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Hundreds of Preston bus drivers to strike over pay
Hundreds of Lancashire bus drivers are to go on strike this weekend after pay talks broke down.
The Stagecoach drivers - who operate from Preston and Chorley bus stations - will take action on Saturday.
Stagecoach bus
The Unite trade union they belong to have been locked in talks with Stagecoach management for weeks.
But after a meeting on Tuesday, the two sides failed to arrive at an agreement and strike action will now begin, said Unite.
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Some 300 drivers are said to be involved in the dispute. Regional industrial organiser at Unite, John Boughton, confirmed that a series of one day strikes, starting this Saturday, May 11, are to commence.
That day's action will be followed by further strikes on Tuesday, May 14, Saturday, May 25, Tuesday, May 28, Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1.
"That will be a full day stoppage involving all drivers, that will be Preston and Chorley," said Mr Boughton.
"The negotiations broke up with no other offer from the company and as a consequence the strike action on Saturday will take place."
Stagecoach said it was drafting in extra drivers to help minimise disruption. Bosses said they were "disappointed" over the industrial action.
Mr Boughton said the drivers were seeking a 50p pay rise from £10.50 an hour to £11 - an increase of about 4.8 per cent.
The drivers are part of a group of Stagecoach drivers that incorporates South Lancashire and Merseyside.
"The drivers at Preston are the poor relations in terms of pay," said Mr Boughton.
"They're getting, in some instances, almost £1 less than colleagues elsewhere within the Stagecoach family - there's only one bus company within Lancashire that big where they pay less than Stagecoach.
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"Our members are fed up with being the poor relations. This company make good profits within Preston and Chorley."
Mr Boughton claimed much smaller bus companies than Stagecoach - a national operator based in Perth, Scotland - pay better than the drivers in question are getting paid.
He said "nearly 300 drivers" were involved in the dispute, adding; "What the company will do, Stagecoach will try and run services within the city. They will bus in people from all over the country and try to break the strike.
"Our drivers have been told if they do strike, they will lose all their back pay."
The drivers were balloted for strike action by their union in March.
When the result was announced in April, it was discovered that they were overwhelmingly in favour - 98 per cent - of taking strike action.
Mr Boughton said Stagecoach were a very profitable company and that the union's request was not an unreasonable one.
"If some other company made the returns they (Stagecoach) were making they would be running round that bus station," he said.
He said the union wanted the drivers to be treated "fair and equitably with other colleagues that work within this Stagecoach company they work for".
"We as a trade union are open to talks at any time if they want to come back round the table," said Mr Boughton.
"The indication was that our members' aspirations were too great and we were too far away.
"As a trade union we understand this is going to cause disruption and we apologise for that - our members are not taking that decision lightly. It is the only way they can show their anger to the company by withdrawing their labour.
*Services that are believed to be affected by the strike action will include the Preston to Bolton service; Preston to St Annes and Blackpool; and Preston to Liverpool.
Stagecoach said it would continue to operate services on the majority of routes during the planned strike action.
The company said; "Unite the union has confirmed that drivers at the company's Lancashire depot will take part in strike action over six days between 11 May and 1 June, in a dispute over pay.
"Drivers have been offered a rise of 5.2 per cent over 24 months.
"Stagecoach has drafted in extra drivers to minimise disruption for customers and has confirmed services will continue to operate on most routes, on a reduced frequency during the day, until early evening (7pm)."
Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire Managing Director Rob Jones said: "We're disappointed that the union has chosen this course of action which will only serve to disrupt our customers.
"Unfortunately their demand for a 4.8 per cent pay rise over 12 months is simply unrealistic. We have made a very fair offer and we don't believe strike action will achieve anything other than to inconvenience local people.
"However, we have a comprehensive contingency plan in place and will do everything we can to minimise the impact on our customers.
"We will continue to keep passengers updated via our website and live Twitter feed and in the meantime, our door is open if the union wants to come and have sensible and constructive discussions."
• Full details can be found on www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/merseyside-and-south-lancashire/potential-strike-action on Twitter at @StagecoachMCSL.


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Q: How to remove syntax error? Pinescript V5 Any ideas on how to solve this syntax error?
//@version=5
    indicator(shorttitle="BB", title="Bollinger Bands", overlay=true, timeframe="",    timeframe_gaps=true)
    length = input.int(20, minval=1)
    src = input(close, title="Source")
    mult = input.float(2.0, minval=0.001, maxval=50, title="StdDev")
    basis = ta.sma(src, length)
    dev = mult * ta.stdev(src, length)
    upper = basis + dev
    lower = basis - dev
    c= if src>upper
      c=src-upper
    else
      c=0
    or
      if src<lower
      c=src-lower
        else
        c=0
plot(c,style=plot.style_columns)

Trying to create this indicator and need help with the programming

A: There's multiple errors in this code from indentation to syntax. There's also an easier way to get the bollinger bands.  This is how I would do it based on what I get from your code.
indicator(shorttitle="BB", title="Bollinger Bands")

len = input.int(20, minval=1)
src = input(close, title="Source")
mult = input.float(2.0, minval=0.001, maxval=50, title="StdDev")

[bbbasis, bbupper, bblower] = ta.bb(src, len, mult)

c = 0.0
if src > bbupper
    c := src - bbupper
else if src < bblower
    c := src - bblower

plot(c,style=plot.style_columns)

