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teasing drank Rosemary Leaf by Alvita
It has a unique and slightly bitter taste to me. I like rosemary in bread, and thought I might also like it in tea form. I tried adding honey to sweeten it, but didn't like it any better. I may try pairing it with something later; maybe it would be better with a meal of some type.
teasing drank Lifeboat Tea by Williamson Tea
It's difficult to explain the scent and taste of this tea. Is it like a fruity or flowery coffee? Does it smell like spices? I can't say, and I've snuffled at the box for a while now, trying to figure it out. I couldn't say based on my memory, which was why I went for the box. Sticking my nose in the box and breathing in the scent was pleasant, but not particularly helpful.
The taste of "Lifeboat Tea" is similarly difficult to relate. It's nice, mellow-tasting, but complex. It's unique and the aftertaste reminds me of a flower-based tea. It's a good aftertaste. In fact, I like to sip at this tea slowly, because I enjoy the aftertaste so much in the in-between points. And despite its mellow taste, it provides a good boost of caffeine.
I got it at World Market at $5 for 80 bags. For such a cheap, bagged tea, I'm surprised at the quality. In addition to that, a little bit of the cost goes to charity and there's a stamp on it saying it's, "Rainforest Alliance Certified."
teasing drank PG Tips by PG Tips
A nice black tea. It was recommended to me by a half-British woman, who lives in the US, because it's one of her favorites. And it doesn't disappoint. The tea has a smooth flavor, and a decent pick-me-up from caffeine. It's a nice tea for breakfast.
I prefer tea plain, and PG tips can stand on its own when plain. The box recommends trying sugar, honey, milk, or lemon. I still need to experiment on that front.
teasing drank Jasmine Green by Bigelow
A pungent green tea, but the jasmine twist is lacking. I can still taste the jasmine, but it's over-powered by the green tea.
However, I enjoy green tea, and when it's strong I like it best. So, I really like this tea despite its flaws. There could be a better balance between the ingredients, but for a bagged tea it's still surprisingly good.
As for the scent, the aroma is sharp. I can smell the green tea and the jasmine, but the jasmine doesn't have a light, flowery scent. The aroma's much like the taste.
I've had smooth, wonderful, loose jasmine green tea before. In those teas, the jasmine taste seemed distinct from the green tea. It was like a layer cake in tea form, with jasmine as the icing and green tea as the cake. This tea doesn't reach those echelons. But for a nice cup of green tea which will satisfy, Bigelow's Jasmine Green works.
teasing drank ginger root by Alvita
I tried the organic version of Alvita's Ginger Root tea.
The smell is faint but it's there. Ginger has a slight, spicy, and distinctive smell to it.
The taste is lovely. It's mild with a slight, bitter, spicy punch to it. However, I have a high spice tolerance. For others, my calling it slight may seem biased.
What's good about this tea is its purity. Many brands will add copious amounts of sugar to exterminate the bitter, unique spice of ginger. Sugar being added to ginger tea is annoyingly common. I like Alvita's Ginger Root tea because you can clearly taste the ginger in it. There is no added sugar, or anything else but ginger. If you do dislike it, then a sweetner might help you. There's a note on the box even suggesting to "add sweetner if desired." So if you don't like spicy tea then you might want to have some honey or whatnot ready, but if you do like it, then prepare to enjoy a quality tea.
teasing drank Spearmint Leaf by Alvita
A delicate tasting but minty tea. It's caffeine free, too. The ingredients list nothing but "Spearmint leaves."
It's extremely pleasant on the sinuses. Breathing in the steam, especially if you're not feeling well, is soothing. The smell is minty and strong, but it's got a sweetness to it. It's not as strong, mint-wise, as the smell of peppermint. However, it's still palpable despite being softer in fragrance.
The taste is also comparable to peppermint. Again spearmint comes out as weaker and sweeter.
teasing drank Pumpkin Spice by Harney & Sons
The smell is innocuous enough, but it doesn't quite smell like pumpkin. It smells like a mixture of spices and chemicals which I couldn't pin down.
The taste… as vulgar as it sounds, the best word I can think to use is "vomit." That's what it tasted like to me.
I'm a fan of pumpkin-flavored things, but to me, this didn't taste anything like pumpkin.
teasing drank Chocolate Mint by Harney & Sons
The smell and taste reminded me of extremely cheap, chocolate lollipops. The flavoring was sickeningly sweet, and not varied or rich like actual chocolate is. I also disliked the aftertaste, which followed suit.
teasing drank Raspberry by Dilmah
The aroma has a sickeningly sweet, synthetic sort of smell, and the taste follows suit.
If you've ever had strawberry/raspberry scented children's toys, then imagine that smell. Try to picture what it would taste like. Drinking this tea reminded me of those children's toys, but not in a good way. It wasn't nostalgic. It was like I was eating toys from my childhood. The raspberry flavoring smells and tastes too artificial.
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1.) It opened up a conversation that I don't usually hear talked about.
2.) I was in the exact same place and didn't realize how much I needed to regroup and think through some of God's truths and how they applied to this new season of waiting.
Josh and I had been dating a little over a year and had started talking more seriously about getting engaged. She made me realize that I was also getting anxious and maybe a little impatient! I was challenged to check my heart and seek out the biblical way to approach this unique time. Here are 4 thoughts that I shared that I believe helped me go from anxious to patient!
I remember telling Josh at one point before we got engaged, "You have no idea what it is like to sit around and just be the one waiting to be proposed to!!! It's hard!" I'm trying to remember if that was the night I was crying to him asking him if he really did want to marry me. Yes, patient Natalie, he did and you will find out later that his proposal planned for that night got rained out and he hated seeing you crying. The truth is he didn't know what it was like waiting for the ring, but have you ever stopped to consider what it is like for him to be planning the proposal?
Ummmmmm….. I'll take just having to wait any day.
Sometimes all it takes is a quick evaluation of the situation to realize that you don't necessarily have the short end of the stick. Instead of focusing on what it is like for you to "wait for the ring" consider putting yourself in his shoes and think of all the pressure he is facing. Even if you aren't pressuring him to propose, there are natural pressures that come along with such a life changing event. Especially for a man. Most men are not only thinking of paying for and buying a ring, but also how they will provide for their new wife and family. They are probably also stressing about making sure you are surprised and satisfied with their proposal and the ring they pick. Women can be quite fickle sometimes. On top of that they have to do all this without talking to you (their best friend) about it!
Once I wrote all this out and figured out what their part was in all this, it really made me feel lucky that ALL I had to do was wait. And it made me patient, just knowing how much effort he was putting in behind the scenes.
Do what you can to make his part less stressful! Reassure him that you are most excited about the potential of a future with him and that the ring & proposal are just icing on the cake of the prize that he is. And don't snoop. LOL.
I had never been in a huge rush to get married, but as soon as we started talking about getting married, it made me crazy. My expectation for a proposal to happen soon was clouding my mind and it actually kept me from enjoying some of the small moments or the regular days we had together.
Everything he said for a few weeks was analyzed like a detective to try to predict when it would happen. I got my nails done "just in case" and thought that at least 2 dinners were going to be THE dinner. I dreamed about the outlandish way he was going to do and probably soaked in too many youtube proposal stories.
What I realized was that what I was hoping for or expecting was actually overshadowing what was happening (the regular everyday) and what was about to happen (the proposal). Josh mentioned at one point that I was sucking all the fun out of it by trying to anticipate it, because all he wanted was for me to be surprised! So even if you know that it may be coming, try to keep it out of your mind. It will not only benefit you, but him as well!
Release all expectations you have to the Lord and pray that He would consume your mind instead of other things.
There are some seasons where you are inundated with news of proposals! Josh proposed on Dec 23, but about the whole month before I had a few friends get engaged and there was a temptation for me to be disappointed that it hadn't happened for me yet. That's what happens a lot when we see good things happening for others. We look at that area in our own lives and if we aren't on track with them, we start to feel discontent.
But I want to challenge you to set up a good defense to this temptation. And everyone knows the best defense is a good offense. I'm asking you to turn the situation around and not only remove the focus from yourself, but put that focus on the blessings of others and choose to celebrate them!
The best part about weddings are getting to celebrate and have fun with those people closest to you. Think about how you would want your friends to celebrate you when the time comes and do the same thing for them! Can you imagine finally getting engaged and realizing that your friends are filled with too much bitterness or jealousy to even celebrate with you?
Pray that the Lord would help to cultivate a genuine heart of joy and excitement for others as they are blessed with the things you are desiring.
This was a huge revelation for me when I finally connected his leadership in the proposal with his leadership in our relationship. One of the biggest complaints from married women is that their husbands are passive or do not lead them. Have you ever considered that this is the first big opportunity where you have the chance to hand over the reins to this man that you are about to trust your entire future to?
Your desire should be for a husband who will lead and guide your family in a Godly way and that he will go to the Lord for the way. The proposal is no different. You want him to go to the Lord in prayer and receive all of his answers about the timing and everything else from God. Not from you. If we pull the strings or manipulate the situation to get our way when we want it, we can start to kill is leader spirit. No guy wants to fight to be the head of the family.
Another reason to let him lead this decision is to avoid potential resentment. Making the decision to marry is such a big decision and each person needs to come to the decision that they are ready on their own. If he feels pressured or rushed to make the decision, he might do it to make you happy, but there is always the potential for resentment later on.
Let your boyfriend know that you trust his leadership and timing in deciding when to get married.
Pray for his heart and his relationship with the Lord, that the Lord would speak and your boyfriend would follow Him.
Whatever you do, always remember that God's timing is ALWAYS better than what I plan. Surrender this to the Lord and I promise He will give you a peace to enjoy those dating days, instead of pushing on to the next season!
Prayer is such a powerful tool that can truly transform our marriages, but sometimes it's hard to know where to start! Let me send you a guide with my 31 Prayers for Marriage & Stormie Omartien's 31 Prayers for Your Husband.
Hey! So I just wanted to say thank you. It is a total God-thing that I happened to check in on your blog today because He knew that's what I needed to hear (and apply). Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Omg Allie! Isn't that always the way? Lol!
Natalie.. Can I just tell you how encouraged I am by this? And also.. My boyfriend's name is Josh Lewis as well… And at this point, we have been dating for a little over a year :) How cool is that?
I think so often we turn the waiting game into a negative thing when in reality, it is truly an exciting time! Thank you for bringing Truth into the situation!
Omg! That is too crazy… another Josh Lewis 😳 lol.
So glad you were encouraged! It felt strange to talk about, but something that needs more conversation for sure!


