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37 Vendor (for John McLaughlin's Vendor) 1993 Soprano/Cellist and Tape 41m
36 Suntrap 1994 5m
35 words of snow 1994 ten. sax. WX11, e. guitar, bass and drums 7m
34 Dance for a Pastime with Jonathan Mustard (for Douglas Dunn and David Ireland's Dance Event Dance for a Pastime)1993 Flute/2 Alto Saxophones Electronics 73m
32 To Tame the Wild Winds 1993 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets 2 Horns 2 Bassoons 9m
To Tame the Wild Winds belongs to a set of my pieces that are derived from a thirteen beat rhythm: 213232. As with Web of Indra, the number series generates the overall form of the piece as well as much of its internal detail. The Indian connection comes through the idea of Indra's Web: a net of jewels described in Hindu Mythology, in which each jewel reflects the entire structure of the web. The work was commissioned for highly competent young performers and was intended to introduce them gradually to increasingly complex repetitive rhythms within a basically tonal harmonic framework.
The title, which seemed highly appropriate given the brief, comes from Arjuna's questioning words from the Bhagavad Gita.
The mind is restless, Krishna, impetuous, self-willed, hard to train:
to master the mind seems as difficult as to tame the wild winds.
31 Phase Matrix 1993 t. sax, e. guitar, mba, vcl, perc. and synth 7m
Phase Matrix comes from a period when I was exploring the potential of using a nine digit 'cypher' to generate the rhythmic, pitch and structural organisation of my music at several levels. The cypher [532214451] adds to a total of 27 units. In Phase Matrix the smallest rhythmic unit is the semi-quaver meaning that a complete rhythmic statement of the cypher can be given in 3 x 9/16 bars. Sections created in this way form the smallest structural unit of the piece [the 5th and 9th sections respectively]. The longest section [1 and 8] are 17 bars in length and subdivide internally into yet another statement of the cypher proportions [ie 5bars 3bars 2bars etc]. Similar processes in each section give the work a fractal nature - where the same proportions determine the small-, middle- and large-scale structure of the work. Phase Matrix was written for Magnetic Pig.
invisible symmetries: chamber music II [1991-1995] by Lindsay Vickery
30 Web of Indra 1993 s.sax, e. guitar, mba, vcl, perc. and kbd 9m
Web of Indra [1992] takes its title from a Hindu legend mentioned in an interview with Joseph Campbell I heard on the radio. The 'Web of Indra' of legend is a matrix of jewels in which each jewel contains a reflection of the entire web. The metaphor very nicely described the musical structure of the piece I was writing and since I was also experimenting with some South Indian-influenced ideas of altering melodic, rhythmic (and harmonic) tempi independently it seemed highly appropriate. Like the mythical Indra's Web, the work has a fractal structure in that the overall form of the music has the same proportions as the elements it is made from: the rhythms, melodies, harmonies etc. Fractals are forms that display the quality of self-similarity – the same kind of structures at every scale.
A simple example is the Koch Snowflake, which is built by starting with an equilateral triangle, removing the inner third of each side, building another equilateral triangle at the location where the side was removed, and then repeating the process indefinitely.
live recordings 2015 by Lindsay Vickery


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SIGNING: Coventry City goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook pens new deal until June 2018
Kieran Crowley
The 21-year old signs a new two and a half year contract with the Sky Blues after his impressive form this season...
Coventry City goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook has signed a contract extension with the Sky Blues.
The 21-year old goalkeeper has penned a two and a half year contract extension with the Sky Blues until June 2018 after his impressive form during the 2015/16 season.
The former Arsenal trainee joined the Sky Blues in July 2014 and enjoyed a loan spell at Nuneaton Town during the 2014/15 season, making 17 appearances, keeping 10 clean sheets in the process.
Following an illness to Lee Burge, Charles-Cook made his league debut in the 3-0 win over Shrewsbury Town and went on to break Steve Ogrizovic's post-war record for the most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.
City manager Tony Mowbray has been delighted with the young goalkeeper's progress this season and hopes Charles-Cook will continue to develop during his extended period at the club.
Mowbray said: "I've been delighted with Reice this season, on and off the field, and he is fully deserving of his new deal.
"Having started the season behind Lee Burge, his desire and application on the training pitch to become better was noticeable and when he got into the first-team, he took his opportunity exceptionally well.
"There is still more improvements for him to make and by no means is he the finished product, but I'm sure with the hard work he puts in and with Lee Burge continuing to push him every day in training, the club is very healthy at the moment with two excellent young goalkeepers.
"As I've said previously, the club needs to protect it's young assets and Reice is one of them. We're delighted to get the deal signed and I'm sure he'll continue his impressive form this season and beyond."

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LA School Police Wield Grenade Launchers, Assault Rifles
Blake Neff September 16, 2014
The branch of the Los Angeles police assigned to securing the city's schools is deployed with an almost military-grade arsenal, recently disclosed documents have revealed.
Under a Defense Department program known as the 1033 Program that provides police with surplus military gear, the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) has obtained 61 M16 assault rifles, three grenade launchers, and even a mine-resistant armored vehicle (MRAP).
The LASPD's haul wasn't the only one by special school police forces, though it was the largest by a wide margin. San Diego's school police have their own MRAP, while the LA suburb of Baldwin Park picked up three M-16s.
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The weapon acquisitions, first revealed by the site MuckRock, were apparently made all the way back in 2001, although the MRAP was obtained this past summer.
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Steve Zipperman, chief of the LASPD, told the Los Angeles Times that the assault rifles, originally capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minute, had been converted into semi-automatic weapons used for training in the event of a school shooting, and that the MRAP was intended for a possible crisis situation where police would have to move groups of children.
Zipperman also tried to assure citizens that the department had no plans to use the grenade launchers, whether for firing explosives or non-lethal weapons like tear gas. The launchers, he said, are available in case the LASPD is called upon to assist the LAPD during emergency situations, though he said such a request has never been made.
Following the public disclosure of the weapons' existence, Zipperman has indicated the department is rethinking its possession of them.
The increased use of military equipment by domestic police departments has come under increased public scrutiny in recent months, in particular following protests in Ferguson, Missouri over the shooting death of Michael Brown. Police in Ferguson were subjected to widespread criticism over their use of military gear, armored vehicles, and heavy weapons to contain rioters in the city.
The LASPD did not immediately return The Daily Caller News Foundation's request for comment.
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It's the beginning of January and we have lists of things we want to change, begin, accomplish. We have files of lists. We have drawers of files. We have cabinets of drawers. We have houses filled with cabinets.
We've tried, we've failed, we've tried again, we've failed. Whatever it is — new career challenges, less relationship drama, less dandruff — we've tried. We've made big resolutions, promises, pronouncements, and we've failed.
Plain and simple, we're losers.
And yet ... we're not alone. Hardly. A mere 10 percent of New Year's resolutions make it past February. The rest get thrown out like yesterday's creamed spinach — by you, by me, by everyone.
Get out that positivity hat and let's give it another go. I'll be the good elf and remind you of tried-and-true advice to defeat your crummy behavior at least until March.
Hint: It's all how you approach it.
No, I'm not an expert myself. Though I do have my share of bad habits and for a long time, so I'm sort of a lifelong collector of loser lists.
And I read things, because otherwise, I'd know even less. So pooling true knowledge with bungling experience, I'd like to share how to succeed, hopefully through April.
First of all, experts agree change is slow, and you've got to take things one step at a time. Think incremental change, specific little tweaks you can bite into cautiously much as you would a turnip cupcake.
For example, instead of writing, "I will become a Masai warrior by May," better to start walking barefoot and plan a trip to Kenya in the not too distant future.
You get the idea. Add a bit of this and a bit of that. Be specific, like another half-hour of aerobics a week, another half-hour of practicing the piano, and you'll have something you can actually do. Unless the piano is at the New York Philharmonic.
The other big piece of advice might be more important: Change your negative self-talk. Some of it has been programmed by family and friends since childhood. People who yelled "2 and 2 does not make 5" (so rigid) or that your voice sounds like a panic attack. Fact is, if your inbox is filled with loser, even small changes won't make it past June.
So before July, strike phrases like, "I've always been ugly," or "I'm such a moron." When you say them day in day out, the computer that's your brain believes them, and as life goes on you become a better hideous clod.
This warning against negative self-talk is not coming from me, another idiot (I mean smart cookie!). It's coming from Shad Helmstetter, who wrote the classic self-help book, "What to Say When You Talk to Your Self." Thinking about another resolution list, I grab it off the shelves, figuring if it's stood the test of time, maybe I can too.
Or this, "Repetition is a convincing argument." Meaning, think winner not loser, loser, loser.
I'm not going to tell you my resolutions and you shouldn't tell me yours, so we can't call each other out if we fail by August, such a lazy month anyway.
Then we'll have September, October and November to begin again — but fall is such a beautiful season! — before we get ready for new resolutions that may look a lot like the old.
Helmstetter, who wrote his classic back in 1986, says we can stop the cycle. After you've listed your bite-sized chunks of change — think manageable not Masai — it's time to talk nice not dirty to yourself, you good-looking winner you! Helmstetter, the original self-talk guru, has clear ideas on the nuts and bolts of how to do this.
I'm going to give it a go. Hopefully, way before next December rolls around.