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Staying inspired on a creative path is not always easy. Sometimes I don't want to come up with an idea, or write that story, or draw another picture. That doesn't happen often, but there are times when I've sat at the computer so long that all I can think about is how much my bottom hurts.
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Spend a little time appreciating something beautiful just because it is.
Do something mundane like ironing or weeding.
Give yourself permission to be dull once in a while.
Read something out of your usual genre choice.
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Recreating specific styles of play requires specific players to be able to pull of, what you're creating. This means that over time you need to identify possible transfer targets so when you do have the resources to improve the squad, you make the correct player choice. For me this is one of the most important factors to being successful as I only buy players, who complement the style of play I've created or is currently creating. I've not really done a post like this before but it's one people are always asking for. Hopefully what this article outlines is my approach on identifying specific potential transfer targets not only short-term but with long-term in mind. It's not unusual for me to be looking at players I'll be buying in three or four seasons time.
At the very start of the game, I normally send my scouts out all over the world to increase the amount of players I know and see what they bring up. However as I was in League One and then the Championship I can't afford to do that straight away, so I have to manually search for players for the time being (as well as relying on scouts scouting limited areas). Obviously though, I'll be aware of some players from other saved games. I've also used a shortlist I made on a previous save with Swansea, to make the job easier initially to identify possible players. Squad building with the Arsenal Invincibles in mind though is even trickier as I'm looking for specific traits that a player must have, or that I think they'll be able to learn.
I've set the age limit to be no older than twenty-seven years old, this is because in two to three years time they'll be in their thirties and that means the player might be too old for what I'm creating. I want to build a squad that will be able to play together for seven or eight seasons and I'm not sure someone thirty years old fits that. Also it's going to take me four or five seasons to find all the players I want and then I have to find the resources to be able to afford them.
Anyway, back to the keepers. You'll see I also set some attributes to look for. The key here is to look for specific attributes you want the keeper to have but try to keep them to a minimum so you don't miss good players who might have one attribute low. What I tend to do here is look for between three or five attributes that are vital. This way the player pool is bigger and you can then look at the player's profile and add them to your shortlists and scout them or ignore them, but at least you'll have been aware of them.
Looking through the list above the players valued the highest aren't going to be realistic options at this point in time because I'm not going to be able to afford the transfer fees for quite sometime. However I still shortlist them because contracts expire and I might pick up a bargain on a free or cheap if they get transfer listed. However before adding them to a shortlist I have to search through the players and see which ones I need to shortlist. After all I set the attributes I was looking for in a goalkeeper relatively low, so the older players on the list are probably poorer than you'd hope for, when you could actually afford to bring them in. I try to take age into account here when looking at players because the younger they are, the more likely they have developing left to do.
However out of the five of them I think Rajkovic is the one who could develop better than the others and look quite a different player in the three or four years. He's also younger than the others which means I might be able to get more years out of him once I've found the ideal squad.
I wasn't able to find any suitable fullbacks in the first season, so I'm not going to discuss those as there is nothing to discuss. I will update for season two though because I found quite a few.
This time I'm looking for younger players than the filter I set for the goalkeeper. That's because outfield players tend to have shorter careers, so if I'm building for the future I need to look at younger players. But I follow the same principles as above and list three attributes I believe the players must have and are vital for what I'm creating.
This time though I haven't got a top five, it more like a top fifteen. Rather than list them all, I'll list the player I'm the most interested in.
I like his attributes and I like his versatility. He's also a natural midfielder as well as a defensive midfielder and defender which makes him appealing. He also fits the Kolo Toure player mould, where he was a converted midfielder. So for me he is the stand out for now but I will be tracking all twenty-three players closely over the next season or so and narrowing them down a lot more and possibly adding newer candidates to the list that I identify as my game progresses further.
The shortlists I'm currently using doesn't really have the type of central pairings I need because I was building a different way with Swansea so wanted different types of players. I do have someone in mind for the central midfielder role though, which won't come as a surprise if you've followed my Santos career.
As for the other positions, I'm struggling to find a Patrick Vieira type of player who I can realistically bring in or identify as a possible future target. I will find one, I'm still at the start of the game though. I always thought this would be the hardest position to fill though because he was a unique player and there's not many modern-day plays of the same mould.
Searching for the wider players is more tricky though because I run the same search several times but change the position I am looking for. I could just search all midfielders but I prefer doing it this way. One of the reasons for doing this is because retraining a player isn't an issue, the attributes someone has, is the main thing for me to consider. So if I want a left sided playmaker for wide playmaker slot then I'll search ML, AML, AMR and MR positions as well as the fullback positions. Players in those roles all have similar attributes and traits. If I wasn't working from a shortlist, I would probably just search for attributes with no positions filter and filter that way. It's more time-consuming but getting the right player is vital so worth it in the long run for me.
These set of filters are me focusing on finding a future wide playmaker for the Pires role.
I did this for all the positions I mentioned above. Lots of players match the criteria I was looking for, in particular two players caught my eye.
The reason why these two interest me is I've seen them sold or released on almost every saved game I've done. Not only that but both have good attributes for what I'm looking for. I need a player who is able to dribble with the ball at their feet comfortably. Both players are young and should have some developing to do still. Plus they are young enough for me to teach several PPM's to them. If the player was a lot older than I'd have less time to teach them PPM's considering they take six months to learn.
On the right side of midfield for the Ljungberg role, I'm still struggling to identify someone for those roles too. I do however have Che Adams at the club who might fit the role and if developed right might be able to play at a much higher level. It is something I need to watch over the next twelve months or so.
If you've been following me on Twitter then you'll know who my strikers are already and how important they are. I didn't need scouts or filters for these positions though, I know already who I want for these roles long-term based on other saved games I've had.
What makes these so special? Romero can fill the Bergkamp role, he is creative, got good technique, he can dribble and pass the ball. More importantly he is still sixteen years old too. It might be hard to see the end product by looking at him but I can already see it.
As for Kelechi, he is going to be my Thierry Henry! He needs lots of work but his physical attributes are all what I would want from such a player to fulfil the role. There is also a very high chance I get him on loan, which if I did, would mean I can start developing him straight away for how I envision him to be. Exciting times!
In this section I'll take a look back over the first season and discuss the signings I've made and explain why, as well as identifying new possible transfer targets. On top of this I'll also look at the tactic being used and see how far away from the end goal we are and to see if we can see any Arsenal Invincible characteristics already, even though it's early days.
Before all of this though I'd like to touch upon something else because some of the comments I've been getting are starting to annoy me. People keep saying things like 'Those players are nothing like the ones who played, those players don't have the attributes, he's wrong footed' and so on. I explained this in the other posts, if you think I can play this way and find all the players needed and it be perfect from the start, then you're an idiot. It takes time and I need several seasons to find the right sort of players and even then I don't know how perfect they will be. There are bound to be some kind of sacrifices along the way but as of yet, I don't know what those will be but no doubt, these series of articles will highlight those. I'm looking to follow the Invincibles as closely as possible so this includes inverted players on the wings. But you have to realise that before I find the ideal players needed I might have to identify possible transfer targets who are slightly different for now. I can only buy what I can afford and I still need to be successful while aiming to reach the end goal. So before making silly comments about someone being wrong footed or lacking certain traits, remember, I already know this and have explained several times why.
I guess a good starting point for this article would be the transfers ins and out.
What caught my eye is his creativity. Now he doesn't fit the Gilberto role so he won't be developed with the more defensive minded midfield role in mind. I'm hoping he can maybe fill the Patrick Vieira role. I'll need a lot of luck and hope he has high potential for that though as I need his physical attributes so all be over fifteen at the bare minimum. I'm not sure if he will fit the mould or will just fall short when he hits the age of twenty years old though. But it's something I will keep track of very closely. For 30k transfer fee he was worth the gamble!
As the game progresses I have a feeling I'll be picking a lot of players up like this who are young and might need developing a specific way. I will update more about Ian in season two. If he (or anyone else I buy)aren't up to standard by a certain age, then they will be moved on at a later date. But right now, he has every chance of being the player I need.
I've seen him on other saved games I've had but he tends to be developed as a right winger, although he is also a natural central midfielder. He lacks the physical attributes Vieira possessed and the tackling but again, he is still extremely young and can develop. There is a massive stumbling block though, and that is his value. He's already valued at £2 million and I'm nowhere near being able to attract a player like him to the club. This means that his value is likely to have risen dramatically when I would have been able to afford him, so I still won't be able to. Make sense? I hope so lol.
Other than that, I didn't really find any other possible players just yet. It's still early days though but I'm hoping things get better next season and I become aware of more players.
As a quick overview they show me that my keepers distribution is poor which I had assumed anyway because I haven't instructed them to do different to the default at this stage. I wanted a full season with the base tactic I posted before and to see how many times the keeper started attacks when the opportunity was there. I saw this on a couple of occasions but I need to check in more details to confirm just how many. This requires watching more games back, which is time-consuming so I might wait until next season and pay more attention to this aspect actually.
Something else these stats also tell me is there was a bias down the left hand side for goals because Woolford and Harris got a lot of assists. So maybe the left side of the current base tactic does resemble Arsenal?!
Most of the goals we scored though came from the two strikers and right wing. This is also very Arsenal like in terms of stats but we don't know what the player is actually like yet. I'd have liked to have seen more goals from the left side of midfield though as Pires used to chip in with a good amount of goals. Apart from the stuff mentioned above it doesn't really tell me anything useful, at least, not from a contextual point of view.
The goals I score are all from pretty central areas of the pitch which I guess, is expected. But what about the goal types I score?
Almost all of them are placed shots, which explains why they are all mainly central scored goals. I've no doubt that as I improve the squad with more suitable players, that the goal types I score will become more varied.
The above screen is important though as it's the assist location and the assist type screen. Arsenal scored a lot of goals from through balls and passes, something which I seem to have also done this season. The amount of goals from crosses it far too high though and something I need to reign in a little bit, somehow.
According to the stats, (without context) we are resembling Arsenal to some extent. But what about actual match play? I don't really want to go into a full on tactical analysis because the team isn't anywhere near what I want so I'm not sure what I'd learn. But it might be good to have a brief look at play down the wings, especially the left side to see how close or far away from what I'm creating, I really am. To keep it easier to follow by looking at the screenshots, I'll use the proper Arsenal teams names on the pictures themselves.
Immediately I can see it doesn't work how I want, which we already knew. But the Cole role isn't pushed on enough, Henry is tucked in too deep. The Pires role though he's cut inside which is what we want but the fullback has to do more and push beyond him. Henry should be closer to this side of the pitch too.
This is the same move still. It's actually good movement and I have plenty of options going forward but it's nothing like the Arsenal way, which I'm trying to recreate. During the rest of the game I saw similar things and it highlights why the left side got more goals and assists because of the positions the players are taking up. I'll not add any more analysis because, well, it's pointless at this stage.
I do all of the above. It honestly depends which leagues I play and what the club can afford that determines how I scout. But I always have a variety of methods, I scout nations, individuals, regions, leagues, tournaments etc.
When I try to get an affiliate club (in spain or Belarus) my club won't let me get one in those countries so I have like a 10 year wait. Any way to get permits for these guys?
Spanish, Romanian, Belgium affiliates do it much quicker. As for the Santos players you have no chance until they're regular internationals really.
I thought Spain lets Argentinians and Brazilians become citizens in 2 years?
I'm not sure? You'd have to check the league rules. Although all of this is pointless depending on which Brexit you get when managing in England.


