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Q: cookie tutorial problem http://www.hccp.org/java-net-cookie-how-to.html
According to this link I was trying to create cookie and send cookie to enter in a cookie site. But it is not working. Is there is any problem in that. I have some confusion on the method setRequestProperty of URLConnection. I don't understand what are they trying to send by passing "Cookie"? Is it only a string or name or value??

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Location:Italy
7 hours ago, Andy (4G) said:
Low of 1.27 now 1.32 looks like an upward trend to me. 1 week of rising pound with only a small blip yesterday. It's a very small sample of course but so is the less than a month from June 23rd you're basing your constant doom mongering on @mercuryg
Time will tell I guess
1.33 now.
20 hours ago, moe19 said:
Mercuryg excuse my ignorance in financial matters but am I correct in thinking as you are paid in dollars you are now better of when you exchange from dollar to pound
13 hours ago, ex Bedlingtonian said:
And 1.34 this morning.My point still stands. Before the vote I was getting 65p' now I'm getting (today) 74p. Pity I couldn't exchange yesterday. I'm hardly doom-mongering, 4G; I'm responding to a claim I don't live in the real world. I do, when it comes to currency exchange!
1 ) It's now official (from the new Chancellor) that an emergency budget isn't required.
Erring on the side of caution I listened to what he said three times - and three times I heard him say that an emergency budget wasn't needed "YET". In linguistic circles this little, but never the less important,adverb 'yet' usually expresses a degree of uncertainty - an uncertainty which is strengthened when placed in final position in the sentence (as it was here).
So, maybe we shouldn't be to hasty in our judgements - yet.
Darn this biological attention to detail!
3G I'm sure you told us there are no financial experts; is the new Chancellor an exception?
Let's apply a little more of that detail then:-
"Philip Hammond, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, has ruled out an emergency Budget following the UK's vote to leave the EU." -- The Telegraph
"In a sign of the panic gripping the remain campaign, the chancellor plans to say that the hit to the economy will be so large that he will have little choice but to tear apart Conservative manifesto promises in an emergency budget delivered within weeks of an out vote." -- The Guardian
I wouldn't like to have you driving me. Doubtless someone in the vehicle spotting an emergency road situation would trigger a discussion on linguistics of their screamed warning.
Like communism, some are more equal than others. The fact that Hammond is a remainian - or a damascene convert from same - probably means that he was more inclined than not to do some sort of "emergency" tinkering, and he didn't. Though the Treasury chiefs had doubtless formed a view before he walked through the door. It's certainly not what they were asking us to believe a few short weeks ago.
2.60 Due to the responsiveness of financial markets to economic developments,
immediately after a vote to leave the EU, the price of equities is estimated to fall by around
20% relative to the baseline in the shock scenario, and 29% in the severe shock scenario.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-analysis-the-immediate-economic-impact-of-leaving-the-eu
That's not selective quoting because they simply don't admit to any other "scenario". In fact prices are up around 10%, so they couldn't even get the direction right, and they ask us to believe that we will all be £4300 poorer in fifteen years time! Well... on that performance we should all be at least £10,000 better off, and I think it's only prudent that I spend my share now.
Cue for CL's analysis of HMG's use of the word "Immediate".
So, basically, what he's saying is there's no need for an emergency budget, because he doesn't want to add to the damage already done? (Btw, $ back to almost 76p this morning, having hit 83p yesterday. Great recovery.)
73p yesterday, that should read;
What damage would that be specifically? Are you damaged by having more money in your pocket to spend? I'm not damaged by the exchange rate because we made sure that we had plenty of reserves for living expenses (well.. we had to when Goro was busy saving the World), Notionally the value of my second home has gone up, and my pension pot is also up, so if needed I could draw more balance the exchange rate. Swings and roundabouts, and absolutely no lost sleep! It's called the market, and if prices don't move around no one in the market makes any money.
The pound was down because Carney (and the Brussels Broadcasting Corporation) has done nothing but talk the pound down. But that's not bad because UK industry is now (as previously mentioned) more competitive. Carney is going to try the age-old management trick of throwing every bit of pessimistic forecasting he can into the mix, and will then claim personal credit when things inevitably turn around. If he told the truth he mention that he's been powerless to achieve the 2% inflation target, and the bit of inflation injected into the economy by a now properly valued pound will enable him to now achieve that. If the target overruns a bit (they are forecasting 2.7%) it's just a matter of time before it hits target once again as things stabilise.
Back in the real world, the people at Tata Steel have a good chance of not losing their jobs now that our government is taking back the powers to run our own economy, and we will surely see some resurgence in what's left of our fishing industry, etc.etc. If that's damage then we need a lot more of your kind of damage!
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Location:Queensland Aust.
Interests:Having a few beers when it is hot enough but then its always hot in Queensland
Question for 3G when will Brexit begin ?
What damage would that be specifically?
Great question; why don't you ask your mates in the business world? They might be able to enlighten you. Or, of course, you could simply continue to believe that the pound (76p this morning!) is recovering, and everything is hunky dory in the world of finance, as the Guardian tells you.
" we will surely see some resurgence in what's left of our fishing industry, etc.etc."
Why, and how? You do realise we will still be governed by EU quotas, surely? You honestly don't think that we will suddenly have utter freedom? ReallY/
Brian asks: "Question for 3G when will Brexit begin ?"
Even better question, this! There could be several answers, Brian; 1) when someone has the guts to handle it (i.e. never) 2) when Theresa May decides (never) or 3) never, It won't, because it's a daft thing to do.
1 hour ago, Brian Cross said:
Brian, the general expectation is "Article 50" will be triggered before Christmas, but no one truly knows just at the moment.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/16/cabinet-clash-over-date-to-trigger-article-50-and-brexit-talks/
I'm not sure if we can complete any other trade deals during the two years negotiation period with the EU. It's certainly against EU law for us to complete any before we give notice. I suspect no one even considered this situation before so it's likely to be a grey area.
We all have to hope that May's government uses any grey areas like this to our advantage, because we undoubtedly have a stronger negotiating hand than the EU, and it's difficult to see what they could do about it even if we did start to write our own rules. They are victims of their own arrogance, because they truly believed that no country would have the financial means or the guts to tear itself away from the EU dependency culture. Once we are out they will certainly revise the exit procedure to try to make it a lot more difficult for other nations to leave.
Before Christmas? Really? I doubt that very much! Our new Lidl will be open by then, but no sign of Article 50. Your optimism is admirable young man!
1 hour ago, mercuryg said:
I didn't say Merc's expectation, I said the general expectation (please read the article). And... I wouldn't patronise you by calling you "young man" even if I wasn't practically twenty years your senior.
On 2016-07-16 at 00:27, threegee said:
I wouldn't like to have you driving me. Doubtless someone in the vehicle spotting an emergency road situation would trigger a discussion on linguistics of their screamed warning
My dear 3g, I really thought that your imagination had reached the limit of its capabilities with the question of "outbreeding". Clearly, I was wrong! Your imagining that you and I could ever find ourselves in the same vehicle – especially with me as your chauffeur - is surpassed only by your imagining that anyone else would want to be in that vehicle at the same time! It is, therefore, my opinion that, in the event of such a screamed warning, there wouldn't be anybody in the vehicle with whom I could have a sensible discussion. However, it may surprise you to learn that even screams have linguistic properties – ask any mother with a 6 month old baby.
I'm not really sure just what it is you wish to illustrate with this quote. I've now read this article, from 14 June (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/14/osborne-predicts-30bn-hole-in-public-finance-if-uk-votes-to-leave-eu) and assume it is the article from which the quote was taken (the source given was somewhat incomplete).
While I am aware that many blunders, on occasions howlers, have escaped the lips of George Osborne – and indeed every other, so-called politician during the referendum campaign – I have to point out that this article, in its entirety, does not relate to anything 'said' by Mr. Osborne but to something which Mr. Osborne "plans to say" (1st row, words 13-15 of your quote). In other words a reporter is saying what Mr. Osborne will be saying at some anonymous event at some time in the future.
Cue for CL's analysis of HMG's use of the word "Immediate"
Sorry to disappoint you! I have no linguistic observations regarding either the form, function or the content of the word - within the given context - which are relevant to the topic under discussion. Better luck next try!
9 hours ago, threegee said:
It was meant as a humorous aside; besides, you've patronised me plenty other times. I read plenty articles; not all of them agree with this one. Anyway, I'm officially bored of politics, and will henceforth revert to commenting on local issues.
It's not only the Telegraph that's used "ruled out an emergency budget" in its headlines. Most of them, however, say something else in the text. Here's a small selection:
14 July 17, 2016: He added he did not anticipate the need for an emergency Budget as a result of the Brexit vote.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/07/14/475139/Britain-Brexit-Philip-Hammond-Chancellor-Exchequer-Theresa-May
Hammond said in his first interview on Thursday morning as the Chancellor of the Exchequer that there will be no "plan for an emergency budget," following the country's June 23 vote to leave the European Union.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3689669/New-Chancellor-Philip-Hammond-says-NOT-Brexit-punishment-Budget-threatened-George-Osborne-takes-No-11.html#ixzz4EgTMNDsZ
Mr Hammond said: 'There is no plan for an emergency budget,
My comment: I have no plans for a holiday abroad next month, neither am I anticipating snow in September - does that rule out the possibility of either actually happening?
Btw, dollar at 76p this morning.
4 minutes ago, mercuryg said:
Would that be locally?
14 minutes ago, Canny lass said:
Current exchange rate dollar to pound, CL, nicely favourable for me! Just light of 76p to be precise!!
22 minutes ago, mercuryg said:
I was being cheeky, Merc! You said you were reverting to commenting on local issues.
I am! That 76p will go towards helping the local economy.
the 'loca'l economy - is that the same thing as The Red Lion?

