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Painful reverse for Feyenoord at De Kuip
Saturday 16-03-19 21:57
Feyenoord suffered defeat at the hands of Willem II on Saturday evening as the visitors ran out 3-2 winners. Giovanni van Bronckhorst's team led twice, but away striker Alexander Isak won the game for the Tilburg side on 69 minutes.
The opener came just ahead of the half hour and it was a corker. Steven Berghuis chipped the ball over Willem II keeper Timon Wellenreuther and into the top right-hand corner. That gave Feyenoord a deserved lead, but the hosts were not able to enjoy it for long.
Five minutes later Freek Heerkens equalised for Willem II. The defender smashed home after the ball landed at his feet. Feyenoord would lose a second lead within five minutes after the break. Eric Botteghin's header was cancelled out by a Fernando Lewis drive from distance that went in at the left-hand corner of the goal.
The pattern was broken on 69 minutes when Willem II scored the fifth goal of the evening. Alexander Lewis wandered in from the left, beating Ridgeciano Haps and Eric Botteghin before finishing deftly. Feyenoord thought they had levelled through substitute Nicolai Jørgensen, but his goal was ruled out by VAR as Willem II claimed all three points.
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Apostle Paul's urgent plea for all Christians in these last days is: "Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds (works,K.J.V.) of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. This why it is said: Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of opportunity [redeeming the time, K.J.V.], because the days are evil." Ephesians 5: 9-15, N.I.V.
"Everyone who has a realizing sense of what it means to be a Christian, will purify himself from everything that weakens and defiles. All the habits of his life will be brought into harmony with the requirements of the word of truth, and he will not only believe, but will work out his own salvation with fear and trembling, while submitting to the Holy Spirit." – E.G. White, Review & Herald, Mar. 6, 1888. See also 1 John 3: 3-24; Titus 2: 14 James 4: 8; 1 Peter 1: 22-25.
"Christ looks at the spirit, and when He sees us carrying our burden with faith, His perfect holiness atones for our shortcomings. When we do our best, He becomes our righteousness. It takes every ray of light [of advancing truth] that God sends to us to make us the light of the world [Matt. 5: 14-16]- Ibid, Letter 33, 1899.
"Effort and labor are required on the part of the receiver of God's grace; for it is the fruit that makes manifest what is the character of the tree. Although the good works of man are of no more value without faith in Jesus than was the offering of Cain [Gen. 4: 1-17], yet covered with the merit of Christ, they testify to the worthiness of thedoer to inherit eternal life. That which is considered morality in the world does not reach the divine standard and has no more merit before heaven than had the offering of Cain." – Ibid, MS 26a, 1892. Faith without corresponding works, which is the fruit of faith, is dead. On being doers, not merely emotional "faithers," see James 1: 22-25; Rom. 2:13.
Favorable Time for City Work Has Passed By. Of the city evangelistic work, E. G. White wrote: "A great work is to be done, I am moved by the Spirit to say to those engaged in the Lord's work, that the favorable time for our message to be carried to the cities has passed by, and this work has not been done. I feel a heavy burden that we shall now redeem the time," – Evangelism, p. 31.3 (1902).
Where this work of city evangelism is concerned, redeeming the time also means: "The work which the church has failed to do in time of peace and prosperity, she will have to do in a terrible crisis, under most discouraging, forbidding circumstances. The warnings that worldly conformity has silenced or withheld, must be given under the fiercest opposition from the enemies of the faith . . . . The members of the church will be individually tested and proved. They will be placed in circumstances where they will be forced to bear witness for the truth." –Ibid, Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 463. Read Matthew chapter 10. Such has been and will be the manner by which precious Bible truth was preserved and propagated from Christ's time to the very close of probation time.
The Holy Spirit is Gradually Being Withdrawn. "The days in which we live are solemn and important. The Spirit of God is gradually but surely being withdrawn from the earth. Plagues [i.e., the early, not yet the seven last plagues of Rev. 15, 16] and judgments are already falling upon the despisers of the grace of God. The calamities by land and sea, the unsettled state of society, the alarms of war, are portentous. They forecast approaching events of the greatest magnitude."- Ibid, Evangelism, p. 31. 5.
"We believe without a doubt that Christ is soon coming. This is not a fable to us; it is a reality. We have no doubt . . . that the doctrines we hold today are present truth, and that we are nearing the judgment. . . . When He comes He is not to cleanse us of our sins, to remove from us the defects in our characters, or to cure us from the infirmities of our tempers and dispositions. If wrought for us at all, this work will all be accomplished before that time. When the Lord comes, those who are holy will be holy still. [Rev. 22:11]. Those who have preserved their bodies and spirits in holiness, in sanctification and honor [1 Thess. 4: 4], will then receive the finishing touches of immortality. But those who are unjust, unsanctified, and filthy will remain so forever. No work will then be done for them to remove their defects and give them holy characters. The Refiner does not then sit to pursue His refining process and remove their sins and their corruption. [Malachi 3: 2, 3]. This is all to be done in these hours of probation. It is now that this work is to be accomplished in us." –Ibid, Maranatha, p. 221.
In the patriarchal times cities were built by men who had departed from God. Since the time Cain built the first city, the great metropolises and cities of the world's greatest empires from Nebuchadnezzar's glorious neo-Babylonia, and in every nation of every culture have become the showcases of mortal man's pride, the works of his hands, his skyscraping accomplishments, and moral depravity as well. Cities don't cringe from being branded as a "sin city" or "entertainment or leisure capital of the world" if it translates into generating more profit from legalized and regulated self-indulgence embodied in the famous ad slogan "What happens here stays here." (See " How Las Vegas Became Sin City —A Brief History That Nobody Asked For" by Lizz Riggs, published April 12, 2012 on the internet).
Only one city will endure to eternity—the one Abraham looked for —"the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God" (Heb. 11:10). John described it as the "the holy city, New Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven [not from the Middle East !], at the end of the Biblical millennium. Rev. 21: 1-10. Its measurements and other details are given in verses 11-27. I plan to get there. Do you? Do we know how?
Great Cities will be Centers of Satan's Supernatural Manifestations and Miracles. Jesus prophesied: "There will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines, and pestilences: and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven." Luke 21: 11.
"As we near the close of time, there will be greater and still greater external parade of heathen power; heathen deities will manifest their signal power, and will exhibit themselves before the cities of the world; and this delineation has already begun to be fulfilled." –Ibid, Testimonies to Ministers, pp. 117, 118.
"The Savior's prophecy concerning the visitation of judgments upon [the city of] Jerusalem [Matt. 24, 37, 38; Luke 21: 20-36] is to have another fulfillment, of which that terrible desolation [in A.D. 70] was but a faint shadow. In the fate of the chosen city we may behold the doom of a world that has rejected God's mercy and trampled upon His law. Signs and wonders appeared, foreboding disaster and doom. In the midst of the night and unnatural light shone over the temple and the altar. Upon the clouds at sunset were pictured chariots and men of war gathering for battle."- Ibid, Great Controversy, 36.
"The agencies of evil are combining their force, and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones. – Ibid, Evangelism, p. 32. "Fearful tests await God's people. The spirit of war is stirring the nations from one end of the earth to the other." – Ibid. Lest we forget: Character-building for eternity is the most important work ever entrusted to human beings! (To be continued next week).


