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Hagia Sophia opens for Muslim prayers after 86 years as a museum
Balkans 24.07.2020 / 11:45
The Hagia Sophia opened for Muslim prayers on Friday for the first time in 86 years after the Istanbul museum was reconverted into a mosque by a controversial presidential decree.
The azan resounded calling Muslim worshippers to prayer, as hundreds of faithful crowded outside the former 6th-century Byzantine church.
Social distancing measures in place because of the coronavirus pandemic were largely ignored. People sat on towels and mats in the sprawling square between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, another historic site, while scores gathered at security barricades hoping to get past.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will attend the afternoon prayers set for 1:16 pm (1016 GMT), visited the monument on Thursday with his wife Emine for a final inspection.
A green sign with gold lettering in Turkish, Arabic and English was unveiled, which states: The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque.
A bright turquoise carpet now covers the floor, with white curtains installed to veil intricate mosaics of the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus and other Christian symbols at prayer time.
A large brown panel with verses from the Koran covered some of the scaffolding in place for ongoing restoration work at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hagia Sophia was built by Byzantine emperor Justinian I in 537 as the largest church in Christendom.
It was converted into a mosque following the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, in 1453 by Mehmet II, known as the Conqueror.
Its status was changed to a museum through a 1934 decree signed by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish republic.
Two signatures determined the monument's fate: On July 10, the Council of State, the country's highest administrative court, nullified the decree signed by Ataturk which ensured Hagia Sophia's museum status for 86 years.
Hours later, Erdogan signed the order converting it into a Muslim house of worship. The "dream from his youth," had come true, he said.
A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985, Hagia Sophia is a cultural landmark for both Christians and Muslims.
The United States, the European Union, Russia, UNESCO and various church leaders expressed concern at the change in status. Erdogan insisted it was Turkey's "historical and sovereign right."
Orthodox church leaders in the US and Greece were to hold "a day of mourning."
Archbishop Elpidophoros, head of the Greek Orthodox Church in the US, tweeted that he met President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday to discuss "our grave dismay" at the reconversion.
Pence said the US would stand with the Greek Orthodox Church in calling for Hagia Sophia "to remain accessible as a source of inspiration and reflection for every person of every faith."
Erdogan pledged to keep it open to tourists and welcome those of all faiths. Entry will now be free.
Most roads to the venue were blocked, public transport curtailed and 21,000 police personnel deployed. Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya asked for people to bring four items: "Masks, prayer mats, patience and understanding."
In May, the Koran's al-Fath sura resounded from the then-museum to commemorate the 567th anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. Erdogan joined the event via videoconference.
The president, who champions Ottoman symbolism and lauds Mehmet the Conqueror, has called the conversion a "second conquest."
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Global Islamic Movement Takes Aim at America from Within
Illegal Alien Identity Theft
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by Jonathon Moseley
Remarks at the November 11, 2009 Freedom Leadership Conference, by Jonathon Moseley, Executive Director, American Border Control (formerly U.S. Seaport Commission), a project of United States Public Policy Council (USPPC). Moseley is a practicing attorney serving clients in Northern Virginia and Richmond, VA. He is a past Executive Director of the Legal Affairs Council and is serving his second term as a member of the USPPC Board of Directors, which has been the main organizer of this Freedom Leadership Conference for the past ten years.
•	American Border Control, previously called the US Seaport Commission, has been focusing on the threat to our nation's security from the communist Chinese controlling Pier J at the Port of Long Beach in California.
•	We are concerned about security at all of our nation's seaports and border crossings against terrorism, crime, drug violence, and illegal immigration.
•	However, the situation at Pier J in Long Beach, California is so disturbing and egregious that if we cannot get our government to address this security breach, then we cannot expect serious solutions on much of anything. So we have made Pier J a showcase for improving our nation's border security.
•	First, let me explain what we want. America's seaports are the sovereign BORDERS of the United States. These are legal ports of entry, a core Constitutional government function. This is where the United States decides who and what will come into our nation.
•	No matter where you stand on foreign imports, we can all agree that China does not need to have a base on U.S. soil simply to import products into the U.S.A.
•	Imports from China can arrive on Chinese ships. They can be unloaded by American longshoreman, supervised by Americans, using American cargo-handling equipment, onto American controlled and operated piers.
•	There is absolutely no reason why a foreign trading partner needs to physically control land on U.S. soil just to sell us products. We buy products from lots of other countries and their ships are unloaded by Americans at American run piers.
•	In fact, COSCO subcontracts some of its cargo-handling work to SSA Marine, a stevedore company based in Seattle, Washington. Pier J should be handed over to SSA Marine 100%. COSCO should be cut out of the loop, and let only Americans operate this American seaport on American soil.
•	Long Beach is the 2nd busiest port in the United States, the 17th busiest in the world. 6,487,816 shipping containers moved through the Port of Long Beach in 2008.
•	The Chinese Overseas Shipping Company or COSCO holds a 20 year lease only 5 miles across Los Angeles harbor from the city of Los Angeles. Over 30 massive COSCO ships dock each week at Pier J.
•	Communist China has also infiltrated ports at Seattle, Washington, Oakland, California; Baltimore, Galveston, Texas, Miami, Florida, New Orleans, Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina.
•	The Chinese Overseas Shipping Company (COSCO) presents itself as just a business. But it has only one shareholder – the communist government of the People's Republic of China. We saw at Tienneman Square that in communist China, everyone must do what the government commands, or else.
•	COSCO is the world's fourth largest shipping company, with 600 ships. However, it is actually under the control of the Chinese Communist government. COSCO is officially under the Chinese Ministry of Communications, under the State Counsel, which is led by Communist Party Politburo member and Premier, Li Peng. U.S. intelligence authorities report, however, that COSCO is actually controlled secretly by and is an arm of China's People's Liberation Army.
•	If a surprise attack were ever used to open a war, COSCO's ships could carry weapons, even military helicopters and jets, and even nuclear bombs. Artillery unpacked from a COSCO ship could fire nuclear bombs into the city of Los Angeles from Pier J. Nuclear warheads can be delivered as a large artillery shell. Jets smuggled in on Chinese ships could also reach San Diego's major naval base.
•	We hope there will never be war with China, but if we make it easy we encourage it. If we lock our doors and windows, we make it harder for China to achieve a knock-out first strike.
•	On September 10, 2001, no one believed that foreign terrorists either could or would attack the USA on US soil. But they surprised us by finding several cracks in our defenses we weren't paying attention to. We did not realize that they were moving among us and we had left the gun cabinet unlocked.
•	At Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, no one believed Japan either could or would attack, despite lots of warning signs.
•	Our military was so sure that torpedo planes could never attack Pearl Harbor, because the torpedoes would smash into the mud. The harbor is only 25-30 feet deep outside the shipping channels. So it could never happen. That's why all the ships were bunched up together. Because we "KNEW" that airplanes could not attack our ships at Pearl Harbor.
•	But the Japanese came up with a new way of doing things, making torpedoes that worked in a shallow harbor. But we didn't know about it. We only discovered this when our ships were exploding.
•	Today, we think we know what our enemies like China can and cannot do. But we won't really know until they surprise us with new tricks.
•	Pier J is essentially a 147 acre naval base on U.S. soil controlled by a subsidiary of China's military, led by Captain Wei Jiafu. Both Ron Wilcox and I have conducted investigations on site at Pier J over the last few years. COSCO has stacked up a line of shipping containers 2 and 3 layers high, all along the highway, blocking the view of what they are doing in there. In other places, high fences hide China's activities inside Pier J.
•	Now, American Border Control is warning Americans that things are going to get worse. Our investigation has obtained a document called the Port of Long Beach's Facilities Master Plan.
•	The Port of Long Beach harbor Commissioners have approved a controversial expansion project that will turn Pier J into a massive 385-acre megaterminal. Under the 20 year lease, Communist China will control this 385 acre site in Los Angeles Harbor. However, the City of Long Beach will pay for the expansion.
