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Q: How to make logstash collect live logs from log files? I have log files of my application stored in a directory and using ELK for log analysis. I have observed that I have to run the logstash bat file to make it collect logs and push it to elastic search. I want logstash to ingest logs as they appear in the log files.
When I run the logstash bat file, I have observed few things:-

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*It reads the log files right from the beginning everytime. What property do I have to change it to in the conf file to make it pick up from last time?

*It stops reading after the logs are over - if you want to send logs to elastic search, you have to run logstash.bat again

*The size of the index is getting way too big. Any way to flush old logs?
Major concern:-
I just don't want ELK for plain log analysis, but also for the developers to check logs while development process if they run into issues. Having logs updated after a period of time won't help that much. There should be a way to update the ELK as the log files are updated, simultaneously.
Note - I am quite new to ELK and have no one to help so I have used pretty lay man terms. Apologies for any goof ups. Will be happy to clear the problem a little more.
Logstash conf file:-
input{
    file{
        path => "C:/Users/Admin/Desktop/Intellinum/Server/branches/ticket6/log/*.log"
        start_position => "beginning"
    }
}

output{
    stdout{
        codec => rubydebug
    }

    elasticsearch{
        hosts => ["localhost:9200"]
        user => "elastic"
        password => "cTkaeue1kL7UJwJVEXKj"
        ssl => false
    }
}

Thanks a ton! :-)


A historian and author is set to join the likes of Sir Winston Churchill after plans to erect a blue plaque in his honour were announced.
Epping Town Council plans to celebrate Sir William Addison with the forthcoming plaque.
Sir William was a historian who moved to Buckhurst Hill and later Loughton from his home in Mitton, Lancashire, with his wife Phoebe.
During his time in Epping Forest he owned a bookshop in Loughton and there is a blue plaque on the site where it stood at 169 High Road, from 1905 to 1992.
He also became chairman of the Magistrates' Association of England, chaired the Chigwell and District Historical Society and was a verderer of Epping Forest for 27 years.
There is already a blue plaque honouring the former Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, on the Marks and Spencer in High Street, which is on the former site of the Victoria building, from where he used to give speeches.
Sir Winston was the MP for Epping from 1924 to 1945 when the constituency was divided.
He then stood successfully in the Woodford seat where he remained until 1964.
There are a further two plaques in Epping, one dedicated to Lucien Pissarro in Hemnall Street and the other to Henry Doubleday in Buttercross Lane.
Mr Pissarro was a painter, born in Paris in 1863, who settled in Epping with his wife, Esther, in 1893.
The couple had their daughter, and only child, Orovida on October 8, 1863, and he painted the area in his 1894 work April, Epping.
The following year the family established the Eragny Press, named after his family home in France, the first publication of which was a translation of a French fairytale.
Mr Doubleday was a naturalist who grew up in Epping and was known to collect animal specimens from Epping Forest with his brother, Edward, when they were young.
He was the author of the first catalogue of British butterflies and moths and also discovered several new species including Pigmy Footman, Ashworth's Rustic and the Marsh Oblique-barred.
His moth collections are now held by the Natural History Museum in London.
Epping Town Council would like to hear from anyone with suggestions for people or places to be commemorated with a blue plaque.


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Emdeon Moving to New Data Center
NASHVILLE-Colliers TMT negotiated the 34,200-square-foot lease near the city's airport.
By Carl Cronan | September 17, 2009 at 05:35 PM
NASHVILLE-The local office of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker has negotiated a new office lease for Emdeon Inc. for 34,200 square feet at Airpark Center East. The 15-year lease is valued at more than $8.5 million and is being hailed as the largest local office deal this year.
Emdeon, a healthcare payment processor that went public earlier this year, plans to move its data center from its former corporate headquarters at One Century Place, where its current lease is set to expire at the end of 2010. The company last year consolidated its operations at Donelson Corporate Center from five different locations in the Nashville area.
Joel McAlister, a vice president and principal with Colliers TMT's Nashville office, represented Emdeon in lease negotiations with Airpark Center East's owner, Solomon Airpark LLC. McAlister also represented Solomon Builders in the original $1.2-million purchase of 21 acres just east of Nashville International Airport for the business park.
Solomon will use approximately six acres for the build-to-suit Emdeon data center, which is scheduled for completion by the end of 2010. The new center is intended to increase efficiency and security while supporting Emdeon's projected growth.
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Equity Street Capital and Big V Property Group acquired a Nashville-area, 843,248-square-foot shopping center for $141 million.

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All of us have favorite singers that we'd love to sing like. Everyone likes a different kind of music and a different singer. Inevitably, there are stars that we'd like to be able to imitate. In some cases, this is quite easy. But what about the really good singers? What chance do I have singing like them?
Well one way – and probably the first way for most people – is pure mimicry. We learn the inflections of the singers. We watch how they hold the mike, the gestures they use, the body language and everything that goes with live performance. This has one big bonus: it makes us feels more confident about trying to sing like the stars. Otherwise, we would probably never start.
And some people even go on to make a living from it!
So our first piece of advice is that simple: to sing like the stars, move like the stars. Warm up to the physical side of it. Don't let yourself be disappointed by your vocals yet. We'll get to that. Allow yourself the fun of "being" whichever star you like for a while.
Inevitably, you will want to go one step further. Great. Over this site, you'll find tips and advice from professionals, wannabes, semi-pros and fans about how to sing like the stars such as Justin Bieber. Try them out. If you feel you are getting stuck, go find the information or training you need. There are lots of teachers, vocal coaches and software tools out there. Remember that a few hours with a coach or software could change the way you sing for life.
Most of all, remember that 'practice makes perfect', so if you want to sing like the stars you'll have to work at it. Practice, practice and practice over and over again till you feel confident enough to perform; till you feel that an audience will applaud you for your performance.


