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Shoplifting by the numbers:
1. It's estimated that there are currently 27 million shoplifters in the U.S. today, which means 1 in 11 of us steal from stores and retailers.
2. Those 27 million criminals must be busy because it's estimated there are between 330-440 million individual cases of shoplifting every year, which comes to 1 – 1.2 million shoplifting incidents daily, or 50,000 every hour.
3. Approximately 10 million people have been caught shoplifting over the last 5 years, at an average of 2 million nabbed 'lifters every year!
4. In the time it takes you to read this blog, about 1,500 items with a total price tag of about $200,000 will be shoplifted from U.S. stores!
The Price Tag on Shoplifting:
5. The damage done by shoplifting is not only to the retailer or store, but impacts all of us. The extra burden on security, police, courts, and store losses are all passed down to taxpaying consumers.
6. The National Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP) found that shoplifting costs retailers about $13 every year, and the American taxpaying public a total of about $33.21 billion yearly, or about $75,000 every minute!
7. For the average retailer, losses due to shoplifting average 1.7% of all gross sales. Shoplifting accounts for about 33% of all total inventory shrinkage (damage, loss, employee theft, expiration, etc. are all other reasons for inventory shrinkage.) Interestingly, 33.1% of total inventory shrinkage is employee theft, which is not classified as shoplifting.
8. The average store theft is between $2 and $200.
A Profile of the Typical Shoplifter:
9. Can you picture the typical shoplifter? If you can't, it's for good reason, because experts cite that there is no average shoplifter profile. Consider that:
10. Men and women shoplift about equally.
11. You might think that shoplifting is an indiscretion of youth, but only 25% of shoplifters are kids. That means that 75% are fully grown adults!
12. A 2004 study by the University of Florida concluded that middle-aged adults age 35-54 shoplift more than children!
13. Shoplifters are usually poor and/or uneducated? Not so fast. A 2008 study by Columbia University concluded that shoplifting was actually more prevalent among people with higher education and income, which made them conclude there were more psychological factors and less financial motivation that made people steal.
14. One crazy fact is that many consumers buy something at a store AND steal merchandise during the same visit!
15. Interestingly enough, sneaking shoplifting is usually a crime that the perpetrator plans in advance. In fact, only 73% of adult and 72% of juvenile shoplifters don't plan to steal anything in advance, it just happens once they get in the store.
The most commonly stolen items:
16. According to the National Retail Federation, the items that are most targeted by shoplifters include (in no particular order):
Chewing gum,
Advil,
The weight-loss drug Alli,
Cellphones,
Claritin,
Rogaine,
Red Bull energy drinks,
Dyson vacuums,
Bumble and Bumble hair products,
Cover Girl cosmetics,
Crest Whitestrips,
Deodorant.
17. Shoplifting is mostly an amateurish act, not a professional vocation. In fact, only about 3% of shoplifters are considered professional thieves who steal things with the intent to resell them for a profit. However, those 3% of professionals account for 10% of all dollar losses from store thefts.
18. Among those who shoplift regularly, they steal something from a store an average of 1.6 times per week.
The history of shoplifting:
19. There have been theories that the rise of the modern shopping mall first brought on the shoplifting phenomenon in society but in fact, it's been around about as long as we've had stores and merchants
20. Written accounts of shoplifting go back at least as far as Shakespearean times. In 1591, a playwright for the Bard's Company named Robert Greene wrote a pamphlet that gave counsel to potential shoplifters, advising that they should be "attired in the form of a civil country gentleman."
21. Due to a huge rise in shoplifting in the second half of the 17th century, the Shoplifting Act in 1699 made shoplifting more than five shillings worth of goods punishable by death by hanging.
22. They enforced the act, hanging numerous shoplifters in the 18th century in Europe, even for small thefts. One woman, Mary Jones, was hanged in 1771 for stealing a piece of linen to make clothes for her baby.
23. Despite the Draconian punishment, shoplifters weren't deterred. According to historian J.M. Beattie, stealing clothes accounted for 27% of all theft in 18th-century London.
Retailers fight back:
24. It seems that the great recession only increased the number of people shoplifting. In fact, before the recession there were about 600,000 people caught shoplifting each year, but that number rose to over a million last year.
25. Retailers commonly use different security features and methods to dissuade shoplifters, include cables and hanger locks that require the assistance of a salesperson, plain-clothes detectives to observe customers as they shop on the floor, video surveillance cameras, and electronic article surveillance (EAS) devices attached to their products that cause alarms to go off if a thief walks out of the store before they are deactivated.
26. Over the last 5 years, apprehension of individuals caught shoplifting has risen by about 90 percent%! Shoplifting cases a significant strain on the economy and small businesses and if the person is caught, it will go into their credit record and will not be possible to remove this negative item from their credit report.
27. Police and merchant data shows that shoplifters are caught an average of only once every 48 times they commit an act of thievery.
28. When they are caught, stores and retailers contact the police and have shoplifters arrested approximately 50% of the time.
29. Retailers and businesses around the world spend about $26.8 billion a year to stop shoplifters and thieves, a dollar amount that has grown at a rate of almost 10% per year in the last 5 years.
30. Shoplifting trivia:
31. Meat was the most shoplifted item in the United States in both 2006 and 2007, according to the Food Marketing Institute.
32. In 1971, counter culture icon Abbie Hoffman published a book called "Steal This Book" which was basically a manual on how to shoplift. No newspapers would review it and many states banned it but the book did set off a nationwide shoplifting spree.
33. The Centre for Retail Research in the UK states that men most commonly shoplift electronics, televisions, and power tools, while women steal cosmetics, clothes, jewelry and perfume the most.
34. The affliction of shoplifting books because of a compulsive desire to own as many as possible has it's own name – bibliomania. In fact, one notable bibliomaniac stole 23,000 books from archives and libraries across the country before getting caught!
35. According to the American Psychiatric Association, kleptomania, the term for the disease that irrationally compels people to steal, afflicts about six in 1,000 people in the population, and less than 5 percent of shoplifters.
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Tools for Rational Design of Electrolyte Additives
Predicting the Properties of Ionic Liquids from a Polarizable Force Field in Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Oleg Borodin at the Army Research Laboratory has developed and validated a polarizable force field for a wide class of ionic liquids (ILs), which are being explored as additives to lithium-battery electrolytes for improved stability. The developed force field for a wide range of anions shown in Figure 1 will serve as a starting point for molecular dynamics simulations (MD) of liquid electrolytes doped with variety of conventional and novel lithium salts. This force field, when used in MD simulations, is a tool for predicting thermodynamic and transport properties of conceptual ILs and IL-solvent mixtures and may shed light on structure-property relationships. Using predictions of promising properties to direct materials design can accelerate the development of ILs suitable for battery applications.
Figure 1. A representative set of cations and anions for which the many-body polarizable force field has been developed.
Stabilizing Batteries with Salts
Designing Better Electrolyte Components for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers at North Carolina State University are cooking up next-generation electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, and their recipe calls for more salt. The Ionic Liquids and Electrolytes for Energy Technologies (ILEET) Laboratory, run by Professor Wesley Henderson, creates and characterizes new lithium salts and ionic liquids to formulate electrolytes with a wider range of operating temperatures and voltages. Electrolytes in current Li-ion batteries are limited by poor low temperature performance (< -10°C) and decompose at elevated temperatures (>55°C), potentially causing a fire hazard. To circumvent these issues, Henderson is developing new electrolyte components based on organoborates related to bis(oxalato)borate (BOB–) and cyanocarbanions. These anions are first synthesized as lithium salts, and then scaled up to form ionic liquids, which are salts that remain liquid even at room temperature or below and have low volatility.
Figure 1. The chemical structure of LiBOB (left) and its crystal structure (right). The elemental color key is: Li (purple), O (red), B (tan), and C (grey). Ref: Zavalij, et al. Acta Crystallogr. 2003, B59, 753-759.
The Fate of Ethylene Carbonate in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes
A Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of Single-Electron Reduction Pathways
Figure 1. Stable product of ethylene carbonate decomposition as predicted by RMD simulations of reactions between closed and open forms of the EC radical anion.
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1 year after $67M deal, what does Bank of the Ozarks mean for county?
Seven months ago, the face of one of Cleveland County�s longest-standing businesses changed. But did its well-known focus on supporting its community change?
Seven months ago, the face of one of Cleveland County�s longest-standing businesses changed.
Its name changed. Its facades changed. Some of its employees changed. And its headquarters changed.
But did its well-known focus on supporting its community change?
First National Bank first announced in January 2013 it would be acquired by Arkansas-based Bank of the Ozarks, bringing changes to a community and commerce cornerstone that cemented itself in the county and surrounding region for more than a century.
�When they were First National Bank, you saw First National personnel at anything happening in the community, at events, serving on boards, every aspect of the community,� said Michael Chrisawn, who has twice served as president of the Cleveland County Chamber, with the first stint beginning in 1979.
In the days, weeks and months following the news of First National�s changes, county leaders and community members reflected on the bank�s reputation as a relentless advocate for community programs.
George Gleason, chairman and CEO of Bank of the Ozarks, also noted that community involvement.
Bank of the Ozarks has a tradition of community service much like First National Bank of Shelby, Carolina Foothills Group President Helen Jeffords said in a written statement in January 2013.
The bank deal became final in August 2013, and the former First National properties became the Carolina Foothills Group of the Bank of the Ozarks.
�It�s somewhat of a new landscape for us in the community for two reasons,� Chrisawn said. �One, First National was so involved in the community. And then Bank of the Ozarks is not one of the banks we already had. It�s not a BB&T, a Wells Fargo, a Bank of America. When they first came into the community, we didn�t know a lot about Bank of the Ozarks. We�re seeing a lot of what effort they�re going to put into the community. If they leave decision-making on the local level, it will be good for our community. If you�re not there in the community and see what�s happening, it�s tough to make those decisions they�re going to be forced to make."
Mergers are more successful long-term when the integrated company continues to have some autonomy, according to Dr. Donald Caudill, professor of marketing in the Godbold School of Business at Gardner-Webb University.
Caudill said studies have shown that dissatisfied customers complain to as many as 20 of their friends. He said that number can be higher in the social media age, meaning dissatisfaction can spread to hundreds or thousands.
A Harvard Business Review study showed that most companies in general will lose half of their customers every five years, Caudill said.
Caudill said First National and Bank of the Ozarks appear to be a good fit in terms of missions, competitive strengths and brand promises.
Chrisawn said community involvement is a must for businesses like banks and retail companies.
From a Chamber perspective, Chrisawn said, Bank of the Ozarks has shown it will continue to be intricately involved in the community as First National always has.
- The bank continues to serve charitable organizations through sponsorships and more, including being a benefactor for the annual American Heart Association�s Heart Ball Gala fundraiser, supporting Hog Happnin� to benefit the Children�s Home of Cleveland County, serving as champagne sponsor for Corks & Taps to benefit Hospice of Cleveland County, and serving as a benefactor for the Shelby, Boiling Springs and Kings Mountain YMCA chapters.
- The bank served as sponsor for the grand opening of the Earl Scruggs Center in January.
- The bank exhibited at the 2013 Cleveland County Fair in September and October, and it offered attendees free popcorn.