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SIA's fourth daily London flight will be operated using a B777-300ER
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will introduce a fourth daily flight between Singapore and London Heathrow from October.
SIA currently operates three flights per day between Singapore and London Heathrow, all using its Airbus A380s. The additional flight, which will have a late-night departure from Singapore, will be operated with a Boeing 777-300ER.
The increase in frequency will be carried out progressively, starting the week of 9 September when the number of flights per week will rise from 21 to 25 per week. The full complement of 28 weekly flights will take effect from the week of 21 October.
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Chairman John Radford spoke at a Fans' Forum in the Sandy Pate Sports Bar. To watch the event in full, click here.
Our chairman revealed that frontman Calvin Andrew, who scored our winner against local rivals Chesterfield in September, had been released. To find out more, click here.
Meanwhile, Mr Andy Sutton was announced as our new Communications Director. To read more on this story, click here.
Elsewhere, Assistant Manager Adam Murray spoke about a number of players who have been linked with us since the transfer window re-opened. For more on this story, click here.
Our new Communications Director Andy Sutton outlined his intentions in his new role. To hear his first full interview, click here.
Our Central League Cup match against Rotherham United, which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch last week, was re-arranged. To find out the new date for the fixture, click here.
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Adam Murray hinted that we may look to sign some younger players during the transfer window. To read his comments in full, click here.
We also announced a fabulous Burns Night Supper, which has been organised by the Radford Foundation. The event will take place in the Kevin Bird Suite. For more details, click here.
Defender James Jennings and frontman Ollie Palmer also spoke ahead of our match with table-topping Scunthorpe United. To hear what they had to say, click here.
The kick-off time for our match with local rivals Chesterfield, which takes place at One Call Stadium in March, was altered. To find out the new time, click here.
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Midfielder Keiran Murtagh also extended his loan spell at Skrill Premier outfit Woking. To find out more, click here.
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A brace from Paul Hayes earned table-toppers Scunthorpe United a 2-0 win at One Call Stadium. To read the match report, click here.
Reflecting on the match, Assistant Manager Adam Murray said that we let ourselves down. To read his post-match comments, click here.
Finally, burly frontman Matt Rhead believed we were unfortunate to lose. For more on this story, click here.
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by: Lauren Frederick
Posted: Jan 14, 2020 / 08:10 AM CST / Updated: Jan 14, 2020 / 08:30 AM CST
HOXIE, Ark. (KAIT) -Hundreds of people in Lawrence County gathered to observe a special day in history of bringing people together.
Monday marked the 65th anniversary in which Hoxie Schools were integrated, bringing people of all races together to sit in the same classroom and receive the same education.
Students in Lawrence County and community members from across the region and state observed the special day at Hoxie High School's gymnasium.
The Hoxie First Stand Board, Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, the City of Hoxie, and the Hoxie School District hosted the event while honoring those who experienced the long-time journey in 1955 calling it a "memorable moment".
"The crowd was wonderful, the gymnasium was full," Pat Johnson, the chairperson of the Eddie Mae Herron museum in Pocahontas, said. "And it was just of all diversity, that's what was great."
Following the presentation, the high school's 2020 senior class joined the commission of a time capsule ceremony, which will be planted into the ground and won't be re-opened until 2065 for the 100th-anniversary celebration.
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Other Countries Muffle Mosques, But Israel Cannot?
From Europe to the Arab World to Indonesia, Muslim calls to prayer are muffled; but how dare Israel do the same
November 22, 2016 | Israel Today Staff
Quite the controversy is raging over Israel's proposed legislation aimed at muffling the five daily Muslim calls to prayer from local mosques. In recent decades, the call of the muezzin has been amplified by multiple loudspeakers, resulting in tremendous noise pollution starting at 4:30 AM every morning.
While Jewish residents have been most vocal in complaining about the muezzin loudspeakers, local Muslims have expressed outrage over the bill, which last week gained approval from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet.
Arab Members of Knesset say the bill will limit religious freedom for Muslims in the country, and the Palestinian Authority has threatened to take the matter to the UN Security Council.
But when pressed on the issue, many local Muslims admit that the volume of the muezzin's call is often excessive.
Nor has similar legislation in Muslim countries ever elicited such opposition.
In Egypt, for example, the use of loudspeakers to amplify the muezzin's call is restricted. Muslim scholars at Al-Azhar University previously determined that the loudspeakers are a modern invention, and therefore have nothing to do with the Islamic law that mandates calling the faithful to prayer.
The spokesman for the Israel Embassy in London reminded everyone via Twitter that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also has a problem with noise pollution as a result of amplified daily calls to prayer.
The Arabic-language daily The National reported in 2011 that the UAE had limited the volume of mosque loudspeakers following repeated complaints by Muslim residents.
In June 2015, the AFP reported that Indonesia's vice president had established an investigative committee to look into the problem of noise pollution caused by mosque loudspeakers. As the largest Muslim population country in the world, Indonesia has hundreds of thousands of mosques all blaring their calls to prayer at the same time.
Even in Saudi Arabia, the cradle of Islam, the government ruled that calls to prayer could only be amplified by a mosque's indoor loudspeakers, and no longer using the loudspeakers fixed to the top of the minaret. The Arabic-language news portal Arab News reported over a year ago that Saudi imams had been required to remove the loudspeakers atop their minarets.
In Europe, Switzerland decided nine years ago to ban minarets altogether, and in Cologne, Germany approval to build a new mosque was only granted in 2007 after the local Muslim community undertook in write not to use loudspeakers to amplify its calls to prayer.
None of these decisions resulted in international crises.
The fact is that the excessive volume of the muezzin is a nuisance first and foremost to Muslim residents, and that includes in Israel. I personally know many Muslims in the Jerusalem area who can't stand the daily harassment of the loudspeakers.
But the moment Israel's government dares to intervene (and in exactly the same way as Muslims governments have in recent years) it is accused of being discriminatory and racist.
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Just How Competitive Are We? Managing Organizational Culture in a Canadian University Athletics Department
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Christiaan Jacobs is the new Dean of Student Affairs at the University of South Central Ontario, which puts him in charge of the Department of Athletics and Recreation. Jacobs has learned that the hypercompetitive environment established by the athletic director, Nathan Scott, has been causing friction in many areas of the department, potentially resulting in the resignation of several long-term employees. As part of an organizational audit, he interviewed many employees and had them complete the Competing Values Framework questionnaire, the results of which were troubling. How should Jacobs lead this department forward and can he count on Scott to be supportive of the direction that he wants it to go? The purpose of this case is to introduce students to the importance of organizational culture and challenges to organizational change. Students will learn about the Competing Values Framework, change management, and have the opportunity to analyze qualitative and quantitative data in formulating responses to the case-guiding questions. This decision-focused case is suitable for use with upper division undergraduate and graduate sport management students in courses such as Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, Collegiate Athletics Administration, and Critical Issues in Sport.
* Woolf and Hill are with the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL. Dixon is with the Department of Kinesiology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Green is with the School of Sport, Recreation, and Tourism Management, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Woolf (jwoolf@illinois.edu) is corresponding author.
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Q: Firebase/Firestore users access and roles how it works? I'm trying to figure out how the role system works with Firebase but I'm extremely confused and don't understand how it all works.
I think I understood that to give a role to a user you have to use either Firebase Admin SDK or the security rules on Firestore.
However I don't understand the difference and why one would be more efficient than the other and how it works.
For example:
I have a delivery application with only 2 roles: delivery person and admin
The deliverers have a mobile application that indicates the address where the package should be delivered.
The admin has access to the same interface as the delivery person on the mobile application but has access to a web application to manage the deliveries. He can add a delivery, a driver etc...
How does Firebase authentication work and how to use role assignment correctly?
Is making a call to the "user" database to know if he is admin or normal user as soon as he logs in a good way to do ?

