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WGNO's News with a Twist explored the up-and-coming Livery Car app, interviewing our very own Aaron Dirks.
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MHT CET 2019 Registration is done from January 1 to March 31, 2019. Candidates can apply through online mode at dtemaharashtra.gov.in. Candidates also have to pay an application fee of INR 500 at the time of application form submission.
MHT CET 2019 will be conducted from May 2 to 13, 2019 in online mode.
While filling in MHT CET Application Form, candidates are required to scan and upload the images of photograph and signature.
The images must be in the required format else the application form may be rejected.
The background of the image should be preferably white or against any light-colored background.
Photographs wearing Caps, Hats, and Dark Glasses are not acceptable.
Make sure that you are not squinting you eyes in the harsh sunlight. Keep the background well balanced and equally lighted.
Religious headwear is allowed but it must not cover your face. Your face should be clearly visible.
For signature, students have to sign on white paper with black ink pen.
The signature must be signed by the applicant only.
Signature in MHT CET Hall Ticket and Attendance Sheet should match with the uploaded signature.
In case of any mismatch, it will result in the cancelation of candidature.
Signature Background: White background with black pen.
How to Resize the Images?
To reduce the size, crop the image of the signature in MS Paint or any other tool of photo editing. Please ensure that only the signature portion is cropped and not the entire sheet of paper on which you have signed.
Once the images are uploaded successfully, the system will generate a Confirmation Page on the screen with pre-printed images of Photograph and Signature.
Open the digital image in MS Paint.
Press Ctrl + W, a window will open which will have an option 'resize by %'. Enter the digits between 10 to 50% and save the file with an extension .jpeg.
Check for the size of the file in 'Properties'. If the file size is still higher than 50 KB, then repeat the process.
NOTE: If the scanned image does not meet the requirement, it can be changed during form submission or before form submission. If failed to do so, there is an edit option provided to change the images uploaded. Candidates will be given a chance to verify their details after they provide it during MHT CET 2019 Registration. If any changes are to be done, candidates will simply have to click "Back" and select "Edit".


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Mask Singer ( ; sous-titrée ) est une émission de télévision française présentant une compétition de chant de type télé-crochet, animée par Camille Combal et diffusée sur TF1 depuis le .

Fondée sur le format sud-coréen King of Mask Singer, et plus particulièrement sur son adaptation américaine The Masked Singer, l'émission est un concours entre plusieurs célébrités masquées et entièrement déguisées, lesquelles s'affrontent durant des duels, des trios voire des quatuors en chanson, où leurs prestations sont jugées par un jury d'enquêteurs et le public présent, auquel peut s'ajouter un enquêteur invité certains soirs.

Principe
Douze célébrités apparaissent et participent à l'émission. Avant chaque prestation, une vidéo contenant des indices sur la célébrité cachée est diffusée. Après la prestation de celle-ci, chaque membre du jury essaie de deviner, en fonction de la voix et des indices diffusés, qui se trouve sous le costume. À l'issue de toutes les prestations, le public et les juges votent pour leur candidat favori, et celui ayant obtenu le moins de voix est éliminé : il doit alors révéler son identité en retirant son masque.

Cette version est adaptée de l'émission sud-coréenne King of Mask Singer, et plus précisément de la version américaine de celle-ci, The Masked Singer, qui a connu sa première saison en 2019 avec, comme participants, des stars telles que T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Toni Braxton ou encore Caitlyn Jenner. Plusieurs pays ont développé leur adaptation comme l'Allemagne, l'Australie, les Pays-Bas, le Royaume-Uni, l'Italie ou le Mexique.

Participants

Enquêteurs

Résumé des saisons

Logo

Saisons

Saison 1 (2019)

La première saison est diffusée du  au , soit une durée de six semaines.

Elle est remportée par Laurence Boccolini, qui s'adjuge le premier trophée de Mask Singer en triomphant de Karl Zéro, Julie Zenatti, Frank Lebœuf, Natasha St-Pier, David Douillet, Yves Lecoq, Joyce Jonathan, Smaïn, Lio, Sheila et Marie-José Pérec.

Saison 2 (2020)

Julien Degroote, directeur de la veille et du développement du groupe TF1, annonce, avant même la fin de la première saison, qu'une deuxième saison est en préparation.

La deuxième saison est diffusée du  au  soit une durée de six semaines. Elle est remportée par Larusso, qui triomphe de Daniel Lévi, Issa Doumbia, Karine Ferri, Basile Boli, Liane Foly, Djibril Cissé, Dave, Valérie Damidot, Igor et Grichka Bogdanoff, Frédérique Bel et Laure Manaudou.

Saison 3 (2022)

Julien Degroote, directeur de la veille et du développement du groupe TF1, annonce, avant même la fin de la deuxième saison, qu'une troisième saison est en préparation.

Le tournage de cette troisième saison a lieu durant l'été 2021. Lors d'un entretien sur la radio Europe 1, Alessandra Sublet révèle que deux stars internationales seront présentes pendant la compétition.

Avant le début de diffusion de la saison 3, Alessandra Sublet et Jarry annoncent que cette troisième saison sera leur dernière.

Elle est diffusée du  au  soit une durée de sept semaines. Elle est remportée par Denitsa Ikonomova face à Valérie Bègue, Laurent Ournac, Gilbert Montagné, Marc-Antoine Le Bret (sous 2 costumes différents durant la compétition), Yves Camdeborde, Sylvie Tellier, Pierre Palmade, Maud Fontenoy et Alain Bernard.

Saison 4 (2022)

L'émission est renouvelée pour une quatrième saison.

Le 4 juin 2022, TF1 annonce que la chanteuse Anggun ne reviendra pas dans le jury, et que le nouveau jury sera composé de la comédienne Chantal Ladesou, la chanteuse Vitaa et l'humoriste Jeff Panacloc qui rejoignent Kev Adams pour la saison.

Le tournage de cette quatrième saison a eu lieu de mi-juin à mi-juillet 2022.

Elle est diffusée du  au . Elle est remportée par Amaury Vassili face à Keen'V, Estelle Mossely, Alizée, Christophe Beaugrand, Laurent Maistret, Francis Huster, Christelle Chollet, Laëtitia Milot, Yoann Riou, Marion Bartoli, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marianne James.

Saison 5 (2023)

L'émission est renouvelée pour une cinquième saison fin octobre 2022, avec une diffusion prévue pour la rentrée 2023 et un nouveau jour de diffusion. Pour cette saison, le jury d'enquêteurs connaît à nouveau un changement, Vitaa et Chantal Ladesou laissent leurs places à Élodie Frégé et Michèle Bernier aux côtés de Kev Adams et Jeff Panacloc.

Les tournages commenceront le  et se termineront le .

Audiences et diffusion

Mask Singer
En France, l'émission est diffusée les vendredis, puis les samedis, puis les mardis, à , puis . Un épisode dure environ  (publicités incluses).

Mask Singer, l'enquête continue
En France, l'émission est diffusée les vendredis, puis les samedis, puis les mardis, à . Un épisode dure environ  (publicités incluses).

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Liens externes

 Mask Singer sur le site de TF1.

