Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 29) — By 2020, New York might not be the only part of the world with a "Grand Central Station."
The station will link four major metro train systems: the MRT-3, LRT-1, the MRT-7 that is under construction and the Metro Manila Subway, which was greenlit for construction on September 14.
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the station is a game-changer in public transport and is expected to benefit at least half a million passengers every day.
The groundbreaking came after years of disputes over the location of the station.
The common station project started in 2009 when the Light Rail Transit Authority signed a deal with SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPHI) to have the station built near SM North EDSA. It was put on hold the same year due to legal issues.
However, the then-Department of Transportation and Communications decided in 2014 to build the common station near TriNoma, a rival mall across the street from SM North EDSA, to cut costs.
SMPHI took the matter to the Supreme Court, which issued a temporary restraining order in favor of SMPHI to stop the construction of the common station near TriNoma.
The dispute was finally resolved in September 2016, when SM and Ayala signed a memorandum of understanding to build the station between the two malls.
In January 2017, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with private companies and government agencies to start construction of the station.
The station, which will be located at the North Avenue station of the MRT-3, is being built under a Public-Private Partnership Project and will cost ₱2.8 billion.
The DOTr said that passenger comfort and ease of transfer are the primary considerations of the project as passengers will only have to walk between 50 to 200 meters to get to their trains using the common station, with terminals for jeepneys, buses and UV express shuttles located outside.
In addition, the plan includes a 13,700-square-meter main concourse so that commuters will no longer need to line up outside in the heat or under the rain.
According to the DOTr, Area A will be financed and built by the DOTr. The operation, maintenance, and development will be split between LRMC for LRT-1 and DOTr for MRT-3.
Meanwhile, Area B will be financed and built by the North Triangle Depot Commercial Corporation (NTDCC), an affiliate of Ayala Land Inc. It will also be operated, maintained, and developed by the NTDCC.
Finally, Area C will be financed and built by San Miguel, who will also operate, maintain and develop the area.


Zucchini is my husband's new favorite vegetable to binge on. He had a green beans phase, then asparagus, and now it's zucchini. I'm running out of ideas on how to make them. If they're not roasted they're stuffed with cheese. Oh, and they're grilled in summer. This Asian salad scored multiple times: it's quick and easy, my husband got his zucchini, and I used my spiralizer that was hiding somewhere in a drawer.
Do you also need to have a gadget even if you rarely never use it? Yes? Can we be friends, please?
I probably sound like a broken record, but in case you forgot, I used to hate food. Indeed, you could only get me to eat a little (other than yelling in frustration and grounding me) if you made it look really pretty on a plate. Bless my mom for all the effort and time she put into styling food just so her skinny little towhead daughter would take a few bites (do you think I could make her proud?).
Although I now inhale food in any shape and form, I still like it better when it looks other than ordinary. Actually, I could've just chopped my veggies for this salad, top it with the Asian dressing and it would still taste the same.
But making zoodles is so much more fun!
However, carrots were a little harder to get through the spiralizer and you could leave them out, but they add a nice color to the salad. I'm sure kids would eat their vegetables cut this way too.
By the way, my granddaughter is currently into eating pretend-things, so if I'd tell her she's eating baby snakes or worms she'd consume these veggies, no questions asked.
Anyway, this Asian zucchini salad was a nice contrast to mustard pork chops and scalloped potatoes we had for dinner the other day. It's easily a new favorite and also, it takes no time to make.
With a spiralizer, spiralize zucchini, carrot, and cucumber. Alternatively, use a peeler to cut veggies into ribbons.
Add sliced green onions and garlic.
Next, in a small bowl, whisk together turmeric, sesame oil, and vinegar. Season the dressing with salt and pepper to taste then gently toss with veggie noodles. Serve immediately.
So, what are your favorite ways to prepare zucchini? Just don't say zucchini bread or a cake, ha! Granted, my husband wouldn't mind getting that for lunch every day.
Quick and easy Asian salad with zucchini, carrot, and cucumber spiralized into zoodles is crisp and refreshing.
In a small bowl, whisk together turmeric, sesame oil, and vinegar. Season the dressing with salt and pepper to taste. Gently toss with veggie noodles. Serve immediately.
I'm submitting this recipe to Recipe Showdown cooking challenge to Beth of Binky's Culinary Carnival who is our hostess for March. So head over to participate!
Recipe featured on Walking on Sunshine.
Mr Shoes was just asking me what I'm making for supper tonight…. I had no idea until now, because that salas looks so good to ME. I will make enough for Mr Shoes & Boot too. But I'm probably the only one getting two servings & LIKING it!
Ha, ha, two servings of this salad won't hurt you, Mrs. Shoes! Hope you're having a great weekend!
This salad looks right up my alley! I like that you added turmeric too!
Turmeric makes all the difference! Thanks for visiting!
I love salads and this one would be a delicious change up, since I always kind of make the same, lol. Love all the ingredients!!
I love to have all of those only use every once in a while gadgets. That is until I have to find a place to store them. Some make the cut and get a spot to stay… usually kicking out one that I haven't used in years. But they are all fun when I first get them! The spiralizer does make this salad a real beauty!
I knew I liked you for a reason, lol!
Hi Jenny! I'm thinking about starting the Whole 30 myself! Actually I desperately need it, lol. I recently shared a roundup of healthy recipes in Stay on Track – Healthy Eating post. You might find some inspiration there 🙂 Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!
This is my kind of zoodle recipe. I love their texture raw and this salad looks delicious – pinning!
I'm in love with their raw texture too, Lynda! Thank you for pinning and visiting!
It would taste the same if the veggies were chopped but your salad is certainly pretty and I'm sure it was as good as it looks.
This salad looks so great and healthy, and so pretty with the spiralizer! Thanks for sharing at the Friday at the Fire Station link-up!
Your Asian Zucchini Salad looks great. I love that you made it look so appetizing with the spiralizer. What a neat gadget. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle, Jas. Pinning to my salads board.
I love zucchini too! And spiralized is even better. Thanks for sharing your recipe at the Wednesday Showcase party. I can't wait to try it.
Yes, it is! Thanks you, Kati!
I changed my header a couple of times and this is not final version. Working slowly on updating my site. Can't find a theme I like that is not too expensive. Free is my preference, though!
Yes I have to have the gadgets, and I of course have this great gadget. I can't wait to try your salad and just pinned it! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us real soon!


EU warned it may be judged to have been "complicit" in war crimes in Somalia.
The official's email said: "I need to advise you that there are strong grounds to believe that the Ethiopian government and the transitional federal government of Somalia and the African Union [peacekeeping] Force Commander, possibly also including the African Union Head of Mission and other African Union officials, have through commission or omission, violated the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
"... there arise urgent questions of responsibility and potential complicity in the commission of war crimes by the European Commission and its partners."
Ethiopia has reportedly sent more troops to Somalia to support a fragile African Union peacekeeping force in Mogadishu, the country's capital.
Local residents said they saw hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers in trucks moving to Mogadishu from the inland town of Baidoa on Friday.
"I have seen seven Ethiopian military vehicles coming from Baidoa. They were heading to the presidential palace," Abdul Kadir Muktar, a resident of southern Mogadishu, said.
A resident south of Lafole, south of the Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, said he saw at least four Ethiopian military vehicles heading to Mogadishu, also from the direction of Baidoa.
The troops earlier flew into Baidoa, 250km northwest of Mogadishu, according to locals there, who reported seeing two large planes and at least nine military vehicles carrying dozens of soldiers.
Zemedkum Tekle, Ethiopian information ministry spokesperson, denied a new deployment and insisted Ethiopia had pulled out two-thirds of its forces from Somalia.


