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Brazilian footballer Neymar faces fraud trial in Barcelona
By Europe Times July 27, 2022 176 0
Neymar, the football player, moved from Brazil to Barcelona nine years ago, and now he is being tried for suspected irregularities in the transfer. The Brazilian international who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain is charged with fraud and corruption in a judicial battle that has dragged on for years.
One month before the World Cup in Qatar, the trial is scheduled to begin on October 17 and last for two weeks. Other individuals are also scheduled to go on trial. According to Spanish publications, the same accusations are levelled against Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, two previous presidents of the Barcelona football club, as well as Neymar's parents.
All parties involved in the dispute have consistently refuted the claims made by investment group DIS, which claimed it was due a 40% cut of the money Neymar paid to leave Brazilian side Santos in 2013. Legal disputes have long cast a shadow over the exorbitant transfer fees paid for the 30-year-old PSG midfielder.
An out-of-court settlement involving the footballer's record €222m transfer to Paris St-Germain in 2017 was agreed by Barcelona and the player a year ago. When he signed a new deal in 2016, the team declared at the time that he needed to repay the millions of euros he had earned. But the Santos transfer in particular has resulted in a number of financial and legal disputes.
Due to irregularities in the transfer, Barcelona agreed to pay a €5.5 million fine to Spanish authorities in the Neymar 1 court case from 2016.
Prior to being exonerated of charges of money laundering for broadcast rights in 2019, Sandro Rosell, who resigned as the club's president in 2014 amid the transfer investigation, served 20 months in prison.
German doctor jailed for blood doping
A German doctor has been jailed in connection with a controversial blood doping case. He has bee found to have helped many athletes to cheat in their games. The majority of his clients were skiers.
A German court has awarded a serious punishment of five-year imprisonment to the German doctor, whose involvement in the case has been proved by the court.
A huge fine has also been imposed over the culprit. The court has also suspended his medical practice license.
The incident has sent shock waves across the sports world. He has triggered a serious discussion across the world.
It has triggered a serious discussion in the social media platform.
The incident has severely damaged the image of the European country of Germany, which is home to several talented athletes.
Germany is a very powerful country in terms of sports. It has several times stunned several reputed sports competitions with their performance.
Due to certain legal reasons, the German government has not yet released the clear identity of the doctor who has been punished by the German court.
Neymar Rape case closed due to 'lack of evidence'
The rape allegations against the Brazilian football player Neymar Jr has now came to an end. The police investigation team, dealing with this particular case reportedly said that the case has been closed due to lack of evidence.
Neymar (27) has been accused of raping a Brazilian model Najila Trindade, at a hotel in the French capital in May.
Neymar said that he is being extorted, and has denied all the accusations against him. Neymar was not able to comment on the police decision, said a spokesman for Neymar to AFP.
The incident was first noted when a seven minute video has been released by him in his Instagram revealing that he had been accused of rape. He had also published the Whatsapp messages and images that he claimed to be of Najila.
Neymar, in the video said that he is publishing it for public to "prove that nothing really happened".
Reports said that the prosecutors will be re evaluating the case before a judge makes a final decision.
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Maxim Dadashev – The dashing Boxer dies after sustaining injuries during fight
Maxim Dadashev (28), the Russian boxer has died due to the injuries he suffered in his IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias. Reports said that this young promising boxer has been in a coma state after undergoing a brain surgery following the boxing match.
His death has been reportedly occurred in a in a US hospital. Reports said that Dadashev was unable to to walk himself to the dressing room, at the end of the 11th round on Friday, after Buddy McGirt, his trainer has stopped his bout.
He was suffering from bleeding in the brain, and was immediately taken to the hospital. But his surgery was not a success. An investigation has been opened by The Russian Boxing Federation.
Reports said that his death has been confirmed by coach Donatas Janusevicius, and trainer Buddy McGirt. To ESPN, they told, "It just makes you realize what type of sport we're in, man," said McGirt. He did everything right in training, no problems, no nothing. My mind is like really running crazy, right now. Like what could I have done differently? But at the end of the day, everything was fine (in training). He seemed OK, he was ready, but it's the sport that we're in. It just takes one punch, man".
The Secretary general Umar Kremlev, in a statement, said that there was "some kind of violation". "We lost Maxim Dadashev. He was our young prospect.
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Former Chelsea and Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben retires at 35
By Europe Times July 5, 2019 551 0
Arjen Robben, the former former Bayern Munich and Chelsea winger has retired from football following a trophy-laden career at club level and having earned 96 caps for his country, which included playing in a World Cup final.
Robben is an ex-Netherlands international whose Bayern contract expired in June. He was hampered by injuries in last season.
He started his career at Dutch side FC Groningen 19 years ago, and had also played for Real Madrid and PSV.
"As everyone knows I have taken time after my last game at Bayern Munich to make a decision over my future. And I have now decided to end my career as a professional footballer", said Robben.
He is well known for his dribbling skills, speed, crossing ability and his accurate left foot long-range shots from the right wing, Robben was regarded as one of the best players in the world in his prime.
In every cup that he had played for, he had won the trophies, including eight Bundesliga titles at Bayern and the Premier League with Chelsea in 2005 and 2006.
Robben, who faced injuries particularly in his last seasons in the Bundesliga said, "My love for the game and the conviction that I can still take on the world was up against the reality that things haven't always gone the way I would have hoped and that I'm no longer a youngster of 16 who has no idea what injures can do to you".
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Entertainment News Sports
FIFA to kick start with 32 teams for World Cup
By Europe Times May 23, 2019 1261 0
The most awaited 2022 FIFA Qatar worldcup will be held with a total of 32 teams playing. FIFA organisers on Wednesday told that there will not be an expanded team of 48.
An opinion for expanding the tournament had came from the FIFA President Gianni Infantino. He also proposed the idea of adding additional host nations.
"Following a thorough and comprehensive consultation process with the involvement of all the relevant stakeholders, it was concluded that under the current circumstances such a proposal could not be made now", said the sport's world ruling body said in statement.
FIFA and Qatar looked for the possibilities of using another Gulf state for hosting an expanded tournament. But political and logistical complexities raised for using another host Gulf nation.
FIFA said, "A joint analysis, in this respect, concluded that due to the advanced stage of preparations and the need for a detailed assessment of the potential logistical impact on the host country, more time would be required and a decision could not be taken before the deadline of June".
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Federer returns to clay after three years
By Europe Times May 6, 2019 635 0
Roger Federer returns to clay after three years. Federer said that he was glad he made the decision to return to clay courts. He will be playing his first match since 2016, after break due to knee and back issues.
At the Madrid open, that starts on Monday, the world number four will be playing his first competitive clay outing since the Italian Open in 2016.
Federer said, "I'm happy that the decision I took last December, when I started feeling like I definitely want to play on the clay, was the right one".
"I haven't looked back yet during the clay court build-up, thinking, 'Ah, maybe I shouldn't have.' I'm happy I'm here, I'm happy I am on the surface. It takes some time getting used to how to construct the points a little bit more because there is more baseline (play), a possibility to play with more angles and height. It's been interesting and fun, but not so challenging", added Federer.
After winning his most recent title in Miami, Federer said, "I'm very excited. It's a good challenge, a good test. Confidence, I don't know, it's in no-man's land. I have to start from scratch".
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Moise Kean suffers racist abuse
By Europe Times April 3, 2019 644 0
Moise Kean, the Juventus striker suffers racist abuse from the home supporters during his team's Serie A match at Cagliari, on Tuesday night.
"The best way to respond to racism- #notoracism" wrote Moise Kean in his official Instagram. Defender Leonardo Bonucci and Boss Massimiliano Allegri said that Kean should take some of the blame for his celebration.
Allegri said, "He shouldn't have celebrated in that manner. He is a young man and he has to learn, but certain things from the crowd also shouldn't be heard".
"You celebrate goals with your team-mates. He could have done it differently. I think the blame is 50-50. Moise should not have done that and the Curva [fans] should not have reacted in that way", says Leonardo Bonucci.
The incident happened after England players were subjected to racial abuse in their recent game in Montenegro.
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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are all set for their Match
By Europe Times March 22, 2019 850 0
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are looking forward their play for their countries for the first time since the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Messi will be playing for Argentina against Venezuela for a friendly match in Madrid. Ronaldo is due to play for Portugal's opening Euro 2020 qualifier at home against the Ukraine in Lisbon.
Both of the players had missed six international matches since the World Cup. Ronaldo scored 85 goals in 154 international games and could also play in Portugal's game in Serbia on 25 March. Portugal reached this summer's Nations League semi-finals without Ronaldo.
Portugal defender Joao Cancelo said,"Cristiano adds quality to any team. It's a pleasure to play with him and he's very important for us".
Lionel Messi scored 65 goals in 128 international appearances. While he is set to play at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium, Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, Chelsea's Gonzalo Higuain and Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi are not in the squad.
Lionel Scaloni said on Messi's return, "It's a joy for me and for everyone that he's back – we're all very happy".
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Champions League Quarter final Draw
By Europe Times March 16, 2019 2055 0
The Manchester United and Barcelona will be facing a semi final spot in the pick of the Champions League quarter-final matches. Check out the scheduling :
UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
9 & 17 April
Liverpool (ENG) v Porto (POR)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) v Manchester City (ENG)
10 & 16 April
Ajax (NED) v Juventus (ITA)
Barcelona (ESP) v Manchester United (ENG)*
UEFA Champions League semi-finals
Tottenham Hotspur / Manchester City v Ajax / Juventus
Barcelona / Manchester United v Liverpool / Porto
The winner of semi-final 1 (Tottenham Hotspur / Manchester City v Ajax / Juventus) was drawn as the home team – for administrative purposes – for the final in Madrid.
Quarter-final draw
Ajax won over Real Madrid, creating a tie with Italian Juventus. Ajax had fielded the youngest average starting 11 in this season's competition. These two have some history in European competition, most memorably when Juventus defeated Ajax on penalties in the 1995/96 Champions League final.
Liverpool overcame Porto 5-0 on aggregate in last season's round of 16, all the goals coming in the first leg in Portugal – Sadio Mané scoring a hat-trick.. Liverpool have an excellent record against Porto. They had won three and drawing three of their previous six meetings in European competition.
Tottenham (ENG) v Manchester City (ENG)
The winners between Ajax and Juventus will be playing Tottenham or Manchester City in the semi-finals. Tottenham and Manchester City have locked horns in UEFA competition, for the first time.
Barcelona (ESP) v Manchester United (ENG)
Barcelona have a good recent record against United in this competition. In the 2011 final they beat United 3-1 with an inspired Lionel Messi, and in the 2009 final they triumphed 2-0. Barcelona beat Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final in both 2009 and 2011, Lionel Messi scoring in either game.
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On average about five hurricanes strike the United States every three years. Texas is a state that is at high risk for tropical storms so it is important to be prepared. Here are some thinks to consider for your plan.
Flee or shelter in place?
This is an important decision that effects the preparations to make. If you are in an area that floods frequently, a costal or low-lying area, or in a manufactured home, emergency managers will probably suggest that you evacuate. For others it may be best to shelter in place. Evaluate your risk ahead of time so you will have a plan. It is best to have a written plan and share the plan with friends and family.
Have a pre-planned place to go, friend or families place or emergency shelter. If you will stay at a hotel or motel, make reservations as early as possible. Have a plan for what to do with pets.
Know what route you would take to get there including a map if necessary.
Leave early to avoid traffic congestion.
Fill up your car with gas before you leave.
Have some emergency supplies ready in advance and take them with you.
Water, one gallon per person each day for at least three days. You may want to have a mix of some gallon bottles and some drinking bottles. Water has a long shelf life so why not set aside a few 24 packs?
Food, at least a three-day supply of items that won?t spoil. Don?t forget a non-electric can opener.
A first aid kit, plus prescription medications.
Toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags, paper cups and plates, plastic silverware, matches chlorine bleach, soap, other hygiene items, laundry detergent, and pet food and supplies if applicable. Get these supplies in advance because stores may be closed or sold out in time of disaster.
A battery powered radio, flashlights, and extra batteries.
Extra cash and change on hand.
Cell phone with extra charged battery.
If you are leaving your home don?t forget some extra clothes and a couple blankets.
Important documents in a waterproof container.
Books, toys, games or activities for kids.
Be sure to have good insurance coverage.
This can include homeowners, windstorm, flood, auto, life, and health insurance. Please consult with one of our agents about your needs.