Émission diffusée sur TF1
Émission de télévision produite en France
Émission de télévision créée en 2019
Émission de télévision en production
Émission de téléréalité musicale

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Q: How can I show only specific parts of a text line in C# Hello sorry if the answer for this is already out there somewhere but I did not find it, or did not understand it.  What I have to do is I have a list box in visual studio (C#) and in this list box are some options to click on.
PinturaV $100
PinturaA $105
PinturaE $115
Lijas_Ag $112
Solvente $101
If I select a line for example PinturaA $105 from the list box in a text box that I have it should show only 105. Then if I select for example Lijas_Ag $112, the text box should show...
105
112
And so on until I press the total button and it would give me the total.
My problem is having just the numbers appear on the text box.  I coded so that the program can read the line selected and tell me where the space is located but I don't know if this was even needed to be able to get the number into the text box.  I have no Idea how to do this.  Any help would be much appreciated.  I left some pics in case that helps.
Thank You
main selected
Code I have so far

A: You should use Regex to get your desired output. You need to apply Regex in your ListBox event. Please check below for Regex & C# example.
Regex:
\d+

Above Regex will give you all digit from your string
CODE C#:
private void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Your others code & logic

    //string data = "PinturaV $100";
    string data = listBox1.Text;
    textBox1.Text = Regex.Match(data, @"\d+").Value;
}

A: Considering the selected text is PinturaA $105 .. you can use regular expression (or) string library method to get only the numbers like
string str = "PinturaA $105";
string val = (str.IndexOf("$") > 0)
              ? str.Substring(str.IndexOf("$"), str.Length - str.IndexOf("$"))
              : string.Empty;

A: You can do this easily with a regex:
var oldtext = "Solvente $101";
var newtest = Regex.Match(oldText, "\\d+$").Groups[0].Value;

The variable newtext will contain the digits.

A: You could use Regex and just do
    var item = "Solvente $101";
    var val = Regex.Match(item, @"\$(\d+)").Groups[1];

A: The other answers are OK and will probably work.  But just so you know, the typical way to handle this sort of thing is to put the data you want in the ListItems' Value property and the text in the Text property, like this:
private void PopulateListBox1()
{
    listBox1.Add(new ListItem("100","PinturaV $100"));
    listBox1.Add(new ListItem("105","PinturaA $105"));
    listBox1.Add(new ListItem("115","PinturaE $115"));
    listBox1.Add(new ListItem("112","Lijas_Ag $112"));
    listBox1.Add(new ListItem("101","Solvente $101"));
}

And then get the Value instead of Text, like this:
private void listBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    textBox1.Text = listBox1.SelectedValue;
}

As you can see this is far, far simpler than parsing the string returned by ListItem.Text.

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I think those who voted for Comrade Obama need to step forward and apologize to the rest of America. It is unbelievable that Obama is doing this to our nations healthcare facilities. What is next? Closing food banks for the poor or implementing a fee for those who want to have kids? How about being only to buy certain automobiles or rationing of food and goods. Starting to look more like a Socialist state isn't it?
Time for the underground medical establishment?
and I think we can all agree that the IRS is a bunch of blood sucking nazis. At least that's my opinion.
Hey, you know Democrats… it's only wrong if Republicans do it.
Good! He's not a communist- had he been, he would have supported all the free care for the immigrants, after all, they ARE the ones using all the free resources. Good for him. Screw all the freeloaders.
Thank you Dr. Eowyn for this significant post. Clearly, calling Obamacare, Lucifercare, is appropriate, inasmuch as the king's insurance justifies and finds appropriate the killing of infants and children, actually requiring provisions available for human beings to make this kind of killing possible. The king is at war with the Catholic Church, its charitable institutions including Catholic hospitals. The litigation against the HHS mandate continues.


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Q: How to implement Java deserialize() in PL/SQL I need to deserialize() a Java object stored in a BLOB. Database instance has no server-side Java loaded, and never gets one. I can't connect to the database with a Java code, only with SQL client such as TOAD. So the only option seems to be, implement deserialization in PL/SQL. Any ideas, how?

A: I don't know what you're trying to achieve, but if there is no way to ask your "approved java app" to write the data you need in a readable form (is the data stored by a 3d party application you bought ? If so, can't they provide you with a tool to achieve what you want ?) , and if you can't write your own java program to read these serialized object, I guess that the only way to do what you're trying to achieve is:

*

*Read the Java Object Serialization specification located at https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/platform/serialization/spec/serialTOC.html (for JDK 8)

*Make sure you know the class you want to analyse (if objects are an instance of different classes this may help you filter the objects you're looking for)

*Deserialize in PL/SQL the objects by following the serialization stream format and read the fields you're looking for.

This article can help you understand the serialization algorithm : http://www.javaworld.com/article/2072752/the-java-serialization-algorithm-revealed.html
Note: I do not recommend this approach, you should rather find a way to store the data in a readable format.


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The Former Prime Minister Hon Walter Nash's Oak Manrobe has appeared on Trade Me. Thanks to History Always Repeats for noticing.
Possibly part of the Labour 1.0 Prime Ministerial penthouse on parliament's rooftop? Seldom mentioned, it seems to have been a sort of palatial pad for a 'shaken not stirred' political elites. Nash, at the time of presentation, was our State's Minister of Finance.
Solid Oak Manrobe formerly owned by Prime Minister Hon Walter Nash.
Furniture around Parliament was scarce at this time, and for decades yet to come too. The opposition in particular had shabby accommodations and limited furniture that might have been around before Wellington was ever the capital! Slapping Nash's name on the side might be a way to protect a stick of their own furniture from being pilfered in the ritual, literal, musical chairs game at the change of Governments.
Indeed, it had been three years since the last General Election so it was time for another to be called. Instead, on the pretext of the War, the Prolongation of Parliament Act was affected on 17 October. This pushed the General Election forward until 1 November 1942 "and no longer." Of course, New Zealand laws are simply an expensive version of Improv Comedy and Labour 1.0 pulled a similar trick before their time was up. In the end they went a full five years of avoiding elections.
Announced on October 15th, law by the 17th, Nash's little stick of furniture (Start price $695.00) on the 8th may be much more historically significant than it at first appears. Within the all-important primate dominance hierarchy games (where initiative is disputed by speechifying in the debating chamber and territory is held in terms of what chambers are occupied and which sticks of furniture your team holds) this object was a symbol.
Word of Nash receiving this artefact would spread and indicate that Labour 1.0 was preparing for the 1941 General Election. The Opposition would read that into it, and so would the Press Gallery. Getting grabby, including name-plating your furniture, was doubtless a traditional pre-election ritual from 1856 all the way up to 1975 when furnishings became more standardised in The House. But in this case it would have been a faint, a Trojan Horse, calculated to deceive political opponents the election was to go ahead.
The election was not going to happen, and Prime Minister Peter Fraser and Walter Nash would already have been certain of it. This bit of furniture is a living chess piece, a decoy, probably understood well at the time but long since forgotten. For one whole week, this mandrobe would have ruffled and confounded the Opposition and its base as well as Labour's own people. Even some annoying unruly Labour MPs might straighten their backs or even scurry out of Wellington to prepare their electorates. Do we need to fundraise? Are we facing an election or not? Are the candidates selected? Conduct some polls! Prepare that policy! While everyone else's misspent energy hampered them, Fraser and Nash could sleep smugly and soundly while their Trojan Mandrobe generated a forcefield of anxious uncertainty for everyone else!