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"Loliwe" is a song by South African singer-songwriter Zahara. It was officially released on August 31, 2011, serving as the lead single from her debut studio album of the same name.

Background and recording
In an interview with NTV Kenya, Zahara described "Loliwe" as a song written to inspire one to achieve their destiny through patience and perseverance. Zahara said the song is primarily about the train that transported her fathers and forefathers from Johannesburg to East London during the Apartheid era. Furthermore, she said many people had hope that the train will bring their loved ones back. "Loliwe" was composed with a five-string guitar.

Music video
The music video for "Loliwe" was produced by Mastermax Films.

Accolades
"Loliwe" earned Zahara the awards for Female Artist of the Year and Newcomer of the Year at the 18th South African Music Awards. The song won Best Selling Full-Track Download of the Year at the aforementioned awards ceremony, as well as Song of the Year at the 2011 Metro FM Music Awards. It enabled Zahara to win Best Female Artist from Southern Africa at the 2012 Kora Awards, as well as received a nomination for African Artist Of The Year at The Headies 2012. Moreover, the song won Best Selling Ring-Back-Tone at the 19th Annual South African Music Awards.  The music video for "Loliwe" won Best Female Video at the 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards.

Track listing
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Video release history

References

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I am shocked tonight to find out 856 has ceased transmission!!! My family watches 856 regularly and we are certainly not aware of this unreasonable move by Starhub!!! How can Starhub simply removes a channel that subscribers pay for in the packages they signed up for without compensation??? Maybe Starhub management and marketing teams knock off from work early enough to catch the first run of the programs, but many working class like us do not!!! We often have to catch the delayed run, so 856 is absolutely a key channel we subscribe to. Starhub, please be a responsible service provider!!!
Due to commercial considerations, we have ceased VVD +3 (Ch856) with effect from 28 July, 9.30am. You can catch up on the programs via VVD on Demand (Ch857) applicable to VV Drama Pack subscribers. With this channel, you can catch most programs (first run titles that are available on VVD – Ch855) anytime. These titles will be made available on VVD on Demand (Ch857) for 2 months, after premiering on VVD (Ch855).
Having been a subscriber of VV drama for as long as I've remember, I do not recall being informed that 856 will no longer be available during my recent recontract of the tv service.
Oh yes, you have highlighted that new customers have not been enjoying this since 2013 but you don't mind your existing customers to continue on them? Is there a reason why the company have decided not to share this information earlier so that customers can make an informed choice on whether they want to sign up "on demand" option? Or are you afraid most of them will decide to leave the channel given that it no longer fulfils their need?
I do not think we will mind knowing that due to commercial reasons, we will have to pay a higher price to enjoy 856 service. At least subscribers like me can decide what to do prior you closing up the channel and not to be left hanging without any option right now on the day of cessation.
I might have signed up "on demand" option if I was offered earlier. Now that you have chosen to inform me after the channel switched off this morning, it has left a sour taste in our relationship.
Why aren't you watching my back, despite knowing this will have affected me and my family. I am truly disappointed.
I can't believe this! I am sure you have not done enough publicity on your intention to cease 856, otherwise my family and I would not be so shocked tonight! Your telephone sales staff have also not alerted me about this when he called to ask me to renew my subscription a few months ago. Probably this is your plan? To minimise publicity so as to avoid subscribers' outcry and quietly deceive your subscribers into signing up packages where part of it will be removed without compensation? If this is not your intention, please then offer a feasible proposal instead of simply asking subscribers to buy into a more expensive package that will help improve your commercial returns (your commercial considerations)!
I dont think you understand the frustration, your standard response of why the programme has ceased due to commercial consideration does not cut it. How about consumers ? - what is the consideration for your customers who have been with you for years. And did it occur to you that perhaps a fair amount of those who actually continue to keep a starhub box is because of VV drama? What you took away wasn't a programme to address your commercial consideration, rather you've taken away what many of the working adults who looked forward to a late evening spent unwinding ourselves and family time.
If titles-on-demand is your solution to this - then the question is why make us pay on top of what we're already paying for VV drama? Wouldn't part of your retention consideration be to have preferential rates for your existing customers or fee waiver for months as trial?
commercial consideration mean squeeze more money out of us?
by you saying that starhub has been planing this for the longest of time but yet to inform customer, maybe you have mention to the new sign up but one thing for sure, lots of exsiting customer wasn't inform.
so you are saying that what starhub has doen is totally correct?
ch 856 serve the purpose of watching it 3 hours later.. which accomodate to most of the working class customer that you have.. why is there a need to for vvd demand.
Starhub want to enchance customer viewing experience, i seriously dont mind that vvd demand will be throw into the pack for free..
what is happening now is cornering customers. in order to get what we want we have to pay more.
as good as telling customer either you take it or leave it.
in order to enhance your view experience with Starhub, you will have to pay more to get what you are having now / or slightly more that what you get now. DUH!!!
on demand tv is something that ppl pay if they wanna enjoy whatever it offer.. not force customer to get it instead!!!!
Dear all, VVD +3 was launched and included as a bonus channel at no additional cost when customers subscribed to VVD Channel (Ch 855) /VVD Pack. It was introduced to cater to the needs of customers who yearn for more flexibility in their viewing schedules. Increasingly, we are seeing more and more customers who are now watching their programmes via VV Drama On Demand, resulting in a decline in viewership on VVD +3. As such, we have ceased VVD +3 with effect from 28 July, 9.30am.
"It was introduced to cater to the needs of customers who yearn for more flexibility in their viewing schedules. Increasingly, we are seeing more and more customers who are now watching their programmes via VV Drama On Demand, resulting in a decline in viewership on VVD +3."
