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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Input;
using SIPSorcery.Entities;
using SIPSorcery.SIP;
using SIPSorcery.Sys;

namespace SIPSorcery
{
    public partial class SIPProviderDetailsControl : UserControl
    {
        private static readonly string m_defaultContactHost = App.DefaultSIPDomain;
        //private static bool m_disableProviderRegistrations = App.DisableProviderRegistrations;

        private static char m_customHeadersSeparator = SIPProvider.CUSTOM_HEADERS_SEPARATOR;
        private static int m_defaultRegisterExpiry = SIPProvider.REGISTER_DEFAULT_EXPIRY;

        private SIPProviderUpdateDelegate SIPProviderAdd_External;
        private SIPProviderUpdateDelegate SIPProviderUpdate_External;
        private ControlClosedDelegate ControlClosed_External;

        private DetailsControlModesEnum m_detailsMode;
        private SIPProvider m_sipProvider;
        private string m_owner;

        public SIPProviderDetailsControl()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        public SIPProviderDetailsControl(
            DetailsControlModesEnum mode,
            SIPProvider sipProvider,
            string owner,
            SIPProviderUpdateDelegate sipProviderAdd,
            SIPProviderUpdateDelegate sipProviderUpdate,
            ControlClosedDelegate closed)
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            m_advancedProviderSettings.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
            m_detailsMode = mode;
            m_sipProvider = sipProvider;
            m_owner = owner;
            SIPProviderAdd_External = sipProviderAdd;
            SIPProviderUpdate_External = sipProviderUpdate;
            ControlClosed_External = closed;

            //if (m_disableProviderRegistrations)
            //{
            //    m_providerRegister.IsEnabled = false;
            //    m_providerRegisterContact.IsEnabled = false;
            //    m_providerRegisterExpiry.IsEnabled = false;
            //    m_providerRegisterServer.IsEnabled = false;
            //}

            if (mode == DetailsControlModesEnum.Edit)
            {
                m_providerTypeCanvas.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                m_gvSettingsPanel.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
                m_applyButton.Content = "Update";
                PopulateDataFields(m_sipProvider);
            }
            else
            {
                m_providerIdCanvas.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                m_providerTypeNameCanvas.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                m_gvSettingsPanel.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
                m_applyButton.Content = "Add";
            }
        }

        public void WriteStatusMessage(MessageLevelsEnum status, string message)
        {
            if (status == MessageLevelsEnum.Error)
            {
                UIHelper.SetColouredText(m_statusTextBlock, message, MessageLevelsEnum.Error);
            }
            else if (status == MessageLevelsEnum.Warn)
            {
                UIHelper.SetColouredText(m_statusTextBlock, message, MessageLevelsEnum.Warn);
            }
            else
            {
                UIHelper.SetColouredText(m_statusTextBlock, message, MessageLevelsEnum.Info);
            }
        }

        private void PopulateDataFields(SIPProvider sipProvider)
        {
            m_providerId.Text = sipProvider.ID.ToString();
            m_providerTypeName.Text = sipProvider.ProviderType.ToString();
            m_providerName.Text = sipProvider.ProviderName;
            m_providerUsername.Text = sipProvider.ProviderUsername;
            m_providerPassword.Text = sipProvider.ProviderPassword;

            if (String.Equals(sipProvider.ProviderType, ProviderTypes.SIP.ToString(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
            {
                m_providerServer.Text = sipProvider.ProviderServer.ToString();
                m_providerAuthUsername.Text = (sipProvider.ProviderAuthUsername != null) ? sipProvider.ProviderAuthUsername : String.Empty;
                m_providerFromHeader.Text = (sipProvider.ProviderFrom != null) ? sipProvider.ProviderFrom : String.Empty;
                m_providerRegisterRealm.Text = (sipProvider.RegisterRealm != null) ? sipProvider.RegisterRealm : String.Empty;

                //if (!m_disableProviderRegistrations)
                //{
                m_providerRegister.IsChecked = sipProvider.RegisterEnabled;
                m_providerSendMWISubscribe.IsChecked = sipProvider.SendMWISubscribe;
                m_providerRegisterContact.Text = (sipProvider.RegisterContact != null) ? sipProvider.RegisterContact.ToString() : String.Empty;
                m_providerRegisterExpiry.Text = sipProvider.RegisterExpiry.ToString();
                m_providerRegisterServer.Text = (sipProvider.RegisterServer != null) ? sipProvider.RegisterServer.ToString() : String.Empty;

                m_providerRegisterContact.IsEnabled = m_providerRegister.IsChecked.Value;
                m_providerRegisterExpiry.IsEnabled = m_providerRegister.IsChecked.Value;
                m_providerRegisterServer.IsEnabled = m_providerRegister.IsChecked.Value;
                //}

                if (sipProvider.CustomHeaders != null && sipProvider.CustomHeaders.Trim().Length > 0)
                {
                    string[] customHeaders = sipProvider.CustomHeaders.Split(m_customHeadersSeparator);

                    if (customHeaders != null && customHeaders.Length > 0)
                    {
                        foreach (string customHeader in customHeaders)
                        {
                            if (customHeader != null && customHeader.Trim().Length > 0)
                            {
                                m_providerCustomHeaders.Items.Add(customHeader.Trim());
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                GoogleVoiceTypeClicked(null, null);

                m_gvCallbackNumber.Text = sipProvider.GVCallbackNumber;
                m_gvCallbackPattern.Text = sipProvider.GVCallbackPattern;

                if (sipProvider.GVCallbackType != null)
                {
                    for (int index = 0; index < m_gvCallbackType.Items.Count; index++)
                    {
                        if (((TextBlock)m_gvCallbackType.Items[index]).Text == sipProvider.GVCallbackType)
                        {
                            m_gvCallbackType.SelectedIndex = index;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        private void ApplyButtonClicked(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (m_detailsMode == DetailsControlModesEnum.Edit)
            {
                Update();
            }
            else
            {
                Add();
            }
        }

        private void Add()
        {
            try
            {
                SIPProvider sipProvider = null;

                ProviderTypes providerType = (m_providerTypeSIPRadio.IsChecked != null && m_providerTypeSIPRadio.IsChecked.Value) ? ProviderTypes.SIP : ProviderTypes.GoogleVoice;
                string providerName = m_providerName.Text.Trim();
                string providerUsername = m_providerUsername.Text.Trim();
                string providerPassword = m_providerPassword.Text.Trim();

                if (providerType == ProviderTypes.SIP)
                {
                    SIPURI providerServer = (!m_providerServer.Text.IsNullOrBlank()) ? SIPURI.ParseSIPURIRelaxed(m_providerServer.Text.Trim()) : null;
                    bool registerEnabled = m_providerRegister.IsChecked.Value;
                    bool sendMWISubscribe = m_providerSendMWISubscribe.IsChecked.Value;
                    SIPURI registerContact = (!m_providerRegisterContact.Text.IsNullOrBlank()) ? SIPURI.ParseSIPURIRelaxed(m_providerRegisterContact.Text.Trim()) : null;
                    string authUsername = m_providerAuthUsername.Text.Trim();
                    string providerFrom = m_providerFromHeader.Text.Trim();
                    string registerRealm = m_providerRegisterRealm.Text.Trim();
                    SIPURI registerServer = (!m_providerRegisterServer.Text.IsNullOrBlank()) ? SIPURI.ParseSIPURIRelaxed(m_providerRegisterServer.Text.Trim()) : null;

                    int registerExpiry = m_defaultRegisterExpiry;
                    Int32.TryParse(m_providerRegisterExpiry.Text, out registerExpiry);

                    string customHeaders = null;
                    if (m_providerCustomHeaders.Items.Count > 0)
                    {
                        foreach (string customHeader in m_providerCustomHeaders.Items)
                        {
                            customHeaders += (m_sipProvider.CustomHeaders != null && m_sipProvider.CustomHeaders.Trim().Length > 0) ? m_customHeadersSeparator.ToString() : null;
                            customHeaders += customHeader;
                        }
                    }

                    sipProvider = new SIPProvider()
                    {
                        ID = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
                        ProviderType = ProviderTypes.SIP.ToString(),
                        Owner = m_owner,
                        ProviderName = providerName,
                        ProviderUsername = providerUsername,
                        ProviderPassword = providerPassword,
                        ProviderServer = (providerServer != null) ? providerServer.ToString() : null,
                        ProviderFrom = providerFrom,
                        CustomHeaders = customHeaders,
                        RegisterContact = (registerContact != null) ? registerContact.ToString() : null,
                        RegisterExpiry = registerExpiry,
                        RegisterServer = (registerServer != null) ? registerServer.ToString() : null,
                        ProviderAuthUsername = authUsername,
                        RegisterRealm = registerRealm,
                        RegisterEnabled = registerEnabled,
                        SendMWISubscribe = sendMWISubscribe,
                        RegisterAdminEnabled = true,
                        Inserted = DateTime.Now.ToString("o"),
                        LastUpdate = DateTime.Now.ToString("o")
                    };
                }
                else
                {
                    //string gvCallbackNumber = m_gvCallbackNumber.Text;
                    //string gvCallbackPattern = m_gvCallbackNumber.Text;
                    //GoogleVoiceCallbackTypes callbackType = (GoogleVoiceCallbackTypes)Enum.Parse(typeof(GoogleVoiceCallbackTypes), ((TextBlock)m_gvCallbackType.SelectedValue).Text, true);

