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Spears + Federline Extend Custody Agreement
LATEST: BRITNEY SPEARS and KEVIN FEDERLINE have extended their child custody agreement after agreeing a schedule for visits with their sons. ...
2nd February 2007 2:25
Hip-hop Bad Boy Mcgriff To Face Death Penalty
Rap mogul IRV GOTTI's longtime friend KENNETH 'SUPREME' MCGRIFF has been convicted in a federal death penalty case for hiring hitmen to kill two...
Campbell's Pirate Disappointment
CASINO ROYALE director MARTIN CAMPBELL was left fuming after buying a pirate DVD of the movie in China and discovering his name missing from the...
Fascinating Fact 2795
Soccer stud DAVID BECKHAM, LL COOL J and funnyman JIMMY FALLON have teamed up with American football star CHAD JOHNSON, dubbed Hanging With Chad, for...
Miss USA Conner: 'I Was Abused'
Disgraced Miss USA TARA CONNER has dropped another bombshell just days after her release from rehab - she was abused as a child. In a recent sit...
MICHAEL DOUGLAS and CATHERINE ZETA-JONES have purchased a five-bedroom residence on a private island in Turks + Caicos in the Caribbean. The $7...
Bynes Involved In Car Crash
Actress AMANDA BYNES was involved in a two-car collision in Beverly Hills, California on Wednesday night (31JAN07). The 20-year-old was driving her...
Oprah Brings Killer And Victim's Family Together
OPRAH WINFREY staged a dramatic meeting between a killer and the family of the teenager he murdered a decade ago (97) on Wednesday (31JAN07). ...
Rowling Marks Final Potter Moment
HARRY POTTER author J.K. ROWLING finished writing the final book in the fantasy franchise three weeks ago - and marked the occasion by leaving...
Holmes Fell For Cruise At First Meeting
KATIE HOLMES fell in love with TOM CRUISE when the two met to discuss a film, and the actor shook her hand for the first time. The former DAWSON'S...
Lohan Pulls Out Of Bening Film
LINDSAY LOHAN has pulled out of a new movie she was scheduled to shoot with ANNETTE BENING, so she can take some time to relax after her current...
Doherty Searched In Rehab
Staff at PETE DOHERTY's rehab clinic confiscated his guitar and amplifier to check they weren't being used to smuggle in drugs. Carers at the Capio...
Primal Scream Named 'Godlike Geniuses'
Rockers PRIMAL SCREAM will be handed the Godlike Genius Award at next month's NME Music Awards. Previous recipients of the prize include THE CLASH,...
Chris Brown Breaks His Foot In Basketball Game
R+B star CHRIS BROWN is working through pain on the set of new movie THIS CHRISTMAS after breaking his ankle on the basketball court. The singer is...
Dixie Chicks + Chesney Lead Cmt Nominees
The DIXIE CHICKS, KENNY CHESNEY, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, RASCAL FLATTS and SUGARLAND are the kings and queens of country after landing three nominations...
Beyonce Still Irreplaceable On Top Of The Us Charts
BEYONCE KNOWLES' IRREPLACEABLE has notched up a ninth week at the top of the US singles chart. The hit, which first hit number one in early December...
Snow Patrol Dominate Irish Music Awards
Rockers SNOW PATROL swept the boards at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in Dublin last night (1FEB07), taking home four prizes. The Northern Irish...
Idol Old-timer Stuns America With Touching Tribute
A 64-year-old crooner has become a household name in the US after AMERICAN IDOL producers waived their age limit policy and allowed him to perform...
Weller + Magic Numbers Go Under The Covers
PAUL WELLER has tackled ROSE ROYCE's WISHING ON A STAR and THE MAGIC NUMBERS attempt BEYONCE KNOWLES' CRAZY IN LOVE on a quirky new covers...
Howard To Show Off His Pride Before Charley
CRASH star TERRENCE HOWARD will debut his efforts as CHARLEY (corr) PRIDE at an upcoming concert - in front of the country icon himself. Howard, who...
Morrissey Photo Exhibition Opens In New York
A new photo exhibition documenting the legendary loyalty of MORRISSEY fans has opened in New York City. US photographer RYAN MCGINLEY spent nearly...
Spears Makes Desert Dash And Takes Paparazzi With Her
BRITNEY SPEARS became an easy target for paparazzi during a drive from her home in Malibu, California to Las Vegas on Wednesday night (31JAN07) when...
Blige's Husband Helped Turn Her Life Around
MARY J BLIGE credits her husband with giving her the motivation to turn her life around after years of addiction and abuse. The BE WITHOUT YOU STAR...
Madonna Promotes Tokyo Property
MADONNA is starring in an advertising campaign for an exclusive new high rise development in Tokyo, Japan. Real estate developer BRILLA MARE ARIAKE...
Combs Buys Diamonds For Baby Daughters
SEAN COMBS is already spoiling his seven-week-old twin girls by buying them each a pair of diamond earrings from Tiffany. Combs and longtime...
Jackson's Children Make Rare Public Appearance
Pop star MICHAEL JACKSON's three young children made a rare public appearance on Wednesday (31JAN07) in Las Vegas. The children, PRINCE MICHAEL,...
Brown's Widow Sues For Estate + Son's Toys
LATEST: JAMES BROWN's widow TOMI RAE HYNIE is suing her late husband's kids, demanding half of his estate and the return of her son's toys. The...
The Things They Say 3942
"I think he's a terrific guy and the property I have in Los Angeles are mansions that are being built in Palos Verdes, so if they want one I hope he...
"I can't stand to look at myself, it's the worst experience... It's so miserable and then you hear your squeaky little miserable voice and (you see)...
Gere And Lane Reteam For Romantic Film
UNFAITHFUL co-stars RICHARD GERE and DIANE LANE are reuniting once again on the big screen for the romantic drama NIGHTS IN RODANTHE. The two...
Cruz To Star In New Allen Film
PENELOPE CRUZ is set to star in director WOODY ALLEN's next film project set in Spain. The untitled comedy-drama will shoot all summer (07) in...
Romijn: 'I'm A Chocoholic'
Former model-turned-actress REBECCA ROMIJN has come clean about her food addiction - she's a chocoholic. The sexy X-MEN star admits she can munch...
Banks Fights Back Tears As She Attacks The Fat Police
LATEST: Retired supermodel TYRA BANKS fought back angry tears on her US TV talk show yesterday (01FEB07) as she addressed hurtful reports she'd...
Lohan's Desperate Dad Pens Letter To Lindsay
LINDSAY LOHAN's estranged father has attempted to reach out to his daughter in a letter sent from his jail cell to American weekly magazine In...
Lohan's Mum Gives News Shows A Glimpse Of Her Daughter's Crazy Life
LINDSAY LOHAN's mum has reunited with her troubled daughter in rehab - and she took TV cameras with her. DINA LOHAN, her daughter ALI and a...
Smith Enraged By Mum's Visit To Son's Grave
ANNA NICOLE SMITH has launched a furious TV torrent of abuse on her estranged mother after learning she visited the grave of her late son in The...
Murphy: 'I'm No Action Hero'
BATMAN BEGINS actor CILLIAN MURPHY loves experimenting with different film roles, but reckons he would make a useless action hero. The 31-year-old,...
Damon's Smiley Alter Ego
Hollywood actor MATT DAMON turns up to interviews as his alter ego 'Mr Smiley', in order to give away as little information as possible and keep his...
Blanchett's Teen School Boy Would Be Tempted By Sexy Star
CATE BLANCHETT's teenage co-star in new movie NOTES ON A SCANDAL insists he would have jumped at the chance to sleep with her if put in the same...
Nighy To Sing In Mamma Mia?
British actor BILL NIGHY is being tipped to flex his vocal cords in a big screen adaptation of ABBA musical MAMMA MIA! The PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN...
Osbourne Waxing Horror
SHARON OSBOURNE left her daughter KELLY badly scarred after a waxing session went wrong. The reality TV star was trying to remove hair from her...
Hilton Is The Best Lover
PARIS HILTON has been ranked the best celebrity lover - by a lothario adult website boss who once dated her. JOE FRANCIS claims to have slept with a...
Dempsey's A Dad To Twins
GREY'S ANATOMY star PATRICK DEMPSEY's wife JILLIAN has given birth to twin boys. The pair, named DARBY GALEN and SULLIVAN PATRICK DEMPSEY, were born...
Daltrey Credits Fungus With Giving Him Longevity
THE WHO frontman ROGER DALTREY has revealed the secret behind his longevity - a jelly-like fungus used by ancient warriors to boost energy levels. ...
Dexy's Midnight Runners Record New Track
Acclaimed British group DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS have recorded their first track in 22 years. The unnamed song from the group's hugely anticipated...
Stones Planning New Tour For 2007?
Rock legends THE ROLLING STONES are planning a new tour for 2007, according to reports. The band only recently completed their smash hit A BIGGER...
Geldof Wants Peace Tv
Campaigning rocker BOB GELDOF is planning to create a TV channel dedicated to saving the world. The LIVE AID and LIVE 8 organiser wants to use his...
Sir George Martin: 'Beatles At The Beginning Were Crap'
SIR GEORGE MARTIN thought THE BEATLES were "awful" and "crap" when he first heard them perform. The legendary performer - later dubbed 'The Fifth...
Houston Asks Court To Speed Up Divorce
WHITNEY HOUSTON has asked a court to fast-track her divorce from BOBBY BROWN, according to court papers. The singer filed for divorce in October...
Eva Mendes: "I'm A Cheap Date"
Hitch star Eva Mendes has no doubt pleased men the world over by revealing that she is a cheap date. But the Hitch beauty isn't single and still...
Whitney Wants To 'Fast-track' Divorce
Bodyguard star Whitney Houston wants to speed up the divorce from R&B singer Bobby Brown.Whitney filed for a divorce from Bobby in October last year...
Bb's Danielle Talks To Police Over Race Row
Model Danielle Lloyd has met with police regarding the race row that engulfed Celebrity Big Brother.The Liverpudlian's spokeswoman said Lloyd had...
Ringo To Tempt Oasis To The Brits
Oasis are being courted to make an appearance at the Brits, with a lifetime achievement award from one of their biggest heroes being used as...
2nd February 2007 10:00
Sienna Miller In 'Real Sex Scene'
Rumours are flying around Hollywood that Sienna Miller and co-star Hayden Christensen had unsimulated sex during a scene in their new film Factory...
Polanski Erupts Onto Pompeii Movie
Legendary movie director ROMAN POLANSKI is to direct a multi-million pound production of POMPEII, focusing on the last few days of the Roman town...
Al Gore Tipped For Nobel Peace Prize
Politician-turned-moviemaker AL GORE has been tipped to win the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work promoting awareness of global warming. Gore's...
Eastwood Honoured For Humanitarian Role
Veteran Hollywood star CLINT EASTWOOD is to receive an humanitarian award from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The...
Bunton Cares For Puppy To Hone Mothering Skills
Former SPICE GIRL EMMA BUNTON is preparing for motherhood by caring for a new puppy. The 31-year-old announced she was pregnant last month (JAN07),...
Mika Wrote Hit Song After Fall Out With Bosses
British pop sensation MIKA wrote distinctive hit single GRACE KELLY after a record company claimed he wasn't commercial enough. Music bosses urged...
Beatles Designer Slams Apple Attitude
The designer of THE BEATLES' SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND album has slammed record company Apple for denying him copyright of the infamous...
Starr To Hand Over Oasis Gong
OASIS are to be honoured by their heroes THE BEATLES - RINGO STARR is to hand the rockers their Outstanding Contribution to Music prize at the Brit...
Composer Menotti Dies
Italian-born opera composer GIAN CARLO MENOTTI has died in a Monaco hospital at the age of 95. The two-time Pulitzer Prize winning composer died...
Te Kanawa Tells Judge To Use 'Dame' Tag
LATEST: New Zealand opera star DAME KIRI TE KANAWA has reprimanded an Australian judge for failing to address her correctly. The singer chastised...
Glitter Recommended For Early Release By Vietnamese Prison Officials
LATEST: Disgraced British rocker GARY GLITTER has been recommended for early release from his two and half year prison sentence in Vietnam. Glitter,...
"I'd be an estate agent or a probation officer. I know a lot about houses and I like criminals." HARRY POTTER actress MIRIAM MARGOLYES has an...
A helpline is being set up to comfort devastated fans when the final HARRY POTTER book is published in July (07).
Voice Actor Defends Jar Jar Binks
Voice actor AHMED BEST has defended his most famous creation JAR-JAR BINKS, insisting the staggeringly unpopular STAR WARS character is a "film...
Andress Lands Dior Modelling Contract
Former BOND girl URSULA ANDRESS has signed to be the new face of Dior Beauty cosmetics. The 70-year-old actress, who shot to fame rising from the...
Margera Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minors
VINCENT 'DON VITO' MARGERA has been ordered to stand trial after being charged with three counts of sexual assault against children. The uncle of...
Bafta Scraps Party Over Burberry Protest Fears
Bafta has had to cancel its celebrity-filled reception party due to a planned demonstration from workers at Burberry, which sponsors the event.Some...
Rod Stewart Set For 'Million Dollar Gig'
Veteran rocker Rod Stewart is being lined up for a million dollar gig, according to reports.The Scottish crooner has been offered the cash, worth...
Snow Patrol Win Big At Irish Music Awards
Snow Patrol have walked away with four awards at the 2007 Meteor Ireland Music Awards.The group picked up Best Irish Band, Best Irish Album for Eyes...
Weisz: 'I Want To Make The Mummy Iii'
English actress RACHEL WEISZ hasn't given up on appearing in another THE MUMMY movie - she's appealing to writer STEPHEN SOMMERS to pen a third...
Night At The Museum Pulled From British Cinemas In Dvd Row
Some of Britain's largest cinema chains have pulled BEN STILLER comedy NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM from their screens in protest against Twentieth Century...
Ward's Stage Fright
British pop star SHAYNE WARD has good reason for getting stage fright - he fell through a trap door during rehearsals in Sheffield, northern England...
Beyonce Reveals Board Game Fetish
Pop star BEYONCE KNOWLES won't go on tour unless she's accompanied by a stack of old-fashioned board games. The IRREPLACEABLE singer doesn't need...
The Automatic's Violent Irish Tour
British rockers THE AUTOMATIC have some explaining to do after wreaking havoc while touring Ireland this week (begs29JAN07). Keyboard player ALEX...
Rage Against The Machine's Political Reunion
LATEST: Radical rockers RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE only vowed to reunite after realising the "right-wing purgatory" the US has become since they split...
Crowded House Play First Gig In A Decade
Rock band CROWDED HOUSE played their first show since 1996 in Los Angeles on Wednesday (31JAN07) night. The band took to the stage at a benefit...
Dion's Husband Slams 'Million Dollars A Week' Gambling Claims
CELINE DION's husband RENE ANGELIL has allowed Caesars Palace to reveal his casino losses to end speculation he has been gambling $1 million...
Bafta Party Axed Over Burberry Demo Fear
BAFTA nominees DANIEL CRAIG and DAME HELEN MIRREN will be missing out on a pre-ceremony party because the British Academy of Film and Television Art...
"I think he's the most handsome man on this earth. Clint's face looks like Mount Rushmore. In a good way." British director EDGAR WRIGHT explains why...
Guest: 'I Don't Watch Award Shows'
Director CHRISTOPHER GUEST is refusing to take any part in the upcoming awards season, because he fears industry accolades "change people". The...
Thornton Owes Writing Career To Wilder
BILLY BOB THORNTON credits his screenwriting career with an inspirational talk from late filmmaker BILLY WILDER. The Hollywood actor decided to...
Lundgren, Van Damme And Norris To Make Action Comedy Movie?
Swedish actor DOLPH LUNDGREN wants to unite with fellow action movie stars JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME and CHUCK NORRIS to make a new action comedy film. ...
Geldof Plans 'Peace Tv'
Bob Geldof is planning to unveil a new 'peace' television channel which will be broadcast via the web.The Boomtown Rat, who masterminded Live Aid and...
Disney Says It Has Sold 1.3 Million Movies On Itunes
The Walt Disney Co., the only major film company that has permitted its movies to be distributed online via Apple's iTunes Music Store, said Thursday...
U.k. Movie Chains Yank Night At The Museum
Angered by Fox's decision to release Night at the Museum on DVD just 97 days after it opened in British theaters, several top theater chains in the...
Movie Reviews: Because I Told You
Many critics are expressing downright sadness over Diane Keaton's latest turn as an overbearing mother in Because I Told You. Lou Lumenick in the New...
Movies Vs. Super Bowl: No Contest
The competition at the box office this weekend will not only occur between movies but also between movies and the Super Bowl. With that in mind two...
Pbs Officials Pay Heed To Critics
Responding to angry protests by critics over PBS's decision to debut Ken Burns's The War, a 14-hour documentary series about World War II, during the...
Ny Times Iraq Video Ignites Uproar
Military officials in Baghdad have suspended the credentials of a New York Times reporter and photographer after video and a photograph of a dying...
Jennifer Hudson Disses Idol
In a rambling interview with Essence magazine, Dreamgirls co-star Jennifer Hudson has assailed the producers of American Idol, the show that brought...
Comcast Profits Soar -- Thanks To Broadband
Comcast chief Brian Roberts boasted Thursday that his Philadelphia-based company, the largest cable provider in the U.S., experienced "simply our...
Guerrilla Marketing Bombs In Boston
In full-page advertisements appearing in Boston newspapers today (Friday), Turner Broadcasting Co. apologized for a marketing stunt gone so wrong...
Menotti, Composer Of First Opera For Tv, Dead At 95
Gian Carlo Menotti, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who was commissioned by NBC in 1951 to write the first opera for television, died Thursday in...
Aniston Laughs Off Lesbian Kiss
JENNIFER ANISTON and former FRIENDS co-star COURTENEY COX were so convinced the media was going to exaggerate a lesbian kiss they share on the TV...
Holmes Wants More Children
KATIE HOLMES "definitely" wants more children with husband TOM CRUISE after having such an easy pregnancy with her daughter, SURI. The 28-year-old...
Knoxville And Wife Separate
JACKASS star JOHNNY KNOXVILLE and his wife MELANIE have split after nearly 12 years of marriage. The couple have been married since 1995 and have...
"You need that kind of tension, or else you end up making the Christmas album." Rocker RONNIE JAMES DIO insists a little friction between him and his...
Leon Unhappy With Daughter's British Accent
CARLOS LEON is not happy his 10-year-old daughter with pop star MADONNA has lost her American way of speaking and has acquired a British accent. The...
Cohn Returns To Colorado After Accident
Singer/songwriter MARC COHN is returning to Colorado for his first performance since he was shot in the head during an attempted carjacking. The...
Timberlake High During Punk'd Prank
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Lopez Longs To Be Mother
JENNIFER LOPEZ's new role as a step-mother to husband MARC ANTHONY's three children has made her eager to become a mother herself. Anthony has two...
Goodrem Hospitalised In Ireland
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"JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE can bring sexy back, return it and bring it back again, and my mom doesn't have any idea. She doesn't know a MCDreamy from a...
Smokin' Aces Convinces Affleck To Quit Cigarettes
BEN AFFLECK was desperate to quit smoking after playing a chain-smoking bail bondsman in the new film SMOKIN' ACES. The 34-year-old was a regular...
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GWYNETH PALTROW is struggling to find a balance between family and work and wants advice from other actresses in the same situation. The SHAKESPEARE...