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Viagra Sausages Go On Sale To Help Fight Male Depression
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Trending News: These Viagra Sausages Will Help You Get It Up For A Good Cause
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Because staying hard has never been so delicious.
A British men's health advocacy group has started selling pork sausages with natural ingredients that act like Viagra to give you an erection. The clever food invention is meant to raise awareness about male depression and suicide.
Have trouble getting it up? Dinner is served.
Fathers 4 Justice, dreamed up a 98% pork sausage with Red Chinese & Siberian Ginseng, L'Arginine and (aptly named) Horny Goat Weed to create an arousing link (as seen via The Daily Mail).
The men's health advocacy group says its Viagra sausages are a funny way to draw attention to some very serious issues impacting men including depression, suicide, low testosterone, cancer and violence.
In the United Kingdom, 16% of men suffer from depression, 53% get some form of cancer and suicide is the biggest killer for men under 45, according to numbers sourced by F4J.
"As a father of three boys I am deeply concerned about the public health emergency facing men," said F4J Founder Matt O'Connor who has had his own bout with depression in a press release. "I hope our sausages will give people food for thought and help men break the wall of silence around these issues."
The group is calling for its government to appoint a "Minister for Men" to co-ordinate a government response to the crises facing men. (Hear that Trump and Hillary?)
Check out this video to show how the sausage gets made:
If you happen to be in London, you can pick up a pack for £4.99 at The Butchery, in Forest Hill with all proceeds going to a few men's health charities including veterans mental health charity Combat Stress, male suicide prevention group Andy's Man Club and testicular cancer prevention charity, Check Em Lads.
Unfortunately, no word yet on if they're available in the United States.
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Go bang 'er after chowing down on these pork bangers (British for sausage).
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Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
Watch Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020) Online
Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical, Science Fiction
Actors: Alyson Stoner, Ashley Tisdale, Caroline Rhea, Dee Bradley Baker, Maulik Pancholy, Olivia Olson, Vincent Martella
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A young man from the Congo in search of his brother attempts to cross Europe's borders. In Morocco, he teams up with a sharp-witted British runaway who pinched his stepfather's…
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In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.
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A police officer who's transfered in the police of Marseille gets assigned to take down a group of Italian robbers who drive the powerfull Ferrari's with the older niece of…
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A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.
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Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a…
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A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the…
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The Gateway Arch Riverboats – the Becky Thatcher and Tom Sawyer – will begin cruising up and down the Mississippi River this weekend with the start of the 2015 riverboat season.
Daily, one-hour sightseeing cruises begin Saturday, March 7. These narrated cruises explore the history of downtown St. Louis landmarks and architecture, and the vital role of the Mississippi River to the region. Tickets are $18 for adults and $8 for children ages 3-15 (children under 3-years-old are free). Visitors can save up to $3 by purchasing the Captain's Combo package, which includes the Sightseeing Cruise and a Journey to the Top of the Gateway Arch tram ticket.
In addition to sightseeing cruises, passengers can take in the sights of the riverfront while enjoying food and music aboard the Skyline Dinner Cruise and Sunday brunch cruises, or dance the night away aboard the Blues Cruise featuring live blues bands on select Thursdays throughout the summer.
Reservations are recommended for Sightseeing Cruises and are required for most specialty cruises, and they can be made by calling 1-877-982-1410 or visiting ticketsforthearch.com. For more information about the Gateway Arch Riverboats and the 2015 riverboat cruise schedule, visit gatewayarch.com.
Due to the ongoing renovations to the Gateway Arch grounds, guests who are headed to the Gateway Arch riverfront by car should travel east on Chouteau Avenue and then north on Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard. Parking is available on the levee in front of the riverboats for $4 per vehicle.
Visitors who plan to use MetroLink to visit the Gateway Arch are encouraged to exit at the 8th and Pine MetroLink Station and head east toward the Old Courthouse. The only pedestrian entrance to the Gateway Arch grounds from downtown St. Louis is on Walnut Street near the Old Cathedral.
Keep in mind that an entry-only ticket is now required to enter the Gateway Arch. An Arch entry-only ticket is $3 for adults and free for children. This ticket allows access into the Arch facility and admission to Monument to the Dream, a documentary that showcases the construction of the Gateway Arch. A Journey to the Top ticket, $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 3-15, includes a tram ride to the top of the Gateway Arch, as well as access into the Arch facility and admission to Monument to the Dream.
All Gateway Arch visitors may purchase tram ride tickets and entry-only tickets online, by phone at 1-877-982-1410 or in person by visiting the Old Courthouse, located at 11 North Fourth Street in downtown St. Louis, which is serving as the Gateway Arch Ticketing and Visitor Center during construction. While same-day tickets may be bought in person, visitors are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets prior to the day of their visit to ensure entrance to the Arch.


