Aristotle develops his analysis of character in Book II of the Nicomachean Ethics, where he makes this argument that character arises from habit—likening ethical character to a skill that is acquired through practice, such as learning a musical instrument.
Some people will do whatever it takes to get ahead. Ethics are based on external factors. Protection against wrongful termination of employment is a developing area of law in the USA, which only rarely protects an employee. A person with good morals is involved in good deeds and always knows it inside.
One example of unprofessional work ethics may be stealing money, goods, or products from a ompany. The mechanic refused to sign the false certification and was fired. Alfarabi was a major influence in all medieval philosophy and wrote many works which included attempts to reconcile the ethical and political writings of Plato and Aristotle.
These links are not a bibliography for this essay, but are sources of additional information on ethics and whistleblowing.
Erecting or countenancing disincentives to compliance with the applicable rules of professional conduct, plaintiff contends, would subvert the central professional purpose of his relationship with the firm--the lawful and ethical practice of law.
This category of ethics is associated with that quest. Influence on later thinkers[ edit ] See also: The nurse refused, on grounds that she was not qualified to work in those areas. Professional values and ethics go hand-in-hand.
Since virtues are very fragile, they must be practiced always, for if they are not practiced they will weaken and eventually disappear. The rejection of the ABA Model Code by the California Supreme Court in this specific case is distinguishable from the admissibility of codes from most other professional societies, where there is no corresponding official code of conduct that is promulgated by the state government.
Baker conceded that Boyle "was a good worker", who did her work satisfactorily. Here is a brief look at these three categories: We do not wish to be ruled. For instance, in the Western countries women have the freedom to wear any kind of dress they want but in many of the eastern countries wearing short dresses is considered ethically wrong.
If any employed, licensed professional i. The Nicomachean Ethics has received the most scholarly attention, and is the most easily available to modern readers in many different translations and editions.West Valley College offers robust Philosophy courses and degree options.
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Personal Values And Practice As A Registered Nurse Will Be Made. Personal values and ethics are learned behaviors, hence, some are easy to understand and apply, some can be acquired, and each compliments the other. Values and ethics can carry consequences. Therefore, if one applies the practices.
Ayn Rand has inspired individuals with a philosophy of reason, purpose, and self-esteem. See for yourself what Objectivism is all about.
Aristotle first used the term ethics to name a field of study developed by his predecessors Socrates and agronumericus.comophical ethics is the attempt to offer a rational response to the question of how humans should best live. Aristotle regarded ethics and politics as two related but separate fields of study, since ethics examines the good of the individual.
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Two Early Eighteenth Century Barometers
Britain's obsession with the weather is something of a national joke – so much so that Burberry-style rain coats and umbrellas are viewed as part of our national dress. We talk about the weather, the tabloid papers even make the weather front-page news, and invariably we ask ourselves each morning, "will it rain today?" But on the other side of the coin we are also a nation that is supremely optimistic about the weather, always ready when the clouds clear and the sun appears – we buy more convertible cars than any country in Europe, and when those sunny days arrive, lily-white English legs are exposed in shorts and sandals, as we bask in the sun in front of every pub and café or lay out the picnic blanket or barbecue in our gardens, the park or at the seaside.
So it shouldn't be surprising that British craftsmen were renowned from the eighteenth century onwards for the quality of the barometers they produced. Not only did they offer accurate readings on changeable weather conditions, but they were beautifully fashioned objects made of the finest materials.
Two examples, one dating perhaps to 1705, and another of about 1715-1720, illustrate the exquisite style and construction which was typical of the finest English barometers.
Stick Barometer by John Patrick, London, c. 1705. Raffety Fine Antique Clocks
The earliest, a stick barometer signed by the celebrated maker John Patrick of London (fl. 1685-1722) is constructed of fine walnut veneer on an oak carcase. The top of the barometer reflects classical architecture, with a rounded arch and doric columns framing the elegant brass barometer scale, engraved with a decorative wheat ear border. Patrick had begun his career as an apprentice to the joiner William Thompson, before specialising as a barometer maker. He seems to have initially had a shop 'against Bull Head Court in Jewin Street, near Cripplegate Church' [Goodison:197], before moving to Ship Court, Old Bailey in London.
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Detail of Register Plate, Stick Barometer by John Patrick, London, c.1705. Raffety Fine Antique Clocks
He was one of the leading barometer makers of his day, supplying barometers to some of the top clock makers in London, including Quare, Marhsall and Graham [Goodison: 197]. Patrick also published articles on the Rules and Observations of barometers and was praised by a contemporary "for the many experiments he hath made in order to improve the Barometer, and which he is always willing to shew to all ingenious and curious persons." [Banfield: 19]
Unsigned George I Walnut Stick Barometer with Royal Society Scales. Raffety Fine Antique Clocks
The second barometer is similar in style to Patrick's work but is unsigned. Also of walnut, it retains its original engraved register plate, as well as what appears to be the original Royal Society temperature scales on paper, with handwritten notations along the length of the stem. The Royal Society scale was used in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. The top of the barometer has a distinctive architectural feel, with elegant doric columns framing the register plate and the top crowned with a cornice and three pinnacles with brass finials, reminiscent of the architectural motifs of Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Detail of Royal Society Scales, Unsigned Stick Barometer, c.1715-1720. Raffety Fine Antique Clocks
Detail of Silvered Register Plate, Unsigned George I Walnut Stick Barometer,
c.1715-1720. Raffety Fine Antique Clocks
The style of these two barometers, and indeed of most produced during the eighteenth century, would appear to have been directly influenced by the architectural fashions of the day. The aristocratic elite of early eighteenth century Britain were both classically educated and took a distinctive interest in science, so a barometer would most likely have been found in the library of many a country house, along with globes, telescopes and other scientific instruments. This was also a time when classical revival architecture was popular, with men like the Palladian enthusiasts Lord Burlington and his architect/teacher Colen Campbell, the author of Vitruvius Britannicus, leading a revolution in country house architecture and domestic design.
Design for Houghton Hall by Colen Campbell. Published in Vitruvius Britannicus. Photo courtesy Wikipedia
It is easy to imagine these fine barometers gracing the libraries of great country houses like Houghton Hall or Blenheim Palace, a reflection of the erudite interests and tastes of their owners. Some 300 years after they were made, they still provide an accurate reading on the changing weather, and look as good today on the wall of a modern library or study as they once did in the grand interiors of Queen Anne and Georgian period houses for which they were made.
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Though it wasn't as forthcoming as the other automakers on display, FCA did release some specs and a color-coded body-in-white diagram of the high-strength-steel-intensive 2015 Chrysler 200 last week at the 2015 Great Designs in Steel conference.
The bare-bones high-strength steel range (roughly 300-550 MPa) was used for another 27 percent of the body-in-white, and advanced high-strength steels, which are about 550-780 MPa, made up 30 percent of the structure. Ultra-high-strength steels, considered typically to be anything above 780 MPa, were only 1 percent of the structure, but hot-stamped steel — which gets into the 1,000 MPa and above range was 9 percent of the vehicle.
For comparison, there was only an average of about 13.8 percent high-strength or stronger steel in an entire vehicle in 2007, according to Ducker Worldwide data.
The following diagrams show where the various steels are used. Press-hardened steel, which refers to the hot-stamped steel, can be found on the A-pillar and door ring, the B-pillar, and roof header, while advanced high-strength steel is also visible on the roof rail, B-pillar and rocker panels. The colors transfer to the physical color-coded body-in-white on display at the event.
However, the 2015 200 did receive a five-star overall National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rating and is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick+ with optional crash prevention equipment. The 2014 model didn't fare as well. Those benefits are likely because of the tougher steels used in its design.