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Q: Pandas: sorting a dataframe in subgroups, issue with sorting equal values I am trying to solve the following problem.
I have the following dataframe df:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': ['id1', 'id1', 'id2', 'id2', 'id2','id2', 'id2', 'id2','id2', 'id3', 'id3', 'id3'] ,
                   'B': [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21] ,
                 'C': [101 , 32, 10, 9, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 40, 36, 36]} )
df

Out[16]:
      A   B    C
0   id1  10  101
1   id1  11   32
2   id2  12   10
3   id2  13    9
4   id2  14   15
5   id2  15   15
6   id2  16   15
7   id2  17   15
8   id2  18   15
9   id3  19   40
10  id3  20   36
11  id3  21   36

I now wish to rearrange the dataframe such that the values in column C are sorted in ascending order for each subgroup defined by the id values in column A. I use the following piece of code:
df2 = df
df2 = df2.sort_values(by=['A','C'], ascending=True).groupby('A').head()

and I get this:
df2
Out[18]:
      A   B    C
1   id1  11   32
0   id1  10  101
3   id2  13    9
2   id2  12   10
4   id2  14   15
5   id2  15   15
6   id2  16   15
10  id3  20   36
11  id3  21   36
9   id3  19   40

The values in C corresponding to the subgroup id1 in col A have been all sorted correctly, as well as those values corresponding to the subgroup id3. However, the sorting operation of col C relative to id2 in col A has skipped two rows...
print len(df.index), len(df2.index)
12 10

Any idea why does this happen and how to fix this issue?
Any help is very much appreciated.
Thanks,
MarcoC

A: Because of your .groupby('A').head(). .head just displays the first 5 rows of a DataFrame. It is returning just the first 5 rows of the group 'id2'. Remove the .head and you will get the right answer:
df2 = df2.sort_values(by=['A','C'], ascending=True).groupby('A') # Note, no .head()
print len(df.index), len(df2.index)
12 12

A: I think you need only DataFrame.sort_values:
df2=df.sort_values(by=['A','C'], ascending=True)
print (df2)
      A   B    C
1   id1  11   32
0   id1  10  101
3   id2  13    9
2   id2  12   10
4   id2  14   15
5   id2  15   15
6   id2  16   15
7   id2  17   15
8   id2  18   15
10  id3  20   36
11  id3  21   36
9   id3  19   40

And you remove rows, because by default head(5) - get only top 5 rows per group.

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require 'spec_helper'

# Generators are not automatically loaded by rails
require 'generators/rspec/feature/feature_generator'

describe Rspec::Generators::FeatureGenerator do
  # Tell the generator where to put its output (what it thinks of as Rails.root)
  destination File.expand_path("../../../../../temp", __FILE__)

  before { prepare_destination }

  describe 'feature specs' do
    describe 'are generated independently from the command line' do
      before do
        run_generator %w(posts)
      end
      describe 'the spec' do
        subject(:feature_spec) { file('spec/features/posts_spec.rb') }
        it "exists" do
          expect(feature_spec).to exist
        end
        it "contains 'spec_helper'" do
          expect(feature_spec).to contain(/require 'spec_helper'/)
        end
        it "contains the feature" do
          expect(feature_spec).to contain(/feature "Posts"/)
        end
      end
    end

    describe "are not generated" do
      before do
        run_generator %w(posts --no-feature-specs)
      end
      describe "the spec" do
        subject(:feature_spec) { file('spec/features/posts_spec.rb') }
        it "does not exist" do
          expect(feature_spec).to_not exist
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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The Borobi stamp pack comprises two sheetlets of 10 x $1 Wattle stamps. There are 10 stamp-tabs in each sheetlet featuring images of Borobi taking part in various Commonwealth Games sports.
Meet Borobi! On 4 April 2018, over 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 nations and territories will converge on the Gold Coast for the XXI Commonwealth Games.
With the support of almost 15,000 volunteers, the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) will be the largest sporting event Australia has hosted this decade, featuring 18 sports and seven para-sports.
Borobi, the GC2018 Mascot, is an energetic, sports-loving, unstoppable koala. Named after the local Aboriginal Yugambeh word for "koala", he is thrilled the Games is being staged in his hometown. With a love for surfing, Borobi got his bright blue fur from the Gold Coast's beautiful ocean waters. The markings on his paws have been designed by Chern'ee Sutton of the Kalkadoon people of Queensland's Mount Isa region. The circle in Aboriginal art represents a meeting place or campsite. The Commonwealth is represented by the large circle on Borobi's feet and the Games are indicated by the circle on his hands. The lines represent the athlete's journey to the Games and the dots symbolise the spectators.
Borobi can't wait to welcome and meet all the athletes and supporters in April 2018.


Frida's is not the most welcoming jazz club in the world, but it will serve Indigenous patrons. There are not a lot of nightclubs in post-war Sydney that will, so it would be a shame if this shell-shocked soldier found himself banned from the premises. He really hasn't done anything wrong, but he knew Frida way back when, making things awkward in Bjorn Stewart's short film Last Drinks at Frida's, which screens as part of the 2018 New York African Diaspora International Film Festival.
He served honorably, but the unnamed WWII soldier has a severe case of PTSD compounded by the racism and disinterest of Australian society he returned to. Frida's was one place he could go to drown his sorrows—and the music is good. Nobody knows his name there, but he knows Tilly de Frida, the proprietress and main vocal attraction. They were both students together at one of the notorious schools for young Indigenous Australians. She really did not know him then either. He has always been shy and has become even more withdrawn. Yet, something about the man in uniform draws Frida's eye.
Although Last Drinks is more about social criticism than musical numbers, it makes perfect sense to set it in a jazz club. It also sounds swingingly era-appropriate, thanks to the music of Charlie Chan, who also leads the on-screen combo backing up Frida. It is a nice group, featuring Chan on piano, Andrew "Jock" Robertson on reeds, Ashley Tuner on bass, Andrew Dickeson drums, and Ursula Yovich providing Frida's smoky vocals.
Mathew Cooper and Dalara Williams develop some rather poignant chemistry together as the soldier and the songbird. Cinematographer Roger Lancer also gives it the sort of moody, noir look that perfectly suits a film set in a jazz club. It looks good and sounds great. Despite the hardboiled trappings, it ultimately makes its points with a relatively light touch, which is a credit to Stewart and screenwriter Kodie Bedford. Very highly recommended for fans of jazz dramas and Australian cinema, Last Drinks at Frida's screens tomorrow (11/23) and Saturday, December 1st, as part of the Aboriginal Australia shorts block at this year's NYADIFF.