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This is an updated version of Councillor's briefing October 2006.pdf, updated in January 2007.
This briefing pack is designed to outline the issues raised by the proposal to locate the Cross River Tram Depot on Site 63P/71P in the heart of Peckham Town Centre, and to indicate the way forward. You can see the whole text of the pack here.
On Saturday 20th January 2007 Peckham Vision held an information day to give all Southwark's Councillor's the opportunity to get to know the proposed tram depot site in Peckham, its current users and understand its future potential. One of the Councillors said they had been persuaded by the plan to build a depot on site because some years back officers told them it would regenerate Peckham by having housing and commerce on top of the depot. In fact, property experts say it would be too expensive and the current plans do not include this. The original reasons for Peckham being selected as a preferred depot location no longer stand up, and need to be looked at again.
Panoramic view of the Bussey Building.
The Councillors visited the Bussey building which is home to a wide variety of creative, business and social uses. From the top of the building they had a breathtaking view of London, and saw the extent of the 6 acre site to Consort and Brayards Rds, earmarked for the tram depot.
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Self Ties
By Modupe Yusuf
Title: Those Who Wait
Title: Perfectly Imperfect
Title: Plain Yellow
Author: Ruby Yayra Goka
Publisher: Techmate Publishers Limited
Category: Young Adult
The challenges of youth are innumerable. Ruby Yayra Goka is one writer who has chosen to explore the experiences of youth, with all of its challenges and adventures, and in the books under review, even though the experiences of youth are not exclusively those of the girl-child, Goka explores youth-related themes and issues through young, female protagonists.
In Those Who Wait, Patience Acolatse is a young girl who is displeased with almost everything about herself. She feels too tall, not particularly beautiful, flat-chested compared to her mates, and has annoying hair growth on her face. Worst of all, her name is Patience, a name she hates so much she cannot wait to change it once she turns eighteen. In many things, Patience is a young woman in a hurry.
Patience is unhappy when her favourite uncle dies, but she takes solace in the fact that she can help her bereaved cousin, Rowena, get over the death of her father. She considers it an opportunity to reignite their lost friendship and agrees to make all the sacrifices that her mother demands for Rowena's sake.
Rowena, on the other hand, is convinced that since Patience still has both her parents they cannot have anything in common. Rowena and the new friends she makes at school 'gang up' on Patience and ridicule her in the most embarrassing way. Good-natured Patience is willing to let God avenge her until she discovers that Rowena is trying to get the attention of Dave, her crush. Patience's attempt at revenge leads to a fight, which paradoxically ends the rivalry between the cousins.
The plot of the book is rather too simple and the narrative unchallenging. The first twelve chapters of Those Who Wait leave the reader wondering where the story is going without necessarily sustaining their interest. Coupled with the author's penchant for describing 'unusual' words in a simplistic manner, the reader will wonder at many points if the author has anything to offer with the story.
The book eventually ends with a story of the rewards of patience, completely unrelated to the relationship between the protagonist and her cousin, leaving the reader with a happy ending and a contrived one.
Also set in a secondary school and in the context of Ghanaian family life, Perfectly Imperfect is the beautiful tale of the convictions, victories, and shortcomings of young Yayra Amenyo. Yayra's otherwise perfect life takes a dramatic turn when she loses her father in a car accident. She is a survivor of the same accident, which leaves her face badly scarred.
Yayra suffers from lack of self-confidence, due to a medical condition that requires her to wear a colostomy bag, and she is displeased when, in a move she considers insensitive to her plight, her mother chooses to relocate them to another town and take up a new job.
Yayra faces the challenge of having people stare at her and wonder, some even ask, what happened to her. Her new classmates make it even worse – they have a name for every 'unusual' student and hers is Dr Blight, a character with a mysterious scar on her face, from the Captain Planet animated TV series.
When a new student, Jamal, walks into class and her classmates start to call him murderer, Yayra's interest is piqued. Soon, she finds out that Jamal has an unexplained murder case trailing him, involving his former girlfriend, and that the police only let him go for lack of evidence.
Yayra and Jamal develop a friendship over their love for clay, and she gets to know more about him. He is a teenage orphan with a daughter, a half-brother and a grandmother to take care of. His life is imperfect in a way that is totally different from Yayra's.
But the utmost imperfection is seen in the life of Yayra's late father. Yayra adores her father to a fault. He could do no wrong, especially not to his family. When after his death her mother begins to behave as though he never existed, Yayra is confused and unforgiving towards her mother.
When Yayra gets into a disciplinary case at school and her mother restricts her movement, Yayra comforts herself with the only reminder of her father that is available to her, his shirt. Yayra's mother is unable to suppress her annoyance when she sees Yayra in the shirt. She reveals how Yayra's father had another family, for whom he built a six-bedroomed house by emptying the joint account he maintained with Yayra's mother while he continued to live with Yayra and her mother in a rented flat. Yayra finds out this lie lasted for fifteen years and her mother has only been trying to preserve the good memory of the father that the daughter has.
Perfectly Imperfect is a story of the seeming imperfections that surround the existence of humans as social beings. It focuses on those occasions on which we fall short of the expectations that are generally considered the norm. Whereas her mates are faced with challenges of puberty, peer pressure and doing well at school, things not unusual in her age bracket, Yayra represents those who stand apart not because they choose to but because somethings are beyond their control.
On the other hand, there are others like Jamal who make wrong decisions without realising it. When they discover their error, they find a way to make amends and live right. There is yet another group, to which Yayra's father belongs. These ones live their imperfection deceitfully, not minding who is hurt. Sometimes they get away with it and sometimes they do not.
Perfectly Imperfect challenges the reader to not only give others the benefit of the doubt but also to consider the situation of others, using the self as a mirror rather than as a yardstick. Goka weaves this tale beautifully. It is a well thought out story with a direct message, and the clarity of it is not lost on the reader. The emotions captured in the book are so raw and true, and the entertainment and educative quality of the work are deserving of commendation.
In Plain Yellow, Goka chronicles the events in the life of young Amerley Amarteyiso over a period of one year. She tells a heart-rending tale of how sixteen-year-old Amerley becomes provider in her household of four children and two parents because of her father's need for a male child and her mother's inability to bear him that child.
From dropping out of school to taking meals on credit to feed her family, Amerley works as a maid for a wage that is to help train her three younger sisters and help her mother start a business. Amerley's mother sends her to the Idrissu household in East Legon. Amerley is told that Madam Rosina Idrissu is her mother's relative, even though they share no blood ties, and that there is a promise to enrol her in a fashion institute.
Amerley has her work cut out for her and tries to settle into the life of a maid in a wealthy household. Things take an ugly turn when she gets raped by her employer's two sons, Omar and Zaed. Zaed is the only Idrissu with whom Amerley connects until he and his brother rape her. Omar is the adopted son of Mr Idrissu. He completely ignores Amerley until the night he rapes her. Afterwards, he begins to taunt her and threatens her with the fact that Zaed is his alibi and it would be their word against hers should she try to tell anyone.
Amerley does not tell anyone of her ordeal because of an ill-conceived notion that since she did not call for help during her violation, nobody would consider it rape. With thoughts of how she is helping her family, Amerley bears her pain in silence until Omar rapes her again. This time with so much brutality that she becomes an invalid for months.
Her condition deteriorates due to the Idrissus' refusal to help her get medical attention, in order to protect their name and business. Her father eventually cashes in on her situation by taking an out of court settlement from the Idrissus. He promptly abandons Amerley, her siblings and her mother. The greatly distraught mother then begins seeking justice for her daughter.
The title of the book is symbolic of the trauma caused by abuse at the hands of known people. Such people are often in a position to use the weaknesses of their victims against them. Amerley is from a poor home and she cannot afford to fail her family, so when threatened into silence by Omar she complies and justifies it to herself as sacrifice.
Rosina Idrissu also capitalises on Amerley's poor background and refuses to give her the benefits that other domestic help enjoy, and when Amerley finds out about these benefits, she counts herself already privileged to work at all and support her family back home.
In Amerley's mother's decision to fight for her daughter, in spite of all that Rosina has done for her, is a lesson that there are times when the fear a victim has for their oppressor is all that keeps them from freedom.
In Amerley we see a typical case of the child labourer. When parents who are capable of working refuse to do so and fail to provide for their children, they expose them to needless dangers. Children may be lured with simple things that they lack at home, such as attention.
It cannot be overemphasised that it is the duty of parents to cater for the well-being of their children and wards. When parents who refuse to rise to this challenge expect that other people will do it on their behalf, they are living a lie. Of course, it cannot be denied that some children are better off away from their birth parents, but a larger percentage will only thrive where there is parental care and guidance.
The picturesque description of the squalid environment in which Amerley is raised convinces the reader that the author is aware that, usually, poverty is the excuse for child labour. However, one wonders how effective child labour has been in poverty reduction. Given that the market for child labour is mostly in the informal sector, there is more room for exploitation than profit. It is unimaginable that children who are at best unaware of their fundamental rights can find the balance and develop the capacity to bring themselves, first, out of poverty and then their families.
Plain Yellow, for all of its emotional quality lacks a good narrative structure. The events take place in two locations, Teshie, where Amerley's family is based, and East Legon, where the Idrissus live. However, the chronology of the events in the story is confused, and the story ends rather abruptly.
One thing is characteristic of Goka's writing: in each book she stresses the importance of education to the development of her characters so much so that even when her protagonist is not a schoolgirl, as is the case in Plain Yellow, she introduces another character that is passionate about her studies and is rewarded for her efforts.
However, by presenting a protagonist who is not a schoolgirl in Plain Yellow, Goka demonstrates that she is capable of developing a different kind of main character. Her protagonists are quite well developed. All of them rise above personal challenges to acknowledging their self-worth.
Those Who Wait lacks the finesse demonstrated in Perfectly Imperfect. And in Plain Yellow, published after those two, the reader would have expected that the quality of the narrative would be, if not better, on a par with the earlier work, indicating that the author is getting better at her craft. All things considered, Goka is definitely a promising writer.
Photograph:'Ghanaian Schoolgirl' by Gwyneth Dunsford
Modupe Yusuf
Modupe Yusuf studied languages at the University of Ibadan.


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The museum occupies the former Walworth Road Synagogue, which was located in two adjoining brick row houses in a one-time Jewish neighborhood and could seat 150 people. Many links and resources on the web site.
Founded in 1718 in what is today's Fairview section of northeast Dublin; earliest legible gravestone from 1777 (Jacob Wills); last burial in 1908. To visit, contact the caretakers, Mr. & Mrs. C. O'Neill. Tel: +353 1 836 9756. The cemetery and its gate lodge, built in 1857, are both on the Dublin City Council's list of protected structures. In summer 2017 the Dublin Jewish Board of Guardians handed them over to the Dublin City Council for care, management, maintenance.
Article about the history of the cemetery (unsourced PDF of typescript; posted on International Jewish cemetery project web site).
Limited information and links to resources and articles about Cork Jewish history.
Located in Curraghkippane, on the outskirts ofthe city.
Founded by the Lithuanian immigrant Jewish community. First burial was in 1887. The cemetery include graves of Jews killed in the sinking off the coast of Kinsale of the British ocean liner Lusitania, hit by a German torpedo in 1915 during World War I.
The Synagogue, consecrated in 1905, was closed and deconsecrated Feb. 5-7, 2016 due to the dwindling number of Jews in the city. See our JHE story.
Founded around 1902; only six standing gravestones today; restored in the 1990s and well preserved. To visit, contact Limerick Civic Trust, +353 61 313 399.


