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import { ParserConfig } from '../getParserConfig';
import { AutocompleteConfig } from '../xmlService/util';
import XmlService from '../xmlService/XmlService';
import { AutocompleteContext, Suggestion } from './util';
declare const getMarkupSuggestions: (ctx: AutocompleteContext, autocompleteConfig: AutocompleteConfig, parserConfig: ParserConfig, xmlService: XmlService, markupFragmentPrecedingCursor: string) => Promise<Suggestion[]>;
export default getMarkupSuggestions;

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Port of Corpus Christi to get new infrastructure
CORPUS CHRISTI, July 19, 2017 – Board members of the Port of Corpus Christi on Tuesday unanimously approved a lease agreement to Howard Energy Partners subsidiary Maverick Terminals Corpus for several new facilities and rail infrastructure.
Under a 30-year lease, the company will design, build and operate a rail terminal. Two to three trains per week will carry transportation fuels from there to Monterrey, Mexico, until the expected completion of its Dos Aquiles pipeline in early 2018.
Howard Energy will also design, construct and operate new petroleum and petroleum products storage facilities on more than 4,000 square metres of land at the port.
In addition, the Port of Corpus Christi will build a new oil dock with Suezmax tanker capability to facilitate hydrocarbons exports to the south.
"This lease marks a strategic and significant expansion of our terminal network, not only for refined products but for crude oil," said Brad Bynum, Howard Energy Partners co-founder and president, in a company press release.
With 13 public oil docks and 16 private ones, the Port of Corpus Christi is one the USA's major energy export points. The port is also the country's fourth-largest in terms of overall cargo tonnage handled.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Turn-by-Turn navigation provider NNG announced this week that the company is opening 60 additional positions of software developers at its Budapest, Hungary-based headquarter. NNG had already grown its staff 30 percent in 2012 to reach 400 employees.
"The company saw an increase in year on year revenue of 44% in the first half of 2012 (and) continues to stay resilient to the global economic challenges that have affected the navigation industry, committing to ship over 20 million licences of its iGO Navigation Software in the next 3 years," said the Hungarian company in a statement.
Despite being based in Europe like TomTom – which announced yesterday their automotive revenue was down 21% in the last quarter of 2012 – NNG customers are much more diversified geographically and across a larger number of car brands. NNG currently provides its software to 25 car brands, including names such as Dacia (MEDIANAV), Ford (Australia), Hyundai, Iveco, Kia (Russia, Europe, Middle East, Brazil), Mitsubishi, Renault (MEDIANAV), Scania, Subaru and Toyota (Touch & Go).


Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by maple leaf, Mar 15, 2019.
Tracey Chen, a young Chinese lady who was born in China and moved to New York when she was 5 years old, she grow up in New York and graduated from University of Columbia, then she was elected as Miss New York when she was in her twenties, then she moved back to China Beijing and worked at China's central television station. She met her husband Nathan in Singapore, he was born in China and moved to England when he was 8 years old, he graduated from UK and find a job in a Hong Kong financial company. They have been through long distance relationship for 6 years and finally got married as a happy couple. A typical story of Chinese mainland young generations who usually study abroad at very young age and return China for a carrier later time and settle down in China.
Will you ever return to reside in your homeland of China?
And what's your opinion of the prosecution in Vancouver against Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the Chinese cell phone company founder? I think it is anti-Chinese racism and extortion myself!
It's not only racism, it's more of a fear by the US that China would replace US to become the number 1 superpower in the world. 10 years ago China was still a world factory but now with economy development China has its own high tech industry, furthermore, China is leading the most advanced technology of 5-G which is a combination of AI & network and will lead the economy growth in the next 2 decades. Meng Wan Zhou's company Huawei is a leader in 5-G high tech.
The whole thing of arrest Huawei CEO Meng Wan Zhou is stupid, because it can't stop China's high tech development, the only result comes from the stupid arrest of a Chinese CEO is US-China relationship break up, so is China-Canada relationship, both US & Canadian economy suffer from the broken relationship with China. Huawei designated a new CEO right after the arrest of Meng Wan Zhou, its 5-G high tech has already been completed and applied to produce the most advanced products in all high tech related industry.
I don't understand why the US wanted to against China's role as the next superpower. it's very natural that the world will have new leaders in every 200 years, in history the superpower once to be UK, then replaced by US, then US will be replaced by China, then China will be replaced by India. you can't just stop history and make US permanent leader of the world. God won't allow one nation to be on the leader position forever, what God wanted is every nation be fully developed and learn how to lead human being to become better species. China is more peaceful than US, never launch wars towards middle east countries, China will make peace between US and muslin world someday when China is the leader of the world.
I love both China and Canada. Chinese and Canadians are peaceful people, never attack other countries in the world like the US did. Chinese and Canadians deserve better life, and should become friends and support each other. I am not happy to see China split with Canada because of US's stupid fear & hate of China.
Thank you for your thoughtful reply, maple leaf!


