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DBSK Releases Promotional Video for Los Angeles "Catch Me" Concert
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K-pop fans in California will be able to catch legendary idol group Dong Bang Shin Ki for their "Catch Me Live World Tour" at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. The group released a promotional video for this concert through the official SMTOWN YouTube channel.
The video contains highlights from the "Catch Me Live World Tour" as an exciting preview for the fans. No doubt this professional duo will give an energetic and memorable showcase for their American fans. The concert will be held on July 5 at the Nokia theater from 8pm. Tickets have already opened but you can still grab them before it's too late here.

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We are pleased to inform you that on November 27th, 2018, the live broadcast of the popular Venezuela radio station, Caty Volcan (107.5 FM), was dedicated to the Edinarcoin cryptocurrency and its advantages! The interview of our leader in Latin America, Daniel Grosso, took place on the radio two hours after the large-scale Edinarcoin conference in Puerto de la Cruz, which managed to attract a large number of interested visitors, traders and investors!
In an interview, they discussed the most important news regarding our community, including the development of Edinarcoin in cities throughout Latin America, the possibility of increasing users' income thanks to the EDR mining operation and upcoming updates on our platform!
It is our pleasure to provide all Spanish speaking users with our photo gallery and interview video recording.
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Homes are expensive, and getting even more so every day. (Also, water is wet and the sky is blue!) Making an offer over asking price—sometimes by absurd amounts—has become a harrowing norm for today's buyers.
"We got a killer deal," they say. "Under list price."
But getting an awesome deal on a house isn't impossible, even in a hot market. If you learn to read the signals, you just might find sellers who are amenable to an offer below asking price.
To be clear: Real estate pros warn against extremely lowball offers (typically more than 15% below listing price) because you might offend the sellers—even if the home's been on the market for months. Strategize with your agent to determine both how far under listing price you're comfortable going, and what you think the sellers might respond to.
Not every seller wants to wait for an over-the-top, so-much-money-it-takes-your-breath-away offer. Some homeowners want to sell quickly, and they're willing to accept lower offers to do so.
"Submitting a lowball offer has more to do with circumstances than the actual property itself," says Than Merrill, a real estate investor in San Diego. Lowballs "grow increasingly attractive to homeowners the more desperate they become to sell their property."
A little bit of sleuthing by you and your real estate agent can go a long way in figuring out the sellers' motivation: Have they recently gone into default on their loan? Are they trying to move to a new state for a job, or to take care of elderly relatives? Did they inherit the house but don't have any interest in the real estate game?
"If you can identify what the seller really wants or needs, you may be able to negotiate a better deal," Merrill says. "You never know until you ask."
Just because a home is expensive doesn't mean it's overpriced—it might be worth every penny. But sellers do often get an inflated sense of their home's value. And those homes can languish on the market.
Work with your agent to look at the comps for your area, and find out what other homes are selling for. If there's one that makes you say they're out of their damn minds, it might be ripe for a low offer.
"You may in fact be the only offer this frustrated and anxious seller has seen yet," says RJ Winberg, an agent in Orange County, CA.
Maybe you have a flexible wish list. Two bedrooms, three bedrooms—more space is great but you really need only one, right? Perhaps you care only about how your house looks on the inside. Or maybe you're planning a full renovation no matter what you buy.
If all you care about is price, don't feel bad throwing below-asking offers left and right.
"Most buyers are going all-in and looking for their dream home, but some buyers are more concerned about whether or not they're getting a good deal than how ideal the actual house is," Winberg says. "If you go around making lowball offers on every home you could conceivably see yourself living in, chances are you will eventually find a seller who will entertain your offer."
Keep your eyes peeled for a home that's been on the market, then off, then on again. This home might be a prime candidate for your low offer. After all, imagine the seller's irritation: Listing a home can be an arduous process, filled with open houses, surprise showings, and negotiations—only to have the buyer back out at the last minute.
"This often means that the seller is getting frustrated with the process of being on the market and may be more open to accepting a lower offer, just to get through the process," says Klaus Gonche, a Realtor® in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
But before you make an offer, see if your agent can get some intel: It's possible there's another reason the sellers are listing and relisting their house—such as they don't actually want to sell.
Elizabeth Gigler, an agent in Naperville, IL, has three requirements for going in low: First, the home must have been on the market for more than 60 days. Second, the home must have old mechanicals. (Updating a vintage HVAC system could cost thousands of dollars—meaning that a low offer is entirely justified.) Third, the home "is completely outdated," she says.
That '70s-era burnt orange shag carpeting isn't anyone's style these days. The sellers might presume they'll get full asking price without swapping in something more neutral; however, they might change their tune after a few months on the market without any offers.
That's when you swoop in with a low offer—and get yourself a killer deal to brag about at your next dinner party.


