text:
<?php /** @file */

//
// Takes a $uid and the channel associated with the uid, and a url/handle and adds a new channel

// Returns an array
//  $return['success'] boolean true if successful
//  $return['abook'] Address book entry joined with xchan if successful
//  $return['message'] error text if success is false.

require_once('include/zot.php');

function new_contact($uid,$url,$channel,$interactive = false, $confirm = false) {

	$result = array('success' => false,'message' => '');

	$a = get_app();
	$is_red = false;
	$is_http = ((strpos($url,'://') !== false) ? true : false);

	if($is_http && substr($url,-1,1) === '/')
		$url = substr($url,0,-1);

	if(! allowed_url($url)) {
		$result['message'] = t('Channel is blocked on this site.');
		return $result;
	}

	if(! $url) {
		$result['message'] = t('Channel location missing.');
		return $result;
	}

	// check service class limits

	$r = q("select count(*) as total from abook where abook_channel = %d and abook_self = 0 ",
		intval($uid)
	);
	if($r)
		$total_channels = $r[0]['total'];

	if(! service_class_allows($uid,'total_channels',$total_channels)) {
		$result['message'] = upgrade_message();
		return $result;
	}

	$arr = array('url' => $url, 'channel' => array());

	call_hooks('follow', $arr);

	if($arr['channel']['success'])
		$ret = $arr['channel'];
	elseif(! $is_http)
		$ret = zot_finger($url,$channel);

	if($ret && $ret['success']) {
		$is_red = true;
		$j = json_decode($ret['body'],true);
	}

	$my_perms = get_channel_default_perms($uid);

	$role = get_pconfig($uid,'system','permissions_role');
	if($role) {
		$x = get_role_perms($role);
		if($x['perms_follow'])
			$my_perms = $x['perms_follow'];
	}

	if($is_red && $j) {

		logger('follow: ' . $url . ' ' . print_r($j,true), LOGGER_DEBUG);

		if(! ($j['success'] && $j['guid'])) {
			$result['message'] = t('Response from remote channel was incomplete.');
			logger('mod_follow: ' . $result['message']);
			return $result;
		}

		// Premium channel, set confirm before callback to avoid recursion

		if(array_key_exists('connect_url',$j) && ($interactive) && (! $confirm))
			goaway(zid($j['connect_url']));

		// do we have an xchan and hubloc?
		// If not, create them.

		$x = import_xchan($j);

		if(array_key_exists('deleted',$j) && intval($j['deleted'])) {
			$result['message'] = t('Channel was deleted and no longer exists.');
			return $result;
		}

		if(! $x['success'])
			return $x;

		$xchan_hash = $x['hash'];

		$their_perms = 0;

		$global_perms = get_perms();

		if( array_key_exists('permissions',$j) && array_key_exists('data',$j['permissions'])) {
			$permissions = crypto_unencapsulate(array(
				'data' => $j['permissions']['data'],
				'key'  => $j['permissions']['key'],
				'iv'   => $j['permissions']['iv']),
				$channel['channel_prvkey']);
			if($permissions)
				$permissions = json_decode($permissions,true);
			logger('decrypted permissions: ' . print_r($permissions,true), LOGGER_DATA);
		}
		else
			$permissions = $j['permissions'];

		foreach($permissions as $k => $v) {
			if($v) {
				$their_perms = $their_perms | intval($global_perms[$k][1]);
			}
		}
	}
	else {

		$their_perms = 0;
		$xchan_hash = '';

		$r = q("select * from xchan where xchan_hash = '%s' or xchan_url = '%s' limit 1",
			dbesc($url),
			dbesc($url)
		);

		if(! $r) {
			// attempt network auto-discovery
			if(strpos($url,'@') && (! $is_http)) {
				$d = discover_by_webbie($url);
			}
			elseif($is_http) {
				if(get_config('system','feed_contacts'))
					$d = discover_by_url($url);
				else {
					$result['message'] = t('Protocol disabled.');
					return $result;
				}
			}
			if($d) {
				$r = q("select * from xchan where xchan_hash = '%s' or xchan_url = '%s' limit 1",
					dbesc($url),
					dbesc($url)
				);
			}
		}
		if($r) {
			$xchan = $r[0];
			$xchan_hash = $r[0]['xchan_hash'];
			$their_perms = 0;
		}
	}

	if(! $xchan_hash) {
		$result['message'] = t('Channel discovery failed.');
		logger('follow: ' . $result['message']);
		return $result;
	}

	$x = array('channel_id' => $uid, 'follow_address' => $url, 'xchan' => $r[0], 'allowed' => 1, 'singleton' => 0);

	call_hooks('follow_allow',$x);

	if(! $x['allowed']) {
		$result['message'] = t('Protocol disabled.');
		return $result;
	}
	$singleton = intval($x['singleton']);

	if((local_channel()) && $uid == local_channel()) {
		$aid = get_account_id();
		$hash = get_observer_hash();
		$ch = $a->get_channel();
		$default_group = $ch['channel_default_group'];
	}
	else {
		$r = q("select * from channel where channel_id = %d limit 1",
			intval($uid)
		);
		if(! $r) {
			$result['message'] = t('local account not found.');
			return $result;
		}
		$aid = $r[0]['channel_account_id'];
		$hash = $r[0]['channel_hash'];
		$default_group = $r[0]['channel_default_group'];
	}

	if($is_http) {

		$r = q("select count(*) as total from abook where abook_account = %d and abook_feed = 1 ",
			intval($aid)
		);
		if($r)
			$total_feeds = $r[0]['total'];

		if(! service_class_allows($uid,'total_feeds',$total_feeds)) {
			$result['message'] = upgrade_message();
			return $result;
		}
	}

	if($hash == $xchan_hash) {
		$result['message'] = t('Cannot connect to yourself.');
		return $result;
	}

	$r = q("select abook_xchan, abook_instance from abook where abook_xchan = '%s' and abook_channel = %d limit 1",
		dbesc($xchan_hash),
		intval($uid)
	);

	if($r) {
		$abook_instance = $r[0]['abook_instance'];

		if(($singleton) && strpos($abook_instance,z_root()) === false) {
			if($abook_instance)
				$abook_instance .= ',';
			$abook_instance .= z_root();
		}

		$x = q("update abook set abook_their_perms = %d, abook_instance = '%s' where abook_id = %d",
			intval($their_perms),
			dbesc($abook_instance),
			intval($r[0]['abook_id'])
		);
	}
	else {
		$closeness = get_pconfig($uid,'system','new_abook_closeness');
		if($closeness === false)
			$closeness = 80;

		$r = q("insert into abook ( abook_account, abook_channel, abook_closeness, abook_xchan, abook_feed, abook_their_perms, abook_my_perms, abook_created, abook_updated, abook_instance )
			values( %d, %d, %d, '%s', %d, %d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s' ) ",
			intval($aid),
			intval($uid),
			intval($closeness),
			dbesc($xchan_hash),
			intval(($is_http) ? 1 : 0),
			intval(($is_http) ? $their_perms|PERMS_R_STREAM|PERMS_A_REPUBLISH : $their_perms),
			intval($my_perms),
			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
			dbesc(($singleton) ? z_root() : '')
		);
	}

	if(! $r)
		logger('mod_follow: abook creation failed');

	$r = q("select abook.*, xchan.* from abook left join xchan on abook_xchan = xchan_hash
		where abook_xchan = '%s' and abook_channel = %d limit 1",
		dbesc($xchan_hash),
		intval($uid)
	);

	if($r) {
		$result['abook'] = $r[0];
		proc_run('php', 'include/notifier.php', 'permission_create', $result['abook']['abook_id']);
	}

	$arr = array('channel_id' => $uid, 'abook' => $result['abook']);

	call_hooks('follow', $arr);

	/** If there is a default group for this channel, add this member to it */

	if($default_group) {
		require_once('include/group.php');
		$g = group_rec_byhash($uid,$default_group);
		if($g)
			group_add_member($uid,'',$xchan_hash,$g['id']);
	}