                    //sipProvider = new SIPProvider(ProviderTypes.GoogleVoice, m_owner, providerName, providerUsername, providerPassword, null, null, null, null,
                    //    null, 0, null, null, null, false, true, gvCallbackNumber, gvCallbackPattern, callbackType);

                    sipProvider = new SIPProvider()
                    {
                        ID = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
                        ProviderType = ProviderTypes.GoogleVoice.ToString(),
                        Owner = m_owner,
                        ProviderName = providerName,
                        ProviderUsername = providerUsername,
                        ProviderPassword = providerPassword,
                        GVCallbackNumber = m_gvCallbackNumber.Text,
                        GVCallbackPattern = m_gvCallbackPattern.Text,
                        GVCallbackType = ((TextBlock)m_gvCallbackType.SelectedValue).Text,
                        Inserted = DateTime.Now.ToString("o"),
                        LastUpdate = DateTime.Now.ToString("o")
                    };
                }

                if (sipProvider.HasValidationErrors)
                {
                    WriteStatusMessage(MessageLevelsEnum.Warn, sipProvider.ValidationErrors.First().ErrorMessage);
                }
                else
                {
                    WriteStatusMessage(MessageLevelsEnum.Info, "Adding SIP Provider please wait...");
                    SIPProviderAdd_External(sipProvider);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception excp)
            {
                WriteStatusMessage(MessageLevelsEnum.Error, "Add SIPProvider Exception. " + excp.Message);
            }
        }

        private void Update()
        {
            try
            {
                m_sipProvider.ProviderName = m_providerName.Text;
                m_sipProvider.ProviderUsername = m_providerUsername.Text;
                m_sipProvider.ProviderPassword = m_providerPassword.Text;
                m_sipProvider.ProviderServer = (!m_providerServer.Text.IsNullOrBlank()) ? SIPURI.ParseSIPURIRelaxed(m_providerServer.Text.Trim()).ToString() : null;
                m_sipProvider.RegisterEnabled = m_providerRegister.IsChecked.Value;
                m_sipProvider.SendMWISubscribe = m_providerSendMWISubscribe.IsChecked.Value;
                m_sipProvider.RegisterContact = (!m_providerRegisterContact.Text.IsNullOrBlank()) ? SIPURI.ParseSIPURIRelaxed(m_providerRegisterContact.Text.Trim()).ToString() : null;
                m_sipProvider.ProviderAuthUsername = m_providerAuthUsername.Text;
                m_sipProvider.ProviderFrom = m_providerFromHeader.Text;
                m_sipProvider.RegisterRealm = m_providerRegisterRealm.Text;
                m_sipProvider.RegisterServer = (!m_providerRegisterServer.Text.IsNullOrBlank()) ? SIPURI.ParseSIPURIRelaxed(m_providerRegisterServer.Text.Trim()).ToString() : null;

                int registerExpiry = m_defaultRegisterExpiry;
                if (Int32.TryParse(m_providerRegisterExpiry.Text, out registerExpiry))
                {
                    m_sipProvider.RegisterExpiry = registerExpiry;
                }

                m_sipProvider.CustomHeaders = null;
                if (m_providerCustomHeaders.Items.Count > 0)
                {
                    foreach (string customHeader in m_providerCustomHeaders.Items)
                    {
                        m_sipProvider.CustomHeaders += (m_sipProvider.CustomHeaders != null && m_sipProvider.CustomHeaders.Trim().Length > 0) ? m_customHeadersSeparator.ToString() : null;
                        m_sipProvider.CustomHeaders += customHeader;
                    }
                }

                if (m_sipProvider.RegisterEnabled && m_sipProvider.RegisterAdminEnabled)
                {
                    m_sipProvider.RegisterDisabledReason = null;
                }

                m_sipProvider.GVCallbackNumber = m_gvCallbackNumber.Text;
                m_sipProvider.GVCallbackPattern = m_gvCallbackPattern.Text;
                m_sipProvider.GVCallbackType = ((TextBlock)m_gvCallbackType.SelectedValue).Text;

                if (m_sipProvider.HasValidationErrors)
                {
                    WriteStatusMessage(MessageLevelsEnum.Warn, m_sipProvider.ValidationErrors.First().ErrorMessage);
                }
                else
                {
                    WriteStatusMessage(MessageLevelsEnum.Info, "Updating SIP Provider please wait...");
                    SIPProviderUpdate_External(m_sipProvider);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception excp)
            {
                WriteStatusMessage(MessageLevelsEnum.Error, "Update Exception. " + excp.Message);
            }
        }

        private void CloseButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            ControlClosed_External();
        }

        private void AdvancedSettings_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            if (m_advancedProviderSettings.Visibility != Visibility.Visible)
            {
                m_advancedSettingsMenu.Text = "hide advanced settings";
                m_advancedProviderSettings.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            }
            else
            {
                m_advancedSettingsMenu.Text = "show advanced settings";
                m_advancedProviderSettings.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
            }
        }

        private void AddCustomHeader_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            m_providerCustomHeaders.Items.Add(m_providerCustom.Text);
            m_providerCustom.Text = String.Empty;
        }

        private void CustomHeaders_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs e)
        {
            if (m_providerCustomHeaders.SelectedItem != null)
            {
                m_providerCustom.Text = m_providerCustomHeaders.SelectedItem as string;
                m_providerCustomHeaders.Items.Remove(m_providerCustomHeaders.SelectedItem);
            }
        }

        private void ProviderRegister_Checked(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            //if (!m_disableProviderRegistrations)
            //{
            m_providerRegisterContact.IsEnabled = true;
            m_providerRegisterExpiry.IsEnabled = true;
            m_providerRegisterServer.IsEnabled = true;

            if (m_providerRegisterExpiry.Text.Trim().Length == 0)
            {
                m_providerRegisterExpiry.Text = m_defaultRegisterExpiry.ToString();
            }

            if (m_providerRegisterContact.Text.Trim().Length == 0)
            {
                m_providerRegisterContact.Text = m_owner + "@" + m_defaultContactHost;
            }
            //}
        }

        private void ProviderRegister_Unchecked(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            m_providerRegisterContact.IsEnabled = false;
            m_providerRegisterExpiry.IsEnabled = false;
            m_providerRegisterServer.IsEnabled = false;
        }

        private void SIPTypeClicked(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            m_gvSettingsPanel.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
            m_providerServerCanvas.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            m_providerRegisterCanvas.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            m_provideRegisterContactCanvas.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            m_advancedSettingsMenu.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
        }

        private void GoogleVoiceTypeClicked(object sender, System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            m_gvSettingsPanel.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
            m_advancedProviderSettings.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
            m_providerServerCanvas.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
            m_providerRegisterCanvas.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
            m_provideRegisterContactCanvas.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
            m_advancedSettingsMenu.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Collapsed;
        }
    }
}