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DataScience.com customers can now benefit from The Data Incubator's comprehensive data science training in the DataScience.com Platform.
Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 2017 — Enterprise data science platform provider DataScience.com has partnered with The Data Incubator, a data science training organization, to bring comprehensive data science education to its platform customers.
DataScience.com customers will now be able to opt in to The Data Incubator's highly customizable data science employee training offerings. Ranging from 2-3 day workshops to multi-week modules, these programs focus on the latest techniques and technologies, from machine learning to Hadoop and Spark. All training will be conducted by The Data Incubator in the DataScience.com Platform, enabling customers to familiarize themselves with the platform's advanced tools while simultaneously acquiring valuable new skills.
"We are excited to utilize The Data Incubator's content expertise and DataScience.com's comprehensive, integrated platform to enable smart collaboration at the enterprise level," added The Data Incubator CEO, Dr. Michael Li.
DataScience.com and The Data Incubator will be hosting a webinar on August 8. For more information, email: editor@datascience.com.
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I am running the new add-in for Norton on Outlook 2016. I had the "Norton Antispam" folder but I accidentally deleted it and now it won't regenerate. I have shut down Outlook, re-run the Live Update, re-started my computer, but it still is not there. The Norton Tab at the top of my Outlook screen is still there, and Norton seems to be functioning fine, but I just want that visible folder back in my folders list and I can't figure out how to get it back. Please help!
Have you checked your trash folder in Outlook to see if it is there?
Actually yes, they are all now in the Outlook Junk e Email Folder, so all is good. Thanks.
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City of Escondido helping businesses thrive outside during indoor shutdowns
By: Mimi Elkalla
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) -- As San Diego County inches closer to finally being removed from the state's watch list, it remains unknown what exactly that will mean for businesses that have been waiting to reopen indoor operations.
"We have asked the state for guidance for what they think the policy will be, the process will be, for potentially reopening some of the entities that faced additional closures," said County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher.
In the meantime, some cities across the county have been working with businesses to ensure they can still operate outside during the challenging time. Some of those businesses appear to be thriving.
"More people are coming out to eat, and as you can see, we're already almost full here," said Mia Davis, the owner of Mikko Sushi in downtown Escondido.
Davis and her sister-in-law, Minky Jeon, opened Mikko Sushi in February, but just one month later they were forced to shut down indoor dining due to the rising COVID-19 cases across the county.
They moved to take out orders only, a struggle for the new business owners.
"We were devastated actually because we were just finally starting to build our clientele," said Davis.
Then the City of Escondido stepped in to help businesses move outdoors quickly and easily, making all the difference for business owners like Davis.
"The City of Escondido went out of their way to help us," she said. "They really helped expedite the permit process, and I didn't have to pay any fees."
Davis told ABC 10News, she was not only able to keep her original staff employed, but Mikko Sushi became so busy with outdoor dining, that she had to hire more employees.
"Every Friday night we have a big waiting list," she said. "I'm thankful that local customers really been supporting us, and I can't complain."
A walk down Grand Avenue in Escondido reveals how locals have embraced the opportunity to dine outside. The sight is something that brings Amber Tarrac, the Deputy Director of Economic Development for the City of Escondido, much joy.
"We're really happy and proud to be able to support our businesses in that way," said Tarrac. "The city really took strong, swift action and worked with very closely with our Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Business Association to allow for and facilitate the permit process to allow for our businesses to operate outside. We expanded that to salons, to restaurants and other retail as well."
During a time where there are many uncertainties for small business owners, Davis said the opportunity to try something new and succeed is rewarding.
"I'm thankful that our business is doing well during this pandemic, and I'm thankful for what the city did," said Davis.
The City of Escondido recently launched a grant program to help small businesses. Applications will be accepted through August 28th. Business owners can apply here.
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A literary-journalistic website about the Eurovision Song Contest
Niki Francesca (Anonymous): What a joke, what an amazing moment!
Salvador Sobral: I just sing
INTERVIEW MADAME MONSIEUR: O, it's so great !
Izhar Cohen: Many, many things happened
IMRI: Let's continue!
PingPong's Roy 'Chicky' Arad: I think if you win too much in life, you'll become a bad person
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Invitation to our theatre night!
Mercy becomes picture book
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Will Alexander Rybak win the Eurovision Comeback Contest as well?
Edward van de Vendel
Alexander Rybak is back. The glorious winner of 2009 (Fairytale) is once again singing for Norway. A courageous step! Because absolutely everybody has asked him the same question over the past few months: why-why-why? And: you've already won-won-won once? And: do you think you'll win-win-win again?
Which means that Rybak isn't participating in just one, but two festivals next week. This year's Song Contest (for which the bookmakers now place him second) as well as the Eurovision Comeback Contest. The latter encompasses the entire history of the Song Contest, because there are indeed several former participants who have tried their luck by coming back (some of them even twice): Rybak is the sixteenth. In the chart below, you can see how they did. The percentages are based on the number of participating songs in that specific year. What will Alexander Rybak's position in this list be, ten days from now?
# Participant Details Result Loss
1 Johnny Logan (Ireland) Won in 1980 with What's another year,
back in 1987 with Hold me now. 1 0%.
2 Bobbysocks: Elisabeth Andreassen (Norway) Won in 1985 with La det swinge
back in 1996 with I evighet. 2 3,3%
3 Gigliola Cinquetti (Italy) Won in 1964 with Non ho l'età,
back in 1974 with Si. 2 5,9%
4 Lys Assia (Switzerland) Won in 1956 with Refrain,
back in 1958 with Giorgio. 2 10%
5 Anne-Marie David (Luxembourg) Won in 1973 with Tu te reconnaîtras,
back in 1979 (for France) with Je suis l'enfant-soleil. 2 10,5%
6 Carola (Sweden) Won in 1991 with Fångad av en stormvind,
back in 2006 with Invincible. 5 10,8%
7 Isabelle Aubret (France) Winst in 1962 met Un premier amour,
terug in 1968 met La source. 3 17,8%
8 Bobbysocks: Elisabeth Andreassen (Norway) Won in 1985 with La det swinge,
back, together with Jan Werner Danielsen in 1994 with Duett. 6 20%
9 Izhar Cohen (Israël) Won, together with The Alphabeta in 1978 with A-ba-ni-bi,
back in 1985 with Olé,olé. 5 21,1%
10 Lena (Germany) Won in 2010 with Satellite,
back in 2011 with Taken by a stranger. 10 36%
11 Charlotte Nilsson (Sweden) Won in 1999 with Take me to your heaven,
back in 2008 as Charlotte Perrelli with Hero. 18 40,5%
12 Jean-Claude Pascal (Luxembourg) Won in 1961 with Nous les amoureux,
back in 1981 with C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique. 11 50%
13 Niamh Kavanagh (Ireland) Won in 1993 with In your eyes,
back in 2010 with It's for you. 23 56,4%
14 Lys Assia (Switzerland) Won in 1956 with Refrain,
back in 1957 with L'enfant que j'étais. 8 70%
15 Bobbysocks: Hanne Krogh (Norway) Won in 1985 with La det swinge,
back in 1991 as part of the band Just 4 fun with Mrs. Thompson. 17 72,7%
16 Corry Brokken (The Netherlands) Won in 1957 with Net als toen,
back in 1958 with Heel de wereld 9 80%
17 Dana International (Israël) Won in 1998 with Diva,
back in 2011 with Ding Dong. * 100%
* Didn't proceed to the final
And yet there are those who did worse. Below are all of the Eurovision winners who came back for a second attempt, but who never made it through the national finals.
Isabelle Aubret
participated twice for France (see above) and then tried many, many times to make a Eurovision comeback, without making it through the national finals.
In 1961 (even before her big win in 1962) with Le gars de n'importe où (2).
In 1970 together with Daniel Beretta with Olivier, Olivia (2).
In 1976 with Je te connais déjà (6).
In 1983 with France, France (3).
Grethe Ingmann
winner in 1963 (see above), tried participating in the Denmark preliminaries several times:
In 1978 with Eventyr (5)
In 1979, together with Bjarne Liller, with Alt er skønt (shared first place, became second after a recount)
In 1980 with Hej hej det swinger (3)
Séverine
after winning for Monaco in 1971 with Un banc, un arbre, une rue she tried it twice more, but for Germany. On both occasions, she failed to win the preliminaries.
In 1975 with Dreh dich im Kreisel der Zeit (7).
In 1982 with Ich glaub' an meine Träume (10).
Vicky Leandros
sang in 1967 L'amour est blue, for Luxembourg, became fourth, returned in 1972 and won, with Après toi. After which she made one more attempt for the German preliminaries.
In 2006 met Don't break my heart (3).
participated in 1973 in the Swedish preliminaries, back then as Björn, Benny, Agnetha & Annifrid with Ring ring (3). At which time one of their female vocalists, Frida, had already made a solo attempt.
In 1969, with Härlig är vår jord.
The men composed several song contest songs before participating themselves, but after winning the contest with Waterloo (1974) they did this just one more time, in 1975, for Svenne & Lotta: Bang, en boomerang, a song that Abba afterwards recorded themselves as well. As producers they were involved with the 1981 entry for Norway, Aldri i livet by Finn Kalvik, which came last during the contest with zero points. Interesting detail: on the recording of the song Agnetha and Annifrid are clearly recognizable as backing vocalists, but they never accompanied the artist to the Eurovision stage.
Izhar Cohen
The 1978 winner (see above) tried three times more by participating in the Israeli preliminaries.
In 1982 with El ha'or (7).
In 1987 in duet with Vardina with Musica hi neshika la'netzach (5).
And in 1996 in duet with Alon Jan with Alpayim (10).
Johnny Logan
did not just win twice as a performing artist, but also participated as a composer in 1992, with Why me, sung by Linda Martin. This makes him the true Eurovision Champion.
But even after Johnny Logan tried to participate as a composer – for The Netherlands! In 2004 (didn't reach the final) and 2005 (2).
Elisabeth Andreassen
is a true song contest fan. She participated four times in the finals. In addition to her performances as mentioned in the list above, she participated in 1982, before her victory, as part of the duo Chips, that performed on behalf of Sweden and became 8th with Dag efter dag.
And then there were a further eight less successful attempts. Five times she appeared in the Swedish national rounds, and three times in the Norwegian preliminaries.
In Sweden:
in 1981 as part of the band Chips with God morgon (2).
In 1984 with Kärleksmagi (4).
In 1990 with Jag ser en stjärna falla (7).
In 2002, as part of Kiki, Bettan & Lotta with Vem é de' du vill ha (3).
In 2008 with Vaken i en dröm (8 in the semi-final).
In Norway:
in 1998 with Winds of the northern sea (2).
In 2003 as part of Kiki, Bettan & Lotta with Din hånd i min hånd (4).
In 2015 as Tor & Bettan with All over the world (4).
was the singer of the Yugoslavian group Riva, who, rather unexpectedly, won the Contest in 1989, with Rock me.
She tried three more times after that, participating in the Croatian preliminaries.
In 2001, in a duet with Adalbert Turner-Juci, with Ljepota (2).
In 2003 with Zena od pepela (7 in the semi-final).
In 2006 with Andjeo (6).
won in 1991 and participated in the Contest again in 2006, but she'd also tried in 1983 with the song Främling (3)
And there were two more attempts:
in 1990 with Mitt i ett äventyr (2 in the Swedish national final).
In 2008 in duet with Andreas Johnson, with One love (didn't make it through the second round).
Olsen Brothers
Jørgen en Niels Olsen won in 2000 with Fly on the wings of love.
But there were all kinds of attempts in the Danish national final, before 2000 and after.
In 1978 with San Francisco (2).
In 1979 with Dans dans dans (8).
In 1980 with Laila (5).
In 1986 with Fællessang i parken (not amongst the first 5).
In 1989, just Jørgen, with Fugle (3).
In 1990, just Jørgen, with Berlin (3).
In 2005 with Little yellow radio (5).
In 2007, just Jørgen, with Vi elsker bare danske piger (7).
In addition to both of her entries in 1999 and 2008 she tried two times more in the Swedish preliminaries.
In 2012 met The girl (didn't make it past the semi-final).
In 2017 with Mitt liv (didn't make it past the semi-final).
is the Greek singer who won the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with My number one. She tried again in the Swedish preliminaries, almost ten years later.
In 2014 with Survivor (4).
won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 for Russia with Believe.
He tried again a few years later in the Russian preliminaries.
In 2012 in duet with Yuliya Volkova, with Back to her future (2).
Loreen
won the Contest in 2012 for Sweden with Euphoria.
She participated in the Swedish preliminaries both before and after that.
In 2011 with My heart is refusing me (didn't make it through the second round).
In 2017 with Statements (didn't make it through the second round).
This article was translated by Sandra C. Hessels.
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Метаболоміка як складна мережа хімічних реакцій об'єднує всі характерні метаболічні властивості клітини, тканини або організму.

Сюди належать:

 показники швидкості потоку (= швидкості обертання), рівні метаболітів і активність ферментів окремих метаболічних шляхів;
 взаємодії між різними метаболічними шляхами;
 компартменталізація різних метаболічних шляхів у клітинах.