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Golden Kamuy Episode 11 Review
June 21, 2018 / videogamep
Originally published on The Fandom Post
What They Say:
"Everybody, Get Together! It's a Murder Hotel!"
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
With only one episode left in the season, it's somewhat concerning to see Golden Kamuy spend an entire episode on a side story. The episode begins with the gang arriving in a town on the way to Nopperabo's prison to stock up on weapons. They decide to spend the night in a hotel that, unbeknownst to them, is owned by one of the prisoners in disguise. The proprietress (the show never makes it clear if she's transgender, a man disguised as a woman, or a woman who had disguised herself as a man) is a serial killer who takes body parts from her victims in an attempt to give herself the ideal body. Further complicating the matter is the fact that Ushiyama is staying in the same hotel and is extremely horny for the proprietress, having not recognized her as one of the prisoners. So begins a game of cat and mouse, with Ushiyama befriending Sugimoto and Asirpa while Shiraishi is away and neither party knows who the other is, and Shiraishi discovering the proprietress's true identity. After a wild chase through the hotel, Shiraishi's bag of explosives detonates, bringing the entire building down on Ushiyama and Kano, the proprietress.
On paper, this is a solid, if unremarkable, episode. Kano isn't as interesting as the other prisoners we've met, but the idea of a hotel full of trapdoors and hidden passages allows for a lot of fun horror/comedy. The design of the hotel plays a huge role as Kano pursues Shiraishi for discovering her identity, and Ushiyama pursues Kano out of drunken horniness, with all parties stumbling on or taking advantage of the various passages throughout the hotel. Ushiyama's "drunken horndog" routine is also pretty funny, although his lecture to Asirpa on dicks and his single-minded pursuit of Kano toe the line between dirty humor and just plain creepy. Still, lines like "the dick lecture is over" are still plenty hilarious. This is decidedly more of a comedic episode than a serious one, and Golden Kamuy pulls it off quite well. I especially liked when Asirpa decided to name Ushiyama "Dick-sensei" for how much he waxed poetic about the importance of a man's genitals.
The main thing holding the episode down is how disposable most of it is. Since Sugimoto's group is already going to speak to Nopperabo himself, the tattooed prisoners have become much less important to the plot as a whole. Compounding that is the fact that Kano isn't nearly as memorable as Nihei or Henmi. She doesn't have the presence to really carry a scene by herself, and her personality is fairly standard for this sort of villain. Neither of these would be a huge issue if this was a mid-season episode, but tossing in a side story like this when there's only one episode left and a lot of plot to resolve makes the anime feel like it's wasting time.
Even so, the episode itself is pretty decent. One of the more interesting moments is when Sugimoto meets Ushiyama and they test each other's strength. The two hit it off and form a bit of a bromance, which could lead to some interesting drama when Sugimoto inevitably comes into conflict with Hijikata's group. On the same note, the post-credit scene reveals that Ushiyama actually did survive having a building dropped on him, and seems to have rescued Kano as well, although it's hard to say if she'll have any role in the story later on.
I wouldn't be so critical if this was a mid-season episode since it's still pretty enjoyable on its own, but its placement in the series has me worried. Unless there's another season in the works, Golden Kamuy only has one episode left to cover the prison break, Asirpa's meeting with her father, Hijikata's inevitable involvement, and Tsurumi's plans. I'm hoping that this doesn't mean we're in store for a read the manga ending, but it looks like that's a definite possibility. Here's hoping we get another season soon!
Grade: B
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Jack (played by Hunter McCracken) is the eldest of three boys growing up in Texas in the 1950's. His is a traumatic and difficult life – his father (by Brad Pitt) is deeply religious, distant and cruel, and although his mother (by Jessica Chastain) is loving and sensitive, she is constrained in demonstrating her love for her boys by the strict, pious life her husband insists the family leads. We mostly observe the boys' life through the eyes of childhood Jack. We also meet Jack as an adult (by Sean Penn) who is deeply scarred by his life experiences and struggles to keep a grasp on reality.
When a movie boasts the Hollywood royalty of Brad Pitt and Sean Penn in its cast, it's natural that the audience would have an expectation that it has much to offer. This movie does offer a lot … but I am sure its offerings will be interpreted differently by every viewer. For me, the movie demonstrates Malick's impression of a person in adulthood still going through deep trauma, conflicting emotions and mental illness due to their experiences decades before. It presents endless images with little dialogue or structure and the viewer must interpret as they go. It is beautifully crafted – the vision is stunning and the score complements this marvellously. However, where it does appear, the dialogue is difficult and sometimes inaudible. I am not really sure what I watched – so this ambitious movie is sure to polarize the audience.