Even there is increasing demand, but I'm very sure there are still many who are watching VVD+3.
Why don't Starhub send out mail to all subscribers and do a research to see how many wants VVD+3 to continue, and what is their frequency of tuning to VVD+3 in a week? With the results, then decide whether to cease or continue.
As what you can see, most people here wants it to continue. And there could be many more (who might not have access to internet or might not knows how to use internet,) but still wants it to continue.
The channel 830 also be ceased out of sudden!!! What a disappointed service treatment from Starhub!
does that means we can re catch our drama on the demand channel for free?
lastly before this 856 is out, there is a channel where we can catch our missed drama for 3 days.
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All you need to know: Eagles add a third former Ravens wide receiver with special teams potential
The Eagles are revving up for their third day of Training Camp and there will be a new wideout ready to hammer the throttle at the NovaCare Complex later today. That man is DeAndre Carter and unsurprisingly, he has a connection to a certain member of the Eagles Front Office. Here's all you need to know.
The player:
A former standout at Sacramento State, Carter measures in at 5'8, 190 lbs, which is quite small for a wide receiver. This didn't stop him from dominating his level, posting up 1,321 yards and 17 scores in his final season, building on the 934 yard campaign he punched in one year before.
After a strong showing at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Carter caught on with the Baltimore Ravens where Joe Douglas was working at the time. After just missing out on the final cuts, Carter would spend time on the practice squads in, New England, Oakland and most recently San Francisco.
At this stage, Carter is almost a 'veteran' of the offseason. He hasn't been able to stick onto a final roster but has been around long enough to understand the process and what's needed.
The Baltimore connection:
As aforementioned, the obvious link here is Joe Douglas. Carter is the third wideout on the current roster who has formerly played for the Ravens, more specifically when Douglas and Andy Weidl were working for the organization. There's obviously a trend of a strong talent evaluation background and associating that with the new demands of building and sustaining an NFL roster. Douglas obviously sees value in the players he has strong reports on and there's no harm in kicking the tires on a player who could have a strong offseason impact.
The ceiling:
Considering his size, it's hard to imagine Carter playing anywhere other than the slot. Although in each of his previous stops, he does have considerable experience in the return-game, which for a team struggling for special teams depth, could be a way for Carter to buck the trend of struggling to make a final roster.
Here's a fun fact: De'Vante Bausby, everyone's favorite cornerback underdog, completely out Carter down during a preseason game against the Niners last season.
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require 'rspec'

require 'rcons/dsl'

describe RCons::DSL do
  describe '#requires_rcons_version' do
    before(:each) do
      Kernel.stub :exit
      $stdout.stub :puts
      stub_const 'RCons::VERSION', '1.2.3'
      @dsl = RCons::DSL.new
    end

    it 'should exit if required version is higher than RCons version' do
      @dsl.requires_rcons_version '2.0.0'

      Kernel.should have_received(:exit).with 1
    end

    it 'should exit if required version doesn\'t match `~>` operator' do
      @dsl.requires_rcons_version '~> 1.2.4'
      Kernel.should have_received(:exit).with 1
    end

    it 'should not exit on exact match of version' do
      @dsl.requires_rcons_version RCons::VERSION
      Kernel.should_not have_received(:exit)
    end

    it 'should not exit on match with `~>` operator' do
      @dsl.requires_rcons_version '~> 1.2.2'
      Kernel.should_not have_received :exit
    end
  end

  describe '#object_file' do
    describe 'resolution of filetype' do
      before :each do
        Kernel.stub :exit
        $stdout.puts
        @dsl = RCons::DSL.new
        class RCons::Target
          attr_accessor :file_name, :name, :source_name
        end
      end

      it 'should recognize proper target filename for an object' do
        test_o = @dsl.object_file 'test'

        test_o.should be_kind_of RCons::Target
        test_o.name.should eq 'test'
        test_o.file_name.should eq 'test.o'
      end

      it 'should recognize proper source filename for an object' do
        test_o = @dsl.object_file 'test'

        test_o.should be_kind_of RCons::Target
        test_o.name.should eq 'test'
        test_o.source_name.should eq 'test.c'
      end

      it 'should recognize proper target filename for an object if target_name has already an extension' do
        test_o = @dsl.object_file 'test.o'

        test_o.should be_kind_of RCons::Target
        test_o.name.should eq 'test.o'
        test_o.file_name.should eq 'test.o'
      end
    end
  end
end

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German creative studio Urbanscreen have just unveiled '320 Licht,' a massive light projection inside the cathedral-like interior of the 20,000 square meter Gasometer Oberhausen in Germany (the same space that housed Christo's Big Air Package last year). Urbanscreen utilized both the ceiling and 320 degrees of the interior space of this former gas tank to project a 22-minute loop of digital animation with 21 high-powered Epson projectors. "This experience is based on the vastness of the Gasometer," sound designer Jonas Wiese told the Creator's Project. "We tried to work with that expression to make the space bigger and smaller, to deform it and to change its surface over and over while not exaggerating and overwriting the original effect of the room." He continues, "the age of the screen is coming to an end, digital interfaces will dissolve and merge into the social space … we poetically contribute to this through art." 320 Licht is part of the exhibition The Appearance of Beauty and will be on view through December 30th, 2014. Watch the included video above from the Creator's Project to learn more about how it all came together.


Bonnie S. McDougall is Honorary Associate in Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney and Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. She has also taught at Harvard University, the University of Oslo, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong, and has spent long periods in teaching, translating, and research in China. She has written extensively on modern Chinese literature and translated poetry, fiction, drama, letters, essays, and film scripts. At present she is a panel member for the Australian Academy of the Humanities Translation Medal and panel chair of the NSW Premier's Prize for Translation.