Іншими аспектами метаболоміки є вплив від надходження поживних речовин, вплив активних речовин на метаболізм і різні функції клітин, як-от проліферація, диференціювання та апоптоз.

Метаболомікою (англ. metabolomics або metabonomics) також називається вивчення метаболома. Цей напрямок досліджень займається взаємодією метаболітів, що містяться в метаболомах, їх ідентифікацією та квантифікацією (див. протеом і геном). Основними аналітичними методами, що використовуються в метаболоміці, є ГХ/МС і РХ/МС, а також ЯМР-спектроскопія та спектрометрія іонної рухливості. Отже, методи можна розділити на методи розділення, методи іонізації та методи виявлення. Оскільки метаболіти можуть сильно відрізнятися за хімічним складом і структурою, часто недостатньо використовувати лише один метод аналізу, щоб повністю розібрати метаболом окремого організму. Крім того, ще й досі невідомо, скільки всього продуктів метаболізму існує. Найпоширенішими типами таких продуктів є біологічні рідини організму, такі як плазма або сироватка крові, а також сеча, спинномозкова рідина, синовіальна рідина, мокротиння або лаваж. Поряд із попередніми розглядаються також гомогенати тканин або клітини або супернатанти клітинних культур.

Метаболом
Метаболом — це повний набір низькомолекулярних хімічних речовин, що містяться в біологічному зразку. Біологічним зразком може бути клітина, клітинна органела, орган, тканина, біологічна рідина або ж цілий організм. Низькомолекулярні хімічні речовини виявлені в метаболомі можуть містити як ендогенні або первинні метаболіти, які природним чином виробляються організмом (амінокислоти, органічні кислоти, нуклеїнові кислоти, жирні кислоти, аміни, вуглеводи, вітаміни, пігменти тощо), так і екзогенні або вторинні хімічні речовини (лікарські засоби, шкідливі речовини з навколишнього середовища, харчові добавки, токсини та інші ксенобіотики), які природним чином не виробляються в організмі.

Також вирізняють метаболом пухлини як характерний метаболічний фенотип пухлинних клітин. Трансформація нормальних клітин в пухлинні пов'язана з різкими змінами метаболізму клітин.

Походження слова
Термін метаболом був створений за аналогією з геномом, транскриптомом і протеомом. Слово походить від метаболізму (= обмін речовин). Іноді використовується позначення метабоном (через н), особливо в контексті оцінки токсичності активних речовин. У фахових колах активно дискутують щодо точних відмінностей між метаболомом і метабономом.

Зовнішні посилання

 Метаболічна база даних
 Метаболомічна база даних сечі
 Метаболомний атлас старіючого мозку миші

Клітинна біологія
Метаболізм

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Kim Kardashian hates Kendall Jenner's mansion
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By Nouman Aqil	 Last updated Oct 8, 2020
While millions suffer from the coronavirus lockdown, the Kardashians are being, well, Kardashians. Kendall Jenner isn't the richest out of her sisters, but she is the highest-paid model in the world. With a 'measly' net worth of $30 million, Kendall bought the Beverly Hills mansion for $9 million in 2017. However, step-sis Kim Kardashian was not happy with Kendall's new home.
Related: Kylie Jenner has no idea she won an award three months ago
Kim Kardashian said it had 'bad juju':
Most of us would kill to have a 6,625 square ft. mansion in Beverly Hills. The prime real estate has 5 bedrooms, a pool, a movie theater, and a playground. However, KUWTK star Kim Kardashian was not dissatisfied with its location or its aesthetic. According to an insider:
When Kim first walked into Kendall's new home, she "got the chills". Kim doesn't like the property because of everything that went on there. It was an "infamous spot for [Charlie Sheen's] antics.
The mansion's previous owner was Two and a Half Men star, Charlie Sheen. He was notorious for partying with prostitutes and smoking huge amounts of drugs. Moreover, cops were called on the mansion numerous times. Kendall Jenner took Kim Kardashian's advice and renovated the house. But, we hadn't seen the mansion from the inside until now.
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Justin Bieber calls Kendall Jenner privileged?
Madonna says that the coronavirus pandemic is 'the great equalizer'. However, everyone can agree that being a millionaire with a mansion certainly helps during this quarantine. Justin Bieber joined Kendall Jenner with his wife Hailey Baldwin in an Instagram Live video. Bieber talked about the coronavirus lockdown which has affected millions:
How blessed are we to be able to like… a lot of people are obviously in this time have a cra**py situation and they look at us. Obviously you know we've worked hard for where we're at so it's like we can't feel bad, you know, the things we have. But I think, just us taking that time to acknowledge that there are people who are really crippling is important.
Related: Kendall Jenner & Kylie Jenner fight over an outfit
Meanwhile, Kendall Jenner just nodded along and said: 'So blessed'. The live stream was flooded with comments calling the trio 'tone-deaf'. Kendall Jenner went on to show the Biebers the renovations she had done with the mansion. The major change was painting the entire house in an off-white shade.
Thank god they're "acknowledging" us. SO GRATEFUL. Suddenly my debts are wiped clear and im no longer unemployed
— joshua (@joshcharles_21) April 10, 2020
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Photos uploaded on social media sparked debate among social media users. While some said that the mysterious creature is was a pike, others thought that it was an alligator gar, which is found in North America. They can grow up to 6 ft (182 centimeters) and weigh over 100 lbs (45 kilograms). Other users, however, said that the spooky creature does not look like a pike or an alligator gar.
A spokesman for the Welsh division of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) urged members of the public to contact the organisation if they know of the circumstances behind this animal being dumped on the street. RSPCA apparently thinks that the creature is an alligator gar as in its statement RSPCA said that there have been instances when exotic animals kept at home were thrown into the street when it became impossible meet their needs.
"There have been restrictions on the keeping of Alligator Gar fish in Wales for a number of years, and these would be very difficult animals to keep successfully as they can grow to be very large and their needs are the same as they would be in the wild", the RSPCA's spokesman said in a statement.