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Who on Earth is Tom Baker? An Autobiography
© Tom Baker 1997
My first ambition was to be an orphan. During the war of 1939-45, Liverpool was a good place to be. All routine was broken by the fear of death from the Germans' bombs.
The pleasure of being a child at that time is not easy to describe without seeming flippant. But it was drama, high drama: fires at night, the fires that burned people's houses away; bombs fell and left exotically shaped fragments in the form of shrapnel. And we collected it and traded it. As long as we were not hurt – and I wasn't – life seemed wonderful. At the gasworks one night a landmine, which was a bomb on a parachute, had descended gently and was hanging from one of the arms of the gasometer. Hundreds of people gathered and stood around, conjecturing about the size of the bomb. Bets were placed. The police and the fire brigade tried to get the people clear of the scene and, with difficulty, did so. Grumbling and arguing people were forced away from the danger area bitterly resenting the bossiness of the authorities.
Policemen and air-raid wardens and fire watchers loved the power they had to shout at their neighbours and tell them what to do, and they exercised it. In the shelters we sat all night or until the "All Clear". And people talked and talked and prayed and prayed that God would spare us. We were convinced, like all good Christians, that God was on our side.
Later, when prisoners of war began to be seen in the district we found them interesting and often very nice. My mother encouraged us to be kind to the Italian prisoners who reminded her that the Pope was Italian. The tall and ascetic Pius XII, Eugene Pacelli I think he was called in civvy street, had a big influence on us even then. That the Pope could be on the side of the enemy was easily explained away by the teachers and priests. The Italians were not really the enemy, it was all a misunderstanding. How could they possibly be the enemy when the Pope himself was Italian? But it was admitted that the Germans were the enemy even if they did go to Mass, carry rosary beads and have mothers. So there was no punishment if you threw stones at Germans, oh no. Italians innocent, Germans guilty; unless of course they could play the piano or keep goal like Bert Trautmann of Manchester City. Prayer became dramatic, as it always does in times of danger. Like exercise to a heart patient, it takes on an importance that makes us love it. And God, in His omnipresence was said to be everywhere, even in the hearts of the bombs. I worried about Him so much. I didn't want Him to get hurt, and I prayed that He wouldn't get hurt, and He always answered my prayers. He never did catch it.
The advantage of being an orphan sprang from the generosity of the American people. If your Dad or Mam were blown up then you really got some attention. Presents would arrive from America with a nice card from the President himself: funny hats and jackets that were considered very smart. At that time, the Superman comics were widely read and there were American soldiers all over the place. As American accents only reached us through the films, it was like being in a movie to meet them or to wear clothes that came from their country. We adored everything about America. We just could not get enough of it, from gum to caps to shirts with funny figures printed on them. We even copied the way the Americans walked, though Father Leonard didn't like that bit of admiration. He disapproved of rolling buttocks.
The only drawback was that to qualify for the goodies your Mam had to be in Heaven. So I prayed hard that a bomb would drop on mine as she trudged home from the Sefton Arms…
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Q: Cannot record screen on Android 4.4.2 I am trying to record my device screen using the shell command as outlined here:
http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html#screenrecord
Using the verbose flag, I am getting a Permission Denial that I think is connected to the fact there is an Owner profile on the device, as it references User 0 and User 1 in the error message.
Does anyone know how I can remove the Owner profile (can't see any options to do so) or how I can set the Owner to user 0?
EDIT - clarification, the error states "broadcast asks to run as user -1 but is calling from user 0"

A: I got the recording to work.
It seems that for whatever reason, you need to do this via adb shell.
Whilst adb shell is running shell commands on the connected device, running the screenrecord commands directly on the device just doesn't want to work.


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'The Gambler' Red-Band Trailer: Real Talk With John Goodman And Mark Wahlberg
By Russ Fischer/Oct. 22, 2014 10:30 am EST
This is a great first trailer for The Gambler. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as a man with a big problem, and features John Goodman as a guy who might be able to help — if he doesn't make things a whole lot worse.
Rupert Wyatt is known by most audiences for Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but he really made his name with the UK prison break film The Escapist. Now he has directed a remake of The Gambler, about a college professor whose gambling problem gets him in debt, leading to some pretty desperate choices. Going off The Gambler red-band trailer, which is rhythmic and profane and compulsively watchable, he may have done something pretty good with this remake.
This is very not safe for work due to language.
The Gambler also features Brie Larson, Michael K. Williams and Jessica Lange. It was scripted by William Monahan (The Departed) based on the original script for the James Caan film, written by James Toback. It opens limited December 19, and will expand on January 2, 2015. Trailer via ParamountUK. (Yahoo has the clip in the US.)
Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett's future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance...


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Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall (formerly Colorado Club) is a hotel and casino located on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada. It is known for its neon cigarette-puffing "River Rick" marque. It was a sister property of the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas until both properties were sold to separate parties.

History

What would become the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall initially opened in 1979 as the Colorado Club and was built by Tom Ward and Ed Nigro. In 1986, the casino had the distinction of being the first casino to open a players' club for slot players in Nevada.

The Hotel and Casino were purchased on January 9, 2004 by Archon Corporation. The current owners continue utilizing the western theme that has been the signature of The Pioneer Club since its inception. The casino added a new sports book, operated by Lucky's Race & Sports Book, in August 2009.

A new owner, The New Pioneer, LLC, assumed ownership on May 1, 2018. The casino closed at that time for "refurbishment", although no timetable for its reopening has been announced.

River Rick

River Rick is the name of the neon sign that resembles a cowboy that was erected at the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall in 1981.  He is also referred to by some as Laughlin Lou, although the hotel itself calls him River Rick.

When Margaret Elardi, owner of the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas, bought the Pioneer Club Laughlin in 1981 she commissioned the River Rick neon sign to be built, which was an almost exact copy of Vegas Vic found at the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas at a cost of $1.5 million.

River Rick was built by the same sign company (Young Electric Sign Company) that made Vegas Vic 30 years prior.

River Rick is one of three neon cowboys in Nevada, the others being Vegas Vic and Wendover Will.

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Q: PHP curl - get response from API So, I'm pretty much a beginner when it comes PHP curl/json. I've made pretty good progress with the integration of the Pinpayments.com hosted fields payment form in to my new site. (This module code is built in Drupal, not that should affect what I need to do.)
What I need to do is pull the relevant message from the response from pinpayments when a payment is sucessful or a payment is declined. At present the payment form I have does submit the payment as it shows up on my pinpayments dashboard - but I can't figure out how to display an error message when the card is declined.
This is the code I have at present that means I can post the form:
<?php

namespace Drupal\drupalup_simple_form\Form;

use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Ajax\AjaxResponse;
use Drupal\Core\Ajax\HtmlCommand;

/**
 * Our simple form class.
 */
class SimpleAjaxForm extends FormBase {

  /**
   * {@inheritdoc}
   */
  public function getFormId() {
    return 'payment_form';
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritdoc}
   */
  public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {

    $form['#attributes'] = array('id' => array('payment_form'));

    $form['publishkey'] = [
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#title' => 'Key',
      '#id' => 'card_token',
      '#value' => 'pk_wkHM76EknXUavjrEYZlvNQ'
    ];

    $form['address_line1'] = [
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#title' => 'Address line 1',
      '#id' => 'address_line1'
    ];
      $form['address_line2'] = [
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#title' => 'Address line 2',
      '#id' => 'address_line2'
    ];
      $form['address_city'] = [
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#title' => 'City',
      '#id' => 'address_city'
    ];
      $form['address_postcode'] = [
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#title' => 'Postcode',
      '#id' => 'address_postcode'
    ];
      $form['address_state'] = [
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#title' => 'State',
      '#id' => 'address_state'
    ];
      $form['address_country'] = [
      '#type' => 'textfield',
      '#title' => 'Country',
      '#id' => 'address_country'
    ];

    $form['name'] = [
      '#type' => 'markup',
      '#markup' => '

',
    ];
    $form['errors_for_name'] = [
      '#type' => 'markup',
      '#markup' => '

',
    ];

    $form['number'] = [
      '#type' => 'markup',
      '#markup' => '

',
    ];
    $form['errors_for_number'] = [
      '#type' => 'markup',
      '#markup' => '

',
    ];

    $form['cvc'] = [
      '#type' => 'markup',
      '#markup' => '

',
    ];
    $form['errors_for_cvc'] = [
      '#type' => 'markup',
      '#markup' => '

