follows the Sandspruit through Sandton.
Ellis Park Stadium: The stadium hosts public sports events as well as entertainment events.
Golf: Johannesburg offers golfing enthusiasts many golf courses on which to test their skills. These courses include Bryanston Golf Club, CMR Golf Club, Crown Mines Golf Club, Durban Deep Golf Club, Engineers Golf Club, Glenvista Golf Club, Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg Golf Club, Killarney Golf Club, Modderfontein Golf Club, Observatory Golf Club, Parkview Golf Club, Randpark Ridge Golf Club and the Wanderers Golf Club. The Houghton, Glendower and Royal Johannesburg Golf Clubs have been singled out as three of the country's favourite golf courses. The tenth hole at the Royal Johannesburg Golf Club is reputed to be the world's longest par-four.
Guided Walking Tours: These tours can be undertaken in the 600 ha Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve next to Fairway and Peggy Vera Avenues, Kibler Park.
Harvey Wild Flower Reserve Trail: An unmarked hiking trail leads through the Harvey Wild Flower Reserve in Linksfield Ridge and ends at Gillooly's farm, east of the city.
Standard Bank Arena: This major sport venue is also used for large-scale entertainment events and international concerts.
Water Sport: Spend a day in the sun at Emmarentia Dam, adjacent to the Braamfontein Spruit ("Stream") and the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens. The Dam offers entertainment for canoeists, board sailors, scuba divers and model-boat enthusiasts.
White-Water Rafting: (grade 1 and 2 rapids), Just one hour's drive from Johannesburg, is a popular pastime. The trips offered by River Adventures are open to all ages and are undertaken in rafts designed to be safe, comfortable and stable.
Archaeology And Palaeontology
The area around Johannesburg has always held an attraction for people, even from the earliest times. Archaeological digs have unearthed evidence of stone-age settlers who lived in the area north of Johannesburg as long as 250 000 years ago.
Bernard Price Institute (BPI) for Palaeontological Research: This institute, in Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, falls under the University of Witwatersrand. It is the only museum in South Africa entirely dedicated to fossils. The museum exhibits some of the most important fossil finds of southern Africa. These include remains of prehistoric mammals, reptiles and dinosaurs such as "Fred" and "Fang". Fang provided proof that North America was not the only home of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, as it is older than the famous T-Rex found in America. Fred (Tapinocaninus) is twice as old as Fang and is a three-metre long, mammal-like reptile that lived in the Karoo. Visitors may also watch while laboratory technicians prepare and clean fossils.
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve: Klipriviersberg ("Stone River Mountain") Nature Reserve has a rich archaeological heritage. Some 250 000 years ago Stone Age settlers lived and hunted in the area, indicated by the artefacts found here. Nineteen stone walled settlements and about 90 Iron Age sites have been identified in the area of the reserve. Tswana peoples lived in the hills with their cattle, sheep and goats and cultivated sorghum fields. They were a peace-loving people and were overrun by the Zulu leader Mzilikazi in the early 1800s. In about 1850 a Voortrekker settler named Sarel Marais, moved into the area that now forms the southern part of the reserve. He built a farmhouse, wagon house, orchard, irrigation furrow and cemetery. The house survived one fire, but not a second and today a single wall of the wagonhouse is all that remains. The City Council bought the farm in 1960 and the reserve was proclaimed in 1984. Future plans include building a replica of a Tswana village, restoring the homestead and fencing the reserve.
Melville Koppies ("hillocks"): Melville Koppies, near the trendy suburb of Melville, has national monument status on account of the remains of early civilisations found here. Evidence of Iron Age, Earlier Stone Age and Middle Stone Age civilisations has afforded this area important archaeological status. Some of the relics found here date from 100 000 years ago. Evidence has also been found of a later settlement dating from 50 000 years ago, as well as of early Tswana iron smelters. The site features two Iron Age furnaces and ruins of stone-walled villages. A volunteer local management committee now manages the Melville Koppies. The Koppies are open three Sundays a month and for three hours in the morning or evening visitors are encouraged to walk around the Koppies and picnic at Emmarentia Dam. The site is also wheelchair-friendly.
Museum of South African Rock Art: The museum next to the Johannesburg Zoo features a collection of rock art dating from the Palaeolithic era. The museum is a subsection of MuseumAfrica and gives insight into the lives, families and gods of the San people. These nomadic people have adorned our country with their eloquent paintings and created unique open-air art galleries all over the South African landscape. Before visiting the sites where their paintings may be seen, you are invited to get to know more about the people first.
Everard Read Gallery: The Everard Read Gallery in Rosebank exhibits and sells a wide variety of contemporary paintings and sculptures by South African and international artists. It is regarded as one of the best commercial galleries in Johannesburg.
Gencor Gallery: Gencor Gallery is on the campus of the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and houses exhibitions of works by national and international artists on a rotational basis.
Gertrude Posel Gallery: Housed in the Senate House of the University of the Witwatersrand, the Gertrude Posel Gallery displays permanent art collections that include traditional Southern, Central and West African art. The Standard Bank Collection of African Tribal Art includes masks, beadwork and Ndebele fertility dolls. It may be visited by prior appointment.
Haenggi Foundation: Haenggi Foundation in Harrison Street houses the Permanent Collection of African and Modern Art (Pelmama), a collection not to be missed.
Johannesburg Art Gallery and Sculpture Gardens: The gallery is home to an impressive collection of national and international artworks. The collection includes works by French Impressionists as well as twentieth century Abstract works. The gallery is on the Klein Street side of Joubert Park, in the city centre, near Johannesburg Station. The works of artists such as Picasso, Rodin, El Greco, Henry Moore and van Gogh are included in the collection. Many valuable prints of the works of Rembrandt, Whistler and Toulouse-Lautrec are also exhibited at the gallery. South African art has not been neglected and the works of many South African artists are on show. The South African Collection is at present the largest of the Gallery's collections and includes the works of Gerard Sekoto, Alexis Preller, Sydney Kumalo and Ezrom Legae. The museum also offers an excellent educational facility and guided tours.
Learn more about South African history through the art. It is considered to be one of the ten best art galleries in southern Africa.
Katlehong Art Gallery: This gallery is in Katlehong Township, south east of Johannesburg, and has an extensive collection of modern township art for collectors who want to broaden their artistic horizons.
Kim Sacks Art Gallery: "Art with a difference" is on the menu at the Kim Sacks Art Gallery, on the corner of Cavendish and Francis Streets, Parkwood. The gallery exhibits tribal and folk art.
Standard Bank Gallery: This gallery, on the corner of Simmonds and Frederick Streets houses changing exhibitions of art that have won awards at the Standard Bank Arts Festival. This festival is held annually in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape.
Visual Arts Gallery: This gallery is ideally situated in the arty suburb of Melville, which has been virtually recreated since it became fashionable for artists and actors to live there. It is a dynamically designed gallery that contains a large selection of art, sculptures, graphics and prints.
Wire, wood and tin crafts: The entrepreneurial spirit that is at the core of growth in Gauteng is alive and well among the enthusiastic street sellers who sell their innovative wares made of wire, wood and tin. No world traveller should be without one of these works of art. The creativity of the artists allows them to see and create beauty from almost anything, even from old Coke cans. Their work is also on sale at various flea markets and street stalls.
Newtown Cultural Precinct: This entertainment hub is home to several entertainment venues that include Kippies, the jazz club where traditional African cuisine can be enjoyed, "Gramadoelas" (Out in the "sticks") Restaurant and Curios that offers a feast of genuine South African fare, such as fried mopani worms and crocodile meat.
Restaurants: Fast food restaurants, hot dog carts on the pavements, family restaurants, informal barbecues on street corners, formal restaurants with dress codes, coffee shops – there really are as many choices of eateries as there are appetites. And the surroundings in which to enjoy the dishes are just as diverse – modern shopping centres, tree-filled gardens, flea markets, entertainment complexes – the city can truly cater to all tastes. Eating out can also either be a true African experience, with dishes such as crocodile steaks, ostrich meat or mopani worms, or a cosmopolitan adventure at one of the theme restaurants that serve the traditional foods of many countries.
Cultural/Community Tourism
African Herbalist Shop: The shop is located at the Adler Museum Medicine at 14 Diagonal Street in Newtown and provides guided tours for visitors. The wares include medicinal herbs, animal skins and bones ("muti") that have been used by traditional healers for centuries to cure everything from infertility to flu.
Lesedi Cultural Village: Visit the Lesedi Cultural Village in the Swartkops Hills north of Johannesburg for a truly African experience. Although it lies in North West Province, it is so close to Johannesburg that it would be a pity to omit it from your Gauteng itinerary. In this multi-cultural village Zulu, Xhosa, Pedi and Basotho cultures combine to give the visitor a glimpse of the diverse life and spirit of some of the many people that make up the South African nation. Visitors can watch traditional dances, look at the art and culture and listen to the music of the various tribal groupings and may even share in a traditional African feast. Visitors are also welcome to spend the night with families belonging to the different tribes.
