The first week of teaching has finished and as you read this I'm gearing up for another one. After weeks, no months, of not being in front of a classroom, the first weeks of a school year are always the toughest. Add to that that I'm committing again to making better and healthier food choices, trying to pick up my old work out schedule and am about to graduate in a few weeks and life is just a little crazy right now. Crazy, but good crazy.
The first week of teaching went great. It was tiring though. I am currently teaching 22,5 hours a week and they've somehow managed to cram all but one 50 minute session into 3 days. So that takes some getting used to, as I'm making 2 days filled with teaching from 8.30 till 17.00 with just a lunch break to catch my breath almost halfway through the afternoon. Also, the first semester is always the toughest: class sizes are through the roof with 30 – 35 students in each class and I somehow have to try and learn all their names in the next few weeks. A few of the courses I'm teaching are also brand new for me so I'm still figuring things out as I go along. With all that said though, it's great to be in front of a classroom again. It beats grading by a mile.
Another thing that started again this week is dance class. They announced the new schedule in early August and I saw that one of my old dance teachers would come back to teach a new jazz class right before the one I have been taking for years. So I've decided to add that to my work out list. For now, I will have to skip Tuesday night at the gym as I will need my energy for my Wednesday dance night from now on: 2.5 hours of dancing is great, but also tiring. On Thursday my entire body ached as I hadn't danced in almost 2 months.
Food wise I've been cheating a bit. I wanted to start a no sugar unless it's a fruit or vegetable routine as of September but that simply turned out to not be feasible. I think I will first have to get used to my work and work out routine before I can start dabbling with my diet. I'm hoping to be used to it all by the end of September though, so I've now decided to simply start when I feel ready. Not at a specific date, but just when I feel good and not so tired all the time.
Last but not least, I now have a date for my graduation ceremony. As of September 20th I will officially have obtained a Research Master (or MPhil) in Language and Communication. Before that though, I still have to prepare a 15 – 20 minute presentation and then it will all be over. Three years of blood, sweat and tears will hopefully bear its fruit. I am not yet sure what I want to do next though. I started the program wanting to use it to give myself opportunities besides teaching and education. So once I've got my head wrapped around this semester and all my regular goings on, I will take some time to rethink my life and where I'm heading to.
But for now, I'm just going to focus on the here and now. First getting back into a routine, then my graduation, and then, hopefully come fall break, treat myself with a trip to London. I'll see what life throws at me next.
Tag time! I thought it would be fun to tell you 50 random facts about myself. These come in no particular order (that's why they're random ;-)).
I started biting my nails when I was 8 and stopped out of the blue when I was 24.
I can sit on a train and listen to people speak for hours. I won't listen to what they are saying, but to HOW they are saying things.
I work out at least 4 times a week, but I aim for 6.
My mom and I are the same height.
I have one tattoo and 6 piercings.
I actually have blonde hair and brown eyes, dark eyebrows and dark eyelashes.
I used to catch grasshoppers and lady bugs when I was a kid and kept them in a plastic cookie jar with holes. I actually attempted to keep them alive but never succeeded.
I'm obsessed with polka dot prints on clothes.
My favorite bag is a knock off Louis Vuitton which I bought of a street vendor in New York almost 7 years ago. I hope to one day buy the real thing.
My go to jewelry used to be my grandma's.
I still have the stuffed sheep that was in my crib when I was a baby.
I am my parents' oldest child and oldest grandchild to both my grandparents.
I was the first person in my family to go to university.
I signed my housing contract a week after I turned 18 and have been living in the same spot ever since.
I've been teaching for 7.5 years.
I'm a thinker and a do-er: I like getting things done, but need my time to dream and 'be in my head'.
I'm more productive than I am creative.
I like clarity and logic.
Currently I'm obsessed with bright lipstick (still), dresses (still) and button down shirts (again).
My main motivation for being a teacher is so I can help people.
I own almost all Disney Classics.
Lately, I've become quite good at throwing things out.
I used to take singing lessons when I was a student. I haven't sung in years though. I am a much better dancer than singer.
Once the song 'All I wanna do' by Sheryl Crow was stuck in my head for 3 months straight. Not a single song ever lasted that long and whenever I hear it I'm still sick of it.
I used to be torn between becoming a teacher or a journalist. I tried both and found out I don't make a good journalist, but when it comes to teaching I'm a natural.
I am a self made woman. 🙂 I have paid my way through life ever since I moved out when I was 18. I did get some help from my parents when I was student, but I had to pay for my own rent and all other things pretty much from the start. And I've always managed to make ends meet and then some.
My favorite gym class is Body Combat. The moves, the music and the energy just make this class very uplifting and very helpful in trying to steer clear from stress.
I've been collecting nail polish since I was 12 years old. I still have some of my old bottles.
I have different outfits for different work out purposes. I will wear something different to dance class than I do to my classes at the gym and even there I have certain pants and shirts that simply work better.
I get bruises in the most random places without knowing how I got them.
I love sour candy. Sour Patch Kids are my favorite, but I don't know where I can buy them in the Netherlands.
My first concert was Michael Jackson's History tour when I was 12. I don't remember much, but I do remember being amazed by the spectacle of the show.
Dancing is my biggest hobby and I've been doing it since I was 6 years old. When I was 14 I looked into going into dance academies, but decided against it, because I knew my chances would be slim due to my height.
I have a thing for 50s and 60s Doowop music, Motown, Funk, 70s stadium Rock and 90s R&B.
I have always been experimental with what I wear and how I look. I had a favorite sweater when I was 2, spent my teens in a short spikey hair cut and dungarees, and have dyed my hair many different colors. I like the unpredictable element.
When I graduate this September I will gain my 3rd Master's degree. I already have a Master's in Arts (English language & Culture) and a Master's in Education (including a degree for teaching CLIL and MYP/ IB programmes). This year I will add a Master's of Philosophy to the mix. I hope to still gain my PhD some time in the future.
My biggest wish is still to live in the USA for an extended period of time. I've been wanting that since I was 14.
I am not very good at arts & crafts, but I do know how to crochet and can get creative in the kitchen.
I love experimenting with foods and am bound to try any recipe that sounds interesting. I keep a self-made notebook with recipes which is what I actually use more for cooking than any of my store bought cook books.
People always think I'm younger than I am. I'm sure it's because I'm so small. Usually they change their minds once they start talking to me. Then they usually think I'm older than I am.
Music is the key to fixing all of my problems. Hearing that one song, discovering that cool new band, or listening to an old favorite can change my mood, help me through things and just generally makes me happy.
In 2008 I traveled through the USA for 30 days all by myself. I went to NYC, DC, LA, Las Vegas and San Fran. I also stopped by Columbus Ohio and Atlantic City New Jersey to meet up with friends.
Sleeping is my favorite thing in the world. I love lazy Sundays where I can sleep in till noon and sit in my PJs all day while munching on big breakfasts and plenty cups of tea.
I've known my best friend for more than 12.5 years. We met in high school during Biology class over our mutual love for Backstreet Boys. We don't see each other that often (once every 2 – 3 months), but when we do, it's like we saw each other just yesterday. We can talk for hours and still not be done.
I believe that you can do anything, as long as you set your mind to it. As long as you believe in yourself anything is possible. Because really, if you can't dream it, no one else will do it for you.
That's it, my 50 random facts. Which one is your favorite? And for those who know me in real life: which ones didn't you know yet?
The month of May is nearly over! At the beginning of the month I gave you an overview of what I was going to do and now I'd like to reflect on the things I've done this month and also my general well-being. This month promised to be busy and it was. So busy that I even had to make sure to step on the brakes just a little. Just a bit of a heads up before you start reading: it's a long post!
At the end of April I wasn't doing very good. The combination of my busy job, uni classes, a uni resit AND the job application process ended up being a bit too much. However, the first week of May was a vacation, which left me with plenty of time to rest up and get back into the swing of things. Unfortunately, due to my being tired and feeling out of it, I didn't attend the Band of Skulls concert. I simply wasn't up to traveling to Amsterdam to see them. The rest of the vacation was thus spent quietly with sleeping, shopping, a visit to the hairdresser and some visits to my physiotherapist as my back muscles decided to jam up again.
The rest of the month was great. I had a bit of a relapse during the Ascencion Day weekend, but now everything is just fine again. I had friends over for dinner, where I made pancakes and the most delicious cheescake. I went to Antwerp for the first time in my life and my parents came over to visit me and I now have an amazing new desk chair. It's all executive looking and super comfy. Apart from that I have been enjoying the nice weather we had over the weekend, I went to a 1920s party, had a BBQ with some friends, went to a birthday, read a book for the first time in months and I did go to three other concerts.
The first one was by Perfume Genius. They make dreamy melancholic music that you should just sit down for and listen to. The location of this concert was amazing. It was in De Duif an old renovated church in Amsterdam. It wasn't a long concert. After about an hour I was outside again, but despite the short length it was amazing. The location definitely added to the atmosphere and made the music really come to life.
Another concert I went to was Tim Christensen and the Damn Crystals (TC/DC). I already wrote about TC/DC before as I have been raving about their album quite a bit. The concert was quite long, nearly 2 hours, but that's because this band has been around for quite a long time. They played plenty of songs from their latest album, but mixed it up with some older songs. I really liked an older song which was called Time is the Space Between Us. Earlier in the day, the lead singer played a few songs in an acoustic set in my local record store so I also checked that out. Overall it was great music: fairly polished rock songs with a raw edge to them.
I had another concert last night: White Denim. This is a concert by a band of which I only know one song. I have one of their albums and I liked that but I haven't listened to it enough to really know the music. I was therefore curious what they would do. As I am writing this before the concert took place, I cannot say anything on whether I liked it or not.
Lastly, work has been kind of crazy lately. Students are begining to feel the end is near and so some have started to panic. So my schedule has been filled to the brim with students wanting feedback or extra tries for final presentations. Luckily there are only a few classes left and then it's time for exams which means grading. But I won't have a tight schedule which I have to stick to, so that will make life easier.
University is also coming to an end for this year. In fact, I will have my very very last class this afternoon. Scary idea when you think about it. All I have to do is write two papers and then I can work on my presentation for the symposium in Berlin in August. And then I hope that I will have already worked enough hours on that paper to have finished my research training, which would mean that I only have my thesis left for next year. A whole year for writing a thesis should be enough don't you think?
In a way I'm glad May is over, but I am also a bit sad as June will mark the end of a lot of things for me. But I have plenty of fun stuff coming up with more concerts, friends, work and school. All I know is that I will be keeping busy. How about you: what have you been up to?