 'markup',
      '#markup' => '

',
    ];
    $form['errors_for_expiry'] = [
      '#type' => 'markup',
      '#markup' => '

',
    ];

    $form['actions'] = [
      '#type' => 'button',
      '#value' => 'Submit'
    ];

    return $form;
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritdoc}
   */
  public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
  }

}

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://test-api.pinpayments.com/1/charges');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "amount=500&currency=AUD&description=test charge&email=roland@pinpayments.com&ip_address=203.192.1.172&card[number]=4100000000000001&card[expiry_month]=05&card[expiry_year]=2021&card[cvc]=123&card[name]=TIGER WOODS&card[address_line1]=$_POST[address_line1]&card[address_line2]=&card[address_city]=$_POST[address_city]&card[address_postcode]=$_POST[address_postcode]&card[address_state]= $_POST[address_state]&card[address_country]=$_POST[address_country]&metadata[OrderNumber]=123456&metadata[CustomerName]=Roland Robot");

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERPWD, 'REMOVED MY SECRET KEY' . ':' . '');

$headers = array();
$headers[] = 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

$result = curl_exec($ch);
if (curl_errno($ch)) {
    echo 'Error:' . curl_error($ch);
}

curl_close($ch);

How do I do a 'GET' so that if the payment is declined I'm somehow able to show this to the user?
{
  "error": "card_declined",
  "error_description": "The card was declined",
  "charge_token": "ch_lfUYEBK14zotCTykezJkfg"
}

https://pinpayments.com/developers/api-reference/charges

A: $token = "xyz";

$error = array(
    "error" => "card_declined",
    "error_description" => "The card was declined",
    "charge_token"=> $token
    );

echo(json_encode($error,true));


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After our brief spell in South Korea it was time to head back to Japan!
The plan was to catch an early morning flight out of Incheon Airport to Narita and then make our way out to the small onsen town of Yumoto, which is not too far from the well known town of Nikko.
Nikko is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Japan, known for its decorative shrines and temples and we had actually visited for these reasons during our first trip to Japan in 2011.
Another reason to visit the area is for the scenic and natural assets, particularly the waterfalls located between Nikko and Yumoto which is the reason for this second visit.
Before arriving we had quite a trip ahead of us, in fact almost rivalling the trip from Australia!
Thankfully only two hours of the journey was on a plane so it was a lot more enjoyable.
Our flight left at 08:30am, so we dutifully woke up at 05:30am in order to get ready and get to the airport in time for our plane.
The only memorable moments about our journey over was the fact that for some flights you could actually check in at Seoul train station (including baggage check-in and what looked to be immigration), despite it being nearly 50km away!
Oh, we also were not able to bring water on board the gate, even if we had purchased the water after all of the security gates!
This was only enforced by the Jeju air staff and they didn't search bags, so although they claimed it was an airport security measure, I'm not so sure.
Oh and finally, as we flew into Tokyo we managed to spot Mt Fuji in the distance.
To get to Yumoto Onsen we needed to catch a series of trains and then a bus, and as we were staying at a ryokan we needed to make sure we caught the bus that arrived at 5pm, as the next one would arrive past the latest check-in time.
Fancy dinners are usually included at ryokan so it's important to arrive on time in order to not stress out the staff and miss out.
To make that bus connection we needed to make sure we caught the 11:48 Narita Express from the airport.
Our plane was scheduled to land at 10:55 so we had very little margin for error.
In order to minimise possible delays we had made sure to reserve all of our required tickets when we exchanged our rail pass during our first few days in Japan, and also had only bought cabin baggage to Korea so we didn't have to worry about collecting checked baggage.
Beyond that we just had to hope the plane wasn't delayed or anything else unforeseen.
We even had a relatively rapid taxi from touchdown to the gate, at least in contrast to our departure from Japan a few days early.
After arriving at Tokyo Station we stoked up on EkiBen (packed box lunches found at train stations) for our journey as well as a few of the famous Tokyo Bananas (which are unbelievably delicious), and caught a shinkansen to Utsunomiya where we transferred to a local train to Nikko.
The bento (EkiBen) we got from the station were great to eat on the shinkansen while watching the scenery flick past the window and became a common food supply this trip, especially as we were catching lots of late night trains.
Upon arriving at Nikko station we made our way to the bus terminal and upon attempting to buy a two day ticket we were asked our and our hotel's name- Itaya Ryokan.
We obliged and after confirming us on their list we received the ticket for half price!
So 1,500 yen for two days unlimited travel instead of 3,000.
The bus didn't actually depart for a few more minutes so we used that time to look around the souvenir shop where Kate bought some of the local speciality: Yuba.
Yuba is a bit like tofu, though thicker and is a by product of making soy milk. Kate had bought some dried version flavoured with sesame seeds.
After that we caught the bus!
The bus wound up through the mountains and there were notices and announcments on board warning about the Irohazaka which are a pair of winding roads that travel up to a plateau at the top of the mountains.
The name comes from "i - い" "ro - ろ" "ha - は", which are the first three syllables in the old Japanese alphabet which is a poem (a more regular ordering is used these days). The zaka in Irohazaka simply means slope. There are 48 syllables in the Iroha and 48 hairpin turns in the Irohazaka, with each turn having its own syllable.
Once we reached the top the bus trundled through snow covered forests and along the Senjogahara marsh, which was a flat expanse of fluffy snow.
Eventually we reached Yumoto Onsen, and trunched off through the snow to our hotel, which wasn't too far away.
Our room was a nice traditional Ryokan style room and dinner was a delicious assortment of many interesting Japanese style foods such as tempura, miso eggplant, nabe and sushi.
The definite highlight about the stay tonight was the outdoor onsen which was amazing due to the snow!
The snow on the garden and wooden roofs was really pretty and it was actually snowing lightly while I was soaking in the hot bath which resulted in a really pleasant atmosphere.
Tomorrow we'll be exploring the aforementioned natural assets of Nikko before continuing on to Koriyama, Fukushima.


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Tim Conway Jr
Conway's Interview with the Great Tommy Lasorda! # 2
By Conway Crew
Today we lost an American icon with the passing of Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda who passed away at the age of 93. There will never be another Tommy!
The Dodgers said Friday that he suffered heart failure at his home in Fullerton, California. Resuscitation attempts were made on the way to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday. Lasorda had a history of heart problems and had been hospitalized since the middle of November and for part of that time was in intensive care. He was just released from the hospital on Wednesday.
Lasorda managed the Dodgers from 1976 through 1996 and over that span won eight division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series championships (1981, 1988).
He was a two-time Manager of the Year winner and managed four All-Star teams.
With 1,599 wins as a manager, Lasorda ranks 22nd in MLB history in the category.
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.
He would later become an ambassador for the baseball during his 71 years with the franchise.
Lasorda was a huge part of Conway's childhood, Timmy a die hard Dodgers fan and Lasorda was one of his idols. Sheron Bellio joined the Conway show as producer in October of 2014 and wanted to do something nice for Conway. Knowing that Tommy was one of Conway's sports idols she arranged for a surprise birthday call.
Listen to that interview below.