•	I confirmed this just yesterday with the Engineering Department of the Port of Long Beach, with Ms. Conley there. Within a year or two, Long Beach will add another 54 acres then another 115 acres. The Port will build more land where there is now ocean by dredging the harbor, adding giant boulders, and extending the land further out into the sea. This is how the current Pier J was created. A Pier J expansion of 120 acres was completed in the early 1990s.
•	So, while the US economy is struggling and American factories are dying, we will vastly expand imports from China.
•	Are cargo ships owned and operated by China's military a threat?
•	People don't understand that as the operator of Pier J, China sits around the table developing the security plans for Los Angeles harbor. Not only do they get to see America's secret security plans because they operate Pier J, but they actually help WRITE those plans. China could tell a terrorist enemy exactly how to defeat America's security defenses.
•	If they did not control Pier J, they would just pull their ships up to the dock. But because they run Pier J, they participate in developing the detailed security plans for the Port of Long Beach. The process has all the stakeholders get together and implement the general guidelines of the law.
•	"COSCO has a very long and troubling record of shipping both weapons and components of mass destruction around the world," said California Congressman Duncan Hunter, adding: "[T]hey carry the cargo of the Chinese military upon command and without question. We do not need to increase their access to American soil."
•	In April 2008, then CIA chief Michael Hayden charged that China was beefing up its military with "remarkable speed and scope," calling the buildup "troubling."
The Communist Chinese, Hayden said, had studied America's military tactics in Iraq and have fully absorbed the lessons of both Gulf wars. China has developed and integrated advanced weaponry into a modern military force, after watching America's military in action.
•	Just 2 weeks ago, on October 30, 2009 a U.S. Navy admiral expressed new concern over China's military buildup. China's military is growing at an "unprecedented rate," Rear Adm. Kevin Donegan told reporters on a visit to the Chinese territory of Hong Kong. "I am absolutely concerned," Admiral Donegan said.
•	Donegan is commander of the USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group, a key part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
•	Donegan warned about China's expanded weaponry. The Admiral's warnings echoed the concerns of other U.S. military leaders who have said the growth in China's military spending raises questions about Beijing's intentions. China's military spending has jumped almost 15 percent in the 2009 budget.
•	China has boosted military spending by more than 10 percent EVERY YEAR for almost two decades. And these official figures for China's defense spending are believed by many analysts to represent only a fraction of China's real total military budget. China is hiding most of its budget.
•	China has been adding sophisticated new warships, submarines, fighter jets and other weapons systems to its arsenal.
•	In April 2006, a Chinese-American was convicted in Los Angeles of trying to smuggle 200 CHINESE-made QW-2 shoulder-fired missiles into the United States, says the FBI's Los Angeles office.
•	These 200 anti-aircraft missiles are like American 'stingers.' These portable, shoulder-fired missiles can shoot down and destroy civilian passenger jets, or B-52's or B-1 bombers taking off during a military crisis. A guerrilla or terrorist could jump out of a car near an airport, pull the missile off the car seat, put it on his shoulder, shoot down an airplane, and then zoom away in a speeding car before anyone realized what was happening.
•	Passenger jets taking off or landing at US airports could be shot out of the sky to spread chaos and economic panic in the United States.
•	The FBI uncovered the plot during their "Operation Smoking Dragon." The proposal was to sell 24 shipping containers. That is, the missiles were packed for shipping on COSCO ships through Pier J in Long Beach, controlled by COSCO as an arm of the Chinese government.
•	Chinese General Wang and a Chinese government-run company named Xinshidai were behind the missile-smuggling conspiracy, reports Bill Gertz of the Washington Times.
•	COSCO was also caught transporting 2,000 AK-47 fully-automatic assault rifles destined for Los Angeles Chinese street gangs. The Empress Phoenix, a COSCO ship, was boarded by U.S. Customs agents. The guns were manufactured by China's Poly Technologies. That means the plan had the Chinese government's full approval, according to liberal Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, in a 2001 press release (then a Congressman).
•	Yet weeks after that incident, the Chinese president of Poly Technologies, Chairman Wang Jun, was having coffee in the White House with President Bill Clinton. The White House clearly knew about the Customs raid on the ship.
•	Hong Kong's Cheng Ming newspaper quoted Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian as saying war with the United States is inevitable. He said: "The issue is that the Chinese armed forces must control the initiative in this war. . . . We must be prepared to fight for one year, two years, three years or even longer."
•	A report prepared by top Chinese foreign and military specialists declares the United States as China's main enemy.
•	Chinese Gen. Xiong Guang Kai threatened to 'rain nuclear bombs on Los Angeles.'
•	In July 2005, Major General Zhu Cehghu threatened a nuclear attack against the United States in a speech to an official meeting of journalists organized by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Gen. Zhu explained at length that China must rescind its "no first use" policy because China could not defeat America in a conventional war, and therefore must resort to nuclear weapons.
•	Curiously, these Generals have not been fired, indicating that they were speaking with official Chinese approval to threaten Americans.
•	The US military has seen COSCO's merchant ships sometimes participating in naval war games, in the Chinese military's amphibious assault exercises.
•	During a period of high tensions, a COSCO merchant shipped was used as a platform to fire rocket artillery during naval exercises to intimidate Taiwan.
•	During the Vietnam War, U.S. pilots experienced anti-aircraft fire from Chinese 'merchant' ships.
•	COSCO's 'Haifeng' container ships have large stern elevators that can launch tanks and armored vehicles onto beachheads. The large roll-on ships could rapidly unload all kinds of tanks, military jets, and armored personnel carriers onto US soil at Pier J.
•	Ming Pao reported that some of COSCO's 'merchant' ships can be fitted with guided missile launchers, large caliber artillery and multi-barrel rocket launchers, as well as medium and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns. Some COSCO ships can be equipped with large-caliber and multiple-tube rocket launchers, medium-sized and small caliber anti-aircraft guns, and heavy anti-tank missiles and shoulder-fired air defense guided missiles. COSCO ships can be used for laying anti-ship mines and anti-submarine warfare.
•	Yet I can't think of when America ever been so cozy with a threatening enemy. Today, American politicians fall all over themselves to kowtow to China.
•	In past years, we have flooded Congress with petitions demanding action and supporting legislation that would address this problem.
•	However, things have gone from bad to worse. This year, when we looked at legislative proposals in Congress, we saw almost nothing we really liked to kick the Chinese communists out of US seaports.
•	Therefore, we did the only thing left. We wrote our own legislative proposal, the Seaport Security Act.
•	Now, we need every concerned American to help us get the Seaport Security Act introduced in Congress. We are asking every American to contact their Member of Congress and ask them to support this bill.
•	The Seaport Security Act would require that only American companies can own and operate critical American infrastructure such as seaports.
•	Remember these are ports of entry into the United States. They are border crossings.
•	While foreign ships are welcome to import products into the United States, American companies and workers should supervise what gets in. A copy of the bill is available on our website www.AmericanBorderControl.org
•	To make this happen, we need every concerned American to sign our petition to Congress. And we will need the ammunition of money from donations in order to fight back.
•	Also, we will be reviewing the lease between COSCO and the Port of Long Beach. Even though the lease runs until 2022, you know that if you lease a house or apartment, and you smuggle 2,000 AK-47's through the place, your landlord would have grounds to cancel the lease. We will be sending petitions directly to the Board members of the Port of Long Beach and to its security chief pointing out any violation of the terms of the lease. We will urge Long Beach to cancel the lease with COSCO, and allow SSA Marine to take over exclusive operation of Pier J.
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Q: Facebook Authentication: To use this URL you must add a valid native platform in your App's settings Have a Cordova iOS app with Facebook authentication using Facebook Cordova Plugin.https://github.com/Wizcorp/phonegap-facebook-plugin
Was working fine but has suddenly authentication is failing, having not changed anything in the app that I can see. And I get a warning which I can't find on Google:
"To use this URL you must add a valid native platform in your App's settings."
The only thing I did yesterday really was add the app to iTunes Connect to use in Testflight. I have it registered as a web app still in Facebook. Could it somehow be related to that? That seems bizarre.