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Trains from Cologne (Germany) to Unna
Cologne (Germany) to Unna
Taking the train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna in 1 hour 18 minutes
Thinking about taking the train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna? We've got you covered.
It usually takes around 1 hour 34 minutes to travel the 52 miles (83 km) from Cologne (Germany) to Unna by train, although you can get there in as little as 1 hour 18 minutes on the fastest services. You'll normally find around 42 trains per day running on this route. You won't need to worry about making any changes along the way either as direct trains are available. You can travel with DB trains during your journey, as they are the main operator of services on this route.
Train tickets from Cologne (Germany) to Unna start from €17.90 when you book in advance, which can be cheaper than buying them on the day. Start a search in our Journey Planner to check out the latest prices.
Keen to book your train tickets to Unna? No need to wait, start a search with us today! If you want to find out a bit more about the journey first, you can find our train timetable below, tips on booking cheap tickets and our FAQs, including first and last train times.
Cologne (Germany) to Unna by train
It takes an average of 1h 34m to travel from Cologne (Germany) to Unna by train, over a distance of around 52 miles (83 km). There are normally 42 trains per day travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Unna and tickets for this journey start from €17.90 when you book in advance.
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The price of train tickets from Cologne (Germany) to Unna starts at €17.90 one-way for a Standard Class ticket if you book in advance. Booking on the day is usually more expensive and costs can vary depending on the time of day, route or class.
Most of the train companies across Europe release their tickets around three to six months in advance, many of which can be cheaper the earlier you book. If you know the dates you want to travel, you may be able to find some cheaper train tickets from Cologne (Germany) to Unna by booking early.§
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How long does the train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna take?
The average journey time by train between Cologne (Germany) and Unna is 1 hour and 34 minutes, with around 42 trains per day. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays, so use our Journey Planner on this page to search for a specific travel date.
What's the fastest journey time between Cologne (Germany) and Unna by train?
The fastest journey time by train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna is 1 hour and 18 minutes.
How much does the train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna cost?
Train ticket prices from Cologne (Germany) to Unna can start from as little as €17.90 when you book in advance. The cost of tickets can vary depending on the time of day, route and class you book and are usually more expensive if you book on the day.
Is there a direct train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna?
Yes, it is possible to travel from Cologne (Germany) to Unna without having to change trains. There are 18 direct trains from Cologne (Germany) to Unna each day. Though there may be fewer direct services available depending on your exact departure date.
What time does the first train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna leave?
The first train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna leaves at 02:09. Times and services may vary during weekends and holidays.
What time does the last train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna leave?
The last train from Cologne (Germany) to Unna leaves at 22:23. Trains that depart in the early morning hours or very late evening may be sleeper services, time and services may also vary during weekends and holidays.
What's the distance between Cologne (Germany) and Unna by train?
Trains travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Unna cover a distance of around 52 miles (83 km) during the journey.
If you're looking for the return train journey, check out trains from Unna to Cologne (Germany).
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WASHINGTON — President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort surrendered at the FBI field office after he and his former business associate Rick Gates were told give themselves up to federal authorities on Monday morning as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election.
Manafort, 68, and Gates, 45, were indicted on 12 counts, including money laundering, failing to register as a foreign agents and false statements. The charges included seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.
Their work with the Trump campaign was not mentioned in the 31-page indictment but it does allege activity that extended through last year and even into this year.
"Between at least 2006 and 2015, Manafort and Gates acted as unregistered agents of the government of Ukraine, the party of regions (a Ukrainian political party whose leader Victor Yanukovych was president from 2010 to 2o14), Yanukovych, and the Opposition Bloc (a successor to the Party of Regions that formed in 2014 when Yanukovych fled to Russia," the indictment stated.
There had been multiple reports that Mueller's investigation was extending to Manafort's business ties before he joined the campaign.
The indictment goes on to allege that Manafort and Gates funneled money to foreign accounts and entities in Cyprus, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Seychelles, and then hid their existence. It also claimed that they hid from federal authorities work on the behalf of the Ukrainian government and political leaders there.
The indictment contended that Manafort used his "hidden overseas wealth to enjoy a lavish lifestyle in the United States, without paying taxes on that income." It also alleged that Manafort used the offshore money to purchase property in the United States, then used that property as collateral to obtain millions of dollars in loans, without reporting that U.S. currency as income.
Manafort laundered more than $18 million, and that $75 million flowed through the offshore accounts, according to the indictment, and Gates transferred more than $3 million to accounts he controlled.
Manafort, a lawyer and lobbyist, joined Trump's campaign team in March 2016, and was elevated to the role of campaign manager from June to August 2016. He resigned amidst a scandal about his work for pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarchs.
Gates is a former protege of Manafort, and also was his deputy during Manafort's tenure on the Trump campaign. After the campaign, he joined a non profit, America First Policies, but he resigned in March after questions continued to be raised about Manafort's business dealings and Gates' work with him.
Manafort and Gates were highly visible figures in the campaign during the Republican National Convention. Manafort was retained by the Trump campaign earlier in the year, during the primary season, to help secure and strategize in the winning of delegates to secure the nomination. Gates stayed with the campaign after Manafort's exit.
Reports that Russia played a role in advocating for Trump and in circulating disinformation critical to his opponent Hillary Clinton have dogged the president's first months in office. Over the weekend, the Trump team tried to shift focus to reports that the Clinton campaign had funded a dossier of evidence alleging that the former reality TV star and developer was vulnerable to Kremlin blackmail.
Trump distanced himself from Manafort in a tweet on Monday, writing, "Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. But why aren't Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus?????
The House and Senate intelligence committees are also investigating Russian influence in the 2016 election, but Republicans have been pressing to wrap up those probes by the end of the year. Last week, the House Republicans announced a new investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server when she was secretary of state, and into the uranium deal, in which a Russian-controlled firm acquired about 20% of U.S. uranium mining interests with the approval of the Obama administration.
CNN reported on Friday that Mueller had filed the first charges in the case, leading to a whirlwind of speculation over the weekend over who would be the target. Early on Monday, news crews staked out Manafort's home in Alexandria, Va., and he was later shown walking into an FBI field office.
Trump's tweets about the Russia investigation has led to fears that he would move to fire Mueller, just as he dismissed James Comey as FBI director in May.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) alluded to that possibility in a statement reacting to the indictments.
He said that Mueller's actions "show that the special counsel's probe is ongoing in a very serious way. The rule of law is paramount in America and the investigation must be allowed to proceed unimpeded.
But Mueller's office also released an unsealed guilty plea from George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser for the Trump campaign. He admitted lying to FBI investigators about the timing and extent of his contacts with several people who said that they had contacts with high-ranking Russian officials.


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До́ру (, ), або Дуе́ро (, ) — одна з найбільших річок Піренейського півострова. Протікає територією Іспанії та Португалії. Довжина — 896 км; площа басейну — близько 97 тисяч км². Бере початок з містечка Пікос-де-Убріон в іспанській провінції Сорія, на висоті 2080 м. Тече через північну і центральну Іспанію, а також північну Португалію. Впадає в Атлантичний океан біля міста Порту. Лише португальська частина річки судноплавна. Латинська назва за римських часів — Ду́рій ().

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 Ду́рій (; , Doúrios) — латинська назва річки за римських часів. Походить від кельтського кореня *dubro-, «вода». Також назва однойменного річкового бога Дурія, якого в стародавні часи вшановували лузітани та кельтібери.
 До́ру () — португальська назва річки
 Дуе́ро () — іспанська назва річки

Є численні версії про походження назви. Одна з них, що на крутих пагорбах річки, сухих і непривітних вимивалися блискучі камінці, які виявилися золотом. Звідси назва річки,  (Золота),  (З+Золота). Ще одна версія свідчить, що назва річки походить від  "твердий", тобто про твердість ландшафту, в тому числі високі скелі. Популярне ім'я романтично передбачає посилання на золоту річку "Rio de Ouro (Do ouro)", але це не має історичної достовірності.

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Corrales, NM, population 7,924, is located in New Mexico's Sandoval county, about 10.9 miles from Albuquerque and 236.2 miles from Pueblo.
Through the 90's Corrales's population has grown by about 34%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Corrales has grown by about 4%. Since 2005 Corrales's population has stayed about the same.
Corrales's property crime levels tend to be much lower than New Mexico's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Corrales tend to be much lower than New Mexico's average level.


