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Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name  (), a shortened form of  (), meaning "YHWH is gracious".

The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around 400 BCE. It became the most popular Christian given name
in reference to either John the Apostle or John the Baptist.

Adaptations

The Hebrew name was adopted as  (Iōánnēs) in Biblical Greek as the name of both John the Baptist and John the Apostle.

In the Latin Vulgate this was originally adopted as Iohannes (or Johannes – in Latin, J is the same letter as I).
The presence of an h, not found in the Greek adaptation, shows awareness of the Hebrew origin. Later editions of the Vulgate, such as the Clementine Vulgate, have Ioannes, however.

The anglicized form  John makes its appearance in Middle English, from the mid-12th century, as a direct adaptation from Medieval Latin Johannes,
the Old French being Jean.
The feminine form Joanna is also biblical, recorded in the form  as the name of
Joanna, wife of Chuza.

The form Johanan, even closer to the Hebrew original than Latin Johannes, is customarily used in English-language translations of the Hebrew Bible  (as opposed to John being used in English translations of the New Testament), in a tradition going back to Wycliffe's Bible, which uses John when translating from the Greek (e.g. of John the Baptist in Mark 1:4), but Johannan when translating from the Hebrew (as in Jeremiah 40:8).

People of that name

In the Old Testament (c. 7th – 1st century BCE)

 Johanan, son of King Josiah of Judah (7th century BCE)
 Johanan, son of Kareah, mentioned as a leader of the army who led the remnant of the population of the Kingdom of Judah to Egypt for safety after the Babylonian dismantling of the kingdom in 586 BC and the subsequent assassination of Gedaliah, the Babylon-appointed Jewish governor.
 Johanan ben Joiada, a high priest mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah who is fourth in the line of high priests after Joshua the High Priest, who returned from the Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel

 Johanan, Father of Mattathias
 John Gaddi, oldest of the sons of Mattathias, and brother of Judas Maccabeus, one of the leaders of the revolt of the Maccabees in the 2nd century BC.
 John Hyrcanus, Hasmonean (Maccabean) leader and Jewish high priest of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until his death in 104 BCE).

Roman era (c. 1st century BC – 4th century AD)

 John Hyrcanus II (1st century BCE), a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, High Priest, King, and ethnarch of Judea.
 John the Baptist (late 1st century BC – c. AD 30), a Jewish itinerant preacher and later Christian saint.
 John of Giscala, 1st century CE leader of the Jewish revolt against the Romans in the First Jewish-Roman War.
 Jehohanan, a man put to death by crucifixion in the 1st century CE, whose ossuary was found in 1968 in northern East Jerusalem
 John the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and possible author of the Johannine works.
 Other possible authors of the Johannine works: John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, John the Presbyter.

Rabbinic sages

 Johanan ben Bag-Bag, one of the tannaim (rabbinic sages), who is mentioned several times in the Talmud.
 Johanan ben Baroka, second and third generation Jewish Tanna sage (2nd century).
 Johanan ben Torta, rabbi of the early 2nd century (third generation of tannaim).
 Johanan HaSandlar (c. 200–c. 300), one of the tannaim, whose teachings are quoted in the core text of Rabbinical Judaism, the Mishnah
 Johanan bar Nappaha (died c. 279), a rabbi in the early era of the Talmud, better known simply as "Rabbi Yohanan"
 Johanan ben Nuri, one of the tannaim of the 1st and 2nd centuries, frequently cited in the Mishnah
 Johanan ben Zakai (c. 30–90), one of the tannaim, widely regarded as one of the most important Jewish figures in the era of the Second Temple and a primary contributor to the Mishnah

Middle ages (4th century – 15th century)

 Yohanan, ancestor of the Banu Qaynuqa.
 Johanan Luria, fifteenth century talmudist.

Modern period

 Yochanan Afek (born 1952), Israeli chess player
 Yohanan Aharoni (1919–1976), Israeli archaeologist and historical geographer
 Yohanan Alemanno (c. 1435–after 1504), Italian Jewish humanist philosopher and exegete
 Yohanan Bader (1901–1994), Revisionist Zionist leader and Israeli politician
 Yohanan Cohen (1917–2013), Israeli former politician and diplomat
 Yohanan Danino (born 1959), chief of the Israel Police
 Yohanan Friedmann (born 1936), Israeli scholar of Islamic studies
 Yohanan Levi (1901–1945), Hebrew linguist and historian
 Yohanan Moyal (born 1965), Israeli Olympic gymnast
 Yochanan Muffs (1932–2009), American–Jewish professor of the Bible and religion
 Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern (born 1962), American historian, philologist and essayist
 Yohanan Plesner (born 1972), Israeli politician
 Yohanan Simon (1905–1976), Israeli painter
 Yochanan Sofer (born 1923–2016), Rebbe (leader) of the Erlau Hasidic dynasty
 Yochanan Vollach (born 1945), Israeli former footballer and businessman

See also

 Jose ben Jochanan, Nasi (president) of the Sanhedrin in the 2nd century BCE
 Yohannan

References

Hebrew masculine given names
Theophoric names


Very fun poker night yesterday. I missed our last session, so it was great to see everybody and get back into it. After a few hours of playing very well and being up quite a bit for the night, I had a wonderful hand and totally misplayed it, and it was downhill from there. Oy, I lost 16 bucks in the end. What are the odds of that?


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Brand stories aren't marketing materials. They aren't ads, and they're not sales pitches. Brand stories need to be told using the brand persona and also the writer's personality on center stage. Dull stories won't appeal to and retain readers, but stories filled with character can.
Add a beginning, center, and end.
Fiction stories consume a structure which includes a beginning, a middle, as well as an end. Your brand stories need to follow a related structure. At first, you have to open strong as well as establish your story setting and also the characters. The middle should setup your primary character's problem and present clashes that get in his or her (or its) way before she or he (or it) will find resolution ultimately. This is the character's story arc, and also you have to take your reader along for that ride. If they benefit from the ride, they'll stick around, tell others about it, and come back repeatedly.
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The value of video lies in its capability to convey a lot, succinctly, that is essential in a digital age in which the human interest span is roughly 8 seconds. To be able to maximize its impact, all you need to do is make sure your video content is completely interesting and tailored to your target audience's requirements and pursuits.
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Don't provides it all away.
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As with every brand building initiatives, your goal is always to surround your customers with brand activities (including stories), for them to self-select the way they want to communicate with your brand. Allow them to have multiple approaches to enjoy your brand story, and you will find yourself moving nearer to achieving your own brand marketing objectives.