A: The answer to this is a little large so I can't provide code snippets for it. But I can point to a example project that hase an "atomic" role system. You can check it out here.
The basics. You can save the roles of a user in the databes (RTDB or Firestore). If you need both databases sync them between both to have single system.
The main point is that each user can only read his own roles and if he is an admin.
The changes to that data should only work using the firebase cloud functions.
To check if a user is admin or has a role make a simple "exists" check for the authenticated user and if the corresponding role or admin status exists for him.
In firestore you can even have helper functions like those here:

    //Checks if user is signed in
    function isSignedIn() {
      return request.auth.uid != null;
    }

    //Checks if user has admin rights
    function isAdmin() {
      return exists(/databases/$(database)/documents/admins/$(request.auth.uid))
    }

    //Checks if user has a specific grant
    function hasGrant(grant) {
      return  get(/databases/$(database)/documents/user_grants/$(request.auth.uid)).data[grant]==true
    }

    //Checks if user is granted either as admin or with a grant
    function isGranted(grant){
      return isAdmin() || hasGrant(grant);
    }

    //Checks if user has specific UID
    function isOwner(userUid){
      return request.auth.uid == userUid
    }

Some would say to use the customClaims but I would never recommend that. Maybe only for the admin status and not more. The have a to small size to have any larger roles system on them. By storing the roles into the databases you can have them changed even in realtime.
To get the roles and is admin status for a user just make a realtime listener for that data.

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About two weeks since a baby peregrine falcon died after flying into Evans Hall, the campus has installed "bird streamers" near the balcony to deter birds from the building in the future.
A brush fire near westbound Highway 80 and Gilman Street caused a temporary traffic closure Monday afternoon.
BFD received a report about 7:12 p.m. of smoke coming from the top of a two to three-story building at the address, as heard on a police scanner.
Wheeler Hall — which has been closed since May 2016 to undergo a number of infrastructure renovations — will reopen for the upcoming fall semester.
UCPD arrested a suspect Wednesday afternoon for an alleged incident involving arson that occurred on Grizzly Peak Boulevard at 1:07 p.m., one minute after Berkeley Police Department and Berkeley Fire Department received a report of "a column of smoke and flames" in the direction of the Berkeley Hills at 1:06 p.m.
Berkeley Fire Department and East Bay Municipal Utility District responded to a main break of a water line at Francisco Street on Wednesday morning, leaving 30 customers — which could include nearby households, businesses and other services — out of water.
The Daily Californian heard over a police scanner about 10:23 a.m. that a victim from the reported incident was bleeding and walking towards the direction of the Tang Center.
Berkeley Police Department and Berkeley Fire Department are currently responding to a report of a structure fire near 2020 10th St. by University Avenue.
22 year-old Berkeley High School graduate and alleged ISIS supporter Amer Sinan Alhaggagi was indicted by a federal grand jury July 20 on a charge of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Berkeley Police Department arrived at the Berkeley Marina early Saturday morning to investigate an incident that resulted in one person shot and a vehicle run off-road into the water.


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Bust from riverbed reveals face of Julius Caesar: archeologist
A bust found at the bottom of a river in Arles, France, may be the truest representation of Julius Caesar ever found.
CBC Arts · Posted: May 14, 2008 2:16 PM ET | Last Updated: May 14, 2008
The marble sculpture of a man in his 50s, with facial wrinkles and a receding hairline, may have been carved from life.
Archeologists say the bust dates from 49 to 46 B.C. when Caesar reigned and the town of Arles was founded.
It also resembles official portraits of Julius Caesar from coins struck in his lifetime.
"I suspect the bust was thrown in the river after he was assassinated because it would not have been good at that time to be considered a follower of his," said French archaeologist Luc Long, quoted by Agence France Presse.
"In Rome you don't find any statues of Caesar dating from the time he lived. They were all posthumous," he added.
Three other statues, including one of the god Neptune, were found at the bottom of the River Rhone.
Caesar used Arles as a base for his campaign against Pompey, his rival for leadership of the Roman Empire. Caesar defeated Pompey and Pompey was later assassinated.
The bust was likely carved to honour Caesar as a patron of the city. It is in the realistic style fashionable in his time, unlike posthumous portraits which were made more attractive.
Culture Minister Christine Albanel congratulated the archaeologists on finding a unique object that enriched the world's heritage.