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Summary: You have parents? That's good then. Treasure them.
My everyday's cycle of life once rolled at the fingers of anyone.
I really don't know why, but, I must.
Pretty amateur; since, I really don't know what they're saying, telling. Their faces are huge, smiling, happily, looking back at me, for their hands that I'm seeing is moving above at my head. I can feel the warmth that I'm seem secured.
Approximately, I'm now at the floor, staring at the flowers. Children, I now recognize, are happily playing at the vacant lot. Somehow this child's hands, near my vision, want to grab those playmates I'm seeing.
My feelings rise, warmth that I seem jealous; however, heaven knows, this desire won't happen.
Woken up from that dumb dream, I'm seeing the now I've recognized brother. He's so silent with the plane thin white something, and the yellow stick on his hand. He's at the table.
A female that I always called 'Ma' twisted my brother's ear. I can't understand what they're doing.
I've found some stick and grab it. For some reason, alongside these some papers with lines below the scribbles, I draw those scribbles inside the lines.
A female I've recognized related to me was shock and called my ma. For some reason, many persons in my vision that I recognizes are surrounding me happy, while gracefully warmth feelings widen my chest.
Too fast that now I'm at a table, I know I'm writing. My parents have taught me some knowledge about school and animals. I'm currently sketching fish and cat to link them to their name. By the time my chubby a grandma teacher turns to write something in the green board, I duck myself under the table and my classmates behind my seat chuckles.
She jerks up and she tries to push me away by her hands.
Laughing, cheering surrounds the air as she starts gripping my hair whereas I'm pushing her shoulders away from me. She scratches my face, whereas, now I'm trying to remove her hand.
Our teacher stops the commotion, and she sends both me and the girl outside, squatting. No talking as awkwardness I've felt, and she's mad.
Whenever I look, she does avert her face.
I disobey the punishment and grab her hand. Her face turns confused and afraid. Looking for things so that I could grab her attention, I gain her approval when my finger point at the ball and the court.
Playing, dribbling using both hands, and throw the huge ball full force. We both laugh and sit at the floor. It won't even reach the ring net. The lights shine upon us as her smile attracts my attention. It grabs my heart.
I sit near beside her, we're now talking nonsense. Laughing as the topic changes, escalating, exaggerating.
Our teacher finds out and back to squatting again, whereas; books are weighting on our wrists.
After the class, now my mother twists my ear; but, that girl's mother didn't do to her. Instead; the girl tells something to her mother. Her mother is so happy.
My mother instructs me to apologize and I'm crying. Everyone is watching. I've begun mumbling, can't even glimpse at the girl face.
It so hurt, embarrassing. But, words of apologize slowly spit out from my lips.
Each day that passes, my and that girl's communication is so friendly, but my habit on sneaking for someone skirt won't disappear.
I glimpse where I clearly see an image.
Someone is lying at the floor. I'm guessing it's my mother.
I crawl out, only to realize I've crawled out under the bed. My mother is bathed with some sticky fluid. I've shoved her many times but she won't wake up. I'm afraid as I yell, nobody reply. I'm now scared.
I've stood and I walk. Trying to reach the doorknob; finally I manage to twist it.
I'm now standing inside the living room, what a quite mess up. Dividers are slanting on the chairs. Glass table is broken to pieces. TV is prone to the floor. The door outside is open.
As I've walked near the door, I see father lying in the kitchen, bath with some liquid, that I can't clearly identified. I'm so scared. No matter how I shake him, he won't wake up. My will is shaken, and I cried many times. I really don't know what's happening.
Tears pour much while I'm crying. I become alone that no one is around to stop me; a warm caring voice, where I'm feeling secured, reminds me. I lean sitting at the column, and lean my head on my wrists. My heart starts to cold, and my tears dried on my cheeks.


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Motley Fool Australia » 52-Week Highs » Why I think Brambles Limited (ASX: BXB) share price is heading higher
Why I think Brambles Limited (ASX: BXB) share price is heading higher
Brendon Lau | August 24, 2018 | More on: AMC APT BHP BXB CYB IEL NAB ORA S32 WES
Global logistics group Brambles Limited (ASX: BXB) is joining the "slim-down-to-bulk-up" club by announcing the demerger of its reusable plastic container (RPC) business as it unveiled a four-fold increase in net profit this morning.
The share price responded with a 6.4% surge to more than one-year high of $10.60 as the S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO) added 0.2%. Brambles is the fifth-best performer on the index this morning and isn't that far behind the top two gainers Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) and Idp Education Ltd (ASX: ASX: IEL) at over 7% each.
Global logistics group Brambles Limited (ASX: BXB) is joining the "slim-down-to-bulk-up" club by announcing the demerger of its reusable plastic container (RPC) business as it unveiled a four-fold increase in net profit this morning.
Brambles announced that it was demerging its IFCO RPC division into a new listed ASX entity as IFCO had little synergies to its core CHEP pallets business. Management believes this is a value creating transaction as the capital requirements for both businesses are different and the split will better optimise the growth potential of the RPC and pallets businesses.
Brambles may have also been motivated by the positive market response to other demergers like BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) and South32 Ltd (ASX: S32), Wesfarmers Ltd (ASX: WES) and Coles, National Australia Bank Ltd. (ASX: NAB) and CYBG PLC/IDR UNRESTR (ASX: CYB) and Amcor Limited (ASX: AMC) and Orora Ltd (ASX: ORA) are just a few examples.
The IFCO entity, which serves customers in the fresh food sector, would be a ASX 200 stock with a market cap of around $1 billion and annual revenue of US$1.1 billion, according to the Australian Financial Review.
Brambles may also consider a sale of the business but it is more likely to opt for a demerger instead.
The news has overshadowed Brambles' FY18 results with its statutory earnings per share (EPS) surging 309% to US47 cents thanks to a favourable exchange rate, US corporate tax cuts and a large impairment on its FY17 profit.
On an adjusted basis though and excluding exchange rate gains, underlying EPS increased 3% to US41.2 cents as revenue improved 6% to US$5.6 billion. Both figures were slightly ahead of consensus forecast, which would be a relief as the market was worried that it wouldn't be able to even meet expectations.
I think Brambles may even enjoy a consensus profit upgrade for FY19 given that analysts have only pencilled in a 2.4% increase in EPS for the current year.
Brambles has a chance to beat this because its margins may improve going forward. The company has been battered by rising costs and it has only been able to pass on two-thirds of this to customers due to the contract period, which is typically three years.
As these contracts are renewed, Brambles will be able to re-adjust prices to recover what's lost to inflation.
Further, many of Brambles customers have reported good quarterly results and upbeat outlooks. This bodes well for its ability to lift prices over the coming periods.
I believe there's more upside to Brambles share price even after the big rally. The recovery story for Brambles is only just beginning.
Motley Fool contributor Brendon Lau owns shares of AFTERPAY T FPO, BHP Billiton Limited, Brambles Limited, CYBG Plc, National Australia Bank Limited, and South32 Ltd. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of and has recommended Wesfarmers Limited. The Motley Fool Australia owns shares of AFTERPAY T FPO and National Australia Bank Limited. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.


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Q: Is there special PvP armor? I want to buy Destiny, although I'm only interested in PvP actually.
So I'd like to know if there is something like special PvP armor, like stuff you only unlock for playing PvP and that only gives you bonus stats which are useful for PvP. Or can everyone just play with his equipment farmed in PvE?

A: The gear can either be found from loot in PvE or as mission rewards in both PvP and PvE. This includes armour, weapons, and class-specific gear.

A: Your armor and other gear transfers between PvP and PvE freely.  Certain stats are flattened in general PvP play for balance.
There is however special gear that can only be bought by gaining Crucible Marks and Reputation.  You gain these by participating in Crucible matches which is just the in-game name for PvP.  You can buy then spend them at a special Crucible vendor in the tower.
So yes, there is armor that is exclusively gained through PvP play.