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Starting from the mission select, the beta doesn't give that much variety to test from. There are two missions which are basically the same except the difference being the location. There are also variants of those in difficulty as well, but everything just felt the same overall.
The missions itself seemed like a relatively simple task, but as my friend and I discovered, it was clearly not meant for only two players. This could be due to our inexperience or to how the game scales.
Yet, our incredibly difficult time getting through even a single mission was due to the game's focus on melee combat. MGSV's melee focus was primarily on stealth, which works well enough here, but the use of melee weapons in a non-stealth situation feels completely unsatisfying. The knife and spear the game gives you are sluggish and took an eternity to unsheathe. Melee weapons are a staple of zombie games, but the original assets used from MGSV are completely misplaced in the fluidity of a zombie world. The guns that are present work rather well, but ammo is scarce and you need crafting materials to make more.
While crafting is also a staple of zombie games, there are materials littered all over the map. I've tested it, and if you just hold the pick-up button you can walk around just consuming everything, except ammo of course. When we compare this to MGSV where we can simply Fulton a crate and slowly build supplies, it's not as annoying. Not to mention, the flooded materials on the map also breaks the immersion of scarcity.
What the developers did decide to add was a stamina bar, which by all means makes sense to the flow of combat. However, it seems kind of silly to lose stamina while sneaking. These muscled out soldiers aren't going to get tired from crouching.
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New Zealand's panic-inspired illiberal streak
The Kiwi government is committing the two sins you must never commit in a free society.
Solzhenitsyn's quote yesterday got me thinking more about how we've gotten to this point.
What's happening now isn't an accident. Two of the greatest political minds of in the tradition of liberal politics saw this coming 200 years ago.
First up is Montesquieu, who warned that a government without a strong separation of powers would collapse into despotism.
The parliamentary system in NZ is already weak on the separation of executive and legislative powers. It might have been different under the real monarchy, when the Queen and the Governor-General played a stronger part in the executive.
Now, that's all ceremony and show. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet play the official role in all but name. The administrative bureaucracies made up of the various ministries do the real work of governing, as they do in every complex modern state.
For decades that weakness has eroded the checks and balances necessary to prevent the kind of centralized administration which enables cadres of (maybe) well-meaning but incompetent and powerless managers to legislate your every movement.
Jacinda's Labour won an outright majority in 2020 on the back of the government's alleged "good management" of the Covid panic. That effectively eliminated what few checks and balances did rein in their law-making and law-enforcing powers.
That plus the perception of strong public support (which has, sadly, often been real) has allowed these fools to run roughshod over the rule of law. They've used "loopholes" in the non-binding Bill of Rights to transform those legal guarantees into licenses contingent on doing what the unelected health bureaucrats decree is good for you.
They haven't directly come out and said that Freedom Is Slavery. Yet.
Even so, they've gutted the whole tradition of a free and open society and made 60% of the population glad for the privilege.
Next up is Tocqueville, writing from a French aristocrat's perspective, who warned that liberalism's push toward absolute equality for all would have terminal consequences for a free society.
A people obsessed with their own self-interest become isolated from one another, out for themselves, with no sense of ties to the wider community.
Why be involved in public life when I gots mines, yo?
With a disengaged citizenry uninterested in self-rule and having no common interests to bring them into public life, the bureaucratic state happily takes command.
This has the effect of eroding away all civic associations and "secondary powers" – local organizations and government bodies – that stand between the individual and the State.
You can't even mount a serious resistance because there are no associations that can bring people together under a common purpose.
The steady elimination of barriers between the legislative and executive powers in the central State managed out of Wellington has come along with a two-pronged attack on localities.
The autonomy of local councils has already been under threat before Covid and before Her Highness took control. See the consolidation of Auckland into the "super city" back in 2010, or National's suspension of Christchurch city authority after the 2011 quake, for examples.
The recent push to centralize DHBs (that's local health departments for you non-Kiwis) and this ridiculous "Three Waters" legislation which gives 50% ownership of council water assets to unelected iwi (Maori tribes) is only a continuation of this trend. That's all being run through by legislation despite widespread public resistance, too.
The political trouble is, of course, downstream of the total dissolution of common public life. NZ has no strong shared civic institutions – if you don't count the rugby and sports clubs – and the population is largely apathetic about politics.
Those that are heavily interested in politics tend to be that loud activist minority that you'd find in any blue state city in the US. (With nearly interchangeable opinions.)
What we're seeing in Enzed right now is a combination of these two forces. Which is a recipe for that exact form of totalitarian melt-down that the great thinkers of political liberalism warned about.
Good luck, Godzone.

