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Q: Why does this character want to kill Anton specifically? This question contains spoilers of the Final watch (and previous books)!
In the Final watch (or Last watch) novel by Sergei Lukyanenko, the vampire

 Gennadiy Saushkin

wants to kill Anton because he blames him for

 death of his son Kostya

but at the same time, the vampire cooperates with the Inquisitor Edgar, who is equally to be blamed for it. After all, they chased Kostya alongside with Anton in the previous book.
Also, Anton didn't even kill Kostya, it was a suicide or rather an unfortunate accident, as we know from this answer. Edgar mentioned several times, that the vampire wants to kill Anton after their task in Scotland is done.
Why does the vampire want Anton's death so desperately? And why doesn't he hate Edgar equally?

A: Simply enough, Gennady isn't being entirely reasonable about the situation, but there's more to it than that.
First of all, we don't know if Gennady is aware of what exactly happened at the launch centre. It may as well be the case that he thinks Anton was the one who pushed Kostya to drop out of university, become entangled with the Day Watch and all that nonsense, and then killed him for some reasons unknown. Even if he does know the truth (Anton didn't visit Gennady after his son's death), maybe he doesn't care?
Kostya was his only son, and Gennady clearly loved him very much. More than that, he loved his wife... and she ended her life of grief when Kostya died. So, as far as Gennady is concerned, Anton is one person who is somehow clearly connected to the deaths of the two people in his life he cared about and loved.
Finally, his intentions aren't motivated only by hate: he wants to have revenge on Anton, that's true. But I'd argue that more  than that, he wants to be reunited with his family, and that's the main reason he joins the Final Watch. Anton even remarks on the plane to Edinburgh that at that moment revenge is a secondary concern for Gennady.

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Doping Concentration
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Definition: the concentration of some dopant, e.g. of laser-active ions in a laser gain medium
German: Dotierungskonzentration
Categories: optical materials, lasers
Formula symbol: Ndop
Units: %, m−3
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Author: Dr. Rüdiger Paschotta
An important parameter of a laser gain medium such as a rare-earth-doped laser crystal or glass (possibly in the form of a fiber), is the doping concentration. The doping concentration can be specified in different ways:
the molar (atomic) percentage of the dopant ("at. %" or "% at."), also often specified in molar ppm (parts per million)
the percentage by weight (or mass) of the dopant, also often specified in ppm wt. (parts per million with respect to weight)
the number density N of the laser-active ions, i.e., the number of ions per cubic meter or cubic centimeter
These are discussed more in detail in the following.
Number Density
The number density N (in units of m−3) is useful for many calculations. In particular, combined with cross-section data it makes it easy to calculate absorption and gain coefficients (see below). It is also a type of specification which leaves no room for ambiguities.
Molar Percentage
The molar (or atomic) percentage e.g. of neodymium ions in Nd:YAG (Nd3+:Y3Al5O12) is the fraction of yttrium (Y3+) ions which have been replaced with Nd3+ ions. It is important to take into account that each garnet unit Y3Al5O12 contains three yttrium ions, so that in principle up to three neodymium ions could be incorporated. For the conversion between molar percentage and number density, the volume of one Y3Al5O12 unit needs to be known, or alternatively the mass density (here: 4.55 g/cm3), the chemical formula and the atomic masses. For the case of Nd:YAG, the number density of neodymium ions for a 1 at. % doping level can be calculated as
The denominator is the mass of the Y3Al5O12 unit, calculated from the relative atomic masses and the atomic mass unit (which is close to the proton mass). The inherent assumption is that the average size of the unit cell is not modified by the doping; this is a reasonable approximation as long as the doping concentration is low.
For Nd:YVO4, the calculation is slightly different, because only a single neodymium ion can occupy a YVO4 unit:
Nevertheless, the resulting number densities are similar, because the larger number of Nd3+ ions per unit in YAG is offset by the larger volume of that unit.
Fraction of Weight
The fraction of weight (specified in "% wt." = weight percent or in "ppm wt.") is easily understood in principle, but it should be made clear exactly which weight is counted. For example, if a laser glass is doped with neodymium oxide (Nd2O3), either the weight of the neodymium only or the weight of the oxide may be specified. If the weight of the neodymium only is taken, mass percentages of 0.73% for Nd:YAG and 0.71% for Nd:YVO4, respectively, are obtained, again assuming an atomic doping density of 1%. Weight fractions are most popular in the context of glass materials, including fibers, and then often count the weight of whole compounds rather than of the laser-active ions only.
Obviously, if one specifies a percentage (or similarly a ppm value) without saying whether it means molar (atomic) percent or percentage by weight, it is not clear what the number means. Unfortunately, this is very frequently done by crystal or fiber suppliers and also in the scientific literature. In most but not all cases, percentage numbers then refer to atomic percent, and ppm are probably more often ppm of weight. Another frequently encountered problem is the specification by weight fractions without saying what exactly is counted (see above).
Importance of Dopant Concentration in Laser Gain Media
The doping concentration of a laser gain medium is a very important parameter, as it has an impact on different phenomena:
It determines the (unbleached) absorption coefficient α for the pump wave (assuming optical pumping) according to α = N σabs. Similarly, the gain coefficient (in 1/m) is g = n2 N σem, where n2 is the achievable fraction of excitation and a four-level gain medium is assumed. (In case of optical fibers and other waveguides, there is an additional overlap factor, describing the partial overlap of the light field with the doped region.)