Newtown Music Centre (formerly known as Mega Music): This popular venue has long been known for its music concerts, recording launches and performances. Great musicians like Hugh Masekela, Femi Kuti, Letta Mbulu, Sipho Hotstix Mabuse, Salif Keita, Taria Maria and M'chelle N'dege O'chello have graced the stage with their outstanding performances. The Newtown Music Centre is open for business, music rehearsals and dance training and it also has a resource centre.
Phumangena Zulu Kraal: Zulu craftsmen built this kraal at Heia Safari Ranch in DF Malan Drive near Johannesburg, with indigenous materials brought all the way from Zululand – a one hundred per cent authentic Zulu village. Phumangena hosts Zulu tribal dancing displays, demonstrations of how ceremonial outfits and weaponry are made, talks about the myths and legends of the Zulu people and serves traditional meals while the "sangoma" (traditional healer) predicts futures.
Traditional African Medicine ("Muti"): Many visitors come to Africa in search of the ultimate cure and some might just find it in the centre of the city, in one of the many side shops that sell traditional African medicine ('muti'). This muti may consist of anything from dried plant material to dried carcasses of vervet monkeys and birds, to be taken according to the prescriptions provided by the traditional healers ("sangomas").
Entertainment And Shopping
Civic Theatre: The theatre in Kotze Street on Hospital Hill could be described as a more conventional venue than the Market Theatre. It regularly hosts productions of ballet, children's theatre, drama and musicals. The complex also has three smaller venues but the main theatre is one of the most technologically advanced in the country. Visitors love the tour of the backstage facilities.
Evening Entertainment: Entertainment, arts and culture – Johannesburg offers every conceivable form of entertainment. Visit theatres with a choice of South African and international productions, nightclubs and jazz venues, casinos for gaming opportunities, music concerts or travel around the fleshpots of the world by dining out at a theme restaurant or enjoy a leisurely movie – the choice is up to you. Shopping and entertainment centres are buzzing with life late into the night with entertainment for the entire family. Obtain up-to-date entertainment information from the local press, or simply ask the first local person you meet.
Fashion District: The Fashion District comprises the eastern area of the Johannesburg Central Business District between Delvers, End, Jeppe and Market Streets. The Johannesburg Development Agency is developing the district around the existing clothing industry and aims to create a fashion experience that will thrill the most experienced fashion fanatic.
Flea Markets: Visiting flea markets is a favourite family pastime and offers a golden opportunity to discover all kinds of interesting trinkets and treasures at reasonable prices. Flea markets abound all over the city and are mostly open over the weekends, not during the week. The Rooftop Flea Market, on the upper parking level of the Rosebank Shopping Mall, is open on Sundays. The Market Square precinct hosts a weekend market with some 400 stalls where the African entrepreneurial spirit is victorious. Bruma Flea Market World, off Marcia and Allum Roads, near Eastgate Shopping Mall, is a permanent flea market, open all days of the week. Although part of Germiston, it is so close to the city that it is considered one of Johannesburg's attractions.
Gold Reef City: Gold Reef City is a theme park in the west of Johannesburg on the site of Crown Mines and is justifiably one of the Big Five attractions of Johannesburg. Crown Mines used to be the richest goldmine in the world until it closed down in 1975. The City was built as an entertainment complex and is essentially a reconstruction of Johannesburg during the gold-rush era.
The Victorian fun fair, pubs, miners' houses, a brewery, restaurants, a hotel and a stock exchange are all characteristic of the era and there are shopping opportunities galore! Visitors can also take a trip down an old 2 000 m deep mine shaft and see gold being poured. The coin press is reputed to be one of the oldest in the world. A talented group of traditional African dancers performs at regular intervals to entertain visitors. Reserve a whole day to enjoy all this venue has to offer or reserve a place at the excellent hotel and conference centre. Fun rides and a Casino will keep children and adults occupied for hours.
Hermann Eckstein Park: The Hermann Eckstein Park is in Lower Park Drive in the suburb of Saxonwold. The Park includes the Zoological Gardens, the South African National Museum of Military History and Zoo Lake, a picturesque lake where people can rent boats and while away their time on the water.
Jewel City: This is a shopping Mecca aimed at the shopper with a passion for beautiful things. Few people will be able to resist the temptations offered by South African and international jewellery manufacturers, diamond cutters and related shops found in this centre in Commissioner Street.
Kippies: This Jazz club at 141 Bree Street in the Newtown Cultural Precinct is named after the legendary jazz saxophonist, Kippie Morolong Moeketsi. It is a top live jazz venue and keeps the crowds going until late into the night, feasting on traditional African cuisine.
Mai Mai Shopping Village: To the east of the city, past Albert Street, the road ends in Mai Mai, an icon of South Africa's apartheid past. Mai Mai is a small shopping village that was built in the 1950s for African migrant workers who were not allowed to buy from stores in the white Central Business District. To this day, these shops are able to meet the most exotic needs imaginable; from cheap coffins and colourful African beadwork to the odd live chicken or two.
Market Theatre: The Market Theatre, an integral part of the Newtown precinct, is a popular gathering place for locals and visitors alike. This internationally renowned theatre complex developed on the site of the former Indian Produce Market. The former rundown Edwardian Market Hall was saved from demolition by a dedicated group of actors who pooled all their money. Today, the Theatre continues to play a large role in developing and encouraging local talent. If you are looking for innovation and a celebration of creativity, the Market Theatre is the place to frequent.
Metro Mall: The mall was opened in January 2003 and displays some of Joburg's unique public art, including sculptures, murals, mosaic and much more. Inside the building the shopper has everything at his or her fingertips, from restaurants and CD shops to fresh vegetables. The mall is situated between Simmonds, Sauer, West and Pimm streets and incorporates the Bree Street taxi rank.
Michael Mount Organic Market: For the Health-minded, the Michael Mount Organic Market in Bryanston is a must. Only products made from natural materials and one hundred per cent organically grown produce are sold here. Products for sale include fruit and vegetables, pies, quiches, cheeses and herbs. Other stalls sell handmade arts and crafts, all made from natural materials.
MuseumAfrica: The museum, part of the Newtown Cultural Precinct, exhibits the geology, anthropology, archaeology and history of Southern Africa since the Stone Age. MuseumAfrica includes exhibitions featuring the Freedom Struggle, the Treason Trial, Sophiatown and the life of Mahatma Gandhi.
Nelson Mandela Theatre: The celebration of our culture is an important part of our national pride and this world-class theatre showcases works by many local artists, but also regularly hosts international productions. The theatre is in Loveday Street in Braamfontein.
Newtown Cultural Precinct: The Newtown Cultural Precinct extends over Pim, Goch, Bezuidenhout and President Streets and is one of Johannesburg's most successful urban reclamation projects. Where workers once worked, lived and protested in the open square, a number of warehouses and buildings have been renovated to house a microcosm of South African culture, represented theme museums such as MuseumAfrica. On Saturdays, the square becomes the Johannesburg Market. Less energetic visitors can sit and enjoy a pint of beer at the South African Breweries (SAB) Centenary Centre while they are introduced to the history of beer making. The complex also includes venues such as the French Cultural Institute, the Foundation for Creative Arts, the Newtown Art Gallery, the Yard of Ale, the Dance Factory and several shops. You have not been to Johannesburg unless you have whiled away at least a few hours here.
Oriental Plaza: The Oriental Plaza in Main Road, Fordsburg, near the city centre, is a virtual shopping wonderland. Buy anything you might need, from clothes and electronic equipment, to traditional Eastern goods. Bargains for everyone!
Pioneer Park: The park on the banks of Wemmer Pan, is on Rosettenville Road, in the southern suburb of Rosettenville, and encompasses the Transport Museum and the Santarama Miniland. It offers miniature tram rides and has a swimming pool, a restaurant and a picnic and barbecue area. It is also home to the Wemmer Pan Rowing Club.
Rhodes Park: Rhodes Park, in the eastern suburb of Kensington, offers the opportunity to relax by the side of the lake, in the restaurant or stroll in the terraced gardens.
Road Vendors: Many people have, in the true spirit of entrepreneurship, taken to exhibiting their wares next to the road. For example, a multitude of wooden wares, furniture, plants and assorted goods are sold along William Nicol Drive. Drivers are advised to be careful when leaving and entering the traffic stream when they buy from these dealers.
Shopping Centres and Malls: Shopping is one of the main pastimes, enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. Johannesburg, as befits a metropolitan area of its size, has a wide variety of shopping centres and malls that will appeal to the very young, the very old and to everyone in between. Although they vary in size, they all have much to offer, including a multitude of restaurants and coffee shops. Some of the better known shopping centres are: North Gate Shopping Mall, South Gate Shopping Mall, Killarney Mall, Fourways Mall, Sandton City and Rosebank Shopping Mall. Truly South African wares, international fashions, books, CDs, etc. – in Johannesburg one can seriously attempt to buy yourself some happiness.
Wemmer Pan: Wemmer Pan allows people to forget about the stress of city life while taking a stroll near the water. The Wemmer Pan Musical Fountains are a symphony for ears and eyes. Watch the night sky light up and the water dance to the strains of beautiful music. The Musical Fountain is switched on every evening except on Mondays.
Cumberland Bird Sanctuary: The Cumberland Bird Sanctuary is in the suburb of Bryanston and has two dams, a wetland area and two bird hides from which 92 species of birds can be observed.