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Furniture Blog
Inside Herman Miller's Design Yard
The cubicle was invented at Herman Miller, and now the office furniture manufacturer is presiding over the next phase of its evolution.
As companies increasingly move away from closed offices and cubicles and into open work spaces, furniture companies like Herman Miller are adapting to suit evolving needs. The first priority: create spaces that support collaborative, team-based work.
Ben Watson, the executive creative director of Herman Miller, says, "Ten years ago, 80 to 90 percent of an organization's budget would be spent on individual workspaces. Now, it's 65 to 70 percent and is scaling down to 50 percent real fast."
Today, Watson continues, up to 70 percent of work happens between two or more people. The solution is to develop microenvironments — "so that you want to be at your office more than Starbucks." (Another thought: maybe better coffee would help.)
Watson and his colleagues have developed a smartphone app that lets companies track usage of office space in real time. No more empty offices and overbooked conference rooms. Organizations that use Herman Miller's program can figure out exactly how often that giant, sixteen-person boardroom gets used.
All of this happens at the Design Yard, a colorful name for a colorful work space. Herman Miller's design studio sits in a 40-acre cornfield in Holland, Mich., and evokes a Midwestern farm yard. Cheap to build at $52 a yard (in 1985 prices, but still) the complex has won numerous awards and received LEED certification in 2005 — some twenty years after it was built.
The farm has kept its roots as well, thanks to employees who maintain a vegetable garden on the property. Workers can take home extra produce, and flowers from the perennial beds decorate the office.
The Design Yard offers customer tours, where envious outsiders can get a peek at the company's inner workings. Most tours start out in the Parlour, where visitors are greeted by a concierge and the smell of coffee wafting over from the coffee bar.
The furniture is, of course, Herman Miller.
Images: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com, http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/down-on-the-farm/, http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/how-gardens-are-like-healthy-companies/, http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/sit-a-spell-and-chat-in-the-parlor/

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The Old Town section of Gdansk is very beautiful. But the thing that surprised me about it the most is how it looks so much like Amsterdam without the canals.
I learned that Dutch Mennonites built the city and were a big part of the population from the 16th to the early 20th Century. They built the city to resemble Amsterdam. Neighboring Germany also played an important role in the development and architecture of Gdansk, which was once a German city under the name Danzig. Adolf Hitler used the loss of Gdansk to Poland as a pretext to attack Poland, which was at the time allied with France and Britain.
And so began World War II.
The city is also where the Solidarity movement against Communist rule began. That movement is said to have emboldened others in the Soviet Communist Bloc, three months later leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Much of Gdansk, particularly the Old Town, was destroyed by Russian and Allied forces who attacked German forces occupying the city. When Poland decided to rebuild the Old Town in the 1950's and 1960's, it made a political decision to rebuild in the Flemish-Dutch architecture instead of the Germanic-style construction. So today Old Town looks more like a town in the Netherlands than one in Germany. Gdansk does still have houses and buildings reminiscent of ones in Germany and can be found in neighborhoods untouched by Allied bombings.
To look at Old Town today one cannot imagine it has been rebuilt.
The reconstruction was done using the same bricks, painstakingly putting the pieces back together like a jigsaw puzzle. The place is truly beautiful, especially this time of year with the snow and Christmas lights.
I took a walk in a snowfall in the Old Town and these are just some of the images.
Click on the photo above to see more images I uploaded to my Facebook page.


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Q: Is it possible to have a field named `NameSpace__c__c` I've been having a somewhat strange issue here when trying to create a custom field.
With the following deployment, I ended up with a field that looks like it's missing the ending __c:
<fields><fullName>c__c</fullName><externalId>false</externalId>c__c<length>255</length><required>false</required><trackFeedHistory>false</trackFeedHistory><trackHistory>false</trackHistory><trackTrending>false</trackTrending><type>Text</type><unique>false</unique></fields>
<fields><fullName>xc__c</fullName><externalId>false</externalId>c__c<length>255</length><required>false</required><trackFeedHistory>false</trackFeedHistory><trackHistory>false</trackHistory><trackTrending>false</trackTrending><type>Text</type><unique>false</unique></fields>

Attempts to access c__c in Apex code results in the deployment error:

The configuration of your org has changed, please reload the page. Missing dependent object: Field: c123cn__Log__c.c123cn__c

Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? I would like to use just c as the base field name if it is possible.


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Biografia

Nato a Berne, nello stato dell'Indiana, Schrock frequenta la Mission Bay High School di San Diego, in California. Si laurea nel 1967 all'Università della California (per la precisione, presso il campus di Riverside. Nel 1971 consegue il dottorato all'Università di Harvard con John A. Osborn. Tra 1971 e 1972 conduce gli studi post-dottorato presso l'Università di Cambridge con Jack Lewis. Nel 1972 è assunto dalla DuPont, azienda per la quale lavora presso la stazione sperimentale di Wilmington, nel Delaware. Nel 1975 entra a far parte del corpo docenti del Massachusetts Institute of Technology, diventando professore a pieno titolo nel 1980.

Attualmente ricopre il ruolo di Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry presso il MIT, carica ottenuta nel 1989. Inoltre, è membro dell'American Academy of Arts and Sciences e della National Academy of Sciences.

Vita privata
Schrock è sposato con Nancy Carlson dal 1971 e ha due figli, Andrew ed Eric. La famiglia vive a Winchester, nel Massachusetts.

Premio Nobel
Nel 2005, a Richard Schrock è stato assegnato il premio Nobel per la chimica, insieme a Robert Grubbs e Yves Chauvin, per i suoi studi nel campo della metatesi olefinica, una tecnica di sintesi organica.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Membri della National Academy of Sciences


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Fight fatigue, hot flashes – and boost your libido.
The pace of life definitely quickens in autumn. Business ramps up and vacations ramp down. But as the daylight hours slowly dwindle, coping with the increased pace can prove challenging.
So here are six energizing superfoods Julie says can help you combat fall fatigue, as well as boost overall wellness. All have extraordinary nutritional potency and proven health benefits – essential criteria for being legitimately defined as a 'superfood'.
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2) Spirulina: "This is what I call the king of the superfoods," says Julie. "It has more nutrients per gram than virtually any food on the planet." A blue-green algae that's grown in lakes, it's dehydrated down to a powder (also available in capsules) which can be added to food and smoothies. It has incredible amounts of calcium, magnesium, potassium and protein and is extremely high in antioxidants.
3) Hemp hearts: These are the internal kernel of the hemp seed. On their own the seeds are extremely hard to digest due to their heavy, outer coating. The internal part is the heart, which is creamy, sweet and smooth with very high nutritional value, says Julie. "It contains all 10 essential amino acids, a great ratio of Omega-3 fatty acids and has a very special Omega-6 fat called GLA which is good for hormonal balance and has also been shown to help with hot flashes." You can sprinkle hemp hearts on breakfast cereal, put them in smoothies, even add them to soup. (Julie has a super quick, easy to make spinach soup with hemp hearts recipe on her website that she says "is so creamy, you'd think it had dairy in it, but it doesn't".
4) Golden berries: "Everyone knows that blueberries and raspberries are exceptional for human health but if you want to get a little interesting and look at a new super berry, try golden berries," says Julie. They're from Columbia, South America. "They taste absolutely delicious because they're sweet and sour at the same time, which really turns a lot of people on," says Julie. "It's like a party in your mouth." It's also been shown to help normalize blood sugar and is proven to be an anti-inflammatory superfood, so they're good for joint paint, back pain, and bowel disorders. The berries are dried, like raisins, so add them to trail mix, salads or eat them on their own. But eat them raw, not cooked in order to maximize their health benefits.
5) Maca root: This spicy food is grown in the mountains of Peru and is sometimes referred to as Peruvian ginseng. "It is absolutely fantastic for both male and female sexual health," says Julie. "It's been proven to help men with their mojo and it's good with menstrual issues and menopause, relieving cramps, hot flashes and anxiety. It's also great for increasing your stamina." She suggests adding it to pumpkin pie, puddings, cobblers or smoothies.


