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    WRONG_ANSWER: 'Wrong answer',
    PRESENTATION_ERROR: 'Presentation error',
    TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: 'Time limit exceeded',
    MEMORY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: 'Memory limit exceeded',
    IDLENESS_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: 'Idleness limit exceeded',
    SECURITY_VIOLATED: 'Security Violated',
    CRASHED: 'Crashed',
    INPUT_PREPARATION_CRASHED: 'Input Preparation Crashed',
    CHALLENGED: 'Challenged',
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Broker System S.A. produces and brings to the market products catered exclusively for brokerage firms and other market participants. The company has gained significant experience in that field which is unmatched in the Greek market. Broker System S.A. does not intend to diversify its business to other sectors and risk loosing its focus. The company intends to expand its business by enhancing the capabilities of its products, enriching its suite of applications with new ones, and expanding to new markets abroad that present growth opportunities.
The company is well known by the Greek Stock Market professionals for providing state of the art software applications covering the data processing, the organizational and the information needs of Banks, Brokerage Houses, their investment counterparts and their Order Forwarded Agents.
The company's first application "BROKER", which came out in 1988, provided only limited automation for the basic routine operations of Stock Brokerage houses. "BROKER" was gradually substituted by the company's flagship, the considerably more functional and ergonomic "XRHMA Plus".
"XRHMA Plus" is the only complete software environment for the Greek stock market combining the different functions required by a Brokerage Firm's back, middle and front office operations. Broker Systems has been able to promote "XRHMA Plus" to almost all Brokerage Firms, active in the Greek Stock Market, mostly due to the high degree of professionalism and consistency with which it treats its clients. By the end of 2000 the company was holding a market share of around 90% in the Greek Brokerage Market, while at the same time more than 80% of the country's Order Agents were amongst its clients.
It is important to emphasize that Broker Systems has been a valuable contributor to the modernization of the Greek Stock Market mainly because of the requirements and standardization its application software introduced. Building on this success and using an experienced group of software developers / analysts, the company released in early summer of 2000 the successor of "XRHMA Plus", "XRHMA", a software platform based entirely on Microsoft's windows environment with highly developed functionality, ergonomics and user friendliness. The new platform includes, apart from the core applications dealing with the daily back – middle office operations, a number of add-on applications enabling and supporting the Stock as well as the Foreign Markets and Derivative's Market Transactions. In addition, the company has produced a set of new interfaces and front-ends utilizing TCP/IP and WEB/technologies.
In early 1999 Broker Systems has taken the strategic decision to use the latest of Microsoft's software application tools and development philosophy.
All new Broker Systems applications are totally compatible with Microsoft's perception of the three-tier model where the Data Base, the Business Logic (Application) and the Front-End environment (Clients) are clearly distinguished.
The chosen philosophy in designing products offers Broker System's applications all the advantages needed for fast and efficient development, scalability, reliability and seamless interconnection with e-commerce applications following widely accepted standards and security requirements.
The XRHMA Platform is the new environment under which Broker Systems has integrated a number of software units (The Core) covering all the basic operating functions and information needs of Brokerage firms.
In addition Broker Systems, utilizing the advantages of Microsoft's Application tools, has developed a number of "clients" linked to the core system and using the latest TCP/IP and Web technologies.
Broker Systems serve the complex IT needs of brokerage firms in Greece, Cyprus, Romania, and other market participants. Due to the special characteristics of its applications that have no match in the markets where present, it currently enjoys a significant market share as it is indicated in the Broker's Systems Client List.
Broker Systems, due to its consistent and highly professional attitude in supporting a client base with multiple needs, has been able to gain an unusually high level of market penetration. Currently, the Company serves nearly 65% of the Greek Brokerage firms, 40% of the Cypriot and approximately 20% of the Romanian market.
The Company has over 50 employees, at its headquarters in Athens and through well organized collaboration offices, they are providing high level support to all of their customers located in Greece, and also maintains very well organized Help-Desk, providing 24 hours 7 days online support and consulting services to Greek / Cypriot and to rapidly expanding Romanian Brokerage Market.
The Company's founders, Nikos Pentheroudakis and Irene Adamopoulou were the first software developers involved in the business of developing application software for brokerage firms in Greece since 1988. Since then, the original minimal functionality of these programs has grown and matured together with the Greek Stock Market in order to cover all the requirements of modern Brokerage firm's operations.
In the last years Broker Systems has been systematically acquiring high caliber personnel for all its senior business analysis and program development positions. In addition in areas of great expertise the company has used external consultants with acknowledged experience in financial market operations.
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The range and depth of knowledge and experience of Broker Systems employees has greatly improved since the company took the strategic decision to expand into other European markets starting from Cyprus and Romania.
Broker Systems has a proven ability to work with large organizations in Greece including a lot of Banks. This has been due mainly to its unique covering of the entire Life Cycle Trading in Securities and other market instruments as well as to the professional support level offered by its experienced consulting and dedicated technical staff.
Besides, Broker Systems has become a very experienced developer of high-performance networked solutions. Its technical staff knows in depth the requirements imposed by currently used sophisticated communication technologies and operating systems over multifunctional and highly complicated hardware platforms.