Delta Park and Environmental Centre: The ideal venue for a family picnic, the centre includes a model railway exhibit and animal and bird displays. Videos are also shown at specific hours over the weekends to keep the children occupied. The Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary, situated in the Centre, is an added attraction.
Flora Farm Garden Village: Plant and flower lovers will enjoy a visit to the Flora Farm Garden Village in Honeydew Road West, northwest of the city. The Flower Market is well worth a visit, not only because of the large range of fresh flowers but also to watch how people bid for large quantities of flowers.
Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary: The Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary in Delta Park, Rustenburg Road, has two dams and several viewing hides from which to study the prolific bird life. Among the feathered inhabitants are the giant kingfisher and the purple heron. The Delta Park Environment Centre is also the headquarters of the Johannesburg Wildlife Society.
Harvey Wild Flower Reserve: The Harvey Wild Flower Reserve is in Kallenbach Drive, in an undisturbed section of Linksfield Ridge, east of the city centre. The walking trail through the reserve ends at Gillooly's Farm and affords beautiful views of Johannesburg and the Magaliesberg Mountains.
Houghton Estate: Guided tours take visitors through the Wilds (Houghton Estate), an 18 ha park that includes two rocky ridges, where a variety of indigenous plants grow. Four plant houses and several sign-posted trails complete the reserve.
Johannesburg Botanical Gardens: The Johannesburg Botanical Gardens in Thomas Bowler Street, Roosevelt Park Extension, on the banks of Emmarentia Dam, cover 148 ha and were planted in 1969. The gardens feature a bonsai collection, herbal garden, medical and literary garden and a rose garden that is believed to be the world's largest.
Kelland Bird Sanctuary: The Kelland Bird Sanctuary is a recent addition to the area and is situated next to the Randpark Golf Course in Windsor Park, north of the city.
Melrose Bird Sanctuary: The Melrose Bird Sanctuary in James and Ethel Gray Park in Melrose Road has a hide for birdwatchers from which they can watch the wide variety of birds that nest in the reeds beside the dam.
Melville Koppies: This area was declared a nature reserve in 1959 and is a sanctuary for birds and other wildlife. Over 175 species of bird have found a home here. An added attraction is the flora in the area – some 80 per cent of floral species recorded on the Witwatersrand grow here. The 67 ha of the reserve is mainly aimed at protecting this flora. Hiking trails crisscross the reserve and give access to the archaeological sites and other lovely spots. The site is open only between September and April and guided tours are conducted on the third Sunday of these months between 15:00 and 18:00. The entrance to the reserve is in Judith Road.
Zoological Gardens: The beautiful 54 ha Zoological Gardens in Jan Smuts Avenue are an ideal venue for picnicking or for a leisurely stroll. The various guided tours both educate and entertain visitors and include personalised tours in buggies, as well as night tours, which allow visitors to learn more about the habits of night animals. Some tours allow visitors a view of the hospital where sick animals are treated and of the kitchens where the food for the zoo animals is prepared.
Zoo Lake: Pack up the kids and the dogs and head out to the Zoo Lake. The spacious area is the ideal venue for relaxing strolls, bicycle and roller blade rides and a romantic row on the lake at dusk time. Nothing beats the Highveld sunset with your partner close at hand.
History And Architecture
ABSA Group Museum: Dedicated to the history of the ABSA banking giant, this museum is the only one of its kind in South Africa. It traces the story of the development of money, from primitive to modern currency and houses the largest collection of South African currency in the world.
Adler Museum of Medicine: The Adler Museum of the History of Medicine, in the grounds of the SA Institute for Medical Research, pays tribute to the history of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy in South Africa. Dr Cyril Adler founded the museum in 1962 for this purpose. The displays include equipment to make drugs in the early 1900s, a medical and dental surgery and a century old dentist's drill. One of the most recent additions is an African Herbalist Shop that sells many of the traditional African herbal remedies. The museum is wheelchair friendly.
AECI Dynamite Factory Museum: For those who like "explosive action", the Dynamite Museum at 2 Main Street, Modderfontein, north-east of the city, tells the story of the development of the dynamite industry. The museum is housed in a mining official's residence dating from 1895.
Apartheid Museum: This extraordinary museum at Northern Parkway and Gold Reef Road in Ormonde tells the story of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity and inequality. The powerful displays of large blown-up photographs, metal cages, monitors featuring apartheid scenes set in double volume ceilings, concrete red brick walls and grey concrete floors are the nearest some of us will thankfully ever come to experiencing the horrors many had to endure for years. There are 22 individual exhibition areas leading visitors through an emotional journey illustrating the events and human tragedies of the 1970s and 1980s Apartheid Era.
Art Deco Buildings: Johannesburg has the world's third largest number of art deco buildings (after New York and Miami) and has launched a concerted effort to preserve this heritage. Buildings by the renowned South African architect, Sir Herbert Baker, are also to be seen throughout the city.
Bensusan Museum: The Bensusan Museum, part of MuseumAfrica, covers the subject of the development of photography throughout the century. It is definitely more than merely a selection of old cameras.
Bernberg Fashion Museum: Fashion trends ranging from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries may be seen at the old-world style Bernberg Fashion Museum on the corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and Duncombe Road in Parktown. The exhibits are adapted and changed frequently. The building that houses the museum is part of its charm. The Victorian house still features most of its original furniture and decorations, providing a graceful background for the beautiful fashions on display.
Chris Lessing Boxing Museum: A series of photographs and exhibits at the Chris Lessing Boxing Museum at Gate no 2, Administrative Building, Rand Show Road, Nasrec, is dedicated to the courage and energy of the sparring fighter in the ring.
City Hall: The Johannesburg Central Business District City Hall at the corner of Rissik and President Streets currently houses the legislature of the Gauteng Provincial Government. In the past the area has seen many political protest actions. Close by you can see the Cenotaph dedicated to military veterans of all wars involving South Africans. Other interesting spots associated with the political struggle are Kapitan's Cafe, once a favourite haunt of former President Nelson Mandela. The Cafe was one of the few multi-racial restaurants that existed during the Apartheid era.
Constitution Hill (Hospital Hill): The newly named Constitution Hill is situated between Hospital, Joubert, Sam Hancock and Kotze Streets in the eastern area of Braamfontein. Previously known as Hospital Hill, named after the old General Hospital, the site houses among other museums and buildings, the Johannesburg Fort. The Fort was a stopover for many political activists on the road to eventually achieving a true democracy in South Africa. Many people involved in the Struggle for Freedom were incarcerated here, starting with Mohatma Gandhi. Perhaps this is therefore the most appropriate setting for the new development of the Constitution Hill Campus that will house the Constitutional Court and several statutory bodies, such as the gender commission. The campus will also be geared to cater for visitors, with several museums, entertainment venues, heritage sites, offices, shops and other facilities. The Fort was originally built in the 1890s to house a garrison of the State Artillery, complete with cannon and machine guns, to control the Johannesburg diggers, but it never saw action. After the Anglo-Boer War, the fort was used as a prison. Pass-law violators were imprisoned here during the Apartheid era. Enter in the footsteps of the prisoners on the south side, through a set of huge doors to the reception area. Imagine what it must have been like to be stripped and sprayed with cold water in the delousing room, before being kept in the Awaiting Trial Block. Once convicted, white prisoners were kept in the Fort, black men in the Native Gaol and women in the Women's Gaol. The Fort has seen inmates such as the anti-British rebels during World War I, Albert Luthuli, Nelson Mandela, the 1950 Treason Trialists and even children – those who took part in the 1976 Soweto uprisings. The Medical Research Institute, the Civic Centre and the Civic Theatre are also on the Hill.
Ferreira Mine Camp: The nineteenth century Mine Stope in Simmonds Street is part of the old Ferreira Mine Camp, one of the many sub-surface diggings in the area. Ferreira's Camp was one of the earliest mining camps to be formed on the Witwatersrand and was the forerunner of the city of Johannesburg that would grow out of its ashes. The site of the camp has been declared a national monument.
First National Bank Museum: The First National Bank is one of the oldest financial institutions in South Africa. The First National Bank Museum is situated on the corner of Market and Harrison Streets and focuses on the history of money making and on the bank's history.
First National House: The an ultra-modern skyscraper housing First National House, also known as the Diamond Building, is set at an angle on Diagonal Street. When it was completed in 1983 it added a striking new dimension to Johannesburg's skyline.
Gandhi Square: Mohandas Gandhi, one of the greatest spirits the world has ever known, was born in India in 1869, and came to South Africa in 1893. He practised law in Johannesburg in the early 1900s, but after witnessing the unfairness, he became involved in resistance politics. After a call to all Indians and Chinese to burn their pass books, he was convicted and sentenced for pass law offences. In 1914 he returned to India to implement his campaign of passive resistance to free India from British rule. A statue of Gandhi presides over the square, site of the city's first courthouse, in the Central Business District at the corner of Rissik and Fox Streets. The square still functions as a bus terminus, but also has several banners and information panels that tell Gandhi's story.