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He was given five weeks to live - so kind-hearted cabbies rallied to grant John his dying wish
John Nicoll was told he had five weeks to live six months ago
Kevin Shoesmith
With a racing section from a newspaper and his "betting book" stuffed down the side of his wheelchair, great-grandfather John Nicoll is prepared for the 2.30 at Beverley.
Today is John's first day out in months after his doctor told him in December that he had five weeks to live.
His mere presence, here in a plush director's box at Beverley Racecourse, shows the 83-year-old is beating the odds. But this "horseman", as he likes to calls himself, has lost enough times to know luck always runs out and he is resigned himself to the fact his days are numbered.
But he remains on good form - and is determined to enjoy whatever time he has left.
GRAND DAY: John waits to be shown to a director's box at Beverley Racecourse
"I always like to beat the odds," he says, chuckling. "But the cancer's spread to my lungs and brain. So I'm knackered. I don't feel ill though."
Sitting in his chair, in front of a large glass window overlooking the course with his wife of 60 years, Marjorie, next to him, John's dying wish to enjoy a final afternoon's racing is being granted.
'It's unbelievable what people have done'
In a brilliant display of generosity, two taxi drivers came together to ensure John - who owned his own upholstery business - could share his special day with his family. Each driver refused to take a penny for the journey, while the racecourse's management waived all fees.
WISH GRANTED: John and wife of 60 years Marjorie
John asks our photographer if he is a race-goer.
"Well, you should be," he says, surprised by his response. "It's a great hobby. I've been a horseman 60-odd years."
How East Yorkshire rallied to help John
Shelly Bean, 36, one of John's three grandchildren, posted this heartfelt message on a public Facebook page:
"I've decided to take it upon myself to get my grandad to the races this May. We currently struggle to get him out of the house and every time we have been so close, he has fallen and lost confidence. He's been bed-ridden for the past five months fighting terminal cancer.
"He's of absolute sound mind, constantly proving the doctors wrong by still being around. In fact, he's just bloody amazingf. Being unable to leave the house is driving him bonkers and making him very sad.
"His biggest love after his family, of course, is the horses. he bets on everything from his bed. he's even trained my Nana to call his bets through.
"Getting him out and to the races even if it was just for a race or two would be amazing.
"So can anyone recommend a good wheelchair hire company and taxi that will take him there in a chair or a charity that could help me make this happen?
"He only lives in Leconfield so not far away and I know a little afternoon trip will make him and my little Nana so happy and after everything they have been through I'd just love them to have a little moment of happiness in the outside world again."
What's a couple of hours to make someone happy?
Jon Wray, of Willerby Cars Ltd, and Simon Beevers, of Hornsea-based Star Car Taxis, responded within 20 minutes.
Jon said: "I thought, 'We can do something with this.' We're nice people in the cabbie industry. Now and again we can help people like this gentleman."
Simon added: "What is a couple of hours out of my life to make someone happy?"
From this vantage point, John can see horses being readied. In the centre of the course, children play on a bouncy castle.
"It's a beautiful spot," he says. He has spent many an afternoon here.
Unnoticed
In a notebook, John has scrawled the names of five horses he is backing.
One of his horses is called Unnoticed.
The generosity of cabbies Jon Wray and Simon Beevers, along with the racecourse staff, certainly has not gone unnoticed.
"It's unbelievable what people have done for me," he says. "I'd like to thank everyone. This means the world, it really does."
POPULAR: Hundreds of people flocked to the racecourse for the half-term meet
Each morning John hands this same notebook to his wife.
"I'll have studied the horses and written down those I want to back," he says. "She'll then get on the phone to place my bets."
Marjorie is nearly lost for words as she thanks those who played a part in arranging the trip.
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"It's lovely, it's brilliant and wonderful," she says. "I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart."
Someone asks John if he knows a "thing or two" about racing.
"Well, I wouldn't be here if I didn't!" he says, a twinkle in his eye.
He's a wonderful man
But the banter masks a warm family man. A gentleman.
"This means a lot to him," says Marjorie who has become her husband's full-time carer. "John is a wonderful man.
"I think at times you don't always appreciate your partner until something happens.
"He has been a good father and husband."
'BEATING THE ODDS': Jon was told he had five weeks left to live in December
Leaving the family to enjoy the remainder of their afternoon, we turn and glance through a glass panel in the door. A pint of lager sits on the table in front of John. He is viewing a screen. No doubt, studying the runners.
He intends to take the bookies - and cancer - to the cleaners today.


Herring Farnham is a stunning two-tone spectator shoe. The suede and calf combination makes this stand out and when combined with the elegant last elevates Farnham to a highly bespoke look. This is Goodyear welted for comfort and durability by Carlos Santos.


Your GLAMOUR GIRL will feel like a star when receiving the VIP treatment with our spa & beauty themed parties! Our Glam Squad will guide the girls through mini facials, make up application, and mani's and pedi's for a luxurious time with friends! We provide a number of mobile party themes (we come to you!) in the areas of spa, beauty, glamour and fun! Browse our current party options below and choose your party! We recommend ages 6 and up for this fabulous party. For any questions please Contact Us here.
Mini Mani- your choice of the latest color all natural nail polishes including sparkles and gems.
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*$100 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OR VOUCHER NUMBER IS DUE TO RESERVE THIS PARTY. 15% GRATUITY ADDED TO ALL PARTIES. PARTIES ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. A LA CARTE OPTIONS MAY BE PURCHASED AND ADDED TO THIS PARTY, SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY. PACKAGE AMENITIES AND ACTIVITIES CAN NOT BE SUBSTITUTED. MAXIMUM 16 GUESTS.
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We are an event planning company and the spa and beauty party themes are for entertainment only, meaning we do not cut, file, trim, push back cuticles or mirror any services provided at a certified nail salon. Additionally, the spa "treatments" are also for entertainment purposes only and not performed by licensed professionals. If your guests have allergies to any of the materials used (facial masks, nail polish, acetone, etc.) please ensure an alternate activity is available to them. Any and all liability relies with the client as The Modern Girl Party & Co. nor its staff is responsible for any accidents, allergic reactions, or any other type of injury resulting from the "services" provided. To the best of our knowledge and ability, we will do everything possible to ensure a fun, safe party experience for all guests. If you are looking for a more in depth manicure or pedicure treatment, please contact your local nail salon for assistance as they are better equipped to handle your requests. Please keep in mind in an effort to provide a fresh perspective to each party; final setups, decor, props and centerpieces may vary and exact decor styles may not be available.
If you believe in fairy's and unicorns like we do, then this party is for you my sweet girl! Because whoever said unicorns where not real was clearly delusional…. AS IF!!! We will bring the fairy dust and make the magic happen. We might even bring a UNICORN…. shhhh.
Hi Darling, lets get fancy and girly with all of your favorite ladies! We will drink tea in pretty tea cups and eat yummy sweets while reveling in all the delightful floral décor because it is not a proper tea party without some pretty flowers!!
Explore a magical underwater paradise with our sparkly mermaid theme party. If you are a mermaid at heart and love the sea then this party is for you. Get your favorite mermaid tail out because you are going to need it!!
Once upon a time in a faraway land, there lived a beautiful princess. Be the belle of the ball in your own enchanted fairytale. We will dress up like princesses, wear crowns and live magically ever after.