	$result['success'] = true;
	return $result;
}

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With a few basics and some carefully chosen accessories, it's easy to style your bedroom - atmosphere included. Follow our tips and say goodbye to your cluttered storage room and hello to the bedroom of your dreams!
Play with Colours – Or... Don't!
Top priority in terms of bedroom decoration: Less is more. Decorating does not mean cramming as much in as possible. Especially in the bedroom, too many deco figures, dust-gathering teddy bears and flashy colours create a hectic aesthetic. Empty spaces and harmoniously co-ordinated tones, on the other hand, provide the necessary peace and quiet you need to shut out the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Create careful highlights amongst airy space: a smattering of charming accessories give your bedroom atmosphere and personality.
Does your bedroom double up as a storage room? Even when space is limited, vacuum cleaners, clothes horses and ironing boards can be stored discreetly. Utilise niches! Shelving systems such as those by String, byLassen and Tojo can be individually adapted to your room and even offer cabinet modules with doors, allowing you to discreetly to store your household objects while keeping them handy for use. Room dividersor paravents can keep bulky household objects out of sight. When it comes to clothing and bed linens, closed cabinets also have a decisive advantage: You decide how your bedroom looks, it is not determined by your clothes.
Speaking of clothes, there are some really modern laundry baskets and bags around today, in a huge variety of designs. Choose one that matches the colour of your bedroom and thus transform your unsightly pile of washing into a stylish decor piece!
You have to fit a desk into the bedroom as well? Modern, space-saving secretaries keep cables out of sight and store the computer away when it's not being used. That's all it takes to separate work and rest!
2. Play with Colours – Or... Don't!
When decorating the bedroom, colour plays an important role. Bold, but harmoniously matched colours, or dreamy shades of grey? You can choose! Tip: Opt for soft shades rather than bright colours. Earthy tones have a grounding and soothing effect. If you want to keep your walls white, there are plenty of nuances with greys and creams that can add a bit of depth. Sarah from the Coco Lapine Design blog demonstrates!
Bed linens, lamps, mirrors, rugs – the staples of your bedroom make the perfect starting point for your redesign. They come in many designs. Carefully selected and harmoniously co-ordinated, they create a wonderful base that can be rounded off with one or two extra accessories.
Different lamps not only decorate the bedroom, but also create an ambient, indirect light. Complement the ceiling light and the reading light on your bedside table with a stylish table lamp atop the dresser. If chosen effectively, the ceiling lamp can even be your statement piece. Pendant lamps are especially suited to envelop the room in a soft light. Available in a wide variety of shapes and materials, the lamp shade can be a key decor piece in your bedroom.
Textiles are your secret weapon against a cold, unwelcoming bedroom. With harmoniously combined colours, cushions and blankets ooze warmth, and so much more. They give a structure to the bed and extend the decorative ambience of the room. Combine your bed linen with decorative cushions from the same colour family and add a casual throw. Even the chair, which waits ready for clothes to be put on it, looks much better with the addition of a cushion.
Add one or two thoughtful accessories and some photographs to complete your new bedroom look. Here, too, you should avoid using too many colours: this is your chance to highlight the colours that you have used for your bed linen and walls. Stay true to your bedroom decor style.
It's true that the bedroom is not well-suited for plants – especially when thick curtains block out the sun for most of the day – but that's no reason you can't have Zamioculcas, ferns, Soleirolia or Philodendrons! All of them thrive in low-light environments. Some plants are even considered particularly air-purifying, making them perfect for the bedroom: look into Aloe Vera, mountain palms or certain types of ivy. Alternatively, branches can look wonderful int he bedroom. Blogger Sarah displays a cotton branch in a vase.
Try it yourself and create a space of rest and relaxation: the bedroom of your dreams. Have fun decorating!


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package net.sf.mmm.client.ui.api.aria.attribute;

import net.sf.mmm.client.ui.api.aria.datatype.AriaIdList;

/**
 * This interface gives read and write access to the {@link #getDescribedBy() describedBy} attribute of an
 * object.
 *
 * @author Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
public abstract interface AttributeWriteAriaDescribedBy extends AttributeReadAriaDescribedBy {

  /**
   * This method sets the {@link #getDescribedBy() describedBy} attribute of this object.
   *
   * @param describedBy is value of {@link #getDescribedBy()}. May be null to unset.
   */
  void setDescribedBy(AriaIdList describedBy);

  /**
   * This method sets the {@link #getDescribedBy() describedBy} attribute of this object.
   *
   * @param describedBy is value of {@link #getDescribedBy()} as {@link String}. May be null or
   *        the empty string to unset.
   */
  void setDescribedBy(String describedBy);

}


... My whirlwind 14 days in the UK/Europe just touching on 4 countries - so much to see & doing Europe and I have barely scraped the surface.
... Travel Insurance - this is so important for when you least expect it. I have a relative who had an accident in Canada and is now paralysed. Without travel insurance there is the possibility that her family may have lost everything in order to pay for her care whilst overseas.
Carla has been in the industry for 12 years and still incredibly passionate about it. She started at Denise Tindle United Travel in 2006, progressing from office junior to purchasing the business in 2014.
Today, Carla also operates a 2nd division of the business 'South Pacific Weddings' that specialises in organising your perfect island wedding, having recently been to Fiji and Rarotonga again to get up to speed with these two popular wedding destinations. Carla's expertise is second to none & she loves how every day is different and that no two clients are ever the same.
Her biggest focus at the moment is growing her business remotely from home, while raising her three children - Blake, Ellie and Levi.
Where has Carla travelled to: South Pacific – Fiji (including cruise), Cook Islands (Rarotonga and Aitutaki), Tahiti, Vanuatu, Samoa, Australia (Gold Coast, Sydney/Blue Mountains, Melbourne, Cairns & Port Douglas), Brunei, Borneo, Europe (Italy, France, Switzerland), England and Cruise. With many more places on the bucket list when the kids are old enough to join her and her husband on their adventures.
"Carla at Word Travellers Otorohanga makes the whole travel process smooth and stress free. She has a friendly and professional manner."


A modification to an existing wine cellar, adding a multi-layer mahogany ceiling with LED up/down lighting, special fixtures, limestone flooring, stone walls and shelves and a waterfall curved extension to the racking.
Brick wrapped walls and flooring, a special see-through window into the cave from the main hallway and semi-industrial metal and wood racking complete this wine cellar in New Canaan, CT. The rich patina of the brick walls creates an ideal atmosphere for wine enthusiasts.
This waterfront home received an extensive gut-renovation and addition. One of the homeowner's wishes was to have a wine cellar. More modern natural wood cabinetry and a stone floor complements the oenophile atmosphere.


@Hippie_Simmer please make sure you are posting a food that begins with the last letter of the food above you. You have skipped E, I, A, and H.
And a friendly reminder to everyone else that S as a pluralization does not count as the last letter and should be omitted.
A food that begins with L.
You did it again @KrymzonKrome, but it's okay.


... Ex-workers call for JAK's intervention Tarkwa, Tuesday, January 18, 2005 (Chronicle) -- The ex-workers of the Abosso Glass Factory and the people of Abosso near Tarkwa in the Wassa west district of the western region have appealed to president Kufuor to personally intervene this time round and make sure that the company starts production in his second and last term of office.
According to them, the continued closure of the company which was the first to be set up in the West African sub region by Dr. Nkrumah's government to produce bottles for our beer industry was causing more harm than good to the local economy and called on the president to intervene and expedite action on the divestiture of the company.
Speaking in an interview with The Chronicle at Tarkwa last weekend, the ex-workers in particular said they were asked to go home without any compensation paid to them after the current government had abrogated the lease agreement signed between the then NDC government and Mr. Gilchrist Olympio, the Togolese opposition leader who was then running the company under the new name, Tropical Glass Factory.
According to them, they had considered the then new government's decision appropriate because even though they were producing the bottles, the company still owed the Electricity Company of Ghana several billions of cedis.
Apart from this, the company also owed its creditors who, together with the ECG, threatened to take the company to court. All these, they continued, happened because of the bad management style of Mr. Olympio.
It was based on all these things that the ex-workers welcomed the take over decision by the government. They however told The Chronicle that they had not anticipated that after the taker over, the company would be abandoned or left to its present state with the accompanying hardships it had brought to bear on them.
The workers noted that when the then chairman of the Divestiture Implementation Committee (DIC), the late Mr. C.O. Nyanor visited the company sometime ago, he gave them the assurance that the government was seriously looking for a new investor to come and take over the company. Indeed, after Mr. Nyanor's statement, the workers saw that an advertisement had been placed in the dailies calling on investors who were interested in approaching the government for negotiations.
According to the ex-workers, they later heard that JACQ Industries Limited which is partly owned by a Ghanaian called Jonas Asante Appiah and his British partner, Christopher Williams applied to take over the company. An American company called BAC Company Limited also applied.
They regretted that ever since the names of these two companies came out as possible strategic investors to take over the company, nothing had been heard from either the DIC or the government. They noted that they were now traumatized because since 1998, nothing had been paid to them because of the assurance from the authorities that they would be paid all benefits when new investor took over the company.
The ex-workers however commended the government for deciding to pay the salary of the skeleton staff that is currently guarding the heavy installations at the company. The latter currently has a lot of raw materials piled up at its premises which could be used by any investor that would show interest to start production and save our beer industry from using our scarce foreign exchange to import bottles.
They 0commended president Kufuor also on his re-election as president of Ghana for the second time and hoped as a listening president, he would do all he could to expedite action on the divestiture of the company to curtail the suffering they were going through.
Chronicle has meanwhile leant that the strategic investors mentioned by the workers did not get the go ahead to run the company because they allegedly offered low prices, which the government did not accept.
A top NPP functionary who spoke to this reporter a couple of days ago has however given the assurance that the company and the Bonsa Tyre Factory would surely start production under Kufuor's second term in office.