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Durbin Announces Illinois to Receive $22 Million for School Improvement
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the State of Illinois will receive $22,060,358 in funding through the Department of Education's School Improvement Grant program. A total of more than $85 million was awarded to five states that are continuing efforts to turn around their persistently lowest-achieving schools. "We must ensure that each and every child has the opportunity to learn and thrive no matter where they live and no matter what school they att… Continue Reading
Durbin Applauds Senate Passage of Ukraine Aid Bill
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the Senate's 98 to 2 vote to approve a bill that would send aid to Ukraine and place more sanctions on Russia for its acts of aggression in Crimea. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a similar bill today and the legislation is expected to be sent to the President shortly for his signature. "The United States took a serious step forward today to show the people of Ukraine that we stand with them as they work toward a mo… Continue Reading
Durbin Commends House Members for Joining Effort to Protect Children from E-Cigarettes
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today commended six members of the House of Representatives, including U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), for introducing the Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act to prohibit the marketing of e-cigarettes to children and teens. Durbin joined U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introducing a companion measure in th… Continue Reading
Durbin Statement Following Senate Hearing on Student Loans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today submitted a statement for a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on the federal student loan program and the growing student loan debt crisis which has, for the first time in history, surpassed the total amount of credit card debt in America. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, this growing pile of debt threatens current and future economic growth. Before 2009, young people with stude… Continue Reading
Durbin, Kirk Ask for Meeting with BP Following Oil Spill in Lake Michigan
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today asked for a meeting with BP after oil from BP's Whiting refinery in Indiana spilled into Lake Michigan earlier this week. Specifically, the Illinois members asked for a report about the cause of the spill, an analysis of the impact of the Whiting Refinery's production increase on Lake Michigan and information on what is being done to prevent future spills. "Any unanticipated spill is cause for concern, but give… Continue Reading
Durbin to Introduce Legislation to Coordinate Oversight of For-Profit Colleges
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In a speech on the floor of the Senate today, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that, next week, he will be joining with U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, to introduce legislation that will ensure that federal agencies are working together to oversee the for-profit college industry. According to Durbin, for-profit colleges are part of the problem when it comes to the growing student loan de… Continue Reading
Durbin and Silicon Valley Leaders Meet to Discuss Support for American Innovation & Discovery
[WASHINGTON, DC] Today, Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin met with members of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, including Mountain View, California Mayor Chris Clark, to discuss efforts to maintain America's global leadership and economic competitiveness through scientific research. Earlier this month, Durbin introduced the American Cures Act, which would support the future of scientific research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Depart… Continue Reading
Durbin, Kirk Statement on BP Whiting Refinery Oil Spill into Lake Michigan
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) today released the following statement after learning that an unknown amount of oil from BP's Whiting refinery in Indiana spilled into Lake Michigan. Earlier today, Durbin spoke with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy and EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman about the spill. "We cannot be too careful when it comes to protecting the health and safety of Lake Michigan which … Continue Reading
Senators: FDA Must Regulate E-Cigarettes and Other Nicotine Delivery Products
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In light of mounting evidence that the emerging market of new nicotine delivery products poses serious public health and consumer protection issues, six U.S. Senators today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to move quickly to regulate the rapidly evolving market of e-cigarettes and other nicotine products saying: "It's time for the FDA to stop the sale of these candy-flavored poisons to our children." U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Ba… Continue Reading
Gen. Mark Welsh Visits Scott Air Force Base
[SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE] - U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh today visited Scott Air Force Base with members of Illinois' Congressional Delegation to discuss Scott's importance to our nation's military and meet with leaders of the surrounding community to hear about the strong local support for the base. Gen. Welsh agreed to visit Scott at the invitation of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), who chairs the Senate appropriations subcommittee that oversees discretionary spending for our n… Continue Reading
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for International Monitors in Ukraine
Washington, D.C. - A bipartisan group of Senators, led by Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), today sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, urging the international body to immediately deploy civilian monitors to eastern and southern Ukraine as the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Barrasso (R-WY), Jeff Flake (R… Continue Reading
Durbin, Foster Applaud Opening of Argonne Energy Sciences Building
[ARGONNE] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-IL-11) today attended the dedication ceremony for Argonne National Laboratory's new Energy Sciences Building. Construction on the $95 million building was funded through the U.S. Department of Energy's Science Laboratories Infrastructure Program. The facility is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold building. "With its caliber of work, quality of people and boldness of mission, Argonne … Continue Reading
Durbin to CIA: Respect Separation of Powers and Declassify Torture Report
Washington, D.C. - In a strongly worded letter to CIA Director John Brennan, Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the CIA to support declassifying a report on its controversial detention and interrogation program. Durbin's letter follows the highly questionable and possibly unconstitutional search of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence computers by the CIA which was revealed this week. "I write to express my grave concerns about the CIA's actions with respect to t… Continue Reading
Durbin, Quinn, Emanuel Announce More Than $128 Million in HUD Disaster Recovery Funding for Chicago Area
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) has awarded a total of $128,300,000 in funding through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program to communities in the Chicago area for recovery efforts following severe storms and flooding that began on April 18, 2013. This funding was made available through the FY2013 Sandy Supplementa… Continue Reading
Durbin Travels to Ukraine
[Washington, D.C.] - Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) is on two-day trip to Ukraine where he will hold high-level meetings on regional political dynamics and security issues. The delegation, led by Senator Durbin and Senator John McCain (R-AZ), will also include Senators Murphy (D-CT), Flake (R-AZ), Whitehouse (D-RI), Barrasso (R-WY), Hoeven (R-ND) and Johnson (R-WI). Durbin will travel to Kiev, for meetings with the interim Ukrainian government, including Acting President Turchyn… Continue Reading
Senate Confirms Chicagoan Bruce Heyman As New U.S. Ambassador to Canada
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statements today after the Senate confirmed Bruce Heyman of Chicago, Illinois to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Canada. The Senate unanimously approved his nomination. "I was proud to support Bruce Heyman's confirmation to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Canada, and I am pleased that my colleagues in the Senate unanimously agree." "Bruce's broad experience in international business and global affairs will prepare h… Continue Reading
Durbin Meets With Springfield and Sangamon County Officials to Discuss Regional Priorities
[WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with members of the Springfield and Sangamon County Community Partnership to discuss local priorities including economic development and transportation improvements. A photo of today's meeting is available here. "I want to thank the Springfield and Sangamon County Community Partnership for their work to improve the community around them and spur local job creation," Durbin said. "I will continue to look for opportunities in Washingt… Continue Reading
Durbin Introduces the American Cures Act
[WASHINGTON, DC] With a decline in federal biomedical research threatening our standing as a leader in discovery and innovation and our global competitiveness, Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the American Cures Act, to support the future of research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Department of Defense Health Program (DHP), and the Veterans Medical & Prosthetics Research Program. "In the last two centuri… Continue Reading
Durbin Introduces The America Cures Act
[WASHINGTON, DC] With a decline in federal biomedical research threatening our standing as a leader in discovery and innovation and our global competitiveness, Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the American Cures Act, to support the future of research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Department of Defense Health Program (DHP), and the Veterans Medical & Prosthetics Research Program. "In the last two centuries,… Continue Reading
In Letter to President Obama, Durbin, Five Other Senators, Urge Administration to Finalize Regulations for Tobacco Products
[WASHINGTON, DC] - In a letter to President Obama, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) - joined by U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) - urged the Administration to review and finalize regulations for tobacco products, which may include e-cigarettes and e-hookahs, without further delay. By Executive Order, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has 90 days to complete review of regu… Continue Reading

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This resource could use some basic instructions/commands. Editing is open to all Level 2 users, please contribute if you use Core.
The basic design is a modular concept to deal with classes as individuals yet still pulling all the shared functions from one spot.
Since Core's inception, it has been used for single class play to 30+ boxed raids. Extensive controls for zones, healing, burning, debuffing, tanking, loot management, and lots more. (sounds like a bad meds commercial.) there is also an in-depth HUD that will tell you exactly how you can expect the class/macro to react.
There are no Active hacks in this script. It complies with requests set forth by the MacroQuest2 Authors/Mods.
P.S. Core is currently in a beta state as I rewrite it to be SQLite/DanNet back ended. If you have questions or concerns with the current INI release, feel free to ask in the Discord channel. I'm happy to answer any questions, but all current development is focused on the new design.