The exhibition at the Frankfurter Goethe-Haus presented fairy tale illustrations of about 200 years. We were asked to design a poster, which could also be used as keyvisual in print advertisement or facade banners. Two of the layouts feature the illustration "Der gestiefelte Kater" by Herbert Leupin, 1946.


Surain Electric motorcycles have teamed up and the company is called from now on Eve Dynamics company. To be honest, none of this names ring the bell to the general public on worldwide scale!
This article will not cover most technical specs of ebikes, electric motorcycles shown below, because all of the mentioned companies websites are in working stages. We will try to show you guys full Surain Benjamin portfolio and why we think his name should be written in ebike history!
Inspired by Belgian motorcycles from the beginning of the century, this motor features rear hub motor and front custom made girder fork.


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New Dances: Edition 2019
Dec 11 | Wed | 7:30 pm | $15 and up Event is Over
Non-Juilliard students $15. This year's New Dances features world premieres by Amy Hall Garner, Jamar Roberts, Andrea Miller, and Stephen Petronio, including live music.
Venue: The Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Plaza Map
The Story Collider: The Power of Science at Union Hall
Wed | Doors: 7PM - Show: 7:30 pm
Ages 21+ The Story Collider presents true, personal stories about science. Our podcast features stories from scientists and non-scientists alike on the ways in which science has effected their lives....
Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation at York Theatre Company
Wed | 7PM
It's Been Five Long Years Since Forbidden Broadway Wound up Its Most Last New York Run. but Tony Award®-Winning Parodist Gerard Alessandrini Is Back, With a Hilarious, All New, Critically Acclaimed Ed...
Selected Shorts: Toni Morrison Remembered at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Wed | 7:30 pm
Toni Morrison was a peerless writer. Her fierce, poetic visions articulated deep truths about the nature of racial injustice in America, and in particular, African American women's place in this strug...
Upcoming Events at The Juilliard School
Sonatenabend - 01/22/20
Carmen Jessica Knoll, Piano - 01/23/20
Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir, Cello - 01/24/20
Map Wind Ensemble and Orchestra - 01/25/20
Focus 2020 | Trailblazers: Pioneering Women Composers of the 20th Century - 01/27/20
Tuesdays at Twelve - 01/28/20
Piano Performance Forum - 01/29/20
Natalie Vargas Nedvetsky, Piano - 01/31/20
MAP Student Recital | Trumpet - 02/01/20


Forget Waldo, Where am I?
Most folks have heard of the "Where's Waldo?" books where readers try to find Waldo in a picture; it's kind of like of puzzle and my children enjoyed the books/concept. In the original book, "Waldo" travels to ordinary destinations like the beach, the ski slopes and the zoo. I've always enjoyed the zoo.
There are pictures of crowds of people and the object is to simply find Waldo in the crowd. It's actually quite fun and can keep children occupied for long periods of time. Each of these destinations has a postcard to the reader from Waldo, who tells you what is going on and a little about his destination.
Waldo sets out on his journey with 12 items that are supposed to help him on his journey through the book and to various places. He carries a walking stick, kettle, mallet, cup, backpack, sleeping bag, binoculars, camera, snorkel, belt, bag and shovel. Waldo manages to lose these things everywhere he goes and he is continually asking you/the reader to help the things he leaves behind.
It was about this time of year, 35 years ago, when I took a long ride with my Daddy. It was a rite of passage or something I suppose. We loaded up in my car and headed to Dallas, Texas, to see the University of Alabama play Baylor in the Cotton Bowl.
He was an Alabama fan, I had been accepted or would be accepted to Auburn University. It was my senior year in high school and we had never gone on such a long ride together, with just us. It was nice. It was something I looked forward to and something I will always remember. I'm sure you have had similar experiences with your father, or at least I hope you have.
He let me drive, and then he would drive. I would give anything to remember the conversations, though I'm sure they were sparse, I would still like to remember them. I remember at the time that it just seemed like something he thought he needed to do. The game didn't mean that much, but I'm pretty sure it was "the ride" he looked forward to taking. Being able to spend that time with me, even though the conversations weren't really deep, spending the time was.
I think of the 80's, 90's and of the dreaded 2000 when everything was going to stop working.
It was the second day of 2015 and I was sitting across from my oldest daughter and son in a café in New Orleans, Louisiana. Just the three of us and I was thinking what a wonderful time we were having.
My family is not Jewish, but if you go to my Daddy's grave, you will see a pile of rocks on the headstone. My Mama thought it was a good idea to put rocks on his headstone when she would visit his grave. Along with the rocks, is a little broken angel sits on the edge of the headstone (if it is still there).
One of the big games in the Southeastern Conference this past weekend was the Mississippi State Bulldogs going to Tuscaloosa to play the University of Alabama. A friend offered me a ticket and I jumped at the chance to not only go to the football game, but to see my two daughters who are now both in school at the University of Alabama.
This was a "no-brainer" for me. I spent the "funny money" I earned from Delta Airlines who had inconvenienced me on a previous flight – I even had some funny money left over. In other words, I flew for free from Richmond to Atlanta on the Friday before the game.
The plane was jam-packed and there were even a few folks who were also going to the football game in Tuscaloosa. After a wonderful landing and some thoughtful piddling, I started toward Alabama in a rental car (it was not free, but it was cheap).


With all the negative news around the world lately, we thought it was time to start spreading a little love in these parts. And on Poppytalk, that means in the form of a DIY. So we've rounded up 10 of our favorite love-themed DIYs and/or treats we've posted here in the past. Anything to do with love, or seem love-themed, it's here. We hope it will inspire you to take make something special for someone special, or give it away to a stranger and spread a little love.
Make someone a special cake just because! We love this floral topped cake by Tamara Taggart, whom shared a special love themed post back in February. Click here for the post!
Send someone some love desktop or tech wallpaper to let them know you're thinking of them. Click here for the link!
Bake someone a set of heart shaped cookies! Click here for the recipe!
Make a gold heart tote and pass it on! Click here for the tutorial.
Make a wall hanging with a love theme and give it away! Click here for the how-to.
Leave someone a set of love matchstick candles with a little message. Click here for the instructions.
7. Make Lots of Cakes!
There never can be enough cake. Make lots of cake for lots of people and invite them over to let them know you care! Click here for the recipes.
Hand out heart shaped candle sticks out on the street! Click here for the how-t.
Make a bunch of these and just pass them around! Click here for the tutorial.
Make a heart-shaped cake and share! Click here for the recipe.
Cool off with a fun ice cream recipe made with love! Click here for the recipe!