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Strong And Under The Radar Today: PPL (PPL)
Trade-Ideas LLC identified PPL (PPL) as a strong and under the radar candidate
Trade-Ideas LLC identified
) as a strong and under the radar candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified PPL as such a stock due to the following factors:
PPL has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $145.2 million.
PPL has traded 1934.549999999999954525264911353588104248046875 options contracts today.
PPL is making at least a new 3-day high.
PPL has a PE ratio of 16.
PPL is mentioned 1.52 times per day on StockTwits.
PPL has not yet been mentioned on StockTwits today.
PPL is currently in the upper 20% of its 1-year range.
PPL is in the upper 35% of its 20-day range.
PPL is in the upper 45% of its 5-day range.
PPL is currently trading above yesterday's high.
'Strong and Under the Radar' stocks tend to be worthwhile stocks to watch for a variety of factors including historical back testing and price action. Market technicians refer to such stocks as being in an accumulation phase before a mark-up and peak. Traders and hedge funds have frequently found that these types of stocks continue to build a solid price base and then ultimately spike higher and peak when others 'discover' how good the stock is performing. By leveraging the social discovery aspect of StockTwits we are highlighting stocks that don't currently receive much attention from retail investors, but we suspect may soon garner more attention.
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PPL Corporation, a utility company, delivers electricity and natural gas in the United States and the United Kingdom. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 4%. PPL has a PE ratio of 16. Currently there are 6 analysts that rate PPL a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
The average volume for PPL has been 5.2 million shares per day over the past 30 days. PPL has a market cap of $25.4 billion and is part of the utilities sector and utilities industry. The stock has a beta of 0.39 and a short float of 2.1% with 2.77 days to cover. Shares are up 10.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
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rates PPL as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
Highlights from the ratings report include:
Current return on equity exceeded its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a clear sign of strength within the company. Compared to other companies in the Electric Utilities industry and the overall market, PPL CORP's return on equity exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
Net operating cash flow has increased to $936.00 million or 20.77% when compared to the same quarter last year. The firm also exceeded the industry average cash flow growth rate of 1.56%.
46.97% is the gross profit margin for PPL CORP which we consider to be strong. Regardless of PPL's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, PPL's net profit margin of 22.41% significantly outperformed against the industry.
Looking at where the stock is today compared to one year ago, we find that it is not only higher, but it has also clearly outperformed the rise in the S&P 500 over the same period, despite the company's weak earnings results. Turning our attention to the future direction of the stock, it goes without saying that even the best stocks can fall in an overall down market. However, in any other environment, this stock still has good upside potential despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year.
PPL CORP' earnings per share from the most recent quarter came in slightly below the year earlier quarter. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, PPL CORP increased its bottom line by earning $2.38 versus $2.18 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 1.3% in earnings ($2.35 versus $2.38).
You can view the full PPL Ratings Report.