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God Bless the Red Cross
I wasn't expecting his reaction and it hit me like a blow to the head.
During the Arab-Israeli war, we were hastened unceremoniously from Egypt, (where I'd been teaching at a mission school), onto a German freighter, one of the last vessels to leave the country with fleeing, or expelled foreigners. The ship had pulled away from the dock in Alexandria and took three days to get to Cyprus. Since it was a freighter, and we refugees were sleeping in the holds that usually stored their freight, the cuisine on board was sparse. In fact it was sandwiches three times a day. But it was that dark German bread that really tastes good. However, after sandwiches nine times in a row and nothing else, the charm began to wear off.
We didn't do much talking during those three days, each of us wrapped in our own bereavements and fears as we stared at horizonless water. I had noticed that one man in shorts and a faded shirt had been escorted by police up the gang way and shoved brutally into the ship. He had no shoe laces, and only carried a small wooden box. It turned out that he was the only Englishman on board, and since he had been hitch-hiking around the country, was presumed to be a spy and was taken from prison and thrust onto this ship with us. He had absolutely nothing but this box. Out of politeness no one asked what was in it.
We arrived in Cyprus in the dark, ten or eleven o'clock. And there, waiting for us, without a word of English but with a huge casserole, was a team of Red Cross workers. Ohhhh that casserole! I cannot remember at all what was in it, but the warmth, the nourishment, the surprise enchanted us magnificently. With no common language we did our best to express heartfelt delight and thanks to these beautiful people.
The next stage was a plane to carry us over the Alps to Rome. It was a strange vehicle, because the seats were lined up on either side of the plane. At about two a.m. we all took a seat, two rows facing each other across the fusilage. From the back of the plane a Red Cross worker handed the edge of a blanket to the person beside her, who handed it to the person beside him who handed….you get the idea. It turned out that this blanket extended the whole length of the plane, one on each side. Once all was in place, the vehicle took off with "I-think-I-can" effort. It sounded like a John Deere tractor in the sky, that whooped and dropped and rose over the air currents from the mountainous terrain below. No one dared to be sick. When grey cold daylight filtered in through the windows, we thought we could hold on. At about 6 a.m. we landed in Rome. There, loving and caring, was the Red Cross, once again. Towels, soap, toothbrushes, breakfast with hot coffee and cognac were oohed and ahhhed over, they seemed like the most precious things anyone could give us. How did they know what exactly we would need to restore us? We once again gestured and bowed our thanks to these lovely people whom we could not understand.
Then back into the plane headed for Munich. Here, the Red Cross and the German press were waiting. As we staggered out, summer-clad, into the cold, rainy morning, sleep-starved, disheveled and bewildered, each of us was greeted with a hug and soothing incomprehensible words from the Red Cross workers. It was such a beautiful thing to do. To this day my heart is warm with their memory.
We refugees were soon sorted into nationalities. The Germans were in one group, getting Red Cross help, received by relatives, and telling their stories to the press.
An elegant stretch limousine with liveried chauffeur turned up at the docks to take the single Englishman away to his embassy.
We, the three Americans, had no one. Eventually, with a bit of difficulty (we had no money to pay for a call) the US Consulate was contacted. They then referred us to the US military. "We heard you were coming," they said. Two hours later, maybe three, we were picked up and taken to accommodation at the military base. The freedom of fear was exhilarating. It is surprising how exhausting it is to live in constant terror. Americans! My own people! I was on home ground!
Only I wasn't. The place was buzzing with military testosterone – each young soldier eager to "get out there" and shoot the Egyptians, people I loved and who had loved me, people whose beauty was embedded in their very ancient sophisticated culture. . The burly commanding officer wanted to interview us individually. After taking details, it was then that his response struck me like a blow. He threw down his pen and said, "You Gentiles should stay at home and MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!!!"
I was stunned into silence. I'd been so beautifully cared for all the way here by people with whom I couldn't communicate, but who served and nourished me nevertheless. And ;now this sudden unexpected attack. This was the first – and only – time in my life that someone challenged my faith. I think of the refugees today who at last make it to our shores, I wonder how they cope?
The recipe for this blog just has to be a casserole. This is probably the easiest and most favourite in our family, with happy taste memories that weave into our own traditions. It is unfortunately called
"Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon," says the Dalai Lama, and this dish is made for play.
Peel and slice vegetables: potatoes, carrots, onions, celery* peppers, and zucchini. Add them in layers to a buttered casserole dish, with tinned chopped tomatoes, and 400 gms (1 lb) minced (ground) beef. Somewhere in the middle of the dish add 2 – 4 tablespoons raw rice and continue layering. Season each with salt, pepper, paprika, oregano and/or tarragon (or both in alternate layers.) Add a half a cup of boiling water, seal well by placing foil between the dish and the lid.
Place in a low oven, 150C or 300 F and check it for juiciness after two hours. If drying out, add more boiling water or 1 cup of cream. Cook for 20 minutes more while you prepare buttered seasoned bread crumbs with parmesan cheese. Sprinkle on top. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes more, without lid, until bread crumbs are browned. Depending on the size and depth of your casserole dish, it may not take the full three hours to cook.
Whew! This took longer to write than it did to prepare!
*Note on celery. Our family enjoys it better if the stringy back is shaved off with a potato peeler.
Children's Shipwreck. A mother writes that her family (including three children) eat "every scrap of this": Use a can of condensed tomato soup and boiling water instead of cream. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Vegetabless: onions, potatoes, uncooked rice, celery, carrots.
Vegetarian Shipwreck. Don't use the meat, of course. Start and end with slices of fresh tomatoes. An ancient Gourmet Magazine suggests lathering two tablespoons of melted butter on each layer, but I have found that a bit too rich….either that or I was heavy-handed with the butter.
Happy 5th Birthday to this blog! Thanks to all you wonderful faithful readers! Have a look at past posts.
Published August 1, 2019 By judithlouise
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Arab-Israeli war, Family casserole, recipe, Red Cross, refugees, Vegetarian casserole
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Our office and warehouse in the Netherlands will be closed on Monday 22nd of April because of Easter.
Orders confirmed on the 19th of April will be loaded the 23rd of April.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you may have any questions.
We would like to inform you about a few important price and data changes.
7487.0015-0020-0025 all three have a height of 1210mm.
Height of the dishwashers is 825mm.
Height of the wall cupboard with sliding doors is 660mm.
The length dimensions are incorrect. You can find the correct dimensions on our website. The depth of the wall shelves on the right is 400mm and the height of these is 250mm.
The photo on the left of the floor grid 7075.0100 is incorrect. The floor grid has a side outlet.
All prices are incorrect. You can find the correct prices on our website.
We would like to ask you to correct the data in your system.
The most recent prices and specifications of our products are always available on our website. Please send an email to sales@combisteel.comif you don't have a login yet. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact our sales department.
The last deliveries for this year will take place in week 51. Due to the holidays there will be different loading and delivery dates for that week.
For delivery in 2018, the last shipment is the 17th - for delivery by the 21st of December. The last pick-up 2018 is the 21st of December - for delivery the first week of January. First pick up 2019 is the 3rd of January.
For delivery in 2018, the last shipment is the 13th - for delivery by the 18th of December. The last pick up 2018 is the 20th of December - for delivery the first week of January. First pick up 2019 is the 3rd of January.
Our offices and our warehouse will have different opening hours during the holidays. We are closed on Tues 25th and Wed 26th December. On the 24th, 27th and 28th December our office will be open, but there will be limited staff. Our warehouse is closed on the 28th December. Both our offices and our warehouse will also be closed on the 31st of December.
The new Combisteel Dealer Catalogue 2019 has been launched.
We have added numerous new articles amongst which glass door cabinets, hand dryers and many stainless steel products. We have also renewed our Drop-In range. Here you can find a selection of the new articles. The new prices will be valid from the 1st of December 2018.
We will send out the catalogues next week. You can already see the new online catalogue here.
Our office and warehouse in the Netherlands will be closed on Friday 27th of April because of Kingsday, on Thursday 10th of May because of Ascension Day and Monday 21st of Maybecause of Pentecost.
Orders confirmed on the 26th of April will be loaded the 30th of April.
Orders confirmed on the 9th of May will be loaded the 11th of May. Orders confirmed on the 18th of May will be loaded the 22nd of May.
Our office and warehouse in the Netherlands will have different opening times on Friday the 11th of May. Our Dutch office is open from 09.00 – 16.00 hour. Our warehouse is open from 11.00 – 16.00 hour.
· Our office and warehouse in the Netherlands will be closed on Monday 2nd of April and Friday 27th of April.
· Orders confirmed on the 30th of March will be loaded on the 3th of April. Orders confirmed on the 26th of April will be loaded the 30th of April.
· The last deliveries of this year will take place in week 52. Due to the holidays there will be different loading- and delivery dates that week. On the 22nd of December the warehouse will only be open in the morning. Please send your latest orders on the 21st of December. The goods will be collected on Friday the 22nd and will be delivered in week 52 or week 1. Orders placed in week 52 will be shipped on the 3rd of January. Please ask our sales department about the delivery possibilities.
· Our offices and our warehouse will be closed in week 52. Both our main office and our UK office will be closed from 25th of December till the 1st of January.
This year Combisteel will be exhibiting at the HOST 2017 fair in Milan again, from 20 till 24 October.
This year we will be present in Pavilion 3, stand U51 V50. On our stand we will present the newest products from our 2017-2018 dealer catalogue, a few of our bestselling products and a number of new products which you can find in our HOST brochure.
We would like to invite you to come take a look at our stand. See you in Milan!
Check Facebook and Twitter to keep track of all the events and updates during the fair!
We would like to inform you about a few important price changes.
We would like to ask you to correct the prices in your systems. The most recent prices of our products are always available on our website. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.
The new Combisteel Dealer Catalogue 2017-2018 has been launched.
We have added numerous new articles amongst which cold rooms, dishwashers and a new Pro Line of cabinets and counters. You can find the most important new articles here. The new prices will be valid from the 1st of July 2017.
Our product range of Refrigeration consists of 2 lines: a standard line and a pro line. We have always used grey and black labels on our 7450 and 7950 products. From now on we have decided to continue with one line for these products: the black label (called Standard Line from now on).
We have also switched to another manufacturer for our dishwashers. This offers a wider range of dishwashers and an higher level of finishing.
This week we will send the catalogue. Did you not receive a catalogue? Have a look at it online or send an email to info@combisteel.com if you would like to receive the catalogue annually.
· Our office and warehouse in the Netherlands will be closed on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th of May and Monday 5th of June.
· Our last collection in week 21 will be 24th of May. If you want to order goods that need to be shipped 24th of May, please send the order the 23rd of May. Given orders later than 23rd of May will be loaded and send in the last week of May.
· Our office and warehouse in the Netherlands will be closed on Monday the 5th of June, but this has no consequences for the deliveries. Everything that is ordered the 2nd of June, will be shipped the 6th of June.
· Our office in the Netherlands and our warehouse will be closed on Monday 17th of April and Thursday 27th of April.
· Our Dutch office and warehouse will be closed on April 17th, but this has no consequences for the deliveries. Everything that is ordered the 14th of April, will be shipped the 18th of April.
· Our last collection in week 17 will be 26th of April. If you want to order goods that need to be shipped 26th of April, please send the order the 25th of April. Given orders later than 25th of April will be loaded and send in the first week of May.
Our website www.combisteel.com is not available at the moment due to some technical issues.
Our website www.combisteel.com is not available at the moment due to some technical issues. You can reach our website via www.combisteel.nl/en. We are working our hardest to get www.combisteel.com online soon.
For several years Combisteel has had the same look and feel. But we are ready for a change. In the coming months we are going to implement our new logo.
For several years Combisteel has had the same look and feel. But we are ready for a change. In the coming months we are going to implement our new logo. This is quite a process and it will take several months to change our logo everywhere. We to have our logo completely implemented by this summer.
The look and feel of our new logo won't be very different. The logo is modern, clear, has a clear font and it is timeless.
You can already see our new logo on our website, our social media channels and on a few products.
This March Combisteel will be present for the first time as an exhibitor at the EuroShop fair in Düsseldorf, 5-9 March 2017.
Our stand is located in hall 15, at stand 15C60. Check Facebook and Twitter to keep track of all the events and updates during the fair!
· The last deliveries of this year will take place in week 52. Due to the holidays there will be different loading- and delivery dates that week. On the 23th of December the warehouse will only be open in the morning. On Monday the 26th of December we are closed. Between the 27th and the 29th of December there is a limited opportunity for deliveries. Friday the 30th of December the warehouse is closed. Please ask our sales department about the delivery possibilities.
· Our offices will have different opening hours during the holidays. Both our main office and our UK office will be closed from 26th till 30th of December.
The new Combisteel Dealer Catalogue 2017 has been launched.
We have added numerous new articles amongst which ice cream displays, display cooling, pizza ovens and more. You can find the most important new articles here. The new prices will be valid from the 1st of November 2016.
The catalogue has been sent to our clients. Did you not receive a catalogue? Have a look at it online or send an email to info@combisteel.com if you would like receive the catalogue annually.
As soon as we add new products to our selection we will put them on this page. This way you are always up to date with the newest products, and we can add products to our selection throughout the year as soon as they are available. So keep an eye on this page!
On our site we have incorporated a newsfeed where we will post announcements that are relevant for you as a customer or potential customer. These messages concern for example special opening hours during the holidays, new catalogues and the latest promotions.