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Sky to hike TV and broadband prices from April
Megan French | Assistant News & Features Editor
Millions of Sky broadband and TV customers will see their monthly contracts rise by up to £36 a year from Sunday 1 April – but if you're affected you may be able to leave penalty-free or haggle down your bill.
TV customers with the Original, Variety or Box Sets packages will see the biggest increase of £1.50/month, some Sky Sports customers will also see a 50p/month increase, and broadband customers could see a rise of up to £1.01/month. However, those on Sky's new-style TV packages, launched last December, WON'T see prices rise.
See full info below on how to beat the hike and your rights. To compare the best alternative deals – including three super-hot fibre broadband offers which end soon – use our Broadband Unbundled tool.
How are Sky's prices changing?
Sky claims on average customers' bills will go up by less than £2.50/mth. Here's what's changing on 1 April:
Sky TV Original, Variety and Box Sets packages – up by £1.50/mth.
Full Sky Sports on a rolling contract – up by 50p/mth.
Broadband – the Broadband Unlimited, Fibre (25GB capped), Fibre Lite and Connect packages will increase by £1.01/mth.
Sky is also increasing the price of some calls outside of inclusive call packages. Call connection costs will rise from 19p to 22p, UK landline costs from 12.54p to 14.65p, UK evening mobile calls from 14.25p to 17p and non-geographic access charges, such as for 03 numbers, from 11.5p to 13p. It will also increase the monthly cost of its voicemail by 75p.
This year's price rises follow a raft of increases to its line rental, TV and broadband packages and call costs last March. See our Sky price hikes MSE News story for more info on what happened then.
Last December, Sky announced it was overhauling its TV packages with new options including a Sky Entertainment package, an 18-month Sky Sports contract and Sky Cinema options. If you're on one of its new-style packages it says prices will not rise.
Mid-contract? You MAY be able to leave penalty-free
If you're not happy with the price hike, you may be able to exit your contract with Sky penalty-free. But there's no point leaving in a huff if your current deal is still the cheapest out there – so check rival providers' prices using our Broadband Unbundled tool, and remember other providers also increase prices from time to time.
If you do decide to quit your Sky contract, it's important to note:
If you're outside your minimum contract term for TV, phone and/or broadband, you can leave penalty-free – to ditch your contract, just speak to a live chat adviser or call 03300 413 018 and give 31 days' notice for TV packages, or 14 days' notice for broadband and phone packages.
If you're still within your minimum term for a Sky broadband or phone contract and are affected by these price increases, you CAN cancel it without paying an early termination charge. To do this you must call Sky within 30 days of receiving its price rise notification. Sky says you can do this no matter when you first took out your contract.
If you're within your minimum term for a TV contract though, unfortunately you CAN'T exit it penalty-free as a result of these price changes. You could ask to switch to one of Sky's new TV packages but this is unlikely to save you much as you'll pay £25/mth for the basic Entertainment bundle (or £20/mth if you commit to an 18-month contract).
Regulator Ofcom says if you're unhappy with the price hike you should complain to Sky, then escalate it to Ombudsman Services if necessary – see our How to Complain guide for help. Even if you don't have the right to leave penalty-free, it's still worth haggling as you've a reason to ask for a better deal and Sky should be keen to keep you.
It's important to note even if you ARE able to leave your contract penalty-free, you'll only be able to do so once you've received official notification of the price increase from Sky – Sky says it'll be telling customers more over the next month. Once you have received notification, you must call Sky within 30 days if you want to ask to leave penalty-free.
Haggle, haggle, haggle (and if you're out of contract, consider switching)
If you're out of contract there's a good chance you're paying over the odds, so check if you can find a better deal using our Broadband Unbundled tool – you don't need to wait for notification from Sky of the price hikes to do this.
Alternatively if you want to stick with Sky, you're in a great position to renegotiate a better deal (you can try this if you're still in contract too, though your bargaining position won't be as strong). Our poll in November 2016 found 87% of Sky customers who tried to haggle got a discount.
Check out our Sky Haggling guide for full help on how to do this, but here are a few tips to get you started:
Benchmark the best deal elsewhere so you ask for a realistic discount.
Get through to the retentions (sometimes called disconnections) department. They have the most power to slash costs, as their job is to keep you.
Use charm and be friendly. Aggression or anger will just put their back up.
Don't panic if they call your bluff and say they'll disconnect you.
Problems mean discounts, so if you've had issues with Sky in the past – eg, slow broadband – politely tell it when you haggle.
If you do haggle a better deal, always check the length of the contract you're signing up to – a lot of Sky contracts are now for 18 months, so make sure you're happy being locked in for that long.
What does Sky say?
Sky's UK chief executive Stephen van Rooyen said: "Not all customers will see their bills increase with many Sky products remaining at their current price and, for some products, this will be the first increase in two years.
"We continue to invest in content, products and services that our customers love, offering both new and existing customers great value and more choice through flexible packages."
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TalkTalk launches free broadband for six months for jobseekers – here's how to sign up
Jobseekers may be able to get six months' worth of free broadband from TalkTalk under a new partnership with the Government and Jobcentre Plus.
Sky broadband and home phone services down for hours for thousands in south east England, Leicester and Wales
Sky broadband and home phone customers face outages across south east England, Leicester and Wales today, the telecoms provider has confirmed. It adds that it's investigating the problem and is working to restore service as soon as possible.
More English counties to get ultrafast broadband upgrades – is your area on the list?
Over a million more homes and businesses in England are set to get ultrafast broadband connectivity as part of a £5 billion upgrade – though work on the project won't start until next year at the earliest.
Plusnet to hike prices for 100,000s of customers next month
Plusnet is to hit 100,000s of broadband and home phone customers with a 4.6% price hike from 30 June. The rise means some broadband customers could pay up to £18/yr more - but as the increase is written into its T&Cs, you can't cancel penalty-free unless you're outside your contract's minimum term.
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We're seeing steady growth with Article6! The successful missions and activity we've been involved in over the last two+ years continue, with our core professional teams of those that "do"! Come on out and see what we're all about!
Meetings are normally the 4th Thursday of each month, however, due to Thanksgiving falling on that date this month, our meeting has been moved to the following Thursday. If any things develop between now and then, we will hold a members only conference call or emergency meeting and adapt.
The members only portion of the meeting is from 7:00PM to 7:30PM followed by our public meet and greet from 7:30PM to 8PM.
Members come mentally prepared with your ideas on things we can further do to help restore liberty, protect the rights of our fellow Americans and restore the Constitutional rule of law in our country. We are definitely living in historic times, things are very fluid and the battlefield is continually changing. We adapt and overcome.
Be sure to like our FaceBook page https://www.facebook.com/Article6Florida/, subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGZEHu0BeS9SKvmSWl6cQpA, and periodically check the website for the latest articles, action items, press releases, videos and more.


summary : T-Mobile is making it possible for customers to call and text from one number across multiple devices. Furthermore, they will let you use multiple numbers on one device. The company is rolling out a beta program that will allow the people to test this new feature called DIGITS before it becomes available to the public.
summary : It has been a busy month for South Korean phone manufacturer Samsung for its Android Lollipop updates. Since launching the Android 5.0 Lollipop for its Samsung Galaxy 5 in late 2014, the company has rolled out all its flagship smartphones running on Google's mobile operating system, including the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note Edge.
summary : Taiwanese phone maker HTC announced that its iconic HTC One M7 smartphone will not be getting the Android 5.1 Lollipop update anytime soon. Instead, the HTC One M7 will continue to have the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop as its final software update, reported Geek Snack.
summary : People who use the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge can expect to receive the Android 5.1 Lollipop update as soon as next month. Updates to the cameras of both devices are also in the works.
summary : South Korean electronics manufacturer LG has established itself in the competitive smartphone industry, and buzz has been building around its latest flagship smartphone, LG G4. In addition, Android 5.0 Lollipop updates have been rolled out for LG G3 and LG G2 smartphones.