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ATG acquires first Australian Theatre
The renewal of Sydney's MLC Centre has reached another significant milestone, with co-owners QIC and The GPT Group [ASX:GPT] having agreed terms with Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) for a lease and the management of the Theatre Royal in Sydney.
The Theatre Royal, part of the MLC Centre and situated on King Street, is Sydney's oldest theatrical institution and one of the city's premier commercial theatre venues.
Situated in the heart of the CBD and with a seating capacity of more than 1100, the theatre will undergo a major refurbishment under management by ATG, providing a significant boost to the Sydney arts and cultural community and guaranteeing a promising future for one of the city's iconic venues.
The announcement comes as the MLC Centre has made significant progress on the redevelopment of its food court and retail spaces, as part of the co-owners' broader vision to deliver a vibrant location to shop, socialise and enjoy cultural events.
GPT Chief Investment Officer Carmel Hourigan said the MLC Centre would benefit greatly from partnering with one of the world's top live theatre companies.
'The MLC Centre will become home to a new world class theatre, which supports our vision for the precinct as a unique and exciting place, where people gather for both business and leisure. The owners chose to work with ATG because it has a strong track record of delivering premium productions,' Ms Hourigan said.
'The announcement of a new theatre operator is another important step in the transformation of this asset.'
QIC Director, Investment Management Stuart Miller said that the agreement of terms with ATG would build upon the MLC Centre's offer and play a big part in changing how people engage with the centre of Sydney.
'The Theatre Royal is an important part of Sydney's history and its revival, in partnership with ATG, will complement the MLC Centre's offer, working in harmony with our renewed dining and shopping experience,' Mr Miller said.
ATG, the world's leading live theatre company founded by Sir Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire OBE, own and operate 40 venues and counting in the West End of London, across the UK and Broadway. They are also an international award winning production company, as well as the world's market leader in theatre ticketing.
ATG's Asia Pacific operations are headquartered in Sydney and they are an active theatre producer in Australia, with recent productions including the award-winning Legally Blonde the Musical; Thriller Live; Guys and Dolls; West Side Story and the recent hit production of The Rocky Horror Show.
ATG founder Sir Howard Panter said that having produced shows in Australia for a number of years, ATG has fallen in love with the MLC Centre and the Theatre Royal and it will be working with the MLC Centre co-owners on a major refurbishment of the theatre to improve its facilities and create a premium experience for theatre patrons.
'We plan to showcase the very best of theatre from Australia and the rest of the world, placing the MLC Centre and the Theatre Royal firmly in the centre of Sydney's theatrical life,' said Sir Howard Panter.
ATG Asia Pacific CEO Tim McFarlane said, 'For ATG this heralds the dawn of its venue management operations in Asia Pacific, a region that will play a major part in our international expansion plan.'
ATG continues active discussions with other Australian venues and developments are underway for additional theatres, as well as, in Korea, Japan, Singapore and China, with new productions also earmarked for these territories.
ATG acquires first Australian theatre - ATG Tickets