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Great Britain's Jenna McCorkell believes a complete restructuring of her training environment will be the key to helping her set a personal best score at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
At the last Winter Olympics in Vancouver the figure skater could only manage a 29th-place finish in the ladies singles event.
And after Team GB was awarded a place in next year's showpiece by the International Skating Union, the Northern Irish athlete will be the first in line to take advantage and make amends.
The 27-year-old admitted she learnt a great deal from her experiences in Canada and is confident that having changed how she prepares for big competitions, as well as her coaching team, she will be able to improve on her first appearance at a Winter Olympics.
"I'm pretty excited about going to my second Olympics. It's starting to feel a bit more real now that it's getting closer and closer," said McCorkell.
"Now that the season's started as well, we're getting into mid-season, it's getting exciting.
"I learnt a lot from Vancouver. I learnt a lot preparation wise – how I will enter the Games will be different from how I approached Vancouver.
"In Vancouver I was just a bit in shock and over-awed with that. I've changed my entire coaching team and changed the entire set-up since then and it seems to be going well so far.
"I haven't set myself a target for Sochi yet. I'm still working towards what I can do with my new programme so a personal best would probably be the best thing I could hope for. We'll see – you never know!
"Training is obviously a little bit more hyped up in an Olympic year. The competitions are a little bit more intense, you need to meet scores to qualify so that becomes a little bit more important.
"With us already having had our qualification back in March it gives you quite a long time to prepare for the Games so we know long enough in advance that, even though it's not yet 100% official, you know you're pretty much there.
McCorkell will be looking to add an 11th British figure skating championship to her tally at the British National Championships later this month, while she also has events overseas during the winter.
And she is hopeful an injury-free run into Sochi will mean she should be in the best condition possible to produce her best yet.
"I've got a competition next week in Latvia, then I've got the British National Championships, then I'm off to Zagreb in December, European Championships in January and then Sochi," she added.