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How to get paid to work online, there are many reasons why I work from home: I would like to cover a few in this article. I started working from home because I was peed off with the direction my working life was taking. In actual fact I didn't believe it was going anywhere. Also my country being in the grip of a recession, and me being on the wrong side of 50 my future promotion prospects where not looking too great either so I opted for early retirement.
Then I started looking for work I could do online and tried a great many ventures from taking surveys, data entry, mystery shopper to selling my own services as a writer as a few examples. I did make some money, but not a great deal. Maybe I broke even and maybe I didn't, but what they hell I was learning about the internet anyway.
As you can imagine, like many other people who had went before me I was scammed quite a lot by those so called Work At Home Schemes. I kept on going though and looked on those experiences as part of the learning curve and I believe it made me a better person. They say every cloud has a silver lining, so at least I learned what not to do.
The upshot of my lean years is that now I am successful and I would like to pass on the experience and knowledge I gained to everyone who wants to be their own boss. I actually didn't realize my online home business ventures would turn out to be as successful as they have.
When I first thought about the idea of working from home all those years ago; I just didn't think it would turn into a full-time job. I now spend more time on my websites than I ever did working for an employer but I don't mind in the least. I'm my own boss and can do what I like, anytime I like and there is nobody to say I can't.
Back in the day I just never thought how much fun it would be to start a website and find ways to make money from it online: believe me, it hasn't been easy, in fact a very bumpy ride some of the time.
The best part about owning your own home business is the sense of pride and gratification you get from something you have created. A lot of us have, and are still working at a job we can't stand; we find ourselves not performing up to our capabilities for various reasons.
Before I decided to go solo more than 10 years ago now; I was working as a civil servant for our country's government. The salary wasn't fantastic and I didn't like the workplace atmosphere (too much office politics for my liking). I found myself coming to work everyday thinking about other things.
When you're not focused on your job, your performance slips. Even if you're a great employee, not having focus will drop your performance output just enough to make you unhappy. As I said above, I left that job and with hindsight it was the best move I've ever made.
After I left I sat around the house for a while and thought about ways I could make money marketing online. I knew it could be done, I just needed to create some sort of action plan. I'm glad I did because I just didn't know how hard it was going to be to find the right program.
I researched quite a few programs and spent some money; let me rephrase that last statement; I wasted some money. There are so many home business scams out there promising whoever signs-up with them will get rich overnight; well, there's no such thing folks. My advice for what its worth – decide what you want to do then make a plan and stick to it.
Another reason I started to work from home was the opportunity to learn from and meet new people; if you start your own home business; you better be prepared to work with others; the only way to make it in this business is by learning from those who are already successful. Stands to reason. If other people can make it then there's no reason why you can't either.
I've been in this business for a long time now and I consider myself pretty good at this home business game; I say game because that's the way you should treat it. For Pete's sake, you're working from home. You don't have a boss who's nagging you, and you make your own hours, it doesn't get any better than that. You have to treat this like it's the greatest thing that has ever happened to you; if you don't, you'll get burned out.
The online home business strategies are changing consistently; if you don't have fun with it, you're in for a hurting. Don't get upset if you have a bad month or get behind on your website maintenance. Take off somewhere, anywhere, it doesn't matter. Go to the beach, climb a mountain or just go for a very long walk out into the countryside. Sometimes it's good to take a break and get re-energized.
This business is a marathon; no one earns money online overnight. It just wont happen folks. Like I said before; this is supposed to be fun. Once you find yourself losing interest; take a step back and regroup. The more fun you have, the more you'll want to work and learn. The more work and fun you put into your online business, the more successful you will be at earning decent amounts of money.
I mentioned before how important it's to learn from others; I got lucky because I found some great people to learn from on my journey to working online. These people were, and still are at the top of their game and after you've been working online for a while you are sure to come across them, or at least hear their names mentioned. Neil Patel and Brian Dean are just two such people.
They are without doubt leaders in the field of Online Home Businesses. I can honestly say I wouldn't be where I am today without their help. By help I mean I read all their books, watched their videos, dropped in on their webinars, and generally kept myself up-to-date with what they were up to.
If you think a mentor might be the best course of action to take then please remember these people are not here to do the work for you. They make a lot of money because they work hard and spend a lot of time making their own websites more profitable. Just try to latch onto them and learn. They won't do the work for you, but if you show them you're hungry, they will feed you the information you need to get started or improve your home business.
When starting your own home based business be prepared to spend some time and perhaps a little money on your development. I said I started in this business ten years ago; in actuality I had been on the hunt longer than that. It also took me about a year just to learn the basics, and ten years on I'm still learning new things every day.
Once you become stagnant in this business, you'll be in trouble. What might be working today might not work tomorrow. To begin with I started out working about 8 to 10 hours a week and now I'm putting in about 20 hours a week working with my home business. My websites do take up a lot of my time.
The weekends are when I really put the pedal to the medal. On the weekends I usually put in 8 hours a day on my home business; yeah, I sacrifice some social activities, but I didn't start this to be average; I started my online home business so I could open more doors and have a brighter future. Its true what they say, the more you put into something, the more you'll get out of it.
And like I said before; Please Have Some Fun While You're Doing It.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot; stay away from those scam artists out there; there are are still some of us truthful good people out there who are willing to help or listen to any ideas someone might have in order to better our businesses. I'm not a genius, I'm just someone who wants to be successful in whatever I do; if I can do it, you can do it!!
Now I don't want to seem as if I'm selling you something but if you click on this link it will take you to a web page with a menu at the top. Within those menu headers you will find all the information you will need on how to start in an online business with the online program and community I've been a member of for four years.
It wont cost you anything to join and for a full seven days you will have access to everything you will ever need to become successful at working from home with an online business of your own.
You will also receive two websites, with hosting and your own domain names.
There are also getting started lessons, again absolutely free, and there's a Live Chat function where you can ask questions all day long.
After the seven days you are offered an upgrade for as little as $19. If money is tight for right now, then you can stay for as long as you want at no charge, and you still get to keep the free websites. You can work with those to earn yourself some money. Its a Win Win all-round folks, so at the very least go take a look at that web page.
If you can spare a couple of minutes I would really appreciate a comment below. Tell me and other readers what you think about working from home as your own boss. I will reply as I always do to those who take the time.
Onwards to your eventual success folks and I hope to meet up with you on the inside.
Its great how you have gone through all of the stages that you took, how long would you say that it took you to reach the point where you were fully stable online with the income?
Do you have any tips on choosing a niche to write about on a website?
As you probably have found out by now, setting up a home business can take some time and to be successful at it a while longer.
As I said in the article I have been working online for more than ten years and during that time I tried many ways to earn an income.
Some I had a little success with and of course some where I didn't make anything.
But its all part of the learning curve and it wasn't until about 6 years ago I started to make any Real Money.
By that I mean I became financially independent.
As for choosing a Niche.
I always advise people who ask me this to go with something you have experience and knowledge of.
That way what you write about you can do with some authority and this will come across to your readers.
When people find out that there is a website they know has good information about a given subject they will keep coming back to it.
I hope you go on to greater success Holly and if you need any help then make sure you drop me a message and I will be more than happy to point you in the right direction.
Have a great day wherever you are in the world.
Working from home is a great! Like you said it does take hard work. What I struggled with is sometimes I'm not self discipline but I always stay committed. The best part about working from home is that you are your own boss.
Nowadays, they make it so easy for people to start a home business and the best part is that it doesn't cost nearly as much as owning an offline business. Thanks for sharing your article it was a great read!
Good to know you liked my article on how to get paid work from home.
Hope you went away with lots of tips you will be able to implement in your own online efforts.
You know what would help you to stay focused and on-track?
Create a schedule or timetable you know you can stick to and you will find you will get so much more work done.
It does take some time to get a home business up and running so you have to be able to stay committed and a schedule/timetable will help you do that.
Please come back again and pick up some more tips and advice.
You get stuck, you get in touch.
I first started looking into working at home as someone who does the paperwork for doctor's offices. I got a flyer about it from my hospital. When I looked into, I discovered that in my area, you couldn't get paid to do that job from home without years of experience under your belt. It was not as simple as the flyer had made it seem. I would have spent a couple grand to get trained in a job only to have to work in an office to use it anyways.
I'm checking into those two guys you mentioned. Looks like good people to follow.
I'm afraid you got taken in like so many other people looking to work from home.
You would have been much better of try for a medical transcriptionist job from home.
You do have research any and all work from home you believe would suit your circumstances and once you find one then stick to it like super glue.
You will find that you will become an expert and produce excellent work that you will become known for.
Once you get established you will find that you don't have to seek out work, the work will come to you.
You should also never have to pay to get work.
After all isn't it sup[posed to be the other way round and you get paid to work?


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Q: Should I use sync two databases by using only incremental files, os should I use a combination of incremental + full sync (at the end of every month) I have a table present in my system which needs to be in sync with a third party table at a daily interval. The table size is >50 million rows and every day, around < 1% gets updated/created and hence we perform incremental sync where they send the delta data to us every day. Now, this is based on timestamps and I was wondering whether we should have monthly full data sync to make sure everything is in order. I'm guessing this will act as a validation of sorts to confirm that any data that is missed during the daily, will be sent in the monthly.
The full data sync is obviously painful to do (how do you easily update 50 million rows in your relational database) but assuming that that is feasible, should incremental data syncs really be backed up by monthly full syncs to ensure full data sync, or is this just over-engineering a simple problem which should work off the bat?
EDIT: It is not a db replication and we do a few modifications on a few columns in the source data as well as add a few custom attributes of our own to each row.