Most of the time when people are charged with the crime of telephone harassment they didn't realize the crime even existed. Most people have no idea that some simple miscues on the telephone could cause them to be arrested, ticketed or thrown into jail. There are many laws in Kansas against telephone harassment and depending on the city in which the conduct takes place you may be subject to a different standard. We will look at the Kansas State law and a local city ordinance in Lenexa.
knowingly permit any telecommunications device under one's control to be used in violation of this paragraph.
Telefacsimile communication to send or transmit such communication to a court in the state of Kansas for a use other than court business, with no requirement of culpable mental state.
Harassment by telecommunication device is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
As used in this section, ''telecommunications device'' includes telephones, cellular telephones, telefacsimile machines and any other electronic device which makes use of an electronic communication service, as defined in K.S.A. 22-2514, and amendments thereto.
An offender who violates the provisions of this section may also be prosecuted for, convicted of, and punished for any other offense in K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5508, 21-5509, 21-5510 or 21-6401.
Initiating contact one or more times, whether or not conversation ensues, with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass any person.
Violation of this Section shall constitute a public offense and is punishable as set forth in Article 3-9-J of this Chapter.
Why Are There Two Different Laws On The Same Subject?
There are actually far more than two laws on telephone harassment. Each city has the ability to regulate the conduct that occurs within its borders therefore each city has the ability to make their own particular ordinance when it comes to telephone harassment. Oftentimes cities will have a more stringent standard than the state law. If you look closely at these two laws you will see a few differences. The state law tends to focus more on telephone communications, however the city law has a broader scope including emails and other types of electronic communications not specifically cited in the state law.
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Config Parser is commonly used with Python applications to configure application settings. ConfigParser is included as a core package in Python. It is common to have multiple files: one for each OS and/or environment.
For starters, we can use ConfigParser to dynamically create a configuration file. The first step will involve importing ConfigParser and initializing the class.
Now that we have our three sections with multiple options set in each one, we can now create the config file. Using a context manager to open the file, we can write it to an external file dev.ini.
Now that we have successfully generated a config file, we can now read it.
Similar to the creation of the file, we will need to import ConfigParser and initialize the class.
The in operator can be used to check if a section exists, returning a boolean value.
Below, the parser is being used to get the database port. The getint() method is the preferred way. In addition, we can set a fallback parameter in case the value is not set in the config file, which is the case for db_default_port.
Using the getboolean() method will work for any values that are truthy of falsey. In the config file, we have our settings debug option set to the string value 'true'. The other string values that would have worked for this include: '1', 'yes', and 'on'. False values, on the other hand, include '0', 'no', 'false', and 'off'.
We added the options python_version and packages_path to our settings section. Then, in the files section, we added our python_path using values from the sections section. We can re-run this script, creating a new dev.ini file.
We will also need to make edits in our read file. If we don't tell the ConfigParser that there's string interpolation, it will give us the raw string containing the brackets without substituting the real values. We need to import ExtendedInterpolation and pass it in to the ConfigParser class init method. Once we do that, we can get the python_path option with the correct value.


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US Open of Surfing Huntington Beach KTLA Channel 5 Broadcast Live on July 28th from the Pier
Don't forget to go to the Huntington Beach Pier to support the City of Huntington Beach in a KTLA morning broadcast. The US Open of Surfing competition in Huntington Beach is part of the Bank of the West Games. This is one of the largest live-action sports events in North America, featuring the Honda US Open of Surfing, plus skateboarding, BMX, and freestyle motocross. Other entertainment at the Games includes volleyball competitions and concerts at the Bank of the West Concert Stage. The Bank of the West Games begin on Friday, July 22 and conclude on Sunday, July 31.
The Honda US Open of Surfing, presented by O'Neil, will take place from July 22-31 with pretrial rounds held July 22-24. Top surfers from around the world will compete in this event, which is North America's highest rated qualifying event and the world's largest surfing competition. Some of the surfers that will be competing for the prize purse of over $125,000 include Taj Burrow, Kelly Slater, Cory Lopez, Andy Irons, Rochelle Ballard and Chelsea Georgeson. Other divisions also include the Lost Pro Junior, the Target Women's Junior Pro, and the O'Neill US Open of Longboarding.
The Soul Bowl, another featured event at the Bank of the West Beach Games, will be held from July 28-31, and will showcase sports super stars of skateboarding and freestyle BMX competing to take home the top prizes. A highlight of the Soul Bowl will be the Arrowhead it's Better Up Here Contest, a competition for the highest air for skate and BMX. From July 29-31, spectators can enjoy one of the three freestyle motocross demos that will be taking place every day. Featured athletes may include Jeff 'Full Tilt' Tilton, Tommy 'Tom Cat' Clowers, Ronnie Renner, Mike Mason, and Taylor Sterner.
The Karch Kiraly Invitational, a 4-man Pro Beach Shootout, will also be taking place on the beach during the Bank of the West Games. This four on four volleyball competition includes nine total matches, 11 men and 4 women. This event will take place on July 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on July 31, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
From July 29-31, the Bank of the West Festival Pavilion will be set up on the beach. This interactive festival area will include the Honda Base Camp and the TransWorld Village, a gaming lounge, and more than 70 sponsor displays and vendor booths, and will keep everyone entertained in between the sporting events.
KTLA will be broadcasting live from Huntington Beach at the US Open of Surfing on Thursday, July 28. In addition to showing the action live at the Bank of the West Games, KTLA will also showcase Huntington Beach with stories on its history, local businesses, schools, and other special interests in the area.
The public is encouraged to come down to Pier Plaza by 7 a.m. to see the filming of the KTLA Morning News: First Edition, co-anchored by Emmet Miller and Michaela Pereira
Don't forget to visit www.bankofthewestbeachgames.com for more up-to-date information on any of the sporting events and to get a list of the artists who will be performing this year on the Bank of the West Concert Stage on July 30-31.
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We've all heard of all-star athletes, all-star movie actors, and the all-stars of reality TV. Now you can be an all-star too! A patriotic all-star. Do you have what it takes to correctly answer 16 Independence Day trivia questions?  You won't know until you try. Take Sparky the Fire Dog's  Fourth of July trivia quiz . And while you're at it, review NFPA's tip sheet on fireworks safety, with great reminders as you prepare for the upcoming holiday.


