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'Now is the time to act' on credit card debt, experts say
January 6, 2023 by Waleed Hassan Sheikh
The new year may bring higher interest rates that could increase the debt burden for many Americans.
"If the Fed were to raise rates another 100 basis points, one full percent, your credit card rate would go up one percent," said Bankrate.com's Chief Financial Analyst. Greg McBride on Yahoo Finance Live (video above) . "So this is very important. If you're carrying a balance, now is the time to take action."
He advises credit card holders to increase their payments as soon as possible and look for a 0% balance transfer card, which has no interest on balance transfers. for a set period, usually six to 18 months.
"Take one of those low-cost trade-in offers, and your debt repayment efforts will be compromised because the most expensive debt you have will continue to be very expensive," McBride said.
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According to McBride, a good credit score will also be important this year when making big purchases like cars. He predicts the cost of car loans will increase to 6.9% for new cars and 7.75% for used cars.
"Your credit score is going to be more important, especially when we start to see a weaker economy," McBride said. "That would be the difference between paying 7% or paying a rate that might double."
While car loan rates may go up, McBride said the increase won't be enough to keep people who own cars from buying cars.
"It's not the wind that I think a lot of people think it is. Currently, car loan rates, another percentage increase makes a difference of about 25 dollars a month in payment, but $25 on what is already paid is $800. Anyone going down from the SUV in the comparison based on the price increase? Probably not," McBride said.
McBride told Yahoo Finance Live that there is one important step to keep in mind no matter how high the credit score is and the cost of the loan.
"The important thing for borrowers here is to make sure you have good credit and shop around," McBride said.
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Q: How to check if clients are starved in an apache server? How would you monitor a server performance in sense of :

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*Count requests that has been timedout without processing at all (client was starved)

*Count requests that has been timedout while in process

*Count requests that failed because of error at least in the apache lvl
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A: I am not an expert in that case but here is my take on this,
Request time out generate 408 error in logs which is countable and apache provide a variable %D to measure the process time.

Count requests that has been timedout without processing at all
  (client was starved)

If there is no process time or minimal then you can assume request is not processed at all.

Count requests that has been timedout while in process

Opposite goes for previous theory you will get some time logged for processing.

Count requests that failed because of error at least in the apache lvl

You will surely get the error log for any reason apache have encountered.
And what will be the role of keep alive in this case is another thing.
Logging methods are different in apache 2 & 2.4 keep that in mind but common logging format will lead you to result.
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If you are looking for tools to give you some insights try with below, and apache httpd server does provide all the necessary insights which nginx and other server out there can provide.
https://logz.io/
http://goaccess.prosoftcorp.com/
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/
Refrences:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_log_config.html
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_reqtimeout.html
https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/logs.html

A: Count requests that has been timedout without processing at all (client was starved)
It  depends on what platform you are operating and what the apache server is used for. In case the apache server is used as a back-end for some website you could add timestamps to each request made by the client (website user), or let the client keep track of the requests it performed with their associated timestamps. Send this data to the server and let the server compare this data to it's own logs.
Thus I would advise to keep track both client-sided and server-sided of all requests received and sent with their additional status (success or failure, timestamp).
For more specific info I think more context on the actual implementation is a must.

A: As per my knowledge, Apache do not support this kind of feature other than server status. But that doesn't include enough metrics to match your requirement.
But nginx provides more metrics which almost include what you need.

Nginx open source version support following metrics,

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*accepts / accepted

*handled

*dropped

*active

*requests / total

Please refer this article. If you are trying to host a php web app, you can move to nginx in that case.

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For the past four years, the famous new yam festival celebrated yearly in Egiland, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers was not marked.
New yam festival, for communities that observe and celebrate it, is a period of joy and thanksgiving to God, for making the natives see a new harvest season. It is usually celebrated with fanfare. In some communities, new yam celebration might take a week-long celebration, with different activities lined up. Within this period, pounded yam with native soup is majorly the food served, even to non-natives. In fact, natives always look forward to celebrating their yearly new yam festival. And they prepare for it.
However, for the past four years, the famous new yam festival celebrated yearly in Egiland, in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State, was not marked. What led to the 'unfortunate' and unintentional abandonment was the upsurge in cult activities and killings, which bedevilled ONELGA. No week passed without a report of one or two persons killed, and, at times, beheaded.
The spate of cult violence and gangsterism made ONELGA in particular, and the state a no-go area for foreigners. The then rich cultural festival of Egi people and other neighbouring communities, which used to attract tourists, multinational companies, visitors and prominent sons and daughters, became history.
Precisely, between 2013 and 2017, many towns and communities in ONELGA, where ghost places. Violent crimes reigned supreme. Agriculture, which is the mainstay of the people's source of livelihood, was grounded. Socio-cultural life of the people was moribund.
But, early 2018, the state government rose to the task and dislodged the hydraheaded gang leader and members. There is now fragile peace, which the people pray and believe, would be sustained.
The exit of the terror group, undoubtedly, made this year's festival unique and heartwarming. The flag off of this year's celebration called "Egwu Ogba", a sacred festival, marked the commencement of the harvest season.
The monarch, Prof. Uzondu Wokoma, Eze Egi III of Ogbaland, chiefs, Egi citizens, Rivers State government, management of Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPENG), and other well meaning Nigerians, were in the area to show solidarity and value for culture. The traditional ruler described the festival as remarkable. He said it symbolised restoration of peace and love in Egiland. He noted that the presence of the state government, council of traditional rulers, investors and many others, was an attestation to the fact that peace has actually been restored.
He prayed and cried to God to restore farm crops in the land. He also blamed lack of agricultural produce on oil exploration.
"Our cash crops have gone extinct as a result of oil exploration. Because of oil exploration, our food crops have gone, we go hungry because of oil exploration. We pray to God Almighty to restore our land with food items. We have peace now; so, we want multiplication in our food item.
"We do not have good harvest this year; but, we hope it will be multiplied next year because we believe as God sanctifies our land, restoration and multiplication would follow," Prof. Wokoma expressed.
Former president of Egi Peoples Assembly, Chief Oris Onyiri, similarly expressed thanks to God for the return of peace in Egiland and making the celebration a successful one.
"I'm thankful to God for what I have seen today in Egiland. The huge success of this celebration shows that peace has returned to the kingdom and this would confirm to others that are still watching to see that peace has, indeed, returned. Therefore, people should come back home, forgive one another and join hands to take Egiland to greater height".
One of the personalities that was in attendance, Managing Director of TEPENG, Nicolas Terraz, described the festival as unique. He said he was excited sharing the great moment of joy of Egi people.
Terraz, who was represented by the Executive General Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility and Medical Services, Mr. Vincent Amadi, said the success of the event showed the resilience of Egi people and their ability to overcome adversities.
He regretted the socio-economic and agricultural setbacks the crisis has caused in the area, but expressed joy over the restoration of peace.
Speaking further, TEPENG managing director said, in line with the firm's core value of respect for cultures of its host communities, the company would continue to support the kingdom and ensure sustainable development of the people.
He added that it would also draw from the rich cultural identities showcased at the festival in order to enrich its own cultural diversities, which are a major quest for social integration in a multicultural work environment. "Total will continue to partner with you and the good people of Egi kingdom to ensure continuous industrial peace and harmony as well as sustainable rapid development of our communities and people. It is our collective responsibility to continue to forge common ground in ensuring that our business and communities develop and thrive side by side", he noted.
On her part, the President, Egi Women Welfare Association, Mrs. Okwudiri Okummadu, expressed joy over the festival. She noted that the crisis situation forced a lot of women out of farming. She said that, if women are empowered with seedlings and farm crops, the agricultural produce in the coming year would be massive.
Also, former president of the Union, Mrs. Ngozi Agoh-Jacob, said, women were the custodian of culture. According to her, "whatever that touches the land, touches the women".
"The crisis, which affected our land, affected the women most. When we were growing up, we did not buy food items in the market. From our farming business, our families were well fed. We even sold some crops out; but, we hope that the festival this year and the restoration of peace in Egiland, will usher women back to farm and we will again, begin to witness bomber harvest", she hoped. She further called on the Federal Government to extend the clean up exercise to Egiland to pave way for adequate farming. She stressed that the entire Niger Delta region deserves to be cleaned from oil devastation.
Queen of Egi, Grace Wokoma, said the prayers of the kingdom to God Almighty and the whole process of the festival, showed that the festival was not fetish, as against the thought of some members of the public.
She expressed optimism that next year's harvest would be great, following the restoration of peace and the willingness of the women to return to their core cultural heritage, which is farming.
Speaking too, Eze Abraham Nwogbohu, noted that peace is sustained, harvest would increase tremendously in the future.