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Top 5 Lessons Saudi should learn from its Failed Yemen War
contributors 03/24/2017
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – –
Top 5 Lessons Saudi Arabia Learns from the Yemen War
Saudi Arabia's Yemen war has reached a dead end. Launched in late March 2015 to restore President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power, either by subduing or by eliminating the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and their allies, the war is entering its third year. The top political and strategic goal of reinstating President Hadi to power is still remaining a goal on paper. Contrary to expected politico-strategic gains, the Houthis are controlling most parts of north and northwestern Yemen, with a tight grip over Sana'a, the Yemeni capital.
Diplomatic maneuvers to find a way out of the war have not yielded any positive outcomes so far either. The UN-mediated peace talks, hosted by Kuwait from late April to early August 2016, ended up in failures, as gaps between the warring sides did not close enough to hammer out a lasting solution. Yemen is now run by two rival governments – the Hadi government based in the southwestern seaport of Aden, and the Sana'a-based Supreme Political Council, jointly controlled by the Houthis and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress party. Since no side is capable of overpowering the other, a divided Yemen looks set to continue in the foreseeable future, until and unless the UN succeeds in pulling a rabbit out of the hat.
For Saudi Arabia, the war has been a bizarre experience, however. Being the largest and most powerful country in the Gulf Arab region, the kingdom is losing the Yemen war militarily, diplomatically and financially. The incapacity to strike a favorable change in the battlefield, even after being directly aided by a 9-nation Arab coalition and indirectly assisted by the U.S., or create enough diplomatic pressures to bear down on the Houthi rebels to accept a negotiated settlement of the war are no less than a telling blow to the military prowess and diplomatic feat of the Saudis, not to speak of the huge financial losses they continue to incur (an estimated $200 million costs per day). A snapshot at the war situation speaks of at least five lessons Riyadh stands to learn from its abortive war on Yemen.
To start with, German military theorist Carl von Clausewitz once said: "War is the continuation of politics by other means". But a miscalculated (or probably an unnecessary) war is bound to be counterproductive, dragging the invading and the invaded states down the road to political, economic and military ruins. Saudi Arabia has traditionally considered Yemen its underbelly, a backwater state that has heavily depended on Saudi financial aid and assistance, especially after the reunification of North Yemen and South Yemen in May 1990 (with the exception of temporary aid cuts in the wake of the 1991 Gulf War). Before the invasion was launched in March 2015, the Saudis had the perceptions that their mighty army and air force would quickly sweep away the impoverished, aid-dependent Yemen by forcing the Houthi rebels to surrender. The reality turned out different though. The war has, in fact, brought a new opportunity for the Houthis and their allies to prove their political and military resilience. The Houthis are now a formidable force to reckon with and an indispensable party to future peace settlements in Yemen.
It appears that the Saudis learned nothing from America's military debacle in Iraq: what the neocons in the George W. Bush administration saw as a brief invasion of Iraq in March 2003 subsequently proved to be a very long and costly war in terms of unforeseen human and material losses – thousands of American lives along with nearly a million Iraqis killed and wounded, and 1.7 trillion dollars lost as direct war expenses, according to a study by the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University.
Similarly, the poor Yemenis are paying the ultimate price of the war: more than 10,000 Yemenis are killed so far, with children being the principal victims of the war, and the destruction of schools, hospitals and power plants by Saudi airstrikes. More ominously, a humanitarian disaster of unspeakable proportions is threatening the total collapse of Yemen.
That political problems defy military solutions aptly appears as the second lesson of the war. The Houthi rebellion in Yemen was/is a political issue, with ramifications for the entire Yemeni political system. The Houthis, named after a Yemeni Shi'a legal scholar Husayn Al-Houthi, started their movement in the early 1990s to preach tolerance and peace but the movement gradually turned violent to protest the socio-economic and political marginalization of the Zaydi Shi'as by the central government of Yemen. Over time the Houthi movement created more political complexities threatening traditional Saudi interests in Yemen. Traditionally, Riyadh has sought to buy Yemeni loyalty for generous economic handouts, either to curb Yemen's independent role in regional and international affairs or to punish Sana'a whenever it has tried to move out of the Saudi sphere of influence. The Houthis, who fought a brief war against Riyadh in 2009, decry such undue Saudi influence; they want to minimize, if not eliminate, Saudi influence over their country.
Empowered by the pro-democracy movements of the Arab Spring, they managed to overpower the Al-Islah Party and the Hashid Tribal Federation in eastern Yemen, two Saudi-supported Sunni political groups, that seriously undermined Saudi influence in Yemeni politics.
On top of that, the Houthi military push towards the south of the country in February 2015, being supported by Yemeni military units loyal to the former President Saleh, made the Saudis nervous that they were being completely shut out of Yemen. Riyadh immediately implicated Iran in the Houthi military campaign and opted for air operations to strike a massive blow to the Houthi rebels, instead of exhausting all available options for a negotiated settlement of the issue. This was a desperate attempt to put Yemen back on the Saudi orbit by any means whatsoever but it exposed the kingdom's failure to build a strong Yemeni political coalition to challenge the Houthis from inside Yemen. The end result has been a disaster. The Houthi power is on the rise.
Military prowess is an essential tool to back up foreign policy objectives but there are limits to it. The stalemate in the Yemen war and the Iran and Russia-backed Bashar Al-Assad government's recent military victory in Aleppo probably underscore another useful lesson (the third here) for Saudi Arabia. The Saudis see Iran as a fierce competitor for power and dominance in the Gulf neighborhood and in the wider Middle East region; they also denounce Iran's role in the Arab world. But the use of military power presumably to beat back Iran, as in Yemen and Syria, has hardly worked. Riyadh's dependence on its Western allies, particularly the U.S., for military operations in Yemen and Syria has pushed Iran to seek Russian intervention in support of the beleaguered Al-Assad government in Damascus, thus making the already unstable strategic landscape of the Middle East much more complex and volatile. At the same time, Iran's deep military engagements in Iraq after the proclamation of the Islamic State in June 2014 and in Syria since 2011 largely precipitated Saudi military actions. What was missing is a process of diplomatic engagements to restrain military competitions between the two countries and to limit external involvements in regional conflicts.
Often as not, Saudi Arabia projects itself as an anti-Shi'a Sunni power creating a sectarian image and identity of the state. This might be a direct influence of the Wahhabi clerics and a part of the state formation process of Saudi Arabia but it sounds awkward to Muslims worldwide. Scared by the prospects of the rise of Shi'a power across the Middle East, late King Abdullah bin Abd Al-Aziz sent troops to Bahrain in March 2011 to quell the Shi'a-led pro-democracy movements, funded and equipped various Sunni rebel groups under the rubric of Islamic Army (a coalition of Islamist and Salafist armed groups) to topple the Shi'a Alawites-led Bashar Al-Assad government in Syria, and King Salman bin Abd Al-Aziz launched an air war on Yemen to force the Shi'a Houthi rebels into submission. Such sectarian roles undercut Saudi Arabia's standing in the Muslim world. The kingdom is the birthplace of the Islamic religion, hosts and protects the two holiest sites of Mecca and Medina for all Muslim pilgrims from all over the world. In that sense, Saudi Arabia belongs to all Muslims, regardless of their sects, creeds and diverse traditions. The projection of a Sunni image of the state deprives it of a cosmopolitan Islamic/Muslim image to look after Muslim interests on a global scale – the fourth lesson derived from Riyadh's recent regional foreign policy agenda in Yemen or Syria.
Last but not the least, false threat projections are proving dangerous to Saudi Arabia's interests. It sees the Houthi rebels as Iranian puppets out to give Tehran a foothold in the southern edge of the Arabian Peninsula. In fact, the Houthis repudiate all foreign influences in their country – Saudi, Iranian or American. Iran's involvement in the Yemeni war, if any, is very limited. Similarly, singling out Iran as a source of threat to Saudi Arabia is less than convincing. Iran is definitely a regional competitor, may not be a threat to Saudi interest outright. Separated by the Persian Gulf, there exists no serious territorial or resource sharing conflict between the two countries that would justify enemy image projections by either side. The ideological threat of export of revolution Ayatollah Khomeini made after the 1979 Islamic Revolution was effectively nullified by former President Mohammad Khatami in 1998. The use of Iran threat, apparently to conceal Riyadh's political failures in Yemen, to declare war on the Houthis has got the Saudis bogged down in that country and there is hardly a way to get out of it quickly.
Mohammed Nuruzzaman is Associate Professor of International Relations at the Gulf University for Science and Technology, Mishref, Kuwait
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"I don't need any lessons on telling the truth to the American people..." said Senator McCain, continuing on to say that if he did he wouldn't seek counsel in that regard from a a Chicago politician.
What's the debate going to be like, tonight?
The Democratic Whatever It Is Committee (the DWIIC?) is now running an ad of the Good Senator saying that the American people are smart enough to know that people who run nothing but negative ads has no vision for the future or doesn't want to lay that out at the present time.
How weird it is that such footage can be played by the speaker's opponents with such confidence in it being perceived as irony by the public! Is McCain's credibility completely upside down?
And Palin. Palin shows they're failin'.
Maybe Governor Palin knows that her ticket is toast this time and she wants to get as much attention as she can so that in four yearts, or eight, she can come back as a re-invented figure who reads the magazines and knows Supreme Court cases, and such. Will she be the front runner for the R nomination in 2012?
Clarence Page said that Palin knew that the debates are a TV show and she played it that way. She could become very skillful in the medium.
But Nixon had a lot of negative baggage and back he came.
"But You, Governor Palin, are no Richard Nixon."
Oh, the Lily? McCain, of course. He has to know he's not telling the truth to the American people. O'bama is not a Chicago politician. He has not been a part of that machine. If O'bama is a Chicago politician then McCain is a Hanoi politician.
Is this never going to be over?
Could this year be the rhyme line for 1964? Is this another horrendous defeat for the Republicans such that it sets up a countering victory like Ronald Reagan's?
I should stop writing before I start to rival McCain for today's Lily.