Voie Cardiaque – The Way of the Heart – is the mystical and meditative branch of the Order, for those who seek an inner way to enlightenment.
This is the first branch of the order, where the first step on the initiatory path begins. The Way of the Heart is an esoteric tradition of meditation, inner alchemy and spiritual self-development.
Although Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin never founded any initiatory order or society himself, the Voie Cardiaque can be said to be a continuation of his poetic, intuitive but sharp approach to the Great Work.
This branch works with a traditional reinterpretation of Papus' three initiations that draws its content from the works of Saint-Martin, Elus Coëns, C.·.B.·.C.·.S.·. and the Russian martinism of Nikolay Novikov.
Here the seeker is introduced to the symbolic language of martinism, tradition and history, and works on exploring and unfolding him or herself through meditation, studies, tutoring and a special but very simple form of theurgy.
One is assigned an individual mentor, or tutor in the tradition, that will follow you until you become a Master yourself.
To learn more about Saint-Martin, Papus and the history of the Martinist Tradition, see this page.
Voie Cardiaque emphasises dialogue and gnosis as its method. In its first degree, that of Associate, monthly meetings are held, where the initiations are studied and elaborated, in addition to degree-groups for studies with others of your degree.
Since the tradition is a non-dogmatic tradition of gnosis, that do not profess any exclusive religious confession, there are no other requirements to applicants, other than that they have a personal experience or belief in a higher being, and desire a union with this, their origin.
The work of the Voie Cardiaque consists of studies of its texts and teachings, accompanied by a series of exercises and techniques related to the secret symbols of the tradition. These seek to reawaken the abilities and powers that lie dormant in man, and arm the seeker to penetrate those layers of himself that obstructs the perception of reality face to face: the gnosis of what one is.
In the second degree, that of Initiate, the tradition is further elaborated and deepened, and one begins a work of inner alchemy, and a more intensified form of unification mysticism. At this stage, called the crossroads of the Order and the tradition, one can apply to work the two other branches, either as a supplement to the mystical approach, or because one seeks another more specific method in the great work.
This work is consummated in the third degree, called Superieur Inconnu, where the full teachings and the One Mystery of the tradition is unveiled.
From this point on begins a new, independent work, where one shall become a Master of the tradition, and manifest oneself and ones gnosis in life.
To learn more about how the degrees of the Ordre Reaux Croix is composed you can read this page.
After the completion of the classical three degrees of Voie Cardiaque, one can be invited to unfold this new work together with other Adepts, in what is called the Circle of Unknown Philosophers. In the Ordre Reaux Croix, this is a genuine successor to Nikolay Novikov's variant of the Gold- und Rosenkreuz, working with classical Rosicrucian disciplines such as inner alchemy, Hermeticism and Kabbalah.
Of the original 9 degrees of the Gold- und Rosenkreuz Novikov operated, only four were initiations proper. Others, like the Theoricus-degree, was an inserted instruction-degree from 1767, created out of the need to instruct members in the theoretical application of laboratory equipment. Study-degrees such as this are therefore conferred as parts of the initiations they were intended to embellish.
In addition to this, the Order works a particular initiatory degree inherited from Ivan Lopukhin. This degree, Knight of Light, does not belong to any specific branch, but is loosely attached to Voie Cardiaque. It is conferred and studied at special conventions of the Order.
To apply for initiation into the Ordre Reaux Croix, one must either contact a member of the Voie Cardiaque one knows, or write to a Temple of the Order closest to where you live.
The O.·.R.·.C.·. does not offer any form of correspondence-membership, as the temple work is a central part of our system of self-development and the tradition itself.
It is still possible to found Circles, if more than one person apply for membership at a location where the order is not already present. It is then desirable that three or more begin the work together.
If you are interested in becoming a martinist, and joining the Ordre Reaux Croix, please continue reading on the Membership page.


We comment on the kangaroo court hearing with Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court Justice nominee, who was blamed for groping a girl at 17, nearly 40 years ago. More accusations of sexual assault continue, this time with Cody Wilson the man behind the 3D printed gun. Meanwhile, the creator of one of YouTube's top tween channels, an old guy, was arrested for molesting a minor but YouTube is keeping the channel up.
Linux developers threaten to pull the "kill switch" and scientists are experimenting with MDMA (Ecstasy) on octopuses to learn more about the human brain and how to spur 'pro-social' behavior.
A study shows that there are an estimated 22 million illegals in the US. While talking at the UN, Trump said "refugees" need to be settled as close to their home countries as possible and eventually return to their home countries to be part of the rebuilding process.
Guy Verhofstadt, a psychotic liberal politcian, calls for US intervention in Hungary as Viktor Orban is not budging to globalists or invader quotas.


Get a few cheap garbage bags, some sticky tape and some string, fill balloon with air, put in the sun and you have a Solar balloon.
I was reading up on weather balloons and noticed an article that mentioned Solar Balloons, which I had never heard of before, and decided to see what they were. I read up on them for a few hours spending a fair bit of that time reading about a local Brisbane hot air balloon operator.
I found another site that had a DIY section and it looked pretty straight forward so decided that I would give it a try. My first attempt was with a garbage bag that we had in the cupboard to put rubbish in, this was not a success. This bag was too high quality, so the plastic was not thin, so the bag weighed too much and any lift generated was not able to lift the garbage bag. This garbage bag was now used to for its intended purpose of holding rubbish.
Upon further reading I learnt that the cheaper garbage bags are better for this sort of thing as they are thinner and thus weigh less. This makes them pretty useless as a garbage bag, but great for a Solar Balloon. So I headed to the local Coles and Woolworths and looked for the home brand Garbage bags, we bought 4 different types and they have been summarized in the table below.
The Coles home brand Wheelie bin garbage bags were the best bags, and cost about AUD $1 for a pack of four of them from Coles.
Basically we are looking for the greatest volume to weight ratio, as that means that there is a lot of air inside the balloon to be warmed up, with the least weight for the balloon to lift.
How a solar balloon works is the black plastic absorbs the energy from sunlight which will heat the air inside which reduces the density of the air, making it lighter than the surrounding air which creates lift so the balloon will rise. This is similar in concept to a hot air balloon, just that a hot air balloon, the energy is provided by a gas burner, rather than from the sun.
These balloons work better with cold or cool air and bright direct sun, so that there is a greater difference between the heated air inside the balloon and the external 'cooler' air. I have tried them both in Summer and Winter and was able to get it working under hot and cold temperatures. The balloons fly best in the morning when there is less wind and when the air has not had much time to warm up, I have tried a few times in the afternoon and never been able to get the balloon aloft. It will take about 15 minutes for the air to warm up inside the balloon. Direct sunlight works much better than cloudy or indirect sunlight.
This morning, when I tested it in the park, the air temperature was about 27'C when I put the thermometer on black plastic the temperature was about 38'C which is an 11'C difference in temperature.
The black plastic was 11'C higher in temperature than the surrounding air.
There is not a very large amount of lift produced but their is sufficient for the balloon to rise fairly rapidly into the air. If you build a large enough balloon it can create enough lift to lift a human. Due to their low lift capacity and large surface area these solar balloons are very prone to being blown around by the wind, when flying one of these balloons you need to have a fairly windless day and walk with the balloon following the wind so that you can stay underneath the balloon, to achieve maximum height. If you stand still and let the balloon drift on a tether the wind will blow the balloon down to the ground as the maximum length of the tether is reached.
This is something that is very easy to build, something that you can build with your kids and is very cheap to test, it just needs some string, some sticky tape, and some cheap garbage bags. The garbage bags that I use cost me about 25 cents ($AUD) each, so the balloon I flew this morning cost me 75 cents. Something great to keep the kids amused one morning this holidays and teach them about some basic science and aerospace.
I have noticed that people do get rather curious about what I am doing when I have about. 600 liter 4 meter long black tube 60 foot in the air, and will often, come up to me and talk to me about it.
I have heard of people releasing these balloons and achieving heights of 20,000 feet, one day when I get time, I will look into releasing one with telemetry and an altimeter to see how high and how far it goes, but I will need to be nowhere near controlled airspace to be allowed to do this.
There are two shapes that most solar balloons tend to be either a long cylinder, or a tetroon, I recommend starting with the long cylinder shape first as they are the easiest to make and will only take about 30 minutes to put together, the tetroons takes about two hours to make is a fair bit harder to make, but is a more efficient shape (larger volume for the same amount of garbage bags). Try not to use too much sticky tape as that is just added unnecessary weight.
Give it a try with your kids these holidays, an easy fun experiment that will teach them something.