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E-GovernanceNews Author: DQW Bureau - August 2, 2017
Cyberattacks on India are minimum, claims IT minister
Cyber attacks on India is "minimum", but the government has taken a number of steps for protection of the Indian cyber-space with proper synergies with all monitoring agencies, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
As per the information reported to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERTIn), a total of 65 incidents involving ransomware were reported between 2014 and 2017 till June, he said in the Lok Sabha.
The details of the financial impact of these incidents is not reported to CERT-In, which provides technical support and remediation, he said during Question Hour.
Prasad said the government was very cognizant about the security of the cyber world and was taking pro-active steps for its protection.
"India is becoming a digital power. We have an elaborate system for cyber security. However, the cyber attacks on India is very minimum, but we are always alert," he said during Question Hour.
Terming the hackers as "digital fugitives", the minister said data protection was very crucial for any country as "data is new oil".
Prasad said various security agencies were working in close coordination for the protection of the cyber-space and the government has already constituted a 10-member committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice B.N Srikrishna, to deliberate on a data protection framework for the country.
The panel will make specific suggestions to the government on the principles to be considered for data protection and also suggest a draft data protection bill.
Prasad also said the data related to Aadhaar was completely safe and its server was in India.
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Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).
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Inadequate Investment: America, China, and the Future of Innovation
This virtual program launched The Perils of Complacency: America at a Tipping Point in Science & Engineering, a new report from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and The Baker Institute for Public Policy that assesses progress and setbacks in the five years since the Academy's last report on the importance of investing in research, Restoring the Foundation: The Vital Role of Research in Preserving the American Dream. Norm Augustine, Neal Lane, and Jeannette Wing led a discussion moderated by Nancy Andrews on the new report, concerns about America falling behind, and policies that could help ensure the United States secures its strong position of global leadership in discovery and innovation.
Norman R. Augustine
Neal Francis Lane
Jeannette M. Wing
Nancy C. Andrews
New Models for U.S. Science and Technology Policy
This project assembled recognized leaders from all sectors of science, engineering, and technology to recommend policy actions to help ensure the long-term sustainability of the U.S. science and engineering research enterprise.
Norman R. Augustine and Neal Francis Lane
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The Perils of Complacency
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Featuring Eric Schmidt, Norman R. Augustine, and John L. Hennessy
America at a Tipping Point: Science & Technology Opportunities for the Biden Administration
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A New Report about America, China, and the Future of Innovation - The Perils of Complacency


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Dan Brown Masterclass on Thrillers
Posted on May 5, 2020 by UltraRob
I just finished going through the Dan Brown Masterclass on writing thrillers. Lots of good advice for new writers there, and a few little gems for me.
I'm not going to write a full review, but I will say that Dan Brown's background as a teacher really shows through. He's thorough and methodical, and covers almost all the points that new writers would need to consider if they want to try to write standard thrillers. It's a good 3+ hour lecture with a professional who knows his craft that covers a lot of ground.
However what I found most fascinating listening to it is that Dan Brown is a Setting>Plot>Character writer. His starting point in stories is setting, which he uses to find interesting plot ideas, and then he populates it with stock characters. Most writers are Character>Plot>Setting, or Plot>Character>Setting, but Dan's approach is actually somewhat rarer, and (for me at least) that was the gold in this particular mine.
His key advice is to approach setting not as a sociologist, which is very common, especially among sci-fi and fantasy writers, but to approach it as a philosopher. To me, this was profound because what you're doing then is looking for the fault-lines and cracks in the world you're writing in and then exploring those. It creates a natural sense of depth in your world because your story is no longer about good and evil, but different perspectives on the same topics. You and the audience may agree with one side or the other, but if you do it right then both sides do have a valid reason for doing what they do.
Of course, he's talking about modern-set thrillers based in our real world, and for fantasy and sci-fi writers things are a bit trickier. Imaginary worlds still need to be built logically first, but once you've gotten your basic setting down, then you can switch to the philosopher hat and start looking for those points of conflict that bring out things you'd like to explore in that world. Stories are about conflict, and the more conflicts you have to write about, the better. (Within limits, of course.)
As someone who still struggles a bit with themes sometimes, I found this a great piece of advice and plan to make heavy use of it in the future. Focusing on certain conflicts will cause natural themes to pop out, and influence the other aspects and shape of your story as well.
Of course, if you've ever read a Dan Brown book, you'll know they're basically research-based textbooks with plots, which is his thing, and it's fine. However, going into this you should know that if you expect to be told how to create great characters, then you're probably going to be sorely disappointed. While Dan is a master of settings, he's someone who approaches those settings as a tourist, so his characters aren't really outgrowths of his settings so much as tourists and guides who exist to show the setting off to readers.
What I mean is that his characters (to me) never really feel like they're living, breathing examples of his settings who represent it with every act, word, and fiber of their being, but feel more like characters who exist to represent the most fundamental parts of the setting. They are part of the setting, but only the superficial parts and the parts the story wants to show off, but they don't feel like natural outgrowths of their setting.
To give a simple example, it's a bit like a picture of a horse drawn by someone who looked at many photographs of horses, and a picture drawn by an equal artist who grew up around horses their whole life. The photo-based artist can render a beautiful picture of a horse, but the one who grew up around them will be able to capture the subtle depth and character of horses in a way the photo-based artist never could.
Dan is good at technically rendering the ideas and character of settings, but he's not so good at rendering them in depth or a way that makes you feel the people you meet are real people who were born from that environment.
Anyhow, if I were recommending something for a new writer to explore about writing thrillers, then I think I would definitely tell them to check out this masterclass.
Posted in General Writing	| Tagged Masterclass, Thriller, Thrillers, Writing Advice
Korean Drama- Three Days (Spoiler Free Review)
I just finished watching the Korean action-thriller drama Three Days, which I have to say I enjoyed quite a bit. It's a Korean series in the vein of the American drama 24, about the Personal Security Service (PSS) of the Korean President, and how they're caught in a struggle between the President of Korea and a shadowy cabal of powerful men who are trying to kill him. The PSS are charged with protecting the President, but is the man they're giving their lives for really worth that protection?
If I have to describe the series, I'd describe it like driving down a twisty mountain road at night at high speed with only a flashlight to guide your way. It's incredibly twisty, with danger flying at the main characters at every turn, the odds stacked against them, and everything that can go wrong pretty much does. A true thriller, and while it does have its weaker points, it pretty much manages to keep you guessing right up until near the end.
It's by the same team that did the drama SIGN and the more recently drama Ghost, so if you've seen either of those, you know what to expect. I'd actually say Ghost was the better series, as it had a much better villain, but Three Days does deliver the action and the production values are more like a 16 hour long movie!
One minor quibble is that the title is Three Days, but actually the story takes place over nine days. It's broken down into three arcs, with each of the arcs being three days long, but the title of the show is a real misnomer. I guess "Nine Days" didn't sound as cool or dramatic.
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged action, KDrama, Korean Drama, politics, Secret Service, Three Days, Thriller
Ghost Ends
Posted on August 11, 2012 by UltraRob
I just finished watching the final episode of the Korean Drama called Ghost that I previously reviewed on the blog. The ending was a week late because of the Olympics, but was totally worth the wait. It was a great roller-coaster of a series, and now that it's finished I have to say it's one of the best Korean dramas I've watched to date.
One thing that impressed me about the ending was that despite all the twists, turns and tricks the producers have used over the twenty episodes to keep the show unpredictable, they actually didn't go for any gimmicks in the end. No twist ending, no double-fakes, just a solid little end with a proper epilogue that wasn't crammed into the last five minutes of the show (or the end credits background!) like many shows do.
Bravo to the producers and writers of this fine show! Thanks for a great ride!
Posted in Recommended Viewing	| Tagged Crime, Drama, K-Drama, Korean Drama, Suspense, Thriller, video
Korean Drama: Ghost (aka Phantom)
Posted on July 5, 2012 by UltraRob
I'm now an addict, I admit it.
I'm addicted to sharp, well written, high quality television. It's true.
In this case, it's the currently running Korean drama called Ghost (also know as Phantom, which can be another translation of its name in Korean) which is an utterly unique and compelling TV series. I heard about it from my wife, who has friends in Korea, and decided to give it a watch.
What I found was a show which was at the same time both familiar and completely new.
Without giving too much away, the basic premise is basically about a man who comes out of a horrible accident with another man's face, and now has to solve the mystery of who killed "him" without his true identity being discovered. The result is what could be called a mystery-espionage-thriller, and is really hard to pin down.
The tension and suspense in the show is nail-biting, and the twists and turns can only be compared to something like 24, Death Note or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. (Yet at the same time, it's like none of those.) It's one of the highest rated things on TV right now in South Korea, and totally deserves it. As a side note, it's also a fairly realistic (though not totally) examination of how real computer hacking and cyber-espionage is done.
One of the things I also love about the show is how it takes your expectations and then twists them around. Much like Game of Thrones, the writers seem to look at each scene and say "what would happen here if this was a typical story" and then they completely do something else.
Is it perfect? No. It still has what I would called Korean Drama-isms, where characters think and do things that real people wouldn't, but which happen in dramas all the time. There is also a lack of chemistry between the male and female leads, but since that's not the focus of the show it doesn't matter much. The real story is among the male leads anyways.
Right now they're up to episode 11, with 9 more to go. One of the nice things about Korean dramas is that they're complete stories. Each is only a season long, and in that season they tell a complete story from start to finish, with no plans or setup for more. I like that, and think they should experiment with that format over here as well.
So if you're looking for something to watch during the hot lazy days of summer, give Ghost a shot. Each episode is better than the last, and I promise it will be anything but dull!
Posted in Recommended Viewing	| Tagged Espionage, Ghost, korea, Korean Drama, Spy, Thriller, TV
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There is intolerance in the country: Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi,30 November: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said there was "some amount" of intolerance in the society which has to be identified and dealt with firmly, instead of generalising it. "There is some amount of intolerance in the society, in different areas. That has to be identified, it has to be localised, it has to be dealt with firmly. Instead of that, we are making it generalised," he said as he referred to instances of killing of dalits and writers in certain states. He said incidents have not happened overnight after Narendra Modi became Prime Minister. "These things have been happening." "Some people making out of turn statement, we have to condemn, we have to isolate them… they have to be condemned and disowned," he said.
He welcomed senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's statement that banning of Salman Rushdie's controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' was "wrong". "There are two things, one people writing the books, they should not affect the sentiments of the people, they should not arouse social tension, but at the same time, freedom of expression and freedom of speech, people have got right. But there has to be broad consensus about how do we go about it," he said. While banning Salman Rushdie's book draws cheers, the same on a book on Shivaji draws protests, he said, adding that "there are different angles are coming, Hindu angle, Muslim angle." "Let there be policy for banning books, or films," he said. Naidu said "let us all be tolerant to each other and than tolerant to verdict of the people. … Respecting the mandate of the people was the biggest form of tolerance." Giving an example, he said 'x' has been mandated to rule Tamil Nadu, 'y' mandated to rule West Bengal. "We have to respect it." Similarly, the mandate of people of Bihar to Nitish Kumar with support of Lalu Prasad has to be respected. "There is no choice," he said.
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South East Water lends a 'blue' thumb to Nepean School
Nepean School's water sensory garden is one step closer to being restored back to its former glory, thanks to some support from South East Water earlier this month.
After seeing an article in the local newspaper about school's efforts to revive its rundown garden, South East Water engaged the school to lend a helping hand.
The government specialist school, based in Seaford, installed a water sensory garden for students in the 1970s. The garden is now unusable and in desperate need of a big makeover.
"We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of South East Water, who've donated towards Nepean School's 'Breathe Life Back into our Sensory Water Courtyard' project," said Nepean School Principal, Carolyn Gurrier-Jones.
South East Water's General Manager Customer and Community Engagement Mikala Hehir said the organisation was proud to pledge its support to help kick-start Nepean School's journey to give the garden a new lease on life.
"We understand the role water plays in the health and liveability of our community and the environment. Our support for a project like this is one of the many ways through our Five-year Customer Commitment we're helping to give back to the local community.
"We hope other organisations and community members will see the importance of this cause and offer their support as well. We know it will bring a lot of happiness to the students and bring them closer to nature." Ms Hehir said.


