"The post war years brought great social change and progress to our community, but for the hill folk living above us on the mountain it was as though time had passed them by. They held on rigidly to their old ways and customs, even if it meant breaking the law".
While making her rounds on the Mountain, Mary Ellen finds Rance Crooks dying. Before passing on he tells Mary Ellen that he has willed his house and his granddaughter (Sissie) to Job Moonie. Upon the grandfather's death, Job buries the man, ready to marry the young girl. Mary Ellen tells Job he can't marry Sissie because it is against the law to marry a minor. Job refuses to listen. Mary Ellen convinces Sissie to leave with her so Sissie can decide for herself how to live her life.
Octavia, cousin to the Baldwin sisters, arrive on the same bus as does John-Boy. She has retired as a legal secretary for the U.S. Treasury Department, but has recently spent time at a farm recovering from an illness. The sisters tell Ike and Corabeth that their Papa called her "Little Miss Fix-It" while they were girls. Later, Octavia cooks dinner for the three, and then suggests she look at their wills. She is surprised it is in such good shape, except that they are paying a bank officer to act as executor. She offers to be executrix for free.
At the house, Sissie joins the family for supper. She thinks they are rich after seeing the 'grand' house that they live. Mary Ellen decides to take Sissie to the welfare office in order to find her a foster family. Mary Ellen is concerned what Job will do when he finds Sissie missing. As Erin sweeps the porch, Job drives up. He wants Sissie back, angry that they are butting into his business. As Elizabeth leaves to buy groceries, Ben sends off Job. Still angry, Job follows Elizabeth to Ike's store and with his shotgun in hand, kidnaps her.
While Octavia is working on a chandelier it falls to the floor, nearly killing Miss Mamie and Miss Emily who moments before were standing below it. Octavia says it will be easier to work on it at floor level.
Frantically, the family searches for Elizabeth. After Mary Ellen drives up, the family hears what they assume to be the car that Elizabeth drove to Ike's store. They find the vehicle empty, except for a note stating "141". They figure out the note was written by Job, meaning "one for one", or Elizabeth for Sissie.
After Octavia fixes The Recipe machine, the sisters decide to celebrate with a jar of the spring 1919 Recipe. Miss Mamie and Miss Emily decide to drink the last jar, but first leave to find the silver goblets in which to toast. Suddenly, The Recipe machine explodes, nearly killing them. Octavia says more seal solder is needed.
Elizabeth eats supper with Job's mother, Eula Mae Moonie. She feeds the leftovers to Needy, her dog, who is helping to guard Elizabeth. The next morning, Sheriff Bridges investigates, taking John-Boy, Jason, and Ben with him to locate Job. While at Ike's store, Miss Mamie and Miss Emily tell about their near-fatal experiences. Ike becomes suspicious as Octavia checks out the wares. Ike notices that a mirror is missing.
Ep finds Job inside his house, pointing his gun out a window. He explains that kidnapping is a federal offense. Job decides not to give himself up but, instead, runs out the back door, smashing the door against Ben's head. Jason runs after Job into the forest as Ep and John-Boy help the injured Ben. At the same time, Elizabeth escapes the house, with Mrs. Moonie and Needy in hot pursuit.
Octavia joins Miss Mamie and Miss Emily in bird watching, while Ike secretively follows along. Suddenly, Ike hears two shots and finds the sisters fallen to the ground. Octavia explains that she just shot a rattlesnake, after the pair fainted. With hearing of the news, Ike also faints.
Jenkins and his hunting dog join the search for Elizabeth, finding the scent at Mrs. Moonie's house. Job finally catches Elizabeth, but hears the hunting dog approach. Elizabeth tries to convince Job to let Sissie get an education.
While Octavia comes into the store for groceries, Ike keeps an eye on her; afraid she will steal from him. Ike finally confronts her, but Octavia says she cannot be held liable for her stealing because she is a kleptomaniac. Ike tells her that he will call the police, but she agrees to leave to her Uncle Horace's house in Richmond. After paying for her ticket and leaving the store, Ike finds a doll missing from the store.
Elizabeth tells Job she will talk in his defense if he will surrender to Ep. Sissie tells Job these people are honest, helping him to decide to end the kidnapping.
"The charges against Job were reduced. He served a short term in prison where he learned to read and write. Sissie finished school, and while she did eventually marry, it was not to Job".
Erin: I hope we never have to live through anything like that again, I was afraid we wouldn't get you back, Elizabeth.
Elizabeth: I wasn't so sure myself.
Jim Bob: I wasn't worried. I knew they'd find you.
Elizabeth: How come you're so smart.
Jim Bob: As soon as they took your shoes I knew the dogs'd smell your feet a mile off.
Elizabeth: That's very funny Jim Bob.
Jim Bob: I'm just glad you're OK.
Octavia says she is writing a book entitled "Octavia's Oven Adventures".
Rose is on her honeymoon with Stanley.
Octavia is a gourmet cook, using many Republican recipes from the Teddy Roosevelt administration.
Octavia was a patient at the Delaware Correctional Institute.
Rance Crooks is one of the people that live on the Mountain; Mary Ellen finds him dying as she makes her nursing rounds. His daughter is Sissie Crooks.
Job Moonie's mother is Eula Mae Moonie.
Ike and Corabeth Godsey (Joe Conley and Ronnie Claire Edwards), Cindy Walton (Leslie Winston), John-Boy (Robert Wightman), Miss Mamie and Miss Emily Baldwin (Helen Kleeb and Mary Jackson), Sheriff Ep Bridges (John Crawford), Octavia (Mary Wickes), Job Moonie (Gary Grubbs), Eula Mae Moonie (Fran Ryan), Sissie Crooks (Debbie Lytton), Rance Crooks (Al Hopson).


