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Today's Honoree, the number #1 blog for recognizing the works of others, gave recognition to Adv. Mary Bosiu for actualizing her lifelong dreams of helping others live a fulfilling life, which she shares not only within her country but also with the rest of the world.
Adv. Mary Bosiu was given commendation for her works focusing on personality development and how it has been her lifelong goal to help people gain guidance and clarity in developing strong abilities and control over different aspects of their life such as service excellence, leadership, stress management and financial literacy, just to name a few.
All these efforts by Mary have been recognized internationally and have sparked an inspiration worldwide.
It has been Mary's mission to glorify God with her thoughts, words, actions, habits and character and to be a blessing to anybody whose life she will touch. Mary is accomplishing that through her various speaking events, media collaborations, embarking on new greater heights by providing media interviews, and contributing her articles to share her expertise on life changing strategies.
Adv. Mary Bosiu is a well- renowned motivational speaker, trainer, and author of the book "Success Fundamentals Vol. II: Nuggets & Pearls of Wisdom to Help You Pump the Greatness in You!". She is a lawyer by profession (BA Law Plus LLB) as well as a Mediation and Arbitration Consultant (Diploma, ADR).
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Boris Johnson to urge G7 to vaccinate world against Covid by end of 2022
5 June 2021, 22:30
The Prime Minister will call on fellow leaders at the G7 in Cornwall to pledge to vaccinate the world's population against coronavirus by the end of 2022. Picture: PA
By Kate Buck
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The Prime Minister will call on fellow leaders at the G7 in Cornwall to pledge to vaccinate the world's population against coronavirus by the end of 2022.
With the face-to-face gathering of leaders due to take place on Friday, Boris Johnson is planning to use the UK's G7 presidency to implore his counterparts to "rise to the greatest challenge of the post-war era" and put a stop to the pandemic by ensuring every person on the globe has access to a jab within the next 18 months.
"Next week the leaders of the world's greatest democracies will gather at an historic moment for our countries and for the planet," said Mr Johnson.
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"The world is looking to us to rise to the greatest challenge of the post-war era: defeating Covid and leading a global recovery driven by our shared values.
"Vaccinating the world by the end of next year would be the single greatest feat in medical history.
"I'm calling on my fellow G7 leaders to join us to end to this terrible pandemic and pledge will we never allow the devastation wreaked by coronavirus to happen again."
The call comes after the UK Government has faced questions over its own dosage donations to Covax, the United Nations-backed scheme aiming to make vaccines available to low and middle income countries.
MPs and peers wrote to Mr Johnson last week urging him to follow the lead of the likes of Germany, France and Italy who have committed to donating at least 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines before the end of the year, while they said the UK had only so far vowed to donate surplus shots in future to Covax.
The Health Secretary told reporters on Friday that the UK would "absolutely" look to donate spare doses - following through on a Government pledge made in February - but that there were not any available currently.
"At the moment we don't have any excess doses, we're just getting them into arms as quickly as possible," Matt Hancock told reporters.
The Carbis Bay hotel ahead of the G7 summit in the Cornish village. Picture: PA
Downing Street argued that the UK had "led efforts to ensure the world's poorest and most vulnerable people have access to vaccines", referencing the part played by the Westminster Government in funding the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab.
With the jab made available at cost, No 10 said almost one in three shots administered around the world have been the Oxford vaccine, with 96% of the 80 million shots administered by Covax supplied by AstraZeneca.
Read more: G7 - Chancellor hails agreement to make big firms pay 'fair share' of tax
Officials also highlighted the "significant financial contribution" of £548 million given to Covax in its early formation.
G7 leaders will arrive in Cornwall's Carbis Bay on Friday for three days of meetings, with a focus on how the group, which includes the US and Germany, can lead the global recovery from coronavirus, officials said.
No 10 said the Prime Minister will tell them that to end the coronavirus pandemic for good, the world's biggest economies must go further and pledge to vaccinate the world by the end of next year.
He is set to make the case for stepping up the manufacture of vaccines, lowering barriers to the international distribution of those vaccines and sharing surplus doses with developing countries bilaterally and through Covax.
During those sessions the leaders, including those from Canada, Japan, France and Italy, will be joined virtually by experts, including the UK's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, philanthropist Melinda French Gates and environmentalist David Attenborough.
On Saturday, the G7 countries will be joined either in person or virtually by the leaders of Australia, South Africa, South Korea and India for discussions on health and climate change.
As well as asking leaders to boost efforts to vaccinate the world, the Prime Minister will ask for their support for the Global Pandemic Radar - a new global surveillance system which will protect immunisation programmes against new vaccine-resistant variants by detecting them before they have the chance to spread.
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Laura came to yoga because she thought it would make her stronger during a time when her body was weak. And it did… but it didn't stop there. Over time, she realized Yoga was making her a better human.
Laura is inspired by the journey of life - particularly her love of movement, rhythm and music. She strives to share this passion in her classes, through layering the focus of breath and natural alignment onto the dance of Yoga.
She received her 200hrs Yoga Teacher Training from The Lotus Centre in London Ontario in 2010 and her 500hrs from DevaTree in 2015. Her practice and teachings have deepened through trainings with teachers such as Todd Norian (Ashaya Yoga - Touch of Grace Hands-on Adjustments Teacher Training), Sadie Nardini (Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga - Revolution Teacher Training), Brenda Dowell (DevaTree School of Yoga - Beyond the Basics; Advanced Asana and Integrative Anatomy Teacher Training) to name a few.
These classes are playful and challenging, mostly Vinyasa based but I don't like to be limited to one style so this is subject to change as we "go with the flow" ; ) I like to play music, I like to laugh (especially at myself), I like to make you sweat and help inspire you to believe in yourself. I promise there will be moments of awkwardness as we play with weird shapes and challenge our limits and boundaries. Keeping our bodies and souls safe is always a priority so everyone is encouraged to listen to their bodies needs as I firmly believe there is very little room for ego in yoga. If I could summarize in one sentence why I love yoga so much it would be this: Yoga has taught me how to pick myself up after I've fallen.
So get ready to fall, get ready to fail… and watch as your magic unfolds.