Turtle Rock Broadmoor homes are located in the Turtle Rock area of Irvine, California. Turtle Rock is a very desirable place to live in Irvine with some of the best schools located nearby. The Broadmoor community features older homes that were built in the late 1960's and early 1970's with three to six bedroom floor plans that range in size from 1,519 to 5,000 square feet of living space. There are total of two homeowners association dues required here that are paid on a monthly basis. There is no additional Mello Roos tax for these homes with children attending schools located in the premier Irvine Unified school district. Below are the current available homes for sale and for lease in the Turtle Rock Broadmoor community. Please contact us at 888-990-7111 with any questions regarding this community and any of the homes listed for sale here.


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Fibank Increased Its Share Capital
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Fibank (First Investment Bank) successfully increased its share capital. Today, the subscribed shares from the new issue were fully paid up. The new shareholders of the bank are the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) with 18.35% and Valea Foundation with 7.87%.
"This is our first portfolio investment in Bulgaria. Bulgaria is a promising and fast developing EU country. Fibank, the leading private bank on the market, has a strong potential for further growth and for expansion of its products and services in the banking sector," says Mr. Paul Schmidt, Board Member of Valea Foundation.
By July 2, 2020, Fibank will have increased its share capital by BGN 195,424,000, while its total capital adequacy ratio will reach 22.52% compared to 19.57% as of March 31, 2020.
Fibank continues to implement its strategy, with an emphasis on retail and SME lending.
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Valea Foundation, Lichtenstein, is a family foundation of Mr. Karel Komarek. Valea Foundation has a number of investments in Europe and the USA. Mr. Karel Komarek is of Czech origin and is currently one of leading business entrepreneurs in Central Europe. Since December 2017, Mr. Komarek has also been co-chair of the Arts Committee at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the US capital, Washington.
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Fibank is an innovative and customer-oriented credit institution that offers a diverse range of products and services for individual and corporate clients. With experience in corporate banking and broad presence in the market of retail banking, the bank is among the leading institutions in the country in card business and international payments. It is preferred bank for savings of the population, which offers a high quality of customer service in accordance with the best banking practices. Fibank is among the pioneers in the business with investment gold and other precious metals with unique for the Bulgarian market products and services. For more information, please visit www.fibank.bg
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This great canvas collage wreath is provided by Craft Warehouse, a company specialized in making craft project and selling craft ingredients. Wreath is usually put on door and made of leaves and ribbon and is especially used as Christmas decoration. This canvas collage wreath is made of canvas using the pictures or photos according your liking. Follow these steps to make this fantastic project that you can use every day.
You will need a total of 16 canvas with measurement of 4 – 2×2, 4 – 4×4, and 8 – 5×5, canvases. Other materials for this Craft Warehouse project are 1 fat quarter burlap, Easy Shot staple gun, 1 fat quarter Osnaburg, E6000 glue & Pioneer glue stick, Tim Holtz Grunge Paper, Scrabble tiles & bottle cap, idea-ology embellishments, Assorted Ribbon, stickers & vintage photo distressed ink, Floral metal wire wreath, Canvas Corp twine & mini clothes pins, Black acrylic paint.
The most important part to do this Craft Warehouse project is finding old photos & memorabilia to use in this project. You can use you old photos at home or find ones at thrift shops. The Tim Holtz collection should also work best. After you have all the materials needed, you can start the project by covering each canvas with osnaburg, black acrylic paint or burlap. Let aside and let it dry. You can hold the fabric using the Easy Shot staple gun. To give the picture a distressed look, use the distressed ink over the top and sides of your fabric canvas. Wait to let it dry completely. And then design how the wreath you would like by laying out how the canvases to connect to each other. You can put them on top of each other providing enough area to see the photos at the back.
After you find the best layout you like, embellish your canvases with memorabilia and photos. Create all your canvases. And then you can start to connect them together using a 2×2 piece of grudge paper. Attach them together using staple. You can then staple the metal wreath to the back of the canvases. Use the E6000 to glue the back of the mini canvases. Wait until the glue is completely dry. In making projects or crafts, you have to be patient to wait the glue or paint to dry completely for best result. Now the Craft Warehouse project is finish and you can place it on door, wall or any place you like.


Oriental Lotus is a neo-burlesque performing artist created in class with Seattle burlesquer, Cherry Manhattan. Inspired by my own experiences as a Asian-American and Hapa (mixed raced) woman, Oriental Lotus mocks and calls out the sexualization of Asian women in Western culture. Allowing us to ask where is the line between appreciation and appropriation of personal identity and culture. She'll be returning to the stage with a new political routine fall of 2019.