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Déraciné PSVR review
The debut VR title from Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware.
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Déraciné is the debut VR title from Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware with help from Sony Japan Studio. If you're a fan of their Dark Souls series, Bloodborne or have an eye on the upcoming Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice then just hearing that probably has you incredibly excited. If so, I'd advise a little caution and suggest you take a little time to find out about the game before jumping in and buying it.
Déraciné is nothing like those games mentioned above. It's a first-person point-and-click adventure mixed with elements of a Visual Novel set in Virtual Reality. There's no insanely difficult combat, action sequences, boss fights or endless dying. This is a slow-paced thoughtful game that has a story to tell and it makes you work for it.
The game is set in an old boarding school and players take the role of a magical faerie. The few resident children and their headmaster are initially unaware of you. They cannot see you but as the story progresses they want to believe in you and suspect your presence.
Watch the Déraciné PSVR launch trailer below:
The game begins with a short tutorial to teach you the basics of movement and control. To play you are required to use the PS Move controllers. Movement through the world is done via looking where you want to go and pressing the right Move button to teleport there. The places you can move to are all predetermined and it's a bit like moving around invisible squares in a boardgame.
You can look all around yourself simply by turning your head. To actually turn in the world though you need to make use of the X and O buttons. I thought it felt a bit clumsy to begin with but soon got the hang of it. It's possible to move up close to objects of interest, including people. When you do this, instead of turning, the X and O buttons allow you to orbit them. It's also possible to crouch to investigate objects/people from a lower viewpoint.
Your ghostly hands are visible in the game world and you can reach out to touch and interact. A squeeze of either trigger allows you to grab items to inspect them. When holding an item you can then turn and rotate it to see it from any angle. For example you might pickup a scrap of paper with something written on the front and back. Only important items are interactive and essential items can be added to a basic inventory to allow you to move them to a different location.
Something Déraciné absolutely nails is your sense of presence in the world. You actually feel as though you are there and the various locations are incredibly detailed and just look stunning. I think I spent as much time marvelling at the world as I did progressing through the game.
The world and those that live in it are frozen in time. It's eerily quiet save for the beautiful music and snippets of conversation. It's your job to inspect every scene you come across in search of clues. Touching an item might reveal a hidden floating sparkle close to the person or object that you are inspecting. A sound effect alerts you that you've unlocked one and then you need to look around a little to find it. Touching these usually rewards you with a snippet of dialogue to further flesh out the story.
Most of the time you're simply a spectator trying to work out what is happening in the moment of time you are inhabiting. The game is quite fragmented with short scenes where you need to work something out or solve a simple puzzle. It's not always clear what is expected of you but you can refer to a pocket watch that gives you vague clues. When you have completed the current scene a sound plays and then holding the watch with both hands moves you to the next.
View some screenshots from Déraciné in our gallery:
As the characters can't actually see you it can feel a bit strange as you observe them so closely. If you lean forward and get really close to a character their eyes move slightly to look toward you and it can be quite unnerving and creepy. When you perform some kind of interaction that makes them believe more in you I found it made me feel strangely happy. It's like you're forming a kind of bond with them.
What starts off simple does eventually get more complicated. Sometimes you come across memories as ghostly visions that you need to learn about. You also have access to a power that is able to drain the life from a living thing and pass it onto something else. Towards the end of the game time travel becomes important and you find yourself revisiting scenes from the past in order to change future events.
Overall I rather enjoyed my time with Déraciné. It's a mysterious and haunting tale that I found to be utterly compelling. The slow pace is certainly not for everyone but it makes a nice change to running around fighting everything in sight. The puzzles are simple but it's not always clear what to do and there is a lot of backtracking. If you're looking for something a bit different and enjoy a good story then I'd suggest giving it a go.
Déraciné was reviewed using a digital code supplied by the publisher.
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Developer: FromSoftware, SIE Japan Studio Release Date: November 6th, 2018 Reviewed On: PS4 / PSVR
In this article:Adventure, Déraciné, FromSoftware, Hidetaka Miyazaki, PS4, PSVR

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GWANGJU, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Seo District in the city of Gwangju announced on Thursday it has introduced street cleaning robots in the community that can also be operated by remote control.
The move by district officials to trial street-sweeping robots comes with the community seeking ways to effectively deal with the issue of illegal trash dumping.
Seo District's newly deployed cleaning robots, which are 1.75 meters long, 0.94 meters wide, and 1.3 meters tall, are capable of collecting garbage on the street using their brushes, or cleaning flower beds with a hose.
With a floating population of tens of thousands traveling in and out of the neighborhood, the cleaning robots' waste collection capacity of 100 liters and their accessibility to areas difficult to reach, such as narrow alleyways, are expected to come in handy.
The robots can detect pedestrians and other obstacles and are designed to remain a certain distance from human street cleaners to secure a safe working environment.
Including an autonomous parking system, the prevention of workplace accidents also figured prominently during the robots' development process.
"After a trial run in Sangmu District, we will decide whether to increase the number of street cleaning robots in other neighborhoods," said an official from Seo District Office.


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Couple jailed over sham marriage in Lancashire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-11310505
Image caption The pair married in Accrington last June
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has said it is committed to tackling sham marriages after a couple were jailed for staging a ceremony in Lancashire.
Uchenna Peter Ezimorah, 36, a Nigerian living in Manchester, married Monika Slepcikova, 23, from Liverpool, in a church service in Accrington last June.
They were arrested by border police after it emerged the bride was paid £2,000 to go through with the ceremony.
Both were jailed at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday.
'Big business'
Ezimorah admitted perjury and obtaining leave to remain by deception and was jailed for 21 months.
Czech Slepcikova pleaded guilty to assisting unlawful immigration and was jailed for eight months.
Dave Magrath from UKBA said it would "not fail to take action against those who try to falsify marriages in order to gain entry to the UK".
He continued: "We have specialist teams of immigration officers and police working to investigate cases just like this and ensuring people are not able to benefit from breaking the UK's immigration laws."
Minister for Immigration Damian Green said: "Illegal immigration is big business. At home and abroad, we are tackling highly organised crime groups who make their living by trying to exploit the immigration system and breach our border security."
He added: "This month, the UK Border Agency is carrying out an intense period of activity to go after these organised crime groups to put the ringleaders before the courts and shut off the supply of illegal immigrants at its source."
Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam
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I love the way the afternoon rays light up our kitchen casting an inviting soft and warm glow beckoning for me to linger while the baby is napping. It's hard to resist the temptation to melt into our cozy nook bench caffeinating with a cup of Nespresso but I know that once he's up he'll be hungry and ready to eat so I take advantage of the naps to hover over the cooktop making dinner for the little guy. Lately he's all about salmon dishes and egg frittatas so I'm constantly trying my hands at new recipes to satisfy his curious and ever-expanding palate. One of our most used kitchen appliances is the Best Range Hood. It's super quiet yet effectively powerful at exhausting the oily smoke which means I can cook happy while baby naps happy.
I can't believe just over a year ago our kitchen was completely gutted! I still remember making multiple visits to the marble slab yard waddling through the aisles pregnant and huge or spending countless nights pouring over every little detail of the new layout. Our home renovation has been a work in progress for so long and even though there are still little nooks and crannies that need finishing touches, I'm so proud of all the work M and I have put into it because it's our vision come to life. And that has made all the difference in transforming our house into our home.