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In the opening of tickets please the writer uses a series of prepositions in the opening sentence which echoes the rambling nature of the tram journey. The almost onomatopoeic nature of this opening sentence creates empathy in the reader, making him feel as is he was also on this long journey. The use of prepositions in the opening sentence also creates the feeling of monotony someone would experience on this kind of journey.
The use of adjectives gives the attitude of the narrator to the industrialisation, such as "ugly villages of workmen's houses", the "grimy cold little market-places" and the "little ugly place of industry," which all portray his aversion to industrialisation and its destruction of the natural beauty of the surroundings. The repetition of the word "ugly" reinforces the narrator's idea that it is not nice to look at. Yet, his personification of the church "perched high and nobly over the smoke and shadows," establishes the moral high-ground from which he is looking at industrialisation.
The writer's tone changes suddenly which is signified by the use of the connective "But"; a symbol of contrast. The use of repetition through the colon, and the word "again", create an appearance of speed and recklessness, through short and random phrases. This speed is reinforced through the light-hearted adjectives and adverbs which create a playful and informal style. Personification if again used in this section yet the descriptive details such as the "fat gas-works" create humour rather than disgust.
The narrator uses the first-person plural "we" which engages the reader; drawing them into the experience, instead of leaving them as detached observers. This persuasive device creates empathy and also a light hearted tone.
The narrator also uses absurd comparisons such as "green as a jaunty sprig of parsley out of a black colliery garden" to create humour through incongruity, which is the idea of things not quite fitting. This can also be seen as an allusion to the industrial development not quite fitting in with the rest of the natural environment. The narrator shows the tram in two opposing ways. On the one hand, the tram is a "haven of refuge" from the "howling cold, black and windswept" nights. Yet, on the other had, it is called "the most dangerous tram-service in England". This paradoxical description could be symbolic of the benefits of industrialisation as well as its disadvantages.
The use of commentary personifies the tram as a hero, overcoming obstacles. This mock-heroic tone generates humour and is also reinforced through the description of the young girl conductors, who are seen as "fearless young hussies." This depiction of women as in charge of industry is a modern idea, and reflects the new ideology behind industrialisation. Also, the describing them as having the "sang-froid of an old non-commissioned officer" meant that they were experienced and had "seen it all".


Make sure you have down loaded the course profile or at least made a note of the due dates for the two assignments.
Begin writing in your notebooks. We can't emphasise too much how important it is to keep track of what you do and why. Your early thoughts about a topic that you may want to develop for the course.
When you receive the invitation to the course wiki, sign on and put a little information about yourself on the wiki. Details about how to do all of that are in the side menu: How to do things.
If you use EndNote for managing your bibliographic references, you can download an initial library for the course from the L@G site. If you would like this data in another format simply ask.
Have a look at some of the topics that were chosen in previous years. Begin to write, in your notebook, about possible topics that would be useful for you professionally to explore and develop.
Email Chris and send him the information he asked for in the 1st course announcement.
And, to locate something of the digital developments with which you are familiar in an historical context, you might find this piece by Gil Press on Forbes worth a read: a very short history of information technology.


For the record, I don't want Rafa because of who he used to manage.
I don't want him because he's done nothing in about 10 years and is a massive prick.
Tbf in the last 10 years he's won a Europa League with chelsea, 2 trophies with Inter Milan and 2 with Napoli. Hardly done nothing mate but fair enough atleast its not to do with his past allegiances.
Two pages added to the thread since Sunday.
Whoever gets sacked in the bottom 6 two weeks from now will be our favourite choice. Should wind this one up and keep it for a year or so.
I am not sure that wining one home game since Jan 13th is the basis to hang your hat on a manager of Everton Football Club.
Counting the two trophies with Inter is a bit kind on him. One was the Italian equivalent to the Community Shield and the other was the Club World Cup, both of which are practically friendlies and he could only compete in them because Inter had won the treble with Jose the previous season.
Pretty sure he's not thought much of by either Inter or Napoli fans. Although I do imagine it's hard to meet the expectations at a club as massive as Inter Milan, especially directly after a treble.
flurry of idiots more like, never happening.
Firstly he will still have the same players that have failed to get near a trophy for the last few years.
Secondly everyone knows how he plays and unless he changes his style massively, he isnt going to win anything in the premier league.
Rather stick with Silva then have Jose, he is yesterdays man.
Let's not have the memory of him celebrating the win on Demba Ba day ruined by being poor for us and ruining the high regard we have for him.
Yep, he's a rs hater of the first water...which is about all he has going for him.
*weighs up having a total dogs breakfast of a season Vs 2 Derby wins.
Exclusive interview: Marco Silva reveals why he's in it for the long haul at Everton - 'The stability I need the club also need.
In the past, Silva has had his own commitment questioned. Managing six clubs in eight years leads to that, and although the Portuguese left each of his previous employers under different circumstances, he accepts it is time to stay.
By the time the players arrive at 9am Silva has already gone over the data they have to input every morning, even checking their sleep patterns, to see whether he needs to have a one-to-one conversation before training.
"I know how they sleep, how they are. When they arrive I know which players I need to speak to, to see what's happening or not, what's important in their lives,."
There are clear rules to observe, starting with having breakfast and lunch together. That is not unusual in itself, but Silva takes it further. "It's important to know as much as I can about the players. Sometimes the problems in their minds are not just what happens here, what we can control here, it's something more. If you can know the important things in their life it can help your relationship with them. You can understand them more on the pitch.
The 41 year-old has also immersed himself in understanding Everton. "I don't have doubts that Everton is a big club," he says. "After that you have to be realistic and look at what has happened in the past few seasons. If you look at it this way you can build for the future and do important things.
"When you are talking about big clubs you need a fantastic fan-base and we have that. We have won some very important trophies in the past. The last few seasons were not the best and the club has changed many things in the past year – a new sporting director, a new manager and, in the last 18 months, 20 new players.
"It's a big change. Last season, there were three managers; this season a new manager. Many changes. I think we are making the right steps, I have no doubt about that. Of course we expect, for sure, a different position in the table (Everton are currently 11th) but the Premier League is not finished yet.
That feeling was there in the last two Premier League home games – the draw against Liverpool and the victory over Chelsea – ahead of facing West Ham United away on Saturday. But there is a tension: it will take time, especially with Everton and Silva determined to develop a younger team – he points out the club has five players in the England under-21 squad - although he accepts that time is not something managers can expect.
"I answer you direct," Silva says. "You normally don't have time in football. Time in football is the next match. When I say to you about patience then you have to have that in your project, you have to have that, but the main thing is the results even if there is also a bigger picture.
Nevertheless, Everton are changing and it will take time with key older players, such as Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines, no longer regular starters. "You look at our starting XI and only Seamus Coleman has been here for more than three seasons," Silva says. "So you have to create this identity. Some of the most important players have only been here eight months.
"It's important for us to keep them now and to try and improve the squad and, in the meantime, create a strong spirit in the dressing room. It's important that Jagielka, Coleman, Baines, [James] McCarthy pass on this culture. It's my job also.
Much is made of the 'streaky' runs Silva's teams go on – a series of wins followed by poor results – but while he yearns for greater consistency, there are reasons for that because, frankly, he risks defeat by always trying to win.
The elephant in the room is Liverpool who are challenging for the Premier League title and the Champions League.
"It's not an easy thing," Silva concedes. "When you are in the same city – of course, I worked at Sporting and the rivalry (with Benfica) was really big and after that I was in Olympiakos and it was really big with Panathinaikos and AEK. When you are in a different position than your neighbour it's not easy for your fans because there is the big desire to see our club winning, winning, winning and to get closer to that top six. They want to see Everton fighting for the same.