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With her new single 'I Am Shem' Queen Makedah begins a new chapter of her musical journey in roots and culture music. The 'I Am Shem' single is her first collaborative work with the roots production family of Zion I Kings, producers 'Tippy I' of I-Grade Records (Midnite), Andrew 'Moon' Bain of Lustre Kings (Lutan Fyah) and "Jah D" Goldfine from Zion High Production. The track features Queen Makedah's signature velvety vocals on lead and the lush background vocal harmonies of Michelle 'Songbird' Gordon. 'I Am Shem' tells the story of the mystical journey of the lost tribes of Israel of the African diaspora and is the first single from Queen Makedah's upcoming album 'Peace Process' (2013).


Video from the September 11th, 2018 Twinsburg City Council Meeting. Items on the agenda included the swearing in of Officer Vinnie M. Caporuscio, Officer Margaret M. Hunter and the promotion of Sergeant Robert D. Waltz. Additional items on the agenda included audience participation, Council communications and reports, the Mayor's report, department head reports, legislation and an executive session. Legislation included tax incentives for Intigral, Inc., purchase of a John Deere tractor for the service department, a grant for FEMA flood mitigation, etc. Full agenda can be found here: September 11th, 2018 Agenda.


Cancer, according to World Health Organization, is the world's leading cause of human mortality. Based on statistical data by WHO, there were about 14 million cases of cancer way back in 2012, and this figure will soon increase up to 22 million cases in a span of 20 years. This is an alarming figure and finding for an effective remedy for various types of cancer is an important thrust of science.
The scientific studies conducted to look for effective cancer treatments have had gone far, providing a wide array of options for humans to consider. There are already available treatments, such as chemotherapy, stem cell transplant, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, blood transfusion and the like. However, despite the reach of scientific findings, still are people uncertain with how those options work for them effectively.
This phenomenon has had caused complementary or alternative cancer treatments to arise. From their folklore and myth underpinnings as part of the human cultural development, there are already natural herbs and plants that are regarded by science as effective to remedy or deal with various forms of cancer, like prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, among others. This article will provide 5 revolutionary herbs-based alternative cancer remedies.
Sabah Snake Grass is an herbal plant that has become popular in Asia in the recent years, due to its purported properties to deal successfully with different types of cancer. This herb is otherwise known as 'cobra grass' (derived from the Asian belief that it has had been used to treat snakebites). SSG is scientifically having flavonoids, a known antioxidant that is able to lower or reduce the symptomatic risks of cancer. Antioxidants, based on science-based studies, play an important role to stop the rapid multiplicity of cancerous cells, while protecting the good and active cells. They are also responsible in strengthening the impact of free radicals, which cause the proliferation of malignant cancerous cells.
Wheatgrass has widely been known as a plant that has the potency to remedy cancerous diseases. It scientifically has chlorophyll, an important substance that can improve the condition of cancer patients. The main function of chlorophyll, based on scientific findings, is to purify the blood, which plays a vital role in the cleansing of the human body. The toxins and pathogens are the main cause why people's resistance becomes weakened, which is absolutely not good while having terminal illnesses.
Graviola is another plant science has proven through researches and analyses having an effective compound (annonaceous acetogenins). This compound has been considered as 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy. It has widely been used nowadays in the health and wellness industry, as it has become popular to alleviate, and even halt the perilous attacks of serious diseases, including cancer. This is the reason why there are a number of wellness entities at present that strongly drive for the use of Graviola-based supplements.
Barley has become popular as one of the most powerful green leafy plants in this world. It contains essential amino acids the human body cannot produce. It is abundant with Vitamins A, C, B1, B2, iron, potassium, calcium, and chlorophyll. The properties it contains are imperative to strengthen human resistance and to stop the proliferation of cancerous cells.
Goldenseal usage has become popular in the Southeast Asian and Caribbean geographical boundaries, as an alternative remedy to deal with various diseases, including the terminal ones. It is known for its possessed anti-microbial and anti-viral properties to help humans prevent extreme health issues. Those bad bacteria that can trigger stomach issues leading to terminal diseases might be alleviated through the use of this herb. This plant can lower the acidity level of the body, which is beneficial to stop the induced human sufferings caused by any deadly disease.
It would still be good to engage in the conventional ways of treating or dealing with cancerous diseases, like chemotherapy and stem cell transplant. However, the lens of science has already noticed the impact of synthetic cures. One of the known synthetic side effects is associated to the weakening of the immune system, which affects the human vital organs. Based on several studies, as the human resistance weakens, treating the deadly diseases could be more intricate. Hence, the need to make it stronger is essential, as it serves as the primary defense mechanism of the body.
Aside from the synthetic impact on the immune system, another adverse side effect of the conventional ways is the pain the surgeries may cause individuals to suffer. A series of painful surgical operations are needed, depending on the stage of a particular cancerous disease. This is one of the big issues associated to the conventional procedures, not to mention the costs those techniques might incur to somebody else.
The consideration of herbal treatments for cancer, on the other hand, has gradually been elevating in the surface, as the health and wellness industry is investing on various researches and studies to bring useful and helpful science-based findings. Compared to synthetic approaches, it might be beneficial to consider the complementary treatments for cancer, as those herbs and plants are providing natural impact to the human body. One important impact is to have a more strengthened immune system science discloses as an aspect necessary for any form of medication.
Democratizing the medicinal options is the main drive of the health and wellness industry at present. There are lots of options for people to choose from, ranging from the conventional techniques to the complementary choices. Digging substantial facts to determine a better option can easily be done nowadays in the digital world through the Internet. Consulting with health experts plays also an important function in the determination of the right treatment. The choice should subjectively be based on the distinct essence of every possible choice. By having an in-depth analysis, one could then infer that a natural alternative cancer treatment could be better and more helpful than the other way around.


It is a little (actually very) late, but the incendiary, self-financed documentary Under the Dome by Chai Jing, one of China's best known journalists, is worth watching. It is about air pollution, which is finally being debated in China.
"Have you ever seen stars?" Ms Chai asks.
It is a brave and personal work, starting with her then unborn daughter being diagnosed with a tumour, which is blamed on the air pollution. From there, Chai travels the country, touching on the lives of those for whom, like the girl in Shanxi, air pollution is the norm; such is her standing in China, she is able to criticise the lax upholding of environmental laws. When she asks why these laws are not being upheld, she is met with a familiar refrain – that employment and economics always outweigh environmental concerns.
What is interesting when watching the film, is that Chai Jing is able to question the breaking of laws at all. That the video was released on the People's Daily site at all means that is met with government approval, and it's mere existence means that views must be changing. China is always wary of maintaining balance and stability, and any change within the country must be gradual. The release of Under the Dome surely signals the beginning of the long road towards an increased environmental awareness, and a willingness for open public conversation.


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NEW YORK - Police say a New York City teenager has died after falling off the roof of a six-story Bronx building as police officers attempted an arrest.
The New York Police Department says 17-year-old Hakeem Kuta succumbed Saturday to injuries from the fall Thursday night.
Police have said Kuta appeared to have misjudged a ledge while backing away from approaching officers.
Police spokesman Stephen Davis said previously that officers had chased the teenager and other teenagers up the stairs after someone complained that they were smoking marijuana.
Davis said when the officers got to the roof, some teens jumped to another roof and ran away. But Kuta and his 14-year-old companion were pinned in by a dividing wall. Davis said Kuta then shuffled backward over a ledge and fell.


The ambulance service and police were called after a crash on the A1(M) involving a motorcylist. The motorway was shut at Junction 8 for Stevenage but has since reopened.
The A1(M) has reopened following a crash on the southbound Stevenage stretch which saw a motorcyclist taken to hospital.
Police and ambulance personnel were called shortly after 10am after a white Citroen Dispatch van collided with a blue Kawasaki motorcycle on the southbound carriageway between Junction 8 and 7 for Stevenage.
Due to motorists' concerns about the motorcyclist's injuries, a rapid response vehicle, ambulance and ambulance officer were all dispatched and the motorway shut at Junction 8.
On arrival the motorcyclist – a woman in her 20s – was conscious and breathing, but she was taken to Lister Hospital in the town in a brace as a precaution for spinal injuries. She was later discharged.
The A1(M) reopened shortly before 11am.
UPDATE: Previously police stated that it was believed only a motorcyclist was involved, but have since told the Comet a white Citroen Dispatch van collided with the motorbike.


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20 to 25 March 2015 Vladimir Shubin visited the Republic of Namibia
Prof. Vladimir Shubin visited the Republic of Namibia from 20 to 25 March at the inivitation of President-elect Dr Hage Geingob to attend his inauguration and celebration of the 25th anniversary of independence. During his stay in the country he delivered a lecture at the University of Namibia and had meetings with Secretary-General of the ruling SWAPO Party Nangolo Mbamba, Speaker of the National Assembly Prof. Peter Kaijavivi, Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumba Nandi-Ndaitwah, Minister of Presidential Affiars Frans Kapofi and other officials and veterans of the national liberation struggle.