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Jay Groob, President of AIS, was honored to host the 57th Annual Conference of the Council of International Investigators (CII) "Investigations in a Technological Society," in Boston, MA, this September.
This elite international organization of professional private investigators that meet the strict criteria for certified membership includes officers from Scotland Yard, the FBI, and Interpol.
The conference, held September 13-17, 2011 at the Boston Marriott Copley, featured an outstanding roster of speakers, including internationally recognized best-selling author Joseph Finder.
Mark Spencer, computer forensics specialist and President of Arsenal Consulting, together with Jay Groob, President of American Investigative Services, presented "Computer Forensics and Private Investigation." After a brief introduction into what computer forensics are and how to properly handle electronic evidence, Mr. Spencer and Mr. Groob led attendees on a journey through compelling civil and criminal cases involving computer forensics and private investigations, focusing on cases they have worked together in which they uncovered digital "smoking guns" for their clients.
Other speakers of note were Norman J. Groot, an author and attorney whose practice focuses on defending police and private sector investigators in criminal, civil, and regulatory actions; John Milkieweicz, Diplomatic Security Service Liaison Officer for the Special Operations Command at the U.S. Department of State; Frank Thibodeau, a Chemical Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRNE) disaster expert and Vice President of Bruker Detection; and Amit Gavish, international security and risk management expert.
In addition to the outstanding roster of educational and entertaining speakers, the conference attendees were treated to many of the sights and activities unique to Boston, including a Welcome Reception at the Top of the Hub, a Boston Red Sox game at historic Fenway Park, a cocktail reception and buffet at the famed Hennessy's Irish Pub, a performance by The Blue Man Group, an outing at the Granite Links Golf Course, a dinner cruise aboard the Spirit of Boston, and the famed Boston Duck Tour.
Hosting the prestigious gathering was indeed a feather in the cap of Mr. Groob, a past President of the Council and avid Bostonian, who was delighted to showcase this vibrant, city renowned for its cultural facilities, world-class educational institutions, champion sports franchises, and place at the forefront of American history, and to heighten the profile of this elite organization of international private investigators.


DMC has announced their tuning version of Lamborghini Gallardo. The project name is SOHO and it features a new body kit, interior upgrades and performance modifications.
The body kit includes a redesigned front bumper, perfectly matched side diffusers, a massive rear wing, and a new rear-fascia. A new rear diffuser completes the look and supports the redesigned aerodynamics of the car. All parts are made from carbon fiber.
The interior boasts a complete make-over using carbon fiber & fine italian leathers. Complete new leather and carbon fiber coatings leave no old look behind, a hand-made art that is performed by only a few masters left in Germany.
The 5.2 liter V10 is boosted to 560HP and has a new top speed of 322 km/h (200 mph).
The DMC fitted their tuned Lambo with stainless sports rear silencer. There is also a DMC sport metallic catalytic converter that adds 28HP and 50Nm of torque.


Join us for an effort at closing some Python bugs and patches. Get quick feedback on your patches and bugfixes, or learn how to submit and examine patches.
To get all set up, the Developer's Guide contains all the information you need.
The Montréal-Python user group will meet up in person to participate in the bug day. Some Python user groups will meet up in person during the weekend.
Is your local user group participating?
Participants will meet in the #python-dev IRC channel on irc.freenode.net. To learn more about IRC and to find links to IRC clients for various platforms, see http://www.irchelp.org.
The goal of the bug day is to process bug reports in the Python bug tracker, trying to fix and close issues.
Grab a copy of the Python codebase from Mercurial, following instructions in the Developer's Guide, and compile it.
If you have a problem that isn't in the bug tracker, announce it to the IRC channel, and if it's more than five minutes' work, create a bug report for it. See the bug reporting instructions to learn how to write bug reports.
When you choose a bug to work on, announce it to the IRC channel (e.g. "I'm working on #123456.") or on the bug report itself. This avoids accidentally duplicating work.
Consider providing a patch that fixes the problem, or at least a simple test case that demonstrates the bug. Please see the patch submission guidelines in the Developer's Guide before submitting a patch.
Does the bug appear to be gone in the Python development version (the Mercurial branch "default", that will become 3.4), but not the 3.2, 3.3 or 2.7 maintenance branchs? Report that, too.
If someone else has supplied a fix, see if this fix works for² you, and add your results to the bug.
Read the text of proposed patches and assess them for correctness and code quality. This is usually the most time-consuming step in the bug fixing process, so reading patches is very useful.
If there's a working fix, feel free to add a note asking for the fix to get committed. The bug tracker has a lot of items in it, and it's easy for bugs to be overlooked.
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The A.E. Beach High School Alumni Band Association is sponsoring an old school pep rally for this years homecoming festivities. All Bulldogs, new and old are asked to come out and show your Bulldog pride! The pep rally will be held on October 16, 2014 in the old gymnasium at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $5 and all proceeds will benefit the A.E Beach marching band booster program. We are also asking all alumni band memebers to participate in this years homecoming festivities. Practices are each Monday and Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. For further information please contact Latrelle Lingard at 912-844-0643. Mr. D. Shead, A.E. Beach High School band director Mr. L. Hutchins, Alumni band director Mr. D. Muhammad, Principal
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After the numerous security breaches that happened on large organization during the past few months, small businesses are being encouraged to improve their security. A lot of entrepreneurs are not aware that small businesses are also exposed to the same level of risk just like the large businesses. During this situation, sensitive information about the users of an app will be obtained by the hacker. Based on the latest report, at least 50% of the small companies have experience security breach over the past 12 months. The other question is why aren't they reporting this? Cyber threats are real and we need to make sure we have some kind of cyber security plan.
Why Some Hackers Prefer Small Business?
Security breaches on large or organization such as Home Depot and Target will surely land on the headline. However, the larger percentage of security attacks that happened on small companies should not be ignored. The primary reason why most hackers prefer to target them is they have larger digital assets on a particular customer compared to large companies. Another important factor why hackers prefer them is their low level of security. Based on the infographic that was released by Tower Insurance, at least 82% of the small business owners believe that they are not the target of these attacks which means that they do not invest on their digital security.
The usual goal of the cyber attacks is to steal and take advantage of the sensitive information and data. They can steal the credential of the customer or the credit card information. The techniques that the hackers can use to launch an attack will vary, and it is continuously evolving as the industry also introduces the latest security mechanism. Here are some of the most common attacks.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) – this is a long-term cyber security attacks that is being conducted on numerous phase in order to avoid being detected by the system.
DDoS – Distributed Denial of Service or popularly known as DDoS will possibly occur when there is an elevated amount of requests on the server. The goal of this attack is to shut down the network system or website of the target.
Inside Attack – This can be launched by the person with an administrative access. Some authorized personnel can misuse his authority and access the sensitive information of the company. Former employees who leave the companies with grudge may also be a threat.
Password Attack – There is different types of password attacks. The hacker may use brute force wherein the hacker will guess the word, they can also use dictionary attack where the hacker will use a combination of words found in the dictionary and key loggers that will record the login credentials of the user.
Phishing – This is the most common method used by the cyber attackers. The hacker will deploy an authentic-looking duplicate website that aims to steal the sensitive information and credential of the user.
After being aware of the common security threats, small businesses are encouraged to organize a comprehensive security solution to stay away from these attacks. Using antivirus can help you prevent malware, but for other attacks such as inside attack, you need to employ a company policy and increase the awareness of your employee on the consequences of these threats.
For all those small business owners that have CMS websites like WordPress, make sure to install your updates. Just in case you missed it, run updates and patch those plugins.