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Archibald David Stirling (ur. 15 listopada 1915 w Lecropt, zm. 4 listopada 1990 w Westminster) − szkocki posiadacz ziemski, pułkownik Armii Brytyjskiej.

Studiował w Trinity College na Uniwersytecie Cambridge. Podczas II wojny światowej służył w siłach specjalnych. Od czerwca 1940 roku był oficerem w 8 Commando. W lipcu 1941 roku założył i potem dowodził Special Air Service w Afryce Północnej. W styczniu 1943 roku został schwytany przez Niemców w Tunezji i do końca wojny przebywał w obozach jenieckich.

Po wojnie zajął się biznesem. Był m.in. współzałożycielem Watchguard International i założycielem KAS International − prywatnych firm wojskowych, a także producentem telewizyjnym.

Odznaczony Distinguished Service Order oraz Orderem Imperium Brytyjskiego (Oficer, OBE). W 1990 roku, na krótko przed śmiercią, otrzymał z rąk Elżbiety II tytuł rycerski.

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Is Yoga different in a place of worship?
At St Margaret's Church in Streatham Hill, I've been teaching yoga by candlight each Monday evening over the last couple of months. And I've been suprised at how special the sessions have felt in the big space.
Early in the evening, warm light floods in through the large stained-glass west window. As the sun sets and the space darkens the flickering light of candles creates an intimate atmosphere.
Looking up, hundreds of feet above, is a magnificent vaulted roof, illuminated by uplighters. It's possible, while lying in savassana on the mat, or turning the head to look up in triangle pose, to lose oneself for a few moments in the space above.
The intention of yoga – to feel a union between our small individual selves and the big oneness of everything – seems to be within closer reach in the church.
I think it's about architecture – but only partly. Church builders have known for a thousand years that part of their job is to inspire awe. The size, the height, the colour of brick and stone, the playing with light and dark at the same time bring us together and lift us upward.
But it's also about something that's created when people come together over and again for some special time.
Since St Margaret's was built to serve the 900 residents of the late Victorian estate it sits in, people have come together here to marry, christen their children, bury their loved ones. And for many years they came together here each Sunday to mark a break from the demands of work and family and to spend time together as a community in song, prayer and worship.
It's as if those repeated comings together, repeated moments of quiet reflection, joyful song, and mournful remembrance have left echoes or imprints that are still tangible whenever we're there in the space.
St Margaret's closed as a parish church in 2014, but it's still consecrated and a Ghanaian church currently congregates there each Sunday; in the longer term it has plans to become a base for a resident Christian community serving the local neighboorhood in a wealth of ways: with a foodbank, bakery, nursery and much more.
Some Christian churches aren't welcoming of yoga with its Indian roots that bring with them traces of other spiritual traditions such as Buddhism and Hindusim. So I'm thankful that Fr Gareth sees no contradiction in St Margaret's being used each Monday night for people to take time away from their busy days, to rest, to be at home in their bodies, and to listen to the silence.
I don't believe yoga is a replacement for the role faith once played more prominently in the life of our communities. But it shares some things in common, not least the permission it gives us to stop doing all the stuff that fills our days and for an hour or so each week just to be – and more fully appreciate the gift of being alive.
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Billerica schools' field-plan email violated state law
By Rick Sobey, rsobey@lowellsun.com
Updated: 01/10/2018 07:21:28 AM EST
Billerica Superintendent Tim Piwowar. SUN file photo
BILLERICA -- The School Department violated state law by using public resources on a field maintenance ballot question last month, according to the Office of Campaign & Political Finance.
The department used its server and email list to send information about the ballot question to parents of Billerica students. State law does not allow use of taxpayer-paid resources, directly or indirectly, on any political issue.
School Superintendent Tim Piwowar and the school system were not fined for the violation.
On Dec. 19, OCPF Director Michael Sullivan wrote that the School Department used limited resources for this email, and recognized Piwowar's "prompt acknowledgment of the error and our belief that the guidance provided as the result of this review will ensure future compliance with the campaign finance law... this office now considers this matter closed."
In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Piwowar thanked OCPF for its "prompt attention to the complaint that was raised, and for their support and guidance regarding our letter about the Dec. 2 election."
"Although I wrote, and the School Committee approved, the letter with the intent of being informational and factual, we discovered after speaking with OCPF that our distribution of this letter via email was a technical violation of their regulations," Piwowar stated. "We apologize for this error, but are happy that this case is considered closed and commit to ensuring compliance in the future.
In Piwowar's conversation with OCPF, the agency indicated that the School Department did not commit a violation by distributing its letter through the school website or social media platforms.
Using public resources for political purposes can also raise issues under the conflict-of-interest, which is administered by the state Ethics Commission, Sullivan said in the Dec. 19 letter.
In late November, the School Committee voted unanimously to distribute information to residents about the Dec. 2 election regarding $130,000 for field maintenance and other budget items.
"The Billerica School Committee has asked me to provide information to the parent, guardian, and greater Billerica community to help ensure that citizens are appropriately informed about the Dec. 2 election," Piwowar wrote in the Nov. 27 email.
In that email, Piwowar mentioned how he wrote a similar document in 2015 to address the high school project, titling one of the sections, "Importance of Factual Information."
"Within that section, I wrote that 'if misinformation is spread in the community, it should be addressed as soon as possible.' Please allow this memo to serve a similar purpose as it relates to the Dec. 2 election," Piwowar wrote.
In the email, Piwowar explained the budget amendment, and what a "Yes" or "No" vote would mean for the town. He also addressed whether this type of budget amendment was ordinary, and that the School Committee passed a resolution in support of the budget article.
Piwowar included links to the town website for more information on the plan's specifics.
A few weeks ago, Piwowar briefed School Committee Chairman Jim Gately about the violation.
"Obviously, we want to do things the right way," Gately said. "It's unfortunate this minor violation happened, but we're glad they made us aware of it so we avoid any conflicts in the future."
Gately said he never thought this email would violate state law.
After Piwowar told Gately about the violation, the chairman did not contact the four other School Committee members about it. Piwowar said they wanted to wait until the next meeting to share the letter with the School Committee members in person.
School Committee member Darlene Torre said early Tuesday afternoon she was unaware of the OCPF letter and violation. Later in the afternoon, she had been briefed on it.
In the wake of this, she criticized Piwowar, citing his "lack of communication."
"He didn't think to mention this to any of us?" Torre said. "That letter was from Dec. 19th. Today is Jan. 9."
She said she was disappointed the violation happened, and is disturbed the legal department didn't catch this violation before sending the email to parents across town.
"I will do my due diligence to make sure nothing like this happens again," Torre said. "Not on my watch."
School Committee member Katie Mahoney also said she was unaware of the violation early Tuesday afternoon.
She said the board simply distributed factual information to the residents ahead of the election.
"The more information you give to residents, the more educated they are," Mahoney said. "It never hurts to give them more information."
In 1978, the state Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the City of Boston could not appropriate money, or use money previously appropriated for other purposes, to influence a ballot question.
As a result, OCPF ruled that governmental entities cannot spend public resources to influence or affect the outcome of a ballot question, even if the information is intended to be objective and factual.
The "Yes" side prevailed in the Dec. 2 Billerica special election by a 2,631-2,312 margin. Technically, the election did not count because there was less than 20 percent voter turnout. Thus, Town Meeting's approval of the funding article stands.
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Q: Issues Transforming a Sales Order Record to Item Fulfillment & Cash Sale I'm trying to create a simple afterSubmit user event script that instantly creates an item fulfillment record and cash sale for only gift certificates items on a Sales Order. However, I keep running into an issue on the item fulfillment part where the other items are displayed but not the gift certs. For example I'll have 4 items, two of them gift certificates. Only two items will show on the Item Fulfillment. Both not the Gift Cards.
Also the cash sale transform doesn't allow me to remove line items. I have even tried opening up the newly created cash sale directly after it's creation but no luck.
Any ideas?
function main(type){
    if (type == 'create'){
        //transform for cashsale
        var soId = nlapiGetRecordId();
        var csRec = nlapiTransformRecord('salesorder', soId, 'cashsale');
        var lcount = csRec.getLineItemCount('item');
        for (var i = 1; i <= lcount; i++){
            csRec.selectLineItem('item', i);
            var itemType = csRec.getCurrentLineItemValue('item', 'itemtype', i);
            if (itemType != 'GiftCert') {
                csRec.removeLineItem('item', i);
            }
        }
        nlapiSubmitRecord(csRec);