A: Well the answer was in the question. I added a native iOS app in Facebook. And it now works. Not sure why it was working and suddenly stopped, but hey that's Facebook.
I'll leave this answer here as there were zero hits on Google for that FB warning.

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Photo: A creation by Apostolos Mitropoulos. Photograph by Paris Tavitian.
Fourteen Greek designers drew inspiration from the exhibits of the Museum of Cycladic Art in order to create a unique piece of clothing or accessory. Their creations were made under the framework of the distinct fashion project Cycladic Forms which is fruit of the collaboration of the Museum of Cycladic Art and, style & fashion expert, Michalis Pantos.
Through fashion, the Aegean's light, the Cycladic figurines' formalism, the measure and the aesthetic of ancient Greek art became clothes, jewelry, glasses, shoes, hats and scarves. These special creations will be available exclusively in the Cycladic Shop from the 4th of May and for one month, in limited supply.
The designers participating are: Blanc Hats, Angelos Bratis, Deux Hommes, Di Gaia, Digitaria, Giorgos Eleftheriades, Ergon, Magneto, Maria Mastori, Apostolos Mitropoulos, Rien, Danai Sakellari, Ugly Bell, Zeus & Dione.
The exhibition awakens memories of Thessaloniki before the fire of 1917 that wiped out its historical center.
Four contemporary Greek playwrights, four Greek plays in English translation presented in New York for the first time.
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Religious workers, all other
Religious workers, all other are most often employed by the Religious organizations industry. The average yearly wage for Religious workers, all other was $29,406 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Religious workers, all other by wage are Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood, Orderlies and psychiatric aides, and Floral designers.
Religious workers, all other are part of the Community & Social Service Occupations, along with Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors, Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors, Marriage and family therapists, Mental health counselors, Rehabilitation counselors, and 11 more.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Religious workers, all other are Woodburn & Silverton Cities PUMA, OR, Grand Prairie (Central) & Dallas (Southwest) Cities PUMA, TX, and Clearwater City (South & Central) PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Religious workers, all other are Woodburn & Silverton Cities PUMA, OR, Grand Prairie (Central) & Dallas (Southwest) Cities PUMA, TX, and Clearwater City (South & Central) PUMA, FL.
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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Religious workers, all other and on wages and locations for those in the field. Religious organizations is the industry that employs the most Religious workers, all other, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Religious workers, all other, by average wage, is Religious organizations. Religious workers, all other are paid most in Hockessin PUMA, DE but are relatively concentrated in Woodburn & Silverton Cities PUMA, OR.
In 2018, Religious workers, all other earned an average of $29,406, $24,483 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.
Orderlies and psychiatric aides make somewhat more than Religious workers, all other while Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Religious workers, all other as measured by average annual salary in the US.
In 2018, Religious workers, all other had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.429, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Religious workers, all other (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
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This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Religious workers, all other.
PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Religious workers, all other
Woodburn & Silverton Cities PUMA, OR
Grand Prairie (Central) & Dallas (Southwest) Cities PUMA, TX
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This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Religious workers, all other.
The most common industries employing Religious workers, all other, by number of employees, are Religious organizations, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries for Religious workers, all other, by average wage, are Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Religious organizations, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Religious organizations, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The number of people employed as Religious workers, all other has been declining at a rate of -6.47%, from 79,456 people in 2017 to 74,318 people in 2018.
This graphic shows the share of Religious workers, all other employed by various industries. Religious organizations employs the largest share of Religious workers, all other at 95%, followed by Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services with 1.76% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 0.783%.
Demographic information on Religious workers, all other in the US. The average age of male Religious workers, all other in the workforce is 47.1 and of female Religious workers, all other is 48.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Religious workers, all other is White.
64.8% of Religious workers, all other are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Religious workers, all other.
Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Religious workers, all other
81.4% of Religious workers, all other are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.2% of Religious workers, all other, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Religious workers, all other.
The median age of Religious workers, all other is 48.2, and Male employees are generally 1.6 years younger than than their Female counterparts.
Data on higher education choices for Religious workers, all other from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Religious workers, all other is Education but a relatively high number of Religious workers, all other hold a major in Theology.
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The Story of Spirit of Albion – 2006
It would be impossible and wrong to write about my album Spirit of Albion and not include my band from the late 90s Spiral Castle. I wrote my first Pagan song, Tomb of the King, after attending a Druid ritual at the Newbury bypass demonstrations. I tell the story of that song here. This initial creative urge opened the flood gates to a series of Pagan songs that I tried out with on my friends, and people seemed to like them. I had a little Fostex 4 Track tape recorder and started to lay down a few tracks and they sounded pretty good.
So I kept writing.
Imbolc 1998 was the tenth anniversary of the re-founding of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids (which is why they have two sets of anniversaries!) and they had organised a party in London near Primrose Hill. One of my Bardic heroes, Robin Williamson (co-founder of the Incredible String Band) had been booked to play and Philip asked me if I would like to play support. Silly question really. I jumped at the chance, but I also thought that these songs I had been writing would sound great with a band behind them. So, on New Years Eve 1997, at a party at a friends house, amongst much celebratory booze, Spiral Castle was formed. Four musician Pagan friends who loved music.
I still remember the first time we played together. We stood in a circle and asked for the blessings of the Old Gods, and we began to play. The atmosphere was magical, and the songs just seemed to slip into place. We never called those meetings 'rehearsals' – they were sacred rituals. We played that first gig and loved it, so decided to stay as a band and record the songs. Over the course of about three months the album None but Seven was recorded. It had six of my songs – Spirit of Albion, Taliesin's Song, Noon of the solstice, Oak Broom and Meadowsweet, The Wheel and The Winter King; one written by our drummer Chris called Wendel's Mount; and a cover of the classic song She Moved through the Fair. For an independent album recorded in a bedroom it was pretty good. We burned 100 copies and went off to play some Pagan festivals, those first 100 copies sold pretty quickly, so we burned another 100.
We would still get together to play music just for the enjoyment of it, and I have wonderful memories of those early days, but bands are bands, and eventually one of our number moved from Sussex to Yorkshire. We tried to replace Rob, but to me the vibe and atmosphere of the band was never the same after he left, and when our drummer moved to the New Forest I felt the heart of Spiral Castle had died. It became almost impossible to get four people together at the same time and in the same place on a consistent basis. This was the catalyst that turned my gaze back to being a solo musician and performer, and thus the birth of Herne's Apprentice in 2002.
None but Seven sold about 400 copies in all. After the band split I was asked by one of the members of the band to just let the album die and to not press any more, which is what I did. But it left six of my songs unavailable, six songs that were very important to me. I recorded Herne's Apprentice and Hills they are Hollow before I went back in the studio to record my third album, and made the decision that the time was right to put those songs back into circulation. It was like greeting old friends again. The title track was always a real rocking anthem, and it was great to breathe the life into it with powerful drum rhythms. The other five songs also just fell into place.
There are two cover songs on the album – the classic folk song Domenna (sometimes Do-me-amma) and When I become the Moon, a song I had heard on a tape produced by the OBOD called Barddas played by Eliza Gilkyson. I loved this song and wrote to ask her permission to record it which she thankfully gave. Morrighan, Save Me, Sun and the Rose and Isis Unvelied were all new songs.
2006 saw my first gig overseas. I went and played at a Pagan camp in Alabama, and while I was there everyone asked why I wasn't on this new platform, MySpace, or on iTunes. I had no idea what MySpace was but joined up as soon as I returned to the UK. I also found a way to get my current three albums onto the iTunes store. This is when things really started to change for me. Suddenly there was a platform where people could find me, and then, no matter where they were in the world, they could get my music from the Apple iTunes store. Bless Apple. They gave me worldwide distribution without the need to sign my musical rights away to a record label. That simple act changed things for so many musicians. Then Amazon and Google followed.
So 2006 was the year everything changed. I had only been dabbling with my music until then, and things had begun to take off without me really trying. Like many creative people I had held back from giving it everything. All the time it was a dream there was the possibility that it could happen. If I gave it all I had I might fail, so better to keep it a dream. In 2006 I changed my mind. I didn't want to get to my last breath and think, What if I had tried harder? Could I have lived my dream of becoming a professional musician? That image broke my heart, so I thought, better to try and fail than to not try at all!
So I did. By the time The Cauldron Born came out in 2008 I knew I had made the right decision.
But that's another story…
5 responses to "The Story of Spirit of Albion – 2006"
claire the bus says:
I remember buying a copy of 'none but seven' after hearing you play at the Surrey/ Sussex conference in 1999, I got you all to sign the 'notes' and you laughing and joking about how much it would be worth when you were famous ! ……. I wonder ????
Louise Ingram says:
Very much enjoyed hearing Spiral Castle – thank you for sharing a little bit of your history. I'm one of many who are glad you followed your dreams 🙂 .
Jason Slowe says:
I love hearing the stories behind your songs, this one more than most as it is one of the ones that speak to me most. And hearing the first recording of it is truly a wonderful experience. Thanks for sharing /|\
Linda Newman says:
Thank you for sharing the interview with Margot Adler. I hadn't heard of her until now. What a wonderful woman! I was very moved by her responses. Did the book about vampires get published? She knew how to ask herself the right questions to gain insight into our human condition. Great to think that she inspired so many people.
Frank C. Martinez IV says:
Wow, I really like this version of the Spirit of Albion! Very cool, Damh!