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require 'test_helper'

# rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
class UsersControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
  setup do
    @user = users(:test_user_melissa)
    @other_user = users(:test_user_mark)
    @admin = users(:admin_user)
  end

  test 'should get index' do
    log_in_as(@admin)
    get :index, params: { locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    assert_not_nil assigns(:users)
  end

  test 'should get new' do
    get :new, params: { locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
  end

  test 'should show additional rights on user page when present' do
    project = projects(:one)

    get :show, params: { id: @other_user, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    refute_includes @response.body, project.name
    refute_includes @response.body,
                    I18n.t('users.show.projects_additional_rights')

    # Create additional rights during test, not as a fixture.
    # The fixture would require correct references to *other* fixture ids.
    new_right = AdditionalRight.new(
      user_id: @other_user.id,
      project_id: project.id
    )
    new_right.save!

    get :show, params: { id: @other_user, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    assert_includes @response.body, project.name
    assert_includes @response.body,
                    I18n.t('users.show.projects_additional_rights')
  end

  test 'indicate admin is admin to admin' do
    log_in_as(@admin)
    get :show, params: { id: @admin, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    assert I18n.t('users.show.is_admin').present?
    assert_includes @response.body,
                    I18n.t('users.show.is_admin')
  end

  test 'do NOT indicate non-admin is admin to admin' do
    log_in_as(@admin)
    get :show, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    refute_includes @response.body,
                    I18n.t('users.show.is_admin')
  end

  test 'do NOT indicate admin is admin to non-admin' do
    log_in_as(@user)
    get :show, params: { id: @admin, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    refute_includes @response.body,
                    I18n.t('users.show.is_admin')
  end

  test 'do NOT indicate admin is admin if not logged in' do
    # No log_in_as
    get :show, params: { id: @admin, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    refute_includes @response.body,
                    I18n.t('users.show.is_admin')
  end

  test 'should NOT show email address when not logged in' do
    get :show, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    refute_includes @response.body, '%40example.com'
    refute_includes @response.body, '@example.com'
    assert_equal 'noindex', @response.headers['X-Robots-Tag']
    assert_equal 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate',
                 @response.headers['Cache-Control']
  end

  test 'JSON should NOT show email address when not logged in' do
    get :show, params: { id: @user, format: :json, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    refute_includes @response.body, 'example.com'
  end

  test 'JSON provides reasonable results when not logged in' do
    get :show, params: { id: @user, format: :json, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    assert_equal '{', @response.body[0]
    json_response = JSON.parse(@response.body)
    assert_equal @user.id, json_response['id']
  end

  test 'should NOT show email address when logged in as another user' do
    log_in_as(@other_user)
    get :show, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    refute_includes @response.body, '%40example.com'
    refute_includes @response.body, '@example.com'
  end

  test 'JSON should NOT show email address when logged in as another user' do
    log_in_as(@other_user)
    get :show, params: { id: @user, format: :json, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    refute_includes @response.body, 'example.com'
  end

  # This is a change, due to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  # requirement to support "right of access" (users must be able to see
  # the personal data we record about them).
  # We originally didn't do this, since obviously users already know their
  # email addresses, and we wanted to reduce the risk of leaks of this
  # data.
  test 'should show email address of self when logged in as self (GDPR)' do
    log_in_as(@user)
    get :show, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    assert_includes @response.body, 'mailto:melissa%40example.com'
  end

  test 'should show email address when logged in as admin' do
    log_in_as(@admin)
    get :show, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    assert_includes @response.body, 'mailto:melissa%40example.com'
  end

  test 'JSON should show email address when logged in as admin' do
    log_in_as(@admin)
    get :show, params: { id: @user, format: :json, locale: :en }
    assert_response :success
    assert_includes @response.body, 'melissa@example.com'
  end

  test 'should redirect edit when not logged in' do
    get :edit, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    assert_not flash.empty?
    assert_redirected_to login_url
  end

  test 'can create local user' do
    VCR.use_cassette('can_create_local_user') do
      patch :create, params: {
        user: { name: 'Not here', email: 'nonsense@example.org' }, locale: :en
      }
    end
    assert '302', response.code
  end

  test 'cannot create local user if login disabled' do
    deny_login_old = Rails.application.config.deny_login
    Rails.application.config.deny_login = true

    VCR.use_cassette('cannot_create_local_user_if_login_disabled') do
      patch :create, params: {
        user: { name: 'Not here', email: 'nonsense@example.org' }, locale: :en
      }
    end
    assert '403', response.code

    Rails.application.config.deny_login = deny_login_old
  end

  test 'should redirect update when not logged in' do
    patch :update, params: {
      id: @user, user: { name: @user.name, email: @user.email }, locale: :en
    }
    assert_not flash.empty?
    assert_redirected_to login_url
  end

  test 'should redirect edit when logged in as wrong user' do
    log_in_as(@other_user)
    get :edit, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    assert flash.empty?
    assert_redirected_to root_url
  end

  test 'should redirect update when logged in as wrong user' do
    log_in_as(@other_user)
    patch :update, params: {
      id: @user, user: { name: @user.name, email: @user.email }, locale: :en
    }
    assert flash.empty?
    assert_redirected_to root_url
  end

  test 'should update user when logged in as admin' do
    new_name = @user.name + '_updated'
    log_in_as(@admin)
    VCR.use_cassette('should_update_user_when_logged_in_as_admin') do
      patch :update, params: {
        id: @user, user: { name: new_name }, locale: :en
      }
    end
    assert_not_empty flash
    @user.reload
    assert_equal @user.name, new_name
  end

  test 'should be able to change locale' do
    log_in_as(@user)
    VCR.use_cassette('should_be_able_to_change_locale') do
      patch :update, params: {
        id: @user, user: { preferred_locale: 'fr' }, locale: :en
      }
    end
    assert_not_empty flash # Success message
    @user.reload
    assert_equal 'fr', @user.preferred_locale
    assert_redirected_to users_path(locale: 'fr') + "/#{@user.id}"
  end

  test 'should redirect destroy when not logged in' do
    assert_no_difference 'User.count' do
      delete :destroy, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    end
    assert_redirected_to login_url
  end

  test 'should redirect destroy when logged in as wrong non-admin user' do
    log_in_as(@other_user)
    assert_no_difference 'User.count' do
      delete :destroy, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    end
    assert_redirected_to root_url
  end

  test 'admin should be able to destroy a user without projects' do
    log_in_as(@admin)
    assert_difference('User.count', -1) do
      delete :destroy, params: { id: @other_user, locale: :en }
    end
    assert_not_empty flash
  end

  test 'should be able to destroy self without projects (GDPR)' do
    # EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires users be able to
    # erase information about themselves.
    log_in_as(@other_user)
    assert_difference('User.count', -1) do
      delete :destroy, params: { id: @other_user, locale: :en }
    end
    assert_not_empty flash
  end