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This metal mug can be personalised with a name up to 12 characters and 3 lines of text, with up to 20 characters per line.
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Welcome to the Forensic Science Association of the University of Central Florida!
We are a pre-professional organization on campus that drives to unite the community of students fascinated by the field of forensics. No matter what major you are, as long as you have an interest in the subject, then we will be more than glad to have you here.
During our meetings, many guest speakers from the field come and talk to us about their work or research. We have had detectives, medical examiners, anthropologists, and more present intriguing case studies. Members will discover something new from every side of forensic science. And it's not just forensic science the speakers talk about–some guests come from within the university to discuss graduate opportunities, resume building, and other helpful tips needed to have a successful academic and professional career.
One of our main goals as a club is to attend the annual American Academy of Forensic Sciences conference. Researchers from around the world travel to the States to exhibit current happenings in the various fields of forensics. There are 11 disciplines that AAFS recognizes: Anthropology, Criminalistics, Digital & Multimedia Sciences, Engineering Sciences, General, Jurisprudence, Odontology, Pathology/Biology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Questioned Documents, and Toxicology. Attendees may stay in one section all day or listen to seminars from multiple areas of expertise. As such, the AAFS conference is more than an amazing opportunity for FSA members to delve deeper into the field(s) they are interested in. Not only is the conference a great place to learn, but it is also an invaluable chance to network with professionals from in and out of our country.
Every year, we select 16 of the most active members of our organization to travel to the AAFS conference, be it in Las Vegas, New Orleans, or right here in Orlando as it was in 2015!
In addition to guest speakers and going to the AAFS conference, FSA also reaches out to do many volunteer activities. We've gone to the Greenwood Cemetery for cleanup, Matanzas High School for a murder mystery event, United Against Poverty to assist with managing the food pantry, the Paws for Peace Walk to raise awareness for and end abuse…the list goes on! Perhaps the biggest event we volunteer for is UCF's own STEM Day, a day entirely dedicated to educating and engaging young students in the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and math. Hundreds and hundreds of kids ranging from elementary to high school come to experience what the forensics, chemistry, and physics departments have to offer. FSA runs demonstrations like UV tents, microscopy tables, blood presumptive tests, and fingerprinting.
Of course, FSA also relaxes with its members in fun socials! Whether it be forensics-related activities such as visiting the gun range or medical examiner's office to view an autopsy, or simply hanging out by the pool or gathering for a movie night, we like to create a family within our club.
Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any more questions about the Forensic Science Association!
Meeting will resume when the Fall 2019 semester begins.
Join us Monday 2/4/2019 at 7:30pm in PSB 160. We will be having a guest speaker from the Medical Examiner's Office.
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land bridge A connection between two land masses, especially continents (e.g. the Bering land bridge linking Alaska and Siberia across the Bering Strait), which allows migration of plants and animals from one land mass to the other. Before the widespread acceptance of continental drift, the existence of former land bridges was often invoked to explain faunal and floral similarities between continents now widely separated. On a smaller scale, the term may be applied to land connections that have now been removed by recent tectonics or the Flandrian rise in sea level (e.g. between northern France and south-eastern England).
"land bridge." A Dictionary of Ecology. . Encyclopedia.com. 15 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
land bridge Connection between two land masses, especially continents, e.g. the Bering land bridge linking Alaska and Siberia across the Bering Strait, that allows migration of plants and animals from one land mass to the other. Before the wide-spread acceptance of continental drift, the existence of former land bridges was often invoked to explain faunal and floral similarities between continents now widely separated. On a smaller scale, the term may be applied to land connections that have now been removed by recent tectonics or the Flandrian transgression (e.g. between northern France and south-eastern England).
"land bridge." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. . Encyclopedia.com. 15 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
land bridge A hypothetical connection between two land masses, especially continents, that allowed migration of plants and animals from one land mass to the other. Before the widespread acceptance of continental drift, the existence of former land bridges was often invoked to explain faunal and floral similarities between continents now widely separated.
"land bridge." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. . Encyclopedia.com. 15 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
land bridge A connection between two land masses, especially continents, that allows the migration of plants and animals from one land mass to the other. Before the widespread acceptance of continental drift, the existence of former land bridges was often invoked to explain faunal and floral similarities between continents that are now widely separated.
"land bridge." A Dictionary of Zoology. . Encyclopedia.com. 15 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
land bridge • n. a connection between two landmasses, esp. a prehistoric one that allowed humans and animals to colonize new territory before being cut off by the sea, as across the Bering Strait and the English Channel.
"land bridge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. . Encyclopedia.com. 15 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.


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A DUNBAR Grammar School student has hit the silver screen in a new movie with 300 star Gerard Butler.
Lewis Dean is already recognisable from big hits such as T2 Trainspotting and Outlaw King and is now playing the lead character's son in new film The Vanishing.
The movie is based on the true story of three lighthouse keepers at Flannan Isle in Scotland who mysteriously disappeared without a trace in 1900.
It was filmed in Port Logan, Galloway, on the west coast.
"It was a really fun experience," said Lewis, 13.
"Everyone was really nice to me on set, and I got to play Gerard Butler's son which was amazing.
Lewis, from Meikle Park Road, Dunbar, joined an acting group when the family still lived in Paisley – Gerard Butler's home town – with his two brothers.
All three children now have an agent, and Lewis and brother Brandon starred together in Outlaw King, making up two of the four children picked for the production.
"He's very modest" added mother Karen.
The Vanishing is out in cinemas now after premiering at the Glasgow Film Festival in February.