"So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. But someone will say, 'You have faith and I have works.' Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith."
"The people I know love me are the ones who have my back on a daily basis. The ones who support me and show me love," she said from the stage of the event I was attending. This woman knew what James knew, that faith without action is no faith at all. She, a Muslim woman of color, reminded those of us who were not, that our actions speak louder than our words. That showing up in the messy situations was the most important thing we could do.
When we do this, we practice being Christ here on earth. Christ often stood up for those who were marginalized, and intervened when they were victimized. We, too, are called to follow this example by living out our faith, and defending those who are in need of our help.
Acting out our faith in moments of harassment can be scary. We will be better prepared if we can pause and practice these skills in a safe space where we can get honest feedback from our friends. The next section lets you practice responding, and gives you real-world scenarios to think through what kind of response would have been helpful in the particular situation.
Examples of the five "Ds"
Standing in line at a local grocery store, a woman (1) in hijab, a Muslim head covering, pulls her cart into line. A woman (2) brings her cart up behind the woman and bumps her cart. Woman 1 pulls her cart up, but Woman 2 bumps the cart again. Woman 2 begins to say, "This isn't your country. Go back to the terrorists. We don't dress like that in America."
You are standing in the next aisle when you hear someone raising her voice. You realize the woman is being harassed because she is dressed in hijab. You assess the situation: There are many people present, Woman 2 is not physically intimidating, and you feel safe. You leave your cart and go to the scene. You look Woman 2 in the eyes, and clearly and calmly say, "Do not speak to her that way. You need to stop now." You turn your attention to Woman 1 and stand beside her, giving no further attention to her harasser.
You are uncomfortable directly addressing the situation. You pull your cart out of line and go to the scene. "Hello," you say to Woman 1. "My name is Susan. If it's all right with you, I'd like to stay and talk until you're through the line. What's your name?" During this exchange, you are paying no attention to Woman 2 even though she continues to yell. Your focus stays exclusively on Woman 1. You are able to position yourself between the two carts, blocking the attacker. You stay with Woman 1 and walk her to her car before returning to your cart.
The scene takes place at the other end of the grocery store from where you are standing. By the time you arrive, Woman 2 has left the scene. You go to Woman 1 and say, "I heard what happened. Are you all right? What can I do to help you?" Woman 1 asks you to walk her to her car. You offer her your phone number in case she decides to report the incident.
You overhear someone yelling and realize that someone is being harassed in another line. You turn to the cashier and say, "Someone is being harassed. Call the manager immediately." Meanwhile, you ask another shopper to go with you to support Woman 1.
You notice harassment is taking place and take out your phone, recording the interaction. After the incident is over, you meet Woman 1 and tell her that you have documentation of what occurred. You exchange e-mail addresses, assuring her you will not post the video to social media. You encourage her to report the incident to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
1. What did the bystanders do well?
2. What would you have done differently?
3. How did you feel as you read these examples? Empowered? Frightened? Anxious? Hopeful?
4. Below are some documented examples of harassment. We invite you to review them and talk about what you might do to intervene in each situation. Which "D" would you use and why?
1. Which of the "Ds" is the most comfortable reaction for you? Which is the least comfortable?
2. Based on where you live, who is most likely to be the victim of public harassment? Where is that harassment most likely to take place?
3. When have you seen, read about, or experienced public harassment? How did you or others respond? Based on the training, what did bystanders do well and what should they have done differently?
4. How does your faith inform how you plan to intervene for others experiencing harassment? What Scripture will center you as you discern God calling you to intervene for others?
God, our Rock and our Shield, you have sent us to one another, to be the hands and feet of Christ for the world. When we see anger, hatred and fear, give us the wisdom to act, to speak, and to move. When we are afraid, give us strength. When we feel alone, send others to respond beside us. In all we do and in all we say, help us to stand beside those who face harassment, for these are your beloved. Give us calm and gentle hearts in all we say and do. We ask this all in the name of Jesus, God with us and for us. Amen.


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Well it's arrived, what's surely to be one of the busier weekends for downtown Beaufort.
It starts tonight, Friday, with the Gary Sinise and Lt. Dan Band concert in Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park. That's at 8:30 p.m.
Then on Saturday, the Lt. Dan 5K kicks off at 8:45 a.m. at Bay and Bladen streets, then at 9:30 the Beaufort Tricentennial Parade through downtown Beaufort, with Sinise serving as grand marshal, and finally the Lt. Dan Bike Ride at 10 a.m. at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
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PVH Chairman & CEO Manny Chirico
appointed to UN Global Compact Board
PVH Chairman and CEO Emanuel ["Manny"] Chirico has been appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to the United Nations Global Compact Board. The UN Global Compact's mission is to mobilize a global movement of companies and stakeholders as a force for good to create a better world. With more than 9,500 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, it is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world.
"I'm honored to be appointed to the Board of the UN Global Compact, a group whose mission aligns with my philosophy that business leaders have an obligation to take a stand on the pressing issues we face as a global society," said Chirico.
Comprising 24 representatives of business, civil society and other stakeholders from around the globe, the UN Global Compact Board plays an important role in shaping the strategy and policy of the initiative, which acts as the United Nations flagship for responsible business action.
"We are delighted to welcome Emanuel Chirico as a new Member of our Board," said Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of the UN Global Compact. "With his wealth of experience in driving sustainability in the private sector, Mr. Chirico will be a valuable asset as we work to mobilize a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to create the world we want. I look forward to working with Mr. Chirico over the coming years."
Throughout his career, Chirico has made philanthropy and corporate responsibility key pillars of how he works, leading PVH's historical commitment to conducting business responsibly. Chirico recognizes the opportunity to positively impact people and the environment against a backdrop of financial growth.
Building on PVH's long-standing commitment to Corporate Responsibility (CR), Chirico introduced PVH's new Forward Fashion Corporate Responsibility (CR) strategy at the 2019 Copenhagen Fashion Summit earlier this year. The strategy, which is informed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, includes 15 CR targets to move the company toward the goal of improving 1 million lives in its value chain, 100% positive impacts and reducing negative impacts to zero.
Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact guides the business community to advance UN goals and values through responsible corporate practices. The UN Global Compact works with companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with 10 universal principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
This appointment complements PVH's announcement last week that it joined the Fashion Pact, a coalition of more than 30 global fashion companies that have pledged to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion industry. Partnership with likeminded organizations and businesses is an important element of PVH's overall approach to CR.
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Our Special Friends ministry is available every Sunday during our 10 AM service and meets in our self-contained classroom near the Student Center, downstairs.
While you are always welcome to stop by on a Sunday and meet our volunteers, we do encourage you to reach out before planning to join us on a Sunday so that we can adequately prepare to meet the needs of your family. If you are interested in joining our Special Friends team of volunteers or if you are a parent that would like to learn more, please contact Kimberly Tussing at ktussing@mountainpark.org.