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namespace Imagine\Test\Imagick;

use Imagine\Imagick\Image;
use Imagine\Imagick\Layers;
use Imagine\Imagick\Imagine;
use Imagine\Test\Image\AbstractLayersTest;
use Imagine\Image\ImageInterface;

class LayersTest extends AbstractLayersTest
{
    protected function setUp()
    {
        parent::setUp();

        if (!class_exists('Imagick')) {
            $this->markTestSkipped('Imagick is not installed');
        }
    }

    public function testCount()
    {
        $resource = $this->getMockBuilder('\Imagick')
            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
            ->getMock();

        $resource->expects($this->once())
            ->method('getNumberImages')
            ->will($this->returnValue(42));

        $layers = new Layers(new Image($resource), $resource);

        $this->assertCount(42, $layers);
    }

    public function testGetLayer()
    {
        $resource = $this->getMockBuilder('\Imagick')
            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
            ->getMock();

        $resource->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getNumberImages')
            ->will($this->returnValue(2));

        $layer = $this->getMockBuilder('\Imagick')
            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
            ->getMock();

        $resource->expects($this->any())
            ->method('getImage')
            ->will($this->returnValue($layer));

        $layers = new Layers(new Image($resource), $resource);

        foreach ($layers as $layer) {
            $this->assertInstanceOf('Imagine\Image\ImageInterface', $layer);
        }
    }

    public function testCoalesce()
    {
        $width = null;
        $height = null;

        $resource = new \Imagick;
        $resource->newImage(20, 10, new \ImagickPixel("black"));
        $resource->newImage(10, 10, new \ImagickPixel("black"));

        $layers = new Layers(new Image($resource), $resource);
        $layers->coalesce();

        foreach ($layers as $layer) {
            $size = $layer->getSize();

            if ($width === null) {
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Postcard of a four story bank building sitting on the corner of a block. A horse-drawn cart is stopped by the sidewalk, and two men stand outside the bank. Below the picture, "Texarkana, Ark.-Tex. State National Bank" is typed, and "Miss Mammie" is written in cursive. The back of the postcard addresses itself to "Miss Mammie McFaddin."
This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by McFaddin-Ward House Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 62 times . More information about this postcard can be viewed below.
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This tutorial will guide you through the steps to create a bootable USB thumb drive of your favorite Linux distribution using Windows 8.
The list of supported versions of Linux is nearly endless – so this method should work no matter which version of Linux you want to install (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE and many others). If it's Ubuntu you want to use, here's their download page: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop.
Plug in your USB thumb drive. Copy any files that you want to keep to your PC because this process involves wiping all the data from that thumb drive.
Head over to the Pendrive download page, scroll to the bottom and click the Download UUI button. Save the file to your Downloads folder. Once the download has completed, double-click the file to run it.
Select the version of Linux you want to use. As you can see, the list is huge.
Now click the Browse button next to Step 2.
Navigate to your Linux .iso file, select it, and click the Open button.
Place a check in the box labelled Show all Drives. The name will switch to Now Showing All Drives.
In the Step 3: section, use the drop-down menu to select the drive letter that corresponds with your USB thumb drive. As you can see, I selected D:, as that's the drive letter assigned to my thumb drive.
Next to the drop-down menu, make sure there is a check-mark in the box indicating that your thumb drive will be formatted. Click the Create button.
Review the information to confirm it's accurate, then click the Yes button.
Sit back and watch as the Universal USB Installer does its thing.
Additional windows may 'pop-up'- this is normal. It's also normal if your Desktop background 'blinks' or changes briefly.
Once you see Installation Done. Process is Completed!, click the Close button.
If you go back to Windows Explorer, you'll see that the drive letter associated with your USB thumb drive will be titled PENDRIVE. If you select that drive, you'll see all the files that will be used to install Linux via your newly created bootable drive. Eject the drive as you normally would and you're done!
You can now use this USB thumb drive to boot into (and/or install) Linux.
Can this be done in other versions of windows?
@4fe3dc13fddb4e1ad40e7854a3c1a812:disqus Absolutely yes. The steps are the same. I'm not sure if it'll work pre-XP, but it should work just fine on Vista, Windows 7 etc.
Thank you so much for posting these great instructions. This works on Win 7 as well.


Even if a divorce is the best possible solution for your future, the process is still emotionally challenging. In these situations, having an experienced Plano divorce lawyer on your side can make all the difference.
At the Law Office of Daryl T. Gordon, we pride ourselves on helping clients plan for their futures and make the decisions that benefit them the most in the long term. Many clients will want to approach their divorces from an adversarial standpoint, and we are comfortable aggressively representing clients. However, we also work hard to resolve as many disputes as possible through mediation and negotiation before the divorce needs to be addressed in court. Our clients count on us to investigate their unique situations and educate them on the benefits and challenges of the many decisions they face.
The course of action that somebody chooses to take at the outset will likely affect the tone and the cost of the entire case. Quality representation is a benefit because a divorce can be one of the most difficult times an individual faces. A lawyer can help guide you through this difficult time.
Through mediation, we find that decisions made regarding custody or property division are more valuable because each party has a say in the outcome, rather than letting a judge decide. Many times, clients can determine a plan that benefits everyone moving forward. If the decisions become difficult, your attorney is there to help clients make good choices at this stage so they do not end up harming themselves or their children in the long term.
Whether you are facing a contested or uncontested divorce, it is in your best interest to retain an experienced divorce attorney. A lawyer can help review documents and navigate you toward a successful resolution. We prepare for each case as if it was going to trial even through many disputes will be resolved in mediation.