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Layout tables considered valuable
Reflections on CSS Positioning
In defence of layout tables
A brief history of tables
Commentary on "Table Manners"
The CSS Patio Garden
Separation of concerns
Welcome to a holy war
There is a war in progress. It may involve millions of people across the world. Some participants set out to polarise opinions, exaggerate positions, and/or use psychological coercion to marshal resources to their side. These are the characteristics of a "holy war".
Millions of web sites in the world use tables to layout the major features of their web pages. Some people believe this is wrong. They articulate their views in books and papers, and across Usenet and the Internet. They appear to belong to two major regimes that have formed an anti-layout-table axis:
One regime is fairly pure "anti-layout-table". Layout tables are wrong use of (X)HTML, or perhaps wrong use of anything based on SGML/XML, and should not be indulged in.
The other regime is primarily "pro-CSS-positioning". CSS-positioning is right, and everyone needs to see the light.
These positions are not useful. They are actually fighting the wrong war. The solution probably lies elsewhere. There are 5 articles on this theme here, intended to establish a new baseline for this discussion.
" Tables were introduced in HTML 3.2 back in 1997.... Purists, take note: Even back then, tables were expressly permitted "to mark up tabular material or for layout purposes".... The use of tables for layout has never been prohibited by the Web Accessibility Initiative. You are not creating an inaccessible page if it contains tables used for layout.... The idée fixe that layout tables are guilty until proven innocent – that they do not "make sense when linearized" by default, that you're doomed to labour over them forever to get them working – is an urban legend. Take my word for it: Having used the Web since the days of Mosaic, I can assure you that most layout tables do make sense, whether rendered as graphical tables or when linearized. "
Joe Clark, 2002
"Building Accessible Websites" (chapter 10 - Tables and Frames)
" Consider the use of HTML headers and tables as layout tools. When these practices appeared, in 1994 and 1995 respectively, they infuriated partisans of the SGML 'descriptive language' camp who insisted that HTML documents should contain only semantic descriptions and remain absolutely mute about layout. This in turn led to white-hot flamefests about how HTML 'should' and 'shouldn't' be used. It seems obvious from the hindsight of 1999, but it is worth repeating: Everyone who argued that HTML shouldn't be used as a layout language was wrong. The narrowly correct answer, that SGML was designed as a semantic language, lost out to the need of designers to work visually, and they were able to override partisan notions of correctness to get there. The wrong answer from a standards point of view was nevertheless the right thing to do. "
An Open Letter To Jakob Nielsen
" Earlier versions of screen readers had great difficulty handling tables of any kind, so designers were discouraged from using tables for layout. The latest generation of screen readers now works more effectively with tables. In general, current versions read tables row by row, from left to right. As long as the contents of the page make sense when read across, you can use tables for page layout. "
Accessibility and Macromedia Dreamweaver
" This, I believe, is one of the issues CSS advocates (including myself) don't cover that often. Truth be told, table-based layouts are currently more capable of handling this issue than CSS layouts are.... I'm certainly not advocating a move back to tables for layout. But unless dimensions are heavily manipulated by CSS, tables do work well at "containing" any objects placed within their cells. This, without needing to worry about content from one cell overlapping another, or a cell suddenly getting re-positioned below a cell instead of beside it. "
Douglas Bowman, Founder & Principal, Stopdesign
On Fixed vs. Liquid Design
" Despite all of these completely valid points, it is still possible to use tables for page layout in an accessible and acceptable manner. "
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto
Creating Accessible Page Layouts
" It's only mark-up. It isn't sin! "
Barry Pearson, 2004
Where do I stand?
Do I have to say? I'm just an engineer! Why can't I be neutral, and simply provide analysis? But in a holy war, it is hard to remain neutral.
Paramilitary in Northern Ireland: "are you a protestant or a catholic?"
"I'm an atheist!"
"But are you a Protestant atheist or a Catholic atheist?"
I am in the solution business, not the debating business. I seek to resolve problems, not to perpetuate them by encouraging holy wars. I'm a sceptical freelance. I will impale anyone whose views don't appear to stand up to scrutiny. Too many views don't, and I show the evidence here.
Layout tables can be safe, effective, accessible, flexible, and future-proof. Use them sensibly, and your pages will be accessible to millions, even to disadvantaged people such as blind people, for decades. No mark-up police will break your door down and raid your property in the middle of the night. You are unlikely to be prosecuted under the Disability Discrimination Act (UK), or under Section 508 (USA), for using layout tables.
CSS (use of stylesheets in general) is a wonderful addition to the web. "CSS positioning" is an "incompetent system", which was not actually intended to replace layout-tables, and doesn't in every case. These pages here use CSS positioning, not layout tables, at great cost and anguish. While I was developing the templates for these pages, I was also re-engineering a large web site, and I used simple layout tables for the purpose. I did so because it had to be robust and predictable. It also has to be accessible, and use of tables made it "linearise" better than if I had used CSS positioning.
So where do I stand? The top two questions on my agenda are:
What do the specifications say? If you are trying to communicate with unknown products, the standards may be your only commonality. And "unknown products" includes those that haven't been written yet. Even the most strict and advanced standards support tables containing complex material, layout tables or otherwise. They do not, and cannot, distinguish technically between the varieties. There is no credible intention even to try to distinguish between them.
What works in practice, and is likely to work in future? I assume you truly want to communicate, and not simply have an excuse for why you failed to communicate. Layout-tables work well now and will continue to work in the future. CSS positioning sometimes works now, and should get much better in future.
Some people appear to believe that it doesn't matter about behaviour and prognosis. They appear to believe that layout-tables are simply wrong. That sounds more like "religion" and "sin" than "engineering". It's only mark-up; it isn't sin!
What is a simple layout table?
What is the alternative to CSS positioning that we should compare it with? Is it some awesome set of nested tables with lots of presentation attributes and spacer-GIFs? No! (If that were the only objection, we would be on the same side). We can layout a 2-column page starting with a table such as this:

 navigation etc
 main content

What HTML would we use instead of such a table if we are using CSS positioning? Perhaps:

 navigation etc

 main content

But sometimes it may be necessary to wrap up the content for some reason. Perhaps because we also have other things to position, such as a header. Perhaps for some style reason, such as controlling floats in order to have sensible borders. So we may actually have mark-up like this instead:

A holy war is being fought on the differences between these sets of mark-up!
Were "tables" intended only for tabular data?
I ask this question because some people appear to believe it is important. A response to someone who describes their current attempts to develop a web page may be "that isn't tabular data - don't use tables". In fact the question is irrelevant. Human beings dominate the planet because they are adaptable & creative, not because they stick to predetermined intentions.
But, in fact, tables were always intended to layout content in a horizontal and vertical formation. Any valid content, which from the start has explicitly included complex material including text, multiple paragraphs, lists and headers. The current proposals for tables in XHTML 2.0 still explicitly allow such complex material in table cells.
The key point is - using tables for layout is not a bug. It simply says "don't enquire about the semantic relationships among the data here, just treat it according to the specification for
". Table-layout people are not asking for special treatment - just to be treated according to specification! There is no reliable way of identifying whether a table is used for layout purposes or other purposes. Such a distinction may not actually make sense! Look how some people try to know whether it is tabular data. "... the page author should be able to do so". "If you can't state what the column headers are for the table's columns, then it is not tabular data". In other words, the distinction between tables for layout and tables for other purposes isn't something concrete, it is supposition about what authors are thinking. You and I could have identical content. We could mark it up with
 in identical ways. But if I was ingenious enough to be able to think what the columns mean, and you were not, my table would be for tabular data and yours would be for layout!
No one is about to stop table-layout from working. The key is that it doesn't actually need extra features. It simply uses features that are there anyway. There is no algorithm that will even reliably detect that someone is using table-layout. That is why it is safe.
In 1997 the W3C said "Tables should not be used purely as a means to layout document content as this may present problems when rendering to non-visual media. Additionally, when used with graphics, these tables may force users to scroll horizontally to view a table designed on a system with a larger display". They stated a couple of problems, and said how authors should (not must) avoid them. But in 1997 there was no alternative available, and neither reason is now important enough to require such an injunction, because suitable technology is now available.
Since 1998, non-visual user agents have got better at handling tables. I've been using IBM's Home Page Reader, and it was able to "linearise" through tables. Opera 7.2 in "small screen mode" shows that user agents in principle have the option of mapping table-layout onto small screens. So things have moved on a bit since 1997. In 5 years time, they will have moved on more. Also, some of the browser problems we have at the moment with CSS positioning will be less important. The balance between when to use table-layout and when not to changes year by year. There may not be a clear date at which we can say "now it the time to stop using table-layout". Support for both table-layout & tableless-layout is improving.
Practical behaviour of layout tables
Here are some known behaviours of layout tables, with evidence provided at this site:
Pages using layout tables can "linearise" well, with the main article appearing before the site navigation and other other links.
On average, layout tables add perhaps 25 bytes or so per unit that they are laying out, compared with alternatives.
Modern browsers can handle layout tables with very flexible widths, typically with better superimposition-behaviour than they achieve with tableless layouts.
It is possible for a browser to successfully display pages controlled by layout-tables on a 240-pixel screen, such as mobile technologies. (For proof, try using Opera 7.2 in "small screen mode").
Layout tables only define a default layout. CSS can go as far as disabling tables and making the content behave as required. (That is what Opera does). So layout-tables do not forever constrain the content. They simply suggest defaults.
Statistics on the use of layout tables
The vast majority of authors in the world aren't fighting a war. They use table-layout because it works. It made the web a much more interesting place, and led to the development of tools such as Fireworks & many others that could exploit tables to make the web look very interesting. The success of the web is probably partly down to the exploitation of table-layout. Those authors may not even know there is a war. Even if they know, they are not threatened by it.
I estimate news sites are publishing about 100,000 pages or more every day. The overwhelming majority of these use layout-tables. The notable exceptions are Wired of course, and c|net news.com, and .... er .... (gosh). Perhaps between 100,000 and 1 million layout table pages are published each day, successfully. That is the true nature of the web. Now, and probably for several years.
The web is dominated by table-layout. Until it becomes far easier to use CSS positioning, eg. much better tools for Joe-public to use, it will continue to be. Therefore, user agents will have to support table-layout for decades! And that means in all sorts of situations - non-visual UAs, small-screen UAs, etc. What else can they do - stop handling nearly all of the world's useful content?
The CSS-positioning evangelists are playing a useful part in helping us understand the advantages & disadvantages. But when they step over the line and say "layout tables are wrong", rather than simply striving to show that "CSS positioning is better", they are making a mistake. And they weaken their case when they attack tables. It makes people like me suspicious. I wonder if the main justification of CSS-positioning is that tables are claimed to be bad, rather than that CSS-positioning is good. I set out to test their claims about tables, and typically find they are exaggerating.
For a lot of the things we do in life, we have central policies, then these are interpreted locally. Fine. (Imagine sending either the specification or the source-code for a program). For other things we do, the details are generated centrally, and they are operated locally. Fine. (Imagine sending the instruction code for a program). Those models work.
But the web is a bit weird. We don't transmit the policies, we transmit the details. But the details are not always, or even often, operated locally as centrally defined. We send the instruction code, but the local system is likely to ignore bits and handle other bits in strange ways. It can't know whether it is doing so in accordance with our original intentions or not, because it can't discover what those intentions were. Something is missing. I don't know what the answer is. It certainly isn't HTML 4.01 (or XHTML 1.1) and CSS2!
Laying out material in a grid format long predates the web. I don't know how strongly it is tied to Cartesian coordinates, but Descartes came up with those over 350 years ago. Was it a "useful idea" that became culturally adopted, or an inate aspect of human nature that became formally recognised? It simply appears easy to scan horizontally and vertically to find related information - or the next musical note! Blakemore (in)famously showed that kittens' brains became hardwired for seeing horizontal & vertical lines quite early, and I guess we are the same. I remember reading about research that suggested that people brought up in communities without lots of vertical and horizontal lines see things quite differently.
Perhaps it isn't "horizontal" and "vertical" that are important, but "juxtaposition". We want related stuff close together. Authors tend to form views on what users should see (or hear) in juxtaposition in order to extract maximum meaning. In 1 dimension this is structural mark-up, and it leads to a conventional layout. But the author may want structural mark-up in 2 dimensions, and the only way we have is a table. Perhaps instead of seeing tables as something very different, we should wonder why we don't simply use 1-column tables instead of current structural mark-up. Why have we got 2 different methods of having headers followed by information? Why don't we have <th1> ... <th6> tags? It might allow user agents to fold & hide rows & columns.
The only real war worth fighting is "CSS versus no-CSS". It makes sense for every web page published to link to an external style-sheet. Then authors can evolve their material at a suitable pace, as development tools & user agents & their own skills evolve.
Table-layout is perfectly sensible, and will be for a decade or two. What we need are rational choices for different levels of complexity, different degrees of browser-dependence, and different levels of skill. If the proponents of different approaches would stop fighting, we could have mix-n-match solutions available to people of all skill levels and all target-browser combinations.