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NV: Gun shop owners hope Black Friday gun deals will boost slumping sales
The biggest shopping day of the year is also one of the biggest day for gun stores.
Gun shops are offering Black Friday deals to boost slumping sales.
This morning inside discount firearms and ammo, dozens lined up for the black Friday deals.
"By the time we open the door it was probably close to 60 to 70 people." general manager, Anthony Scott, says the store opened at around 9 and by 10 o clock their Black Friday gun deals were all sold out.
NM: New Mexico charity embraces firearms raffle
Alamogordo-based Thrive in Southern New Mexico dropped the United Way name and affiliation earlier this year after its local firearms raffle was thrust into the national debate over access to guns.
Thrive still describes itself as the leading fundraising organization for local nonprofits in a rural, two-county area. Executive Director Stephanie Hale said the reorganization is keeping more funds in the local community that previously went to the United Way, and that the firearms raffle this year should pay for her group�s annual operating expenses.
AL: Local gun sales go up on Black Friday
Wiregrass shoppers are shooting for savings and gun shop owners say they're seeing a lot of business.
Michael Tharp is an army veteran who owns several guns.
He served in Afghanistan in 2013 and 2014.
He says, "I learned a lot about my firearm and how well it protects."
Area 51 Products in Dothan saw sales go up this holiday.
WA: The ingratitude of the NRA
The NRA can�t say I never did anything for them. Back in 2015, I offered the perfect comeback for whenever anyone questions why a private citizen might need a military-style assault rifle. (�Demagogues doubling down,� Dec. 27, 2015). �Reason not the need!� Shakespeare�s King Lear thunders when his daughters question why a retired king � dependent upon their hospitality � would need a retinue of 100 knights and squires.
MI: Finns could show us the way
According to respected criminologist Frederic Lemieux of George Washington University, from 1983 to 2013, statistics show that while the United States had the highest number of guns per inhabitants (88.8 per 100) and 78 mass murders, Finland came in third with 45.3 guns per 100 inhabitants and two mass murders. So, how do we respect our current interpretation of the Second Amendment while also living peacefully? Maybe the Finns could show us the way.
TX: Black Friday is Big Business For Self-Defense Weapons, Training
A nationwide trend that has seen gun sales drop this year, apparently is not impacting weapons used by people who want a gun to defend themselves.
In Flower Mound, Crossfire Defense Academy and Range held its grand opening on Black Friday. Owner David Vaught says in light of recent mass shootings, the market for self defense-type weapons is strong.
"For the last couple of years, in the shooting industry, the self-defense market has been growing," said Vaught.
TN: Tennessee Supreme Court Adopts Conditional �No Retreat� Analysis
So what is �unlawful activity� under the statute? Would it include for example in a carjacking case not having current tags, an insurance card or even a valid driver�s license? If you are at home, would �unlawful activity� include perhaps code violations that are �unlawful� such as perhaps having your grass be too tall in Nashville or parking on the grass rather than in a driveway? The Court acknowledged but found it unnecessary to determine in this case whether there has to be a relationship between the unlawful activity and the self-defense claim:
CA: Debate continues over gun law changes
Today, 45 states allow open-carry under various regulations. Many states allow essentially unfettered concealed-carry. There is no link to increased violence by legally carrying people in these jurisdictions.
To postulate that legal firearm-carrying people are a threat is not borne out by the facts and is insulting. The criminally oriented among us are already carrying firearms, and ignore current law.
Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 Review � This Time they Got it Right
Way back in history, one of Smith & Wesson�s classic revolver designs was the 38 Special M&P (Military & Police), a bare-bones, no-nonsense version of the company�s Model 10 that was intended for military and police use in the early 20th century.
The model eventually was cast aside but nearly 100 years later, Smith & Wesson returned the model name to its lineup in the form of a short-recoil, polymer framed, striker fired pistol with a stainless steel chassis that is quickly becoming the company�s mainstay with regard to semi auto pistols.
Best Gun Deals for Cyber Monday 2017
You�d think that most of the cyber Monday deals would be on tech like phones, GPS, or God help us all, Fidget Spinners. There are plenty of all the above from a great deal of websites, but there�s also some great deals for those whose idea of a good time is mucking out at 4am, rifle slinged on their back and the majesty of nature before them. There are also some fantastic deals for those that want to gift themselves some security and peace of mind this holiday season. Here, we take a look at the top Cyber Monday deals for guns, ammo and gun accessories.
MO: Need registration of guns, similar to that of cars
Shooting privileges should be a state function as it is for cars. But gun carry restrictions seem best handled by combining local and zoning restrictions to cover residential, business, school, farming and open country. Rural areas would default to conceal and carry with limited restrictions. Urban areas would limit conceal and carry by default. Restrictions would be defined at the municipality level.
By merging gun control with the existing vehicle registration system, Missouri would be able to feed data to all 50 states forming a single car/gun database. The yearly process would include the registration of all personal property, including purchase, sale, and theft or confiscation.
NC: I own guns, but I also have a conscience. Does the NRA?
These are automatic rifles that fire dozens of rounds before requiring reloading. How long will the NRA shirk its responsibility to support legislation that sets reasonable limits on (A) who can legally own firearms and (B) which firearms pose too great a risk of harming or killing Americans and, therefore, must be controlled or banned for the safety of all? What could possibly motivate that influential organization to continue with its present philosophy and lobbying to Congress? Surely people don�t have to be told the answer to that question! It is money.
I have personally chosen not to join the NRA because of their rigid stance that perpetuates this needless killing.
CA: California DOJ Pushes New �Assault Weapons� Regulations
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has issued the following statement regarding the latest California Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed regulations on so-called �assault weapons�:
Once again, the California DOJ and Attorney General Xavier Becerra have used 11th-hour tactics to push its anti-gun agenda, this time by releasing new proposed �assault weapons� regulations right before a major holiday.
UK: Why not require suitability test before gun purchase?
Last month, Stephen Paddock committed the largest single massacre, but not the last mass killing in the United States� recent history. Using a repeater rifle he fired many rounds of ammunition into a crowd of concert-goers for approximately 10 minutes. The death toll was 59 people, including his own suicide, and he injured 527.
As usual, U.S. citizens are at a loss to explain the motives of murderers or to know how to defend themselves from such recurring massacres.
It would be clear to Americans that selling guns to children would be an unethical practice. Rational people agree children would not be able to judge how deadly guns can be. They do not have sufficient maturity to use guns safely.
MO: Shootings show that guns aren't making us safer
I have yet to hear about a �good man with a gun� who has stopped anything. If guns are supposed to make us safer, and we have more guns per capita than anyone, why are there so many shooting deaths? The majority of us want some kind of restrictions, including National Rifle Association members. It seems to me that gun manufacturers are the evil empire.
WA: Editorial was misleading, insulting
As to self-defense, if he did any research at all, then he knows that people frequently defend themselves and their families with firearms. Can they prevent all such attacks? No, but preventing some is a life saver. Not fallacy, Mr. Stills, reality.
I am disappointed that the Reporter would print such a piece of trash. But, then, I guess we get what we pay for.
MD: Two-week season to hunt deer with guns to begin in Maryland
The annual two week season for hunting sika and white-tailed deer with firearms in Maryland begins Saturday and runs until the second weekend in December.
The number of deer hunters are allowed to kill is limited by state rules, which are generally tighter in the far Western part Maryland.
�The two-week firearms season is our most popular hunting opportunity in the state,� Paul Peditto, an official with the Department of Natural Resources said in a statement.
Gun Control Group Founded by Rep. Giffords Asks Web Hosts to Shut Down 'Ghost Gun' Sites
A gun control group founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords asked two web hosting companies on Friday to shut down websites selling parts and machines that help make untraceable homemade firearms known as "ghost guns."
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence asked the providers that host GhostGunner.net and GhostGuns.com to disable the websites for violating the hosting companies' terms of service.
You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence. �CHARLES A. BEARD