  test 'should not be able to destroy self if have projects' do
    log_in_as(@user)
    assert_no_difference 'User.count' do
      delete :destroy, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    end
  end

  test 'admin should not be able to destroy user if have projects' do
    log_in_as(@admin)
    assert_no_difference 'User.count' do
      delete :destroy, params: { id: @user, locale: :en }
    end
  end

  test 'admin should be able to destroy self without projects' do
    log_in_as(@admin)
    assert_difference('User.count', -1) do
      delete :destroy, params: { id: @admin, locale: :en }
    end
  end
end
# rubocop:enable Metrics/ClassLength


text:
Plenty of highlights remain as Brighton Festival enters its final week
Brighton Festival 2021 culminates with a week of outdoors, indoor and livestreamed events including contemporary and classical music, comedy, visual arts, books and debate and family events.
By Phil Hewitt
Friday, 21st May 2021, 5:14 pm
Josie Long, Brighton Festival 2021 c. Giles Smith
On Monday 24 May, Abigail Conway's The Candle Project opens at The Spire in Kemptown. An ancient ritual for our times, participants can make their own candle with a message inside, to be added to a large installation. At the end of the week, a spectacular livestreamed lighting ceremony will feature soundscapes with contributions from local choirs.
Robot Selfie arrives in Brighton on Friday 28 May. At Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, a wall drawing robot will create a giant mural on an outside wall, using selfies which can be submitted by members of the public from Wednesday 26 May.
Elsewhere, the evocative soundscapes of 5,000 Miles at St Ann's Well Gardens will transport visitors to another country and culture and The Museum of Ordinary People at Phoenix Art Space immerses visitors into the lives of ordinary people through everyday objects, photographs and documents.
At Brighton Dome three nights of comedy from Josie Long, Sofie Hagen and Mark Watson will fill the Concert Hall with laughter. Classical lunchtime concerts from the UK's rising artists include the pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and Glyndebourne's Jerwood Young Artists.
Evening performances include Dear Nature, an appeal for a closer relationship with the natural world that combines artist John Newling's 81 letters to nature with music for solo cello. Dynamic ensemble La Nuova Musica present an intimate and audacious new take on Monterverdi's Vespers and works by Mendelssohn, Ireland, Tchaikovsky and the contemporary American composer Jessie Montgomery are performed by the Strings of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Brighton Girls School hosts storytelling and a talk from children's authors Steven Butler and Steven Lenton, as well as poetry from T. S. Eliot prize-winning Roger Robinson and star of the future Jay Bernard.
Folk singer Eliza Carthy and her father Martin present East, a specially crafted evening of musical and poetic works inspired by eastern England's seaboard with guest appearances by actress Miranda Richardson and singer songwriter Wilko Johnson. And black-bearded diva Le Gateau Chocolat closes Brighton Festival 2021 with a one-night-only cabaret performance, his first appearance on stage in a year.
Brighton Festival 2021 features nearly 100 events, performances and installations, both as specially commissioned online projects, as livestreams and across multiple outdoor and indoor locations extending from Brighton to Worthing until 31 May. The festival's guest director is British and Ethiopian poet, playwright and broadcaster, Lemn Sissay MBE.
In line with regulations, all ticketed events are required to be booked in advance. All events will be equipped for social distancing, including reduced capacity seating, bookings in household bubbles and full safety measures implemented across all sites.
Full event details and ticket information available from brightonfestival.org
Listings: 24-31 May 2021
The Museum of Ordinary People. Phoenix Art Space, 20 May-6 Jun (Thurs-Sun), FREE but ticketed
Discover fascinating stories of ordinary people in this immersive exhibition.
Abigail Conway's The Candle Project. The Spire, 24-30 May, FREE but ticketed
A spectacle and a participatory installation, built over a week by those who visit the space.
Classical Lunchtimes: Consone Quartet. Brighton Dome, 24 May at 1pm, £10
Performing works by Mozart and Schumann, the Consone Quartet specialise in authentic performance on period instruments.
Dear Nature by John Newling. Brighton Dome, 24 May at 8pm, £18
New music for solo cello by Sally Beamish and Lisa Heute links letters from John Newling appealing for a closer relationship with Nature.
5000 Miles. St Ann's Well Gardens, 25-26 May, FREE
ITHACA's immersive audio experience transports you to another place.
Classical Lunchtimes: Isata Kanneh-Mason. Brighton Dome and Livestream, 25 May at 1pm, £10/£5
A showcase spanning three centuries, including works of Mozart, Chopin and Gershwin.
The People's Cabaret. Brighton Unitarian Church, 25 May, returns only
Singer/writer Jessica Walker and composer Luke Styles hold a mirror up to the disturbing times we live in.
Josie Long. Brighton Dome, 25 May at 8pm, £17.50
Tender is three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Josie Long's most critically-acclaimed show to date.
Glyndebourne's Jerwood Young Artists. Brighton Dome and Livestream, 26 May at 1pm, £10/£5
Members of Glyndebourne's Jerwood Young Artists' scheme perform operatic excerpts from every corner of the repertory.
Sofie Hagen. Brighton Dome, 26 May at 8pm, £17.50
Sofie Hagen lands at Brighton Festival with The Bumswing, a show about memories.
Robot Selfie. Greater Brighton Metropolitan College and online, 26-31 May, FREE
Brighton Festival invites you to be drawn by Kaleider's wall drawing robot.
Travelling Traditions. Brighton Girls School, 28 May, 7.30pm, £10
Reading and conversation featuring authors whose work is flavoured with the waters of a distant heritage.
Strings of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Brighton Dome and Livestream, 27 May at 8pm, £25/£8
Works for string orchestra by Mendelssohn, Ireland, Tchaikovsky and the contemporary American composer Jessie Montgomery.
Mark Watson. Brighton Dome, 28 May at 8pm, £17.50
How You Can Almost Win is Mark Watson's motivational talk about his experience on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls.
Eliza & Martin Carthy: East. Brighton Dome and Livestream, 29 May at 3pm (in person only) & 8pm, £25/£8
A specially crafted evening of musical and poetic works inspired by England's Eastern seaboard.
Guess How Much I Love You! Brighton Girls School, 30 May at 10.30am, £7
Join professional storyteller Liz Fost for a very special event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the beloved tale.
Vintage Poets. Brighton Girls School, 30 May at 4.30pm, £10
Vintage presents some of its new stars for the future: Romalyn Ante, Jay Bernard and Leo Boix.
A Trick of the Eye: flipped eye at 20. Brighton Girls School, 30 May at 7.30pm, £10
Amina Jama, Niall O'Sullivan, Maia Elsner & Roger Robinson celebrate flipped eye publishing's legacy.
Le Gateau Chocolat: LIMINAL. Brighton Dome and Livestream, 30 May at 8pm, £20/£5
This specially curated song cycle is a meditation on a forced untethering; where do we go and who do we become when we lose our anchor?
Sophy Henn: Pizzazz. Online, 31 May at 10.30am, £5
The writer and children's book illustrator discusses her new series following the adventures of Pizazz.
Steven Lenton and Steven Butler: The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Brighton Girls School, 31 May at 1.30pm, £7
An event for all budding authors, illustrators, bookworms, those-suspicious-of-reading and little magical monsters.
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H.E. Mr. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President
JOÃO MANUEL GONÇALVES LOURENÇO, President of Angola, said that the role of the United Nations was decisive for the achievement of a long‑lasting peace in Angola through the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) and United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) peace missions, and also commended the work undertaken by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Angola's experience in peacebuilding and reconciliation between the warring forces has been a positive example for the United Nations, in the sense that it has allowed for the drawing of useful conclusions on how to approach peace processes in other regions of the world.