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His father Robert (1662–1706) and his brother John were both Members of Parliament.

Bristow himself was a director of the Bank of England from 1713 to 1716 and 1718 to 1720 and a director of the East India Company from 1716 to 1717.  He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchelsea from 1708 to 1737, and was employed in the royal household as Clerk of the Green Cloth from 1720 until his death.

He married Sarah, the daughter of Sir John Ward, MP. His son Robert (1712–1776) was also an MP.

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When: Friday, December 14, 8-11 p.m.
Where: Confetti, 3190 Westchester Ave.
It's the annual Gingerbread House and Cookie Decorating event, so get ready for sugar plums and icing galore. When you buy a raffle ticket, you will be supporting Be An Elf, a Christmas children's nonprofit that helps Operation Santa, which makes children's wishes come true from their letters to Santa. Light refreshments and beverages will be provided. Children under the age of 4 get free admission.
When: Saturday, December 15, 1-4 p.m.
Where: Monarch Rooftop & Indoor Lounge, 71 W. 35th St.
Organized by the Rotary Club of Harlem in association with New York State of Mind, Holiday Mania is a free afternoon event that features fun, non-denominational activities and games for children of all ages. Guests are invited to make a donation to buy a toy for a child in need or visit the Amazon Wish List of the event to directly purchase a toy.
When: Saturday, December 15, 2-6 p.m.
Where: Jackie Robinson Educational Complex, 1573 Madison Ave.
Put on your ugliest holiday sweater and get ready to have a good time at the FUGLY sweater party. There will be a holiday-themed photo booth, festive drink specials and a prize for the ugliest sweater. Music provided by DJ Ernz, DJ Taela Naomi and DJ Khalil. Guests are expected to bring a brand-new toy for a child (age 2-12) in need. This event is for ages 21+.
When: Saturday, December 15, 9 p.m.- Sunday, December 16, 3 a.m.
New York's young professionals come together to celebrate all the holidays at the Happiest Holiday Party. Ticket price includes admission to the lounge and a complimentary drink (beer, house wine or well drink).
When: Saturday, December 15, 9:30 p.m.- Sunday, December 16, 1 a.m.
Where: The Ainsworth Midtown, 45 E. 33rd St.


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package com.gmail.nuclearcat1337.snitch_master.api;

import com.gmail.nuclearcat1337.snitch_master.locatableobjectlist.Location;
import net.minecraft.util.text.ITextComponent;

/**
 * Created by Mr_Little_Kitty on 7/9/2016.
 * Represents a Snitch alert received in chat.
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public class SnitchAlert {
	private final String playerName;
	private final Location point;
	private final String snitchName;
	private final SnitchActivity activity;
	private final String world;
	private ITextComponent rawMessage;

	public SnitchAlert(String player, int x, int y, int z, String activityText, String snitchName, String world, ITextComponent rawMessage) {
		this.playerName = player;
		this.point = new Location(x, y, z, world);
		this.activity = SnitchActivity.FromText(activityText);
		this.snitchName = snitchName;
		this.world = world;
		this.rawMessage = rawMessage;
	}

	public String getPlayerName() {
		return playerName;
	}

	public Location getLocation() {
		return point;
	}

	public SnitchActivity getActivity() {
		return activity;
	}

	public String getSnitchName() {
		return snitchName;
	}

	public String getWorld() {
		return world;
	}

	public ITextComponent getRawMessage() {
		return rawMessage;
	}

	public void setRawMessage(ITextComponent rawMessage) {
		this.rawMessage = rawMessage;
	}
}


Peter has played for about 18 years.
His musical career began in a band with Johnnie Frederiksen (the previous accordion player in Baltinget). Two years later the guitarplayer Klaus Ravnsborg joined and they formed the band The Girl's Pleasure.
Now he plays in several bands. Not just folk, but also rock, pop, blues and jazz.
Moreover he is the manager of Odense Folk Festival and booker in Folk Club Fyn. Peter is the former chairman of the Danish Folk Association.


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A US-Mexican team of astronomers installed a hydrogen maser frequency standard at the LMT to enable Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) experiments.
New Hydrogen Maser Installed at the LMT
A US-Mexican team of astronomers installed a hydrogen maser frequency standard at the LMT. The new maser will enable a range of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) experiments, which include determining the distance to the Galactic Center by measuring the parallax of SgrA* (the 4 million solar mass black hole at the heart of the Milky Way) with 3mm wavelength VLBI. At 1.3mm wavelength, the LMT will join other telescopes worldwide in the Event Horizon Telescope array to image the event horizons of SgrA* and the supermassive black hole at the center of the nearby elliptical galaxy M87.
The international team included scientists and students from INAOE, the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), NRAO, the Centro de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica (CRyA) of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), MIT Haystack Observatory, and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO).
The complete note can be found here.