High doping densities often lead to quenching of the upper-state lifetime. This can result from energy transfer between ions, which can be strongly enhanced by clustering of ions (the extent of which can depend on the fabrication conditions). Apart from the average doping density and the homogeneity of the dopant distribution, an important parameter for energy transfers is the number density for 100% doping, which is related to the size of the unit cell: there are crystalline media with a large distance between laser-active dopants (even if these are located in adjacent unit cells), so that energy transfer processes are weak.
High doping densities also increase the dissipated power per unit volume and may thus increase the temperature (possibly reducing the laser efficiency) and the temperature gradients, and also their effects such as mechanical stress and thermal lensing. However, this is not always true; for thin-disk lasers, for example, higher doping allows the use of a thinner disk, which can be more efficiently cooled.
Typical doping concentrations of rare-earth-doped bulk crystals are between 0.1 at % and 3 at. %. There are some special cases where much higher doping concentrations, in principle up to 100 at. %, are possible without strong quenching effects. An example of this is the tungstate Yb:KYW = Yb:KY(WO4)2, which actually becomes KYbW = Yb:KYb(WO4)2 for 100% ytterbium doping. It is not clear, however, to what extent such high doping concentrations can be utilized with advantages for laser design.
Rare-earth-doped fibers typically have doping densities between a few hundred and several thousand ppm wt., i.e., in most cases somewhat lower than for typical laser crystals. Limits are usually set by the tendency for quenching at higher doping concentrations, rarely by the acceptable heat generation per unit length. The combination of a limited doping concentration with the typically low transition cross sections of glass materials limits the gain per unit length. Nevertheless, the overall gain can be large due to the typically long length. The limitation by quenching is more severe for erbium-doped fibers (particularly with silicate glasses) than for, e.g., ytterbium-doped fibers.
The doping concentration is often not spatially constant, particularly in fibers. For example, fibers made in an MCVD process often exhibit a dip of the doping concentration along the fiber axis. Calculations e.g. of the amplifier gain and saturation power are often based on the simplifying assumption of a constant doping concentration throughout the fiber core, even when this is actually not realistic.
See also: laser crystals, gain media, transition cross sections, quenching, energy transfer, The Photonics Spotlight 2006-07-01c
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If you are looking for a perfect place to stay to get away from it all then this is definitely the property for you! Set within open countryside with rural surroundings,this former farmhouse stands just outside of the quiet village of Hindringham which is only a stones throw to the stunning North Norfolk coastline and popular Georgian town of Holt. The owners have recently refurbished the accommodation to provide stylish living with all the creature comforts required for an enjoyable family stay. The area is adorned with country lanes and footpaths to walk your four legged friend. For those who enjoy a traditional day at the seaside you are spoilt for choice - the beaches at Wells-next-the-Sea, Cromer and Sheringham are all within a short car journey and each offer the perfect spot to build sandcastles and enjoy an ice cream or two! Train lovers can visit the Wells to Walsingham Light Railway, or journey on a diesel or steam train on the Poppy Line from Holt to Sheringham. There are a vast range of good restaurants and pubs within this stretch of coastline where you are sure to be able to try local delicacies such as crab and samphire in the summer months. Whatever you choose to do, County Farm has a warm and welcoming atmosphere so you can switch off and unwind at the end of a lovely days exploring.


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Q: GET /favicon.icon 404 error in ngrok On running ngrok and going to the suggested url, i get
GET /favicon.icon 404 error in ngrok.
In which folder does ngrok search for the favicon.ico file ?
How do i fix this ?
Very new to ngrok. Do help me out
Thanks in advance

A: What ngrok do is,make tunnels to localhost.That allows you tunnel requests from Internet to your local machine.
You can see following details after running : ngrok http 8888
Tunnel Status
online
Version                       2.0.19/2.0.19
Web Interface                 http://127.0.0.1:4040
Forwarding                    http://299954c1.ngrok.io -> localhost:8888

Now all the data intended for 'http://299954c1.ngrok.io' url which is publically accessible will come to your local machine at port 8888
You need to have some server running on your local machine at port 8888 which can serve 'favicon.icon' static file
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A: I ran into a similar problem with URIs from ngrok being served as 404s.
I have a local Apache, PHP and MySQL stack setup on macOS using *.dev domains.
So in my case, I needed to set the host-header option in ngrok to match the hostname of the virtual host Apache was configured for.
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Specialist logistics property developer and landlord, Equites Property Fund Limited ("Equites"), today announced total distributions for the year ended 29 February 2016, of 96.6 cents per share – an increase of 18.3% relative to the previous year on an adjusted full year basis.
Equites CEO, Andrea Taverna-Turisan, said that "the distribution growth reflects the strong property fundamentals of the Equites logistics portfolio."
Other highlights – NAV per share growth of 14% from R11.37 to R12.94 for the year. – 187% growth in fair value of property portfolio from R1.4 billion to R4.1 billion. – R1.5 billion capital raised through a substantially oversubscribed accelerated bookbuild in November 2015. – Significant transactions concluded during the year and a healthy development pipeline established.
The company said that the acquisition of the Intaprop portfolio in July 2015, several other yield accretive acquisitions and redevelopments, as well as the accelerated bookbuild in November 2015, impacted positively on the financial results for the year.
Refinancing the Intaprop debt at improved rates and lower debt levels as a result of the bookbuild, as well as an effective hedging strategy, kept finance costs well contained despite gradual increases in market interest rates. In addition, prudent cost management, a reduction in vacancies and tenant renewals on favourable terms all supported the strong distribution growth.