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Home > Transfer News > Bid expected: Arsenal to try and push through late deal to sign 22-year-old star
Bid expected: Arsenal to try and push through late deal to sign 22-year-old star
By mac14 on August 5, 2019
According to Sky Sports News via the Express, Arsenal are expected to try and push through a deal to sign Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney before the transfer window closes on Thursday evening.
Unai Emery has been chasing Tierney throughout the summer after identifying the Scottish international as an upgrade our options at left-back amid on-going doubts over Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac.
However, it's been a frustrating pursuit as we've struggled to agree terms with Celtic after the SPL champions knocked back our second offer despite it meeting their reported £25m valuation.
The Express says Celtic weren't happy with the amount of add-ons we included in the proposal as they want the majority of the £25m fee paid up front so Arsenal are going to have to come back with a new offer.
The newspaper are citing Sky Sports News as saying in their televised transfer update that Arsenal are expected to make one final push to sign Tierney with a fresh offer due to be submitted over the coming days.
Celtic boss Neil Lennon also admitted over the weekend that he's expecting Arsenal to table another bid for the full-back but he insists their asking price needs to met if a deal is to be agreed.
Lennon is quoted by the Express as saying:
"Normally these things tend to happen again. I imagine there will be offers coming in. For certain individual players, the asking price hasn't been met and the clubs know what the asking price is.
"So until that valuation is met then thankfully we don't have a decision to make. If we're talking about Arsenal, they have five or six days to come back in with a revised offer.
"The closer it comes to the end of the window and then something crops up, we are prepared for that aspect of it, but it's not welcome."
I think it's clear that Arsenal will make a late attempt to finally land Tierney and the 22-year-old would be an excellent addition to the squad if we could bring him to north London this summer.
He's been one of the best left-backs in British football in recent years and he's solid defensively while also being a threat going forward so he'd be the ideal man to replace Monreal and Kolasinac.
However, one concern is his fitness as Tierney has been hampered by a stomach injury for some time while he was also forced to undergo a double hernia operation. Reports suggest he could be ruled out for another 8 weeks as he's still feeling pain whenever he kicks a ball so it would be a big risk to spend £25m on a player that isn't going to be 100% fit for quite some time.
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The lantern is turned down low. Its dim light pools on the table, glints off the brandy glass dangling from your fingers. I wish I could see your face.
So I'm super excited to be part of a little anthology coming out in June called Itty Bitty Writing Space: An Anthology of Flash Fiction. It contains 100+ flash fiction pieces in every genre, and is being funded by Kickstarter. So far, the Kickstarter project has been funded at three times the original (modest) funding goal, and that's pretty cool.
Even better, until midnight tonight (Pacific) for each pledge over $25 the editor, Jason Brick, will be donating a copy of the book to the library of your choice–over 200 libraries so far! That's a win-win, in my opinion: a book for you and a book for your local library. But wait, there's more! Since this collection ranges from PG-13 to R, if your preferred library is a school library, you can choose to have local publisher Not a Pipe Publishing donate an age-appropriate book instead.
I invite you to check out the Kickstarter and consider picking up a copy of the book. It includes short works of fiction from me, author and YeahWrite editor Nathan James, authors Kate Ristau, Russel Nohelty, and Debby Dodds, and many, many more!
Six months ago I'd've said it's crazy, the idea of you and me. Six weeks ago I almost walked away.
Shaking my head, I button my best shirt, red garnets winking at collar and cuffs, and watch your face light up in the mirror.
The shore is packed with people: young, old, native-born and off-planet transplants, human and non. The din ought to be overwhelming, but I stand in a small oasis of stillness, imposed by my nearly-invisible security personnel or possibly by my own Name. My Family is respected here.
It was not originally a custom on Vinde, this Festival of Lanterns. I had brought it with me from Loess, and the locals embraced it fully and wholeheartedly. They are sailors, the Vindeans. These rituals bring them comfort. Three days to mark the solstice; three days to lighten one's heart. A slip of paper, a handful of words, a lantern to carry them up and away: regrets, promises, wishes.
The first night of Festival is for regrets, that we might start the year fresh. When I was small, we stayed in on the first night. Regrets should never be public, my mother used to say, and we so we marked the evening in our little house with wine and bread and stories of what might have been. We wrote out our sorrows, our apologies, and let them go.
I keep the same custom here. The sky had been overcast two nights ago, but nevertheless we had climbed up to the rooftop garden with our lanterns and buried our regrets in the clouds.
The second night is for promises and pledges, when marriage contracts are brokered, vows renewed, treaties signed. We write names and dates, sometimes filling entire translucent sheets with the details, weighing our lanterns down until they hang low over the waves.
My own marriage had been contracted elsewhere, of course, but yesterday, like every year, my husband and I had celebrated the second night of Festival with dancing and speeches, and later, more privately, with gifts and carefully delivered compliments.
And only in the deepest well of night, when my husband was fast asleep, had I let my mind drift, lamp-like, to the time and a place where one double-edged line of poetry had been tempered in the heat of desire.
It was the only promise she had ever made to me, knowing it was the only one she would never break.
A camdrone whirs overhead. The Festival would be all over the newsvids, of course. This is the third night, the most raucous, the most joyful, when all of Tokovina spills out onto the beaches with their lanterns. It is a beautiful sight: hundreds of paper ships spiraling upwards into a sea of stars.
The last lantern, tonight's lantern, is for wishes. For hopes, for dreams. I could fill a book with my wishes over the years, I think. My wish, for truly I have only ever had one. It is written on into my bones. It is inscribed on my skin, invisible etchings like the memory of a touch. If I close my eyes, I can still taste her name on my tongue.
It is a childish thing, perhaps, to believe regrets could be so easily shed, wishes granted or promises kept.
"Mama, mama!" My daughter, auburn-haired and green-eyed, dances just out of the ocean's reach. The lantern in her hands is misshapen, the paper balloon splotched with watercolors. Even so, it rises steadily enough when she lets it go.
I do not tell her that there is a little skiff waiting for her at the pier. She is no great keeper of secrets, especially where her own dreams are concerned, and her father and I have known for months what our daughter would write.
I do not tell her, either, that my little slip of paper is blank, that I could not bring myself to write upon it. That all my little ships have carried no cargo, not since my daughter was born. I cannot afford regrets; I have nothing left to promise. Like an automaton, my arm lifts, my fingers unclench, and I release my lantern into the night, one of the hundreds that race toward the stars, never to reach them.
Finna closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. This was hard. Centering herself, she expelled her thoughts with a rush of air and opened her eyes.
The room was the same, down to the pattern on the pillowcases and the spray of flowers in the vase under the window.
"Dammit!" She thumped a fist on the mattress. The pillows jumped, just a little. She threw herself down on top of them.
It wasn't real. She knew it wasn't real. She had seen the nearly-bare cell with its white, featureless walls and diffuse light, just before they had shut her in. That had been six days ago, as near as she could tell. Her sense of time was guided only by the brightening and darkening of the room – simulated sunrises and sunsets.
Finna rolled over on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. She had never been able to figure out where the voice came from.
"I couldn't do it," she said. She scrubbed her hands over her face, ran her fingers through her hair.
"You were closer this time. Did you see the pillows bounce?" The voice was soothing, and despite herself, Finna felt some of the tension drain away.
It was one of the core maxims. Only, Finna wasn't very good at it.
When the thin man had approached her, Finna had run. She had been certain he'd seen how she used glamours and cantrips to pick pockets and swipe small edibles from the market stalls. The last thing her little sister needed was for Finna to be brought in on larceny charges. She had dropped one last orange in her pocket and strolled toward the alley, tossing a tangle of thread behind her. A thicket of brambles and thorns had grown up in the mouth of the alley, blocking the entrance, and that, she'd thought smugly, was that.
Until the thin man strode through her illusory barrier, dismissing it with a wave of his hand.
For a split second, Finna had frozen. Nobody had ever seen through her illusions so easily, let alone dismissed one. Then she ran – straight into the arms of another man.
Finna could create a river from a trickle of water, darkness from a strand of her own black hair. She could turn a pebble into a stone wall. All illusions, of course, woven through with a ribbon of touch-me-not. The thin man was much better: his illusions had weight, texture, solidity. He had promised to train her; more, he had promised her a home. If she could break out.
"You don't lack skill, little one, or determination. What you need, I think, is proper motivation." One of the walls of her cell faded away, and she saw a room that was mirror image to hers. Her sister sat on the bed with a doll. Chandir, whom she hadn't seen since they were brought here. Finna put one hand against the transparent wall.
The door to Chandir's cell opened, and a woman walked in. She was dressed entirely in red. The girl looked up in alarm and scrambled to the far side of the bed. The woman barked a command, gestured, and Chandir started to cry. Placing the doll carefully on her pillow, the girl wiped her nose on her sleeve and took the woman's hand.
"Stop!" Finna slammed her hand against the wall, but neither child nor woman heard. They disappeared into the dark corridor.
The first step is to manipulate the illusion. She had nothing to work with: no jewelry, no bits of stone. Pressing her face to the illusory wall, Finna exhaled, fogging the glass with her breath. The glass wavered and evaporated, just like mist over the river.
She stepped through–and nothing changed. The bed still had its flowered coverlet. The doll still slept on Chandir's pillow.
Is this just another layer of illusion, then? Finna concentrated, sweeping her hand before her like dusting away cobwebs. The room was empty. Her sister – if she had ever been there – was gone.


The Afghanistan Football Federation president, Keramuudin Karim, has denied allegations he sexually and physically abused members of the women's national team.
Three players detailed to the Guardian last week the abuse they say they suffered at the hands of Karim. He and four other senior Afghan FA officials have been barred from leaving the country by the attorney general's office, which is looking into the claims.


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He received a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Yerevan State University in 2001 for research in the field of Quantum Chaos and investigations in the field of Quantum Technologies. Yet, Suren Manvelyan is probably best known for his stunning macro-photography. Especially popular is his series of close-ups of human eyes called Your Beautiful Eyes.