Earlier this year, Indonesia's national parliament passed a law that tried to curb dynastic succession in politics. This was frankly a little surprising. The chairwoman of the largest party in parliament, Megawati Sukarnoputri, is the daughter of Indonesia's first president. Though she never did manage to get elected herself, Megawati did spend some time in the top job after her boss President 'Gus Dur' was impeached. After a bit of political arm-twisting, her own daughter now sits in the cabinet. It's hard to imagine either of these woman getting their jobs on their own intellectual merits, which are generally agreed to be slender. The same is true of a number of the wives, sons, nephews, sisters-in-law and other sundry relatives of former provincial governors and district heads who have been elected to replace their loved-ones in important executive posts around Indonesia — over 50 of them in all.
In some areas of Indonesia, prominent families are entrenching themselves in power so effectively that the archipelago is looking a lot like it did before the Europeans arrived five centuries ago — a necklace of quasi-independent but interlocking Sultanates in which power and bloodlines were synonymous. Lawmakers at the national level are worried enough about this that in March they made it illegal for anyone to step straight into a district head, mayor or governor's seat if they are directly related to them by blood or marriage. Parents, children, siblings, spouses and in-laws would have to wait until at least one (five year) term had passed before they could be elected to replace their relative. That was before the constitutional court had its way. Ruling earlier this month on a case brought by the munchkin son of the head of Gowa district in South Sulawesi, the court said the restriction violated every Indonesian's right to run for office. The munchkin's uncle, "Komandan" Syahrul Yasin Limpo, looked on with satisfaction from his post as Governor of South Sulawesi.
In this essay in The New Yorker, I muse on why political dynasties are more dangerous in Indonesia than they are in the United States. It boils down, I think, to the lack of an independent judiciary that might provide an effective constraint on the octopus reach of family connections into all of the institutions which are supposed to provide checks on the local executive. There's something else at play too, though — the networks of patronage which both produce and benefit from dynasty politics are simply more deeply embedded in many of Indonesia's cultures than they are in the United States. I've been thinking about this a lot in the weeks that I've been happily ensconced as a visiting fellow at KITLV, or the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Carribean Studies in Leiden. I'm especially fascinated by the work of Ward Berenschot, who is actually trying to quantify different levels and patterns of patronage politics across Indonesia. He's found, not all that surprisingly, that what he calls clientilism runs thicker in clannish areas of Eastern Indonesia than it does in Java (with the exception of Banten, where Ratu Atut Chosiyah has established herself as Grand Misstress of patronage politics). I look forward to seeing more of the results of his work as they emerge.
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Michael McNiven (né le  à Winnipeg, dans la province du Manitoba au Canada) est un joueur canadien de hockey sur glace. Il évolue en tant que gardien de but dans la Ligue américaine de hockey et joue actuellement pour le Rocket de Laval.

Biographie
Il évolue au niveau midget AAA avec les Hurricanes d'Halton lors de la saison 2012-2013. L'année suivante, il joue dans la OJHL avec les Raiders de Georgetown.

Entre 2014 et 2017, il évolue dans la Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario avec l'Attack d'Owen Sound.

À la suite de son parcours junior, il signe un contrat d'entrée dans la Ligue nationale de hockey avec les Canadiens de Montréal. En 2017-2018, il joue sa première saison professionnelle avec le Rocket de Laval dans la Ligue américaine de hockey.

Statistiques
Pour les significations des abréviations, voir statistiques du hockey sur glace.

| 2014-2015 || Attack d'Owen Sound || LHO || 24 || 15 || 8 || 0 ||  || 62 || 2,79 || 91,4 || 2 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2015-2016 || Attack d'Owen Sound || LHO || 53 || 21 || 18 || 10 ||  || 145 || 2,94 || 90,2 || 1 || 4 || 6 || 2 || 4 ||  || 22 || 3,67 || 87,5 || 1 || 0
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| 2016-2017 || Attack d'Owen Sound || LHO || 54 || 41 || 9 || 2 ||  || 122 || 2,30 || 91,5 || 6 || 10 || 17 || 10 || 7 || 992 || 46 || 2,78 || 90,8 || 2 || 0
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| 2017-2018 || Rocket de Laval || LAH || 25 || 6 || 16 || 1 ||  || 82 || 3,50 || 88,4 || 1 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2017-2018 || Beast de Brampton || ECHL || 4 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 201 || 14 || 4,19 || 86,8 || 0 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2018-2019 || Rocket de Laval || LAH || 30 || 11 || 15 || 3 ||  || 68 || 2,52 || 90,2 || 2 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2018-2019 || Beast de Brampton || ECHL || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 62 || 14 || 1,94 || 93,5 || 0 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2019-2020 || Rocket de Laval || LAH || 3 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2,33 || 91,9 ||  ||  || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2019-2020 || Thunder de l'Adirondack || ECHL || 4 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1,75 || 94,5 ||  ||  || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2019-2020 || Icemen de Jacksonville || ECHL || 10 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2,79 || 91,5 ||  ||  || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2019-2020 || Admirals de Norfolk || ECHL || 8 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 4,16 || 88,9 ||  ||  || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2020-2021 || Rocket de Laval || LAH || 13 || 7 || 3 || 4 ||  ||  || 2,59 || 89,5 || 1 ||  || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2021-2022 || Rocket de Laval || LAH ||11 || 4 || 4 || 1 ||  ||  || 4,04 || 86,9 ||  ||  || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2021-2022 || Canadiens de Montréal || LNH || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  ||  || 9 || 57,1 ||  ||  || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| 2021-2022 || Heat de Stockton || LAH ||  ||

Références

Naissance en juillet 1997
Naissance à Winnipeg
Joueur canadien de hockey sur glace
Gardien de but de hockey sur glace
Joueur de la Ligue nationale de hockey non repêché
Joueur du Rocket de Laval
Joueur du Beast de Brampton
Joueur du Thunder de l'Adirondack
Joueur des Icemen de Jacksonville
Joueur des Admirals de Norfolk (ECHL)
Joueur des Canadiens de Montréal

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My friends and I always bemoan the fact that we never have enough time to get around to all of the things to see and concerts to attend in this city that truly never sleeps, but I suppose we could have worse problems. Such are my sentiments this week, what with the myriad shows nightly and the wonderful Torstraßen Festival just around the corner.
This wide array of shows is chocked full of opportunities to experience the local Berlin scene, so get yourself out there and hear what this city is really made of.


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The Latest: Trump says homeland chief 'working very hard'
Acting Homeland Secretary Elaine Duke, center, is briefed on the Hurricane Maria response during a flight to Puerto Rico on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. President Donald Trump on Thursday cleared the way for more supplies to head to Puerto Rico by waiving restrictions on foreign ships delivering cargo to the island. (AP Photo/Luis Alonso Lugo)
WASHINGTON — The Latest on (all times local):
President Donald Trump says he hadn't heard his acting homeland security secretary's much-criticized remark that the federal relief effort in Puerto Rico is a "good news story."
But he points out that Elaine Duke is temporarily in the job, "and she's working very hard."
Duke was named to temporarily replace John Kelly after Trump named him White House chief of staff. Trump has not nominated a permanent replacement.
Duke came under heavy criticism Thursday after she told reporters that the federal government's relief efforts are "under control" and "a good news story." Officials and residents of the U.S. island devastated by Hurricane Maria say that's not true.
Trump told reporters on Friday, "We have done an incredible job considering there's absolutely nothing to work with."
The acting U.S. homeland security secretary is praising the resilience of Puerto Ricans and says daunting work lies ahead to help recover from hurricane devastation.
Elaine Duke made the comments upon landing in San Juan. She drew a sharp rebuke from the city's mayor for saying Thursday that the federal relief effort is "a good news story."
Asked about the reaction to her remark, Duke says: "There is so much more to do. We will never be satisfied. That is why we are here."
President Donald Trump says the federal government is "engaged fully" in the effort to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria.
But Trump did not repeat what his acting homeland security secretary's said when she called the situation on the ground "a good news story.'
As Elaine Duke landed in Puerto Rico, Friday, Trump described the island as completely devastated. He adds that the rebuilding effort is "starting from scratch." Trump said his administration "will not rest" until people there are safe. Puerto Rico is home to about 3.4 million people.
Trump spoke at the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington.
The acting U.S. homeland security secretary is headed to Puerto Rico to see the devastation and meet local officials.
The trip was planned before Elaine Duke set off a storm herself with her comments on the damage. Duke is travelling with a Coast Guard vice-admiral and others.
On Thursday, Duke described the relief effort as "under control" and called the federal response to the disaster a "good news story."
That drew a sharp rebuke from San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, who told CNN, "This is a people-are-dying story."
San Juan's mayor is slamming a Trump administration official for referring to Puerto Rico's suffering as "a good news story."
Acting Homeland Secretary Elaine Duke used the phrase Thursday on the White House driveway, saying the federal response to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria is "a good news story" and adding that "the relief effort is under control." But the mayor of Puerto Rico's largest city heatedly denies that. Carmen Yulin Cruz said on CNN: "This is a people-are-dying story."
Duke was one of several members of the Trump administration Thursday to push back against reporting that the federal government was slow to respond to the storm, which knocked out power and left Puerto Rico's 3.4 million people short of food and water.
President Donald Trump is defending his response to Puerto Rico's hurricane destruction and says "big decisions" are coming on the cost of rebuilding the island.
Trump is quoting praise from Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rossello, who says the president and the Trump administration have "delivered" for the U.S. territory.
Trump writes on Twitter: "The fact is that Puerto Rico has been destroyed by two hurricanes. Big decisions will have to be made as to the cost of its rebuilding!"
His tweets come after people on the island have said help is scarce and disorganized and food supplies are dwindling in some remote towns after Hurricane Maria.
Trump is expected to survey the damage on the island on Tuesday.


