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CEDBEAST IS UNSTOPPABLE WITH HIS NEWEST PROJECT "1 oF 1"
No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, CEDBEAST brings forth his music for the enjoyment to just about anybody. CEDBEAST was born in San Francisco and spent some time in Daly City and Sacramento in his younger years. It wasn't until 2005 that he moved and settled in Marysville, California where he currently resides.
He describes his genre/style of talent as Hip Hop/Rap and his style is focused on punch lines and innuendos, stating that it is, "…very braggadocio and full of bravado." He would like to mention that his audience is everyone; ". From the loners and outcasts to the jocks and the cool kids. My brand 223 is inclusive. Because really even though I'm a very introverted person I could get along with just about anyone as long as your vibes and intentions are good."
CEDBEAST has started his musical journey as a kid in the early 2000s. He states, "I found musical artists very intriguing with how they can bring emotions out of the people listening to their songs." He began to record and release a handful of songs between the ages of 19 and 21, where he would do remixes to popular songs at that time. He states that it wasn't until his dad passed away in 2019 that it really hit him to put his music out, he exclaims, "Because I could be gone tomorrow so why not chase my dreams now while I have the air in my lungs. Because I don't want to wake up and be 70 years old and have regrets that didn't do something that I genuinely have a love for."
CEDBEAST is continuing to strive to create more of his music. He has already released a few projects, with one just released last month titled, '1 of 1,' including his first official music video for his song, "Buzzin'," off the project. While collaborating with Kurupt has already been an amazing feat for CEDBEAST to accomplish, he wishes to collab with more great artists such as MGK, Ice Cube, 50 Cent, and Method Man.
He has a new project that he is currently working on along with a new single titled, "Somewhere Safe, featuring Alinda Rich that is announced to be released in June.
You may keep up to date with everything CEDBEAST by following his social media platforms and be sure to stream his latest project, '1 of 1,' as well as his other projects such as, 'C.B.M.F.' now on streaming platforms.
Instagram: cedbeast
YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/TheBlackstall10n
'1 of 1' album (Apple Music)
https://music.apple.com/us/album/1-of-1/1605294301


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Home › Shins, The - Waimanalo 7" Vinyl
Shins, The - Waimanalo 7" Vinyl
This is the second release for The Fug Yep Soundation, a record series created in loving memory of the label's friend and musical hero, Richard Swift. It features two original new songs by The Shins. The Fug Yep Soundation's goal, through releasing music, is to raise awareness for addiction and bring community to those suffering. All profits from this series will directly support the Swift family and two incredible organizations, MusiCares and Music Support UK who will help facilitate this mission.
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This decree of the Second Vatican Council was proclaimed by His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, on October 28, 1965.
Indeed from the very beginning of the Church men and women have set about following Christ with greater freedom and imitating Him more closely through the practice of the evangelical counsels, each in his own way leading a life dedicated to God. Many of them, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, lived as hermits or founded religious families, which the Church gladly welcomed and approved by her authority. So it is that in accordance with the Divine Plan a wonderful variety of religious communities has grown up which has made it easier for the Church not only to be equipped for every good work (cf. Tim 3:17) and ready for the- work of the ministry--the building up of the Body of Christ (cf. Eph. 4:12)--but also to appear adorned with the various gifts of her children like a spouse adorned for her husband (cf. Apoc. 21:2) and for the manifold Wisdom of God to be revealed through her (cf. Eph. 3:10).
Despite such a great variety of gifts all those called by God to the practice of the evangelical counsels and who, faithfully responding to the call, undertake to observe the same, bind themselves to the Lord in a special way, following Christ. who chaste and poor (cf. Matt. 8:20; Luke 9:58) redeemed and sanctified men through obedience even to the death of the Cross (cf. Phil. 2:8). Driven by love with which the Holy Spirit floods their hearts (cf. Rom. 5:5) they live more and more for Christ and for His body which is the Church (cf. Col. 1:24). The more fervently, then, they are joined to Christ by this total life-long gift of themselves, the richer the life of the Church becomes and the more lively and successful its apostolate.
b) It redounds to the good of the Church that institutes have their own particular characteristics and work. Therefore let their founders' spirit and special aims they set before them as well as their sound traditions--all of which make up the patrimony of each institute--be faithfully held in honor.
3. The manner of living, praying and working should be suitably adapted everywhere, but especially in mission territories, to the modern physical and psychological circumstances of the members and also, as required by the nature of each institute, to the necessities of the apostolate. the demands of culture, and social and economic circumstances.
Therefore let constitutions, directories, custom books, hooks of prayers and ceremonies and such like be suitably reedited and, obsolete laws being suppressed, be adapted to the decrees of this sacred synod.
Nevertheless everyone should keep in mind that the hope of renewal lies more in the faithful observance of the rule and constitutions than in multiplying laws.
Faithful to their profession then, and leaving all things for the sake of Christ (cf. Mark 10:28), religious are to follow Him (cf. Matt. 19:21) as the one thing necessary (cf. Luke 10:49) listening to His words (cf. Luke 10:39) and solicitous for the things that are His (cf. 1 Cor. 7:32).
9. The monastic life. that venerable institution which in the course of a long history has won for itself notable renown in the Church and in human society, should be preserved with care and its authentic spirit permitted to shine forth ever more splendidly both in the East and the West. The principal duty of monks is to offer a service to the divine majesty at once humble and noble within the walls of the monastery, whether they dedicate themselves entirely to divine worship in the contemplative life or have legitimately undertaken some apostolate or work of Christian charity. Retaining, therefore, the characteristics of the way of life proper to them, they should revive their ancient traditions of service and so adapt them to the needs of today that monasteries will become institutions dedicated to the edification of the Christian people.
Due regard being had for local conditions, religious communities should readily offer a quasi-collective witness to poverty and gladly use their own goods for other needs of the Church and the support of the poor whom all religious should love after the example of Christ (cf. Matt. 19:21; 25:34-46; James 2:15-16; 1 John 3:17). The several provinces and houses of each community should share their temporal goods with one another, so that those who have more help the others who are in need.
After the example of Jesus Christ who came to do the will of the Father (cf. John 4:34; 5:30; Heb. 10 7; Ps. 39:9) and "assuming the nature of a slave" (Phil. 2:7) learned obedience in the school of suffering (cf. Heb. 5:8), religious under the motion of the Holy Spirit, subject themselves in faith to their superiors who hold the place of God. Under their guidance they are led to serve all their brothers in Christ, just as Christ himself in obedience to the Father served His brethren and laid down His life as a ransom for many (cf. Matt. 20:28; John 10:14-18). So they are closely bound to the service of the Church and strive to attain the measure of the full manhood of Christ (Eph. 4:13).
Superiors, as those who are to give an account of the souls entrusted to them (Heb. 13:17), should fu]fill their office in a way responsive to God's will. They should exercise their authority out of a spirit of service to the brethren, expressing in this way the love with which God loves their subjects. They should govern these as sons of God, respecting their human dignity. In this way they make it easier for them to subordinate their wills. They should be particularly careful to respect their subjects' liberty in the matters of sacramental confession and the direction of conscience. Subjects should be brought to the point where they will cooperate with an active and-responsible obedience in undertaking new tasks and in carrying those already undertaken. And so superiors should gladly listen to their subjects and foster harmony among them for the good of the community and the Church, provided that thereby their own authority to decide and command what has to be done is not harmed.
Chapters and deliberative bodies should faithfully discharge the part in ruling entrusted to them and each should in it own way express that concern for the good of the entire community which all its members share.
15. Common life, fashioned on the model of the early Church where the body of believers was united in heart and soul (cf. Acts 4:32), and given new force by the teaching of the Gospel, the sacred liturgy and especially the Eucharist, should continue to be lived in prayer and the communion of the same spirit. As members of Christ living together as brothers, religious should give pride of place in esteem to each other (cf. Rom. 12:10) and bear each other's burdens (cf. Gal. 6:2). For the community, a true family gathered together in the name of the Lord by God's love which has flooded the hearts of its members through the Holy Spirit (cf. Rom. 5:5). rejoices because He is present among them (cf. Matt. 18:20). Moreover love sums up the whole law (cf. Rom. 13:10), binds all together in perfect unity (cf. Col. 3:14) and by it we know that we have crossed over from death to life (cf. 1 John 3:14). Furthermore, the unity of the brethren is a visible pledge that Christ will return (cf. John 13:35; 17:21) and a source of great apostolic energy.
16. Papal cloister should be maintained in the case of nuns engaged exclusively in the contemplative life. However. it must be adjusted to conditions of time and place and obsolete practices suppressed. This should be done after due consultation with the monasteries in question. But other nuns applied by rule to apostolic work outside the convent should be exempted from papal cloister in order to enable them better to fulfill the apostolic duties- entrusted to them. Nevertheless, cloister is to be maintained according to the prescriptions of their constitutions.
The missionary spirit must under all circumstances be religious communities. It should be adapted, preserved in accordingly, as the nature of each community permits, to modern conditions so that the preaching of the Gospel may be carried out more effectively in every nation.
22. Independent institutes and monasteries should when opportune and the Holy See permits, form federations if they can be considered as belonging to the same religious family. Others who have practically identical constitutions and rules and a common spirit should unite, particularly when they have too few members. Finally, those who share the same or a very similar active apostolate should become associated, one to the other.
25. Religious institutes, for whom these norms of adaptation and renewal have been laid down, should respond generously to the specific vocation God gave them as well as their work in the Church today. The sacred synod highly esteems their way of life in poverty, chastity and obedience, of which Christ the Lord is Himself the exemplar. Moreover, their apostolate, most effective, whether obscure or well known, offers this synod great hope for the future. Let all religious, therefore, rooted in faith and filled with love for God and neighbor, love of the cross and the hope of future glory, spread the good news of Christ throughout the whole world so that their witness may be seen by all and our Father in heaven may be glorified (Matt. 5:16). Therefore, let them beseech the Virgin Mary, the gentle Mother of God, "whose life is a model for all,"1 that their number may daily increase and their salutary work be more effective.