Church of the Holy Trinity, Moscow.
Kitay-gorod, earlier also known as Great Posad, is a business district within Moscow, Russia, encircled by mostly reconstructed medieval walls. It is separated from the Moscow Kremlin by Red Square. It does not constitute a district, as there are no resident voters, thus, municipal elections are not possible. Rather, the territory is managed directly by Central Administrative Okrug authorities.


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Q: pickle files dumped from fbprophet trained models in linux environment are larger than windows I am using python 3.6 in both windows & Linux environments. I could not run the prophet model on Linux with pystan 2.18.1.0 on Linux but I can only run it on windows with that version. I am saving the trained model to Pickle files. Can anyone help me answer why the pickle file sizes are 10.x larger in Linux than windows?. I thought it might be a compiler issue and upgraded my GCC compiler on Linux server but still not cracked.
Environment details:
Windows:
pystan 2.18.1.0
python3.6
fbprophet 0.6
Linux:
pystan 2.19.1.1
python3.6
fbprophet 0.6

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This full day excursion will take you to the center of the Alps, the idyllic Bernese Oberland. Located at the foot of the most impressive alpine mountain panorama, Kleine Scheidegg is a mountain pass that offers breathtaking views of the world famous triple peaks of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
Embark on a scenic coach journey through splendid countryside to Interlaken, the heart of the magnificent Jungfrau region. You will have a break in Interlaken, which is a unique city situated between two lakes. After the break you'll continue to the famous mountain resort Grindelwald to board the cogwheel train for a spectacular ride to Kleine Scheidegg.
Admire the fascinating Eiger North Face and enjoy the extraordinary alpine environment to the full during your 3-hour stay at Kleine Scheidegg. The place is a starting point for many beautiful hikes such as the Jungfrau Eiger Walk. Enjoy the stunning views of the rock and ice masses of the Eiger Glacier and the famous triple peaks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
You can try regional alpine dishes in various restaurants during your visit. In the afternoon, meet your guide for the descent by train. Before reaching Lauterbrunnen, you'll pass the car-free holiday resort Wengen known for top events such as the Lauberhorn Races and Jungfrau Marathon. Start your return journey in the evening full of fond alpine memories.
The departure place, the Sihlquai Coach Terminal (Limmatstrasse 5), is located behind the train station next to the hotel Walhalla. The meeting point is a white ticket office marked with "Best of Switzerland Tours" or "Tickets here" signs.


Discovery Notes Discovered on Western Kentucky University's campus from the base of a tree at College Heights. The Air temperature was 87F (30.5 C). The depth the soil was collected was at approximately 4cm. The moisture of the soil was dry, but not brittle. The date the soil sample was collected was 8/31/15. The soil sample was collected at about 3:00 pm.
Naming Notes This phage is named Flare16. The reason for this name is because the tail of the phage flares out at the end. The 16 comes from the age I was when I discovered this phage.
Lysogeny Notes This phage is a temperate bacteriophage, therefore the plaque morphology is turbid instead of clear.
after 24 hours of incubation at 37C compared to 48 hours of incubation at the same temperature.


An award winning consultant has jumped from a plane to raise money for a cancer charity.
Kelly Braich, of Watling Street in St Albans, teamed up with 49 of her colleagues to skydive in aid of Cancer Research at the UK Parachuting centre in Suffolk.
They have already managed to collect £27,000, which will go towards funding obesity awareness campaigns, but still hope to double those takings to £50,000 - if each participant can raise £1,000 each.
The 49-year-old Cambridge Weight Plan consultant said she was spurred on by her 50th birthday next year.
She said: "We were told the second biggest preventable cause of cancer is obesity, and when I found out that, I knew this was the one because we work in health and wellbeing and with people who are obese or high risk.
"At the skydive, everything goes though you, because you think 'what am I doing' and when I jumped and was freefalling, it was the most incredible feeling in my whole life.
She encouraged everyone to give skydiving a go, describing pushing out of her comfort zone as "emotional".
Kelly also recently won Regional Consultant of the Year at the annual Cambridge Weight Plan convention 2018, to recognise employees who help the most clients lose weight with exceptional customer service.
She was chosen as one of three regional winners from over 4,000 eligible people.
The award was announced on November 16 at the Telford International Centre.
Kelly moved to St Albans seven years ago and has been working as a Cambridge Weight Plan consultant ever since.
Cambridge Weight Plan is a company which provides personal diet help for overweight people.
Cancer Research UK fund scientists, doctors and nurses in the field and provide awareness information to the public.


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Q: Is it a good or a bad thing that a suite of quickcheck tests match the implementations? I'm trying to get started with Haskell's QuickCheck, and while I am familiar with the concepts behind the testing methodology, this is the first time I am trying to put it to use on a project that goes beyond testing stuff like reverse . reverse == id and that kind of thing. I want to know if it is useful to apply it to business logic (I think it very much could be).
So a couple of existing business logic type functions that I would like to test look like the following:
shouldDiscountProduct :: User -> Product -> Bool
shouldDiscountProduct user product =
  if M.isNothing (userDiscountCode user)
     then False
     else if (productDiscount product) then True
                                       else False

For this function I can write a QuickCheck spec like the following:
data ShouldDiscountProductParams
  = ShouldDiscountProductParams User Product

instance Show ShouldDiscountProductParams where
  show (ShouldDiscountProductParams u p) =
    "ShouldDiscountProductParams:\n\n" <>
    "- " <> show u <> "\n\n" <>
    "- " <> show p

instance Arbitrary ShouldDiscountProductParams where
  arbitrary = ShouldDiscountProductParams <$> arbitrary <*> arbitrary

shouldDiscountProduct :: Spec
shouldDiscountProduct = it behavior (property verify)
  where
    behavior =
      "when product elegible for discount\n"
      <> " and user has discount code"

    verify (ShouldDiscountProductParams p t) =
      subject p t `shouldBe` expectation p t

    subject =
      SUT.shouldDiscountProduct

    expectation User{..} Product{..} =
      case (userDiscountCode, productDiscount) of
        (Just _, Just _) -> True
        _ -> False

And what I end up with is a function expectation that verifies the current implementation of shouldDiscountProduct, just more elegantly. So now I have a test, I can refactor my original function. But my natural inclination would be to change it to the implementation in expectation:
shouldDiscountProduct User{..} Product{..} =
  case (userDiscountCode, productDiscount) of
    (Just _, Just _) -> True
    _ -> False

But this is fine right? If I want to change this function again in future I have the same function ready to verify my changes are appropriate and not inadvertently breaking something.
Or is this overkill / double bookkeeping? I suppose I have had ingrained into me from OOP testing that you should try and avoid mirroring the implementation details as much as possible, this literally couldn't be any further than that, it is the implementation!
I then think as I go through my project and add these kinds of tests, I am effectively going to be addding these tests, and then refactoring to the cleaner implementation I implement in the expectation assertion. Obviously this isn't going to be the case for more complex functions than these, but in the round I think will be the case.
What are people experiences with using property based testing for business logic-type functions? Are there any good resources out there for this kind of thing? I guess I just want to verify that I am using QC in an appropriate way, and its just my OOP past throwing doubts in my mind about this...

A: Basically the only times it makes sense for property checking to compare two implementations of the same function are when:

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*Both function are part of the API, and they should each implement a certain function. For example, we generally want liftEq (==) = (==). So we should test that liftEq for the type we're defining satisfies this property.

*One implementation is obviously correct, but inefficient, while another is efficient but not obviously correct. In this case, the test suite should define the obviously correct version and check the efficient version against it.
For typical "business logic", neither of these apply. There might, however, be some special cases where they do. For example, you could have two different functions you call under different circumstances that are supposed to agree under certain conditions.