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Didlake Receives Virginia Rehabilitation Association Award for iPod Touch Pilot Program
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The Norman C. Hammond Award is displayed by (from left to right) Richard Ratcliffe, Didlake Chairman of the Board; Lisa Malone, employment specialist; Stacy Hart, employment specialist; Christy Stegman, program manager; Rebecca Paté-Johnson, program manager; and Rex Parr, Didlake president and CEO.
Manassas, VA – Didlake has received the Virginia Rehabilitation Association's Norman C. Hammond Award for its pilot project using iPod Touch technology. The program put iPod Touch devices in the hands of people with disabilities to help prepare them for job interviews and as a training tool on the job.
The four Didlake employees recognized for their work on the pilot project are Rebecca Paté-Johnson, Stacy Hart, Lisa Malone, and Christy Stegman
Didlake was nominated by the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. According to VRA, the Norman C. Hammond Award was established to honor business and industry leaders whose contributions to the field of rehabilitation in Virginia are outstanding and result in the employment of persons with disabilities.
About Didlake
Didlake, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation headquartered in Manassas, Virginia. It was founded in 1965 to create opportunities for people with disabilities through services that connect them to employment, education and the community. It provides contract business services for commercial and government customers and has won numerous awards for its facilities maintenance; packaging/ assembly; and administrative services. The organization operates throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area, in the Roanoke Valley and in Greater Hampton Roads. It serves more than 1,600 people with disabilities annually. Didlake, Inc. is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, accredited by CARF and proudly serves the nation through the AbilityOne program. Its partners include the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services, local Community Services Boards and United Way of the National Capital Area. For more information, visit www.didlake.org.
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In 2002, Susan Abulhawa was sent to Jenin, Palestine, as an international observer — a trip that forever changed her life. Upon her return, Abulhawa sat down to write her first novel, Mornings in Jenin, which became an international best-seller and has been translated into 26 languages. For Abulhawa, the attention the book has received internationally is beyond anything she had imagined.
Weekend Review met Abulhawa — who is also a political commentator and human rights activist — to speak about her first novel, her upcoming work and Playgrounds for Palestine, an NGO she founded that is dedicated to building playgrounds for Palestinian children in their country and abroad.
'Mornings in Jenin' is your first novel. How did it come about?
What I saw in Jenin was shocking at so many levels, but it was also quite humbling to watch how the people came together and shared what little they had. So when I left there, I really wanted to tell their story because I knew nobody was going to talk about it.
I was working at a drug company. When I returned to the United States, I was at the cafeteria for lunch and one of my colleagues came around and sat with me. Jenin still occupied a big part of my heart and mind and my colleagues were upset because the company had announced something that was going to affect their bonuses.
It was so hard to reconcile those two things. They were two parts of my life and it was suffocating. A few months later I was laid off and it was probably the best thing that happened to me. It was scary, of course, for as a single mum, I wasn't making much money and I was already in debt.
The very next day I started reflecting on the events of the month that had passed and kept writing until at some point I realised I was writing a novel. It pulled me in and I fell in love with the characters.
How much of you is in this novel?
There's a chapter called "The Orphanage" and it is completely autobiographical. There are other aspects of the novel that were not intentional, but sort of ended up paralleling my life.
The question I get a lot is: Is Amal, the main character, me? And the answer is no. She and I are very different, but there are a lot of parallels that have emerged that I didn't intend. Like I said, I didn't plan the story and it sort of unfolded as I started writing.
Amal ends up going to the US; she is completely alone and she becomes a single mother — so those are the parallels.
After two years of writing and rewriting this novel, how real have the characters become to you?
It is really a lovely process — that I wasn't expecting. There were the early irritations and the characters were stick figures who were talking in my voice. But with the rewriting you get to know them and they slowly become separate from me and separate from each other, and at some point they take a life of their own.
I just fell in love with them — every single one of them, even the not-so-great characters — and they kind of tell their own story. I have pictures of them in my mind.
What would you like to highlight in relation to your novel today?
Because it is a Palestinian story, people tend to focus on the political aspect more than I would like them to. I do want to say that it is a human story and it is a love story above all. I wasn't trying to show both sides. That was not the intention. The Israeli characters are there because of necessity. They are part of the narrative. My loyalty was to the story of the characters and I wasn't trying to be balanced.
In the Palestinian narrative, there are no two sides. There are no two sides to this conflict in the same way that there were no two sides to the Holocaust. There were no two sides to apartheid. There are no two sides to slavery. You have a nuclear power that is pitted against principally an unarmed civilian population. This is not a matter of sides.
You started Playgrounds for Palestine in 2001. Tell us about it.
It is a simple project where we raise money in the US and around the world, which then we use to build playgrounds for Palestinian children in various parts of Palestine and the refugee camps. We have 20 playgrounds.
We are a small organisation and we are all volunteers. Nobody has a salary. That limits us to some extent but that may change in the future. We have a support base that grows a little bit every year. We have to work at it. That is our limiting factor — manpower.
I want to take some time off from my job and focus on the next novel. It is about a little boy and takes place in Gaza.
When should we expect it to come out?
I don't want the time pressure. There are already pressures and expectations and it is really intimidating. It is a completely different experience than the first novel. Then, there were no expectations — not just from others but from myself. I didn't know what I could do. Now that I see what I am capable of, when it doesn't come out that way on the first trial, I feel like: was this one just a fluke? I have to remind myself about the initial irritations while working on the first novel, so it is coming along.


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Sheffield Wednesday sign goalkeeper Kieren Westwood
Sheffield Wednesday have signed former Sunderland goalkeeper Keiren Westwood on a two-year deal.
The 29-year-old was released by the Black Cats this summer after making only 24 appearances across three seasons and arrives at Hillsborough on a free transfer.
Westwood, who has been capped 16 times by the Republic of Ireland, came through the youth ranks at Manchester City before moving on to Carlisle, where he enjoyed a successful four-year spell.
He continued to impress following his move to Coventry and will be determined to become a regular once again for the Owls after playing second fiddle at the Stadium of Light.


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Q: Delete branch after checkout from the master I check out a branch named FNB-90 from the master. In the branch FNB-90, I made 2 add, commits and push them to the remote. Then,  check out another branch named FNB-90-CHILD from the FNB-90.
a. Now, if in the branch FNB-90, I commend:
$ git fetch  # will fetch the latest changes on the remote
$ git reset --hard origin/master # will set your local branch to match the representation of the remote just pulled down.

will the FNB-90 revert back to the original state that I have checked out? If not, then how to do that?
b. If I delete the branch FNB-90 with the commend,
$ git branch -d FNB-90
$ git push origin --delete FNB-90

What will happen to the branch FNB-90-CHILD i.e. will it become a direct branch of the master?