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Q: Send a message as a user to another one Is it possible to send messages as a real user (not a page. For example myself) to another user using the Facebook Graph API?
In other words, can I create an app that will make an API call which will send a message as myself to a friend of mine (as if I have sent it myself)
The send and conversation API seems to be only about sending and receiving messages as a page

A: No, there is only an API for Page to User communication, but not for User to User communication.


Instagram Finally Adds New Features For Users With Visual Impairment!
If you have a visual impairment friend, you might need to let them know this new feature from Instagram! Yes, Instagram just got a bit easier to use for people with visual impairment.
According to various media reports, the photo-heavy social media app announced two new features recently that will let screen readers read photo descriptions generated through artificial intelligence as well as custom text written by users.
FYI, the feature can be used on Instagram's feed, Explore, and Profile Pages. Essentially, you'll be able to scroll through a feed and hear what Instagram's software thinks it sees in each photo as you browse.
Here's how: When you upload a photo, you now have an option to write your alternative text under the advanced settings.
Wow, it is such a good news for people with visual impaired!


The Obama administration fired a warning shot on Wednesday about the debt ceiling, but House Republicans will likely be indifferent to the message.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew sent a letter to congressional leaders saying that the government will be running on fumes by Oct. 17. By that specific date, the government will have maxed out its extraordinary measures—in place since May—to buy several months time before it was necessary to raise the debt ceiling.
None of these arguments are new. To many House Republicans, they are political clichés. Lew is right to note how disastrous a debt ceiling breach would be, although his argument on the default is a bit disingenuous because ratings agencies have said it might not qualify as an actual default so long as the national debt still gets serviced.
But the real fright in the letter is not its contents, but its existence as one of the sole communications in the absence of any debt ceiling talks.
If the White House refuses to negotiate, these kinds of letters are the only tools it has … until what the disasters being predicted actually happens.
House Republicans are making what the Obama administration considers outrageous demands: a year-long delay for implementing Obamacare, tax reform, and means-testing Medicare. The president is making a principled stand against the idea that the nation's finance be used as a hostage in political negotiations.
Yet so long as Obama refuses to do with Boehner what he is willing to do on Syria, Iran, and struggles between Israel and Palestine—open up diplomatic channels for a peaceful settlement—Republicans will try to exploit this to their advantage.
Of course, this time is clearly different in the worst ways possible. Even before they address the debt ceiling, lawmakers are still in risking a government shutdown on the budget. Republicans who claims they base their policies on hard numbers seem unimpressed by Lew's figures. And Obama has no desire to sit at a bargaining table.


I've been dying to get my hands on this since seeing it on the Xbox store a few months back, and we all soon can. The guys have finally put it in stone that the game will see a release on the Xbox One this Friday (June 10th), with the game costing £14.99, $18.49, €18.49.
Will have some gameplay up for you shortly.


The concept of this site is simple and well arranged. You can find a lot of categories from which you can choose. A lot of pictures, funny jokes and many more.
A " Login" button, giving you the chance to save your favorite photos and an easy way to share them through your social media profiles.
Our goal was to make a simple design so that the users would be satisfied and will have hours to browse through the content the site offers. Well coded for better arranging and adding new features. This site became a great hit among the entertainment industry.
Check out the link at the top of the page.