Equites listed in June 2014 with a view to growing its portfolio to R4 billion in the five years to June 2019. "We have exceeded our R4 billion target three years ahead of schedule and we have a significant pipeline of opportunities to continue our growth trajectory", says Taverna-Turisan. The group's growth strategy is to develop and acquire A-Grade distribution facilities let to quality tenants on long-term leases. Equites plans to develop modern logistics properties for blue chip tenants on the 36 hectares of industrial land it has available in prime logistics nodes. On completion, these developments will add approximately R2 billion to Equites' portfolio.
The property fundamentals for the Equites portfolio are particularly strong - some 86% of revenue is derived from blue chip tenants on long leases (an average lease expiry of 5.3 years and improving), vacancies are less than 1% and 90% of completed properties by value are modern, high quality logistics assets in key locations in Cape Town and Gauteng.
The company also continues to see strong demand for modern distribution centres in the major logistics nodes, supported by the continuing centralisation of distribution by major retailers, increased levels of imports into South Africa and a shift towards online retailing. The company's loan-to-value has reduced to 11.8% following the book build, which has positioned Equites well to pursue further acquisitions of logistics focused portfolios in prime locations.
The company unveiled its flagship TFG distribution centre development in Midrand, Gauteng earlier this month, completed at a capital value of R176 million. Equites has garnered significant intellectual capital in the design and cost efficient build process to allow them to provide clients with state-of-theart facilities at the best rental levels. The company foresees significant further requirements for similar facilities in the South African market as both business trends and e-commerce evolve.
The company has concluded transactions of more than R2.8 billion in acquisitions and new developments, including:
 The R1.9 billion Intaprop portfolio, consisting primarily of quality, recently completed, industrial properties and undeveloped industrial land in Gauteng and Cape Town;
 The R137 million, 13 808m² Tunney Ridge portfolio of four industrial buildings with longterm leases in Gauteng;
 The R92 million acquisition of the 7 hectare Atlantic Hills Industrial Park, situated on the N7 highway in Cape Town, which includes a 3 499m² distribution centre, let to JF Hillebrand and valued at R35 million;
 The R180 million acquisition of 21 hectares of land in the Lords View Industrial Park in Midrand. A new 22 227m² distribution centre for The Foschini Group ("TFG") was recently completed on a 4-hectare portion of this land;
 The construction of a new 16 262m² distribution centre and head office on the Atlantic Hills property in Cape Town for Puma Sports Distributors Proprietary Limited with a capital value of R155 million;
 The construction of a new 8 000m² distribution warehouse with a capital value of R72 million in Epping Industria, Cape Town as a speculative project; and
 The joint venture agreement with Grindrod Properties Proprietary Limited to develop a 25 000m² state-of-art distribution centre and offices valued at R240 million, for RohligGrindrod Proprietary Limited on vacant land already owned by Equites in the Meadowview Business Estate in Gauteng.
Equites said that the company's strong property fundamentals and low gearing provides protection from the weak economic climate. Taverna-Turisan concluded: "Given the quality of our existing portfolio, we are confident that the company will achieve 10%-12% distribution growth over the next financial year. The demand for quality logistics facilities will lead to further acquisitions and developments from our pipeline, which should continue to grow the portfolio value and distributions. "
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ER on the field: An inside look at how NFL medical teams prepare for a game day emergency | CNN
When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin dropped to the ground from a cardiac arrest earlier this month, help was by his side in under 10 seconds to administer CPR.
It wasn't coincidence or luck. Rather, it's the result of careful planning and practice – the execution of detailed choreography performed by the medical personnel present at every National Football League game.
Saving Hamlin's life was the ultimate test.
"What we want is that the players are getting the same care here that they would if they were in a hospital or health care facility and that's what the system has been set up to do," NFL Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Saturday.
About 30 medical personnel are at every game, including orthopedic and trauma specialists, athletic trainers, paramedics and dentists. Sills gave CNN a rare behind-the-scenes look at the league's medical personnel during Saturday's playoff game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Los Angeles Chargers. The goal, Sills said, is to deliver hospital-quality care on the gridiron.
When Hamlin collapsed on January 2, speed was of the essence. Studies find that for every minute someone who experiences cardiac arrest and doesn't receive CPR, their chances of survival decrease 7 to 10%.
Hamlin's heart was restarted on the field. The 24-year-old spent more than a week in the hospital in Cincinnati, then transferred to a hospital in Buffalo before he was released home last week.
Sills said that being on the field was likely a factor for Hamlin: Survival is more likely for someone who experiences cardiac arrest in the hospital. One study found that 10 to 12% those who have cardiac arrest outside of the hospital survive to discharge, but that survival rate more than doubled for those who experienced cardiac arrest in the hospital.
"I think he was being resuscitated as he would have been in an emergency room at that moment," Sills said.
The NFL requires all teams to have an emergency action plan, or EAP, for all player facilities, including practice fields.
The plans are filed by the teams every year and are approved by the League as well as the NFL Players Association, the players' union, Sills said. They run drills on the plan, so when an event like Hamlin's cardiac arrest occurs, the medical team's choreography is close to automatic.
"The EAP was followed to a letter that night," Sills said. "In that moment everyone knew what they needed to do, how they needed to do it and had the equipment to do it and felt comfortable."
These plans include details about where ambulances are located, the quickest route to the hospital, where medical equipment is stored, and even what radio and hand signals will be used in case of a medical event.
While the teams are all connected by radio, the sound from the game and the crowd can be overwhelming.