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Rendering/Reality: Downtown's ImaginAsian Center
Rendering/Reality is a Curbed feature that considers the often unsubtle differences between what a building looks like in its renderings, and what it looks like when they get around to building the thing. Nominees, please.
Rendering artists did not include that tree in front of the ImaginAsian Center, the new movie theater and arts space at 251 South Main Street, site of the former Linda Lea theater. As for the venue itself, ImaginAsian will host the Japan Film Festival this weekend, an event dubbed by the press this way: "From Anime to comedy to Kurosawa classics, the 2008 Japan Film Festival is a prime example of the true versatility and vivacity of Japan's film industry." Meanwhile, how's the smackdown with neighbor The Smell, the club that was supposed to scare away locals from attending the theater?
· ImaginAsian Center [Official Site]


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use Encore\Admin\Form as BaseForm;
use Encore\Admin\Form\Field;
use Encore\Admin\Layout\Content;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Renderable;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
use Illuminate\Support\MessageBag;
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 * @method Field\Image          image($name, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Date           date($name, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Datetime       datetime($name, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Time           time($name, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Year           year($column, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Month          month($column, $label = '')
 * @method Field\DateRange      dateRange($start, $end, $label = '')
 * @method Field\DateTimeRange  dateTimeRange($start, $end, $label = '')
 * @method Field\TimeRange      timeRange($start, $end, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Number         number($name, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Currency       currency($name, $label = '')
 * @method Field\SwitchField    switch($name, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Display        display($name, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Rate           rate($name, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Divider        divider($title = '')
 * @method Field\Decimal        decimal($column, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Html           html($html)
 * @method Field\Tags           tags($column, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Icon           icon($column, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Captcha        captcha($column, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Listbox        listbox($column, $label = '')
 * @method Field\Table          table($column, $label, $builder)
 * @method Field\Timezone       timezone($column, $label = '')
 * @method Field\KeyValue       keyValue($column, $label = '')
 * @method Field\ListField      list($column, $label = '')
 * @method mixed                handle(Request $request)
 */
class Form implements Renderable
{
    use BaseForm\Concerns\HandleCascadeFields;

    /**
     * The title of form.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    public $title;

    /**
     * The description of form.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    public $description;

    /**
     * @var Field[]
     */
    protected $fields = [];

    /**
     * @var array
     */
    protected $data = [];

    /**
     * @var array
     */
    protected $attributes = [];

    /**
     * Available buttons.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $buttons = ['reset', 'submit'];

    /**
     * Width for label and submit field.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $width = [
        'label' => 2,
        'field' => 8,
    ];

    /**
     * @var bool
     */
    public $inbox = true;

    /**
     * @var string
     */
    public $confirm = '';

    /**
     * @var Form
     */
    protected $form;

    /**
     * Form constructor.
     *
     * @param array $data
     */
    public function __construct($data = [])
    {
        $this->fill($data);

        $this->initFormAttributes();
    }

    /**
     * Get form title.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function title()
    {
        return $this->title;
    }

    /**
     * Get form description.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function description()
    {
        return $this->description ?: ' ';
    }

    /**
     * @return array
     */
    public function data()
    {
        return $this->data;
    }

    /**
     * @return array
     */
    public function confirm($message)
    {
        $this->confirm = $message;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Fill data to form fields.
     *
     * @param array $data
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function fill($data = [])
    {
        if ($data instanceof Arrayable) {
            $data = $data->toArray();
        }

        if (!empty($data)) {
            $this->data = $data;
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return $this
     */
    public function sanitize()
    {
        foreach (['_form_', '_token'] as $key) {
            request()->request->remove($key);
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Initialize the form attributes.
     */
    protected function initFormAttributes()
    {
        $this->attributes = [
            'id'             => 'widget-form-'.uniqid(),
            'method'         => 'POST',
            'action'         => '',
            'class'          => 'form-horizontal',
            'accept-charset' => 'UTF-8',
            'pjax-container' => true,
        ];
    }

    /**
     * Add form attributes.
     *
     * @param string|array $attr
     * @param string       $value
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function attribute($attr, $value = '')
    {
        if (is_array($attr)) {
            foreach ($attr as $key => $value) {
                $this->attribute($key, $value);
            }
        } else {
            $this->attributes[$attr] = $value;
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Format form attributes form array to html.
     *
     * @param array $attributes
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function formatAttribute($attributes = [])
    {
        $attributes = $attributes ?: $this->attributes;

        if ($this->hasFile()) {
            $attributes['enctype'] = 'multipart/form-data';
        }

        $html = [];
        foreach ($attributes as $key => $val) {
            $html[] = "$key=\"$val\"";
        }

        return implode(' ', $html) ?: '';
    }

    /**
     * Action uri of the form.
     *
     * @param string $action
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function action($action)
    {
        return $this->attribute('action', $action);
    }