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'I'm against anti-LGBTQI Bill and not shy about it' – Gabby Otchere-Darko
byErnest Arhinful
A known member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has stated his opposition to the controversial Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill popularly referred to as anti-LGBTQI+ Bill.
Mr. Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko insists he is a proud Ghanaian and cherishes all Ghanaian values which includes tolerance.
According to him, as a result of that, he will continue to defend the rights of minority groups everywhere.
He said he is not shy to say he is against the bill.
He made these comments in a Twitter post on Thursday, November 11, 2021.
"I am against the anti-gay bill & not shy to say so. I am a proud Ghanaian who cherishes all that is good about our value systems, including tolerance."
"And, I will defend the right of minorities everywhere. I have the courage and a sense of justice to disagree with the majority."
One of the lead sponsors of the private member's bill, the NDC MP for Ningo-Prampram, Mr. Sam George, appears not to have taken Gabby's comment lightly as he responded to him on Twitter.
Mr. Sam George in a Twitter post said he is also against nepotism, cronyism and despotism which are not part of Ghana's values.
"Is nepotism, cronyism and despotism part of our value systems? You can be against the Bill and that's fine, but so am I against the corruption and misrule of your Cousin. As for the Bill nu, we go pass am p33. Grab a drink and popcorn and watch something. Cheers."
Earlier in the day, a group of Concerned Ghanaian Citizens asked the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament to recommend an outright rejection of the bill to the plenary.
Among other things, they argued that a Bill of this nature could only be tabled by the executive arm of government.
"Our respectful submission here is that the Bill has been introduced in Parliament, not in the manner laid down. This is because this is a private member's Bill and under Article 108 of the constitution it is the President or his agents who can introduce Bills generally in Parliament, and where a Bill does not impose a charge on the Consolidated Fund or any public funds, then it may be introduced by any Private Bill," spokespersons for the group, Akoto Ampaw said.
He said there will be extensive duties and costs on the Ghana Police Service if the proposed law is effectively enforced.
The therapy and medical outline in the bill may also be funded by the state, Mr. Ampaw argued further.
"These clearly imposed costs, charges on the Consolidated Fund, and therefore ought not to have been introduced [by a private member's Bill]," Mr. Ampaw said.
Support for the Bill
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council and The Church of Pentecost also appeared before the committee to reiterate their commitment to getting the Bill passed.
A Representative of the Pentecost Church, Elder Peter Kaba, for example, asked Parliament to make a decision that is consistent with the view of the majority of Ghanaians on the issue.
"The youth see the institution of marriage as a union established and ordained by God for the life-long and intimated relation by the male Homo sapiens and female Homo sapiens as defined at conception," he said.
The Committee has received over 150 memoranda from religious bodies, civil society groups, and citizens on the controversial subject of sexual orientation.
The Bill prescribes that people of the same sex who engage in sexual activity could spend up to 10 years in jail.
Varying forms of support for the LGBTQ+ community will also be criminalized if the Bill, known as the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021, is passed into law.
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Health facilities in need of blood for hospitalized Appiate explosion victims
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Cuesta Rey Centenario is a mild to medium premium stogie produced for the 100 year anniversary of the famed Cuesta Rey brand. The brand was born in 1884 in Cuba and was the official cigar of the King of Spain. Today they are made by Fuente with a light Connecticut Shade wrapper and Dominican filler tobaccos aged for an average of 5 years.
The Dominican Republic is the world's first producer of cigars. Most factories are located in Santiago, in the center of the island, and in close proximity to the tobacco fields grown in the fertile Cibao Valley. While tobacco and cigars have always traditionally been produced in the Dominican Republic, many Cuban cigar makers established in the Dominican Republic after the Cuban communist revolution, elevating the quality of Dominican cigars.
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Ecuador is the perfect place to grow wrappers, because it is located on the Equator! And it has rich soils too. The weather conditions, with a nearly permanent cloudy sky, provide a natural shade, protecting the wrapper plants from sunshine and allowing the tobacco to grow thin and light. This climate allows tobacco growers to grow Connecticut-seed wrapper in the shade without shade cloths, resulting in more economical wrapper.
Dominican Republic is a traditional tobacco-growing country. In the 60's, a Cuban seed was introduced and the resulting tobacco, called Piloto Cubano, became famous as a good substitute of the Cuban tobacco that was no longer allowed to enter the USA. Piloto Cubano is full bodied while the Dominican Olor tobacco is milder but more aromatic.
Filler (or "tripa" in Spanish) is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar. The Dominican Republic is considered one of the most premier tobacco growing countries in the world. The filler tobacco grown in this Caribbean island nation ranges from mild to full bodied. Olor Dominicano and Piloto Cubano are the main types of tobacco grown in the Dominican Republic.
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Louis Hubené (Bruges, 9 November 1817 – 23 March 1871) was a pianist, a city carillonneur of Brugges and a composer.

Biography
Louis or Lodewijk Hubené was a nephew of the city carillonneur Dominique II Berger and had been raised and given a musical education by him, after being orphaned at an early age. In 1847 Hubené became a teacher of piano at the newly founded Music School of Bruges, which he remained until 1850. For more than 30 years, he was a music teacher at the English Convent, and he also gave a lot of private lessons.

As of 1832 Hubené became the assistant of his uncle, whom he succeeded as city carillonneur in 1838. He remained in this position until 1864, the year in which he was succeeded by Remi Berragan.

After having been organist at the St. Salvator's Cathedral, he was appointed as organist of the St. James's Church in 1870.

Music
Hubené composed works for piano, such as:
 La Campanella
 Marche funêbre
 Marche triomphale
 Quatre sérénades
 Sourires d'un ange

He wrote several zangspelen (sung drama's):
 Bertha, of moed en heldendaed
 Boudewijn van Constantinopel
 Willem Beuckels

Hubené also composed masses and motets, which were sung in the churches of Bruges.

Sources
K. MALFEYT, Het Muziekconservatorium te Brugge, Bruges, 1922
Noël GEIRNAERT, De beiaardiers te Brugge in het verleden, in: H. Daquin & M. Formesyn (ed.), Brugge, Belfort en Beiaard, Bruges, 1984.
Antoon DEFOORT (dir.), Lexicon van de muziek in West-Vlaanderen, Part 2, Bruges, 2001
 Flavie ROQUET, Lexicon van Vlaamse componisten, geboren na 1800, Roularta Books, Roeselare, 2007