"It gets loud and so having those nonverbal signs is a way for us to communicate," explained Dr. Kevin Kaplan, Jacksonville Jaguars' head physician. For example, using two hands as if driving a steering wheel indicates needing the medical cart, while crossing arms to make an "X" is an all-call for medical personnel.
The home team sends the plan to the visiting team a week before the game. Then, an hour before kickoff, medical teams from both teams gather to review and confirm the details in what's known as a "60-minute meeting."
It's like the NFL's version of what happens in a hospital: Before doctors perform a procedure, the medical team gathers for a "timeout" to review who is responsible for what.
Before the football game, they identify the team physicians, athletic trainers and key trauma personnel, including an airway specialist who can place a breathing tube in moments, if needed.
In the excitement of game day, there needs to be a simple, clear way to identify who can help in case of an emergency. At any NFL game, you'll see it: a red hat.
"That signifies me as the emergency physician, the airway physician, so that even the other team knows when I come out what my role is," Dr. Justin Deaton told Gupta. "Once I come out onto the field, I kind of take over, I identify if the patient is either unconscious or has an airway obstruction."
At every game, Deaton stands along the 30 yard line, just like his counterparts at other games.
"We standardize the location so that everybody knows where our airway physician is going to be located," said Sills.
If the player isn't breathing, it's up to Deaton to identify who will administer CPR. If the player's breathing is blocked and he can't breathe on his own, Deaton may have to intubate the player on the field. In order to do so, he carries a videoscope to look down someone's throat and an ultrasound machine.
In the event Deaton can't get the patient to breathe through their mouth, he's prepared to essentially do surgery on the field.
"If someone has an obstruction or significant trauma to the face and we can't secure an airway by the mouth, we're able to make an incision and insert that way," he told Gupta. "I really have all the resources available here that I would have in an emergency room."
The challenge is that they're surrounded by chaos – not the more controlled environment of the emergency department or operation room.
"When you have a larger-than-average-sized person that's laying flat on the ground and not able to be elevated to a certain level with extra equipment, plus cameras and other people around, those are really the confounders and things that make it more difficult to manage," Deaton said.
In football, it's not just about executing in the moment – it's about anticipating. The same is true for medical personnel.
The NFL includes certified athletic trainers on its medical team to serve as spotters. They're positioned throughout the stadium, including a booth that oversees the entire stadium, to watch the game in real time and again in replay – sometimes over and over – to immediately catch any injuries or assess those that might have been overlooked. They have around 30 different angles of the field at their fingertips.
"We watch every play probably minimally four times and then we'll go back and watch it again," said Sue Stanley-Green, one of the athletic trainer spotters assigned to Saturday's game. "We just want to make sure we don't miss anything."
The spotters who sit in a stadium booth above the field are able to communicate directly with the medical team on the sidelines and direct them to concerning plays and possible injuries. They also have a unique line of communication to the referees, and the ability to stop the game for a medical timeout.
Sills acknowledges that there is always room for improvement and need to evolve.
In September, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa experienced an apparent head injury while playing against the Bills. He stumbled after being hit, but was allowed to return to the game. The incident put new scrutiny of the NFL and its policies.
Afterward, the league changed its concussion policy. Now, Sills says, "if we see something that looks like ataxia on video, (players) are done."
Sills said he believes the NFL's network of practices is working to keep players safe, and the league is currently reviewing the moments around Hamlin's cardiac arrest. One aspect of emergencies that Sills wants to see more work on is privacy.
In the moments after Hamlin fell, his teammates formed "kind of a shield," Sills said, which limited the view of Hamlin.
"I think there's some things there that we may look at," Sill said. "Obviously any of us would want some privacy in a moment like that."
But when facing a test like saving a life on the field, "everything went really as well as you could have asked to have gone in the moment," Sills said. "It's always about the right people, the right plan and the right equipment."
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A modern design, the Sif Jakobs Acerra Ring adds texture and sparkle to any ensemble. Crafted from rhodium-plated sterling silver, the ring is accentuated with facet cut white zirconia. The ring is a European size 58 (please see our ring size guide for the UK equivalent). Presented in a Sif Jakobs jewellery box.


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Racing Genk vs. FC Shakhtar picks, odds, Paramount+ streaming: UEFA Champions League predictions for August 3 – CBS Sports
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Racing Genk will battle Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round on Tuesday. Last year, Genk finished in fourth place of the Belgian First Division regular season before finishing as the runner-up in the league playoffs. FC Shakhtar saw its four-year Ukrainian Premier League title streak come to an end last season, as it finished runner-up to Dynamo Kyiv. You can stream the match on Paramount+.
Kick-off for Genk vs. FC Shakhtar is set for 2 p.m. ET from Luminus Arena, the home grounds of Genk. FC Shakhtar is the +120 money-line favorite (risk $100 to win $120) in the latest Genk vs.FC Shakhtar odds at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is 2.5 goals. Tuesday's match will be streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
Paramount+ now has levels of membership so you can watch the UEFA Champions League and much more. The Premium Plan is $9.99 per month and you can watch your local CBS live stream (including plenty of sports like SEC on CBS, NFL on CBS, and the PGA Tour), no ads, on demand and the ability to download episodes for offline viewing. Both plans come with a free week to start, so sign up now here.
How to watch Genk vs. FC Shakhtar
Date: Tuesday, August 3
Streaming: Paramount+
Champions League picks for FC Shakhtar vs. Genk
Before you tune in to Tuesday's Champions League qualifier, you need to see the UEFA Champions League picks from European soccer insider Martin Green. After working in the sports betting industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Since then, his European soccer picks have been spot-on. Green has generated nearly $19,000 for $100 bettors since the 2017-18 season, and he has his finger on the pulse of the game all over the globe.