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Toyota showcases experimental GR Yaris featuring modified engine to run on hydrogen
Powered by the same hydrogen fuel as the Mirai, it also has the same fuel tanks and refilling process.
News & Advice > News > Toyota showcases experimental GR Yaris featuring modified engine to run on hydrogen
Toyota is already a leader when it comes to hydrogen cars, with its Mirai being one of very few fuel-cell cars available for customers to buy.
But Toyota is continuing to explore the fuel, and yesterday revealed an experimental version of its highly-regarded GR Yaris hot hatch, which has an engine modified to use hydrogen as a fuel.
Powered by the same hydrogen fuel as the Mirai, it also has the same fuel tanks and refilling process. However, where the Mirai employs a chemical reaction in the fuel cells to generate energy, the GR Yaris instead features a conventional combustion engine that's been tweaked so that it can run on hydrogen.
While the methods used in the GR Yaris are said to be in the 'early stages of conceptual development', Toyota has been exploring the methods since 2017. Over in Japan, a Corolla Sport modified to use the fuel is already competing in motorsport with 'almost zero tailpipe emissions'.
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, said: "We've taken the first step to compete with and develop our hydrogen-powered engine with the mindset of taking on the challenge. I imagine things will look a little different 10 years from now, and I hope people will look back and see how we took on the challenge with positivity and enjoyed every moment of it."
As hydrogen burns at a faster rate than petrol, it's said to offer ultra-responsive performance, along with bringing environmental benefits. This method still means you still get the 'normal' sound of an engine which many performance car fans are likely to mourn the loss of as the industry transitions to an electrified future.
Ted Welford


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Evan Barresi pursues a Business Administration undergraduate degree in the University of San Diego. During his time at University Growth Fund (UGF), Evan has worked on investment opportunities in the fintech and consumer tech sectors. In addition to UGF, he is an Investment Banking Analyst intern at Objective Capital Partners.


According to statistics from UNMAS program in Somalia, civilians account for 44 percent of the number of fatalities caused by IEDs and 53 percent of all injuries.
Somalia and the UN have called for concerted efforts to help the government eliminate threats posed by the increasing use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Horn of African nation.
"We are dedicated through SEMA (Somalia Explosive Management Authority) to double our efforts to provide safety, preserve dignity, observe the human rights of every Somali and protect them from the threats of explosive hazards and landmines," he stated, according to a statement issued by the UN mission in Somalia (UNSOM) on Thursday evening.
Mohamed was speaking during the celebrations in Mogadishu to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
The event, which was attended by government officials and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), provided some worrying statistics about the IEDs menace.
"The numerous deadly IED incidents in highly populated areas is an obvious tragic reminder of the harshness of the threat that we face," said Abdulkadir Abdulle Hooshow, SEMA director-general.
SEMA was established in 2013 to spearhead the government's efforts to rid the country of landmines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive hazards.
Hooshow said Somalia will continue to enhance the protection of civilians through the sharing of information that can deter future IED attacks.
He also reaffirmed the country's determination to bolster national capabilities to counter that threat in a sustainable manner.
According to UNMAS, 37 locations contaminated by explosive hazards were identified in Somalia during 2018. More than 1,400 explosive remnants of war were destroyed last year.
Machria Kamau Claimed That The UN Had A Connection With Somali Terror Group Alshabab.


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Hampstead Norreys Parish Council consists of seven Parish Councillors. They employ the Parish Clerk who also acts as the Responsible Finance Officer. Councillors are elected every four years, with the next election in May 2019. The role of a Parish Councillor is voluntary, and the members of the Parish Council give their time freely to help enhance their community.
The Parish Council meets bimonthly, in January, March, May, July, September and November, and usually meets on the last Monday of the month at 7:30pm in the Memorial Room at the Village Hall. The Parish Council has a Planning Committee who can meet between the Parish Council meetings when a planning application is received from West Berkshire District Council. The agenda for all Parish Council meetings and Planning Committee meetings will be published on the website and displayed on the Parish Council noticeboard at least 3 clear days in advance of the meeting.
All Council and Committee meetings have an open forum where members of the public may raise any queries, or the Council can be contacted by emailing the Parish Clerk.
Your Council has a diversity of responsibilities including allotments, planning, financial support towards the graveyard maintenance and the routine maintenance of Dean meadow.
Guidelines have been issued for the application for grants from the Parish Council by Village Organisations. These Guidelines can be reviewed here.


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Home Girl with a Lakers Problem: Whose Team is it Anyway?
Girl with a Lakers Problem: Whose Team is it Anyway?
Reggie Evans Fined for Flop Against World Peace, Lakers
Written by: Carmen Vitali
Prior to this season's start, all eyes were on the Lakers' off-season transactions in the pickups of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash. While the Nash news was overshadowed as soon as word of Howard's trade became widespread, people got to wondering, how was this going to work?
Dwight Howard, who's on and off-court egos seem to match his giant stature, was now entering an environment that wasn't his. The Lakers are Kobe Bryant's team. They have been since he got there, and they will be until he turns 35, which is… er… next year? Okay, forget that.
Point is: the question of team chemistry came up. Would Howard be willing to take a backseat to the Black Mamba and work with Pau Gasol for the overall gelling of the team? Would he swallow his superstar pride and actually listen to his new coach, Mike Brown?
Last week those questions became irrelevant with the hiring of new Lakers Head Coach Mike D'Antoni.
By now you all know D'Antoni's stats. His golden years came in Phoenix, which he credited largely to his best player (enter stage left) Steve Nash. Nash won two MVP awards under D'Antoni's tutelage and with the two reuniting here begs another question:
Whose team is it now?
D'Antoni has been quoted saying he feels better when Nash feels better. He is a better coach when he has Nash. Well now that he has him and plans to implement his fast-paced-is-putting-it-lightly offense, guess who is going to take the reins?
Nash has a Ph.D. in D'Antoni's offense and Kobe is just starting undergrad (okay, I'll give him junior status after working with D'Antoni in the Olympics I suppose). All of a sudden it isn't Dwight Howard that Kobe has to worry about; it's the unassuming 38-year old Canadian with a fractured fibula.
And oh yeah? Dwight Howard? D'Antoni is looking for him to be the defensive anchor. Obviously, he is a great defensive player and you have to think all seven feet of him will fit quite nicely in a west coast offense. But with just a year left on his contract, will that be enough time to shine light on Dwight?
What's most surprising is that this question of whose team the Lakers are may not even be an issue. Kobe is in a different mindset entirely it seems. With his 18th triple double coming a few days ago and eight assists in the Lakers win against the Brooklyn Nets perhaps the bigger question is: has the unthinkable happened? Is Kobe now a passer?
Before this turns into another end of the world comparison let's just leave it at D'Antoni looking like the right move for the Lakers after all. The players seem to already be buying into D'Antoni's ideas. And let's get one thing straight- if D'Antoni's scheme works, it is going to really work.
The Lakers could absolutely live up to the inevitable hype that has been placed on them with their high-profile starting five. If they do take the championship this year, Howard will stay, Nash will crank out another year and Kobe and his Lakers will live happily ever after with multiple championships to show for it. Either way, get the curtain call ready because it could be Showtime.
Lakers Trade Rumors: Jerry West Wanted To Bring In Tracy McGrady To Play With Shaquille O'Neal And Kobe Bryant
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Lakers News: Robert Horry Wishes Gregg Popovich Listened To Him On Derek Fisher's 0.4 Shot
One of the most iconic shots in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers is Derek Fisher's '0.4' shot in the 2004 playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs…
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Former NBA D-League player Brandon Armstrong has gotten a lot of publicity…
Lakers News: Frank Vogel Gives Insight Into How He Will Handle Training Camp & Preseason
The 2021-22 NBA season officially got underway on Wednesday for the Los Angeles Lakers as they held their first practice…


