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Morale Problems Persist at DHS
Employees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continue to suffer from the worst levels of employee morale, on average, when compared to the rest of the federal government, according toa report released by the Government Accountability Office(GAO) on Wednesday.
"DHS employees have lower average levels of job satisfaction and engagement overall and across most demographic groups available for comparison, such as pay grade, when compared with the average for the rest of the federal government," the GAO's analysis of theFederal Employee Viewpoint Survey(FEVS), which records how employees feel about their workplaces.
Within the report, the GAO defines morale as a combination of job satisfaction, the level of personal accomplishment employees feel doing their work, and employee engagement, the willingness of employees to expend extra energy in improving their performance. According to the GAO, the non-DHS government employee average for job satisfaction and employee engagement was 68.5 and 67.1, respectively. Inside DHS, however, the averages were 64 and 60.1, respectively.
The results worry the GAO because low morale creates performance problems at DHS, the third largest cabinet level department within the federal government.
"Given the critical nature of DHS's mission to protect the security and economy of our nation," the report states, "it is important that DHS employees are satisfied with their jobs so that DHS can retain and attract the talent required to complete its work."
The department's workforce has repeatedly reported low morale since it began operating in 2003, while the ranking system known asThe Best Places to Work in the Federal Government regularly finds DHS as one of the worst places to earn your daily bread. In 2011, DHS ranked 31 out of 33.
The GAO report provided a granular look at where the morale problems reside within the massive department, which consists of more than 200,000 employees.
Dramatic variance in job satisfaction and employee engagement also occurred between DHS components. Job satisfaction ranged from 56.9 to 71.6 while employee engagement ranged from 53.2 to 70.6.
The components with the worst combined scores, in descending order, were Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Science and Technology Directorate, Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
The top four in descending order were the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Inspector General, Coast Guard, and Customs and Border Protection.
The GAO also discovered that differences in morale varied greatly between employees who came from preexisting components integrated into DHS when it was stood up, such as the Coast Guard, and those working for components created with the department or subsequently, like I&A and TSA.
Another variance in morale occurred between employee groups, particularly management and the rest of the DHS workforce. Both DHS managers' job satisfaction and engagement scores were approximately nine points higher, on average, than DHS employees not considered management.
The task of managing such a large amount of human capital has proven daunting for the department and remains one of the reasons why the GAO continues to describeDHS as a high risk of fraud, waste, and abuse to the American taxpayer. The watchdog agency describes DHS'sefforts at successfully managing its workforce--which was either integrated from previously existing departments or created anew when DHS was stood up--as "enormous and complex."
DHS, according to the GAO, has also began to determine the root causes of employee dissatisfaction by holding focus groups, conducting exit surveys, and regularly analyzing FEVS results.
Exit surveys initiated in 2011 by DHS, according to the report, discovered that the two main reasons for leaving DHS was lack of quality supervision and lack of opportunities for advancement.
To get a better grapple on employee morale issues at DHS, the GAO recommends Secretary Janet Napolitano direct components to dig deep into root cause analyses of employee morale and, where necessary, compare results according to demographic groups, benchmark results against other federal departments, and ensure root causes are linked to action plans for improving employee morale. The GAO also recommended that action plans come with clear and measurable metrics of success.
DHS agreed with the recommendations, although it said its ability to conduct demographic analysis was limited by the data sets made available to it by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). OPM disagreed with that assessment.


Growthdeck | Eyewear – an industry to look out for? predicted by 2023. For those that didn't see this coming, it's time to polish off your spectacles as we take a look at the journey and future of an industry that has seen it all.
Once a sleepy market characterised by the "older generation" and NHS frames, the eyewear industry has transformed and is experiencing phenomenal growth, with a 44% CAGR predicted by 2023. For those that didn't see this coming, it's time to polish off your spectacles as we take a look at the journey and future of an industry that has seen it all.
Eyewear wasn't always the glitz and glam it is today. Prescription glasses were seen as a burden and sunglasses a luxury – the average person didn't want one, and couldn't afford the other. Contact lenses were almost unheard of, and laser eye surgery was something reserved for a Thursday night on Tomorrow's World. However, it wasn't all bad. Eyewear has typically been a very profitable industry, with a captured audience and markups of 100% not uncommon. It is, perhaps, no wonder that Mary Perkins – the co-founder of Specsavers – is Britain's first self-made female billionaire.
These days, receiving a prescription isn't the end of the world and buying a pair of sunglasses isn't the end of your savings account. And what's more, the eyewear industry is growing faster than ever before. So, what happened?
More people wear glasses. We're living longer, spending more time staring at screens and have easier access to affordable eye tests. We have also become educated about the damaging effects of the sun and the health benefits of wearing sunglasses. It's no longer uncommon for someone to wear glasses and, accordingly, more people are buying glasses and entering a lifetime of paying for updated lenses and frames.
Along the way, function and style have combined to make glasses a fashion accessory. Once strongly affiliated with a certain "intellectual" look, both glasses and sunglasses are now regularly seen on the catwalks, pushed by fashion blogs and endorsed by celebrities. Not only are more people buying glasses, but more people are investing in glasses as a fashion statement – one that, like clothes, many like to update regularly.
The growth of eCommerce has also changed the eyewear game. Consumers can easily buy lenses and frames online, accessing a broader range of brands and styles than their local optometrist holds. Not only that but with lower prices and easy returns, it's becoming far more common to invest in multiple pairs to cover their inevitable loss down the back of the sofa.
Where is this all heading? The global eyewear industry is expected to increase from $123billion to $177billion by 2023 – that's a lot of space for growth, which isn't surprising when you look at what's in store for the industry.
The UK subscription box market is expanding, with weekly and monthly deliveries of items ranging from food and makeup to razor blades and baking supplies. This is an interesting opportunity for eyewear brands, which can capitalise on wearers who like to update their style regularly. We're already seeing early entries into this vertical, that offers an interesting way to increase customer lifetime value and secure regular spend.
As the capabilities of 3D printing advances, so do the opportunities for the eyewear industry. Eyewear brands will be able to quickly produce fully customisable frames, with a tailored price tag attached. This will also make the production of glasses and lenses cheaper still – and so improve margins.
Technology will change the future of eyewear. Expect to see glasses that change focus at the touch of a button; online vision tests and augmented reality making buying and trying glasses online even easier; and smart glasses telling us everything from what direction to walk, to whether you need to head back for an umbrella. Like most tech, these functions will be expensive but highly alluring for consumers.
Finally, style and function will become increasingly important and versatile. New materials will improve functionality, such as lightweight frames for athletes, infrared and ultraviolet-blocking lenses for high-altitude climbers, and light-stabilising technology for mountain bikers. Acrylic frames, like those used by Kirk & Kirk, will further expand the colours available – enabling outfit-matching purchases for both prescription and non-prescription glasses. And celebrity and influencer endorsements will continue to push sales and profits for luxury eyewear manufacturers.
Of course, there will be challenges along the way for the industry - ones that any interested investor should be mindful of.
Fake and imitation brands are issues that are unlikely to fully disappear. However, well-founded brands, built with quality materials, are more likely to survive, especially with celebrity endorsement pushing the "real thing".
As the technology for eyewear develops, so does the technology for laser eye surgery. Becoming safer, easier and more affordable, the increased use of laser eye surgery denotes a decrease in prescription glasses wearers. This could be detrimental for eyewear brands focused on the need for glasses, but beneficial for brands focused on fashionable eyewear for prescription, non-prescription and sunglasses.
eCommerce and technology can both transform and hinder the industry at the same time. Traditional optometrists and glasses brands that do not explore and exploit the opportunities of online sales and digital eye exams could be left behind, while brands that invest in online, fashion and wholesale sales could see tremendous growth over the coming years.
Once described as "medical appliances", glasses have completed a u-turn, evolving into something sleek, smart and trend-setting, with fashion-conscious followers who like to complement their personalities through their choice of frames. The eyewear industry is certainly one to keep a close eye on as customers, popularity and technology are predicted to increase sales and profits.


At many newbie tournaments together with U.S. highschool and school play, players are required to stroll and to hold their very own luggage, but at the professional and prime beginner level, as well as at excessive-degree personal golf equipment, gamers may be accompanied by caddies , who carry and manage the players' equipment and who are allowed by the rules to offer advice on the play of the course.
A "spherical" sometimes consists of 18 holes that are played within the order decided by the course structure. In addition, kolven (a recreation involving a ball and curved bats) was played annually in Loenen, Netherlands, beginning in 1297, to commemorate the capture of the assassin of Floris V , a year earlier. 5 A Ming Dynasty scroll courting back to 1368 entitled "The Autumn Banquet" shows a member of the Chinese language Imperial court docket swinging what appears to be a golf club at a small ball with the aim of sinking it into a hole.
Once calculated, the Course Handicap is applied in stroke play by simply reducing the player's gross score by the handicap, to produce a internet rating. Gaining membership of an elite tour is very competitive, and most skilled golfers never obtain it. Golf is played for the bottom number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play , or the bottom score on probably the most particular person holes in a complete spherical by an individual or group, referred to as match play Stroke play is the most commonly seen format at all levels, however most especially at the elite stage.
They are counted towards a player's score as if there have been extra swing(s) on the ball. That is due principally to the fact that most PGA Tour events have a primary prize of at least 800,000 USD The European Tour , which attracts a considerable number of top golfers from outdoors North America, ranks second to the PGA Tour in worldwide prestige.