Benteke Says He Wants To Stay And Fight For Liverpool Place – Why?
Liverpool striker Christian Benteke was expected to be signing for Crystal Palace this week for £30 million, and had even agreed personal terms with the London club according to the Mirror.
But that is not the case according to his agent Kismet Eris who says there is "nothing in" the reports that the Belgium striker is on the brink of leaving Liverpool.
Eris, who was Benteke's intermediary in the £32.5m deal that took him to Anfield last summer, insists his client wants to stay at the Reds and fight for his place this season.
The question is why would Benteke want to stay at Liverpool? He has struggled to nail down a first-team place since Klopp's arrival, starting just 14 Premier League games last season, and scoring 10 goals in all competitions.
Back in March he said that he was finding life difficult under Klopp because he "ignores" him, and then in June he admitted that he might have to consider his future and it would "be difficult to stay" if he was not in Klopp's plans.
Do you think that when the transfer window closes that Christian Benteke will still be a Liverpool player, or will he start the season at another Premier League side like Palace?
If he is sold, is £30 million a good price for him?


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My app.routes.ts is like this
import { Routes } from '@angular/router';
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];

What is good? the empty path, I check de base in the index.
What is wrong? the second path, when I clicked the option, give me the error I describe

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2017 is the year of the affordable 4K Smart TV. With plenty of cutting-edge television models from the likes of Hisense, LG, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony on the market, it is more possible than ever to enjoy the gameplay experiences of online casinos directly on your big TV screen. This article discusses how to access your preferred online casino website via your 4K Smart television's in-built Web browsers and other easy methods.
Can I play online casino games on my 4K Smart TV?
Modern day smart television sets are essentially mini computers in their own right. Most television set models released by the top tech companies for the last five years have incorporated several multimedia features once limited to other traditional platforms, such as apps, Web browsers, paid streaming services (Netflix), firmware updates and more – hence the 'Smart TV' marketing term. With Smart TVs able to connect to the Internet via wired Ethernet cable or a standard Wi-Fi signal, you can browse any website like you normally would on your computer, laptop, mobile smartphone or tablet.
Because of the inclusion of in-built Web browsers in our 1080p Full HD and 2160p Ultra HD (4K) televisions, it is entirely possible to play our favourite online casino games on our 60 inch plus big screens, from the comfort of our lounge room couches or even the bed if you're feeling nice and lazy.
Why should I play at online casinos on the big screen TV?
The answer is dependent on the type of real money player you are and whether you appreciate the very novel but awesome niche function Smart TVs provides – the opportunity to enjoy your favourite online casino gaming experiences with the best picture quality and biggest screen space possible.
If you own a 4K UHD television set (or even better, a 4K HDR-enabled UHD OLED TV), chances are you are already fully aware of the massive visual benefits these state-of-the-art TVs bring to the living room in terms of image quality and graphical eye-candy. Colours, detail, textures, everything looks spectacular on a 4K Smart TV capable of displaying images and videos at full 2160p resolution, and even pieces of media not entirely optimised for 4K output still upscale extremely well on the big screen.
This includes online casino games. In particular, live dealer casino games, which involves real people in front of a live camera in a specialised studio acting as croupiers for baccarat, blackjack, casino hold'em, keno, lottery, and roulette. They handle the cards, the equipment and betting calls for players, who watch them via a live-stream video in real-time full HD and bet via a digital interface.
How do I start playing casino games on my 4K Smart TV?
Load up your television's in-built Web browser via the provided television remote and visit our site, www.OnlineCasinoWebsites.com as you are now. Browse through our casino review section to find an digital gambling venue you prefer most, click through our links on your TV and sign-up as you would if you were on computer or mobile. We recommend, however, signing up first via your computer or mobile device just for a quicker process to jump into the game on your big screen.
Once you have sorted your deposits for betting money (you can also play for free, so don't fret if you just want to test things out first), confirmed your details with the casino and logged in, you can move onto loading up the games directly on your TV.
Despit technology coming a long way, it is hard to admit the in-built Web browsers in our 4K Smart TV sets are perfect. Depending on the model or your Internet connection speed, it might be too slow to load certain games, or too hard to navigate the games and place bets via your TV's remote control.
Most of these issues are continuously being ironed out as television manufacturers develop their products to house higher-quality multimedia functions. After all, a lot of these features are considered luxuries for television owners, and Internet browsing is still largely seen as an activity best done on computer, laptop or mobile. For now it may not be enough for certain players, and that is completely understandable – thankfully, you can still enjoy your favourite casino games on the big screen via another very easy method.
Simply grab an HDMI cable (which are very inexpensive and often already in use with other devices elsewhere in your home theatre setup) and connect it to your laptop or desktop computer. Navigate your television's input sources to the relevant HDMI input and it will now show your computer or laptop's screen on your big screen. You can now play your favourite casino games, such as the slots or roulette with your mouse and keyboard like you normally would on the desk or couch, and see all the action in glorious full HD and ultra HD quality on your big screen 4K Smart TV.


Rehearsals at the Oval House, London.
Photo by © Siobhan Bradshaw 2010.
Physical theatre piece inspired by the short story Mi Vida Con La Ola by Octavio Paz. Commissioned by the CASA Latin American Theatre Festival as part of their SCRATCH Night in 2010. Co-created, co-directed and co-performed with Antonio Blanco, this is the piece that sets the beginning of our company Energinmotion Physical Theatre.
Be Lonely With Me. Photo by © Magnus Arrevad 2011.
Photo by © Siobhan Bradshaw 2011.
Photo by © Francisco Rivotti 2011.
Photo by © Magnus Arrevad 2011.
Site-specific performance created for the St Pancras International Station in London. Eleven physical performers are spread around the station portraying repetitive actions that reveal their inner loneliness. Be Lonely With Me was a visual poem about how urban life affects our personal lives.
Photo by © Magnus Arrevad 2012.
Photo by © Florence Weyne Robert 2012.
This is a solo performance I created that was directed by Antonio Blanco for the first edition of the festival MIMESIS I in Montreuil (France). Inspired by the short story Tragedia by the Chilean writer Vicente Huidobro, this piece aimed to work realistic actions that would progress towards stylisation.
Where the Nights are Blue and Electric.
Photo by © Siobhan Bradshaw 2012.
Physical theatre show co-created and co-directed with Antonio Blanco. This piece counted with the participation of John Andrew Cunnington as the third character in search of a definition of 'love'. Supported by the Resistance Gallery in London, this work was performed in April and July 2012.