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Cooperation Protocol Signed for Aegean Gastronomy Project
09/12/2021 35 Izmir, Aegean Region, GENERAL, TURKEY, Life
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality signed a cooperation protocol with İzmir Commodity Exchange for the Aegean Gastronomy project. President speaking at the signing ceremony Tunç Soyer"It will be an important project in which we document and understand the ancient agricultural and food culture of the Aegean and share it with the world again for the preservation of this culture. It will complete the vision of Izmir's Cittaslow Metropol and will accompany the development of our Terra Madre Anadolu fair, the first of which will be held in September 2022."
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer, Izmir Commodity Exchange Chairman of the Board of Directors Işınsu Kestelli signed a cooperation protocol for the establishment of a center related to Aegean Gastronomy. Speaking at the signing ceremony of the project, which is aimed to be a center of attraction in the national and international gastronomy arena and will be implemented in the historical Stock Exchange Palace, the President Tunç Soyer "Gastronomy for İzmir is not just a practice in the kitchen and between the table. We start the production of healthy and delicious food in the Aegean when the seed meets the soil and water. It is not possible to make a delicious meal from food that poisons the soil, consumes water resources and exploits the labor of the producer. For this reason, we see the starting point of İzmir gastronomy as the struggle against poverty and drought in agriculture. This project, in which we cooperate with the Izmir Commodity Exchange, will be an important center where we document and understand the ancient agricultural and food culture of the Aegean and share it with the world again for the preservation of this culture. It will complete the vision of Izmir's Cittaslow Metropol and will accompany the development of our Terra Madre Anadolu fair, the first of which will be held in September 2022."
Soyer: "It will be the window of Aegean agriculture to the world"
Emphasizing that İzmir Agriculture, which was born from the vision of "Another Agriculture is Possible" and whose basis is the support of small producers and local seeds, will live in this center and be promoted to the world, Mayor Soyer continued his words as follows: "This will be the window of thousands of years of Aegean agriculture to the world. It will connect the countryside and the city centre, moreover, our past and our future. As our planet experiences the climate crisis, it will multiply the wisdom of the past to find solutions to the problems of the future. The realization of this project under the roof of the historical Stock Exchange Building, which has become the center of agricultural trade in our city and one of the symbols of Izmir, carries a special meaning. I would like to thank the managers and team of the Izmir Commodity Exchange for establishing such a valuable union of power with the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality."
Kestelli: "It will combine thousands of years of culinary culture with a rich agricultural production pattern"
Stating that they aim to make İzmir and the Aegean Region one of the few gastronomic destinations in the world with a project to be carried out with a very wide concept from production to branding, from education to promotional activities, İzmir Commodity Exchange Board Chairman Işınsu Kestelli said, "With our project, the Aegean Region is rich with thousands of years of life and culinary culture. We aim to introduce the agricultural production pattern to the world by truly integrating it. Supporting Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and the Mayor Tunç Soyer"I thank you," he said.
Talking about the historical Stock Exchange Palace, which will be the center of the project and one of the application areas, Işınsu Kestelli said, "Our historical Stock Exchange Palace has a very important place among the monuments of İzmir. With the effect of the earthquake we experienced last year, the strengthening and restoration of our building has become a necessity. For this purpose, we moved from Borsa Palace to provide our stockbroking services in a different building. We plan to start restoration and renovation works as soon as possible. There is no transfer of our building to any institution. After the renovation, the representation, hosting and activities of the İzmir Commodity Exchange will continue to be held in our building. The sections to be determined will be used in different functions and projects of our Exchange, including our gastronomy project. In addition, our historical Stock Exchange Palace will be renewed and will be made more open to the use of the people of Izmir by hosting social, cultural and educational activities." Kestelli also thanked the Governor of İzmir, Yavuz Selim Köşger, for all the support he has given and will give to the Stock Exchange Palace, whose restoration project was completed with the İzmir Governorship Investment Monitoring and Coordination Presidency (YIKOB).
Köşger: "Congratulations to İzmir tourism"
İzmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger said, "There is a legacy of 8 years on these lands. We set out to make our cuisine, which is the residue of these ancient civilizations, universal with small touches and to offer it to the service of tourism. May it be beneficial for Izmir tourism and its future."
Who participated?
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor attended the protocol ceremony. Tunç Soyer, İzmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger, İzmir Commodity Exchange Chairman Işınsu Kestelli, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Dr. Buğra Gökçe, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Ertuğrul Tugay, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Agricultural Services Department Head Şevket Meriç, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Advisor Güven Eken, İzmir Commodity Exchange Council President Barış Kocagöz and İzmir Commodity Exchange board members attended.
Tourism and rural development goal
The project, which will serve both the agriculture and gastronomy sectors, aims to contribute to the development of the region's qualified tourism potential and to support rural development by encouraging sustainable agricultural production.
Within the scope of the cooperation protocol signed with the Izmir Commodity Exchange, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality will contribute to meetings, symposiums, workshops, workshops, events, training, seminars and promotion activities, as well as provide financial support to the project in areas to be mutually agreed upon.
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Wilma Derksen
My New View
Coach/therapist
Mother of a Murdered Child
Forgiveness Practitioner
Spiritual Pilgrim
Accidental Artist
Mother of Candace Wynne Derksen
In November 1984 Wilma and Cliff Derksen's 13-year-old daughter, Candace, went missing on her way home from school in Winnipeg, Canada. It wasn't until 22 years later that Mark Edward Grant was charged with her murder. In 2011, after a five-week trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to 25 years without parole. The case has gone through an appeal process, a retrial and ended with an acquittal, October 18,2017.
"It's been 25 years since Candace Derksen was found murdered. Abducted on her way home from school in December 1984, the 13-year-old's body was found seven weeks later.
Derksen's teenage face will be forever ingrained in the memory of many Winnipeg residents who remember the missing-person posters and media coverage.
But Candace left an even bigger legacy. Her mother, Wilma Derksen, and supporters established Child Find Manitoba, which helps other families suffering the heartbreak of a missing child. The non-profit agency has since helped thousands of families and developed innovative programs such as Cybertip.ca and Kids in the Know, which have expanded across Canada. " Erin Madden Volunteer
Candace Derksen Fund
We began this fund in 2000 to encourage and continue the legacy of our daughter, Candace Derksen, who was murdered in 1984.
The idea of this fund was initiated by prisoners serving life sentences who wanted to show their remorse to society by raising funds to help victims of crime set up healing programs. We felt that this gesture was in keeping with Candace's spirit of love.
Candace simply loved people, all people. In fact, during her school years, the teachers often place Candace beside the "bullies" as they were known, in the classroom because she created a space of acceptance and joy. Her love seemed to have no bounds especially as a teen when her friends became extremely important to her.
The theme song of her life remains, "Friends are Friends Forever." Since then through the contribution of others, the fund has grown and now encompasses other legacies that continue to promote the spirit of Candace. Your gift will support a diverse variety of charitable efforts in Winnipeg which are devoted to promoting the spirit of Candace's legacy as listed below.
"Farewell is said by the living, in life, every day. It is said with love and friendship, with the affirmation that the memories are lasting even if the flesh is not."
R.A Salvatore
Have you seen Candace?
This was the first book I wrote. It begins the day Candace disappeared and ends with the anniversary of that day. It chronicles the entire story in detail, following the anger, the guilt and the fears. It ends with the profound realization that after everything is said and done, I needed to deal with my own guilt for not picking Candace up from school that fateful day she was abducted.
Dispelling the Clouds
This second book I wrote on this event in our lives tells the story of how we had to live with the choices we made right at the beginning -- always wondering where it would lead. Encountering the clouds of trauma on the day her body was found, we chose the word forgiveness to see us through. Only after did we realize that we had chosen a controversial often misunderstood word. However it gave us the power to dispel the dark trauma clouds that haunted us.
For more information visit https://www.candacederksen.com/