The Wellers now have a clear pathway for the future through improving profitable farm decision making and thinking proactively as business owners. Bernie adds, "Most of all it excites us that we still have a lot more to learn. We are only just getting started. The best is yet to come!"


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Q: why is org.hibernate.cache.Cache deprecated? Not only this but also org.hibernate.cache.Cache.CacheProvider is also deprecated.
If these are then how are we supposed to create our own custom Caching Solutions ?
Alternate method ?

A: The JavaDoc explains it:

The legacy (and now deprecated) approach to caching is defined by the CacheProvider and Cache interfaces as well as the CacheConcurrencyStrategy interface along with the various implementations of all these interfaces. In that scheme, a CacheProvider defined how to configure and perform lifecycle operations in regards to a particular underlying caching library; it also defined how to build Cache instances which in turn defined how to access the "regions" of the underlying cache instance. For entity and collection data cache regions, CacheConcurrencyStrategy wrapped access to those cache regions to apply transactional/concurrent access semantics.
The improved approach is based on RegionFactory, the various Region specializations and the two access strategies contracts (EntityRegionAccessStrategy and CollectionRegionAccessStrategy).

To sum it up, there is a new improved API you should use.

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New firmware adding fine 0.1 stop manual power level increments to the Godox Xpro and Flashpoint R2 PRO radio transmitters, is now available from the Godox Download page.
And new firmware is also available for AD600 PRO / XPLOR 600 PRO strobes, adding the 0.1 stop capability to the flash as well.
Mark II AC powered studio lights like the Godox QT II / Flashpoint Rapid, QSII, and SKII, are already enabled with 0.1 stop power level increments corresponding with the new transmitter option.
Once updated to firmware V1.3, the AD600 PRO / XPLOR 600 PRO now only provide the option of 0.1 stop increments when adjustments directly on the flash interface.
Though the flash will also follow the transmitter settings if the transmitter is set to 0.3 stop increments instead.
One thing to be aware of though, is that the transmitter resets all power levels back to 1/128th power, after changing the Menu setting back and forth from 0.3 to 0.1 increments, so all current power settings are lost in the process.
This means you would need to remember to make a note of the current power settings first if they are important.
Also an 0.3 or 0.1 menu option for the 600 PRO strobe may have been preferable to only having the option of 0.1 increments set directly on the strobe.
Otherwise this update provides a significant improvement for people wanting to do more intricate studio work, using the Godox and Flashpoint PRO strobes, or AC powered lights, all controlled remotely through the transmitter interface.
Firmware updates for the Godox Xpro / Flashpoint R2 PRO radio transmitters, and AD600 PRO / XPLOR 600 PRO strobes are available now free of charge from the Godox Download page.
The firmware upgrade sounds great.
Not if you use a Mac though.
I hope Godox start supporting Mac users.
It's possible to work with ad200?
No. Actually ad200 only support .3 steps.
The AD200 firmware has not yet been updated to support the Pentax trigger. The AD600Pro update adds Pentax and 0.1 step support. We don't know yet if the Ad200 will get 0.1 step support.
We do know now. V2.2 firmware has just been released which has PENTAX support but not 0.1 stop support.
I see that the new AD600 and AD600M firmware supports Pentax but does not give you 0.1 increments.
Since introducing of Nikon CLS, I was changing my speedlight power in 1-stop increments. Even 1/3 stops I see as unnecessary and too long especially in a fast-changing environment. That's why I tend to shoot with my old SB-800 + radiopoppers instead of Godox.
How could we submit 1/1 stop increment feature to godox? Would they listen us at atll?
The XPro-S for Sony update also adds the capability to use the autofocus assist light on the XPro-S. This was not possible until the 1.1 update. To make this work, set the XPro-S "AF" menu to MILC, set the camera's "AF Illuminator" menu to Auto, set the AF mode to AF-S (won't work with AF-C), and turn on the hardware AF switch on the side of the XPro-S.
As the Godox change log indicates, this works with the Sony A7III, A7RIII, A7RII, and A9 cameras.
A very welcome addition to this system.
It will be interesting to see which way the AD200 goes.
You would expect to see an AD200Pro at some point.


C.D. Glin is the President & CEO of the U.S. African Development Foundation, a U.S. government agency dedicated to supporting African-led, African-driven development solutions.
C.D. Glin is the President and CEO of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), a public corporation established by Congress to support and invest in African-owned and led enterprises, promote inclusive economic growth and create pathways to shared prosperity for underserved communities. The USADF approach prioritizes African investments and customized local technical assistance to African grassroots communities and enterprises.
Glin oversees approximately $75 million in philanthropic investments in more than 500 community and social enterprises. He champions the Foundation's strategic partnerships and collaborations with non-profit, philanthropic, and private-sector organisations, as well as academic institutions, federal agencies and foreign governments.
Prior to joining USADF, Glin was the Associate Director for Africa for the Rockefeller Foundation. His responsibilities include shaping and scaling innovative solutions in promotion of the Foundation's dual goals of building resilience and promoting inclusive economies. Glin contributed to several initiatives including Harnessing the Power of Impact Investing, Climate-Smart Rural Development, 100 Resilient Cities and led YieldWise, a $130 million-dollar effort to improve incomes and to create jobs for smallholder farmers by reducing post-harvest crop loss and promoting sustainable sourcing in African agriculture value chains.
From 2009-2011, he was a White House appointee in the Obama Administration serving as the Peace Corps' first Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Global Partnerships. Glin established the Office of Strategic Partnerships and developed and directed stakeholder engagements, thought leadership initiatives and internal and external communications and relationship management efforts.
Previously, as Vice President for Business Development with PYXERA Global, Glin established local content, skill-based volunteering, business advisory, employee engagement and corporate social responsibility programs for Fortune 100 companies. Glin worked for the State Department, USAID and the World Bank while based in Ghana and Nigeria.
Glin served as a volunteer in the first Peace Corps South Africa group, during the Presidency of Nelson Mandela. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Howard University; a Master's Level Diploma in Strategy and Innovation from the University of Oxford's Said Business School, and completed the Venture Capital Executive Program at UC Berkeley. Glin is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Directors of Root Capital, a non-profit social investment fund. He is a past member of World Economic Forum's Transformation Leaders Network and is a past participant in the Aspen Executive Seminar on Leadership, Values, and the Good Society. In 2011, Glin was designated by the White House as a "Champion of Change" for his commitment and contributions to international service and civic participation.


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Bruce Power's Unit 4 returned to service to play a key role in Ontario's clean energy future
Bruce Power's Unit 4 was returned to service Dec. 9 following a successful 98-day planned maintenance outage, which represented a $130 million investment in the life extension of the unit, helping to secure Ontario's clean-energy future.
The outage, which began on Sept. 2, included fuel channel inspections to ensure the unit will operate safely until its planned Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage, beginning in 2025. Another planned inspection outage in Unit 4 is planned for May 2023.
During this outage, Unit 4 was the first of all eight Bruce Power reactor units to undergo an extensive turbine controls upgrade, a $90 million investment that will contribute to the unit's reliable operation over the coming decades.
"The completion of the Unit 4 outage marks the end of a busy planned outage year," said Mike Rencheck, Bruce Power's President and Chief Executive Officer. "The maintenance, inspection and project work we are completing during our planned outages represents a huge investment into our units to extend their operating lives to secure a clean and reliable source of electricity for the people of Ontario for the long term. Our great employees, suppliers and building trades continue to perform these outages on plan."
As part of the work during the outage and Bruce Power's Project 2030, Unit 4 net peak capacity is expected to increase by five megawatts (MW) to a new maximum output of 855 MW.
Project 2030 includes asset optimization, innovation and leveraging new and efficient technologies to achieve incremental upgrades and additional generation output from operating units. Bruce Power is targeting a site net peak capacity of about 7,000 MW for the 2030s in support of Ontario's climate change targets and future clean energy needs.
Unit 4 was also shut down in May for the Bruce A Vacuum Building outage which saw all four operating units removed from service for planned inspections as per the requirements of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. Vacuum buildings are unique to multi-unit CANDU generating stations and are part of their robust safety systems, providing an additional protective barrier to the release of radioactivity to the environment in the highly unlikely event of a nuclear emergency. All four operating units must be shut down once every 12 years to allow for inspections and maintenance to the vacuum building.