    /**
     * Method of the form.
     *
     * @param string $method
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function method($method = 'POST')
    {
        if (strtolower($method) == 'put') {
            $this->hidden('_method')->default($method);

            return $this;
        }

        return $this->attribute('method', strtoupper($method));
    }

    /**
     * Disable Pjax.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function disablePjax()
    {
        Arr::forget($this->attributes, 'pjax-container');

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Disable reset button.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function disableReset()
    {
        array_delete($this->buttons, 'reset');

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Disable submit button.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function disableSubmit()
    {
        array_delete($this->buttons, 'submit');

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Set field and label width in current form.
     *
     * @param int $fieldWidth
     * @param int $labelWidth
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setWidth($fieldWidth = 8, $labelWidth = 2)
    {
        collect($this->fields)->each(function ($field) use ($fieldWidth, $labelWidth) {
            /* @var Field $field  */
            $field->setWidth($fieldWidth, $labelWidth);
        });

        // set this width
        $this->width = [
            'label' => $labelWidth,
            'field' => $fieldWidth,
        ];

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the form has field type.
     *
     * @param string $name
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function hasField($name)
    {
        return isset(BaseForm::$availableFields[$name]);
    }

    /**
     * Add a form field to form.
     *
     * @param Field $field
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function pushField(Field $field)
    {
        $field->setWidgetForm($this);

        array_push($this->fields, $field);

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get all fields of form.
     *
     * @return Field[]
     */
    public function fields()
    {
        return collect($this->fields);
    }

    /**
     * Get variables for render form.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    protected function getVariables()
    {
        $this->fields()->each->fill($this->data());

        return [
            'fields'     => $this->fields,
            'attributes' => $this->formatAttribute(),
            'method'     => $this->attributes['method'],
            'buttons'    => $this->buttons,
            'width'      => $this->width,
        ];
    }

    /**
     * Determine if form fields has files.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function hasFile()
    {
        foreach ($this->fields as $field) {
            if ($field instanceof Field\File) {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Validate this form fields.
     *
     * @param Request $request
     *
     * @return bool|MessageBag
     */
    public function validate(Request $request)
    {
        if (method_exists($this, 'form')) {
            $this->form();
        }

        $failedValidators = [];

        /** @var Field $field */
        foreach ($this->fields() as $field) {
            if (!$validator = $field->getValidator($request->all())) {
                continue;
            }

            if (($validator instanceof Validator) && !$validator->passes()) {
                $failedValidators[] = $validator;
            }
        }

        $message = $this->mergeValidationMessages($failedValidators);

        return $message->any() ? $message : false;
    }

    /**
     * Merge validation messages from input validators.
     *
     * @param \Illuminate\Validation\Validator[] $validators
     *
     * @return MessageBag
     */
    protected function mergeValidationMessages($validators)
    {
        $messageBag = new MessageBag();

        foreach ($validators as $validator) {
            $messageBag = $messageBag->merge($validator->messages());
        }

        return $messageBag;
    }

    /**
     * Add a fieldset to form.
     *
     * @param string  $title
     * @param Closure $setCallback
     *
     * @return Field\Fieldset
     */
    public function fieldset(string $title, Closure $setCallback)
    {
        $fieldset = new Field\Fieldset();

        $this->html($fieldset->start($title))->plain();

        $setCallback($this);

        $this->html($fieldset->end())->plain();

        return $fieldset;
    }

    /**
     * @return $this
     */
    public function unbox()
    {
        $this->inbox = false;

        return $this;
    }

    protected function addConfirmScript()
    {
        $id = $this->attributes['id'];

        $trans = [
            'cancel' => trans('admin.cancel'),
            'submit' => trans('admin.submit'),
        ];

        $settings = [
            'type'                => 'question',
            'showCancelButton'    => true,
            'confirmButtonText'   => $trans['submit'],
            'cancelButtonText'    => $trans['cancel'],
            'title'               => $this->confirm,
            'text'                => '',
        ];

        $settings = trim(json_encode($settings, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));

        $script = <<<SCRIPT

$('form#{$id}').off('submit').on('submit', function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    var form = this;
    $.admin.swal($settings).then(function (result) {
        if (result.value == true) {
            form.submit();
        }
    });
    return false;
});
SCRIPT;

        Admin::script($script);
    }

    protected function addCascadeScript()
    {
        $id = $this->attributes['id'];

        $script = <<<SCRIPT
;(function () {
    $('form#{$id}').submit(function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        $(this).find('div.cascade-group.hide :input').attr('disabled', true);
    });
})();
SCRIPT;

        Admin::script($script);
    }

    protected function prepareForm()
    {
        if (method_exists($this, 'form')) {
            $this->form();
        }

        if (!empty($this->confirm)) {
            $this->addConfirmScript();
        }

        $this->addCascadeScript();
    }

    protected function prepareHandle()
    {
        if (method_exists($this, 'handle')) {
            $this->method('POST');
            $this->action(admin_url('_handle_form_'));
            $this->hidden('_form_')->default(get_called_class());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Render the form.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function render()
    {
        $this->prepareForm();

        $this->prepareHandle();

        $form = view('admin::widgets.form', $this->getVariables())->render();

        if (!($title = $this->title()) || !$this->inbox) {
            return $form;
        }

        return (new Box($title, $form))->render();
    }

    /**
     * Generate a Field object and add to form builder if Field exists.
     *
     * @param string $method
     * @param array  $arguments
     *
     * @return Field|$this
     */
    public function __call($method, $arguments)
    {
        if (!$this->hasField($method)) {
            return $this;
        }

        $class = BaseForm::$availableFields[$method];

        $field = new $class(Arr::get($arguments, 0), array_slice($arguments, 1));

        return tap($field, function ($field) {
            $this->pushField($field);
        });
    }

    /**
     * @param Content $content
     *
     * @return Content
     */
    public function __invoke(Content $content)
    {
        return $content->title($this->title())
            ->description($this->description())
            ->body($this);
    }
}

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Two students, Gerardo and Jonas, are in love. However, Jonas becomes obsessed with another boy, which leads to Gerardo moving into arms of Sergio.


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Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday rejected a bill to expand gambling in Illinois, including a new land-based casino in Chicago, saying the proposal lacked sufficient regulatory oversight.
With two of his predecessors in prison, the Chicago Democrat had made it clear he must preserve his political integrity in the plan, which also proposed establishing four new riverboat casinos and allowing slot machines at racetracks.
The most glaring omission from the bill "is the absence of strict ethical standards and comprehensive regulatory oversight. Illinois should never settle for a gaming bill that includes loopholes for gangsters," Quinn said in a statement.
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Q: Why is std::hash not an overloaded function? I'm guessing std::hash is defined as a template struct in order to avoid implicit type conversions done during overloaded function resolution. Is it a correct thing to say?
I mean, I would prefer to write
std::string s;
size_t hash = std::hash(s);

instead of
std::string s;
size_t hash = std::hash<std::string>()(s);

But I'm guessing there's a reason for why the standards committee has chosen the second option.