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It was created in 1886 as a private garden for the Pembroke Jones family by Mrs. Jones. Advance tickets are still required for General Admission. Copyright © 2020 Airlie Gardens. At that time, it was designated the largest live oak in North Carolina.[9]. German landscape architect Rudolf Topel, transformed the garden to a picturesque garden. We recommend contacting us at least two weeks in advance to coordinate your reservation. The name 'Airlie' was derived from the Jones' family home in Scotland. We hope you will join us for one of our signature events held throughout the year, or just for a relaxing stroll around the garden. [3], In 2018, more than 300 trees were felled due to Hurricane Florence. [8] In 2007, Airlie Oak was 128 feet (39 m) tall, had a trunk circumference exceeding 21 feet (6.4 m) and a crown spread of 104 feet (32 m) when measured by North Carolina Forest Service employees. Which is why in 1948 W.A. [2] In 1999, it was purchased by New Hanover County. In 1967, Airlie Oak was registered as member number 238 in the Live Oak Society. Located on the grounds of the gardens are the Mount Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery. Airlie Gardens is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is: To ensure and help preserve Airlie Gardens as an outstanding, historic public garden with cultural and environmental programs developed to serve New Hanover County residents and other visitors. Airlie House and Farm was operated as a modern gentleman's estate, boasting pastures with purebred livestock in addition to the property's extensive gardens. In 1999, it was purchased by New Hanover County. We'll never share your email address and you can opt out at any time. A tradition since 2005, guests from around the world have visited Airlie Gardens to take in the sparkling sights and festive sounds of the holiday season. Lebanon Chapel and Cemetery", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Airlie_Gardens&oldid=956996703, Protected areas of New Hanover County, North Carolina, Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in the United States, Tourist attractions in New Hanover County, North Carolina, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 May 2020, at 13:22. November 27, 2020 - December 22, 2020. purchased the 100-plus acre, Live Oak-laden Airlie Gardens near Wrightsville Beach. Hotels near Airlie Gardens: (0.73 mi) Hampton Inn & Suites Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach (1.34 mi) Residence Inn Wilmington Landfall (1.63 mi) Homewood Suites by Hilton Wilmington/Mayfaire (1.74 mi) SpringHill Suites by Marriott Wilmington Mayfaire (1.58 mi) Hilton Garden … Airlie Gardens is a 67-acre (27 ha) public garden in Wilmington, North Carolina. "My grandfather wanted his children and grandchildren to be close," says Al. But don't forget to pay a visit to the Airlie Oak, a historic live oak tree dating back 500 years. Coordinates: 34°12′54.36″N 77°49′40.44″W / 34.2151000°N 77.8279000°W / 34.2151000; -77.8279000, List of botanical gardens in the United States, "The Story of Airlie Gardens in Wilmington", "Airlie Flower Gardens in North Carolina", "Airlie Gardens fights possibility of being sold", "After post-Florence cleanup, Airlie Gardens to reopen Nov. 1", "2019 RAP Gardens | American Horticultural Society", "Minnie Evans, 95, Folk Painter Noted For Visionary Work", "Live Oak Society (Registrations beginning in 1934, 1 to 500)", "Airlie Oak has watched over Wilmington for 500 years", "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form|Mt. Each year we welcome 4,000+ students to the garden to share our connection to the environment, protecting it for future generations. Airlie's historic property encompasses more than 67 acres of spectacular gardens, seasonal blooms, mighty live oaks, walking trails and historic structures. Explore Airlie Gardens and learn about its rich history with one of our volunteer Garden Guides. It was created in 1886 as a private garden for the Pembroke Jones family by Mrs. Jones. [5], African-American folk artist Minnie Evans was the Airlie Gardens admissions gatekeeper for a number of years. All tours require a reservation and are only offered during weekdays. If the Airlie Oak Could Talk… Explore Airlie Gardens 67-acres with one of our knowledgeable volunteer garden guides. We are excited to share our garden with you. It was designed as a lush, flowing, naturalistic Southern garden, with thousands of azaleas, camellias, magnolias, palms, and wisteria. In 1924, a catastrophic fire consumed Airlie House. Airlie Gardens' history dates back to 1884, when Pembroke and Sarah Jones purchased the property and transformed it into a picturesque garden. Airlie Gardens is a graceful place, where swans drift across the lake and live-oak branches bend toward the earth. Airlie will be closed Thanksgiving Day and close early 11/27-29th at 4:30pm for Enchanted Airlie. In 1999, a commitment from the New Hanover County Commissioners, along with a grant from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund and the support of local residents, made possible this county's purchase and restoration of Airlie's 67-acres of gardens. All tours require a reservation and are only offered during weekdays. Website design and hosting by TG. The name 'Airlie' was derived from the Jones' family home in Scotland. [6] In 1954, Evans created an oil on wood painting titled Airlie Oak, which is on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Our goal is to showcase the natural beauty of the garden while sharing the history and ensuring the preservation of the area. German landscape architect Rudolf Topel, transformed the garden to a picturesque garden. The stunning three-story grand Georgian Revival structure with its formal gardens was featured not long after in House and Garden Magazine. Enchanted Airlie – SOLD OUT . Airlie Gardens' history dates back to 1884, when Pembroke and Sarah Jones purchased the property and transformed it into a picturesque garden. Last admittance at 4pm. In 1999, a commitment from the New Hanover County Commissioners, along with a grant from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund and the support of local residents, made possible this county's purchase and restoration of Airlie's 67-acres of gardens. [10] The chapel, constructed by Thomas H. Wright around 1835, is the oldest surviving church structure in New Hanover County and part of the parish of St. James Church. If you want to stay up to date on upcoming events in the gardens, sign up for our mailing list. [7], Airlie Oak is a 500-year-old southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) located on the grounds of Airlie Gardens. Thank you for your support! Last year we saw over 120,000 visitors at Airlie. Airlie Gardens is home to gorgeous live oaks, walking paths, seasonal blooms, and historic and contemporary structures. The self-guided walking experience allows visitors to explore more than a dozen gardens; including the Pergola, Minnie Evans Bottle Chapel & a … Discover the rich history, horticulture and ecology with a docent-led tour. photograph by Millie Holloman Photography In … Guided Tours have been temporarily suspended. We recommend contacting us at least two weeks in advance to coordinate your reservation. This gorgeous oak is about as intertwined within Wilmington history … Enchanted Airlie 2020 is SOLD OUT! 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"Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They are opposite sides of the same coin if you are looking at longer-term prosperity."
Henry Paulson
DHSA envisions a balanced, educated, environmentally protected, developed, and well aware (socially, culturally, and politically) Afghan society.
The environment in Afghanistan is in a critical situation. DHSA is fighting on more than one front to preserve the environment. DHSA has been launching a Media campaign for environmental protection since 2009, at the beginning of each year 40-day tree plantation campaign starts during the spring season. DHSA/TKG regularly publishing and broadcasting stuff about the environment in its nationwide weeklies (Killid and Mursal) and through TKG radios and websites.
For the provision of safe drinking water and preserving underground water, DHSA/TKG has constructed large water reservoirs and water wells in the North of Afghanistan. Its efforts ended the illegal drugging of the Kabul River. DHSA/TKG is part of Advocacy campaigns as its biggest concern was the escalating interest of Government and Private Sector in the Extractive Industry. This is a potential danger for the environment and sustainable development in the upcoming years.
DHSA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National Environmental Protection Agency. Meanwhile, DHSA is in communication with the United Nation Environment Program. Moreover, DHSA is striving to bring environmental protection agencies and organizations for a collaborative effort to protect the environment. DHSA/TKG intends to enhance public knowledge of environmental threats that are affecting the communities and the environment.
A number of factors occurred in the last three decades, have contributed to the worsening situation. The major problems Afghanistan is facing today are; soil degradation, pollution (all types), deforestation, overgrazing, desertification, endangered species, and droughts.
Media Campaign
Media Campaign has been launched in 2009. The main purpose of these campaigns was enhancing public knowledge on environmental issues, awaking public about environmental hazards, and bringing case studies to the front, catching the attention of concerned authorities. TKG Radios have regular programs on Environment every Wednesday, broadcast spots about Environment every day. Our nationwide weekly (Killid) regularly publishes Interviews, Analysis, Insights, and Investigative Reports. Slogans and short messages about Environment are also published regularly. Our weekly Feminist magazine (Mursal) publishes topics about the environment on a random basis.
Efforts on Ground
For preserving underground water, our efforts meet success when we drew the attention of Kabul municipality towards illegal drugging of Kabul River so the drugging stopped immediately. In the same way, DHSA had been able to construct large water reservoirs and water wells in Sare Pul, Faryab, and Balkh provinces for the population to have access to safe water. DHSA has worked for the relocation of Poultry farms, animal slaughterhouses, and brick ovens to suburbs in large cities of Afghanistan. DHSA organized a bicycle race to encourage people to adopt environment friendly in Hirat.
DHSA's biggest concern is the escalating interest of the Government, Private Sector, and the general community in the Extractive industry in Afghanistan. A well-managed industry can boost economic growth, if managed wrongly it can be a potential cause for the devastation of the environment, a hindrance for sustainable development, and a factor of conflict. DHSA is a member of the advocacy group civil Societies" Natural Resources Monitoring Network-NRMN". TKG is doing advocacy for preserving the environment from the negative effects of mining, responsible mining, sustainable development.
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Last weekend saw us BR boys back on the gigging scene for the first time in 2014. Our venue was The Union Café Bar in Leamington Spa and the night was run by Matt Hernandez (a cracking musician himself).
It was our first time at the venue and we were shocked at how small and intimate it was. That's not a bad thing as you get to see your whole audience and feel a little more connected. Matt greeted us with a free drink and the news of FREE FOOD. Obviously we didn't want to be rude, so we choose a selection from the Tapas menu and it was amazing.
We took to the stage for a 30 minute set and played pretty good. Sure we were a little rusty from our two months of not gigging (or practicing really), but we gave it our all and went down well. New songs 'Mexico' and 'All I Wanted Was A Lover' made an appearance and they are both starting to feel a little more comfortable in the set.
We recently started back our weekly practice sessions and have concentrated our efforts on new material. Last night saw us taking a stab at 'No Rope' which is a Michael penned mid tempo folk tune and my piano based tune (at least on the recording), which is yet to be named. Both could well be in the live set pretty soon.
Happy New Year to you all. We hope your Christmas was superb and you welcomed the New Year in with a drink in hand.
I've got baby number two arriving in March/April time and I couldn't be happier. Alex changed our lives so much (for the better) and I'm sure the second one will bring us more joy and love than we could imagine.
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Factbox: Who is Agnes Chow, the Hong Kong activist jailed over a 2019 protest?
Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow leave the Eastern Court after being released on bail over charged with unauthorised assembly near the police headquarters during anti-government protests in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Agnes Chow, 23, a prominent Hong Kong democracy activist, was jailed on Wednesday for 10 months on charges related to unlawful assembly near the city's police headquarters during last year's anti-government protests.
WHO IS AGNES CHOW?
Chow, along with prominent activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, founded the now-disbanded democracy group Demosisto in 2016. The party was dissolved hours after Beijing passed a contentious national security law for the city on June 30 amid fears it could be targeted under the legislation. Chow was most recently arrested in August under the new security legislation on suspicion of "colluding with foreign forces," a charge that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Chow, who has a strong youth following, became active in politics in the former British colony at the age of 15 and played a leading role in pro-democracy protests in 2014 that paralysed parts of the city for 79 days. The so-called Umbrella movement protests were aimed at securing universal suffrage for the former British colony. They were largely peaceful, but not successful. In 2018, she was banned from running in a Legislative Council by-election under rules to curb independence advocacy. Chow said at the time: "Hong Kong Demosisto has never had a pro-independence stance but we believe Hong Kong people have the right to self-determination on the future of Hong Kong." Chow also featured prominently in the anti-government protests last year, alongside Wong and Law, who is now in exile in Britain.
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Fluent in Japanese, Chow has a sizable following in Japan, particularly on social media and had travelled to the country frequently before her arrest. Chow often tweeted in Japanese and has been dubbed the "goddess of democracy" by Japan's media. Under the national security law, Beijing punishes what it broadly defines as sedition, secession, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in jail. Her YouTube channel has 325,000 subscribers.
(Reporting by Anne Marie Roantree and Jessie Pang; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan and Kim Coghill)
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Time in: School will be back in session in Bayside High for 10 more episodes, as Peacock has renewed "Saved by the Bell" for a second season. "I'm thrilled that 'Saved by the Bell' has been renewed. I've been blown away by all the love for the show and can't wait to go back and […]