George Harrison Park: George Harrison Park is situated in Main Reef Road, marking the location of the main gold-bearing reef Harrison discovered. The park also has a 10-stamp battery mill that was once used to crush ore.
Guild Hall: Guild Hall, on the corner of Harrison and Market Streets, is the oldest pub in Johannesburg, reminiscent of the gold rush days of yesteryear. The antique furniture and old photographs create an authentic atmosphere.
Harry and Friedel Abt Jewish Museum: Situated on the corner of Kruis and Main Streets, the museum focuses on the history of South African Judaism since the 1920s and includes a collection of Jewish ceremonial art. Lovely religious artefacts are on display.
Hindu crematorium: The Hindu crematorium is in Cemetery Road and was built in 1918. Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi bought the ground on which it is built and played an integral part in paving the way for the building of this crematorium, the first in South Africa and in fact the first in Africa. Up to and before that time, most Hindus were buried, a practice that was contrary to their religious beliefs.
Indian Mosque/Temple: Near the corner of Market and Nugget Streets stands a beautiful Indian mosque that was built in 1916. The mosque is refreshingly different from the modern architectural buildings that surround it and can easily be recognised by its 30 m tall minaret. In keeping with ancient custom, female visitors are not allowed in during prayers.
James Hall Transport Museum: Transport enthusiasts would be well advised to pay a visit to the James Hall Transport Museum in Rosettenville Road, Pioneer Park. The museum is dedicated to the history of land transport in South Africa, displaying methods of transport from the earliest to the most recent. Bicycles, animal-drawn vehicles, steam vehicles, municipal vehicles, petrol-driven vehicles and steam locomotives and cars are depicted in all their erstwhile glory. The various halls are dedicated to different displays and together they give an astounding amount of information on man and movement through the ages.
Kholvad House: True to its ever-changing spirit, Johannesburg was also the scene of many of the historical events that changed the political history of South Africa. Mahatma Gandhi built Kholvad House in Commissioner Street to house Indian immigrants to South Africa. This was also the place where the first actions by "Umkhonto We Sizwe" (the military wing of the ANC) were planned by Ahmed Kathrada and Nelson Mandela. Through the years, the house also hosted meetings of the ANC Women's League and visits by the likes of Helen Joseph, Lillian Ngoyi and Albertinah Sisulu, famous for their role in the Struggle.
Liliesleaf Farm: Liliesleaf at 8 Winston Avenue, Rivonia, played a strategic role in the political struggle for freedom. It was once a "safe house" for leaders of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military arm of the ANC. On the surface Liliesleaf was a working farm where black labourers went about their daily tasks. No one was to know that leaders such as Nelson Mandela, who was known as David, a cook and general labourer, planned their resistance tactics from here. In July 1963 the Security Police raided the farm and caught several important roleplayers such as Walter Sisulu. The Rivonia Treason Trial followed and several members of the MK High Command, among them Nelson Mandela, were sent to life imprisonment. Today Liliesleaf is an upmarket guest house and conference centre.
MuseumAfrica: MuseumAfrica at the corner of Bree and Wolhuter Streets in the Newtown Cultural Precinct, next to the Market Theatre, depicts the story of life in South Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age and beyond, from the Big Bang to the Silicon Chip. The focus, as the name implies, is on the people of Africa, where they come from and who they are. This museum is regarded as one of the ten best in the country. Up-to-date information on subjects such as geology, archaeology,
anthropology and history is combined to enable exhibitions of startling reality to be designed, bringing the visitor face-to-face with the realities of the past and the dreams for the future. MuseumAfrica is a large complex and includes the Bensusan Museum of Photography, the Museum of Southern African Rock Art, the Geological Museum and the Worker's Museum. "Alhazen's Light House" explains the properties of light, shadow and colour very effectively. The Geological Museum covers the many geological formations and types found in South Africa as well as the history of gold mining. The Worker's Museum pays tribute to the Working Man and is housed in the restored Electricity Department compound at 52 Jeppe Street, where the workers used to live. There is also a Worker's Library and a display depicting the living conditions of the workers of those times. The SA Breweries Museum sheds light on the history of beer brewing in South Africa, starting with first sorghum beer made by early Africans. The entry fee includes free beer, an opportunity that no tired and thirsty visitor should pass up.
Museum of Military History: The South African National Military History Museum is set in the peaceful surroundings of Saxonwold, one of Johannesburg's most distinguished suburbs. The entrance is near the zoo in Herman Eckstein Park in Erlsworld Way. It has an internationally recognised collection of aircraft, tanks, uniforms, medals, guns and military art that covers every period of conflict in the South African history. It also has a section on Umkhonto We Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress.
Nelson Mandela Bridge: This suspension bridge, one of the latest additions to the inner city, has improved access to areas such as the Newtown Cultural Precinct, Braamfontein and Constitution Hill, the three areas making up the Cultural Arc.
"Ou Kaaphuis" (Old Cape House): This house in Pretoria Avenue, a "little Cape away from the Cape" is furnished with authentic antique furniture relevant to the Cape Dutch period.
Parktown: Parktown was the first garden suburb to be added to the mining town of Johannesburg. A walk through this shady suburb takes you past some lovely old houses. Sir Herbert Baker designed some of them, such as Stone House and Moot Cottage. Other beautiful buildings are St David's Place, Wanooka House, Dolobran, Outeniqua and Parktown Convent.
Poswohl Synagogue: This national monument in Doornfontein is one of the oldest synagogues in the country.
SA Transport Museum: The SA Transport Museum lies on the old concourse at the Johannesburg Station Complex in De Villiers Street, in downtown Johannesburg. It features a magnificent collection of vintage steam engines and motorcars and ox wagons, as well as some paintings by the renowned South African artist, JH Pierneef.
Sophiatown Tours: Sophiatown was once the home of a mix of artists, writers, musicians, journalists and workers, the fount where South African black urban culture sprang from. In the 1950s, the suburb was razed to the ground and its inhabitants relegated to a demarcated black area – a legacy of the Group Areas Act and forced removals. In its place rose the white suburb of Triomf. However, the essence of Sophiatown still lives on in its distinctive music, fashion, dance and language. Some of the former residents have returned to take visitors on tours of buildings such as Church of Christ the King, the Huddleston Memorial, St Joseph's Home and Good Street, once alive with the night lights of shebeens and nightclubs.
Stationary Museum: For those who hanker back to the years when people travelled at a slower pace, the Stationary Museum in Len Rutler Park, off the Gold Club Road in Florida, allows a trip back in time. It houses the largest collection of miniature oil engines in South Africa and is also the meeting place of the Rand Society of Model Engineers.
St Mary's Anglican Cathedral: The cathedral on De Villiers Street, close to the Hoek (Corner) Mall, was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and built in 1926 of dressed sandstone.
Tolstoy Farm: This farm outside Johannesburg was once the South African home of Mahatma Gandhi. The farm is in the process of being developed as a heritage site.
Wits University: The University of the Witwatersrand ("Wits") in Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein, was originally established in Kimberley and moved to the Witwatersrand in the 1920s. Wits was often in the news during the political upheavals in our recent history. Historical buildings and institutions on the campus include the African Art Museum, the Anthropology Museum, the Geology Museum, the CE Moss Herbarium, the Music Museum, the Palaeontology Museum, the Planetarium, the Zoology Museum and the Medicine Museum. The Zoology Museum contains a large collection of butterflies, moths and shells. The Rock Art Research Centre is located in the Van Riet Lowe Building for Archaeology and Palaeontology. The Adler Museum of the History of Music contains a collection of valuable musical works and instruments. The Bleloch Geological Museum houses a collection of more than 50 000 mineral and rock specimens from all over southern Africa. Displays of crystallography, South African stratigraphy and economic and physical geology add to the interest value of the museum. The Department of Historical Papers was established in 1966, and houses over 2 400 separate collections. The Independent archives come in all forms, such as letters, minutes, memoranda, diaries, notes, documents, parish registers and press clippings. Visits to the centres and museums are strictly by appointment only.
Jewel City: Jewel City in Commissioner Street has demonstrations of diamond cuttings. The history of diamonds in South Africa is also explained and visitors can see how jewellery is designed, set and manufactured. Last but not least, jewellery can be bought at very reasonable prices.
Planetarium: Let an experienced astrologist take you on a journey to galaxies far beyond our solar system, while sitting in a comfortable planetarium chair. Organise a group visit to the planetarium and take part in the educational programmes presented by the Planetarium in Yale Road on the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand. Presentations include talks, audio-visual shows and multi-media displays.
South African Broadcasting Corporation: The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in Auckland Park offers free tours that allow visitors to examine some of the world's most technologically advanced television studios. Booking is essential.
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// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