A: One possible reason is that in this way it's easier to use it in templates as default by changeable option
template <typrname T, typename = std::hash<T>...>
class unordered_set;

BTW you may create function that works this way
template<typename T, typename... Args>
auto hasher(Args&&... args) -> whatever {
    return std::hash<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...)( //maybe some &'s  skipped
}

or (to allow  detect type)
template<typename T, typename... Args>
auto hasher(T t) -> whatever {
    return std::hash<T>()(t);
}

A: It's impossible to partially specialize function template, and so for user-defined templated classes, the would be no way to specialize std::hash if it was a function. (you can only specialize templates from std namespace, but not overload, so users of your templated class couldn't create std::unordered_map<MyClass<whatever>, MyOtherClass>, they would be forced to choose std::unordered_map<MyClass<whatever>, MyOtherClass, ???>). So functor is solution here.
namespace std
{
    template<typename T>
    struct hash<MyVector<T>>
    {
        size_t operator()(const MyVector<T>& v)
        {
            //return hash from here
        }
    };
}

The alternative way for standard library would be using some SFINAE template trick to choose member .hash() as the default, and standard hash if the other case, but in most cases you can't retrofit interfaces (especially if using third-party code)
The other alternative would be like std::swap does (tricks with ADL):
//somewhere in std::unordered_map
using std::hash;
size_t h = hash(key);

In my experience, ADL is tricky and not everyone remembers about corner cases. Furthermore, the advantage of functors here is fact that you can use them as a template parameter, so you can just plug-in another functor for template (like std::unordered_map<A, B, specialized_hash<A>>) if you think that the default is wrongly suited for your case.
From comments:

But could you elaborate a bit more about std::swap? It's still there
  in C++11 and it has no problems with user-defined types, has it? Why
  keep a lot of different concepts in STL rather than making it more
  consistent?

There's a little difference between std::swap and std::hash:
In std::hash:

*

*it's likely that, e.g. std::string hash defined by class author won't be enough for your case, that is, it's too generic, and you can guarantee in your hash map that you'll put strings of only one kind, so you can provide hash function that's faster or/and having less collisions.

*there are many kind of hashes for different purposes so genericity is far less important here

*in most cases it's possible for you to create a better hash

In std::swap:

*

*it's unlikely that you'll want your own swap function, but you'll still probably want to use the one specific for this class, not the generic std::swap one that calls copy constructors.

*in most cases it's not even possible for you to create a swap function, as it requires knowledge of the class internals (for example, std::vector can be implemented as dynamic array with pointer hidden as private field, so you won't be able to access them, not alone swap them, and even the fact that's implemented that way is not guaranteed)

*there is (or should be) only one swap.

*actually, there is a problem with std::swap: standard containers provide swap member function, std::swap can be specialized (but only for non-templated class), and swap can be defined as a free function that's found with ADL. How should you provide your own swap? IMO that is confusing, not the fact that std::swap is function and std::hash is a functor.

Why is STL inconsistent? I can only guess here, but main reason why STL is inconsistent is (a) bawkward compatibility and (b) C++ also is quite inconsistent.

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"I felt like I was steamrolled by an ocean liner."
That was Marjorie Waxman's emotional state after she was informed her young son was suffering from leukemia.
Unable to cope alone with the trauma, and unable to find a support group in her hometown, Marjorie went online to look for comfort. She found a group called Momcology and joined some of their members on a weekend retreat for mothers in similar situations.
The communal getaway left her feeling replenished and connected, the only drawback being it was a one-off event. "The only sad part is I live far away from all the people I met. They are my sisters forever, I hope we stay in touch."
With video conferencing they can.
In fact, Marjorie and her new found "army of sisters" can use the technology to build their own virtual retreats online, and stay within caring distance 24-hours a day.
Support Is Only a Click Away
In her own words, Marjorie was drawn to her online support experience by the twin promises of privacy and the ability to connect with people who shared her circumstances.
What she found on the real-world retreat was an emotional bond. For an online support group powered by video conferencing to work it needs to meet those three goals.
Of course, video conferencing is currently being used by a number of established support groups to bring people together across unwieldy distances, and let them reach out without the confrontation of having to meet a bunch of strangers in a strange place.
There's support for new mothers, support for those fighting cancer, support against addiction, and support to aid mental health. Those established sites, largely connected to real world organizations, are great at acting as beacons that bring together people with common backgrounds.
What they most often lack is any real immersive or dynamic environment within which to foster genuine emotional connection. Only video calling can bring people together face-to-face over any distance, but it can be a lot more than a series of chat windows.
A Singing, Shopping, Meditating Support Group
The UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center has made a series of guided meditation sessions available for free online. You could add such a session to a video calling support group simply by streaming it through one member's microphone.
It's an alternative way to approach dealing with grief within a group context, and you could build the visual elements of the call around it. There are depth-of-field cameras currently available that can be coupled with augmented and virtual reality tech to create any kind of visual landscape that's required. It could be used to generate serene locations for meditation.
Or, if there's already a personal connection within the group, such immersive tech could be used to create audio and visual collages, perhaps made up of home movies, photos, and favorite songs, which people in mourning could use to enhance their personal stories.
If that's too deep, VC can be used to create a lounge room hangout feeling of informal intimacy. We've written before about using video calling to host a virtual dinner party, share a group sing-along, and enhance the online shopping experience.
Such events can make the shared weekend retreat an ongoing connection by letting the support group members accompany each other through the more everyday moments of their lives. And it can be made available 24/7 by using the next big thing in internet communications, WebRTC.
Create Your Own Social Online Support Group
WebRTC technology has removed the barriers between electronic devices, and made possible free, DIY website-based video connections. While it takes a bit of IT knowledge to actually build your own site, there are plenty of start-ups willing to make one for you.
A DIY site would function like existing WebRTC platforms, such as Appear.In, which let people join instant, disposable chat rooms without giving out any personal information.
What's more, because WebRTC video doesn't discriminate between smartphone, PC, laptop, or tablet, and it lets users connect when they're available, not just when they're near an appropriate device.
So, Marjorie and her army of sisters could have created their own online support group, tethered to a WebRTC-empowered base, and made each other available whenever someone need to talk, cry, or just hang out.
It's a totally private, invitation-only site, operated and organized by friends, and shared with friends-of-friends should anyone encounter a soul in need. And it brings together people experiencing similar traumas, which should help lower the emotional barriers raised by people in times of great vulnerability.
To bring these people together it might help to begin with established online support groups and hubs to start gathering people with the same circumstances. But with the connections made, these personal support groups can begin relieving some of that steamrolled feeling.
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Calling All Horror Movie Fans!
HORRORAMA DAYTON is a horror movie marathon held annually as a fundraiser for a local charity, but it's also much more! HORRORAMA DAYTON is an all-nite Halloween party, so there's a costume contest, plenty of trivia, and door prizes throughout the night! As many past attendees can tell you, HORRORAMA DAYTON is a unique experience. In addition to the films themselves they play tons of classic trailers, music videos, cartoons, and other shorts during the intermissions! Best of all is watching horror flicks with a crowd!
This year HORRORAMA DAYTON has expanded to three shows over two days at Danbarry Huber Heights! On Friday the 12th at 7:00pm things kick off with a program we're calling FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHTS, featuring four fantastically frightful films and classic trailers!
On the morning of Saturday the 13th at 11:00pm they'll hold their first ever MONSTER MATINEE, an all ages program featuring the Universal Monster classics DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN, and THE WOLF MAN, plus classic trailers and cartoons! These two programs all lead up to the ANNUAL ALL-NITE HALLOWEEN PARTY starting at 6:00pm. In a addition to five terrifying tales of the macabre, there will also be contests, prizes, and plenty of fun to be had by all until the early hours of the morning!
This year proceeds from HORRORAMA DAYTON benefit Rescue Me Inc. and All Creatures Great and Small Emergency Pet Resource, two great organizations which are run through Sulphur Grove United Methodist Church in Huber Heights.
So pass the word and make plans for a scary good weekend! Tickets are available now at the Danbarry Huber Heights box office and online at horroramadayton.weebly.com! It's going to be a scary good time!