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Except in Struggle
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Foley Gallery is pleased to announce "Except in Struggle," Casey Ruble's first solo show in New York.
Aestheticizing the theme of battle with her colorful, highly detailed paintings of mounted warriors set within natural environments, Ruble embraces an idea articulated by Yves Klein: "As soon as there are two colors in a painting, combat begins." Using color-theory phenomena to achieve both tension and concord, Ruble also forces together Eastern and Western spatial conventions and employs compositions influenced by the disparate practices of traditional Japanese pictorial art and American post-painterly abstraction. The patterns on her warriors' costumes derive from sources including Islamic architecture, Art Nouveau designs, Chinese lattices, and 1960s op-art geometries. Each painting is meticulously cut out from the paper on which it's painted, lending the pieces subtle dimension while also calling attention to their flatness.
Neither a glorification nor a denunciation of war, these dense, spatially compressed works descend in places into a confusing cacophony of shapes, patterns, and colors, suggesting that instability and harmony are tense, interdependent components of combat, whether that combat is between figures, colors, or different visual traditions.
A second group of paintings based on Japanese crest designs abstractly depicts the moment of contact on the battlefield. Historically, Japanese crests were used during peaceful times as ornamentation for the costumes of courtiers and were later appropriated by warriors to identify opposing factions on the battlefield. For these paintings, Ruble overlapped several crests, painted in the areas of overlap, and erased the remainder of the designs to produce new geometric arrangements that combine disorder and structure in much the same fashion as the figurative works do.
The title of the exhibition is a truncation of the seventh declaration in Marinetti's 1909 Futurist manifesto, whose first line reads: "Except in struggle, there is no more beauty."
Casey Ruble completed her undergraduate studies at Smith College in 1995, and in 2002 received an MFA from Hunter College. Her work has been included in group exhibitions throughout the country as well as abroad. Ruble currently holds as artist-in-residence position at Fordham University. She presently lives and works in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
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package org.fusesource.fabric.service.jclouds;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;

import com.google.common.base.Strings;
import org.fusesource.fabric.api.CreationStateListener;
import org.fusesource.fabric.internal.ContainerProviderUtils;
import org.fusesource.fabric.service.jclouds.firewall.FirewallManager;
import org.fusesource.fabric.service.jclouds.firewall.FirewallManagerFactory;
import org.fusesource.fabric.service.jclouds.firewall.FirewallNotSupportedOnProviderException;
import org.fusesource.fabric.service.jclouds.firewall.Rule;
import org.fusesource.fabric.zookeeper.ZkDefs;
import org.jclouds.compute.ComputeService;
import org.jclouds.compute.domain.ExecResponse;
import org.jclouds.compute.domain.NodeMetadata;
import org.jclouds.compute.options.TemplateOptions;
import org.jclouds.domain.LoginCredentials;
import org.jclouds.rest.AuthorizationException;
import org.jclouds.ssh.SshException;
import org.jledit.utils.Resources;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import static org.fusesource.fabric.internal.ContainerProviderUtils.buildInstallAndStartScript;

public class CloudContainerInstallationTask {

    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(JcloudsContainerProvider.class);

    private final String containerName;
    private final NodeMetadata nodeMetadata;
    private final CreateJCloudsContainerOptions options;
    private final CreationStateListener listener;

    private final ComputeService computeService;
    private final FirewallManagerFactory firewallManagerFactory;
    private final TemplateOptions templateOptions;

    public CloudContainerInstallationTask(String containerName, NodeMetadata nodeMetadata, CreateJCloudsContainerOptions options, ComputeService computeService, FirewallManagerFactory firewallManagerFactory, TemplateOptions templateOptions, CreationStateListener listener) {
        this.containerName = containerName;
        this.nodeMetadata = nodeMetadata;
        this.options = options;
        this.computeService = computeService;
        this.firewallManagerFactory = firewallManagerFactory;
        this.templateOptions = templateOptions;
        this.listener = listener;
    }

    public CreateJCloudsContainerMetadata install() {
        LoginCredentials credentials = nodeMetadata.getCredentials();
        //For some cloud providers return do not allow shell access to root, so the user needs to be overrided.
        if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(options.getUser()) && credentials != null) {
            credentials = credentials.toBuilder().user(options.getUser()).build();
        } else {
            credentials = nodeMetadata.getCredentials();
        }
        String id = nodeMetadata.getId();
        Set<String> publicAddresses = nodeMetadata.getPublicAddresses();

        //Make a copy of the addresses, because we don't want to return back a guice implementation of Set.
        Set<String> copyOfPublicAddresses = new HashSet<String>();
        for (String publicAddress : publicAddresses) {
            copyOfPublicAddresses.add(publicAddress);
        }

        CreateJCloudsContainerMetadata jCloudsContainerMetadata = new CreateJCloudsContainerMetadata();
        jCloudsContainerMetadata.setCreateOptions(options);
        jCloudsContainerMetadata.setNodeId(nodeMetadata.getId());
        jCloudsContainerMetadata.setContainerName(containerName);
        jCloudsContainerMetadata.setPublicAddresses(copyOfPublicAddresses);
        jCloudsContainerMetadata.setHostname(nodeMetadata.getHostname());

        if (credentials != null) {
            jCloudsContainerMetadata.setIdentity(credentials.identity);
            jCloudsContainerMetadata.setCredential(credentials.credential);
        }

        String publicAddress = "";
        Properties addresses = new Properties();
        if (publicAddresses != null && !publicAddresses.isEmpty()) {
            publicAddress = publicAddresses.iterator().next();
            addresses.put(ZkDefs.PUBLIC_IP, publicAddress);
        }

        options.getSystemProperties().put(ContainerProviderUtils.ADDRESSES_PROPERTY_KEY, addresses);
        options.getMetadataMap().put(containerName, jCloudsContainerMetadata);

        //Setup firwall for node
        try {
            FirewallManager firewallManager = firewallManagerFactory.getFirewallManager(computeService);
            if (firewallManager.isSupported()) {
                listener.onStateChange("Configuring firewall.");
                String source = getOriginatingIp();