A: I'm sorry to jump in a few months later, but as this question easily pops on Google I think it needs a better answer.
Ivan's answer is about unit tests while you are talking about property tests, so let's disregard it.
Dfeuer tells you when it's acceptable to mirror the implementation, but not what to do for your use case.
It's a common mistake with Property based tests (PBT) to rewrite the implementation code at first. But this is not what PBT are for. They exist to check properties of your function. Hey, don't worry, we all do this mistake the first few times we write PBT :D
A type of property you could check here is whether your function response is consistent with its input:
if SUT.shouldDiscountProduct p t
then isJust (userDiscountCode p) && isJust (productDiscount t)
else isNothing (userDiscountCode p) || isNothing (productDiscount t)

This one is subtle in your particular use case, but pay attention, we reversed the logic. Your test checks the input, and based on this, asserts on the output. My test checks on the output, and based on this, asserts on the input. In other use cases this could be much less symmetric. Most of the code can also be refactored, I let you this exercise ;)
But you may find other types of properties! E.g. invariance properties:
SUT.shouldDiscountProduct p{userDiscountCode = Nothing} t == False
SUT.shouldDiscountProduct p{productDiscount = Nothing} t == False

See what we did here? We fixed one part of the input (e.g. the user discount code is always empty) and we assert that no matter how everything else varies, the output is invariant (always false). Same goes for product discount.
One last example: you could use an analogous property to check your old code and your new code behave exactly the same:
shouldDiscountProduct user product =
  if M.isNothing (userDiscountCode user)
     then False
     else if (productDiscount product) then True
                                       else False

shouldDiscountProduct' user product
  | Just _ <- userDiscountCode user
  , Just _ <- productDiscount product
  = True
  | otherwise = False

SUT.shouldDiscountProduct p t = SUT.shouldDiscountProduct' p t

Which reads as "No matter the input, the rewritten function must always return the same value as the old function". This is so cool when refactoring!
I hope this helps you grasp the idea behind Property based tests: stop worrying so much about the value returned by your function, and start wondering about some behaviors your function has.
Note, PBT are not an enemy of unit tests, they actually fit well together. You could use 1 or 2 unit tests if it makes you feel safer about actual values, then write Property test(s) to assert your function has some behaviors, no matter the input.

A: No, it's not a good thing because you're effectively comparing the results of code with results of the same code.
To resolve this chicken-and-egg problem, tests are built on these principles:

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*Tests feed predefined inputs and check for predefined outputs. Nothing "random". All sources of randomness are considered additional inputs and mocked or otherwise forced to produce specific values.

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*Sometimes, a compromise is possible: you leave a random source alone and check the output not for exact value but just for "correctness" (e.g. that it has a specific format). But then you're not testing the logic that is responsible for the parts that you don't check (though you may not need to, see below).

*The only way to test a function completely is to exhastively try all possible inputs

*Since this is almost always impossible, only a few "representative" ones are selected

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*And an assumption about the code is made that it handles all other possible inputs the same way

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*This is why test coverage metric is important: it will tell you when a code has changed in such a way that this assumption no longer holds

To select the optimal "representative" input, follow the function's interface.

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*If there are some ranges in input data that trigger different behavior, edge values are usually the most useful

*Outputs are checked against the interface's promises

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*Sometimes, the interface doesn't promise a specific value for given inputs, variations are considered implementation details. Then you test not for a specific values but only what the interface guarantees.

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*Testing implementation details is only useful if other components rely on them -- then they are not really implementation details but parts of a separate, private interface.