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'The Wretched' on the outskirts of Paris in the race for the Oscar. The director: A cry of alarm for the boys
"My film is a cry of alarm, which is heard mainly on the theme of education, of culture, of the preparation of the children living in the suburbs. And it is a
"My film is a cry of alarm, which is heard mainly on the theme of education, of culture, of the preparation of the children living in the suburbs. And it is a denunciation of the violence of the police that France turns out now with the yellow vest, but with which we in the banlieues are fighting for more than twenty years." It was passionate and indomitable director of the French origins of the malian Ladj Ly at the Cannes film festival by presenting his Miserable, who now runs for France for an Oscar as best foreign language film (we'll know Monday if it gets to the final five). The film, which Arrives in Italian cinemas on the 30th of January, and of which the Republic offers the trailer in the preview, is the story of a few hours to Montfermeil, in the suburbs an hour from the heart of Paris. The policeman just arrived in Montfermeil, Stéphane, along with two colleagues of the veterans of a team of anti-crime, is facing a war between gangs, and the islamic community, the kids in revolt. A simple episode of the chronicle will become the pretext for a devastating battle for control of the territory, in a situation of all against all without mercy.
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HAYDOCK CATHOLIC BIBLE COMMENTARY ON THE OLD TESTAMENT
1 MACHABEES 1
Ver. 1. Now. Lit. "And." H. --- Thus many Heb. books commence, as Ex. Jos. Bar. &c. C. --- Greece, over the whole. He was chosen generalissimo. H. --- He conquered many of the Greeks, and overthrew Darius Condomanus, A. 3674. C. --- His dominion in Syria may be meant. Grot. --- Alexander was the first who reigned in that great monarchy, which he founded. W.
Ver. 2. Holds. He was never defeated. Just. xii.
Ver. 3. Earth, even to India, beyond which the ancients knew of nothing. --- Quiet, or silent; depopulated, (Is. xiv. 7.) and obedient. Hab. ii. 20.
Ver. 4. Up. He was spoiled by prosperity, (C.) and would pass for a god, and be styled "king of the world." Just. xii.
Ver. 6. Bed. Some suppose through poison, (Diod. xvii. S. Jer. ad Lætam.) or excess of wine. Athen. x. 11. --- This was enough. H. --- So perished the man who would claim divine honours! C.
Ver. 7. Servants. On the ninth day of sickness which preceded his death, he admitted all his soldiers to kiss his hand. Then he asked his friends, if they thought they should find such another king? As they were silent, he predicted what bloodshed would ensue, and told them to bury him in the temple of Ammon. When they asked to whom he left the throne, he said, "to the most worthy." He gave his ring to Perdiccas; whence all inferred, that he should be regent till the proper heirs came of age. Perdiccas desired to know when he would have divine honours: to which Alexander replied with these his last words, "when you are happy:" (Just. xii. Diod. xvii.) as much as to say, never. H. --- This seems contrary to the sacred historian. But his authority is far superior. C. --- Kingdom. This is otherwise by Q. Curtius; though he acknowledges that divers were of that opinion, and that it had been delivered by some authors. l. x. But here we find from the sacred text that he was in error. Ch. --- By delivering his ring to Perdiccas, Alexander gave him authority to make this division. W. --- Many assert, that he gave him directions in his last will. This was observed for some time. v. 10.
Ver. 8. Twelve. Jos. &c. Some add, a few months. He was about thirty-three years old.
Ver. 10. Death, twelve years being expired, when all the posterity of Alexander were dead. His generals gradually destroyed each other, and four took the diadem at the same time: Ptolemy, in Egypt; Seleucus, in Syria; Cassander, in Macedonia; and Lysimachus, in Thrace. Just. xiii. and xv. C. --- Those who choose to read in order, may, after the preface 2 B. ii. 20. read the above, then 2 B. iii. 1. W.
Ver. 11. Antiochus the illustrious; Epiphanes, the younger son of Antiochus the great, who usurped the kingdom, to the prejudice of his nephew Demetrius, son of his elder brother, Seleucus Philopater. Ch. --- Epiphanes means "renowed." W. --- He took this title, particularly after the Samaritans had offered it to him. Jos. xii. Vaillant. A. 145. --- His medals have always God prefixed, "the god appearing;" as he came opportunity, like a god, to defend the kingdom against the Egyptians, after he had been fourteen years a hostage at Rome. C. --- Nothing could be more abject than his character. S. Jer. in Dan. viii. and ix. Athen. v. 4. and x. 12. --- Greeks, counting not from the beginning of the reign of Alexander, but from the first year of Seleucus Nicator. Ch. --- The era of the Seleucides began in spring or autumn, A. 3692, B.C. 312, though the Chaldees and Ptolemy date from the following spring. C. --- The Grecian monarchy had then stood twenty years. Eus. W.
Ver. 12. Men. Jason attempted to supplant Onias III. and introduced pagan customs, when he was dead. Menelaus treated him in like manner. Being cited to pay what he had promised, he left Lysimachus in his place, who was slain in the temple, which he was robbing. 2 Mac. iv. --- Us. Thus the Jews complained in the days of Jeremias, (xliv. 18.) and the Christian religion was blamed for all the miseries which fell upon the Roman empire. C. --- S. Aug. proves in his City of God, that this accusation was false. H.
Ver. 15. Exercise, to wrestle (C.) and teach. Lyran.
Ver. 16. Made. S. Jerom thinks the attempt useless. But the Jews discovered the art. S. Epip. Pond. xvi. Bartol. 1 Cor. vii. 18. --- Sold to the devil, becoming his instruments. 3 K. xxi. 25. Rom. vii. 14. C. --- Go to 2 Mac. iv. 7.
Ver. 17. Egypt. He coveted this kingdom, having Syria already. W. --- He was not very fit for war: but Egypt was not under Philometor a child, and Ephphanes made an easy conquest. This was his second visit to that country. While he besieged Alexandria, a report of his death was spread; and as he was informed that the Jews rejoiced at it, he fell upon them. v. 21. C. --- After v. 20, read 2 B. iv. 21. W.
Ver. 23. Sanctuary. Josephus (xii. 6.) writes that Antiochus slew such as opposed his entrance into the city, and afterwards those who opened the gates, but would have prevented his plundering the temple. W. --- Menelaus conducted the king. 2 Mac. v. 15. Profane authors condemn this conduct of the king towards a city subject to him. Jos. c. App. 2. --- Diodorus relates several fables on this occasion. C.
Ver. 30. The chief collector, &c. Apollonius. Ch. 2 Mac. v. 24. W. --- He basely fell upon the unsuspecting citizens on a sabbath day. H.
Ver. 33. Fire, thus destroying a great part. Jos. Ant. xii. 7.
Ver. 35. The city of David. That is, the castle of Sion. Ch. --- In it was placed a garrison of Macedonians. W. --- This castle had been occupied by Syrians before. It was now enlarged. 2 Mac. iv. 27. and v. 5.
Ver. 38. Sanctuary, to pillage all who came to the temple. C. --- An evil devil. Literally, an adversary, watching constantly to do harm, as the evil spirit is always watching and seeking whom he could devour. Ch.
Ver. 40. Fled with Judas, &c. 2 Mac. v. Josephus (xii. 7.) assures us that the Samaritans flattered Epiphanes, and begged their temple might be consecrated to Jupiter, &c. The pretended that they were of Sidonian extraction.
Ver. 43. Be one. This reason herself teaches. But the king wished to establish a false religion, or rather he desired to root out all religion, and to shew his authority. H. --- Demere superstitionem & mores Græcorum dare adnixus. Tacit. v. --- He was not content with plunder, unless he ruined souls. W.
Ver. 45. Service, or worship, (C.) introduced by Epiphanes. H.
Ver. 49. People. He forced them to eat forbidden meat.
Ver. 57. Fifteenth. In all other places the 25th, whence this may be incorrect, (C.) or the altar was now set up, (H.) though sacrifices were not yet offered. C. --- Idol. The statue of Jupiter Olympius, (Ch.) as Daniel (ix.) had foretold, as a figure of what antichrist would do, (Mat. xxiv. W.) as well as the Romans, when they took Jerusalem.
Ver. 58. Doors, to Trivia. Isai. lvii. 8. C.
Ver. 59. Law, and all the sacred writings. Jos. Sulpit. ii. --- The pious Jews secreted what they could, and Judas took care to collect them. 2 B. i. 14. and iii. 48. C.
Ver. 61. After month. The officers took an account of the slain, (Grot.) or the dedication of the statue was renewed, or rather the king's nativity was kept. 2 B. vi. 7. C. --- But this would only occur once a-year. People were compelled to sacrifice on the same day of each month on which the statue had been dedicated. v. 62.
Ver. 62. Over-against, or (H.) "upon," epi. The Greek altars were of a smaller size.
Ver. 65. Many. Eleazar, and the seven Machabees, &c. C.
Ver. 67. Wrath. God seemed displeased, as he was with too many. The pious were exposed to various trials, and to the fury of persecutors. H. --- Read 2 B. v. 11. W.


Germany may be seeking to expedite the construction of Russia's Nordstream 2 pipeline by shielding the controversial project from tough the laws of the European Union (EU), according to a transcript of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Energy Minster Sigmar Gabriel, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Alan Riley writes in "Nordstream 2: Too Many Obstacles, Legal, Economic, and Political to Be Delivered?".
Despite Germany's move, however, Riley argues that the pipeline is unlikely to be completed by its slated 2019 opening date. The EU, undeterred by Germany, will likely demand that its energy laws be rigorously applied, given that if Nordstream 2 came online it would undermine EU supply security and conflict with the EU's fundamental liberalization rules. Even without these political and legal issues, Riley writes that Gazprom will find the pipeline too costly to build as financing costs have grown too great amid the EU's shrinking gas market and the long shadow cast by sanctions on Russia. While Nordstream 2 may once have seemed a politically and economically viable project, the Ukraine crisis has so altered the landscape that, according to Riley, Gazprom may "have taken on a project that is undeliverable."


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Il Comitato Olimpico e Sportivo di Macao (noto anche come 澳門體育暨奧林匹克委員會 in cinese tradizionale o Comité Olímpico e Desportivo de Macau in portoghese) è un'organizzazione sportiva, nata nel 1987 a Macao, regione amministrativa speciale della Cina.

Sebbene Macao non sia uno stato indipendente, è garantito dalla sua costituzione, la legge fondamentale della regione amministrativa speciale di Macao, il diritto di entrare a far parte di organizzazioni internazionali, sotto il nome di "Macao, Cina". Il comitato entrò a far parte del Consiglio Olimpico d'Asia (COA) nel 1989, ma non è ancora membro del Comitato Olimpico Internazionale (CIO), quindi non ha ancora partecipato ad alcuna Olimpiade. Prima del 10 settembre 2008, questa organizzazione era chiamata Comitato Olimpico di Macao (Comité Olímpico de Macau (COM) in portoghese; 澳門奧林匹克委員會 in cinese tradizionale).