The Oregon House of Representatives passed a $5.3 billion, 10-year transportation package Wednesday.
With a bipartisan vote, the Oregon House approved a $5.3 billion transportation funding package designed to target congestion, public transportation, crumbling roads and decaying bridges.
House Bill 2017 passed with a 39-20 vote, three more votes than required for a three-fifths majority.
The vote came only days after the 295-page transportation bill was passed out of committee.
The bill now heads to the Oregon Senate. With only days left in the 2017 session, a vote is expected soon. A first reading of the proposed bill is scheduled for Thursday.
The Joint Transportation Preservation and Modernization Committee introduced the package after 18 months and an 11-stop tour of Oregon to meet with stakeholders and community members.
The bill includes money for cities and counties to upgrade their roads, big projects such as a major seismic upgrade of the Center Street Bridge in Salem, grants for transit agencies all across the state and grants for schools to improve miles of sidewalks and bike lanes through the Safe Routes to School program.
Co-vice-chair Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, likened the need to address transportation infrastructure to his recent heart attack.
He was able to recognize the heart attack symptoms and get immediate help. The same quick action, he said, needs to be taken for the crumbling roads and unsound bridges across Oregon.
The package would increase Marion County's share of the gas tax by $79.8 million and Polk County's by $19 million, according to staff estimates.
The package will also fund alternative transportation by instituting a payroll tax of one-tenth of a percent of wages. In 2018, officials expect to raise $103 million for public transit in metro areas and rural communities.
A tax on certain adult bicycle purchases will also fund bike and pedestrian infrastructure, and the package will also provide $12 million a year in rebates for electric and zero-emission vehicles— an issue some House Republicans took issue with.
Rep. Julie Parrish, R-West Linn, said she objected to creating payroll tax on low-income residents while funding tax credits for people wanting to buy Teslas.
She was the only representative to speak out against the bill in Wednesday's session, but others echoed her sentiments.
"I believe Oregon is long overdue to improve our transportation infrastructure but this plan is the wrong way to do it," Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, said in a statement. "I'm strongly opposed to a new 'Tesla Tax' to subsidize the purchase of electric cars for a privileged few."
He also voiced concern over the lack of accountability and transparency.
Supporters of the bill, however, countered that the package promotes accountability by requiring projects to be "shovel-ready" before receiving funding. Governments also must return to the Legislature every two years and report how they've used the funds.
-- For electric vehicles, $110.
The fees will bump up by a couple of bucks in 2022.


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Sami Lavette
Sami was born on March 18th, 2003 in Birmingham AL. Her parents are Dennis and Katrina Hennings and she has 2 older sisters Savanna and Sierra.
She is a Senior at Victory Christian High School with a 4.0 GPA and she has a current ACT score of 32. She is a cheerleader, Softball player, Basketball player and member of several clubs including the Chapel Choir. She also plays "A" class travel Softball which carries her around the country.
Samantha has competed in the Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen (MALOT)competition for the past 3 years and is Currently Miss Hamilton's Outstanding Teen. She will again repeat at the state competition this year where the awards include several thousand dollars in scholarship opportunities. MALOT includes fitness, evening gown, interview, and talent competitions and contestants must have a civic platform. Sami sings for her talent portion and her platform is "Just Breathe" initiated by Sami to help teens with anxiety and depression. She has contributed hundreds of dollars and gifts to Children's Hospital in Birmingham.
Sami spends her time away from pageants and sports singing in local restaurants, writing songs, farming with her two ducks "Dum Dum" and "Dee Dee", and wrestling her two cats "Mendez" and "Chaco" and her Morkie "Sebastian".
Sami's musical influences include Barbara Streisand, Adele, Demi Lovato, Reba, and many others and her taste is extremely varied. She has covered Lady Gaga, Carrie Underwood, and other pop and country singers.
Future plans for Sami include recording her first album and increasing her geographic footprint as well as her internet popularity.


I love the summer and everything that comes with it from eating ice creams by the seaside and enjoying weekend BBQs, to walks by the river with my dog Luna. When the sun is shining I want to be outside all the time, however having lots of day trips can work out expensive over time. Today I wanted to share a few of my favourite free things to do in the summer which will hopefully give you some inspiration!
Picnics – It's well know that there's nothing I love more on a warm summer's day than filling up my picnic basket with food and going to millets farm. It's an inexpensive day out and you get the opportunity to make the most out of the beautiful weather.
BBQs – Another food related activity! Everyone loves BBQs and you could ask everyone to bring some food along with them to share, it's a great way to get everyone together.
Local Attractions – I'm lucky enough in Oxford to be surrounded by a lot of free local attractions with my favourites being the Pitt Rivers Museum and Millets Farm. Why not have a look at what free attractions there are around your city, you might even discover some new ones that you didn't know about before!
Events and Festivals – Instead of only looking at what attractions are in your area, why not have a look at any local events and festivals? In Oxford we often have events throughout the year but especially in the summer, and there are quite a few free festivals that take place too.
There are lots of free things that I love to do in the summer however they are my favourites and I do these every single summer. However you could also go and feed the ducks by the river, invite your friends round to relax together in your garden or find a new hobby to start. The list is endless! If you have anything that you love to do in the summer that's free let me know in the comments down below as I'd love your ideas too!
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I absolutely love having BBQ's in the summer.
There are so many events and festivals in the summer, it's definitely good to check your local area to see what's on! Also, having long walks in the park is amazing and can be a great way to spend an afternoon, with company or on your own!