For Genk vs. FC Shakhtar, Green is backing both teams to score at -137 odds. Both teams boast a great deal of quality in attack, but neither looks particularly convincing on defense. Six-foot-seven Genk striker, Paul Onuachu, found the back of the net 33 times across 38 league games last season, the most by a Belgian Pro League player in over 40 years. As a team, Genk ranked second in its league with 67 goals and scored in 36 of its 40 First Division games.
Meanwhile, Shakhtar ranked second in its league in scoring last season and has netted five goals through two games thus far this season. Shakhtar relies more on a committee than one individual to rack up goals, and that committee got even bigger this offseason with the arrivals of Pedrinho, Marlon, Lassina Traore and Vinicius Tobias. Nearly half of Shakhtar's roster hails from Brazil and they've made an immediate impact, scoring three of the five goals for Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Premier League.
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Welcome to Part 2 of our Tribute to Orange Diamonds. Today we will be taking a closer look at the history, the characteristics, and the value of the two largest and important orange stones ever to be unearthed. With Halloween just around the corner, let's begin with the famous Pumpkin Diamond!
We are back with the sixth installment of our Colored Diamond Tribute Series. Since autumn is officially here, and October is the month of Halloween, what better time to pay our respects to the breathtaking Orange Diamonds.
While The Orange Diamond is one of the most significant finds in the history of fancy colored diamonds, there is little to no information regarding its early history. Virtually nothing is known about the mine it was excavated from (although it is thought to be located in South Africa), the date it was discovered, the characteristics of the initial rough, and the person or company responsible for processing and cutting the stone to its present state.
Fall begins the season of pumpkins; pumpkin carvings, pumpkin spice latte, and pumpkin donuts to name a few. But there is another popular pumpkin item that comes with a much heavier price tag and a richer history than these pumpkin favorites, the Pumpkin Diamond, a beautiful 5.54 carat orange diamond.


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When a person in Kentucky becomes injured or ill, their only thought may be regaining their health. Unfortunately, in doing so, many people incur major expenses. In fact, in a landmark survey by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, of over 2,000 individuals, 59 percent received a communication from a debt collector because of a medical bill. Moreover, 25 percent reported feeling threatened by those calls.
Medical debt is not the only reason debtors heard from debt collectors. Per the survey, 37 percent reported receiving a communication from a debt collector due to a telecommunication bill, and 28 percent reported receiving a call because of a utility bill.
This is troubling, as there are laws to protect debtors from predatory debt collectors. And, many people with medical debt had no choice but to incur it. After all, no one can anticipate suffering from a serious injury or illness. Nonprofit hospitals also cannot initiate "extraordinary collection actions," including contacting credit bureaus, until 120 days have passed since the first time the bill was sent to the patient.
Nonetheless, people facing medical bills that they simply cannot pay do have options for debt relief. One of these options is filing for bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy can provide a means to stop creditor harassment, so that a person can address his or her debts in a proactive manner. Whether a debtor chooses a Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy or a Chapter 13 reorganization bankruptcy, filing for bankruptcy is the right move for some who need to discharge medical debt and move forward with a fresh financial start.


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Mr. Angelo Tomeo, Jr., 88, of Ellwood City passed away on Friday, March 19th, 2021 at Northview Estates.
Mr. Tomeo was born on May 2, 1932 in Ellwood City to the late Angelo and Rosario (DiMatteo) Tomeo, He had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1950 and later from Geneva College with a degree in business. From 1949 until 1951 he worked at the Babcock & Wilcox Steel Mill in Beaver Falls. Angelo then enlisted with the United States Air Force on May 1, 1951 and served with the 3275th USAF Hospital until his discharge on April 30, 1955. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Japan Occupational Medal, Korean Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. Following his service with the Air Force, Angelo worked for Boeing in Seattle, Washington, and later for the United States Federal Government in Orange County, California as an accountant. After retiring he moved back to Ellwood City. He is a member of the Calvin Presbyterian Church, the Sons of Italy Lodge #608, and enjoyed reading.
He is survived by his sister-in-law, Mary Louise Tomeo of Ellwood City, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Mary Santavicca, and his brothers, Michael, Carmen, and Domenic Tomeo.
Memorial contributions in Mr. Tomeo's name may be made to the Calvin Presbyterian Church, 615 Crescent Ave., Ellwood City, Pa 16117.
A memorial service for Angelo will be held at a later date. The final arrangements are entrusted to the Samuel Teolis Funeral Home and Crematory Inc..


He is transferring from A1 Group, where he held the position of member of leadership team and senior director of human resources & corporate communications for business segments in Croatia and Macedonia.
Before that, as of 2010, he performed the function of management board member and executive director for strategic human resources of Cemex Group, responsible for operations in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.
He started his career in 2006, in the area of financial consultancy in Privredna banka Zagreb, a member of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Group.
Commenting on the appointment Davor Tomaskovic, president of the management board and CEO, said: "I am delighted to welcome Ivan's appointment to the Management Board, particularly because he is a manager who brings along many years of experience in the area of change management and organizational transformation. I am convinced that Ivan, together with HTs' team, shall contribute to the continued shaping of HT as an agile and modern company, focused on customer satisfaction and further growth".
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Andrew Roy "Andy" Gibb (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) was a British singer, songwriter, performer, and teen idol.[1] He was the youngest brother of the Bee Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.