Within the Abbey complex, is situated the library-one of the eleven National Monuments added to – with attached File whose origins date back to the establishment of the monastery (sec. XI) to the need to provide books to monks, as is the rule of St. Benedict. The store, located in two halls of the late 18th century are valuable parchment manuscripts and includes paper, more than fifteen thousand scrolls, the oldest of which is the a.d. 792 Among most popular codes include: the Bible of the IX century Visigothic, Codex legum Langobardorum of the eleventh century, the Etymologiae of Isidore of 8th century, De Temporibus of Bede of eleventh century and De septem sigillis of Benedict XII century from Bari , to which monks margins annotarono most important events of the Abbey and of the contemporary world. These marginal notes are the Annales Cavenses, published several times. As for scrolls, private documents are sorted in chronological order and placed in the diplomatic room in arche of which each contains 120 scrolls while the public documents are located in the Ark magna over seven hundred in number. Documents already published in Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis belong to the years 792-1080 and I am exactly 1669. The consultation is made easy to scholars from a Regestum Pergamenarum. The adjoining library, distributed in three rooms, has over 80,000 volumes with numerous incunabula and sixteenth major. The sciences most represented are the patristic theology, law and especially the story.


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Can anyone help me buy a cycle!! I prefer an all terrain cycle.. Which company/model should I go for?? Having a budget of 20K max.
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My place to Nariman point..
thanks for your reply. i stay opp to khalsa college . what's your schedule ?. how often do you ride in a week . ?
I paid 7900 or 8900 (don't remember exactly) for it. Got it through Gearindia in Bandra, Mumbai. They in turn, get it from Thule dealer in Bangalore.


Christmas may be over, but the season of giving should be all year round! And what's the perf gift that will never go out of style? Hair, of course!
Locks of Love is a non-profit org that provides hairpieces, made from donated hair, to financially disadvantaged children under 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Not only do the kids get a new head of hair, but they also gain self-confidence.
A majority of the recipients have alopecia areata or cancer. Alopecia Areata is an auto-immune skin disease that results in hair loss on the scalp and body. More than 5 million people in the United States are affected by this disease. Unfortunately, its cause and cure have not yet been discovered.
In 50/50, why did Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character shaved his head before starting chemo? During chemotherapy, rapidly growing cancer cells are killed along with other growing cells, such as those in the roots of your hair. In addition, radiation used to treat brain tumors can also cause hair loss on the scalp.
Minimum length is 10 inches measured tip to tip.
Hair must be in a ponytail or braid before it is cut.
Colored and permed hair, OK.
If for some reason you saved hair that was cut years ago, Locks of Love will accept it as long as it's in a ponytail or braid and at least 10 inches, of course.
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Alex Steffen, co-founder of Worldchanging.
Green futurist Alex Steffen believes Earth observation plays a key role in helping make the world a more sustainable place.
Steffen, a Seattle-based writer who helped create the best-selling ‰ÛÏWorldchanging‰Û book and website, will give the keynote speech at this year‰Ûªs IEEE Professional Communication Society conference at the University of Cincinnati. He offered an advance look at his Oct. 17 talk during a recent interview with Earthzine.
Steffen says his message is focused on two central themes: The degree to which small steps can result in big changes, and the need to better educate the public on scientific findings that demonstrate the need for action.
‰ÛÏIt‰Ûªs hard work, but we actually do know we can make things better than they are now,‰Û he said.
One example is efforts toward achieving sustainability, such as building carbon-neutral cities and providing more environmentally friendly products to the masses.
See Earthzine to Hold Third Annual Essay and Blogging Contest on Sustainability.
There are many fields related to sustainability where incremental steps become increasingly more expensive until you get to a system shift, where you get greater progress at a much lower cost per unit,‰Û Steffen explains.
Leaders need to think about the strategic systems where intervention will pay off over time, such as urban planning, Steffen said.
‰ÛÏIf you try and approach the problem of a metro area‰Ûªs transportation emissions by small steps of changing the actual vehicles, the odds of us getting where we need to go are very small,‰Û he said.
Creating denser communities also results in increased use of public transportation, more walking, and people who don‰Ûªt own cars at all.
From that come other benefits, he explained. More physical activity results in better health and less emissions result in cleaner air. Infrastructure also is less costly to build and maintain in denser communities, and such areas can enjoy a larger tax base.
Still, there aren‰Ûªt enough people who grasp the basics of topics like climate science, and the profound effect that human-induced changes to the planet could have on the ability of humanity to survive.
‰ÛÏMy sense is that we have a unique design problem in front of us, which is learning to tell stories that respect the accuracy and complexity of our attempts to understand the world, but that also are digestible and understandable to people who are really lacking some of the basic knowledge needed to participate in that process,‰Û Steffen said.
One of the big challenges is learning how to better describe the systems that run our planet, our relationships to those systems, and what we‰Ûªre learning about how those systems are changing. In that sense, the connection to Earth observation is direct, he said.
Observations taken from the sky or on the ground also can identify huge problems that aren‰Ûªt immediately noticeable to the naked eye.
The ‰ÛÏWorldchanging‰Û book, first released in 2006, is in its second edition.
For more information on Steffen and his work, see alexsteffen.com.


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Q: Context variable to be used in base.html (Django) I need a certain context variable in my base.html. This is to contain a set of usernames, e.g. [name1, name2, name3, name4,]. If a logged in user's username is part of this list, I give said user certain preferential treatment and show something in the navbar.
To achieve this, I wrote a template tag:
from django import template
from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User

register = template.Library()

VIPS = [name1, name2, name3, name4,]

@register.simple_tag
def verified(user):
    return VIPS

register.simple_tag(verified)

And then in base.html, I added {% load verified %} at the top, and then:
{% if user.username in verified %}
<!-- do something -->
{% endif %}

This isn't working. What am I doing wrong? I suspect I've written my template tag incorrectly, but I've tried several, more complex approaches (in vain), at least this simpler one made logical sense to me.
My project's a legacy Django 1.5 project with Python 2.7.