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Q: How to subtract a half second from a date time index in python? If I have a date time index like this:
 DatetimeIndex(['2018-01-22 21:39:00', '2018-01-22 21:39:01',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:03', '2018-01-22 21:39:06',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:07', '2018-01-22 21:39:08',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:09', '2018-01-22 21:39:10',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:11', '2018-01-22 21:39:12'], dtype='datetime64[ns]', freq=None)

How do I subtract a half second from each value such that I get a data time index like this:
 DatetimeIndex(['2018-01-22 21:38:59.50', '2018-01-22 21:39:00.50',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:02.50', '2018-01-22 21:39:05.50',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:06.50', '2018-01-22 21:39:07.50',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:08.50', '2018-01-22 21:39:09.50',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:10.50', '2018-01-22 21:39:11.50'], dtype='datetime64[ns]', freq=None)

A: Solution
You can subtract the 0.5 seconds from the DateTimeIndex objects as a datetime.timedelta object.
Short Answer
import datetime

dt = datetime.timedelta(seconds=0.5)
pd.DatetimeIndex(datetime_data) - dt

Output:
0   2018-01-22 21:38:59.500
1   2018-01-22 21:39:00.500
2   2018-01-22 21:39:02.500
3   2018-01-22 21:39:05.500
4   2018-01-22 21:39:06.500
5   2018-01-22 21:39:07.500
6   2018-01-22 21:39:08.500
7   2018-01-22 21:39:09.500
8   2018-01-22 21:39:10.500
9   2018-01-22 21:39:11.500
Name: Timestamp, dtype: datetime64[ns]

Solution in Detail
1. Make Data
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

datetime_data = ['2018-01-22 21:39:00', '2018-01-22 21:39:01',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:03', '2018-01-22 21:39:06',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:07', '2018-01-22 21:39:08',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:09', '2018-01-22 21:39:10',
                '2018-01-22 21:39:11', '2018-01-22 21:39:12']

dti = pd.DatetimeIndex(datetime_data)
dti

Output:
DatetimeIndex(['2018-01-22 21:39:00', '2018-01-22 21:39:01',
               '2018-01-22 21:39:03', '2018-01-22 21:39:06',
               '2018-01-22 21:39:07', '2018-01-22 21:39:08',
               '2018-01-22 21:39:09', '2018-01-22 21:39:10',
               '2018-01-22 21:39:11', '2018-01-22 21:39:12'],
              dtype='datetime64[ns]', freq=None)

2. Subtract 0.5 Second

import datetime

df = pd.DataFrame(dti, columns=['Timestamp'])
dt = datetime.timedelta(seconds=0.5)
df.Timestamp - dt

Output:
0   2018-01-22 21:38:59.500
1   2018-01-22 21:39:00.500
2   2018-01-22 21:39:02.500
3   2018-01-22 21:39:05.500
4   2018-01-22 21:39:06.500
5   2018-01-22 21:39:07.500
6   2018-01-22 21:39:08.500
7   2018-01-22 21:39:09.500
8   2018-01-22 21:39:10.500
9   2018-01-22 21:39:11.500
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A: you can use pd.DateOffset to substract 0.5 seconds from each value :
df.index - pd.DateOffset(seconds=0.5)
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Home » »Unlabelled » Bahraini filmmakers hope to break stereotypes and raise awareness
Bahraini filmmakers hope to break stereotypes and raise awareness
The Bahraini film industry comprises of budding independent film makers whose films deals with realistic issues. With the cinema slowly expanding its foundation, there are more than ten Bahraini films being showcased at the 5th edition of the Gulf Film Festival. Ammar Abdulla Al Kooheji is the director of Sokoon; a film where women are the central characters living in a male-dominated society and overcome their problems together.The film showcases the basic human rights which women are deprived of. He says, "For a woman, there is no question about nationality or religion, each woman should be respected." When questioned about the challenges he faced in making the film, he said, "there was no support from Bahrain, I made the short-film on my own personal finance, so that was my biggest challenge."
Director of 'Sokoon', Ammar Abdulla Al Kooheji in conversation wit h our journalist
Photo by: Hileri Bilakhia
The new generation of storytellers who with their talent and skills used hands- on filmmaking, are two young Bahraini women filmmakers Noora Kamal and Aisha Almuqla. They directed a 2.5 minute silent film – 'Movement [Ta7reek]', where they experimented with exaggerated comedy to showcase how family and society controls an individual's decisions in life. Noora Kamal says, "Being a filmmaker in Bahrain is considered as a hobby or just an activity, not accepted as a career." Presenter Aisha Almuqla added, "With our movie we wanted to show that one should be proud of their culture, and be open-minded when it comes to making decisions in life."
Parveen Aman, actress of 'Sokoon'
With the lack of production houses in the country, many Bahraini filmmakers self-finance their projects. Noora Kamal said, "We had immense support from family and friends. While one held lights, the other a camera and helped us setup for the film, all personally financed." The Bahraini filmmakers are honored to be finalists to the Gulf Shorts competition Film Festival and making an excellent platform to showcase their talent and capability in producing films.
By Qudsiya Siddiqui
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The invite featured Mondino's classic shot of skinny Karl as guitar hero. The backdrop was stacks of amps, à la rock band of your choice. So far, so in tune with the edgy scrawniness of this label's wares to date. But then, typical of Lagerfeld, the clothes turned around and defeated expectations. The foundation stone of the collection was shorts. "Not Bermudas or hot pants," the designer was quick to point out backstage, but a contemporary variation that emphasized rounded hips. They looked almost like tap shorts, especially when they showed in white satin.
Lagerfeld pushed his idea with all-in-one playsuits—sometimes hanging off dungaree straps, sometimes with no straps at all—which dropped into deep-pleated shorts (it was particularly striking in red leather). This bizarre notion was so insistent throughout the presentation that it took on a persuasive life of its own. And, in its peculiar way, it fit with jackets whose hems were folded up to shoulders that buttoned down. Imagine WAACs hoofing "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" on Mars and you get the picture. The clincher was a finale of outfits that were traced with an overlapping silver filigree. It was metal, yes, but it wasn't heavy. In other words, a practically lighthearted approach for a line that has, in the past, made an art of lugubriousness.