L'attuale presidente del comitato è Eddie Laam Wah Ying, mentre la carica di segretario generale è occupata da Charles Lo King Chiu.

Collegamenti esterni

Macao

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Dr. Patel earned his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL. Following his graduation from medical school, he completed his residency training in Diagnostic Radiology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Patel also completed a fellowship in Neuroradiology from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine & Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL. He is board certified in radiology.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
Diagnostic Radiology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
Neuroradiology at University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine & Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology


On the date above, Person 1 will be half Person 2's age. On the date above, Person 2 will be twice Person 1's age.
This project takes two birthdates, and then calculates when the older birthdate is twice as old as the younger one.
Here's the source code of the project, namely the code that does the validation and the code that actually calculates the date.


Joh 16:5 But now I go my way to him that sent me;and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
Joh 16:7 Nevertheless l tell you the truth; lt is expedient for you that I go away: for if go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
Everybody has a choice to make on the issue of focus in life. Your focus has a way of directing your activities and dictating how well or badly your resources are utilised.
It is therefore great wisdom to make Jesus Christ your focus. May the Lord grant you grace to do so in Jesus' Name.
When you walk with God for a while, you will come to realise that He specialises in bringing something good out of something seemingly bad.
To Elisha, losing his mentor and master was seemingly a bad thing, but this had to happen for Him to get promoted to the office of the national prophet and become a mentor to others.
Similarly, it was seemingly a bad thing when Jesus Christ had to be beaten and His body was torn in shreds.
However, this was the price He had to fully pay for us to access healing for all kinds of diseases (1 Peter 2:24).
truly bad, particularly as it relates to children of the Most High God (Romans 8:28).
you this season in Jesus' Name!
your matter today! Whether good or bad, things will happen that will favour you in Jesus' Name.
Both good and bad will work in your favourthis period! As bad as afflictions appear to be, 2 Corinthians 4:17 says they are actually working great rewards for us. May every seemingly bad event work for your good in Jesus' Name!
I'm encouraged very much this morning. I have been going through hard times and it is good that today's devotion has reminded that good will come out of it.Thank you very much and may the Lord use you mightily in encouraging others.
God is truly Faithful. Today's devotional proves to me that He has me in mind. Thank you Lord for settling me big time.
This is a timely message for me. What a pleasant revelation to be assured that God has a purpose for all that is happening to me now. I praise Him.
I am blessed with this message. Daddy thanks for your encouragement. May the Lord Almighty uphold you in Jesus name.
My family members and I have been going through a PROTRACTED period of financial and relational difficulties,with reprieves in between.My heart is fixed on listening to God and obeying Him moment by moment. Today's devotional is therefore an encouragement that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Please,pray for us,that Christ will remain our focus and that He will lead us out in His own time and way.
Today's message brought me peace and helped increase my faith.Tnk u so much Daddy for being a blessing to me.


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To find out if a discount may apply to your home, you should count the number of adults who live there as their main home. Certain people will not be counted when looking at the number of adults resident in a dwelling: these special groups of people are listed below.
The above groups are stated in broad terms. Within each of the groups a number of conditions may need to be met to qualify. If you think you qualify for a discount, or you would like further information, please contact the Council Tax team (see contacts section of this page).


A finite element, which is the trace of FE_Q elements, that is a tensor product of polynomials on the faces, undefined in the interior of the cells and continuous. The basis functions on the faces are formed by a tensor product of 1D Lagrange polynomials with equidistant points up to degree 2 and Gauss-Lobatto points starting from degree 3.
This finite element is the trace space of FE_Q on the faces.
Since these are only finite elements on faces, only FEFaceValues and FESubfaceValues will be able to extract reasonable values from any face polynomial. In order to make the use of FESystem simpler, FEValues objects will not fail using this finite element space, but all shape function values extracted will equal to zero.
Definition at line 46 of file fe_trace.h.
Constructor for tensor product polynomials of degree p. The shape functions created using this constructor correspond to Legendre polynomials in each coordinate direction.
Definition at line 38 of file fe_trace.cc.
Return a string that uniquely identifies a finite element. This class returns FE_DGQ<dim>(degree), with dim and degree replaced by appropriate values.
Definition at line 84 of file fe_trace.cc.
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Definition at line 134 of file fe_trace.cc.
This function returns true, if the shape function shape_index has non-zero function values somewhere on the face face_index.
Definition at line 101 of file fe_trace.cc.
Return a list of constant modes of the element. For this element, it simply returns one row with all entries set to true.
Definition at line 122 of file fe_trace.cc.
Return whether this element implements its hanging node constraints in the new way, which has to be used to make elements "hp compatible".
Definition at line 172 of file fe_trace.cc.
Return the matrix interpolating from a face of one element to the face of the neighboring element. The size of the matrix is then source.dofs_per_face times this->dofs_per_face. This element only provides interpolation matrices for elements of the same type and FE_Nothing. For all other elements, an exception of type FiniteElement<dim,spacedim>::ExcInterpolationNotImplemented is thrown.
Definition at line 219 of file fe_trace.cc.
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Definition at line 180 of file fe_trace.cc.
Return vector with dofs per vertex, line, quad, hex.
Definition at line 154 of file fe_trace.cc.
Store a copy of FE_Q for delegating the hp-constraints functionality.
Definition at line 138 of file fe_trace.h.


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Q: In html what's the purpose of using 'step' attribute in input tag? the purpose of using  step attribute in input tag in html?

    input type="number" name="points" min="0" max="100" step="10" value="30"

From the above line minimum length is zero, maximum length is 100, default value is 30 but i can't understand what action doing when assign step="10"

A: You can think of Step as how many steps you have to move from the current value.
For example,
<input type="number" name="points" min="0" max="100" step="10" value="30" />

Imagine yourself in a staircase. Here if you imagine value to be the stair number on which you are standing, step is the next x number of steps after which you can stop.
In your case you start with value="30", means you are standing on stair number 30 and your step="10" means you can only stop at stair number 40,50,60 etc.
If your value="31" means you are standing on stair number 31 and your step="10" means you can only stop at stair number 41,51,61, etc.

A: The step attribute specifies the legal number intervals for an  element.
Example: in your case, step="10", legal numbers could be -10, 0, 10, 20, etc.
Still if you can't get it, you can go through this link.
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml5_input_step

A: The step attribute is used to state what steps between the min and max value are allowed. In this case the values 0, 10, 20, ..., 100 are allowed, not for example 12 or 57.
Do note that support for this in browsers is quite patchy at the moment, so you can't rely on the value sent to the server to actually be only one of the allowed ones.
And there is no length defined in that element. It is the minimum and maximum values that specified.

A: step specifies the interval between a permitted value and the next. If users enter a value that is not permitted, the form does not submit. In the case of input type="number", you can step through permitted values with the stepper on the right side of the input field.
Example 1: <input type="number" step="10">
Permitted values are ...-20, -10, 0, 10, 20...
Example 2: <input type="number" step="10" value="5">
In the absence of any min attribute, setting 5 as the default value makes it a permitted value. Hence, permitted numbers are ...-15, -5, 5, 15, 25...
Example 3: <input type="number" step="10" value="5" min="0">
Now that a min attribute is set, permitted values are positive multiples of step, offset by min. Hence, despite being the default value, 5 is not a permitted value in this example. Permitted values are 0, 10, 20, 30, 40...
Consequently, in your example, permitted numbers are 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90.
Below is an implementation of all three examples so you can verify yourself.

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td {
  padding: 0.125em 0.5em 0.25em 0.5em;
  border: 1px solid black;
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input {
  width: 50px;
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      <input type="number" step="10">

        <form>
          <input type="number" step="10">
          <button type="submit">Submit</button>
        </form>

      ...-20, -10, 0, 10, 20...

      <input type="number" step="10" value="5">

        <form>
          <input type="number" step="10" value="5">
          <button type="submit">Submit</button>
        </form>

      ...-15, -5, 5, 15, 25...

      <input type="number" step="10" value="5" min="0">

        <form>
          <input type="number" step="10" value="5" min="0">
          <button type="submit">Submit</button>
        </form>

      0, 10, 20, 30, 40...

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Q: redirecting page after login in codeigniter I am quite newbie to codeigniter, I have login system to start with on site, and have 2 scenario:

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*If user is already logged in, and if clicks on url from other site(different domain), then it will redirect to given link.

*If user is not logged in and click on link from other domain then he will first redirect to login page and then he will redirect again to clicked link.

now my first case works but not second, I tried setting a url in session like,
$array['login_redirect'] = current_url();

$this->session->set_userdata($array);

which is giving me correct url
but after login, session data shows login page url as value for login_redirect.

A: You can save current url in session when user is not logged in and don't do it when user is on login page - then you can read link from session and it will be link to last visited page.
Another solution is to save url to page in cookie when user clicks on link and then you can read it in PHP and redirect user to correct page.
Third solutiuon is to send this link via POST or GET when user is redirected to login page.