A dream about getting clawed by a female is explained.
I'm standing in a twilight nothingness on an invisible floor. I see a girl at the other end who means a lot to me and who I love, but her eyes are gone and smudged in black. She looks like a zombie. Her eyes are just shadows and her mouth is a gaping hole of nothing, her skin is white. She laughs or screams, sometimes a strange combination of both. She walks toward me. I feel metal claws on my shoulder and cannot move. Next I hear scraping against wood, a sound I hate that actually gives me minor spasms. She turns me around to face her and screams at me, grabs my arms and my arms bleed. Then she lets go, my left hand has a slit down it which is bleeding and I have a carving knife in my right hand. She laughs or screams and then I wake up. It is happening every night.
Scared, lonely, humiliated, horrified. Feel unwanted. Age fifteen.
Mum lives away. The girl is the only person who I've ever truly trusted.
Someone watches a loved one turn into something scary.
Twilight: Time when sun disappears; in this case, a metaphor of things getting darker, feelings becoming sad.
No floor or invisible floor: A play on words for no solid ground on which to stand, a metaphor for feeling lost with no emotional anchor.
A close friend: Someone one loves, source of support and strength.
Zombie and smudged black eyes: Zombie is a metaphor for what has died, what is in the past, yet haunts you; something is scary.
Laughing and screaming: Contradictory feelings; metaphor of trying to look normal yet in great distress and pain.
Claws that draw blood: Feelings that take hold, dig deep. Another image that describes intense, painful feelings.
A carving knife: What digs deep, creates a strong reaction.
Dreams often exaggerate to make a point, and at age fifteen, feelings can be very intense. The friend in the dream is a symbol of what makes you feel anxious and scared. Your mother does not live with you and dreams process the hurt you feel of not being close to your mum. That does not mean that your mother does not love you, it merely mirrors the pain you feel at not having her around.
Bottom Line. At times dreams help you digest painful feelings and that is likely what these recurring nightmares are about. If possible, reach out to your mum by phone or in other ways to compensate for her absence. Or spend time with other adults or friends who can be there for you, to fill the gap. It is important to talk to someone about your pain.