One of my least favourite things in all the world is Kingston traffic, Kingston traffic heading through crossroads at 5pm.
Petrol fumes and burning oil hang on hot, humid air. Cars, buses and pedestrians flooding frustration, pushing, pressing through non-existent lines. Revving engines roar and rage, horns beat out of time to the hollering song of the bus-conductors and taxi-drivers, all competing for the next catch.
It all grates like finger nails down the chalkboard of my senses. I hold my breath and grip the steering wheel of our old Vitara. Our old Vitara, held together with duct tape and prayer; The AC doesn't work, three of the windows don't wind up or down and two of the doors don't shut properly. I arrive everywhere go covered in a layer of sweat and traffic fumes, a layer of anxiety and frustration.
And this is how I often arrived to our kids club in Trench town each week, feeling decidedly uninspired. Did I really want to be there?
Then one day something happened. I wish I could say it happened through a stroke of spiritual revelation or an epiphany of genius, but it wasn't. It was an afterthought. An afterthought that changed everything after.
One day last year, not long before Christmas I threw our small portable speaker on the front seat before driving to kids club, unassuming it bounced on the passenger chair, a game changer disguised as a beat up speaker box. Without knowing what a difference it would make, I hooked up my phone to it and pressed play on my small collection of Christmas carols and Mercy Me songs, and I turned them up loud. Loud enough to combat the noise of the traffic, the assault of the blare, loud enough to combat the tension in my core and the fingernail scrape of the traffic down my soul.
And then I drove in increasing startled wonder through Liguanea, down Old Hope road and down to Crossroads. As the car travelled the distance on the road my soul travelled a distance within, not away from my heart but towards it, the distance between myself and a realisation. As the little speaker box unfurled its brave refrain the music re-made my eyes to see something unexpected. Where before I had seen only traffic fumes, heat and noise now I saw… life. A buffer of beauty between me and street, had given me the eyes to see the beauty in the street; the people, the colour the life; The man with his cheerfully painted fruit stall, the white teeth smiles of people chatting on the curb, the suffering of the woman selling vegetables. The struggle, the colour, the life, it all looked so different. And to my amazement, when I arrived at kids club that day, I was relaxed and free and alive. More alive than ever after a drive through Kingston traffic.
The noise was all there, the fumes, the heat… but I was there also, my eyes, my heart.
And I began to wonder if my stress in Kingston traffic was less about the traffic and more about the eyes with which I saw it. So much of the anxiety and stress I felt was not caused just by the world that whirled around me, but also by where I was at internally within these encircling circumstances. Where my eyes, my ears, my senses were all looking. Because how my eyes looked impacted what my heart felt, my internal reality; A spiralling sinking of self pity and frustration.
And as these thoughts have expanded in my heart over the past months I find myself stopping and looking through the holes of my life, seeing through the holes to where I was not whole. Moments over the last years that I missed, because I was looking through faulty eyes, eyes coloured by anxiety, frustration, doubt and self pity rather than eyes made brave by faith.
Albert Einstein said 'Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds'. How often have I worn faulty, scratched, fractured lenses and let these lenses warp and colour all I see?
Looking through layered lenses I miss so much. Lenses layered with frustration, anxiety and pride, layers of thanklessness and despair. Layers of partial truths. Layers of everything but light, the pure fresh light of reality, the reality all around me as it really is.
It's not that what I was seeing before the music was false, because the truth is, Kingston traffic is loud and petrol fumes do suffocate and our car is, well, not the most comfortable ride. But all these truths are not the whole truth. They tell part of a story, they partially paint a picture. And a half truth can become a full deception, providing just enough evidence for eyes to fail to see. One scratch on the lenses of my soul can warp and colour all my sight, convincing me of a reality that is blind to the full picture that is real. I had used my physical discomfort in traffic to allow my eyes, allow my soul to slump into insular lazy self pity.
This is the thing I learned from my unassuming speaker box, meeting traffic onslaught with melodic medicine; my soul can colour my sight, but I can choose to adjust my lens. I can choose to see. It can be a practical choice, like turning on uplifting music, or turning off television. A tuning into beauty and grace and tuning out of self interest and soul junk.
I had thought spiritual sight was like an epiphany, a sudden opening of eyes, a realisation, a spiritual serendipity of sight, a sudden Spirit-fuelled-awakening to truth…and it is all these things. But the keeping of the eyes open… that is another thing. In the old church calendar Epiphany leads to Lent just as seeing must lead to the discipline of living with eyes wide open. Making seeing a habit, a spiritual discipline.
Healthy eyes. Jesus says it, and so many times I've read it in bewilderment without understanding it at all. But now I think I begin to see that eyes can be unhealthy. Sight can be spiritually anorexic, completely malnourished by the full light of truth. Blind. And the act of actually exercising the eye to see is a spiritual discipline.
And seeing is a spiritual discipline in two parts. The first part is choosing to see, and that can be the hard part because sometimes it requires a letting go of what we think we see, and what we feel we see, in order for us to fully see, to truly see. There is what I feel, but what I feel waxes and wanes with every hormonal change, every careless remark, every attitude triggered. Unless I choose to see, I will always feel to see, and therefore fail to see, fail to see fully. I needed to recognise that before I have the ability to choose my sight, I need the humility to see I don't see fully. As the ancient writings in the book of Job say 'Teach me Lord what I do not see'. Sometimes holding onto what I think I see too tightly can become the very thing that makes me blind to fully seeing. I need to cleanse the lens of my inner eyes so that my mind's-eye doesn't become my blind-eye, the eye that blocks my sight.
But the second part, the part that my speaker box experience showed me, is that the spiritual discipline of seeing can be practiced through sight nutrition. As GK Chesterton puts it, 'Why should the eye be so lazy, let us exercise the eye until it learns to see'.
The gift of sight is there for all of us for the receiving if we truly want it. But sometimes it requires a lifestyle change; a change of diet. It's often said 'we are what we eat', but more so, I suspect, we are how we see. The diet of our eyes is what shapes our souls. Just as a diet of junk food brings on a heart attack, a diet of soul-junk-food brings on a heart failure of a different kind. A failure for our heart to see clearly, to live freely, to live truth.
I cannot change the grind of Kingston traffic. But I can choose the song of my heart within it before I get there… I can exercise my eyes and teach them how to see. Before I turn the key in the ignition I turn the key in my soul, the one that chooses life over frustration and self pity. I choose where my eyes and my heart will focus, I turn up the music and turn down the self pity.
And my children, they daily teach me sight nutrition. They have a whole other way of sight. My two, they lie side by side out on the trampoline for hours into the sunset watching the waving clouds weave in their imaginations boats and space ships and stories unending. And they see… so much. It's not what they see in the clouds, but the shape of their eyes, their souls, as they gaze. The awe-shaped openness to wonder that make them wide-eyed alive, spiritually open to the light. Of course on one level none of it is really there, and they know, they know it is all a delightful game, but what they experience on another level as they see these things, is joy, deep joy and that joy, it clears their eyes to really experience life. Whole-hearted-joy brimming life.
And there are days when sometimes I wonder if their joy-world with eyes wide open to wonder is more full, more real than my rushing, senseless, sensible, out-of-touch-with-my-senses reality world.
When do our eyes stop seeing the wonder in the clouds? When do our eyes grow cold and creaky shut? Unhealthy. Distracted. Self focused. Is it possible for us to unlearn all our worldly wisdom and relearn how to see? To open the shutters that shut us in and the light out?
Because, this openness to wonder, this is how to live out the spiritual discipline of sight. This is what it looks like; On the tired days, when my soul is feeling thin, when self pity and frustration are loitering by my door, it is these days I know that what I need is sight nutrition and soul nourishment, a diet of joy for my soul. I need to feast my eyes on something more, to feed my soul on soul food, to bask in the love of God and bath in the wonder He has planted all around us.
So I begin to practice sight nutrition. I begin to choose to choose to feed my eyes with wonder, tracing beauty and story in my life like my children do in the clouds. And spiritual discipline becomes like a spiritual treasure hunt, finding the nutrition for my soul and feasting my eyes on healthy soul foods like meaningful music while driving, giving thanks for the smallest moments, laughing and playing with my children, reading with Jesus in the quiet, spending time listening and praying with friends, walking under nature's canopy looking up, breathing deep after a rainy day. I step outside, outside my self pity, outside my preoccupied rush, and I flood my soul with light.
And my camera, as all these other strategies I find, becomes a lifeline, a lens capturing glory, magnifying awe and I drink it in like I have been thirsty for decades. I hunt for the small and I make it big, I search for the things I have missed and I focus in. My aperture becomes my CPR, making sure I see, making sure I breath in life. I magnify, glory and then I drink deeply. I breathe the life I see before me, small things made big showing off their detail and incredible beauty. Fingerprints of God, everywhere. Things I might have passed by or trodden under foot, now I see. I wonder. I believe.
And I flop down beside my kids as they trace worlds in the clouds, and they lead me, showing me how to find it… the buried treasure of life lived with eyes wide open. Healthy eyes. Eyes alive in light.