"All handmade artists are welcome to apply. You do not have to be a member of Etsy Fort Worth to apply for the show."
These fees include one "in and out" parking pass per vendor, free electricity (first come, first serve), 15% discount on any ad in the event booklet, and more! Chairs, tables, and lunch are available at an additional cost.
Applications are available here and due by January 15th, 2011.


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Miracle of the orphans who escaped the gas chambers: Two Jewish boys who were among 13 children saved from the Nazis after they were hidden in a Belgian hospital are reunited after 76 years to reveal their incredible story
Jacques Weisser and Bill Frankenstein were among only 13 of 39 Jewish children from the orphanage in Antwerp to escape the Holocaust and survive the War
Aged one, the boys were spirited away from the Nazis tightening their grip on Antwerp and hidden at Sint-Erasmus Hospital
The only memory Jacques had of Bill was from two black and white photos of them both taken in 1944 after Belgium was liberated
Both boys lives followed different, yet oddly similar paths: Both now 79, Bill settled in the US, while Jacques eventually moved to Radlett, Herts
After being tracked down by a dogged researcher based in The Netherlands, the men have been reunited on Zoom and shared their memories from the time


Facebook Inc mentioned it acquired visual shopping and synthetic intelligence startup GrokStyle Inc in a transfer to bolster the social-media firm's personal AI work.
GrokStyle's technology, which was built-in into Ikea's cell app, was easy in follow. A consumer takes an image of a bit of furnishings and the technology would match it to related merchandise that might be bought on-line. On its web site, GrokStyle mentioned it's "winding down" its business, however that it's "moving on as a team" together with its technology. The firm didn't disclose it's becoming a member of Facebook.
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Advice from Above
Sociologists have assessed the impact that priests have on how their parishioners vote
Political preferences of at least 21% of Orthodox voters in Russia may be influenced by the clergy and their fellow believers. Based on an online survey of 2,735 respondents,HSE University sociologists Kirill Sorvin and Maksim Bogachev concluded that religion has a considerable impact on people's political choices. The scholars assume that the share of those who vote 'in an Orthodox way' may be higher: many respondents were under 34, and young people are a minority among Orthodox believers in Russia.
Bans and Opportunities
Orthodox clergy are not allowed to engage in politics, including election campaigning, due to a ban put in place by the Orthodox Church, although the clergy are permitted to give moral evaluations and express the Church's position publicly, as well as their personal opinions. Formally, this is not propaganda, but rather a mechanism to influence believers.
This mechanism is actually used. In 2014, most priests from 20 Moscow churches admitted in their responses to sociologists that election propaganda and recommendations are possible in their parishes.
Such practices are characteristic not only for Russia. In the year of recent presidential elections in the U.S., for example, 64% of believers who attend church sometimes (once every several months) heard clergy at their church speak about political issues, and 14% heard their clergy speak directly in support of or against a specific presidential candidate.
In addition to speaking publicly from the pulpit, priests turn to politics in their private talks with parishioners. According to a survey in the Sverdlovsk Oblast, over 15% of Orthodox believers in Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Tagil, and Kirovograd had consulted their priests on political issues at least once.
HSE University researchers Kirill Sorvin and Maksim Bogachev administered an online survey of 2,735 Orthodox believers on VK social media. The study confirmed that the clergy are no strangers to political propaganda, that their parishioners listen to it, and that they listen to the opinions of their fellow churchgoers.
Those Who Witness
In contrast with their American colleagues, Russian priests turned out to be less politically engaged. According to Bogachev and Sorvin's survey, 18.4% respondents witnessed political expressions during services at Orthodox churches. 'Expressly or implied, such expressions push the parish to support certain candidates or parties, so we can talk about an existing, systemic impact of the clergy on believers' electoral preferences,' the researchers said.
The more the respondents attended services, the more they witnessed propaganda. 8.8% of those who attend services rarely (once a year or less) witnessed propaganda at church, while this number was 26.8% among those who go to church weekly. In the cohort that is closest to the American sociologists' respondents – people who go to church once a month – 22.7% heard political speeches from the clergy, which is almost three times less than in the U.S.
Those Who Take Advice
14.5% of respondents heed their priests' advice when making decisions about how to vote.
Half of the respondents had not heard political speeches during sermons, which means that they got the recommendations in private talks with their priests.
Committed churchgoers take clergy's opinions into account the most: 22.6% of those who attend services weekly.
In reality, the share of those 'guided' by the clergy might be higher, the researchers assume, as the majority of respondents in the sample were aged 18 to 34, while most Orthodox churchgoers in Russia are older.
In these terms, it is probable that the Russian situation might be closer to that in Georgia, where the opinions of the clergy and the parish impacts the political choices of 35% of voters.
Those Who Follow Their Fellow Believers
Russian Orthodox voters also take advice from their fellow parishioners: 6.6% of respondents surveyed by HSE sociologists make voting decisions without consulting a priest but taking into account the views of other members of the community. Among active churchgoers, every fifth person (22.7%) considers the opinions of both the priest and the parish more broadly.
The share of those who make the decision independently, but consider the attitudes dominating among the community, also depends on the frequency of church attendance: it ranges from 8.3% among those who go to church once a year or less to 21.2% among those who do so weekly.
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Kirill Sorvin, Associate Professor at the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences
Maksim Bogachev, Senior Lecturer at the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences
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Santa will be ditching the reindeer — for one day anyway — in favour of the Inside Passage this December. (Black Press file photo)
Jingling all the way back to Prince Rupert
Santa Claus will be steering the Jingle Boat Express back into the harbour this Christmas
Alex Kurial
Nov. 2, 2019 7:15 p.m.
The beloved Jingle Boat Express is making its return to Prince Rupert this Christmas season, with four opportunities to head out with Santa Claus on the high seas.
The last Jingle Boat Express toured the waters of Prince Rupert back in 2015. Now, the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA), Northern Savings Credit Union and North Coast Literacy Now have partnered up to bring back the holiday classic.
To accomodate what is expected to be high demand, there will be four sailings of the Jingle Boat Express, which will take place aboard the Inside Passage. These will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Tickets will be available by raffle to ensure everyone has a chance at a spot. Raffle tickets are $5, with a maximum purchase of four. They can be purchased at the Port Interpretive Center at Atlin Terminal from Tuesday to Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Raffle tickets can also be purchased online. The deadline to enter the draw is Nov. 15. All sales from the tickets will go to the Salvation Army.
Tickets will be selected by a raffle draw due to what has historically been high demand for the event. (Black Press file photo)
"The Prince Rupert Port Authority is happy to be a part of reviving something so special to the community this holiday season," Shaun Stevenson, president & CEO of PRPA, said. "It is encouraging to see local businesses and organizations joining together to contribute to the success of this popular event that gives families the opportunity to have a memorable experience on the water in the Prince Rupert Harbour."
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"As a locally-based credit union, the well-being and vibrancy of our communities is of great importance to Northern Savings," Stefan Delloch, vice-president, operations, of Northern Savings Credit Union, said. "We are thrilled to play a leading role in bringing back this popular event, and look forward to providing some magical holiday memories for children and families."
"We are so excited to see the Jingle Boat Express return to Prince Rupert for children and families in our community," Kate Toye, outreach coordinator of North Coast Literacy Now, said. "This event is so wonderful, the excitement of the season, Santa and getting so many families out on such an amazing boat in our beautiful harbour. We are honoured to be one of the lead sponsors and we are just thrilled that so many organizations come together to make this a reality in our community".
The last Jingle Boat Express set sail in 2015. (Black Press file photo)
The Jingle Boat Express also received support toward its return from Prince Rupert Adventure Tours, the Rotary Club of Prince Rupert, the District of Port Edward, DP World Prince Rupert, Ridley Terminals Inc., City West, RE/MAX, Tim Hortons and Good Time Games and Electronics.
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Q: Interpreting the conserved charge in scalar QED In scalar QED, applying Noether's theorem for internal global symmetries results in a Noether current that is dependent on the gauge because of the presence of the covariant derivative.
$$j_\mu=-i(\varphi^*\partial_\mu\varphi-\varphi\partial_\mu\varphi^*)-2eA_\mu\varphi^*\varphi.$$
When integrating the current to get the conserved charge, the term dependent on the gauge doesn't obviously seem to cancel out.
My question is how do you interpret this conserved charge that depends on the gauge field? For example, when you take a free complex scalar field, the conserved charge is very simply interpreted as the difference between the number of particles and anti-particles. However, I can't find a similar simple interpretation when it is coupled to a gauge field.