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New Poll Has Pete Buttigieg Closing In On Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders
A new poll released Thursday shows a dramatic rise in popularity for Pete Buttigieg.
The openly gay 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana announced he was creating a presidential exploratory committee in January.
The online survey from Change Research found 21 percent support for former Vice President Joe Biden and 20 percent for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Seventeen percent of the 2,518 likely Democratic primary voters surveyed picked Buttigieg.
Buttigieg polled at only 2% in the same nationwide poll conducted last month. Buttigieg began to attract nationwide attention after he criticized Vice President Mike Pence at a CNN town hall last month.
(Related: Pete Buttigieg: Mike Pence seems to be okay with discrimination against LGBT community.)
Besides Biden, Sanders, and Buttigieg, no other Democratic presidential hopeful polled in double-digits in the Change Research survey.
In officially launching his campaign for president on Sunday, Buttigieg and his husband Chasten shared a kiss.

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LSAT will change for all would-be lawyers as a result of blind man's lawsuit settlement
LSAT will change for all would-be lawyers…
October 9, 2019, 2:11 pm CDT
Image from Shutterstock.com.
The current analytical reasoning section of the Law School Admission Test will eventually be dropped as a result of a settlement in a lawsuit by a legally blind man who said he was unable to draw diagrams to help him answer the questions.
But analytical reasoning—also referred to as logic games—will still be assessed on the test, according to a press release announcing the settlement. Over the next four years, the Law School Admission Council will develop different ways of testing analytical reasoning.
The LSAC will also work with lawsuit plaintiffs Angelo Binno and Shelesha Taylor to identify additional accommodations that they can use if they take the test in the future. Above the Law, Click On Detroit, Crain's Detroit Business and MLive.com have coverage of the settlement.
The changes are part of a broader review of how to test for fundamental skills for success in law schools in ways that can improve access for all test takers.
Binno had filed his lawsuit against the LSAC in May 2017 after his prior suit against the ABA was tossed. Taylor had moved to intervene as a plaintiff after the second suit was filed.
Binno, who lives in metropolitan Detroit, had alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act. Michigan Attorney General Dawn Nessel described the settlement in a press release as "a major victory for the blind and visually impaired communities."
Binno and Taylor were represented by the Nyman Turkish law firm.
Lawyer Jason Turkish told Above the Law that he hopes the test won't look anything like the current version. He gave this example of a reasoning question that he considers irrelevant to law practice: A, B, C, D and E go into a bar and E is next to A and A is next to B and C must be two spaces over from E. Where is D?
"I've never had to answer a question like that in any state or federal court," Turkish said, "but that's how we're deciding who's going to go to law school."


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require 'spec_helper'

describe Forem::Topic do
  before(:each) do
    Forem::Topic.any_instance.stub(:set_first_post_user).and_return(true)
    @attr = {
      :subject => "A topic"
    }
    @topic = Forem::Topic.create!(@attr)
  end

  it "is valid with valid attributes" do
    @topic.should be_valid
  end

  describe "validations" do
    it "requires a subject" do
      @topic.subject = nil
      @topic.should_not be_valid
    end
  end

  describe "protected attributes" do
    it "cannot assign pinned" do
      topic = Forem::Topic.new(:pinned => true)
      topic.pinned.should be_false
    end

    it "cannot assign locked" do
      topic = Forem::Topic.new(:locked => true)
      topic.locked.should be_false
    end
  end

  describe "pinning" do
    before(:each) do
      Forem::Topic.delete_all
      @topic1 = FactoryGirl.create(:topic)
      @topic2 = FactoryGirl.create(:topic)
    end

    it "should show pinned topics up top" do
      Forem::Topic.by_pinned.first.should == @topic1
      @topic2.pin!
      Forem::Topic.by_pinned.first.should == @topic2
    end
  end

  describe ".by_most_recent_post" do
    before do
      Forem::Topic.delete_all
      @topic1 = Forem::Topic.create :subject => "POST"
      FactoryGirl.create(:post, :topic => @topic1, :created_at => 1.seconds.ago)
      @topic2 = Forem::Topic.create :subject => "POST"
      FactoryGirl.create(:post, :topic => @topic2, :created_at => 5.seconds.ago)
      @topic3 = Forem::Topic.create :subject => "POST"
      FactoryGirl.create(:post, :topic => @topic3, :created_at => 10.seconds.ago)
    end

    it "should show topics by most recent post" do
      Forem::Topic.by_most_recent_post.to_a.map(&:id).should == [@topic1.id, @topic2.id, @topic3.id]
    end
  end
end

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Siltbuster Process Solutions secures framework with Dwr-Cymru Welsh Water
Posted: Tuesday 6th August 2013
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS) has been appointed on a two-year region-wide framework with Dwr-Cymru Welsh Water, to provide a range of wastewater treatment equipment. The agreement will help the water company, which is the sixth largest in England and Wales, maintain effluent quality when its works are being refurbished, and bolster treatment capacity at peak times.
Welsh Water, which supplies water and sewerage services to over three million people, has a significant maintenance and upgrade programme planned for 2013/14. SPS� unique fleet of mobile treatment units, comprised of dissolved air flotation plants (DAFs) and lamella clarifiers, will play an important role in this programme by enabling Welsh Water to complete maintenance on its single stream works whilst continuing to meet its consent.
This is a major breakthrough, especially with regard to essential maintenance of final settlement tanks on activated sludge plants, where diverting flow from the site can be difficult, requiring expensive offsite tankering. The alternative made possible by SPS is for mixed liquors from the activated sludge plant to be diverted to a DAF for solids liquid separation. The treated water is then discharged whilst the removed solids are returned to the activated sludge plant. This leaves the water company free to take its final settlement tanks off-line for maintenance or upgrade.
Siltbuster Process Solutions� team has over 100 years of combined experience in the water industry, and the company has provided solutions to Scottish Water and most water companies serving England and Wales.
Nia Derec, Welsh Water Local Asset Management Solutions Manager says: �To have that level of knowledge and process solution expertise in a single contact point, at the end of the phone, makes a tremendous difference�.
�We also really value the agility of the SPS system and the fact they have a large fleet which we can draw on as and when we need it�
Welsh Water operates 81 reservoirs, 105 water treatment works and supplies an average 900 million litres of water every day. Prior to making the appointment, Welsh Water had already prioritised a number of sites for refurbishment in 2013. During this time, the SPS team completed a process review of each, to identify their site specific characteristics and the best solution for each application without impeding the main refurbishment works. This included some sampling, with analysis carried out at SPS�s base in Monmouth, followed up by a physical inspection of the sites in question to determine any constraints and enable the equipment to be located for ease of access and maintenance. This meant that immediately on appointment, SPS could respond, getting the appropriate plant onto site within programme constraints set by the client, ensuring there was no delay to the capital programme.
According Paul Lewis, Managing Director at Siltbuster Process Solutions, the contract with Dwr-Cymru Welsh Water is part of a wider trend: �We are seeing more and more requests from the water companies for our services as the challenge upon capital project expenditure becomes ever more apparent in the current economic climate. The SPS team are technically strong and able to not only provide single process units but more commonly, complete solutions that reduce the client�s risk and create breathing space enabling the water companies to meet the regulatory demands whilst at the same time, allowing more time to value engineer and reduce CAPEX costs.
�As we move into AMP6 where the emphasis generally more focused on the capital maintenance of existing assets, SPS can offer a real environmental, cost effective and sustainable alternative as opposed to the high cost and man-power intensive options to tanker off-site or over-pumping�.


Here for you. For Life.
"Here for you, for life" is the confident and uplifting brand promise of Flint Michigan-based Hurley Medical Center. It's a promise they keep every day with highly acclaimed services like the area's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a Level I Trauma Center, and Nationally accredited breast cancer program. Our new 60 second brand spot for Hurley takes the viewer on a good-hearted, time-bending journey that embodies the spirit of a hospital dedicated to providing the best possible medical care for their community through both the good and more difficult times – for life.