A: You need to add condition to set current url.
for Example:
$current_url = current_url();
$login_url = 'www.test.com/login';   // Login url of current website

if($current_url != $login_url){
   $array['login_redirect'] = $current_url;
   $this->session->set_userdata($array);

}


This year, U.S. consumers are expected to spend more than $98 billion during the November-December holiday retail season, Nielsen reported Thursday.
Nielsen's holiday retail forecast predicts a 4.7% gain in dollar sales over 2007. Unit sales, however, are expected to be virtually flat (-0.8%) versus a year ago.
The forecast includes projected sales at food stores, drug stores, mass merchandisers, and convenience stores, across 125 product categories tracked by Nielsen.
With the economy in turmoil, the 2008 holiday season will be closely watched for indications of declining consumer spending. Declines in consumer spending were last recorded in the fourth quarter of 1991, during the recession of the early 1990s.
Go behind the numbers: read NielsenWire's Q&A with James Russo, co-author of Nielsen's holiday retail forecast.
View in depth data on holiday retail sales projections and consumer spending expectations.
Read coverage of Nielsen's findings in Convenience Store News and Adweek.
Submit questions about the report to Nielsen forecast co-authors, James Russo and Todd Hale, by commenting below.


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New Round Of Soaking Rain, Gusty Winds, Storms Coming Our Way, Including On Election Day
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Sunday's sparkling skies and pleasant conditions will prove to be the calm before a new round of storms with soaking rain and gusty winds at the beginning of the workweek.
The stormy stretch comes after a storm system swept through the area, bringing heavy downpours overnight Friday into Saturday, followed by high winds that caused thousands of power outages.
After clouds increase overnight Sunday into Monday, rain will arrive after 9 a.m. Monday and continue through late in the evening on a day in which the high temperature will be in the low-50s. Up to a half-inch of rain is possible.
Election Day will start off with morning showers on Tuesday, followed by more showers during the afternoon and evening with the chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon. The high temperature will climb to the low-60s. Additional rainfall of a quarter-inch to half-inch is likely.
Winds could gust up to 25 mph on Tuesday.
Showers will taper off Tuesday night with gradual clearing overnight.
Wednesday will be sunny with a high near 60.
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International research firm Parks Associates will present new business models and customer retention strategies for digital service providers and CE manufacturers at the upcoming CONNECTIONS™ Europe Research Summit, Nov 8-9, 2011, in Amsterdam.
The firm's research shows YouTube dominates today's online video market worldwide, with the site garnering over 90% of the UGC (user-generated content) audience in Europe. Parks Associates also indicates consumers are increasingly willing to discontinue or downsize their pay-TV services while compensating by accessing video from over-the-top (OTT) sources. As a result, broadband, television, communications, and wireless service providers must take on new roles and execute innovative business strategies to stay competitive in this new market.
"By 2015, consumers in North America and Western Europe will be spending nearly $16 billion for online video," said Kurt Scherf, VP, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates. "Growth of connected consumer electronics, advances in mobile and portable devices, and challenges to access service delivery models are all impacting delivery of content and services. CONNECTIONS™ Europe offers high-level analysis and consumer research to inform new business strategies and identify ways to leverage emerging consumer trends to higher ARPU."
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This library can be used to get a password from the terminal. Even though it sounds simple and sounds like the `readline` module should be able to do it. But readline module does not support it.
If available, this uses `/dev/tty` to avoid interfering with any data being piped in or out of stdio. This function prints a prompt (by default `Password:`) and then accepts input without echoing.


Hurst Prep School have raised over £2,000 for charity by holding a fun run at the school.
On Monday 2 March pupils presented a certificate and cheque to a representative of Chestnut Tree House.
A total of £2,138.60 was split between the charities Chestnut Tree House Hospice, MIND, NSPCC and Young Epilepsy.
The presentation took place at Hurstpierpoint College after a talk from Jayne Todd, Community Fundraiser for Chestnut Tree House, about how the donation will help children and their families at the hospice.
Chestnut Tree House is the only children's hospice in Sussex and cares for over 300 children and young adults with progressive life-shortening conditions. The care services at Chestnut Tree House also extend to the whole family.
Pupils in Lowes House chose their fundraising event last term, which involved a Reindeer Run in December. The 73 pupils ran around the Prep School Astro pitch wearing antlers and flashing red noses. They also held an own-clothes day and cake sale to raise extra funds for the charities.
• Interview with Ryan Heal - Rockinghorse Children's Charity Chief Executive - Ryan Heal is Chief Executive of Rockinghorse Children's Charity. This proud Brightonian had a powerful and personal reason for changing career, and is tireless in his support for local charities.
• Martlets Midnight Walk 2015 - Its back – the biggest girls' night out of the year, Martlets Midnight Walk, is on Saturday 13 June.


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Q: The role of SO(3) and SU(2) in quantum mechanics When studying the irreducible representations of SO(3) one usually looks at the irreps of the infinitesimal rotations instead, i.e. the ones of so(3), the Lie Algebra of SO(3). The Irreps of so(3) can be parametrized by a single number $j \in {0, 1/2, 1, 3/2, ...}$
These irreps of so(3) can be raised to irreps of SO(3), via the map that maps elements of so(3) to SO(3).
My question now is: How does SU(2) come into play? IIRC the irreps of SO(3) only correspond to the full-integer irreps of so(3). How is this possible when every so(3) irrep can get raised to one of SO(3) as described above? Do several irreps of so(3) get raised to a single one of SO(3)?
If what I said so far is correct, then the discovery of the Zeeman effect called for an enhancement of this theory, as some spectral lines showed a degeneracy of $2j + 1 \in N$, meaning j had to be a half-integer: only the full integer irreps of SO(3) aren't enough!
SO(3) and SU(2) are isomorphic to each other, up to the Rotations $\pm id$. How does this solve the issue of SO(3) not accounting for half-integer representations?
Cheers and thanks in advance!

A: The Lie algebras $\mathfrak{so}(3)$ and $\mathfrak{su}(2)$ are isomorphic, but the Lie groups $\mathrm{SO}(3)$ and $\mathrm{SU}(2)$ are not.  In fact $\mathrm{SU}(2)$ is the double cover of $\mathrm{SO}(3)$; there is a 2-1 homomorphism from the former to the latter.

How is this possible when every so(3) irrep can get raised to one of SO(3) as described above?

The half-integer irreps of $\mathfrak{so}(3)$ do not have corresponding $\mathrm{SO}(3)$ irreps, but they do have corresponding $\mathrm{SU}(2)$ irreps.  When you try to exponentiate the half-integer irreps, you don't get a representation of $\mathrm{SO}(3)$.
An explanation of why we miss physically relevant stuff when we consider only $\mathrm{SO}(3)$ and not its double cover is given here:
Idea of Covering Group


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Suraj Sharma (* 21. März 1993 in Neu-Delhi) ist ein indischer Schauspieler, der mit seinem Schauspieldebüt 2012 in der Hauptrolle des Pi Patel im Abenteuerdrama Life of Pi: Schiffbruch mit Tiger bekannt wurde.

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Sharmas Vater ist von Beruf Software-Ingenieur, seine Mutter Ökonomin. Bei dem Casting zu Life of Pi setzte Sharma sich gegen 3.000 Konkurrenten durch, obwohl er über keine Schauspielerfahrung verfügte. Von Ang Lee, dem Regisseur des Films, wurde er wegen seiner Ausstrahlung ausgewählt. Nach den Dreharbeiten kehrte er zu seinem Philosophie-Studium an die University of Delhi zurück. 2014 übernahm er die Rolle des Baseballprofis Rinku Singh in dem Disney-Film Million Dollar Arm von Regisseur Craig Gillespie. 2019 spielte er im Horrorfilm Happy Deathday 2U mit.

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 2012: Life of Pi: Schiffbruch mit Tiger (Life of Pi)
 2014: Million Dollar Arm
 2014–2015: Homeland (Fernsehserie, 7 Episoden)
 2015: Umrika
 2016: Burn Your Maps
 2017: Phillaury
 2017: The Hungry
 2018–2020: God Friended Me (Fernsehserie, 42 Episoden)
 2019: Happy Deathday 2U (Happy Death Day 2U)
 2019: Killerman
 2019: The Illegal
 2022: How I Met Your Father (Fernsehserie, 10 Episoden)