Kids may be back in school, but the playground fun is just getting going! Use this young-at-heart workout to get yourself moving, too.
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People | Rory Linkletter
October 30, 2019 by Canada Run Club
Words and images by: Stephen Kersh
Amidst a gaggle of runner-centric tattoos stampeding through another dang marathon-specific workout on Lake Mary Road in Flagstaff, Arizona, a red maple leaf flashes bright as it continues on its perpetual journey on Rory Linkletter's thigh. Over and over, round and round, his legs swing on a path of forward momentum towards the next mile split as he's tucked in amongst his teammates. And as they eat up ground, in sync with teammates touting personal-bests in the marathon of 2:09 to 2:12, the young canuck looks like he's right where he needs to be.
The Calgary, Alberta native joined the ranks of professional running earlier this summer following an illustrious career at Brigham Young University where he was a three-time NCAA first team All American in track and field and a three-time NCAA All American in cross country. Ending his collegiate career with bests of 13:36.41 for 5,000 meters and 28:12.42 for 10,000, he shipped out to Flagstaff, Arizona to join HOKA ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite.
To follow the path of the majority would be to cut your teeth on the road racing circuit before jumping into the marathon distance. The marathon is usually reserved for more of a long-term plan for a young athlete — tucked away behind the recesses of fast track seasons and ripping half marathons. Linkletter, though, is leaving little time to waste as he's poised to take on the 2019 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 20th.
"The jump is quick, but fairly calculated," Linkletter tells me. "I have a strong desire to run the marathon and believe it'll be my best event. I specifically targeted it this fall due to the upcoming Olympic year."
Having known he'd wanted to be a marathoner for some time, he was fortunate to find a coach willing to let him immediately dabble with the distance. Ben Rosario, coach of NAZ Elite, encouraged Rory to run Toronto this year, seeing it as a way to set him up for success at the distance once he's in the prime of his career.
Toronto also sets Linkletter up for potentially snagging an Olympic Standard which could lead to the possibility of representing Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games. "The Olympics are a huge goal of mine, and after the spring I realized the marathon was going to be my best shot," Linkletter says. "I knew I had to run one this fall."
Representing his country would be nothing new for the 23-year-old, though the stage in Tokyo would certainly be larger. Linkletter has donned a Canadian vest at multiple World Cross Country Championships and, most recently, the Pan American Games where he placed 6th in the 10,000-meters. "I quickly developed the Olympic dream," Linkletter says. "It really came to life in 2016 when I made my first NCAA championship in the 5000-meter as a 19-year-old. I thought that I was well on my way to world class, but I knew it'd take time."
As we drive down a pine-tree lined dirt road in Flagstaff, Linkletter makes it clear there was no way he would have debuted in the marathon anywhere other than Toronto.
"I always knew it would be in Canada," he affirms. "I always thought running at Toronto would be special, it's the championship, the biggest race in Canada and where a lot of my family is from." The conviction he says it with leaves no question whether there was even another option for location. You can't redo your first marathon, or literally any marathon, but Linkletter isn't letting this one go by without making sure it was done on his terms.
"Toronto has a lot of significance to me. My mother was born there, my grandparents met there and also grew up in Toronto," he says. "My grandpa passed away a little over two years ago and I feel that Toronto is a piece of him. It always brings back fond memories."
When asked what he's aiming for out of his race, he makes no bones about the fact he wants to run fast. With a racing pedigree like his, it should be expected; however, the marathon is certainly a cruel mistress that has stolen the hopes and dreams of many first-timers. The distance commands respect.
"I'm excited about the challenge of the distance," he says. "It's not going to be easy and my body and mind will be screaming to quit. I'd be lying if I said I didn't fear the idea of hitting a brick wall of fatigue."
What lies between the starting pistol and the inevitable brick wall of fatigue is opportunity. Racing gives an athlete the opportunity to be something more, achieve something audacious. When Rory Linkletter lines up on the starting line in Toronto, he has 42 kilometers of opportunity to be exactly who he's dreamt of being.
Catch Rory as he attempts his first 42km at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 20th.
Original Link: https://cieleathletics.com/blog/2019/10/17/people-rory-linkletter/?v=3e8d115eb4b3
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Highlights of the Thursday, December 20th Boys Basketball game, between #1 Gillette at #5 Natrona.
Natrona's scoring attack vanished in the final 3 minutes enabling the Camels to leave with a victory.
You know you're working your way up to the big time when fans bring your game face to the game…or something like that.
Number 1 Gillette at Number 5 Natrona…first quarter…Gillette wearing the purple…they would get the ball inside to Dylan Haddix and he's got room to score the first bucket of the game, and make the score 2-to-nothing.
Later…it's Cody Kelley…kicking on the after-burners and going around the defense for a lay-in of his own, as the visitors jumped out to a 6-zip lead.
It took Natrona a couple of minutes to get going, but eventually they did…Nathan Pieper slices right through the lane to score the bucket for his team, and now they're only down 6-to-2.
The Camels at times were being a bit crafty…take this highlight for example…Bryce Lyman is open behind the double-team…his team-mates find him and he finds 2 points to give last year's 4A state runner-ups a 10-to-2 advantage.
Then the Mustangs would giddy-up and go before the deficit got any bigger…Chandler Meeboer got the steal and then he would feed the assist to Rhett Bratton and he would finish the fast break…that got the home team closer…down 10-to-6.
They would keep it in stride…Connor True…stays true to the cause…scoring in traffic and the foul…no good on the extra try, but now NC is only down by a bucket with the score at 10-to-8.
Gillette would answer back and they were a little bit quicker with the passes…Jade Kampfe gets the ball ahead of his defender and the paint is wide open for an easy basket…that would push the score up to 12-to-8.
Then their defense showed up…Logan Wasson picks a pocket and he's going to get a little extra…hoop and 1…12 points for the senior…as the Camels would go up 15-to-8, after the first 8 minutes.
2nd quarter…Natrona would come back again…Pieper…finger-roll lay-in and he would get the contact and the whistle…11 points for the senior and the 3 point play would put his team within striking distance…down 15-12.
I say striking distance because all they need is 3 to tie it up…Meeboer recovers the loose ball…he could've gone in for 2, but 3 is much better and the senior had the right idea…this game is now dead-locked at 15 points a-piece.
This contest was turning into a game of runs and now it was time again for the visitors…number 31 is Wasson…he's just standing there unguarded behind the line…and that too easy. The Camels are now back on top 18-to-15.
Wasson is featured on this next highlight…and he was just a man on a mission…nice moves…nice finish on the far side…he would help build the lead back up to 8…it's 23-15 at this point.
The Mustangs needed to get the offense going again and right now, anything would work. Adam Britton is just inside the line so that shot will go down as a long 2…but at least it was something…home team still trails 23-17.
Gillette at times had the height advantage and it came in handy sometimes. Kampfe is 6-6 and that can get over most defenders…his team would take a 25-to-19 advantage, going into the locker room.
3rd quarter…NC would fight back…and they made the most of their second chances…Pieper…offensive board…putback…foul…that was much needed…the Mustangs are now down 25-22 after the 3-point play.
Like I said…extra chances paid off…Austin Banks…no good…True…that is good. The junior chipped with 10, and it's now a 1-point contest…the scoreboard reads 25-24.
The opposition would get another bucket, but the home team would counter again…Brett Kautzmann comes out of no-where and blitzes his way to the hoop. That's good execution, but his team is still down 27-26.
Natrona had yet to take the lead in this game, but there was a plan for that. Britton spots up behind the arc…lets 'er fly and buries one for 3. That's what they needed and now the home team is up by a score of 29-27.
Gillette was not too concerned, but they had to get the momentum back. Wasson relieves Meeboer of his duties and gets the quick 2 on the other end…to tie this game up once more at 29-all.
The Mustangs were matching their rivals blow-for-blow for awhile. True puts in a turn around lay-in for his team, to help them retake the lead…31-29.
The visitors responded. Kelley with the drive, gets the contact...annnnd the hoop. He did his part and each team now has 31 points.
More defense…Tanner Sandvick would mess up this play. After a loose ball scramble, he would end up with the ball, then provide the assist to Kelley who will take care of the rest. Now the visitors have the advantage 33-to-31, and it would stay that way going into the final 8 minutes.
4th quarter…here is where games can be won or lost, and you'll find out why in a little bit. Kelley strikes again with a little razzle dazzle through the lane and Gillette leads 35-32.
Natrona would hang around…Pieper is going to make another contribution on the far side for his team, and they trail 37-35, which is not bad at all at this point in the game.
The Camels would play it smart…and work the ball inside. Lyman fools a defender and waits for him to go before he scores with ease. Patience payed off…it's 41-to-35.
NC had to work on another come-back and they were quite used to it by now…Meeboer from wayyy downtown and the senior had the magic touch…the Mustangs are down 42-38 with a little more than 3 minutes to go…but that's just it.
In that remaining time...Natrona's offense disappeared…and you're not going to win many games by scoring zero points in the final 3 minutes…unless you are winning by a blowout. Gillette's offense would stay after it, and got the points needed to pull away. They would endure a tough one, inside the orange dungeon, but would prevail in the end…50-to-38.