James Monroe was born in the quiet town of Westmoreland County, Virginia on April 28, 1758. His father, Spencer Monroe, was married to Elizabeth Jones in 1752. Spencer Monroe was a circuit judge and a farmer for the town (Kane 40). Monroe was the oldest of five. There were four other children; Andrew, Joseph, and Elizabeth. His third brother had died in his early childhood. He attended grammar school at a small academy for boys. This school had a reputation for serving the best of men, like George Washington and John Marshall (Kane 40), which is unique because he later followed George Washington as president. George Washington was a family friend of the Monroe's. He admired Washington and was influenced by him at a young age. At age 16 his father Spencer Monroe died. Monroe was left to be the man of the house. A family member suggested that James should continue his education at the William and Mary College. Monroe enrolled in the most difficult program that the College offered (Stefoff 11). Within a year of his attendance at William and Mary College, the shot heard around the world at Lexington occurred. War broke out with England, and Monroe wanted to do something about it. At age 18 he later joined the army enlisting in the Third Virginia Infantry (Stefoff 12). Monroe was appointed lieutenant after a party of soldiers raided a British house taking guns and supplies. He later was acquainted with George Washington when the Third Virginia Infantry was joined with Washington's troops in New York (Stefoff 13). During the war he was wounded in the Battle of Trenton but not severely. Monroe assigned to deskwork was asked if he would send a letter to the governor of Virginia asking for more soldiers. Monroe was waiting for a response from Washington but never heard from him, so in the mean time he studied law (Stefoff 15). Monroe became an aid under Thomas Jefferson, Governor of Virginia also influenced his life. Monroe and his good school friend worked on the governor's speeches and organized meetings. This prepared Monroe for what was to become of his life as President (Stefoff 21). Since the war was still going on, he had a mission from the military. Monroe was asked to go south and spy on British troops, because American troops feared that they were planning a surprise attack on them (Stefoff 21-22). After Monroe's successful mission against British troops and the war's completion, Monroe's political career soared.


UKIP Chairman Steve Crowther – Master of Spin, and lover of Sharks?
UKIP's Roger Helmer ventures into supporting renewable energy, and gets it all wrong.
Will "The Usual Suspects" fund Owen Paterson's new Dummy Tank UK/2020?


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import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.cloud.context.config.annotation.RefreshScope;
import org.springframework.core.env.AbstractEnvironment;
import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
import org.springframework.core.env.MapPropertySource;
import org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.NavigableMap;
import java.util.TreeMap;

/**
 * Helper class to get Environment Properties
 * reference for RefreshScope: http://cloud.spring.io/spring-cloud-static/docs/1.0.x/spring-cloud.html#_refresh_scope
 */
@RefreshScope
public class SpringEnvironmentProperties {

    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SpringEnvironmentProperties.class);

    private Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();

    private Map<String, Map<String, Object>> propertiesStartingWith = new HashMap<>();
    @Autowired
    private Environment env;

    public SpringEnvironmentProperties() {

    }

    /**
     * Get All Properties that start with a prefix
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        if (propertiesStartingWith.containsKey(key)) {
            return propertiesStartingWith.get(key);
        } else {
            Map<String, Object> props = getAllProperties();
            if (props != null) {
                NavigableMap m = new TreeMap(props);
                Map<String, Object> properties = m.subMap(key, key + Character.MAX_VALUE);
                Map<String, Object> decryptedProperties = new HashMap<>();
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                    properties.keySet().stream().forEach(k -> {
                                                             decryptedProperties.put(k, env.getProperty(k));
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                propertiesStartingWith.put(key, decryptedProperties);
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            }
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    public Object getPropertyValue(String key) {
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    }

    public String getPropertyValueAsString(String key) {
        Object obj = getPropertyValue(key);
        if (obj != null) {
            return obj.toString();
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        return null;
    }

    public void reset() {
        this.propertiesStartingWith.clear();
        this.properties.clear();
    }

    /**
     * get All properties
     */
    public Map<String, Object> getAllProperties() {
        if (properties == null || properties.isEmpty()) {
            Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap();
            for (Iterator it = ((AbstractEnvironment) env).getPropertySources().iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
                PropertySource propertySource = (PropertySource) it.next();
                if (propertySource instanceof MapPropertySource) {
                    map.putAll(((MapPropertySource) propertySource).getSource());
                }
            }
            //decrypt
            Map<String, Object> decryptedMap = new HashMap();
            map.keySet().forEach(k -> {
                decryptedMap.put(k, env.getProperty(k));
            });

            properties = decryptedMap;
        }
        return properties;
    }

}

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import React from 'react';
import {BrowserRouter as Router, Route} from 'react-router-dom';

import PollBox from './PollBox';
import Poll from './Poll';
//import PollModal from './PollModal';
// import additional components

const Routes = (props) => (
	<Router>
		<div>
			<Route exact path="/" component={() => (<PollBox url="http://localhost:3001/api/polls"/>)} />
			<Route path="/polls/:id" component={({match}) => (<Poll url={"http://localhost:3001/api/polls/" + match.params.id} />)} />
		</div>
	</Router>
);

export default Routes;