1817 births
1871 deaths
Carillonneurs
Flemish composers


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Dracula Wasn't The First Vampire
By Margo Bond Collins. Much has been written lately about the sudden explosion of vampires onto the literary and popular-culture scene, from Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga, to Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire …the night desk's insight:I stu…
Editor • October 20, 2013
Love it or Hate it: Twilight, House of Night, The Vampire Chronicles and More
Some of the most popular book series out there are vampire series, and you know you love to debate them, gush about them and obsess over them. At least I do. One thing is clear – we all have opinions on these books. Twilight, The Mortal Instruments, The Vampire Chronicles and many more – we…
Moonlight • April 18, 2013
Vampire Books that People Can't Stop Talking About
Another book post, because I love me some books. Onwards! I recently discovered that Amazon lets you see the "most reviewed" books when you do a search. Of course I had to check out the most reviewed vampire books, and oddly enough, I was a bit surprised by the books that came up. People LOVE…
Moonlight • March 25, 2013
Twilight Author Stupidly Blames Herself for Actor's Troubles
According to an interview she did with The Times, Stephenie Meyer blames herself for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's troubles. Because, you know, it's all her fault and totally not theirs. Sigh. When asked if she feels guilty about their issues, she told The Times: "Absolutely. Here's the thing: there are some actors who are…
Wither Twilight?
Less than one week from today the last Twilight movie will debut on thousands of screens all over the United States. But will Breaking Dawn Part 2 really be the end of this franchise? Possibly not! Fans may worry or feel thrilled, while Twihaters grind their teeth in frustration, but the fact remains Summit Entertainment…
david • November 10, 2012
Enough with the Twilight vs. Hunger Games Nonsense!
The closer and closer we get to the theater release of The Hunger Games, the more and more the media compares it to Twilight. It has gotten really old really fast. To be honest, the comparisons really don't make sense to me at all, and I'm not the only one who feels that way, Hunger…
Robert Pattinson Says He's Too Old for More Twilight Flicks
After Summit Entertainment, the folks behind the Twilight film franchise, was bought by Lionsgate Films, stories swirled that Twilight may not be coming to an end after all. Summit previously stated that this November's Breaking Dawn Part 2 would be the final installment of the worldwide franchise. Yet when the company was purchased, Lionsgate co-chair…
Moonlight • February 19, 2012
Robert Pattinson Made Stephenie Meyer Cry
Why did Robert Pattinson make Twilight author Stephenie Meyer cry? Because he punched her in the throat for ruining his manly rep!!! Ahaha kidding kidding, it wasn't nearly as badass as that. No, it is true that he brought her to tears, but it was because of his moving performance portraying Edward Cullen. Robert is…
Moonlight • February 6, 2012
Twilight Films May Not End at Breaking Dawn! Possible Sequels Says Studio!
On November 16, 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, the final film in the Twilight franchise, will hit theaters and that will be the end of the Twilight movies – or is it? According to Jon Feltheimer, Chief Executive of Lions Gate Entertainment, there may be some Twilight sequels on the way….
Moonlight • January 17, 2012
Four Things You May Have Missed in 'Breaking Dawn: Part 1'
You may have read your copy of Breaking Dawn so many times that it is now falling apart, but did you notice the few hidden goodies that were in the film? You may not have missed the lines from the books or the mindreading moments, but there was more to be seen. I have already…
Moonlight • November 27, 2011
Top 10 Things Twilight Got Right
Those who unquestioningly loathe "Twilight" often make very facile arguments against it. A pity, because honestly the books do deserve some criticism and just calling fans of the books names contributes no wisdom to anyone. Let it also be said (or, in this case, written) that Stephanie Meyer got some things spot on. I'll even…
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Now, if we consider the hasty lives we are living nowadays, it's no wonder many people just don't get enough time to maintain a workout routine or a diet regime. For things to get even worse, the more we put on weight, the more our appetite rises.
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Should staying in this position for five minutes be painful for you, steadily increase your time until you reach 5 minutes.


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Home Fraud Fake Agent Targeting Nepalese Workers
Fraud, Migration Agents, Work Visas
Fake Agent Targeting Nepalese Workers
By Embark Migration January 5, 2017 August 14, 2018
Three Nepali women who aspired for a life in Australia have been allegedly duped of Rs. 4.2 million (AUD 84,000) by a migration agent based in India's capital, New Delhi.
The Embassy of Nepal received a complaint from three women last week, seeking help to locate Gopal Prasad Limbu- also a Nepali national, a migration agent based in Delhi who has now absconded. The women said Gopal had taken money from them for sending them to Australia on a work visa, Kathmandu Post reported.
The women had camped in a hotel in Delhi for many weeks, waiting to be sent to their dream destination. During their stay in Delhi, the women together forked out Rs. 4.2 million.
They said they were shown visas, which they now realise, are fake.
"For six months, we bought into his elaborate ruse. He used to come up with various excuses about the inordinate delay in departure," said one of the women.
One the victims, wife of an Indian Army official paid the alleged conman Rs. 2 million (AUD 40,000) for a life in Australia she shared the dream of with her husband. She now regrets the decision.
When the women came to Delhi months ago, they believed everything had been taken care of and they would soon be flying to Australia.
The Nepali Embassy is co-operating with the Indian police in this case. But officials say this is not the only case of this kind.
If you know of a fraudulent migration agent targeting Nepalese workers, or any other nationality you can report them to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection through their website or by using the Dob-in Line (Telephone 1800 009 623) which is operated by the department.
Read the article on SBS
Source: SBS Media – By Shamsher Kainth
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The EIU's Health of Asia Barometer report shows the quality of health information and wellness management is being improved by public and private sector initiatives
Over half (53%) of citizens surveyed across 13 Asian countries are so overwhelmed by available health and wellness information they don't know what to focus on
Social media is the leading source of such information, far overshadowing that sought from health authorities and other formal medicine
Financial considerations constrain 56% of respondents—and more in less developed countries—from taking action to improve their personal health and wellness
Digital health ecosystems, supported by open and fair data governance, can improve health information audiences and support health management
The inaugural Pulse of Asia: Health of Asia Barometer report from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), supported by Prudential Corporation Asia (Prudential), found considerable awareness among people living in Asia of the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle, but several constraints on their ability to pursue that goal. Some of the constraints are financial, and others involve limited access to exercise or other, health and wellness facilities. Although health and wellness information is widely available, its quality can sometimes leave much to be desired, further limiting people's ability to improve their wellbeing.
The Health of Asia Barometer report is based on a survey of 5,000 people from 13 countries and territories in Asia: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The respondents range in age between 21 and 55 years and are split roughly evenly between males and females.
A strong desire to improve their personal health is evident among respondents, something very likely influenced to some degree by the covid-19 pandemic. For example, more than half took multiple steps to improve their health in the three months preceding the survey (conducted in August and September 2020). Exercising more and changes in diet were the most common steps taken, but many people have also sought to improve their emotional well-being as greater stress and anxiety have taken a toll during the crisis.
The study also finds that citizens are using a wide variety of digital tools to monitor aspects of their health, including blood pressure monitors, smart watches and smart thermometers. While undoubtedly useful, the utility of these tools, for individuals and for health authorities, could be enhanced if connected to a digital health ecosystem which includes centralised repositories of information.
Charles Ross, the editor of the report, said: "There has been no shortage of initiatives in this region to educate citizens about the link between their lifestyles and incidence of disease. But governments and other healthcare actors need to become smarter in their outreach to ensure that people are provided not just with sufficient but also high-quality health and wellness information. Digital technology and connected data are integral to such efforts, but partnerships involving the private sector also have a role to play."
Press enquiries:
Charles Ross, Editorial Director, Asia, The Economist Intelligence Unit
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About The Economist Intelligence Unit
The EIU is the thought leadership, research and analysis division of The Economist Group and the world leader in global business intelligence for executives. We uncover novel and forward-looking perspectives with access to over 650 expert analysts and editors across 200 countries worldwide. More information can be found on www.eiuperspectives.economist.com. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
About Prudential Corporation Asia
https://www.prudentialcorporation-asia.com/
Prudential Corporation Asia (Prudential) is a business unit of Prudential plc*, comprising its life insurance operations in Asia and Africa, as well as its asset management business, Eastspring Investments. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Prudential helps people get the most out of life through savings, protection and investment solutions that meet their diverse and evolving needs.
Prudential is a leading life insurer with operations spanning 13 markets in Asia, covering Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. In Africa, Prudential has a presence in eight markets, covering Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Togo, and Uganda. With a robust multi-channel distribution platform, Prudential delivers comprehensive and innovative solutions to more than 16 million customers across the two continents.
Eastspring Investments manages investments in Asia on behalf of a wide range of retail and institutional investors. It is a leading Asia-based asset manager with on-the-ground presence in 11 major Asian markets as well as distribution offices in North America and Europe. It has US$220 billion in assets under management (as at 30 June 2020), managing funds across a range of asset classes including equities and fixed income.
In line with the company's mission to make healthcare affordable and accessible for all, 'Pulse by Prudential' (Pulse) was first introduced in Malaysia in August 2019. Today, Pulse is available in 12 markets across Asia and Africa. The app uses AI-powered self-help tools and real-time information to serve as a 24/7 health and wellness partner to users, helping them prevent, postpone, and protect against the onset of diseases. As at December 2020, the app has been downloaded more than 15 million times in Asia. For more information on Pulse: www.wedopulse.com.
* Prudential plc is listed on the stock exchanges of London (PRU.L), Hong Kong (2378.HK), Singapore (K6S.SG) and New York (PUK.N). It is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc. a company whose principal place of business is in the United States nor with The Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.