Jon Culshaw's radio career began in hospital radio in his home town of Ormskirk, Lancashire, landing his first professional job was at Red Rose Radio in Preston in 1987. He went on to work at Pennine Radio, Radio Wave in Blackpool and Hull's Viking FM, where a receptionist persuaded him to go on stage with his impressions.
In 1993, Culshaw won a talent search run on Steve Wright's Radio One show, beating 8,000 candidates. It led to a job on Spitting Image, voicing about 40 characters, and Culshaw now boasts 350 impersonations, including Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Baker, Russell Crowe and Michael Parkinson.
His big break came when he made national headlines for a 1998 Capital Radio stunt in which he successfully called Downing Street and go through to Prime Minister Tony Blair while pretending to be Tory leader William Hague, and engaged him in a lengthy conversation.
In 2000, he starred in the Radio 4 ensemble series Dead Ringers, and soon became its main star. That year, the programme won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Radio Programme, and in 2001 scooped the Sony award and the British Comedy Award for best radio comedy. The radio show ran for ten series, plus several specials, then transferred to TV in 2002. Seven series had been made as of 2007.
In 2001-2 Culshaw had a programme on ITV called Alter Ego, in which he interviewed celebrities while simultaneously impersonating them. In early 2004, his own show, The Impressionable Jon Culshaw, was commissioned for ITV One, and in 2005, he was a contestant on Comic Relief does Fame Academy. In 2006, he took over BBC One's long-running Commercial Breakdown show, airing odd and funny adverts from around the world.
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1. Call up a group of friends and plan a time and place to meet for dinner.
2. Have each individual explain their current job situation, their career goals and who they are looking to meet.
3. The group will then offer suggestions of people they may know who could offer help or be a reference for that particular individual.
4. Move around the table, brainstorming for each person and making sure to take down names and numbers of possible contacts.
5. Discuss how each individual will provide an introduction to their personal contact.
6. Finally, have a final brainstorm for each person about procedural steps that could and should be taken.
This is a quick and enjoyable way to expand your network and open yourself up to possibilities you didn't know were available.
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The online gambling business worldwide is big, with revenues within the many vast amounts of dollars each year, which is even though you will find legal technicalities that prevent online casinos operating within the U . s . States. Obviously, this does not stop Americans from online wagering, plus they join the countless others around the world who benefit from the excitement of online gambling. If you have been considering trying online betting, listed here are a couple of things you should know to help keep the knowledge positive and enjoyable.
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Take a look at your hard earned money transfer options with any casino you need to use. There are a variety of e-wallet services, in addition to prepaid credit cards, wire transfers, along with other methods you should use for establishing your bank account with an internet casino. The charges of these services vary, therefore it is a good idea to perform a little price comparisons before selecting.
Review reviews of online casinos prior to signing up. Forums are filled with personal anecdotes, with a few negative and a few positive. While you're reading forums, opt for the general consensus instead of a couple of outrageously positive or outrageously negative forum posts (who have been compiled by someone by having an ax to grind).
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Home security is more affordable — and better —than ever
By Diane Cowen July 12, 2018 Updated: July 13, 2018 10:25 a.m.
1of3Lam Huynh installed a DIY home security system that includes a camera in the doorbell that can monitor his home's entryway.Photo: Steve Gonzales photos / Houston Chronicle
2of3Lam Huynh's DIY security system includes a floodlight with a camera to monitor the area around his home.Photo: Steve Gonzales / Houston Chronicle
3of3Lam Huynh has his home protected with cameras that aid in his home security Monday, July 9, 2018, in Houston. ( Steve Gonzales / Houston Chronicle )Photo: Steve Gonzales, Staff / Houston Chronicle
Not long after Lam Huynh bought his Montrose home, he was heading to the gym and saw a man jump his fence and head to the house.
He confronted the man, who offered an excuse about thinking that he knew the person who lived there. Huynh didn't have a home security system then, but the incident — as well as understanding the realities of life in a big city — prompted him to consider otherwise.
Door and motion sensors provide a little peace of mind, as do cameras that keep track of outdoor activity. The software designer works from home, so he's also interested in knowing when someone's delivering a package to his front door.
"Thieves are going for houses that are not secured. The easiest path is what burglars go for," said Huynh, who spent less than $500 on DIY security cameras and pays just a few dollars a month for monitoring. "I'm lucky because I'm on a corner lot and I have a fence and electronic gate. To get to my door, you have to climb the fence or get over the gate. That's one layer of security that helps to deter burglars."
If home security systems were once a luxury, improvements in technology and increasing competition in the electronics market have made home security cameras and other devices available to just about anyone. NPD Group data shows that sales of home security devices are skyrocketing.
Cameras: Among cameras, watch for image resolution to improve. For example, the Nest Cam IQ with a 4K video sensor will give you more of a high-definition view — rather than true 4K quality — but it will also allow you to zoom in to see what's in the picture, says Daniel Wroclawski of Consumer Reports.
Footage: When assessing what you get from a camera's video, don't forget to find out if footage is captured 24/7 or in 30-second clips. Once you assess that, it's also important to know how long that footage is stored.
Video storage: When considering the cost of cameras, don't forget to factor in the cost of video storage, whether it's on a server or in a cloud. A camera with a memory card may be more affordable, but your access to it will be limited. Paying for server/cloud storage allows you to see it from a smartphone no matter where you are.
Night vision: If you can, compare the quality of night vision in cameras. After all, burglars don't only work during the daytime. Make sure you can see activity clearly in the dark.
Monitoring zones: Watch for this — literally what is in the frame of your camera's view — to improve, Wroclawski said. Advances should include the ability to block out the street so you don't get an alert every time a big car drives by your home. Also, you should be able to highlight areas such as your front door so you have better control over alerts.
Facial recognition: This feature naturally comes with discussions of privacy, but improvements should be able to tell the difference between general motion and an actual person. "In terms of facial recognition, they are identifying and matching faces with the Nest Cam IQ. You can basically teach it faces so you can get an alert that Bobby came home from school and it will recognize that Bobby has come home based on his face. There are privacy concerns about that; it's a feature you don't have to use," Wroclawski said.
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In the U.S., from May 2017 to May 2018, sales of smart doorbells increased 147 percent and sales of home security system kits increased 190 percent, according to NPD's Retail Tracking Service. For many homeowners, those DIY systems replace the traditional systems offered by ADT, Vivint or Honeywell that come with lengthy contracts and equipment that largely works only with their monthly service.
You can buy nearly any DIY gadgets online, and they're available in electronics stores, hardware stores and even wholesale clubs. The popular Ring doorbells range from the basic, entry-level model at $99 to its professional-grade one for $499. Nest cameras cost $199 and up, and kits include hard drives and cameras at a variety of price points. Google "DIY home security system" and you'll quickly realize that virtually every company that makes consumer electronics products also makes something to help keep your home safe.
Experts at Consumer Reports test and rate DIY products that homeowners and renters can install themselves. Advances in camera quality and internet speed have meant an explosion in the home automation/electronics market — and that products improve greatly with every new generation.
Daniel Wroclawski, home staff writer at Consumer Reports, said that they test products like smart doorbells and cameras, and they're just beginning to test full-home DIY kits.
He singled out Ring doorbells and Nest cameras as top-rated products that perform well, but don't necessarily excel at any one thing. And, their larger expense can be in ongoing cloud or server costs for storing video, services with monthly or annual fees.
"What we find is that video quality never really meets what the companies claim … but we find that with everybody," Wroclawski said. "In general, though, you don't need amazing quality. It's not like you're going to play it on your TV. You want to be able to make out 'who's that person outside my house?' or 'whose dog is in my yard?' — that sort of thing."
Wroclawski and others touted smart door locks as a good investment and a way to control who gets in your home and when they get in, allowing homeowners to set codes for different people at different times.
For example, if you have a maid who arrives at your home on a regular basis and stays a consistent period of time, you can give that person a code and a time frame for coming and going. You get an alert on your smartphone when the person enters and leaves your home.
Your whole home
Maren Harbour, Smart Home Solutions Manager at ConnectOne, a Houston company that has specialized in home security for 30 years, said that home security has evolved to be just one part of whole-home automation, especially in new-home construction, when it's easier to hardwire everything into your home.
"There's a lot of DIY stuff you can do on your own, but you can end up with five apps to control your home, and no one wants that," she said.
For example, with ConnectOne, a one-room automation — which might include managing music, TV, lights and window shades from a family room — starts at $600. For home security, four outdoor-rated cameras cost $1,500 with a $99 annual fee for storage and remote access.
DIY kits on the market can replace those services, but that means monitoring activity yourself from a laptop, tablet or smartphone. Depending on how tech savvy you are and how much time you have, that may actually be what you really want.
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Wroclawski said that Consumer Reports' study of DIY whole-home security systems so far has only covered price comparisons — not reliability or value. For example, Ring Alarm, new to the market last week, is $519 for hardware; with five years of monitoring, the all-in cost is $1,119. Another product, SimplySafe, costs just $470 for hardware, but more expensive monitoring takes the full cost to $1,970. (Their cost comparisons were for devices to monitor a home with two doors and 15 ground-floor windows.)
Those examples lead the consumer testing company to remind buyers to look at all costs of a home security system: hardware, maintenance and ongoing monitoring.
"In general, these systems are a great option. I wouldn't say you shouldn't consider (professonally installed and monitored systems), but you'll have better value out of these DIY systems," Wroclawski said. "I never want to steer anyone from considering something blindly, but it pays to do your homework."
Even insurance companies see the value in home security. Firms such as State Farm offer discounts of up to 10 percent on monthly premiums to those with traditional security systems such as ADT or Vivint. Now, State Farm allows a similar discount — 2 percent to 9 percent — for homeowners or renters who use the self-monitored Canary system because it includes a feature that lets a homeowner automatically call for emergency help such as police or firefighters.
"We definitely see it as a way to impact everything from reporting home theft to reacting to fire. Everyone leads busy lives, and we're out and about more often than ever. To have that resource not only allows for peace of mind, but has also significantly reduced insurance claims," said Heather Paul, public affairs specialist at State Farm.
She said that State Farm credits home security systems — at least in part — for a decrease in claims from 2011 to 2016. They had 12,440 claims per month nationally in 2011, decreasing annually to just 6,992 a month in 2016.
Paul said that she takes a Canary Flex with her when she travels for work; twice she's caught hotel employees going through her belongings. "We don't know what we don't know, but these systems allow us to take back that sense of helplessness that we have. What's most important is the peace of mind of seeing what's happening in your residence when you're not there," she said.
In new-home construction, wiring for smarthome features, such as security cameras and monitoring, is standard, said John Leggett, founder and CEO of On Point Custom Homes.
"There's nobody not putting one in," Leggett said. "Most of us are talking wirelessly and no longer do you have to have a land line for monitoring."
Regardless of equipment quality and reliability, potential problems seem endless. Motion sensors can't tell the difference between your pet or a burglar. Power outages can render everything at least temporarily useless. Factoring in the outdoors, something as subtle as falling leaves can result in a false alert; a big truck rumbling down the road might also set off a notification of potential trouble when there's really none.
On the other hand, cameras can capture which cars sit outside your home or can allow you to identify a potential thief if a car that drives past your home repeatedly isn't owned by a neighbor.
Your own internet service — and router or WiFi booster distribution throughout your home — is a factor, too.
"One of the biggest things is going to be network. Most of these items are very network based, where you really need to have a strong WiFi network in your home and it needs to be consistent," Harbour said. "One of the items that everybody likes right now is the Ring doorbell —they've even got it at Costco. It's $250, awesome, great price point and you can self-install. Unfortunately, most people don't have good WiFi at their front door, so it can be inconsistent."
If we're all just installing our first cameras in and around our homes, Leggett believes wireless infrastructure improvements will soon make us wonder why anyone doesn't have a camera or two at home.
"The biggest revolution in the next few years will be when 5G becomes available. Most of our phones are on a 4G network; as the number goes up, so does the strength of the signal and ability to access data," Leggett said of improved internet signals set to start rolling out in 2019.
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Il pirosolfato di sodio (o disolfato di sodio) è il sale di sodio dell'acido disolforico (o acido pirosolforico) di formula Na2S2O7, che in condizioni normali si presenta come un solido cristallino incolore.