Observations | Do You Think Free?
How do you identify yourself? In the aftermath of the recent racial tensions (which were mostly created ad fueled by media spewing inaccurate information), I began to reflect on how many people identify themselves by the color of their skin or the lineage of their ancestors.
The thought occurred to me that if we truly want a society free from racial prejudice then we must realize that we are all members of the same race…the human race. If you were to change the color of your skin would you be a different person? No, you would not…and if you would be different, you are not being honest with yourself about who you really are. If you are afforded special privileges because of ethnicity (or gender) is that not also a form of bias? Absolutely! In addition, it is demeaning in the implication that someone is not able to compete on their own simply because their skin is somehow pigmented differently than another persons or they lack certain anatomical features.
In addition to this, we are often conditioned to live up to or down to common expectations. We can't help it, as a rule, because our society teaches us to conform, fit in, blend in. We are often afraid to forge our own path and ignore those who say it can't work that way. But this is the recipe for mediocrity at best and inhibits the prospect of any real change or advancement.
When you look at yourself and others, do you see the person or the shell that holds that individual? I am asking you all to look past the shell at the character. I am not saying don't judge people…that talent is essential to survival. What I am saying is don't judge the book by the cover but by the content. Learn to see people as part of the human race, not divided by some arbitrary sub-category.
I was watching TV about a year ago, just before Christmas. There was a commercial for some hot new toy. Usually I tune out the ads, but this particular time it caught my attention when the announcer said, "Hurry down and buy this blah, blah, blah toy before they are sold out! You don't want to be the worst parent on your block!" Now I am not opposed to commerce and believe in the elusive free market system, but this just rubbed me WRONG! I swore right then that I would not be caught up in the hype. I did not give piles of presents for Christmas last year, or this. Instead I turned my focus to my family and friends, making sure that I appreciated them all year long.
There are some who say that Jesus was not actually born on Christmas and so it is not a celebration of his birth, but I disagree. The name says it all…CHRISTmas is a celebration of the birth and life of the Christ child. He brought to this world many special gifts. Even those who don't practice Christianity can appreciate the teachings of the Man from Galilee. It is a universal message of love and a way of living with respect for both yourself and those around you.
The best Christmas present I ever had or ever will have is just enjoying being together with my family and friends. And the coming year I will remind myself how lucky I am to have wonderful people in my life. Every day I count the blessings that I have experienced and try, in some small way, to share that good fortune with others. May your Holiday be blessed with gifts that cannot be purchased for any price. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or some other holiday, may peace and joy be yours today and all through the coming year.
What Is Your Interpretation of the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution?
A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
This phrase seems simple. Yet it may be one of the most controversial and misinterpreted statements ever made! Some people think that the first part, the mention of the well regulated militia, has no real bearing on the clause itself. Others think that the phrase does not apply to the individual, but is a "collective" right. Let's take a look at the entire sentence and at the reason it was added to our Bill of Rights.
First, it is important to look at the intent of the Bill of Rights. It was argued that we should not add these amendments to our Constitution because they were considered to be rights that were endowed by our Creator to all living things. It was feared that if these things were stated by a government on a document such as the Constitution the implication would be that these liberties had been granted by said government and therefore could also be rescinded. The proponents of the Bill of Rights contended that the design was to limit the power of the government over the people. The Bill of Rights was to state the very basic laws of God and nature that no man or government could ever deny the individual.
Why was this so important to our Founding Fathers? Consider that most of the settlers to this new land made the long and dangerous journey because they had been persecuted in some way. Many were not allowed to worship as they pleased or were in danger of being jailed for their ideas or values. Imagine living in a place where you can be put in jail or sentenced to death for simply speaking out against an unfair act by your government. The brave souls who made that trip understood the concept of true freedom and felt it important enough to risk their lives and livelihoods to achieve.
Next let's explore the Second Amendment and its place in the Bill of Rights. The drafters of this document realized that if the populace was to be self governing then the only way to maintain that balance of power was for the citizens to be armed and able to defend the Republic. A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state confirms that every able bodied man and woman has a responsibility to become proficient with arms to defend our nation against any tyrannical government. Therefore, the true intent of the Second Amendment is that the government shall never have arms that the law abiding citizen does not also have access to! You may argue that we have our national Armed Forces and don't NEED the citizens to be armed in a modern world, but that is exactly the OPPOSITE of the mandate defined by the Second Amendment. If we allow or military to have arms that can easily overpower the general public then we are creating a situation where the Constitution has no force and the Republic is in grave danger.
Here are facts that history has proven time and again.
Power corrupts. Even those who have good intentions often become intoxicated by it.
Many crimes are committed under the pretext of following the law or following orders.
Governments commit genocide repeatedly and it still goes on today. OUR government is no exception. Simply look at the Native Americans!
These are just some of the reasons that the Bill of Rights was drafted, and the Second Amendment is key to the security of our free state. Without the UNINFRINGED right of the people to keep and bear arms we have no freedom. So the next time your legislature wants to pass a "common sense" law to restrict private gun ownership it is your duty as a citizen, as a part of the self-governing Republic called the United States of America, to prevent passage. It is also your duty to work to get the current restrictions on private ownership repealed!
Hopefully this article will give many some insight into the true meaning of the Second Amendment. Ideally it will give us all a way to communicate to our lawmakers that they must repeal the unconstitutional laws that have been erroneously passed.
There has been a lot of press about some high profile cases lately. One of the most recent is the Ferguson, Missouri Grand Jury hearing of the officer who shot Michael Brown. I will not go into the details of this case…that is not the point of the post. What I will say is that there is much more misinformation floating around than actual fact.
Let me go on to say that I am not one to blatantly trust the police or the government…that would be in contrast to what history and current events demonstrate. But…and it is a huge BUT…I trust the press even less. Some will get mad at me for saying this, and some will be downright insulted, but I have personally been involved in incidents that made the press and have seen first hand that the "facts" as portrayed by the media leave much to be desired. Often they are just plain wrong, and other times they report selective details in an effort to sway public opinion. The Grand Jury had hard evidence to look at. Their task was to investigate whether or not that evidence was sufficient to bring charges against the officer involved. The Press, on the other hand, did not have access to much of this information, yet they reported the partial truth religiously and in some ways played a part in fueling the tensions that led to the demonstrations and riots.
The press is a very powerful tool and there was perhaps a time when the journalistic code of ethics was held sacred. Sadly, that does not happen today and some venues don't even bother to try to give the appearance of impartiality. Woe to the man who is the victim of this travesty.
Think about this…how many lives have been ruined because the media has been quick to print allegations of a crime? The police want to give the public some reassurance so they leak a name of a suspect to the press. This person's photo is promptly in every living room. His place of employment is under siege from news hounds attempting to get a scoop. His home is ground zero for satellite dishes, lights and remote broadcasts. And then some evidence is uncovered that exonerates the poor guy, but the damage is done. His boss has fired him so that the rest of the employees can get some work accomplished. His neighbors won't speak to him or let their kids play with his. The Little League tells him that he can't coach a team anymore because, well, what would people think? His search for a job is futile because he is now "that guy" who was accused of whatever, so he MUST have done SOMETHING to arouse suspicion, right? So the only recourse is to uproot his family and move to someplace where hopefully he can become normal again.
We have all seen this, and we all play a part in it. We watch the news and eagerly look for "closure" when there is a crime in our neighborhood. We may even call the police and demand that they do more to solve these crimes and keep us safe. But our thirst for these things we call news is driving a culture that decides the fate of people before they get a fair trial…and may even prevent that trial from having any chance of being impartial.
So I ask you to not be so quick to form your opinions based on what the media feeds you. Don't let public sentiment influence you. Do your best to research all sources and make up your own mind in an educated, informed way. These are the actions of a free person. Blindly accepting what the press says (or what the popular opinion is) is the act of a controlled person…a slave. You have a choice.
The first wave of Europeans to settle in the United States had a very tough go of things. They endured a long and dangerous voyage across an ocean to a land where they had no family, no stores, no support system. They did this to find freedom from an oppressive government and/or church (which were often one and the same).
After much hardship they reaped a bountiful harvest and laid their stores for the upcoming winter. When the harvest was in and the supplies were stashed they gave thanks.
As we celebrate this uniquely American holiday, lets reflect on the reason these colonists were grateful…they had achieved a new kind of freedom, if only for a short while. They were free to keep the fruit of their labor. They were masters of their own destiny. They could worship as they chose without fear of persecution or execution. They had realized a dream that most of us will never fully understand and many of us are all too willing to surrender.
I sincerely wish a happy Thanksgiving to you and your families. May the true meaning of this day be preserved for future generations to cherish and enjoy.
Are We Cheating Our Children?
Are you accidentally robbing your child's chances for success?
doing so are we depriving them of essential skills they will need as adults?
Consider this…in life you must face adversity. There are confrontations, negotiations, people who would attempt to deceive or defraud you and those who would physically harm you. If you have been sheltered as a child and adolescent, you will be unable to recognize and effectively deal with these inevitable situations. So I suggest to you, as parents, don't insulate your child from these learning experiences. Instead, stand beside them and offer support and guidance where appropriate, but let them figure out how to deal with challenges. You will be guiding them toward success instead of cheating them out of valuable life lessons.
There is a common saying, albeit an older and somewhat dated saying, "Don't judge me." I speak with many people who claim to be non-judgmental…but why? Making assessments, assigning risk and making decisions based on that judgement is essential to survival. But more importantly, we must make those same assessments of ourselves or we will not effectively direct our personal growth.
I actually WANT to be judged. I welcome feedback even if it is contrary to my outlook…often especially if it disagrees with my views! This is how we learn (unless we already know everything and therefore are not open to learning).
By the same token, I make decisions daily based on calculations tempered by my observations of the world around me. This include things like which route to take when traveling, who to trust with my children or my bank accounts, whether the guy walking toward me on the sidewalk looks like a threat, etc. All of these things are important and all are necessary to my well being.
But there are more personal assessments that we make in life. Do you know someone who has a lot of friends? There are people who call everyone they meet a friend and then there are those who realize that true friendship is earned over time. In order to determine who is worthy of that exclusive title we must make judgments of the person's character and use that information to determine if they are worth investing the time it takes to maintain a close relationship. If so, the rewards are immeasurable. If not, the risk is greater than the potential.
So the next time someone says that they don't judge people, ask them why they don't. Teach your children to be discriminating and to know the difference between an acquaintance and a true friend. And by all means, be your own worst critic! It is your best tool to enhance your station in life.


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Q: Is there a simpler way to replace nested property? During an interview I've got interesting javascript-task:

Given the code:
const testStr = "bar.baz.foo:111222",
      testObj = {
        bar: {
          baz: {
            foo: 333444,
            foo2: 674654
          },
          boo: {
            faa: 11
          }
        },
        fee: 333
      };

function replaceInObj(obj, str) {
  // your code
}

write the implementation of the replaceInObj function

*

*I was not allowed to use 3rd-party library.

*I kinda solved the task, but I'm not satisfied with my solution.

*And I'm struggling with my complex implementation.

*At the same time I cannot find another solution by myself.

My implementation of the replaceInObj function

const testStr = 'bar.baz.foo:111222';
const testObj = {
  bar: {
    baz: {
      foo: 333444,
      foo2: 674654,
    },
    boo: {
      faa: 11,
    },
  },
  fee: 333,
};

console.log('[before] testObj.bar.baz =', testObj.bar.baz);

// run
replaceInObj(testObj, testStr);

console.log('[after] testObj.bar.baz =', testObj.bar.baz);

function replaceInObj(obj, str) {
  const [path, valueToChange] = str.split(':');

  path.split('.').reduce((acc, prop, index, arr) => {
    const isLastProp = arr.length === index + 1;
    if (isLastProp) {
      acc[prop] = valueToChange;
    }

    return acc[prop];
  }, obj);
}

How would you implement the function replaceInObj?

*

*I hope there's much-much simpler implementation.

*And I would be grateful if you'd share your solution

A: I think I found solution much cleaner and simpler to understand:
https://codereview.stackexchange.com/a/240907/227075
That solution adjusted to my task

const testStr = 'bar.baz.foo:111222';
const testObj = {
  bar: {
    baz: {
      foo: '333444',
    },
  },
};

console.log('[before] testObj.bar.baz =', testObj.bar.baz);

// run
replaceInObj(testObj, testStr);

console.log('[after] testObj.bar.baz =', testObj.bar.baz);

function replaceInObj(obj, str) {
  const [path, valueToChange] = str.split(':');
  const properties = path.split('.');
  const lastProperty = properties.pop();
  const lastObject = properties.reduce((a, prop) => a[prop], obj);
  lastObject[lastProperty] = valueToChange;
}