        //transform for item fulfillment
        var ifRec = nlapiTransformRecord('salesorder', soId, 'itemfulfillment');
        var lcounttwo = ifRec.getLineItemCount('item');

        for (var i = 1; i <= lcounttwo; i++){
            ifRec.selectLineItem('item', i);
            var ifType = ifRec.getCurrentLineItemValue('item', 'itemtype', i);
            if (ifType != 'GiftCert') {
                ifRec.removeLineItem('item', i);
            }
        }
        nlapiSubmitRecord(ifRec);
    }
}

A: Depending on how your gift cert is set up the likely issue is that the gift cert is set up so that it may not be fulfilled/received.
If you go to the sales order and create the cash sale you should see the gift cert there and if you do then your script should just bill the gift cert rather than trying to fulfill it

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Recently, some Intel WiDi users have reported a disconnection between their PCs and wireless display devices after the operating system was upgraded to Windows 10 or updated to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update/Creators Update/Anniversary Update.
"We'd have played a movie on weekend but I couldn't project it to the TV with WiDi."
"I couldn't image a meeting without WiDi!"
Wireless Display (WiDi) technology, developed by Intel, enables users to play movies, pictures, music, etc. wirelessly from their PC to a TV set or other wireless display devices, which makes it possible to share resource on the PC.
If you did encounter problems with WiDi, it is recommended to read the content below. Here we will introduce to you 3 methods to fix the Intel wireless display connection issue.
Note: Make sure all the hardware meets the WiDi standard and your TV is running the latest firmware.
Any faultiness in the WiDi adapter will make it impossible for your PC to project the screen to the TV. So you also need to have a check with the wireless display adapter.
Restart the WiDi adapter and then reconnect the wireless network to check if the devices can work properly. If not, swap the adapter with the retail for a new one.
If this method does not work, read the content below continually.
If you still fail in scanning the wireless display adapter, you may need to uninstall and reinstall the Intel WiDi software.
Step 2. Select Programs and Features.
Step 3. Find the Intel WiDi software on the list and double click the item. Follow the instruction to uninstall the software.
Step 4. Reinstall the software.
Note: You could download the latest Intel Wireless Display Software on the support page of Intel.
Step 5. Run the Intel WiDi software and scan for the adapter again to see if the devices can connect successfully.
Usually, it is the driver-level issue that causes most of the PC problems after Windows 10 upgrade or Windows 10 Fall Creators Update/Creators Update/Anniversary Update. It is recommended to check related drivers when you encounter the Intel WiDi connection issue.
Incompatible or outdated wireless driver, WiDi driver, graphics driver, etc. affect the wireless display connection and result driver crashes on Windows 10, such as no display driver responding issue, graphics 43 error, black screen after update, no WiFi available and so on.
Here you could use Driver Talent to resolve the WiDi driver problems, which is a safe and professional driver troubleshooter and can help you get rid of a manually checking of problematic drivers.
Click the button below to download the tool directly.
Click Scan and Driver Talent will automatically find problematic drivers that affect Intel wireless display features, like incompatible wireless network controller driver.
Click Download and Driver Talent will automatically download and install the latest Intel wireless display driver. Click Repair to fix related WiDi drivers.
Restart the PC to make the new-installed drivers take effect.
Now you could try the Intel WiDi connection again to see if the devices work properly.
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Charles Carlton's biography of the `monarch of the Civil Wars' was praised for its distinctive psychological portrait of Charles I when it was first published in 1983. Challenging conventional interpretations of the king, as well as questioning orthodox historical assumptions concerning the origins and development of the Civil Wars, the book quickly established itself as the definitive biography. In the eleven years since Charles I: The Personal Monarch was published an immense amount of new material on the king and his reign have emerged and yet no new biography has been written. Professor Carlton's second edition includes a substantial new preface which takes account of the new work. Addressing and analysing the furious historiographical debates which have surrounded the period, Carlton offers a fresh and lucid perspective. The text and bibliography have been thoroughly updated.