As the nights start to draw in and you're debating whether or not to put the heating on, we decided to pretend like summer wasn't coming to an end. The best way to do this? - have a full on tropical themed shoot with our girl gang ladies Miss Vicky Viola and Miss West End Girl. It had been feeling like forever since our wee girl gang had hung out, so a sleepover at Vicky's new pad was the perfect remedy to that. And, being all together, we couldn't miss the opportunity for a fun photoshoot. Enlisting the help of the ever amazing Mint and Chillies we headed to the Royal Botanic Garden with as much colour as we could manage.
It certainly pays off to have friends in vintage places. The lovely Pat of Nicely Eclectic kindly let me raid her summer stock for something suitable for our theme. When she handed me this crazy jumpsuit I have to admit I was slightly skeptical. The pattern screamed 90's bed sheet (in the best way) but I wasn't sure I could pull it off. When I tried it on though I was very pleasantly surprised. The top half fitted rather nicely and I loved the scalloped neckline detail. Matching it with some high, high heels made for a more flattering shape and I added just a few accessories to allow the print to do the talking.
While the other girls were piling on the fruit I decided to go for more of a tropical tourist look and accessorized my crazy pattern with my novelty camera bag. The only way I could've added to the comedy tourist look would've been to add a bum bag and some socks under my shoes, but maybe I'll save that for my next actual holiday. I did have a bit of a go with the fruit, DIYing a sparkly pineapple fascinator. This was a last minute attempt which resulted in me getting glue in my hair. In the end I didn't really like it with the rest of the outfit and ended up hiding it in my bag after a few shots. All that glue based trauma for nothing!
A huge thanks goes to Mint and Chillies for the awesome photographs and just being great fun to hang out with. Also big thanks to Vicky for the awesome Girl Gang sleepover and to Lynsay for just being so darn colourful. You can check out there fabulously fruity posts here and here.


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La Coruna Comic Con. Spain. August 2018. Spider-Man climbing an obelisk.
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Go on…get on your e-bike!
How does a holiday on two wheels appeal? When you book your next lodge, log cabin or cottage break, why not consider spending some time on two wheels, rather than four? If you and the family don't have your own bikes, you can easily hire them from a number of places in Northumberland and get to see the county from a whole new perspective. To make life even easier, ask about hiring some of the latest electric bikes – e-bikes, for short!
Put simply, e-bikes – electric bikes – are the next generation of regular bikes. They are becoming increasingly popular thanks to advances in technology. The main difference between an e-bike and a regular one is that the e-bike has a battery, motor and display screen. An e-bike offers you power-assisted pedalling, for an easier, more pleasurable ride. You can tackle hills or longer stretches of road without tiring so quickly. However, e-bikes are not mopeds or scooters. They are still, in many ways, a push bike… just with extra oomph!
Technically speaking, an e-bike is an "electrically assisted pedal cycle" (EAPC). However, because pedal-assist automatically stops at 15.5 mph, you don't need a licence. You don't need to register the bike either, and there's no vehicle tax. As long as your e-bike has pedals that propel it, an electric motor that cuts out at more than 15.5 mph when 'on road', and power that does not exceed 250 watts, then it can be ridden on any cycle path and everywhere that allows bikes. If you are considering hiring e-bikes for the family holiday, please bear in mind that you must be over 14 years of age to ride one.
This week, I'm very excited to have become the proud owner of a brand new e-bike myself! A few years ago, in my late 50s, I had a total hip replacement. Shortly afterwards I decided to sell my faithful old mountain bike, believing I would never again have the strength in my hips and thighs to pedal the Northumberland hills. With two false hips, high impact activities (like running or aerobics) aren't really an option for me, so in an effort to increase cardiovascular fitness, I started looking at alternatives. I realised 'getting back in the saddle' with an e-bike might now be the best way forward. If, like me, you'd like to get fitter but aren't confident about your stamina levels, than an e-bike may offer a flexible solution, since the degree of effort you put in is entirely up to you. For example, you can start with pedal-assist until you get used to cycling again, then reduce reliance on it as you get stronger. In short, e-bikes offer all the fantastic health benefits of a regular bike, but with pedal-assist from the motor whenever you need it.
A friend of mine has ridden an e-bike for a couple of years. This gave me the perfect chance to look one over and see whether it suited me. I started to research what was available and finally settled on a new model with Bosch power pack, 26" wheels and 9-speed Shimano gears and brakes. True, a brand new e-bike is not cheap, but you can get great deals on used (or demo) models. An e-bike is also more convenient than a regular push bike, so you might find yourself using it more often, making it quite cost-effective overall. Whether you're using it on holiday, for commuting, or just a trip to the shops, pedal-assist can help you ride longer distances. That might mean you use the car a bit less and save on wear and tear, parking charges and fuel. In short, it's great for your carbon footprint!
When you go out, wear a few layers of good cycling gear, the more waterproof the better, to stay warm and dry.
See and be seen, so make sure your e-bike has a bell and lights, front and rear.
Avoid potholes – they're dangerous to you and your bike! And some look just like puddles – so avoid puddles too!
Now I'm the proud owner of a brand new e-bike, I'm starting to plan out routes and trails around the county that I'd like to enjoy. Northumberland has plenty of challenging ones but, equally, has many easier, flatter stretches along coastal routes, and even some free from major traffic. We are well into autumn, with winter just around the corner, so there are still clear, bright days ahead, but the weather is cooler and wetter, and it's getting darker earlier every day. I'm factoring all of that into my choice of routes and length of ride.
Finally, narrow down some trails you love, print them out and bring them with you. Here's a lovely ride between Alnmouth village and Druridge Bay Visitor Centre that takes in some of Northumberland's beautiful heritage coastline. The terrain is easy with no hills and the distance is about 9 miles.
Leave Alnmouth and head west on Hipsburn Road (young or inexperienced cyclists should take care on this stretch). Once past the arched bridge over the River Aln, turn left through a gated entrance onto a traffic free path. Continue for about a mile, then head towards the coast, following the coastal path to Warkworth. Beyond Warkworth Castle, look for signs to Amble. Drop down the bank onto a roadside pavement path next to the River Coquet and weir. Signs lead you to Amble Marina and quiet streets. Pick up a traffic-calmed road to Low Hauxley, before joining the coastal path to Druridge Bay (7 mile stretch of sand between Amble & Cresswell, part of Druridge Bay Country Park). The park has many amenities including toilets, cafe & children's play area, plus lake with surrounding meadows and woods – the perfect place to picnic.
Well, I hope that's whetted your appetite for spending your next holiday here on two wheels and that, like me, you'll soon be joining the e-bike revolution! If you'd like any other ideas or suggestions for how you can spend your break, just ask – we're always here to help.