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Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is very much like the Toronto region itself: a large, multicultural community with a huge number of opportunities and resources.
U of T is organized around neighbourhoods, where smaller gatherings of people come together to learn and think and work and ultimately make those major contributions that address the great global challenges of our time. For general information about campus tours, delegations, maps and directions, visit the University's Visitors Website.
First Nations House is the home for Indigenous U of T students and provides a link to Toronto's Indigenous communities, offering a number of culturally supportive student services and programs to Indigenous students and the general university community.
The Centre for Indigenous Studies (CIS) fosters innovative, participatory research with urban Indigenous peoples and promotes collaborations with Indigenous communities and community organizations. CIS also supports the recruitment and retention of Indigenous undergraduate and graduate students, and is working to enhance the visibility of Indigenous peoples at the University of Toronto.
The Medicine Garden gives the community the opportunity to engage in urban agriculture while sharing information about gardening, food security, and the environment.
The Office of Integrated Medical Education (OIME) strives to change the way learners, hospitals, faculty and staff understand, and engage with, the delivery of medical education at the University of Toronto.
The Faculty of Law Indigenous Initiatives Office has a mandate to strengthen Indigenous voices in the law community and within the legal profession. They play a strong role in promoting cultural initiatives and recruiting Indigenous students.
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I guess I believe in doing my best, trying to be a good guy, be nice to my mom, take care of the people I love. Is that good enough?
One of my favorite things about selling books is watching an author grow not just career-wise, but grow as a writer. Each book of Bryan Gruley's is better than the last, and this third in his Gus Carpenter series really hits it out of the park.
His first novel, Starvation Lake, established Gruley's character. Gus has come back to Starvation Lake from a big time Detroit paper to run the tiny Pilot. The balance of kinship, friendship, and community ties and history are finely drawn in the first two novels (the second is The Hanging Tree), but in this third installment Gruley goes to the heart of the matter: family.
Usually a book that has lots of hockey in it isn't one that will make me cry, but this book really got me. The amount of hockey in the books (a personal and life long passion of Gruley's) has been declining, just as Gruley the storyteller amps up his game. This one has the least amount of hockey, and there's a redemptive quality to it. It also is tied into the essential story line, so the book without the hockey wouldn't make sense. And that's how it should be.
Hockey of course gives a specific flavor and zip to the stories, and a real note of authenticity. In this book, though, the true focus is on Gus's mother. Gus speeds to his mother's house in the opening scenes to discover that her best friend, Phyllis, has been attacked and rushed to the hospital and his mother in a state of shock.
Gruley unsentimentally lays out his mother's increasing memory related struggles; she has good days and bad days, but the death of her best friend begins to bring the past to life, as does her friend's last word. Gus' love for his mother is clear; she pushes him to investigate more. Helping Gus is his crusty ace reporter, Luke Whistler, who hustles the story for all he's worth.
It becomes evident early on in the story that whatever happened to Phyllis is related somehow to the Catholic Church and the long ago disappearance of a nun. Gruley bases the bones of his story on a true incident (see Mardi Link's fine Isadore's Secret) where a nun disappeared and a long cloud of suspicion settled in over the parish. While Gruley utilizes the bare bones concept, there the similarity ends. Like any good story teller, he twists the narrative to suit the needs of the story he has chosen to tell.
What's really powerful and moving is the connection not only between Gus and his mother, but his mother's connection to her long time best friends, both of whom are now dead. As Gus races toward a resolution, one his mother has nudged him into finding, he discovers things even she didn't know, though the ultimate revelation really belongs to her. The way Gruley honors this character without hitting the reader over the head with it is really well done.
The details of life in Michigan – down to the Better Made potato chips served up at the local bar – add lots to the story. So do the hockey details, which are just enough, and just specific enough, to give you a real flavor of the ice. This is a wonderfully told story and a moving novel.