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class Guest

  tango_user # see macros

  def role_groups_list
    []
  end

  def has_role? role
    true if role == :guest
  end

  def role
    :guest
  end

  def roles_list
    [:guest]
  end

  def initialize options = {}
    options.each_pair do |name, value|
      var = :"@#{name}"
      self.instance_variable_set(var, value) #if self.instance_variable_defined?(var)
    end
  end
end


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DeAndre Hopkins to play, Arian Foster, Duane Brown out for Texans vs. Buccaneers
By Sander Philipse Sep 25, 2015, 3:33pm EDT
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The Houston Texans are going to continue to have significant problems on offense this week, as Arian Foster and left tackle Duane Brown are once again out for Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Texans have struggled to run the ball without both of those players, and there's no reason to believe that'll be any better against the Bucs.
In good news for Houston and bad news for the Bucs, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has passed his concussion test and was able to participate fully in Friday's practice, signaling a very likely return to the field on Sunday. He's officially listed as probable.
For the Bucs, D.J. Swearinger, T.J. Fatinikun, Mike Jenkins and Gerald McCoy are all listed as questionable, but should suit up on Sunday. A little worryingly, McCoy was still limited on Friday whereas the other three players managed to get to full participation. The Bucs will likely be without center Evan Smith and safety Major Wright, neither of whom practiced at all this week. Tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins is out with a long-term injury. Mike Evans is listed as probable and participated fully in every practice this week, so his slow start to the season should come to an end on Sunday.
Buccaneer vs. Texans 2015: Tampa Bay throws away game
Bucs have to finish their drives
Hopkins will play, Gerald McCoy questionable
Questions with the enemy: Texans style


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Q: Encrypting MySQL, What does this query do? So I was going through some work stuff and saw this. Can please somebody explain me what this does? The only thing I knew is that Active_Tournaments is View full of md5 Hash values.
select iT.TID
  from (
    SELECT @s := @s + 1 id, TID FROM Active_Tournaments, (SELECT @s := 0) AS s
    ) as iT
inner join
    (
        SELECT CEIL(RAND() *
            (SELECT MAX(id)
                    FROM (select *
                            from (SELECT @t := @t + 1 id
                                    FROM Active_Tournaments,
                                        (SELECT @t := 0) AS s) as iT) as ittt)) as id
    ) as ceil
    on iT.id = ceil.id;

Thanks in Advance

A: it shows some randon TID from Active_Tournaments
SELECT @t := @t + 1 id
FROM Active_Tournaments,
   (SELECT @t := 0) AS s

This gives every row in Active_Tournaments a rownumber
Then you get the highest rownumber MAX(id) and multiplies it by a random number.
With CEIL you get again a Integer number.
In the first SELECT
 (
 SELECT @s := @s + 1 id, TID FROM Active_Tournaments, (SELECT @s := 0) AS s
 ) as iT

you again add a row number to the Active_Tournaments and select only the rows that has a corresponding number in CEIL(RAND() * MAX(id)).
So you get pseudo random TIDs
I would add
select DISTINCT iT.TID

Even if there are a big number of rows, random could produce the same number.


Thank you for this simple, straight-forward tutorial. I just made two outdoor pillows from this knowledge!
You timing could not have been better! I have been search for the perfect assortment of dec pillows for my new couches. I found the perfect fabric last night, but wasn't sure how to do it myself. Thank you!
Great video teaching me to sew a zipper and pillow! Thanks!
Thank you. There will be more coming!
Great tutorial, I am in love with that fabric. Looked on Spoonflower to see about buying some, So pretty with those colors. Will be perfect in our living room. I'm am avoider of putting zippers in anything. Have new sewing machine tho so no excuse anymore for not putting them in projects. Can hardly wait to get fabric to make pillow covers and maybe table runner.
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Home » Locations » Odds & Sods » A brief stop for ice cream in Sidmouth, a night with Lady Grey and then it's on to Hampton Court Palace….
A brief stop for ice cream in Sidmouth, a night with Lady Grey and then it's on to Hampton Court Palace….
On: September 15, 2019, By: Bill Young
The Red Cliffs of the Jurassic Coast. Photo: Bill Young
As we made our way back towards London from Cornwall, the To the Manor Born KERA Tour of England stopped briefly to grab an ice cream and see the red cliffs of the Jurassic Coast in Sidmouth, a seaside town with a rich royal history.
It was December 1819 when the Duke and Duchess of Kent along with the infant Princess Victoria arrived at what was then Woolbrook Cottage. Tragically, the Duke died from complications after a heavy cold on 23rd January, 1820. The funeral was subsequently delayed due to the death six days later of the Duke's father, King George III.
Later in 1856, Sidmouth and Woolbrook Cottage were visited by Edward, Prince of Wales, who came to see where his grandfather dies and where his mother, who was now Queen of England, slept as a baby.
Leaving the ice cream paradise of Sidmouth, we headed to the DeVere Tortworth Court Hotel, a Victorian Gothic mansion in Wotton-under-Edge in South Gloucestershire, for another unforgettable stay.
The DeVere Tortworth Court Hotel. Photo: Bill Young
Built between 1848 and 1853, the Tudor-style mansion, 30 acres of grounds and private arboretum are brilliantly patrolled by Lady Grey, the hotel cat. During World War II the mansion became a naval training base for coding and signals, under the name of HMS Cabbala.
Our brief overnight stay was topped off by Lady Grey gracing us with her presence before heading out to secure the perimeter. As you can see, while she did allow us to pet her, she wasn't all that happy to pose for the camera while on duty.
Lady Grey patrolling the grounds of the DeVere Tortworth Court Hotel. Photo: Bill Young
Maybe not as famous as the To the Manor Born staircase inside Cricket St. Thomas, the DeVere Tortworth Court Hotel boasts a pretty well-known set of stairs itself on the grounds outside which were built to accommodate Queen Elizabeth's arrival via helicopter.
The grounds of the DeVere Tortworth Court Hotel. Photo: Bill Young
Sadly, the To the Manor Born KERA Tour of England is coming to a close but not before we stop at Hampton Court Palace and then our last night in London. More to come tomorrow but, until then, sleep well knowing that Lady Grey is on the job 24/7.
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The Arts Center of Cannon County held its annual Fundraiser/Reverse Raffle dinner event on Saturday, August 3rd. Dinner and dessert for 200 was enjoyed in the Museum.
Amazingly flavored smoked pork, beef, sausage, and chicken was cooked by James Adkins and Greg Rogers and donated by the Woodbury Nursing Center.
While I was in charge of getting the side dishes and desserts cooked, it is the farmers and gardeners I would like to thank. Without their labor, knowledge, and commitment to our tastebuds the meal would not have been the same.
The following ingredients came from Cannon county: watercress, basil, mint, oregano, corn, green peppers, summer squash, winter squash, pickle and pickled cucumbers, heirloom blueberries, wild blueberries, tomatoes, tomatoes, and more tomatoes (of many colors and flavors), and goat cheese.
Much of this is available throughout the growing season from the Cannon Farmers' Market - which is sited at your Arts Center. Stop by on Saturday mornings to buy fresh, local produce grown by your neighbors. Construction on the new Market pavilion is proceeding quickly.
Thanks to the Blue Porch for loaning us their kitchen, supplying needed ingredients, and much prep work.
Thanks to the folks who supported and attended the Fundraiser dinner. It was a great and tasty success.