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The New Silk Road: 8 steps to ensuring China's $900 billion project is a success
Michael Buehler, Head of Infrastructure & Urban Development, World Economic Forum | Thorsten Jelinek, Director, Taihe Institute | Sergio Gusmao Suchodolski, Director General, Strategy and Partnerships, New Development Bank (NDB) | Pedro Rodrigues De Almeida, Member B20 Task Force on Financing Growth & Infrastructure, B20 Germany
What is the New Silk Road?
The Silk Road was the name given in 1877 by the German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen to the ancient network of trade routes linking China to central and western Asia, India and the Mediterranean region. Today, China is breathing new life into the Silk Road with the goal of forging stronger relationships with its neighbours through the development and sharing of resources. President Xi Jinping, speaking at the World Economic Forum 2017 in Davos, referred to the ancient Silk Road, highlighting the fact that international trade is an inherent human activity that helped in the past to maintain peace and stability over long periods of time.
What is its potential?
Today, the New Silk Road, or what is known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has the potential to prompt a profound shift in the global order towards a new multilateralism. In a narrow sense, the BRI is primarily a strategic infrastructure initiative of historic proportions. The planning and delivery of scalable infrastructure for power generation, transportation, water supply, and telecommunications will bring much-needed economic and societal connectivity to the 65 countries along this new network. Through the BRI, China is proposing to share its immense financial and industrial resources and capabilities, as well as its experience of four decades of reform and opening-up, while securing its own long-term development.
"The Belt and Road Initiative makes a unique contribution to international cooperation and economic development: it is based on the stakeholder approach, it seeks to leverage market forces in best ways, it prepares best for the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it is built on the open-platform concept and, most importantly, it is the positive narrative the world needs."
Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
The BRI has five major goals: policy coordination; facilities' connectivity; unimpeded trade; financial integration; and people-to-people exchange. Beyond the initial commitment by the Chinese government of about $1 trillion in infrastructure development, which conservative estimates believe to be viable, the BRI will require roughly an aggregate of $6 trillion for the next 15 years to finance infrastructure projects fuelling the Belt and Road economies. During that period, the Chinese plan to cumulatively invest $4 trillion in total – about 20 times the size of the post-Second World War Marshall Plan investment of $17 billion, which has a value of about $190 billion today. Several multilateral development banks have also committed to support the BRI to accomplish those ambitious goals and finance BRI-related projects.
What are the eight steps towards shared prosperity and a sustainable future?
To avoid being locked into unsustainable patterns of development, which has been the common pitfall of large-scale strategic infrastructure projects, we anticipate eight transformation factors that have the potential to provide high-level stewardship for the BRI and revive the spirit of shared prosperity. These insights are derived from several years of analysing the infrastructure industry and its development projects.
1. Shared vision: Achieving transnational and international support for a shared vision for strategic infrastructure development that promotes wellbeing and a national sense of purpose to the communities beyond national borders.
2. Multilateralism: Curating an open and multilateral policy dialogue that addresses public-private-civic cooperation, early-stage project financing, standardized procurement and transparency, to level the playing field and build trusted relationships.
3. Project-preparation facility: Creating an infrastructure project-preparation facility to ensure a pipeline of bankable projects and a transnational centre of excellence to deliver the largest portfolio of projects ever.
4. Risk mitigation: Proactively mitigating political and regulatory risk to boost stakeholder engagement and confidence in the plan by investors, off-takers and operators.
5. Sustainable development: Committing to sustainability, inclusion and affordability principles to generate value for future generations beyond Agenda 2030.
6. Innovation: Enhancing technological and business model innovation for sustained value creation, ensuring readiness for the future.
7. People-to-people exchange: Governing domestic and cross-border migration and promoting mutual learning and understanding, to enable and deepen people-to-people exchange and transnational cultural cooperation, ensuring transcendent growth and universal purpose.
8. Human-centric and future-ready: Delivering the new humane infrastructure heritage beyond the current infrastructure usage for the next millennium.
Read more on what it takes to implement the eight steps towards shared prosperity and a sustainable future here.
The views, opinions and positions expressed by author Sergio Suchodolski are his alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or positions of the New Development Bank.


Okay, I'm not gonna lie here. This turned into a tart solely because I had an epic fail at blind baking. I was out of parchment paper and dried beans and tried to get away with using an aluminum baking round filled with rice. The result was that I ended up with the perfect tart crust! On the other hand, I also wound up with an extra amount of cream and pudding, so if you'd rather make it as a deep-dish pie, this recipe will work just fine for that as well.
You can start with a store bought pie crust or use this basic pie crust recipe here: Step-By-Step Guide to Making Homemade Pie Crust.
And even if you don't need this dairy-free, I still suggest using the coconut cream for the whipped cream and banana pudding. It's just so, so yummy!
2. Scoop out the thick part of the coconut milk out of the top of each can and place in a small glass bowl or your mixer. Fold in the powdered sugar and beat on high for a few minutes or until you can form a peak with the cream. It should resemble fluffy, smooth whipped cream. *It will thicken further upon refrigeration!
3. After making coconut whipped creme, combine 2 cups of it with 2 ripe mashed bananas to make the pudding. Chill the pudding and cream in the fridge.
4. After the crust has cooled, slice the other two bananas into thin slices about 1/2 an inch thick each and place in a single layer covering the bottom of the pie crust.
5. Use a rubber spatula to spread an even layer of the pudding over the banana slices, then top with the whipped creme. Use sweeping figure 8 motions with a rubber spatula or butter knife to make those pretty waves on top. Optional: sprinkle the top with ground nutmeg.
I'd love to have that banana creme tart asap. ha! That looks sooo good!
Me too! It is so yummy. I definitely need to make it again!