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Making a Pitch to Attract Investors (Video 6 Part 2)
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Welcome to English for Business and Entrepreneurship, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in this course for free, click on "Enroll now" and then select "Full Course. No certificate." This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in learning more about the global business economy. In this course, you will learn about topics and language necessary to succeed in the international workplace. You will explore business English through authentic readings and video lectures, while learning about business vocabulary, concepts, and issues. Unit 1 will provide an introduction to entrepreneurship by examining ideas, products, and opportunities. In unit 2, you will learn about the basics of market research, including how to identify an opportunity. The next unit in the course will focus on business plans, why these plans are important, and will give you a chance to practice composing a business plan. In the final unit of the course, we will present basics for funding a business and will help you create a persuasive presentation, or pitch, based on a business plan. Unless otherwise noted, all course materials are available for re-use, repurposing and free distribution under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license. Supplemental reading materials were provided by Newsela, which publishes daily news articles at a level that's just right for each English language learner.
Business Plan, Market Research, English Language, Entrepreneurship
A cornerstone course for anyone wanting to improve their English with focus on Business & Entrepreneurship. Takes you through setting up you Business and the English you might need. Good Course!
English for Business and Entrepreneurship course is a good and interesting course, i had fun learning.i'll definitely recommend the course to my loved ones. Kudos to the brain behind the course.
Unit 4: Attracting Investors and Obtaining Financial Support
In this unit, we will discuss different ways to get the money needed to start a business. At the end you will create a "pitch" to present your business ideas.
Financing a Business: Bootstrapping versus Outside Funding (Video 1 Part 1)4:32
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Debt-Financing: Bank Loans and Microloans (Video 2 Part 1)4:26
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Finding Investors in the Social Network (Video 4)4:57
Crowdfunding (Video 5 Part 1)4:15
Listening: Crowd-sourced funding provides kickstart to new business ventures2:38
Making a Pitch to Attract Investors (Video 6 Part 1)5:03
Creating an Effective Hook (Video 7 Part 1)5:31
Adding Impact: Word Stress, Body Language,& Eye Contact (Video 8)5:50
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Part 2, Product Description. In Part 2, the speaker Describes the product, Explains how it is used, and Highlights the benefits. Here's an example, Best Bicycle Delivery Service is a delivery service that helps busy people quickly deliver goods in the local market and help the environment at the same time. It's very easy to use. The customer calls a number, schedules a pick up, and gives the package to a cyclist who makes the delivery. Best Bicycle Delivery Service delivers important packages five days a week, even in heavy traffic. It's much faster than a delivery truck and better for the environment. Did you notice, that this part started with the one sentence product description we have seen before? Also, did you notice how part two includes Adjectives, Intensifies and Comparatives? Making the speech more persuasive as you learned in unit three? Let's review a simple structure for part two. Start with a simple one sentence product description. Best Bicycle Delivery Service is a delivery service that helps busy people quickly deliver goods in the local market and help the environment at the same time. Then add, It's very easy to use, followed by an explanation of how to use the product that includes a simple verb phrases. The customer calls a number, schedules a pick-up, and gives the package to a cyclist who makes the delivery. Continue with another explanation about something special the business offers. Best Bicycle Delivery Service delivers important packages five days a week, even in heavy traffic. And close with a strong comparative statement. It's much faster than a delivery track and better for the environment. Part 3, Opportunity Statement. In Part 3, the speaker makes a statement to show that the new product or business presents an opportunity in the market. Often, the entrepreneur does this by sharing survey results from market research. This shows that the entrepreneur has done research, and that the new product has a good chance of success. For example, Our surveys show that 90% of respondents buy and sell products by phone or online in the local community and 80% of respondents are interested in using the Best Bicycle Delivery Service. By using the phrase, Our survey show that, followed by persuasive survey data, the speaker can make a persuasive opportunity statement in one simple sentence. Part 4, Confident Closing. For many people, the most memorable part of a pitch is the closing. Therefore, it's important to finish with three sentences that remind the listener of the Company/Product Name, express confidence in the idea and invite further discussion. Here's an example, Best Bicycle Delivery is a great business opportunity. Here's my business card. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to know more. Notice that in the first sentence the speaker uses the positive adjective, great, to highlight the opportunity and describe the business with confidence. Preparing a pitch like this helps an entrepreneur communicate clearly and more persuasively, however, delivery is also important. In other words, the way the speaker makes the pitch can make a difference. In Video 8, we will review this idea in more detail. Remember, a pitch is a persuasive speech that encourages someone to support the business in some way. The four parts of a possible elevator pitch are, a Hook, a Product Description, an Opportunity Statement, and a Confident Closing. You can review a more detailed template for an elevator pitch on the course site. In our next video, we will learn about different ways to create an effective pitch. Then, we'll discuss the ways entrepreneurs appear confident and persuasive when giving a pitch.


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A telescope mount is a mechanical structure which supports a telescope. Telescope mounts are designed to support the mass of the telescope and allow for accurate pointing of the instrument. Many sorts of mounts have been developed over the years, with the majority of effort being put into systems that can track the motion of the fixed stars as the Earth rotates.

Fixed mounts
Fixed telescope mounts are entirely fixed in one position, such as Zenith telescopes that point only straight up and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Green Bank fixed radio 'horn' built to observe Cassiopeia A.

Fixed altitude mounts
Fixed-altitude mounts usually have the primary optics fixed at an altitude angle while rotating horizontally (in azimuth). They can cover the whole sky but only observe objects for the short time when that object passes a specific altitude and azimuth.

Transit mounts
Transit mounts are single axis mounts fixed in azimuth while rotating in altitude, usually oriented on a north-south axis. This allows the telescope to view the whole sky, but only when the Earth's rotation allows the objects to cross (transit) through that narrow north-south line (the meridian). This type of mount is used in transit telescopes, designed for precision astronomical measurement. Transit mounts are also used to save on cost or where the instruments mass makes movement on more than one axis very difficult, such as large radio telescopes.

Altazimuth mounts

Altazimuth, altitude-azimuth,  or alt-az mounts allow telescopes to be moved in altitude (up and down), or azimuth (side to side), as separate motions. This mechanically simple mount was used in early telescope designs and until the second half of the 20th century was used as a "less sophisticated" alternative to equatorial mounts since it did not allow tracking of the night sky. This meant until recently it was normally used with inexpensive commercial and hobby constructions. Since the invention of digital tracking systems, altazimuth mounts have come to be used in practically all modern large research telescopes. Digital tracking has also made it a popular telescope mount used in amateur astronomy.

Besides the mechanical inability to easily follow celestial motion the altazimuth mount does have other limitations. The telescope's field-of-view rotates at varying speed as the telescope tracks, whilst the telescope body does not, requiring a system to counter-rotate the field of view when used for astrophotography or other types of astronomical imaging. The mount also has blind spot or "zenith hole", a spot near the zenith where the tracking rate in the azimuth coordinate becomes too high to accurately follow equatorial motion (if the elevation is limited to +90 degrees).

Alt-alt (altitude-altitude) mounts

Alt-alt mounts, or altitude-altitude mounts, are designs similar to horizontal equatorial yoke mounts or Cardan suspension gimbals. This mount is an alternative to the altazimuth mount that has the advantage of not having a blind spot near the zenith, and for objects near the celestial equator the field rotation is minimized.  It has the disadvantage of having all the mass, complexity, and engineering problems of its equatorial counterpart, so is only used in specialty applications such as satellite tracking. These mounts may include a third azimuth axis (an altitude-altitude-azimuth mount) to rotate the entire mount into an orientation that allows smoother tracking.

Equatorial mounts

The equatorial mount has north-south "polar axis" tilted to be parallel to Earth's polar axis that allows the telescope to swing in an east-west arc, with a second axis perpendicular to that to allow the telescope to swing in a north-south arc. Slewing or mechanically driving the mount's polar axis in a counter direction to the Earth's rotation allows the telescope to accurately follow the motion of the night sky. Equatorial mounts come in different shapes, include German equatorial mounts (GEM in short), equatorial fork mounts, mixed variations on yoke or cross-axis mounts, and equatorial platforms such as the Poncet Platform.

Tilting the polar axis adds a level of complexity to the mount. Mechanical systems have to be engineered to support one or both ends of this axis (such as in fork or yoke mounts). Designs such as German equatorial or cross axis mounts also need large counter weights to counterbalance the mass of the telescope. Larger domes and other structures are also needed to cover the increased mechanical size and range of movement of equatorial mounts. Because of this, equatorial mounts become less viable in very large telescopes and have been pretty much replaced by altazimuth mounts for those applications.

Hexapod-Telescope

Instead of the classical mounting using two axes, the mirror is supported by six extendable struts (Stewart-Gough platform). This configuration allows moving the telescope in all six spatial degrees of freedom and also provides a strong structural integrity.

See also
GoTo (telescopes)
History of the telescope
List of telescope parts and construction
List of telescope types