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As machine control becomes mainstream, more and more contractors are looking to take advantage. This article provides an introduction to the different systems, uses and contractor benefits of machine control technology.
This technology is quickly becoming standard and contractors are realising that they need to implement this technology simply to stay competitive. Bidding a job now without factoring in the productivity gains from machine control is becoming increasingly difficult.
We hope this information will serve to educate the reader and assist those who are contemplating investing in machine control in making an informed decision. For those who are already using this technology, we will explore ways to maximise the utilisation and productivity of existing systems.
What are the benefits of using machine control systems?
Just a few years ago, contractors bought machine control systems to get a leg up on the competition. The increase in productivity achieved with machine control systems allowed contractors to greatly reduce their bids and still maintain a healthy profit.
Machine control systems allowed contractors to maintain tight tolerances which led to great material savings and the cost reduction cost of earthmoving operations. All of this added to the contractor's bottom line.
What is the difference between machine control and 3D machine control systems?
While machine control systems have been around for a long time, they were previously limited to grading in a plane or following a physical reference such as a string line or curb and gutter. Today, the biggest excitement in the industry comes from the increased use of 3D machine control systems.
3D machine control systems are capable of grading complex surfaces such as super-elevated curves without the use of any pegs or string lines. This 3D technology was only introduced commercially in the past decade and has quickly become a necessity on large earthmoving projects.
Why are 3D machine control systems in such high demand?
Head contractors and project managers are increasingly specifying that subcontractors use this 3D machine control technology, that the requirement to use 3D machine control systems is trickling down to the subcontractor is no surprise.
The project owner wants to ensure that the job stays on schedule and that all work is done to specification. For this to happen, every stage in the construction process must stay on schedule, rework must be kept to a minimum and change orders must be executed 'yesterday'.
3D machine control systems can assist with all of the above and help keep cost down at the same time.
While the project owner gets his road built well, on time and to specification, other parties in the construction process also benefits from this technology.
Reducing rework (which often comes out of the contractor's own pocket) is in itself a great thing, but this technology also helps the contactor to better use his fleet.
Reducing the number of passes to get to grade reduces both fuel and labour cost and reduces the wear on the machine. Increasing the productivity of each machine allows the contractors to use fewer machines on the job and keeping the grade as close to tolerance as possible generates great material savings.
The machine operator in turn also benefits by having a system that makes it easy for them to maintain grade, regardless of the conditions. Automated machine control manages the blade elevation for the operators and also gives steering indication.
This lets the operator focus on managing the material instead of the blade elevation, leading to less operator fatigue.
Why is the implementation of machine control becoming more common?
Lately, another issue has helped accelerate the implementation of machine control and 3D machine control systems: The construction industry skill-shortage.
As most of you are painfully aware of, a whole generation of master operators have either retired or are close to retirement and it has been difficult both to recruit and retain new machine operators.
Contractors worldwide have discovered that implementing machine control and 3D machine control systems on their sites not only lets their good operators do more, it also allows fine grading to be done with lesser-skilled operators.
With an automated machine, the time it takes for an operator to become proficient is greatly reduced and a shorter learning curve means less training cost.
Interestingly, Australia and New Zealand have been pioneers in developing machine control solutions. In fact, all the major manufacturers of these systems have research and development operations in Australasia.
The mining industry here has helped develop much of the underlying technology and the systems we use in construction today have a lot of things in common with the ones used in the mining sector. No doubt, our region will continue to play a very important role in the field of construction automation for a long time to come.


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package com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.container.adts;

import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.container.MediaContainerDetection;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.container.MediaContainerDetectionResult;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.container.MediaContainerHints;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.container.MediaContainerProbe;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.tools.io.SeekableInputStream;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.track.AudioReference;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.track.AudioTrack;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.track.AudioTrackInfo;
import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.track.info.AudioTrackInfoBuilder;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import static com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.container.MediaContainerDetectionResult.supportedFormat;

/**
 * Container detection probe for ADTS stream format.
 */
public class AdtsContainerProbe implements MediaContainerProbe {
  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AdtsContainerProbe.class);

  @Override
  public String getName() {
    return "adts";
  }

  @Override
  public boolean matchesHints(MediaContainerHints hints) {
    boolean invalidMimeType = hints.mimeType != null && !"audio/aac".equalsIgnoreCase(hints.mimeType);
    boolean invalidFileExtension = hints.fileExtension != null && !"aac".equalsIgnoreCase(hints.fileExtension);
    return hints.present() && !invalidMimeType && !invalidFileExtension;
  }

  @Override
  public MediaContainerDetectionResult probe(AudioReference reference, SeekableInputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
    AdtsStreamReader reader = new AdtsStreamReader(inputStream);

    if (reader.findPacketHeader(MediaContainerDetection.STREAM_SCAN_DISTANCE) == null) {
      return null;
    }

    log.debug("Track {} is an ADTS stream.", reference.identifier);

    return supportedFormat(this, null, AudioTrackInfoBuilder.create(reference, inputStream).build());
  }

  @Override
  public AudioTrack createTrack(String parameters, AudioTrackInfo trackInfo, SeekableInputStream inputStream) {
    return new AdtsAudioTrack(trackInfo, inputStream);
  }
}

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Q: Android Studio instant run doesnt work Since I installed 2.0 beta 4, it has been really bad (same with 2.1 preview).
When I do instant run it doesn't apply ANY changes. Sometimes some XML changes works, but not Java.
It has been working good on 2.0 beta 2, but beta 2 is doesn't working anymore.
I always need to manually uninstall app. Am I doing something wrong ?