It is at the United Nations where the best solutions can be found to the current, serious problems and conflicts that may hinder the survival of humanity itself, and are discussed and resolved, he continued. Those include hunger and misery that affect millions of citizens around the world, as well as global warming and its consequences, mass migrations, trafficking in narcotics, human trafficking, religious intolerance and extremism, and the uncontrolled proliferation of nuclear weapons, among other issues. The United Nations is still far from achieving the goals enshrined in its Charter.
He underscored that, while it is true that, after the establishment of the United Nations, the bipolarization of the planet into two antagonistic political and economic systems did not contribute to the easy enforcement of principles that work in favour of international peace and security. However, it would be unfair to deny that the United Nations has played an important role in bringing colonialism to an end, promoting human rights, boosting international development and cooperation, and the management and control of the hotspots of instability worldwide.
Despite the progress made so far, the old prevailing conflicts yet to be solved need to be acknowledged, he noted. Those include the Israel‑Palestine conflict in the Middle East, the resolution of which will only be achieved through a solution based on two States living side by side peacefully, as advocated by the United Nations and the overwhelming majority of its Member States. He welcomed the endeavours that had been made by the United States, Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea, with the contribution of China, towards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. This has considerably eased tensions.
With the end of the so‑called cold war, there was a momentary emergence of a new political paradigm oriented towards multilateralism, he said. Today, in a time of ever‑increasing globalization, there is no justification for the continued proliferation of conflicts apparently without a solution, with entire populations suffering from their tragic consequences. There have been many voices demanding profound reforms inside the United Nations, including the enlargement and reform of the Security Council. Such changes would ensure better representation of the different geopolitical regions of the planet.
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Corneal cross-linking for keratoconus at Spire Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park
Keratoconus causes the cornea to weaken, get thinner and change shape.
Corneal collagen cross-linking uses ultraviolet light and a photosensitizer to strengthen chemical bonds in the cornea.
Keratoconus is a dystrophic disorder where structural changes occur within the cornea causing it to stretch and develop an abnormal thin and cone shape. It is diagnosed in the patient's adolescent years and presents with blurred vision, ocular irritation and the need for increasingly strong glasses or contact lenses to see correctly.
If present in both eyes, the deterioration in vision can affect the patient's ability to drive a car or read normal print.
You might experience the following symptoms:
Distorted vision that cannot be corrected with simple glasses.
Sensitivity to light or the need to 'squint' the eyelids closed to see clear detail.
Inability to have vision corrected with simple soft contact lenses, in some cases vision can only be corrected with rigid gas permeable contact lenses.
If present in both eyes, the deterioration in vision can affect the patient's ability to drive a car or read normal print
Keratoconus can now be treated with a non-surgical procedure called cornea collagen cross-linking. The procedure can be performed under topical anaesthetic and takes approximately 30 minutes per eye.
No overnight stay is required. Once you're ready to be discharged, you'll need to arrange a taxi, friend or family member to take you home because you won't be able to drive. You should also ask them to help with shopping and cleaning for a few days, as your vision may take a while to return to normal.
How much does Corneal cross-linking for keratoconus cost at Spire Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park
Spire Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park can provide you with a single, fixed price so there are no surprises. Please read Spire Healthcare's terms and conditions for full details of what's included and excluded in your fixed price when paying for yourself. Finance options are available through our partner Omni Capital Retail Finance Ltd, 10 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1BD.
Our patients are at the heart of what we do and we want you to be in control of your care. To us, that means you can choose the consultant you want to see, and when you want. They'll be with you every step of the way.
All of our consultants are of the highest calibre and benefit from working in our modern, well-equipped hospitals.
Our consultants have high standards to meet, often holding specialist NHS posts and delivering expertise in complex sub-specialty surgeries. Many of our consultants have international reputations for their research in their specialised field.
Please do not wear contact lenses for one week ahead of your procedure and be sure to remove any makeup and jewellery.
Keratoconus can be treated with a non-surgical procedure called cornea collagen cross-linking. A solution called riboflavin is soaked in to the cornea of the eye after delicately removing the surface layer of cells, this solution is then activated by illumination with ultra violet light from a laser.
The riboflavin absorbs the UV energy and creates free radicals and oxidative stress that leads to the formation of chemical cross-links between the structural collagen fibres of the cornea.
These cross-links increase the strength of the cornea and prevent it from stretching anymore thereby halting the progression of keratoconus.
The procedure can be performed under topical anaesthetic and takes approximately 30 minutes.
Your vision will be blurred for the first 4 days, after which time the bandage contact lens will be removed. Moderate discomfort should be expected for the first 24-72 hours, which can be controlled by pain relief.
You may also suffer from red and watering eyes and light sensitivity.
You will be given a large amount of eye drops to take home which will aid your recovery.
Spire Murrayfield is an approximate 20 minute drive from Edinburgh Airport or 10 minutes from Haymarket train station. Regular buses serve the area well. Spire Shawfair Park is located to the south east of the city centre close to the City Bypass and the Royal Infirmary at 10 Easter Shawfair, Edinburgh, EH22 1FE.
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Q: Best way of displaying a Message box or Confirmation box in ASP.NET I came across requirement for message box like everyday since around a year now, I tried jQuery plugins, JavaScripts alert but am still not sure which way would be the best way of doing it.
I want to display a message box within ASP.NET Page (well its actually sharepoint application page).
<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/_layouts/abc/simple.master"  Inherits="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls.LayoutsPageBase" %>
<%@ Assembly Name="Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPages, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c"%>
<%@ Import Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPages" %>
<%@ Register Tagprefix="SharePoint" Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls" Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %>
<%@ Register Tagprefix="Utilities" Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities" Assembly="Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="Microsoft.SharePoint" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System" %>

<script runat="server">

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string a= aa(Request.UrlReferrer.ToString());
        string b= bb(Request.UrlReferrer.ToString());

        mm(a, b);

        Uri uu= Request.UrlReferrer;
        if (uu!= null)
            Response.Redirect(uu.ToString());

        System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response.Write("alert(\"write here what you want\")");
    }

Now it doesn't work but it could be some syntax error but what If I want to display a proper message box(e.g. jquery's plugin http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Dialog in a way that it doesn't do refresh to page) what can I do.
what am actually developing is a Custom Action for SharePoint Document Library.