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Frederick Steele (January 14, 1819 – January 12, 1868) was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his successful campaign to retake much of secessionist Arkansas for the Union cause.
Frederick Steele (cricketer)
Frederick Steele (14 May 1847 – 22 January 1915) was an English first-class cricketer active 1872–85 who played for Middlesex and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He was born and died in Hackney.
Frederick Steele Blackall Jr.
Frederick Steele Blackall Jr. (November 26, 1896 – July 6, 1963) was an American engineer, and president and chairman of board Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company, known as 72nd President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1953-54.
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Frederick Wheeler (1853–1931) (FRIBA) was a British architect, born in Brixton, Surrey, in October 1853. His parents were Christopher and Mary Ann Wheeler. He was articled to Charles Henry Driver (1832–1900), whose offices were at 7 Parliament Street, London SW1, and who is best known as the architect for the Victoria Embankment and Abbey Mills.
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Penn State Reveals 2018 Schedule
Can the Nittany Lions build off their success from 2017?
By Chris Jastrzembski@Chris_Jast Oct 17, 2017, 12:13am EDT
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The Penn State Nittany Lions are the third Division I team to unveil their 2018 schedule. The Nittany Lions are looking to build on their 12-4 record in 2017 and try to win a game in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
Here's the entire 2018 schedule:
Penn State's 2018 Schedule
Road Team
Last Year's Meeting(s)
1/20 Navy Penn State Scrimmage
1/27 Penn State Army West Point Scrimmage
2/3 Villanova Penn State 17-12 W
2/10 Hobart Penn State 21-15 W
2/17 Stony Brook Penn State New opponent
2/24 Robert Morris Penn State 15-11 W
3/3 Penn State Penn 14-13 W
3/6 Penn State Furman in Washington, D.C. 12-10 W
3/10 Penn State Cornell in Sparks, Maryland 20-10 W
3/17 Penn State Fairfield 9-8 W
3/24 Cleveland State Penn State 15-8 W
3/31 Penn State Ohio State Big Ten 9-4 W
4/7 Maryland Penn State Big Ten 15-11 L, 8-6 L
4/14 Johns Hopkins Penn State Big Ten 13-11 L
4/21 Penn State Rutgers Big Ten 13-7 W
4/28 Michigan Penn State Big Ten 17-13 W
Instead of mentioning each game as we've done, we'll highlight some of the best games on the schedule.
Best Non Conference Game: vs. Cornell (in Sparks, MD)
Penn State doubled up on Cornell last season in the Big Red's first game of the season. Jeff Teat and Connor Fletcher scored a goal each. This wasn't the Cornell team we saw later on in the season, when the team began to gel. This game is being played nearly a month later, which will benefit the Big Red the most. Teat could be the most explosive scorer the Nittany Lions face up to this point in the season.
Best Conference Game: vs. Maryland
It could be nearly the entire Big Ten schedule, but I'm picking Maryland for this one. Last year, Penn State lost both meetings to the eventual national champions. Two years ago, the Nittany Lions lost to the Terrapins in overtime at home. Is it finally Penn State's time to beat Maryland? With the makeup of the Terps different from last year, it could easily happen.
Under The Radar Game: vs. Michigan
Michigan has been the bottom of the pack in the Big Ten ever since the conference began existing. Even after an above-.500 record in 2017, the Wolverines didn't win a conference game. They came close to beating Penn State last year at the Big House, losing by only four goals. With a new head coach in Kevin Conry, a guy that knows the Big Ten, the Wolverines may be able to earn a victory in the regular season finale.
Possible Upset: vs. Furman (in Washington, D.C.)
With three minutes left in the third quarter, Penn State's game with the Paladins seemed over, as the Nittany Lions led 11-5. But the Paladins scored five unanswered goals to make it a one-goal game with 4:43 to go, before Ryan Keenan scored with 44 seconds left. Sophomore Lou Yovino returns for Furman after scoring three goals in the game, along with junior middie William Holcomb, who had two goals and one assist in the loss. Can Alex Van de Bovenkamp improve in goal as well?
Head coach Jeff Tambroni discussed the 2018 schedule:
Head Coach Jeff Tambroni discusses the 2018 Men's Lacrosse Schedulehttps://t.co/LwD67RYtBJ
— Penn State Lacrosse (@PennStateMLAX) October 16, 2017