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Le Fiat RS.14 aussi appelé Fiat-CMASA RS.14 est un hydravion de reconnaissance maritime militaire italien à grand rayon d'action, bimoteur conçu au début des années 1930 par le constructeur italien Fiat Aviazione et fabriqué dans l'usine de la société CMASA, une filiale du groupe Fiat implantée à Marina di Pisa.

Conception
En 1937, la Regia Marina, la marine royale italienne, lance un appel d'offres avec un cahier des charges spécifique pour la fourniture d'un avion de reconnaissance maritime stratégique, à grand rayon d'action, destiné à remplacer les anciens CANT Z.501. La caractéristique principale de ces appareils est leur vitesse maximale, qui doit être importante, mais leur vitesse minimale en vol également, afin de bien visualiser les éléments sur la mer.

Le projet
La direction de Fiat Aviazione confia l'étude à deux ingénieurs spécialistes, Manilio Stiavelli et Lucio Lazzarino qui conçurent un avion entièrement métallique, choix novateur à l'époque, qui fut baptisé RS.14 (avion de Reconnaissance Stiavelli). Sa configuration était un bimoteur monoplan, avec aile basse, un nez de fuselage entièrement vitré et deux flotteurs métalliques.

La production a été confiée à la filiale du groupe Fiat, spécialisée dans ce type d'appareils et comptant 15 ans d'expérience, la société CMASA de Marina di Pisa, fabriquant des coques métalliques des hydravions Dornier Wal.

Le premier prototype a volé en mai 1939, offrant d'excellentes performances en termes de maniabilité et de vitesse de pointe, pour atteindre , bien plus que ce qui était demandé dans le cahier des charges. Malheureusement, il a été décelé une petite défaillance dans les montants reliés aux flotteurs. Il fallut reprendre les études de structure, ce qui repoussa le début de la production en série. Les premiers appareils furent livrés en 1941.

Engagements
Les tâches qui furent assignées à ces appareils étaient la reconnaissance maritime à grand rayon d'action, ainsi que l'escorte de convois maritimes entre l'Italie et sa colonie libyenne, et la lutte contre les sous-marins ennemis. Par contre, cet avion n'était pas adapté aux missions de recherche et de sauvetage en mer en raison de problèmes de stabilité par grosse mer.

Tous les appareils Fiat RS.14 étaient affectés en Sicile jusqu'au débarquement Allié en Italie en 1943. Lorsque les troupes américaines ont commencé l'invasion du territoire italien, de la Sicile vers le nord de la péninsule, beaucoup de ces avions ont été volontairement endommagés avant la retraite italienne, pour empêcher qu'ils ne tombent entre les mains de l'ennemi.

28 avions ont été utilisés par l'Aeronautica Cobelligerante Italiana, la force aérienne pro-alliée créée après l'armistice de Cassibile, du  jusqu'à la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Avec la fin du conflit, l'Italie refonda son armée de l'air avec la création de l'Aeronautica Militare. Celle-ci a récupéré les 9 derniers exemplaires en état de vol. Ils sont restés en service jusqu'en 1950.

Variantes
 Fiat R.S.14 : version de base dont deux prototypes ont été réalisés et 186 exemplaires fabriqués en trois séries : RS.14 - RS.14B & RS.14C, dont les différences étaient très mineures.
 Fiat AS.14 : version avion terrestre avec train d'atterrissage. Un seul exemplaire a été fabriqué.

Utilisateurs

 Regia Aeronautica
 Aeronautica Cobelligerante Italiana

 Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana

 Aeronautica Militare

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Voir aussi

 Liste des avions militaires

R.S.14
Avion militaire italien
Avion de reconnaissance
Avion à hélices
Avion bimoteur
Fiat Aviazione
Hydravion
AS14
Avion des années 1930
Premier vol en 1939

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Discussion in 'Hawaii Fishing Reports' started by Startmeup, Nov 22, 2013.
Aloha from Lahaina Harbor, Maui, Hawaii. Only a few marlin were caught this past month but the mahis are still biting. There have also been a few tunas and onos around.
Some bigger mahis have found their way to Maui's waters. Stacie from California caught a 30 lb cow.
Molokai can be a great place to get a mixed bag of fish.
These Arizona residents swapped their golf clubs for fishing rods. Instead of playing 18 holes, they reeled in 18 mahis and even had a marlin bite.
Light winds and hungry fish made for a great day on the water.
These newlyweds had fun catching a few mahis.
Shortbill spearfish are trophy fish, especially when they weigh over 50 lbs.
The mahi bite has been fairly consistent for months. Most of those fish were small, but more quality mahis are starting to show up.
The smallest guy caught the biggest fish.
Five mahis for five anglers. You could say that they caught the perfect amount of fish.
A single trolling bite resulted in numerous fish. One mahi grabbed a lure and others in the open school ate drop back opelus.
Stopping to catch bait paid off when these mahis inhaled live opelus.
These boys got lucky and found a piece of floating debris that was surrounded by fish.
Here's some more mahis from a different camera angle.
That mahi managed to choke down an entire live opelu.
The action didn't last long, but the anglers emerged from the flurry with a few fish.
These dads woke up in the middle of night. Rather than soothe a crying child, they went fishing and scored some mahis.
A quadruple mahi bite had all these anglers hooked up at the same time. They finished the day with 4 more mahis and an ono.
Cloudy skies and a little rain certainly didn't slow down the bite.
The biggest mahi weighed 46 lbs and the other ones don't look small in comparison. That's a great day.
The most impressive fish is that cane knife that managed to get a whole opelu down, that's determination right there!
Steady on the mahi's, happy charters!


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Yong Wang Recognized by the American Chemical Society
Award recognizes innovative contributions to applied chemistry or chemical engineering
Yong Wang, PNNL Laboratory Fellow, was honored with the American Chemical Society's annual Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division Fellow Award. He received the award at the society's 255th National Meeting in March.
The award honors a chemist or engineer from an academic, industrial or government laboratory for innovative contributions to applied chemistry and/or chemical engineering.
Wang is internationally known for catalysis research achievements in energy, renewable fuels, and chemicals. At PNNL, he is associate director of the Laboratory's Institute for Integrated Catalysis. He also holds a joint appointment with Washington State University.
In addition to ACS, Wang is a fellow of multiple professional societies, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Academy of Inventors, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Chemical Society, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has 260 peer-reviewed publications, holds 107 issued U.S. patents, and has won three R&D 100 awards, given for the most innovative technological breakthroughs each year.
ACS is the largest scientific professional society in the world, with nearly 157,000 members. The Industrial & Engineering Chemistry focuses on converting science into commercially relevant products and processes.
For more information, see the WSU news on Wang's work and the award.


UPDATE: Software mogul John McAfee has been released from detention in Guatemala City and has landed in Miami.
Immediately upon landing, according to passengers on the plane, McAfee's name was called and he was whisked off the aircraft. It was not clear whether officials intended to help McAfee avoid the inevitable media circus or wanted to question him. However, he has not been charged with committing a crime in Guatemala or Belize, where the authorities have sought to question him about the murder of his neighbor.
McAfee's departure from Guatemala came earlier Wednesday.
(NEW YORK) — Software mogul John McAfee has been released from detention in Guatemala City and is on a plane bound for Miami.
McAfee, 67, said he would not be accompanied by his 20-year-old Belizean girlfriend, but is seeking a visa for her. He also said he had retained a lawyer in the U.S.
McAfee, who had been living in a beachfront house in Belize, went on the run after the Nov. 10 murder of his neighbor, fellow American expatriate Greg Faull. Belize police said they wanted to question McAfee about the murder, but McAfee said he feared for his life in Belizean custody.
He entered Guatemala last week seeking asylum, but was arrested and taken to an immigration detention center. He was taken to the hospital after suffering a nervous collapse and then returned to the detention center. The U.S. State Department has visited McAfee, who is a dual U.S.-British citizen, several times during his stay in Guatemala.
Investigators in Belize said that McAfee was not a suspect in the death of Faull, a former developer who was found shot in the head in his house.


Nutter Butter Truffles are made from peanut-flavored cookie crumbs, cream cheese, and peanut butter. The soft centers are dipped in chocolate and topped with crushed peanuts for a sweet and salty treat. This recipe yields approximately two dozen 1-inch balls.
1. Place the cookies in a food processor and pulse them until they are fine crumbs. Alternately, you can use a mixer if you watch it carefully and stir the cookies so that they are evenly crushed.
2. Transfer the cookie crumbs to a medium bowl. Add the softened cream cheese and peanut butter, and stir with a spoon until the mixture is a homogenous paste. It should be easy to mold into balls, but not too wet or soggy.
3. Use a small candy or cookie scoop, or a teaspoon, to shape small balls. Roll them between your hands to get them perfectly round, and place on a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil. Although the balls can be dipped right away, they hold together better if they are refrigerated for at least an hour before being dipped.
4. After the candy centers have chilled, place the chocolate candy coating in a large microwave-safe bowl and microwave it until melted, stirring after every minute to prevent overheating.
5. Using dipping tools or a fork, dip each peanut ball in the chocolate candy coating and replace it on the foil-covered baking sheet. If desired, top the truffles with chopped peanuts while the chocolate is still wet.
6. Refrigerate the truffles to set the chocolate for about 20 minutes. Store Nutter Butter Truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.