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MP Eric Joyce charged with assault
Eric Joyce MP
MP Eric Joyce has been charged with two counts of common assault and one count of criminal damage, the Metropolitan Police has said.
The 54-year-old Falkirk MP will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on December 30.
The former Labour MP has i nsisted that he was only trying to detain a young vandal during the incident in Camden, North London, on October 17 and made clear that he did not feel he was "in the wrong".
Writing on his blog following his arrest in October, former Army major Mr Joyce said: "I detained a youth in a shop in London. Damage had been done to the store.
"I asked the shopkeeper to call the police, and when officers arrived they arrested the youth and informed me that drugs had been recovered from the scene.
"The officers also informed me that the youth had immediately made a complaint that I had assaulted him by detaining him. I was questioned by the police and told that because of my identity the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Metropolitan Police Press Office would be informed of the incident.
"I understand the Metropolitan Police has now made the matter public. I will make no further comment for now, other than to say a) that no alcohol was involved and b) I am not in the habit of summoning the police if I feel that I am in the wrong."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a 14-year-old boy who was arrested for possession of cannabis was later given a youth reprimand.
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TalkTalk launches half price broadband offer
Friday, March 18th 2016 by Cable.co.uk
TalkTalk is offering its totally unlimited Simply Broadband package half price for 18 months.
From now until Thursday 7 April, new TalkTalk customers can get the provider's standard broadband offering for £3.75 per month. After the 18-month contract has lapsed, the monthly cost rises to £7.50.
Simply Broadband from TalkTalk provides speeds of up to 17Mbps and unlimited usage. All broadband customers will receive a Super Router, free internet security software and access to the Talk2Go app – which allows you to use your landline minutes on your mobile – when they place an order.
For those customers who live in a fibre-enabled area TalkTalk is offering its superfast broadband package for £10 per month (usually £17.50) until Thursday 7 April. This is available on an 18-month contract, after which the price will revert back to standard.
All TalkTalk broadband customers will also need to pay a line rental charge of £17.70 per month. There is also a one-off £6.75 charge for delivery of the router.
For a limited time only, TalkTalk is offering anytime UK landline and mobile calls free for six months when you subscribe to the Simply Broadband or Fibre Broadband packages. The provider allows its landline customers to call each other free of charge.
Essentials TV for £7.50
TalkTalk is also running a deal on its Essentials TV bundle until Thursday 7 April. New customers can get Essentials TV, broadband and calls for £7.50 per month for 12 months and get Sky Movies included for free.
After the first 12 months, the monthly cost of the Essentials bundle will rise to £17.50.
Essentials TV comes with 80 Freeview channels including 12 in HD and 11 Sky Movies channels plus catch-up TV from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. The Essentials bundle includes evening and weekend calls and unlimited broadband up to 17Mbps.
Following a major cyber attack last year compromising the personal details of thousands of its customers, TalkTalk recently announced it will be allowing its customers to access their accounts using voice recognition technology.
Customers ringing TalkTalk's helpline will be able to confirm their identity by having the characteristics of their voice analysed.
Tristia Harrison, TalkTalk's consumer managing director, said: "As the first UK telecoms provider to roll out voice biometrics as standard, we're proud to be leading the way in making this advanced technology accessible to millions of homes across the country at no extra cost."
Sky offers half price call packages to new TV and broadband customers
Sky launches Bank Holiday sale with half price TV upgrades
Motorola and Samsung Galaxy phones half price in Tesco Mobile January sale


Duty or love? Will a guard make the right choice?
Becky needs a scoop to make her mark in the journalism world and gets her chance when she's hired as a nurse for a top-secret clinic hidden in the Rockies. What she doesn't expect is to become one of the patients and kept prisoner.
The doctors are playing God and have found a way to change people. Change them into something else. In her case, she becomes a mermaid. The only one of her kind and about to be sold to the highest bidder unless she can convince the man guarding her to set her free.
Jett ain't no hero, yet, he finds himself rescuing Becky, over and over. Even starts liking the talkative nurse, which is a bad idea. He knows better than to get involved with a woman. Didn't his daddy teach him love always hurts? It hurts, alright, especially because he ends up having to make a choice; doing his job or protecting Becky.
Is it even possible for a man to love a mermaid? Might be time to take some scuba diving lessons to find out.
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Q: Excel formula to return value if today's date is between a begging and the end of vacation So I have an excel sheet that contains list of employees who are required to attend the organizations events. Pretty much all employees except those who are on vacation.
1st Column / 2nd Colomun / 3rd Column / 4th Column
Employee name / Begging date of vacation / End Date of vacation / Attendance
How do I get the 4th column to detect so if that today's date is between the begging date and end date of the vacation and automatically return attend or does not attend?
Please tell me the formula which I would need to use.

A: Something like this should do:
=IF(AND(B2<=TODAY(), C2>=TODAY()), "Does Not Attend", "Attend")

But as mentioned in the comments, this checks against today, not any particular date of an event.  Do you have an 'EventDate' column or is the supervisor just looking at a daily roster to see who will be attending that day's events?
EDIT: If, for instance, your Events occur every Thursday, you could add columns for the next X Thursdays with the date in the top row.  Eg, in E1 you have 16-Nov-17, in F1 you have 23-Nov-17, in G1 30-Nov-17 etc (according to your local date format)
Then you would change the formula (in E2) to something like:
=IF(AND(B2<=E$1(), C2>=E$1()), "Does Not Attend", "Attend")

Copy this formula ACROSS the columns of Event dates and then DOWN the rows of employees

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The historic gold-rush town of Skagway marks the northern end of your ferry travel on this route. Before leaving town, be sure to visit the many restored historic buildings and museums that are all part of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.
Skagway was a gold-rush boomtown – the place where prospectors bound for the Klondike disembarked and started the overland journey north. The entire downtown area is part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, and several museums and facilities offer historical insight through photos, films and artifacts. Take a ride on the narrow-gauge White Pass & Yukon Route railroad, built in 1898 and now designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark and be amazed by the route its builders carved out of the mountainside in their quest for gold.


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Princess Leia Organa (Hoth) - Mini Busts
Name: Princess Leia Organa (Hoth)
Type: Mini Busts
Number: Item No. 12308
Edition Size: 1750
Source: The Empire Strikes Back
Availability: September 2010
License: Gentle Giant Ltd.
Seeking refuge from the Empire, Princess Leia Organa and the Rebel Alliance establish a secret outpost on the frozen world of Hoth. When Imperial forces discover the Rebel base, Leia escapes danger and flees with C-3PO, Han Solo and Chewbacca in the Millennium Falcon.
It took long enough for Gentle Giant Ltd. to produce characters from The Empire Strikes Back in the Mini Bust line, didn't it? But now Princess Leia Organa (Hoth) gets released alongside a complimentary Princess Leia Organa (Mynock Hunt) inspired Mini Bust (they're almost identical except fro a few key features). As with any human likenesses in the Mini Bust line, Gentle Giant Ltd. has some difficulty in nailing exactness, but Princess Leia Organa (Hoth) is an admirable try that succeeds everywhere but the portrait. The costume, her shape and the silhouette her clothing casts against her frame is excellent. And we would be remiss to not mention that her hairstyle is nearly flawless as well. It's just her likeness in the face that's off a little. Limited to 1750 pieces, both this Mini Bust and the Princess Leia Organa (Mynock Hunt) Mini Bust (limited to 1550 units) are long-awaited additions to the Mini Bust line. We have to admit it's great to get so much Episode V love lately.
There is some artistic license taken with this piece. Princess Leia wasn't wielding a blaster in this outfit in The Empire Strikes Back. Likewise, she wasn't holding a blaster in the "mynock hunt" scene either. We would have preferred to see her without any weaponry in her hands, but many collectors feel that a Mini Bust is a little too boring without the character holding a gun. We are pro-authenticity ourselves, so we would have to echo those sentiment too. But if you can look past this small error, you'll find that Gentle Giant Ltd. did a very fine job on Princess Leia Organa (Hoth). She is definitely in an action stance, but she looks a bit startled (which is perfect for the Princess Leia Organa (Mynock Hunt) variation). She seemed a little more confident in Episode V, but we're honestly nitpicking here. You have to give Gentle Giant credit for mastering her outfit. Look at the waffle patterns for example. It's flawless. And the pale, off-white coloring is perfect too.
Princess Leia Organa (Hoth) is the standard release while Princess Leia Organa (Mynock Hunt) is the Previews Exclusive. But since their respective edition sizes are almost identical to each other, you likely won't have difficulty acquire both for your collections. "Previews Exclusive" is a little misleading anyhow because any retailer or online store who has an account with Diamond Select has access to these said exclusives. (If you recall, this is why many Hasbro exclusives could be found in malls across America.) Obviously the Princess Leia Organa (Hoth) Mini Bust isn't earthshattering. It's a decent effort, but if you asked us which one is better (the "Mynock Hunt" version or the "Hoth" version), we would have to be honest and say the "Mynock Hunt" version is done better, and that's because the gas mask covers up a big portion of her face. That may sound terrible, but until more effort is given to make incredible likenesses, Gentle Giant Ltd. may have to accept and endure the criticism so it will act as a catalyst for them to seek improvement in this area.
Princess Leia Organa (Hoth)
Status: This highly-detailed mini bust, based on the original Lucasfilm costumes and props, was sculpted and painted by Gentle Giant Ltd. We hope you enjoy it.
Exclusivity: N/A
Assembly: N/A
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Though the Chinese Communist Party is officially atheist, it has always maintained five state-sanctioned religions, which it uses to buttress its own rule over the Chinese people. General secretary Xi Jinping reiterated this point at a May 21 political meeting, saying that religion must instead be used to guide the hearts and minds of the public in favor of Party doctrine.
A major concern in recent years, however, has been the growing religiosity among communist officials themselves. While the Party may tolerate the existence of religions, its own officials are barred from believing in them. Economic crime is the main component the "disciplinary violations" that have been widely applied to Chinese officials facing investigation and ousting from their posts, but belief in "superstitions" is also grounds for incrimination in the Party's cleansing of the ranks.
On May 21, the municipal government of Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province reported recent findings of the local Party inspection team. The report mentions a new round of efforts intended to address the problem of low-level officials taking up religious faith or of officials who have lost their faith in the Party, sense of "Party nature," or qualification for being a Party member.
Zhejiang Province, located on the southeast Chinese coast, has a large Christian population and has received the nickname of "China's Jerusalem." Earlier this year, Communist authorities removed the crosses from about 400 churches to reduce the religion's visibility.
According to Xia Ming, a professor of political science at the City University of New York, the Party's efforts to uproot faith are unlikely to succeed, as it would simply turn officials into closet believers, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
"Many high-ranking Party officials and their relatives are in fact Buddhists and Christians, yet they know how to put on a show [to conceal their faith in public]. In brief, this new round of inspections can achieve nothing, and it only shows that the Chinese Communist Party is losing its spiritual control over the people," Xia told RFA.
Why Does the Communist Party Fear Religion?
Zan Aizong, a Christian freelance writer and active blogger and microblog user in China speaking to RFA, said general secretary Xi Jinping's remarks are meant to disassociate Western and Chinese religions from their spiritual common ground, and to cement the role of the Party as custodian of all things Chinese.
"The fact is that there isn't any national border within religions. Whether it is Christianity or Buddhism, they exist both inside and outside of China," Zan said. "What role can the Communist Party, which believes in atheism, possibly play? The Chinese government should only worry about its own government and protect religious freedom as guaranteed by the constitution," he continued.
Bob Fu, president of China Aid Association, a Christian human rights network, said that the Party's demand that religions maintain loyalty to the Communist leadership undermines the principle of religious freedom, RFA reported.