A: Answer: a

will the FNB-90 revert back to the original state that I have checked out?

Yes, now origin/master and local FNB-90 are have same commit history. If you want to update origin/FNB-90 then you have to do force push.
N.B. Force push will replace the history of origin/FNB-90 with the history of local FNB-90.
$ git fetch
$ git checkout FNB-90
$ git reset --hard origin/master

$ git push -f origin FNB-90

Now, origin/master = origin/FNB-90 = local FNB-90 are in same state.
Also, FNB-90-CHILD has no effect for this. (history is same as before)

Answer: b
if you delete the branch FNB-90 from local and remote it will have no effect on FNB-90-CHILD. A branch (HEAD) just a pointer to a commit. If we delete a branch, it deletes the branch's pointer but commit exists yet.

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will the FNB-90 revert back to the original state that I have checked out?

Yes, provided master did not have commits done locally compared to origin/master.
To be sure to revert, look for the checkout FNB-90 event in the reflog, as seen here.
Note that if you did pushed FNB-90 before, you will have to do a git push --force in order to propagate that reset: make sure your colleagues are aware of that (they will have to reset their own FNB-90 branch)


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STERN FIRM FIRED BY FANNIE & FREDDIE
Freddie Mac announced Tuesday that it has terminated its relationship with the law offices of David J. Stern, P.A. in Plantation, Florida. Fannie Mae, too, says it has suspended business with the so-called Florida "foreclosure mill."
The Stern law firm is one of the largest in the state, processing thousands of cases a month, and had been retained by both Fannie and Freddie as a preferred legal counsel for its servicers to go to for pending foreclosures and home repossessions.
But the firm and its namesake attorney have been the focus of high-profile investigations by both the Florida attorney general and the Florida Bar Association for allegedly falsifying legal documents and misleading the courts in numerous foreclosure cases.
The GSEs are no longer referring new cases to the David Stern law offices and have instructed the firm and its attorneys to stop processing all Florida foreclosure and bankruptcy matters related to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgages.
Freddie clearly stated in its notice issued Tuesday, "Servicers may not refer any Freddie Mac foreclosure or bankruptcy cases to the Law Offices of David J. Stern, P.A., whether referred within or outside Freddie Mac's Designated Counsel Program."
The GSE continued, "It is critically important to Freddie Mac that the legal rights of borrowers and the integrity of the foreclosure process are protected and that our servicers fully comply with applicable law and Freddie Mac's servicing requirements. Freddie Mac continually monitors the participants in our Designated Counsel Program for compliance with Freddie Mac guidelines."
The David Stern law offices have been removed from both Freddie Mac's list of approved legal counsel and Fannie Mae's retained attorney network. There are currently four Florida firms listed as designated counsel for Freddie, and eight firms on Fannie's list.
Freddie says it is in the process of identifying law firms to which it will transfer cases from the law offices of David Stern. According to a report from the Palm Beach Post, Fannie Mae has already sent retention letters to nine other firms in Florida.
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US lawmakers split on whether to cut Egypt aid
A member of Egyptian security forces, at left among others not seen, tries to keep angry crowds away from the al-Fatah mosque, where supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood barricade themselves, in Ramses Square, downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. US lawmakers on Sunday were split over whether to cut military aid to Egypt, a key regional ally, after its violent crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. -- PHOTO: AP
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers on Sunday were split over whether to cut military aid to Egypt, a key regional ally, after its violent crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi.
While condemning the use of force by the military-backed interim government, many lawmakers expressed concern that halting aid would further erode US influence over the most populous Arab country.
US Senator John McCain, who called for suspending the US$1.3 billion (S$1.65 billion) in annual aid to the military after it overthrew Morsi in early July, said Washington risked losing credibility if it continued to turn a blind eye to the bloody crackdown.
"They have orchestrated a massacre," he said, after the four-day death toll from mass shootings and street clashes climbed to more than 750 people.
"We have no credibility. We do have influence, but when you don't use that influence, then you do not have that influence," McCain, a Republican hawk and frequent critic of President Barack Obama's foreign policy, told CNN's State Of The Union.
Mr McCain suggested Washington could pressure Egypt's generals by cutting off aid, spare parts for US-made military equipment and backing for an International Monetary Fund loan to relieve the country's devastated economy.
"For us to sit by and watch this happen is a violation of everything that we stand for," he said.
Senator Lindsey Graham, another prominent Republican who visited Egypt with Mr McCain in a failed bid to resolve the crisis earlier this month, also called for suspending aid.
Mr Graham warned that the Islamist opposition could soon be transformed into an armed insurgency, calling Egypt an "absolute disaster in the making."
"We're headed for Algeria," he told CBS's Face The Nation, referring to the civil war in the 1990s that erupted after the military canceled elections ahead of an expected Islamist victory.
Mr Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood supporters "will go underground, Al-Qaeda will come to their aid and you'll have an armed insurgency, not protesters, on your hands in the next 60 days or 90 days, and we'll have a failed state in Egypt," Mr Graham warned.
Mr Obama last week cancelled joint military exercises but has yet to suspend aid to Egypt, a key Middle East ally for decades and one of just two Arab countries to have signed a peace treaty with Israel.
The administration has refused to call Mr Mursi's overthrow a "coup," which would legally require it to cut off aid, saying it hoped to steer the country toward a democratic transition.
Several lawmakers have expressed concern that cutting off aid could endanger the peace treaty with Israel or compromise US privileges with regard to the Suez Canal.
Others have pointed out that most of the aid to Egypt for this year has already been dispersed, saying they expect a debate over next year's tranche in the coming months.
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said the administration should "condition our future aid on specific steps toward the rule of law and the return to democracy."
"We shouldn't cut off all aid. There are no good choices here. But of the two, there is more opportunity to protect American interests if we work with the military," he said on Fox News Sunday.
Democratic Representative Eliot Engel, appearing on ABC News's This Week, said Washington shouldn't "throw the baby out with the bath water."
"Egypt's an important country, and I think we have to be very careful before we willy-nilly just cut off aid."
The military has defended its overthrow of Mr Mursi, the country's first democratically elected president, as a response to massive protests against his rule.
It has blamed the violence on Mr Mursi's Islamist backers, whom it refers to as "terrorists."
Egypt's military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi showed no signs of backing down Sunday despite the heightened US pressure, saying security forces would confront further violence from protesters.
"We will never be silent in the face of the destruction of the country," Mr Sisi told top military and police commanders, pledging a "forceful" response to further attacks on police stations and government buildings.
Mr Mursi's supporters meanwhile said they had canceled several marches, citing fears of vigilantes and snipers, but that other protests would go ahead.