Are you in charge of the planning for your corporate awards ceremony? If so, the best awards ceremonies are well thought out. For example, it is a good idea to think about the Oscars. When it comes to the Oscars, people are entertained, and as a result, they have a good time. Your corporate event should not be too far off in terms of the entertainment value. For example, when it comes to the awards that are given out, think out of the box. You could have a best dressed, most creative when the pressure is on and the best supporting cast when it comes to your customer service team. There are incredible printing services in Los Angeles that can handle printing your acrylic awards for the ceremony.
So, consider turning your awards ceremony into something almost Oscar worthy. It will get everyone fired up and excited about the fun awards that may win. You can also ask people to put names into a fishbowl for certain categories and then announce the winners at the ceremony. For example, you could do an award for best office decor. The options are endless when it comes to making people laugh and smile. So, be creative and have the right Printing Services in Los Angeles take care of the acrylic awards for you.
It is a good idea to order the awards in advance. With this in mind, you will need to think about what awards will be given out and the number that you will need. Next, you will need to decide what the awards will say and what style you want the acrylic awards done in. For example, the awards could be designed to look like a star. That certainly would be eye-catching and fun.
Today is a great day to look into Printing Services for your corporate event. Next, talk to the friendly consultant about your corporate event and what type of design you want for the awards. He will be happy to go over everything with you. Before you know it, it will be time for everyone to come together for a great time and to receive their awards.


The recent The Northerner article, titled "Organizations Lack Needed Funding, SGA Asks For More," is very in tuned to what organizations need. As a student at Northern Kentucky University, I am deeply concerned that student organizations do not receive enough funding. I and my friends are involved in several organizations that make our college experience more intriguing. If student organizations do not get the funds they need they will no longer exist.
Many times organizations cannot do as much as they want because of the lack of funds. Incoming students look to student clubs and organizations to get involved in school. They want organizations to have a lot of events planned and make a difference on their campus. According to Student Government Association Senator Kate Brodbeck, "Without funding for conferences, travel or events, many students organizations would never be afforded the opportunities needed for them to grow." This is just one complaint for the lack of funding.
Student organizations have to resort to less expensive events and trips. They have to raise the money themselves by conducting fund raisers and instigating dues. One thing: fund raisers do not raise enough money at one event and members do no want to pay dues, so groups do not have the extra money. Some fund raisers are successful, but have to be done many times. Also, planning these fund raisers can be difficult, such as when and where to have the fund raiser. Students do not have the extra money to pay dues because of other costs like tuition. They just to do not want to do it.
SGA, being a student organization itself, has the right idea in asking the university administration for more money for student organizations because other methods are not working well. This campus needs student organizations to keep students at Northern Kentucky University and they keep the university intriguing to future students. If we continue to allow our student organizations to be under funded then we could see less activity on campus.


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Old Macy's location at CityPlace has a new use
Old CityPlace Macy's site has new use
By: T.A. Walker
As shoppers' preferences for buying products on websites like Amazon instead of at brick-and-mortar stores changes, more than 8,600 retailers will close their doors in 2017.
The Wall Street Journal says one-quarter of America's shopping malls are expected to shutter in the next five years.
These closures are forcing shopping and entertainment districts like CityPlace to get inventive when 110,000-square-foot anchor stores like Macy's pull out.
Opening later this month in the former Macy's location at CityPlace is an experimental space called Culture Lab. It will be a cultural arts center and creative space.
Inside, the Culture Lab will host events, exhibits, and other surprises.
New Art Installation
Completed on the outside of the building is an Art Installation called "Palm Beach Parade." The mural features bold everyday images in vibrant colors including a soccer ball, thumb drive, French fries, sneakers, credit card, and sunglasses. Created by Yale University Master of Fine Arts student Michael Craig-Martin. It is his largest mural to date.
Inside a sound installation is opening soon entitled 'You Are the Magic" created by artist Stephen Vitiello The exhibit consumes the entire second floor of the former Macy's department store. Taste and See South Florida has plans to bring you further information in the next few weeks.
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Q: Can I reasonably use SHA-256 in a DNSSEC deployment? I know that RFC 5702 documents the use of SHA-2 in DNSSEC, and that RFC 6944 defines RSA/SHA-256 as "recommended to implement." What I'm not aware of is just how widely-implemented SHA-256 is in validating resolvers.
Is it practical to sign Internet zones (those I'm particularly interested in are .org domains) with SHA-256, or am I making my zone unverifiable to large swathes of the DNSSEC-aware Internet?
As a follow-up, can key schedules change with a hash change to keep the same level of security (e.g. can I work around using SHA-1 by having shorter key schedules)?

A: The root zone (aka .) itself is signed with RSA/SHA256 (KSK as well as ZSK are RSA/SHA256).
Thus, a validating resolver that does not support RSA/SHA256 will be mostly useless on the Internet as it wouldn't be able to validate the full chain.
I think it's safe for you to assume that RSA/SHA256 is supported.
http://dnsviz.net/d/org/dnssec/ may provide a useful visualization of the keys in use up to the org zone.