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Indiana Supreme Court set to hear arguments in lawsuit challenging near-total abortion ban
IPB News | By Brandon Smith
Published January 16, 2023 at 2:03 PM EST
Attorneys for abortion care providers and the state will argue the constitutionality of Indiana's near-total abortion ban before the state's highest court this week.
Indiana's abortion ban, SEA1 (ss), only allows the procedure if a pregnant person's life or serious health is at risk, in some cases of lethal fetal anomalies, and in some cases of rape or incest.
Indiana's primary providers of abortion care, including Planned Parenthood and Whole Woman's Health, sued the state shortly before the ban was set to take effect. They argue that the right for people to make decisions about their bodies – including abortions – is guaranteed by the Indiana Constitution, specifically its right to liberty.
READ MORE: Judge blocks Indiana abortion ban week after it took effect
A county judge agreed, halting the law in September. It's remained blocked since, during the appeals process. The Indiana Supreme Court is now set to determine the issue, hearing arguments in the case Thursday.
There's no indication yet how long the justices might take to make a ruling.
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Team Nico Wellness Warriors!
TEAM NICO
Our son, Nico, was diagnosed with HR pre-B ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) on January 2, 2013. This is a record of Nico's progress.
WELLNESS WARRIORS
We are home and keeping our fingers crossed.
We are home. This round was a lot different than last, but we are still early into the week. Our big problems last time did not start until day 4, which is today for this round. The oncologist decreased Nico's dose by 25% as discussed. There is a lot to say, and I am too exhausted to explain it all, but looking at Nico now, it really is possible he had a stomach virus last time. There is a possibility that we will resume 100% of the dose next time, but that will all depend on his blood work. Our doctor and nurse practitioner are watching Nico closely, taking extra precautions, and we feel like we are medically in good hands.
Nico gets a chemo that I particularly hate called Vincristine. I guess it is a love/hate relationship because obviously this monster of a drug is also saving his life, and it is one of the drugs that he gets the most. Vincristine can cause a lot of ugly long-term problems. In older children, it is not uncommon for them to require hip replacement surgery after treatment specifically from the Vincristine. In both young and old kids, it is not uncommon for Vincristine to cause a permanent limp due to neuropathy. The pain from the neuropathy can last years after treatment has stopped. In the short term, it causes jaw and long bone pain (among other things). When Nico was first diagnosed, I noticed that he was less active after getting it. But as a parent with a younger child, the side effects of the drugs are downplayed and you are reassured that it is the older kids that have more of the ugly issues. Initially I did not worry too much about it, but early on (based on something a mom on the listserv said) I decided to give oxycodone to Nico after his dose of Vincristine just to see if it helped. I could not believe the difference. Rather than making him sleepy, the narcotics helped him to act more like a kid. After I realized that Nico's pain looks more like lethargy I started regularly giving him oxycodone for about 48 hours after his doses of Vincristine.
I am told at his age, Nico will not and really cannot verbalize when he is in pain. But as he has gotten older (we are in our 6th month of treatment as of yesterday), he has shown more obvious signs when he is uncomfortable. For example, after he gets the Vincristine, he clicks his jaw and pulls on his teeth. A couple of times he has actually told me that his teeth hurt. I give him oxycodone when he does this. He becomes less active still as well, and I give him oxycodone when it is noticeable. But you always fear you are overmedicating your child and the oxycodone actually makes him really grouchy too. So, you try to balance it.
So tonight, as I was trying to help him fall asleep, he was really resisting, but this is not uncommon for a two-year old. Then I noticed his skin was a little clammy. The Methotrexate is really nauseating, so I kept asking him if he felt "barfy". He told me no. But the way he was fidgeting, I knew there was something else. It has been over 72 hours since he got Vincristine, so I was focused on the Methotrexate. Finally, I just asked if something hurt. Nico whispered, "just my legs." I do not cry very often believe it or not, but this opened floodgates. The way he confessed, and it was a confession because he hates taking pain medicine, like it is usually so much more than "just" his legs. It broke my heart.
People try to ease the burden that Jeff and I carry for our son by telling us that Nico will grow up to be a strong and resilient man. And he will be, and these words are actually comforting. But make no mistake, my baby, my two-year old, is suffering and will continue to suffer into the future. Tonight I was reminded of what my friend Jackie (whose own daughter also battled cancer) wrote to Nico on my Caring Bridge guestbook so many months ago: Your Mom and Dad would love to take your pain away and take the disease upon themselves so you can have a normal life...
Yes, Nico. We would love to do that. We would do anything to do that. But my son, you have to fight this alone, and all we can give you is our never-ending love and support. We love you so much, Nico and watching you hurt is the hardest thing for us in the world.
I just want this part of our lives to become a memory, a distant memory.
Aunt JeKah
Love you bubbies! Im so sorry...
karen beale
You both are such strong and caring parents. You are in my thoughts often and I send you my love as you ease his pain the best that you can.


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Make NO MISTAKE! these three Texas republican politicians are racist bigots, they are prejudice against our Tigua Indian Tribe! Native American RIGHTS MATTER!
Dan Patrick,Dennis Bonnen and Greg Abbott should shove it where the sun never shines,they are nothing but bigot SOB'S!


With a new tablet Bought 3 days ago, it was working but for (retrospectively stupid) reasons I ran a Windows Reset, after which the wifi doesn't work with a driver error Code 10.
I have downloaded the driver pack (with separate Wifi install).
The separate wifi auto install fails with a file not deleted. Manual install gives a "not signed" warning, but when complete still gives a Code 10 error.
The Bios is American Megatrends Inc. 0.18, 26/07/2018.
Several Broadcom complaint threads "stated" that the actual device had at some point not "turned on" correctly and a timed "mario kart style" mid boot press of the power button would fix it.
Interrupting the Bios with a boot selection (F7 on 12x) therefore seemed a not unreasonable thing to try. And it worked/has worked/is working.
Thanks HandK for your F7 method. After Windows 10 updated to version 1803 recently, the wifi stopped working altogether (It was not very stable anyway before the update). Using a USB wifi adapter, I tried to update the Broadcom 802.11ac WDI SDIO Adapter driver automatically. This failed, as did trying to install the driver manually from the Linx support driver package. I then tried updating every single driver in Device Manager and found 2 or 3, including the Intel HD Graphics driver that updated after online search, but the Broadcom driver still came up as Code 10 and the bcmfn2 device under system devices was still inoperative.
Eventually, after various tries, I uninstalled the Wifi adapter and the bcmfn2 device and their drivers, restarted and pressed F7 repeatedly during boot, selected Windows boot manager and continued to Windows. I then ran device manager as administrator, updated what then showed as a Generic SDIO adapter by browsing to the actual driver file (bcmwdidhdsdio.inf) from the Linx package and it finally updated properly. Interestingly, the driver date and version were exactly the same as before the update: 5/11/2016 and ver. 1.596.19.1. Perhaps the original was corrupted? Anyway, thanks again.


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Blevins, Grant David
Rank: Tech 4 Sgt
Unit: 27th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Service Record: Enlisted as a private in the infantry on 12 Oct 1940 at Richmond, VA; record shows he enlisted in the "Hawaii Department"; in 1940 he is listed at 5'7″, 133 lbs.; The 27th Infantry was activated 15 Oct 1940 which became his assigned unit; it was sent to the Pacific theater in 1942; occupation: Semi-skilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles; honorable dischargee on 20 Jul 1943.
Cemetery / Burial: VA Cemetery at Los Angeles National Cemetery, 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049, Section 194 Row B Site 21
Soldier Info: Born in North Carolina in 1912; Died in Los Angeles, CA in 1961


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using System;
using System.Collections;
using NUnit.Framework.Constraints;

namespace NUnit.Framework.Tests
{
	/// <summary>
	/// This test fixture attempts to exercise all the syntactic
	/// variations of Assert without getting into failures, errors
	/// or corner cases. Thus, some of the tests may be duplicated
	/// in other fixtures.
	///
	/// Each test performs the same operations using the classic
	/// syntax (if available) and the new syntax in both the
	/// helper-based and inherited forms.
	///
	/// This Fixture will eventually be duplicated in other
	/// supported languages.
	/// </summary>
	[TestFixture]
	public class AssertSyntaxTests : AssertionHelper
	{
		#region Simple Constraint Tests
		[Test]
		public void IsNull()
		{
			object nada = null;

			// Classic syntax
			Assert.IsNull(nada);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(nada, Is.Null);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(nada, Null);
		}

		[Test]
		public void IsNotNull()
		{
			// Classic syntax
			Assert.IsNotNull(42);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(42, Is.Not.Null);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect( 42, Not.Null );
		}

		[Test]
		public void IsTrue()
		{
			// Classic syntax
			Assert.IsTrue(2+2==4);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(2+2==4, Is.True);
			Assert.That(2+2==4);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(2+2==4, True);
			Expect(2+2==4);
		}

		[Test]
		public void IsFalse()
		{
			// Classic syntax
			Assert.IsFalse(2+2==5);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(2+2== 5, Is.False);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(2+2==5, False);
		}

		[Test]
		public void IsNaN()
		{
			double d = double.NaN;
			float f = float.NaN;

			// Classic syntax
			Assert.IsNaN(d);
			Assert.IsNaN(f);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(d, Is.NaN);
			Assert.That(f, Is.NaN);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(d, NaN);
			Expect(f, NaN);
		}

		[Test]
		public void EmptyStringTests()
		{
			// Classic syntax
			Assert.IsEmpty("");
			Assert.IsNotEmpty("Hello!");

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That("", Is.Empty);
			Assert.That("Hello!", Is.Not.Empty);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect("", Empty);
			Expect("Hello!", Not.Empty);
		}

		[Test]
		public void EmptyCollectionTests()
		{
			// Classic syntax
			Assert.IsEmpty(new bool[0]);
			Assert.IsNotEmpty(new int[] { 1, 2, 3 });