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This intrinsic inserts an SSUB8 instruction into the instruction stream generated by the compiler.
It enables you to perform four 8-bit signed integer subtractions.
The GE bits in the APSR are set according to the results.
holds the second four 8-bit operands of each subtraction.
The subtraction of the first byte in the second operand from the first byte in the first operand, in the first bytes of the return value.
The subtraction of the second byte in the second operand from the second byte in the first operand, in the second byte of the return value.
The subtraction of the third byte in the second operand from the third byte in the first operand, in the third byte of the return value.
The subtraction of the fourth byte in the second operand from the fourth byte in the first operand, in the fourth byte of the return value.
If res[8:0] ≥ 0 then APSR.GE = 1 else 0.
If res[15:8] ≥ 0 then APSR.GE = 1 else 0.
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Tom Hahn is a successful entrepreneur, financier, and real estate operator with nearly 30 years of capital markets and real estate investing experience, including the active management of over five-dozen LLCs with holdings that consist of a neighborhood shopping centers, office and flex space, single-tenant retail properties, multi-family properties, and single family residential investment properties throughout the Midwest, Mid Atlantic and the Southeast. Tom founded PGP in 2015 primarily as a way to work with many friends, investors, and partners who were interested in building a diversified real estate portfolio with a goal of achieving strong cash flow and long-term equity growth.
Prior to starting PGP, Tom co-founded Chapel Hill Brokers, an energy derivatives firm that was acquired by ICAP Energy, LLC, the world's largest energy derivatives firm. He played a leadership role in many strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategy decisions for the firm while also managing the US power derivatives businesses. He spent his early career on Wall Street as an oil derivatives traders at a private fund and two different global investment banks. Tom is an expert in acquisitions and dispositions, deal structuring, negotiation, management, finance, and investor relations. As a long-term participant in the real estate and capital markets, he has navigated a variety of economic cycles and interest rate environments, including the "great recession" of 2008.
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Following the bombing of the Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan by American forces in October of 2015, the seventeen poems by Mayne Island's Julie Emerson for Twenty-Seven Stings (New Star $18) were published on November 11, 2015. Her suite illuminates various aspects of warfare, including the rules of warfare; the roles of women as pawns or inspirations; battles, and the use of poisons and bees as weapons, as she examines military strategies that have generated wars from the sixth-century BCE China to Alexander the Great to American drone warfare. Twenty-Seven Stings is illustrated by Roxanna Bikadoroff.
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Human Rights, Pakistan
10 Facts About Human Rights in Pakistan
Pakistan, cushioned between India and Afghanistan, is home to more than 212 million people and is the sixth most populous country in the world. Each one of these people living in Pakistan should be given basic human rights no matter their ethnic origin, color, gender, religion or any other reason.
Even if human rights should be granted to everyone, not everyone is given the same rights as the other in some countries around the world. There is much to know how each human is treated or could be treated in the country of Pakistan. Here are 10 facts on human rights in Pakistan.
10 Facts On Human Rights in Pakistan
Attacks on civil society. A civil society is a community of citizens linked by common interests, and in Pakistan some aspects of civil society are under attack. For instance, an attack on a school killing 140 people, mostly children, made those among the positive civil society in Pakistan protest against the government for supporting the "good" Taliban. When these protests arose, so did the safety concerns of Pakistan's civil society. These people were attacked with laws and organizations put against them.
Freedom of religion. In 2017, there were at least 19 people on death row under blasphemy charges, many of whom were members of religious minorities in Pakistan. This situation, combined with many others, has put Pakistan at a severe level of 'violations of religious freedom' — religious minorities and atheists are at a higher risk than ever before.
Children's rights. Child marriage is a major concern in Pakistan, with 21 percent of girls under the age of 18 already married. Along with child marriages, lack of education also heavily impacts children in Pakistan. There have been many attacks on the school, and children are frequently used in suicide bombings. Unfortunately, roughly five million children are not able to attend school in Pakistan.
Women's rights. Many women in Pakistan face rape, acid attacks, domestic violence and "honor" killings. It is estimated that there are about 1,000 "honor" killings a year on Pakistani women. If a woman is accused of adultery, fornication or an immoral behavior that violates societal and religious norms, she is then subjected to an "honor" killing.
Refugees. Pakistan is host to the largest refugee population in the world. According to UNHCR, there are more than 1.45 million refugees in Pakistan, many of whom are from Afghanistan. In many areas, the Pakistani police have extorted money from registered and undocumented refugees from Afghanistan. Between January to August in 2017, up to 82,019 Afghan refugees returned or were deported back to Afghanistan.
Terrorism. Many security forces in Pakistan are linked to terrorist intentions. Many times when suspects were to be charged, there were serious violations regarding torture and secret detention centers. Many of those who are detained were activists and human rights defenders.
Forced Disappearances. Many minority groups are under attack in Pakistan, and forced disappearances can occur. In 2017, the government received 868 new cases of forced disappearances, a figure which is more than the previous two years. The government was able to locate 555 of those who had disappeared, but there are still 313 people missing.
Freedom of expression. Many journalists, bloggers and social media users have been attacked in relation with Pakistan. For instance, there were five bloggers whose comments online led to forced disappearances. Four of the five bloggers were later released, but two of them said that they were tortured while in custody. The fifth blogger has still not been unfound.
Human rights defenders. Whether lawyers, bloggers, journalists or activists, voices of truth are often subjected to harassment, threats and forms of violence. In 2016, the Pakistani government argued that human rights defenders did not warrant special legal status and the protection of human rights defenders was a conspiracy by western countries to interfere in domestic affairs in developing countries.
A glimpse at progress. It may seem that human rights in Pakistan is lacking, but there have been some instances of progress over the years. In Punjab, Pakistani authorities are now accepting marriage licenses in the Sikh community, giving union protections under the law. Another progression in human rights for Pakistan is restoring section 7 of the Christian Divorce Act. In this section, Christians who wish to divorce can do so civilly without the threat of false accusations of adultery. Despite the many downfalls on human rights for women, there was an increase of 3.8 million women able to vote in the most recent election compared to 2013.
Postive Push
While there may be progress budding in regard to human rights in Pakistan, the road to completely improved human rights will be long and difficult. If those pushing for their rights are heard and supported, the return of basic human rights and safety can return to Pakistan.
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Dublin, Sept. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The "Nanobiotechnology Applications, Markets and Companies" report from Jain PharmaBiotech has been added to Research and Markets' offering.
The report starts with an introduction to various techniques and materials that are relevant to nanobiotechnology. It includes some of the physical forms of energy such as nanolasers. Some of the technologies are scaling down such as microfluidics to nanofluidic biochips and others are constructions from bottom up. Application in life sciences research, particularly at the cell level sets the stage for role of nanobiotechnology in healthcare in subsequent chapters.
An increasing use of nanobiotechnology by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries is anticipated. Nanotechnology will be applied at all stages of drug development – from formulations for optimal delivery to diagnostic applications in clinical trials. Many of the assays based on nanobiotechnology will enable high-throughput screening. Some of nanostructures such as fullerenes are themselves drug candidates as they allow precise grafting of active chemical groups in three-dimensional orientations. The most important pharmaceutical applications are in drug delivery. Apart from offering a solution to solubility problems, nanobiotechnology provides and intracellular delivery possibilities. Skin penetration is improved in transdermal drug delivery. A particularly effective application is as nonviral gene therapy vectors. Nanotechnology has the potential to provide controlled release devices with autonomous operation guided by the needs.
Nanomedicine is now within the realm of reality starting with nanodiagnostics and drug delivery facilitated by nanobiotechnology. Miniature devices such as nanorobots could carry out integrated diagnosis and therapy by refined and minimally invasive procedures, nanosurgery, as an alternative to crude surgery. Applications of nanobiotechnology are described according to various therapeutic systems. Nanotechnology will markedly improve the implants and tissue engineering approaches as well. Of the over 1,000 clinical trials of nanomedicines, approximately 100 are selected and tabulated in major therapeutic areas. Other applications such as for management of biological warfare injuries and poisoning are included. Contribution of nanobiotechnology to nutrition and public health such as supply of purified water are also included.
Future nanobiotechnology markets are calculated on the basis of the background markets in the areas of application and the share of this market by new technologies and state of development at any given year in the future. This is based on a comprehensive and thorough review of the current status of nanobiotechnology, research work in progress and anticipated progress. There is definite indication of large growth of the market but it will be uneven and cannot be plotted as a steady growth curve. Marketing estimates are given according to areas of application, technologies and geographical distribution starting with 2016. The largest expansion is expected between the years 2021 and 2026.
Profiles of 252 companies, out of over 500 involved in this area, are included in the last chapter along with their 183 collaborations.The report is supplemented with 51 Tables, 31 figures and 800 references to the literature.