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Protected: Y qué pasó con los sueños?
Can't believe it's already been 15 years... I still have that day etched in my memory and I'm starting to be ok with it... I'm starting to understand what happened. I can't accept that your demons took you away from me (even though we were never really close or together) and I was too proud to reach out when (unknown to me) it really mattered. I don't think that'll ever go away and I'm starting to fully come to term with it.
Look what I found... pictures of you in high school... in California.
But really, president of the French club? And Spanish?
I've learned over the years how hard it is to live on your terms but how essential it is to do so.


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Govt to publish HSC results in December
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Published: 20 Dec 2020 06:03 PM BdST Updated: 20 Dec 2020 06:05 PM BdST
The government is making the final preparations to publish the results of the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent exams in December amid the coronavirus pandemic.
However, the authorities are yet to fix a date for declaring the results.
This year's HSC and equivalent exams were slated to begin on Apr 1 but were eventually cancelled due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country.
Education Minister Dipu Moni later announced that the yearly tests would be replaced with a stop-gap system of averaging the scores of the JSC and SSC exams, adding the results would be published in December.
"We are hopeful that we will be able to prepare the results in line with the commitment given by the education minister," said SM Amirul Islam, exam controller of the Inter-Education Board's Coordination Sub-Committee.
"We are having discussions with the ministry. We are considering different proposals. Altogether, we have made full preparations to publish the results in December."
However, the authorities are yet to set the date for publishing the HSC results, according to Md Mahbub Hossain, secretary to the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Department. "We'll let you know once the date is fixed."


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L'Aeroport Central Ciudad Real  és un aeroport privat situat al sud de Ciudad Real (Espanya). Va entrar en funcionament l'any 2008.

L'aeroport té una pista d'aterratge de 4.000 m de llargària, 60 d'amplada i una orientació 10/28. Està previst per acollir avions de totes mides, fins i tot l'A380. Situat en l'eix ferroviari d'alta velocitat que uneix Madrid amb Sevilla, l'aeroport Central Ciudad Real serà el primer de l'estat espanyol on hom podrà arribar amb AVE.

La capacitat de l'aeroport és de 2 milions de passatgers a l'any. Això no obstant, el volum de passatgers des de la inauguració ha estat força inferior. L'any 2009 el nombre total de passatgers va ser de 53.000. L'aeroport de Ciudad Real, el primer aeoròdrom de titularitat privada d'Espanya per a grans aeronaus, havia de ser porta per a Castella- La Manxa, així com una alternativa a la congestió de Madrid-Barajas.

Coincidint amb el cinquè aniversari del primer enlairament, l'administració concursal ha posat a la venda la infraestructura (2013), amb un preu mínim de 100 milions d'euros.En el cas que no es vengui en aquesta primera fase, s'obrirà una subhasta amb un preu rebaixat entre 80 i 100 milions. El setembre de 2015 el jutgat de primera instància de Ciudad Real va fer públic que la millor oferta de compra rebuda era per un import de 88 milions d'euros, provinent de la companyia Eca Program Group, especialitzada en avions militars privats.<ref>Oferta de 88 millnoes de euros por el Aeropuerto de Villareal, Expansión, 24/09/2015, pàgina 6</ref>

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Els vols regulars que operen des de l'aeroport de Ciudad Real tenen com a origen i destinació:
 Ryanair: Londres-Stansted  Vueling: Barcelona  Vueling: París-Charles de Gaulle ''

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BRISTOL, Tennessee — Drivers walked out of Bristol Motor Speedway after Monday's Cup race smiling.
No fisticuffs. No frowns. No frustrations.
Bristol isn't back to what it once was — a single-groove, shove-your-mother-out-of-the-way track — and may never be, but its two-lane racing left many drivers as wide-eyed as children.
The question now is did fans enjoy what they saw?
Short track racing has always had its charm with a history of beating and banging followed by driver confrontations. It was here where Jimmie Johnson, of all people, stepped out of his wrecked car and flipped the bird at Robby Gordon. This also was the track where Jeff Gordon once shoved Matt Kenseth after a race.
It's moments like those why some people call for more short tracks in the series and a few still clamor for the return of North Wilkesboro. Of course, that will never happen.
Never. Forget about it. Stop talking about it. Move on.
Instead, is the new chapter of short track racing being set now? Might it be two-wide racing?
A different tire allowed drivers to run on the outside — the outside! — at Martinsville and pass on what has always been a one-groove track that required more fender than finesse.
Now comes Monday's race, the second with the PJ1 VHT compound applied to the lower groove to add grip. The intent is to make the bottom groove the preferred line and force everyone there to create that bumping and banging to pass. It succeeded early before drivers began venturing up the track and worked in the top groove.
Johnson also called the racing "fun" after earning his 82nd career Cup win.
It wasn't just those running at the front all race who had a good time.
One thing drivers hate is being stuck behind a slower car. That's what leads to contact and this is a contact sport — at least that's what NASCAR Chairman Brian France has said. For many fans, that's what they want to see on a short track.
Still, it was hard not to be thrilled with the racing in the final 100 laps where drivers ran multiple lanes challenging for the lead or spots near the front.


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not being against human rights
If there is one thing more damaging for human rights than being widely represented as nothing more than a regulatory infringement on government's democratically-granted duty to punish, it's to have them adopted by David Cameron and his postmodern, playschool approach to politics. His Bill of Rights nonsense is the equivalent of placing fresh fruit and vedge near the entrance of a supermarket, as a way of lulling shoppers into forgetting that the place is full of manufactured crap. It was one thing for consumer capitalism to develop a pastiche of Leftist political rhetoric (as in 'the conquest of cool'), but another for politics itself to do so. Say what you like about Blair, but at least he never went as far as pretending to be a liberal.
So now that the language of rights is banned by one side and pastiched on the other, perhaps we can only talk about them negatively: while we may not believe in human rights, judicial neutrality or, for that matter, anything very much, perhaps we can at least admit that politics without rights amounts to nothing more than strategies for getting people to do things they don't want to. Such strategies can be dressed up in utilitarianism or communitarianism, often very handsomely, but neither can claim to say anything about why humanity might be worth saving in the first place. This negative definition of rights was actually there in the beginning, when Kant stated that people "never be treated as a means only", on the metaphysical basis that there is something about people that we can't fully know. The sanctity of a human being is not defined positively or theologically, but negatively, and so politics transcends mere bullying when it recognises that there is more to life than the efficacy of policies and strategies.
The nihilism of post-liberal politics is revealed every day in Iraq, as another 20 or 30 people are blown up for no reason at all, but perhaps the very same phenomenon is present in this recent policy initiative picked up by Kevin Harris: anti-social behaviour "mission squads". Surely the (laudable) goals of the government's Respect agenda cannot survive this reduction of politics to pest control. Defeatist as it may sound, those who believe in human rights may now be better off not talking about them, leaving them as something un-named, but requiring us simply to oppose nihilistic, bald coercion.
July 05, 2006 in community, philosophy, politics | Permalink
What's that about "the (laudable) goals of the government's Respect agenda"? What makes you think the goals are qualitatively different from this kind of communitarian bullying? I prefer Kevin's formulation:
"The respect agenda is desperately partial, clumsy and heavy-handed. It totally ignores the main features of disrespect in our society, such as the system of individual consumption, heavily endorsed by other parts of government; and the widespread phenomenon of civic absence whereby residents find themselves living on estates that have been abandoned by housing agencies, health services, environmental services and police. That's systematised, legitimised disrespect. And instead of recognising this and addressing it, we get military mentalities producing a relentless stream of belligerence against individuals and families who have been failed by those around them."
Posted by: Phil | July 06, 2006 at 09:40 AM