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(new bool[0], Is.Empty);
			Assert.That(new int[] { 1, 2, 3 }, Is.Not.Empty);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(new bool[0], Empty);
			Expect(new int[] { 1, 2, 3 }, Not.Empty);
		}
		#endregion

		#region TypeConstraint Tests
		[Test]
		public void ExactTypeTests()
		{
			// Classic syntax workarounds
			Assert.AreEqual(typeof(string), "Hello".GetType());
			Assert.AreEqual("System.String", "Hello".GetType().FullName);
			Assert.AreNotEqual(typeof(int), "Hello".GetType());
			Assert.AreNotEqual("System.Int32", "Hello".GetType().FullName);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That("Hello", Is.TypeOf(typeof(string)));
			Assert.That("Hello", Is.Not.TypeOf(typeof(int)));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect( "Hello", TypeOf(typeof(string)));
			Expect( "Hello", Not.TypeOf(typeof(int)));
		}

		[Test]
		public void InstanceOfTests()
		{
			// Classic syntax
			Assert.IsInstanceOf(typeof(string), "Hello");
			Assert.IsNotInstanceOf(typeof(string), 5);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That("Hello", Is.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
			Assert.That(5, Is.Not.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect("Hello", InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
			Expect(5, Not.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
		}

		[Test]
		public void AssignableFromTypeTests()
		{
			// Classic syntax
			Assert.IsAssignableFrom(typeof(string), "Hello");
			Assert.IsNotAssignableFrom(typeof(string), 5);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That( "Hello", Is.AssignableFrom(typeof(string)));
			Assert.That( 5, Is.Not.AssignableFrom(typeof(string)));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect( "Hello", AssignableFrom(typeof(string)));
			Expect( 5, Not.AssignableFrom(typeof(string)));
		}
		#endregion

		#region StringConstraint Tests
		[Test]
		public void SubstringTests()
		{
			string phrase = "Hello World!";
			string[] array = new string[] { "abc", "bad", "dba" };

			// Classic Syntax
			StringAssert.Contains("World", phrase);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.StringContaining("World"));
			// Only available using new syntax
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.Not.StringContaining("goodbye"));
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.StringContaining("WORLD").IgnoreCase);
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.Not.StringContaining("BYE").IgnoreCase);
			Assert.That(array, Is.All.StringContaining( "b" ) );

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(phrase, Contains("World"));
			// Only available using new syntax
			Expect(phrase, Not.Contains("goodbye"));
			Expect(phrase, Contains("WORLD").IgnoreCase);
			Expect(phrase, Not.Contains("BYE").IgnoreCase);
			Expect(array, All.Contains("b"));
		}

		[Test]
		public void StartsWithTests()
		{
			string phrase = "Hello World!";
			string[] greetings = new string[] { "Hello!", "Hi!", "Hola!" };

			// Classic syntax
			StringAssert.StartsWith("Hello", phrase);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.StringStarting("Hello"));
			// Only available using new syntax
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.Not.StringStarting("Hi!"));
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.StringStarting("HeLLo").IgnoreCase);
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.Not.StringStarting("HI").IgnoreCase);
			Assert.That(greetings, Is.All.StringStarting("h").IgnoreCase);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(phrase, StartsWith("Hello"));
			// Only available using new syntax
			Expect(phrase, Not.StartsWith("Hi!"));
			Expect(phrase, StartsWith("HeLLo").IgnoreCase);
			Expect(phrase, Not.StartsWith("HI").IgnoreCase);
			Expect(greetings, All.StartsWith("h").IgnoreCase);
		}

		[Test]
		public void EndsWithTests()
		{
			string phrase = "Hello World!";
			string[] greetings = new string[] { "Hello!", "Hi!", "Hola!" };

			// Classic Syntax
			StringAssert.EndsWith("!", phrase);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.StringEnding("!"));
			// Only available using new syntax
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.Not.StringEnding("?"));
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.StringEnding("WORLD!").IgnoreCase);
			Assert.That(greetings, Is.All.StringEnding("!"));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(phrase, EndsWith("!"));
			// Only available using new syntax
			Expect(phrase, Not.EndsWith("?"));
			Expect(phrase, EndsWith("WORLD!").IgnoreCase);
			Expect(greetings, All.EndsWith("!") );
		}

		[Test]
		public void EqualIgnoringCaseTests()
		{
			string phrase = "Hello World!";

			// Classic syntax
			StringAssert.AreEqualIgnoringCase("hello world!",phrase);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.EqualTo("hello world!").IgnoreCase);
			//Only available using new syntax
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.Not.EqualTo("goodbye world!").IgnoreCase);
			Assert.That(new string[] { "Hello", "World" },
				Is.EqualTo(new object[] { "HELLO", "WORLD" }).IgnoreCase);
			Assert.That(new string[] {"HELLO", "Hello", "hello" },
				Is.All.EqualTo( "hello" ).IgnoreCase);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(phrase, EqualTo("hello world!").IgnoreCase);
			//Only available using new syntax
			Expect(phrase, Not.EqualTo("goodbye world!").IgnoreCase);
			Expect(new string[] { "Hello", "World" },
				EqualTo(new object[] { "HELLO", "WORLD" }).IgnoreCase);
			Expect(new string[] {"HELLO", "Hello", "hello" },
				All.EqualTo( "hello" ).IgnoreCase);
		}

		[Test]
		public void RegularExpressionTests()
		{
			string phrase = "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.";
			string[] quotes = new string[] { "Never say never", "It's never too late", "Nevermore!" };

			// Classic syntax
			StringAssert.IsMatch( "all good men", phrase );
			StringAssert.IsMatch( "Now.*come", phrase );

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That( phrase, Is.StringMatching( "all good men" ) );
			Assert.That( phrase, Is.StringMatching( "Now.*come" ) );
			// Only available using new syntax
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.Not.StringMatching("all.*men.*good"));
			Assert.That(phrase, Is.StringMatching("ALL").IgnoreCase);
			Assert.That(quotes, Is.All.StringMatching("never").IgnoreCase);

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect( phrase, Matches( "all good men" ) );
			Expect( phrase, Matches( "Now.*come" ) );
			// Only available using new syntax
			Expect(phrase, Not.Matches("all.*men.*good"));
			Expect(phrase, Matches("ALL").IgnoreCase);
			Expect(quotes, All.Matches("never").IgnoreCase);
		}
		#endregion

		#region Equality Tests
		[Test]
		public void EqualityTests()
		{
			int[] i3 = new int[] { 1, 2, 3 };
			double[] d3 = new double[] { 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 };
			int[] iunequal = new int[] { 1, 3, 2 };

			// Classic Syntax
			Assert.AreEqual(4, 2 + 2);
			Assert.AreEqual(i3, d3);
			Assert.AreNotEqual(5, 2 + 2);
			Assert.AreNotEqual(i3, iunequal);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(2 + 2, Is.EqualTo(4));
			Assert.That(2 + 2 == 4);
			Assert.That(i3, Is.EqualTo(d3));
			Assert.That(2 + 2, Is.Not.EqualTo(5));
			Assert.That(i3, Is.Not.EqualTo(iunequal));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(2 + 2, EqualTo(4));
			Expect(2 + 2 == 4);
			Expect(i3, EqualTo(d3));
			Expect(2 + 2, Not.EqualTo(5));
			Expect(i3, Not.EqualTo(iunequal));
		}

		[Test]
		public void EqualityTestsWithTolerance()
		{
			// CLassic syntax
			Assert.AreEqual(5.0d, 4.99d, 0.05d);
			Assert.AreEqual(5.0f, 4.99f, 0.05f);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(4.99d, Is.EqualTo(5.0d).Within(0.05d));
			Assert.That(4.0d, Is.Not.EqualTo(5.0d).Within(0.5d));
			Assert.That(4.99f, Is.EqualTo(5.0f).Within(0.05f));
			Assert.That(4.99m, Is.EqualTo(5.0m).Within(0.05m));
			Assert.That(3999999999u, Is.EqualTo(4000000000u).Within(5u));
			Assert.That(499, Is.EqualTo(500).Within(5));
			Assert.That(4999999999L, Is.EqualTo(5000000000L).Within(5L));
			Assert.That(5999999999ul, Is.EqualTo(6000000000ul).Within(5ul));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(4.99d, EqualTo(5.0d).Within(0.05d));
			Expect(4.0d, Not.EqualTo(5.0d).Within(0.5d));
			Expect(4.99f, EqualTo(5.0f).Within(0.05f));
			Expect(4.99m, EqualTo(5.0m).Within(0.05m));
			Expect(499u, EqualTo(500u).Within(5u));
			Expect(499, EqualTo(500).Within(5));
			Expect(4999999999L, EqualTo(5000000000L).Within(5L));
			Expect(5999999999ul, EqualTo(6000000000ul).Within(5ul));
		}

		[Test]
		public void EqualityTestsWithTolerance_MixedFloatAndDouble()
		{
			// Bug Fix 1743844
			Assert.That(2.20492d, Is.EqualTo(2.2d).Within(0.01f),
				"Double actual, Double expected, Single tolerance");
			Assert.That(2.20492d, Is.EqualTo(2.2f).Within(0.01d),
				"Double actual, Single expected, Double tolerance" );
			Assert.That(2.20492d, Is.EqualTo(2.2f).Within(0.01f),
				"Double actual, Single expected, Single tolerance" );
			Assert.That(2.20492f, Is.EqualTo(2.2f).Within(0.01d),
				"Single actual, Single expected, Double tolerance");
			Assert.That(2.20492f, Is.EqualTo(2.2d).Within(0.01d),
				"Single actual, Double expected, Double tolerance");
			Assert.That(2.20492f, Is.EqualTo(2.2d).Within(0.01f),
				"Single actual, Double expected, Single tolerance");
		}