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Heartbreaking Picture of Beluga Whales in Rusting Tank Displays What's Wrong With Captivity
By Aisling Maria Cronin
Beluga whales are amazing creatures, typically found in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of our planet, who generally live together in small groups known as pods. Their language includes a wide range of vocalizations: clicks, whistles, and clanging noises. Belugas are expert imitators of sound, and have even been known to mimic human voices! They play a critical role in balancing their native ecosystems by feeding on the most common marine species in the ecosystem, preventing them from becoming overabundant. While searching for food, belugas can dive to a depth of up to 1,000 feet, but have been known to dive down twice as far as that.
Sadly, belugas' way of life is under threat. Underwater noise pollution (driven by factors such as offshore drilling, sonar testing, and ship movement) seriously interferes with these animals' ability to communicate, travel, hunt, and breed. Beluga whales are listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List, but a specific subspecies called the Cook Inlet beluga is listed as "critically endangered," with a 50 percent chance of going extinct within the next ten years.
As if this weren't bad enough, these beautiful animals are often targeted by the marine captivity industry, which forces them to dwell in tiny tanks that can never replicate their wild habitat and perform inane tricks for members of the public. The experience of being torn from their wild habitat takes an enormous toll on the health and wellbeing of belugas. Last year, a White Arctic beluga whale named Nanuq passed away at SeaWorld Orlando after undergoing treatment for a jaw injury. Sadly, unusual injuries, illnesses, and infections – seldom witnessed in wild cetaceans – are rife among captive whales and dolphins.
Jo-Anne MacArthur is a world-renowned photographer whose pioneering work, "We Animals", shed light on the unseen emotional intelligence of non-human animals. She recently shared a photograph that highlights the fate of captive beluga whales.
This photo – which was taken at Vancouver Aquarium in 2009 – shows that captivity can never compare to the wild.
Vancouver Aquarium has been known to use its alleged "rescues" of certain animals to justify keeping other animals – such as belugas – in captivity. All of the whales and dolphins at the facility – whether "rescued" or not – are on a strict daily show schedule, with little indication that the aquarium intends to ever rehabilitate them for release back into the wild. Gary Charbonneau, director of "Vancouver Aquarium Uncovered," states that "the Vancouver Aquarium expounds conservation, research, and education as one their key mandates and yet, in the past decade, although revenues have soared, their spending nearly half the amount of money towards those three areas. … Conservation is used as a deception to fool the public into allowing the Vancouver Aquarium to continue with this aquatic circus."
By sharing this stark photograph, MacArthur hopes to educate people on the brutal reality behind beluga captivity. To see more of MacArthur's work, visit her website or Facebook page. "We Animals" recently joined Patreon, where supporters can sign up to become a regular sponsor of MacArthur's work, the Patreon link is available here. To learn more about the truth behind whale and dolphin captivity – and why you should never buy a ticket to an aquarium, marine park, or other facility that holds these animals in tiny tanks – check out the links below.
A Heartbreaking Look at Beluga Captivity (PHOTOS)
The Scary and Sad Truth About These Beluga Whales Celebrating Halloween
How Did We Get Here? The Evolution of Whale and Dolphin Captivity in the U.S.
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Why is this article still up? You know this is just a medical exam tank, not the whales\' habitat. You also know it\'s not rust, that\'s algae because the exam tank is concrete not metal and can\'t rust. The headline might have been a mistake at first but now that you know, by keeping it up you\'re just spreading a lie for shock value.


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Q: GCD and LCM Problem Let $x$ and $y$ be positive integers, $x < y$, and $x + y = 667$. Find all pairs $(x,y)$ if $\text{lcm}\,(x,y)/\gcd\,(x,y) = 120$. This problem was from my number theory homework, and I don't get it. Any suggestions?

A: Let be $d=\gcd(x,y)$. Then $d$ divides $667=23\times29$ so $d$ and $s=(x+y)/d$ are in the set$\{1,23,29,667\}$.
On the other hand, $d\,\text{lcm}(x,y)=xy$, so
$$p=\frac xd\frac yd=\frac{\text{lcm}(x,y)}d=120$$
Then, $x/d$ and $y/d$ are the roots of the polynomial
$$X^2-sX+120$$
Hence, the discriminant $s^2-480$ is a perfect square. This excludes $s=1$. Moreover, $23^2-480=49=7^2$, $29^2-480=361=19^2$ and $667^2-666^2=1333>480$, so $667^2-480$ is not a perfect square.
If $s=23$, then $d=29$ and the roots of the poynomial are $8$ and $15$. This gives $x=232$, $y=435$.
If $s=29$, then $d=23$ and the roots are $5$ and $24$. Now, $x=115$ and $y=552$.

A: $\gcd(x,y) = d\mid667$ so $d = 1, 23,$ or $29$. Let $x = da, y = db, \gcd(a,b) = 1$. Then $\frac{\operatorname{lcm}(x,y)}{\gcd(x,y)} = ab = 120$. Then $(a,b) = (1,120); (2,60), \cdots, (10, 12)$.
Then check the pair that satisfy $a+b = 23,29,$ or $667$.

A: This is ajotatxe's answer from a different point of view.
Let $g = \gcd(x,y)$ and let $X = \dfrac xg$ and $Y = \dfrac yg$ Then
$\qquad X$ and $Y$ are integers
$\qquad X < Y$
$\qquad \gcd(X,Y) = 1$
$\qquad \operatorname{lcm}(X,Y) = XY$
$\qquad \gcd(x,y) = g = g\gcd(X,Y)$.
$\qquad \operatorname{lcm}(x,y) = \dfrac{xy}{g} = gXY = g \operatorname{lcm}(X,Y)$
So
\begin{align}
  \dfrac{\operatorname{lcm}(x,y)}{\gcd(x,y)} &= 120 \\
  \dfrac{\operatorname{lcm}(X,Y)}{\gcd(X,Y)} &= 120 \\
  XY &= 120 \\
\end{align}
Keeping in mind that $\gcd(X,Y)=1$, our choices are
$(X,Y) \in \{(1,120), (3,40), (5,24), (8,15) \}$
which translates into
$(x,y) \in \{(1g,120g), (3g,40g), (5g,24g), (8g,15g) \}$
where we still have to figure out what $g$ is.
Since, $x+y = 667$, and the factors of $667$ are $\{1, 23, 29, 667 \}$
We note that
$5g+24g = 29g$ implies $g = 23$
and
$8g + 15g = 23g$ implies $g = 29$
So $(x,y) \in \{23(5,24), 29(8,15) \} = \{ (115,552), (232, 435)  \}$.