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Q: Why do I get an error on a Python Pandas dtype float64? I'm in a jupyter notebook on a Windows PC. I've read in a dataframe I'm calling tran as follows
tran = pd.read_csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/m1ngle/TRCount/main/TRCountUS.csv")

When I look at data types for the entire dataframe, it works great
tran.dtypes

FIPS             int64
State           object
YMTF             int64
MTFPer         float64
YFTM             int64
FTMPer         float64
YNB              int64
NBPer          float64
YTR              int64
YTRper         float64
NoTR             int64
NoTRPer        float64
DK               int64
DKPer          float64
DNAns            int64
DNAPer         float64
TotSurveyed      int64
StatePop         int64
TRPop            int64
dtype: object

When I attempt to call, or work with any of the float64 columns I get an error
tran['MTFPer'].dtype
KeyError                                  Traceback (most recent call last)
~\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\indexes\base.py in get_loc(self, key, method, tolerance)
   2645             try:
-> 2646                 return self._engine.get_loc(key)
   2647             except KeyError:

pandas\_libs\index.pyx in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()

pandas\_libs\index.pyx in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()

pandas\_libs\hashtable_class_helper.pxi in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item()

pandas\_libs\hashtable_class_helper.pxi in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item()

KeyError: 'MTFPer'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

KeyError                                  Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-85-2bd9c012f223> in <module>
----> 1 tran['MTFPer'].dtype

~\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\frame.py in __getitem__(self, key)
   2798             if self.columns.nlevels > 1:
   2799                 return self._getitem_multilevel(key)
-> 2800             indexer = self.columns.get_loc(key)
   2801             if is_integer(indexer):
   2802                 indexer = [indexer]

~\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\indexes\base.py in get_loc(self, key, method, tolerance)
   2646                 return self._engine.get_loc(key)
   2647             except KeyError:
-> 2648                 return self._engine.get_loc(self._maybe_cast_indexer(key))
   2649         indexer = self.get_indexer([key], method=method, tolerance=tolerance)
   2650         if indexer.ndim > 1 or indexer.size > 1:

pandas\_libs\index.pyx in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()

pandas\_libs\index.pyx in pandas._libs.index.IndexEngine.get_loc()

pandas\_libs\hashtable_class_helper.pxi in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item()

pandas\_libs\hashtable_class_helper.pxi in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.get_item()

KeyError: 'MTFPer'

This error does not occur when I work with any of the int64 dtypes.
tran['YMTF'].dtype
dtype('int64')

Can anyone help me out?