WHEN A WOMAN HAS THE SUPPORT OF HER SISTERS, SHE IS UNSTOPPABLE!
Sisters Eternal WMC is an experienced women's motorcycle club, the members of which strive to maintain a higher level of club commitment and standard of honor and to garner a deeper respect from the motorcycle community. As a result of their passion for riding as well as our dedication to the support of our community, they are respected by motorcycle and riding clubs across the nation.
Sisters Eternal WMC are active members in the Confederation of Clubs and Independents, as well as the U.S.Defenders. They attend various motorcycle rights and information exchange events such as the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), Legislative Day, state rallies, and we support ABATE efforts. They answer Calls to Action, as well as promote safety and awareness of motorcycles and their riders, which is of utmost importance.
Sisters Eternal WMC is partnering with Distinctive Dolls of Houston in fundraising efforts to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Distinctive Dolls of Houston is a remarkably dedicated group of professional women whose mission is to promote social skills of women in order to meet the demand of contemporary society. In addition, they strive to provide positive, productive, and pleasurable activities for the community. Distinctive Dolls of Houston favors high ethical standards, values honesty and integrity, as well as embodies a strong womanly character who challenges one another to be the best they can be.
Both Sisters Eternal WMC and Distinctive Dolls of Houston enjoy giving back to the community as well as raising awareness for the Alzheimer's Association. They support the Alzheimer's Association's efforts in advanced research to end Alzheimer's and dementia while enhancing care for those living with the disease.
Sisters Eternal WMC and Distinctive Dolls of Houston are joining others around the world while doing what they love to honor people living with Alzheimer's, their caregivers, and those lost to the disease, while raising funds and awareness to advance the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer's Association. Sisters Eternal WMC and Distinctive Dolls of Houston will be organizing an event to show their appreciation and support for the Alzheimer's Association's efforts in May of 2019.
Sisters Eternal WMC, National President, Blaze needs our help with medical expenses. Please come out and show some support!
Blaze was first diagnosed with degenerative joint disease thru x-rays showing that her spine is worse than a healthy 60 year old. While she continues to shovel out a bare bone minimum of no less than $1,200.00 per month (without testing, scans, and potential surgeries taken into account), she is now seeking further medical care due to brain injuries. To accompany swelling in the brain, she is fighting with memory loss, speech impediments, and thought pattern misplacements. She has grown very weary. Her body is in constant pain in conjunction with the throbbing and sharp pains of nerves misfiring in her brain. Doctors have not been able to pinpoint the cause, are continuing to test while adding further medications to the list, and discussing upcoming brain surgery.
Every $1.00 is much appreciated! Thank you for your Support!
Shine water Bridge run to Copper Shot Distillery in Bastrop, Texas. Located on the Colorado River.
Copper Shot prides themselves on Handcrafted American Spirits, distilled on site. Come sample: Prickly Pear, Blood Orange, Apple Pie or Watermelon shine.
Sisters Eternal WMC, Summer's Backyard, and Shovelhead Runway are teaming up to host one jammin' Sunday Funday!!!! Super stoked!
Shovelhead Runway will be pumping out Blues and Southern Rock starting at 1:00 PM!
Come join in for fun in the sun, jamming tunes, dancing, free pool, darts, and more!!!
Sisters Eternal WMC will be celebrating their 5th Year Anniversary Party at Bermuda Beach in Galveston Texas on May 19th, 2018 from 10AM-4PM. All are welcome.
DJ Moe with Element Entertainment and DJ Nando with Show Time Promotions will be onsite...Let's Jam!!!
DJ Moe began his music career as a disc jockey for The Karaoke Kings. During this period he acquired the passion to continue the path that would then take him to the next level ……creating Element Entertainment. Being a much loved hobby, DJ Moe is passionate about planning and delivering a memorable, custom-tailored music entertainment events, which has an impact on his clients and guests. His charisma, energy and audience chemistry resonate at every one of his events. In fact, about 80% of Element Entertainments total business evolves from referrals, current clients or repeat clients themselves!
DJ Nando: Tejano, Country, Cumbia, Merengue, Salsa, Hip Hop Old/New, Classic Rock, Oldies, 70-early 90's Tunes Galore!
Tattoo Artist Victor Arteaga will also be slingin' ink!
Meeting at the HEB Fuel Station located at 19988 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX 77479 for KSU at 9:00 AM.
We will be taking the backroads from Sugar Land down to Freeport for the Blue Water Highway Run into Galveston, then up to Kemah for fun on the boardwalk by in the afternoon!
Meeting at Buc-ee's 40900 US Hwy 290 Bypass, Waller, TX 77484. KSU 10:00 AM.
Spring is a lovely time to reconnect with nature. The Bluebonnet Trail combines 80 miles of scenic roads and wildflowers all throughout Washington County, Texas. Grab your camera and join us for some fun in the sun!
Let's get together for a fun ride through the hill country and celebrate St. Patrick's Day full of smiles and laughter at the Thirsty Parrot!
Sisters Eternal WMC: Houston, TX: Lucky's Chili Powered Ride to the Top!
14th Annual Round Top Chili Cook Off at the Stone Cellar with live music by the Black Cat Choir and Abigail Taylor. Tickets are $10 at entry.
Every 5th Friday of the Month, Sisters Eternal WMC teams up with The Pub 529 to host Bike Night at West Houston's Premier Sports Grill and Patio Bar!!!
The original Adopt-a-Highway program began right here in Texas in 1985. Since then, it's grown into a nationally and internationally recognized litter-prevention effort, saving taxpayers' dollars and keeping our rights of way clean.
Adopt-a-Highway currently has more than 3,800 participating groups across the state, and we salute those thousands of individuals who dedicate their time to actively make a difference and keep Texas beautiful.
Sisters Eternal WMC - Texas patch holders are proud to be volunteers making an effort to keep this Texas-born program going strong. Sisters Eternal WMC - Texas currently supports FM 2977: starting at FM 762 to 2/10 mile south of Ricefield Road.
Join us for a beautiful ride through the backroads of Texas to HELP KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL!!!
*!*!*!Who wants to ride to a castle*!*!*!
This ride will kick off our ABC monthly meet and greet rides we are planning for the upcoming year.
The castle features a moat (watch out for gators!), a massive working 3,000 lb. drawbridge with an accompanying portcullis, a chapel, five round corner turrets, a courtyard, and a central keep with a dramatic view of the surrounding lands. A perimeter wall encompasses the castle, ensuring you are safe from oncoming marauders during your visit.
Join Sisters Eternal WMC for the meet and greet ride and you won't be disappointed.
Meet location: Stripes 19204 Farm to Market Rd 529, Cypress, TX 77433 at 7:00 A.M. Safety meeting at 7:15 A.M and KSU at 7:30 A.M Plan is to arrive at Newmans by 9:00 A.M to have breakfast. At 10:30 A.M we will head to the castle for our tour which will last 1 1/2 hours. That will be followed by lunch provided by them.
The cost of the tour and lunch is $20.00 per person. It is a sack lunch and is required to purchace for the tour.
On a bike or in a cage, EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!!
Sunday, September 3, 2017, Sisters Eternal WMC will be hosting DASH BIKE NIGHT with the Houston Dash Women's Soccer Team! Come out to see the newly renovated stadium: open air full service bar that overlooks the field, food venues, and more!
Sisters Eternal WMC has been presented the honorable opportunity of carrying the American Flag out onto the field before the game!!! We would love it if you could all join us while we cheer on the Houston Dash ladies conquring Seattle Regin FC! Fun times and many memories to be made!
For any further questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to info@sisterseternalwmc.com! LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!
Sisters Eternal WMC is an experienced women's motorcycle club, the members of which strive to maintain a higher level of club commitment and standard of honor and to garner a deeper respect from the motorcycle community. As a result of their passion for riding as well as our dedication to the support of our community, they are respected by motorcycle and riding clubs not only in the Houston, Texas area, but across the nation.
Sisters Eternal WMC are active members in the Region 3 Texas Confederation of Clubs and Independents, as well as the U.S.Defenders. They attend various motorcycle rights and information exchange events such as the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), Legislative Day, state rallies, and we support Texas ABATE efforts. They answer Calls to Action, as well as promote safety and awareness of motorcycles and their riders, which is of utmost importance.
Sisters Eternal WMC and Distinctive Dolls of Houston are joining others around the world while doing what they love to honor people living with Alzheimer's, their caregivers, and those lost to the disease, while raising funds and awareness to advance the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer's Association.
Sisters Eternal WMC and Distinctive Dolls of Houston are organizing a motorcycle ride through the beautiful back roads of Texas on June 17, 2017 promoting The Longest Day. This ride will be followed by a charity event with gracious host Yankee's Tavern and Grill located at 10328 FM 244, Carlos, TX 77830.
- or contact info@sisterseternalwmc.com if you are interested in donating product to auction benefiting this great cause. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.