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Iran to Start Gas Production from Phase 11 before March 2022
TEHRAN (Shana) – Iran will begin gas recovery from Phase 11 of the supergiant South Pars gas field in the second half of the next Iranian calendar year which begins on March 21, 2021, an official with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said.
Reza Dehghan, the NIOC Deputy CEO for Development and Engineering Affairs said today (Monday, December 14) that the original contract for developing the project had been signed with a consortium of Total, CNPCI and Petropars but the first two developers pulled out of the project due to reasons that were out of control of the NIOC. Therefore, development of the project was fully awarded to Petropars.
He said that 40 work packages have been defined for implementation of phase 11 drilling operations, adding: "Last year, preliminary preparations and engineering studies were complete and tenders were held, and the first jacket of phase 11 development project was installed near the zero-point of the border with Qatar. The drilling rig was placed on the jacket, and today we are ready for drilling operations and we expect that by drilling 5 or 6 wells, the first stage of gas extraction will be achieved next [calendar] year."
The official stated: "In total, the development plan of phase 11 has 24 wells, two platforms and a gas flow pipeline to the coast, and the second platform will be installed in another location."
Dehghan stated that the cost of this operation was about $500 million, adding: "The project was originally supposed to be financed by a foreign investor, which according to the existing conditions, the National Iranian Oil Company will tap internal instruments and resources like sale of participation bonds."
Noting that the platform would be installed in the first half of next year, he said: "According to the plans made at the beginning of the second half of the next calendar year, we will reach the gas production stage."
In the end, the NIOC Deputy CEO for Development and Engineering Affairs stated the initial design of the second platform has been carried out and the construction process, which will take about 2 years, will begin soon.
South Pars


The Design Club took a break at the end of 2011 and restarted in February 2012 after half-term. We participated in a Quinetiq competition to investigate boat design parameters, to a set specification and motor. We produced experimental model hull designs aitd then built a remote controlled model boat to our final design. This was taken to a national race at Haslar hydrodynamics facility on 18 May 2012. This was a great experience for our all girls team, to mix and compete with schools from far and wide. The Tech Club resumed in the summer term, designing and building their own projects, including a rocking seat with a porpoise theme. We built a Greenpower Car in 2010/11 and are still working on a second lightweightversion for the 2013 race season.
Textiles, Food Technology and Design Projects for GCSEs, A levels and the Valter Prize were assessed from Easter to June 2012. Verity Finney-Green shared the Fashion prize with a pupil from Thomas Hardy School, presenting a truly amazing dress based on cathedral architecture and the theatre; it is valued at £5-6000. Hannah Hart won Highly Commended for a beautifully designed and made Jewellery and Make-up casket.
There has been no response to phone calls to the Greenpower teacher, however, textiles remnants were obtained.
Broadmayne First School and Frome Valley CE VA First School took a 70 seat coach to "Explore @ Bnstol" (see below) on 28th May 2012. We left at 08.00, arrived at 10.30, stay until 15.00 and arrived back at 17.30. We took 58 Year 4's plus 10 adults.
We also took the Year 4s from Broadmayne First School to the "Durlston Country Park" (see below) for a Science Field Day on 26th March 2012.We arrived at 10.30 and arrived at 14.00. We took 32 Year 4's and 7 adults.
Piddle Valley CE First School, Puddletown CE first School and Cheselboume Village School took a 50 seat coach to "Expfore @ Bristol" (see below) on 15th March 2012. We left at 08.00 and got back at 17.00. We took 60 Year 4's plus 10 adults.
We also took the Year 4's from Piddle Valley CC First School, Puddletown CE First School to the "Durlston Country Park" (see below) for a Science Field Day on 10th May 2012. We arrived at 10.30 and leave at 14.00. We took 56 Year 4's and 8 adults.
The cost of an "Exp!ore @ Bristbl" trip is about £500 to £550 for a 70 seater coach, plus about £325 for entry fees; say £850.
The cost of a "Durlston County Park" trip is about £220 to £230 for a coach plus around £100 for Ranger guides, say £330.
So the cost for a both trips is about £850 + £330 = approximately £1180.
Dorset Asset provided £375 towards this in 2012, IMechE Dorchester £200 and the staff, pupils and the schools £605.
Durlston Country Park provides a really excellent day that I strongly recommend. The staff are really good at explaining how scientists work from the evidence around, to work out how the birds, fishes, animals and vegetation evolved and adapted in this area. We then go outside into the local habitats to find examples and the rangers explain why they were there, based on food-chains and adaptations to the environment.
This year we visited the new Durlston Castle 'Visitor Experience' with it's panoramic flyover of the Jurassic Coast and cliffs, and 'The Rock' experiential room.
"Explore @ Bristol" provides young people with a wonderful day of totally hands on experience of many aspects of science and engineering. They are always enthused and inspired as you can see from the 'Thank You Letters' provided for the funders (see examples attached below), many students persuade their parents to take them back! There is a huge arnouilt of learning when guided by Dorset Asset, IMechE and Staff.
The planetarium is inspirational and the 20 minute demonstrations are explosive!


Monday, April 12, marks the launch of KFC's Double Down Sandwich.
The folks at Gawker do a wonderful job of telling you all about it (including the company's countdown campaign!) and adding a sprinkle of humor.
Andy thanks for the heads up about KFC's latest addition to its menu. As Christine says, it might be outrageous, however, this is what Americans like (love).


There are several motivations for running kubernetes in custom environments, such as bare-metal, on-premise or in public clouds other than AWS, GKE, and ACS. Operating kubernetes on this kind of infrastructure in production is a challenge. It's not just the initial setup of the cluster itself. Load balancing, monitoring, and persistent storage are crucial for running kubernetes without outages. I will talk about various solutions for each of these problems and will present my project "hetzner-kube", a tool for kubernetes operations on Hetzner Cloud.


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package org.opencloudb.parser;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.Properties;

import junit.framework.Assert;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.opencloudb.config.model.SystemConfig;

import com.foundationdb.sql.parser.QueryTreeNode;
import com.foundationdb.sql.unparser.NodeToString;

public class SequenceParserTest {

	@Before
	public void initSeq() throws Exception {

		String filePath = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()
				.getResource("").getPath()
				+ "sequence_conf.properties";

		Properties props = new Properties();
		props.load(new FileInputStream(filePath));
		props.setProperty("TEST.HISIDS", "");
		props.setProperty("TEST.MINID", "101");
		props.setProperty("TEST.MAXID", "200");
		props.setProperty("TEST.CURID", "110");
		OutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(filePath);
		props.store(fos, "");
		fos.close();
	}

	@Test
	public void testParseSequence() throws Exception {

		ExtNodeToString4SEQ strHandler = new ExtNodeToString4SEQ(SystemConfig.SEQUENCEHANDLER_LOCALFILE);
		QueryTreeNode ast = null;
		String sqlText = "SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR MYCATSEQ_TEST from sys.tb1";
		ast = SQLParserDelegate.parse(sqlText,
				SQLParserDelegate.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
		Assert.assertEquals("SELECT 111 FROM sys.tb1", strHandler.toString(ast));

		sqlText = "SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR MyCatSEQ_TEST from sys.tb2";
		ast = SQLParserDelegate.parse(sqlText,
				SQLParserDelegate.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
		Assert.assertEquals("SELECT 112 FROM sys.tb2", strHandler.toString(ast));

		sqlText = "select * from sys.systables where ( next value for MYCATSEQ_test ) > col_a";
		ast = SQLParserDelegate.parse(sqlText,
				SQLParserDelegate.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
		Assert.assertEquals("SELECT * FROM sys.systables WHERE 113 > col_a",
				strHandler.toString(ast));

		sqlText = "select * from sys.systables where ( next value for seq_a ) > col_b";
		ast = SQLParserDelegate.parse(sqlText,
				SQLParserDelegate.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
		Assert.assertEquals(
				"SELECT * FROM sys.systables WHERE (NEXT VALUE FOR seq_a) > col_b",
				strHandler.toString(ast));

		sqlText = "insert into tb3( a,b ) values ( next value for mycatseq_test,'micmiu' )";
		ast = SQLParserDelegate.parse(sqlText,
				SQLParserDelegate.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
		Assert.assertEquals("INSERT INTO tb3(a, b) VALUES(114, 'micmiu')",
				strHandler.toString(ast));

		sqlText = "insert into tb4( a,b ) values ( next value for seq_b,'micmiu' )";
		ast = SQLParserDelegate.parse(sqlText,
				SQLParserDelegate.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
		Assert.assertEquals(
				"INSERT INTO tb4(a, b) VALUES((NEXT VALUE FOR seq_b), 'micmiu')",
				strHandler.toString(ast));