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NEWS: US officials reaffirm a commitment to Israel's security. Settlers attack international observers. Israel is considering an attenuated apology to Turkey for last year's flotilla incident. The PLO Central Committee backs a UN statehood bid, but international concerns are growing. The atmosphere in Gaza for Ramadan is colored by the financial crisis. Pres. Peres has reportedly been holding intensive but secret talks with Palestinians. Israel is planning new military intelligence collection systems. Palestinian workers remain central to Israel's economy. Palestinians continue to press for Canadian support. COMMENTARY: Larry Derfner looks at Israeli reactions to the Norway massacre. Hussein Ibish and Michael Weiss look at the activities of Alastair Crooke and Conflicts Forum. Gal Beckerman says Deputy FM Ayalon's YouTube video is a remake of a settler video, and Dan Murphy looks at the fallout. Tablet follows a twitter debate between Ayalon and Jeffrey Goldberg about the video. Frédéric Burnand says a UN bid is a last roll of the dice for Palestinians. Ali Younes explains what Palestinians hope to achieve at the UN. Michael Walzer confronts at the situation facing Palestinians in Hebron. Wasseem El Sarraj looks at the economic crisis in Gaza. Alon Ben-Meir says Pres. Obama needs to seek a creative solution to a confrontation with Palestinians at the UN.
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US voices commitment to Israel in defense talks
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday reiterated its support for a strong military in Israel as Defense Minister Ehud Barak held talks with top leaders in Washington. Barak met separately with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and newly installed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Both meetings were closed to the press, with officials offering general statements. Panetta stressed his "strong commitment" to defense relations with Israel and to "ensuring that Israel maintains its qualitative military edge," Pentagon spokesman George Little said.
Peace group: Settlers attack international observers
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Maon, south of Hebron, attacked two international observers on Wednesday, hitting one on the head with an iron bar, the Christian Peacemaker Teams said. "At approximately 9:15 AM on July 27, 2011, masked settlers from the Havat Maon outpost armed with stones and an iron bar harassed three Palestinian shepherds and attacked two international observers. The settlers threw stones at the internationals, and hit one of them in the head with an iron bar," a CPT statement said.
Israel sees diluted apology to Turkey on ship raid
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
by Dan Williams - July 28, 2011 - 11:00pm
JERUSALEM, July 29 (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak floated a watered-down apology to Turkey on Friday for the killing of nine of its citizens aboard a pro-Palestinian activist ship that tried to run the Gaza Strip blockade. Barak's public proposal appeared aimed at testing the depth of Israel's 13-month impasse with Ankara, and winning over more hawkish members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition who say the onus should be on Turkey to make amends.
PLO central council backs Abbas' determination to approach UN
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
RAMALLAH, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Central Committee of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) announced on Thursday that it backs Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' attitude to approach the United Nations in September to gain a full membership of the state of Palestine. The central council, which marked the end of a two-day meeting chaired by Abbas in Ramallah is the semi-parliament of the Palestinians in exile and consists of 120 members.
Worries Grow Over Palestinian U.N. Bid
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from National Public Radio (NPR)
by Michele Kelemen - July 27, 2011 - 11:00pm
Negotiating Palestinian statehood was an early priority for President Obama's administration. But these days, U.S. diplomats are spending much of their time trying to stop the Palestinians from going to the United Nations to try to win diplomatic recognition. Palestinians say they have no other choice, since negotiations are deadlocked. Some former Israeli officials came to Washington this week to urge the U.S. to help. Retired Maj. Gen. Shlomo Gazit says he understands that Washington has other priorities these days. And he says most Israelis are just fine with that.
Gov't financial crisis influences Ramadan's atmosphere in Gaza
by Emad Drimly - July 27, 2011 - 11:00pm
GAZA, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Although markets in the Gaza Strip have been full of goods three days before Ramadan, the fasting month, prosperity still seems absent in the coastal enclave as the goods prices are relatively lower than the previous years, merchants said Thursday. The limit purchasing in the markets comes as both the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) government in the West Bank and the deposed government of Islamic Hamas movement, which rules the Gaza Strip, are going through a severe financial crisis, which led them to delay the payment for their employees' salaries.
Peres holds secret talks with Palestinians in bid to restart negotiations
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz
by Akiva Eldar - July 28, 2011 - 11:00pm
President Shimon Peres has been holding intensive talks with Ramallah in an effort to resume negotiations and head off a unilateral Palestinian statehood bid at the UN in September. The meetings are being held in complete coordination with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Army seeking major intelligence collection boost
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jerusalem Post
by Yaakov Katz - July 28, 2011 - 11:00pm
The IDF plans to dramatically boost its intelligence collection capabilities with a new multi-year plan aimed at upgrading its technological capabilities and the procurement of new systems. The plan is an integral part of Halamish – the new IDF multi-year plan that is currently under review and expected to go into effect in the beginning of 2012.
Palestinian 'ghosts' keep the Israeli economy moving
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The National
by Mona Issa - July 28, 2011 - 11:00pm
"We built Israel," says Abbas, a young migrant worker from Salem. A decade ago, he began travelling illegally from the northern West Bank to Tel Aviv to work in construction. "We have no jobs, so the only option is to work in Israel."
An invitation to Palestine
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Star
by Harry Sterling - July 27, 2011 - 11:00pm
Will Foreign Minister John Baird visit Palestine at the very moment Palestinian authorities seek a controversial vote at the United Nations recognizing Palestine as an independent state? That is what many are wondering following a meeting July 26 in Ottawa between Baird and Palestinian representative Hanan Ashrawi. Ashrawi is no ordinary envoy. She is a big hitter within the PLO, a Christian legislator, the first woman elected to the Palestine National Council, and highly respected as a moderate and pragmatic negotiator by the Americans.
Rattling the Cage: The Breivik effect in Israel and abroad
by Larry Derfner - (Opinion)	July 27, 2011 - 11:00pm
Jews that support multiculturalism today are as much of a threat to Israel and Zionism (Israeli nationalism) as they are to us. So let us fight together with Israel, with our Zionist brothers against all anti-Zionists, against all cultural Marxists/multi-culturalists.
The ex-spy who stepped into the cold
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Daily Star
by Hussein Ibish, Michael Weiss - (Opinion)	July 28, 2011 - 11:00pm
In 2007, an organization called Conflicts Forum, which at the time was being funded by the European Union, issued a report intended to promote a "positive assertion of Islamist values and thinking" in the West. It laid out a public relations campaign for rebranding "resistance movements" in the eyes of Westerners in terms of "social justice," specifically promoting "Hamas' and Hezbollah's values, philosophy and wider political and social programmes."
Israel's Foreign Ministry Borrows From the Settlers for Its Propaganda
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Jewish Daily Forward
by Gal Beckerman - (Blog)	July 26, 2011 - 11:00pm
Israel's deputy foreign minister and Twitter warrior, Danny Ayalon, recently released a video over YouTube that is doing quite well — posted on July 11, it now has nearly 180,000 hits. In it, Ayalon tries to explain why he thinks the West Bank should not be referred to as "occupied" and that settlements are not in effect settlements.
To jazz soundtrack, Israeli official insists settlements are legal
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Christian Science Monitor
by Dan Murphy - (Opinion)	July 27, 2011 - 11:00pm
Danny Ayalon, Israel's deputy foreign minister from the ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu Party, has kicked up an Internet storm with a slickly produced video that argues Israel is within its rights to hold on to the West Bank in perpetuity. Accompanied by a bouncy jazz soundtrack, Mr. Ayalon – a former ambassador to the US – stands in front of a simple white background while he makes his case in avuncular tones, illustrated by cartoons behind him. For instance, a sheesha-smoking character in a fez is run over by a tank to illustrate the Ottoman Turkish defeat in World War I.
Ayalon vs. Goldberg, on Twitter
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Tablet Magazine
by Marc Tracy - (Opinion)	July 27, 2011 - 11:00pm
In one corner, in gray suit, we have former ambassador to the United States and current Israeli deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon, purveyor of a recent viral YouTube video (nearly 200,000 hits) that, shall we say, elides much of the complexity surrounding Israel's occupation of the West Bank. In the opposing corner, in khaki slacks, we have contributing editor Jeff Goldberg, who noted (via the Forward) that the video is an almost word-for-word copy of a video made by a settlers' organization, and concluded, "The Israeli Foreign Ministry Is Now Part of the Settlement Movement."
Last roll of the dice for Palestinians at the UN
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from swissinfo.ch
by Frédéric Burnand - (Opinion)	July 27, 2011 - 11:00pm
The Swiss government has yet to publicly state its position on formal recognition of a Palestinian state. "We are going to the Security Council to obtain full membership of the United Nations and the recognition of Palestine according to the 1967 borders," affirmed Abbas during a meeting of the central council of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Ramallah on Wednesday. But such a move goes against the wishes of supporters of a Palestinian state such as the United States, which argues that peace negotiations are the correct format for such debates.
The Palestinian Statehood Strategy
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Arabiya
by Ali Younes - (Opinion)	July 28, 2011 - 11:00pm
From the Palestinian perspective, the absence of any meaningful effort to restart the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations that will eventually lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders is the driving force behind the current efforts to submit an application to the UN to recognize Palestine as a state.
Hebron (Walzer)
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Utopian
by Michael Walzer - (Blog)	July 19, 2011 - 11:00pm
Last week, with a few friends, I visited Hebron, taken there by one of the leaders of Breaking the Silence, the organization of ex-soldiers that aims to educate Israelis about the meaning and character of the Occupation. (Its collection of "testimonies" about IDF conduct in the territories has recently been published.) Toward the end of the visit, while my friends took a quick look at the Tomb of the Patriarchs—I have an aversion to religious shrines—I sat with our guide, drinking coffee in an Arab shop. Settler kids warned us not to sit there; the owner wasn't a Jew.
Gaza's economic mirage
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Foreign Policy
by Wasseem El Sarraj - (Opinion)	July 27, 2011 - 11:00pm
GAZA CITY — A predominant, if misguided, narrative holds Gaza to be a Mediterranean secret, where food is plentiful and joy is unabated. Such statements are not exactly false. As a Gazan, I can say I have laughed, dined out (not just falafel), and been able to embrace my proclivity for consumption -- recently purchasing a 37" flat-screen TV. But this has been a product of the stubbornness and creativity of capitalism under an enforced closure (where goods flow into Gaza, but what goes out is very limited).
The Palestinians' treacherous path to the UN
by Alon Ben-meir - (Opinion)	July 28, 2011 - 11:00pm
The Palestinians' plans to seek UN recognition are a bad omen for both themselves and Israel. Instead, US President Barack Obama should seek a UN resolution that reflects his own conviction of a two-state solution.
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However, this Vjyotish index oscillated between -435 (Lowest value) and +435 (Highest value) only during the analyzed period.
The program picks Highest or Lowest values, whichever is greater (leaving aside the +/- signs), and draws the Vjyotish index taking ZERO as median value. So, if there is a negative date with lowest value, then though, there may be no date with highest value, it will draw the index on a scale of lowest value (say -435) to highest value (say +435).
The 'Excellent', 'Good' or 'Fair' index scores in this report always show possibility of positive, favourable and desirable results. The 'Inadequate', 'Poor' or 'Very poor' scores indicate negative, unfavourable and undesirable results. On and around dates, with negative scores, you need to be cautious, should not be unduly proactive and should observe extreme prudence and caution in your speculative activities. The 'Average' scores bring mixed results.
We again remind you, that the above categorization is based on the comparison of a day's Vjyotish index value with the minimum and maximum theoretically possible astrological values (i.e. from -655 to +655) for this index. Now, we are giving you the 'Best' 10.00% and 'Worst' 10.00% of dates, in exact order of their Vjyotish index values, calculated during the analyzed period.
Now, I am providing you a table here-in-below, which tells you that what "Primary Root Number" suits you best on a particular date. All analysis continues to be based on purely Vedic Jyotish methods. Do not confuse it with numerology or Western astrology. Each single core number, from 1 to 9, is represented by one of the planets. This report calculates the beneficence value of each planet for your chart - on daily basis. For larger numbers, reduce them by adding the digits together until the sum achieved is one of the core numbers. Merely add the components of the larger number together (repeatedly, if necessary) until a single digit results. Though, a number may be found most suitable in your natal chart generally, but it is not necessary that the number is also suitable on a particular date. Same way, a most unsuitable number may be found suitable on certain dates.
The dates has been written in "dd/mm/yyyy" (date/month/year) format. That means, if written "09-10-2010", it means 9th October 2010. Thereafter, the nine columns show results for nine numbers, starting from number 1, then number 2, and so on. The last column shows result for number 9. The results have been categorized in seven categories, as "Excellent", "Good", "Fair", "Average", "Inadequate", "Poor" and "Very Poor".
You should buy a lottery ticket with root number which has been indicated "Excellent", "Good" or "Fair" on concerned date.
Please note that the above mentioned "Panch-pakshi" based report is a separate report and is not a part of the current report.
I would appreciate updates from you about the actual results and feedback about the report's utility in your lotto gaming or other such activities.
Please note, we do not advice reckless speculative activity for any person. The main purpose of this report is of course to advice you about the least unfavorable days, when you must refrain from any kind of speculative activities, so that your losses are minimized.