"Christopher Robin" is much more than just a live-action remake of the original "Winnie the Pooh" series. In fact, the movie serves as a clever continuation with the catalyst of the story being: what happens when Christopher Robin grows up? We've all had our childhood spirit crushed by the grit of the real world in one form or another, and even the idea of childhood wonder itself is no exception to this rule. "Christopher Robin" beautifully uses classic characters that we've all known and loved to remind us that growing old is inevitable but growing up is optional.
The movie's opening is a bit of a slow burn and ultimately is what holds this movie back from hitting the right notes emotionally. The introduction we have to the idea of Christopher Robin growing old is given to the audience through a very clip show liked montage, that very much comes across as a Disney themed PowerPoint presentation. There isn't solid grounding around Christopher Robin's relationship with his One Hundred Acre Wood plush friends – which are now available at a Disney Store near you.
What this movie does lack, however, is emotional weight between Christopher Robin and his wife, played by Hayley Atwell. This is new found territory in the movie, and the story never gives the two characters a solid relationship before things turn south. There isn't a real investment in rooting for things to work out between these two, as we have never seen the more tender and heartfelt moments in their marriage. Thus the rest of the movie suffers from this very large misstep and feels as though we missed a giant beat in the stories timeline.
What ultimately makes this movie an enjoyable time is the original cast of characters interacting with a much older Christopher Robin. Pooh Bear's character steals every scene and Eeyore is the rightful voice of this generation. Due to the movie's pacing issues, the finale never leaves you with a sense of fulfillment, thus the movie more comes across as a tender side hug. It's not super heartfelt, but the right intentions are there. Depending on what your connection was to the original "Winnie the Pooh" movie may ultimately decide how much you'll enjoy this picture.
Disney's "Christopher Robin" is full of some minor issues, but is still jam-packed with humor, adventure, and heart. I give it seven Winnie The Pooh Plush Bundle Packages out of ten.


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Hanover and Westmoreland are Jamaica's westernmost parishes. Hanover wraps around from Montego Bay on its northeastern border to where Negril's large hotel strip overflows from Westmoreland at its western reaches. It's a picturesque parish with small mountains tapering down to the coast with rivers, lush valleys, and deep, navigable coves. Caves dot the landscape of some of Jamaica's most biologically diverse ecosystems, in the shadow of the Dolphin Head mountain range.
Negril, which straddles the Hanover\Westmoreland border, has become a mass-market destination popular among Jamaicans and foreign visitors alike. The Kingstonian phenomenon of a weekend escape to "country" often implies a trip west to kick back and adopt the beach life, which necessarily involves taking in spectacular sunsets and the enviable slow pace evoked in Tyrone Taylor's 1983 hit, "Cottage in Negril." A constant stream of new visitors also gives hustlers a chance to do their thing, and Negril has gained a reputation as a mecca for sinful indulgence as a result.
While Negril is the region's most well-known draw, there are several low-key communities farther east that are just as easily accessible from Montego Bay's international airport and worthy coastal destinations in themselves, namely Little Bay, Bluefields, Belmont, and Whitehouse. The Westmoreland interior consists of vast alluvial plains on either side of Cabarita River, still some of Jamaica's most productive sugarcane territory. The plains extend from the base of the Orange Hill, just east of Negril, to where the Roaring River rises out of the earth from its underground source in the hills above Blue Hole Garden.
Hanover exists as a parish since it was portioned off from Westmoreland in 1723 and given the name of English monarch George I of the House of Hanover. The Spanish first settled the area when New Seville was abandoned in 1534 and the capital moved to Spanish Town. Lucea became prosperous, with a busier port than Montego Bay in its heyday, which served 16 large sugar estates in the area. Remnants of many estate great houses dot the landscape to the east and west of Lucea, their abandoned ruins showing evidence of having been torched and destroyed during slave riots. Kennilworth, Barbican, and Tryall are a few of the old estates that have visible ruins; although they have been declared national heritage sites, they are not maintained.
Negril is the ultimate place to kick back on the beach and forget what day of the week it is. The general area has other worthwhile sights, however, which can help avoid sunburn and provide a glimpse of the "true" Jamaica--with all the allure of its countryside lifestyle and lush scenery. Most visitors to Negril come specifically to laze on the beach in the dead of winter, but there are special events throughout the year to be considered if you're planning a trip with some flexibility.
Negril is invaded each year March-April by American college kids on all-inclusive spring break vacation packages. The spring breakers come from different institutions over the course of the month, but mostly during the first and second weeks of March. Recent years have been disappointing from an economic standpoint, with fewer visitors than years past. Still, you will want to keep this in mind when planning your trip to Negril--to either avoid the spring break crowd or coincide with it, depending on what you hope to get out of your beach vacation.
Life in Negril is focused on the west-facing coastline, which is divided between Seven-Mile Beach and the West End, or the Cliffs. Seven-Mile Beach runs from Bloody Bay in Hanover on its northern end to the mouth of the Negril River in Westmoreland, on the southern end of Long Bay. There are three principal roads that meet at the roundabout in the center of Negril: Norman Manley Boulevard, which turns into the A1 as it leaves town heading northeast toward Mobay; West End Road, which continues along the coast from the roundabout hugging the cliffs well past the lighthouse, until it eventually turns inland, rejoining the main south coast road (A2) in the community of Negril Spot; and Whitehall Road, which extends inland from the roundabout toward the golf course, becoming the A2 at some point, with no warning before continuing on toward Sav-la-Mar.
Owing to its status as Jamaica's foremost tourism mecca, Negril tends to attract some of the island's most aggressive hustlers. Many will feign friendship and generosity only to demand, often with aggression and intimidation, exorbitant compensation for whatever good or service is on offer, whether it's a CD of one of the countless "up-and-coming artists," a marijuana spliff handed to you as someone extends their hand in greeting, or a piece of jewelry. As a rule, do not accept anything you don't actually want, and clarify the expected compensation if you do want it before allowing anyone to put something in your hand or mouth. It is not uncommon for these kinds of hustlers to draw a knife to intimidate you, and there is generally little fear of repercussions from the police, who tend to be slow-moving if responsive at all. The police are unlikely to be sympathetic, especially if a quarrel or skirmish involves drugs, even if the mix-up was unprovoked. Do your best to stay in well-populated areas, and try to avoid unsolicited approaches from strangers offering something you don't want.
Negril's natural beauty has been appreciated for centuries, first by the Tainos, Jamaica's first inhabitants; later by pirates and fishermen; and, finally, after a road was built connecting Negril to Green Island in 1959, by the rest of Jamaica and the world at large. Negril Harbor, or Bloody Bay as it is more commonly known, got its name from the whales slaughtered there, whose blood turned the water red. Today the water is crystal clear. The bay was a favorite hangout for the pirate Calico Jack Rackham and his consort piratesses Mary Read and Anne Bonney, all of whom were captured drunk and partying in Bloody Bay. Calico Jack was hanged in Kingston, while his female counterparts were pardoned. Bloody Bay was also a regular departure point for ships heading to Europe, which would go in fleets to ensure their survival on the high seas. The Bay also provided a hiding place from which ambushes were launched on Spanish ships. It was also the departure point for the British naval mission, which saw 50 British ships launch a failed attempt to capture Louisiana, culminating in the Battle of New Orleans during the American War of Independence.
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Today you get a movie review.
Today's movie selection; Gladiator starring Russell Crowe. I'll dispense with the pageantry and get right to my point. There is a scene in the movie where Maximus (Crowe) is in the Roman Coliseum with his fellow gladiators and the Romans are entering and preparing for a slaughter.
One of the group ran out into the fray of battle on his own, he was killed. Those that "held the line" and stayed together survived. Of course there were some wounds, but they were alive. The story line has the gladiators winning this preliminary battle and the movie goes on to its logical conclusion.
Can you see the power of the lesson?
Perhaps you're not involved in life or death battles, at least not in an arena such as the Roman Coliseum. But you are involved in a battle for your better future. Doesn't it make sense to "hold the line" in your own life? Of course.
So it makes sense, but how do you do it? Okay, here's the deal Virginia.
First, take a look at the people you surround yourself with. Who are they? How are they influencing you? What do they have you doing? What books are they reading? What seminars do they attend? What newsletters do they read?
Ask yourself these questions and answer them honestly. Don't fluff the stuff.
It's time to ask yourself – are people who you can hold the line with? Are the people that you would go to battle with? Are these the people that will pull you up when you're down? Are they the people that you will go to all ends to support?
They either are or they aren't. There is no middle ground here.
Some of your peers will fit your needs and some won't. That's life.
And it doesn't mean you say farewell to those that don't fit, well sometimes it does but not always. You can maintain your relation, but use your productive time wisely. Don't spend major time with minor people. It can cost you greatly.
Focus on the people that serve your greater good. Those people that are headed in a similar direction, similar in attitude…power people, committed people, driven people, people with vision.
Hold the line with these people. If you do, winning most of the battles will be commonplace.