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PS4 Vs Xbox One, The fight for the souls of Gamers
Posted on May 27, 2013 by Nerd Eyes Only
So If you haven't been living under a rock for the last few months you probably heard about the Playstation 4, coming this holiday season. You might also be aware of the Playstation meeting streamed live to the world where the new console was officially revealed and as of last week so has the new release from Microsoft, Xbox One. So now that the immediate fallout from those presentations is over here's our two cents, a quick round up for anyone who happened to miss them as well as some general next-gen chat.
So seeing as they "came out" to the world first lets talk about Sony's Playstation 4. The highly anticipated Playstation meeting started with all that you expect from these type of event's actually, the same was also true of Microsoft and Xbox as well. Initially plenty of bullshit to swim through (mainly for developers/investors i'm guessing). The inevitable "Come to the dark side we have cookies" speech partnered with plenty of punchy buzz words like "synergy" and "Dynamic" aimed at the industry and the customer as though we were all autistic 12 year old boys, but I digress.
The playstation meeting started out with heavy duty pimping out of the PsVita, trying to get people excited with the promise of something new later this year (maybe at E3 ?). They suggested that it will function like WII U remote for the new console, and also allow for swapping games from the television screen to vita and back. But with nothing much more to say than that came across more like, "Please Please buy one!" Then it was on to looking at new controller for PS4 unsurprisingly called the Dualshock 4, equipped with a touch pad, headphone jack, Share button (more on that later) and new integrated movement software like that currently used in the PS3's move controller. This new addition to the main controller is to work in partner with a new stereo camera which will track its 3D location, so we get to flail some more in the future, woohoo…
Playstation went on to talk about how digital copies of games will be playable during download and you will be able to power down and power up the console returning to the game at the point of departure. Both seem nothing but good. After that it was onto the industry's new favourite, social networking. Playstation has new partnerships with facebook and ustream to add to the "community" in gaming, more than anything this made me wonder how bad Twitch TV must feel having missed out on this to ustream. The new PS4 will also allow you to live stream to Youtube, although how long you can share/record footage was unspecific. There is a new functionality which allows you to Jump in to take over other peoples games. This obviously could be helpful for you and me but I think its probably aimed more at Indy developers, twinned with the other function allowing you to watch someone else's gameplay.
Finally lets talk about the most important thing, games. Unfortunately PS3 and PS network games will not be transferable to PS4 and if you want to play them on the new console you will have to re-buy copies probably through their cloud system. As disappointing as this is within a year of launch no one will care about backwards compatibility, and in the mean time why not just hold onto your old console. So on to the new games, we got see footage from Killzone, Infamous, the witness and a new capcom IP deep down(working title). And unlike other people(who will be mentioned later) we got lots of new gameplay footage. All of it looked very pretty particularly the witness and Killzone and Infamous left us gagging to play them more.
As well as that we got a very interesting presentation by Square Enix who essentially said nothing but "something new is coming at E3" maybe a new final fantasy? But lets not hold our breath after the latest installations of that franchise Square will have to do a lot to bring me back on board. One of the shocking occurrences was the arrival of Chris Metzen from Blizzard, upon who's arrival the room collectively flipped a shit. However it was to be a disappointment, no project titan or anything new in fact it was, as many had theorised was coming, the announcement of the port to console for Diablo 3. Funnily enough blizzard was to dog us again at pax east with a "new game" announcement, which turned out to be a free to play World of Warcraft card game.
However the biggest shock to me from Playstation was the arrival of representatives from Bungie (Halo developers). Announcing a new IP called "Project Destiny" in partnership with Activision, it is to be a "shared world first person shooter" which will have exclusive content for Playstation. Sounding close to Halo, one of the few draws for Xbox over Playstation made me feel kinda sorry for Microsoft. The disappointment concerning PS4 would come from the fact that we never (and still haven't) seen what the console actually looks like, which is more than a little worrying and an uncertain release date of "the holiday season". But as we will see Playstation was not the only ones peddling some disappointment.
Xbox definitely didn't have the problem of not showing the console, in fact its large, very large imagine a VHS player from the 90's and you get the idea. Also if the opening minutes of the presentation were anything to go by its important to know It's always watching you…
What was instantly noticeable from Xbox was that they took a very long time to even mention the word game, instead Xbox started clearly with the intention to show off its new functionality. This included a new vocal control system that recognises a user and opens a personalised home screen upon command as well as allowing to do many other things vocally which were formally control based. The aforementioned home screen shows games, music and film you own and supposedly remembers what you last played from that and where you were within them.
Verbal commands supposedly allow you to swap from live TV to and from any game your playing, or film your watching etc. There was also a cool demonstration of the connect technology allowing you to command the console minority report style with gestures (but i'll believe it when I see it working for myself). Xbox one is also supposedly capable of running multiple programs alongside each other like a PC, they showed watching a movie alongside a Skype call to demonstrate this. All these features look very swish even sci-fi but how much actually works and wasn't pre-rendered is unknown. But also all it really demonstrates is lots of functions available elsewhere and seems more like a fancy cable box than a gaming system.
Next we were promised game information after the long look at Xbox One Cable box features, but what we got was instead was first a technology rundown(full specs comparison between PS4 and Xbox One can be seen in a table at the bottom). The new Xbox will not only utilise the Connect but it will now be integral to it and will also have "smart glass" technology to utilise Smart Phones and tablets in concert with the console. It will also have a blue ray player and its high end graphics will require a high end television to appreciate, both seemingly money in the back pocket of Sony, but none the less good news.
The new connect 1080p HD camera is supposedly capable of seeing weight disposition, shoulder and wrist rotation, plus other cool stuff. But with the new console never really turning off and it always watching you definitely has an air of Skynet. This fear was not alleviated by the somewhat weird brag that the 300,00 servers for new Xbox live was more computing power than the entire world in 1999. The global map shown of all the servers there seemed like a plan for world domination at the same time as being a laughable statistic that was like "remember a very long time ago, well we're better than that now.
Now that they were done with the cable box features and the new connect/Skynet camera they would finally start talking about games…well sort of. Starting with the statement "Introducing Andrew Wilson from Electronic Arts" had many gamers reaching for a razor blade and unfortunately Andrew did nothing to alleviate those worries. From the first mention of the new "special relationship" between Xbox and EA we felt dread reminiscent of when the same term was used to refer to the relationship between the Bush administration in the USA and the Labour party one in the UK. We felt like screaming so your going to ruin Xbox and Star Wars, thanks EA (In case you didn't know they just bought the rights to Star Wars games from Disney).
The EA presentation went on to show Lots of pre-rendered footage with no actual gameplay even when it was promised on stage. There will be Special Fifa 14 content for Xbox if your a big fan of that franchise, but otherwise nothing of note. The comapny Remedy came in with a new IP called Quantum break. Again there was no gameplay, this time we were to be confused by weird live action footage of a young girl and a ship crashing into a bridge (God know what it's actually about).Coolest information for me, ironically like at Playstation came from Halo developers. Not a new Halo game but in fact a new live action Halo TV series directed by none other than Steven Spielberg in concert with 343 industries. Which will apparently only be available on Xbox, however I imagine the way the internet is it will be pirated within a second.
This was to be followed by an even weirder alliance than that with EA, another "special relationship" with the NFL. That's right with the National Football League(American football if you didn't know), What this is about is unknown to me but definitely suggests a target market of the frat douche bag, which explain the lack of gaming talk throughout. Infinity ward came in to seal the deal on the frat house market with the exclusive Xbox release of Call Of Duty Ghosts, with dogs and arm hair according to the again pre-rendered footage with no gameplay.
since the Xbox One presentation it has also come out(although slowly and inefficiently) that Xbox one will have to hook up to the internet at least once a day for a few hours. Although you will still be able to play single player games should your internet die, supposedly. Also no more borrowing or lending of games say Xbox, as you must install all games to the live account and must pay a fee to add to a second account. Clearly an attempt to break the second hand game market and Microsoft will get a nice new cut of any of their used game sales. Apparently retailers will have to agree to Microsoft terms and conditions to sell and when you trade in a game it will be wiped from your Xbox account, part of the must go online every 24 hours functionality no doubt.
Unfortunately the bad news hasn't stopped there, it appears there will be no self publishing for Xbox one by indy developers a function that seemed key to the PS4(which is good for them as some of the best new games are indy titles). Evidently we were not the only people thoroughly disappointed with Xbox, after the event Microsoft stock dropped 2/3 of a percent and Sony's went up 9%. This has been followed up by a salvo of Xbox press releases screaming "we'll do better at E3" which comes as the second most interesting news under the fact that there will be no Nintendo conference at E3 at all this year.
If you want to check out the full conference it's view able in the list of links below, along with a couple of humorous bits that other people have released concerning the new consoles.
Links :-
Full Xbox One Reveal
Xbox One reveal in a minute
Penny Arcade's Xbox One strip
Xbox One Gif (Very Funny Warning:May Include Brad Pitt)
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Watch Days of Our Lives' Linsey Godfrey Indulge Her 'Bikini Obsession' — and Show Xander What He's Missing!
Candace Young
Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
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Gorgeous Godfrey looks stunning in her mini modeling session of barely-there swimsuits.
Linsey Godfrey is clearly using her time since leaving Days of our Lives as Sarah to sculpt a healthy and beautiful body… that she's not afraid to show off in the teeniest of bikinis!
More: Linsey Godfrey shares her mental health diagnosis
In a recent Instagram video, Linsey declared it to be summer, which meant that it was time for her to indulge what she calls her "bikini obsession." The result? Let's just say we can understand part of the reason Xander missed his Sarah when she left. His girl's a stunner! Fun fact: Days of our Lives' Paul Telfer and Stacy Haiduk (Kristen) were among those who hopped into the comments to express their awe and leave some little fire emojis — so hot!
Linsey, who exited as Days of our Lives' Sarah back in March, looked absolutely amazing switching through a series of barely-there trendy swimsuits. Black, orange, red, green, yellow, white, cut-out one piece bathing suits, tiny two piece bikinis — all were very well represented on Gorgeous Godfrey.
The video itself is impressive too. Set to her friend Olivia Ryan's song "Sugah," which provided the perfect beats for the mini modeling sesh, her transitions from one suit to the next were totally on point; absolutely, well… seamless. See for yourself!
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The Xarah ship launched when the criminal and the good girl met upon his return to Salem in 2019. Xander, of course, hit on her immediately, but she was having none of it. However, one heartbreak over the brothers Brady (Rex and Eric) later and Sarah jumped into bed with him.