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At least four people were killed — including a baby — and 15 others injured Tuesday when an SUV plowed into pedestrians in the southwestern German city of Trier, according to reports.
The 51-year-old driver from the area was arrested and the vehicle was impounded after it slammed into the crowd in the pedestrian zone in the city, located about 120 miles west of Frankfurt, police said.
The suspect was identified by Spiegel magazine as Bernd W., from the Trier-Saarburg area, the UK's Telegraph reported.
Regional Prime Minister Malu Dreyer said a baby was among those killed, the UK's Telegraph reported.
"It all happened very quickly. He could not escape and was detained by police," police spokesman Karl-Peter Jochem said, adding that the suspect drove for about a half-mile before being stopped, according to Agence France-Presse.
Police said the driver's motives are unknown and that he is believed to have acted alone, the Telegraph reported.
Mayor Wolfram Leibe told the SWR broadcaster that the driver had gone on "a rampage," saying that in addition to the two fatalities, 15 people had suffered serious injuries.
"We have a driver who ran amok in the city. We have two dead that we are certain of and up to 15 injured, some of them with the most severe injuries," he told SWR, according to Reuters.
"I just walked through the city center and it was just horrible. There is a trainer lying on the ground, and the girl it belongs to is dead," he told reporters as tears streamed down his face when he described seeing a child's shoe on the street near the body of a girl.
"It's a horror scene," he said. "Many people are traumatized."
A shopkeeeper told the Trierischer Volksfreund newspaper that she saw a baby carriage fly through the air after being struck by vehicle, the Telegraph reported. She described people screaming and seeking shelter in her store.
Police spokesman Uwe Konz told Agence France-Presse that it remained unclear what exactly happened, adding that "the background (to the incident) still needs to be clarified."
Police in the Rhineland-Palatinate, where Trier is located, said on Twitter that people should "avoid the area," adding that "police as well as other emergency services are on the scene."
"We arrested one person and one vehicle was seized," police said. "The care of the injured has absolute priority."
According to local reports, the car was driven "at speed" from the city's Porta Nigra gate, according to the UK's Express.
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Chelsea legend John Terry says he has not yet decided whether he will retire from playing this summer, but says his long-term aim is to become a top-level manager.
"Hopefully one day I'll be back here [at Wembley] as a manager, that's kind of the ambition. It has been difficult for me actually as a player because I've been looking to do coaching for the last year," he said after Saturday's FA Cup final loss to Arsenal.
"But, if I do stop or if I do carry on playing, I will press on in that [coaching] regardless. I do want to be a manager.
John Terry was an unused substitute in Saturday's 2-1 FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal at Wembley.
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UK: Asda – planning a more competitive retail landscape (COMMENT)
According to reports, Asda, the UK retailer owned by US giant Wal-Mart, has started to lobby the British government to relax planning laws. This would enable the embattled chain to compete more effectively with the market leader, Tesco, but could ultimately lead to less choice for consumers as competition intensifies.
Asda representatives have been pressing the UK government for changes in the competition laws that govern planning authorization for new supermarkets, according to The Observer. Asda has been losing market share to the market leader, Tesco, and hopes that a relaxation of the planning laws will enable it to compete more effectively with its rival.
The main problem from Asda's point of view is that of 'first mover advantage'. What this means is that, in practice, once a large supermarket has been built in a particular area, no further planning permission is given in that area. Because of this, in many locations there is only a single large Tesco outlet and Asda cannot open a rival store.
Planning decisions for large supermarkets are made on the basis of a test for 'adequate provision'. Before planning permission is granted, the authorities must decide whether or not the area needs such an outlet, and what effects its opening could have on local businesses. Asda's representatives want this changed to a test for 'adequate competition'.
However, building new stores is not the only way to compete with Tesco. All of the major supermarket chains have been pursuing growth in their market share through the acquisition of existing outlets. At the beginning of June, for example, the Office of Fair Trading approved the purchase by Asda of a dozen Safeway stores in Northern Ireland.
The scale of the retail industry's consolidation and the ensuing price competition brought about by both acquisitions and new store openings may not only have potentially negative effects on smaller outlets such as corner shops, but could also turn out to be a mixed blessing for consumers. One of the effects of this competitive environment is that the much-vaunted choice of products that supermarkets claim to offer can, in fact, be reduced to only the most popular or cost-effective items. Thus, whether a change in the planning laws to allow the further proliferation of large supermarkets is desirable for consumers is debatable.
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The effect of Nb5+ doping on the electrochemical and structural characteristics of NaTi2(PO4)3 was investigated. The Nb5+ substitution lowered the band gap energy from 2.8 to 1.4 eV according to density functional theory calculations. Subsequent carbonization of pitch carbon on the surface of NaNbxTi2−x(PO4)3 (x = 0.05) significantly increased the electrical conductivity, thereby improving the capacity and high-rate capability. The excellent cyclability and superior electrode performance result from facile Na+ insertion and extraction that occur via a biphasic redox mechanism, namely, the Ti4+/3+ redox couple for the cathode and a sequence of two biphasic redox reactions associated with the Ti3+/2+ redox couple for the anode, as revealed by operando X-ray diffraction and ex situ X-ray absorption spectroscopic studies. Moreover, the possibility of application of Na2.9Nb0.05Ti1.95(PO4)3 as both a cathode and anode material was demonstrated in a symmetric cell, which delivered a capacity of 105 mA h g−1 after 100 cycles at 0.2C with a capacity retention of 83%.


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Get Fallout Shelter on PC Today!
Instead of playing Fallout Shelter on PC via Android emulator, you can now get the official version for PC! The Fallout Shelter PC version and the big mobile update were announced earlier this year, at E3, during the publisher's briefing.
So, Fallout Shelter has finally arrived on PC. All you need is Bethesda.Net Launcher. From there, you need to create a Bethesda.net account (if you don't have one already). Once you logged in, two programs are available from the top left of the launcher; the Fallout 4 Creation Kit, and, just below it -- Fallout Shelter. Don't mind my screenshot, showing three programs.
Although, the minimum PC specs are as provided above, Fallout Shelter PC version works just fine on some older dual core PCs (I.e. AMD E-300 dual-core @ 1.3 GHz). If you have an old Win 7 64-bit PC, be sure to give Fallout Shelter a try. As our Facebook page fan, Kenny Eisenhower would say -- No lag whatsoever. Thanks for this useful information Kenny, I'm sure many will appreciate it.
Fallout Shelter PC version is a free game that also offers microtransactions.
If you want to know more about Fallout Shelter, check our Fallout Shelter portal.
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In my previous blog post, Realistic Settlements in Fallout 4, where you can see very detailed settlement builds of Red Rocket Truck Stop and Sanctuary Hills (YouTube links), I already introduced you to what realistic settlements are in my game.
A quick reminder of my "problem" with most of the settlement videos over the interweb -- There are many really good videos out there. It's just that most of them are somehow focused on building sizes and wonders, and stuff, rather than being realistic.
Mostly, I think about small details like missing pillars on tall buildings or bridges, or even spamming with duplicated fences, floors, etc.
I, on the other hand, don't build Commonwealth Wonders or big Palaces, and just want to keep my settlements realistically formed and built, like I would do (if I could) in real life. With a post-apocalyptic setting in mind, where building materials are scarce, this time, I'm introducing you the settlements of Greentop Nursery and beautiful Spectacle Island!
Before I begin you should know that all my settlements are still works in progress and are about 90-95% complete. I'll start with the Greentop Nursery.
I imagined Greentop Nursery being a very important settlement since a greenhouse in wasteland can be a big and important source of food and caps. To protect that sweet jewel of the Commonwealth, I decided to barricade the whole area around it. Since there is not much of a space between the settlement boundaries and the greenhouse, I used every bit of it. I upgraded the original house with a two-story shack on the side and a place where you can eat, have a drink and relax in front of the house.
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These three pairs of earrings are similar, but not exactly the same… think of them as variations on a theme. Subtly swirling ice-blue, paired with vibrant turquoise.
In just a couple days I'll be having a flash sale on all these newly-discovered pieces! For a limited time - pendants and earrings, wine charms and hair sticks - all at 30% off!
Mailing list members get to shop first, and there were only so many pieces in that long-lost box! Get first pick - join here.


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Since 2007, Berlin native Mike Dehnert has run raw techno label Fachwerk Records,MD2 and a more house oriented subdivision calling Colomabge . The imprint's mission is simple: to release their own take on raw, floor techno. And so they have done, on 34 different occasions, earning both the label and the artists behind it the respect of in-the-know, serious techno fans the world over.Dehnert's own productions (often informed by his grubby, dub infused and textured live techno sets at institutions like Berghain and Tresor) have also been unleashed on the world via other respected imprints including Clone Records, Echochord Colour and Deeply Rooted House, Delsin.


Fall is coming around the corner and I'm sure a lot of people are excited to bring out their knits, ready to layer up. With this chilly weather, I pulled out my comfy Zara grey knit and paired them with a pair of boyfriend jeans since I didn't want anything too tight or form fitting on the bottom.
These new boots I got from H&M are my new winter favorites because they're versatile, comfortable, and I love the design. Got complimented on them today, too! Go me!


The 2012 Revised Edition of the CILS California Judges Benchguide – Indian Child Welfare Act is now complete. It will be debuted at the 2012 Statewide ICWA Conference at the Blue Lake Casino on June 19. CILS will have a limited number of printed versions and CD versions available at the conference. The bound guides are $45 and the CD's are $5. CILS will accept check or cash only. This online version is available at no charge and can be download to your personal computer. Thank you to all the community members and professionals that assisted in this revision, we truly appreciate your efforts.