Over the past six years volunteers have been helping to provide Adult English short-courses at Jambiani Tourism Training Institute (JTTI). The programme started with only 8 students, but rapidly grew to a regular attendance of about 100 students.
A record number of girls test and pass – we're so happy to be working with more and more women of Jambiani and Jozani.
This year, a record-breaking 105 students sat the end of term tests! We are incredibly proud of the success of our English classes!
Over the years, more than 60 of our Adult English students graduated and were accepted into the JTTI Diploma course in Hotel Management & Hospitality, which is a wonderful accomplishment for them. Not only a personal achievement, but it also furthers their education and opens many doors for their future, as tourism is a main source of income and employment in that beautiful area.
105 students taking the end of term test !
Jambiani is a rural village on the east coast of Zanzibar Island, Tanzania. Around 6,000 people live here, with a recent increase of births in the past four years.
However, due to this wonderful success, JTTI needed more space to expand their hospitality program, so a new location had to be found to hold our English classes. We found a temporary home in the local High School, but we cannot rely on these facilities long term and therefore need a new, permanent location for our classes.
Volunteers worked in teams to deliver bags of donations to families within the community. All the donations came from things volunteers have brought with them, and included clothing, games, toys, books and stationary.
Current volunteers are heavily involved in this project and work alongside local volunteers, builders and the Dulla Boys football team. They have made great progress so far – including construction of an access road to the property, as well as a five-foot security wall that surrounds the perimeter of the property.
Football match at Kikadini pitch between Jozani and Jambiani students. Jambiani was victorious 2-1.
Our next phase includes preparation of the land for building the foundation of the school, classroom construction, water pipe installation, and then the final painting and adding the roof – phew, lots to do and exciting times ahead !
By getting involved in local nursery, primary and secondary school education, tourism training schools and environmental programmes to help the local communities, volunteers have many opportunities to make a real impact on the lives of the people of Jambiani. Volunteers to this project should have a good command of the English language as much of the project work involves teaching English and in particular the adult literacy lessons can be quite advanced.
A massive thank you to all past and current volunteers, staff and friends, who have been part of this achievement and giving on-going encouragement to the students to follow their dreams!


OpenSBC: Open Source SBC – Is there such a thing?
Session Border Controllers (SBCs) are utilized as a means to providing both load balancing and security structures for VoIP networks. To be completely honest, 90% of my customers utilize SBC appliances, be it Acme Packet, Juniper, NexTone or others.
According to a report by Transnesus, a combination of OpenSER and Asterisk can be utilized as a Back-To-Back-User-Agent (B2BUA) structure – however, the general configuration and setup isn't clear and straight forward. I've been thinking to myself: "Why hadn't anyone written and Open Source SBC? could it be? usually there's an Open Source alternative to any commercial product".
Like any other search on the net, I've pointed my Firefox to Google, and typed the phrase "Open Source SBC", aparently, such a thing exists from a company called Solegy – over at the web address:http://www.opensourcesip.org. So, I downloaded the source code, and after a 30 minute compilation phase (bearing in mind working on a Virtual server running under VMWARE Server) – the compilation completed.
available, then the URI is resolved via DNS.
B2BUA Route is used to route the INVITE.
will always process REGISTER and INVITE as local.
Request-URI resolves to a local address.
● REGISTER: Registrations are always handled by the local registrar.
capability of relaying registrations to upper registrars.
● INVITE: This mode always uses B2BUA Route.
for a remote domain or process the registration locally for local domains.
Per the above, I didn't completely understand what I should use for normal IP phones operations, so, I guess I'm more or less on my own on this one. My general understanding says that I need to use the B2BupperReg mode, however, I can't say I'm totally sure about it – I'll be experimenting with OpenSBC and the virtual Asterisk servers i've written before over the couple of months.


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How to Keep a Dog Out of the Refrigerator
By Tammy Dray | Updated September 26, 2017
While it might be entertaining to have a smart dog, the fact that yours learned how to open the refrigerator door is probably not that much fun. A few tricks and adjustments can be the key to keeping your pooch out of the fridge.
Close the Kitchen Door
If you have a kitchen door, close it every time you leave the house. Chances are Fido is getting into the fridge when you're not around, so blocking access to the kitchen is the best way to prevent his bad behavior.
If you don't have a door, a simple dog gate can be used to close off access to the kitchen. Keep in mind that some dogs are good jumpers, so pick a gate that's tall enough to prevent your dog from going over it.
Use Locks and Bungees
Invest in child locks. While technically designed to keep kids out of cupboards -- and of course the fridge -- child-proof latches will also protect your food from your smart dog. Childproof latches are available for both single- and double-door refrigerators, so you can choose the right size and model to fit your needs.
A quick solution if no cord or latches are available right now: Place a heavy chair or other piece of furniture against the fridge door so doggy can't open it. While not an ideal long-term solution, it can work until you get the proper latches to keep the fridge safe from inquiring paws.
Eliminate Underlying Issues
While it's true that many dogs will open the fridge to get to your goodies, there's also a chance he's either hungry or bored. If you will be out of the house for long periods of time, planning for food and entertainment can eliminate Fido's need to "hunt" in your fridge.
If you don't free feed your dog, leave him with a chew bone or a few toys when you leave home, or try hiding small treats around the house so he spends time "scavenging" for his food, which experts believe is a very natural instinct in dogs. This will satisfy his "munchies" but will also make him feel like he's doing a good job searching for his next meal.
If you come home and find that your dog has gotten into the fridge, resist the urge to scold him or punish him. Unless you catch him in the act, the scolding is unlikely to be useful.
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Tammy Dray has been writing since 1996. She specializes in health, wellness and travel topics and has credits in various publications including Woman's Day, Marie Claire, Adirondack Life and Self. She is also a seasoned independent traveler and a certified personal trainer and nutrition consultant. Dray is pursuing a criminal justice degree at Penn Foster College.
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Event Date: Wednesday April 25, 2018
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Location: Hauser Hall 104, Harvard Law School Campus, Cambridge, MA
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
The Land Beyond:
1000 Miles of Negotiations through the Heart of the Middle East
Leon McCarron
Fellow, Abraham Path;
Fellow, the Royal Geographical Society;
Advisor, the Ted Simon Foundation
Moderated by
Joshua Weiss
Senior Fellow, Harvard Negotiation Project;
Co-founder, Global Negotiation Initiative at the Program on Negotiation
Hauser Hall, Room 104
Harvard Law School Campus
Free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
About the Talk:
In December 2015, Leon McCarron set off from Jerusalem to walk 1000 miles through the heart of the Middle East. The five-month-long journey took him through the rolling green hills and terraced olive groves of the West Bank; the deep chasm-like wadis and ancient kingdoms of Jordan; and vast, rugged deserts of the Sinai Peninsula.
Along the way Leon walked on a series of new and audacious hiking trails in the region, collecting the thoughts and stories of the people that he met, and exploring the rich past, tense present and uncertain future of the region. He also looked at how contemporary borders and checkpoints have affected the land and its peoples, and the role of walking as a possible way to make divided lands feel whole again. Working on the premise that the brain works best at 3 miles per hour, this talk will explore the various layers of culture, history, faith and politics at work in the bubbling cauldron of one of the most complex and compelling places on earth – the Holy Land.
Leon McCarron is a Northern Irish adventurer and storyteller. He shares his journeys through his writing, films, radio productions and motivational speaking. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, an advisor to the Ted Simon Foundation, a winner of the 2017 Neville Shulman Challenge Award, and he specializes in long distance, human-powered expeditions.
In Winter 2011-2012 Leon walked 3000 miles across China, filming for a National Geographic TV show along the way. The journey took him six months; walking a marathon a day for six days a week and carrying a 30kg pack. Two days after returning home, Leon was honored to carry the Olympic Flame along a section of the Northern Irish coast as part of the London 2012 relay.
Previous to this he rode a bicycle 14,000 miles from New York to Hong Kong, documented in a television show which is currently airing in over 60 countries worldwide. At the end of 2012 he trekked 1000 miles through the Empty Quarter desert in Oman, following in the footsteps of the late British explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger. A feature length film entitled 'Into the Empty Quarter' was premiered at the Royal Geographical Society in London in 2013. His recent journeys include following the longest river in Iran from source to sea (documented in 'Karun'), and travelling across Argentina on horseback to investigate the imminent demise of the last free-flowing glacial river in Patagonia. His first book, The Road Headed West, is an Amazon Top 10 Bestseller, and his most recent book, The Land Beyond, was published in September 2017.
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Q: Trying to replace a list of strings with another list of strings in a bigger string? I'm starting to tunnel on this code and would like someone's guidance. Basically, I want to replace my blank_space in my string driver_knowldege_test with the list answer_1. I would like it to go in order too (which is why I'm using the index), but this is where I also found myself stuck. I'm not even sure if the words are replacing each other properly either.
driver_knowledge_test = "When you're going to drive it is important to
always put on your ___1___, including your passengers. \nIf there are no
lanes marked on the road, you should drive in the ___2___ side of the road.
\nIt's getting dark and the sun is fading, you should turn on the ___3___.
\nBefore driving on a freeway, you should make sure you have enough ___4___,
oil, water and the correct tyre pressure."
answer_1 = ['seatbelts', 'left', 'light', 'fuel']