After ending it with both Rex and Eric, Sarah discovered she was pregnant with Eric's baby. However, he had just reunited with the previously presumed dead Nicole. Not wanting to disrupt their reunion, Sarah enlisted Xander's help to keep it a secret. He was all too happy to oblige.

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When Sarah decided she wanted to have an abortion, Kristen blackmailed Xander into helping her and Rolf transfer the embryo to her womb. However, Rolf discovered Kristen was already pregnant and then Sarah changed her mind about wanting to keep her baby. So… it all worked out!

It wasn't all gloom and doom for Xarah in the early days — this is Xander we're talking about, after all. Which means moments of levity, including Xander dressing up as a caveman for Halloween, were sprinkled in amidst the tears and anguish.

After the near abortion, Xander posed as the baby's father, but there was still tons of drama ahead. That included Xander helping Sarah give birth on the side of the road and then switching Sarah's baby, who died, with Kristen's very much alive baby. Then, baby Mickey was diagnosed with cancer and needed a bone marrow transplant, which led to all the truths coming out.

While pretending Xander was her baby's father, the two crazy kids fell in love and even decided to get married. However, the truth about the baby switch came out. In a surprise to no one but Xander, Sarah left him just as they were about to say, "I do."

Undeterred, Xander tried to get back into Sarah's good graces. Though she tried to fight it, she couldn't help but feel a pull towards her living-way-outside-the-lines beau. To try and keep him at bay, she enlisted Brady's help to make Xander believe they were having an affair.

Xander wouldn't let a little thing like a fake affair with his cousin get in their way, so he continued to try and win Sarah back. His efforts included saving her mother Maggie's life when she tried to hang herself and buying a headstone to help Sarah say goodbye to the baby she lost. You know, the usual things.

Xander's constant pursuit paid off, as Sarah agreed to accompany him to Ciara and Ben's wedding. Though she insisted it didn't mean they were back together, they did go on a proper date after the chaos of the church explosion subsided.

With the drama, secrets, and tears behind them, Sarah and Xander started to enjoy a fun, flirty relationship. Xander set out to prove himself to her, while Sarah wouldn't let any of his detractors (who had a point, by the way) come between them.

Sarah and Xander set out to get the goods on Xander's cousin Philip, who was vying for control of Titan and for Victor's approval. To accomplish their task, they lurked around town, hot on his tail. They also pretended to break up, so Sarah could cozy up to Philip to gain intel. While they lashed out at each other in public, they latched onto each other behind closed doors.

The pair had the same idea to propose on the same day. While Xander got down on one knee with a ring, Sarah popped the question with a cake.

Unfortunately, their wedding only lived in their fantasies after escaped convict Kristen kidnapped Sarah. Donning a "Sarah" mask, Kristen broke up with a devastated Xander and shipped Sarah off to a private island.