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There's a bear in the air
9 Oct, 2013 | Wessex Group, Wessex Fire & Security, Wessex Electricals, Wessex Property Care
Children who are flown in the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance can now cuddle teddy bears thanks to a donation from the Wessex Group.
The company, based in Shaftesbury, Dorset, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and each month is giving "50 somethings" to a good cause or charity.
Pic caption: Annette Plaistow-Trapaud, fundraising co-ordinator for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, Mike Wood, MD of Wessex Building Services, Claire Baker, paramedic, and Jackie Baker, chairman of Wessex Group's sports and social club with some of the teddy bears.
The teddies are ideal for helping to reassure children who are distressed in flight or at the scene of an emergency, and they get to keep them afterwards.
Wessex Group's sports and social club has two nominated charities it is supporting this year and the air ambulance is one of them, so it was the perfect choice for a donation.
Mike Wood, managing director of Wessex Building Services (WBS), and Jackie Baker who is chairman of the sports and social club, handed over the 50 teddies to air ambulance staff.
Each cute bear has a T-shirt stating: "Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, supported by the Wessex Group."
Annette Plaistow-Trapaud, fundraising co-ordinator for the air ambulance, and paramedic Claire Baker, received the teddies at the base in Henstridge on the Dorset-Somerset border.
Annette said: "This is a wonderful donation and they will be extremely useful to help reassure young people.
"Being flown by air ambulance can be daunting and frightening for children and cuddling a bear can really help them.
"Our figures show that about 20 per cent of incidents we attend involve children."
The air ambulance is a charity that receives no government or lottery money and relies largely on the generosity of the public to operate.
It costs £4,000 a day to run and on average the helicopter completes about 30 missions a week.
Mike, from WBS, part of Wessex Group, said: "We are very pleased to be able to support the air ambulance, which does great work on a daily basis.
"It can be in any part of Dorset or Somerset within 20 minutes and is a truly life-saving service that we should all be grateful for."
Jackie added: "The air ambulance and Shaftesbury Hospital are our two nominated charities this year and we hope the teddies will bring a few smiles and some reassurance."
Wessex Group is a hardy collection of companies that installs and/or maintains electrics, heating, air conditioning, plumbing, renewable energy, commercial catering equipment and fire and security systems across the south.
So far this year it has provided 50 sensory toys for a charity for children with severe learning difficulties, planted 50 yards of snowdrops in Shaftesbury, supported 50 animals at a rescue centre, donated 50 promotional packs to a dyslexia support group, given 50 high-powered LED retrofit lamps to Gold Hill museum in Shaftesbury, supported 50 owls at a sanctuary and donated 50 teddies to the air ambulance.
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A couple of days ago, mid-afternoon, I received a call from a friend. She was in tears; tears of anger, frustration and disappointment. She had cooked a beautiful lunch for some people who not only failed to turn up but, when contacted, lied to her about why they couldn't come. Furthermore, this wasn't the first time this had happened with these particular people. And they were family! Nobody can hurt us more than family, can they?
Well, we're never ones to turn down a good meal (regardless of the fact we'd already eaten), so we promptly dropped everything, rushed round to her and we soon sitting down to a delicious lunch, at 3.30pm. Hey – I believe that's a fashionable time to have lunch in some circles.
I'm sure you can imagine how my friend felt. It took several hours of hugs, her eleven year old daughter saying "well, you're now spending time with people who want to be with you, mum", and, yes, a couple of strong G&Ts for her to feel validated and wanted again.
We can often put ourselves out for people and then find our efforts are entirely unappreciated. It's even worse when it's family and close friends where there is so much emotional investment. While we know that true love, in the words of the bible "always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres", there does come a time when we need to take some of the emotion out of that love.
There is a very strong argument for dropping those people in our life who are not positive, who do not contribute to us. It's more difficult if those people are family. We can choose our friends; we can't choose our family. What we can do, for our own protection, is withdraw emotion from that arena. It's their loss, not ours. We'll invest that emotion in reciprocal friendships where it will be returned tenfold.
My friend will not be cooking a lunch for these people again, although she'll meet them in a restaurant. She can't cut them out of her life: they're family, but she can make sure she's not hurt by them.
Very much their loss, or maybe ours, as she's a very good cook!


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Being An Instagram Influencer Is Hard Work, So This Guy Made A Bot To Do It For Him
A data engineer who created a 100% automated Instagram account to earn free meals at restaurants looking for promotion is offering his services to clients too.
By Katie Notopoulos
Katie Notopoulos BuzzFeed News Reporter
Last updated on March 25, 2019, at 4:35 p.m. ET
Posted on March 20, 2019, at 11:43 a.m. ET
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Dining out in New York is, well, expensive.
Chris Buetti had a problem: Dining out in New York was getting too expensive. He saw was one obvious solution — becoming an Instagram influencer and asking restaurants to give him free meals to post about them — but that process would be time-consuming and require annoying soft skills like "being good at taking photos" and "creating content people enjoy." Anyway, he already had a job.
So Buetti, a data scientist by trade, decided to use his actual skills and automate the hard work of influencing by writing a program that recruited an audience of 25,000 (by autofollowing their accounts in hopes of getting a follow back), and reposted photographers' eye-catching photos of New York City for his growing entourage to engage with ("😍🤗🤗🤗great shot💕," one person commented). Poof: @beautiful.newyorkcity was born — an active, popular, and 100% artificial Instagram account. For Buetti, it's the perfect solution if you don't want to actually dedicate time to curating an online following, but still want to score free spaghetti from restaurants seeking publicity. His program even finds restaurant accounts in New York, and sends them direct messages offering to promote them to followers in exchange for a comped meal — and no, it does not disclose that @beautiful.newyorkcity is run by a robot.
Behold the latest chapter in the dark art of social media influencing, which despite being widely plagued with bots and fake engagement, continues to attract real interest from marketers and businesses. Buetti's account has (at least some) real followers, but the influencing itself is being handled by some code rather than an eager personality. It's a lifestyle brand generated by something that's not alive.
Buetti isn't stopping at @beautiful.newyorkcity either. He also cofounded Social Rise Consulting, which uses similar tactics to grow clients' followings online (for now, that's namely mass following accounts to get follow backs). So far, Social Rise has 42 clients, according to its website. It's all part of Buetti's portfolio of automation-related work; he considers the free food hustle a showcase for his talents as a data scientist, which he detailed in a Medium post. Buetti told BuzzFeed News so far @beautiful.newyorkcity has earned him about 10 free or discounted meals at some pretty nice restaurants.
Does his scheme foreshadow a future in which influencing is automated? Buetti says there's no reason influencing has to be personality driven — there's another kind involving impersonal aggregators. "@FuckJerry is where I got the idea," he said, referencing the controversial meme kingpin. "He never needs to show his face, he just posts memes he finds on the internet; mostly he just steals them." He saw this as the perfect use case for automated posting: "I was thinking, this guy never needs to touch [by hand] his account ever."
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A post showing food from one of the restaurants that gave Buetti a free or discounted meal.
But is it ethical for a man to get a free lunch based on a following his bot generated using a bunch of photos reposted without photographers' permission? "None of the content my account posts is owned by me," he wrote on Medium, but his program automatically credits photographers' handles when it reposts their images (one of the photographers BuzzFeed News reached out to, Christina Danza, aka @downtownnative, didn't mind that her work was reposted by AI).
In the end, Buetti argues, a post from an automated account is worth as much to an advertiser as an endorsement from an account run by, you know, a human. He said several restaurants have followed up, saying customers came in after seeing their food posted on @beautiful.newyorkcity (the sponsored posts are labeled as ads). "I spent a lot of time and effort writing this script and I'm offering them a service and they're offering me a free meal," Buetti said.
BuzzFeed News contacted one restaurant owner who gave @beautiful.newyorkcity a $25 dining credit in exchange for a post, and described how Buetti's automated account works. "I guess in the end we were satisfied because it's still an ad posted and showing us to their followers," said the owner, who nonetheless asked to remain anonymous to prevent other would-be influencers from trying to dine for free.
Advertisers may not mind, but human influencers are wary of automating their profession. "To be honest, seeing someone create such a large following through automation and AI is pretty discouraging for me, and for anyone else who has put blood, sweat, and tears into building their online brands," Skyler Bouchard (@diningwithskyler), a New York City–based food Instagrammer with 175,000 followers, told BuzzFeed News. "But it's also kind of fascinating."
A typical post on the account of scenic Manhattan. The photo was originally taken and posted by @downtownnative.
Last year, influencer marketing company Mediakix ran a stunt in which it created a fake travel influencer — @wanderinggirl — using stock images, and bought fake followers. To test how vulnerable businesses were, it then reached out to hotels and restaurants asking for freebies (Mediakix declined all offers in the end). Evan Asano, founder and CEO of Mediakix, called Buetti's approach "pretty sophisticated and not something that can be easily replicated by the masses" compared to simply buying followers. But he warned, "most of Instagram is influencer and personality-driven, and this type of posting can't ever replace the draw of personalities."
Skyler Bouchard agrees. "Being human still has the most power when it comes to influencing others, and nothing beats that."
Instagram may not allow Buetti and his cohorts to mooch off @beautiful.newyorkcity without putting in at least some effort for long (Buetti gave the log-in to a friend, and said he has moved on to other accounts). A representative for Instagram told BuzzFeed News certain kinds of automation, in particular sending DMs, are in violation of the terms of service.
Buetti told BuzzFeed News he's given up the free meal racket for now — it just wasn't worth his time and effort to schlep across Manhattan neighborhoods just for a free dinner. "I'd rather do something where I can see the dollars in my bank account going up," he said. He's also considering an attempt at traditional food influencing, with real photos of himself.
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Contact Katie Notopoulos at katie@buzzfeed.com.