blank_space = ["___1___", "___2___", "___3___", "___4___"]

def replace_blank_space(blank, sentence, answer):
replaced = []
sentence = sentence.split()
answer = 0
blank_space = 0
for word in sentence:
    replacements = finding_blank(word, list_of_blank)
    if word_to_be_replaced != None:
        word = word.replace(replacements, answer)
        replaced.append(word)
        answer += 1
        blank_space += 1
    else:
        replaced.append(word)
replaced = " ".join(replaced)
return replaced

def finding_blank(word, list_of_blank):
for ea_blank in blank_space:
    if ea_blank in blank_space: #This equals to teh whole list.
        return ea_blank
return None

print replace_blank_space(blank_space, driver_knowledge_test, answer_1)

A: I don't think it's necessary to split the paragraph or search for blanks or anything here. Just call replace like normal.
driver_knowledge_test = "When you're going to drive it is important to \
always put on your ___1___, including your passengers. \nIf there are no \
lanes marked on the road, you should drive in the ___2___ side of the road. \
\nIt's getting dark and the sun is fading, you should turn on the ___3___. \
\nBefore driving on a freeway, you should make sure you have enough ___4___, \
oil, water and the correct tyre pressure."

answer_1 = ['seatbelts', 'left', 'light', 'fuel']
blank_space = ["___1___", "___2___", "___3___", "___4___"]

for space, answer in zip(blank_space, answer_1):
    driver_knowledge_test = driver_knowledge_test.replace(space, answer)

print(driver_knowledge_test)

Result:

When you're going to drive it is important to always put on your seatbelts, including your passengers.
If there are no lanes marked on the road, you should drive in the left side of the road.
It's getting dark and the sun is fading, you should turn on the light.
Before driving on a freeway, you should make sure you have enough fuel, oil, water and the correct tyre pressure.

A: Building on @Kevin's answer, except demonstrating solution using split:
import string
answer_1 = ['seatbelts', 'left', 'light', 'fuel']

blank_space = ["___1___", "___2___", "___3___", "___4___"]

answer = {blank_space[i]:answer_1[i] for i in range(len(answer_1))}

driver_knowledge_test = "When you're going to drive it is important to
always put on your ___1___, including your passengers. \nIf there are no lanes marked on the road, you should drive in the ___2___ side of the road.\nIt's getting dark and the sun is fading, you should turn on the ___3___. \nBefore driving on a freeway, you should make sure you have enough ___4___, oil, water and the correct tyre pressure."

new_answer = driver_knowledge_test.split()

final_answer = [i.strip(i[len(i)-1]) if i[len(i)-1] in string.punctuation else i for i in new_answer]

print ' '.join([answer[i] if i in answer.keys() else i for i in final_answer])

Output:
When you're going to drive it is important to always put on your seatbelts including your passengers If there are no lanes marked on the road you should drive in the 2 side of the road It's getting dark and the sun is fading you should turn on the light Before driving on a freeway you should make sure you have enough fuel oil water and the correct tyre pressure

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Liverpool: Fabrizio Romano drops 'positive' Arthur Melo update
By James Thompson
Fabrizio Romano has dropped a fresh update concerning Liverpool midfielder Arthur Melo and his recovery from injury.
The Lowdown: Arthur's injury nightmare
Liverpool signed the Brazilian back in September on a season-long loan deal from Barcelona.
Unfortunately for the player and the Reds, he picked up a muscle injury just a few weeks into his time at Anfield, which led to him having surgery and being on the sidelines ever since.
Last 48 hours: 'Sensational' Liverpool star wanted by mega rich club; huge contract offer coming
Contact made: Liverpool plotting swoop for 'extraordinary' World Cup gem; club expected to sell
'Liverpool expects...' - Journalist drops injury update on 'magnificent' £55k-p/w Anfield dynamo
Liverpool could now move for 'outstanding' 6 foot 5 powerhouse as two players look set to leave
With domestic football set to resume in a couple of weeks, some behind-the-scenes details have emerged regarding the midfielder's recovery.
The Latest: Romano's Arthur update
In a recent Twitter post, Romano had this to say about Arthur and the latest step in his recovery from injury.
"Positive news for Arthur Melo. Brazilian midfielder will try to be back within the end of the month after first, positive medical check. New tests have been already scheduled in the next days/weeks but Arthur is pushing to return earlier than expected."
Latest Liverpool transfer news!
In a following post, Romano added:
"More on Arthur: he'd return in training at the end of December but to see him on the pitch and in good condition it could take one more month, likely end of January. Liverpool staff wants no mistakes with Arthur's recovery and wants him 100% fit before playing again."
The Verdict: Good news for Liverpool
With the end of what will have undoubtedly been a very dark tunnel for Arthur in terms of his injury woes in sight, seeing him back on the training field will surely be a big positive for Jurgen Klopp and the club.
In terms of what the 26-year-old could offer Klopp's side when he eventually gets back to full fitness, he managed to end his previous season with Juventus in Serie A with the fourth-highest passing accuracy percentage (89.4%) at the club.
First up, how many Liverpool players won the 1966 World Cup with England?
So, in addition to giving Klopp an extra midfield option, Arthur could be someone that is comfortable in possession and capable of moving the ball up the pitch.
Overall, this update from Romano is definitely a positive one, but there undeniably will still be some caution from the medical and coaching staff about the midfielder's recovery, especially after what happened to Luis Diaz over the weekend.
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One quick smile before I leave this cruise journal. As we were landing in Cleveland, Bob kept telling me how nice it was the sun was shining and, "look, the snow is almost gone." As I scowled in reply, we heard a youngster a few rows back ask, "Grandma, are you crying?"
Here are a few more pictures from of the ship for you who are eager to see this new beauty.
Thanks so much for posting a thoughtful and detailed review of yoru experience. We can't wait to sail Solstice in March. We only expect to do alternate dining one night... so which would you recommend... Murano or Tuscan Grill??
I would do the Tuscan Grill. Loved the room, the menu, and did I mention the dark chocolate fondue?--Mmmmmmmm. Enjoy!