Florida residents who purchase one of the two higher-end passes (dubbed premier and preferred) will get additional six months to use their tickets.
Some annual passes will be good for a year and a half under a new promotion announced by Universal Orlando on Thursday. Florida residents who purchase one of the two higher-end passes (dubbed premier and preferred) will get an additional six months to use their tickets. Folks getting seasonal or power passes — those varieties with blockout dates — will get an extra three months.
The deal works with passes activated for Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks as well as the passes that include Volcano Bay water park.
Florida residents renewing their current Universal passes can get the extra months if they sign up by April 4, 2019. That's true for passholders who pay the lump sum upfront and for those using the FlexPay system, which revolves around monthly installments.
Universal's annual pass prices range from $269.99 to $683.99, depending on the category and number of parks selected. Higher prices come with increased benefits. The premier pass, for instance, includes free valet, Universal Express front-on-line rights at the theme parks after 4 p.m., a ticket to Halloween Horror Nights plus the benefits that lower-priced parks carry, such as merchandise discounts.
Renewals can be made at the theme parks' front gates, via phone (1-866-727-7438) or online at universalorlando.com.


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Fourth Outer World Story Series: Basilisk of Ice Sculpture - Chapter 26
Fourth Outer World Story Series: Basilisk of Ice Sculpture
Chapter 26 - Xylophone Maze (3)
Translator: MadHatter Editor: MadHatter
"Burushaaaaaah!!"
"Ugh!?"
Toki-san moves forward and raises her strengthened shield in Brush's head before it can shake it off and allow enough velocity to reach its fangs.
Then, a furious collision between Brush's fangs and Toki-san's shield sends a metallic rumbling sound accompanied by sparks.
"Tajikarao-sama! Hmph."
Sora-san slams her hammer down at Brush's head to destroy it after it has ceased moving.
"Alrig…"
"Be on your guard!"
"What, argh!?"
"Rashaa!"
From the standpoint of common biological sense, it would appear that we have killed it because its head has been crushed.
I nonetheless seize Sora-san by the neck and drag her back up to behind Toki-san's shield because Brush's body hasn't yet been transformed into clay and from the meaning of that, I could see where this is heading.
Following that, a new head and fangs instantly sprouted from the tip of Brush's neck, which has already been reduced in length due to the amount of crushing. Another metallic sound is produced when Toki-san's shield and Brush's fangs cross paths as it swings out as though tracing the trajectory of the previous blow from the opposite direction.
"Hit it!"
"Burasha!"
"Tsk!"
I fire a sling bullet at the red crystal connected to Brush's tail's tip.
But right before the bullet hits, Brush turns itself around to distance itself from us and simultaneously evades my attack.
As expected, it won't let me hit the vital spot so easily.
"Monsters really are out of the ordinary, aren't they?"
"If you've got time for idle chatter, brace yourself."
"Let's take it down as soon as possible. The cacophony of the noisemaker floor should soon cause the other monsters to react."
"Bububububu…."
Toki-san and I both readjust our equipment while Sora-san rises and moves her hammer into a new position.
On the other hand, Brush begins to scrape the ground with his right foreleg as he did the first time as well.
"So, how do we actually beat it? I can't handle that kind of movement because it's too fast for me."
"I'll use my right eye to deal with the movement."
"Then, please do it right after I block it."
I further intensify the amount of power I am gathering in my right eye.
"Burashaaaah!"
"Ggh!?"
"Freeze!"
Just as Brush launches its strike and Toki-san defends it, I run past Toki-san's left side and reach Brush's side, directing the power of my right eye into Brush's torso.
"Burashiaaa!?"
The force of my right eye freezes Brush's torso and two legs, and when it struggles to move in that position, its frozen legs fracture in bits and start to fall heavily out of its posture.
"Take this!"
"Aaaaaaah!?"
The red crystal that represents Brush's life is shattered at that precise moment by Sora-san, who leaps out of the other direction a split second after me, swinging her hammer with acceleration by movement towards the tip of Brush's tail before it can get up and initiate its next action, after which its body turned into clay.
"Alright… ahh!?"
"Phew… eh!?"
"We have managed somehow. But the next one is already on the way."
Once the fearsome foe called rush has been dispatched, they both relax momentarily.
But in the midst of it, I sight two arrows advancing slowly in their direction; one of them freezes and bursts, while I extend my left fingernail to repel the other.
The current arrows induce a cold sweat to internally break out on me.
Thanks to Ys' eyes, I could perceive and respond to it, but if it had not been for Ys' eyes, it would have been a surprise attack that definitely killed the two of them.
"Toki-san, keep your shield up towards the direction the arrow came from! Sora-san, check for enemy activity in the surrounding area! I'll deal with them from the opposite direction!"
"Y-Yes!"
"This is… three Bows and three Hands each coming from the direction where Brush came from! There are no other signs of enemy activity!"
As soon as I and Sora-san cover behind Toki-san's shield, we can hear many impacts being delivered to the shield.
Sora-san then reports the names of two types of monsters: Bow and Hand.
If my memory serves me right, Bow is a monster consisting of only a bow, a quiver, and a hand to handle the arrow, whereas Hand is a monster that takes the form of a hand.
While Hand strikes by firing spherical bullets at the opponent, both of these creatures are attached to the ground or a wall, moving slowly and hurling arrows at the target.
The area just below the surface of contact would be the weak point for both of them.
"Do you know how far away they are?"
"They are about 100 meters away, but they are steadily closing in on us. It seems that only Bow is attacking now. Akira onee-sama."
"I get it. In that case, Toki-san, is your shield sturdy enough?"
"No problem. Their assaults have less force because of the distance."
"I understand. Then, both of you, fall back like this and move to the corner."
[[Yes!]]
With a clear grasp of the situation, the three of us slowly retreat to a place where there is a corner.
Toki-san restores the durability of her shield, which was damaged by Brush attacks, while Sora-san monitors the surroundings, and I begin to draw more strength into my right eye after reaching the corner.
Fortunately, no additional foes from the other passageways have surfaced.
However, according to Sora-san's far-sightedness, monsters other than the six mentioned earlier are congregating around the corner, bringing the total number of monsters to more than 20, even if they are all small.
"Akira onee-sama. I'll begin the count since it won't be long until the first adversary crosses the marked line."
"Please do so."
It goes without saying that it is not a sensible move to underestimate them because they are small monsters. All of us, including myself, have a solid understanding of the prospect that arrow our lives can be reaped in the moment when we are caught off guard by an arrow.
On top of that, since small monsters are typically slow-moving, there is a high likelihood that we can easily beat them if we initiate contact; nevertheless, if we fight them in a melee, they can easily slip into our blind spots and catch us off guard.
Consequently, we should avoid confrontation in a melee with a horde of monsters that are approaching as much as possible.
So what should we do?
"Divinity released!"
When Sora-san's count goes down to zero, I spring out of the corner and unrestrainedly focus the power of my right eye onto the swarm of monsters that are heading at us from a distance that I can see.
On the dungeon's floor and walls, each and every monster in my field of vision turns to ice.
"Argh!?"
"Akira onee-sama!?"
"Akira-san!?"
"Ouch… but it went well."
The minute I lose control of my momentum and crash fleetingly against the wall and the floor across from me, I know for sure that all the monsters have frozen to ice and have perished.
"Wow… there's no sign of any enemies in the surroundings."
"There is a drawback, though. Ys told me that if I freeze them like this, they can't be used as material."
Through the power of Ys, my fingernails are extended as I approach the creatures who have transformed into ice statues and touch them.
Along with the small creatures that were advancing on us, all of the frozen monsters shatter.
Regrettably, no materials could be retrieved; yet, this is inevitable given the significance centered on safety and certainty.
"Anyway, let's move towards the direction where the monsters were attempting to gather once we've examined our equipment."
"There are still sounds of combat."
"That suggests our allies are there, right?"
After we have our gear in place, we run towards the direction where the sound of the battle is still in the background.
Check out other Outer World Story series in order: Outer World Story: The Black Mist that Devours (First series), Outer World Story: Pumpkin Sorcerer (Third series), Outer World Story: Basilisk of Ice Sculpture (Fourth series)