                Rule httpRule = Rule.create().source("0.0.0.0/0").destination(nodeMetadata).port(8181);
                firewallManager.addRules(httpRule);

                if (source != null) {
                    Rule jmxRule = Rule.create().source(source).destination(nodeMetadata).ports(44444, 1099);
                    Rule sshRule = Rule.create().source(source).destination(nodeMetadata).port(8101);
                    Rule zookeeperRule = Rule.create().source(source).destination(nodeMetadata).port(2181);
                    firewallManager.addRules(jmxRule, sshRule, zookeeperRule);
                }
                //We do add the target node public address to the firewall rules, as a way to make things easier in cases
                //where firewall configuration is shared among nodes of the same groups, e.g. EC2.
                if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(publicAddress)) {
                    Rule zookeeperFromTargetRule = Rule.create().source(publicAddress + "/32").destination(nodeMetadata).port(2181);
                    firewallManager.addRule(zookeeperFromTargetRule);
                }
            } else {
                listener.onStateChange(String.format("Skipping firewall configuration. Not supported for provider %s", options.getProviderName()));
            }
        } catch (FirewallNotSupportedOnProviderException e) {
            LOGGER.warn("Firewall manager not supported. Firewall will have to be manually configured.");
        } catch (IOException e) {
            LOGGER.warn("Could not lookup originating ip. Firewall will have to be manually configured.", e);
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            LOGGER.warn("Failed to setup firewall", t);
        }

        try {
            String script = buildInstallAndStartScript(containerName, options);
            listener.onStateChange(String.format("Installing fabric agent on container %s. It may take a while...", containerName));
            ExecResponse response = null;
            try {
                if (credentials != null) {
                    response = computeService.runScriptOnNode(id, script, templateOptions.overrideLoginCredentials(credentials).runAsRoot(false));
                } else {
                    response = computeService.runScriptOnNode(id, script, templateOptions);
                }
            } catch (AuthorizationException ex) {
                throw new Exception("Failed to connect to the container via ssh.");
            } catch (SshException ex) {
                throw new Exception("Failed to connect to the container via ssh.");
            }

            if (response != null && response.getOutput() != null) {
                if (response.getOutput().contains(ContainerProviderUtils.FAILURE_PREFIX)) {
                    jCloudsContainerMetadata.setFailure(new Exception(ContainerProviderUtils.parseScriptFailure(response.getOutput())));
                }
                String overridenResolverValue = ContainerProviderUtils.parseResolverOverride(response.getOutput());
                if (overridenResolverValue != null) {
                    jCloudsContainerMetadata.setOverridenResolver(overridenResolverValue);
                    listener.onStateChange("Overriding resolver to " + overridenResolverValue + ".");
                }
            } else {
                jCloudsContainerMetadata.setFailure(new Exception("No response received for fabric install script."));
            }
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            jCloudsContainerMetadata.setFailure(t);
        }
        //Cleanup addresses.
        options.getSystemProperties().clear();
        return jCloudsContainerMetadata;
    }

    /**
     * @return the IP address of the client on which this code is running.
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    private String getOriginatingIp() throws IOException {
        String ip = null;
        try {
            URL url = new URL("http://checkip.amazonaws.com/");
            ip = Resources.toString(url).trim() + "/32";
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            LOGGER.warn("Failed to lookup public ip of current container.");
        }
        return ip;
    }
}