A: Along with updating your Android Studio, keep updating your Gradle plugin version for instant run support.
Eg: For Android Studio 2.1 Preview 3, your gradle plugin version should be
2.1.0-alpha3.
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.0-alpha3'


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Washington State Route 113 (SR 113, allgemein Burnt Mountain Road) ist eine 16,06 km lange State Route im Clallam County auf der Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Sie führt vom U.S. Highway 101 in Sappho südwärts zur Washington State Route 112 südöstlich von Clallam Bay. Die heutige Route bildete 1937–1955 den Secondary State Highway 9A. Dann erhielt SSH 9A den Verlauf entlang der heutigen Washington State Route 112. Die Strecke wurde 1991 zur SR 113, nachdem die frühere SR 113 bereits 1975 zur Washington State Route 20 wurde. Sie war zuvor eine Zweigstrecke des Primary State Highway 9 (PSH 9) nach Port Townsend und von 1937 bis 1964 ein Zweig des Secondary State Highways 1D.

Streckenbeschreibung
State Route 113 (SR 113) beginnt an einer Kreuzung mit dem U.S. Highway 101 (US 101) in der Ortschaft Sappho, östlich von Lake Pleasant und nördlich des  Sol Duc River. Von hier führt die Strecke nach Nordosten, wobei sie dreimal eine Eisenbahntrasse und zweimal den Beaver Creek kreuzt, bevor sie den Beaver Lake erreicht. Vom See aus führt die Straße nach Norden zur Washington State Route 112, an der sie südöstlich von Clallam Bay endet. Unweit der Kreuzung mit der US 101 verkehrten 2007 auf der SR 113 im Durchschnitt etwa 950 Fahrzeuge täglich, was ein Rückgang im Vergleich zur Schätzung von 1500 Fahrzeugen pro Tag im Jahr 1991 bedeutete.

Früherer Streckenverlauf (1964–1973)
Der ursprüngliche Streckenverlauf der SR 113, der zwischen 1964 und 1973 gültig war, hatte eine Länge von 16,29 Meilen (26,22 km). Die Strecke zweigte in Discovery Bay von der US 101 ab und führte zur damaligen Washington State Route 525 (heute SR 20) südlich von Coupeville. 1973 wurde dieser Abschnitt bei der Verlängerung der SR 20 von Fredonia westwärts nach Discovery Bay diesem Highway zugeschlagen. Die Strecke begann an der US 101 in Discovery Bay, südwestlich von Port Townsend im Jefferson County. Von dort folgte die Straße der Uferlinie der Discovery Bay, vorbei am Jefferson County International Airport und der Airport Cutoff Road (heute Washington State Route 19) hinein nach Port Townsend. Innerhalb der Stadt trug SR 113 den Namen Sims Way und Water Street, bevor sie über die Fähre von Port Townsend nach Keystone ins Island County führte. Dort führte die Straße durch den Fort Casey State Park und durch Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, bevor sie nordwärts und ostwärts zu ihrem Ende an der SR 525 südlich von Coupeville führte. Im Jahr 1970 wurde die Straße an der Old Fort Townsend Road bei Port Townsend im Tagesdurchschnitt von etwa 3150 Fahrzeugen genutzt, womit sie dieser Abschnitt damals das am meisten befahrene Teilstück der früheren SR 113 war; 2011 lag das verkehrsreichste Teilstück der State Route der Abschnitt an der Kreuzung mit der Airport Cutoff Road (SR 19), wo der durchschnittliche Verkehr auf 17.000 Fahrzeuge am Tag geschätzt wurde.

Geschichte

Trasse Discovery Bay–Coupeville (1964–1973)

Von 1964 bis 1973 verwendete SR 113 eine Trasse von Discovery Bay Coupeville, die 1937 ihren Ursprung als Zweig des Primary State Highway 9 (PSH 9 PT) nach Port Townsend
und als Ast des Secondary State Highway 1D (SSH 1D) hatte, als ie Primary and Secondary Highways in Washington geschaffen wurden. 1964 wurden diese beiden Landstraßen als SR 113 im neuen Nummerierungssystem des Bundesstaates zusammengeschlossen, das von der Washington State Legislature und dem Washington State Department of Transportation beschlossen wurde. Als die Washington State Route 20 von Fredonia aus westwärts verlängert wurde, wurde SR 113 aufgelassen.

Die Fähre von Port Townsend nach Keystone war bis 1994 nicht Bestandteil der SR 20, doch dann wurden alle Verbindungen der Washington State Ferries in das bundesstaatliche Fernstraßennetz eingegliedert.

Trasse Sappho–Clallam Bay (1991–heute)
Die heutige Trasse der SR 113 wurde erstmals 1937 vom Bundesstaat unterhalten, während der Einführung des primären und sekundären Straßensystems als SSH 9A, der von Sappho nach Port Angeles führte. Das Segment Sappho–Clallam Bay wurde 1955 fallengelassen und SSH 9A stattdessen westwärts nach Neah Bay geführt. SSH 9A wurde bei der Highway-Neunummerierung 1964 zur SR 112 und SR 113 wurde einer anderen Strecke zugewiesen. Im Jahr 1991 erhielt SR 113 die heutige Streckenführung von Sappho nach Clallam Bay. Weitere Änderungen haben seitdem nicht stattgefunden.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Highways of Washington State (englisch)

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Clallam County
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The rewrite of the Obama agenda and legacy continues as President Donald Trump has instructed the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control to rescind the agreement that allows Major League Baseball teams to sign Cuban baseball players.
The Obama administration's deal allowed MLB to sign Cuban players as long as they paid the Cuban Baseball Federation a fee for releasing the players.
With the Trump edict, Cuban players must now cut ties with Cuba, defect before they can sign with a MLB team.
"In the letter, which was made public Monday afternoon, the Treasury Department told MLB that the payments to the Cuban Baseball Federation constituted illegal business with the Cuban government. That reverses a ruling made by the Obama administration allowing the payments.