A: While reading the .csv file, pandas also read in the whitespace that came along with the columns.
When I did tran[' MTFPer '].dtype instead of tran['MTFPer'].dtype, pandas gave me the correct answer.
Maybe clean up the data itself a little bit, or you could clean up the column names like so:
tran.columns = [c.strip() for c in tran.columns]


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BOSTON (April 27, 2015) — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP has named Anthony A. (Tony) Bongiorno partner-in-charge of the Firm's Boston office. A seasoned litigator with substantial trial experience, Bongiorno previously served as head of the Firm's regional Trial group in Boston.
Building on his success in growing the Firm's trial group in Boston, Bongiorno's primary objective will be recruitment at the partner level. He will also focus on strategic, regional business development, leveraging McDermott's international, cross-disciplinary platform and its strong reputation in the Boston legal market.
Bongiorno is nationally recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Benchmark Litigation for his expansive litigation and trial experience, notably his work in products liability litigation and data privacy and security matters.
"Tony is a natural fit for this role," said McDermott Co-Chair Jeffrey E. Stone. "He is an extraordinary lawyer who leads by example with unfaltering professionalism, integrity and skill."
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Bongiorno, a native Bostonian, succeeds Mark W. Pearlstein, who will step down after five years as partner-in-charge in Boston. Pearlstein will continue his established white-collar criminal defense practice.
"As we welcome Tony to his new role, we also want to thank Mark for his outstanding service to our Boston office," said McDermott Co-Chair Peter J. Sacripanti. "Under Mark's leadership, McDermott has become a truly formidable presence in the Boston market. We are grateful for his exceptional leadership and excited to enter into a new chapter with Tony at the helm."
McDermott lawyers in Boston represent a broad range of regional, U.S. and international clients, from privately held and publicly traded corporations to venture capital-backed start-ups, major nonprofit and for-profit health care organizations, financial institutions and individuals. The Firm's Boston office has become a leader in evolving industries including telecommunications, Internet/e-commerce, energy services and health care. Entrepreneurs and start-up companies represent an important component of the office's client base.
McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.
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Figures for 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 represent Census counts from April 1 of the stated years. Data presented for 2001 through 2009 are Vintage 2009 population estimates. Data presented for 2011 through 2019 are Vintage 2019 population estimates. Each year the U.S. Census Bureau revises its population estimates. Therefore, data presented here may differ from previously published estimates.
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The first fingerprint scanner to get mainstream popularity on a phone was on the iPhone 5s. Since then the trend is slowly making its move. The most noteable company to add such a feature was Samsung with the release of their Galaxy S5. The latest company to jump on the band wagon is the Chinese Manufacturer Huawei. With an expected June 24th launch date, the Huawei Honor 6 or also called the Glory, is the next in line of Hisilicon powered phones from Huawei. Judging by the dummy models, the Honor 6 will have a rounded design with a much thinner bezel. The leaked photos look somewhat similar to the Galaxy S5. Interestingly enough, the alleged photos show a fingerprint sensor which is placed on the back of the device just under the camera. The placing of the fingerprint sensor seems to be such an odd place, but going by these photos, it's what the Chinese manufacturer wants.
Now in terms of specs, the Huawei Honor 6 is said to run their home grown Kirin Processor. The processor is a 1.3 GHz octa-core chip made by Huawei. Huawei's Kirin is also rumored to reach Qualcomm's Snapdragon 805 benchmark scores. We're not too sure on how true that claim is, so we'll hold on to that fact until the phone is released. Paired with the supposed high powered processor will be 3GB of ram. The screen will be the modern day standard of 5 inches and will have a screen resolution of 1080p.
The Huawei Honor 6, or Glory if you would like to call it that, is still a mystery to us. With the look of a Samsung Galaxy S5, to its square fingerprint scanner on the back, the success of the device is questionable. Hopefully the Chinese Manufacturer will give us all the juicy info we need when they finally show us the device that will go toe to toe with leading companies. As of right now the price of Huawei's next flagship device is unknown. The expected launch is literally around the corner so more news will surface in the coming days. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and check out the slideshow of photos of the Honor 6.


Belgian National Team 2018 attackman Tim de Ceuster has signed a National Letter of Intent to play Division II lacrosse at the University of Mount Olive.
Club team's outlook for 2018: Go undefeated and win our Conference Championship.
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Vector Paints can be found in the Paint Synthesizer as well as in the Vectorizer. They can be applied automatically or manually.


Establishing long-term strategic objectives and organization-wide goals can be a daunting task. We at OnStrategy know and understand this so we have provided you with a quick and easy overview of what to consider when you are ready to embark on this endeavor.
Org-Wide Goals and Measures — Once you have formulated your strategic objectives, you should translate them into goals and measures that can be clearly communicated to your planning team (team leaders and/or team members). You want to set goals that convert the strategic objectives into specific performance targets. Effective goals clearly state what, when, how, and who, and they are specifically measurable. They should address what you need to do in the short-term (think 1-3 years) to achieve your strategic objectives.
Long-Term Strategic Objectives–You will find the four key areas emphasized by the Balanced Scorecard* provided in OnStrategy to guide you in creating strategic objectives. Using the information gathered in your SWOT, for each of the following areas develop at least one objective, but no more than five to seven.
The "Financial" perspective indicates whether the company's strategy, implementation, and execution are contributing to top and bottom line improvement include the following: Cash flow, Sales growth, Market share, and ROE.
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I may or may not have mentioned it a few times, but I have adventuring on my mind this summer. It's been a tough few months, in more ways than one, for us and the thought of kicking back outside in the sunshine without a care in the world is very very appealing.
A handy tote bag from Millican, made from recycled polyester, that converts to a rucksack at the tug of a strap for however the day's adventuring pans out.
A portable wood powered rocket stove for making cups of tea, or scran, out in the wild. Can't be without your tea, not even in the woods. I have to confess, I am lusting after one of these bad boys so badly.
Speaking of tea, a handy flask to store said tea in. Let it be said, I take my tea very seriously, especially so when partaking in outdoor adventures. Or, if you don't like tea (who even are you?!), then you could just fill it with ice cold water (also refreshing when outdoor adventuring).
Sunscreen*, because sunburn isn't cool. And because I burn at even a hint of a ray of sun cracking through the clouds.
Sandals, vegan ones at that, because my pair of Birkenstocks are 12 years old and still going strong. I dare you to find a more durable pair of sandals. Bonus points for being made of super sustainable cork.
A t-shirt with a pro-environmental slogan*, to help spread the word.
Finally, a plastic-free lunchbox for storing those all important energy giving snacks. I confess, mine often contains Jaffa Cakes…!


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Q: In datagridview how to 2 column that will freeze? I have datagridview in my C# program
and when I move scroll-bar to left, I want that the 2 right columns
will freeze and don't move.
how to do it?

A: Theres a properties in the columns section of the datagridview to freeze the columns.