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Bloomberg Trolls Trump and then Loses the Ball
The New York billionaire is sniping from the sidelines. But not for much longer.
By David Kamioner
President Trump and Dem primary candidate Mike Bloomberg traded barbs over Twitter Thursday, as Trump accused the former NYC mayor of covertly planning to abandon the Dems if he doesn't get the nomination.
Bloomberg is currently promising to fund the Dem campaign all the way through November, which Trump says is buying him a waiver on political strikes.
Here's the president's attack.
Mini Mike Bloomberg is playing poker with his foolhardy and unsuspecting Democrat rivals. He says that if he loses (he really means when!) in the primaries, he will spend money helping whoever the Democrat nominee is. By doing this, he figures, they won't hit him as hard….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 23, 2020
And Bloomberg's response.
Obsessed much?
It shouldn't be this easy to distract the President of the United States. https://t.co/rCSIBIKbkF https://t.co/LMgqvV9PAH
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) January 23, 2020
Also included in the tweet is a story about a campaign spot Bloomberg is running against Trump. In the spot Bloomberg, very shrewdly, hits Trump from the right to appeal to moderate Dem votes in the south. This is in keeping with Bloomberg's hold your fire until Super Tuesday strategy of playing rope-a-dope until that group of primaries on March 3rd.
RELATED: States Speak Up Asking Senate to Throw Out Impeachment
But still more interesting is his succinct tweet response to the president.
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No histrionics, no drama, no weird screaming leftism. What we see there from the Bloomberg team is concise calculated on target sarcasm. He seems to have bought a sharp media team with his billions.
Party-hopping Manhattan mogul vs. party-hopping Manhattan mogul. It would be an interesting fall race.
But all is not rosy for the former GOP and then Independent mayor.
Wednesday he inexplicably went after Texas hero Jack Wilson. Wilson's quickdraw response saved countless lives when a gunman opened fire in a church last month.
Bloomberg opined on Wilson, "Yes, it may be true — I wasn't there and I don't know the facts — that somebody in the congregation had their own gun and killed the person who murdered two other people. But it's the job of law enforcement to have guns and to decide when to shoot. You just do not want the average citizen carrying a gun in a crowded place."
Either the same media team that produced the superb response to the tweet dropped the ball bigtime on this one, insulting a national hero and a man wildly popular especially in the south, or the candidate was solo riffing off-script and reverted to his Manhattan nanny state tendencies.
RELATED: Tulsi Gabbard Announces $50M Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
Which Bloomberg will we see before and after Super Tuesday?
The canny operator who knows what to say and when to say it to a moderate audience, as in the tweet, or the liberal NYC politician who is handicapped by his quiche and Chardonnay political ideology?
Stay tuned to LZ for the answer.
David Kamioner
David Kamioner is a veteran of U.S. Army Intelligence and an honors graduate of the University of Maryland's European Division. He also served with the Pershing Nuclear Brigade and the First Infantry Division. Subsequent to that he worked for two decades as a political consultant, was part of the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina disaster relief effort in Louisiana, ran a homeless shelter for veterans in Philadelphia, and taught as a college instructor. He serves as a Contributing Editor for LifeZette.


FAIRFAX, Va. – For the second straight week, senior Trae Proctor (Brandywine, Md./Thomas Stone) broke his own school record in the 110m hurdles, while senior Cody Mezebish (Westminster, Md./South Carroll) and Andrew Smith (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) both broke the UMBC 800m run records, and junior Thor Serafenas (Olney, Md./Good Counsel/Clemson) bettered his hammer throw record, as the Retriever track and field team competed Saturday at the Mason Spring Invitational.
The Retriever men won the team competition by scoring 92 points, ahead of Navy (78.75 pts.) and Penn (77 pts.). The women placed eighth in the team standings with 36 points.
Proctor, who grabbed the school record in the hurdle event at last year's meet at George Mason, bettered his career-best for the second consecutive weekend. Last week, the senior clipped his school-best time from 14.12 down to 14.05 at the Pepsi Florida Relays, but went even faster in Fairfax, winning the event with a time of 13.88.
Mezebish and Smith, who own the school records in the indoor 800m runs, took hold of the outdoor records at George Mason. An NCAA participant in the indoor event back in March, Smith claimed the outdoor record on Saturday by finishing sixth with a time of 1:50.05, which meets the IC4A standard and breaks Michael Christmas' mark of 1:50.67 set in 2011. Mezebish, meanwhile, captured the women's mark and qualified for the ECAC Championships by placing 12th with a time of 2:10.68, besting Ohita Asein's time of 2:11.34 set in 2003.
Also in the 800m run, junior Sarah Daly (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) set a personal-best and jumped to fourth in the Retriever record book with a time of 2:13.51. In the men's race, sophomore Andrew Keresztes (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Port Jefferson) started his spring with a time of 1:54.03, while classmate Nick Johnson (Olney, Md./Sherwood) set a personal-best time of 1:54.47.
In the hammer throw, Serafenas turned in a record-breaking performance, winning the event and besting his own school record with a heave of 58.95m (193'5"). The junior broke the record twice last year, setting it at 57.26m (187'10") at the IC4A meet.
Senior Dennison Long (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt/FIU) continued his strong outdoor campaign by winning both the 100m and 200m dash events. Long captured the 100m event with a time of 10.40 in the finals and then recorded a personal-record time of 20.86 to win the 200m race. His time ranks second in the Retriever record book, trailing only UMBC head coach David Bobb who holds the top spot with a time of 20.63 set in 1997.
In the women's sprints, junior Mercedes Jackson (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) advanced to the finals in both short races, placing fifth in the 100m and third in the 200m. Jackson was just off of her season-best time in the 100m (11.73), but set a season-best in the 200m (23.96) finals.
Senior Deborah Adelola (Lanham, Md./Bladensburg) and sophomore Marie Yuille (Bowie, Md./Oakland Mills) each set a season-best in the 400m dash. Adelola finished tenth with a time of 56.63 while Yuille placed 14th with a time of 56.94.
Sophomore Vincent Rentzsch (Oranienburg, Germany/Elite Sportschule Potsdam) won the javelin for the third time this spring, recording a top toss of 64.21m (210'8") at George Mason. In the women's event, freshman Abigale Slonski (Griswold, Conn./Griswold) claimed a spot in the UMBC top-10 with a heave of 31.63m (103'9"). School record holder Alisha Beeman (Bridgeport, Conn./Bunnell/Hartford) finished four spots ahead of her teammate in sixth with a throw of 40.95m (134'4").
Slonski also grabbed a spot in the school record book for the triple jump with a leap of 10.51m (34'5.75") while Beeman placed fourth in the high jump competition by clearing 1.65m (5'5").
In the men's high jump, senior Mo Drammeh (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson) cleared a career-best height of 2.07m (6'9.5") to finish third at George Mason and jump up to fourth in the Retriever all-time top-10 list.
Freshman Sophia Cologer (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) recorded a personal-best time of 4:46.75 in the 1,500m run to jump to seventh all-time in UMBC history.
For the men, sophomore Redatu Semeon (Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone) registered a career-best time and met the IC4A standard in the 3,000m steeplechase. Semeon finished second in the race with a time of 9:12.47 to climb to fourth in the UMBC record book.
In the final race of the night, freshman Jon Luckin (Parkton, Md./Hereford) earned a top-ten finish and a spot in the Retriever record book, seventh, with a time of 15:03.92.


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Intentionally killing another person
Intentionally killing a fetus that has attained viability
Killing another person while committing, or attempting to commit, certain felonies
In general, murder charges are unclassified felonies in Indiana. While the circumstances surrounding an alleged murder can impact the potential penalties, generally, a conviction in a murder case can be punishable by:
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Fines up to $10,000
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The act was committed in self-defense.
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There is insufficient or conflicting evidence, creating reasonable doubt that the accused committed the offense.
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New owner of small car hopes for big savings on commute from Culbertson (Local News ~ 09/13/08)
A Culbertson woman is attracting attention while saving gasoline on her daily commute from Culbertson to McCook. Marsha Cox says she's not a cheapskate; she and her husband just prefer to spend their money on something more fun than gasoline. Driving to her job at Pepsi Bottling Group in McCook, as well as three trips to church each week also makes saving gasoline a priority for Marsha and her 6-foot tall husband, Dennis, who works at Golight in Culbertson...
The sociology of love and relationships (Column ~ 09/13/08)
The title of today's column is also the name of a new course I'll be teaching this coming Spring semester at McCook Community College. This follows a natural progression and evolution of ideas and concepts that started when I was working on my PhD at Oklahoma State University. ...
Riders shock Longhorns; Southwest snaps 10-game losing streak (High School Sports ~ 09/13/08)
BARTLEY -- The Southwest Roughriders scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and beat the Chase County Longhorns 42-21 Friday night at Bartley. Southwest, which went 0-9 last year, snapped a 10-game losing streak and improved to 1-1. The Roughriders lost in the 2006 playoffs...
No. 1 Bison run over No. 7 Huskies (High School Sports ~ 09/13/08)
By JOHN J. MESH McCook Daily Gazette Sports Editor AURORA -- The McCook High School football team not only had to tough it out against a big Aurora team Friday night at Aurora, the Bison had to battle the fog, drizzle and a wet muddy field. McCook, the No. 1-ranked team in Nebraska Class B in various polls, came away with a 42-7 victory over the No. 7 Huskies...
Bison girls golf team 2nd at Lexington Invite (High School Sports ~ 09/13/08)
LEXINGTON -- The McCook High School girls golf team placed second at the 11-team Lexington Invitational Friday with a 401 score, and two Bison placed in the top 15 and earned medals. Becky Goodenberger shot a 96 and won a playoff against three other players to claim the seventh-place medal...
Bison JV softball team starts 3-0 (High School Sports ~ 09/13/08)
The McCook Lady Bison junior varsity softball team has started strong this year, posting a 3-0 record. The Bison started off the season with a 6-3 victory over Cozad an Sept. 2, Jaci Saalfeld started off the game with a walk and advanced to second on a passed ball...
Bison ninth grade spikers beat North Platte Blue (High School Sports ~ 09/13/08)
The McCook High School ninth grade volleyball team defeated North Platte Blue squad 20-25, 25-13, 27-25, 25-21 Thursday night at North Platte. McCook was led in serving by Whitney Sis with 10 aces, Anna West, Taylor Hansen and Kali Kennedy all had three aces in the match...
Gun issues, common sense don't always go hand-in-hand (Editorial ~ 09/13/08)
There is, no doubt, too much gun violence in Omaha, a community which draws special attention because of last year's mall shootings involving a teenager. But we doubt throwing money at the problem is a solution for this issue, just as it is not the solution for many others...
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