Despite Canada's economic doldrums, Canadians still have plenty of cash. They're just not willing to put it to work.
According to economists with CIBC, Canadians are sitting on an extra C$75 billion in cash above and beyond what they would be holding under normal circumstances. CIBC estimates that amount is equivalent to the total value of Canada's overall personal liquid assets.
And cash is piling up at the highest rate in four years, with idle money having risen 11% year over year.
However, Canadian consumers aren't alone in this trend. The country's private non-financial corporations reportedly had nearly C$700 billion in cash collecting on their balance sheets as recently as the first quarter of last year.
But whether we're talking about consumers or corporations, both feel compelled to stockpile cash for the same reason: uncertainty.
It's perfectly understandable why retail investors would prefer to build cash rather than invest. After all, the market has battered their portfolios three times over the past 16 years.
In fact, the Global Financial Crisis seems to have significantly rewired the investor psyche: CIBC found that excess cash savings have grown far more substantially since 2008 than they did following other downturns over the past 25 years. So the latest additions to the cash hoard come on top of an already-elevated level of cash.
Meanwhile, much of the corporate cash hoard was attributed to companies that operate in the resource space. An International Monetary Fund analysis found that such savings were due in part to executives' efforts to prepare their firms for the inevitable downswing of the energy sector's boom-and-bust cycle.
While savings help create a buffer against bad situations turning even worse, such as what's recently befallen the resource space, they also can create a self-fulfilling cycle, where money that has the power to turn around a market or an economy continues to pile up in an unproductive manner.
Economists and market watchers alike keep close tabs on these cash hoards because they're a useful barometer of investor and business sentiment.
On the investing front, rising cash can be a contrarian indicator, since investors increasingly move to the sidelines as the market approaches a bottom. And they typically remain on the sidelines long after the market has finished bottoming, only to meaningfully shift back into the market as it's approaching new highs.
And on the economic front, cash positions can reveal whether companies are investing for new growth or retrenching. That has important implications for monetary policy and, therefore, the overall economy.
Regardless, the thing that underpins both modes of analysis is hope–the hope that eventually all that cash will be deployed, thus kicking off the next bull market or the next turn in the business cycle.
Prior to joining Investing Daily, Ari took an unlikely path toward dispensing investment advice. Shortly after graduating with a bachelor's degree in political science from New York University, Ari sampled some of Wall Street's best-known brokerages and investment banks for several months as an associate. His favorite memory was being paid an absurdly high hourly wage to point and yell at the bond salesmen on the legendary Bear Stearns trading floor when they had incoming phone calls.
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Home Research Topics Generations & Age Generations
Greatest Generation
Report | May 8, 2020
On 75th anniversary of V-E Day, about 300,000 American WWII veterans are alive
World War II service members' numbers have dwindled from around 939,000 veterans in 2015 to about 300,000 in 2020.
Baby Boomers are staying in the labor force at rates not seen in generations for people their age
The majority of Baby Boomers are still in the labor force: In 2018, 53% of adults ages 54 to 72 were still working or looking for work.
Millennials approach Baby Boomers as America's largest generation in the electorate
As of November 2016, an estimated 62 million Millennials were voting-age U.S. citizens – moving closer in number to the 70 million Baby Boomers.
Gen Zers, Millennials and Gen Xers outvoted Boomers and older generations in 2016 election
Generation Zers, Millennials and Generation Xers cast 69.6 million votes in 2016, a slight majority of the 137.5 million total votes cast.
Black voter turnout fell in 2016, even as a record number of Americans cast ballots
Some trends in presidential elections either reversed or stalled: White turnout increased and the nonwhite share of the U.S. electorate remained flat from 2012.
Report | Dec 15, 2016
Americans Name the Top Historic Events of Their Lifetimes
The Pew Research Center survey, conducted in association with A+E Networks' HISTORY, asked everyone from Millennials to members of the Greatest Generation to list the events that most profoundly affected America.
One-in-Five U.S. Adults Were Raised in Interfaith Homes
Roughly one-in-five U.S. adults were raised with a mixed religious background, according to a new Pew Research Center study.
The factors driving the growth of religious 'nones' in the U.S.
The share of Americans who do not identify with a religious group is surely growing, but there are differing ideas about the factors driving this trend.
This may be the last presidential election dominated by Boomers and prior generations
Recent presidential elections have been dominated by voters from the Baby Boom and previous generations. That may change this November.
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It is said that ideas never die and every eminent business begins with a unique idea. But what if you don't have enough resources to prosper your innovative business idea? Crowdfunding refers to the modernized way of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, usually through the Internet. Unlike conventional finance raising methods, crowdfunding offers a forum for anyone who has an idea to pitch it to potential investors.
The overwhelming business opportunities and blooming global market recognition ignite a new age entrepreneurship pattern and thus bestow immense possibilities into the hands of today's crowdfunding platforms. Renowned Crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo are the perfect examples of how to propitiously implement a crowdfunding business plan as they successfully raised huge revenues from the percentage of the funds raised for other businesses. This topic reflects a complete guide to support your efforts to set up a crowdfunding platform.
Crowdfunding Business Model: How Does It Work?
There exist four pre-defined crowdfunding business models. Donation, reward, equity, and lending. Donation-based model is a perfect fit for community-based and charitable causes where reward model is a variation on donation-based funding, here the investors receive some reward – usually in the form of a product or service for which the campaigners are seeking the funding. Equity business model possesses a traditional trait as the investors typically pay a large amount of money and are given an equity position in the campaigner's business. Whilst in lending, original amount is being repaid along with the interest.
Every crowdfunding portals incorporate two important entities. One is project owner (the one who own the idea) and the other is project backer (the one who fund the concept). Anyone with a sterling idea can list their project complying with the site's terms and conditions. Those who are interested in this idea can contribute, where the funding amount and duration of the project are solely decided by the project owner alone.
Moreover, user experience matters the most. The way your platform interact with your potential users will ultimately define your success. The website must have an excellent layout solid enough to impose a strong impression on the user's mind. The design should incorporate both entrepreneur's and investor's perspectives. Now, let us look into some fundamental facts that might help you build a compelling crowdfunding portal.
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An exceptional crowdfunding platform is the one which satisfies the expectations of both creators and investors. It blends both the ingredients, offers them similar attention and thus delivers a comprehensive solution. Undermentioned few exemplary features to consider while developing your crowdfunding portal.
This is the prior factor that generates an impression on your user's minds. Moreover, it plays a vital role in their decision-making process as well. When considering crowdfunding, new ideas are the fuel that drives the business. So it is recommendable to incorporate relevant categories, and suitable form fields, moreover, allow creators to include descriptions, website, images, videos etc related to the project. In whole, produce a streamlined management system to manage, create, edit and post crowdfunding projects.
Additionally, an advanced project search, a project moderation/verification process and a crowdfunding forum would be a better idea for anyone who craves for a very appealing user interface. Find here why crowdfunding is a good business idea & future opportunities.
A successful fundraising business is all about how well you integrate the creators as well as investors. The fundamental concept is to treat both entities with equal importance by assuring similarity and thus create an impression of recognition.
Since crowdfunding is all about fundraising, a reliable payment gateway system is the most important factor to consider while setting up your crowdfunding portal. One can always choose between two known payment methods, all-or-nothing or partial models.
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Postępowa Partia Ludzi Pracy, AKEL (gr. Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού, tur. Emekçi Halkın İlerici Partisi, w dawniejszej literaturze polskojęzycznej: Postępowa Partia Ludu Pracującego Cypru) – komunistyczna i eurosceptyczna partia polityczna na Cyprze. Partia została założona w 1926 roku. Sekretarzem generalnym partii jest Stefanos Stefanu. Partia pozostaje członkiem Europejskiej Partii Lewicy.

Historia
Postępowa Partia Ludzi Pracy została założona w 1926 jako Komunistyczna Partia Cypru. KPC nie walczyła jedynie o idee komunizmu, ale również, a może przede wszystkim o wyzwolenie spod brytyjskiego protektoratu. W 1931 partia została zdelegalizowana przez Brytyjski Rząd Kolonialny. Dziesięć lat później byli członkowie Komunistycznej Partii Cypru założyli Postępową Partię Ludzi Pracy (AKEL). W 1943 partia wystartowała w wyborach lokalnych. Jej kandydaci zostali burmistrzami Limassolu (Ploutis Servas) i Famagusty (Adam Adamantos).