A: You don't need the register.simple_tag(verified) line, as the @register decorator is already doing that.
However, you might consider a different approach to avoid additional processing in the template, assuming your user is coming from request.user...
@regsiter.assignment_tag(takes_context=True)
def check_user_is_verified(context):
    user = context['request'].user
    return user and user in vips

Then in your template:
{% check_user_is_verified as is_verified %}
{% if is_verified %}
    {# whatever #}
{% endif %}

By leveraging an assignment tag, you can check if the user is verified once, and leverage the context variable you assign instead of having to perform the same list processing each time.
Another alternative is to use a cached property on a custom User object, or a "Profile" model that is linked to your User model via a OneToOneField.
from django.utils.functional import cached_property

class Profile(models.Model):
    user = models.OneToOneField(User)

    @cached_property
    def is_verified(self):
        # get the list of vips here
        return self.user in vips

If your list of vips changes, just clear the cache key, which you could do via a signal or a Celery task, etc:
del profile_instance.is_verified

Now you have a very efficient property you can check anywhere in your code. My preference tends to be fat models, skinny views and dumb templates.


Jania verrucosa J.V.Lamouroux, nom. rejic.
Jania verrucosa J.V.Lamouroux 1816: 270, pl. IX : fig. 4, nom. rejic.
Almost entirely epilithic, occurring in shallow eulittoral pools or on rocks near low tide level (Womersley & Johansen in Womersley 1996: 307).
Type locality: "Amérique Méridionale Det. Richard et Pavon." (Lamouroux 1816: 270). Notes: Lectotype: Lamouroux figures (1816: pl. IX : fig. 4 "a" and "B") selected by Woelkerling, Harvey & Reviers (2015: 141) who consider it resonable to select both illustrations in Lamouroux's fig. 4.
Mateo-Cid, L.E., Mendoza-Gonzalez, A.C., Aguilar-Rosas, L.E. & Aguilar-Rosas, R. (2013). Occurrence and distribution of the genus Jania J. V. Lamouroux (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the Pacific coast of Baja California and Gulf of California, Mexico. American Journal of Plant Sciences 2013(4): 1-13.
Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (2017). Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Algae: 15. Taxon 66(1): 191-192.
Woelkering, W.J., Harvey, A.S. & Reviers, B. de (2015). Jania verrucosa and Jania crassa (Rhodophyta: Corallinaceae): Typification, nomenclature and taxonomic implications. Taxon 64: 137-146.
Woelkering, W.J., Harvey, A.S. & Reviers, B. de (2015). Proposal to reject the name Jania verrucosa (Rhodophyta: Corallinaceae). Taxon 64: 167 only.
Womersley, H.B.S. & Johansen, H.W. (1996). Subfamily Corallinoideae (Areschoug) Foslie 1908: 19. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIB - Gracilariales, Rhodymeniales, Corallinales and Bonnemaisoniales. (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 288-317. Adelaide & Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study & the State Herbarium of South Australia.
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Benchmarking Working Europe is one of the ETUI's regularly appearing flagship publications. Issued annually since 2002, the report offers an alternative perspective on EU developments. Using publicly accessible data, it reveals what is actually going on behind the EU social and economic affairs headlines. After last year's issue focused on growing inequality in Europe, this year's Benchmarking Working Europe report will demonstrate by means of hard-hitting graphs and cogent arguments that Europe is, rather than converging, actually drifting apart in numerous respects.


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DSE sees highest turnover in a decade
BRB to buy another 1.93% shares of Eastern Cables
Stocks post modest gain amid low turnover
Stocks edge up despite Covid-19 vaccine uncertainty
Stocks welcome 2021 with big jump
At the end of Tuesday's session, turnover was Tk2,546.82 crore, up 16% from the previous day
Despite interruptions in trading due to software problems, turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was the highest in a decade at the end of Tuesday's session.
DSE turnover was Tk2,546.82 crore, which was 16% higher than the previous day.
The previous highest transaction, Tk2,711 crore, took place on 6 December, 2010. On 28 June last year, turnover reached Tk2,543 crore when Unilever bought GlaxoSmithKline shares in a block transaction.
Despite the highest turnover, DSEX, the main index of the DSE, nosedived after an eight-day sky-high momentum due to late-hour profit booking by investors.
"The new year in the stock market started with a big rise in indices and transactions. In the first two working days, DSEX increased by 250 points. So, there were some price corrections today," said a senior official of a brokerage firm.
The market witnessed a sharp rise in the early trading hours as investors were pouring in fresh funds amid optimism, but the late-hour bearish vibe took over the upward trend and wiped out around 184 points. DSEX settled at 5,610 points with a setback of 0.75% or 42.62 points in the end.
Port city bourse Chattogram Stock Exchange's (CSE) main index CASPI fell by 0.82% or 134 points to settle at 16,237.
An official at one of the leading brokerage firms said many investors opted for booking profits on sector-wise large-cap stocks as news of the vaccine export ban spooked investors.
Robi, the newly listed telecom company, dominated the turnover board and contributed up to 10.09% of the total turnover. Its share price rose by 9.75% to Tk39.40 each.
The DSE sent a notice to the company, asking it to explain the recent unusual price hike. Robi replied that there was no undisclosed price sensitive information behind the hike.
Beximco Pharmaceuticals and Beximco Limited secured second and third position, respectively, on the turnover chart. However, their share prices dropped by 7.33% and 6.09%, respectively, due to uncertainties over the import of novel coronavirus vaccines.
India banned vaccine exports recently, but Beximco Pharmaceuticals signed an agreement with the Serum Institute of India to import three crore doses of the vaccine on 5 November last year.
Beximco Pharmaceuticals officials said that they would get the vaccine on time and the drug administration also approved the company to import vaccines on Monday.
Meanwhile, banks, the sectoral giant, led the early upsurge in the index and witnessed the highest return at the DSE owing to year-end dividends and corporate declarations.
Investors saw the highest returns of 3.5% from the banking sector, followed by telecoms, mutual funds, and the fuel and power sector.
Four banks – Social Islami Bank, United Commercial Bank, National Bank, and Rupali Bank – were on the list of top 10 gainers at the DSE. Crystal Insurance secured the top position on the list. Its share price rose by 9.87% to Tk52.30 each.
The performance of most of the sectors waned. Jute (4.8%), cement (4.5%) and general insurance (4.2%) yielded the most negative returns.
Seven non-banking financial institutions – Premier Leasing, GSP Finance, Union Capital, United Finance, FAS Finance, Fareast Finance and Prime Finance – were on the list of top 10 losers.
Some investors said these institutions' share prices had increased in the last few days and that is why traders sold those shares to book quick profits.
Shinepukur Ceramics topped the list of losers. Its share prices fell by 9.88% to Tk31 each.
Out of the 360 issues traded at the DSE, 113 advanced, 197 declined and 50 remained unchanged.
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New book about The Who, covering "every album, every song" the band recorded, due in October
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HomeMusicRockNew book about The Who, covering "every album, every song" the band recorded, due in October
A new book about The Who that delves into the British rock legends' entire catalog of recorded music will be published on October 28, uDiscoverMusic.com reports.
Titled The Who: Every Album, Every Song, the book is part of Sonicbond Publishing's On Track… series. According to the company's official online shop, the book is described as "the most comprehensive guide to The Who yet published."
It covers all of the band's studio albums, from its 1965 debut My Generation through 2019's WHO, and also examines non-album tracks, live albums, compilations and soundtracks.
The Who: Every Album, Every Song was written music journalist and longtime Who fan Geoffrey Feakes, who is a frequent contributor to the Dutch Progressive Rock Page website. His first book, which was published last year, was an installment of the On Track… series that focused on The Moody Blues.
The Who is currently on hiatus from performing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They're scheduled to return to the road next year with a tour of Ireland and the U.K. that was postponed from this past spring; it'll now kicks off March 5 in Dublin.
Pearl Jam tribute band announces name change following legal notice
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2021 pushed back from spring to October
Members of Pink Floyd, Queen, The Who & more sign letter accusing UK government of "shamefully failing" musicians
New signature electric guitar co-designed by Heart's Nancy Wilson, the Fanatic, available now
'Shake the Devil': Album of unreleased tracks from sessions for the late Tommy Bolin's last solo record due in February
The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir participating in Clean Energy for America Inaugural Ball virtual bash on Wednesday