Dr. Ralph B. Breslaw is a board certified general surgeon. He has offices in Boynton and Delray Beach, and has written numerous publications and given multiple presentations on topics including "Laparoscopic Hernia Repair," "The Role of Laparoscopy in Pancreatic Cancer," and "Open vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy."
Dr. Breslaw graduated from the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 1994 and specializes in general surgery, breast, and laparoscopic surgery.
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Rugby League Cares About World Mental Health Day
Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day, a day when Rugby League Cares is proud to celebrate all the work the charity is doing to improve the mental fitness, health and wellbeing of people in Rugby League communities everywhere.
Chris Rostron Rugby League Cares
From junior players at community clubs to the game's international stars, as well as fans and non-fans alike, RL Cares has been here supporting thousands of people throughout the coronavirus pandemic. And here is where we will stay.
In the last few years we've made a positive difference to the lives of countless people: people like Francis Maloney, the former England, Castleford, Salford, Dewsbury, Warrington and Wakefield stand-off, who freely admits that RL Cares saved his life.
In 2014 Francis contacted RL Cares after poor mental health had seen him attempt suicide on three occasions. Within a few weeks of getting in touch, Francis was seeing specialists at Sporting Chance clinic who helped him with the long process of turning his life around.
"I'm in a good place now," says Francis. ""I still have issues occasionally but thanks to Rugby League Cares I now have coping mechanisms and can live a reasonably normal life. Without Rugby League Cares I wouldn't be here today."
Every year, upwards of 100 current or former players access the expertise of Sporting Chance, all funded by RL Cares.
The charity is also focused on improving the mental fitness of all Rugby League communities. Our team of mental fitness ambassadors, who are all ex-professional players, are providing a range of life-saving services across Rugby League towns and cities to support those most in need.
At the forefront of this, is our award-winning Offload programme. Over 3,000 male fans have received support from Offload over the last three years. Those who attend the 10-fixture programme go on to improve their wellbeing, be more resilient, improve their confidence, coping strategies and make new friendships.
Warrington fan Ian Lawton has seen his outlook on life transformed since he began attending Offload fixtures at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
"I've been suffering from depression for a few years now and though it's been manageable with medication and support from people around me, there's rarely been a time when I have felt in complete control of it," says Ian
"Like a lot of people with long-term illness, I have good days and bad: my medication usually works but there are times when I feel really low.
"Offload has made a huge difference to my life, it's been inspirational and given me new coping mechanisms to deal with my illness and live my life to the full."
Last month, RL Cares, in partnership with Movember and RLWC2021, launched the Ahead of the Game programme which over the next 12 months will see more than 9,000 young Rugby League players become equipped with the skills and techniques needed to stay mentally healthy.
Ahead of the Game mental fitness workshops are being delivered by our team of former professional players, all of whom have a wealth of life skills and experiences they are sharing with the stars of tomorrow. The likes of Robbie Hunter-Paul, Keith Senior, Lee Crooks and Colin Maskill will also deliver Ahead of the Game workshops for all their parents and community coaches.
"Ahead of the Game is going to make a huge difference to the lives of the next generation of Rugby League players, as well as the boys' and girls' families," says Keith Senior. "The workshops are being well received by everyone who takes part and there's already a real sense that the stigma around mental health is fading."
During lockdown, RL Cares also delivered virtual mental fitness workshops to over 300 young players who were struggling with the mental pressures of social isolation, lack of school and not seeing their extended families.
RL Cares is proud to have received funding from national mental health charity MIND, to provide a free 1-2-1 counselling service for all community Rugby League players, coaches, referees or administrators.
By providing services across the whole sport, Rugby League Cares aims to break down the stigma associated with mental health and help all our communities live as healthy and happy lives as possible.
And help us make a difference.
Why not help us support the Rugby League family by making a donation to Rugby League Cares? Donate £20 and we'll send you an electronic copy of our twice-yearly magazine, One In, All In and keep you up to date with all the important work we do.
Rugby League Cares is a registered charity in England and Wales (1150763).


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Researchers Are Digging Into the Ancient Origins of the Arabian Horse
Home > Blog > Breeds > Researchers Are Digging Into the Ancient Origins of the Arabian Horse
Nina Fedrizzi
It's thought to be the oldest breed of riding horse, its distinctive dished nose, wide-set eyes, and large, flared nostrils—that once helped these early chariot horses dissipate heat in the desert—the subject of ancient art for centuries. Arabians are found in Saudi Arabian rock carvings dating from 800 BCE to 200 CE, in terracotta figurines from Syria (2300 BCE), and gracing the tombs of the ancient Egyptians (1427-1401 BCE). Today, a group of researchers is trying to learn more about the roots of this mysterious and noble breed.
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Dr. Anas Khanshour of Texas A&M University is studying hair samples from more than 250 horses from 11 different populations of Arabians (including those in the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Poland) in an attempt to identify exactly where and when the breed was first created. DNA has so far revealed two interesting things about its origins. First, that many Arabian breed lines share the same maternal haplotypes (DNA inherited from a single parent), meaning that early breeding was likely not as rigorous as originally thought. Second, by concentrating on the DNA showing the greatest genetic variation (populations further away from the source tend to have smaller gene pools), Dr. Khanshour discovered that the region in and around Syria is most likely the birthplace of the breed.
Meanwhile, Dr. Sandra Olsen, a zooarchaeologist and curator at the Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas, is studying ancient art and artifacts depicting Arabians in order to discover how the breed spread outside of Syria to various corners of the Ancient World. According to Olsen, Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III, who ruled from 1479-1425 BCE, kept records of his war bounty, including horses and chariots from Syria. If this was indeed the pinnacle moment when the Arabian was introduced to the Egyptian Empire, it didn't take long for them to catch on. By 1427-1401 BCE and the reign of Amenophis, images of the breed were widely seen in Egyptian tomb art.
You can read the full story at The National UAE.
Nina grew up riding hunters and young horses in Upstate New York and dreamed of a career in the horse industry. The day she graduated college, she hopped a horse van and ran away to groom in Spruce Meadows. Now she's happy to have the best of both worlds: a place to ride and show her jumper, Dagano, and when she's not riding, a place to write about horses every day. Don't let the dirty muck boots fool you. Nina holds a master's degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of journalism at Syracuse University. Previously she worked for Travel + Leisure magazine and has written for Smithsonian, This Old House and more. Nina currently lives in Indianapolis with her husband. This is one of Nina's favorite stories. And, be sure to Read Carley's Nina story.
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Q: Safari 6 svg tag use issues Link : http://jsfiddle.net/xkpeD/
or just
<svg width="300px" height="300px" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="pink" fill-opacity="0.5"/>
  <use xlink:href="#:example" x="20" y="20"/>
  <defs>
    <circle id=":example" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="pink" fill-opacity="0.5"/>
  </defs>
</svg>

It displays ok in all browsers (IE9, Chrome, Firefox, Safari 5.1), but in new Safari 6 only 1 circle is rendered. Seems that all <use> tags doesn't rendered in Safari 6.
Any help please?