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The self-destruction of Pakistan
September 25th, 2012 | Author: Jan
Patience is wearing thin. "Pakistan be damned", one influential British policy maker said to me. Professors Paul Kapur and Sumit Ganguly write this month in Harvard University's "International Security", that "The Pakistan-jihad nexus is as old as the Pakistani state. From its founding in 1947 to the present day Pakistan has used religiously motivated militant forces as strategic tools." But now the policy has become "dangerous and potentially catastrophic", they add.
Until recently the policy was an unmitigated success, putting India, the other claimant to the majority Moslem state of Kashmir, which Pakistan has long claimed, on the defensive. Later some of the same fighters that Pakistan sponsored in Kashmir joined the Taliban and other opposition militants in Afghanistan and later still were part of those who waged war on Indian soil including attacks on India's parliament and a major Mumbai hotel.
This policy, often conducted by a wink and a nod from the Pakistani army with on many occasions the connivance of the government, has become counterproductive, alienating not just India, but the West and Russia. Pakistan will have to abandon the jihadists if it is to avoid catastrophe, even though that will lead to a showdown with Pakistan's militant religious parties. (Although they win only about 5-7% of the vote they are capable of creating mayhem at home.)
During the war between Afghani militants and the Soviet Union following the Soviet invasion in 1979 the US and Saudi Arabia funelled large financial and military resources through Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence agency (ISI) to the Afghani rebels including the Taliban. But a substantial amount was diverted to the Kashmiri insurgents. A preoccupied US under the presidency of Jimmy Carter turned a blind eye with devastating consequences for the long term interests of the West and Russia.
During the 1990s, tired of the inability of the Kashmiri groups to make progress, the ISI deployed non-Kashmiris including organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba (implicated in the 2008 Mumbai attack which killed over 200 people).
By 1994 Pakistan was supporting the Taliban. The Pakistani political party, Jamaat-e-Ulema-Islam, during the Soviet occupation, had set up many religious schools in Afghanistan out of which emerged the Taliban. Pakistan aided the Taliban's ascent to power.
Not surprisingly, despite all the promises of total cooperation made to Washington in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks the ISI continued to help the Taliban and other movements such as the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba, providing extensive logistical, financial, intelligence and help with training from seasoned Kashmiri-based fighters.
Time and time again the Pakistani government has promised to move against these organisations. But with exception of the period during the effort of President Pervez Musharraf to make peace with India the ISI has aided the militants substantially. So secure does Lashkar-e-Taiba feel it has organised large rallies at home. After the deadly attack on Mumbai the government promised to move decisively against the organisation. It didn't.
These days the militants have slipped more and more out of Pakistan's control. They are now sufficiently strong that they can make decisions independent of the ISI's will.
Now organisations such as the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban have effectively seized large portions of Pakistan's province of South Waziristan. This has provoked the Pakistani military to engage them in combat. But it has alienated the local people.
On a number of occasions militants attempted to assassinate President Musharraf and in recent times have attacked Pakistan's military facilities. Thus the chickens have come home to roost and sympathising religious organisations increasingly infect the atmosphere inside Pakistan.
The sum of all this has provoked India to develop new military capabilities which will enable them to initiate large-scale attacks on Pakistan at short notice. India is increasing its offensive forces along its border with Pakistan. The danger of this leading to nuclear war is very real.
Pakistan must now realize the cost of supporting the jihadists is not worth the return. In particular it must stop aiding the Afghani Taliban. They will always pose a danger of entering Pakistan to pursue their agenda. Pakistan's attempt to have it both ways – supporting the US and Nato but backing the militants can no longer work. However the government fears US and Nato withdrawal in 2014 which will leave Afghanistan exposed to Indian influence.
On the Indian side there must be a realization of the Pakistani government's problem. It is not enough just to blame Pakistan and wring its hands. It must keep its eye on the main prize – making peace with Pakistan over Kashmir. Then the two governments can take on the militants together.
When president, Musharraf proposed a peace plan that incorporated the main Indian demands. The Indian government was foolish not to sign it whilst it was on offer. Musharraf, being head of the military as well as president, could have delivered peace.
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Actress Finty Williams on Gatwick expansion, the Surrey countryside and life on stage
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Having grown up in the county, actress Finty Williams, the daughter of Dame Judi Dench, now divides her time between Surrey and London. Here we put her under the Surrey Life spotlight…
The last time we caught up with you for a chat in Surrey Life was in 2009, so it's great to finally catch up again! How are things?
Everything is great, thank you. We've moved up to London again now, as my son Sammy is studying there for his A Levels. It's all rather lovely. But we still go down to see my mother in the Surrey countryside, near Redhill, as often as possible. In fact, Sammy spends most of his time there when he's not at school. I think he rather prefers the countryside! I love driving down late after a show, and as the city gives way to green fields, I get a wonderful sense of calm.
There's a great deal of concern about our countryside at the moment, with even talk of building on the Green Belt. Where do you stand on that?
I do worry about the proposed expansion of Gatwick Airport. There are so many beautiful villages and open spaces that will be destroyed. I understand that the airport needs to be equipped to cope with the huge demand, but we mustn't forget that our countryside and our historical architecture is one of the things that people travel to the UK to see. We must not forget that.
Your mother, Dame Judi Dench, recently became a patron for Surrey Wildlife Trust. Are you a wildlife fan too?
Oh yes, absolutely. We are always going to the British Wildlife Centre in Lingfield. Ma and Sammy and I adore seeing all the animals. I am especially fond of the polecats and the weasels, and we feel extremely lucky if we catch a glimpse of a little furry face! The new owl aviaries are wonderful. It's so lovely to see them in such great enclosures.
Any other favourite places to visit that you would like to recommend to readers?
My other absolutely favourite place is Hever Castle, just over the border in Kent. I was lucky enough to celebrate my birthday there a couple of years ago. It never ceases to amaze me that we are allowed to walk through a castle and its grounds where Anne Boleyn lived and Henry VIII visited. I'm always telling Sammy to never underestimate that.
What else do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
In our spare time, I like nothing better than going for a walk (preferably in the rain, the heavier the better) then going home to Sammy and Joe, my wonderful boyfriend, and ordering a takeaway and watching TV. Game of Thrones is a particular favourite. It's safe to say that I'm slightly obsessed by that! And we love going to the theatre, we go as much as we can.
With the Surrey Life Food and Drink Awards taking place this month, we wondered if you have a favourite place to eat out in the area?
When I'm down in Surrey, we eat out at various pubs around the area. The Bell at Godstone is really good and we recently visited the Old House in Copthorne, which was excellent.
And do you have a particular shop in the area that you always like to visit when you're here?
As for shopping, Ma and I do enjoy a trip to Nicky Cs in Cuckfield down in Sussex. It always has lovely things, and I've heard they've started doing food too. I shall have to check that out very soon!
It's also Guildford Book Festival this month, so we wondered what book you're reading at the moment?
I find reading quite hard when I'm rehearsing, but Joe and I read voraciously on holiday recently. I think we got through five books between us in six days. At the moment, I'm reading two books. A book about the life of Charles Manson, and a book called The New Pearl Harbour by David Ray Griffin, which is about the 9/11 commission.
And is there an all-time favourite read that you would recommend to curl up with by the fire this autumn?
I'm happiest reading any history book. Whether it's about the Tudors or the Second World War; anything I can learn from. My favourite is called the East End Chronicles. All about the history of the East End from the 15th century to the present day. Fascinating.
So tell us about Dangerous Corner… that certainly sounds like the perfect play to get stuck into on a chilly autumn evening?
Dangerous Corner is a wonderful play: a mixture of intrigue and truth. Including revelations about homosexuality, drugs and sexual liaisons! It has an amazing cast: Michael Praed, Colin Buchanan, Kim Thompson, Lauren Drummond, Matt Milne and Rosie Armstrong. And of course it's directed by the wonderful Michael Attenborough, who is a true inspiration. Like his father was for previous generations.
What's it like working with Michael Praed – and did you, like us, have a secret crush on him when he was in Robin of Sherwood?!
As for Michael Praed, I'm afraid I didn't watch Robin of Sherwood, but I was a huge Dynasty fan. I think I had the wedding massacre episode on VHS and broke the tape because I watched it so much. Also he was in Riders, which most of my friends and I watched avidly. I think we all secretly wanted to be showjumpers after that. Can't imagine why...!
Is the Guildford Yvonne Arnaud a theatre that you know well?
I love going to the Yvonne Arnaud. I've been there many times and always look forward to going back. I remember my parents being there when I was a child, and it's nice to feel that they were walking on the same stage that I get to go on.
Do you have anything else in the pipeline work-wise?
I'm just enjoying doing Dangerous Corner at the moment; I try not to think too far into the future. Sometimes I think if you are constantly looking forward, you miss what is happening today. And I am so lucky to be with this group of people, I want to make the most of it. I would love to do a play with Ma; it'd be an absolute dream. But she has a rather full diary at the moment! I shall keep my fingers very crossed though.
Finally, tell us something about you that we don't know…
Something you don't know... I have a total love for tattoos. I have four that all mean something to me. Ma isn't quite so keen. I wanted to have ivy tattooed on me for my 40th, then add to it every year so that I'd look like it was covering me by the time I was 70. Ma put her foot down!
• Dangerous Corner ran at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in October 2014. Visit yvonne-arnaud.co.uk for the theatre's latest shows
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Athletic and sportswear make Puma is ditching the shoebox and taking up the eco-bag trend. By mid-2011, Puma's sneakers will come in reusable red bags (inset) instead of the traditional box—a move company execs says will save 8,500 tons of paper and will mark a 60% decrease in energy and water necessary to manufacture boxes. The resulting packaging will also be more lightweight, saving transportation fuel. "Sustainability is not only absolutely necessary considering the situation our planet is in, we as companies are also overdue to take responsibility," said CEO Jochan Zeitz. "We can't wait for governments. Companies have to lead the way and we want to be among the leaders." [National Post]