Go to your datagridview --> Columns
  --> (Column you want frozen) --> Frozen = True

EDIT:

After testing it seems that it will
  only freeze the columns on the left of
  the datagrid not the right.

EDIT 2:

To get it to freeze the columns on the
  right enable the "RightToLeft"
  property on the datagrid. It reverses
  the order the columns are drawn and
  allows the rightmost columns to be
  frozen.

dataGridView1.Columns["columnname"].Frozen = true;
dataGridView1.RightToLeft = Enabled;

A: You might use one of the DataGridViewElementStates enumeration values.
Either use an index:
dataGridView1.Columns[0].Frozen = true;

or use the column name:
dataGridView1.Columns["columnName"].Frozen = true;

You may also use the DataGridViewColumnCollection.GetFirstColumn() method:
dataGridView1.Columns.GetFirstColumn(DataGridViewElementStates.Frozen);

I would personnaly go with the index, since you want the two first columns to freeze. Then, when you want to change these frozen columns, you will only have to change their index in design.
As for making the two columns on the right frozen, I would simply bring them to the right, it is a more ergonomical way to do it, as most of the time, we read from left to right.

A: private void Button4_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

    FreezeBand(dataGridView.Rows[0]);
}

private void Button5_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

    FreezeBand(dataGridView.Columns[1]);
}

private static void FreezeBand(DataGridViewBand band)
{
    band.Frozen = true;
    DataGridViewCellStyle style = new DataGridViewCellStyle();
    style.BackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke;
    band.DefaultCellStyle = style;
}

A: dataGridView1.Columns["columnname"].Frozen = true;


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If you drop by your Instagram profile over the next few weeks and notice that stuff has been switched around, don't worry — your account hasn't been hacked. It's just Instagram testing out some new designs.


Lounge day passes can be purchased at the check-in counters.
SatisfactoryVery small space with limited food and drink options.
SatisfactoryThe seats are comfy but the drapes between the areas are a little odd looking (they don't give much privacy). The food and drinks are basic but it beats the departure lounge nonetheless.


Nice close trip for Pueblo, much better than heading to Minnesota. Winner gets that joy next week.
Beat me once, shame on you. Beat me twice, shame on me.
Agreed. And, if it's Pueblo, they at least know they are more than capable of playing with Mankato. Mines would give them problems if they can give their QB time. Big if though.
The official crew will come from another conference.
I hope they don't get an RMAC crew, for obvious reasons.
RMAC crew will probably go to the Tarelton/ AP game. We will probably get a crew from LSC.
Go ahead and change your avatar back for the big game. Regular season over. Just hope it's a good game.
. If Mines can't create the turnovers like they did in part 1, they better not think about going to Minnesota next weekend. We shall see if the Pack can take care of the football.
At least we know it'll be a great crowd!
CSU-Pueblo player reaction to facing the Nerds in round one of the playoffs.
Seems they've very much improved in that regard, believe they lead the nation in turnover margin. Who would've thought after losing 5 fumbles in week 1.
Current forecast calls for snow and a high of 39 next Saturday in Golden.
Excellent weather for throwing the piggy into the cold crisp air.
I heard that Mines have got their chemical engineering department working on a new film to spray on their hands with a super grip along with a warming agent. The new non slip cleats should work wonders.
I'd prefer it to be a bit warmer and sunny, less excuses from either side and much nicer to stand in to watch. Blaster and Tundra will have to become friends and watch from outside of the stadium.
Me to. I don't want to sit out in the cold and the snow. It would be a mess to play in what it was like in Golden today. They postponed the soccer tournament today until tomorrow.


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Things you need to know about Chinese Immigration to New Zealand?
One of the most searched after queries nowadays that we have observed in our data analytics is "Chinese immigration to New Zealand". Many deserving people wish to move to New Zealand from China, and they need prompt and reliable information. This post that we are writing today will act as a response to the queries regarding Chinese immigration to New Zealand. We will attempt to cover as many points as we can here. If one needs more information on the topic, then we would request the site visitor to write to us.
Chinese Immigration To New Zealand
Before we start discussing the details, let us explore what New Zealand offers that China does not. Firstly, the level of freedom that one would enjoy in New Zealand is not even close to what you would be used to in China. Unlike China, the state's intervention in day to day dealings of public life is not there in NZ. A little example of that would be the non-existent digital media and communication screening in New Zealand. Apart from that, there is no restriction on the number of children one can have here in NZ. These are just a few minor examples of the difference in lifestyles between the two nations.
Coming to the more serious aspects of things. New Zealand has a business and work environment that supports human happiness. Just google out any happiness index and you would find New Zealand scoring way higher than China. New Zealand is also a nation that welcomes and supports its migrant population like nowhere else. There are laws in place to support your growth. Even the locals support the migrant population a lot. Crime is virtually non-existent and the public-funded amenities are world-class. Once you get the PR here, you don't have to worry much about education and health care expenses as most of them are free or highly subsidized at the best. You can come here to work as an employee, business owner, or even as an investor. There are so many options that you could explore and choose.
How to move ahead?
The simplest and the easiest way to go around Chinese immigration to New Zealand would be to hire a licensed immigration adviser for yourself. These individuals are immigration professionals that have been trained by the New Zealand government and are authorized to act on the matters about global immigration in New Zealand. For them, you are a consumer of a service and have rights that are binding on them. So hiring them ensures that you get the best advice.
Before you hire an immigration adviser you should do some homework. Not that these guys won't advise you well, but you still need to get your bearings right. You need to decide whether you would be coming here alone or with your family, whether you would be working here in an employee capacity or you would open your own business. What your family commitments are? and many other related things. Then you may check the public domain to ascertain whether the professional skills you possess match those listed in the skills requirement list of the country. See NZ has two skills shortage lists, the short term one and the long term one. If your professional qualification is listed in one of them then it becomes way easier to work here.
There are many other options here, but to ascertain the best one for you would require professional help. Thats where the services of a licensed immigration adviser become indispensable. These guys are not just visa agents but advisers. They are consultants that can help you have a smooth visa application experience. One can also seek their assistance in bringing their families including parents here. In a nutshell, if you are from China and wish to migrate to New Zealand, then the best and the safest way to do it is by hiring a professional immigration adviser. These professionals can assist you in ways more than that you would anticipate.
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Q: Need to select drop down value using xpath in Selenium Webdriver My intention is to select a value from drop down (From field) in RedBus site. And I am using Xpath to select it.
I am using the following code:
WebDriver driver=new FirefoxDriver();
        driver.get("http://www.redbus.in/");
        driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
        driver.findElement(By.id("DDLSource")).sendKeys("Chenn");
        driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(50, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
        driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[@id='123']")).click();

But it's not working. Only sending the values but not selecting.
Can anybody please help me out....