A: I had the same issue, OP. I solved it by doing 2 steps

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*Separated the <use> and the <defs> into 2 different <svg>'s (not sure if this step is necessary, also had to do it for other reasons). Side note, if an <svg> only has <defs>, you can use style="display: none;" to make it not take space in the layout.

*Moved the <svg> containing the <defs> ABOVE the <svg> containing the <use> in my HTML. This step is crucial.
Hope this helps. Necessary and working for Safari Version 7.1.2 as of today, 12/19/14

A: sam.kozin's answer worked for me. Just so that this answer actually has visibility.
Replace <use ... /> with <use ...></use>
So:
<svg width="300px" height="300px" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="pink" fill-opacity="0.5"/>
  <use xlink:href="#:example" x="20" y="20"></use>
  <defs>
    <circle id=":example" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="pink" fill-opacity="0.5"/>
  </defs>
</svg>

A: I was using <use href=""> that was rendering without issues in Firefox / Chrome, but not in Safari. So I had to change to <use xlink:href=""> and this fixed my rendering issues in Safari.

A: Check if you are using correct http content-type header and serving your document as valid XML. More info in this similiar question.


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World Vision International Homepage Congo
Congo (DRC) Careers
Livelihoods and Resilience
Kasais Emergency
Savings group provides better income and hope for a bright future for Brigitte's family
Agriculture and Food Security DRC Income Generating Activity
Today Brigitte is happy. Her children can go to school and are in a better condition compared to previous years. She is among the community members who have gone through training sessions on saving groups, market gardening and farming and association formation and organization conducted by World Vision in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Brigitte married and a mother of five children, three of whom are sponsored, 11-year old Ruth, 9-year old Charlie and 7-year old Bonheur. Before, she has had difficult time to send her children to school and take care of her family for lack of means and sufficient income. The children often dropped out of school for non-payment of school fees.
The trainings helped Brigitte to acquire skills and knowledge allowing her to become member of TIAMOTO savings association and start doing market gardening and improved farming. She was able to save some money together with fellow members. With her savings and the income earned from the activities, she can now better provide for her children's schooling and health.
Brigitte used part of the savings to buy two pigs and six ducks that she is breeding to diversify her income opportunities. "I hope this husbandry efforts will help my family to have enough food, especially meat and generate more income by selling them", said Brigitte adding, "The food and income will surely ensure my family's well-being."
Bonheur shared his joy with a World Vision staff who came for a visit them saying, "I and my two sisters have resumed going to school with our new uniforms, school bags and notebooks. All our school fees have already been paid." With all the resources Brigitte gained from her income-generating activities, she and her children are confident to fulfill their dream of a better future.
Brigitte's dream was presented with a brick from which she will build a big house. Bonheur said he will become an architect working for his country. Ruth wants to be a dressmaker and Charlie's ambition is to become a nurse and help care for the sick patients. "I am very thankful to World Vision, its partners and donors for their supporting us and our community", Brigitte said.
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25 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Kokoda
© Mike Bentley
0.25 AUD = 0.17 USD
Aluminium-bronze
ANZAC to Afghanistan Series - Kokoda
Wounded Australian soldier being assisted by a "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel" on the Kokoda track
KOKODA
The Royal Australian Mint in conjunction with some Australian Newspapers released this coin in a coincard as part of a 14 coin set. The first coin came with a large folding album. The series is called "ANZACs to Afghanistan".
To get a coin you had to obtain a token from the newspaper and redeem it at a cost of $3.00. Different tokens were published each day for 2 weeks (hence 14 coins). The coins are commemorating 14 significant military moments that have shaped Australia over the past 100 years from World War 1 to the modern day. Ten of the 14 coins released in the series are 20 cent coins and four of them are Australia's first 25 cent coins.
This NCLT 25 Cent coin Is one of the first "Quarters" ever issued by the RAM. Although not meant for circulation it is legal tender. This particular coin refers to the famous "Kokoda Track" in Papua New Guinea during WW2. The Japanese assault on Port Moresby was initially successful. Despite winning battles in the early stages of the campaign, Australian troops were forced to retreat. Virtually all ammunition, equipment an supplies were carried over the mountainous jungle path by hand. Native carriers, known to the troops as "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels", helped carry and care for the wounded. The Japanese got to within 50km of Port Moresby but by then the Australians started to push the Japanese back to their coastal bases at Buna and Gona and the Japanese were eventually defeated in Papua new Guinea. While this was a victory for the Allies, the Kokoda campaign resulted in more than 600 Australian dead, 1600 wounded and more than 4000 other casualties.
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Q: Error With Selecting Posts By Date In PHP I've just built a website to add Music Albums for sale. I've created a page where I can display all of the albums posted on a specific day using a URL ( add/2016-12-15 ). The problem is that it isn't quite working correctly on the live version. Here is my code:
<?php
if(isset($_GET["date"])){$date = $_GET["date"];}else{
header("Location: $site_url");
exit();
};
?>
<?php
$count_albums_sql = "SELECT id FROM albums WHERE Date(added) = '$date'";
$count_albums_res = mysqli_query($con, $count_albums_sql);
$num_init_albums = mysqli_num_rows($count_albums_res);
//If None, Then Exit
if($num_init_albums == 0){
header("Location: $site_url");
exit();
}
$albums_sql = "SELECT albums.id, albums.added, albums.band, albums.title, albums.genre, albums.format, albums.released, albums.label, albums.link, bands.name FROM albums LEFT JOIN bands ON albums.band = bands.id WHERE Date(albums.added) = '$date'";
$albums_res = mysqli_query($con, $albums_sql);
...

When I visit the URL I'm not being redirected back to the homepage ($site_url), so it must be picking up the correct information from the URL, but it's not showing the results. Does anyone see any problems or know why this isn't working properly?

A: Your $date is empty, when you do your sql.
if(isset($_GET["date"])){$date = $_GET["date"];}else{
    header("Location: $site_url");
    exit();
};

$date = $mysqli->real_escape_string($_GET['date']);
$count_albums_sql = "SELECT id FROM albums WHERE Date(added) = '$date'";

That is the most simple way to do it and will not open you completly to sql injections. But you should definitly check that $date is a valid date before putting it into the query.

A: I think you are sending by url incorrectly.
You must write something like this:
add/?date=2016-12-15
I understand you are using something like this:
add/2016-12-15