He told him, and the nonsense he had talked when found and on the way home, all which made the licentiate the more eager to do what he did the next day, which was to summon his friend the barber, Master Nicholas, and go with him to Don Quixote's house.
If only their nonsense were their own, but as it is .
It was nonsense and defamatory towards me and my character.
Venko Andonovski comments in Nova Makedonija the nonsense in Macedonia, stressing that we have a law that bans the sale of alcohol after 21 o'clock, but the name dispute remains unsolved.
And instead of discussing what is the best nourishment we can provide, they bring out this absolutely absurd, obscurantist, nonsense and it is the public money which have been used to promote this," she said.
According to the company, ataluren (Translarna) is an oral, first-in-class, protein restoration therapy for the treatment of nonsense mutation dystrophinopathy, including nonsense Duchenne muscular dystrophy (nmDMD).


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Claudia Schiffer is new Opel brand ambassador
Athlone Advertiser, Fri, Jan 17, 2014
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer has become a European Opel brand ambassador. She has graced the cover of over 1,000 magazines and is named as one of the most beautiful women in the world. Her global appeal has ensured an internationally successful career spanning over 25 years.
She is a UNICEF ambassador and incontestably a real world star. Originally from the Rhineland, Claudia now slips into her next role as the German face of Opel in Europe. She is taking centre stage in the new campaign 'It's a German' that in January will celebrate its TV premiere right across Europe - except in Germany and the United Kingdom.
In small, fine, and very emotional stories, Claudia Schiffer charmingly illustrates Opel's 'Made in Germany' concept. The uniqueness of Opel's models, imbued with the German art of engineering and with clever door concepts such as that demonstrated by the Meriva, and well-honed all-wheel drive technology as presented in the Mokka, is a significant theme of the TV advertising.
Opel chief marketing officer Tina Müller says full of enthusiasm: "The campaign puts across those modern German values that have also been appreciated internationally. Today, Opel stands for the perfect German art of engineering, an emotional design and an unbeatable price-value relationship. With Claudia Schiffer we were able to win a German world star who fully identifies with the brand."
Claudia Schiffer also raves about her first working days as Opel brand ambassador: "We filmed the first commercial in mid-December. The new Opel models stand for great German engineering as well as innovation and practicality. The Meriva with its rear-hinged rear doors is unique and a first for Opel. It is fantastic for families like mine."
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Irish Van of the Year category winners announced
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Ford unveils the super all-new Focus RS
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John 10:15 "I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own sheep and my own sheep know me. In the same way, the Father knows me and I know the Father. I put the sheep before myself, sacrificing myself if necessary. You n even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I give my life for the sheep. even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father—and I lay down My [very own] life [sacrificing it] for the benefit of the sheep. just as my Father knows my heart and I know my Father's heart. I am ready to give my life for the sheep. just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.
just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I give my life for the sheep.
even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father—and I lay down My [very own] life [sacrificing it] for the benefit of the sheep.
just as my Father knows my heart and I know my Father's heart. I am ready to give my life for the sheep.


Ishant Sharma, who was the main culprit behind the India's lose against Australia by giving away 30 runs in the 48th over, has trended all over the social media with various jokes.
Here are few of the best ones collected across the social Media. Hope you enjoy them all.
Note : This is just for Fun !
Ishant Sharma is the greatest bowler ever. He doesn't just reverse swing the ball, he reverse swings the whole match.
If Live gives you 'Sharma', make sure its 'Kapil', not 'Ishant' !
Ishant Sharma: Kaun BC bola target 360 hai? Kohli: BC wo last match tha.
Ishant Sharma has become the most searched person on Google by Australians Yesterday.
Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, RP Singh, Sreesanth & Ashok Dinda have just accepted Ishant Sharma's friend request.
Australian coach : Well played boys! But you shouldn't have scored that many runs of Ishant sharma. They may drop him now.
If I was Ishant Sharma, I would have announced my retirement right away and accepted this as my farewell match!
Wait for a FB Page called "I was alive when Ishant Sharma took a wicket".
Ishant Sharma gave 70. Now, Rohit Sharma has scored 75. Chalo, the Sharmas are showing a profit. Now, if only we had a batsman called Kumar.
Australia defeats India by Ishant Sharma & 16 runs.
Ishant Sharma is trending --- for a moment I thought he too had retired, for good.
Don't cry because it's over. Cry because it's Ishant Sharma's over.
End of an era as Agarkar retires, but no respite for Indian cricket fans - Ishant Sharma to step in to fill the void.
Dear Rahul Gandhi, Marry Ishant Sharma. This will save two houses. Sincerely, Common men of india.
Who is the worst bowler in theworld?? A. Ishant Sharma B. Option A C. Option B D. All the above ..
Google has rolled out new updates in the way they show their advertisements. As per the new terms and conditions, user names and photos would be used as recommendations in the advertisements. The name and photos would be pulled from the Google+ Profiles.
Shared Endorsements, termed by Google, would be using the user names and images to rate the advertisements, and show the recommendations to your friends.
Google provides an option where you can disable the shared endorsements so that your friends cannot see your name and image in the ads.
2. Scroll to the end of the page, uncheck the option " Based upon my activity, Google may show my name and profile photo in shared endorsements that appear in ads."
Now, Your details would not be shown in the Shared Endoresements.
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The most awaited Vidhan Sabha elections 2013 dates have been announced officially. There would be elections in 5 states as Chattisgarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram.
This elections would play an important role in the Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi battle for the upcoming loksabha elections in 2014. This elections would be very important for Narendra Modi, as he is officially declared as the Prime Minister candidate for NDA before elections.
Aam Aadmi Party which has been active since last one year in Delhi, can make difference in Delhi. Certainly, the elections would be interesting to watch.
Madhya Pradesh elections would be in single phase.
The elections date would be on : 25th November, 2013.
Mizoram elections would be in Single Phase.


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Adam Levine, Toni Collette, More Talk '80s Nostalgia in 'Fun Mom Dinner' Sneak Peek
Adam Levine may be the only man who can hold a candle to Jake Ryan. In Us Weekly's exclusive sneak peek of forthcoming comedy Fun Mom Dinner, four mothers with seemingly nothing in common except their preschool age kids wax nostalgic and swoon over Michael Schoeffling's 16 Candles heartthrob jock — until Levine joins their conversation.
'80s Stars: Then and Now
In the clip, Katie Aselton and Toni Collette's characters discuss how great their night is going thus far. "You know what would make it even more perfect?" Collette asks. "If Jake Ryan just, like, wandered in here." All of the women simultaneously agree, until Bridget Everett chimes in: "For me, though, it was all about Anthony Michael Hall."
Molly Shannon challenges Everett, explaining that Jake Ryan was her "ideal" man. "He ruined romance for me," she explains. "Honestly."
Fun Mom Dinner
'80s Hunks: Then & Now
Aselton's character nods in agreement. "No guy could ever live up to him," she says. "No guy ever will live up to him."
Right on cue, Levine, as the film's bartender, leans over and says, "I always liked Some Kind of Wonderful." He and Aselton immediately engage in back-and-forth banter about the film before he's pulled away by a customer.
After Collette calls out the obvious flirting, Aselton pleads, "Don't judge."
"Oh, I am not," Collette says. "I mean, a little bit of male attention might be just what you need tonight."
Adam Levine's Hottest Pictures
Watch the hilarious moment in the clip above.
Fun Mom Dinner hits theaters on August 4, 2017 and will also be available On Demand.


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Eugene Roberts
Eugene Roberts was an Executive Editor for the Philadelphia Inquirer with 12 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1986 Forum. The year with the most videos was 1994 with two videos as a Professor for Journalism in the University of Maryland, College Park. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2009 with an average of 525 views per program. Most appearances with Eugene Patterson (2), John Lewis (2), John Seigenthaler Sr. (2). Most common tags: Journalism, African American History, Political Coverage.
Appearances by Title:c. November 11, 1993 - Present Professor, Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park Videos: 7	c. March 25, 2002 - Present Chairman, Committee to Protect Journalists Videos: 1
Executive Editor, [Philadelphia Inquirer] c. February 22, 1989 - c. November 11, 1993 Videos: 3	Chief Correspondent, South, [New York Times] c. January 1, 1965 - c. January 1, 1967 Videos: 1
Jack Nelson Memorial Service
A memorial service was held for Jack Nelson. Mr. Nelson was a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, author, and Washington bureau…
50 Years After Little Rock
To commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the "Little Rock Nine," the Newseum and the National Archives Experience presented "50 Years After Little…
The Race Beat
Gene Roberts talked about the book he co-wrote The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a…
World Press Freedom Report
Participants issued a report on worldwide threats to journalists working abroad. The report detailed several murders,…
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Working with wearable tech designers Bushra Burge and Milan Prucha we have designed a digital mannequin that blurs the worlds of technology and fashion. As Xpollination stands in the windows of fashion forward King's Road boutique Leggera Nell'Aria looking out on the world she reflects our fascination with culture and the passing visual scenery. Flowers morph out of cultural moments generated by punks, mods, Sloanes, glamrockers to share a day in the King's Road mood.
As the weeks progress Xpollination will become interactive and all those sharing King's Road will be able to make friends with her.