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  session = require('express-session'),
  mongoose = require('mongoose'),
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  passport = require('passport'),
  cookieParser = require('cookie-parser'),
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var Scout = mongoose.model('Scout');

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require('./app/routes/users.server.routes')(app); //user routes
require('./app/routes/scouts.server.routes')(app); //scout routes
require('./app/routes/requirements.server.routes')(app); //requirement routes

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Police chief slams 'shocking' behaviour of revellers at Hove seafront gathering
Police confirm 'large group of youths' moved on but no arrests over shocking scenes on East Sussex sea front last night
Ben TurnerBreaking News Editor
A Sussex police chief has slammed hundreds of revellers who descended on a seafront gathering in Hove last night (June 24).
Officers were called to Hove Lawns at around 6.40pm after stunned residents claimed up to 300 young people were in attendance.
Eyewitnesses said the area was left looking like 'a tornado had hit it' following the inicdent.
Large groups, despite social distancing guidelines, were gathered around the area around Grand Avenue.
Sussex Police's Deputy Chief Constable Jo Shiner took to Twitter to condemn the gathering.
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She said: "Shocking behaviour impacting upon everyone trying to be responsible in challenging times.
"Sussex Police will take positive action but I would urge young people to think about their behaviour.
"A criminal record will not help you get a job in the future."
One witness said he saw the gathering erupt into violence, with a fight breaking out and some youths angrily confronting police when they arrived.
No arrests were made during the incident in Hove (Image: @michael_taggart)
However not a single arrest was made last night, Sussex Live can reveal with police able to move on what they termed a "large group of youths".
Video footage shared by witness Julian Symes shows the moment officers arrived with up to 10 police cars and two vans spotted lined up along the seafront as police were forced to disperse the swathes of people.
A Sussex Police spokesman said: "Police responded to reports of a large group of youths gathered on Hove Lawns around 6.37pm on Wednesday, June 24.
"Officers attended and a dispersal order was issued. The group left and police maintained a presence in the area late into the evening. No arrests were made."
One witness called Rico tweeted during the gathering last night: "There are maybe 300 kids in 10-15 groups, all bunched up on Hove Lawns. Good job lockdown is over."
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He added: "Didn't take long for it to break into a fight. Kids streaming off the beach to watch it."
And he later tweeted: "Now they're pushing the police & surrounding them. Bloody scary for the officers. It's wild how little respect people show for their community."
Praising the police he said: "To be fair, the police stuck around, got rid of the glass bottles & moved people on. They did a good job when they came, despite some very difficult circumstances."
Dispersal Orders are made under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act (Image: @michael_taggart)
Pictures showed gas cannisters and rubbish strewn across the area.
Some have suggested it was sparked to celebrate what would have been end of year proms and the completion of exams.
One resident said: "Place looked like a tornado had hit. Tons of rubbish. Like the aftermath of a mass flytip."
Another tweeted: "Social distancing largely abandoned on Hove seafront this evening."
The swathes of people came despite the coronavirus outbreak and social distancing guidance.
One woman filmed and confronted a group of lads and said: "You shouldn't be here in towns like this."
Dispersal Orders are made under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Section 34) and it means that police have the power to order a person to leave the area for a 48 hour period with no return. Refusal to comply with the order is a criminal offence.
Sussex Police