The holiday rental contract will be signed by Katrin Carrasco Rabanal (hereinafter the Agent) in her own name and on behalf of Marbella Skol.
The contract will take effect at the moment the Agent confirms to the tenant, of receipt of the deposit, in the account of Marbella Skol.
The data and images published on the website are correct and respond faithfully to the condition of the apartment, however, the Agent warns that there may be small changes and accepts no responsibility for discrepancies to that effect.
Cancel the rental and request the immediate departure of the group, without the return to the tenant any of the amount corresponding to the days not used.
Make an additional charge for the additional persons who want to occupy the apartment.
Do not return the damage deposit.
The rental will begin at 4 pm on the day of arrival and will end no later than 12 pm, on the day of departure, unless otherwise agreed with the Agent. These terms are without exception.
If the property is not vacated at the agreed time, the Agent may make an additional charge of 40€ per hour.
Upon arrival, the tenant will be given the keys to the property and the details of the contact person.
1) 50% of the total rental cost will be paid at the time of booking.
2) The remaining 50% of the rental plus the security deposit (damage deposit) will be paid 30 days prior to occupancy. If payment is made by credit card, a charge for the deposit will be placed on the credit card during the duration of your stay and released the day after departure or up to a maximum of 7 days later.
Reservations made within 40 days prior to occupancy will require the payment of 100% of the stay plus the security deposit.
The cancellation by the tenant of the reservation will imply the loss of all the amounts paid, unless by express agreement with the Agent.
Bank transfer in Euros (all expenses payable by the tenant).
Credit card: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, etc., are accepted.
PayPal: (may incur a transaction fee).
Cash: Under certain circumstances we will accept cash payments. However we will not accept bank notes of 500€.
Payments made by credit card through our payment gateway are secure and are channeled through our Owner Reservations, reservations system and are received directly by Katrin Carrasco Rabanal or by Marbella Skol, both of which are responsible for any refund or refund in your case . Owner Reservations does not receive any payment or funds from the tenant on behalf of Katrin Carrasco Rabanal or Marbella Skol.
a) 25% of the amount paid when the cancellation is made more than 65 in advance to the day of arrival.
b) 40% of the deposit when the cancellation is made between 45 and 64 days before the day of arrival.
c) 60% of the deposit when the cancellation is made between 31 and 44 days before the day of arrival.
d) 100% of the deposit when the cancellation is made with 30 days or less in advance to the day of arrival.
The cancellation by the tenant of the reservation without a major cause will result in the loss for the tenant of all the amounts paid, without being entitled to any type of claim.
In case of cancellation, if the tenant submits to the Agent another person interested in the same property and the same period of time, the amount paid will be returned in full after the formalization between the Agent and the new tenant of the corresponding contract.
In the case of cancellation by the Agent, for reasons beyond the control of the Agent, the Agent will endevour to offer the tenant alternative accommodation at no additional cost. In the case where this is not possible, the tenant will be reimbursed the entire amount paid.
The tenant is obliged to treat the property with care and diligence and to maintain the cleanliness of the property. In the case of not complying or not respecting the rules and norms of the community by creating loud noises, playing loud music, damages, loud discussions, fights etc., the Agent may evict the tenant with immediate effect from the property, without any compensation or reimbursement for the days remaining of your stay.
The tenant must leave the house in the same clean and orderly condition that they found it at the beginning of the tenancy.
All refuse must be removed from the property prior to vacating or an additional charge will be made.
If at departure of the tenant, the Agent finds the property in a dirty or messy state, the amount of the corresponding cleaning will be deducted from the security deposit.
The Agent and the property are not responsible in cases of loss or the forgetting of objects by tenants in the property during their stay.
Tenants who have forgotten objects in the property and request the Agent to send them on, must pay the corresponding postal costs.
The security deposit will be paid in accordance with the provisions of article 5 of this document. The amount of the security deposit will be included in the cost breakdown of the reservation.
The security deposit will be returned to the tenant as quickly as possible, but up to a maximum of two weeks after departure, once the house has been inspected and verified that no damage has occurred. If damages have been incurred, the Agent will assess the damages, notifying the tenant in writing of the cost involved and retaining it from the deposit. If the cost of the damage is higher than the deposit retained the tenant is obligated to pay the Agent the difference.
The agent will deliver to the tenant, upon their arrival, two sets of keys to the property.
The complete keys must be returned by the tenant upon departure. Otherwise the Agent will charge the amount of 280€ + VAT to the security deposit.
The property is provided with bed linen, towels and beach towels, corresponding to the number of tenants. Please be aware that bedding or towels should not be used to remove make-up, oils or suntan lotions. In the case of the bedding and towels being found in a deplorable state or with items missing, during or at the end of the tenancy, the cost of replacement will be charged to the security deposit.
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Trillian is a Pit Bull...and she's got a geeky name. I'm guessing the Sci-fi fans figured it out already! She's named for the heroine of A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book series, radio drama and movie). Trill was found in a abandoned apartment, and came to Red Rover to be a foster dog...but ended up staying. She's very sweet and easy to live with...but get her outside with a TENNIS BALL, and she's a supreme athlete. Trill will do anything for a tenny. So she has decided to make her page about Tricks that you can train your dog to do!


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Q: Ubuntu 15.04 extremely slow Last night I switched from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 15.04, I was told to use 15.04 instead of 14.04 LTS.
Issues

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*Every time Ubuntu reaches the login screen it freezes for like 2 minutes before I can input my password.

*I have very odd graphical glitches where half of the screen would go black and I no longer have control over the mouse.

*Sometimes the whole sidebar and the top menu bar disappears after logging in.

PC Overview

Memory 7.7 GiB
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) X4 860K Quad Core Processor x 4
Graphics Gallium 0.4 on NV44
OS Type 64-bit
What I have tried?

I have tried to install and use the NVidia graphics card drivers but it seems to mess up even more, I get stuck in a login loop which I've Google'd, however it still didn't fix the issue so I removed NVidia.
I changed from lightdm to gdm (not that I know what it does) but it still didn't do anything at all.
My Predicament
I literally have 0 knowledge on Linux, so if the answers could be in layman's terms it would be much appreciated.

A: Try another desktop environment (compatibility issues)
If you use plasma5 (from KDE), you may have the same issue as me. But I guess you have the normal Ubuntu with Unity desktop. Anyway here my experience:

I've also switched to Ubuntu-Studio (default desktop is XFCE) 15.04 and installed the new KDE desktop plasma5. At first it went well, but then the graphics and all glitched really hard - thought it was my SSD, but now I am using XFCE again and it is all fine.
I heard that the plasma5 desktop runs fine on gentoo Linux, so maybe there are compatibility issues between the new ubuntu version and the new plasma version
In addition please tell us your desktop environment and/or Ubuntu distro (e.g. normal Ubuntu or Kubuntu (KDE)...).
Another desktop can be installed with the software center/package manager and then is available at the login screen (lightdm should be fine for your login screen system)


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A picture appearing to show crew members refusing to work on Mariner.
A number of workers staged a "sit in" on the installation for four hours yesterday morning, and again in the evening.
A spokesman for the workers claimed this morning that an "overtime ban" was in place.
It is understood most of those involved are employed by Aker Solutions, while a number of Stork employees also took part.
The workers' spokesman said those on board were unhappy with working conditions and the situation surrounding bonuses.
A spokesman for Aker said the company would not be issuing an update at the present time.
Yesterday, Aker said it had been made aware that "some workers" had "chosen not to work".
The Mariner project, operated by Statoil, is currently in the hook-up and commissioning phase.
First oil from the field, located east of Shetland, is expected later this year.
The multi-billion pound project is expected to yield 250million barrels of oil over its 30-year production life, and create 700 long-term jobs.