Sintesi e reazioni del composto
Il composto si ottiene per pirolisi dell'Idrogenosolfato di sodio ad una temperatura superiore a quella di fusione, in modo da provocare l'eliminazione di una molecola d'acqua. Inoltre, per riscaldamento a temperature più alte, il pirosolfato di sodio si decompone in solfato di sodio liberando anidride solforica. Questa reazione è dunque utilizzata anche per la sintesi dell'anidride solforica, in cui il pirosolfato di sodio è uno stadio intermedio:

 2 NaHSO4 -> Na2S2O7 \ + \ H2O\,\,\, a
 Na2S2O7 -> Na2SO4 \ + \ SO3\,\,\, a

La prima reazione è reversibile, e infatti il pirosolfato di sodio in soluzione acquosa è instabile e si idrolizza generando due ioni solfato e due ioni ossonio, oltre a due ioni di sodio; le soluzioni di disolfato di sodio sono quindi particolarmente acide.

Il pirosolfato di sodio, come anche gli altri sali del pirosolfato, viene utilizzato in chimica analitica per solubilizzare gli ossidi metallici difficilmente solubili negli acidi, come l'ossido di alluminio calcinato. I pirosolfati agiscono infatti trasformandosi in solfati solubili.

Collegamenti esterni

Sali di sodio
Solfati


Barima Sidney, the controversial hip life ninja refreshes the industry ones again with even more controversial tune. After releasing the first version of this song, many was said by listeners, media and even spiritualist about the lyrical content of the song both positively and negatively. As if that wasn't enough, Barima Sidney goes the extra mile to release the remix version of Mpinatwe on which he features the Lapaz Toyota hit-maker Guru and KinDee on the production end. Download and enjoy this masterpiece and don't forget to share.


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(thing) by Girlface Mon Feb 12 2001 at 23:31:23
By George Herbert
My comforts drop and melt like snow:
I shake my head, and all the thoughts and ends,
Which my fierce youth did bandy, fall and flow
Like leaves about me, or liks summer-friends
Flies of estates and sun-shine. But to all,
Who think me eager, hot, and undertaking,
But in my prosecutions slack and small;
As a young exhalation, newly waking,
Scorns his first bed of dirt, and means the sky;
But cooling by the way, grows pursy and slow,
And settling to a cloud, doth live and die
In that dark state of tears: to all, that so
Show me, and set me, I have one reply,
Which they that know the rest, know more than I.
(idea) by Trip Technician Sat Sep 08 2001 at 17:39:31
(sufi,Nasrudin Stories)
"There is nothing without an answer," said a monk as he entered the teahouse where Nasrudin and his friends sat.
"Yet I have been challenged by a scholar with an unanswerable question," observed the Mulla.
"Would that I had been there! Tell it to me and I shall answer it."
"Very well. He said, 'Why are you stealing into my house through a window by night?'"
(essay) by swankivy Thu May 24 2012 at 2:38:23
Book #53 in the series Animorphs by K.A. Applegate.
Disclaimer: If you've heard of Animorphs and you're thinking "Aww, how cute," maybe you should read my introduction to the first book to see how wrong you are.
Animorphs #53
by K.A. Applegate
Summarized Plot:
The Yeerks have been forced to bring a Pool ship down from orbit to feed the hungry Yeerks who are left starved from the destruction of the main Yeerk pool. Jake wants to take out the Pool ship, and realizes that in order to win the war he's going to have to act like a general. He gives his orders, and though not everyone is happy with him, he manages to make contact with the military and recruit some of them, meet with Taxxons who want to defect to his side in exchange for morphing powers, and even meet with the Yeerk controlling his brother to call an uneasy alliance since they both hate Visser One.
The Taxxons are led by Arbron, the Andalite nothlit who worked with Elfangor in their aristh days, and they agree to work for Jake's cause. Amidst all this, Jake has a hard time dealing with Cassie, and wonders if their relationship will survive this war even if they do. But once he figures out that Tom's Yeerk is probably willing to double-cross him, he realizes he's going to have to make some tough calls and that one of them will probably put Rachel in an un-winnable situation.
He does it anyway to win the war, and she believes in him and takes her orders. His own plan to get the Animorphs on board the Pool ship ends up working out (with Tom's Yeerk's betrayal working in there nicely), but they lose their auxiliary Animorphs in a ground battle, and Erek the Chee uses his nonviolence programming against Jake's goal. When Jake has the chance, he manages to get 17,000 Yeerks flushed into space as a distraction, and ends up facing off with Visser One, who in turn is facing Tom on the opposite Blade ship. But they didn't count on Jake's planting Rachel on Tom's doomed ship. . . .
Narrator: Jake
New known controllers:
Military men in General Doubleday's headquarters
New morphs acquired:
Jake: Anaconda
Cassie: None
Marco: None
Rachel: None
Ax: None
Tobias: None
Notable:
Jake gives us his last name in this book, because it doesn't matter if people know who he is now. His last name is Berenson.
The Animorphs' ages were unclear, and it's still unclear whether they're all in the same grade in school, but Jake claims he was thirteen when the war started and sixteen at the present of the books.
In this book Jake refers to the previous Visser One--Eva's Yeerk--as "he." The Yeerk was usually referred to as "she" in other books, and seemed to self-identify as female too.
Rachel, in Hork-Bajir morph, thought-speaks to Controllers to ask them to stop shooting. It seems odd that they don't notice she's thought-speaking, because surely they don't think Visser One is there, and he'd be the only thought-speaking person on their side.
In the previous book, Ax communicated with the Andalite high command and Tobias knew that he had been doing so but didn't know what was discussed because it was all done in private thought-speak he couldn't hear. What's curious is that in this book, Cassie reveals that she was a morphed flea on Ax's back during these communications, and some of her lines reveal that she knows the full story--which would not have been something she should have had the ability to overhear.
The phrase "In a few moment's time" is used, and the apostrophe is in the wrong place. "A few moments' time" is correct.
Jake and Cassie actually talk about getting married in this book.
Fleas are said not to have much in the way of ability to hear and interpret sounds. It's curious, then, that fleas hiding on Jake's human body can understand what he's saying when he speaks, though in the next book Rachel's narration suggests that with practice a flea can learn to understand speech by interpreting vibrations felt with the antennae.
Best lines:
Jake: I still didn't know how to tell adults, my friends' parents no less, to be quiet and let me do my job.
Jake: "Okay. That's enough, folks, thanks for coming."
Naomi: "You don't just dismiss us!"
Rachel: "Sure he does, Mom."
Jake: He stopped being stupid. But not until the fourth time I demorphed in front of him.
Jake: "I'll need your help to provide a diversion."
General Doubleday: "My help, huh? You need my help? See the stars on my shoulder there, son? I'm a major general, U.S. Army. You're a kid who can turn into a bug."
Jake: After you stand up to the likes of Andalites, Visser One, and Crayak, you don't quiver just because some guy has stars on his shoulders.
Marco: "Oh, there you are. So I guess I can't have your CD collection after all."
Ax: "Will your people choose trust over hatred and revenge?"
Jake: "Where are you guys, anyway? Where on my body did you end up after I demorphed?"
Rachel: "Gotta tell you, cousin, I don't know where we are exactly, and I don't really want to know."
Jake: "Mmmm. Good point."
Ax: "Marco just bit you. If I understand the physiology of flea bites correctly, you will experience an itching sensation later, and then will know precisely where we were."
Jake: "There's a pleasant thought."
Jake: "You don't get a lot of straight-up good or evil choices. You get shades of gray."
Erek: "I was offering you my opinion of your morals and your ethics and your sense of decency. I was speaking an ancient Mesopotamian dialect known for its wide variety of curse words."
Next book: The Beginning, Animorphs #54
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NewsLocalDomestic violence suspect dies suddenly in police custody
Domestic violence suspect dies suddenly in police custody
Police are investigating the death of a 64-year-old man who passed away in Nicosia on Sunday, while under arrest for a domestic violence case.
According to police, on Sunday afternoon members of the force arrived at the man's home – who had a pending arrest warrant – to respond to a domestic violence report against him.
When the officers arrived at the house, the man started fleeing, however, police managed to capture and arrest him.
After, while being transported to the police department, the 64-year-old collapsed, therefore the officers changed direction to head towards Nicosia General Hospital.
There he was pronounced dead, shortly after being admitted.
A coroner's autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.
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Five lessons from education warrior
By Casey Lartigue Jr.
When I left the stage after giving the keynote address to the 43rd World Youth Rally in Seoul on July 22, I was cheered like a conquering hero. There was so much love and admiration for me that, more than a week later, some of them may still be cheering.
I wish that I could give myself all the credit, but I learned valuable lessons from many mentors over the years. One person who stands out is Howard Fuller. Back in the 1960s, he was called "the most dangerous black man" by the governor of North Carolina. He later went to Africa to meet with rebels, started Malcolm X University, and got involved in many street protests.
In addition to being an activist who is the same person whether he is in the streets or the suites, he has held a number of prominent positions, been an adviser to U.S. presidents on education issues, and is the author of "No Struggle, No Progress: A Warrior's Life from Black Power to Education Reform."
For six years, I was on the board of directors of the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), which Fuller founded almost 20 years ago. People who work with me don't know that I stole some great lines from Fuller.
One: "If you are planning a meeting for 100 people, but only three people show up, then you've got three people to work with." I first heard him say this when a staffer complained about the number of people who had shown up at a local chapter meeting.
Activists lament when millions of people sign petitions disputing the results of a figure skating competition, but only a handful of people show up for a social cause. Instead of complaining about who wasn't there, Fuller would say: Tell me what you accomplished with the people who did show up.
Two: "Don't debate what others are doing. Tell me what you are doing." Now that I'm running my own organization, I can really relate to this. "Wow, that's great, you are helping North Korean refugees learn English," so many people tell me. Then they continue, "But why don't you also (fill-in-the-blank)."
I promise them that I won't stop them from doing what they recommended for me, but when I check back later, they are still all talk, no action. As 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass would say: "They compliment me in assuming that I should perform greater deeds than themselves."
Three: "Stay focused on your mission." Back during the 2004 U.S. presidential election, a few of us were discussing presidential candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry. Fuller walked by, heard what we were talking about, then ordered us to stop.
He said: "We've got black Republicans, black Democrats, black libertarians, black socialists, black nationalists here. If we start debating about the election, then some of you will get mad at each other about that, and you will forget the main reason we came here: To increase education options."
Remembering that, I'm quick to cut off discussions about a host of issues that are unrelated to North Korean refugees and people who want to debate theory when work needs to be done.
Four: "Everybody bring somebody." This is a reminder that as someone who joins a cause that you also need to be a recruiter. Yes, it is great that you show up, but by bringing someone else, you help the cause grow bigger and bring new energy and ideas. Those three people who show up can become six.
Sometimes volunteers tell me that they would like to make a small donation to our activities. I suggest that they engage in fundraising. Not only will we raise more money, but more people will be informed about what we are doing.
Five: "Mr. Say ain't nothing, Mr. Do is the man." This is one that I always remember. It is amazing that some people can talk forever without actually doing anything, as they apparently confuse talk with being real action.
Over the years, Fuller has been denounced as a conservative, socialist, black nationalist, sellout, etc. I remember that when I read the latest conspiracy theory online about me being with the CIA, NIS, U.S. State Department, or a libertarian conspiracy to destroy North Korea. As Fuller would say: "Let 'em talk. Just keep doing your work."
After I exited the stage last week, one of the attendees at the World Youth Rally said she felt like I was already a mentor for her. Then a few more said the same thing.
I'm sure that Fuller never thought that his practical wisdom would have an impact on me as I tried to organize people in South Korea to help North Korean refugees or that I would be hailed as a hero with some lessons I learned from him.
Casey Lartigue Jr. (CJL@alumni.harvard.edu) is co-founder of the Teach North Korean Refugees Global Education Center (TNKR) in Seoul. He blogs at "Voices from the North."