Silk velvet twisted over soft silk charmeuse on a 1" French headband for ultimate comfort. The texture of the velvet helps hold the headband securely in place and the twists give a bit of 'height' to your hair.
Classic and Elegant. Shown here in beaver.


You recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery. Working night and day in order not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the Gospel of God. You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers. As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his children, exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into his Kingdom and glory.
And for this reason we too give thanks to God unceasingly, that, in receiving the word of God from hearing us, you received it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe.
As I said in the introduction of the Holy Mass, we celebrate today one of the more important saints in our Catholic liturgy. We celebrate today the feast of Saint Augustine. Actually, there are many things that we can learn from the life of Saint Augustine. But I would like to highlight three important things.
First is the importance of the prayer of parents. If you went to mass yesterday, you will discover that yesterday was the feast of Saint Monica. And who is Saint Monica? She is the mother of Saint Augustine. And according to the life of Saint Augustine, we know that from the early years of his life, he lived a life so far away from the Lord. Hindi naman siya ipinanganak na banal eh. He lived a very loose kind of life. But it was the prayer of his mother, Monica - na araw-araw na ginawa ng Diyos ay nananalangin at lumuluha para sa kanyang anak - that became one of the determining factors, according to Augustine, of his own conversion. Kaya siguro ang mga magulang dito, siguro meron din sa inyong mayroong mga anak na katulad si San Agustin, do not lose heart. The prayer of a parent is something that is very powerful. So continue praying for our young children.
Second, there is the influence of St. Ambrose on Augustine. In one of the sermons of St. Ambrose at the Cathedral in Milan, Augustine happened to be listening. Kayong mga nakarating na doon sa Milan, there is a very big cathedral dedicated to St. Ambrose. And it was there that one time, when Ambrose was preaching, and Augustine happened to be at the back, he said that there was something that attracted him to the words of Ambrose. And it began Augustine's thirst for the Word of God.
Lastly, there is the importance of personal prayer in the life of Saint Augustine. His conversion transpired when one day, he was sitting in his balcony, and he saw a book - the Bible. And then he heard a voice saying 'Tolle lege.' It is Latin for 'Take up and read.' Augustine, then, opened the book, and it was the Sacred Scriptures. That began his path to conversion.
We can learn so many things in the life of Saint Augustine. And he wrote many things. But there is one particular verse that he wrote in his confession that I would like to read to you today. Kilalang kilala si Saint Augustine sa mga salitang ito, at ito ang kanyang sinabi. Ang sabi niya, "Late have I loved You, oh Beauty, ever ancient and ever new, late have I loved You. You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you." He was talking to God. He called God 'a beauty, ever ancient and ever new'. What is Saint Augustine saying here?
Meron pong kasabihan na 'you will never forget your first kiss'. Totoo po ba 'yon? Di kasi ako maka-relate. (laughs) Sabi nila, hindi mo raw makakalimutan ang iyong first kiss, kasi that is the first time that you felt loved. Saint Augustine also said that. You will never forget your first kiss. But the first kiss that he is referring to is not the romantic kiss. Saint Augustine is saying that our very first kiss is actually the kiss of the Lord - when God first created us. He kissed us in our soul. And that is why according to Augustine, there is a hunger in our soul that will never be quenched.
Augustine realized that our first kiss is nothing in this world, but it is outside of the world. That is why he said, "Late have I loved You, oh Beauty, ever ancient and ever new." God was inside of him, but Augustine was looking for God in the outside.
As a closing, let me relate to you one story that I read. There was a man and his child, and they were eating. While they were eating, the father noticed his child, dinidilaan 'yong fly swatter, 'yong pamatay ng langaw. Nakuha ng anak niya 'yong pamatay ng langaw at didilaan. Ano'ng gagawin ninyo kung kayo ang magulang? Syempre aalisin ninyo - you will get the fly swatter and replace it with a popsicle. And then the father told the child, 'Sige, 'yan ang dilaan mo nang dilaan'.
What is the story telling us? Minsan, kung tayo 'yong magulang, baka pinalo mo agad 'yong anak. Baka sinampal mo agad ang iyong anak, 'Bad 'yan, bad 'yan, dirty 'yan.' But what the story is telling us, is that the problem is not the desire. The problem is where you go to satisfy that desire. That child was looking for something. Kaya lang ano'ng nangyari? He saw the fly swatter, at doon niya gustong i-satisfy 'yong kanyang desire. Ano'ng ginawa ng Tatay? He replaced it with something that will truly satisfy the desire of the child.
Ganoon din ang itinuturo sa atin ni San Agustin. Sabi niya, all of us have this desire inside of our heart. Ang pagkakamali natin, we bring it to something less than God. Saint Augustine is telling us that the human heart is wired for God. The human heart is made for God. And it will only be satisfied, if we bring it to God. If we bring it to something less than God, what will happen? It will bring us to ruin. But if we bring our desire to something that is of God, then we will be truly satisfied. In the end, Saint Augustine says that our hearts are restless, until they rest in God.
In this mass, let us make it our own prayer. You have made us, oh, Lord, for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you. Amen.


Current position: Professor of Medical Parasitology, head of Parasitology department- Faculty of Medicine- Cairo University.
M.B. B.ch: Cairo University ,Egypt, year: 1982 .
§ Parasitology department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
o Course & workshop on Designing & Executing an OSPE or OSCE, (Faculty of medicine Cairo University) ----.
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There's a definite nip in the air now. Time to wrap up in our inviting new collection, Fairy Tales from Scotland.
To ensure you can find the perfect colour to match your mood, our knitwear designers create multiple colourways each season. For autumn winter 2014, we named them after magical Scottish creatures and motifs found in local folklore; Pixie, Selkie, Spark, Wisp and Folk.
The whole ERIBÉ team loves colour because it makes you look happy and youthful. Our designers are colour experts; they know which colours will suit which hair colours and the think carefully about which colours should be placed next to the face. Often our designs feature two times as many colours as you would find in other companies' designs.
To share our knowledge we've put together a quick guide on how to wear our new colourways. Part 1 takes a look at Pixie and Selkie.
Pixie colourway is a neutral base with pops of green, yellow and pink. The touches of colour allow it to be either a soft look or bold look; some pieces are tasteful and elegant like this Fox and Wren Scarf whilst others can be playful like the Forest Fingerless Gloves. This colourway looks great paired with camels and tan leather. A refined, feminine colourway that suits fair skin-tones.
Dark and mysterious, this colourway has a base of dark chestnut brown with an elderberry melange. It has accents of shades of Lichen grey, green and leafy yellow. This colourway will fit right in with your sophisticated, professional work wardrobe. Key pieces include striped Harmony Hat and Gloves. It is an incredibly easy to wear colourway especially if you have dark hair or just like dark colours.