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Idris Elba to Receive BAFTA Special Award
Jul 21, 2020 @ 12:21pm
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Actor, director Idris Elba has been tapped to receive a BAFTA Special Award for his contributions to the entertainment industry and focus on diversity in the industry.
The award is one of the highest honors for the British Academy with some of the most popular British actors in the world like Cilia Black, Henry Normal, and more being recipients of the award.
Idris will receive the award at the British Academy Television Awards on July 31.
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Ecuadorian Navy loses IAI Searcher UAV
by Alejandro Sanchez
Part of the lost IAI Searcher retrieved by the Ecuadorian Navy. (Ecuadorian Navy.)
An IAI Searcher reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by the Ecuadorian Navy splashed-down in the Pacific Ocean, 4 n miles from Manta, Ecuador, while returning to base after participating in a counter-drug trafficking operation on 20 April, the navy reported on 21 April. The service said that the Searcher suffered "an issue" that required the platform to splash-down, without providing further details.
On 21 April the navy released photos on Twitter showing the retrieval of part of the Searcher's fuselage. The photos show the UAV's tail number as AN-253.
In addition to the Searcher, the Ecuadorian Navy also operates IAI Heron medium-altitude long-endurance UAV. At press time, the Ecuadorian Navy and Ministry of Defence have not responded to queries from Janes about future maritime ISR operations after the loss of the Searcher.
Before splash-down, the lost Searcher participated in a maritime interdiction operation 127 n miles from Manta in which a go-fast boat was intercepted by naval personnel. Two individuals were arrested and more than one ton of suspected narcotics were seised.
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https://www.janes.com/defence-news/ecuadorian-navy-loses-iai-searcher-uav/
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73 Democratic members of Congress signed a letter drafted by telco and cableco lobbyists against net neutrality. Save the Internet has sufficiently fisked it. My favorite point is that when AT&T was required as a condition of acquiring Bellsouth in 2006 to abide by net neutrality, it increased its infrastructure investments. As soon as that two year requirement was up, so were the investments. (And they didn't even honor all the requirements, such as a low-end $10/month service.)
The simple fact is that net neutrality was the condition under which the Internet grew to be what it is today, which is the last bastion of free speech and a free press in much of the world, especially in the United States. The only reason net neutrality is an issue is that the duopoly (telcos and cablecos) succeeded in their regulatory capture of the FCC during Kevin Martin's term as chairman and did away with much it. The U.S. used to have among the fastest Internet speeds in the world. Since the duopoly got their way, the U.S. has fallen far behind dozens of other countries in connection speeds, availability, and update. While the U.S. NTIA claimed at least one user per ZIP code counted as real service.
We can let the telcos and cablecos continue to turn the Internet into cable TV, as they have said they want to do. Under the conditions they want, we never would have had the world wide web, google, YouTube, flickr, facebook, etc.
And left to their plan, the duopoly will continue cherry-picking densely-populated areas and leaving rural areas, such as south Georgia, where I live, to sink or swim. Most of the white area in the Georgia map never had anybody even try a speed test. Most of the rest of south Georgia had really slow access. Which maybe wouldn't be a problem if we had competitive newspapers (we don't) or competing TV stations (we don't). Or if we didn't need to publish public information like health care details online, as Sanford Bishop (D GA-02) says he plans to do. How many people in his district can even get to it? How many won't because their link is too slow? How many could but won't because it costs too much?
John Barrow (D GA-12) has a fancy flashy home page that most people in his district probably can't get to. Yet he signed the letter against net neutrality.
I prefer an open Internet. How about you?
Why did the 73 Democrats sign the letter? Could it have to do with the duopoly making massive campaign contributions to the same Democrats and holding fancy parties for them?
The same lobbyists are after Republican members of Congress next.
Call your member of Congress and insist on giving the FCC power to enforce net neutrality rules.
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This entry was posted in BPL, Broadband, Cable, Capacity, Communication, Competition, Corruption, Distributed Participation, Duopoly, Government, Innovation, Internet Access, Internet freedom, Internet History, Internet Speed, Law, Net Neutrality, Opportunity, Politics, Press, Principles, Public Policy, Rural Access, Voting and tagged cable TV, duopoly, facebook, flickr, free press, free speech, GA-02, Georgia, google, innovation, Internet freedom, lobbying, net neutrality, newspaper, press, radio, Sanford Bishop, TV, world wide web, YouTube on June 1, 2010 by John S. Quarterman.
R.E.A. for Fast Internet Everywhere
In the 1930s Franklin Roosevelt discovered stayed at Warm Springs in south Georgia to treat his polio. He discovered that most of rural America did not have electricity, and thus little light at night, few refrigerators, no eletric irons, and where you could get electricity, it cost much more than he was used to.
It was Roosevelt himself who linked the country's rural electrification program to his adopted hometown of Warm Springs, Ga. In an August 11, 1938, speech at Gordon Military College in Barnesville, Roosevelt spoke at the dedication of Lamar Electric Membership Corporation (now Southern Rivers Energy). His comments there immortalized the impact the president's connection with rural Georgia had in illuminating the nation's farms and country back roads. "Fourteen years ago, a Democratic Yankee came to a neighboring county in your state in search of a pool of warm water wherein he might swim his way back to health," Roosevelt said before a crowd of 20,000 that summer day. "The place, Warm Springs, was a rather dilapidated, small summer resort. His new neighbors extended to him the hand of genuine hospitality, welcomed him to their firesides and made him feel so much at home that he built himself a house, bought himself a farm, and has been coming back ever since."
Truly, Roosevelt endeared himself to Georgians. He continued his speech with the following words, which have been quoted countless times in promoting Warm Springs, the Little White House and Georgia's EMCs: "There was only one discordant note in that first stay of mine at Warm Springs: when the first-of-the-month bill came in for electric light for my little cottage, I found that the charge was 18 cents a kilowatt-hour about four times as much as I paid in Hyde Park, New York. That started my long study of proper public utility charges for electric current and the whole subject of getting electricity into farm homes. So, it can be said that a little cottage at Warm Springs, Georgia, was the birthplace of the Rural Electrification Administration."
The R.E.A. produced more than electricity. "Truly, Roosevelt endeared himself to Georgians", and to the rest of rural America, making the rest of FDR's New Deal much easier to sell. Read the rest of FDR's speech: that's exactly what he's doing; using the R.E.A. t o sell the New Deal.
We have a similar situation today with high speed Internet and rural America. Republicans controled Congress and the White House for 8 years and the U.S. fell behind. Democrats want to pass the equivalent of another New Deal. High speed Internet access everywhere would have the effect the R.E.A. had in the 1930s.