The US army has count an Afghan unborn child as a victim of the massacre committed by Staff Sergeant Robert Bales in rural Southern Afghanistan last March 11th. The death of this unborn child in the womb of his mother caused the discrepancy between the US army, who said there where 17 dead, and the Afghan authorities, who insisted in 16. Finally, the Afghans said they where not counting an unborn child dead in the rampage when Bales, 38 went house by house killing men women and children without any apparently reason but a post traumatic mental disease, and then went back to his base to turn himself in.
According to a report of the New York Times, the Uniform Code of Military Justice says that the death of an unborn baby could be considered a murder whether or not the killer was aware that his mother was pregnant.
The report specifies a section 919a of the Code witch and a Federal Law that says that when someone attacks a woman and "causes the death of, or bodily injury to a child who is in utero at the time of the conduct takes place, is guilty of a separate offense". In this cases, the death penalty cannot be imposed for the death of the unborn baby. The section exempts medical abortions from any penalty. The Code recognizes that when a pregnant woman is injured or killed and as a result the baby is injured or killed there are two victims, two human beings affected by the attack, the mother and the child in "the child who is in utero".
This statement contradicts all the laws that consider abortion a right or a choose when there is not real medical problems, because don't take notice of the right of the child to live as a human being who if is injured by any other person who is not an abortion doctor in an abortion clinic would be considered a victim of a crime. And in that clinics are considered a simply left over of a routine procedure after no so much considerate even when there is no crime involved, only convenience or interests. If a pregnant woman is killed or injured and the child dies, I agree, there are two victims, and the perpetrator has to respond for that.
I don't understand why at the eyes of many in our society this doesn't work for the child always. Why depends of the social pressure, or lack of love or plain fear, or bad advice, or lack of proper aid to the young mothers, or who know what more situations that can have prevention or solutions most of the times. I'm not saying this is an easy problem, we all know that. But I think that there is always good to remind that the unborn children are children and are alive, no matter we don't see their faces, and this is every day more difficult thanks to the advances of the science.
Maybe you will criticize me to talk about the tiniest victim of a line of wars with no end in sight all around the world. Well, I thing nobody has a right to take a live not this one, not all the others, falling violently every day no matter how young or old you are, and all occasions to say it are good.


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Jaime Garcîa is a Mexican professional pitcher, first drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005.
At the age of three, Jaime Garcîa began playing the game of baseball. Growing up as a left-handed pitcher in Mexico, he soon found that he was a level above the rest of his peers.
"Ever since I can remember, that's all I've wanted to do," he says.
At the age of 15, Jaime moved to Texas to attend high school and pursue his dream of baseball. In 2005 Jaime was drafted into the Major Leagues by the St. Louis Cardinals, the team for which he still pitches as of 2016.
But his journey to the Major Leagues was not an easy one. When the Cardinals called Jaime up, they didn't know that he had a severe injury in his pitching arm. Once they found out, they sent him home.
Through his whole life up to that point, Jaime had placed his identity in baseball. But at that moment God began to reveal Jaime's true identity to him. And it began with a phone call from his grandmother.


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Q: How can I hide last two rows of a login page? I'm trying to create a similar login/register view as the Tumblr's iPhone app.
I want the button to hide the last two rows when clicked, and show them again when clicked again.
Any ideas?
Thanks,

A: Make the button toggle a BOOL hideLastTwoRows you have set up in the tableView class, and then in your implementation of UITableViewDataSource, use it like this:
// USE THIS if you don't use sections at all
- (NSInteger)numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    if(self.hideLastTwoRows)
    {
        return [self numberOfRows]-2; // obviously use the right thing here
    } else {
        return [self numberOfRows];
    }
}

// USE THIS if you do use sections, and the last 2 rows are in the second section
- (NSInteger)numberOfSections
{
    if(self.hideLastTwoRows)
        return 1;
    else
        return 2;
}

I'm sure you can find other ways to do this as well. Make sure the button also reloads the tableview using [tableView reloadData] or similar reload methods passing in specific index paths.

A: You can also use following code also
- (NSInteger)numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
     return [arForData count]-2;

}

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The California Air Resource Board has issued executive orders on a number of 2014 Harley-Davidson models, revealing much of the Motor Company's upcoming product lineup. While most of the models listed are familiar, the documents do reveal some gems including possible signs of the long-rumored new liquid-cooled Harley-Davidson engine.
The first and least surprising reveal is the disappearance of the 1584cc Twin Cam 96 engine. The Street Bob and Super Glide Custom, which held on to the 96 engine for 2013, will get the Twin Cam 103 engine offered in several other Harley-Davidson models. Also unsurprising is the absence of the Road Glide which Harley-Davidson already confirmed would be discontinued for 2014.
More significant are some new additions in the Street Glide Special, CVO Deluxe and CVO Ultra Limited. The names don't reveal too much, though fans of the Softail Deluxe might be interested in seeing it get the Custom Vehicle Operations treatment. The CVO Ultra Limited is a different matter.
The Electra Glide Ultra Limited isn't new, nor is the idea of a CVO version. What's notable about the 2014 Ultra Glide and its CVO version are the emissions data. According to the 2014 documents, the Ultra Limited will still have a 103 engine, just like last year, while the CVO version uses the 110 engine like other CVO models.
What's different is the two Ultra Limited models got their own CARB executive order separate from the other models using the 103 and 110 engines. The Ultra Limited also has significantly lower exhaust emission ratings than the other models.
The Breakout and CVO Breakout, for example, are listed along with other models as having exhaust emissions of 0.39 g/km of hydrocarbons, 0.58 g/km of hydrocarbons plus nitrogen oxides and 1.8 g/km of carbon monoxide.
The 2014 Ultra Limited however is listed as having 0.08 g/km of hydrocarbons, 0.11 g/km of hydrocarbons plus nitrogen oxides and 0.8 g/km of carbon monoxide, significantly lower than the other models despite having the same engine displacement. Now, this information might not be definitive evidence, but could the significantly lower emissions be a result of the long-rumored Harley-Davidson liquid cooled engine?
We'll find out on Monday, Aug. 19, when Harley-Davidson is scheduled to release its 2014 model lineup.