Many people wonder exactly what happens when they actually win some money from betting on the lottery online. Does Lottoland guarantee to pay out jackpots? Has anyone ever won? How can I withdraw my cash? Do I have to pick it up in person? Especially for our customers and all fans of online lotteries, we have prepared a special guide that explains step-by-step how to make a withdrawal. Here you will find all the information you need to withdraw your cash.
Imagine that you manage to score that elusive lottery jackpot win from betting with Lottoland. How will you know you've won? Well, immediately after the announcement of the draw results, you will receive a notification by e-mail from us letting you know that you have won some money. Once the draw results are confirmed and the payouts finalised, any winnings will be automatically credited to your Lottoland account and you will be notified by e-mail again.
After the first feelings of euphoria, you may feel a little doubt as to whether this is all correct and you have actually won. The best way to set your mind at ease is to check your Lottoland account to confirm that the money has been credited to your account. Would you like to know how to quickly check if you have won with Lottoland? It's easy!
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So now you know for sure that you have won, but how do you get your money? Here are step-by-step instructions which will show you just how easy it is to withdraw your winnings. Beneath the infographic we go into a little more detail on each step.
How do I Withdraw from Lottoland?
All winnings will be credited directly to your Lottoland account, as previously mentioned. If you were lucky enought to hit the jackpot or get another very big win from a lottery bet or scratchcard, we will contact you by phone. After passing on our congratulations, we will then ask you how you want to redeem your lottery win or if you even want to drop by to our offices to visit us personally. In Lottoland, however, we respect your right to privacy. This means that if you want to remain anonymous we will support your right to do so.
Once your winnings have been credited to your Lottoland account, you can decide if and when you want to have the money paid out to your bank account. To initiate a withdrawal simply add a withdrawal account, verify your Lottoland account (if you have not done so already), and request for your money to be paid out. The money will then show up in your bank account within a few business days.
After successfully verifying your Lottoland account, and once you have requested the withdrawal, you will receive a payment confirmation notification. We will then transfer your prize to the specified bank account or credit card. Please note that international transfers can often take 4-7 business days before the recipient receives the prize. If you pay with a credit card, this can slow down the process and it can then take up to 15 bank business days for the money to hit your card.
As promised we will now go through the process step by step just to make sure that you will be crystal clear as to how to withdraw your cash.
Let's start with simply accessing your Lottoland account. As usual, you'll find the "Login" option at the top right corner of the Lottoland site. There you simply enter your registered e-mail address and your password, and then you can start with the process of getting your lotto payout.
To ensure the secure payment of all winnings, whether in the lottery or in any other products offered by us, your identity must first be confirmed. This is one of the conditions of our license whose terms were established by the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner. Our customers must be able to identify themselves to make sure they are of legal age. Also, it is an additional safeguard to make sure that money is sent to the right person.
In order to verify the authenticity of the data provided by the customer, we therefore require a copy of a valid photo ID (identity card, driver's license or passport). Feel free to upload a colour copy of the front and back of your document directly under "My Payments" by clicking "Deposit funds". A new window will open and you can upload the required documents as a file.
Once your Lottoland account has been successfully verified, you can initiate the payout of your money. For this you need to link a withdrawal account to your Lottoland account. If you used a debit/credit card to deposit, it will automatically be added as your payout option. The payout of your money in this case will be made to the bank account linked to the credit card. You are able to withdraw your winnings back to the registered Bank Card by signing into your account and choosing 'My Transactions' from the drop down menu. Simply choose the amount you wish to withdraw and then press the withdraw button.
Alternatively, to return winnings to your bank account please complete the payout section in My Transactions.
2) SWIFT/BIC details - This is your Bank Identifier Code.
3) IBAN details - This is your International Bank Account Number.
Please note that the owner of the Lottoland account must also be the holder of the bank account to which the prize is to be transferred. Furthermore, the corresponding bank account must be set up in the country where the account-holder lives. This guarantees that profits will be credited to the correct bank account and is also a money laundering prevention measure.
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1. Choose your payout account.
2. Enter the desired payout amount.
3. Click on the green button to withdraw your funds.
As soon as you click on the Withdraw button and the payment has been successfully applied for, you will receive a confirmation notification which will appear in a separate window. In addition, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to your registered e-mail address. All you have to do now is wait for the money to be transferred and credited to your bank account, which can take up to 7 working days.
Look Forward to Using Your Money!
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How Can Lottoland Pay the Major Jackpots?
This is one of the most common questions that we get asked here at Lottoland. Hardly a surprise since, after all, nobody wants to finally see their numbers come up and then find out that their jackpot has disappeared.
For this reason, we want to assure you that Lottoland 100% guarantees a payout of all winnings, even enormous jackpots that exceed several hundred million pounds. With the receipt of our license from the Gibraltar Gambling Authority, the financial strength and reliability of Lottoland were confirmed.
Lottoland is a state-licensed online lottery operator governed by the Gibraltar Gambling Commission and regulated under the Gambling Act of 2005. We also have licenses granted by the respective gaming commissions in Ireland, Great Britain and Northern Australia. These oblige us to adhere to strict regulations aimed at protecting our customers.
In order to guarantee the payout of all jackpots and lottery winnings offered on our website, we cooperate with leading insurance companies. Lottery bet-slips issued by Lottoland are insured by external companies which pay out the prizes in the event of a major win. Smaller profits are paid by Lottoland from the proceeds of sales. This model has allowed us to pay out more than 200 million euros to 1.5 million winners (and counting!).
To show you where some of those payouts have gone, here is a look at our top ten lottery winning Lottolanders. As you can see, our record payout stands at an incredible €90 million, since our lucky Lottolander Christina had her record-breaking win.
Note that the lottery winnings figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Now that we have fully explained how lotto payouts work at Lottoland, hopefully you will feel confident enough to try a lottery bet on one of the many lotteries from around the world. Lottery jackpot wins come when you least expect them, and we may well be updating our top ten list in the very near future. With so many multi-million pound lotteries available to bet on at Lottoland, it won't be long before a new name makes our roll of honour. We welcomed our 7 millionth Lottolander earlier in the year, so it's only a matter of time before somebody strikes it lucky. Check out our selection of international lotteries and maybe your name will be appearing on future versions of this list!


The high school class of 2013 in Oregon had the worst on-time graduation rate in the country. The rates for the class of 2014 climbed slightly higher, to a "historic high" of 72 percent, as reported in the Oregonian. But still, it's a dismal rate and has Oregon public schools scraping at the bottom of the heap.
Moreover, the indications of improvement—from 69 percent in 2013 to 72 percent in 2014—are misleading; they are the result not of improvements, but of a change in the definition of what constitutes a high school graduate. Last year, Oregon widened the definition of "high school graduate" to include special education students earning modified diplomas and a niche of students who deferred graduation so that they could attend community college for free—1,800 students statewide. Both categories recognize important achievements by specific demographics, but without those modifications, graduation rates would have actually fallen in Oregon by nearly 1 percentage point to 68 percent.
These numbers should be alarming—and with the state legislature kicking off this week in Salem, lawmakers should be putting remedying high school graduation rates as priority number one. And so far, in rhetoric, they have. Four-term Gov. John Kitzhaber has pledged to have 100 percent graduation rates by 2025, and 80 percent receiving a degree from college—goals that sound wonderful, but in reality and in history have little to back them up.
In fact, much of the blame for the current dismal graduation rates rests squarely on the state lawmakers who over the past decade have done little to bolster Oregon's public school system. In fact, Kitzhaber was governor 15 years ago when funding was dramatically reduced for Oregon schools—a history that is relevant to remember because the students who did, and did not, graduate in 2013 and 2014 were in elementary school when those funding roll backs were occurring, and their middle and high school years have been marred by those funding reductions.
To hear promises of 100 percent graduate rates a decade from now rings somewhat hollow.
What's more, the legislature seems to be paying little attention to the larger content of the problem—that is, the socio-economic underpinnings to these numbers. The primary demographic to not graduate was not race or gender-based; instead, overall, 70 percent of those who did not graduate were from low-income families. Summit High and Mountain View, both of which draw from solidly middleclass neighborhoods, have strong on-time graduation rates (92 percent, 86 percent), while other schools in the same school district, but with students from poorer families have distinctly lower graduation rates—with La Pine Senior High right at the state average (72 percent), and Redmond High only graduating two out of three students (67 percent).
These trends—the division between the haves and have-nots—is consistent throughout Oregon. In Eugene, students not in the talented-and-gifted program only have a 62 percent graduation rate and low-income students in Salem graduate on-time 64 percent of the time.
Moreover, these numbers coupled with employment trends are indicative of a dangerously widening gap between who will enter the work force with potential for decent paying jobs, and who is more likely to remain poor. (Those without a high school diploma are three times as likely to be unemployed, and even employed, are likely to earn half the national average.) These trends will only continue to repeat themselves.
The graduation numbers released last week are a manifestation of a larger problem that the state legislature and Gov. Kitzhaber need to address immediately, and with concrete programs, not just promises.