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hemorrhoids essential oils,PPH minimally invasive surgery for hemorrhoids
Also known as "circumcision of hemorrhoids", this is a new technique based on the new understanding of the pathogenesis of hemorrhoids caused by anal pad disease. PPH surgery uses a special instrument called a "PPH stapler" to make a circular resection of the prolapsed rectal mucosa above the hemorrhoids. During the operation, first open the anus and suture the rectal mucosa about 4 cm above the dentate line (the junction between the rectum and anal canal), and then insert the PPH stapler into the anus. The stapler can tape the prolapsed mucosa It only takes about half an hour to remove it. Because the rectal mucosa above the dentate line is innervated by splanchnic nerves, the patient has almost no pain after the operation; and because the operation not only removes the rectal mucosal prolapse zone, but also blocks the terminal anastomotic branches of the arteries and veins of the rectum, eliminating The root cause of hemorrhoids has a very ideal therapeutic effect on internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids, mixed hemorrhoids, ring hemorrhoids, severe hemorrhoid prolapse, prolapse and so on. It has the characteristics of quick effect, quick recovery and no pain after operation.
It has a very ideal therapeutic effect on internal hemorrhoids, mixed hemorrhoids, ring hemorrhoids, severe hemorrhoid prolapse, prolapse and so on. Prolapsed hemorrhoids, namely hemorrhoids in stage Ⅱ, Ⅲ, and Ⅳ or mixed hemorrhoids with internal hemorrhoids, especially the hemorrhoids with a circle, are especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, white-collar workers who pay attention to efficiency, and those who have relapsed in traditional treatment, accompanied by light Patients with severe rectal prolapse and rectal mucosal prolapse.
Use a special circular stapler to insert into the rectum through the anus, circularly excise the mucosa and submucosal tissues of the intestinal wall at the lower end of the rectum, and perform an anastomosis at the same time as the excision, so that the prolapsed anal cushion is lifted and the normal anatomical position of the anal cushion is restored. The "suspension" function cuts off the arterial blood branch supplying hemorrhoids at the same time, and plays a "cut-off" function, so as to achieve the goal of radical cure.
1. Safety: There is no need to remove the anal cushion, and the normal function of the anus is preserved to the greatest extent to avoid complications such as anal stenosis and anal incontinence.
2. Painless: Pull the hemorrhoids protruding from the anus back to the original position, and cut off the blood vessels that provide blood to the hemorrhoids, without damaging the perianal skin, so there is almost no pain after the operation.
3. Small trauma and quick recovery: the circular stapling of the mucosa is a non-open wound, with less bleeding, eliminating the trouble of dressing change after surgery, and returning to normal life quickly.
4. Scope of diagnosis and treatment: ring hemorrhoids, multivalve hemorrhoids, huge isolated hemorrhoids, internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids, mixed hemorrhoids, ring hemorrhoids, incarcerated hemorrhoids, rectal mucosal prolapse, prolapse, etc.
5. Suitable target: Because of less damage, it is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, white-collar workers who pay attention to efficiency, and those who have relapsed in traditional treatment, and patients with mild prolapse and rectal mucosal prolapse.
It is not recommended for pregnant women, children, intractable constipation, pelvic tumors, portal hypertension, Bu-Ca syndrome or those who cannot tolerate surgery.
Contraindications for PPH surgery include:
● Abscess
● Gangrene
● Anal stenosis
● Full-thickness rectal prolapse
In the presence of gangrene or infection, stapled hemorrhoidectomy is an absolute contraindication, because the operation cannot remove the source of infection, and cutting other tissue levels will cause pelvic abscess and fournier's gangrene (necrotizing fasciitis). Since an anal expander (cad) cannot be inserted, anal stenosis is also a contraindication. Full-thickness rectal prolapse is not suitable for pph surgery.
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'Chaguo' A political Thriller film Now Free To Watch On VumiCentral
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Q: Image with gestures - phonegap I'm making an application who needs to display a map, contained in a large image file (png). The user must be able to zoom in/out the image and drag it in order to scroll the image with touch gestures.
I'm not sure that you get it, but i want to display a single image as it would be displayed by the "Photos" iphone application.
I would like some hints about the best way to do it with those gesture and with a navigation header in order to leave the image view.
Thanks in advance if you can give me any help about this issue because I did not find any clue on the phonegap doc.
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A: Why don't you use the built inn components for this?
Sounds like you need to wrap an ImageView inside a ScrollView and a HorizontalScrollView, then rescale the image by handling onTouch-events.

A: Take a look at the MapKitPlug plugin:
https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugins/tree/master/iPhone/MapKitPlug
Good Luck!

A: I would use http://cubiq.org/iscroll-4 which has some really slick image zoom going on. You can also start loading new images after certain zoom levels for finer grains of quality.