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This two-part series was written by our guest, Faith Marcus – the talented artisan behind Faith Marcus Designs. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter @FMdesigns and, of course, Pinterest!
If you haven't yet, please read Part 1.
Remember : Content is king! So pin images that are the most visually inspiring !
1) Create a group/community board — invite followers to pin on a board. When you create, (or hopefully get invited yourself — I now receive board invitations almost daily!!) to pin on a group board, the board will post on your page, and everyone who is included, as well as their followers will see this in the pin stream (this is great way to go viral). I would suggest creating a group board once you have a substantial following. Make it a "theme", as a random board becomes a mess over time. If you create a group board too early in the game, chances are no one will pin to it, and then it's sort of a "flop". I am on two of these boards right now, and it's primarily due to "lack of theme" provided. I am also on five community boards that have thousands of followers, so I make sure I pin to those on a regular basis! Do not ask to be invited to a board. Post great content, and you will be noticed and invited !
2) Pin It To Win Contest : On my to-do list, I will update when I have some results.
3) Do keep up to date with marketing reports, and also Pins that are generated from marketing sources, chances are you will find a lot of valuable information.
4) Use the statistic sites, pinpuff and pinreach to see which boards and pins are popular. Pinreach also provides you with your most influential followers. Make sure you know who these people are, and see who they pin from, and look at their followers. Take some time to see what makes someone with major followings so sought after. Chances are, they have great boards! Use these as inspiration and follow suite, make it you own and do not copy!
5) Use FaceBook and Twitter to share your Pinterest profile, as well as a great board. Twitter is also a great source to find pins, as all major publications are posting updates that will likely have a "pin it" button on their site.
I hope you have found this information useful, and that it will help you gain lots of followers and help you become a Pinterest rock star!
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Fernando Ravsberg Opinion
Cuba and the Skeletons of USAID
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HAVANA TIMES — The Associated Press (AP) news agency seems intent on making all of the United States plans in Cuba public. It first great revelation was that Alan Gross – the US citizen currently imprisoned in Havana – had smuggled communication systems so sophisticated they were used by the Pentagon and CIA.
In addition, it revealed that, to conduct these operations, Gross had been paid hundreds of thousands of Washington's dollars, tearing apart the image of the altruistic Jewish humanitarian who risked his freedom to give his community on the island greater Internet access.
Sometime later, the agency revealed the existence of Zunzuneo, a kind of Twitter especially designed to steer Cuba's internal political situation through cell-phone text messages. The United States reached some 40 thousand people on the island this way.
The plan consisted in sending interesting but politically innocuous information to users in order to gain in credibility among a public to whom materials aimed at impacting Cuba's internal situation (with a view to "promoting democracy") would later be sent.
Now AP brings up for discussion the fact the US government also infiltrated groups of young Latin Americans (from Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela) into Cuba in order to bolster the opposition movement – and that they did so using health programs as cover.
One of the infiltrators was Felipe Valencia Dongo, advisor to the Minister of Education of Peru.
Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy, chair of the commission that supervises USAID's budget, declared that the façade used was "worse than irresponsible" because "the U.S. government should never sacrifice delivering basic health services or civic programs to advance an intelligence goal."
However, the young Latin Americans were a very good deal, because they could be paid infinitesimal wages and would not become a problem for the White House if they ended up in prison. Better still, they would create conflicts between Havana and governments in the region.
Even though Cuban-American politicians consider him "soft," Barack Obama has been one of the most actively anti-Castro presidents of recent history. He has already set a record – both global and individual – in fines applied to foreign companies that have dealings with Cuba, imposing billions of dollars in penalties on these.
His "batting average" in terms of covert operations is also impressive, though it'll be hard for him to outdo his predecessors from the 60s, who hatched Operation Mongoose and conspiracies to commit murder and supported internal armed groups and a direct invasion.
The Obama administration looked for an alternative way of supporting and bolstering dissident activities in Cuba after Congress confirmed that the money sent to anti-Castro groups in Miami was being spent in the city to buy chocolates, leather coats and electric saws.
The government had to skip over the Cuban-American community if it wanted its resources to actually reach the dissidents. That is how the idea of hiring other US citizens and Latin Americans to smuggle communications equipment and financial resources into Cuba probably arose.
The aim of the Latin American infiltrators was to influence young Cubans and have them join the opposition.
Since his electoral campaign, it's been clear that Obama is a man who knows how to move about cyberspace and use social networks to advance political ends. No one should be surprised that the "Arab Spring" took place and that the United States tried to use that same tactic against Havana.
The President, however, should not be blamed for the failure of this plan in Cuba. He had very few chances of succeeding from the word go. Trying to unleash a cyber-war in a country that has next to no Internet connectivity is like tasking the US Navy with the invasion of Bolivia.
What's more, he went in without considering the changes that are taking place on both shores of the Strait of Florida: Raul Castro's reforms and the rapprochement of some of the most important and influential Cuban-American entrepreneurs, such as Fanjul, Bacardi and Saldrigas. Today, dissidents have lost most of their influence on the island because they spend far too much time outside Cuba, be it to study journalism in Florida or going on propaganda tours around Europe.
Even Miami's anti-Castro press acknowledges that "following the migratory reforms of Raul Castro's government, we've seen a tendency towards the development of a traveling dissidence which has managed to broaden its international horizons but has seen its influence on the island reduced."
As though that weren't enough, the White House must now confront its own, rapidly-growing internal opposition – from Hilary Clinton, who does not support the US embargo, to those who tell the press where USAID has buried its skeletons.
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I do love the photograph in the article of Cubans discussing and debating the baseball results!
You make a reasonable, if purely hypothetical point. Hillary will not be the Democratic nominee, much less the next POTUS. She is too old, of too poor health, and carries far too heavy baggage.
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LOVE IS A MOVING
Isa was not a suspicious person, not anymore. It might seem counter-intuitive for an alpha werewolf, but she surrounded herself with people leery of strangers and she trusted them to have her back. She couldn't be an effective leader if she spent most of her time questioning the motives of others. She had werewolf senses and they were quite helpful at detecting the motives of strangers… and friends… and mates.
Isa gazed at Wren as they drove. The further from Belle Haven they got, the more suspicious Isa grew. She couldn't help it. He was acting weird. He'd never given her reason to doubt him, not once in the years they'd been together but tonight he was setting off all kinds of alarm bells and it was making her wolf crazy. What was happening? Was it about their fight a few weeks ago?
She studied their linked hands on the console between them, noting his slightly damp palm. Wren was never nervous. Not ever. He was unflinchingly calm in the face of unspeakable evil, yet she could smell something off about him. Not nerves so much as... anticipation? He hadn't looked at her once since they'd left and they'd driven for at least half an hour on the highway. Where were they going?
She watched the shadows play across the angles of his face, street lights bathing him in light before receding once more. Like her, he dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, their usual attire. he hadn't even shaved, and his stubble was on its way to a beard. She liked it. The only jewelry he wore was the chunk of obsidian around his neck, protecting him from Tristin's banshee scream and a thin gold band on his left hand. Her heart dropped, eyes snagging on the circle of metal surrounding his finger. Why was he wearing his wedding ring? He never wore his ring for the same reason Isa never wore hers; it wasn't necessary. Their bond went beyond gold rings and words uttered before friends. They had sealed their vows with teeth and blood and there was nothing that could come between them.