		[Test]
			public void EqualityTestsWithTolerance_MixingTypesGenerally()
		{
			// Extending tolerance to all numeric types
			Assert.That(202d, Is.EqualTo(200d).Within(2),
				"Double actual, Double expected, int tolerance");
			Assert.That( 4.87m, Is.EqualTo(5).Within(.25),
				"Decimal actual, int expected, Double tolerance" );
			Assert.That( 4.87m, Is.EqualTo(5ul).Within(1),
				"Decimal actual, ulong expected, int tolerance" );
			Assert.That( 487, Is.EqualTo(500).Within(25),
				"int actual, int expected, int tolerance" );
			Assert.That( 487u, Is.EqualTo(500).Within(25),
				"uint actual, int expected, int tolerance" );
			Assert.That( 487L, Is.EqualTo(500).Within(25),
				"long actual, int expected, int tolerance" );
			Assert.That( 487ul, Is.EqualTo(500).Within(25),
				"ulong actual, int expected, int tolerance" );
		}
		#endregion

		#region Comparison Tests
		[Test]
		public void ComparisonTests()
		{
			// Classic Syntax
			Assert.Greater(7, 3);
			Assert.GreaterOrEqual(7, 3);
			Assert.GreaterOrEqual(7, 7);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(7, Is.GreaterThan(3));
			Assert.That(7, Is.GreaterThanOrEqualTo(3));
			Assert.That(7, Is.AtLeast(3));
			Assert.That(7, Is.GreaterThanOrEqualTo(7));
			Assert.That(7, Is.AtLeast(7));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(7, GreaterThan(3));
			Expect(7, GreaterThanOrEqualTo(3));
			Expect(7, AtLeast(3));
			Expect(7, GreaterThanOrEqualTo(7));
			Expect(7, AtLeast(7));

			// Classic syntax
			Assert.Less(3, 7);
			Assert.LessOrEqual(3, 7);
			Assert.LessOrEqual(3, 3);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(3, Is.LessThan(7));
			Assert.That(3, Is.LessThanOrEqualTo(7));
			Assert.That(3, Is.AtMost(7));
			Assert.That(3, Is.LessThanOrEqualTo(3));
			Assert.That(3, Is.AtMost(3));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(3, LessThan(7));
			Expect(3, LessThanOrEqualTo(7));
			Expect(3, AtMost(7));
			Expect(3, LessThanOrEqualTo(3));
			Expect(3, AtMost(3));
		}
		#endregion

		#region Collection Tests
		[Test]
		public void AllItemsTests()
		{
			object[] ints = new object[] { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
			object[] doubles = new object[] { 0.99, 2.1, 3.0, 4.05 };
			object[] strings = new object[] { "abc", "bad", "cab", "bad", "dad" };

			// Classic syntax
			CollectionAssert.AllItemsAreNotNull(ints);
			CollectionAssert.AllItemsAreInstancesOfType(ints, typeof(int));
			CollectionAssert.AllItemsAreInstancesOfType(strings, typeof(string));
			CollectionAssert.AllItemsAreUnique(ints);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(ints, Is.All.Not.Null);
			Assert.That(ints, Has.None.Null);
			Assert.That(ints, Is.All.InstanceOf(typeof(int)));
			Assert.That(ints, Has.All.InstanceOf(typeof(int)));
			Assert.That(strings, Is.All.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
			Assert.That(strings, Has.All.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
			Assert.That(ints, Is.Unique);
			// Only available using new syntax
			Assert.That(strings, Is.Not.Unique);
			Assert.That(ints, Is.All.GreaterThan(0));
			Assert.That(ints, Has.All.GreaterThan(0));
			Assert.That(ints, Has.None.LessThanOrEqualTo(0));
			Assert.That(strings, Is.All.StringContaining( "a" ) );
			Assert.That(strings, Has.All.Contains( "a" ) );
			Assert.That(strings, Has.Some.StartsWith( "ba" ) );
			Assert.That( strings, Has.Some.Property( "Length" ).EqualTo( 3 ) );
			Assert.That( strings, Has.Some.StartsWith( "BA" ).IgnoreCase );
			Assert.That( doubles, Has.Some.EqualTo( 1.0 ).Within( .05 ) );

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(ints, All.Not.Null);
			Expect(ints, None.Null);
			Expect(ints, All.InstanceOf(typeof(int)));
			Expect(strings, All.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
			Expect(ints, Unique);
			// Only available using new syntax
			Expect(strings, Not.Unique);
			Expect(ints, All.GreaterThan(0));
			Expect(ints, None.LessThanOrEqualTo(0));
			Expect(strings, All.Contains( "a" ) );
			Expect(strings, Some.StartsWith( "ba" ) );
			Expect(strings, Some.StartsWith( "BA" ).IgnoreCase );
			Expect(doubles, Some.EqualTo( 1.0 ).Within( .05 ) );
		}

		[Test]
		public void SomeItemTests()
		{
			object[] mixed = new object[] { 1, 2, "3", null, "four", 100 };
			object[] strings = new object[] { "abc", "bad", "cab", "bad", "dad" };

			// Not available using the classic syntax

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(mixed, Has.Some.Null);
			Assert.That(mixed, Has.Some.InstanceOf(typeof(int)));
			Assert.That(mixed, Has.Some.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
			Assert.That(strings, Has.Some.StartsWith( "ba" ) );
			Assert.That(strings, Has.Some.Not.StartsWith( "ba" ) );

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(mixed, Some.Null);
			Expect(mixed, Some.InstanceOf(typeof(int)));
			Expect(mixed, Some.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
			Expect(strings, Some.StartsWith( "ba" ) );
			Expect(strings, Some.Not.StartsWith( "ba" ) );
		}

		[Test]
		public void NoItemTests()
		{
			object[] ints = new object[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
			object[] strings = new object[] { "abc", "bad", "cab", "bad", "dad" };

			// Not available using the classic syntax

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(ints, Has.None.Null);
			Assert.That(ints, Has.None.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
			Assert.That(ints, Has.None.GreaterThan(99));
			Assert.That(strings, Has.None.StartsWith( "qu" ) );

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(ints, None.Null);
			Expect(ints, None.InstanceOf(typeof(string)));
			Expect(ints, None.GreaterThan(99));
			Expect(strings, None.StartsWith( "qu" ) );
		}

		[Test]
		public void CollectionContainsTests()
		{
			int[] iarray = new int[] { 1, 2, 3 };
			string[] sarray = new string[] { "a", "b", "c" };

			// Classic syntax
			Assert.Contains(3, iarray);
			Assert.Contains("b", sarray);
			CollectionAssert.Contains(iarray, 3);
			CollectionAssert.Contains(sarray, "b");
			CollectionAssert.DoesNotContain(sarray, "x");
			// Showing that Contains uses NUnit equality
			CollectionAssert.Contains( iarray, 1.0d );

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(iarray, Has.Member(3));
			Assert.That(sarray, Has.Member("b"));
			Assert.That(sarray, Has.No.Member("x"));
			// Showing that Contains uses NUnit equality
			Assert.That(iarray, Has.Member( 1.0d ));

			// Only available using the new syntax
			// Note that EqualTo and SameAs do NOT give
			// identical results to Contains because
			// Contains uses Object.Equals()
			Assert.That(iarray, Has.Some.EqualTo(3));
			Assert.That(iarray, Has.Member(3));
			Assert.That(sarray, Has.Some.EqualTo("b"));
			Assert.That(sarray, Has.None.EqualTo("x"));
			Assert.That(iarray, Has.None.SameAs( 1.0d ));
			Assert.That(iarray, Has.All.LessThan(10));
			Assert.That(sarray, Has.All.Length.EqualTo(1));
			Assert.That(sarray, Has.None.Property("Length").GreaterThan(3));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(iarray, Contains(3));
			Expect(sarray, Contains("b"));
			Expect(sarray, Not.Contains("x"));

			// Only available using new syntax
			// Note that EqualTo and SameAs do NOT give
			// identical results to Contains because
			// Contains uses Object.Equals()
			Expect(iarray, Some.EqualTo(3));
			Expect(sarray, Some.EqualTo("b"));
			Expect(sarray, None.EqualTo("x"));
			Expect(iarray, All.LessThan(10));
			Expect(sarray, All.Length.EqualTo(1));
			Expect(sarray, None.Property("Length").GreaterThan(3));
		}

		[Test]
		public void CollectionEquivalenceTests()
		{
			int[] ints1to5 = new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
			int[] twothrees = new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5 };
			int[] twofours = new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5 };

		    // Classic syntax
		    CollectionAssert.AreEquivalent(new int[] { 2, 1, 4, 3, 5 }, ints1to5);
			CollectionAssert.AreNotEquivalent(new int[] { 2, 2, 4, 3, 5 }, ints1to5);
			CollectionAssert.AreNotEquivalent(new int[] { 2, 4, 3, 5 }, ints1to5);
			CollectionAssert.AreNotEquivalent(new int[] { 2, 2, 1, 1, 4, 3, 5 }, ints1to5);
            CollectionAssert.AreNotEquivalent(twothrees, twofours);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(new int[] { 2, 1, 4, 3, 5 }, Is.EquivalentTo(ints1to5));
			Assert.That(new int[] { 2, 2, 4, 3, 5 }, Is.Not.EquivalentTo(ints1to5));
			Assert.That(new int[] { 2, 4, 3, 5 }, Is.Not.EquivalentTo(ints1to5));
			Assert.That(new int[] { 2, 2, 1, 1, 4, 3, 5 }, Is.Not.EquivalentTo(ints1to5));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(new int[] { 2, 1, 4, 3, 5 }, EquivalentTo(ints1to5));
			Expect(new int[] { 2, 2, 4, 3, 5 }, Not.EquivalentTo(ints1to5));
			Expect(new int[] { 2, 4, 3, 5 }, Not.EquivalentTo(ints1to5));
			Expect(new int[] { 2, 2, 1, 1, 4, 3, 5 }, Not.EquivalentTo(ints1to5));
		}

		[Test]
		public void SubsetTests()
		{
			int[] ints1to5 = new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };

			// Classic syntax
			CollectionAssert.IsSubsetOf(new int[] { 1, 3, 5 }, ints1to5);
			CollectionAssert.IsSubsetOf(new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }, ints1to5);
			CollectionAssert.IsNotSubsetOf(new int[] { 2, 4, 6 }, ints1to5);
			CollectionAssert.IsNotSubsetOf(new int[] { 1, 2, 2, 2, 5 }, ints1to5);

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(new int[] { 1, 3, 5 }, Is.SubsetOf(ints1to5));
			Assert.That(new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }, Is.SubsetOf(ints1to5));
			Assert.That(new int[] { 2, 4, 6 }, Is.Not.SubsetOf(ints1to5));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(new int[] { 1, 3, 5 }, SubsetOf(ints1to5));
			Expect(new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }, SubsetOf(ints1to5));
			Expect(new int[] { 2, 4, 6 }, Not.SubsetOf(ints1to5));
		}
		#endregion

		#region Property Tests
		[Test]
		public void PropertyTests()
		{
			string[] array = { "abc", "bca", "xyz", "qrs" };
			string[] array2 = { "a", "ab", "abc" };
			ArrayList list = new ArrayList( array );

			// Not available using the classic syntax

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That( list, Has.Property( "Count" ) );
			Assert.That( list, Has.No.Property( "Length" ) );

			Assert.That( "Hello", Has.Length.EqualTo( 5 ) );
			Assert.That( "Hello", Has.Length.LessThan( 10 ) );
			Assert.That( "Hello", Has.Property("Length").EqualTo(5) );
			Assert.That( "Hello", Has.Property("Length").GreaterThan(3) );

			Assert.That( array, Has.Property( "Length" ).EqualTo( 4 ) );
			Assert.That( array, Has.Length.EqualTo( 4 ) );
			Assert.That( array, Has.Property( "Length" ).LessThan( 10 ) );

			Assert.That( array, Has.All.Property("Length").EqualTo(3) );
			Assert.That( array, Has.All.Length.EqualTo( 3 ) );
			Assert.That( array, Is.All.Length.EqualTo( 3 ) );
			Assert.That( array, Has.All.Property("Length").EqualTo(3) );
			Assert.That( array, Is.All.Property("Length").EqualTo(3) );

			Assert.That( array2, Has.Some.Property("Length").EqualTo(2) );
			Assert.That( array2, Has.Some.Length.EqualTo(2) );
			Assert.That( array2, Has.Some.Property("Length").GreaterThan(2) );

			Assert.That( array2, Is.Not.Property("Length").EqualTo(4) );
			Assert.That( array2, Is.Not.Length.EqualTo( 4 ) );
			Assert.That( array2, Has.No.Property("Length").GreaterThan(3) );

			Assert.That( List.Map( array2 ).Property("Length"), Is.EqualTo( new int[] { 1, 2, 3 } ) );
			Assert.That( List.Map( array2 ).Property("Length"), Is.EquivalentTo( new int[] { 3, 2, 1 } ) );
			Assert.That( List.Map( array2 ).Property("Length"), Is.SubsetOf( new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 } ) );
			Assert.That( List.Map( array2 ).Property("Length"), Is.Unique );

			Assert.That( list, Has.Count.EqualTo( 4 ) );

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect( list, Property( "Count" ) );
			Expect( list, Not.Property( "Nada" ) );

			Expect( "Hello", Length.EqualTo( 5 ) );
			Expect( "Hello", Property("Length").EqualTo(5) );
			Expect( "Hello", Property("Length").GreaterThan(0) );

			Expect( array, Property("Length").EqualTo(4) );
			Expect( array, Length.EqualTo(4) );
			Expect( array, Property("Length").LessThan(10));

			Expect( array, All.Length.EqualTo( 3 ) );
			Expect( array, All.Property("Length").EqualTo(3));

			Expect( array2, Some.Property("Length").EqualTo(2) );
			Expect( array2, Some.Length.EqualTo( 2 ) );
			Expect( array2, Some.Property("Length").GreaterThan(2));

			Expect( array2, None.Property("Length").EqualTo(4) );
			Expect( array2, None.Length.EqualTo( 4 ) );
			Expect( array2, None.Property("Length").GreaterThan(3));

			Expect( Map( array2 ).Property("Length"), EqualTo( new int[] { 1, 2, 3 } ) );
			Expect( Map( array2 ).Property("Length"), EquivalentTo( new int[] { 3, 2, 1 } ) );
			Expect( Map( array2 ).Property("Length"), SubsetOf( new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 } ) );
			Expect( Map( array2 ).Property("Length"), Unique );

			Expect( list, Count.EqualTo( 4 ) );

		}
		#endregion

		#region Not Tests
		[Test]
		public void NotTests()
		{
			// Not available using the classic syntax

			// Constraint Syntax
			Assert.That(42, Is.Not.Null);
			Assert.That(42, Is.Not.True);
			Assert.That(42, Is.Not.False);
			Assert.That(2.5, Is.Not.NaN);
			Assert.That(2 + 2, Is.Not.EqualTo(3));
			Assert.That(2 + 2, Is.Not.Not.EqualTo(4));
			Assert.That(2 + 2, Is.Not.Not.Not.EqualTo(5));

			// Inherited syntax
			Expect(42, Not.Null);
			Expect(42, Not.True);
			Expect(42, Not.False);
			Expect(2.5, Not.NaN);
			Expect(2 + 2, Not.EqualTo(3));
			Expect(2 + 2, Not.Not.EqualTo(4));
			Expect(2 + 2, Not.Not.Not.EqualTo(5));
		}
		#endregion

		#region Operator Tests
		[Test]
		public void NotOperator()
		{
			// The ! operator is only available in the new syntax
			Assert.That(42, !Is.Null);
			// Inherited syntax
			Expect( 42, !Null );
		}

		[Test]
		public void AndOperator()
		{
			// The & operator is only available in the new syntax
			Assert.That(7, Is.GreaterThan(5) & Is.LessThan(10));
			// Inherited syntax
			Expect( 7, GreaterThan(5) & LessThan(10));
		}

		[Test]
		public void OrOperator()
		{
			// The | operator is only available in the new syntax
			Assert.That(3, Is.LessThan(5) | Is.GreaterThan(10));
			Expect( 3, LessThan(5) | GreaterThan(10));
		}

		[Test]
		public void ComplexTests()
		{
			Assert.That(7, Is.Not.Null & Is.Not.LessThan(5) & Is.Not.GreaterThan(10));
			Expect(7, Not.Null & Not.LessThan(5) & Not.GreaterThan(10));

			Assert.That(7, !Is.Null & !Is.LessThan(5) & !Is.GreaterThan(10));
			Expect(7, !Null & !LessThan(5) & !GreaterThan(10));

			// TODO: Remove #if when mono compiler can handle null
#if MONO
            Constraint x = null;
            Assert.That(7, !x & !Is.LessThan(5) & !Is.GreaterThan(10));
			Expect(7, !x & !LessThan(5) & !GreaterThan(10));
#else
			Assert.That(7, !(Constraint)null & !Is.LessThan(5) & !Is.GreaterThan(10));
			Expect(7, !(Constraint)null & !LessThan(5) & !GreaterThan(10));
#endif
		}
		#endregion

		#region Invalid Code Tests
		// This method contains assertions that should not compile
		// You can check by uncommenting it.
		//public void WillNotCompile()
		//{
		//    Assert.That(42, Is.Not);
		//    Assert.That(42, Is.All);
		//    Assert.That(42, Is.Null.Not);
		//    Assert.That(42, Is.Not.Null.GreaterThan(10));
		//    Assert.That(42, Is.GreaterThan(10).LessThan(99));

		//    object[] c = new object[0];
		//    Assert.That(c, Is.Null.All);
		//    Assert.That(c, Is.Not.All);
		//    Assert.That(c, Is.All.Not);
		//}
		#endregion
	}

}


I'm currently reading an autobiography by James Brown, and as keen a fan as I am, I have to admit it's a tough read - I can't think of any biography I've read that bombards you with as many dates, names and places as this one does, and it must be a result of an incredible memory or a helluva lot of research.
They rolled the tape and we ripped into "Please" in our style. When we were halfway through, Mr Nathan [Syd Nathan, who started the record label] suddenly jumped up from the board.
"What's that? What in the hell are they doing? Stop the tape," he yelled. "That doesn't sound right to my ears." He was in a rage. "What's going on here?" He turned on Gene Redd, who just shrugged because he didn't understand it, either. Then he turned to Ralph Bass. "I sent you out to bring back some talent, and this is what I hear. The demo was awful, and this is worse. I don't know why I have you working here. Nobody wants to hear that noise."
"It's a good song, Syd," Ralph said. "Give them a chance."
"A good song?" He looked at Ralph like Ralph was crazy. "It's a stupid song. It's got only one word in it. I've heard enough." He stormed out of the room and up the stairs to his office.
We were frozen in the studio. We had made it through only half a track of our first professional recording session, and the owner of the company had walked out in the middle saying we were so bad he couldn't use us. We were thinking, "Oh, Lord, we're fixing to get sent away, and we just got here." Gene came from behind the glass to talk to us.
"Can't you do it some other way?" he asked.
"That's the way we've always done it," I said.
"But Mr Nathan doesn't like it," he said.
"Mr Nathan doesn't understand it," I said. He looked disturbed at that. "Everybody's music can't be alike, Mr Redd. If everybody comes up here and goes to cutting alike, then nobody's going to do anything."
Before we left Cincinnati we saw a handful of 78 RPM pressings of "Please," but as soon as we got back to Macon we got worried. We heard that Ralph Bass had been fired and King wasn't going to release the record. Mr Nathan hated the master as much as he hated the demo. Mr Brantly was on the phone to him every day for nearly a month. At the end of February, Mr Nathan told him against his better judgment he was going to put the record out on his Federal label. So on March 3, 1956, "Please Please Please" was released. Eventually, it sold a million copies.
James Brown 'The Godfather of Soul', James Brown and Bruce Tucker, 1986, Aurum Press.