	}

	/**
	 * @param args
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

		String[] sqlTexts = new String[] {
				"SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR MYCATSEQ_TEST from sys.tb1",
				"SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR MyCatSEQ_TEST from sys.tb2",
				"select * from sys.systables where ( next value for MYCATSEQ_test ) > col_a",
				"select * from sys.systables where ( next value for seq_a ) > col_b",
				"insert into tb3( a,b ) values ( next value for mycatseq_test,'test' )",
				"insert into tb4( a,b ) values ( next value for seq_b,'test2' )" };

		NodeToString strHandler = new NodeToString();
		QueryTreeNode ast = null;
		for (String sqlText : sqlTexts) {
			System.out.println(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>");
			ast = SQLParserDelegate.parse(sqlText,
					SQLParserDelegate.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
			System.out.println("SQL =: \t" + strHandler.toString(ast));
		}

	}

}


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Kylie Chaput
Class: Junior | Pos: D, M
2018-2019 27 4
Career Totals: 38 8
04/08/2019 vs. Agawam L 5-19 2 — — — —
04/17/2019 vs. Chicopee W 16-2 2 — — — —
04/19/2019 vs. Wahconah L 10-12 1 — — — —
04/23/2019 vs. Amherst W 20-0 1 — — — —
04/25/2019 @ Agawam L 9-23 1 — — — —
04/29/2019 @ Northampton W 14-8 2 — — — —
05/03/2019 vs. South Hadley W 13-6 1 — — — —
05/07/2019 @ Mount Greylock W 15-9 1 — — — —
05/13/2019 @ South Hadley W 20-11 1 — — — —
05/14/2019 @ Amherst W 19-12 2 — — — —
05/17/2019 vs. Granby W 16-13 3 — — — —
Season Totals: 27 4 — — —


Sitting on a corner block so close to the CBD, this spacious 3 bedroom home is a perfect entry level opportunity for first home buyers or first time investors.
The solid brick home is single level on a flat 664 sqm parcel of land. Well maintained with a great layout, internally it is ripe for an update from the 1980s.
Positioned in an ideal location, you're within walking distance to Ulladulla's town centre, schools, leisure centre and harbour.
-	Fully fenced with garden shed and low-maintenance yard.


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Chapter 178: Fermentation
Stardragon's Western Capital, Division 13 headquarters.
Gu Hui, the vice-chairman, and Division 13's leaders gathered in the secret meeting room. Gu Hui pressed a button on the table, and the doors and the windows shut entirely. All surveillance devices lost their functionalities.
Gu Hui put on a serious look as he distributed the documents to everyone in the meeting. The documents had authorization stamps from the highest officials, which meant this information was highly confidential. It was the observation information of the Inhumans.
"Five days ago, rumors about the existence of Inhumans started spreading through the Dark Net. After investigating, it has been confirmed to be true. The documents state it clearly. Inhumans have been appearing and spreading in every continent like a virus. They appeared out of nowhere, and their origins are unknown.
"From the information that we found on the Dark Net, the Inhumans have the following characteristics" Gu Hui stated the information that they had on the players, which was similar to what the Germinal Organization had. They knew that the players disappeared instantly, would not die, and one other point. "Through our observation, their average power is not high. The threat level is identified as low."
"If we don't suppress this phenomenon, it might spread like a disease and cause a disaster," one person said.
Gu Hui nodded and said, "The highest officials have given us their commands. Contacting these Inhumans will now be our priority."
"What about the expedition? The supplies and our army have already been prepared. We can head to Andrea anytime."
"The highest-level superiors have already come to an agreement with the leaders of other countries to temporarily stop the expedition. We have to first understand the situation of this inhuman phenomenon; it has higher threat potential." Gu Hui Knocked the table, he scanned through everyone and said, "Ask our people to bring back some Inhumans. Also, be friendlywe do not know anything about their origin."
"Some of our agents are undercover in Andrea. Should we call them back?" the head of field operations said.
"No need, let them retrieve more intelligence. We have enough manpower," Gu Hui said. "When we have a conclusion on this, maybe the officials will seek help and answers from the Galactic Civilizations."
As the average level of players became higher, their actions made a greater impact and attracted the attention of the organizations. The Six Nations, Vagrants, Dark Net, and many large financial organizations were all paying attention to the Inhuman Phenomenon. They had been sending their people to contact these Inhumans with different approaches. Some were friendly, and some were not. The exception was Germinal Organizationthey captured large numbers of players in Andrea, which forced player in the novice village to leave the village early.
For players, which organization they joined would not actually make a difference to them, but they would naturally want to resist if they were forced. The Germinal Organization had definitely left a bad impression on players, and for those who were already captured, they could only accept their fate.
Players in Andrea had a tough time. Their game experience was extremely bad, but it made players very curious about one thingWhy were the NPCs surprised about their existence? The NPCs acted almost like real people.
More and more organizations started contacting players, and more and more players experienced similar situations. They started making guesses actively on forums about the situation, and this topic soon became the most popular topic in the forum.
This only happened on Planet Aquamarine and not any other planets, so a large number of players from other planets visited the Planet Aquamarine site, which made it the most visited planet site of all the novice planets.
There were hundreds of new posts every second; its popularity was astonishingly high.
All kinds of speculations surfaced. The seemingly most possible and accepted theory was the Electrolux theory, but the game developers did not give any response. Players could only make random guesses, some of which were quite out of the box.
"We actually went through reincarnation to conquer a new world for our gods, serial number A12651 reporting for duty!"
"Bullshit, we're Earth's army to conquer alternative dimensions, and we have an honorable mission on our hands."
"798 Space feet from the Earth Association. Commander Blacky is waiting for deployment. Victory belongs to earth!"
"You're all wrong. The earth is just an illusion. This is actually the reality."
"You youngsters are too nave. This is all part of the Elder's plan."
"This marks the first step of Skynet's domination over mankind. One day, all of our minds will be locked up in the game."
"Hail Hydra!"
"Previous commenter is in the wrong set!"
"Sigh, I'm a retired soldier of the 1999 clan wars. Come to think of it, that was a really dark age."
"This Grandpa above surely has a strong body, playing Full Dive VR games at such an old age."
These ridiculous speculations became a joke that was trending all over the forum.
In a big picture, organizations contacting players with caution was beneficial. It was easier for players to pick a side or organization to join, except for players in Andrea who were being continuously captured.
Han Xiao was following the situation. He had information from both the Dark Net and the forum, which meant that he knew much more than any players or NPCs.
The mindset of both parties was very different. The organizations were careful and serious about it, while the players found it fun.
Interesting. Han Xiao raised his eyebrows.
The influence from the Inhuman incident was slowly fermenting as the organizations found out more and more about the players' characteristics.
The pro players from my previous life should have met their opportunities by now.
Planet Aquamarine was China's base camp, so there would definitely be some players who had met an opportunity, unlike other normal players.
The storyline was going on the right path. Han Xiao rushed to Maple, as the Mutated Heart Mission had a time limit.
Louis Research Institution was in Kaylos city in Maple. It was not near the border this time, so Han Xiao had to travel in a car for two days after being smuggled into the country.
The country of Maple felt lifeless. Its rigid political system, uneven wealth distribution, and resources were all tightly controlled by politicians, and the low class had very limited opportunities to improve their life. 'Barely living and just waiting to die' was the best phrase to describe civilians in Maple.
Walking on the street, long-faced pedestrians passed by him. Han Xiao rubbed his face. He felt that such a confident and handsome face did not fit in with the state of the people on the street.
Han Xiao changed his face again and even wore spectacles. He was sure that nobody could recognize him.
Louis Research Institution building was very tall and silver, which fitted the technology theme. The people in the building were all wearing white coats, as if they were worried about others not knowing they were doing technological research.
A receptionist walked to him with a well-mannered smile as soon as he walked in.
"Hi, do you require an introduction to the business scope of Louis Group Companies?"
Han Xiao raised the metal suitcase in his hands and said, "I have a heart from a Death Virus infected being. One of your researchers might be interested."
"Please wait a moment, I will inform a superior." The lady receptionist guided Han Xiao to the sofa and left.
Louis Research Institution accepted exterior research projects, so there were always customers who came to visit.
Han Xiao sat on the sofa and scanned the environment of the hall. It was built in the shape of a sphere, which made it look like a hotel hall.
After some time, two people covered in bandages walked in. Han Xiao raised his head as he smelled the odor of blood. It was the 'superhero' duo he had met in the Forbidden Zone.
These guys were saving some exploring team, could it be that the team was from Louis Research Institution?
Looks like they failed and are badly injured.
Han Xiao raised his brows but stayed put as they did not recognize him.