A: Try it with
Select selectBox = new Select(driver.findElement(By.id("DDLSource")));
selectBox.selectByVisibleText(aText);

A: In order to clicking on something on dropdown you have to use WebDriver function:
new Select(dropdownElement).selectByVisibleText(textValue);

dropdownElement is a WebElement, you can use there driver.findElementBy...

A: I have tested the following code in firefox and it works. If you want to select a city like chennai then just type c into the from textbox and you will get a list of all the cities starting with c. Also this will enable the dropdown element to become visible. After this use the xpath and change the name of the city to select it in the dropdown. Hope this helps. Happy coding.
WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
        driver.get("http://www.redbus.in");
        driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id = 'DDLSource']")).sendKeys("c");
 //Pass the city name like Chennai instead of Chakshu
            driver.findElement(By.xpath("//dl[@id = 'lis']//dt[text()='Chakshu']")).click();


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Holzindustrie Schweighofer points out that is uses modern laser measurement instruments, approved by the Romanian Standardisation Association and certified by the National Metrology Institute. These instruments offer much more precise results compared to the measurements done manually by the suppliers at the loading point, in the forest. The latter are inexact (but legal) and are recorded in the transport documentation. The measurement discrepancies deriving from the usage of different measurement methods and instruments are normal and fair, as shown by scientific studies and international practice in the sector. As a consequence, Holzindustrie Schweighofer, maintains its opinion that measurement instruments approved by the Romanian Standardisation Association and certified from a metrology point of view are measuring correctly and any deviation cannot be reprimanded.
As a standard procedure, Holzindustrie Schweighofer separates the extra wood volume - resulted after the electronic measurement done in its mills - stores it separately and informs the authorities with regards to the volume it received. This activity alone incurs an extra and irretrievable financial burden for the company, leading to handling expenses outside its usual production process, for goods which are not in its possession and which are not on stock. Moreover, the company informs the Forestry Guard each times it detects such situations.
The logs sold on the wood market are measured at the loading point by the supplier with the use of a calliper, while at the final destination the measurement is done via electronic equipment. As a result of these two measurements methods, there are situations where there are volume differences that are outside the tolerance limits allowed by the regulations in force. The outcome is a wood quantity which is "outside of the system" which, even if it is made known to the authorities, put the company in the absurd situation in which it is penalised.
Holzindustrie Schweighofer supports the authorities in identifying a solution in a move to improve the legislation and the coherence of the measurement systems for wood, when it comes to commercial transactions. The company has implemented a set of measures to support a sustainable wood industry in Romania.
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Not so long ago, Half Moon Run used to rehearse in a grotty room in downtown Montreal. "It had paper-thin walls," recalls singer and guitarist Devon Portielje, "vomit on the carpets and a bunch of crazy metal bands playing non-stop, long-form assault music, for hours." Still, it proved a welcome escape from their other lives – dishwashing, music school, psychology degrees.
Two years on, their lives have changed immeasurably. This warm morning, the band are unfolding themselves from their van in Newcastle, looking only faintly blurred by their journey down from Glasgow. It has been a furious summer: a successful European tour, two much-lauded performances at Glastonbury, as well as turns at Green Man, Reading and Leeds, which had critics tipping them as "the new Mumfords". And amid it all, the release of a critically acclaimed album, Dark Eyes, a mixture of indie, pop and folk, strong on harmonies with delicate smatterings of guitar and a splash of electronica. The evolution of this band, however, is a little peculiar: they were never great friends, bonded by record collections and camaraderie.
Rather, their meeting was near-accidental. Dylan Phillips (drums, keyboard, vocals) and Conner Molander (guitar, keyboard, vocals) grew up on Vancouver Island, Canada. Their siblings were acquainted, and they were familiar enough with one another that, when they both relocated to Montreal, they began to play music together. They placed an advert on Craigslist, seeking a bassist or a drummer who might like Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes and Radiohead. It was answered by Portielje, neither a drummer nor a bassist, but a singer and guitarist who had moved from Ottawa to Montreal for a job promoting music, quit on his first day, and remained in the city perusing the small ads.
They sensed something special in their first jam – special enough to rearrange the band and install Portielje as lead vocalist. But for a long time, they barely knew how to talk to one another. "Socially, if there wasn't music involved, I probably wouldn't hang out with them at all," Phillips says. "At the beginning, I liked the mysterious aspect. It played a big part in the kind of music we were writing."
So they conversed through music, laboriously crafting, recording and rerecording the 12 songs that make up Dark Eyes. They played a few barely attended shows, signed with Indica, added a fourth member, Isaac Symonds, and toured Canada in support of Metric and Patrick Watson. It was an odd, hurtling time: they were developing not only their songs and a cohesive sound, but a bond that left them somewhere between friends and colleagues.
Today, the relationship between them has softened. They've become united by the strangeness of their new lives on the road. But they still remain in peculiar orbit of one another. In their van (on their next tour this autumn, they will be upgraded to a bus, to their great relief), they do not listen to music or make much conversation. "It's a quiet time," Portielje says. "I guess we share rooms and share beds, and the only time alone is when we're in the washroom." They fill the long, dreary hours on the road listening to their iPods and sport on the radio. "We talk a little about business," adds Molander, "but we're so together all the time, you have to have a bit of time alone. The van is as separate as we get from each other."
While some bands are close enough to use touring downtime to go sight-seeing, or at least eat and exercise together, Half Moon Run remain resolutely separate. "I don't think we have ever done a band excursion for pleasure," says Portielje, amused at the idea. "Any time we are in a spot where there might be a bed or internet access, it's sleep and emails."
It's a dynamic that still affects them after a tour's over. "We're really organised as a band," says Phillips, "So it's tough to do fun activities with friends. They want to go to the beach or something, and it's really unorganised – and my band brain is just going, 'Come on guys.' I'm thinking, 'There's an efficient way to plan this.'"
However, even off-tour, the requirements of day-to-day band business mean they now tend to see more of each other than anyone else, especially at this burgeoning stage of their career.
"Conner's having a party the day after we get back," says Portielje, "and we're all invited." They laugh.
"Well obviously," says Symonds. "Who else is he going to invite?"