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Home News Three rivalries that helped Man City manager Pep Guardiola become world's best
Three rivalries that helped Man City manager Pep Guardiola become world's best
News George Holan · April 9, 2022 · 0 Comment
Ahead of Manchester City's crunch Premier League meeting with Liverpool on Sunday, Pep Guardiola admitted that Jurgen Klopp's side – and the German himself – are the biggest rivals of his managerial career.
"We play many times, more times," the City boss said when asked whether the Liverpool rivalry has surpassed those he has experienced against Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in his previous coaching roles. "In five years here we [City and Liverpool] have played many times, and all the times we were close."
It's a big statement for a man who endured an intense rivalry with Real Madrid over his four years against Barcelona, best remembered for feisty games and public spats with then Los Blancos manager Jose Mourinho. While at Bayern Munich he developed a more respectful competition with Klopp's successor at Borussia Dortmund, Thomas Tuchel, who has resurfaced following the German's appointment at Chelsea.
So what has made all three rivalries so fascinating?
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As Guardiola said, the primary factor that puts his rivalry with Klopp above all others is that the pair have faced each other so many times. Since Pep arrived at City in 2016 they have done battle on 13 occasions (twice in the Champions League and 11 in the league) with City winning four of those and Liverpool winning five.
Frequency of meetings aside, matches between the two teams are always of exceptionally high quality.
"The times we play against them, there are always many decisions in the game," Guardiola said. "Many details on both sides. Both teams are good. We try to discover the weak points they have which are few. We try to exploit it, try to be ourselves. We play already many times, not just Premier League, always was interesting games."
The styles of the two coaches may differ – the former preaches high-pressing, possession-based play while the latter is more direct and transition oriented – but Guardiola and Klopp are full of admiration for each other.
"Jurgen makes world football a better place to live. His message, a huge competitor. It's good. He's a good guy and I don't have any problems with him."
Klopp clearly feels the same way about his opposite number. "Pep is the best coach in the world, I think we can all agree on that," he said ahead of Sunday's game.
Between 2013 and 2015 the pair faced off eight times while managing Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, taking four wins apiece.
The stress caused by a feud with Jose Mourinho put a strain on Guardiola's relationship with his Barcelona players.
(Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Guardiola and Mourinho worked together under Bobby Robson at Barcelona – Pep as a player and Jose as a coach – but over two seasons in Spain their relationship soured.
Managing on either side of the Clasico divide, the pair were embroiled in some intense duels. Things came to a head in April 2011 during a period of four Clasicos in 18 days.
In the build-up to Barca's 2-0 win away at Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Mourinho cranked up the mind games and Guardiola snapped.
After Mourinho had mocked Pep's criticism of a correct refereeing decision, Pep said – at the end of an expletive-laden press conference – "I try to learn from Jose on the pitch, but I prefer to learn as little as possible from him off the pitch."
The duo have reconciled somewhat in recent years, although they have been involved in plenty of other battles. In 2010 it was Mourinho's Inter Milan that foiled a brilliant Barca side in the Champions League semi-finals, while in 2018 Mourinho's Manchester United came from two goals down to defeat City in the derby 3-2, denying the Blues to once-in- a-lifetime chance to seal the title with a derby day win. During his short spell at Tottenham, Mourinho masterminded back-to-back 2-0 wins for his side against City.
Pep Guardiola shakes hands with Thomas Tuchel, then Borussia Dortmund head coach, during his time in charge of Bayern Munich.
(Image: Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images)
Tuchel replaced Klopp as Dortmund manager in 2015 but failed to get the better of Guardiola over three meetings during the Catalan's final season at Bayern.
When Tuchel was appointed Chelsea manager in early 2021 he turned the tables, his Chelsea side winning three consecutive matches against City in the space of six weeks, including an FA Cup semi-final and Champions League final.
This season though Guardiola has found a way to stop Tuchel from exploiting his side's weaknesses, securing impressive 1-0 league wins at the Etihad Stadium and Stamford Bridge.
Like with Klopp, there exists great respect between Guardiola and Tuchel. "He's so creative," Guardiola said of the German earlier this year. "One of the few managers I learn from constantly to become a better manager myself. Excellent in all departments. I enjoy it since he was in Mainz, Dortmund, here."
"I enjoy watching his teams, the way he is playing, his approach. He makes football better."
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Last night's sunset was so beautiful, I couldn't resist sharing a few pictures. It is the same cloud but looks different in different lighting. It turned pink as the color faded and darkness came on.
On Saturday and Sunday night we had the blessing of seeing beautiful sunsets. The first was seen as we were traveling home from a visit with relatives in Greensboro. We had a really nice time with them, but I didn't get any pictures while we were there, only on the way home. Here is what we saw in that first, beautiful sunset.
The second beautiful sunset we saw was on the way home from church last night. Pictures show the clouds to the west and the clouds to the south. It is interesting that they were so different in different parts of the sky.
Western sky. We only got a few sprinkles of rain from these clouds.
Clouds to the south of us, quite different from those in the west.
What will you be doing at 105? Would you be able to remember a prayer you learned when you were 5? or recite something you learned in high school? Will you still be able to praise God with music? The lady in this video did all these things. I hope my mind is filled with good and godly things when I am old.
I discovered by accident that, if I combined 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon of vitamin C (ascorbic acid powder) in about 3 or 4 ounces of chlorinated water, that the water will turn yellow just like it does when water testing drops are used.* The big difference is that it takes the baking soda and vitamin C longer to show the reaction. So, I decided to try a little experiment.
The information that comes with Brita water filters claims that the filters take the taste and odor of chlorine out of the water and that they reduce the amount of chlorine in the water. The chart that comes with it shows by what amount the chlorine is supposed to be reduced.
Does it work? To find out, I took one glass and put tap water in it, another and put Brita filtered water in it, and another and put bottled spring water in it. The bottled spring water came from Walgreens and is the "Nice" brand. In each glass I put about 3 ounces of water and mixed in about 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon of ascorbic acid powder. Then I set them aside for about 24 hours.
Now for the results. Here they are, right to left! On the right is the tap water - quite yellow, almost an orangish pink. (It looks pinkish when it is held up to the light.) In the middle is the Brita water - slightly yellow. On the left is the bottled spring water - still perfectly clear after 24 hours. You can try this at home with your own water. You only need clear glasses or clear containers, a little water, baking soda, ascorbic acid powder, and a little patience. It would be interesting to see what you come up with.
*Please note. I'm not suggesting that this is a chlorine detection technique. I simply noticed that this reaction happens in chlorinated water and thought it was interesting. It would also be fun to find out if other people came up with the same results.
Sunday was such a fun day. Earlier this year, our church had put together a special offering to give to our song leader, Mr. Brubaker, and his wife as they headed off to Switzerland to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They were very appreciative and had a wonderful time.
But the church had another surprise in store for them this Sunday night.
Around 5:00 p.m., we headed out the door to go to church. However, we did not get underway as quickly as we expected. We opened the car door, and what should we find but fire ants all over the front! They were on our seats, on the edges of the car doors, between our seats, on the dash board, just everywhere up front though I didn't see any on the floor board on my side of the car. So, Christy went back in and got the bug spray. We used the "natural" spray that we spray right on us so that the car would not smell too bad. After all, we had to breathe the stuff in all the way to church. Thankfully it is only toxic to bugs, not humans.
Finally the population of fire ants had pretty much dwindled away and we were ready to head out. As I was getting in the car, I happened to think, "When we get to church, we are going to smell like bug spray." Soooo, Christy went back into the house and found some old towels which we used to cover the seats. There were still a few ants straggling around, and I did get a few bites but I am not allergic to them. Thankfully Christy did not get any bites because she is quite allergic to them. At church we asked a friend if we smell like bug spray, and she said "No," so the towels must have worked pretty well.
After the meeting was the fun surprise. There was a card shower with well over 100 cards and some gifts. Also, there was a big, beautiful cake. When everyone was done eating, the Brubakers had to stand and get lots of pictures taken. Mrs. Bru said it felt like her wedding day again! We were glad that they got to have such a nice surprise.
On Friday, June 21, our friend Bekah got married. Hers was a simple but very nice wedding. The ceremony took place outside next to a barn. Seats were wooden benches on top of logs. Some material was tied to the inside edges of the benches to look like streamers. Small bouquets of fake sunflowers adorned the edges of the back benches.
The food was set up in a little side building. There were strawberries, cup cakes, chocolate covered pretzels, chicken nuggets, pickles, and more. I could not see what was on the other table. Beverages were served in pint sized canning jars. Drinks included iced tea, lemonade, and water.
There was a nice quilt for all the guests to sign. Also, there was a honeymoon jar. It was a gallon glass jar suspended from the ceiling of the barn with a string.
The bridesmaid dresses were pretty blue, and each bridesmaid held a bouquet of yellow and white flowers. The groomsmen wore blue jeans and bright yellow shirts with blue and white ties. Pastor Surrett, Pastor Ogle, and the bride's brother wore blue jeans with white shirts and blue and white ties.
To symbolize their unity, the bride and groom planted a tree. Each one had taken soil from their parent's yard, and they put the soil in a large container and planted the tree in this soil.
This couple's wedding was very pretty and such a blessing. I pray they will always love each other and love the Lord as long as they live and that their love and life together will thrive and grow like the tree they planted.
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled.


Spring is the most romantic time to be in Paris. The flowers are blooming, the sun is shinning and the chairs at the outdoor cafes are inviting.
I was lucky to be in Paris for a first sunny spring weekend and it was beautiful.
One of my favorite places were Tuileries gardens. One can have a very pleasant day in the gardens, enjoying the blooming flowers and trees, people watching, reading, or having a picnic.
Everybody knows the Parisiens enjoy their outdoor cafes. Did you know they also love picnics?
On a nice sunny day everybody is outside, enjoying the sunshine and a good company. The Sunday I was there, it seemed like the whole town was outside. Everybody decided to celebrate the first warm day by having a Sunday lunch outdoors. I saw people having a picnic by Seine, on the river bank, on a bench in the park and there were blankets covering every inch of the lawn at Tuileries. Tres bien!
The spring in Paris, happy and colorful as the carousel by the Eiffel tower.


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