Miami based DiscoRocks joins musical forces with vocalist Kalypso for their standout vocal single "Happy." Kicking things off, DiscoRocks drops the original mix of "Happy," a piano driven open-air anthem perfect for peak time performance. House heavy weights Full Intention [Off Records, Suara] delivers funky remix of "Happy." Italian DJ/production duo Alaia & Gallo [CR2, Hotfingers, InStereo Records] close out the release with their bass driven, heavy hitting tech house remix of the original.
Popular Ibiza resident and talented DJ/producer Javi Bora (Suara, 20/20 Vision, Stereo Productions) delivers his newest release on Nite Grooves titled the "My Pleasure EP." Kicking things off, Javi opens with the self-titled original mix "My Pleasure," a bass driven vocal hit perfect for summertime open-airs. Next up is the original mix "Camino Rojo," a rolling tech house favorite perfect for dance floor warm-ups. Finally Javi completes the release with "Garito," a forward thinking bass guitar riven house favorite perfect for peak time!
Madrid based DJ/producer Loui Fernandez (Deeperfect, Nervous Records, Traum) delivers his newest EP on Street King titled the "Minx EP." Kicking things off, Loui opens with his self-titled original mix "Minx," a late night after hours bomb packed with an analogue feel! Next up, Fernandez follows up with the original mix "Resplandor," a vocal infused rolling tech anthem perfect for peak time performance!
For the last decade, Germany based Ron Flatter (Traum, Stil Vor Talent, Kling Klong) has been enriching the house and techno landscape with his own direct and energetic productions and warm, groove-driven DJ sets. Nite Grooves is proud to present his standout new release titled the "Night Finds You EP." Kicking things off is the original mix "Elagamaz," an emotional deep tech bomb perfect for dance floors from NYC to Berlin! Following up is the self-titled original "Night Finds You," a straightforward dance floor mover perfect for peak time performance.
Quentin has made a name as THE go-to remixer for major label R&B hits, delivering genre-shattering dance hits by Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Shakira, India.Arie, and Floetry. His original productions have him winning the respect of musically diverse A-List DJ's Danny Tenaglia, David Morales, Carl Craig, Frankie Knuckles, Pete Tong, Roger Sanchez, Deep Dish, Derrick Carter, Francois K, Joe Claussell and Danny Krivit.
His edition of King Street's Mix The Vibe compilation series reflects this risky behavior, laying down a variety of tracks from vocal house and vocals laid over techy tracks to straight up techy and afro-house tinged electronic / tribal cuts.


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3rd Congressional District candidate list grows to 18
Jannette Pippin Daily News Staff
Mar 7, 2019 at 4:03 PM Mar 7, 2019 at 4:12 PM
As candidate filing continued for a fourth day Thursday for the upcoming special election, several additional candidates joined the bid to fill the vacant Congressional seat previously held by the late Walter Jones.
A special election has been scheduled to fill North Carolina's 3rd District Congressional seat for the remainder of Jones' unexpired term. Jones died Feb. 10 just months after being elected to a 13th term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The candidate filing period for the election began Monday and continues through Friday at 5 p.m.
The latest candidates to file as of 4 p.m. Thursday at the North Carolina Board of Elections office were: State Rep. Phil Shepard, of Jacksonville, Celeste Cairns, of Emerald Isle, Paul Beaumont, of Shawboro, Joan Perry, of Kinston, and Jeff Moore, of Raleigh, all Republicans, as well as Democrats Richard Bew, of Newport, and Ernest T. Reeves, of Greenville.
The field of candidates is now packed, with Republican, Democratic, Libertarian and Constitution Party candidates.
Per state statute, the state Board of Elections staff will hold a random drawing at 5:15 p.m. on Friday to determine the order of candidate names to appear on the ballots for the special primary and general elections.
The special election is scheduled to be held July 9, with the primary election on April 30. If a second primary is required, it will be held July 9 and the general election on Sept. 10.
With the latest candidates to enter the race, the primary elections will be highly contested ones, with 18 who have already filed and candidates who have announced plans to run but have not yet filed with the Board of Elections office.
Reporter Jannette Pippin can be reached at 910-382-2557 or Jannette.Pippin@JDNews.com.
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As we go into age of info and technologies, anything made from paper is gradually being discarded and traded for electronics as well as the wonders of the Internet. This involves paper coupons. We have today what we call e-coupons, that are the electronic counterparts of the paper coupons. When in the past we had to browse over publications, magazines, and brochures to receive coupons and discounts, today we may simply browse through the Internet or download them into our cellphones.
Let us not throw away our forms merely yet, but. The e-coupon remains a unique concept to various shoppers, and not all them are comfortable with all the transition at the present. With things as they stand today, with not the buyers prepared to change to the electronic life-style of coupons, shops and firms continue to be generating full utilize of paper coupons.
This is to not state that the appearance of e-coupons is a method to eliminate the utilization of coupons by customers and visitors. On the contrary, its cause is to really grow the utilization of coupons as a whole (not only the paper ones). The coupon industry is declining; some might state perishing. Fewer and fewer persons are reading papers and circulars, as well as the new generation of consumers are more probably to browse online than kind through the forms. This has spurred businesses to reach them through the Internet and technologies, resulting to the birth of the e-coupons.
But, as reported, don't throw away your forms yet. There are no plans to cut off the paper coupons since there continue to be a substantial amount of customers and clients utilizing these to receive discounts and to save cash. Until everyone (or virtually everyone) has produced the change to employ the Internet for discounts rather of the forms, then your paper coupons may certainly continue.
This task of getting everyone change to electronics as well as the Internet for discounts will be fairly timely, perhaps slow, and takes a lengthy time. But there is not a denying that the transition usually arise. For something, the hot generation of consumers might mostly like it. Another thing will be that this transition is moreover an appealing program for the marketing firms. There will be quicker and effective monitoring for them, more info sharing, and it is actually definitely more eco-friendly. Naturally there are also disadvantages in utilizing the e-coupons. But they are doing not wholly affect the attractiveness of it, nor does it greatly affect the standard of service it brings to the buyers and customers. The transition to electronic use consequently focused more found on the relevant blessings instead of found on the insignificant disadvantages.
Whether it happens to be a paper coupon or perhaps a printable within the Internet, yet, the coupon company remains thriving. Within the paper coupons can be declining, but the e-coupons are gradually carrying the industry together. Add to this the growing quantity of budget aware folks, it is actually a secure conclusion that the coupon company usually continue inspite of the transition from paper to electronics.
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The 66 schools in Mayo will all pocket extra money from the $1.5 billion in additional Federal funds promised for South Australia in the next decade under the Gonski 2.0 education reforms, according to local Federal MP Rebekha Sharkie.
"The Nick Xenophon Team has successfully advocated for changes to the Government's original Gonski 2.0 legislation which will benefit all Australian children, including – I am pleased to say – the 22,000 students in Mayo," Rebekha said.
"Our negotiations put an extra $4.9 billion into the reforms, increasing the funding pool from $18.6 billion to $23.5 billion.
"That includes an additional $424 million for South Australia's 718 schools, taking the total injection of funds from the Gonski reforms to $1.5 billion for the State.
"But more importantly, NXT has lobbied for the bulk of those increases to be rolled out to Australia's underfunded schools in the next six years rather than being stretched over the 10 years of the reforms.
"We didn't think it was fair that children who started school next year would have to wait until they were 15 to experience the full benefits of the funding reforms.
Rebekha said the Minister's office had been unable to provide exact funding calculations for each individual school in Mayo under the Gonski 2.0 amendments, which were passed in a marathon sitting of Parliament late last week.
"However, I know from original figures provided by Minister Birmingham that funding across Government, Independent and Catholic schools in Mayo was going to increase, on average, from $4301 per student in 2017 to $6936 in 2027," Rebekha said.
Mayo has 21,815 students enrolled in 49 Government schools, 14 Independent schools and three Catholic schools.
Besides the funding increase and the shorter transition period for underfunded schools, NXT also secured agreements from the Government to set up a National Schools Resourcing Board to review funding methodology.
"One of the first tasks of the Board will be to review the Socio Economic Standard calculations to make sure the Government's funding methodology best reflects parents' capacity to pay," Rebekha said.
"NXT also lobbied for measures to ensure states and territories met their obligations to contribute to schools funding.