Anticipating: Being at home for the month of August. I have no trips planned and I'm looking forward to it. Starting in September I have either work or personal trips planned (or both) at least once a month every month to the end of the year. While I can't imagine my life without travel, it's nice being home for long stints too.
Reading: "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania" by Erik Larson. I've loved his other books and this is no exception.
Eating: Conference food since I've been in meetings every day but 2 since returning from Utah. In Lesotho, at least, conference food usually means traditional food that I don't normally eat but love to eat at conferences like polony sandwiches, peas, samp and beans, and dessert that usually involves jello and/or custard. This week I was pleasantly surprised to find what I thought was pap was really mashed potatoes!
Working On: Finishing the colouring pages that I've started in three separate books, using a combination of markers and pencils but can't seem to complete.
Loving: The entertainment I've been getting by going back through old entries in my "micro-journaling" app from a couple years ago. I've gone through a dry spell recently where I haven't been writing very frequently (or at all). Looking back through my entries I'm reminded that it works best when I write frequent but quick entries.
Playing: Nothing these days but someone advertised that they are looking for people to play nerdy boardgames with in the local expat email newsletter and the first meet up is in the middle of the month.


In 1979, one movie made everyone scream. Director Ridley Scott took a minimal cast, some state of the art set designs and 2 legendary artists to create a sci-fi/horror hybrid that changed all the rules. The tragic story of a space barge crew that is put in harm's way while scouting a distress call solidified many careers, including a relative newcomer Sigourney Weaver in a role that would become her legacy. But does it deserve it's status as one of the scariest movies ever made, or should it get a face hug? Eric, Kent & Lobster investigate.


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Will New Zealand Be Right?
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New Zealand 25 years on from "Once Were Warriors"
Posted on 10/06/2019 by robglennie000
25 years ago a movie exploded on to New Zealand theatre screens. Audiences were shaken, stirred, angered, horrified at what they had just seen. A – within its R-16 censorship rating – cold hard look at something New Zealand had been sweeping under the rug: the dreadful toll of domestic violence on our communities, our families/whanau and ourselves. Once Were Warriors, based on the book of the same name by Alan Duff, shone a light onto things and into places in New Zealand society that people did not want to talk about. 25 years later, what has changed?
To understand the problem we should look at the movie itself, first. It centres around a dysfunctional Maori family whose male head is hopelessly lost – not so much wilfully but perhaps having never known any other way. Handsome, muscular but dangerously prone to violence, which is all too frequently inflicted on his wife, his sons and daughter. Slowly Beth Heke is realising that Jake is too dangerous for her and her family and they need to get out, but not before his eldest son Nig becomes a patched gang member and daughter Grace is raped by an uncle. She commits suicide. One day Beth finds her diary and starts reading through it, then she happens on a page where Grace mentions being raped. The movie ends with Beth and Nig confronting Jake in a pub with his drinking mates including Uncle Bully.
25 years later some things have changed for the better, but all who are working towards ending domestic violence and the effects it has on society know there is a long long way to go. Sexual violence, addiction and domestic violence have not changed much. Whereas then it was almost taboo to grumble about sexual violence, it is becoming more acceptable to make a stand, but not without the real risk of being ostracized by supposed friends and family. Whereas alcohol was probably the substance of addiction in 1994, it is more likely now to be methamphetamine or synthetic cannabis.
In 1994 many people would say "harden up" or "get a divorce, Ma'am", movements such as White Ribbon Day have brought an annual focus with Defence Force and emergency service personnel turning out. Law changes on the books now make strangulation an offence and police have better training and resources for dealing with such violence. Calls for people who have suffered domestic violence to be allowed time off work to get their lives in order are also happening. Most recently recognizing that pets may be the subject of abuse when victims have walked away from dangerous situations, a pet refuge programme has been established to take pets that cannot be taken by families fleeing.
But unless we address how men come to be bullies, dysfunctional people who only know violence, we will not address the causes of domestic violence in full. Unless we look at the broken homes, the lack of male role models and support for those who have learned right from wrong there will still be the Jake Heke's who know no other way; the Beth Heke's who find themselves trapped by powerful figure, but know they need to leave. Tragically there will also be the Grace Heke's who find themselves propping up the sexual violence statistics and the Nig's who join a gang. We can avoid this, and 25 years later one would have hoped that significant progress would have been made at the least. But all of the statistics suggest that there is a long way to go before Rena Owen can say that her character Beth Heke has done her job.
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Space Policy Blog
by jillstuart · Published March 17, 2019
Book "Dr Space Junk Vs The Universe" by Dr Alice Gorman
Long-term colleague and friend Alice Gorman (aka Dr Space Junk) has a new book out! I haven't received my copy yet but can assure that anyone interested in technology, culture and history will appreciate this interdisciplinary foray. The following is taken from the publisher's webpage on the text: "Dr Space...
by jillstuart · Published March 3, 2019
19 March 2019 "The Human Martian" The Royal Institution
I am absolutely thrilled to be speaking within this amazing line-up in the Faraday Theatre at the RI in a couple of weeks: multi-Guinness World Record Holder adventurer Adrian Hayes; space medicine specialist, artist and author Dr Iya Whiteley; and our session chair: broadcaster, documentarian and author Dallas Campbell. (Some of...
by jillstuart · Published November 5, 2018
Book "Ad Astra: An Illustrated Guide to Leaving the Planet" by Dallas Campbell
I am thrilled to have contributed a chapter to this brilliant book by Dallas Campbell published with Simon & Schuster in 2017 (this is a follow-up blog from when it first came out). It is eclectic and packed with original material (when discussing it with Dallas I was hugely impressed by...
by jillstuart · Published September 29, 2018
4-7 December 2018: Galaxy Forum Hainan 2018 (China)
I won't be there, but this looks like a good session, worth promoting, with some great speakers (including colleague and friend Bernard Foing)… Text from the email flier; see the Galaxy Forum Hainin 2018 website for more details: October 5 Early Registrations Due Galaxy Forum Hainan 2018: China 4-7 December...
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Documentary Movie: Nureyev
I am honored to have been at the premier of the new documentary film Nureyev last night (and honored to be one of the expert interviewees in it). IMDB for Nureyev the film Tickets and showtimes Even if you don't follow ballet, this story may be of interest. Born into...
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27 June 2018 "Spectral Power" screening, Royal Observatory (London)
This looks interesting–I plan to try and go, schedule willing! Full details available on artist Phil Coy's website and also the Royal Observatory's/ Royal Museums Greenwich website. 28 June 6:30pm – 7.45pm Price: Adult: £10.30 | Concession: £9.30 Book tickets Location: Royal Observatory, Planetarium & Astronomy Centre Season: Evenings and Lates "The inaugral screening...
15 June 2018 "Kosmica: Ethereal Things" London edition
Very much looking forward to going to this event tomorrow night… I believe there are still tickets av available! KOSMICA: ETHEREAL THINGS (LONDON EDITION) 6.30pm – 10.00pm, Fri 15 June 2018 IKLECTIK 'Old Paradise Yard' 20 Carlisle Lane ( Royal Street corner ) next to Archbishop's Park London SE1 7LG Book tickets...
by jillstuart · Published May 31, 2018
New Book "Limiting Outer Space" Ed Alexander C.T. Geppert
There's a great line up of authors in this new book, from NASA's Roger Launius to the Science Museum's Doug Millard: Limiting Outer Space: Astroculture After Apollo Edited by Alexander C. T. Geppert From the Palgrave Macmillan webpage on the text: "Limiting Outer Space propels the historicization of outer space by...
By 1 June 2018: "Graffiti Without Gravity" Vote
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by jillstuart · Published April 3, 2018
14-15 April 2018 "Kosmica" Sunderland, UK
This Kosmica programme looks brilliant, as always! I'm gutted that I'll be out of the country so will miss it, but look forward to hearing about it afterwards. From the website Kosmica: Ethereal Things 5.30pm, Sat 14 April 2018 – 5.00pm, Sun 15 April 2018 Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art c/o National...
About Dr Jill Stuart
Dr Jill Stuart is an academic based at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is an expert in the politics, ethics and law of outer space exploration and exploitation. She is a frequent presence in the global media (print, radio, television, documentary) and regularly gives lectures around the world. From 2013-2017 she was Editor in Chief of the Elsevier journal Space Policy where she remains on the Editorial Board. She is also on the Board of Advisors of METI International, conducting scientific research into messaging potential extraterrestrial intelligence. She is one of an elite number of people to be endorsed by the UK Home Office as an Exceptional Talent Migrant/ World Leader in her Field. In 2015 she was awarded the prestigious Margaret Mead Award Lecture by the British Science Association in recognition of her cutting edge research. She is trained in both domestic and international mediation and has done consultancy work for the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice. She has a sub-specialism in women, peace and security and gender based violence. She is a Trustee of Luton All Women's Centre.
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Harbaugh, Smith talking and ironing things out
Mar 19, 2012 at 5:47 PM • --
Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area reports on Twitter (@MaioccoCSN) that San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh and free-agent quarterback Alex Smith are talking and "ironing things out."
Minutes ago, Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee (@mattbarrows) reported that Harbaugh was back in the building at the 49ers' headquarters in Santa Clara.
Am told that Harbaugh is back in the building and has been for a while. But how? We've been out front all day. #coachninja
The team has offered Smith a 3-year, $24 million deal with $10 million guaranteed. The only other team that showed some interest was Miami and it was announced minutes ago that the Dolphins signed David Garrard, eliminating some of the leverage that Smith may have had.
Maiocco adds the following quote from team CEO Jed York:
"We have a contract on the table and it's up to him. We'd like for him (Alex Smith) to be here, and we'll see where it goes."
When asked if he expects Smith to be his quarterback, York added:
"I hope he is."
More San Francisco 49ers News
No Huddle Podcast: Talking with Keiana Martin, plus some mandatory Watson-to-49ers discussion
By Site Staff
Al and Zain are joined by San Francisco 49ers senior reporter Keiana Martin to discuss a myriad of team-related topics, including: Keiana's wild introduction in 2017 to working for the team The 49ers' in-season move to Arizona The emergence of Brandon Aiyuk Offseason priorities Robert Saleh, and possibly having DeMeco Ryans replace
49ers-Seahawks Injury Report: Dre Greenlaw, Javon Kinlaw, K'Waun Williams among those ruled out for Sunday
By David Bonilla
The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their Week 17 contest against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Head coach Kyle Shanahan announced on Friday that linebacker Dre Greenlaw is among the players who are ruled "out" for Sunday. "Greenlaw had a calf strain," Shanahan said. "Complained of some calf tightness after practice yesterday. We got an MRI, saw it was strained, so he couldn't go." San Francisco will also be without rookie defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw, veteran corner K'Waun Williams, and several others. Tackle Trent Williams (elbow) and defensive end Jordan Willis (ankle) were placed
'Watch out for this team next year': Where the 49ers fall in final 2020 season power rankings
The 2020 season didn't go as planned for the San Francisco 49ers. After coming off a disappointing Super Bowl loss, the team had lofty hopes and looked to make amends for the heartbreaking defeat by once again competing for a championship. An insurmountable number of injuries quickly transformed the roster, and the 49ers were unable to recover, finishing with a 6-10 record and missing the playoffs. The 49ers are expected to bounce back next season, assuming they can safely navigate an uncertain offseason. The team had nearly 40 players playing on the final year of their contracts and have to deal with what is sure to be a greatly reduced salary cap. "We just finished a 6-10 season, and we understand there's a lot of reasons that led to that, but
49ers' Richard Sherman reacts to comment that Jets can't have K'Waun Williams or Jason Verrett