Players of Kotoko join Kwame Bonsu (third left) to celebrate his goal against Zesco United yesterday.
Kotoko's win at the Baba Yara Stadium yesterday, their first in two matches, opens up Group C after each of the teams won their home matches.
In the other group match played yesterday in Zambia, Nkana FC beat visiting Sudanese side, Al Hilal, 2-1 to put all the teams on three points.
Yesterday, the expectant Kotoko faithful painted the the Baba Yara stadium in the club's red colour, with the kick-off delayed for more than eight minutes after the Moroccan referee, Noureddine El Jaafari, insisted Zesco's goalkeeper Jacobson Banda changed into the appropriate shin guard.
Kotoko started attacking their opponents moments after the game started and should have taken advantage of two quick mix-ups in the Zesco goal area, but winger Emmanuel Gyanfi and Abdul Fatawu Safiu fluffed fine scoring opportunities in front of the opponents' goalmouth.
However, Kwame Bonsu brought the home fans to their feet in the ninth minute when his goal-bound shot deflected off a Zambian defender into the net for the opener.
Bonsu finished off a perfect pass from the flanks by Burkinabe forward Songne Yacouba to fire Kotoko ahead and also raise the appetite of the home fans for more goals.
A minute later, Yacouba blew away a golden opportunity when with only goalkeeper Jacob Banda to beat, he fired off target much to the chagrin of the home fans.
Kotoko failed to sustain the pressure after the opening goal and bolstered the confidence of Zesco players who started attacking with their traditional long balls, one of which earned them a penalty in the 20th minute after a reckless tackle by a Kotoko defender on a Zambian forward.
Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan rose up to the challenge and punched Jesse Jackson Were's kick to give his side a breather.
Kotoko recovered quickly and doubled the scoreline in the 25th minute through Gyamfi who latched onto a pass by Yacouba to fire the ball home.
Despite the Kotoko lead, Zesco never relented in their search for a goal as their swift inter-positional play threatened the Kotoko defence.
On few occasions, goalkeeper Annan stood between the Zambians and goals with a superlative performance.
Were, Enock Sabumukama and Mwila Phiri never gave the Kotoko defence a breathing space as they multiplied in attack, putting their markers on constant pressure and causing Annan to overwork.
Despite his impressive contribution to Kotoko's overall performance, Yacouba failed to rediscover his scoring boots for the sixth match in the competition as he missed a number of scoring opportunities that fell his way.
In the 73rd minute, substitute Rahim Osumanu scored a consolation goal for the visiting side as he punished Kotoko after a misunderstanding between their centre-backs and goalkeeper Annan.
Kotoko went through a harrowing experience during the last five minutes of the game as the visitors pinned them to their own half, with goalkeeper Annan proving equal to the task. The shot-stopper once again pulled off a brilliant save in the 85th minute to deny Zesco's Ghanaian forward Osumanu a second goal to keep the Kotoko's hopes alive.
The numerical strength of Zesco was reduced to 10 men after Kondwani Mtonga was shown the red card for reckless tackle.
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Witney Carson's Battle Against Skin Cancer and Coming Back Stronger
Choosing Her Dream Before Anything Else
in Celebrity, US News
Source: Witney Carson Instagram
When we talk about careers and opportunities, we always love more. Nobody would like to let go of any opportunity. But what if your declining health doesn't allow you to go and get that opportunity? Would you prioritize your health or choose that trophy of success?
People have different perceptions about this situation. Famous dancer Witney Carson went through a similar dilemma when she found out that she had been diagnosed with Melanoma, a type of skin cancer, right before moving to LA and living her dream.
The 28-year-old dancer revealed how she felt after coming to know that she had cancer. Moreover, witney felt like she would miss the opportunity, but she just couldn't let that happen.
After two surgeries, when she got back to work, Witney wasn't ready to talk about her condition. She felt embarrassed to tell people that she had skin cancer. As an athlete, she always wanted to appear healthy.
Witney told People Magazine– "I think I was embarrassed only in the fact that I was an athlete and I was supposed to be encompassing everything healthy and fit. I was supposed to be doing all the right things to be an athlete, and so it was embarrassing for me to be like, 'Yes, I had. I was sick. I was literally sick.' The producers didn't know. My partner didn't know. I wanted people to think I was perfectly healthy."
But she fought back bravely and came back stronger. Witney shared an incident where she ripped off her stitches by dancing in full force after surgery. It shows how passionate she is about her career.
Furthermore, Witney also talked about using tanning beds that might have contributed to the development of skin cancer. Her parents are also skin cancer survivors.
At present, she spreads awareness about skin cancer with EltaMD.Her husband is also very aware of skin cancer and always protects his son from the son.
Also read: Jennifer Lopez finally got married to Ben Affleck.
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When Electronic Merchant Systems acquired the restaurant point of sale company Total Touch POS, it strengthened EMS's ability to serve the table and counter service segments of the hospitality industry.
In the crowded hospitality industry, it's challenging for a company with a strong regional focus to earn a position as the preferred choice in a national market.
A website that makes customers and dealers the hero.
Cast a vision for the success end users and dealers experience if they buy the software or sign up.
To develop the new logo, Aespire relied on direction gathered from initial research and input into our Brand Clarity strategy, exploring options for symbols, typography, and color. Total Touch selected a new logo that represents the absolute control bar and restaurant owners will experience when they use the easy-to-use software. The subtle lift of the green arrow represents the proven forward and positive growth Total Touch delivers and allows this logo to stand out from competitors.
A series of recruiting and marketing pieces that align content with the Brand Messaging framework.
Conversion-focused elements that align with the best practices in brand messaging, visitor experience, and content expertise.


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Miller�s West celebrates National Nursing Home Week
Storyteller Sharon Dillman acts out historical stories at the Miller's Merry Manor National Nursing Home Week kick off on Saturday, May 13. The national week, which honors nursing home staff and residents, will continue through Friday, May 19. Photo provided
By Emma Rausch
Miller's Merry Manor West kicked off National Nursing Home Week on Saturday, May 13, and will continue its festivities through Friday, May 19.
Throughout the week, with is all-American themed, the local nursing home will celebrate its staff and residents and invites the community to join in, according to Debbie Coppernoll, facility administrator.
Posted on 2017 May 16
County students honored for showing self reliance
Wabash Kiwanis President Jay Vandeburg (far left) and Board member Beth Miller (far right) pose for a photo with the 2017 Self-Reliance Award honorees (second from left, to right) Tyler McNall, Carlos "C.J." Cervera, Kennedy Rife and Joetta George. Photo by Emma Rausch
Four Wabash County high school seniors were honored Tuesday afternoon, May 2, at the 28th annual Wabash Kiwanis Club Self-Reliance Awards ceremony.
Emmanuel Christian School's Kennedy Rife, Wabash High School's Joetta George and Manchester High School's Tyler McNall and Carlos "C.J." Cervera were honored for their personal achievements and perseverance through times of trouble.
WHS students take 'trip' to D.C.
Rebekah Freeman (in cap) explains to fellow Wabash High School students various aspects of the Abraham Lincoln statue (portrayed by Matt Jones) at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Photo by Emma Rausch
By Joseph Slacian
Members of the Wabash High School junior class, along with a few members of the school's sophomore class, toured Washington, D.C. earlier this year.
On Wednesday, May 3, the rest of the WHS student body was able to experience the trip, thanks to a living museum, a series of vignettes staged in the school's library by those who took the trip. The program was part of the school's Artist Lecture series, according to Jeanie Cooper, a member of the series committee.
"We thought, 'Wouldn't it be great if the kids did something about their D.C. trip?'" she said. "And the kids were really concerned that if they just did a travelogue, the (other students) wouldn't really be interested.
Manchester superintendent announces retirement
By David Fenker
NORTH MANCHESTER -- Manchester Community Schools Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart has retired after seven years as the head of the district.
The retirement was announced Monday morning in an email to teachers and staff, and to the community at large via press release later that day. MCS Business Manager Scott Bumgardner is expected to take over Reichhart's duties.
The retirement is expected to be accepted at the MCS Board of School Trustee's meeting Tuesday, May 9.
MCS board member resigns
From Your News Local
NORTH MANCHESTER – On Friday morning, May 5, Brady Burgess resigned from his elected position on the Manchester Community Schools Board. He notified Wabash County Clerk, Elaine Martin, at 11 a.m. and then emailed the other board members and board attorney in the early afternoon telling them his decision.
Ribbon cut at Wabash Do It Best Hardware
Watching as Wabash Do it Center Hardware and Rental owner Brian Howenstine (fourth from left) prepares to cut the ribbon on Thursday, May 4, are (from left) Mike McClelland, former president and CEO of Do it Best Corp.; Do it Best Territory Manager Mike Melchi, Liz Howenstine, Amy Howenstine and Dan Starr, current president and CEO of Do it Best Corp. Photo by Joseph Slacian
Wabash Do It Best Hardware unveiled its new name and look during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 4.
Store owner Brian Howenstine celebrated the store's name change to Wabash Do it Best Hardware and Rental and its new membership in Do it Best Corp., the most comprehensive hardware, lumber and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry.
ArtsFest tickets now on sale
There are a few changes this year for the 10th annual ArtsFest event.
Perhaps the biggest change is that it is now Aug. 3-6 at various sites around the City of Wabash.
"It used to be right next to WaBass, the big bass camp," ArtsFest Artistic Director Ranaan Meyer said. "That's been a little confusing for people because they're used to the bass camp leading right into ArtsFest, and that being the beginning of the weekend.
Board to receive bids for Wabash Street
The Wabash Board of Public Works and Safety will receive bids for the Wabash Street project during a special meeting Wednesday, May 10.
The board will receive bids at a 9:30 a.m. meeting. As generally happens when receiving bids, the board will take the matter under advisement to have a chance to review the bids in depth before awarding a contract.
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Chimay is an abbey in Belgium, more properly known as the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Scourmont.
It is best-known as one of the only remaining monasteries that still brews Trappist beers. Of these, it is the largest and most well-known; see http://www.chimay.be/.
The Chimay Grande Reserve (also called Chimay Blue) is dark, strong, and port-like. Many consider it to be the "best beer in the world".
The Chimay Premiere (also called Chimay Red) is lighter, coppery in color, with a slightly fruity flavor.
The Chimay Cinq Cents (also called Chimay Triple or Chimay White) is a more typical blond/golden Belgian Triple beer.
Chimay also makes four different types of Trappist cheeses.