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Local News Briefs
Coshocton rises to level 2, no coronavirus cases in schools
COSHOCTON - The State of Ohio has unveiled its new dashboard that reports COVID-19 cases within schools. As of this week, no private or public school in Coshocton County is reporting a positive case.
Of surrounding counties, Dover City Schools is reporting one student case and West Holmes Schools is reporting a middle school staff member being exposed to a family member who had tested positive and is in quarantine.
For the Ohio Department of Health's Advisory System, Coshocton County has gone from a level 1 to a level 2, or yellow to orange on the color coded map. Rob McMasters of the unified command said this was due to a rise in outpatient visits of those with COVID-19 like symptoms.
A level 2 means an increased exposure and spread. Muskingum and Licking counties are also at a level 2. Knox, Holmes, Tuscarawas and Guernsey counties are all at a level 1.
As of Friday morning, the Coshocton County Health Department was reporting eight active cases in isolation for the county with no hospitalizations and 34 people in quarantine, meaning they had exposure to a positive case but have not tested positive or shown symptoms. The total number of cases for the county is 232 with 213 positive tests and 19 probable cases. Coshocton has had 10 total deaths.
Dems to meet, reports stolen signs
COSHOCTON - Coshocton County Democratic Central Committee will meet in regular session at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 22 via Zoom. There will be updates on the current campaign season. If you would like to attend, contact Breanne Smith at coshdemchair@gmail.com or 740-202-0675 for the meeting ID and passcode.
The Coshocton County Democratic Party due to the COVID-19 pandemic will not be opening a physical headquarters this year, but one can visit the party's Facebook page or email Smith for yard signs, literature and volunteer opportunities.
The party is also reporting numerous complaints of Joe Biden signs being stolen from personal property. Residents are encouraged to report any thefts to the Coshocton County Sheriff's Office. Stealing of a political sign in Ohio is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a fine up to $1,000. The party also said vandalization of one Donald Trump sign was reported, which they do not condone.
City schools closed for in-service
COSHOCTON - Coshocton City Schools will be closed for a teacher in-service day on Sept. 21. Classes will resume the next day.
Born in Ohio event
COSHOCTON - The Ohio Promotional Professionals Association is holding a "Born in Ohio" special education event Oct. 2 starting at the Roscoe Village Visitors Center.
Events start at 10 a.m. with a presentation of the Key to the City by Mayor Mark Mills to kickoff National Promotional Products Work Week. The event will feature rides on the canal boat, trip to the Johnson Humrickhouse Museum and meeting at the Hay Learning Center and Warehouse Restaurant for networking in small groups with COVID-19 pandemic restrictions observed. A happy hour will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Warehouse.
For more information and registration, go to events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07egxcm3ku7403a391&llr=8is9iybab.
Local students attend MC
MARIETTA - Several area students are among the 375 new students starting classes this fall at Marietta College.
They include Morgan Bryant and D'Angelo Marshall of Coshocton, Kayla Gamble and Madison Rehard of Newcomerstown, Jacob Priest of Frazeysburg and Kallie Regula of Baltic.
Church having open house
FRESNO - A Paw Patrol Open House will be at 6 p.m. Oct. 7 at Chili Crossroads Bible Church, 29445 County Road 10, Fresno.
There will be prizes, snacks, crafts, bounce house and visit from Marshall of Paw Patrol. Parents can receive a tour of the facility and more information on the church's new preschool and virtual day camp for students not physically going to school.
Family paint night at museum
COSHOCTON - Family Paint Night will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 25 via Facebook Messenger Rooms by the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. The topic will be stained glass.
The class is for children ages 6 and older and their adult guardians. Each person will paint their own 16" x 20" stretched canvas using acrylic paints. Each participant will need to make an appointment to pick up their supplies from the museum from Oct. 14 to 24.
Cost is $16 for one adult and one child and $20 for one adult and two children. Each additional child is $4 and each additional adult is $6. Friends of the Museum family members will receive $3 off. For more information and registration, contact the museum at 740-622-8710 or jhmuseum@jhmuseum.org.