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Four-Way Test Speech Competition 2023
The Rotary Four-Way Test Speech Contest is a speech competition which has been held for decades in hundreds of locations across the United States. It is offered to high school students as an optional supplement to their usual school curriculum. It is sponsored by the Durant Rotary Club, and will award cash prizes as follows.
First Prize: $300.00
Find the Information Packet below
Four-Way Test Speech Contest
Of the things we think, say or do:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Rotary Club of Durant
Durant, OK
Contact information: Jim Swink, (580)-317-3943, jimswink49@yahoo.com
The first place winner of the Durant Rotary Club Four-Way Test Speech Contest will advance to the Rotary District Four-Way Speech Contest. The District Contest will be held on March 4, 2023 at Southern Tech, 2610 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK. Registration will begin at 10:30 A.M. First place will receive $1000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250.
The first place winner of the District contest will speak at the District Conference at the noon luncheon. The District Conference will be held at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK on April 15, 2023.
The subject of "How Can Using the Four-Way Test Make the World a Better Place" should be closely followed. Material must be original in content and be about applying the Rotary Four-Way Test to an important issue in our everyday relationships with other people. Contestants should write a speech with facts, statistics, stories, examples, and quotations. Contestants may add some humor and personal touches.
Since Rotary Clubs were first founded in 1905, Rotarians have promoted high ethical standards in their professional and everyday lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of ethics is the "Four- Way Test", which was created in 1932 by Rotarian, Herbert J. Taylor when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This short test for making decisions became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with suppliers and customers. The survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy.
Officially adopted by Rotary in 1943, the Four-Way Test asks the following four questions:
Rotary International is an international service organization which brings together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and advance goodwill and peace around the world. It is a non-political and non-sectarian organization open to all people regardless of race, color, religion, gender, or politics. There are 46,000+ member clubs and 1.4 million members worldwide.
The Goals of the Contest
The goals of the Four-Way Test Speech Contest are:
To foster principles of ethics in communities, business and everyday personal lives.
To introduce high school students, their families, teachers, and the community at large to the Four-Way Test and the ethical guideline it provides.
To provide high school students with an opportunity to develop and practice public speaking skills, so they can become productive and participatory citizens of their community, country, and world.
The contest is open to all high school students in the Bryan County School Districts, and high school level students living in Bryan County who are homeschooled or attend private schools.
The topic of the speech must be original in content and MUST clearly show the practical application of all four points of the Rotary Four-Way Test.
The speech must be delivered extemporaneously, and may not be read from a script, but notes on one 3" x 5" card may be used.
The speech must be between 5 and 7 minutes long. Cumulative penalty points will be assessed for any speech which is under or over time.
Speech contest organizers must NOT identify the speaker, the Rotary Club sponsor, nor any associated Rotarian.
Speeches will be judged impartially via the scoring matrix attached.
For Further Information or Questions Contact:
Jim Swink (Contest Chairperson) (580) 317-3943 or jimswink49@yahoo.com
Dates, Deadlines, & Details
Student Applications Due: Friday, February 10, 2023
Competition Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023
Competition Details: The competition will be conducted at the Three Valley Museum,401 W Main Street, Durant, at 10:00 am. Speakers and their coaches/teachers will receive a complementary snack.
The winners will be judged, by a panel of three judges, based on the scoring sheet attached, which coaches and students are advised to study thoroughly, WELL in advance of the speech performance date. We also recommend that students and coaches view several examples of winning Four-Way Test Speeches available on YouTube. There are MANY fine examples online.
Speakers will have amplification. They will be able to choose between a hand-held microphone, and a microphone on a stand.
Any questions coaches, parents, or students may have can be addressed to Jim Swink, Durant Rotary Club , 580-317-3943 or, jimswink49@yahoo.com
Judge's Composite Score Sheet
Contestant#_____________ Judge#____________ Date____________
Length of speech______________________________________________________
Content (44%)
Practical Application of the 4-Way Test throughout the speech. (1-20) ____________
Uses examples from peer group experiences. (1-8) ____________
Human interest appeal and color. (1-8) ____________
Clarity and expression of language. (1-8) ____________
Organization (24%)
Introduction-captures audience's attention and establishes the major
theme of the speech. (1-8)____________
Development-Ideas presented, supported, and explained in clear,
logical order with smooth transitions. (1-8)____________
Conclusion-Emphasizes major theme in the speech leaving the
audience with a clear, concise message or point of application. (1-8)____________
Delivery (32%)
Clear enunciation and pronunciation of words. (1-8) ____________
Good vocal projection (easy to hear volume) and voice expressiveness
(tone and pacing). (1-8)____________
Good eye contact and rapport with audience. (1-8) ____________
Relaxed yet commanding use of posture and gestures. (1-8) ____________
Maximum possible points: 100 Points earned ____________
Penalty ____________
Total points earned ____________
Special Comments by Judge:
Four-Way Test Speech Contest – Bryan County
Teacher/Coach Intent to Compete Form 2023
Name of Supervising Teacher (please print): Name of School:
Mobile Phone Number: Email:
I expect to have (approximate number) student entrants.
I will review the contest information with these students.
The students will perform their speeches for me for practice and feedback.
The speeches will conform to the guidelines specified.
I will arrange for the students to attend the competition.
Coach or Supervising Teacher Signature:
For Further Information or Questions Contact: Rotary Club of Durant, Jim Swink, 580-317-3943, jimswink49@yahoo.com
Four-Way Test Speech Contest – Bryan County Contestant Entry Form 2020
Due Feb 10, 2023
Name of Student: Mailing Address: Phone Number: Age: Email Address:
Media Release Consent for Parents/Guardians/Adult Speakers
My signature on this document gives my consent to Rotary Club of Durant to photograph or videotape me/my child and to use such videos, photos, voice or other likeness for future public awareness including print media, online news distribution, Rotary Club of Durant website, television and radio opportunities, video, promotional materials and other educational or exhibition purposes.
Parent or Guardian if Student is under 18, Student's name if Over 18:
Printed Name: Signature:
Name of Supervising Teacher:
Phone Number: Email Address:
Below this line FOR CLUB USE - CONTESTANT #
About Durant
All materials and photos, unless otherwise specified, copyright of Rotary Club of Durant.


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Re-Volting (79-06)
1 Horror Stories No. 5
2 Totally Useless
3 Plague
4 Equilibrium
5 Extraneous Hiss, Erroneous Hazard
6 I'm Me
7 (Rise Of The) Appliances
8 I'm A Miser
9 Bring In The New Boys
10 Verti-City
11 Wooden Heart
12 From A Lover To A Friend
Following our re-issue of their one and only single 'Totally Useless' (Damgood 277P) here's the album.
RE-VOLTING (79-06) is a 12 track compilation featuring their early single, unreleased tracks and a few re-recorded songs from their 1979 set. Includes a 8 page full colour booklet with full sleeve notes and rare unpublished photos.
Psykik Volts were an original New Wave band formed in 1978, inspired/influenced by bands like The Clash, Sex Pistols etc. All aged around 18 at the time of releasing our self-financed single & it was our first time in the studio, hence some of the rough & ready bits (feedback, bum notes etc.). We formed just a few months before recording the single in early 1979. We considered ourselves more 'new wave' than 'punk' at the time as the initial wave of punk bands had died down by then. A very DIY band, they designed the picture sleeve, had it printed and stuck them all together their selves! They were from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire which is near Leeds, by the way.
John Peel played the single quite a lot on Radio 1, & it was subsequently repressed on the MHG label after the initial 1000 copies had sold. I think they released another 500 (in plain white sleeves)
The band got signed shortly afterwards to Graduate Records (UB40 etc.), who recorded 3 songs but never released them. They split at the end of 1979. Vik & drummer Mick Reed then got signed to Rockburgh Records in 1980/81 & released a single called "Wooden Heart", calling themselves 'Poptones' (after the Public Image song).
'Totally Useless/Horror Stories No. 5' was featured in 'Record Collector' magazine in 2006 in their 'Top 100 rare punk singles' list & valued at £50
DAMGOOD278
Formats: CD and Download
Totally Useless