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As hard as it is to leave the fun of the Magic Kingdom any earlier than closing time, I am afraid that will be necessary in order to make your reservation at Downtown Disney. I would allow a good 45 minutes (maybe even 60) to get over to the Rainforest Cafe (including possible wait time for the bus). The drive itself is only about 20 minutes or so once you get rolling, but you want to make sure you actually get on the bus with some time to spare.


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Scipione Pulzone (1544 - 1598), Private collection.
Antonio Neri's father, Neri Neri, was royal physician to the family of Grand Duke Ferdinando de' Medici. As such, he regularly interacted with other members of court, ranging from the archbishop of Florence, to his colleagues in medicine, including the royal apothecary (speziale), Stefano Rosselli. Rosselli shared more than a professional relationship with Neri Neri. They both admired the work of an ancient Greek physician named Discorides; Rosselli was something of an authority on his methods. In addition, he ran the 'Speziale al Giglio' shop, once owned by Tommaso del Giglio, who's chapel Neri Neri took over at Cestello church. Rosselli's son, Francesco, and Neri Neri were among the four chosen to revise and update the famed Ricettario Fiorentino, the official reference for medicinal cures in Tuscany.
On 21 September 1589, Rosselli started to compile his own book of recipes to pass down to his two sons, Francesco and Vincenzo, who would go on to continue the pharmacy. The book begins with a poison remedy credited to none other than Cosimo de' Medici. Recipe no. 9 is the grand duke's antispasmodic oil, presented by Niccolò Sisti, with whom Antonio Neri would later work at the glass house in Pisa. No. 20 is the duke's oil for deafness, also presented by Sisti. No. 41 is a poison antidote revealed to Francesco de' Medici by the Archduke of Austria. It was tested on a prisoner at the Bargello prison, a man who was poisoned, then revived with the antidote in the presence of Stefano Rosselli and Baccio Baldini, the long time physician to Cosimo I.
Take a quarter of a bushel of mastic buds,a quarter of a bushel of myrtle buds, a quarter of a bushel of red roses, three ounces of alum, a half ounce of salt and a quarter ounce of hard rose honey. Mash the herbs with a mortar and pestle and put them in nine pounds of Greek wine for twenty-four hours, then boil in a bain-marie and reduce to two-thirds. In this, we bathe the gums: it makes them dry and firm.
The date that Stefano Rosselli started his book of secrets is interesting because it is the same day that Neri Neri, with the grand duke's two other physicians, Cini and Da Barga, were busy making medicinal wine based on Dioscorides' ancient recipes. Perhaps they all met that day at Rosselli's shop, for his advice.


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The information that analysis of your cash flow statement provides is key to effectively managing your cash to remain both profitable and cash-rich. Depreciation is an accounting tool that impacts all of your company's financial statements -- the income statement, cash flow statement and balance sheet. Depreciation is a non-cash item and therefore increases the cash shown on your cash flow statement.
Depreciation is an accounting principle that acknowledges the useful life of an asset and accounts for wear and tear on a long-term asset, which is an asset with a lifespan of more than one year. Depreciation enables your company to transfer a portion of your asset's cost from the balance sheet to the income statement over a period of time. Depreciable assets include property, except for land, buildings, equipment, vehicles and furniture. Depreciation's sister, amortization, is the term more often used to describe deterioration or obsolescence of intangible assets including software, patents and copyrights.
Your company's cash flow statement links your income statement to your balance sheet. Analysis of your cash flow statement reveals how the assets and liabilities that appear on your balance sheet impact your cash and cash flow. It also shows how your business' revenue and profit-producing activities impact cash. The cash flow statement contains three separate sections -- operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. Depreciation appears in the operating section.
Most small businesses depreciate assets on a yearly basis. You can use different depreciation methods including straight line or accelerated cost recovery, but the method you choose must be a method allowed by the IRS for that asset type. After you purchase an asset, the asset appears on your balance sheet. The investing section of your cash flow statement will show a reduction in cash to pay for the asset.
As you depreciate the asset, your balance sheet will show a contra account, depreciation, below the asset. That year's depreciation amount will appear as a depreciation expense on your income statement. On the cash flow statement in the operating section, you will record a depreciation addback. This means that you will increase your cash flow by the amount of your depreciation expense since you did not actually spend cash on that expense.
At the end of the year you purchase machining equipment for $50,000 and opt to pay cash instead of using financing. You record a decrease of $50,000 in the investing activities section of your cash flow statement. The cash on your balance sheet decreases by $50,000 and you add an asset, "machining equipment" to your balance sheet with a value of $50,000.
At the end of the following year, you record $5,000 in depreciation expense for your machining equipment on your income statement. On your cash flow statement you add back this $5,000 and record it as an increase to cash in the operating activities section. Your balance sheet now reads machining equipment $50,000, depreciation ($5,000), for a net asset value of $45,000.


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import java.util.*;

public class A {

	BufferedReader br;
	PrintWriter out;
	StringTokenizer st;
	boolean eof;

	enum InputType {
		SAMPLE, SMALL, LARGE;
	}

	static final InputType currentInputType = InputType.LARGE;
	static final int attemptNumber = 0; // for small inputs only

	class Level implements Comparable<Level> {
		int ind;
		int time;
		int prob;

		public Level(int ind, int time, int prob) {
			this.ind = ind;
			this.time = time;
			this.prob = prob;
		}

		@Override
		public int compareTo(Level o) {
			int val1 = time * o.prob;
			int val2 = o.time * prob;
			if (val1 != val2)
				return Integer.compare(val1, val2);
			return Integer.compare(ind, o.ind);
		}

	}

	void solve() throws IOException {
		int n = nextInt();
		Level[] a = new Level[n];

		int[] len = new int[n];
		int[] p = new int[n];

		for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
			len[i] = nextInt();

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			p[i] = nextInt();

		for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
			a[i] = new Level(i, len[i], p[i]);

		Arrays.sort(a);
		for (Level lev : a)
			out.print(lev.ind + " ");
		out.println();
	}

	void inp() throws IOException {
		switch (currentInputType) {
		case SAMPLE:
			br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
			out = new PrintWriter(System.out);
			break;
		case SMALL:
			String fileName = "A-small-attempt" + attemptNumber;
			br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fileName + ".in"));
			out = new PrintWriter(fileName + ".out");
			break;
		case LARGE:
			fileName = "A-large";
			br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(fileName + ".in"));
			out = new PrintWriter(fileName + ".out");
			break;
		}
		int test = nextInt();
		for (int i = 1; i <= test; i++) {
			System.err.println("Running test " + i);
			out.print("Case #" + i + ": ");
			solve();
		}
		out.close();
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
		new A().inp();
	}

	String nextToken() {
		while (st == null || !st.hasMoreTokens()) {
			try {
				st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
			} catch (Exception e) {
				eof = true;
				return null;
			}
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		return st.nextToken();
	}

	String nextString() {
		try {
			return br.readLine();
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			eof = true;
			return null;
		}
	}

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		return Integer.parseInt(nextToken());
	}

	long nextLong() throws IOException {
		return Long.parseLong(nextToken());
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	double nextDouble() throws IOException {
		return Double.parseDouble(nextToken());
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Wladimir Basarow (; * 30. September 1971) ist ein kasachischer Sommerbiathlet in der Stilrichtung Crosslauf.