#nullable disable

using System;
using System.Composition;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Host;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Host.Mef;
using Roslyn.Utilities;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Test.Utilities
{
    [ExportDynamicFileInfoProvider("cshtml", "vbhtml")]
    [Shared]
    [PartNotDiscoverable]
    internal class TestDynamicFileInfoProviderThatProducesNoFiles : IDynamicFileInfoProvider
    {
        [ImportingConstructor]
        [Obsolete(MefConstruction.ImportingConstructorMessage, error: true)]
        public TestDynamicFileInfoProviderThatProducesNoFiles()
        {
        }

        event EventHandler<string> IDynamicFileInfoProvider.Updated { add { } remove { } }

        public Task<DynamicFileInfo> GetDynamicFileInfoAsync(ProjectId projectId, string projectFilePath, string filePath, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
            => SpecializedTasks.Null<DynamicFileInfo>();

        public Task RemoveDynamicFileInfoAsync(ProjectId projectId, string projectFilePath, string filePath, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
            => Task.CompletedTask;
    }
}

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Olga Anne Maria Assink ,född 25 mars 1978, är en före detta nederländsk  handbollsspelare, som var mittsexa.

Karriär

Klubblagsspel
I slutet av 1990-talet fanns ingen ordentlig  damliga i Nederländerna, och de bästa spelarna tränade primärt i landslaget. Den danska landslagstränaren Jan Pytlick inledde ett samarbete med sin nederländske kollega Bert Bouwer, och han föreslog, att några av de bästa spelarna skulle spela i Danmark. Därför kom julen 1999 fyra talangfulla nederländska spelare, bland andra Assink, till GOG Gudme med ekonomiskt stöd från sponsorn Ton van Born. Spelarna blev snabbt en succé och medverkade till att GOG vann cupen 1999–2000.

Fyra år senare bytte hon till storklubben Viborg HK, där hon spelade  fem säsonger och var  med och vann  det danske mästerskapet  2004 och 2006 och senare även 2010, cupfinalen 2003, EHF-cupen 2004 och EHF Champions League  2006 och 2010. I Champions League vann man finalen 2006 över slovenske RK Krim, med en samlad seger på två matcher med 44–43. Egentligen avslutade hon sin karriär  efter en del skador  2006. Men efter en lyckad operation spelade hon en period för Skive fH  2007–08, och födde sitt första barn, medan hon spelade på lägre nivå i Viborgs andralag. År 2009 var hon tillbaka i Viborgs förstalag, då laget hade skadeproblem på mittsexpositionen. Sommaren 2010 avslutade hon definitivt den aktive karriären. 2002–2003 säsongen blev hon vald till årets handbollsspelare i danska ligan och säsongen efter 2003–2004 blev hon uttagen i danska ligans All Star Team.

Landslagsspel
För det nederländska landslaget spelade  Assink i allt 203 matcher i perioden 1995-2005, och hon är den spelare som gjort flest mål i Nederländernas landslag med 954 mål. Hon spelade i två VM-turneringar 1999 och 2001.

Tränaruppdrag efter karriären
Efter att Assink avslutat karriären blev hon ungdomstränare  i De Tukkers och 2013 övertog hon tränarsysslan för damlaget men slutade efter några år. Hon blev i november 2016 biträdande tränare till Helle Thomsen som förbundskapten för det nederländska damlandslaget och var det till hösten 2018 då hon slutade.

Referenser

Extern länk

Kvinnor
Födda 1978
Levande personer
Spelare i Viborg HK
Nederländska handbollsspelare

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Q: How to use System.Data.SQLiteCrypt.EF6.Migrations with encrypted SQLite There is library "System.Data.SQLiteCrypt.EF6.Migrations" which adds support for migrations when using SQLite with Entity Framework 6. The problem is that i use custom SQLite library that has encryption functionalities called SQLiteCrypt. Migrations work fine unitil i set password and database gets encrypted.
Normally when using it I provide password after openning the connection using the code below (to make it simpler to use i add this code to connection StateChange event)
string sql = $"PRAGMA key='some-password';";
SQLiteCommand command = new SQLiteCommand(sql, connection);
command.ExecuteNonQuery();

sql = $"PRAGMA lic='some-license-key';";
command = new SQLiteCommand(sql, connection);
command.ExecuteNonQuery();

The question is how to invoke this code when migration tool is used? For example using add-migration command in package manager console?
I tried creating new connection factory that returns connection with the above code hooked up to StateChange event and setting it in DbConfiguration class with SetDefaultConnectionFactory() but it didn't work. (This was set in the same DbConfiguration class where I set the migration generator SetMigrationSqlGenerator("System.Data.SQLite", () => new SQLiteMigrationSqlGenerator());)

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Performers, ENT performers
Richard Kent
Richard Kent is an actor who portrayed a Vulcan Syrrannite in the Star Trek: Enterprise episodes "The Forge" and "Awakening". As a background actor he received no credit for this appearances and was identified by the name tag of his costume which was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1]
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Q: Lua: Search key in table, increment index if not and retry Situation:
table = { this, that, something else, x_coord, y_coord }
table.x_coord = { 1,2,3,4,7,8,n}
table.y_coord = { 2,4,5,9,n} -- numbers aren't fix
table.check_boxes = { [12] = a function,
                      [14] = a function,
                      [15] = a function,
                      [24] = a function,
                      [29] = a function,
                         ....(n) }

As you can see, the x/y_coords forming check_boxes. For example:
table.x_coord[1]..table.y_coord[1] ~ table.check_boxes[1]

I use this to move the cursor in the Terminal between the check_boxes.
The problem now is in my cursormovement.
Currently I got a function that's searching for the next x/y_coord to the left/right/up/down depending on the given input (arrow-keys).
With return/space I call the function behind the checkbox.
Now, that could set the Cursor on positions where no check_boxes are given. Actually that's not a big deal, because when input == space/return, an inputhandler calls the function at
table.check_boxes[table.x_coorx[x_index]..table.y_coords[y_index]]

So if the cursor doesn't point on a function, just nothing happens.
But now I want the cursor to be forced to the next check_box. What can I do?
My Idea so far:
following function either for x or y, depending on input left/right up/down:
while true do
    for k, v in pairs(table.check_boxes) do
        if(table.x_coord[x_index] .. table.y_coord[y_index] == k then break end
    end -- break -> okay, coord is at a checkbox

    x_index = x_index + 1 -- or -1

    if table.x_coord[x_index] == nil then
        x_index = 1
    end
end

The Problem now is that the last if will not allow cases like x_coord = {1,3} because it will set x_index to 1 if 2 is reached.
Any tips?
Edit:
Now I got that one going:
function cursorTioNextBoxRight()
    searc_index = x_index
    search = true
    while search do
        search_index = search_index + 1

        if search_index > #table.x_coord then
            search_index = 1
        end

    for k, v in pairs(table.check_boxes) do
        if tonumber(table.x_coord[search_index..table.y_coord[y_index] == k then
            x_index = search_index -- YAAAY
            search = false
            break
         end
     end
end

I'ts damn slow.

A: local x_newIndex = x_index + 1 --[[ or -1 --]]
x_index = table.x_coord[x_newIndex] and x_newIndex or x_index

x_index becomes x_newIndex when x_newIndex exists in the table otherwise it stays the old x_index

A: function cursorTioNextBoxRight()
searc_index = x_index
search = true
while search do
    search_index = search_index + 1

    if search_index > #table.x_coord then
        search_index = 1
    end

for k, v in pairs(table.check_boxes) do
    if tonumber(table.x_coord[search_index..table.y_coord[y_index] == k then
        x_index = search_index -- YAAAY
        search = false
        break
     end
 end

end


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Captain Jagielka Hoping to Extend Stay at Everton
Clubs should pay their employees higher wages
Everton acquire Monaco's Djibril Sidibe
Phil Jagielka, the captain of Everton Hope's that his future at Goodison Park is going to be decided in the next 10 days after he made the cameo appearance in the victory in Premier League over Burnley.
He has made 7 appearances in all seasons and his contract came to an end towards the end of the season. This is most likely to bring down the curtain in his 12 years stay at the club of Merseyside. The thirty-six-year-old player received a standing ovation from the supporters when he had been sent away on stoppage time for helping out Everton to secure their 8th clean sheet in 10 matches of the league.
When Jagielka was asked if this was his last match at Everton, he said that the answer to that is going to come in the next 10 days. He hopes that it isn't the last time but obviously there is a possibility. Time is going to tell and if it is so then he just plods and go somehow else to play football. He says that as he looks back he has had some great moments. He is hoping that there is some to continue and in case there is not, he cannot complain. He is going to play football as long as possible. All he wants to do is play good football while he can. That can be at Everton or wherever he gets an opportunity.
Source: https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/epl/top-stories/captain-jagielka-hoping-to-extend-everton-stay/articl
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'Tough' earnings season looming for Australian banking giants
by NZ Adviser28 Oct 2016
(Bloomberg) -- It's going to be a "tough" earnings season for Australia's biggest banks, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Full-year results due from three of the lenders -- starting with National Australia Bank Ltd. on Thursday -- are poised to show that a record-breaking run of profits is coming to an end amid higher funding costs, lower interest margins and rising bad-debt charges.
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. may report its lowest cash profit in four years, while Westpac Banking Corp.'s may be little changed, analyst surveys by Bloomberg indicate. The lenders all reported weaker-than-expected cash profit in the first half, the first time in at least a decade that three of the nation's largest lenders missed estimates at the same time, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"Its likely to be a tough half," Goldman Sachs analysts Andrew Lyons and Ashley Dalziell wrote in an Oct. 14 note to clients. "We expect margin contraction to feature."
The analysts, along with those at Citigroup Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG, are among those who trimmed their expectations this month for the three banks' results, which are due over the next two weeks.
The following are the average full-year cash profit forecasts for each bank, according to a Bloomberg poll of 14 analysts:
ANZ: A$6.25b, down from A$7.22b in fiscal 2015 Westpac: A$7.83b, little changed from A$7.82b NAB: A$6.51b, up from A$5.84b; boosted by sale of life-insurance business
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation's largest lender, has a June fiscal year, rather than the September-end of its competitors. It's due to give a first-quarter trading update on Nov. 8.
The banks' net interest margins, a key measure of lending profitability, are already at an eight-year low and analysts expect these to remain under pressure amid a rise in wholesale funding costs and intense political pressure on lenders to pass on record-low interest rates to mortgage holders. The median margin of the four banks is 2 percent, compared to 3.1 percent for large U.S. banks, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Swaps markets are currently pricing in almost no chance of a rate hike in Australia over the next 12 months, meaning that lending spreads are set to remain under pressure. Meanwhile, the banks' overseas funding costs have risen as investors demand higher yields to hold their debt amid concern over their exposure to the slowdown in mining and any possible decline in Australian real estate.
Mortgages account for about two-thirds of the big four banks' loan books, on average. The nation's fixed-income investors now cite property-market exposure as the greatest risk to bank credit quality over the next year, Fitch Ratings said in an October survey.
That augurs poorly for bad-loan charges. Having stayed low for years, those costs have started to drag on earnings as the end of the mining boom and New Zealand's milk crisis pressures loan repayments from the resources and dairy industries. In the first half of the year, collective impairment charges for the four big banks hit A$2.5 billion, the highest level since the first half of 2010.
Given the pressures faced by the banks, one focus this earnings season will be whether they can maintain high dividend-payout ratios without compromising the capital reserves demanded by regulators. ANZ cut its payout to shareholders in May for the first time since 2009.
NAB and Westpac currently have payout ratios of at least 80 percent. The six biggest lenders in Canada, which has the most profitable banks in the developed world, have an average payout ratio of 43 percent, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Citigroup analyst Craig Williams reckons the two Australian banks will reduce dividends when they report their results, according to an Oct. 14 note. Goldman Sachs is also expecting NAB to cut.
Lower dividends "would be a pragmatic step given payout ratios are now at unsustainably high levels," said Omkar Joshi, a Sydney-based analyst at Watermark Funds Management.