Gibb came to international prominence in the late 1970s with six singles that reached the Top 10 in the United States starting with "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), as well as three other top 20 singles. Gibb's success was brief, as he battled drug addiction and depression and died just five days after turning 30.[3]
1 Life and career
1.1 1958–1975: Early life and first recordings
1.2 1975–1980: International success
1.3 1981–1986: Decline and live performances
1.4 1987–1988: Attempted comeback and final days
2 Death
4.1 Studio albums
4.2 Compilations
1958–1975: Early life and first recordings
Andrew Roy Gibb was born on March 5, 1958 in Manchester, England. He was the youngest of five children of Barbara and Hugh Gibb. His mother was of Irish and English descent and his father was of Scottish and Irish descent.[4] He had four siblings: his sister Lesley, and three brothers, Barry and fraternal twins Robin and Maurice.
At the age of six months, Gibb emigrated with his family to Queensland, Australia, settling on Cribb Island just north of Brisbane. After moving several times around Brisbane and Sydney, Andy returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967 as his three older brothers began to gain international fame as the Bee Gees.
In his childhood, his mother Barbara described Andy as "A little devil, a little monster. I'd send him off to school, but he'd sneak off to the stable and sleep with his two horses all day. He'd wander back home around lunchtime smelling of horse manure, yet he'd swear he had been at school. Oh, he was a little monkey!".[5]
According to producer and film director Tom Kennedy described Andy's personality on his childhood:
" Andy was always around - he was this cheeky little lad, Hugh and Barbara doted on him, so he would have a limo to go around London with his pals and twenty quid to go to the cinema. It was unheard of in those days! But he was just a cheeky little lad with a heart of gold. He used to try to get me to buy him beer when he was underage - he would only have been about 11 or 12.[5] "
He quit school at the age of 13, and with an acoustic guitar given to him by his older brother Barry, he began playing at tourist clubs around Ibiza, Spain (when his parents moved there),[6] and later in the Isle of Man, his brothers' birthplace, where his parents were living at the time.
In June 1974, Gibb formed his first group, Melody Fayre (named after a Bee Gees song), which included Isle of Man musicians John Alderson on guitar and John Stringer on drums. The group was managed by Andy's mother, Barbara, and had regular bookings on the small island's hotel circuit. Gibb's first recording, in August 1973, was a Maurice Gibb composition, "My Father Was a Rebel", which Maurice also produced and played on. It was not released. Another track on the session performed by him was "Windows of My World" co-written by him with Maurice.[2]
At the urging of his brother Barry, Gibb returned to Australia in 1974. Barry believed that as Australia had been a good training ground for the Bee Gees it would also help his youngest brother. Lesley Gibb had remained in Australia, where she raised a family with her husband. Both Alderson and Stringer followed Andy to Australia with the hope of forming a band there. With Col Joye producing, Andy, Alderson and Stringer recorded a number of Andy's compositions. The first song was a demo called "To a Girl" (with his brother Maurice playing organ), which he later performed on his television debut in Australia on The Ernie Sigley Show. Sigley later informed the audience that it was from Gibb's forthcoming album, but it was never released. In November the same year, he recorded six demos - again produced by Joye - including "Words and Music", "Westfield Mansions" and "Flowing Rivers" (which was later released). What may have detracted from the "training ground" aspect of Australia for Andy compared to his brothers was that Andy was relatively independent financially, mainly because of his brothers' support and their largesse; hence, the group's sporadic work rate. Andy would disappear for periods of time, leaving Alderson and Stringer out of work with no income. Despondent, Alderson and Stringer returned to the UK.[7]
Gibb later joined the band Zenta, consisting of Gibb on vocals, Rick Alford on guitar, Paddy Lelliot on bass, Glen Greenhalgh on vocals, and Trevor Norton on drums. Zenta supported international artists Sweet and the Bay City Rollers on the Sydney leg of their Australian tours. "Can't Stop Dancing" (which was a Ray Stevens song, later a US hit for duo The Captain and Tennille in May 1977) was mooted for release, but didn't eventuate, although Gibb did perform it on television at least once on the revitalised Bandstand show hosted by Daryl Somers. Zenta would appear later as a backing band for Gibb, but did not participate on Gibb's recording sessions around 1975, which featured Australian jazz fusion group Crossfire.[8]
"Words and Music" was released on the ATA label only in Australia and New Zealand, owned by Joye. It was his first single, the song, backed by another Andy Gibb composition "Westfield Mansions".[9] The single would eventually reach the Top Twenty on the Sydney music charts in 1976, although the ballad was one of his well-known hits.
Around the same time, he married his girlfriend, Kim Reeder.
1975–1980: International success
Robert Stigwood, who at the time was the Bee Gees's manager, signed Andy to his label, RSO Records in early 1976, after he had heard some of Andy's demo tapes. Andy soon moved to Miami Beach, Florida, to begin working on songs with his brother Barry and co-producers Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. In late 1976 in Miami, Andy, with older brother Barry producing and recording in the famed Criteria Studios, set about making his first album, Flowing Rivers, around the same time as Eagles finishing their album Hotel California as Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh played on two songs on his first album. The first release from the album, and Gibb's first single released outside Australia, was "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" which was written by Barry, who also provided backup vocals. It reached number one in the United States and Australia and was the most played record of the year. In Britain it was a lesser hit, just scraping into the Top 30. Eight of the ten tracks on the album were Andy Gibb compositions, mostly songs written during his time in Australia. These included a re-recording of his previous single, "Words and Music". In September 1977 Flowing Rivers, with another number one single "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (also co-written by Gibb and his brother Barry) to support it, quickly became a million selling album. That single broke in early 1978 during the time that the Bee Gees' contributions to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack were dominating the world charts. In the United States it replaced "Stayin' Alive" at the top of the Hot 100 on the day before Andy's 20th birthday, only to be surpassed by "Night Fever" at number one there two weeks later.