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Q: String Manipulation for a text extracted with a css selector I wrote a code to extract multiple information regarding movies. I have a problem with manipulating one of the strings :
 '\n'
              '\t\t\t\t85\xa0mins \xa0\n'
              '\t\t\t\t\n'
              '\t\t\t\t\tMore details at\n'
              '\t\t\t\t\t'

I want to extract the duration of the movie, which, in this case, is the number 85.
I don't really know how to extract it since the format is pretty weird. My web scraping program yields items as dictionaries, for example:
{'film_director': ['Alfred Hitchcock'],
 'film_rating': ['4.0'],
 'film_time': '\n'
              '\t\t\t\t81\xa0mins \xa0\n'
              '\t\t\t\t\n'
              '\t\t\t\t\tMore details at\n'
              '\t\t\t\t\t',
 'film_title': ['Rope'],
 'film_year': ['1948']}

I have tried splitting it, but it doesn't seem to work. Any other ideas?

A: film_dict = {'film_director': ['Alfred Hitchcock'],
 'film_rating': ['4.0'],
 'film_time': '\n'
              '\t\t\t\t81\xa0mins \xa0\n'
              '\t\t\t\t\n'
              '\t\t\t\t\tMore details at\n'
              '\t\t\t\t\t',
 'film_title': ['Rope'],
 'film_year': ['1948']}

film_time = (film_dict ['film_time'].replace ('\t', '')[: 7])
print (film_time)

Line eleven takes the film time value, removes the tab character and the truncates it to just the part that you need. The replace method replaces '\n' with nothing which just removes it. [:7] slices from the beginning of the modified string up to character number 8.


Great Britain's diving pair Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's synchronised 10m platform as they finished fourth.
The duo finished on a score of 454.65 as Chinese pair Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan took the gold with an impressive total of 486.78.
The Brits were made to pay for a weak fourth dive where they recorded a disappointing score of 71.28.
Mexico's Ivan Garcia Navarro and German Sanchez Sanchez took silver with Americans David Boudia and Nicholas McCrory claiming bronze.


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It's the start of a new year and there's a few new changes to employment law in 2021 that employers need to watch out for.
Our employment experts have summarised 7 key changes to look out for in 2021.
New immigration system
A new points-based immigration system went live on 1 January 2021, when free movement of EU nationals to the UK came to an end. Other than Irish citizens, anyone coming to the UK to work will now need to apply for a visa in advance.
The new immigration system is more flexible than the previous points-based system, which typically only permitted employers to sponsor highly skilled individuals.
Under the new system, in most cases, employers will still need a sponsor licence but it will be much easier than it is currently to recruit those who don't already have permission to work in the UK.
The new immigration system will apply equally to all foreign nationals, with no preferential treatment for those from the EU. The system will not apply to EU nationals already resident in the UK who qualify for settled or pre-settled status.
Brexit and travel
The transition period ended on 31 December 2020 and any British citizen now travelling abroad, including for business reasons, will need to be aware of the additional requirements.
Your passport will need to have at least 6 months left and be less than 10 years old – even if it has 6 months or more left.
If you don't renew your passport you might not be able to travel to most EU countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
Additional travel actions for business, including for meetings.
Check the entry requirements of the country you're visiting
Check your professional qualifications will be recognised if you're going to be providing services
Check whether you need indemnity insurance for employees
Check whether you have permission to take goods out of the UK, even if only temporarily (e.g. taking samples to a trade show)
Furlough scheme extension
Due to another national lockdown and the new strain of Coronavirus, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has now been extended until 30 April 2021 and the government will continue to contribute up to 80% of wages.
We won't rule out the CJRS being extended for longer if we find lockdown extending beyond 17 February when measures are next due to be reviewed. It's possible the scheme will have a tapering system, as we saw in September and October 2020 before it was due to come to an end on 31 October.
Employers should start thinking what it means for their business if the scheme becomes more expensive and their furloughed workforce becomes costlier. Don't forget that, until further notice, the job retention bonus has been scrapped and won't be paid, as originally planned, in February.
CJRS claims to be made public
From February 2021, HMRC will begin publishing details of employers' CJRS claims.
The published information, relating to claim periods starting on or after 1 December 2020, will include the employer name, an indication of the value of the claim within a banded range and the company number (for companies and LLPs).
Furloughed employees will also be able to see details of claims made for them after 1 December 2020 in their personal tax account.
IR35 changes
IR35 changes were delayed by a year, but will come into effect from 6 April 2021.
They apply to organisations which use contractors, engaged via personal service companies, for example an IT consultant who invoices the client via his own Limited company.
All medium or large-sized private sector, in addition to current public sector organisations will be responsible for deciding the employment status of such workers. It means any associated tax and National Insurance Contributions will fall to the organisation, whether they're a private company, agency or third party paying the worker's company.
National Minimum wage and Living Wage changes
The National Minimum Wage increases from April 2021 but a key point to note is that the National Living Wage age bracket will be lowered to start at 23, meaning the National Minimum Wage age category 23-24 will be removed.
The increases are:
National Living Wage (23+) to increase 2.2%, from £8.72 to £8.91
National Minimum Wage (21-22) to increase 2%, from £8.20 to £8.36
National Minimum Wage (18-20) to increase 1.7% from £6.45 to £6.56
National Minimum Wage (under 18) to increase 1.5% from £4.55 to £4.62
Apprenticeship Wage to increase 3.6% from £4.15 to £4.30
EU settlement scheme deadline
EU nationals must be resident in the UK by 31 December in order to qualify for Settled Status, but they have until 30 June 2021 to apply. Being resident means more than just having a job offer, or even being put on payroll, but an EU national who is resident must apply by the June deadline, or lose their opportunity.
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Few travel experiences compare to encountering the legendary wildlife of the Serengeti and Masai Mara alongside expert naturalists. On this two-week trip through the grasslands of Kenya and Tanzania, explore incredible national parks and stay at beautifully outfitted safari lodges and camps. Experience the East African savannah with all five senses as you search for the "big five."
Travel to our comfortable tented camp located in the heart of the wildlife reserve. Enjoy a wildlife safari drive this evening, then settle back at the camp and enjoy views overlooking the plains of the reserve.
Depart early on a long, but beautiful, drive to Lake Nakuru. En route, stop in at a G Adventures for Good-supported project, Ubuntu CafÉ — an initiative that trains and creates local jobs for women. Visit the craft centre, meet some of the Mamas in the program, then sit down to a delicious farm-to-table lunch. Continue to our safari lodge inside the Lake Nakuru National Park. Enjoy a late afternoon wildlife safari drive, paying special attention to the rare rhinos who make this area their home.
Enjoy morning and afternoon wildlife safari drives today. During your down time, relax at camp, enjoying views of Mt Kilimanjaro and wildlife visiting the camp's watering holes. Gain a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding poaching and elephant conservation during a lecture by an€credited speaker from the Kenya Wildlife Service.
After a morning of wildlife viewing, continue the journey to Arusha, gateway to the Serengeti and the northern parks of Tanzania.
Travel through the Rift Valley and visit a Maasai village to learn about the Maasai people and the G Adventures-supported Clean Cookstove project. Enjoy an exclusive presentation by one of the Maasai women and hear how participation in the project has impacted her life and empowered other females around her. Take a guided tour of the village, meet the women that have been trained as stove engineers, visit bomas (traditional homes), and observe (or get your hands dirty) by helping the Stove Team build a stove in a home. After, stop at the Olduvai Gorge Museum and Visitors' Center before continuing to our safari camp located inside Serengeti National Park.