A: The total current is gauge invariant, because the first term is also not gauge invariant, because of the partial derivative and not covariant derivative. In fact the current is just like for free charged scalar just replacing partial derivative by covariant derivative.
As intuition to the appearance of the second term, now the matter current does change, and only combination of some current attributed to the field, as happens for momentum and energy for example


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I have never worn the burkha. I don't live in a small town. No one has tried to curb my freedom.
I come from a fairly liberal middle-class family and I live in a metropolitan city. Yet there is always something gnawing away within me. Some chains that seem to hold me back. I never feel totally free.
Perhaps I am no different from that small town woman who is dreaming of freedom. Perhaps her secret acts of rebellion are mine too. And chains are chains, be they external or internal.
This oneness with the characters is what fascinates me. I feel each one of the characters is part me. This film is then perhaps my own search for freedom.
The landscape of small town India is rapidly changing. So are the desires and aspirations of women.
Through the colourful kaleidoscope of their world, we see these women secretly trying to live a little of their small lipstick dreams.
Dodging prying eyes, battling fear, they go about their days… reading what they shouldn't be, singing what they shouldn't be, feeling what they shouldn't be and wanting what they shouldn't be wanting.
From a Western perspective, perhaps their desires may seem small. But it is the smallness of their desires that makes the story poignant for me.
I hope by making this film I have been able to break some new ground in exploring the complex interior world of a woman in India.
Through the four stories, I have tried to dig deep into what it means to be a woman. What it means to desire, and have the courage to act upon that desire.
This story of four ordinary women in small town India, dreaming small lipstick dreams of freedom is then an important, universal story.
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Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aahana Kumra, Plabita Borthakur
Alankrita Shrivastava is a feature film director and screenwriter from Mumbai, India, with a penchant for telling women's stories. She likes to explore the complex interior world of women through her films. Alankrita has written and directed two feature films – TURNING 30!!! (2011) and LIPSTICK UNDER MY BURKHA (2016). She has worked on several Indian feature films including RAAJNEETI as an associate director, and KHOYA KHOYA CHAND as an executive producer. She has also directed short films, documentaries and music videos.
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Gavin DeGraw Highlights Marconi Awards as BMI Shines the Spotlight on its Songwriters at Radio Show
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Pictured (L-R) before DeGraw's performance are: NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith, FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly, BMI songwriter Gavin DeGraw, RAB President and CEO Erica Farber, Univision President of Political and Advocacy Sales and NAB Radio Board Chair Jose Valle and BMI Senior Vice President, Licensing, Mike Steinberg.
BMI songwriter and RCA recording artist Gavin DeGraw was the featured entertainment at this year's Marconi Awards Dinner, which is held annually in conjunction with the Radio Show, a joint production of the National Association of Broadcasters and the Radio Advertising Bureau. DeGraw captivated the crowd of radio's top execs, who were there to honor the best in radio this past year, by cranking out hit after hit, including his platinum selling singles "I Don't Want to Be" and "Not Over You." In addition to this performance, for the first time, this year's Radio Show included an Artist Spotlight Series that featured BMI songwriters performing at various times and venues throughout the conference, which was held in Atlanta (9/29-10/2). The line-up consisted of singer-songwriters Paul McDonald, Bonnie Bishop and Michael Tolcher, as well as GRAMMY-nominated artist Shawn Mullins, a native of Atlanta.
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When Ireland was in the 2002 World Cup, the early local hours of the games created certain difficulties.
Some of the games started at 12:30 in the afternoon, which made for some long drinking days. I was probably fortunate to be working then. Some of the games started at 7:30 in the morning, and that was well out of my league.
But to many Irish people, this earlier time was simply in conflict with the long tradition of watching a match in one's pub. Specifically, there was a legal predicament.
Pubs in Ireland are allowed to open at 10:30 a.m., and no sooner.
On the first of June, Ireland would be meeting Cameroon, at 7:30. What would a people do?
The Irish came up with a brilliant idea — they found an existing arcane law, and interpreted it correctly.
"We were dreading having to watch the match at home; it's just not the same." —a delighted fan, Daily Mirror.
In this case, they found that a pub could be allowed to sell alcohol from 7:30 in the morning — but not for consumption on the premises. It would simply be up to the customer to leave the pub — and what? I don't know. The interpretation worked, up to that point, and so I think they just left it at that.
"Technically, outside normal hours, they must keep the shutters down.... "This [exception] is thanks to a little-known law which only a handful of people know about.... "A second existing law will allow all the pubs to serve drinks off the premises from 7:30 a.m."
So, the patrons ate soup and sandwiches and purchased beer to bring off the premises, with the pubs shuttered and the match showing on the television inside.
Ireland and Cameroon drew 1-1.


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