On January 25, 1978, he had a daughter, Peta Jaye, but the couple had already separated before Reeder discovered she was pregnant. They divorced later that year. Andy then began work with the Gibb-Galuten-Richardson production team on his second album, Shadow Dancing, which was released in April 1978. The title track, written by all four Gibb brothers, was released as a single in the United States in April 1978. In mid-June it began a seven-week run at number one, achieving platinum status and the honor of being Billboard's number one song of 1978. In the United States, Andy became the first male solo artist to have three consecutive number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with all of the weeks at #1 from those singles just barely inside a year, from July 30, 1977 through July 29, 1978. Two further Top Ten singles, "An Everlasting Love" (which reached number five) and "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" (which reached number nine), were released from the album, which became another million seller.
In 1979, Gibb performed along with Bee Gees, ABBA, and Olivia Newton-John (duet with "Rest Your Love on Me"), at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly which was broadcast worldwide. He returned to the studio to begin recording sessions for his final full studio album, After Dark. In March 1980, the last of Gibb's Top Ten singles charted just ahead of the album's release. "Desire" (written by all four Gibb brothers), was recorded for the Bee Gees' 1979 album Spirits Having Flown, and featured their original track complete with Andy's original "guest vocal" track. A second single, "I Can't Help It", a duet with family friend and fellow British and Australian expat Olivia Newton-John, reached the top 20.
Later in the year, Andy Gibb's Greatest Hits was released as a finale to his contract with RSO Records, with two new songs: "Time Is Time" (number 15 in January 1981) and "Me (Without You)" (Gibb's last top 40 chart entry) shipped as singles, before RSO founder Robert Stigwood had to let him go due to his cocaine addiction and behavioral problems. "After Dark" and "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" were non-single songs added to the album, the latter of which was a duet with P. P. Arnold, who had previously worked with Barry Gibb, including singing uncredited backups on "Bury Me Down by the River" from Cucumber Castle. During his relationship with actress Victoria Principal, Gibb worked on several projects outside the recording studio including performances in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Broadway and Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance in Los Angeles, California. He also co-hosted the television music show, Solid Gold, from 1980 to 1982.
Around the same time, Gibb was invited to sing the first verse on Queen's "Play the Game" and lead singer Freddie Mercury apparently was amazed with Gibb's abilities. According to some sources, the tape was found in 1990 in a search of Queen archives for bonus tracks for a CD, but was not used. Since it has not been heard by any Queen collectors, its existence is somewhat doubtful, although record producer Mack has also confirmed that the version did exist.[10][11]
1981–1986: Decline and live performances
Gibb was ultimately fired from both Dreamcoat and Solid Gold because of absenteeism caused by cocaine binges.[12][13] Said Zev Bufman, a Broadway producer and financier for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, "When Andy was at the theater, he was a joy. But he wasn't there enough," adding that of the five people to play Joseph up to that point, Gibb was the best actor.[12] He also said after Gibb's death, "We'd lose him over long weekends. He'd come back on Tuesday, and he'd look beat. He was like a little puppy – so ashamed when he did something wrong. He was all heart, but he didn't have enough muscle to carry through."[13] An unnamed co-star in Dreamcoat was quoted as saying, "I hear he spent most of his time in his hotel room in front of the TV. I guess he was frightened and insecure. That's what happens when you're the baby brother of the Bee Gees."[12] Commenting after Gibb's death, Solid Gold producer Brad Lachman stated, "...[Andy] was a very charming, vulnerable and charismatic performer. He clearly meant well. He wasn't being difficult. He was going through problems he couldn't deal with. He wanted everyone to love him. He had so much going for him, and he just couldn't believe it."[13]
His romance with Principal also ended shortly thereafter when she gave him an ultimatum to choose between her or drugs, but not before they recorded and released a duet of the Everly Brothers' "All I Have to Do Is Dream" in the summer of 1981. He reportedly heard her singing in the shower and convinced her to go into the studio with him.[14] This would be Gibb's last official single, and his last US chart entry, peaking at number 51. In 1984 and 1985 Gibb did finish two successful contracts at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas.
His family convinced him to seek treatment for his drug addiction which included a stay at the Betty Ford Center in the mid-1980s. It was during this time that Gibb began touring small venues with a stage show featuring his hits as well as covers. He also appeared in guest-starring roles on several television sitcoms including Gimme a Break! and Punky Brewster. Following an extensive tour of East Asia, he regularly performed shows in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. In 1984, he was the headline performer at the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile, performing two nights in a row. He also held a two-week engagement at San Francisco's historic Fairmont Hotel in March 1986.
1987–1988: Attempted comeback and final days
In early 1987, Gibb went through another drug rehabilitation program and thought he had finally beaten his habits.