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Invited to be a part of the annual Subtle Technologies design festival in Toronto, Marisa Gallemit and I collaborated on the design and construction of these wearable works. The theme was for the 2016 festival was to feature 4 collaborative teams that created a series of runway works about sustainable, wearable technology. We decided to focus on the act of collaboration itself as necessary for future survival. In this way, we created garments that required two people to activate. We made the garments out of used bicycle inner tubes and vapor-barrier to create sustainable artwork for the festival out of what otherwise would have ended up in the trash.


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TSA PreCheck vs. Global Entry vs. CLEAR: Cost and benefits of each
Standing in a long line at the airport is no way to start a vacation. And it is certainly no way for frequent business travelers to fly. You've likely heard of various programs that promise to get you through airport security faster, and you've probably endeavored to look into them when you found yourself making painfully slow progress through a TSA checkpoint. Perhaps you're reading these words while standing in…
Monzo will launch its banking app in the U.S., but it may be a hard sell
Monzo, a widely popular mobile banking service in the United Kingdom, is launching a "light version" of its original app in the United States this year. But while it garnered rave reviews in the U.K., Monzo's popularity may not reach the same heights in the U.S. because the app will be launched this summer with a few limitations: such as a "light version" of the app with fewer features and…


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Take stylish dog equipment - don't neglect your pet's style! This Luxurious Collar is designed to single your Pitbull out. Its incredible design unveils his beauty and makes him look absolutely gorgeous, at the same time being equipped with a durable handling tool. Strong natural leather "answers" for the long lasting service life of the collar, which will provide you with a great tear resistance and high tensile strength. Also, the hardware, crafted of nickel-plated steel and properly riveted, is reliable and rust-proof.
All the international standards were carefully observed while manufacturing of this dog supply in order to create the collar which is safe and strong at the same time. This product was tested and approved by many professional trainers and breeders. The main advantage is the material, it is produced of, - genuine leather. Due to the high quality of leather, the collar features supreme strength. Even the hardest puller will not tear the collar itself and break the hardware, which is made of sturdy steel, covered with nickel. It makes it corrosion resistant and increases the durability of the buckle and D-ring. The leather is oiled and waxed at the edges to extend the life of the tool. The collar is protected from early fraying out. The smoothness of the inner side of the item provides the canine with comfort and your Pitbull will not know a thing about skin rubbing, irritations and even allergies.
A special attention should be paid to the design. Brass studs and nickel-plated spikes are installed in symmetrical columns set vertically. The decoration has awesome silvery and goldish color. They possess corrosion resistance, so their shine will last for years.


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Q: Exclude first 2 posts with meta_key from loop I have 2 loops on a page. The first displaying 2 featured posts:
<?php
$args = array(
    'posts_per_page' => '2',
    'meta_query' => array(
        array(
            'key' => 'featured_post',
            'value' => '1',
            'compare' => 'LIKE'
        )
    )
);
query_posts($args);
?>

The second display all posts:
<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>
                <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
                    <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

DO STUFF

                    <?php endwhile; ?>
                <?php endif; ?>

How can I exclude the first 2 "featured_post" items from the second loop?

A: First point is that you should NOT use query_posts() for custom queries.  The better approach is to use the WP_Query class.   More info in the WP docs and here.
This example will display your 2 featured posts and then exclude them in the second query.
// We will push the ID of your featured posts to this array
$excl_posts[] = '';

// Query arguments from your featured posts query
$feat_args = array(
    'posts_per_page' => '2',
    'meta_query' => array(
        array(
            'key' => 'featured_post',
            'value' => '1',
            'compare' => 'LIKE'
        )
    )
);

// Instantiate new WP_Query instead of using query_posts()
$featured = new WP_Query( $feat_args );

if ( $featured->have_posts() ):
  while ( $featured->have_posts() ):
    $featured->the_post();

    // Do stuff with each posts
    echo get_the_title() . "
";

    // Push current postID onto the exclude array
    $excl_posts[] = get_the_ID();
  endwhile;
endif;

wp_reset_postdata();

$excl_feat_args = array(
    'posts_per_page' => '10',
    'post__not_in' => $excl_posts,
    'meta_query' => array(
        array(
            'key' => 'featured_post',
            'value' => '1',
            'compare' => 'LIKE'
        )
    )
);
$excl_featured = new WP_Query( $excl_feat_args );

if ( $excl_featured->have_posts() ):
  while ( $excl_featured->have_posts() ):
    $excl_featured->the_post();
    echo get_the_title() . "
";
  endwhile;
endif;

wp_reset_postdata();


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This is a list of the counties of Ireland ordered by area.  Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while those in Northern Ireland are listed in italic type.