Wladimir Basarow startete bei den Sommerbiathlon-Weltmeisterschaften 2006 in Ufa und belegte dort die Ränge 24 im Sprint und 25 in der Verfolgung. Bei den Offenen asiatischen Sommerbiathlon-Meisterschaften 2008 in Tscholponata belegte er im Einzelwettbewerb Platz sieben. Bei 13 Schießfehlern hatte er knapp zehn Minuten Rückstand auf den ebenfalls kasachischen Sieger Ruslan Nasirov.

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Biathlet (Kasachstan)
Sowjetbürger
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Home InDepth First Person Yom HaShoah Narrative
Yom HaShoah Narrative
Beth Perkel
27 Nisan 5776 – May 5, 2016
The eyes of my grandmother always had an intensity to them, an urgency, a piercing force harnessed within their clear blue radiance. There were layers to her eyes, onion-like, almost- When some were peeled back there would be a bitter stinging that would give way only to tears, slow sliding droplets that worked feverishly to alleviate the pain and dissolve the sorrow. All I know is that hers were eyes with an intense mystery to them; a secret carefully veiled behind the lens and nestled within her soft, aged eyelids.
The voice of my grandmother had a beauty to it that I cannot fully describe. From the time I was a small child she would sing to me in haunting Hungarian melodies-not a syllable I understood. She would rock me in her arms as her voice rang out with a far-off look in her eyes. I remember how those tunes used to remain in my ears long after she would leave me. When I got older, she used to sleep over at our house for Jewish holidays, and I would find myself exiled to my little sister's trundle bed down the hall. At night I would pass by her bathroom and would hear the familiar tones of her singing as she washed up for bed. They were different tunes in those days, not the ones I had heard cradled in her arms when I was young- They were bolder, more robust, and would tumble off of the brown bathroom tiles adding an eerie echo to the melodies. Knowing that I was an interloper, I would stand outside the door captivated by her voice, close enough to be considered the best seats in the house, and far enough away to allow me to bolt if I detected a twist in the shiny doorknob. I would remain there, captivated by her voice until a crack in its tones would break me out of my reverie. She cried during those melodies. Often, she cried. And I would scamper down the hall at the sound of her sobs, not knowing why she was crying and knowing even less what to say, lest I be discovered as an intruder on a private moment.
The hands of my grandmother had a talent in the kitchen unlike anyone else in our family. Her signature dish was stuffed cabbage. The perfect union of spice and spirit, it was a personification of my grandmother, brought straight from the old country. My mother has often relayed to me the story of how she and my grandmother met. As most Jewish mothers are infamous for, my grandmother was very protective over my father, her only son, and time and again rejected his girlfriends as not being right. She was a little unsure of the new one (my mother) that was coming for dinner in the spring of 1975, but she instructed my father to ask what her favorite food was so that she could prepare it for the meeting. As destiny would have it, my mother said "stuffed cabbage," and in a matter of months my father and mother were renting out a wedding hall.
She taught my mother how to prepare the dish before the marriage- how to roll the slippery cabbage into tight bundles of meat and rice, a piece of the family's legacy. I can still remember entering my grandmother's tiny apartment and being attacked by the thickness of boiling tomato sauce, simmering ground meat and frying onions that permeated the air. And when there were tears in her eyes as she looked up to greet me, I always just assumed that it was because of the onions.
The advice of my grandmother had stark sincerity. From the time I learned to walk she turned her piercing blue gaze upon my freckled cheeks and told me certain "inalienable truths" about life. She spoke about family, about working, about treating other people, about getting what you want. But mostly she spoke of love. I could never really understand why it meant so much for her to tell me repeatedly to never let the person you love go, but I listened to her and would nod my head at the incessant message. I took it all in, every piece of advice, gleanings of gold that she sifted from the gravel of life's road, not because I had not heard these things before, not that each word hadn't been told to me by others numerous times- but because there was a power to her words, and strength in her eyes that made you know that she knew of what she spoke. There was sincerity beyond any sincerity I have ever known. My grandmother never gave me advice; she implanted it into the core of my being.
The arm of my grandmother had a scar. Nestled within the soft pockets of skin above her elbow, a branding of the Holocaust that was her young adulthood amidst the fires of Auschwitz remained with her long after the flames of Poland had been doused and the smoke had cleared. The reason why she always seemed to be in two places at once, could be right in front of you and locked in a million miles to the east all within the confines of a moment, had existed within that wrinkled patch of skin all along.
It must have been spring in Chicago during that unforgettable weekend, because I distinctly remember the sunlight shining off her face when I slid the back door open to go check on her. She had been sitting outside in one of our rickety lawn chairs for hours, enveloped by both a blanket (if my memory serves me correctly) and a faraway look. I pulled a chair close to her, gave her a slow-spread grin, and we sat together for a few moments. To this day I do not know why, but it was then that she pointed to the scar. My eyes traced over the purple bruise until her heavily accented voice pierced the silence that the warm spring wind had blown over us. "Its still here," she said.
Confused, and still very much in my own world, I tried to understand what she meant. "It's from the concentration camps," was all she had to say. It was the tone of her voice that jarred me out of my universe and transported me thousands of miles away. Within moments I was in 1930's Europe beside my grandmother, implanted in a world of black and white with very little room for grey.
The story began. Death from starvation was rampant in the camps. There was a sympathetic man on "the outside" that took pity on my grandmother and would throw her some bread over the fence whenever he had a chance. It was an airborne link to existence that materialized on certain days as if fallen from heaven.
One day, however, an SS woman officer witnessed the bread exchange and grabbed my grandmother. Enraged, she struck her with a blunt object, and branded her for life with a physical reminder of the horrors of where she had been and would never fully be able to escape. More horrific things happened in the camps. Ironically, death was a way of life during those years and the bodies piled high around the perimeters of her barracks. She helped save her sister from the gas chamber lines, dodged the line many times herself, and lost around half her family in the fires of Auschwitz. She had fallen in love before the war and gotten engaged, only to have her fiance be one of the first people to be dragged off while she was left alone with nothing but images of the past in her mind. She told me that she had somehow felt and known that he was dead before the letter actually arrived at her door; A glass shattered for no reason in front of her very eyes and she felt at that moment that she had lost him. Around this time Nazis came to her home and pulled out her father's beard.
That afternoon was a daze for me- a dream where you are being sought, pursued, and hunted, and have no idea how to save yourself until it suddenly dawns on you to wake up. I woke up as her voice finally trailed off and her more pacified tone transported me back to the sunny afternoon in quiet Skokie, IL. From the look in her eyes, however, it was clear that she was struggling to regain consciousness, enter back from the chilling winds of Poland, into the warm, spring air. It took a while, but eventually I felt that with phenomenal effort, she had returned.
I remember telling my father about that afternoon, assuming that he knew every detail. Hadn't he been raised with the story of the SS officer and of mass executions? Hadn't he sat around the dinner table with tears surrounding him whenever they would eat a crust of bread? Instead, I was shocked to learn that he knew next to nothing about her story. She had never talked about it with him, and it had never been discussed in their house. Sometimes his parents spoke in low voices in foreign tongues, but their past was never part of his present. So, what did this mean? Had she only told me? Did I peel off more layers of those piercing blue eyes that afternoon than anyone else ever had?
I wanted to know more. There was a weird part of me that was drawn to her story, fascinated that her tiny, vibrant frame could sit in front of me in one piece after her life and her world had once been torn to shreds. Questions took hold of my mind, "After being enslaved can a person ever really be "liberated"? With no where to go in the world, where does one go? Does one walk all the way to another country?" I would ask her, would pry gently into the past, would wait to shed my technicolor existence and be swept back in to her world. But somehow the medium of transportation had been closed to me- she never again opened up like that incredible afternoon where the only thing that out-shown the fresh spring sunlight cutting across our lawn was the power in her eyes.