Plus more: the Internet is the printing press, the telephone, the telegraph, the radio, and the TV of the 21st century. Without it, people can't even download the PDF of the CWA report that shows how far behind they are, much less YouTube, facebook, blogs, and access to diverse news sources throughout the world, not to mention the text of every bill in Congress and the voting records of every Congress member, as well as who their campaign contributors are. Those of us with Internet access take those things for granted.
Those without still mostly depend on one local newspaper and TV news for their information. Well, that plus chain emails for those who have dialup. With newspapers failing and TV news controled by a handful of companies, without the Internet there is no free press. Without a free press there is no democracy.
As FDR said in 1938:
Yes, electricity is a modern necessity of life (and) not a luxury. That necessity ought to be found in every village, in every home and on every farm in every part of the wide United States.
The same is true of high speed Internet access in 2009.
We need high speed Internet access everywhere for economic progress, national competitiveness, and for democracy. And yes, since the Internet is a huge source of recipes, for mom and apple pie! In south Georgia, even for okra fritters! All the Internet you can eat: how's that for a slogan?
This entry was posted in History, Internet Access, Internet Speed, Politics, Rural Access and tagged AARP, access, Broadband, CWA, electricity, FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, Georgia, Internet, New Deal, R.E.A., Warm Springs on August 25, 2009 by John S. Quarterman.
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17 pins with feminist messages to totally boost your confidence.
Wildfang wants to give you a confidence boost.
Parker Molloy
Fashion brand Wildfang wants to fix the self-esteem issues that come from the way women and girls are marketed to.
The fashion industry gets a lot of grief for its contribution to girls' self-esteem issues. Rather than tear women down through guilt- and envy-driven marketing campaigns centered on achieving a heteronormative, cisnormative version of an ideal self, Wildfang's goal is to "liberate menswear," freeing it from gendered boundaries, and catering to tomboy style. It's a fiercely feminist brand with a fun sense of style.
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In early August 2016, the company decided to take the self-esteem deficit head-on. Joining with I Am That Girl, another organization dedicated to the empowerment of women and girls, they'd spread a message of self-acceptance, love, and confidence.
Together, they launched the #YouGotThis pin collection.
The #YouGotThis pins are inspired by quotes from 17 inspiring women in the worlds of sports, politics, music, entertainment, and activism.
"We wanted to work with a group of women [who] embodied strength and confidence and who inspired us personally," Wildfang CEO Emma McIlroy wrote in an email.
Photo by Wildfang.
"We asked each influencer to think about a time that they were really nervous or had self-doubt and tell us what helped give them a confidence boost in that moment. Some women told us about a family member, for others it was a song or a quote. We then worked with an amazing artist, Chelsea Snow, to translate their stories into pin designs. Each pin is designed to give you a little confidence boost when you need it most."
With all profits going to I Am That Girl, the pins offer wearers a way to give themselves a bit of a confidence boost while supporting a group helping others do the same.
Below are the 17 pins, along with the quote that inspired each design.
1. Emmanuelle Chriqui: Actress, star of "Entourage"
"Sometimes confidence comes from within and sometimes it comes from people who've had your back since day one. #LoveYouDad"
2. Amanda Seyfried: Actress, star of "Mamma Mia!" and "Les Misérables"
"Sometimes you have to turn up the volume to drown out the noises around you, listen to yourself, and learn to shine your own way."
3. Evan Rachel Wood: Actress, musician, star of HBO's upcoming "Westworld"
"There is always more than meets the eye — even the sweetest looking things can pack a big punch."
4. Kelly Sotherton: British heptathlete, Olympic bronze medalist
"When you're in the middle of competition, sometimes you have to give yourself a little pep-talk reminder that even when it hurts like hell, stay focused and keep your eye on the prize."
5. Kelly Sue Deconnick: Comic book writer, co-creator of "Bitch Planet"
"Inspired by the personal mantra 'Glow little shark glow,' we all need the occasional reminder to sharpen our fangs and glow get it."
6. Khalida Popal: Athlete, former Afghanistan women's national soccer team captain
"Make noise, ask for what you want, be the voice for voiceless. Remember: No one gives you your rights, you have to stand up and take them."
7. Lynn Gunn: Musician, lead singer of Pvris
"Whether it's a sweat sesh or a jam sesh, we all have our 'pre-show' rituals to get us amped up before we hit the stage ... or the court ... or the office."
8. Masha Alyokhina: Musician, member of punk rock band Pussy Riot, political activist
"This is a reminder to stand up for what is right and never let your truth be silenced."
9. Abby Wambach: Highest all-time U.S. women's national soccer team scorer, two-time Olympic gold medalist
"'Cause failure is just another word for 'I'm gonna come back and crush it next time.'"
10. Monique Coleman: Triple threat, star of Disney's "High School Musical," philanthropist
"Toss out that measuring tape and quit comparing yourself to others — it's your uniqueness that makes you rad."
11. Sonia O'Sullivan: 5,000-meter runner, former world champion, and Olympic silver medalist
"Magic happens when hard work meets opportunity. Hustle hard and leap when the moment arises because it's now or never."
12. Stacy London: Stylist, co-host of "What Not to Wear"
"Whether it's your I-look-fierce-as-hell leather jacket or a bold red lip, we all have our go-to piece of badass-babe armor that makes us feel ready to take on the world."
13. Taylor Schilling: Actress, star of "Orange Is the New Black"
"It takes a real tough cookie to know that sometimes you have to risk big to win big."
14. Vanessa Torres: Professional skateboarder, first woman to win the X-Games
"Pay homage to the OG babes who paved the way for us. When in doubt, ask yourself: 'What would Grambo do?'"
15. Creusa: I Am That Girl ambassador
"Sometimes words just aren't enough. That's why someone invented hugs. Carry a supply with you at all times. #HugLife"
16. Niki: I Am That Girl ambassador
"Every great adventure starts by saying yes. Can I get a hell-yeah!?"
17. Jolie: I Am That Girl ambassador
"Because speaking up isn't about putting others down. Remember we are all in this crazy thing called life together."
These pins might be small, but given how rough society can be on young women, their messages can mean a lot.
A 2012 report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that girls ages 12 to 15 are three times more likely to experience a depressive episode than boys. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that 90% of eating disorders involve girls and women age 12 to 25.
Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images.
Are girls and women simply more naturally predisposed to depression or eating disorders than their male counterparts? Not likely. The reason for such a disparity between young men and women in these categories probably has more to do with societal standards of beauty and other expectations than it does biology.
Man, woman, both, neither, or something else entirely, we could all use a little boost every once in a while. Good on Wildfang and I Am That Girl for bringing a bit more confidence into the world.
This young woman turned heartbreak into a lifelong mission to spread love and kindness
Rare video of newborn baby born in an intact amniotic sac is absolutely mesmerizing
After a Los Angeles street musician had his drums stolen, Metallica stepped in to save the day