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Juan Manuel Santos is the two-term President of Colombia (2010-2014 / 2014-2018). Recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the world, President Santos ushered in a new era of prosperity, peace, equity, and education throughout Colombia during his tenure.
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President Santos was wonderful in every way.
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e - Valediction address | U. of Virginia [full 24:15]
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Port of Destiny: From the Impossible to the Possible
In his determined efforts to bring peace to a country that had been plagued by civil war for five decades, President Juan Manuel Santos helped make the impossible, possible. In this moving, empowering and captivating talk, he shares the lessons learned, his insights on leadership, and the true meani ...
In his determined efforts to bring peace to a country that had been plagued by civil war for five decades, President Juan Manuel Santos helped make the impossible, possible. In this moving, empowering and captivating talk, he shares the lessons learned, his insights on leadership, and the true meaning behind his powerful maxim: that if you have a port of destiny, a true passion or calling, even the most unfavorable winds can help you reach your destination. Santos risked his career and his legacy to bring peace to his people, and he was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his transformative efforts. Now the subject of an inspiring documentary Port of Destiny: Peace, Santos is able to take audiences behind the scenes of the most crucial moments and decisions of his life, ultimately illuminating a path forward and moving audiences to make a positive impact in their own lives and achieve their goals despite any and all obstacles.
From Colombia to the World: The Future Global Landscape
In his eight years as President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos transformed a country that was once the murder capital of the world into a global destination for investment and tourism. Recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the world, Santos' tenure is marked by his efforts to bring ...
In his eight years as President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos transformed a country that was once the murder capital of the world into a global destination for investment and tourism. Recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the world, Santos' tenure is marked by his efforts to bring Colombia's five decade civil war to an end—for which he was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize-- transforming Colombia's economy into the region's leader in economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction, his unwavering commitment to the environment, and his leadership on education. Drawing on Colombia's remarkable successes, Santos offers shrewd insights into the future global landscape and an urgent message of unity and humanity that is crucial amid these turbulent political times. Informative and inspiring, he provides analysis on themes ranging from fostering growth in emerging markets and sustainable development, to global security and how to build a lasting peace.
Sustainable Development: The Key to a Lasting Peace
In his path to ending one of the world's longest armed conflicts, President Juan Manuel Santos pursued sustainable development to achieve a long-lasting peace and was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his determined efforts. Redefining peace around the world, Santos shares his reflections on th ...
In his path to ending one of the world's longest armed conflicts, President Juan Manuel Santos pursued sustainable development to achieve a long-lasting peace and was awarded the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his determined efforts. Redefining peace around the world, Santos shares his reflections on the importance of protecting biological and cultural diversity as well as enhancing social justice. During Santos' tenure, Colombia led the international agenda to develop the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thanks to his unwavering commitment to the environment, Santos was granted numerous prestigious international awards, including from National Geographic, Kew Gardens and the Wildlife Conservation Society. In this powerful speech, Santos offers illuminating insights into sustainable development, and how the keys to a lasting peace, conflict resolution, protection of the world's biodiversity, and poverty reduction are inextricably connected.
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Lauded with a Nobel Peace Prize; recognized for ushering in a new era of prosperity, peace, equity, and education throughout Colombia; and leading Colombia into strong economic growth, less poverty, and sustainable development; JUAN MANUEL SANTOS is a sought after resource for innovative perspectives and insights on countless issues in the media.
4.5.2019 Can Colombia stay on the path to peace? | The Economist Asks podcast
1.22.2019 The Elders welcome Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Juan Manuel Santos and Zeid Raad Al Hussein | The Elders
1.15.2019 Press release: "Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and Louise Arbour, former High Commissioner for Human Rights, join the Global Commission" | The Global Commission on Drug Policy
12.28.2018 Juan Manuel Santos at Conservation International Gala
8.7.2018 Juan Manuel Santos, president of the Republic of Colombia, named next Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School | Harvard Kennedy School
8.3.2018 President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia wins Tipperary Peace Award | The Avondhu
1.1.2018 Exclusive: Colombian President Strives to Make His Country Greener | National Geographic (VIDEO)
1.1.2018 Colombia's President: 'We Are Destroying Mother Earth' | National Geographic
President Juan Manuel Santos is the subject of a powerful documentary
A new documentary Port of Destiny: Peace tells the powerful and inspirational story of Colombian President and Nobel Peace Prize winner JUAN MANUEL SANTOS' pursuit of peace in Colombia after five decades of civil war. A fascinating, illuminating and inspirational documentary, Port of Destiny reveals how Santos' bold leadership, strategic foresight, and dedication to peace transformed a country that was once the murder capital of the world into a global destination for investment and tourism. Directed by Emmy Award-winner Robert Abbot, Port of Destiny features interviews with former President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair-- who offer intimate praise and perspective of their friend-- to tell the story of how Santos, a former military hawk, risked his career and his legacy to bring peace to his people. The documentary title, "Port of Destiny," is taken from one of Santos' signature maxims: that if you have a port of destiny, a true passion or calling, it is possible to surmount any obstacle. A New York screening of the film drew a packed audience from the upper echelons of the finance world-- and featured a Q&A with former Morgan Stanley CEO and Chairman John Mack-- as Santos' story offers powerful lessons on courageous leadership, consensus-building, and decision-making in times of crisis applicable to the world of business.
Recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the world, Santos served two terms as President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. His tenure was marked by transforming Colombia's economy into the region's leader in economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction (earning him a TIME cover entitled "The Colombian Comeback"); his unwavering commitment to the environment; and his leadership on education. A globally respected leader on trade and the global economy-- before the Presidency, Santos also served as Colombia's first Minister of Foreign Trade and as the Finance and Public Credit Minister-- one of Santos' last acts in office was the formalization of Colombia as NATO's first Latin American "global partner."
A gifted, dynamic speaker, Santos has addressed audiences everywhere from the World Economic Forum, to Harvard University, to WE Day, to the World Government Summit, to the Global Education Skills Forum. At every engagement he garners tweets of praise such as, "Final keynote speech by Colombian President-- Once in a lifetime moment," and reviews such as, "President Santos was wonderful in every way" (DePauw University).
One of only fourteen people in the world to have ever been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving as a head of state, on stage, Santos provides actionable, razor-sharp analysis on the global economy, foreign affairs, climate change, and global security. He also offers a vision of leadership, unity and humanity that is inspiring, refreshing and sorely needed amid these turbulent political times. He can also add full or partial screenings of the documentary (run time, 52 minutes) to his speaking engagements, to make any engagement even more impactful for audience members.
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President Juan Manuel Santos is a sought-out voice on the environment
A leading voice on the environment and sustainable development, President JUAN MANUEL SANTOS was sought-out for one of the largest and most influential Earth Day celebrations in the world, Earthx2019. A Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, twice-named to TIME's "100 Most Influential People," and famed for bringing his country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, Santos is also renowned for his passionate commitment to the environment. During his tenure as President, he more than doubled Colombia's protected lands, earning him an award for "Unwavering Commitment to Conservation" by the National Geographic Society, and Kew's International Medal—making him the first head of state to ever be honored by the elite biodiversity institution. A National Geographic special, highlights Santos' efforts to make Colombia-- one of the world's most biologically diverse countries-- greener. Santos was also honored by Conservation International, alongside Vice President Joe Biden, with a Global Visionary Award thanks to his lifelong efforts to combat climate change. Sought-out to speak everywhere from Harvard Kennedy School to the World Economic Forum, Santos inspires audiences to work towards a better, more sustainable future. He regularly receives rave reviews such as the following: "President Santos was wonderful in every way." (DuPaul University)
New Speaker Spotlight: Juan Manuel Santos
President JUAN MANUEL SANTOS is recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the world, heralded for ushering in a new era of prosperity, peace, equity, and education throughout Colombia, and internationally admired for his transformative leadership on security, trade, and foreign affairs. The winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for his "resolute efforts to bring his country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end," Santos was twice-named to TIME's "100 Most Influential People" and is a recipient of the World Economic Forum's Global Statesman Award, among numerous other prestigious awards. Beyond his adept negotiations in securing peace, Santos' tenure as President is marked by transforming Colombia's economy into the region's leader in economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction, his unwavering commitment to the environment, and his leadership on education. Sought-out to speak everywhere from Harvard University to the World Economic Forum, Santos shares his reflections on the challenges of leadership, revealing what allowed him to change Colombia's history and make the impossible, possible. He delivers a message of unity and humanity that is inspiring, refreshing and necessary amid these turbulent political times. Santos also offers shrewd insights and analysis on issues such as the global economic outlook, global security and foreign affairs.
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Press release: "Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and Louise Arbour, former High Commissioner for Human Rights, join the Global Commission" - The Global Commission on Drug Policy
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Juan Manuel Santos is recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the world. In January 2017 he was featured by the World Economic Forum as Statesman of the Year. Previously, on two occasions, he had been recognized by TIME magazine among the 100 most influential people in the world.
President Santos was born in Bogota on August 10, 1951. He was a cadet of the Naval Academy in Cartagena, studied Economics and Business Administration at the University of Kansas and pursued graduate courses at the London School of Economics and Political Science and at the Harvard Kennedy School. He was also a Neiman Fellow of Harvard University.
He began his public service career as Head of Colombia's Delegation to the International Coffee Organization (ICO) in London. He was the last Designee to the Presidency of the Republic (a position that was later folded into the office of Vice President), and the first Foreign Trade Minister, where he led the economic liberalization to modernize and enhance Colombia's competitiveness in the world market. He chaired the Eighth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. President Santos also served as Finance and Public Credit Minister, where he successfully handled the worst economic crisis in Colombia in the last 80 years. He was also National Defense Minister, where he gave the toughest blows to the FARC guerrilla, which eventually led them to the negotiating table.
In 1994, he founded the Buen Gobierno (Good Government) Foundation and later on, in 2005, the political party of the National Unity (Partido de la U), which is to date the greatest political force of the country.
He practiced journalism as op-ed columnist and deputy editor of El Tiempo newspaper. He received the King of Spain International Journalism Award and was President of the Commission of Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Press Association (SIP). He has published several books, including The Third Way, which he wrote with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Jaque al Terror (Checkmate to Terror), in which he describes how he successfully fought the FARC.
On June 20, 2010 he was elected President of the Republic of Colombia where he obtained the highest number of votes in the history of the country. During his campaign, he offered to lead a Government of National Unity, to make the transition from Democratic Security to Democratic Prosperity and announced that he would seek peace with the FARC.
In June 2014, he was re-elected as President of Colombia for the constitutional period 2014 - 2018, with a political platform based on three pillars: Peace, Equity and Education. During his administration, Colombia became the region´s leader in economic growth, job creation, reduction of poverty and extreme poverty, sustainable development and the enhancement of Information and Communications Technology. During his tenure, he also reduced the housing deficit by half and launched the most ambitious infrastructure plan in Colombia's history.
Due to his tenacity and determination to achieve peace and reconciliation in Colombia, in 2016 the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded him "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end".
In his lectures, President Santos shares his reflections on the challenges of leadership, showing the elements that allowed him to change Colombia's history, making the impossible possible, by putting an end to a conflict of more than 50 years. Recognizing himself as a dreamer –as opposed to the hatred speeches and the exclusion that conquers frightened hearts– he delivers a message of UNITY... because our land is a single one and it is called THE WORLD; and our race is a single one and it is called HUMANITY. His message is undoubtedly inspiring and refreshing, particularly in a convulsive and polarized world such as the one we are living.
President Santos is married to Mrs. María Clemencia Rodríguez, with whom he has three children: Martín, María Antonia and Esteban.
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A: Yes, you can use:
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It's the same binding used for the organize imports, but if some text is selected it'll sort the text (and if no text is selected it'll organize imports and try to add new imports for unresolved tokens).