Many thanks to all who tested and sent feedback on the beta version of the new site, https://beta.genenames.org/. We are delighted to announce that we plan to release the new website in mid November. As our regular newsletter readers may remember, the main reasons for the launch of a new version of genenames.org are to make the site fully cmopatible with mobile devices, to improve our search application and to give the site a more modern appearance. Based on valuable feedback, we have changed the format of the Symbol Reports so that the HGNC data in the top box is always in a single column, and we have reduced white space on the page to reduce the amount of scrolling needed when interacting with the page. Please make sure that you are following our Twitter account, @genenames, to ensure that you receive instant notification of when the new site is released. We hope that you will enjoy the improvements!
We have also added groups that include a hierarchical structure, such as Glycoside hydrolases, which has the following new subgroups: Hexosaminidases, Amylases alpha, Neuraminidases, Heparanases, Glycoside hydrolase family 1, Alpha-L-fucosidases, Galactosidases beta and Galactosidases alpha, and has also become a parent group for the following pre-existing groups: Glycoside hydrolase family 31, Chitinases, Hyaluronidases, Lysozymes and Mannosidases. The Adaptor related protein complexes group is at the top of its hierarchy and has the subgroups: Adaptor related protein complex 1, Adaptor related protein complex 2, Adaptor related protein complex 3, Adaptor related protein complex 4 and Adaptor related protein complex 5.
One of our specialist advisors for kinases informed us that the 'FAM20' genes, with the original full name 'family with sequence similarity 20', are related to the golgi associated kinase genes, GASK1A and GASK1B. Based on this information we contacted the community that publish on the FAM20 genes to see if it would be possible to rename these genes based on their encoded function(s). The community told us that since the FAM20 symbols are unique and well supported, they wanted to retain these as the approved symbols but that they supported informative updates to the gene names as follows: FAM20A, full name: FAM20A, golgi associated secretory pathway pseudokinase; FAM20B, full name: FAM20B, glycosaminoglycan xylosylkinase; and FAM20C, full name: FAM20C, golgi associated secretory pathway kinase. As well as updating the gene names we have created the page Golgi associated kinase family to group these three genes together with GASK1A, GASK1B and FJX1.
In this edition, we bring news of two studies on animals which provide hope for future applications to human health. First, scientists have successfully used gene editing to correct the faulty DMD gene in dogs that carry the DMD mutation mostly commonly found in humans with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, bringing hope that similar therapy will be successful for humans in the future. Second, a study on antler regeneration in red deer implicated the UHRF1 and S100A10 genes in the process, leading to hope that futher studies on these genes may one day pave the way for bone regeneration therapies for humans.
Autumn has been a busy season in terms of HGNC meeting attendance. Bryony and Elspeth went to the Genome Informatics meeting in Hinxton from 17th-20th September, where Bryony presented a poster entitled 'Standardizing gene names in key vertebrate species'. Tamsin and Beth attended the Livestock Genomics Meeting also in Hinxton on the 21st and 22nd September at which Tamsin presented a talk on 'The importance of manual curation in vertebrate gene naming'. Ruth travelled to Heidelberg in Germany to attend The Complex Life of RNA from 3rd-6th October where she presented a poster that gave an overview of how the HGNC names non-coding RNA genes, and Paul travelled to San Diego, USA to attend ASHG 2018 from 16th-20th October where he presented a poster with the title 'A balancing act: aiming for stability in human gene nomenclature'. The new year will see Tamsin attend the Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XXVII conference in San Diego, USA from 12th-16th January.


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Q: After Gitlab installation can't access gitlab page at VPS I am trying to install Gitlab on my newly bought VPS(DigitalOcean, Ubuntu), but after the install and reconfigure, I can't get to the setup page of Gitlab. It's just showing the standard apache not found page. I have changed external_url to -> 'http://myip/gitlab'.
The errors I received after changing the url and reconfigure are below:

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*Error executing action run on resource 'execute[clear the gitlab-rails cache]'

*Error executing action run on resource 'execute[create gitlab database user]'

*Error executing action run on resource 'bash[generate assets]'

*Error executing action restart on resource 'service[unicorn]'

*Error executing action restart on resource 'service[sidekiq]'

*Error executing action run on resource 'execute[clear the gitlab-rails cache]'
The Lamp stack is installed, and some basic ufw firewall.
I have used the official Gitlab install/download guide:
https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/#ubuntu1604

A: Using /gitlab is actually not supported from a omnibus installation. You would need to host it on a (sub)domain.
There is however a way to enable this but it will require quite a significant amount of work to enable GitLab to work like you want. There is quite a extensive tutorial in the GitLab Documentation so I recommend you check that out.

A: After 5 years, there happened a similar issue. since this one has no accepted answer besides being old, I have given an answer to it that seemingly solved the problem.
If someone finds this post, please check if that solves the issue: installed gitlab on ubuntu shows apache default page


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Q: How to manually delete DartEditor Files directory or make changes to it I have pointed/opened dart folder, so. that, where Darteditors own program-files are, in Darteditors File window and begin to create one web program there. Clever? Is'nt it?:)
I wanted to test one of my own programs there, for using pub packages.
Now editor seems stucked, nothing works, can open FEEDBACK window only for 2 seconds and i can close Editor only with Windows Operations control.
Might there be some kind of recursion going?
New install is quick, but finding the course of this would be useful..
So how can I clean this DartEditors Files-directory without starting DartEditor?
And should I avoid putting my own program files in dart folder?
I have latest Darteditor, 19425, in Windows7.   Thanks!

A: You should avoid putting any of your own code into the Editor's directory; that directory is managed by our auto-update process and you could potentially loose that code.
To get your Editor back to a happy state, you'll have to delete its workspace metadata folder. On windows, that should be in c:\Users\yourname\DartEditor. Just delete it (or rename it) and the Editor should be able to start back up again.
Going forward, you'll want to locate your code outside the Editor's directory; we default to c:\Users\username\dart. Hope this helps!