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NSBA Names Richard Fleming Finalist for Advocate of the Year Award
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Washington, D.C. — On Monday, June 10, Richard Fleming, CEO & Founder of State Tax Group, LLC in Farmers Branch, Texas was recognized as a finalist for the National Small Business Association's 2019 Lewis Shattuck Small Business Advocate of the Year Award. The honor was given in conjunction with NSBA's annual event, the Washington Presentation, and recognizes small-business owners who go above and beyond in advocating for policies to improve America's small-business community.
"Not only has Richard Fleming managed to usher his company through impressive growth, he has been an active voice pushing for policies that help all small businesses—not just his," stated NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. "His expertise and knowledge of tax law has uniquely positioned him to affect change to for the betterment of America's small businesses."
Fleming has made countless trips to Austin to meet with lawmakers and has engaged lawmakers repeatedly on key tax issues. Fleming was appointed to the Texas State Comptroller's Taxpayer Advisory Group where he meets quarterly to discuss proposed tax policy and provide input on what those proposals would mean for small business. He was instrumental in the fight against a transgender "bathroom bill" which mirrored the North Carolina bill and cost that state an estimated loss of over $500 million – no such law has passed in Texas.
In addition to honoring Fleming, NSBA recognized Calvin Mills, Jr., of CMC Technology Solutions and SLT Technology, Inc in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as the overall award winner and finalists Joyonna Gamble-George of SciX, LLC in Lutz, Florida and Brian Morales of Pro-Cal Electrical Contracting in Vista, California.
"Richard's commitment to advocacy and his community is commendable," stated NSBA Board Chair Sharon Toerek of Toerek Law. "The importance of advocacy is perfectly illustrated by the successes he has had in policymaking in Texas, and I applaud his efforts."
Celebrating more than 80 years in operation, NSBA is a staunchly nonpartisan organization advocating on behalf of America's entrepreneurs. NSBA's 65,000 members represent every state and every industry in the U.S., and we are proud to be the nation's first small-business advocacy organization. Please visit www.nsba.biz or follow us at @NSBAAdvocate.
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A smaller institution that usually offers undergraduate degrees is considered a college. There are even community college and junior colleges that provide students with two-year degrees. Most four-year colleges offer bachelor's degrees with some also offering associate degrees.
In contrast, an institution that offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees is considered a university. They offer undergraduate programs that will lead a student towards a master's degree or a doctorate. They also can have a medical or law school for those pursuing professional degrees in those fields. Sometimes, they even have these great programs that allow you to get both your undergraduate and your graduate degree in a shorter amount of time. Universities will also offer a more diverse curriculum and programs because they have a much larger number of enrolled students.
History of the Two Terms
During the Middle English period, between 1250 CE and 1300 CE, the term university appeared and is older than the word college which did not appear for another 50 to 150 years. They both have Latin origins - universities (guild, corporation, society) and Collegium (club, community, society).
University of South Alabama - A typical Southern University
The National College Athletics Association (NCAA) is the most well-known and esteemed college sports organization in the USA. When people think about college sports, it is usually the NCAA which comes to mind.
There are three divisions of the NCAA. Divisions 1 and 2 are the only ones which offer scholarships! Whereas the NCAA D1 and D2 schools are large public universities, the D3 is usually small private colleges. While you won't be able to get an athletic scholarship at the D3 level, you might be able to get an academic scholarship.
The NCAA D1 is very competitive. Because of the stricter rules about eligibility, most foreign players play at the D2 level. It is also possible to start out at the D2 level and (after 2 years) and then move to play at the D1 level.
Website: www.ncaa.com
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes is mostly comprised of smaller private universities. The athletic and academic standards aren't as high as with the NCAA, and there are fewer rules about foreign athletes. This makes the NAIA a good choice for international athletes looking for scholarships.
Just because the athletic standard is lower than with the NCAA, it doesn't mean that the NAIA isn't competitive or is subpar. The NAIA D1 is on par with the NCAA D2.
Website: www.naia.org
The National Junior College Athletic Association is considered the baby of sports scholarships. It is made up of 2-year community colleges. In the United States, community colleges are usually small, and have few (or no) academic requirements for acceptance. Their areas of study are usually broader as well. Because community colleges are so much cheaper than large public universities, many students in the US first attend community colleges and then transfer the course credits over to a larger university later.
The NJCAA athletic teams aren't going to draw in big crowds like the NCAA or NAIA does, and the facilities aren't going to be as great. However, athletes shouldn't dismiss NJCAA scholarships completely. The NJCAA is a good option for students who didn't get accepted to the NCAA or NAIA because of academics. They can spend two years at the community college getting their grades up, and then try for a NCAA or NAIA scholarship. The NJCAA is also a good way for foreign players to get noticed by coaches. Coaches often prefer to take players from the NJCAA because they have proven their dedication and their ability to balance life as a student athlete.
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This is likely a long shot, but when I get reading I want to sit in for a long story.
Please share your novels that are over 50,000 words long. If they're complete, please also mention that!
I just came here to shake hands with you. I have not put up any stories (I am too easy going about scribbling, something might be up eventually, tomorrow or in 10 years).
But the art of enjoying a good, long, well-written story is becoming rare. I guess our "instant" lifestyle has made us too impatient and we want it sweet and short and are willing to accept less sweet as long as we can get shorter.
All this to say, continue spreading the good news. WE. WANT. LONG. STORIES!
Updated "50,000+ (complete is a bonus)" to "50,000+ word novels (complete is a bonus)" for clarity.
And I agree! We should have plenty of long novels on this site by now!
I'm currently editing a novel that I'm trying to get traditionally published, so not posting it here.
But it's completed, and it's 170,000 words (and I already cut it down from 180k). Wanna be a beta reader? I could send you the whole damn thing.
It's a historical urban fantasy, set in an alternate version of 1911 England in which monsters are real, from Russian were-bears to Japanese Yokai. A lady Exorcist and the man she's hunting down are forced to join forces when a mutual enemy, a powerful warlock, returns from the dead to exact his revenge upon them.
There's a monstrous carnival, a tragic backstory, sibling rivalry, and a decent amount of jokes to lighten the mood when the body count starts getting too high.
Over 50k (currently at 40k on Tapas); not completed on here yet, but episodes are scheduled for daily updates and the novel is edited, so not far from being completed soon.
Only at 46.9k on tapas, but the draft on my computer is currently ~77k and I update twice per week. Not completed, and if my estimates on story beats are correct it's going to end up sitting somewhere around 150k when all is said and done.
My other two that are posted will definitely be over 50k. Fox Trap is complete but since it is working on going Premium, everything hasn't been posted yet.
I'm uploading my novel on Tapas slowly, condensing it to "bite-sized" episodes. However, it is over 50k words and is complete if you want to read it on Wattpad. I'm sorry, I know it's a stigma to post links to competing sites.
My first novel on Tapas is technically ongoing still....? Volume 1 finished at 95k but Vol 2 is still at it. It's about prohibition gangsters falling in love and having adventures.
Also have a samurai war and romance epic, just a few chapters away from finishing vol 1. I don't even want to look at the word count right now, it's definitely over 100k.
Way over 50,000 AND completed! Please enjoy if it's your thing.
A slowburn/mystery romance about a human girl who finds herself stuck in a world of vampires.
slaps computer screen This baby has 58K words at the moment and isn't anywhere near done!
sundown is at 63k words where im at in my backlog, roughly 50-55k words on here. the version im uploading here is the rough draft fore review purposes. its an lgbt urban fantasy about an agency that regulates supernatural activity.
Ahhhh I'm so happy there's so many of you! It's kind of encouraging to see that there's a fair amount that aren't complete while being over 50k. But those of you that are, CONGRATS. It's a trial in itself to complete a story!
Isn't that a comic though and not a novel?
I believe it's a new person who is a little overzealous with the self-promotion. I've seen their comic pop up several times in various threads.
If you're interested in BLs, I've got a long one (and a lot of chapters already posted). Unfortunately, it's not complete yet... I've still got a bit to go. But feel free to check it out if it's something you're interested in!
There's also always that "binge worthy" section that Tapas has of complete novels/comics.
Not sure what genre(s) you're into, but if a supernatural suburban YA story with a somewhat different take on vampires and werewolves sounds good, have I got a thing for you.
So for some reason the word count Tapas shows for my novel...isn't accurate. It doesn't seem to be counting a bunch of chapters, so I think it says it's at like 30k, but I know it's over 50k at this point. Anyway, it's not quite complete, but getting close, and I update twice weekly. There are also two more books planned for the series.
A supernatural suburban fantasy with a side of mystery about vampires who are mortal, were-creatures that aren't wolves, and the reluctant humans who have to put up with them all.


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Netanyahu and Lieberman threaten "strong military operation" in Gaza
Gaza _ Palestine News Network
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to launch a military operation against the Gaza Strip, if events continue on the border.
"It seems that Hamas did not understand the message that if they do not stop the attacks, they will be stopped in a different way, and it will be very painful," Netanyahu said during a session of his Likud Party ministers.
"We are very close to another kind of activity, a very strong blow against Hamas, big blows. If Hamas has a mind, it must stop before it receives the knockout. "
Israeli army Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday that there should be a severe, harsh and crushing blow to Hamas in the Gaza Strip as long as the events on the border continued.
In a lengthy interview with the site studio of the newspaper "Yediot Aharonot", Lieberman noted that Israel was prepared for a war in Gaza and that it was impossible to accept the continuation of events along the wall with Gaza.
Lieberman claimed that Hamas used marches and "violent events" as a strategic weapon to undermine the resilience and resilience of the army, accusing the movement of trying to pressure the Israeli public and the government.
"Hamas is determined to use violence until the blockade is lifted completely without an agreement on the Prisoners and missing persons and without abandoning the main clause in its Charter calling for the destruction of the State of Israel and, of course, without disarming it," he said.
"This situation is impossible, we have reached the point where we should strike the strongest possible blow to Hamas," he said, adding that it needs the approval of the mini-Council and the Government, and the ministers should decide.
"We are driving a consistent and stable policy toward Gaza, yesterday we saw Ismail Haniyeh on the border, and obviously they have no intention to stop the violence on the fence, we have reached the moment when decisions must be made," he said.
"Before going to war, we must exhaust all other options because when we send soldiers to battle, I realize that some of them will not return home, so we must exhaust every other way."
He noted that since his inauguration, the army ministry has discovered 20 Hamas tunnels.
On Friday's events and the attempted kidnapping of a soldier, Lieberman said, "There are already serious incidents, an improvised explosive device (IED) and infiltration from the border, but ended when the infiltrators were killed, no citizen or soldier was scratched, there were 7" terrorists "killed by two militants in the military wing of Hamas. Haniyeh led the marches, but we acted resolutely, forcefully and correctly. "
"I don't know who the top officials are, as long as the violence continues, there will be no fuel," Lieberman said, opposing senior military officials.
The army is investigating the circumstances of a Palestinian "death" at the checkpoint, he said.
On his criticisms, Lieberman said, "I suggest that everyone takes care of himself and his duties, and I am dealing in a security way with the issues and not in a personal policy."
On the imposition of the death penalty on the executors of the operations, Lieberman said that the military prosecutors and military judges were not subordinate to his authority, but he discussed the case and carried it very much to the Council of Ministers without any progress on the dossier, which he would continue to put forward.
In response to a question, what will come first of the confrontation in Gaza or elections?, Lieberman said I don't think elections are what we need at the moment, the situation in Gaza and the West Bank is complicated but in the north more complicated.
Occupation arrests 19 citizens and confiscates money in the West Bank
Dozens of demonstrations in Britain against the suspension of the work of Parliament
The occupation forces arrest three boys, who worshiped southwest of Jenin
The occupation forces 5 Jerusalemites to demolish their homes in Beit Hanina
Disclosure of an Israeli investigation into the possibility of Gantz´s involvement in a corruption case
14 deaths and 449 new cases of corona
Occupation arrests 10 young men at Qalandia Checkpoint
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The occupation provides indictments against 3 boys from Silwan
The occupation imposes a comprehensive closure on the West Bank and Gaza
Miladinov is heading to Cairo urgently
Gaza: 74 new cases of Corona were recorded
Patients in Gaza face danger to their lives due to lack of medicine
Israeli army arrests 6 Palestinians
Michael Jackson puts US police on high alert!
European Commission: About 600 Europeans to return from China
Gaza Health: A slight decrease in the Corona injuries curve
Injuries in confrontations with the occupation.. A mass funeral for the martyr Abu Afifa in Al-Aroub
OCHA: "Gas bombs" killed 7 and injured thousands on the Gaza border


Watch the three best goals of Round 17 here.
Round 17 of the 2014 AFL season produced its fair share of stunning goals, and it will have been difficult to narrow goal of the year nominations down to three.
Jaeger O'Meara's excellent burst out of midfield and accurate finish from 50 metres gave the Gold Coast faithful something to cheer about during the Suns' disappointing loss to the Western Bulldogs, but was it the best goal of the round?
The young Sun has stiff competition, with many hailing Matt White's ridiculous solo effort for Port Adelaide against Richmond as the best of the year already.
Watch the three nominated goals below, and let us know who you thought booted the best goal of the round.