EDIT
Summary of what I already explained is in SharePoint 2007 I
  have to develop/design or use message box plugins code behind most
  times (server-side) e.g. in ASP.NET code behind with C#. Now I seen
  tens of question asking for that but non of them are actually giving a
  proper explanation in accordance to best practices.

A: You can't raise a MessageBox in the server. You must write the code so the client HTML+JS raise the alert when needed. If you need some confirmation page, you need to build the page and post the results back when the user press YES or NO

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Great news: Cottenham Summer School brochures are out. This year there are some fab new courses as well as some old favourites. There's journal making, calligraphy, quilting, sewing of all persuasions and some great cooking courses.
a) We have LOTS of space - We have the use of 2 laboratory classrooms. So, there are only 6 people in each room and each student gets their own 'studio' space.
b) A whole week! Yes, a whole week - you can get a lot done in a whole week.
c) It's a really supportive, friendly community of learners. We have lots of laughter and fun.
You can leave your work out overnight and dive straight back into it the next day - no packing up or having to finish at home.
And this means that you can really focus on developing your work from design through to print.
-you can explore more experimental texture and layering techniques using the screen for mono or multiple printing.
As a tutor, my goal is to help you develop your own style so that each person will come out with something different and personal, whether you are a beginner or have some experience with printing.
And after all that, if you are still uncertain, scroll back through this blog to see some of the truly amazing work done by Summer School students in the past.


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require 'mechanize'
require 'certified'

module Cupertino
  module ProvisioningPortal
    HOST = "developer.apple.com"

    class UnsuccessfulAuthenticationError < RuntimeError; end
    class UnexpectedContentError < RuntimeError; end

    class Device < Struct.new(:name, :udid, :enabled, :device_id)
      def to_s
        "#{self.name} #{self.udid} #{self.enabled}"
      end
    end

    class Certificate < Struct.new(:name, :type, :expiration, :status, :download_url)
      def to_s
        "#{self.name}"
      end
    end

    class AppID < Struct.new(:bundle_seed_id, :description, :development_properties, :distribution_properties, :identifier)
      def to_s
        "#{self.bundle_seed_id}"
      end
    end

    class ProvisioningProfile < Struct.new(:name, :type, :app_id, :status, :expiration, :download_url, :edit_url, :identifier)
      def to_s
        "#{self.name}"
      end
    end

    class PassTypeID < Struct.new(:description, :id, :pass_certificates, :card_id)
      def to_s
        "#{self.id} #{self.description}"
      end
    end

    class Team < Struct.new(:name, :programs, :identifier)
      def to_s
        "#{self.name} (#{self.identifier})" + (" [#{self.programs.join(', ')}]" unless self.programs.empty?).to_s
      end
    end
  end
end

require 'cupertino/provisioning_portal/agent'


In his stepfamily's countryside retreat, Nathan knew that the traditional autumn family reunion was going to be particularly stormy. Claire, his wife, had to announce her recent pregnancy and tough decisions would need to be made to prevent the family's pesticides business from closing down.
But on the first night, a terrorized deer mysteriously attacks Claire's father. The men decide to venture into the surrounding forest to find the reasons of the animal's odd behavior. Carrying a shotgun for the first time in his life and witnessing the growing tensions between the father and his sons, Nathan soon discovers that the hunting season is not over yet.
Now they've become the prey.