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Maurie Gear (18 November 1934 – 29 December 1988) was an  Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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My dad told us that the federal federal government would protect our schools. The minister that is prime additionally raised this problem
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Malala's journal: 18 2009 january
I happened to be quite pleased initially, the good news is I'm sure but this can maybe perhaps not re solve our issue.
"Here in Swat we hear everyday that a lot of soldiers had been killed and thus numerous had been kidnapped at such and place that is such. But the authorities are nowhere to be noticed.
"Our moms and dads will also be extremely afraid. They told us they'd perhaps perhaps perhaps not send us to college until or unless the Taleban by themselves declare in the FM channel that girls can head to school. The army can also be accountable for the interruption inside our training.
"People don't have to be familiar with these specific things in the chronilogical age of nine or 10 or 11 but we had been seeing terrorism and extremism, she says so I had to be aware.
She knew that her way of living ended up being under hazard. Each time a journalist from BBC Urdu asked her dad about young adults who could be ready to provide their viewpoint on life beneath the Taliban, he advised Malala.
The end result had been the Diary of a weblog for BBC Urdu, for which Malala chronicled her desire to keep working to college and her worries money for hard times of Swat.
It was seen by her as a chance.
"we desired to talk up for my liberties," she claims. "and in addition i did not wish my future to be simply sitting in an area and stay imprisoned in my own four walls and just cooking and having a baby to kids. I did not would you like to see my entire life for the reason that real means."
Your blog had been anonymous, but Malala ended up being additionally unafraid to speak out in public about the ability to education, as she did in February 2009 towards the television that is pakistani Hamid Mir, whom brought their show to Swat.
I happened to be astonished there is a young girl in Swat who are able to consult with a large amount of self- confidence, but I became worried about her protection Hamid Mir
"I happened to be amazed that there surely is a girl that is little Swat who are able to consult with lots of confidence, that is really brave, who is very articulate," Mir states. "But during the time that is same had been a bit worried about her protection, in regards to the safety of her household."
In those days it absolutely was Ziauddin Yousafzai, Malala's daddy, who had been identified to be in the risk that is greatest. Currently referred to as a social and academic activist, he had sensed that the Taliban would go through the tribal regions of Pakistan into Swat, and had usually warned individuals to be to their guard.
Malala herself ended up being worried for him. "I became concerned about my dad," she claims. "we utilized to imagine, 'What will I do in case a Talib comes towards the household? We are going to conceal my dad in a cabinet and phone the authorities.'"
No-one thought the Taliban would target a young child. There have been incidents that are however notorious that they had plumped for to produce a good example of females. At the beginning of 2009, a dancer ended up being accused of immorality and executed, her body placed on public display in the middle of Mingora. Quickly a while later, there is outrage across Pakistan after a video clip emerged from Swat showing the Taliban flogging a girl that is 17-year-old so-called "illicit relations" with a guy.
Ziauddin Yousafzai will need to have understood that Malala's much talked about in she was put by the valley at some danger, and even though he could not need foreseen the end result.
"Malala's sound ended up being the essential powerful sound in Swat since the biggest target associated with Taliban was girls' schools and girls' training and few individuals chatted about any of it," he states. "When she accustomed talk about training, everyone offered it value."
By the time Malala had been shot in 2012, the worst times of Taliban power in Swat had receded. A high-profile army operation had cleared down many militants but other people had stayed behind, maintaining a profile that is low.
"Life had been normal for normal individuals, but also for those individuals that has raised their vocals, it absolutely was now a time that is risky" claims Malala.
She ended up being one particular individuals.
Once I saw the bloodstream on Malala, we fell unconscious Fellow student Kainat Riaz
In the afternoon of 9 October, she wandered away from school as normal and boarded a tiny coach waiting away from gates. These automobiles are seen every where in Mingora – similar to covered pickups, available during the straight straight back, with three lines of benches operating the length of the flatbed. Day each could carry about 20 people and would be waiting to take the girls and their teachers home at the end of the school.
In Malala's situation, it absolutely was just a brief journey, past a tiny clearing where young ones played cricket, and over the canal bank to her household. When she had walked, then again her mom, Tor Pekai, intervened. "My mom said, ' So Now you're growing up and folks understand you, and that means you should never carry on base, you have to get in an automobile or a coach so then you'll definitely be safe,'" Malala says.
That time, she was at the midst of her exams, and had a lot on her behalf brain. But there clearly was nevertheless the usual after-school talk and gossip to fairly share with Moniba, who had been sitting close to her. But whilst the bus progressed along its path Malala claims she did notice one thing unusual – the trail seemed deserted. "I inquired Moniba, 'Why can there be no-one right here? Could you view it's in contrast to it frequently is?'"
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Chapter 65 Start to Move
Shizuko's POV
"But, that Ceres-kun..."
"Yes, Ceres is so rough. But what happened to him? I don't care how hard it is, but Shizuko, you did something to him, didn't you?"
"I didn't do anything... I swear."
"If Shizuko didn't do something, is it just Ceres-san's... sexual desire?"
"Indeed, Ceres-chan is quite strong and has a decent sex drive before... But now... with four people... What's the matter with him?"
Something must have happened to him.
But Ceres-kun is still growing.
And from now on, he'll grow even more.
Besides, there are people like Orcman-san who have 10 wives... Maybe Ceres-kun is a great man. Or rather greater than him.
If that's the case, I don't know if the four of us can handle it.
But if we want to pull someone in, it might as well be someone we know.
"So, you remember, after what happened yesterday... We need some backup and more friends... and I think, Cecilia-sama would be a good one."
"I haven't told you yet, but I prefer Frey from the empire. She's the previous sword saint and the first princess of the empire. She's the one I recommend since we can talk well together," said Haruka.
"Then I think Mariane-chan is fine with me," said Sayo.
"However... I think it's useless to add one more person to Ceres-chan, isn't it...? What if we just get all three of them? It would be difficult for me because I'm a little brain. So, I think Shizuko and Sayo can negotiate with the three kingdoms and get the best of them," said Misaki.
"Yes, Shizuko is better at playing the lure card than I am..." said Sayo.
"No, I think Sayo is better suited to negotiate without changing color."
"Sayo and Misaki is right. Shizuko is great because she doesn't say she can't do it," said Haruka.
"Hey, Haruka... Are you trying to call me 'black-hearted'? Do you want me to stop giving you lotion?"
"I'm sorry, Shizuko, I didn't mean it like that. I just wanted to say you're smart," said Haruka.
"Well... that's fine."
I hope Ceres-kun's sexual desire is temporary... but if it's not, we should consider increasing it.
Demon King's POV
"Is the current hero party that weak?"
"Yes, Demon King Luciferd-sama..."
My old enemy... is having a hard time against the Ogre?
It's so ridiculous... After all, a hero (Yuusha) is the trump card of the Goddess, and he should not be so weak.
However, perhaps it is because heroes' jobs are made each time... weak heroes sometimes appear.
It is the same on our side... There are weak Demon Kings and strong Demon Kings.
And myself, I'm an average demon king.
But I have Mammon, who is said to be the Evil God's (Jashin-sama) bug.
Although the rank is one of the Four Heavenly Kings, this person's power is far greater than mine.
As long as Mammon is here, the Demon King's army will never be defeated.
I mean, most of the heroes have avoided fighting Mammon and challenged the Demon King to a battle until now.
But Mammon won't even listen to my orders.
Once a hero is defeated, it will be at least five years and as long as ten years before the next one appears.
In the meantime, I have the advantage.
"Someone, call Mammon..."
"Yes, Demon King."
"Luciferd, you called?"
"Mammon! You're rude in front of the Demon King!"
"Shut up, you old man!"
"Hey, you..."
"Mammon, as always, I allow you to go on the journey you once said you'd take to fight the strong."
"Heh~ What's the matter with you who was so opposed to it before?"
"Defeat the party of the current hero (Yuusha) Zect and show me! After that, you're free to go for five to ten years until the next hero (Yuusha) appears. Not bad, right?"
"Well... if I defeat the current hero's party, give me more than 5 years of freedom! Only I can't take it easy, so killing them won't be a problem?"
"No problem."
"Then, I'll take care of it... and I could leave after I kill Zect... is that clear?"
"Yes, that's fine."
Now the hero (Yuusha) is finished... not even the mightiest of heroes can match Mammon.
And the hero (Yuusha) of today will be defeated for sure.
Mammon's POV
If I defeat the hero... I can go on my journey... and for that, I'll kill him.
Still, I don't want to fight a crackpot... I want to fight a real strongman.
Heroes, weak men whom the Goddess has blessed and strengthened, are no fun to fight... I want to fight the real strong men.
I want to fight with those who are wise enough to fight, who outwit their opponents, who challenge with all their might... that is what I want.
After all, I've never lost a fight since I was born.
But once in my life... I've been hurt.
A human... challenged me to avenge a loved one.
This human challenged me with tricks... weapons, everything...
I lost my horns and one eye and suffered decades of pain before I recovered.
This human was not a hero (Yuusha), or not a man of the four main jobs. But just a hunter.
If that human had been a hero (Yuusha) I don't know how the balance would have tipped.
My life... My only strong enemy... Rudy... I'd fight a human like him again.
O Goddess... if you are the true enemy of the demons... let me see a foe as strong as 'Rudy' stand before me...
So, until I can fight the strong again... I will kill all humans...
Here now is 'Mammon the Strong-Armed,' ready to slay the hero (Yuusha) and devastate the world.


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A 'No Deal' Brexit would cause Scotland's gross domestic product (GDP) to fall by up to 7%, according to a new report by the Scottish Government's chief economist.
The report sets out the regions and sectors which would see the greatest impact of a 'No Deal' Brexit, including agriculture and fishing, transport, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and construction.
However, the report stresses all sectors would be negatively affected.
Economy Secretary Derek Mackay said: "This paper confirms that all forms of Brexit will harm Scotland's economy and result in lower household incomes.
"People in Scotland voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU but our interests are being ignored by a UK Government that wants to take Scotland out of the European Single Market, which is eight times the size of the UK alone.
"However, the economic harm of Brexit will be exacerbated if the UK Government decides to crash out of the EU without a deal.
"Such an outcome, which the Prime Minister refuses to rule out, represents a clear and present danger to Scotland's economy.
"There will be severe impacts for the economy, and for people and businesses across Scotland, under a 'No Deal' Brexit and these impacts have the potential to push the Scottish economy into a deep recession, similar in scale to the financial crash of 2008.
"When I met with the Chief Secretary to Treasury in Cardiff last week, I urged her to rule out a 'No Deal' Brexit and give me a cast iron guarantee that all lost EU funding would be replaced in full after Brexit. She could do neither.
"We will continue to call on the UK Government to immediately rule out the possibility of a 'No Deal' Brexit and extend the Article 50 process.
"As a responsible government we are also continuing – and indeed intensifying – our work to prepare for all outcomes as best we can.