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Your short-term tasks, multiplied by time, equals success.
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If you would like to wear something green as that was Alex's favorite color that would be wonderful.
If you have a memory or story about Alex (I'm sure it is memorable) that you would like to share or if you would like to share how you have celebrated Alex or plan to celebrate Alex please let me know, Drew Casselberry, know by April 6th.
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6 types of dangerous bike vs. car accidents
On behalf of Max Draitser - Southern California Bicycle Attorneys | Dec 4, 2018 | Bicycle Accidents
Bicycle versus car accidents can happen in many ways, but studies have found some of the most common types of crashes. If both drivers and cyclists are aware of these accidents, they may be able to take steps to prevent or avoid them.
That does not mean accidents won't happen. People make mistakes, and vigilance and a commitment to safety are required to avoid these critical errors. Even good drivers suffer from lapses in judgment. However, education is the first step toward making the roads safer, so here are six of these common types of collisions to keep in mind:
At an intersection, the driver has a stop sign and the cyclist doesn't, but the car pulls out into the bicycle's path.
Similarly, the cyclist has a stop sign and the driver does not, but the cyclist rides out into the path of the car.
A driver pulls out into the road from behind an obstruction, such as emerging from an alley between two buildings, where the driver cannot see the cyclist in the road and the cyclist cannot see the car.
The driver turns left into the path of the bicycle, crossing into the cyclist's lane.
The cyclist slows down to turn left and gets struck from behind by a car in the same lane.
The driver attempts to turn to the right and hits a cyclist who is going straight but, due to staying near the shoulder, is actually on the right side of the car.
Have you been involved in any of these accidents? If so, make sure you know how to seek financial compensation for your injuries.
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Home » Politics » 'We have fresh criminal charges,' EFCC explains re-arrest of Ofili-Ajumogobia after discharge by Court
'We have fresh criminal charges,' EFCC explains re-arrest of Ofili-Ajumogobia after discharge by Court
By Ripples Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given reasons for re-arresting a former judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia who was discharged by the court on Tuesday, stating that its action was legal.
Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia was, on Tuesday, re-arrested at the premises of an Ikeja High Court after she was discharged of corruption charges by Justice Hakeem Oshodi.
A statement issued on Tuesday afternoon by EFCC acting Head of Media and Publicity, Tony Orilade, revealed, the commission re-arrested Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia to enable it prefer a fresh criminal charge against her.
It added that the arrest was in line with the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, in a case involving Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, where the court held that a judge could not be prosecuted until he or she had either been dismissed or compulsorily retired by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
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Orilade in the statement said, "Consequent upon the fact that the Commission had presented Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia before the NJC for disciplinary action and that the NJC had taken a position, the Commission would now approach the court to prefer fresh charges on her.
"The Commission had first arraigned Ofili-Ajumogobia and Godwin Obla, SAN, on a 30-count charge on Monday, November 28, 2016 on offences bordering on perversion of the course of justice, graft, unlawful enrichment, providing false information and forgery.
"They were, however, re-arraigned on an amended 31-count charge bordering on an alleged perversion of the course of justice, unlawful enrichment and forgery.
"They pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them, thereby setting the stage for the trial."
Orilade said further, "Having presented 12 witnesses and tendered several documents that were admitted in evidence by the court in the course of the trial, counsel to Ofili-Ajumogobia, first defendant, Robert Clarke SAN, in an application dated November, 27, 2018, said the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case and urged the court to discharge and acquit his client.
"However, Ifedayo Adedipe, SAN, counsel for the second defendant, Obla, on January 25, 2019, told the court that the charges preferred against his client could be entertained.
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A Vision of Peace - World Beyond War . . .
We will know we have achieved peace when the world is safe for all the children. They will play freely out of doors, never worrying about picking up cluster bombs or about drones buzzing overhead. There will be good education for all of them for as far as they are able to go. Schools will be safe and free from fear. The economy will be healthy, producing useful things rather than those things which destroy use value, and producing them in ways that are sustainable. There will be no carbon burning industry and global warming will have been halted. All children will study peace and will be trained in powerful, peaceful methods of confronting violence, should it arise at all. They will all learn how to defuse and resolve conflicts peacefully. When they grow up they may enlist in a shanti sena, a peace force that will be trained in civilian-based defense, making their nations ungovernable if attacked by another country or a coup d'etat and therefore immune from conquest. The children will be healthy because health care will be freely available, funded from the vast sums that once were spent on the war machine. The air and water will be clean, soils healthy and producing healthy food because the funding for ecological restoration will be available from the same source. When we see the children playing we will see children from many different cultures together at their play because restrictive borders will have been abolished. The arts will flourish. While learning to be proud of their own cultures–their religions, arts, foods, traditions, etc.–these children will realize they are citizens of one small planet as well as citizens of their respective countries. These children will never be soldiers, although they may well serve humanity in voluntary organizations or in some kinds of universal service for the common good.
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Novo Nordisk's Second-Quarter Earnings More than Doubles
Published 7:56 AM ET Fri, 3 Aug 2007 Updated 3:15 PM ET Thu, 5 Aug 2010 The Associated Press
Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, the world's largest producer of insulin, said Friday that second-quarter net profit more than doubled and raised its guidance for the full year. Its shares rose more than 4%.
Novo Nordisk said net profit, boosted by a divestment gain, came to 3.65 billion Danish kroner (490.5 million euros; $672.07 million) from 1.74 billion kroner a year earlier, sharply beating the average analyst forecast of 2.74 billion kroner (368 million euros; $503 million).
Sales rose to 10.56 billion kroner (1.42 billion euros; $1.94 billion) from 9.73 billion kroner, in line with analyst forecasts of 10.55 billion kroner (1.42 billion euros; $1.94 billion).
Novo Nordisk completed the sale of its 27% stake in cancer diagnostic firm Dako in May, giving it a gain of 1.4 billion kroner (188 million euros; $257 million).
The company raised its guidance for earnings before interest and taxes to growth of around 10% from 6% to 8% previously, citing a sustainable improvement in gross margin.
The gross margin for the second quarter stood at 77.7% compared with 76.8% a year ago.
It also raised its sales growth forecast to 11% to 14% measured in local currencies and 7% to 10% in Danish kroner. It had earlier forecast sales to grow by less than 10% in Danish kroner and more than 10% in local currencies.
Novo Nordisk shares rose 4.4% to 613 kroner (82.4 euros; $113), outperforming a broadly higher Nordic market. The stock has risen close to 60% in the last 12 months on the back of strong earnings and the release of promising late-stage data for its potential blockbuster diabetes product Liraglutide.
Indications of a strong U.S. insulin market in the second-quarter reports from competitors Eli Lilly and Sanofi-Aventis in the past week helped boost the share price further.
Sydbank analyst Rune Majlund Dahl said the gross margin was better than expected and the upgrade to full-year guidance positive.
"The diabetes business performed better than expected and it is positive to see Novo Nordisk continues to take market share in the U.S.," he said.
Novo Nordisk has about 23,600 employees in 79 countries, and markets its products in 179 countries.
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Now this is one inspirational journey, it's not easy being healthy but once Kylie was 'open to receiving and ready' to hear what she needed to do to get her health back, everything changed. Thank you Kylie for being our Transformation Tuesday superstar and welcome! Team Dani put your virtual hands together for the beautiful Kylie!!!!! To share your new fit and healthy life please share your story with us here.
I'm age 40. My health journey began back in the July of 2011 when I weighted 132.7kg. I 'knew' I needed to do something about my health. However, the difference between knowing and 'action' seemed massive. I had a chance meeting with a Chiropractor & Kinesiologist, Dr Ben Maitland who offered me some very non-judgemental words. That was the beginning of my journey. I began working with Ben, weekly to begin and still do consistently. Our focus has always been about health and sustainability for life. It's never been about a diet and Ben has never asked me what I weight. Though along the weight I shed 66kgs and regained my life. I really was existing beforehand...the couch was a great friend of mine! I have gained a wealth of knowledge about how to nourish my body, eat clean, move my body and manage my emotions. Honestly, I have loved pretty much every moment - with the exception of one defining Thursday. Upon reflection that Thursday was significant, however with great support from both Ben and my hubby I continued on, rather than rolling over on the couch, amid my flood of tears and telling my hubby 'That's it - this health thing is too hard, I'm giving up'. He had a pretty firm response to that and it took me a sleepless night to realise I wasn't giving up.
Potato chips were my biggest 'addiction'...I'm not talking just the odd handful, I'm talking packets, family-size packets! A LOT has changed since then. My eating philosophy now is as I call it 'clean eating'. For me that means following a lifestyle of natural foods - we have very little in the way of packets in our pantry these days! In the main things such as fruits, vegies, nuts, seeds, meat, seafood and legumes.
I love watching the tennis and I passionately follow the circuit all year round. I play tennis - both training and fixtures, weekly. I love to run, did a couple of small triathlons recently, enjoy yoga, personal training and a refreshing walk in the outdoors.
I do love to create new 'clean eating' recipes in my kitchen, experimenting with new and different ingredients. They mostly work, and then there are those 'learning experiences' that don't quite work the first time. The family are good taste testers for me, honest too!! I'm absolutely passionate about the tennis...as a child I always played and so did my parents. I love seeing others happy, that always brings me a smile.
Varied opinions...I say it was the chance meeting with Dr Ben Maitland. Ben says I was 'open to receiving and ready'. I do get what he means by that now, but I didn't when he first said it!
Improving my yoga poses. I really do enjoy my yoga and it really has helped me in building my core strength, which was a really weak area of mine. My hubby and I are doing a triathlon together...I'm swimming and running, he is cycling. This is a bigger distance to the smaller ones I've previously done. Continuing to build 'Kylies Courage' which means empowering others to realise we can all lead a life blessed with Health, Happiness & Freedom. Working in partnership with my hubby to take his communications business through it's next growth phase.
Believe in yourself, always. Be patient...In this modern world, we tend to want everything now and health doesn't come overnight or sitting on the couch! Consistency...With any change, you need to do it with consistency. Self-Love...Learn to love yourself from within. I used to see it as selfish and now I realise it's not and it's an essential ingredient in being the very best version of you. Responsibility...Take responsibility for your health. You may engage support of family, friends or professionals which is great but ultimately no one else can do it for you. That was a key turning point in my journey!
What would YOU like? Being accountable for fitness, food or both?


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Not My Finest Hour, Stoneham Worlds (1/23/13)
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