See also
List of Irish counties by population
List of Irish counties by highest point
List of Irish counties by coastline

References

Area
Counties

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Q: Sending emails in different languages using Thymeleaf I am sending emails using Thymeleaf. I've set up the templates that I need and it works perfectly. I'm now trying to translate this email depending on the receiver's language. I know the language I need to use through a previously recovered variable.
I'm using properties files to set up the variables that will be translated.
So far, I have three languages: French, English, and Chinese. So I have three properties files :

*

*mail.messages_fr_FR

*mail.messages_en_US

*mail.messages_zh_CN

I have the following methods in my email configuration class :
    @Bean
    public ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource emailMessageSource() {
        ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource = new ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource();
        messageSource.setBasename("mailMessages");
        return messageSource;
    }

    @Bean
    public LocaleResolver localeResolver() {
        SessionLocaleResolver slr = new SessionLocaleResolver();
        slr.setDefaultLocale(Locale.US);
        return slr;
    }

    @Override
    public void addInterceptors(InterceptorRegistry registry) {
        LocaleChangeInterceptor localeChangeInterceptor = new LocaleChangeInterceptor();
        localeChangeInterceptor.setParamName("lang");
        registry.addInterceptor(localeChangeInterceptor);
    }

I have enabled the Mvc :
@SpringBootApplication
@EnableWebMvc
public class AccessRequestEventHookApplication extends SpringBootServletInitializer implements WebMvcConfigurer {

I have a method in my email configuration class which is the following :
    public void sendMessageUsingThymeleafTemplate(String to, String subject, Map<String, Object> templateModel, String appName)
        throws MessagingException {

        Context thymeleafContext = new Context();
        thymeleafContext.setVariables(templateModel);
        String htmlBody;
        if (appName == "Test1"){
            htmlBody = thymeleafTemplateEngine.process("Test1-template", thymeleafContext);
        } else {
            htmlBody = thymeleafTemplateEngine.process("Test2-template", thymeleafContext);
        }
    sendHtmlMessage(to, subject, htmlBody);
    }

This function is then called in my controller.
I also have my template resolver and engine as follow :
    @Bean
    @Primary
    public ITemplateResolver thymeleafTemplateResolver() {
        ClassLoaderTemplateResolver templateResolver = new ClassLoaderTemplateResolver();
        templateResolver.setPrefix("mail-templates/");
        templateResolver.setSuffix(".html");
        templateResolver.setTemplateMode("HTML");
        templateResolver.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
        return templateResolver;
    }

    @Bean
    public SpringTemplateEngine thymeleafTemplateEngine(ITemplateResolver templateResolver) {
        SpringTemplateEngine templateEngine = new SpringTemplateEngine();
        templateEngine.setTemplateResolver(templateResolver);
        templateEngine.setTemplateEngineMessageSource(emailMessageSource());
        return templateEngine;
    }

I tried changing the locale resolver type with cookie, acceptLanguage, it still does not work.
If I change the language on my computer (from French to English for example), it works, the English translation is used. But I can't figure out how to change the locale variable directly in the code.
As it is sent to a user, I can not base myself on their locale.
If I was not clear, please let me know and I will provide any info needed.
Thanks !

A: You need to set the locale on the Context object you create for Thymeleaf:
Context thymeleafContext = new Context();
thymeleafContext.setLocale(locale);

If you are calling your sendMessageUsingThymeleafTemplate method from a web controller, you can do this as well:
@Controller
public class MyController {
  private final ServletContext servletContext;

  public MyController(ServletContext servletContext) {
    this.servletContext = servletContext;
  }

  @GetMapping
  public void myControllerMethod(HttpServletRequest request,
                                 HttpServletResponse response,
                                 Locale locale) {
    WebContext context = new WebContext(request, response, servletContext);
    context.setLocale(locale);

    service.sendMessageUSingThymeleafTemplate(context, ...);
  }
}


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Lu Wanyao (; born 19 July 1996), also known by her Japanese name  is a Chinese professional golfer.

Early years
Her parents are from Shanghai, China. They were table tennis players. Later, they moved to Japan. Lu Wanyao was the winner of 2013 Japan Women's Amateur Championship.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
2017 Hokkaido Meiji Cup

Symetra Tour wins (1)
2015 Symetra Classic

References

External links

Profile on Symetra Tour site

Chinese female golfers
Japanese female golfers
Japanese sportspeople of Chinese descent
Sportspeople from Kagawa Prefecture
People from Takamatsu, Kagawa
1996 births
Living people


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Super Mario Bros. 3 (Amada Series) – Review
August 14, 2007 By Mark Pellegrini
Following up on the previous Japanese-exclusive Super Mario OVA, "the Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach", Grouper Studios came out with a three-part series which took various Super Mario Bros. 3 characters and placed them within the confines of classic fairy tales. Unlike the last OVA, this one seemed to have noticeably lower production values, but on the bright side, the character models were far more refined and reflected their look in the games pretty accurately. As it stands, the "Amada Series" of Mario OVAs are just really, really boring.
The first tale called "Issunboshi" is basically a Japanese version of the story we Westerners recognize as "Tom Thumb". A thumb-sized Mario is raised in seclusion by a kindly old couple until the day he grows up and sets off to the big city. Shortly after arriving he meets Princess Peach and the two hit it off. However, their joy is short-lived, as King Koopa quickly rears his ugly head and tries to kidnap the Princess. Mario manages to scare Koopa away by slicing off his horns with a sewing needle and out of gratitude Peach uses a magical mallet to grow Mario to full size.
The second tale is one that Westerners may be less familiar with, "Momotaro". In this story, King Koopa and the Koopa Kids kidnap Princess Peach from her grandparents (played by Hammer Bros.) and whisk her back to their kingdom. The grandparents are distraught until a young boy named Momotaro (played by Mario) emerges from a fallen peach and swears to rescue their granddaughter. The couple gives Momotaro a shiney new gun and sends him on his way. He meets up with various enemies of Koopa during his journey (a Parabeetle, a Boomerang Bro and a Spike…all of which are Koopa's underlings in the games) who vow to help him defeat their common foe. Mario and crew storm Koopa's lair, defeat him and the Koopa Kids and save Peach.
The final installment is one we should all be very familiar with, "Snow White" (or as it is called in Japan, "Princess White as Snow"). In this telling, the evil Queen Koopa (King Koopa in drag, disturbingly) discovers that Peach is more beautiful than she is and chases her off. Peach goes to live with the seven dwarves (played by Toads) but is put under a magic sleeping spell when Koopa poisens her with an apple. Mario arrives and awakens Peach with a magic potion, leaving a frustrated Queen Koopa to kidnap her. Mario bursts into Koopa's castle and defeats the Koopa Kids, but before he can rescue Peach, Queen Koopa takes her hostage with a knife. Then completely out of nowhere, Luigi drops down and kicks Queen Koopa in the face, saving the day.
As mentioned, the production values for these OVAs is really pretty low, resulting in a lot of still-frame montages, jerky animation and plenty of blatant corner-cutting. This overall lack of actual animation combined with the very sleepy and predictable stories makes for a very boring experience. Even if I were the intended age these OVAs were targeted at, I still doubt I'd enjoy them. People can say all the negative things they wish about the American Mario cartoons, but at the very least they were crazy and fast-paced enough to keep you from getting bored. And Hell, at least they employed more than six frames of animation per episode.
I suppose what makes these OVAs somewhat fun to watch is how absolutely whacky they are. I mean, Mario going all Rambo with a gun is a fun sight, but King Koopa in drag is definitely weirder. The stories are all told real straight-forward, so they don't leave much room to have a whole lot of fun. As crazy as the casting of certain characters is, I feel some of them are kind of off. I mean, Mario's friends in "Momotaro" could have easily been played by Luigi and a pair of Toads. Making them King Koopa's soldiers was just…odd. The Koopa Kids are also terribly underused, appearing mostly as underlings with few lines to speak of.
These OVAs are very hard to find, so I felt rather disappointed once I saw them after years and years of hearing about them. Despite a few instances of crazy casting, the whole series lacks any semblance of imagination or wit, something the American Mario cartoons at the time had in abundance. I wouldn't recommend spending any money on these, but if you can find them online (like I did), then give them a shot. And even then, only if you're a hardcore Super Mario fanatic.
Grade: D-


Target Liberty: Bloomberg: Raising Taxes on Poor People Is a "good thing."
Bloomberg: Raising Taxes on Poor People Is a "good thing."
I am really glad this clown didn't run for president. He is a total busybody, interventionist. He wants to make choices for everyone and tax people so they conform with his desires for them.