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← Jávea Holidays – What To Do In June ?
The royalists are preparing one of the big celebrations of the decade. The British Queens Diamond Jubilee. Now, if you are on holiday in Javea there is no reason to miss out on the celebrations as severals bars and restaurants have a full program ready for English royalists wanting to entertain themselves and praise their beloved English monarchy.
Having taken a quick drive through town one of the most prepared places to enjoy the jubilee celebrations would appear to be GJ´s Sandwich Bar. The Union Jack flies high all over the restaurant, a big screen is ready for the live coverage of the jubilee on sunday (june 3rd) and a range of English specialties such as Scottish Eggs, Union Jack Cupcakes and plenty more are ready to be served.
The celebrations start already saturday (2nd june) at GJs in Jávea with special entertainment for families and kids. The Saturday afternoon at GJ´s feature face painting and balloon making for the kids with a special jubilee entertaining the kids whilst the adults can relax with the fresh foods and delicious jubilee menus.
The celebrations at GJs – The Ultimate Sandwich Bar in Javea is just one example of how you can enjoy your royal tendencies whilst on vacation in Jávea. An equally impressive program with a full on street party is being arranged at and around Jaspas Bar up towards the Cabo De La Nao for instance and plenty of other bars follow suit with big screen viewing on the sunday, parties at night or family entertainment.
Royals, monarchy and queens !?! What about an old fashioned republican visiting Jávea and craving an anti dose to all these jubilee celebrations ? Well, I failed to dig up a single anti-jubilee or republican party to recommend, but heading up to the historic center of Jávea for your weekend entertainment is a fairly safe bet. There are plenty of things happening in Javea old town too and the Spanish couldn't care less about the British queen.
The fair opens its doors at 11am on Sunday the 10th of June in the area round Bar For You, just behind the Arenal Beach and next to the mini golf facility – that kids will have free access to during the day along with funny bouncy castles and much more. The live music will be performed by local entertainers Strickland, Adam King and Steward Collier.
Apart from the live music in Javea, the adults have a generous 40 stalls to cruise for exciting bargains, a bbq for delicious foods and plenty of available refreshments in comfortable surroundings within a stone throw from the beach.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The young hacker was told in no uncertain terms: You are safe with me.
"I am not trying to find out your true identity," AP journalist Norm Weatherill assured the teenager in an online chat. "As a member of the Press, I would rather not know who you are as writers are not allowed to reveal their sources."
But Norm Weatherill was no reporter. He was FBI agent Norman Sanders Jr., and the whole conversation was a trap. Within hours, the 15-year-old hacker would be in handcuffs as police swarmed his house.
The 2007 bust would put an end to 10 days of nonstop bomb threats at the hacker's high school but would also raise a troubling question that is unanswered to this day: How often do FBI agents impersonate members of the news media?
The answer is important, says one expert who played a key role in revealing the bureau's subterfuge, because sources need to know journalists won't turn them in.
"Journalists play a very similar role to doctors in our society in that we trust them," Christopher Soghoian, former chief technologist at the American Civil Liberties Union, said earlier this year. "And without trust they cannot operate."
Two weeks ago, a federal judge rejected a lawsuit from The Associated Press and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press demanding more detail from the FBI about the practice of posing as journalists. The two media organizations are appealing the ruling.
Meanwhile, the AP has drawn on hundreds of pages of records and interviews with a dozen people to piece together the story of how a computer-savvy sophomore's end-of-year prank escalated into a confrontation between the Justice Department and the media.
"HAVE A NICE EXPLOSIVE DAY"
The first email said, "I will be blowing up your school."
Sent on Sunday, June 3, 2007, around 9 p.m. and addressed to several dozen teachers and administrators, it said four bombs were hidden throughout Timberline High, a 1,500-student school in an aging brick building in Lacey, a middle-class suburb of Olympia, Washington.
"We treated it like a real threat," then-Principal Dave Lehnis recalled. Administrators met with police that night and scoured the school with bomb-sniffing dogs. They found nothing. The second threat arrived early Tuesday morning.
"It's now time to get serious," the email said, warning that five bombs were set to go off throughout the building. Students were evacuated to the soccer field. Again, nothing was found. The messages, distributed via bogus Gmail accounts, continued like this for more than a week. One said , "Well have a nice explosive day and I hope everyone keeps their arms and legs." Another warned of a vibration-triggered bomb supposedly taped to the bottom of one of the school's portable classrooms. Some messages threatened staff members individually; Lehnis received one saying , "ENJOY YOUR LIFE ENDING."
Each time a threat came in, the school would be emptied. Each time, nothing happened.
"There were times I just wanted to say, 'This isn't possible,'" Lehnis said. "I'm not sure al-Qaida could do this on this short notice." The threats seemed to be coming from a student. The first message — signed "Your Mom" — had the snotty tone of an attention-seeking adolescent and carried knowing references to the school's open-plan layout. Many messages were sent in the name of a 14-year-old freshman who clearly had nothing to do with the threats. There were even complaints about prices at the student store.
"SMOOTHIES SHOULD BE $1.00," one email said . Some students enjoyed the evacuations. Others grew annoyed.
"A lot of kids started bringing blankets and lawn chairs," said Meggan Dowd, a Timberline sophomore at the time. "There was just no learning because everybody was waiting for another bomb threat to happen."
The hoaxer seemed desperate for attention, setting up a MySpace account with a picture of a bomb-wielding cartoon villain to help distribute the threats.
Lacey Police Sgt. Jeremy Knight issued a series of emergency requests to MySpace and Google, but the records pointed back to servers in Italy or the Czech Republic. The hacker had broken into the servers and used them to throw investigators off. He could have been hiding anywhere.
"It was a case unlike anything I'd ever done before or since," Knight said in a recent interview. "The skill level there was impressive for a 15-year-old kid."
At Timberline, Knight and his colleagues faced a number of weak tips and a multitude of potential suspects.
One student was singled out because he smiled during an evacuation. Another came under suspicion for an offhand comment about the school's "weak firewalls." The 14-year-old freshman framed by the hoaxer told police a certain classmate might be behind it "because he's been talking sexual stuff about my mom."
At one point, police had a list of 30 possible high school suspects arrayed into two spreadsheets bearing notes such as "smart, techie" or "picked on, body issues." One note by a student's name read: "Possible, if smart enough."
With police hitting electronic dead ends and struggling to make sense of the high school rumor mill, parents were getting panicky. At a June 12 meeting with police and school administrators at Timberline's library, they kicked in an extra $450 for the reward for information leading to the hoaxer's capture.
"It's more difficult to track email than you might think, if you have computer savvy on the internet," Police Chief Dusty Pierpoint told the gathering.
By that point, Lacey police had called in the FBI. And agent Sanders was sending the hacker his first interview request.
"I don't really have any excuses," he said in an interview, the first he has ever granted.
Jenkins — whom the AP is identifying by his FBI-assigned pseudonym because he was a minor at the time of his hoaxes — said he wanted to apologize, especially to the classmate he tried to frame. Several Timberline students said Jenkins had been bullied for being gay, but Jenkins said it wasn't particularly serious.
"I definitely wouldn't attribute that for a motivation for what I did," he said. Questioned after his arrest, Jenkins described the threats as a kind of end-of-year prank. A decade later, he said he had no particular motive beyond "feeling powerful."
Jenkins said his parents weren't overly concerned about what was happening at the school, though he did recall his mother remarking one evening, "Whoever is doing this is going to get in a lot of trouble."
It was just after class on June 13 that "AP Staff Publisher Norm Weatherill" wrote to Jenkins to ask for comment on the threats.
"Leave me alone," Jenkins replied.
Weatherill — who was actually Sanders, the undercover FBI agent — persisted, promising anonymity. "Readers find this type of story fascinating," he explained, the way any journalist would.
Jenkins pleaded guilty in juvenile court to identity theft, harassment and making bomb threats. He was sentenced to 90 days' detention, ordered to pay nearly $9,000 in restitution and barred from possessing computers, cellphones or video games for two years.
That might have been the end of it had it not been for Wired magazine. Two days after Jenkins was sentenced, Wired broke the news that the precocious cybercriminal had been caught with the help of FBI surveillance software, offering what it called "the first public glimpse into the bureau's long-suspected spyware capability."
"Our secret is out!!!" an employee of the FBI's technology division emailed colleagues the day the story ran. The spyware disclosure angered the bureau. "People are not happy," an FBI lawyer wrote in an email several days later.
The emails, obtained in 2011 by the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation, were part of a cache showing how the spyware that caught Jenkins appears to have been first developed in 2001. By 2007, the FBI was secretly deploying the technology across the country , drawing interest from the military and foreign governments.
Then in 2014, Soghoian went through the EFF documents and spotted something others had missed. The FBI hadn't just used spyware in the Timberline case; it had delivered it using a fake AP news story dressed up to look as if it was on The Seattle Times website. Soghoian shared the find on Twitter , setting off a media firestorm.
"That technique was proper and appropriate under Justice Department and FBI guidelines at the time," Comey wrote. He said doing the same thing now "would probably require higher-level approvals than in 2007, but it would still be lawful."
AP responded by saying Comey's explanation "doubles our concern and outrage." Writing on behalf of two dozen media organizations, the Reporters Committee called law enforcement's impersonation of journalists unacceptable, "whether it is digital or physical."
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A few days after Comey's comments, the AP filed a public records request seeking information on whether the FBI's actions in the Timberline case were an isolated incident or part of a broader pattern.
In March 2016, the FBI produced 186 pages of documents, among them a report acknowledging that "an argument can be made" that the FBI's Seattle office violated agency guidelines by letting Sanders go undercover as a journalist without alerting headquarters. In June, the bureau quietly tightened its rules on the impersonation of reporters, explicitly requiring top-level clearance from Washington every time an agent poses as a member of the media.
The new restriction, made public when the FBI's inspector general released its report on the episode in September, fell far short of the ban on impersonation that the AP and other news organizations were seeking. And it did little to answer the question of how often the FBI has passed itself off as the media.
"AP is calling for the release of all FBI documents related to the impersonation of any and all journalists in order to make the public aware of this deceptive practice and its breadth," Executive Editor Sally Buzbee said in a statement.
Underlying the fight is the suspicion that the FBI didn't impersonate a journalist just that one time.
"If they're using this to find a teenager who doesn't want to take an exam, it's not a tool that's reserved for high-profile terrorism cases or child abuse cases," said Soghoian, formerly of the ACLU. "The concern is it's becoming the tool of first resort."
Back in Lacey, even those who were pleased with the FBI's work allowed that the bureau's methods raised eyebrows.
"We were glad it ended when it did," he said. "But using the press? Certainly if I were a journalist that would piss me off some."