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Union Organizes Against Constitutional Convention
Posted on October 10, 2017 by gheires in POLITICAL ACTION, POLITICS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PRESS // 0 Comments
Photo: Mike Lee
By GREGORY N. HEIRES
As the Nov. 7 elections approach, DC 37 is stepping up its work with a coalition fighting against a ballot question on whether the state should hold a constitutional convention.
Established earlier this year, New Yorkers Against Corruption is spreading the word about the danger of holding a convention, which would open the door for special interests to chip away at crucial protections and rights enshrined in the state constitution.
The group's campaign includes a media outreach and door-to-door canvassing. "A lot is at risk," said Jordan Marks, the group's campaign manager. "Voting rights. Criminal justice. Environmental protections. Women's health and a lot more."
Besides working with the coalition, the union is also focusing on informing members about the constitutional convention. Polls show that the convention is not on the radar screen of most voters.
During the summer, Volunteer Member Organizers from DC 37's Political Action Dept. visited homes of members to discuss the convention and other issues. They also discussed the convention during get-the-vote visits on Primary Day last month.
VMOs who work with the Organizing Dept. are also informing coworkers as to why the convention is a threat to working families and union workers. They also carried this message to the Labor Day Parade on Sept. 9.
"We have a lot to do," said VMO Virginia Salisbury, a retired Local 1549 member. "Many people don't know about the convention and need to be educated."
"I feel a constitutional convention would allow the special interests to do a lot of damage," said retiree Evelyn Brown, a former 911 worker. "They are money people. They want to nullify our pensions."
The constitution guarantees the pension of retired public employees. A convention would open the way for anti-government extremists to slice out provisions or even take away that right. Today, public employee pensions cannot be modified. If the constitutional protection is taken away, pension payments — including cost-of-living increases — may be cut.
The right to public education, workers' compensation and union representation could all be threatened if anti-government and anti-labor interests gain control of the convention.
Ultimately, New York could become a right-to-work state, which would financially cripple unions and undercut organizing efforts.
New Yorkers Against Corruption represents more than 150 organizations, including labor unions, Planned Parenthood and the Conservative Party.
"All of our values are at stake," Jordan said.
Be sure to flip over the ballot to vote against the constitution convention (Proposition 1).
This article previously appeared in the October 2017 issue of Public Employee Press.
PEP Oct 2017


Estimated Wild Population: Around 6,650, with an estimate of 670-3,300 mature individuals. Population trend is decreasing.
Estimated Wild Population: Around 3,356 individuals, with mature individual estimated at 2,000. Population trend is stable.
Distribution: Native in Hong Kong, China, and other parts of Asia ranging from Russia to Vietnam. Recorded breeding in North Korea, South Korea and Liaoning Province in China.
Major Threats: Habitat loss from development and reclamation, pollution.
Estimated Wild Population: Fewer than 250 mature individuals. Population trend is decreasing.
Distribution: Endemic to China, occupying an extremely small, fragmentedknown breeding range in Jiangxi Province.
Major Threats: Trapping for bird trade, habitat loss and destruction of nests.
Estimated Wild Population: Less than 100.
Distribution: A poorly-known species recorded breeding recently in the Zhejiang and Fujian Provinces of China during breeding season and in Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines outside the breeding season.
Estimated Wild Population: Less than 500 mature individuals. Population trend is decreasing.
Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines, mainly on Mindanao.
Major Threats: Forest destruction and fragmentation through commercial timber extraction.
Estimated Wild Population: Fewer than 600 individuals with breeding population estimated at 120-200 pairs. Population trend is decreasing.
Distribution: Has a limited breeding range on the Chukotsk peninsula and southwards up to the isthmus of the Kamchatka peninsula, in north-eastern Russia, It migrates down the western Pacific coast through Russia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, mainland China, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan and Vietnam, to its main wintering grounds in Bangladesh and Myanmar. Wintering birds have also been recorded from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, in the Fujian province of China, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Major Threats: Pollution and loss of tidal flats in migratory and wintering ranges.
Estimated Wild Population: Fewer than 7,000 mature individuals. Population trend is decreasing.
Distribution: Endemic in Timor-Leste and Indonesia. Being introduced and released in the early years to Singapore and Hong Kong.
Major Threats: Unsustainable exploitation for internal and international trade. Habitat loss by large-scale logging and conversion of forest to agriculture.


Liar's poker combines the ability to bluff with the insight to recognize bluffing in your opponents. You can play the game for money, or substitute "points" for money if you prefer not to gamble.... As the name implies this is poker with only 17 cards; 4 aces, 4 kings, 4 queens, 4 jacks and 1 joker. The joker acts as the wild card allowing it to be any other card.
As the name implies this is poker with only 17 cards; 4 aces, 4 kings, 4 queens, 4 jacks and 1 joker. The joker acts as the wild card allowing it to be any other card. how to play simpsons tapped out on pc without bluestacks In a game of Liar, you need to lie and cheat to get ahead. The deck is divided evenly between all the players and any leftover cards are placed, face down, in the middle of the table. The aim of the game is to be the first player to get rid of all your cards.
Fun Games Family Card Games Card Games For Kids Card Games To Play Playing Card Games Dice Games Fun Family Board Games Math Games Activity Games Forward Snap is a fun family card game for all ages.
In this exciting card game, The Kings, Queens, Jacks, Twos, and Ace of spades play no part. Presidents Played according to many different house rules, Presidents is a fun, social game often accompanied by many drinks.
How to Play Liar's Dice Liar's Dice. Liar's dice is a classic dice game played with two or more players involving luck, deception and the ability to read your opponents.
Sometimes the easiest and most simplistic games are the most fun. This seems to be the case for Liar's Cards, a bluffing game for two or more players that's played with a single deck of cards for any number of rounds.


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Q: Dual form of $L_1$ norm approximation as a linear programming problem According to my text:
Given an overdetermined system, the residual vector is:
$$\textbf{r} = \textbf{Ca} - \textbf{f}$$
The $L_1$ norm approximation seeks to minimize the residual r:
$$\text{minimize Z} = \sum_{n=1}^{n}|r_i|$$

My question is how is the dual form derived? And where does $C^Tw$ = 0 come from?

A: The primal problem is
min Z=$\sum_{i=1}^n u_i+\sum_{i=1}^n v_i$
$\textbf{Ca-u+v}=\textbf{f}$
There is no term with $a_j$ in the objective function. Thus the RHS of the corresponding dual constraint is equal to zero. And $a_j$ is not restricted. It follows that the corresponding dual constraint is an equality. $\textbf w$ is the vector for the dual variables. Regarding all this information the constraint of the dual form is
$C^Tw=0$

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Raiders to Play Sunday's Game with Heavy Hearts
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders organization was deeply saddened Friday night to learn of the tragic passing of Tyson Williams, son of defensive line coach Terrell Williams.
Tyson, who just days ago had celebrated his fourth birthday, acquired a sudden and unexpected illness earlier this month and passed away Friday at Oakland Children's Hospital after battling more than a week for his precious life.
"We were all shocked by the news we received when we arrived in Baltimore last night," said Head Coach Dennis Allen. "Terrell and Tifini have been dealing with unimaginable tragedy this week, and our hearts go out to them. We're all deeply saddened by the passing of Tyson, and our deepest sympathies go out to Terrell and his entire family."
Born in West Lafayette, Ind., on the day his dad's Purdue team beat Michigan in Ann Arbor, Nov. 1, 2008, Tyson in four short years had made countless friends in Indiana, Texas and California. He loved cartoons, and his family especially was proud of how caring he was to his eight-month-old brother, Tahj. In fact, before Tyson passed away, he taught his brother to clap.
The Williams family appreciates its privacy during this extremely difficult time. The family will hold a private memorial service this week.
Allen said the defensive coaching staff will share the workload in Williams' absence, and Williams will have as much time as he needs to mourn with his family before returning to the team.
Those that wish to send condolences should mail them to Williams at team headquarters, 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway; Alameda, CA 94502.


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Britain's supermodel Stella Tennent died at age 50
British media reported on Wednesday that London – Stella Tennant, one of Britain's top models, has died at the age of 50.
British model Stella Tennent on July 9, 1996, during Chanelle's 1996–97 fall-winter haute couture fashion collection.Lionel Cironneau / AP
Tennant was born into the Scottish aristocracy. Her unconventional, androgynous form helped her break into the fashion world in the 1990s.
She became the new face of the channel and graced the covers of fashion magazines around the world.
"It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on 22 December 2020," said a statement to the PA news agency.
"Stella was an amazing woman and an inspiration to all of us. She will be greatly missed."
The BBC quoted a police spokesman as saying that there were "no suspicious circumstances" surrounding his death, which came five days after his 50th birthday.
Away from the catwalk, Tennant campaigned to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion industry.
"We're going to take a long time to change our habits, but I think this is clearly a step in the right direction," the Guardian newspaper said last year.
Tenenut retired from the fashion industry in 1998, returned on a part-time basis to shoot clothing campaigns and appeared on the runway.
She is survived by her husband David Lassenet and their four children.
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