So why today? Why was he wearing his ring today? "Everything okay?" she finally asked.
He glanced over, flashing her that cocky grin that still made her knees weak. "Yeah, why wouldn't it be?"
"You won't tell me where we're going or why… also, you're wearing your ring."
He lifted their joined hands and kissed her fingers. "Isa McGowan, it's a good thing I have a strong ego… do you seriously not know what day it is?"
Isa's cheeks grew warm as she tried to remember what day it was. Oh, no. Oh, no. No. No. Nooooo. It was their anniversary. Their fucking anniversary. The night they'd sealed their bond on the dock under the full moon. She was the worst mate ever. "I forgot," she whispered. "I'm so sorry." When she could finally bring herself to look at him, he was still grinning that stupid grin on his stupid perfect face. "Why are you smiling like that? I forgot our anniversary. I'm a terrible person. I don't even have my ring on… people will think I'm dating a married man," she said the last part almost to herself.
Wren let go of her hand, wrestling with something in his pocket before his palm appeared under her nose. Her ring. He'd even brought her ring. "How are you even real, Wren Davies?"
She slipped her ring on and gazed at the thin gold band with the tiny round moonstone, her heart feeling too big for her chest. They drove in silence for a while longer before she asked, "Where are you taking me?"
"To your very favorite place on earth."
She grinned, letting her gaze wander over his well-muscled arms and chest before she leaned over and bit the corded tendon on the side of his neck, smiling as he rumbled low in his chest. "My very favorite place is our bed, with you in it… naked. Are you taking me someplace to get you naked?"
Wren laughed but pulled her in for a quick kiss. "It's on the menu, for sure. But first, I'm taking you to your second favorite place on earth."
Isa frowned, curious what Wren might consider her favorite place. They turned off the highway and drove a short distance more and Isa recognized the strip malls and grocery stores of Newton, the closest thing to a city in their part of the world. She couldn't imagine ever listing anything in Newton as her second favorite place in the world but when they turned into a parking lot and she saw their destination, she couldn't help but laugh. "Target? You think my favorite place in the world is Target?"
He parked the car and then turned to look at her, arching a brow. "Isn't it, though?"
She wanted to lie. She wanted to not sound so… basic. But it washer second favorite place. "Yes. Dammit."
When they were outside the truck, he grabbed an abandoned red cart and gestured grandly. "Your chariot awaits."
She gazed at the cart for a long minute. "You want me to get in the cart? I'm not five."
"You can't fool me, darlin'. You know you want to. It's not like you won't fit."
She glowered at him but still hopped into the cart, annoyed that he was correct. "What are we doing first?" she asked.
"Whatever you want, baby. Shoes. Starbucks. Books." He waggled his brows suggestively at the last one and Isa blushed. Their current read was getting a bit... abused, but Isa couldn't help it. There was this kinky Earl and a virginal tutor and when Wren read to her... she sighed, her thoughts wandering. He suddenly loomed over her, grinning. "Keep thinking thoughts like the ones your thinking now and the only place we'll be visiting is the back of the suburban, dirty girl."
She kissed him until they were both far too worked up for a Target parking lot. When he pulled back she asked, "Can I buy throw pillows?"
"All the pillows you want," he promised. "Even those stupid cat pillows I hate. Tonight Target is your oyster."
She clapped like an excited child, sticking her feet over the side and relaxing against the back so she could still touch Wren's furry jaw anytime she wanted. "Onward," she cried pointing to the entrance.
"As you command, my lady."
They got looks. One harried mom with five kids trailing behind her gazed at Wren long enough for Isa to consider growling. An old lady smiled at them with a nostalgic expression Isa hoped to wear some day. One old man harrumphed at seeing a grown woman in a shopping cart. Isa ignored them all. She and Wren were in her second favorite place in the world, kid free. He bought her a green tea from Starbucks and a pretzel with extra salt and wheeled her to all her favorite departments. When they reached the shoe section, he even slipped the heels she liked onto her feet like she was Cinderella. How had she ever gotten so lucky?
As they explored, they shopped. She picked up two super-cute and extra sparkly throw pillows for the bedroom. One in dove gray and the other a cornflower blue the same as Wren's eyes. She got the six-inch heels Wren liked, a new bra Wren really liked and a new pair of steel-toed boots to replace the ones practically disintegrating on Wren's feet. Wren also snagged two cheesy historical romance novels and tucked them under the pillows. She pretended not to notice even as her body shivered at the thought of Wren reading them to her later.
When Isa had all but disappeared under their purchases they strolled lazily, with no destination in mind. "Oh, wouldn't Neoma look so cute in this?" she asked, pointing to a long floral dress.
"Does Neoma need any more floral dresses?" Wren asked.
"No? Not really."
They got the dress. They bought two new shirts for Kai, another black Henley for Rhys, more clothes for Harlow, another set of headphones for Donovan, a book on World War II for Mace and Malachi, a teal hoodie for Mallory and more baby clothes than RJ could wear in a lifetime. They even bought more boxing gloves for Tristin and Tate.
Isa couldn't remember the last time she'd had so much fun. This was better than Christmas or Yule. This was presents just because. She gazed at Wren as he pushed the cart and wondered if he had any idea how much she loved him? Like she was stupid in love with him. He just got her on every level. Isa didn't want fancy restaurants or fine jewelry… she only wanted his time and attention and to provide for their weird little family they'd created. Money, they had, but time… that was in short supply. There was never really any way to know when the end would sneak up on them so this meant everything.
The cashier smiled at them as Wren unloaded the purchases Isa nested in, intrigued by their wide range of items but remaining silent about it. When the title flashed on the screen, the girl's face morphed into one of alarm, but Wren just silently handed over the cash. Isa snickered. He'd known they were going to blow a ton of money tonight and he'd come prepared.
Once Wren had loaded the bags into the back of the suburban, he helped Isa from the cart. Before he could set her on the ground, she wrapped her legs around his waist and kissed him like he was shipping off to war.
When she pulled back, his eyes glowed blue and his claws pricked her thighs. "Not that I'm complaining, but what was that for?"
"For remembering our anniversary. For not being mad that I didn't. For taking me to Target. For being the sweetest most perfect human being alive."
He rumbled low in his chest, burying his face in her neck. "I'm not gonna lie. Sweet's not really what I'm feeling right now."
Isa wiggled against him until he hissed. She smirked. "Mm, that's not what I'm feeling either."
There was the sound of muffled laughter from somewhere in the distance and then Wren was shifting her weight. "Uh, I'd really love to explore this further but we have an audience and I really don't want to murder some kids who are clearly enjoying our show."
Isa turned to see three teen boys laughing and pointing as they leaned against the trunk of their beat-up Camry.
She let her face partially shift, eyes and fangs flashing before she roared in their direction.
"What the fuck?!" One of them yelped before they ran towards the entrance.
She could feel Wren laughing. "Subtle, babe."
She scoffed. "What? Nobody will ever believe them."
He nipped at her ear and then her neck. "Wanna go home?"
He stilled. "No?"
"Uh-uh. Take me to the lake. It's not a full moon, but that never stopped us before."
He planted a hard kiss on her mouth, carrying her while she clung to him. When he dropped her into the passenger seat, he kissed her again… and then once more for good measure. She snagged his face in her hands, locking eyes with him. "I love you more than anything else in the entire world. You know that right? I'm sorry I forgot our anniversary."
He grinned. "That's okay. I once forgot you existed. Remember?"
She hadn't remembered, but now that he'd reminded her, it still sort of rankled. "That's right. You forgot I existed for like twenty-one years or something. I feel like I should be more insulted by that."
"You forgot me too," he reminded gently.
It was true. It seemed insane to her that there was a time in her life when Wren wasn't in it. He was everything to her. Everything. "I could never forget you now."
He pushed her hair from her face. "Even if you did, I'd remind you every single day until you remembered again."
Her stomach swooped. "Take me to the lake and remind me all night?"
"Anything for you."
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Q: JDK/JRE to Chose for I.Mx6(ARM) What is difference Between the two different ARM JDK's which is given in Oracle website?