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Top India Stories From WSJ: Trade Gap Widens, Four Foreign Retailers Get Clearance, Kingfisher Lenders to Recall Loans
Feb 14, 2013 8:00 am IST
Your daily round-up of the best of Wall Street Journal's India coverage:
India Trade Gap Widens in January: India's trade deficit widened in January as a small increase in exports was overshadowed by faster growth in imports, deepening concerns about the state of an economy that is poised to grow at its slowest pace in a decade.
Four Foreign Retailers Get India Clearance: India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board has cleared the proposals of four overseas retailers to set up operations to sell their own brands of goods, two top government officials said Wednesday.
India Unaware of Allegations Against Former Air Chief: Defense Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday he was unaware of allegations of corruption made against a former Indian air force chief by Italian prosecutors related to the 560-million-euro sale of helicopters to New Delhi in 2010 by Italian defense contractor Finmeccanica SpA.
Kingfisher's Lenders Plan to Recall Loans: India's Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. teetered on the brink of collapse Tuesday with its banks saying that they plan to recall loans worth $1.5 billion because the company hasn't been able to come up with a viable revival plan.
Indian Oil Net Profit Rises 34%: Indian Oil Corp. Wednesday posted a 34% rise in its third-quarter net profit, with cash handouts from the government offsetting losses incurred on selling diesel and cooking fuels at state-set, discounted prices.
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The Power of Collaboration: Vizient Performance Improvement Program Helps Generate $192+ Million in Value for Members and Communities
For 25 years, the Vizient® Performance Improvement (PI) Collaboratives Program has been bringing hospitals together to address some of the industry's most pressing issues, such as health equity, workplace violence, sepsis early recognition and clinical-supply integration. In 2022, participating organizations have achieved more than $192 million in value across the three program components through cost avoidance and enhanced revenue.
"2022 is shaping up to be a remarkable year for members participating in the PI Collaboratives Program," says Laural Whitmore, vice president, improvement collaboratives. "It is amazing to watch these organizations come together and invest their time in a variety of improvement projects and then see the value that work is generating for their organizations and communities."
Leveraging analytics for improvement
The PI Collaboratives Program was originally developed as a companion to the Vizient Clinical Data Base (CDB). Leveraged by more than 1,050 hospital facilities, the CDB tracks hundreds of comparative metrics so that hospitals can benchmark themselves against their peers to reduce care variation and identify performance improvements. "To identify improvement opportunities, you need data and our CDB has become the nation's definitive analytic platform for performance improvement. Once you have identified those opportunities with that data, you also need a process around making improvements," says Julie Cerese, group senior vice president, performance management & national networks. "That's where the PI Collaboratives Program comes in with its framework, national benchmarking data, actionable insights and opportunity to work with peers. The two programs are explicitly linked to provide the proven results participants have seen for 25 years."
The PI Collaboratives Program is included in the Vizient Member Networks experience and provides the opportunity to participate in PI collaboratives, integrated performance solutions and benchmarking studies at no additional cost. The flexible program allows members to participate in the components that are most appropriate for them. "We've designed the program with a variety of opportunities that closely align with members' strategic priorities and that meet them wherever they are on their improvement journey," says Whitmore.
Supporting members at every stage
The PI Collaboratives component provides a variety of facilitated improvement projects each year that are typically six months long and split into two phases. The first is structured education, starting with an introductory webinar, followed by additional webinars that share evidence-based leading practices and implementation strategies. The second phase is structured implementation. Organizations are grouped into smaller, facilitated cohorts and provided with research and insights, subject matter expert coaching and networking calls to implement improvement efforts and discuss outcome measures. "I continually hear from members that they find tremendous value in the program's collaborative design because it provides a place where they can talk about their successes and challenges with each other and get real-time feedback from their peers and subject matter experts," says Whitmore.
The Integrated Performance Solution (IPS) component was recently introduced because some topics need executive participation at the strategy level. "We know that certain types of improvements require an executive-level strategy to be developed before operationalization can be discussed. For those topics—such as health equity or care at home, for example—we developed the IPS component," says Whitmore. The IPS includes four parts—thought leadership, strategy accelerator, PI Collaboratives and Member-Backed Ventures—and members can participate in any or all of them. Whitmore notes that some members might find after the thought leadership component that they're not quite ready to progress to strategy, while some members might request additional support from Vizient or Sg2 to develop or advance their strategy.
Program participants can also choose to participate in benchmarking studies, which are topical exploratory studies asking participants qualitative and quantitative questions to provide organizations with exclusive benchmark information. The exploratory data studies provide members an opportunity to compare and assess their performance with exclusive data that can be used to identify improvement opportunities for further action. The studies are led by member steering committees which plan the project scope, key performance measures and data collection survey. Participants receive organization-specific dashboards which provide their results compared to similar cohorts within the project.
The PI Collaboratives Program also has developed a vast library of performance improvement resources available on demand, along with access to exclusive Vizient Community groups devoted to performance improvement. Project and study results are compiled and presented in webinars and written documents that are available to all program members. Reports provide topic-specific information with leading practices, member examples, action steps and tools for improvement.
Providing long-term impact
While it's clear that time invested in the Vizient PI Collaboratives Program is having a meaningful impact on members and their communities as evidenced by annual aggregate member value through cost avoidance and enhanced revenue of more than $192 million in 2022 alone, improving outcomes can take time and must be sustainable. "When members complete these projects, some have been able to fully implement their plans and have seen positive results, while others may be just starting implementation," says Whitmore.
Knowing that program participants have the tools and resources needed for long-term success, Vizient continued to track success for two years. "We started to track member outcomes longitudinally for two years. We saw a continued decline in mortality, length of stay, excess days and readmissions," says Whitmore. "And in each of these cases, members who participate in projects continue to see improvement over time."
Participating in the PI Collaboratives Program is simple. Later this fall, all participants in the Vizient Member Networks program will receive the 2023 offering guide, which will list all network offerings, including PI Collaboratives Program offerings as well as information about the member networks and leadership series. "We know that workforce and creating a culture of safety are pressing issues for our members, so we will be including opportunities for members to address these and other important issues during 2023," says Whitmore.
Cerese advises that when the 2023 program guide is issued, diverse teams representing executive and physician leaders, quality and care management, and even pharmacy and materials management should come together to review the information. "We hope that diverse teams across our member organizations gather around a table for a planning session to review the 2023 PI Collaboratives Program offerings and discuss which opportunities align with their
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If you are not currently a member of Vizient Member Networks and would like to learn more or if you'd like to learn more about the Vizient PI Collaboratives Program, email the Member Networks team today
More Than 1,050 Facilities Now Leveraging Vizient Clinical Data Base to Improve Performance
What started in the 1980s for academic medical centers to share outcomes data and best practices has grown to become the nation's definitive analytics platform for hospital performance and improvement. The Vizient® Clinical Data Base (CDB) welcomes more than 1,050 hospital facilities leveraging the platform's outcomes data to benchmark against peers to reduce variation and identify and sustain performance improvements. As the number of CDB participants grows, so does the collective value of that data.
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Supply chain disruptions have intensified the appeals for more domestic manufacturing — and Vizient is heeding the call through creative collaborations


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Alright, let's do a quickie...that's what I thought yesterday evening, before picking up the info I'd gathered about this Gothic Metalcore act from Schwarzenfeld, in the Bavarian region of Germany, and realizing I had a bigger job ahead of me than I'd reckoned for.
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Sometimes everything goes the way you want, but at other times, it just seems like the world turns its back on you. That last thing happened to the German Deadlock when their grunter left the band after the release of Bizzaro World. The departure of Johannes Prem left a sour taste as he was the original singer before Sabine Scherer joined the band and he formed the foundation for the typical Deadlock sound.
Ladies and gentlemen, Deadlock is back with a new album, which goes by the name of The Arsonist! These melodic metallers from Germany have been making music since 1997 already. It was only with the addition of vocalist Sabine Scherer in 2004 that the band achieved its current status, stepping back a bit from the pure hardcore metal influences and adding some more melodic parts to the music. Sabine's soft voice stands in grand contrast with the brutal male vocals, but this is the best trump the band has.


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Sammy Hagar comes full circle to prove he's a Desert Classic rocker
Bruce Fessier
Palm Springs Desert Sun
Sammy Hagar was photographed with the co-founder of the Bob Hope Desert Classic when he was a baby — back when Harry Truman was running for President.
His father caddied for Bob Hope and Hagar spent much of his youth in the Coachella Valley when he wasn't attending school in Fontana. His sister still lives in Palm Desert.
But Hagar came to the PGA West driving range Friday to rock and roll with his all-star band, The Circle, not reminisce about his childhood. He made a reference to all of his Coachella Valley friends and family members in the crowd of more than 6,000 people, and said it's "no wonder I lose money every time I play around here."
Hagar used the concert on a makeshift stage to introduce two songs from an album he plans to release in May, a concept album with left-leaning political overtones, titled "Space Between," which is the last thing you'd expect from a 71-year-old rocker and multi-millionaire entrepreneur playing on a country club golf course.
It was a world far removed from Coachella, even though it was going down just a few blocks from the music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in neighboring Indio. The skunky smell of weed, most typically experienced at rock shows, was supplemented by the pungent odor of cigars, and the perimeter of the venue was outlined by houses and golf carts instead of lit palm trees and art installations.
More: Hagar talks about Palm Springs, Fontana and God
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It was hard to tell if the pedestrian crowd was there primarily to see The Circle or the golf, or both. Former Palm Desert resident John Maloney drove from San Clemente just to see Hagar, who he had followed since before the Red Rocker joined Van Halen in 1985. He thought most of the crowd was there for the music, which started more than an hour after the last golfer entered the clubhouse of the 60th annual Desert Classic.
But John Ferguson said he came all the way from Utah just for the golf. He grew up with the music of all the guys in The Circle, he said, and he likes the concept of combining golf and rock music. But he was only there for the golf. And neither he nor Maloney will return Saturday night, they said, when Bad Company led by part-time Palm Springs resident Paul Rodgers, takes the stage.
The Circle features fellow Van Halen alumnus Michael Anthony on bass, Led Zeppelin progeny Jason Bonham (son of John Bonham) on drums, and Vic Johnson, who came up with the ahead-of-their-time The BusBoys before joining Hagar's Waboritas band, on lead guitar with Hagar.
It was mostly a retrospective of Hagar's hard-rocking career, including his hit songs such as "Rock Candy" with Montrose, "I Can't Drive 55" from his solo years before Van Halen, and such "Van Hagar" classics as "Poundcake," "Right Now" and "When It's Love."
But two of the highlights were Led Zeppelin classics: "Good Times, Bad Times" and "Rock and Roll," featuring Hagar singing Robert Plant's lead vocal parts and Johnson acquitting himself well on the difficult lead guitar solos. Of course, Bonham drove the band as powerfully as he does with his own Led Zeppelin tribute act.
Hagar noted that Bonham arrived in the Coachella Valley a day early and burned about $10,000 of rubber driving a sports car he had shipped from Florida out to the Thermal Club race track.
Hagar went acoustic on the 1993 Van Halen song, "Eagles Fly" to set up the climactic return to Van Halen material with "Why Can't This Be Love," but the tone for the show was set on the second song of the night, the Hagar solo classic, "There's Only One Way To Rock."
That theme will continue as the sun sets over the golf course around 5 p.m. Saturday with Bad Company.


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