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Q: How to test MongoDB connection In javascript? I used MongoDB and wrote a connection So I want to connect the MongoDB database to my project but I still can not understand why it is not connected to the database?And how can I test connection?
I wrote my db.js file like below:
const mongodb = require("mongodb");

const connectionString =
  'mongodb+srv://database_user:database_password@server";';

mongodb.connect(
  connectionString,
  { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true },
  function (err, client) {
    module.exports = client.db();
    const app = require("./app");
    app.listen(3000);
  }
);

And I used this db.js in Model/Users.js like below:
const usersCollection = require("../db").collection("users");
const validator = require("validator");

let User = function (data) {
  this.data = data;
  this.errors = [];
};

User.prototype.cleanUp = function () {
  if (typeof this.data.username != "string") {
    this.data.username == "";
  }
  if (typeof this.data.email != "string") {
    this.data.email == "";
  }
  if (typeof this.data.password != "string") {
    this.data.password == "";
  }
  // this.data = {
  //   username: this.data.username.trim().toLowerCase(),
  //   email: this.data.email.trim().toLowerCase(),
  //   password: this.data.password,
  // };
};
//For bogus Properties

User.prototype.validate = function () {
  if (this.data.username == "") {
    this.errors.push("You Should insert username");
  }
  if (
    this.data.username != "" &&
    !validator.isAlphanumeric(this.data.username)
  ) {
    this.errors.push("You can use Number and characters");
  }
  if (!validator.isEmail(this.data.email)) {
    this.errors.push("You Should insert email");
  }
  if (this.data.password == "") {
    this.errors.push("You Should insert password");
  }
  if (this.data.password.lenght > 0 && this.data.password.lenght < 12) {
    this.errors.push(
      "Password must be at least 3 Characters and maximum 12 characters."
    );
    if (this.data.password.lenght > 100) {
      this.data.errors.push("Password In over qualified 100 Characters!!!");
    }

    if (this.data.username.lenght > 0 && this.data.username.lenght < 3) {
      this.data.errors.push(
        "username must be at least 3 Characters and maximum 3  characters."
      );
    }
    if (this.data.username.lenght > 30) {
      this.data.username.errors,
        push("username In over qualified 30 Characters!!!");
    }
  }
};

User.prototype.register = function () {
  //Step #1: Validate User data
  this.cleanUp();
  this.validate();

  if (!this.errors.lenght) {
    usersCollection.insertOne(this.data);
  }
};
module.exports = User;

When I want to run the code I got an error in collection:
/Users/shamimi/Desktop/js/complex-app/models/User.js:1
const usersCollection = require("../db").collection("users");

A: the problem is you're not returning anything from db.js, you're connecting to mongo and starting express.
in my opinion you should separate db connection from express start, cause you're planning to use db from all your models and you wouldn't start the express server everytime. You should also consider creating one connection to the database only.
db.js could look like this:
const client = require("mongodb").MongoClient;
const config = require("../config");
let _db;

function initDb(callback) {
    if (_db) {
        console.warn("Trying to init DB again!");
        return callback(null, _db);
    }
client.connect(config.db.connectionString, config.db.connectionOptions, connected);
function connected(err, db) {
        if (err) {
            return callback(err);
        }
        console.log("DB initialized - connected to: " + config.db.connectionString.split("@")[1]);
        _db = db;
        return callback(null, _db);
    }
}

function getDb() {
    return _db;
}

module.exports = {
    getDb,
    initDb
};

Then you can use it like:
your main file would look like this:
const initDb = require("./db").initDb;
const getDb = require("./db").getDb;
const app = require("express")();
const port = 3001;
app.use("/", exampleRoute);
initDb(function (err) {
    app.listen(port, function (err) {
        if (err) {
            throw err; //
        }
        console.log("API Up and running on port " + port);
    });
);
function exampleRoute(req, res){
 const db = getDb();
 //Do things with your database connection
 res.json(results);
}

PS
If this is a new app using a recent version of NodeJS you should look into ES6 and more modern ways to create classes, use async/await instead of callbacks

A: Add the .then and .catch like I did below and you can see if your connection was successful
mongodb.connect(
  connectionString,
  { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true },
  function (err, client) {
    module.exports = client.db();
    const app = require("./app");
    app.listen(3000);
  }
).then(() => console.log("DB Connected!"))
  .catch(err => {
    console.log(
      "Error in DB connection : " + JSON.stringify(err, undefined, 2)
    );
  });