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JAVA SE DEVELOPMENT KIT

JAVA SE EMBEDDED

I have developed my application in Ubuntu x86 machine. (Development environment)
so, if I use ARM(i.mx6) as my Target,  then which version of JDK/JRE to be installed in that TARGET.
Why Oracle has given these two variants. Which variant i have to use for my Target ARM (I.mx6), so that it Supports JAVA FX GUI?

A: If you read the notes at the bottom of the table, you will see the difference :
First link, ARMv5/ARMv6/ARMv7 Linux - SoftFP ABI, Little Endian 2, is noted (2)

(2)  gcc options used include:  -msoft-float

Second link, ARM v6/v7 Linux - VFP, HardFP ABI, Little Endian 1  is noted (1)

(1) gcc options used include:  -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=vfp

Option (1) is for using hardware floating point support and option (2) is for using software floating point support. Read the gcc documentation for more information.


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Home /News/Sharing economy based social network Corld launches its Token Distribution Event for early adopters
Sharing economy based social network Corld launches its Token Distribution Event for early adopters
https://ift.tt/2Bm35Dk CorldCorld is a brand new social platform. Corld envisages a social world built upon collaboration, collectivity, co-creation and sharing economy. As a social platform, Corld is created with a simple philosophy in mind; "Life is best lived as a journey". In order to realize such envision Corld embraces two unique concepts; "Journey" and "Cedium". Journey is a visual collection of experiences, passions, interests, events, persons and so much more. As a concept and a feature Journey is the core of Corld. Just like a real life journey, Corld's journey is the ultimate tool to realize collaboration, collectivity and co-creation in a social network. Corld users can share and explore life by creating their journeys or following other users' journeys. The "Journey" system will give Corld users an exceptional social networking experience by allowing total control on what to share, how to share and with whom to share. Corld will build the future of social networking with a unique sharing economy model based on tokenization. Unlike established social networks, Corld will share its economic value with its users. Both individuals and businesses will be able to use Cedium, which serves as the sole accounting unit of Corld, for all economic transactions made within Corld. https://corld.comAbout CediumCedium is the Corld's medium of exchange, which serves as the sole accounting unit of Corld platform. Cedium will be used for all economic transactions made within Corld. Both individuals and businesses will be able to use Cedium. Users can use Cedium to donate, view premium content of users or simply making economic transactions. Cedium will be listed in selected cryptocurrency exchanges as well. All Corld users will be able to obtain Cediums via Cedium Rewards Pool. 15% of total Cedium supply will be allocated to the Cedium Rewards Pool. One third of the Rewards Pool will be distributed to initial users and will continue to be distributed maximum equivalent of one third of the remainder per annum. https://cedium.ioDisrupting today's social networking with a unique sharing economy and user experience, Corld started its Token Distribution Event for its Cedium token.Sharing economy based social network Corld has just launched its Token Distribution Event to reach its initial adopters. Having aimed to build the future of social networking through a unique sharing economy model, Corld will share its advertisement revenues with users of the platform through its Cedium token. Both individuals and businesses will be able to use Cedium, which serves as the sole accounting unit of Corld, for all economic transactions made within the platform.Share of revenue from advertisers to usersCedium will be the sole payment method for buying advertising space on Corld. Advertisers will make payments in Cedium by using "Corld Ad Platform". Corld users will instantly receive a huge portion of advertising revenue in Cediums if they prefer to view relevant ads. Corld users will be able to obtain Cediums via "Cedium Rewards Pool", which holds 15% of total Cedium supply. One third of the Rewards Pool will be distributed to initial users and will continue to be distributed as maximum equivalent of one third of the remainder per annum. Corld users will be able to use their Cediums to donate, make economic transactions or simply trade them on selected cryptocurrency exchanges after the Token Distribution Event ends on 31st of December."Corld aims to reach 10% market share" Corld's Co-Founder and CEO, Cem Unsal had this to say on the launch: "Unlike established social networks, which create wealth only for the few by monetizing personal data, Corld will share its economic value with its users. We do not see the token distribution event as solely a crowdfunding initiative as Corld takes its strength from its 'community first' approach. We see our token holders not only our partners and investors but also the early adopters of our social platform. Currently there are 3.4 billion social media users worldwide. We aim to reach at least 1% of this audience in the next couple of years, and up to 10% of social media users worldwide in the long run. We know that there are millions of social media users out there, who will be the first adopters of the future of social networking by embracing a 'collaborative world' philosophy."One solution to most common social network problems: "Journey"Having identified the most common problems in today's social media as the lack of freedom, privacy, collaboration, relevancy and audience understanding, Corld differs from established social networks by resolving these problems with a unique content sharing concept, the "Journey". As a visual collection of experiences, passions, hobbies and events, Journey resides at the core of Corld platform. Corld users can share and explore life by creating journeys based on their preferences or following other users' journeys instead of following profiles. Corld opens the path to a collaborative world by enabling users and their collaborators create content together in collaborative Journeys. With all of its features "Journey" system will give all Corld users an exceptional social networking experience by allowing total control on what to share, how to share and with whom to share.Cedium comes with bonusesThe pre-TDE period, which started on the 5th of November, will continue until the 3rd of December. The initial token distribution period gives users to benefit from bonuses up to 30% when purchasing Cediums at cedium.io. The bounty campaign also began for Cedium with 5% of the total supply waiting to be distributed to bounty hunters.Websites:https://corld.comhttps://cedium.ioWhitepaper:https://cedium.io/docs/Corld-IntroductionAndStrategyBook.pdfBounty0x ID: ecamli
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About Corld
Corld is a brand new social platform. Corld envisages a social world built upon collaboration, collectivity, co-creation and sharing economy. As a social platform, Corld is created with a simple philosophy in mind; "Life is best lived as a journey". In order to realize such envision Corld embraces two unique concepts; "Journey" and "Cedium". Journey is a visual collection of experiences, passions, interests, events, persons and so much more. As a concept and a feature Journey is the core of Corld. Just like a real life journey, Corld's journey is the ultimate tool to realize collaboration, collectivity and co-creation in a social network. Corld users can share and explore life by creating their journeys or following other users' journeys. The "Journey" system will give Corld users an exceptional social networking experience by allowing total control on what to share, how to share and with whom to share. Corld will build the future of social networking with a unique sharing economy model based on tokenization. Unlike established social networks, Corld will share its economic value with its users. Both individuals and businesses will be able to use Cedium, which serves as the sole accounting unit of Corld, for all economic transactions made within Corld. https://corld.com
About Cedium
Cedium is the Corld's medium of exchange, which serves as the sole accounting unit of Corld platform. Cedium will be used for all economic transactions made within Corld. Both individuals and businesses will be able to use Cedium. Users can use Cedium to donate, view premium content of users or simply making economic transactions. Cedium will be listed in selected cryptocurrency exchanges as well. All Corld users will be able to obtain Cediums via Cedium Rewards Pool. 15% of total Cedium supply will be allocated to the Cedium Rewards Pool. One third of the Rewards Pool will be distributed to initial users and will continue to be distributed maximum equivalent of one third of the remainder per annum. https://cedium.io
Disrupting today's social networking with a unique sharing economy and user experience, Corld started its Token Distribution Event for its Cedium token.
Sharing economy based social network Corld has just launched its Token Distribution Event to reach its initial adopters. Having aimed to build the future of social networking through a unique sharing economy model, Corld will share its advertisement revenues with users of the platform through its Cedium token. Both individuals and businesses will be able to use Cedium, which serves as the sole accounting unit of Corld, for all economic transactions made within the platform.
Share of revenue from advertisers to users
Cedium will be the sole payment method for buying advertising space on Corld. Advertisers will make payments in Cedium by using "Corld Ad Platform". Corld users will instantly receive a huge portion of advertising revenue in Cediums if they prefer to view relevant ads. Corld users will be able to obtain Cediums via "Cedium Rewards Pool", which holds 15% of total Cedium supply. One third of the Rewards Pool will be distributed to initial users and will continue to be distributed as maximum equivalent of one third of the remainder per annum. Corld users will be able to use their Cediums to donate, make economic transactions or simply trade them on selected cryptocurrency exchanges after the Token Distribution Event ends on 31st of December.
"Corld aims to reach 10% market share"
Corld's Co-Founder and CEO, Cem Unsal had this to say on the launch: "Unlike established social networks, which create wealth only for the few by monetizing personal data, Corld will share its economic value with its users. We do not see the token distribution event as solely a crowdfunding initiative as Corld takes its strength from its 'community first' approach. We see our token holders not only our partners and investors but also the early adopters of our social platform. Currently there are 3.4 billion social media users worldwide. We aim to reach at least 1% of this audience in the next couple of years, and up to 10% of social media users worldwide in the long run. We know that there are millions of social media users out there, who will be the first adopters of the future of social networking by embracing a 'collaborative world' philosophy."
One solution to most common social network problems: "Journey"
Having identified the most common problems in today's social media as the lack of freedom, privacy, collaboration, relevancy and audience understanding, Corld differs from established social networks by resolving these problems with a unique content sharing concept, the "Journey". As a visual collection of experiences, passions, hobbies and events, Journey resides at the core of Corld platform. Corld users can share and explore life by creating journeys based on their preferences or following other users' journeys instead of following profiles. Corld opens the path to a collaborative world by enabling users and their collaborators create content together in collaborative Journeys. With all of its features "Journey" system will give all Corld users an exceptional social networking experience by allowing total control on what to share, how to share and with whom to share.
Cedium comes with bonuses
The pre-TDE period, which started on the 5th of November, will continue until the 3rd of December. The initial token distribution period gives users to benefit from bonuses up to 30% when purchasing Cediums at cedium.io. The bounty campaign also began for Cedium with 5% of the total supply waiting to be distributed to bounty hunters.
https://corld.com
https://cedium.io
Whitepaper:
https://cedium.io/docs/Corld-IntroductionAndStrategyBook.pdf
Bounty0x ID: ecamli


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