Sekretarze Generalni Partii
 1936–1945  Ploutis Servas
 1945–1949  Fifis Ioannou
 1949–1988  Ezekias Papaioanu
 1988–2009  Dimitris Christofias
 2009–2021   Andros Kiprianu
 od 2021  Stefanos Stefanu

Wyniki wyborów parlamentarnych
Postępowa Partia Ludzi Pracy jako jedyna partia polityczna na Cyprze miała swoich przedstawicieli w każdej kadencji Izby Reprezentantów. W obecnej kadencji w Izbie Reprezentantów zasiada 18 członków Postępowej Partii Ludzi Pracy.

Wyniki wyborów do Parlamentu Europejskiego
Postępowa Partia Ludzi Pracy brała udział w pierwszych wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego, w których zajęła drugie miejsce, ustępując nieznacznie (0,34%) Koalicji Demokratycznej. AKEL wprowadził dwóch swoich przedstawicieli do Parlamentu Europejskiego (byli to Adamos Adamou i Kyriacos Triantaphyllides).

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Q: How to update livedata through a method with multiple parameters I have this livedata "events" that should be updated if the method loadEvents() gets fired. The thing is, I need to pass many different parameters to that method. If I call this method and then observe the data, the data is null. How can I do this?
Viewmodel:
private val _events = MutableLiveData<List<BookEvent>>()
   val events: LiveData<List<BookEvent>> get() = _events

   fun loadEvents( dateTo: String,
                           dateFrom: String?,
                           dateTime: String?,
                           pageIndex: Int,
                           types: String){
       viewModelScope.launch {
           val response = eventsBooksRepository.getEvents(
               pageSize = 100,
               pageIndex = pageIndex + 1,
               types = types,
               dateTime= dateTime,
               dateFrom = dateFrom)

           if(response.value?.isSuccessful() == true){
               _events.value = response.value?.data
           } else {
               _events.value = null
           }
       }
   }

In my fragment, getEvents() works if I don't call retrieveEvents() first but I need to call retrieveEvents() with different parameters, depending on the different outcomes. If I call retrieveEvents() then I get "java.lang.NullPointerException: it must not be null" when observing the events.
Fragment:
private fun retrieveEvents(){
       lifecycleScope.launch {
           myViewModel.loadEvents(
               dateTime= if (eventsByDate) dateTime else "",
               dateFrom = if (previousEvents) dayDateFrom else "",
               pageIndex = 1,
               types = myViewModel.filtersApplied
           )
       }
   }

   private fun getEvents(){
       myViewModel.events.observe(viewLifecycleOwner){
           val events = it.map { event ->
               val descriptionPair = getEventIcon(event)
               bookEventModel.bookEventItem(
                   bookEventModel(
                       event.eventId,
                       event.eventType,
                       event.eventDate,
                       event.bookState
                   )
               )

           }

           binding.eventsRecycler.adapter = eventsAdapter
           eventsAdapter.addAll(events)
       }
   }

How can I call retrieveEvents() whenever I want to update the livedata without getting a null object?

A: This is the LiveData you're observing:
val events: LiveData<List<BookEvent>>

The data is holds is a non-null type, List<BookEvent>. So when you call observe on it and pass your lambda function, that function's inferred type is (List<BookEvent>) -> Unit - i.e. it takes a non-null List<BookEvent> parameter, because that's the type that events emits.
So you're calling it.map and you're not getting warned to null-check it, because that parameter is (implicitly) declared as non-null. But it is getting passed a null somehow, and that's why you're getting the crash.
Probably because of this:
if(response.value?.isSuccessful() == true){
    _events.value = response.value?.data
} else {
    _events.value = null
}

You're explicitly setting events's value to null even though it's meant to only hold List<BookEvent>s. You're able to do this (even though you shouldn't) because LiveData uses null as a "no data" value when it's first created, if you don't provide an initial value. That initial placeholder null won't be emitted and observed - like you said, calling getEvents() works fine, observing the LiveData with no value doesn't trigger the observer and crash it with a null value.
It's only when you call retrieveEvents and explicitly set a null value on events that it emits that as a value, and that hits your observer function and causes all kinds of trouble. You're doing that intentionally as a fallback for when your fetch fails, which is a problem in itself - none of your observers are expecting a null value, they can't handle it. So either don't make that your fallback value (use emptyList(), or maybe you don't want to push an update at all if it fails?) or make your LiveData nullable, i.e. LiveData<List<BookEvent>?>

By the way, here's what happens for me if I try and set a non-nullable LiveData to null:

Aren't you getting that warning? It won't stop you from building the app and running it, until you hit that null and it crashes, but it should at least be pointing out the problem to you. Make sure you're using an up-to-date version of the LiveData lifecycle library in your gradle dependencies

A: ** In your fragment check null for the events observer**
You call view model methods directly until it's suspend function
Like this
myViewModel.loadEvents()

Another suggestion use dispatchers to the scope and add errorHandler else try catch block.
Follow like this
viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO + CoroutineExceptionHandler { _, exception ->
    //Handle exceptions here
       Log.e(TAG,exception.message)
    }){
      //Set method for the main thread. Use Post Value.
        _events.postValue(response.value?.data)
     //OR
       viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main){
         _events.value(response.value?.data)
       }
    }