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In lab studies, blocking expression of gene reduces invasion of deadly brain tumor cells
In July 2001, scientists at Cedars-Sinai's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute published their findings that one "isoform" or variant of a specific gene was significantly upregulated in high-grade, malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). They theorized that this increased activity might be a critical step in the development, progression and spread of these highly aggressive tumors.
Now, in laboratory experiments designed to mimic the environment of a brain tumor and its abnormal influence on surrounding normal blood vessel cells, the researchers have found that by blocking the expression of this gene, laminin-8, they were able to reduce the tumor's ability to invade neighboring tissue. The new study supports the hypothesis that laminin-8 is involved in the spread of these malignancies, and it reinforces the possibility that a therapy may be developed to arrest the tumors by targeting the gene.
In the original study, published in Cancer Research, the scientists used "gene array" technology to rapidly and efficiently analyze the expression of 11,004 genes in samples of low-grade tumors; high-grade tumors; brain tissue that had been located in close proximity to high-grade tumors; and unrelated normal brain tissue.
Two genes were consistently up-regulated in all high-grade and low-grade gliomas and in tissues adjacent to GBMs, the most aggressive gliomas. One of the genes was already known to be over-expressed in gliomas. The other was the alpha-4 chain of laminin, a gene that influences the thin "basement membrane" that lies beneath the surface layer of blood vessels.
One of the alpha-4 chain-containing laminin isoforms, laminin-9, was expressed mainly in the blood vessel walls of low-grade tumors and normal brain. Laminin-8 was expressed primarily in the vessel walls of the high-grade GBMs and the tissue adjacent to these types of tumors. There were some exceptions. In those cases, it was noted that an overexpression of laminin-8 correlated with a shorter time to tumor recurrence than when there was an overexpression of laminin-9. Overexpression of laminin-8 was, therefore, identified as a predictor of glioma recurrence and a potential target of intervention strategies.
These observations were reinforced by the new study, which used short strands of genetic code (Morpholino™ antisense oligonucleotides) to block the messenger RNA (mRNA) carrying the gene's "instructions." As a result, the gene's "protein product," laminin-8, was not produced and the invasiveness of glioma cells was significantly reduced.
Although antisense intervention was introduced more than two decades ago, new technology has overcome many earlier limitations. Unlike its predecessors, for example, Morpholino is stable in plasma.
New-generation antisense oligos are being used in studies to find effective medications and treatments for many disorders, including viruses and cancers. By blocking a gene's effects in a laboratory setting, they enable scientists to study the gene, its control, and the interactions between gene products.
"Antisense technology is being refined not only for drug validation and diagnostic purposes but also for the development of future treatments for patients. It may become an effective tumor therapy because it offers efficiency, specificity and ease of delivery to tumor cells," said Keith L. Black, M.D., director of Cedars-Sinai's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute. Dr. Black directs the medical center's Division of Neurosurgery and the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program and holds the Ruth and Lawrence Harvey Chair in Neuroscience.
According to Julia Y. Ljubimova, M.D., Ph.D., research scientist at the Institute, the researchers decided not to conduct the experiments using glioma cells alone because laminin-8 appears to be produced both by glioma cells and by endothelial cells. By co-culturing glioma cells and brain endothelium, they were better able to mimic the situation as it would exist in actual patient tissue. Although scientists cannot say with certainty how laminin-8 promotes the spread of gliomas, this and previous studies suggest that it reduces cell adhesion and enhances cell migration – both in glioma cells and in adjacent vascular cells – circumstances that are necessary for local tumor invasiveness.
"Antisense oligos to laminin-8 chains significantly inhibited invasion of two different glioma cell lines in vitro," said Dr. Ljubimova. "If these laboratory studies can be translated into patient therapy, antisense oligos may slow the growth and spread of aggressive gliomas. Perhaps it will be used in combination with more traditional therapies or with other genetic targeting to prolong disease-free periods and increase survival."
The study was supported by a grant from the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute. It was conducted by scientists from the Institute, the Ophthalmology Research Laboratories at Cedars-Sinai, Osaka (Japan) University Medical Center, the Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany), and the Institute of Biomedicine/Anatomy at the University of Helsinki (Finland).
Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the Western United States. For the fifth straight two-year period, it has been named Southern California's gold standard in health care in an independent survey. Cedars-Sinai is internationally renowned for its diagnostic and treatment capabilities and its broad spectrum of programs and services, as well as breakthroughs in biomedical research and superlative medical education. It ranks among the top 10 non-university hospitals in the nation for its research activities.
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"I've been really liking this game. I've been playing this about as much as Rovercraft lately."
"This is one of the first games where I actually enjoy it so much I want to play more. Without it being for more grinding but just because the gameplay is enjoyable."
3. Tag @BikingDead AND up to 2 of your friends/classmates/colleagues/family so that you can get put into the game with one of them!
Close to half a million people play The Biking Dead and it was featured by Apple in 'Best New Games' and 'Share Your #Replay' and has made the top charts in over 100 countries. This is your chance to be part of the game!
Do you do Facebook as well?
I do not have an Instagram account.
Fun looking game by the way.
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There's no denying that the utensils we use, the presentation we choose and the serving methods employed affect how we experience what crosses our palate. That's as true for lemon tart as it is for champagne.
Champagne glasses, like those for many other beverages, have undergone a transformation over the centuries. From the mugs or goblets made of silver, to tall glasses, to the flat coupe glasses of the 19th century, to the delicately stemmed flutes that gained popularity in the 20th century but which are so difficult to wash without breaking. And now, more changes are afoot.
The flute, L'Instant Taittinger (1980s). Modern flutes have a ballooned lower section rather than the old-fashioned V or U shape.
Riedl, an Austrian company with a history almost as long as Champagne itself, wants to change the way we drink the bubbly. And not just Champagne – it wants to tailor specific glasses to specific sparkling wines.
According to Decanter.com, Dom Perignon's chef de cave, Richard Geoffroy, advocates a large Pinot Noir glass made by Riedl if one wants to fully appreciate his house's Rosé.
There's some noise about stemless glasses. More practical, yes. But is Champagne really about practicality?
Stemless flutes. These are listed on Amazon as 'pomponne' style, which I think is a misnomer.
And what to make of the pomponne, the stemmed flute with no base at all, which cannot be set down until drunk empty? I feel this puts the drinker under pressure to finish a glass and find then find some safe way of putting down the glass without breaking it.
There has to be some balance between practicality and extremism. Surely life is stressful enough without adding more to what should be a pleasurable experience?
I guess the only way to approach this undertaking is scientifically, which I'm sure Riedl and other glass manufacturers have already done countless times. A blind tasting based not on several Champagnes, but on several glasses. Blindfolded judges who have glasses, all filled with the same Champagne, held to their lips by tasting assistants. Only then will we be able to assess which glass truly favors a specific Champagne and brings it to its full flower.
Here at ChampagneWhisky, we have our own preferences and habits when it comes to serving Champagne.
We have a set of stemless flutes, but I find that if I am deeply involved in a conversation, forget to set down my Champagne, or don't drink quickly enough, the poor stuff goes a bit tepid.
We have perfectly serviceable, long-stemmed flutes if we have more than eight guests.
For under eight guests, we have a few collections of more or less matching 19th-century glasses which we have collected over the years. Fluted body, stout stems, like the ones above (which are not ours but are very similar).
And for days when we just don't care: Antique absinthe glasses. Big V-shaped gems for reckless consumption. Because sometimes, it just tastes better that way.
Dom Perignon's chef de cave, Richard Geoffroy, is another fervent critic of the flute and advocates Riedel's Vinum XL Pinot Noir glass for DP Rose.
I agree about the stemless glasses. They look a little like drinking out of large test tubes but its the warm wine is what I don't like. Also, I'd have to say that I like my champagne glasses clear – the bubbles and the colour is a big part of the experience.
"Large test tubes", I like that. I'm wondering if one is supposed to hold them up around the rim rather than at the bottom to keep the Champagne cool? Also, I agree on the clear glasses. The color is part of the whole experience.


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Protesters march outside Rep. Carter's office ahead of impeachment vote
by: Kelly Antonacci
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – More than 100 people are protesting Tuesday outside Representative Buddy Carter's Savannah office.
Protesters are joining thousands of people across the nation — and some in the Lowcountry — who are asking their local congressmen to vote in favor of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
"Everyone must stand up. And that's one of the things I hope to say tonight: this kind of action is on the part of so many people and this has got to continue," said Marilyn Michaels, the driving force behind protests against Representative Carter.
Representative Carter — who says he will be in Washington D.C. at the time of the protests — says their march will not impact his decision Wednesday on the House floor.
"After talking to citizens in the first congressional district and after studying this issue closely, I'm convinced to vote against this and end this," he said over the phone.
Michaels says she does not expect to dissuade the congressman, but hopes he will think about his opponents in the future.
When News 3 met Michaels at her home, she busied herself with making signs, gathering the support of more than 200 people and simplifying their message to Representative Carter.
"Vote to impeach President Trump," she said. "Be courageous. Don't just follow the rest of the Republicans."
Carter says he appreciates his constituents coming forward with concerns, but his mind is made up. "It's not going to change my decision on how I vote on this," he said. "It's ridiculous… and it's very unfortunate that the Democrats are doing this."
In Beaufort, Lowcountry Indivisible held its own rally in front of Representative Joe Cunningham's office. On Monday, Representative Cunningham announced he will vote in favor of articles of impeachment.
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As Syria burns, the United Nations again bashes … Israel
Dec 04, 2016America, Analysis, Anti-Semitism, Europe, Middle East0
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault this week called the bloodshed in Syria, where Bashar al-Assad is butchering civilians, "a descent into Hell" and demanded an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
British Prime Minister Theresa May called the situation "horrific."
The Security Council didn't act — but the UN General Assembly managed to pass six resolutions targeting Israel.
One of them even calls for putting more people under Assad's thumb, demanding that Israel cede the Golan Heights to Syria.
Another echoes the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's attempt in October to deny any Jewish (or Christian) ties to Jerusalem's Temple Mount — a holy site in Judaism for 2,000 years — by using only its Islamic name.
It was all part of the General Assembly's "Palestine Day," a yearly festival of Israel-bashing that only serves to highlight the United Nations' ludicrous bias and mock its stated goal of promoting peace.
As the Syrian regime kills "its own people by the hundreds of thousands," asks UN Watch's Hillel Neuer, "how can the UN call for more human beings to be placed under Assad's rule?" He called the timing "morally galling and logically absurd."
Israel's backers are bracing for worse mischief. The Palestinian leadership, for starters, plans to push a Security Council resolution "in the coming days" that condemns Israeli settlements.
Fears that President Obama might go along with such nonsense faded with Donald Trump's victory on Election Day. Washington's
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'Abbas Tells Trump 'We Are Raising Our Youth, Our Children, Our Grandchildren On A Culture Of Peace' – But The Facts On The Ground Are That PA Is Educating Children To Violence Against Israel
NETANYAHU orders payment cut to UN over UNESCO'S "delusional" vote
Trump gives 'serious consideration' to moving US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem – VP Pence