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Δευτέρα, 6 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010
LOVERS OF TRUTH: THE LIFE OF HIEROMONK SERAPHIM ROSE
From DEATH TO THE WORLD
Father Seraphim was born into a typical white middle class Protestant family in San Diego in 1934. While growing up, he was the proverbial dutiful child and academic achiever. After high school, however, he began to passionately seek the answer to the question "Why?"--and, not finding it in the society in which he had been raised, he began to rebel. He refused to accept the accepted answers. This was at the very beginning of the modern counterculture, the early 1950's. Father Seraphim became a student of one of the counterculture's first pioneers, Alan Watts (whom he realized later was totally pseudo) and became a Buddhist Bohemian in San Francisco. He learned ancient Chinese in order to study the Tao Teh Ching and other ancient Eastern texts in their original language, hoping thereby to tap into the heart of their wisdom. By this time he had wholly rejected the Protestant Christianity of his formative years, which he regarded as worldly, weak, and fake; he mocked its concept of God and that that it "put God in a box." He Read Nietzsche until the Prophets words began to resonate in his soul with an electric, infernal power.
All this time, he had been seeking the Truth with his mind, but the Truth had eluded him. He fell into a state of despair which he described years later as a living hell. He felt he did not fit in the modern world, even his family, who did not understand him. It was as if he had somehow been born out of place, out of time. He loved to roam under the stars, but he felt that there was nothing our there to take him in--no God, nothing. The Buddhist "nothingness" left him empty, just as it did the founder of the Beat movement, Jack Kerouac; and, like Kerouac, Father Seraphim turned to drink. He would drink wine voraciously and then would pound on the floor, screaming to God to leave him alone. Once while drunk, he raised his fist to heaven from a mountaintop and cursed God, daring Him to damn him to Hell. In his despair, it seemed worth being damned forever by God's wrath, if only he could empirically know that God exists--rather than remain in a stagnant state of indifference. If God did damn him to hell, at lest then he would, for that blissful instant, feel God's touch and know for sure He was reachable
"Atheism," Father Seraphim wrote in later years, "true 'existential' atheism, burning with hatred of a seemingly unjust or unmerciful God is a spiritual state; it is a real attempt to grapple with the true God Whose ways are so inexplicable even to the most believing of men, and it has more than once been known to end in a blinding vision of Him Whom the real atheist truly seeks. It is Christ Who works in these souls. The Antichrist is not to be found in the deniers, but in the small affirmers, whose Christ is only on the lips. Nietzsche, in calling himself Antichrist, proved thereby his intense hunger for Christ..."
In searching through various ancient religions and traditions, Father Seraphim once went to visit a Russian Orthodox Church. Later he wrote of his experience.
"For years in my studies I was satisfied with being 'above all traditions' but somehow faithful to them... When I visited an Orthodox Church, it was only in order to view another 'tradition'. However, when I entered an Orthodox Church for the first time (a Russian Church in San Francisco) something happened to me that I had not experienced in any Buddhist or other Eastern temple; something in my heart said this was 'home,' that all my search was over. I didn't really know what this meant, because the service was quite strange to me and in a foreign language. I began to attend Orthodox services more frequently, gradually learning its language and customs... With my exposure to orthodoxy and Orthodox people, a new idea began to enter my awareness: that Truth was not just an abstract idea, sought and known by the mind, but was something personal--even a Person--sought and loved by the heart. And that is how I met Christ."
On becoming Orthodox Father Seraphim continued to despise modern world and hoped for nothing from it; he wanted only to escape it. He felt no less, if not more, estranged from the Christianity he had been raised in, for while that Christianity was at home in the world, his was radically otherworldly. He had finally found the designation of man's existence, and it was this: man is meant for another world.
Father Seraphim's was an ascetic Faith. He wanted a Christianity that emphasized not earthly consolation and beliefs, but rather heavenly redemption through suffering on this earth. No other kind rang true to him who had suffered much. Only a God Who allowed His children to be perfected for heaven through suffering, and Who Himself set the example by coming to a life of suffering--only such a God was capable of drawing the afflicted world to Himself and was worthy to be worshiped by the highest spiritual faculties of man.
In his journal, Father Seraphim wrote: "Let us not, who would be Christians, expect anything else from it than to be crucified. For to be a Christian is to be crucified, in this time and in any time since Christ came for the first time. His life is the example--and warning--to us all. We must be crucified personally, mystically; for through crucifixion is the only path to resurrection. If we would rise with Christ, we must first be humbled with Him--even to the ultimate humiliation, being devoured and spit forth by the uncomprehending world.
"And we must be crucified outwardly, in the eyes of the world; for Christ's Kingdom is not of this world, and the world cannot bear it, even in a single representation of it, even for a single moment. The world can only accept Antichrist, now or at anytime.
"No wonder, then, that it is so hard to be Christian--it is not hard it is impossible. No one can knowingly accept a way of life which, the more truly it is lived, leads more surely to one's own destruction. And that is way we constantly rebel, try to make life easier, try to be half-Christian, try to make the best of both worlds. We must ultimately choose--our felicity lies in one world or the other, not in both.
"God give is the strength to pursue the path of crucifixion; there is not other way to be Christian."
Before he had found the truth, Father Seraphim had suffered for the lack of it. Now, having found it, he suffered for the sake of it. He devoted the rest of his life to living that truth, and killing himself to give it to others. Together with a young Russian man, named Gleb Podmosphnesky, he formed a Brotherhood which practiced the "Do it yourself" philosophy. They opened a bookstore in San Francisco and began printing a small magazine called the Orthodox Word by hand on a small letterpress, translating Ancient Christian texts and bringing Orthodox Literature to America. Later, to avoid the emptiness of the city, they moved their printing operation to the wilderness of Northern California, where they began to live like the ancient desert dwellers, of ancient times. There was not running water on their forested mountain, no telephone, no electric lines. They built their buildings themselves out of old lumber taken from pioneer dwellings and hauled water on their backs up the mountain. They lived with deer, rabbits, bear, foxes, squirrels, bats, mountain lions, scorpions, and rattlesnakes.
In 1970 the became monks, thus dying forever to the world. In the wilderness Father Seraphim's spirit began to soar "The city," he once said, "is for those who are empty, and it pushes away those who are filled and allows them to thrive."
Working by candlelight in his tiny cabin, Father Seraphim created a great number of original writings and translations of ancient ascetic texts. In America his writings have so far reached only select circles but in countries formerly behind the Iron Curtain they have had and incalculable impact on human lives. During the communist era, Father Seraphim's writings were secretly translated into Russian and distributed in the underground press (samizdat) in the form of typewritten manuscripts. By the time the fall of Communist power in 1991, Father Seraphim was known all over Russia. Today his books are on sale everywhere in Russia, including book tables in the Metro (subway) and on the street. The reason that he has made a much greater mark on Russia that on his homeland is because in Russia people knew how to suffer. Father Seraphim's message of underground Christianity, of suffering and persecution in this world for the sake of truth, touches a responsive chord in people who have already been crucified. In America people would rather hear the "nice" messages of preachers like Rev. Robert Schuler (who, by the way, broadcasts his show in Russia, where people can hardly believe how stupid it is). I met Father Seraphim a year and a half before his death in 1982. Like him, I had been seeking reality through Eastern religions, etc., by seeking to escape pseudo-reality through a Zen-like breakdown of logical thought processes. Finally, reduced to despair, I listened to Sid Barrett's two schizophrenic-withdrawal, childhood-regression solo albums over and over, until I had memorized all his word salads. One day Father Seraphim came to the campus where I was going to school. He drove up in an old beat up pick-up truck and emerged in his worn out black robe, his long hair, and his exceedingly long grey beard which had become matted. I was the image of absolute poverty. Next thing I remember I was walking with Father Seraphim through the college. Dinner had just ended and students were milling and hanging around the outside cafeteria. Everyone was staring at Father Seraphim, but he walked through them as naturally as if he had been at home. I the middle of a progressive American college, he seemed like someone who had just stepped out of the 4th century Egyptian desert.
Father Seraphim went to a lecture room and delivered a talk called "Signs of the Coming of the End of the World." He had happened to be sick at the same time and sniffled throughout his lecture. Obviously exhausted, he yet remained clear-headed, cheerful, and ready to answer questions at length. I could see that he was at least as learned and far more wise than any of my professors, and yet he was clearly a man of the wilderness, more at home in the forest than in a classroom.
What struck me most about Father Seraphim was that here was a man who was totally sacrificing himself for God, for the truth. He was not a university Professor receiving a comfortable salary for being a disseminator of knowledge, nor was he a religious leader who hankered after power, influence, or even a bowl of fruit to be placed at his feet, as did the "spiritual masters" who had followings in that area. He was not "into religion" for what could he get out of it; he was not looking for a crutch to "enjoy spiritual life." He was just a simple monk who sought the Truth above all else. And I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he would die for that Truth, for I could see he was dying for it already.
Monk Damascene
ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΙΔΙΟ, ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ
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Final piece of the puzzle as Dublin docklands development goes on the market for €120million
George Morahan
The last remaining development in Dublin's northside docklands has gone up for sale with a guide price of €120m.
the 4.6-acre Project Waterfront is situated near the 3Arena and is available to buy in its entirety or split into two lots — a residential site and a commercial site.
The residential site has planning permission for two residential building ranging from six to 11 storeys and accommodating 420 apartments as well as a creche and a cafe/restaurant.
The location of the site in the Dublin docklands. Pic: Savills
Savills and Cushman & Wakefield, the estate agents jointly selling the sites said that the feasibility studies show that as many as 526 apartments could be created, depending on 'mix and layouts'.
The commercial site, meanwhile, has planning permission for four office six to eight-storey buildings with a total net office space of 27,891 square metres.
'Project Waterfront provides one of the last opportunities to acquire a waterfront site in the Docklands with planning permission for substantial residential and commercial schemes of development,' Savills and Cushman & Wakefield said.
The development is adjacent to the 3Arena Pic: 3 Arena
'These prime development sites will become an integral part of the urban rejuvenation underway in Dublin's north docklands, and presents a unique opportunity to secure scale in one of the city's most in-demand locations.'
The agents added that 'the finished residential scheme will be well positioned to benefit from the huge weight of equity seeking private rented sector stock at aggressive yields in Dublin while the office scheme provides an opportunity for a prestigious Waterfront HQ.
'A recent analysis on the Dublin office market suggests that demand for office space has reached a post-recession high of 4.1m square feet (up from 3.5m sq. ft. pre-Brexit vote).'
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Resorts World Confirms Residencies: Celine Dion, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan
By Scott Roeben, on April 22 2021
Las Vegas Las Vegas Shows
Resorts World officially confirmed a cavalcade of performers who will have residencies at the new resort.
The list of resident performers include Celine Dion, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan.
DJs Tiesto and Zedd were previously announced.
You heard right! Celine Dion is back. Or will be. Possibly in 2022.
You say "diva" like it's a bad thing.
This announcement came as no surprise to readers of this blog, of course, because we "ruin" everything.
We originally shared Celine Dion would have a residency at Resorts World 444 days before the official announcement. Yes, we counted.
Confirmation of these long-rumored residencies came in the form of a strange but visually compelling commercial featuring all the A-list talent, most doing things completely unrelated to performing.
Katy Perry grappled with weight gain following her recent pregnancy, so watch closely for this clever inside joke.
Please watch this video multiple times, because it cost Resorts World a metric ass-ton and they need to get their money's worth.
If you think we were kidding about the expense of the ad, here's what Resorts World said about it in their news release, "Utilizing the most sophisticated virtual set designs, the video merges virtual reality and CGI elements, using game-engine technologies to blur the line between the physical and digital worlds."
Fun fact: This video technology was used in "The Mandalorian" and "The Jungle Book."
To avoid accusations of sexism, we will note Luke Bryan also grappled with weight gain following his recent pregnancy.
Our only real criticism of the ad is it doesn't identify who these folks are. This is a common pitfall of creatives who may be too close to their subject matter. It's entirely possible a lot of people won't recognize Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Tiesto Zedd or even Carrie Underwood. Most will know Celine, but it's a misstep to assume these other performers are easily recognizable.
We trust the ad was mainly directed at existing fan bases, but even we wouldn't have been able to identify several of these performers, and we tend to know everything.
In the video, Carrie Underwood wrangles virtual butterflies, many of which grappled with weight gain during their recent pregnancies.
No details were given about when these residencies might start, and although Resorts World opens June 24, 2021, it's likely the headliners won't kick off their shows until months later.
The theater and Zouk nightclub aren't expected to be live right off the bat, but Tiesto and Zedd will perform starting July 4, in the resort's Ayu dayclub.
We hear some live entertainment will be available at Resorts World, but in the ballroom. The theater seats 5,000, the ballroom accommodates about 1,000.
We'll once again be the first to share early word is performers in the ballroom are likely to include Uncle Kracker and Darius Rucker.
Is anyone going to mention the giant severed ear? Why do we have to do everything?
Resorts World, built at a cost of $4.3 billion, has spared no expense to make a splash with its list of resident performers.
It seems entirely possible some of these headliner gigs have been pushed back because deferred payment would be beneficial to the enterprise.
Resorts World is owned by Genting Group, a company with lots of hospitality assets, an industry especially hard hit by the pandemic.
Resorts World Catskills alone, for example, is $400 million in debt. That's peanuts compared to the cost of Resorts World Las Vegas, but it would make sense for the company to pace itself when it comes to issuing big paychecks.
Zedd and Tiesto, for example, are likely to make $250,000 or more per show, a business model that went terribly wrong for Kaos nightclub at Palms.
Epic Tiesto shot, video production wizards.
But reality checks aren't fun, glitzy headliner announcements are!
We're rooting hard for Resorts World, a throwback to the golden days of Las Vegas megaresorts, a time when "Build it and they will come!" was actually true.
The hope is Las Vegas will welcome Celine Dion, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Tiesto and Zedd with open arms and (critically, to the success of Resorts World) purses.
And wallets. Sexism is everywhere!
Icons like Celine Dion don't just sell tickets, they draw guests of a certain age and income bracket, customers likely to take advantage of the resort's other amenities and boost the bottom line.
There's more to come from Resorts World, and once Las Vegas is unmasked, this summer's going to be an absolute blast.
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MrBuzzkill April 23, 2021
The level of personal risk here is pulse-pounding. Apparently, the key card assignment sub-committee of the guest experience quality improvement committee reminded the talent management committee that nobody on the guest entertainment committee was ever fired because they booked Celine Dion.
Michael Alexakis April 23, 2021
I am very excited to visit Resorts World, but none of these headliners are anywhere close to The Red Piano, Elton John is not a tall man, but his genius towers over this list of artists who I can't name a song that they sing. How about a residency act in Las Vegas by an artist that writes and arranges their material, a Bruce Springsteen, a Peter Gabriel, a Phil Collins even. The Pretenders are a fabulous live act, they and The Police are the best three person bands I have ever seen. Bonnie Raitt blew me away when she opened for The Rolling Stones at MGM Grand Arena, I was not familiar with her work at that time, she has more talent than any of these announced headliners if you ask me. I hope Resorts World also opens a smaller venue for acts like Tom Jones, that man knows how to make everyone in the audience smile. Congrats to Resorts World for this lineup of popular pop and country bubble gum, I will patiently wait for acts that tickle my intellect...
Jackson April 23, 2021
The ages of the artists you mention: Elton John: 74, Bruce Springsteen: 71, Peter Gabriel: 71, Phil Collins: 70, Chrissie Hynde: 69, Sting: 69, Stewart Copeland: 68, Bonnie Raitt: 71, Mick Jagger, 77, Keith Richards, 77. Frankly, I can't imagine many of these almost and actual septuagenarians wants to put in the hard work of creating a residency show.
Back in the day bands did live shows to sell albums, nowadays they do live shows to put food on the table, so many of these older artists power on... A residency in Las Vegas is easier than touring, the hotels put the artists up in suites, and feed and coddle them, the terms are negotiated. Billy Idol is 65, he has done Las Vegas residency and recently signed on to do more, a friend of a friend of mine is in his band, the residency is a life highlight for him, its a tour without the hassles. Bruce Springsteen did a monster residency in New York three years ago, Billy Joel as well, the list goes on and on. You do make a good point that the artists I favor are older, perhaps the bean counters at Resorts World want younger performers, but Tiesto and Celine Dion are both in their fifties, and in the case on Celine Dion, the Queen Of Las Vegas Residency, its not like she is releasing much new material. Other resorts will be announcing new residency acts as Las Vegas gets back to normal, I expect many will be in the age range I apparently favor...
You missed my point, but that's fine. PS. That "monster residency" for Bruce Springsteen was him at a theatre with 975 seats. That's wildly different from this Las Vegas theatre with 5,000 seats.
Mister Doctor April 22, 2021
The more pressing question for me is why Madison Ave. seems so hellbent on making every commercial couple mixed-race. I mean, I have every intention of going to RW when it opens in the summer. This need for inclusion has made advertising unwatchable.
jordann April 22, 2021
Why do you call it inclusion and unwatchable? Should their marketing reflect the 1950's? The world has evolved as has marketing. The point of marketing is to get people to use the product. Obviously you feel left out.
Andrew April 23, 2021
Man,honestly I'm all against BLM stuff but your comment is totally out of wack. I've watched the video for what it is and I think is one of the coolest casino resort related video I've ever seen. Makes me want to go and check the place asap but unfortunately since I live in Italy it will be a long time before I'll be able to visit Las Vegas again. Sound like you're old or getting there...
ludicrous April 23, 2021
Out of wack comment? You're tied for first place in that contest.
"dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria"...