When I was a child I had that much spare time that I used to get bored. I had toys, friends to play out with, videos to watch, but I still struggled to know what to do. As I got older that spare time soon got allocated to other tasks, usually against my will.
It was never my conscious choice to spend time at night doing homework, or later at university, studying and writing essays. It was my conscious decision as a student to get involved in politics though, starting with the Anti Nazi league. That soon meant that I no longer had time to be bored.
But I did still have spare time. I didn't play many computer games, but I did play Football Manager. Which is a bit like saying "I don't do many drugs, except heroin." It was highly addictive and had the unfortunate feature in that it didn't have to ever end. You could still be managing in the 2050-51 season, fielding a team of completely fictitious footballers.
What this meant was that I had things to do now, but I was also learning more than ever to find ways to avoid doing things. procrastination!
As the years have gone on even further I've started to understand more about procrastination, along with notions of mindfulness and CBT – understanding the psychology behind procrastination and how to overcome it.
Practically everyone who starts doing stand up begins whilst they are still working full time. Finding the time to write and gig really takes a lot of effort, and can almost completely eat in to any free time you might have. If you want to suceed as a comedian, this is what you have to be prepared to do.
And this is what I have been doing, particularly in the last few years. professionally I have seen clear dividends, with more and more professional work going in my diary, and even moving in to new fields such as writing (hello!). An increase in income from this meant that I could reduce working in an office to part time hours, freeing up some time at last. However, now I had this time to relax, after working at stand up for so long, I have forgotten how!
I recently went away on holiday with my grilfriend. Of my chosing we stayed at a guest house in the Alpujjuran mountains in Spain. A friend had been on a writers retreat there, and said it was beautiful. Sat on the terrace with mountain views in a tiny village, it sounded idyllic, and I wanted a slice of it.
Our previous holidays had all been city breaks. Wonderful experiences, but you work up a big list of things you 'must see' and you chase around all day night having 'experiences'. Lonely Planet guides becoming like a Ladybird book of 'things to do on holiday' that you need to complete. You end up coming home and feeling like you need time to recover from your holiday!
For once, I wanted a relaxing break. As we could only get to the location by hire car it meant we had the option of driving and exploring as well as staying put and just unwinding. perfect. Not trapped in any way, but still have the chance to relax. Lovely.
I had my laptop with me and the first morning I just kept checking my emails and Facebook for updates. By the afternoon I got on with writing, but I just had the nagging feeling of disappointment that I had wasted the morning.
I had subscribed to Spotify on a free 30 day trial so I could listen to music. Make an album offline to listen to where-ever sounded like a good plan, so I downloaded the new Mercury Rev and New Order albums.
Again, great, but the I realised I had forgotton how to listen to music.
Now, my hearing is fine, and such, that should be a really stupid statement. But I realised that when driving or doing household chores I would listen to podcasts, but never music. If I ever did listen to music, it had to be whilst doing something else. I had to be cleaning, or ironing, or something. I couldn't just put some music on and listen.
And also, how do you 'just listen'? Do you walk around, sit in a chair, lie down? In the end I sat in a lounger and put my headphones in. – And then I listened to music. I just listened to music.
At this point I could feel myself finally start to unknot. To unwind. In reality it took me about three days to get in the right mindset for this. Those first days were not a holiday, so much, as decompression. Like soldiers need coming out of a war zone before being reintegrated in to normal society and family life.
I know comparing stand up to being in the military is a bit of an ask, but if you'd had to perform a private 'comedy roast' for a stag do in a busy bar in the Printworks in Manchester on the last Saturday evening before Christmas, you would understand. You weren't there man, you don't understand!
In the end I was able to actually relax, even if just for a few days, and managed to come home feeling genuinely energised. This has left me with the conclusion that while hard work is important, I have to let myself have time off as well. Let's see if I can get that balance right in 2016.


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How to post your 5:2 diet before & after photos!
This forum is for users to share their amazing 5:2 before & after photos with the world! A picture says a thousand words and while the numbers we see from the tracker are impressive it would be great to see the photographic results too!
Adding your photos is simple - when you go to create your new post look below the posting box and you'll see a series of tabs: Options, Upload Attachment, Poll creation.
Click on Upload Attachment and you'll be given the option to browse to a file on your computer to upload. Once you've added the file you can add more if you so wish.
Don't forget to tell us when they were taken and the size/weight you were at the time!
I'll get the ball rolling and post my 5:2 before & after shots in a new topic.
Please remember that this is a public forum and any photos you post can be viewed by all visitors, male & female alike. Obviously any 'indecent' images will not be tolerated (however we recognise that some weight loss photos may be in the form of 'underwear' shots, as long as these are not indecent or sexual in nature they are not a problem).


The usual performance spark was on show as OWIA Figure Skater Kailani Craine opened her international season with her short program at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Colorado Springs, USA, but a mistake on the triple flip has cost her a place in the top groups against a hot field.
Scoring 42.01 and five points off her personal best, Kailani was thrilled to land her opening triple lutz/triple loop jump combination but the under-rotation on the triple flip and fall off the landing resulted in a one point deduction and low value for the required element.
Craine finished the short program ranked 13th.
The 17-year-old Australian Champion who trains in Newcastle, Sydney and Los Angeles has a reputation as a fierce competitor who is fun to watch.
In the free program Craine improved her overall ranking from thirteenth to twelfth, with an improved skate in the free performance.
Posting the tenth place free program score, Craine matched her personal best Junior Grand Prix result of 12th in 2014 in Tallinn, Estonia.


In a month I'll turn 50, and I can't imagine that either – but it's happening anyway.
Birthdays can be hard days.
The world turns, moves round the sun, and life goes on. We lose people, we gain people. We have good days, the best days, and bad days, and the worst days. And everyone's best and worst days are peculiarly special for each of us. My worst day might seem like nothing to you, and your worst seem like nothing to me.
But we all need to appreciate that we are all different, and are affected by life in different ways. We each need to be kind to one another, to try to listen and reach out. Not to fix, not to interfere, but just to be there, to support.
If you need help, if you're having one of your rough days, reach out. Someone cares, someone will listen. I promise.