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Q: What determines window.frame? I've been working on updating a few apps to support iPhone 5. They've had some layout issues that might be explained by the UIWindow always having the frame of an iPhone 5 regardless of the device it is run on. For a universal application for  example the frame of the UIWindow gets set to (0, 0, 320, 568) even on an iPad. I am wondering what causes this and if this is really what I should be concerned with.

A: I have never checked this myself on universal applications, however make sure that:

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*The window is already part of the view hierarchy. A newly created window won't help you with determining the size (you say you log frame "at the very beginning of -applicationDidFinishLaunching:").

*The frame is just an accessor which merges bounds and center properties. It doesn't work correctly if transforms are applied to the view (window). However, with a window, it's typical that a transform is applied.
The iOS drawing code for a window looks similar to the following:
CGContextSaveGState(context);
CGContextTranslateCTM(context, [window center].x, [window center].y);
CGContextConcatCTM(context, [window transform]);
CGContextTranslateCTM(context,
     -[window bounds].size.width * [[window layer] anchorPoint].x,
     -[window bounds].size.height * [[window layer] anchorPoint].y);

[[window layer] renderInContext:context];
CGContextRestoreGState(context);

(See Technical Note QA1703)
You can see that the final frame size is determined from bounds and transform. If you do some experiments, you can see that, for example, the keyboard window never changes bounds, even when device orientation is changed. The size change between portrait and landscape orientations is determined by the transform.
In general, window.rootViewController.bounds is the way to go.


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This document describes how to generate HTML and XML dialects with the service offered by the framework.
The document ComponentModel explains how to associate HTML or XML views to the components.
With Nagare, to generate a HTML text, you always build a tree of objects in memory, a Document Objects Model (not the DOM version of the W3C), that you can serialize in a (X)HTML text.
One of the benefic effect of this serialization is that the generated HTML or XHTML is always valid.
It's important to note that these three methods all generate a DOM and so can be freely mixed to build an aggregating DOM.
You can also validate a DOM tree against a DTD, XML Schema, RelaxNG or Schematron document.
And you can use XPath and Xsl transformations.
Each items in attributes are added as attributes of the DOM object.
Once a context is opened using the with statement, children can be added to the context manager using the << operator on the renderer.
Dont't forget the line from __future__ import with_statement at the beginning of the file to activate the with statement in Python 2.5.
The templating system in Nagare follows the idea of the meld family: the designer who creates the XHTML template only gives identifiers to nodes. Then the developer can parse the template into a DOM tree, search for the DOM objects given their identifiers and manipulates them in Python.
The template must be a valid XML document, for example a XHTML template and the namespace http://www.plope.com/software/meld3 must be declared.
fill(self, *children, **attributes) -- replaces the children of the DOM object by the given children and appends the attributes to the DOM object current attributes.
If childname is not None, repeat the element on which repeat was called, otherwise find the child element with a meld:id matching childname and repeat that. The element is repeated within its parent element.
This method returns an iterable; the value of each iteration is a two-sequence in the form (newelement, data). newelement is a clone of the template element (including clones of its children) which has already been seated in its parent element in the template. data is a value from the passed in iterable. Changing newelement (typically based on values from data) mutates the element "in place".
write_xmlstring(self, encoding='utf-8', pipeline=True) -- serializes the DOM tree into a XML string, encoded according to the encoding parameter. If pipeline is True, the eventual meld:id attributes are removed, else they are kept so that the xml string can be re-parse as a template.
write_htmlstring(self, encoding='utf-8', pipeline=True) -- serializes the DOM tree into a HTML string, encoded according to the encoding parameter. If pipeline is True, the eventual meld:id attributes are removed.


Did you wake up today to find something different about your Instagram? Users discovered their feed changed from up and down to horizontal seemingly overnight. The result?
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An Instagram rep blamed a "bug" for the unwelcome appearance of the feature. "Due to a bug, some users saw a change to the way their feed appears today. We quickly fixed the issue and feed is back to normal," the rep said.
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Despite a tone that is meant to be satirical, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" plays an important role in American politics. A sad statement on American media it may be, but his show is more often than not the voice of reason in the seemingly endless deluge of fear mongering and scapegoating that major news networks like to drum up. Whether it intends to or not, his show has an effect on people. Nobody is this truer for than Maziar Bahari, a journalist who spent 118 torturous days in an Iranian detainment facility for, among other things, appearing on "The Daily Show." His 2009 interview with correspondent Jason Jones was used as evidence against him, as he found himself accused of espionage for America and against Iran.
"Rosewater," directed by Stewart in his directorial debut and based on Bahari's memoir, "Then They Came for Me," tells a fascinating story, one that is bound to stick with viewer's long after its credits have rolled. Unfortunately, it's a case of the story being more interesting than the film's overall construction. Stewart's inexperience shines through here, much in the way one might expect when watching a directorial debut, as its tone is inconsistent and its narrative fails to find a rhythm. Even with a runtime of only 103 minutes, "Rosewater" feels much longer, partially due to its varying flow that Stewart can't seem to get a hold of. Nevertheless, the story is so strong that it makes up for its subpar construction, though if it interests you, you might be better off just reading the book.
The most successful element of "Rosewater," bar none, is the terrific lead performance by Gael Garcia Bernal, who gives his all. One senses that the story struck a chord with him, as he pours himself into this role in a way few actors do. He manages to hit all the emotional highs and lows such a traumatic experience would inevitably bring, even as the surrounding film fails to do the same. He carries this movie, as Stewart more often than not keeps the camerawork simple and lets his actors do the heavy lifting. Such an approach is the mark of a director who either knows when he has something good going or who doesn't quite know how to spice things up. In this case, I imagine it's a little bit of both.
That's not to say Stewart doesn't occasionally try to stretch his directing muscles, but when doing so, he fails. His artistic flourishes stand out like sore thumbs, like tactics an amateur film student would use when trying to make their film more "artsy." This is best exemplified early on as Bahari walks down the street, narration going on about his family's past while accompanying video plays in the background. It's a moment that doesn't work and feels more appropriate for a documentary about this story rather than a dramatic retelling, as does an odd sequence where Twitter hashtags fly about the screen as the world tweets their outrage over Iran's election results, the very same election Bahari was meant to cover.
Too often, these misplaced stylish diversions get in the way of the actual story at hand. As Bahari suffers both physically and mentally in his cell, the screenplay, which is also written by an inexperienced Stewart, brings forth his dead relatives to converse with, to give him strength and hope and help him battle through the awful events he must endure. Nearly all of these moments land with a thud, particularly when Bahari tries to convince one of them that his beliefs that he fought for were misguided. There's a revelatory moment here, as the camera lingers on the ghost's face. Or maybe it was his lingering soul. Or, more likely, a hallucination. Regardless, the guy isn't there and isn't facing these current hardships. Such a revelation is unnecessary.
Still, "Rosewater" is absolutely worth seeing. If there was ever a movie that could be described as being more than the sum of its parts, it's this one. Though not always successful, it's always interesting and it kept me hooked all the way through, despite my knowing of how the real world event ended. That, if nothing else, is the mark of a story worth experiencing.
Rosewater receives 3.5/5
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