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New York Judge Orders USDT Backing Documentation
By Graham
Ordered by a judge in New York, stablecoin issuer Tether is to provide financial documents that confirm that USDT is backed by US dollars.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York judge Katherine Polk Failla ordered Tether to prove that it's native stablecoin USDT is backed to the USD dollar.
The court order is part of a case that started since 2019, where a group of investors submitted a complaint that iFinex, Tether and Bitfinex's parent company, alleged that iFinex had issued unbacked Tether with the intention to manipulate the crypto markets, including inflating the price of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).
Claims included that Tether's actions were made "in an effort to signal to the market that there was enormous, organic demand for cryptocommodities."
Published on Tuesday, the order requires Tether to provide "general ledgers, balance sheets, income statements, cash-flow statements, and profit and loss statements" and other documents as proof to the court.
Attorneys representing Tether however claim that discussing the composition of its reserves is commercially sensitive, therefore would damage its business if revealed, in addition to the process being "unduly burdensome."
Judge Polk Failla dismissed iFinex requests to block the order, as Tether had previously produced documents "sufficient enough" for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the New York Attorney General. The Judge also has stated that the Plaintiff's demand for these documents are well-established, as they "appear to go to one of the Plaintiffs' core allegations."
The crypto traders who allege that Tether had purchased large amounts of Bitcoin with unbacked USDT tokens have had their claims validated after a June 2018 report from researchers from the University of Texas at Austin revealed that one large player on the Bitfinex exchange used USDT to purchase Bitcoin as its prices were falling, resulting in Bitcoin prices to rebound.
However, a follow-up study from a professor from the University of Queensland shows that the impact from these issances of USDT were not "statistically significant" enough.
In September 2021, Judge Polk Failla had dismissed claims from the same Plaintiffs under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act, including allegations related to racketeering, and using the proceeds of racketeering for investments.
Tether has a history of being under scrutiny, despite being the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, with a market cap of $68 billion.
In February 2021, iFinex settled a case with the Office of the New York Attorney General where it had agreed to pay $18.5 million in damages to New York, and to periodically report their reserves while stopping Bitfinex services to its customers within the state.
The settlement was made after a 22-month inquiry on whether iFinex had covered up $850 million in losses, and concluded that Tether did not hold enough US dollars in order for it to back the amount of USDT in circulation.
Last month, Tether issued a statement reassuring token holders of its liquidity.
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Apple Changes Marketing Strategy With Next iPhone, Reveals Official Name
By Ana Cordero , Mar 25, 2017 04:10 AM EDT
There has been a lot of talk about the upcoming anniversary iPhone, but most of the news has been hearsay and nothing has come directly from the Cupertino- based tech giant. While the specs, design and features are still unclear at this point, the official name of the device might have already been leaked. A new report has claimed that Apple revealed it a long time ago.
As noted by Forbes, the popular names for the 10th iPhone have been the iPhone 8, the iPhone 8, the iPhone Edition and the iPhone 7S. The last of these does not exactly make sense, as the upcoming flagship is expected to sport several new changes, and the S moniker has been historically used for incremental improvements. Meanwhile, the Edition branding has been used exclusively for the Apple Watch, which arguably has little brand awareness. The publication then argued that 8 is also unfitting because the tech giant is going to celebrate 10 years.
It might seem most likely that iPhone X is the most probable name, especially because of MacOS X. However, Apple has since dropped the X from its latest operating system release. Instead, it is simply called MacOS Sierra. But the company's recent movements is proof that it is going for something simpler, cleaner and easier to distinguish.
The publication pointed out that the second generation of the Apple Watch, was simply called the Apple Watch. Meanwhile, the new and upcoming MacBook Air has simply been dubbed MacBook. Earlier this week, the iPad Air also began to be called the iPad. The same is possible and at this point likely for the upcoming iPhone, which might just be called the iPhone.
As reported by MacRumors, the iPhone is expected to have a 5.8 inch edge-to-edge OLED display. The handheld is expected to launch sometime in September. However, the initial release of the upcoming flagship might come in limited quantities.
TAG iPhone 8, iPhone X, 10th Anniversary iPhone, apple iphone
CIA's Latest Hack Targets Apple Products; Are You Safe?
WikiLeaks has just released a set of leaked documents that insinuate that the CIA had tools within its disposal to infect Apple products, such as iPhones and MacBooks, for an estimated four years.
2017 Apple MacBook Launch Scheduled For Q3
Apple is set to have a big year, with the reveal of the upcoming iPhone 8 getting most of the attention. However, the brand's loyalists are also looking forward to a new generation of 2017 MacBooks.
Want A Red iPhone 7? Get The Limited Edition
In a surprising move, Apple has just released a limited edition of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, wherein the unit has an aluminum red finish. A purchase helps contribute to the Global Fund.
iPhone 8 Outperforms iPhone X in Early Geekbench Tests [Photos]
Quite surprisingly, the iPhone 8 beats the iPhone X in both Single Core and Multi-Core Geekbench tests.
iPhone X Demand May Outlast Supply Until Mid-2018, says KGI Securities Analyst
KGI Securities Analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, predicts serious demand vs. supply constraints for the iPhone X until Mid-2018.
Five iPhone X Secret Features You May Not Know About
Check out the five iPhone X features that Apple has discreetly hidden from you at launch.


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The 2019 Tacoma Defiance season is the club's fifth year of existence, previously for the last four seasons as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their fifth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. This is the second season of the soccer team playing in the Tacoma, Washington. Defiance is majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

Current roster

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Out on loan

Competitions

Preseason

Friendlies

USL regular season

Standings

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Top scorers
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|-
!width=30|Rank
!width=30|Position
!width=30|Number
!width=175|Name
!width=75|
!width=75|
!width=75|Total
|-
|rowspan="1"|1
|FW
|99
|align="left"| Justin Dhillon
|12
|0
|12
|-
|rowspan="1"|2
|FW
|87
|align="left"| Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
|6
|0
|6
|-
|rowspan="1"|3
|FW
|37
|align="left"| Shandon Hopeau
|5
|0
|5
|-
|rowspan="1"|4
|MF
|38
|align="left"| Azriel Gonzalez
|4
|0
|4
|-
|rowspan="2"|5
|FW
|34
|align="left"| Danny Robles
|2
|0
|2
|-
|MF
|89
|align="left"| Jesse Daley
|2
|0
|2
|-
|rowspan="9"|15
|MF
|16
|align="left"| Alex Roldan
|1
|0
|1
|-
|FW
|17
|align="left"| Will Bruin
|1
|0
|1
|-
|DF
|23
|align="left"| Henry Wingo
|1
|0
|1
|-
|FW
|32
|align="left"| Alec Díaz
|1
|0
|1
|-

|MF
|39
|align="left"| Marlon Vargas
|2
|0
|2
|-
|MF
|44
|align="left"| Ethan Dobbelaere
|1
|0
|1
|-
|MF
|70
|align="left"| Handwalla Bwana
|1
|0
|1
|-
|MF
|75
|align="left"| Danny Leyva
|1
|0
|1
|-
|MF
|84
|align="left"| Josh Atencio
|1
|0
|1
|-

Top assists
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|-
!width=30|Rank
!width=30|Position
!width=30|Number
!width=175|Name
!width=75|
!width=75|
!width=75|Total
|-
|rowspan="1"|1
|DF
|31
|align="left"| Nick Hinds
|4
|0
|4
|-
|rowspan="2"|2
|FW
|37
|align="left"| Shandon Hopeau
|4
|0
|4
|-
|DF
|38
|align="left"| Azriel Gonzalez
|3
|0
|3
|-
|rowspan="4"|3
|MF
|70
|align="left"| Handwalla Bwana
|2
|0
|2
|-
|FW
|87
|align="left"| Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
|2
|0
|2
|-
|MF
|89
|align="left"| Jesse Daley
|2
|0
|2
|-
|FW
|99
|align="left"| Justin Dhillon
|2
|0
|2
|-
|rowspan="4"|8
|DF
|12
|align="left"| Saad Abdul-Salaam
|1
|0
|1
|-
|FW
|17
|align="left"| Will Bruin
|1
|0
|1
|-
|MF
|39
|align="left"| Marlon Vargas
|1
|0
|1
|-
|MF
|42
|align="left"| Alex Villanueva
|1
|0
|1
|-

Disciplinary record
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| rowspan="2" !width=15|
| rowspan="2" !width=15|
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| colspan="3"|Regular Season
| colspan="3"|Playoffs
| colspan="3"|Total
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|| 3 || |DF ||align=left| Jonathan Campbell || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
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|| 23 || |DF ||align=left| Henry Wingo || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
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|| 31 || |DF ||align=left| Nick Hinds || |6|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |6|| |0|| |0
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|| 32 || |FW ||align=left| Alec Díaz || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
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|| 33 || |DF ||align=left| Sam Rogers || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
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|| 36 || |DF ||align=left| Denso Ulysse || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
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|| 38 || |MF ||align=left| Azriel Gonzalez || |2|| |0|| |1|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |1
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|| 39 || |MF ||align=left| Marlon Vargas || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
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|| 43 || |MF ||align=left| Alex Villanueva || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
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|| 46 || |MF ||align=left| Peter Kingston || |1|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |1|| |0|| |0
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|| 48 || |MF ||align=left| Chris Hegardt || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
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|| 71 || |DF ||align=left| Aleks Berkolds || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
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|| 72 || |MF ||align=left| Joel Rydstrand || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
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|| 73 || |DF ||align=left| Modou Ndow || |2|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |0|| |0
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|| 75 || |MF ||align=left| Danny Leyva || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
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|| 84 || |MF ||align=left| Josh Atencio || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
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|| 87 || |FW ||align=left| Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
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|| 89 || |DF ||align=left| Jesse Daley || |9|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |9|| |1|| |0
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|| 96 || |DF ||align=left| Everardo Rubio || |2|| |1|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |2|| |1|| |0
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|| 98 || |MF ||align=left| Antonee Burke-Gilroy || |3|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |3|| |0|| |0
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|| 99 || |FW ||align=left| Justin Dhillon || |4|| |0|| |0|| |0|||0|| |0|| |4|| |0|| |0
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Honors and awards

Goal of the Week

Team of the Week

USL 20 under 20

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster.

In

Out

References

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