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Historic Dodge Vehicles Raise $1 Million in "The Ultimate Last Chance" Auction
Earlier this summer, two historic Dodge vehicles were auctioned off at the Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction in Connecticut as part of the "The Ultimate Last Chance" auction. The vehicles in question were the final 840-horsepower 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and the very last 645-horsepower 2017 Dodge Viper. The two Dodge vehicles, which together offer a…
Dodge Announces Opening of Online Viper GTC Customizer
Do you love the Dodge Viper? Then Shuman Motor Company has some fantastic news for you! Dodge recently announced that the online Viper GTC Customizer is now open to the public. This new program will allow Viper lovers to create their own custom Dodge Viper GTC with a few clicks of the mouse, giving consumers…
"Dodge Rocks Gas Monkey" Car Show and Mötley Crüe Concert Announced for November 1
Mötley Crüe and Gas Monkey Garage owner Richard Rawlings want to kickstart your hearts with the party to end all parties for Dodge owners and enthusiasts. Anyone and everyone who owns a Charger, Challenger, and Viper are encouraged to dally on down to Dallas for the "Dodge Rocks Gas Monkey" car show and concert on…
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The U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the Dodge Viper has been reevaluated and is currently being lowered by $15,000 to create a more affordable Dodge Viper. This new price reduction would leave the 2015 Dodge Viper base model pricing to start at $84,995. In 1992 when the Viper was first introduced, the sleek…


We ask you if numbness in the arms or legs is one of your symptoms in the initial consultation to figure out the what kind of ailments you have. If the numbness is associated with lower back pain or neck/shoulder pain, it may be caused by a narrowing of the nerve pathway or short-term compression/pinched nerve. This can be caused as a result of sleeping on a bad mattress for instance.
A compressed nerve can also cause arm numbness. It may be spinal nerve root compression, or it may be compressed locally like in the case of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Numbness is felt in the area where it leads to the nervous system. Prolonged compressed nerves can result in loss of strength or muscle atrophy from the nerve damage.
Nerve decompression can bring results very quickly, but in more chronic cases, more treatment is often required. When the treatment is carried out correctly, at first, the numbness eases and usually stops completely. Are you suffering needlessly? Let our chiropractors help you.


No more 'Year of VDI' predictions. We've moved on: It's now the Year of DaaS.
The Year of VDI may never come, thanks to DaaS' arrival on the scene. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has improved steadily over the years, to the point that it can even deliver desktops using three-dimensional graphics. But it's still a very expensive proposition. Desktop as a Service may be outpacing VDI already with its lower cost, ease of use -- and Amazon's and VMware's recent DaaS product releases.
IT teams are paying attention to these moves, and taking a good look at DaaS as a possibility for delivering desktops from the cloud. Modern Infrastructure editors discuss DaaS vs. VDI in this podcast.
This edition of the Modern Infrastructure podcast also touches on Brian Madden's take on DaaS vs. VDI; he wonders what the future of Windows desktops looks like in the enterprise if VDI adoption never gets past 20%.
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The Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), General Claudio GRAZIANO, paid an official visit to Cyprus on 10th and 11th of January 2019.
General GRAZIANO, was welcomed by the Chief of the National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus Lieutenant General Ilias Leontaris, at the National Guard General Staff Headquarters, where they had the opportunity to discuss and exchange views of regional, European and wider interests.
"We had a very frank and constructive discussion – stated the Chairman immediately after the meeting speaking with the Press- and we covered a number of important issues."
"Cyprus has consistently provided high quality contributions to EU operations – General Graziano stated - I have personally met Cypriots officers in the field and I can testify to their professionalism", he added.
General Graziano also highlighted that Cyprus is a very active member of the European Union and a solid partner and pillar of stability at the South Eastern corner of Europe.
"I am conscious of the challenges Cyprus is facing with regards to migration, in particular as a consequence of the conflict in Syria and the proximity to the Middle East." pointed out the Chairman, "migration is clearly one of the most important topics on the European agenda, but we are all aware of the difficulties in finding common views", he concluded.
Special emphasis was similarly given to the Common Security and Defence Policy. In particular, the High European official said that the implementation of the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy will shape the cooperation among the members state for some time to come.
During the official visit General GRAZIANO met also with Minister of Defence Mr Savvas Angelidis and with HE the President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr Nicos Anastasiades with whom he agreed on the necessity for the member stare to find the best way to deal with the common challenges to the European security.
General GRAZIANO concluded his visit by laying a wreath at the monument of Makedonitissa's Military Cemetery and with a brief at the Observatory in Lidras street.