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Trefonen  is a small village located approximately  south-west of Oswestry, and three miles east of the England-Wales border, in Shropshire, England. The name translates into "village of the ash trees" in English.    In 2001, the total population was 1,798, but there has been considerable housing development since that time. The village currently comprises over 700 households, a village hall with playing fields and play area, a parish church, one public house—the Barley Mow, one  shop, pre school, and a primary school. At the 2011 Census the population details are listed under Oswestry Rural.

The eighth century earthwork Offa's Dyke ran through the village and it is still visible today, in small sections, running adjacent to Chapel Lane. The Offa's Dyke Path, tracing the route of the structure, also runs directly through the village. Each summer the more contemporary Trefonen Hill Walk is organised by local residents to raise money for charitable causes.

History
Although not mentioned in the Domesday book, records from 1272 show Trefonen as having an obligation to keep the lord's hounds
. However, the village owes most of its current size to mining activity from the early 18th century until the last mine closed in 1891.  During this period the resident populace became engaged in the extraction of the underlying coal, the quarrying of surface carboniferous limestone and its subsequent manufacturing use in a local pottery and brickworks. As these industries declined in the latter half of the 19th century local people returned to their agricultural roots and sheep and cattle rearing flourished.

Many of the village's local facilities were built to service the expanding working population of the 18th and 19th centuries and so the Malthouse was built in 1720, the Barley Mow public house in 1760, the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in 1795, the All Saints Anglican parish church in 1821, the school house in 1825, and the Carneddau Independent Chapel in 1832. The village hall is the latest addition and was completed in 1991.

There is also now a brewery in the village which makes Offa's Brew. This is located next door to the Barley Mow, and first opened in 2006.

Hill Walk Weekend
Trefonen has hosted a yearly weekend of hill walking and events since 1988. There are several long walks over the course of the long bank holiday weekend, the longest being  around the local countryside. Permission is kindly granted from local farmers to use their fields for the charitable purposes. Other regular events include shorter walks aimed at families and children, cross country fun runs, and horse riding. The weekend has grown over recent years to also include a scarecrow competition and a duck race, as well as entertainment nights at the local village hall. Money raised is shared between a local charity, and a foreign charity, typically a school or children's project in an African country.

Notable people
 Maurice Parry, Welsh international footballer
 Sam Meredith, former Welsh footballer
 Di Jones, former Welsh footballer
 Joe Clarke England cricketer

Football Team
In 2008 the village set up a football team called Trefonen F.C., who play in the Welsh league system.

References

External links

Trefonen Website
Hill walk Weekend Official Site
Family fun at the Hillwalk weekend.

Villages in Shropshire


Tributes have already started pouring in for the star, who died in a Joburg car accident.
One of South Africa's most well-known faces in acting and music, Joe Mafela, passed away on Saturday night. He was involved in a fatal car crash.
Metro police spokesperson Edna Mamonyane told TimesLive in a statement that Mafela was involved in a car accident at around 10pm on the M1 North between the Oxford and Houghton Road off-ramps in Johannesburg.
"We can confirm that at 21:45 on M1 North between the Oxford and Houghton turn-offs there was an accident between a Ford Figo and a bakkie which took place in construction zone. The Bakkie hit the Ford which caused damage to the left hand side of the Ford Figo. The driver of the Figo, driven by Mr Mafela, was declared fatal by paramedics on the scene. His fatal condition may have been a medical condition that was brought in during the accident but an investigation into this is now underway," said Mamonyane.
He had a storied career that covered film, television and the stage, also writing songs and producing films.
He started acting in 1964, breaking out in his debut film, Real News. However, he will be most remembered for playing the character of Sdumo on the isiZulu sitcom Sgudi 'Snaysi, which was very popular in the 1980s and early 90s.
Tributes have already started pouring in on social media for the beloved star.