I still struggle with this nowadays, as all I have left of my grandmother now are my memories. I berate myself for the details of the stories I heard that afternoon that have already been lost forever. I sit sometimes and wonder why I did not run to a pen and paper, and lock myself within the ink until every detail, every heavily accented word, every break in her voice had been recorded for my family's future generations. So many details have already been lost. I cannot fathom why it is that I only remember certain pieces of her voice when the whole mosaic of that afternoon has had a profound effect on me ever since.
I fear that with the generation of Holocaust survivors slowly disappearing, my grandchildren will never know what it was like to encounter these precious souls and their stories firsthand. To stand in their presence and feel their strength of character, resolve, and self sacrifice- something that seems lacking in the 'me' generation that is emerging. How will I relay what my grandmother meant to me- The moments cradled in her arms to the slow tune of Hungarian ballads, the smell of stuffed cabbage absorbed into her kitchen paint, the way she would impart things to me as if our lives were inexplicably intertwined, as if she needed for me to vicariously learn from her mistakes. How does one put a tiny Hungarian woman with rosy cheeks and piercing eyes, with swollen legs from a life-long journey, who would sometimes speak to you in Hungarian when she wanted to tell you a secret even though you told her that you didn't understand a word, who would then register the comment and proceed to speak to you in slow Hungarian as a solution, who could make you laugh like no one else in the world just by speaking colloquial American phrases in her accent. How does one portray a phoenix from the ashes, a voice of six million, a person who describes her journey through life itself as a "survivor", the barer of a small purple mark just above her elbow?
I might never be able to fill in the blanks, the fuzzy lines of demarcation between Poland and Illinois, the split second thoughts between the powerful notes that she hit behind a bathroom wall and their crescendo into sobs, the urgency in her messages to me. But with a mere picture in my mind, I can see the intensity of her eyes, the onion-like layers, the sea of blue whose waters are always working to be calm after the storm. One thing is clear. The arm of my grandmother has a scar. And by direct correlation the soul of my family will forever have one too.
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Beth Perkel is a rebbetzin, freelance writer, and blogger. Her work has been published in a wide variety of publications ranging from Newsweek magazine and Chicken Soup for the Soul to Aish.com. Her blog "Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel" combines Torah and positive psychology to shed light on teaching children happiness. She is currently working on a novel.
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Mark Koppelman 27 Nisan 5776 – May 5, 2016 at 4:25 AM
I shall never fotget
Isser Mordechai Saffir 28 Nisan 5776 – May 5, 2016 at 5:50 PM
A generation indeed is disappearing. Well done Beth!
Gary Diamond 28 Nisan 5776 – May 5, 2016 at 10:27 PM
Nice job, well done, thank you, good read
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Donates $10 Billion to Fight Climate Change
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by Clement Obropta
Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is donating $10 billion to fight climate change. Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon and Amazon Prime, also owns the newspaper The Washington Post and the suborbital spaceflight company Blue Origin.
On Feb. 17, Bezos announced that he's launching the Bezos Earth Fund via Instagram, posting: "Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share," he wrote. "This global initiative will fund scientists, activists, NGOs — any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world."
Can This Carbon Neutral Label Save the Planet?
Today, I'm thrilled to announce I am launching the Bezos Earth Fund.  Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share. This global initiative will fund scientists, activists, NGOs — any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world. We can save Earth. It's going to take collective action from big companies, small companies, nation states, global organizations, and individuals.   I'm committing $10 billion to start and will begin issuing grants this summer. Earth is the one thing we all have in common — let's protect it, together.  – Jeff
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The donation also represents the second-largest charitable donation of all time, behind Warren Buffet's $30.6 billion donation to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2006. Bezos' $10 billion gift represents about 7 percent of his total wealth, which comprises mostly Amazon stock and currently amounts to roughly $126.9 billion.
Bezos' donation comes at a time of great criticism for Amazon's environmental impacts as a company. In 2019, Amazon released data on its carbon footprint, which according to one Associated Press article, "rivals that of a small country." Thousands of the company's own employees have been protesting Amazon's emissions, use of fossil fuels, and relationships with oil and gas companies, and they called on Bezos to do more to fight climate change.
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Last year, Bezos announced that Amazon will be using only renewable energy by 2030, it will begin replacing its trucks with electric vehicles as early as 2021, and the company will be carbon-neutral by 2040. This donation continues that initiative in a big way, proving the company's climate initiative is more than just talk.
Announcements of which organizations will receive the Bezos Earth Fund's donations have yet to be made. This won't be a two-day overnight. The Bezos Earth Fund will start delivering grants this summer.
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Four houseplants that boost your health
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Houseplants don't just look nice — they can actually have an enormous benefit on your health. We uncover the top five best choices for your own home.
Houseplants have gone in and out of fashion throughout the years. Back in the 70s it was all about the massive lounge ferns, taking up half the room. Then 80s minimalism saw the house plant disappear altogether.
Today, houseplants are coming back in a big way — and not just for aesthetic reasons. More and more of us are living in cities, exposing us to pollutants, and this is having a big impact on our health. But how exactly can plants improve our health and which ones should we choose?
The NASA Clean Air Study explored how certain plant species significantly reduce the amount of pollutants found in the air. The plants tested not only turned CO2 into oxygen, as all plants do, but also removed benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. These chemicals — known as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) — have been shown to contribute towards cancer.
But how exactly do plants do this? Dr Bill Wolverton, lead researcher for the NASA Clean Air Study, told us:
"Plants have two ways to remove indoor air pollutants. Firstly, Plant leaves absorb certain organic chemicals and destroy them by a process called 'metabolic breakdown.'
Secondly, when plants transpire water vapor [sic] from their leaves, they pull air down around their roots. Many microbes live on and around a plant's root system in an area called the 'rhizosphere.' These microbes break down chemicals into elements that both the plant and themselves can use as a source of food and energy."
VOCs are naturally made through things like plants rotting — these clever plants have evolved to harvest the gasses for energy. Some clever companies like Enterprise Plants have developed what they call green wall systems to make the most of plants as a natural air filter. You can get the benefits yourself by installing the following plants in your home or office.
The plants
Ferns are back, baby! The Boston fern (fancy name: nephrolepis exaltata) is an easy going chap that's not only super easy to keep ticking, but also amazing at removing formaldehyde from the air.
Formaldehyde is a toxic compound used to make glues and other sticking products like nail varnish. It's pretty toxic and has been shown to cause cancer.
Plants to the rescue! A study conducted by a U.S.environmental consultancy showed that the Boston fern removed 35 micrograms of airborne formaldehyde per hour.
The Gerber Daisy is a beautiful houseplants, easy to maintain, producing huge flowers of almost every colour and long sturdy stems, perfect for a vase.
But this guy's not just a pretty face. It's also great at reducing the levels of benzene in the air. Benzene is a toxic component of petrol, which you're especially susceptible to if living in a city.
The NASA Clean Air study showed it to be highly efficient at removing benzene from the air, reducing the concentration by 60% over the course of a day.
So-called for its sharp, pointy tip, mother-in-law's tongue (fancy name: sansevieria trifasciata) is an easily maintained evergreen plant that requires very little attention.
Not only has it been shown to remove no less than five VOCs from the air, it also has a special property that makes it excellent as a bedroom plant.
Unlike most plants that absorb CO2 in the day and release it at night, this plant works the other way round, keeping your bedroom oxygen-rich whilst you sleep.
Peace lily is a general term for around 40 different plant species, also amusingly known as spathiphyllum. It's popular for its ease of upkeep and its tasteful flowering.
The peace lily is very special, because it's one of few plants that appears to clean all sorts of VOCs from the air, including formaldehyde, benzene, as well as trichloroethylene, which is often found in solvents.
This makes it a great choice for any areas where you use a lot of chemicals, such as in the kitchen or bathroom.
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