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In Illinois, Asian Americans comprise nearly five percent of the total population. Although there have been Asian Americans in elected office on the local level in several cities surrounding the Chicago area for a while, we did finally elect our very first Asian American to the Chicago City Council in 2011.
The goal of the Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago (AAAFGC) is to elect Asian American candidates for state and local positions in the greater Chicago area, and in the past six years the organization has made significant strides toward that goal.
Through various committees, including our endorsements committee, the AAAFGC has also championed both local and state candidates who are non-Asian Americans but are committed to Asian American issues as well as serving constituencies with a fairly large number of Asian American in their respective districts.
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No problem. Its nice seeing posts like this.


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Q: Delete record from a datagrid view Please help me. I added a delete method in the check printing system that i'm creating, before it was working well, but when I changed the data type of the field Check_Number from text to number from their respective tables, it is no longer deleting the data row that i select. i do not remember changing any code from the delete section. do u guys have any idea how to solve this? thank you in advance. More power!
The different Bank_[BankName] has the ff fields and data types:
ID - AutoNumber
Check_Number - Number
Company_ID - Text

My VN_ZAM table has the ff fields and datatypes:
ID - AutoNumber
Voucher_Number - Number
Check_Number - Text
Bank_Type - Text
Company_ID - Text

My SS table has the ff fields and datatypes (this is also where the data in the datagrid view is taken from):
ID - AutoNumber
Check_No - Text
Voucher_No - Text
Issue_Date - Date/Time
Company_Name - Text
Bank_Type - Text
Amount_in_Figure - Number
Amount_in_Words - Text
Payee - Text

My datagridview order looks like this:
ID | Check_No | Voucher_No | Issue_Date | Company_Name |Bank_Type | Amount_in_Figure | Amount_in_Words | Payee

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    Dim provider As String
    Dim dataFile As String
    Dim connString As String
    Dim myConnection As OleDbConnection = New OleDbConnection
    Dim sql As String
    Dim sql1 As String
    Dim sql2 As String
    Dim answer As Integer

    answer = MsgBox("Are you sure you want to delete this record?", vbYesNo + vbDefaultButton1, "Information")
    'If answer = vbYes Then
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    dataFile = "C:\Users\Pc\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\bankCheckSystem\dbcheckprintsystem.accdb"
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    myConnection.ConnectionString = connString
    myConnection.Open()
    sql = "DELETE * FROM SS WHERE ID =" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(0).Value.ToString()

    If dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(12).Value.ToString() = "ZAM" Then
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        Dim cmd As OleDbCommand = New OleDbCommand(sql, myConnection)
        Dim cmd1 As OleDbCommand = New OleDbCommand(sql1, myConnection)

        'cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
        'cmd1.ExecuteNonQuery()

        If dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(5).Value.ToString() = "BDO" Then
            sql2 = "DELETE * FROM Bank_BDO WHERE Company_ID = '" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(4).Value.ToString() & "_" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(0).Value.ToString() & "' AND Check_Number ='" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(1).Value.ToString() & "'"
            Dim cmd2 As OleDbCommand = New OleDbCommand(sql2, myConnection)

            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
            cmd1.ExecuteNonQuery()
            cmd2.ExecuteNonQuery()
        ElseIf dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(5).Value.ToString() = "BPI" Then
            sql2 = "DELETE * FROM Bank_BPI WHERE Company_ID = '" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(4).Value.ToString() & "_" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(0).Value.ToString() & "' AND Check_Number ='" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(1).Value.ToString() & "'"
            Dim cmd2 As OleDbCommand = New OleDbCommand(sql2, myConnection)
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
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        End if

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A: As Strawberry alludes to, I can't find any examples of DELETE * FROM being valid syntax (I'm not sure you can use it like SELECT * FROM ?). Also if the Check_Number in the Bank tables has changed to number, I'm not sure you need the single quotes around the values. Does it help if you change your four SQL statements to the following?

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*sql = "DELETE FROM SS WHERE ID = " & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(0).Value.ToString()

*sql1 = "DELETE FROM VN_ZAM WHERE Company_ID = '" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(4).Value.ToString() & "_" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(0).Value.ToString() & "' "

*sql2 = "DELETE FROM Bank_BDO WHERE Company_ID = '" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(4).Value.ToString() & "_" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(0).Value.ToString() & "' AND Check_Number = " & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(1).Value.ToString()

*sql2 = "DELETE FROM Bank_BPI WHERE Company_ID = '" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(4).Value.ToString() & "_" & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(0).Value.ToString() & "' AND Check_Number = " & dgvSSCheckRecords.SelectedRows(0).Cells(1).Value.ToString()


College Factual, which publishes data analytics and insights on college outcomes, has ranked Rowan University the #2 college or university in New Jersey for veterans and scored the institution #140 nationally out of 1,820 schools surveyed in its 2019 Best for Veterans report.
In New Jersey, Rowan was one of 35 colleges and universities considered for the annual study.
Troy, N.Y.-based College Factual reports that, nationally, Rowan is in the top 10 percent of all schools for veterans and that for 2019 improved its ranking by 40 slots over 2018.
In a statement announcing this year's top schools for veterans, the organization noted a variety of factors considered in assigning institutional scores including affordability, veteran support services and resources specific to veteran needs. It also considered overall quality metrics important to all students as well as metrics specific to non-traditional students.
For the sixth consecutive year, Rowan this month will honor veterans with a weeklong series of events starting with activities before and during the Friday, Nov. 9 regular season football finale between the Profs and Kean University. During the game, $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to a veterans support group and Rowan's Pep Band will honor student veterans and active military personnel with the playing of each service branch's song.
Coordinator of Veterans Affairs Beth Sosnoski said College Factual's high ranking for Rowan reflects a commitment to the men and women of America's fighting forces that runs deep throughout the University.