The Middle Rhine, or Rhine gorge was formed by downwards erosion of the river. With its dense mysterious forested banks and cliff top castles it is the stuff of Wagnerian legend, and easy to imagine the Rhinemaidens playing in the water, and singing as they guard their gold. We cruised down the Rhine with Riviera Travel and visited some of the main towns en route.
The rivers of Europe are great trading thoroughfares, with a steady procession of barges motoring up and down stream. The Rhine is no longer a wild river; it's now restrained by embankments and with distance markers every 100 metres you're always reminded that it's controlled and tamed. But trade on the river hasn't always been so easy, and the Rhine gorge is where it's easy to see the evidence of a more colourful past.
The scenery on this part of the river is spectacular; at the bottom of a steep sided valley, thick with forest or precarious vineyards, there's a real feeling of being hemmed in. And every few miles, there's a picturesque castle perched high up on the side of the river, or on a small island in the middle.
Luckily, nowadays, we aren't required to pay tolls at each castle, but it's easy to see how in the past, controlling the river was a real position of power and source of wealth, wealth that's reflected in the small but prosperous looking towns dotted along the river.
Boppard lies on the upper middle Rhine, by the famous Bopparder Hamm bend in the river. A charming town to stop and wander.
Towards the northern end of the gorge lies the small town of Boppard. The river takes a giant meander here, turning through 180 degrees. The best place to appreciate this is to take the chairlift to the top of the hill on the outside of the bend where there's the Vierseenblick – "Four lake view"; so called because you can see four separate bodies of water between the hills. These are not actual lakes, though; they're all parts of the river itself.
The chairlift is the easier way up, but for those feeling fit it's a steep and fairly challenging walk. I love the way that the view slowly reveals itself as you get higher; we were convinced that we heard wild boar in the woods; it all felt very close to nature.
Boppard itself has some wonderful timber framed buildings, small squares, and is dominated by the spires of Saint Severus's Church.
Heidelberg is an attractive town, sitting on the Neckar river, most famous for its university established in the 14th century. For the best views take the funicular up to the castle.
Heidelberg isn't on the Rhine itself, but sits on the Neckar, a tributary. The Jane Austen didn't sail there; we were taken by a short coach ride from Mannheim. Heidelberg itself is small, and hemmed in by the surrounding hills, but has much of interest; the ancient university, two impressive churches, the baroque old town and glowering above the town, Heidelberg Castle. It's the perfect size for walking around, with the occasional stop for Kaffee und Kuchen: coffee and cake.
Koblenz is centred on Deutsches Eck (German Corner), where the Rhine and Moselle meet; a giant statue of Emperor William I on horseback dominates the headland. On the high ground on the opposite side of the river is Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, sitting on a spot that has been fortified for centuries; a reminder of frequent disputes over this part of Europe. The fortress can be accessed from Koblenz itself by cable car.
The Schängelbrunnen fountain, pictured above, represents the Rhineish characteristics of good humour and quick-wittedness. He spits at irregular intervals, so beware!
During advent, the dormer windows in the roof of the town hall facing Jesuitenplatz, so on the opposite side of the building to the fountain, are used for an advent calendar, one being opened daily until Christmas eve.
Koblenz was heavily bombed during the second world war, but has been sensitively rebuilt since, and retains much of it's charm and human scale; the only tall buildings are the church towers.
Mainz was the largest city we visited during our trip. It's just south of the Rhine Gorge, and is a major trading city, sitting where the Rhine and Main (which runs through Frankfurt) meet. Mainz's most famous son is Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of movable-type printing, and there's an interesting museum dedicated to him and the history of printing near the cathedral; it has a copy of his eponymously named bible.
Mainz is a city of fountains, with over one hundred dotted around. The oldest is the market fountain, in the market square near St. Martin's Cathedral. This renaissance fountain, with its three pillars celebrates the end of the Peasant's War in the early sixteenth century, carved to glorify the rulers of the city.
What I particularly noticed about Mainz, but it holds for much of the rest of the trip, is how different the architecture is to what I'm used to. Spending time surrounded by the baroque meant new delights to see in every town we visited.
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I love the architecture in those small towns, bring me closer to home!
Oh and the chairlift, such a great idea and what a view, must have been such a fun experience!
Thank you for sharing, beautiful photography as always, Helen.
Thanks Sylvia, I do like central Europe, so very different from the UK. The chairlift was great fun.
These pictures are spectacular! I love the architecture of Heidelberg. The town looks both: mysterious and charming, I would love to visit it.
Heidelberg was fantastic. I think the highlight of the trip.
There are so many pretty towns on the Rhine. I have been to Mainz but not the other places you visited, I am more familiar with the Mosel area which is also very picturesque.
It was such a lovely trip, I am completely sold on River cruising.
Europe is so very much more civilised that the poor old UK. What a very amazing trip to go on Helen. It all seems quite spectacular. It reminds me of living in Switzerland a bit, thought I was on the Rhone rather than the Rhine.
I'm not so sure about that, think about the elegance of Bath for example? I do love the navigable rivers however.
That is the exact kind of place that my wife and I want to live! The whole place looks so nice! Seriously jealous right now!
it is beautiful isn't it?
There is so much to see. I want to go everywhere!
There were some beautiful places to visit.
The chairlift was amazing, and also really quite odd to be one one without skis.
The chair lift was SUCH fun!
What stunning photos – such amazing architecture. Looks like a wonderful place to visit.
The buildings are wonderful to see, very different from The UK.
It was such a fab trip – we do like a good mosey round a town we've not been to before.
It was a wonderful visit, so much to see.
I do love central Europe.
One of my favourite things about Koblenz in summer is the sekt sorbet – actually a sekt float with the sorbet floating in a glass of sparkling wine.


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July 16, 2019, 12:46 AM UTC
Two of the big trends that will impact the largest Internet companies this year are increased scrutiny by U.S. regulators and reduced pressure over privacy.
These topics were among 10 trends that Mark Mahaney, managing director and lead Internet analyst at RBC Capital Markets, listed on Monday at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo. Generally speaking, all of these items may mean more revenue for tech companies.
In the next year or two, giant tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook will likely face new regulations and bigger fines from U.S. regulators, Mahaney said. That theory is already becoming a reality after the Federal Trade Commission last week hit Facebook with a $5 billion fine over its data practices.
While more penalties are expected, tech companies will likely be able to shrug off recent antitrust investigations by the Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission.
"What's not going to happen is a bust up of Big Tech," Mahaney said. "To unwind acquisitions from multi years ago, I think that's extremely unlikely."
Over the last few years, critics have attacked Google and Facebook for their data practices. But despite the louder calls by federal officials for tougher regulation, users appear to be less concerned about how companies handle their data, Mahaney said.
Nearly half of people, 49%, have made no adjustments to their use of tech, according to a monthly survey by RBC Capital Markets of up to 3,000 people. That percentage has been on the rise, mostly because people increasingly understand the tradeoff for free Internet services, Mahaney said.
"As we keep going through this cycle, we'll see fewer and fewer people concerned about privacy."
Finally, in a third trend, businesses like Instagram, Snapchat, and Pinterest, which traditionally made their money from ads, are becoming bigger players in e-commerce. In March, Instagram debuted Checkout, which makes it easier to make in-app purchases. Meanwhile, Pinterest has said it wanted to make its service more shoppable.
"You're going to see traditionally social media platforms … become truly disruptive e-commerce platforms."
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Cagliari were eliminated from Italy Cup last week, having lost in 1/8 to Atalanta. It was the second loss of the team in a row and both of them with the difference of two goals. The team's coach has a lot to analyze. The loss in the championship didn't affect the position in the table, as closest opponents committed some faults as well, so Cagliary are still the 13th.
Empoli are three points from the relegation zone. The team have four losses in a row, where they conceded 11 goals and scored just three. There will be an away match, so Empoli will lose points again, as they haven't won at away yet, having three draws and six draws.
Empoli won Cagliari at home in the first round, having scored two goals.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — After a 6-0 weekend individually while playing with two different partners to help the seventh-ranked Cal Poly beach volleyball team go 5-1 in Arizona last weekend, sophomore Tiadora Miric has been named this week's Coca-Cola Cal Poly Student-Athlete of the Week.
Miric, who played all six matches from the No. 1 pairing, went 3-0 with senior Crissy Jones on Friday and 3-0 with junior Emily Sonny on Saturday. Her wins over the weekend included No. 14 Arizona, No. 15 Grand Canyon, UAB, and Arizona State.
Individually, Miric has the most wins on the team so far this season at 19-4. She is 15-4 with Jones and 4-0 with Sonny.
The No. 7 Mustangs (18-7), who have won 15 of their last 17 matches, beat No. 15 Grand Canyon, UAB, and Arizona State as well as Mt. Sac College and Long Beach City College (which do not count toward any overall or pair records) and lost to No. 14 Arizona.
Cal Poly heads to Malibu this weekend for two matches on Saturday. The first will be against No. 5 Pepperdine for the second time this season at 10 a.m. The Mustangs fell to the Waves earlier this season 3-2. They will then take on No. 12 Cal at 11 a.m.