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Don't touch what you're not buying! It's just really rude man!
No Fighting inside the shop !- That includes using magic for ANY and all purposes!
Now if you're done asking me all yer questions and something er 'other here it goes.
***SPECIAL*** Equipment from either Crinx's shops does not require a Equipment/Power Slot in your Weapon to be available.
Effect: Sword that shoots a fireball from the swords tip. Range of the fire is 20ft. Cool-down is 6posts.
Drawback: The sword requires wielder to take aim before shooting the fireball. 6 post cooldown.
Effect: Small thin sword that can heal people by cutting them, blessed by Crona to do healing to minor or fatal injuries. Healing can only be used twice per topic.
Drawback: No cooldown, the healing can only be used twice per topic. Cannot be used to do any physical harm.
Effect: The cutlass provides more Gold Currency by 10% in rewards for quests. Must mention this at the END of the roleplay to be awarded the 10%.
Drawback: The weapon must also be used in the RP to receive credit.
Effect: Unbreakable shield made of Terra's bark. It's been aged to a point of incredible toughness and absorbs impact.
Drawback: Huge Shield which blocks partial sight.
Effect: Small round shield that can be attached to your forearm. You may still use that hand for powers or to wield a weapon.
Drawback: It's a small round shield that measures 18 inches in diameter.
Effect: Allows the caster to defend against the first series of attacks ((1 post)) with his arms, regardless if its sword or magical weapon. Blocks ONLY 'Will' powered attacks or Physical Attacks.
Drawback: Any type of Elemental attack does NOT COUNT. if its magical, the effect will not be used, and the elemental shall go through.
Effect: Helmet allows the user to use Heat-beams from his/her eyes. Can only be used once per topic and the range is 20ft.
Drawback: Can only be used once per topic.
Effect: Absorbs the first Elemental attack struck towards their whole body.
*Having all 3 "Of Power" armor in this Spoiler triggers bonus perk!
-Power: "A moment of Power" : Armor strengthens all of the users stats of Strength, Agility, Speed, Toughness, and Endurance by 1 for 5 posts. Cool-down is once per topic.
Effect: Has infinite supply of arrows upon drawing back the string. Upon striking a target with one arrow, all other arrows may follow same path line towards that arrow if the wielder of the bow wishes it to do so.
Drawback: Bow vanishes after 10 posts of the first arrow, no matter how many arrows are used between the time. Reappears after 20posts.
Effect: Shoots magically enchanted arrows that encase target inside a sphere of protection magic. The person inside the sphere cannot harm anyone nor may they be harmed from the outside. -Bubble lasts 2 posts.
Drawback: Cannot stack the shots, and the same person cannot be shot more more than once.
Effect: The staff allows the user to see into persons life ((character sheet, not powers/weapons)).
Drawback: You may only see one persons life at a time, it takes you one FULL post to read see their life.
Effect: Can be used to summon a cloud, the could allows the user to fly at 2x normal speed out of combat, and regular speed in normal combat. No one else can climb aboard the cloud.
Drawback: Can't invite friends upon his cloud, the cloud can be destroyed by a elemental attack ((not will power or physical attacks)).
Effect: Staff is extremely durable to the point of indestructibility. It can also extend up to 30 feet in 3 seconds.
Drawback: Does not have a indestructible power, it can be sent flying if the user isn't strong enough to withold the staff. It can extend or shrink to its normal size every 4posts.
Re: Crinx's Level 1 Shop!
Sorry, you don't have enough GP to complete the purchase.
i would like to purchase the Breastplate of Power. With using my Body Armor Coin.
xXNovaXxFate wrote: i would like to purchase the Breastplate of Power. With using my Body Armor Coin.
Transaction approved and Coin Removed.
Armor moved to your armor equipment.
Purchase Approved and edited to your equipment.
Approved ! Sovereign Bow in your equipment.
*Slides Enchantment Token onto table* I'll take the Enchantment of Greed so I may progress to level 2.
Leere wrote: *Slides Enchantment Token onto table* I'll take the Enchantment of Greed so I may progress to level 2.
Someone deduct this from me. Also this places me at level 2! I'll be doing my own EXP but remove the item from my inventory.
That way I may be level 2, where I wouldn't be able to purchase the items any further. Since i'd be a new level.


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Nietupa – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie podlaskim, w powiecie sokólskim, w gminie Krynki.

Części wsi

Historia
Wieś została założona około 1560 r. przez Rusinów, będących z zawodu osocznikami i bartnikami. Miejscowość początkowo nosiła nazwę Żylicze Wielkie.

W 1915 r. niemal wszyscy mieszkańcy wsi udali się na bieżeństwo w głąb Rosji, z którego powrócili (nie wszyscy) w okresie międzywojennym.

W 1921 roku wieś liczyła 30 domów i 158 mieszkańców, w tym 119 prawosławnych, 28 katolików łacińskich i 11 wyznawców judaizmu.

W 1944 r. 22 rodziny zdecydowały się na trwałą migrację do Związku Radzieckiego na zawsze opuszczając rodzinną wieś.

W 1980 r. w Nietupie dokonano badań dialektologiczno-językowych pod kierunkiem Janusza Siatkowskiego, w ramach których odnotowano, że podstawowym środkiem porozumiewania się mieszkańców między sobą jest gwara białoruska.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa białostockiego.

Mieszkańcy
Większość mieszkańców Nietupy wyznaje prawosławie. Należą oni do parafii w Ostrowiu Północnym. Natomiast rzymskokatoliccy mieszkańcy przynależą do parafii w Podlipkach.

Zabytki
 drewniany młyn wodny, 2 poł. XIX, nr rej.:604 z 16.12.1985 .

Zobacz też
 Nietupa-Kolonia

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

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Argonauta Boracay is a private resort perched atop the rocky hills of Hagdan in Barangay Yapak, on the northwestern end of Boracay Island. It is 5-minute walk from Balinghai beach and 15-minute drive from the famous White beach. This resort has an in-house restaurant, coffee shop, swimming pool, and lush tropical garden. Their rooms are tastefully furnished with air conditioning, private bathroom with hot and cold shower, cable TV, WiFi internet access, refrigerator, balcony with garden or sea view, and safety deposit box; some have telephone, bathtub, living area, and fully equipped kitchen; as well as offer a spectacular view of the Tablas Strait and Punta Bunga beach. Guests of this hotel can surely enjoy the natural scenery and breathtaking sunset.
Argonauta Boracay does not offer free transfer service. MyBoracayGuide would be happy to pick you up at the airport. For online booking, please see our transport section.


What is Supply-Side Energy Management?
A smart strategy for obtaining energy supply can help your business control energy costs.
Do you find yourself thinking more and more about your operation's energy supply? You're not alone. Energy choices are proliferating thanks to deregulation, innovation, and falling prices of alternative energy.i Your management of these choices can influence your budget, as well as customer perception of your operation.
Businesses that once relied solely on utilities for electricity and natural gas now have many cost-effective alternatives.
If you live in a state that offers retail choice, you can select from competing electricity and natural suppliers, or choose to stay with your utility. Alternatively, you can generate electricity onsite, regardless of your state's deregulation status, or put together a mix of these supply options to meet your budget and business goals.
All of this choice can create a new level of complexity for managing your energy supply—but also offers you more control over your energy resources and an opportunity for to get more from your energy budget.
How can I manage the complexity of energy supply?
The goal of supply side energy management is to organize this complexity. While demand side energy management focuses on saving energy, supply side management involves choosing energy resources and then orchestrating them in the most cost-effective configuration for your operation.
When coordinating the energy resources available to your business, timing is a critical consideration. Energy prices change almost constantly and will largely determine which mix of energy resources you should use at any given time.
For example, on a hot afternoon when demand on the electric grid is high and prices are edging upward, it may be cost-effective to use energy from your onsite solar panels than from the grid. Or perhaps you're facing the opposite circumstances: Grid prices are low, so it's best to buy electricity and store the energy generated by your solar panels in your onsite battery. You then can use the stored energy at night or when electricity prices rise.
Supply side energy management also requires thinking for the long term when selecting which energy resources best suit your organization—for example, when choosing your electricity and natural gas supply products or types of onsite resources.
A lot goes into building and managing a supply side management strategy for your business. It requires an understanding of your energy needs—when, where and how your facility consumes electricity and natural gas, and perhaps most important, how much it consumes.
You'll also need a knowledge of market trends, both long-term and short-term, as well as supply availability and pricing forecasts for the coming weeks, months and years.
Finally, tailor your portfolio to your organization's risk tolerance, budget goals, reliability requirements and sustainability goals.
What are my supply choices?
As energy suppliers develop sophisticated new energy products, prices fall for green energyi and technologies emerge to monitor energy pricing and automate supply decisions, more resources and strategies are becoming available to help you control your energy budget through supply side management.
Here are some core types of supply you may consider.
Several states offer businesses retail choice. This allows you to compare rates, services and contract terms so you can choose a contract that's best for your business. Your regional utility continues to service the transmission and distribution portion of your energy bill—the wires, poles, pipes and equipment responsible for delivering the energy.
Not all suppliers are equal, so be sure to find a knowledgeable one that understands your operation and looks at your whole energy picture. For example, your supplier should consider your risk tolerance and structure your products accordingly.
Remember, smart energy management is strategic and should be customized to your operations; it is not an off-the-shelf purchase.
An experienced retail energy supplier may also arrange for your participation in group energy purchases. Economies of scale can sometimes drive down costs, so you may benefit from contracting for supply in bulk. Your supplier may be able to aggregate your sister companies or subsidiaries for group purchases, or perhaps work with your industry's trade association to offer a group price.
Solar energy has experienced exponential growth.ii Solar pricing is falling, making it increasingly competitive with other supply resources.iii Add to that its environmental benefits—solar creates no emissions—and the reasons for its popularity become clear, especially for companies that are striving to meet sustainability goals.
A relatively new option but considered a game-changer, battery storage systems allow you to produce energy onsite and then store it for later use. Businesses are beginning to couple solar with storage so that if grid power fails, they can draw from the batteries to keep the lights on.
To learn more about Direct Energy Business and how we can help you buy less of what we sell, visit our Energy Management Solutions page.