This single level home has been designed to suit the needs of a couple who no longer require a family home and had an opportunity to create a sanctuary for themselves to enhance their lifestyles. The Living areas embrace a central courtyard that captures northern light with the kitchen at the heart of this home. Another courtyard separates the main bedroom zone from the entertainment area and facilitates cross ventilation whilst providing a landscaped outlook.
A private oasis on an exposed corner site, this house is an example of efficient use of space through habitable zones rather than individual rooms.


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Hrabstwo Kearney (ang. Kearney County) – hrabstwo w stanie Nebraska w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Obszar całkowity hrabstwa obejmuje powierzchnię 516,349 mil2 (1 337,341 km2). Według danych z 2010 r. hrabstwo miało 6 489 mieszkańców. Hrabstwo powstało w 1860 roku, a jego nazwa pochodzi od Fort Kearny, któremu nadano nazwę na cześć generała brygady Stephena Kearnyego.

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Partly cloudy skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Low 52F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph..
Partly cloudy skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Low 52F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph.
McMorris
Pier 21 is the right place for battleship USS Texas
By RALPH MCMORRIS
An opportunity has come along that could be a game changer for the city of Galveston. The USS Texas battleship will be a game changer. It can become the significant attraction to Galveston. But it will only happen if all parties agree.
Other cities have capitalized on these significant historic monuments to create major tourist attractions. My favorites are USS Midway Museum in San Diego and the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Given the will, Galveston could create such a world-class attraction. My dream would be a Texas World War I and II museum anchored by the USS Texas.
For the ship to come to Galveston, all the authorities would have to agree that the location is beneficial to everyone. Specifically, the decision-makers in charge of the battleship, the USS Texas Foundation, would have to first agree. These folks recognize that high traffic is necessary for economic success. Galveston, taxpayers, downtown businesses and the port will also benefit from the addition of the USS Texas.
I participated in the citizens committee analyzing all locations in Galveston as a possible site for the battleship. Our second choice was Pier 21.
Our reasons for this are many:
1. Galveston commercial interest will benefit greatly from the individuals and families visiting The USS Texas. Visitors parking will walk past shops, restaurants and entertainment on their way to the battleship. For example, the new American National Insurance Co. parking decks can provide sufficient additional parking on weekends and holidays, a short five-minute walk from Pier 21.
2. Dock buildout cost for Pier 21 is the lowest of possible locations. The ship could literally be parked at Pier 21 now.
3. For the Port of Galveston, revenue from attendance can return as significant rental income to the city.
4. A study by Deloitte Consulting suggests attendance projections for a Galveston downtown location should be at least three times higher than the current Baytown location. Seawolf Park traffic is less than Baytown.
5. The USS Texas Foundation realizes from its analysis that Seawolf Park would be an economic failure and has therefore turned down the Seawolf Park location. If Galveston's leadership doesn't propose the Pier 21 location, the USS Texas Foundation will move the ship to Kemah, a good location that it is currently considering.
6. Galveston would have the opportunity to build a world-class Texas World War I and II museum anchored by the USS Texas. Other cities, such as the USS Midway in San Diego and the World War II Museum in New Orleans, reap significant benefits from these attractions.
I hope our city leadership will thoroughly consider this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Galveston and get behind bringing the USS Texas battleship to downtown Galveston.
Ralph McMorris is a former city of Galveston councilman.
Don Schlessinger Jan 9, 2020 11:46pm
Robert Braeking Jan 10, 2020 6:23am
That old tub leaks so badly that we could grow oysters in the bilge as a side line. When she was refit at Todd she nearly sunk on the way to drydock. She should be allowed to return to sea, remove the pumps, and let her settle to the bottom where she can become an artificial reef.
Don Schlessinger Jan 10, 2020 8:40am
Gary Miller Jan 10, 2020 10:16am
Robert> A artificial reef off shore of Galveston could provide a fishing spot for centuries with no more spending of tax money. The VA Fogg is a little too fare offshore but attracts fish and fishers alike. The Texas can't be repaired over and over and moved from berth to berth forever. It will eventually be used as a reef or scrapped for steel. As a reef she will be honored long beyond the generation that sail in her.
Miceal O'Laochdha Jan 11, 2020 9:22am
Mr. Miller, your idea that sinking the USS Texas for a reef with no more spending of tax payers money indicates you do not understand the procedures, which would cost millions of taxpayer dollars, required over several years of work to abate, remove, and properly dispose of all the asbestos, lead, and PCB's to prepare it sinking without negative environmental impact. Simply turning off the pumps to sink her, as someone else suggested, is also ludicrous; that would require specialized and costly demolition procedures. There is not a dollar saved by this plan. Indeed it would likely cost more than repairing the hull.
As to your reference to the tragedy that cost the lives of the entire crew, plus all the Galveston tank cleaning workers from the old Marine Maintenance Company when the Fogg blew up; I guess they are sorry they were too far offshore for convenient fishing when she exploded. That "fishing spot" is the graveyard of about 40 men. Maybe we could take a moment of silence to remember them?
Miceal>It's true that preparing the Texas for use as a reef might be expensive. Preparing it for a new dock will also be expensive and will be required over and over. The spending should stop as soon as she passes under the waves. Fewer will visit her as a reef but fewer will be required to pay for her upkeep. A new bouy marking her spot might be needed every few years.
Ray Taft Jan 10, 2020 8:16am
Good idea for the museums. However, every idea of where to put the USS Texas depends on moving the ship and getting it ready. Not an easy task that will cost a boat-load of money.
It is in bad shape and its move is still highly questionable according to Battleship Texas updates online (https://battleshiptexas.org/battleship-updates/).
John Merritt Jan 10, 2020 8:40am
With apologies to Henny Youngman, Kemah, take my ship, please! I realize that some feel that this ship has historic importance, but if it is moved and reberthed, it would cost a fortune to relocate it and use extremely valuable dock space. i believe our ship channel and port has a very bright future and we will benefit with jobs and economic opportunity. I do not want my city, county, state and federal tax dollars used to preserve this ship.
Dan Freeman Jan 10, 2020 10:49am
The Texas is salvageable. It is a remarkable monument to more than a century of naval warfare. The possibility of salvage is discussed beginning at minute 30 of the following YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eoJCs3_Q9g
Don Schlessinger Jan 10, 2020 12:53pm
"These folks recognize that high traffic is necessary for economic success. Galveston, taxpayers, downtown businesses and the port will also benefit from the addition of the USS Texas." Benefit taxpayers? How will it benefit me, an Island tax victim? You'll use property tax money to help pay for the ship's support then charge me to visit it. How will it benefit me and my neighbors?
Charles Wiley Jan 10, 2020 1:21pm
Ralph, your column is sooo wrong in sooo many ways! Shame on you for misrepresenting the committee conclusions. As of now, the USS Texas will come to Galveston. The ad hoc committee studied several sites and, while Pier 21 was discussed at length by YOU, no one else seriously thought it was even close much less "second choice" There was no second choice and you know it. Each of the points you make in your column are refutable, suppositions, conjecture, and in some cases simply untrue. The Port, Park Board, and the City all favor Seawolf Park. Check the master plans for the Port and Park Board and you may learn why Pier 21 is a poor choice. There is no "synergy" with Pier 21! There is with Seawolf Park. We should honor that ship as a museum and not turn it into some sort of downtown amusement.
Bill Cochrane Jan 10, 2020 2:00pm
Mr. Wiley, It appears that Ole Ralphie has been partying with his bud Lieutenant Blender and wants even more traffic on Harborside. Where would people park? Seawolf Park is the obvious place for the USS Texas.
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Has anyone determined it can be moved? Can it be floated? Or will it become just another abandoned boat? If it isn't generating enough money to maintain it there is one logical conclusion. Stop trying to maintain it.
Jonathan Welch Jan 12, 2020 9:07am
If Seawolf Park isn't good enough, then send it back to Baytown.
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