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Kannada film star Yash caught up with shooting for KGF
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Kannada film star Yash is celebrating his 32nd birthday on Monday. The actor has been absent on the big screen for over a year as he is caught up with shooting for KGF, a multilingual period film, which is being made on a huge budget. Presently, with the arrival of its teaser, fans, at last, got the chance to see a look at what the producers of KGF have been taking a shot at this while. The mystery gives a sneak look into the fantastic making of the film and the incredible character played by Yash. Set in a dusty and singing setting, Prashanth Neel's second directorial trip guarantees a visual treat for the gathering of people. His first film Ugramm, which was a blockbuster in 2014, likewise had fabulous visual shots that turned into a kind of innovator in the Kannada film industry. In KGF, Prashanth has apparently raised the stakes.
Passing by the teaser, KGF appears to rotate around the hero that leads a war of an abused class against its oppressors. Veteran actor Ananth Nag's voiceover reveals to us that this film portrays a section of a war that goes back to 17,000 years. It is about Rocky, a renegade and his fight abuses in the 70s and mid-80s. KGF is being made supposedly on a financial plan of Rs 50 crore, which makes it the most costly film in Kannada up until this point. Other than that, the film will likewise have Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi adaptations.
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty, the victor of the Miss Supranational India 2016, will make her acting introduction with this film. It additionally stars Achyuth Kumar, Nassar, Ramya Krishnan, Vasishta N. Simha among others in lead parts. The film is bankrolled by maker Vijay Kiragandur for Hombale Films pennant and has music by most-looked for after Sandalwood writer Ravi Basrur.
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Police investigate death at Troy University
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'Together We' celebrates 10-year anniversary of dance department
February 20, 2019 Arts & Entertainment
Andrea Hammack
Troy University's dance department is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month.
In light of this celebration, the dance department will be holding a performance, "Together We," in order to reflect on the progress the department has made over the years. The performance will showcase the talents of Troy theater and dance alumni.
Deborah Hicks, coordinator of dance, welcomes back the alumni who were instrumental to the department's beginning.
"Some will be in the audience, some have agreed to teach for Day of Dance, some have restaged the choreography you will see and some are performing in pieces originally set on them," Hicks said. "I am thrilled to have them with us."
Hicks also explains that they are celebrating the department itself for being so welcoming and encouraging.
"The department has challenged our dancers to be courageous, to take risks, to recognize the possibility, all of which translates into choices," Hicks said.
Kenzie Haynes, a Troy alumna from Nashville, will be dancing in the show and says she is excited to be a part of displaying the history of the program.
"The piece I do a solo in is called 'Fire,'" Haynes said. "It's incredible to get to do this special piece again.
"There's a sense of family and community being back with the current dancers and the other alumni that makes it really special."
The show features many dances from the last 10 years, including the first piece ever performed at Troy, "Imagine," and others such as "Love Me, Love Me Not" and "Build It Anyway."
Erin Smith, a junior dance major from Huntsville, choreographed the dance for "Generation Y."
"The process of choreographing my piece has been challenging, but rewarding," Smith said. "I got the opportunity to speak with the five alumni in my piece before I started this process to get advice from them."
Smith based the movements in the piece off of the answers she received from the alumni when asked: "If you could give advice to your 21-year-old self, what would you say?"
"I intentionally tried to deliver their personal messages," Smith explained. "Now that the piece is complete, the moving story is evident."
Smith also adds that the preparation for the show started in early January and the rehearsals have been intense.
"I think I speak for most dancers when I say that a big goal of mine is to make them proud of the department that they helped create," Smith said.
According to Hicks, she never imagined the program would be anything like it is now and it wouldn't be where it is without all of those that are being celebrated.
Everyone involved expressed great appreciation toward working with the alumni and the level of importance that this performance places.
"I think more than any other show this department has put up, this show really captures and highlights the journey and growth this school has seen," Haynes said.
"To see many generations of dance take the stage together is truly moving and worth any current or past student seeing."
"Together We" will be showing from Feb. 21 through Feb. 24 at the Trojan Center Theater. The show starts at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21 through Feb. 23 and 2 p.m. on Feb. 24.
Tickets can be purchased at the Trojan Center Box Office and are $5 with Student ID and $10 without.
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Chatbots For Customer Service – Client service is rapidly changing.
What's next in the world of client service?
In a word Chatbots. Multitasking programs are already exceptionally popular for peer-to peer discussion on mobile.
Between Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, there are over 2 billion customers on both programs.
Facebook is now growing Messenger as a Business-to-consumer support channel and thousands of brands have established chatbots on Messenger stations.
Chatbots are cutting edge computer programs which use Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing to simulate human dialogue.
So why do chatbots link to client support?
Since they can streamline the consumer interaction process, boost client engagement, and give the consumer total empowerment.
Furthermore, chatbots allow companies to effectively capitalize on the mobile messaging occurring today.
With the escalation in mobile use of software like Facebook Messenger, its merely instinctive that firms begin adapting to the new technologies to attain their users.
Chatbots are perfect by enabling organizations to plan a bot to immediately handle repetitive and frequent questions and leaves the user satisfied with the entire interaction.
In addition to that, messaging platforms offer asynchronous communication. Unlike live chat or telephone support, the messaging string resides.
Both brands and users may see the history of the dialogue and never have to begin from the beginning. Unlike your support staff, chatbots can work 24/7.
What's Driving This Trend of using chatbots for customer service?
Consumer demand is among the main drivers and Facebook is another. We know that most customers don't wish to talk with a support rep more frequently than not.
Todays users are interested in being empowered to help themselves and get things done immediately without assisted service.
Gartner agrees and forecasts that by 2020, customers will handle 85% of their connection with a venture without interacting with a human.
Bottom line, intelligent self support is proven toenhance consumer experience, and chatbots are a result of an industry shift towards self support. But chat bots are actually self support game changers.
Changing client anticipation are a key driver of this trend.
An Ubisend study found that 64% of consumers believe a company should be available and contactable via messaging software.
Companies that may successfully meet these anticipations stand to benefit.
A survey by Facebook IQ found that 53% of individuals said they were more prone to shop with a company that could message directly. Further, BI Intelligence reports that chatbots will help to cutting client care costs by up to 29%.
Automating responses to common client questions will create significant ticket deflection.
Properly implemented chatbots would just require client support staff intervention in more complicated situations. Mobile application marketing is less appealing now too. Mobile applications cost a lot to develop and market.
Chatbots, and on this other hand, are much cheaper to develop and, once developed, may easily be adapted for various messaging platforms.
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Michael Strahan is the first sports entertainment star to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It happened yesterday as the "GMA" host and Fox NFL Sunday co-host was joined by Robin Roberts, his mom, Terry Crews and others for the ceremony. In his acceptance speech, Strahan noted that life comes down to one thing, "I've always wanted to make people around me feel like they had purpose and value."


Penang has the only vertically divided flag in Malaysia: (light) blue - white - yellow with a palm tree in the middle.
The flag is a tricolour consisting of vertical stripes of equal width of light blue (at the hoist), white and yellow; on the central (white) stripe is an areca nut palm (known in Malay as pokok pinang) on a mount. Light blue signifies the sea which surrounds the island. The white represents the State itself in its serenity. The yellow signifies prosperity. The betelnut (or areca nut) tree is the tree from which the island takes its name. There is no sultan of this state as it was once a component part of the British Straits Settlements.
The tree in the middle of the flag is the pinang tree which is the state tree of Penang. The Malay word for Penang is Pulau Pinang or Pinang Island.
I received an interesting call from the Penang Governor's office several weeks ago. It turns out that they have seen the Penang flag illustrations I drew up and wondered if I might make a minor modification. The modification is subtle but, (evidently), significant in the minds of Penang folk. I have added a shoot to the palm tree and you can see it pointing straight up out of the top. The shoot is representative of regeneration.
I can say for certain that there are no "official" colors for any component of the flag nor is there an official template for the pinang tree. There are 9 flag manufacturers in Malaysia as best I can tell, and they all make Penang's flag differently. And, the government of Penang uses flags from all of these companies. Penang's flag colors are light blue, white and yellow gold. Take your pick in terms of hue for the blue or yellow gold. You won't be wrong. A darker yellow gold is slowly becoming more popular as ordinary yellow tends to disappear against the white stripe.
Should the palm tree have a blue and white heraldic wreath [torse] under it?
If you look at the image there you will see that the bottom of the green mound is cut as if there used to be a torse there. I sometimes see flags with the wreath/torse: I wonder when it was officially removed, or if the flags with wreaths are mistakes.
Probably 95% of all flags are manufactured without the torse, but there are still a few old timers who continue to illustrate it.
The torsed version is still used, particularly by state government. Both flags are civil and government flags. I believe there's a pragmatic explanation as to why the torse disappeared. When screen printing methods began to be used for making the center panels on Penang flags, 3 colors were required if a torse was to be included. Otherwise, the flag could be printed with only 2 colors. It's less expensive and time consuming that way. Now that they're all printed, I wouldn't be surprised the see the torse reappear in a big way. The torsed flags are much more attractive. Also, at some point in time, the number of twists or knots in the torse were reduced from 6 to 5. In older illustrations of Penang's full coat of arms, the torse under the tree is of the 6 twist variety. I have never seen a flag with 6 twists, and wonder if they ever existed.
Recently, I was in a nearby mall, and they have an historical Penang display up at the moment. It is a series of photos showing British Penang being handed over to Malaya. There are several pictures of Penang flags in the display including the main flag that was hoisted during the hand over ceremony. It looks to be probably 6x12 feet and includes the torse under the pinang tree. There's also a picture of the brand new Penang state Governor sitting at his new desk with a Penang flag behind him, also sporting the torse. The last photo that clearly illustrated flags showed several other Penang flags fluttering, all of which had torses. My conclusion is that the torse was initially the norm in the beginning. It is starting to make a bit of a come back and both the torsed and non-torsed flags should be considered at least de facto official.
I have found information in the Penang Government Gazette that shows that the current State flag without the torse under the areca nut tree was formally adopted in 1965. This means that the 1949 flag with the torse has officially been superseded. At the same time a flag for the Governor was adopted. This was in use until 1982, when a banner of the Governor's (new) arms was adopted instead.
Most Penang flags in use are non-torsed. However, one can still occasionally see a torsed flag flying here and there on the island and in Butterworth.