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World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Tampa Bay Rays
October 19, 2020 | 6:35 pm
THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS CELEBRATE AND POSE FOR A PHOTO after defeating the Atlanta Braves in game seven of the 2020 NLCS at Globe Life Field. — REUTERS
WITH their season running dangerously short on time, the Los Angeles Dodgers went long on Sunday, doing what they do best with a pair of late home runs to advance to their third World Series in four seasons.
Cody Bellinger hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, one inning after pinch-hitter Enrique Hernandez tied it with his own homer, and the Dodgers earned a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) at Arlington, Texas.
The team that led the major leagues with 118 home runs in the regular season saved two more for the clutch, finishing off an NLCS when they went deep 16 times. It helped Los Angeles to rally from a 3-1 series deficit as it won three consecutive elimination games.
Bellinger's home run deep into the seats in right field came on a 2-2 sinker from Braves right-hander Chris Martin (0-1).
"He threw me some good pitches," Bellinger said. "I fouled some of those off that I couldn't see too well, and I saw one that I could drive. I just tried to put a good swing on it.
"I knew it right away. It was one of those where you just know. It felt pretty good."
The Dodgers mixed and matched their pitching staff in Game 7, using four pitchers, including two rookies, before Julio Urias (4-0) finished off the victory with three perfect innings.
"You're just doing anything you can to help your team win," Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager said after he was named NLCS MVP with five home runs and 11 RBIs in the seven games. "But it wasn't just me. Everyone grinded. We did what we could, move runners, we hit homers in big spots, man. We played awesome."
Dansby Swanson hit a home run for the Braves, while rookie right-hander Ian Anderson went three innings at the outset, giving up his first runs of the postseason in four outings. The Braves were unable to reach their first World Series since 1999.
"It's tough to explain the emotions," Braves veteran Freddie Freeman said. "I don't think we exceeded expectations. I think this is what we expected from ourselves to get to this point. We came up short, but everybody on this team, I think, can lay their head on their pillow tonight and know they gave it everything they absolutely had left in the tank."
The Dodgers, who lost to the Houston Astros in the 2017 World Series before falling to the Boston Red Sox in the 2018 Series, now will take on the Tampa Bay Rays for the title in a best-of-seven series starting Tuesday at Arlington.
It was the first Game 7 of a postseason series with a pair of rookies starting, but neither lasted long. Dodgers right-hander Dustin May walked the first two batters of the game on eight pitches and gave up an RBI single to Marcell Ozuna in the opening frame, his only inning of the game.
Anderson gave up two runs on five hits, going the first 18 1/3 playoff innings of his career before giving up a run.
The Braves made it 2-0 in the second inning when Swanson hit a home run to left field off another Dodgers rookie, right-hander Tony Gonsolin.
The Dodgers got even 2-2 in the third inning on a two-run single from Will Smith, but the Braves went back on top after an RBI single from Austin Riley against Gonsolin. The Braves had runners on second and third in the fourth with nobody out, but Swanson and Riley both were thrown out in the same rundown to kill the threat.
"We made some mistakes. We shot ourselves in the foot a couple of times and it really hurt," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "In games like these when runs are so hard to come by, you pretty much have to play flawless baseball."
After a pair of sparkling defensive plays earlier in the series, Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts made another in the fifth when he leaped up against the right-field wall and appeared to rob Freeman of a home run.
Hernandez's pinch-hit homer against left-hander A.J. Minter tied it in the sixth.
"We didn't really go through any adversity (this season) until we fell down 3-1 in this series," Hernandez said. "We battled, we tied our shoes and said that there is one goal, and the objective is still the same. We finally started playing like there was nothing to lose." — Reuters
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Hello world! The uncle is here. I just back from my so-called "me-time". I need to figure out the future mate. We all don't know what the future brings, right?
Okay, don't think about that. Again, tell me if it is a bad intro to a news. Cheers haha.
The newest news is here and it's all about the newest update that also arrived this morning.
Yap newest Balance Changes has arrived and there are certain cards that will be re-balanced by the game. Maybe one of your favourite cards will be changed. The re-balanced this time will take us to look at the Hog Rider, Knight, Prince and many more.
Hit speed to 1.6sec (from 1.5sec), first attack comes 0.1sec slower. Now your fav card slightly slower in hitting his pals.
Hit speed to 1.2sec (from 1.1sec). The same as the hog rider one of your fav cards the Knight now slightly slower using his sword.
Hitpoints +5%, hit speed to 1.4sec (from 1.5sec). The Hitpoints now higher makes him ready to have more appearance now on the battlefield.
Death Damage slow effect duration to 1sec (from 2sec). Reduce to only 1 second? Oh come on.
Added Death Damage. Now the new troop have a death damage. This is interesting to see of course.
Hitpoints +5%. Major hitpoints added make your fav bone tanks harder to be stopped.
Damage +5%, hitpoints +5%, hit speed to 1.1sec (from 1.2sec). A very huge buff for the Guards! This is certainly to see more of his appearance in your decks. Great news!
Damage -6%. A shame for all of the green families, hope it won't affected that much like what I am thinking right now.
Hitpoints -13%. Lower the hitpoints of the building also would not be a very good news mate, I know.
Not only these balance changes, the game also teased us about the possibility of new arena and new cards that most likely appear soon.
I don't know what these pictures mean, you guess.
You can use the comment section down below to express your thought about the new changes.
Signing out for now, cheers!


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Reginald "Reggie" Fils-Aimé is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, the North American division of the Japanese video game company Nintendo. He is the only person of Haitian descent to head a Fortune 500 company in America, and the first American to hold the position of President and COO of Nintendo of America after taking over the duties from Tatsumi Kimishima.
Fils-Aimé was born in New York City to Haitian immigrants in March 1961. His mother worked in retail and his father became a machinist. After graduating from Brentwood High school, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics from Cornell University in 1983. He pursued a marketing and sales career after being selected by Procter & Gamble as an undergraduate candidate to go into its brand management program.
He ended up working for a diverse lineup of companies, including Pizza Hut, MTV, and VH1 Networks. That experience helped him understand the consumer group that proved to be critical in his work at Nintendo. Fils-Aimé joined Nintendo in 2003 as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where he was responsible for all sales and marketing campaigns in North and Latin America. Three years later, he ascended to President and Chief Operating Officer.
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As it has been a while since the last blog posting, I thought I should update those interested, in the status of work on The Future Burns Bright (The Angel Brings Fire, Book 4).
The book was originally scheduled for release at the end of summer 2013 (and this was always do-able); however, I have run into certain production delays (outside of my direct control), having to do with the look and feel of it, that have led me to believe that the preferable thing to do, would be to delay release of the fourth and final book of the series until early 2014.
I'm also considering a separate "Epilog" volume which would describe what happens to some of the main characters, past the end of the formal narrative of The Angel Brings Fire. I might also do this as a fully Web-based "freebie" that could be read, and updated, on this blog, or on the official ABF Book Website (the two options are not mutually exclusive, of course). Please ping me by e-mail if you think this would be a good idea and if so, which option you would prefer.
As always, if you're willing to write a review and can meet certain other qualifications, I can make a pre-release .pdf / .mobi copy available to interested parties. Please fire off an e-mail to inquiries@abfbook.telostic.com, should you be want more information.


The life of an Evesham mother of six has been celebrated with fundraising for St Richard's Hospice, the charity which helped care for her at the end of her life.
Mrs Christina Swann, 80, was cared for in the St Richard's In-patient Unit at Wildwood Drive, Worcester for two weeks before she died last summer.
Her daughter Angie Swann works as receptionist for Birmingham firm JS Wright which has fundraised for St Richard's and raised close to £3,000. The firm chose St Richard's as their Charity of the Year and fundraising activities included Directors and staff running the Birmingham 10k. At the company's 125th Anniversary Garden Party recently Directors were splatted in stocks with wet sponges by guests who paid for the privilege, as well as a holding a raffle and tombola stall to boost funds.
Miss Swann said, "Mom had a short illness and spent almost two weeks at St Richard's with wonderful caring staff on hand 24 hours a day. Nothing was too much trouble for them. We were able to wheel Mom out whilst lying in bed onto the patio overlooking the garden watching the ducks. It truly was a perfect place.
Mrs Swann's family have previously fundraised for St Richard's by taking part in the annual hospice Waterways Walk last year and Angie, who lives in Birmingham, ran the Worcester 10k.


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Santa Claus' only daughter wants to experience the "real world" before she must marry the son of Jack Frost, a boy she has never met, and take over the family business. Along with her trusty elf, Cassie Claus sets off to college while trying to keep her magic powers and famous father a secret. At school Cassie is pursued by two boys: Sam, sweetly awkward and J.R., handsome and wealthy. As her impending arranged marriage looms, Cassie struggles with her feelings for Sam and her obligation to her father and Christmas.
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See "Santa Girl" At Home On-Demand! It will also be available on-demand starting Aug. 30. See "Santa Girl" in theaters locally! Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester will also premiere the movie on Aug. 30 and plans to run one showing a day for a ... Continue Reading "Santa Girl" Hits The Big…
Shenandoah Hires 'Santa Girl' Director Blayne Weaver
Director Blayne Weaver, who directed "Santa Girl" at Shenandoah, brings Hollywood know-how to the university as the school's first director in residence. I'm honored to be a part of Shenandoah. I love being around kids and people who want to ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Hires 'Santa Girl' Director…
Documentary Course Puts Students' Lives Through a Lens
Fall 2018 introduced a rebuilt course to Shenandoah University. Assistant Professor of Media & Communication Glenn Osten Anderson M.F.A., M.St., restarted Film 371: Documentary Filmmaking. As a professional documentarian and journalist, he said ... Continue Reading Documentary Course Puts Students' Lives…
Behind the Scenes of Santa Girl
Shenandoah University's Mass Communications Department and Capital Arts Entertainment have created a one-of-a-kind partnership between a film company and a university to co-produce the commercial film!
Shenandoah students served as crew (and often cast members) in the holiday tale about Santa's daughter, which filmed on Shenandoah's main campus and in the Winchester area in October and November 2017. Work on the movie continued at Shenandoah during the spring 2018 semester, as students handled post-production tasks, such as editing.
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Shenandoah University co-produced "Santa Girl" starring Barry Bostwick and Jennifer Stone!
The film premiered for the 2019 holiday season.
Bostwick plays a slimmed-down and all-business Santa who hasn't recovered from the loss of his wife, Mrs. Claus, with Stone playing his daughter. The story focuses on the daughter's desire to attend college despite her father's misgivings. After he eventually relents, she must navigate a strange new world while keeping the identity of her iconic father—and her own magic—a secret.
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Q: Regex separating string I have this test string I want to separate it in 2 variables first is username and second is phone_number I tried using regex but it doesn't work.
var test = "Olu Odunsi  [+447963595685]";

Output Expected
var name= Olu Odunsi;
var phon_number= +447963595685;

My code
var test = test.match(/[A-Z](.*)]/);

A: You can try this:

var test = "Olu Odunsi  [+447963595685]";
var res=test.replace("]","").split(/\s+\[/);
console.log(res);