Gibb now aimed to get a recording contract for release of a new album in 1988. He returned to the studio in June 1987 recording four songs; one of them, "Man on Fire", was released posthumously in 1991 on a Polydor Records anthology. Another track, "Arrow Through the Heart", was the final song Andy would ever record and was featured on an episode of VH1's series, Behind the Music, and released on the Bee Gees' Mythology 4-disc box set in November 2010. The songs are co-written by Gibb with his brothers Barry and Maurice. Their demo recordings with engineer Scott Glasel were heard by Clive Banks from the UK branch of Island Records. Gibb never formally signed a contract but the record label planned to release a single in Europe that Spring, followed by another single that summer with the album to follow.[15]
In early March 1988, Barry Gibb had arranged for Island in England to sign Andy, but when he went to England at the start of 1988, he panicked. Gibb missed meetings with the record company and blamed himself for his trouble writing songs. The deal was never signed.[16]
In an early February 1988 interview, Robin Gibb said Andy was healthy and ready to begin recording again.[17] A few days later, Robin said "he just went downhill so fast", saying "he was in a terrible state of depression." He got over the drugs but the depression remained.[17] On March 5, 1988, Andy Gibb celebrated his 30th birthday in London while working on the new album. Soon after, he entered John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining of chest pains.
At around 8:30 am on March 10, 1988, Gibb's doctor told Andy that more tests were needed. But later that day, he slumped into unconsciousness and died as a result of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a recent viral infection (a diagnosis supported by William Shell, a cardiologist who had previously treated Gibb),[18][6] which was exacerbated by his years of cocaine abuse.[19] Robin Gibb said "he was also not eating properly and the lack of nutrition also damaged his heart," adding that the paranoia associated with cocaine abuse "shattered his confidence and he became scared of people."[17]
With the announcement of Gibb's death, his ex-wife Kim Reeder was not surprised, "I always knew that one day I'd get a call with news like this," she said. "It was only a matter of time." [18] The Gibb family would also maintain it was not an overdose that killed Andy—as some papers suggested—but natural causes after years of drug and alcohol abuse.[17]
Gibb's body was returned to the United States where he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. The headstone reads Andy Gibb / March 5, 1958 – March 10, 1988 / "An Everlasting Love".[20]
The Andy Gibb Memorial Foundation was established to keep his name and memory alive by contributing to the charities that Gibb supported, such as the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and the Diabetes Research Institute.[21] Following the 2003 death of brother Maurice Gibb at Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida, the family asked that donations be made in lieu of flowers to the Andy Gibb Memorial Foundation.[22]
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Women Outnumbering Men in Hell !
Response: I have read one of your answers regarding the Hadīth of the Prophet (sws) which says that there will be more women in Hell than men. You said that it is not to be taken in a literal sense, for it is in symbolic form. Please answer me the following question: Was not the Prophet (sws) the best and the eloquent of speakers? So how come he gave us symbols to confuse us, leaving the interpretation of this Hadīth to our intellect?
Comment: Symbolism is not meant to confuse a person. It is meant to educate him in a subtle manner. The basic thing which needs to be understood in this regard is that dreams of the Prophets of Allah are symbolic. They portray a fact in figurative form in order to make it more effective to understand.
Let me give you an example. You must have read the dream of the Prophet Joseph (sws) mentioned in the Qur'ān. It says that he saw the sun, the moon and eleven stars bowing down to him. The interpretation of the dream offered by the Qur'ān itself at the end of Sūrah Yūsuf shows that this bowing down was a symbolism to show that his eleven brothers, his father and his mother would submit to his authority as the king (12:100).
Similarly, more examples can be given from the Qur'ān. For the Prophets of Allah, such dreams are a source of contact with the Almighty, and in them they are shown certain images by Him for the purpose of educating Muslim men and women. I had written in the answer you have referred to:
As a principle, all such dreams are not to be interpreted literally; they contain realities which are depicted in symbolic form. Symbolic representation is a very subtle and powerful way of expression: Facts seem veiled, yet for one who pauses to ponder, they are most evident. They move a person in the manner poetry does. They ignite in a person the spark to look behind the apparent. They urge him to reflect and to meditate and then to discover and infer. They educate him without rousing his prejudices.
Now consider the vision of Prophet (sws) mentioned in the Hadīth under discussion:
Abū Sa'īd Khudrī reported: Allah's Messenger went out to the place of worship [outside the city] on the day of 'Idu'l-Adhhā or Fitr and he passed by the women and said to them: 'O Women, give charity for I have been shown the majority amongst you as the inmates of Hell'. They said: 'Allah's Messenger, wherefore?' He said: 'It is because you curse one another very much and show ungratefulness to your husbands.' (Bukhārī, Kitābu'l-Haydh)
The symbolism is evident from the description mentioned here. This description points to the fact that what is mentioned in the Hadīth is not literal: We know from the Qur'ān that people will enter Heaven or Hell after the final judgement has taken place on the day of Qiyāmah. Obviously, before this judgement takes place, people will not enter these two places. So if the dream of the Prophet (sws) shows that there are more women in Hell than men, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that this depiction is not literal; it is symbolic since at the time of the Prophet (sws) the final judgement after which people will enter Heaven or Hell had obviously not taken place. Consequently, like this, other details of the Hadīth too cannot be taken literally. They must be interpreted as dreams are interpreted and a person must see what reality has been symbolised.
So, in my humble opinion, this Hadīth does not delineate the population of women in Hell since this would be a literal interpretation; on the contrary, it just cautions them that there are certain deeds which they do a lot and which, therefore, may become more instrumental in taking them to Hell; so they should avoid them. In other words, the symbolism is causative in nature. The cause has been symbolised to warn women of something which they often do.
The second thing which needs to be appreciated is that the Prophet (sws) is commenting on some women of his own times who were present before him on a certain occasion. This comment is not necessarily a principal statement about all the women found on this earth of those times or of later times.


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Turning the clock back to 1966 when the world was black and white. Here I am in Holland on a Kreidler Florett.
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