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Modular Security Systems Inc. (MSSI) has been building portable perimeter security modules since 2004. Taking customers site specific needs into considerations MSSI has built a long line of portable perimeter security solutions with turnstiles, access control, and more recently vehicle barrier arms. The portability of the perimeter security products offered by MSSI have made the company well respected among some of the biggest names in industrial and commercial construction. The Patented Modular Access Control (MAC) Portal was the first of a long line of security products from MSSI. The MAC Portal is essentially an ISO shipping container modification that incorporates access control technology, a guard shack, and full height, high security turnstiles into one deliverable perimeter security solution.
TURNSTILES and the Patented MAC Portal
Since its' inception Patented MAC Portals have been built using high security full height turnstiles provided by a number of turnstile manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada. Working directly with its' customers MSSI has used turnstiles offered by Boon Edam, Alvarado, and Controlled Access Turnstiles to design the site specific security products they require to get their jobs done in a secure environment. According to Kevin Harrison, MSSI Vice President of Sales, "It just comes down to listening to the customer. They know what they need because they are onsite every day and they know what the job, whether it's industrial or commercial construction, requires. We have a very educated customer base when it comes to security and experience in the field. More often than not they already have site specific needs and have an idea of the type of turnstiles and access control they want in their MAC Portal. When a customer comes to us looking for a specific type of high security turnstile it's just a matter of building the MAC to meet their needs", commented Mr. Harrison.
By partnering with different high security turnstile vendors such as Boon Edam, Alvarado, and Controlled Access Turnstiles, MSSI is able to stay competitive and offer a wider range of products for its' customers. "Making customers part of the design process is what helps them take some ownership in their portable perimeter security solution and I feel that is what sets us apart from the competition", added Mr. Harrison. "By taking their specifications in mind, implementing them into the design process we give the customer a feeling of ownership in the product, and make the entire sales process as simple as possible from design to installation."
More recently MSSI has begun to maintain perimeter security for not only foot traffic but also vehicles. Over the last year or so MSSI has built a dozen portable vehicle barrier gates with and without guard offices.
Vehicle Barrier Gates and the Patent Pending VAC Portal
By listening to the needs of its' customer MSSI has recently rolled out and started the patent process on the Vehicle Access Control (VAC) Portal.
The VAC much like the Patented MAC Portal begins its' life as a standard ISO shipping container, made of 16 gauge COR-TEN weathering steel, built to hold sixty-seven thousand pounds and be stacked nine containers high. These containers aren't built specifically for MSSI; they're built to be packed full of computers, DVD players, and whatever else is being imported to the U.S. After being unloaded of its goods, the containers are usually stacked in a port and left unused because it is cheaper for exporters to build new containers as opposed to having empty ones shipped back.
By installing industry tested vehicle barrier arms with the portability of custom designed steel bases and ISO shipping containers MSSI has come up with yet another portable perimeter security solution worthy of recognition by the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office. The first VAC Portal built had an 8' x 10' office with two vehicle barrier arms. Since building it the VAC Portal has seen a number of changes to adapt to the varying needs of specific locations and customers. From VAC Portals without a guard office to units with 6', 10', 20', and 40' offices as well as any number of vehicle barrier arms, the these units can be built to meet site specific requirements just like the Patented MAC Portal.
For more information on the Patented Modular Access Control (MAC) Portal, the Patent Pending Vehicle Access Control (VAC) Portal and all the Portable Perimeter Security products offered by MSSI call us Toll Free at 888-388-7768 or CONTACT US HERE.


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Lumen Christi College  is an independent Roman Catholic coeducational secondary day school, located the Perth south-eastern suburb of Martin, Western Australia.

The school provides a religious and general education to students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school has five houses, Campbell, Mackillop, Salvado, Tangney & Yagan.

History
The school was founded in 1984 with its first intake of 150 Year 8 students. The school currently has a six-stream enrolment of over 900 students ranging from Years 7–12.

See also

 List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area
 Catholic education in Australia

References

Catholic secondary schools in Perth, Western Australia
Educational institutions established in 1984
1984 establishments in Australia

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The owner of TikTok will get another week to sell his American business
USA NewsDesk November 26, 2020 08:06
The Trump administration on Wednesday gave permission to Chinese owner of the short-form video application, ByteDance, until December 4 to sign a takeover agreement proposed by Oracle and Walmart, according to a Treasury Department spokesman.
"The U.S. Foreign Investment Commission (CFIUS) has granted ByteDance a week-long extension … to allow time to review the revised submission recently received by the Commission," the spokesman said.
In his summer executive order, Trump set November 12 as a tough deadline for ByteDance to disconnect TikTok, which has more than 100 million users in the United States. But as the deadline came and passed, there was confusion about the consequences that TikTok might have. Trump's executive order did not state that TikTok would be banned if it missed the deadline; in fact, it does not outline consequences at all.
Earlier this month, the U.S. government quietly extended that deadline by two weeks to Friday, November 27, and is now kicking the can.
TikTok did not respond immediately to the request for comments.
Trump described TikTok as a national security threat – a claim the company denied and questioned by cyber security experts – in August it issued another enforcement order that would have made it illegal to have any business relationship with the company.
The U.S. Department of Commerce tried to execute this order by trying to ban the download of the app in September. The agency also said it would ban Internet companies from forwarding TikTok traffic until mid-November.
Both measures were temporarily blocked by federal judges after being sued by TikTok and TikTok content creators in separate cases to prevent them from taking effect.
The solution proposed by ByteDance for the order, the agreement with Walmart and Oracle, will be reorganized as TikTok, a U.S.-based company with a majority stake in the new company, owned by U.S. investors.
Trump approved this convention in advance in September when it was announced. But the agreement has yet to be finalized by the U.S. government. (Chinese regulators should still be green.)
For the time being until next Friday, TikTok users will still be able to access the app, while the Trump Administration ban will continue to be suspended due to litigation.
CNN's Vivian Salama, Sherisse Pham and Brian Fung contributed to this report.
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