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Like a old phone dialer .
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I have tried like as follows
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A: You need to add this to your custom view methods
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This method will give you the canvas size then use

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A: Pass the point of rotation to rotate api:
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A: Instead of rotating the Canvas you can use
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Manuela Morano (Junín, 1988) es una nadadora argentina.
En octubre de 2003 el Club River Plate de Buenos Aires la incorporó a su equipo de natación. Ganó el premio a la mejor deportista del club en 2004 y 2005.

En 2005 la Subsecretaria de Deportes del Gobierno Local de Junín decidió becarla dados los resultados obtenidos a nivel nacional y sudamericano.

Fue campeona sudamericana juvenil y ganadora de la Copa Austral, múltiple campeona argentina en Primera Categoría, en el República, en el Interfederativo y en el Metropolitano. Además, hizo 28 récords nacionales.

El 11 de septiembre de 2006, la Subsecretaría de Deportes del Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires celebró en el Luna Park la entrega de los premios Jorge Newbery a los mejores 53 deportistas del año, y Manuela Morano obtuvo el correspondiente a natación.

Enlaces externos
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Nothing defines Mumbai like the sea. Ambitious new restaurants in the city, slated to come up in the next few months, are navigating uncharted territory as they plan tables on the sea.
Sitting in a cafe or a bar with a sea view has its charms. In Nice or Saint-Paul de Vence, or the dazzling Cote d'Azur in France, you can sip on your rose wine, slurp on the bouillabaisse, cut into roast chicken and be charmed by the same vistas that inspired Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall and others. Even in port towns, where the sea is not as azure and the artistic lineage not as pronounced, waterfront dining can be a therapeutic experience.
However, reverse the gaze, and look at some of the most iconic city skylines from the water -while poking into your souffle or jacket potatoes - and the experience can be even more compelling.
Mumbai's skyline may be as spectacular and glitzy as that of any maximum city by the sea but options to see it from the waters have been nonexistent till now. Surprisingly for such a bustling port city with such a long coastline, there has never been any on-sea dining option. That will change when a set of restaurants come up off the city's coast this year-end.
"All of Manhattan's most iconic photos are from the sea. Why should it not be the same for Mumbai, which is more spectacular and iconic than any other world city by the sea?" asks Shripriya Dalmia Thirani, a 37-year-old Delhiite in love with Mumbai's Arabian Sea charms.
Thirani, whose grandfather cofounded Dalmia Cement in the 1930s, has been in the business of films for the last few years as producer, exhibitor and distributor of Hindi, Tamil and Telugu movies. She was busy investing in theatres in the South and expanding the business - until she decided to indulge in her childhood fascination with the deep blue and give a shot to the idea of setting up restaurants on the sea.
Earlier this month, she won the bid for the much-touted, long-delayed plan by the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) to open up some of the city's historic waters to retail and entertainment. Thirani has won the contract for 15 years to have a ship with restaurants off Girgaum Chowpatty.
For now, the MbPT plans to open up the waterfront at three places, Girgaum Chowpatty, Gateway of India and the Ferry Wharf.
The overall plan includes, among other things, building a world-class cruise terminal, new waterway projects, a 500-room floating hotel to be anchored off the Raj Bhavan coast, threefour floating restaurants, a Ferris wheel on the lines of the London Eye, and marinas and jetties to promote intra-city water transport in Mumbai.
So, what's in store for the city's dining populace? A ship with two-three restaurants catering to different cuisines and price brackets on different decks is expected to come up by this year-end. According to MbPT's terms, the ship with floating restaurants will operate for eight months a year, and be allowed to move between Chowpatty and the Gateway of India. It will not function during the monsoon. Only dining is permitted, not overnight stay or casino activities.
A first-time restaurateur with no prior experience in the food business, Thirani says, "Frankly, it is not so much about the restaurant as it is about the sea for me. The sea is the DNA of Mumbai and everyone watches it from land. What I have always wanted was to see its spectacular skyline from the sea."
In many ways, the ebb and flow of restaurant business is as tricky as the tide.
How a first-time restaurateur helms such an ambitious project remains to be seen.
Thirani has "grand plans" - of tying up with the world's top restaurant chains and "gods of the kitchen". She is not associating with any Indian restaurant and will look at her own brand instead. The project is being financed by her. When the ship sets sail to the clink of wine glasses, we will exactly know its course.
Will Ministry of Crab claw in from Colombo?
The next few months are going to see much restaurateuring activity in the Bandra Kurla Complex, where 19 restaurants are slated to open in the next four months, including one by former Taj chef Hemant Oberoi. However, nothing is generating more excitement than the buzz about the Sri Lankan superbrand Ministry of Crab making its first appearance in India.
The restaurant in Colombo is housed in a 400-year-old former Dutch hospital and helmed by chef Dharshan Munidasa. A fixture on Asia's 50 Best lists, it celebrates the Sri Lankan crab.
For a while now, Munidasa has been planning to expand operations to India. While industry sources suggest that Ministry of Crab will come up in BKC, a spokesperson for Munidasa says: "While there are ongoing discussions, we have not yet signed up with any franchisee partner." Watch this space.
You may not have seen Narayan T Poojari at parties and on Page Three. But you will immediately recognise his restaurant brands: Mahesh Lunch Home and Shiv Sagar. Poojari, a majority partner in Mahesh Lunch Home, set up Shiv Sagar, serving vegetarian fast food, in 1990. That was just a decade after he landed in Mumbai from his village, Gujjady, in Karnataka. Now, the 49-year-old is set to launch an ambitious, upscale seafood restaurant.
Fish and Bait is set to open at the Bandra Kurla Complex in May. A mammoth 120-seater, with an expensive bar serving classic cocktails through the day as its highlight, the restaurant will serve seafood from across the country — bhetki from Kolkata, prawns from Chilika, meen curry from Alleppey.
"There will be the finest seasonal fish from around the country, plus fresh seafood flown in from around the world as well," says Poojari. The price: Rs 2,500 plus for two.
Is that not turning the Mahesh Lunch Home philosophy of dining for the masses on its head? "Seafood is expensive and we will be flying in fresh catch from all over," says Poojari. This will be the first such restaurant attempting to capture the variety and flavours of the entire Indian coastline. Watch your plates.


SEOUL -- Girl band TWICE broke its own record for the most watched music video in 24 hours of release with "Dance the Night Away" by garnering more than 20 million views on YouTube.
At 6:00 p.m. (0900GMT) Tuesday, 24 hours after the summer-themed song's release, TWICE's new music video was watched 20,387,875 times on YouTube, surpassing the group's earlier record of 12,576,820 views for "What is Love?"
"Dance the Night Away" is dominating the music charts of major South Korean online music services. TWICE spent a successful year in 2017, dominating the music charts at home with a string of hit songs such as "SIGNAL", "LIKEY" and "KNOCK KNOCK". They also dominated Japan's prestigious Oricon charts with the Japanese version of "TT" and "Candy Pop".


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