Preview support for Azure blob and Azure table data sources in the Portal is now announced.
Make your Microsoft Office, HTML, PDF, and other documents searchable with just a few clicks in the Import Data wizard.
The preview provide a simple user interfaces to pick accounts and containers from within your subscription.
Perhaps you want to index blobs containing an Outlook email archive, or create a resume search application to streamline your hiring process. After selecting your data, "Microsoft will detect your metadata fields and suggest an index," expalins the azure team.
The blob indexer has the ability to crack open your documents and extract all text into the content field as well.
For more information about indexers, see our articles on indexing table and blob storage through the API.
In other news, the SQL Server Migration Assistant for Datazen is now generally available in the Download Center.
"This application is designed to help organizations migrate their existing Datazen Server content, including dashboards and KPI's, to a SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services server," the team explained.
You can download SQL Server Migration Assistant for Datazen here.
Microsoft seems extremely keen on releasing the tools necessary to take advantage of Machine learning technology.
This slide is from a talk by Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Applications and Services, Qi Lu , revealing Open Mind, the "Visual Studio for Machine Learning".
Open Mind is a Visual Studio-like suite for machine learning, according to the slide (via ZDnet).
Microsoft IT is responsible for supporting 900 locations and 220,000 users around the world.
In another blog post today, David Lef, Principal Network Architect at Microsoft IT, talks about supporting a network as it transitions from a traditional infrastructure to a fully wireless cloud computing platform.
David is helping to define the evolution of the network topology to a cloud-based model in Azure that supports changing customer demands and modern application designs.


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* element and put it to image attribute tag using jQuery I want to get the value from  H3 element and put it to image attribute such as title and alt.
please see my code below.

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A: Try this:
$(".products li").each(function() { // loop through all the li
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  $(this).find("img").attr("alt",txt); // set alt of image
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$('ul.products').each(function(){
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A: You can use prev to find the previous a tag and find to find the img element & then use attr to add the attributes
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A house is built as a separate structure from other types of buildings. They are usually built with a number of rooms and a blueprint that lays out the look of the home. One or two bedrooms are common in most homes. There are also one or two bathrooms in different areas. A kitchen, dining and living area are also commonly provided with a specific look for the home. Other more extensive layouts include extra rooms added on as well as options such as a basement or two stories with extra space for your lifestyle. Many will add in game rooms, offices and creative spaces for their needs. This makes the lifestyle you create simple and enjoyable.
The popularity of buying a home is also inclusive of formats for your financial situation. Many are based on a mortgage, which allows you to lend money from a financial institution and pay back a minimum payment every month. Other scenarios allow you to rent the home for an extended period of time while another individual owns the home. The scenarios available help you to enjoy your space and privacy with different options. With these spaces, you can easily find comfort in a place called home.


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January 17, 2021 by Joe 1 Comment
I was fortunate enough to see the Cross Purposes tour live twice. Once in Philadelphia on 18 Feb 1994, and again in Dallas on 8 Mar 1994. Both were excellent, and had one of the best setlists I'd seen in any live Sabbath show ever. The Philadelphia show was technically at a venue called the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA (I also saw the Dehumanizer tour there). It was a great show, but I'm here to write about something I recently found from that show.
When I was in the lobby waiting for them to open the seating area, some employees there were handing out a local newspaper. It was produced by the venue I think, and was called "Inner View Magazine". It was small, about a dozen pages, but contained an interview with Tony Martin in the leadup to the show. A lot of folks didn't keep theirs, I saw many on the floor, in the trash, etc. But I kept mine. I never threw it out, but it was missing for ages, but I found it again late in 2020. I wanted to get it out there, so I've gone and taken the paper and typed in the entire Tony Martin interview. It is below.
Before I get to that, I wanted to briefly talk about this Cross Purposes era photo. It's been seen many times before, it's not new. But what some might not know is it was taken right outside the Tower Theatre when Sabbath was in town for the gig I was at.
Immediately behind the Tower Theatre is an apartment building named "The Ashby". I'm assuming Sabbath took the picture there simply because it was literally the next building to the venue they were playing. Just walked out the back door of the venue's loading dock, and the apartment building is just a couple of feet away. I even pinned down the location of the spot using latitude/longitude coordinates. They are: 39°57'40.4″N 75°15'28.8″W. You can also see what the place looks like more recently on Google Maps:
Anyway, enough about the photo. Here's the interview from the newspaper. I took a couple of pictures of it on my desk here so you can see what it looks like in January 2021. it's a bit frayed around the edges, but you can definitely still read the entire thing.
Cross Purposes Interview Feb 1994
Heavy Metal's Children of the Grave return
Inner-View with Black Sabbath's Tony Martin – by Dave Maida
Black Sabbath's Tony Martin knows there isn't one SABS song he can't sing! The seven year vocalist of Black Sabbath geared up for a ten day rehearsal at their home base in Birmingham, England. Black Sabbath is ready to begin their six month plus world tour supporting their new riff bashing IRS Records release "Cross Purposes". The Children of the Grave – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Tony Martin and former Rainbow kinsman Bobby Rondinelli managed to pull out some of the most unusual tracks from Sabbath's history for the tour, some songs of which are never been heard on stage before, even by Ozzy. I tried to persuade Tony Martin in telling me just one of the surprise tunes that are planned for their Feb 18th Tower Theatre concert.
He said "No leading questions, (laughing). I don't want to spoil the surprise. With the show we've come up with, it's quite good." Tony touched on his role as a frontman, "I'm not the madman that Ozzy is, my asset is mainly my voice. I tend to stand up at the front of the stage, look people square in the eye, and say this is it, this is the music, this is how we're going to do it. I tend to perform with my voice rather than an act or a show. We're not taking a stage set out with us. Very little back drops, no laser beams, no spiders. It's just going to be set up the gear, stand on stage, and play for the people."
After Ronnie James Dio departure after last year's Dehumanizer tour, the thick atmosphere that had plagued around the group departed also. They once again called on their seasoned vocalist, and (no fantasy) lyricist Tony Martin to bring the band back from the grave with new really good riffed record "Cross Purposes". Yeah, we know that Ozzy has retired, and yeah, we know that the Heaven and Hell and the Mob Rules days are of the past, but there is a whole new generation of SABS fans ready to keep the term "Heavy Metal" alive.
"The music always comes first with Black Sabbath. Its' always been that way from day one, like when Ozzy was in the band. The lyrics go on top. We got some really crazy time change and tempos on the new record. They purposely gave me this stuff because they know that I'm able to put an angle on top of these riffs and I really enjoy that challenge. I'm hoping that one or two people will pick up on half the tracks I put together."
Geezer and Rondinelli play some really great rhythmatic parts and crazy time counts on the tracks Virtual Death and Immaculate Deception. WARNING: (Listen with headphones at a low decibel). The opening track I Witness is written about the life of exile that the Pennsylvania Amish live, and Psychophobia is really written about David Koresh and the cult horse that occurred in Waco, TX added Martin. "Some people think that song is about Ronnie, but I absolutely deny that (laughing)."
"I just don't understand the logic of asking for something, like as important as the aid that they need, then, killing people. I just don't understand it. Basically people are just dying for love out there." Martin commenting on the war-torn Yugoslavia lyrics of the balled "Dying for Love" where Martin shines his strengths as a natural, when it comes to singing.
"With the music coming first, that give me a good idea of the sort of song I'm going to write. Once the music is together, I've got a good idea what direction I'm going in. Then it's selecting the subject I'm happy working with and then I purposely decide not to give it a message or a specific name even though I can write about specific subjects – like the Waco, Texas thing."
The artificial tipped fingers of Iommi – the inventor of the real "Heavy Metal" guitar comes to the Tower Theatre February 18th, with his wall of Laneys, maybe what Tony Martin wouldn't too me, SABS fans should be in for a real treat. I'm pulling out my copies of Paranoid, Volume 4, and Cross Purposes right now!
This is awesome! Thanks for typing this so we can enjoy it. With nice extras as always. I've been reading your site since I remember, like 2007, maybe. I've learned many things about BS. I will patiently wait until the deluxe/remaster of Cross Purposes comes out, so I can have it on quality audio (I currently have it on acceptable quality MP3). I would buy it day one without blinking.
BTW, some time ago, you had an amazing post about being Christian and liking heavy metal, but I can't find it on the site. Would you be so kind and repost that? Whenever you have the time. I know you don't run this site for a living, so I leave it there.
Thanks again and greetings from Mexico!