A: I would suggest Child Browser phonegap plugIn.
It is very simple and easy to implement.
It supports loading page from a url as well as you can show any kind of images.(png, jpg, jpeg, bmp and gif)


What's a Fiduciary and Why Does It Matter?
There's been a lot of media coverage lately re: The Department of Labor's (DOL's) soon-to-be new rules for financial advisors to act as fiduciaries for clients, especially when dealing with specific types of retirement accounts. I'm sure the question that almost everyone is asking is "What's a fiduciary", followed closely by "Why does it matter"? Well, let's explain further so everyone can understand why it's important.
The definition of a fiduciary is one who acts in the best interests of another. There is obviously an implied sense of trust with a fiduciary when entering into an arrangement with one. The responsibility that the fiduciary has to the principal or beneficiary (ex: that's the client of a financial advisor who acts as a fiduciary) is called the fiduciary duty.
When you read those two standards of care up above, ask yourself this very important question: Which of those two standards of care seems best for financial advisors to adhere to when practicing? When a financial advisor recommends you buy XYZ product for your retirement portfolio, is it because it's suitable or the absolute best choice for your situation (perhaps it's because he gets a bigger commission by recommending that product, instead of a very similar one that is less expensive to you)? If you can't be sure that your advisor is acting in a fiduciary capacity, it might be time to look for a new firm and advisor that always adheres to the fiduciary duty when dealing with their clients.
Now that you've got an understanding of what you should want in a financial advisor (one who always has a fiduciary duty to his/her clients), don't just settle for someone who sometimes operates in a fiduciary capacity – make sure that they always are acting in your best interests. Hiring the right financial advisor can make all of the difference over the long term, and now that you know that – you're welcome!
Find an experienced financial advisor who always operates in a fiduciary capacity, works for an RIA firm, earns his/her money from fees (NOT commissions), believes in having an abundance of investment choices for clients, and has the heart & demeanor of a teacher, NOT a salesman, and chances are you've found the right financial advisor to help you prepare and plan for your financial goals.


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Bleakley Platt & Schmidt's Frances M. Pantaleo to Speak at WCBA January CLE
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt partner and head of the firm's Elder Law and Special Needs Practice Group, Frances M. Pantaleo, Esq. will speak at a Continuing Legal Education course entitled "An Introduction to Elder Law and Special Needs Planning," presented by the Westchester County Bar Association's Trust & Estates and Elder Law committees, on Thursday, January 16.
Elder law is the area of legal practice providing counsel in matters concerning health care, long-term care planning, estate planning (including preparation of wills, trusts, and advance directives), asset preservation and protection, Medicaid applications, and guardianship. Under Frances Pantaleo's leadership, the Elder Law and Special Needs Practice Group works closely with clients' family advisors, including family offices, financial advisors, CPAs, social workers, and healthcare professionals, in providing such services.
Ms. Pantaleo is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and previously served as Chair of the New York State Bar Association's Elder Law and Special Needs Section. She was recently named Best Lawyers' 2020 Lawyer of the Year in White Plains for the field of Elder Law. Additionally, the Thomson Reuters publication Super Lawyers Magazine has recognized her as one of the Top 25: 2019 Westchester County Super Lawyers, and the publication has also named her as one of the top 50 Women Lawyers in the Metro Area. She has also been honored with an award from the New York State Bar Association Elder Law & Special Needs Section for her work "in furtherance of the rights of the elderly and persons with disabilities."
An educator, as well as an attorney, Ms. Pantaleo has taught law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City and Pace Law School in White Plains. She previously spoke at the New York State Bar Association's "Basic Elder Law" CLE in November.
"An Introduction to Elder Law and Special Needs Planning" will be held on Thursday, January 16 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm, in the Ground Floor Conference Room at 2 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY. Registration is required. To register, click here.
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP is Westchester's preeminent law firm, with a more than 80-year legacy of providing superior legal counsel to the residents and businesses of Westchester County and Greenwhich, CT. To learn more about the firm's services, visit https://www.bpslaw.com/, or contact its offices at (914) 949-2700. Click here to send an email and inquire about Frances Pantaleo, Esq's team and practice areas.
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Scout and Sniper w/ cute van cuddles.
Ellis comes to the rescue.
Tobias is your best friend; But lately, hes been out of it.
But the day wasn't over; she realized that it was her birthday. Her twenty second birthday, to be excact. The birthday in which most people would be out with their friends and family, drinking, and having a good time. But here Jane was, sitting in a crappy hotel in a crappy town.


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That time a badger lived in the White House
Megan Miller
Published July 11, 2022 05:11:14
President Theodore Roosevelt is known for being a Rough Rider, a trust-buster, and coining the infamous phrase, "Walk softly, but carry a big stick." He also turned the White House into a veritable menagerie during his stay there. He, of course, had plenty of cats and dogs, but he was known for keeping guinea pigs for his children, and several of his sons had rabbits as well as a bright blue macaw named Eli Yale.
Arguably his most exotic pet, and probably the most unpredictable animal to inhabit the White House, was a real-life badger.
Theodore Roosevelt, like the badger, don't give a f*ck. (Giphy)
While on a railroad tour through the West, President Roosevelt stayed for several days in Sharon Springs, Kansas. After he'd fulfilled his presidential duties of talking with residents and giving speeches, he was getting ready to head further west when a girl named Pearl Gorsuch, who was twelve-years-old at the time, came up to him to ask if he'd like a badger.
Not exactly your average fan gift.
Whether the president didn't actually think she was serious, or if he was immediately ready to take a badger on a train ride, no one's really sure. But when Pearl returned, she had with her a two-week-old badger, as well as the rest of her family.
Roosevelt graciously showed the family (and accompanying badger) around his private rail car, and gave Pearl a locket and a carnation as a thank you. When he took the badger, he was delighted when it started nibbling on his fingers. He named the badger Josiah after Pearl's father and took it with him in his private car.
On the rest of his trip, Josiah proved to be good-natured, even when met with young children who were enchanted by the animal. Roosevelt wrote to his own children to inform them that he'd be bringing the badger home, and that he'd nicknamed Josiah "Josh" for short.
As the Roosevelt family did have plenty of dogs, a badger-specific cage had to be built, including two feet of underground space for him to burrow.
The Roosevelt family with Skip, just one of their many pups. (upload.wikimedia.org)
Roosevelt himself loved setting the badger loose, as Josiah was known for biting ankles, and the family soon learned to stand clear when he was out of his cage.
Archie Roosevelt, who was the second youngest of six children, was nine when Josiah arrived at the White House and laid the best claim to the animal. He would walk around the grounds holding Josiah around the waist. When Teddy expressed concern that Josiah might take advantage of the positioning to bite Archie's face, Archie insisted that little Josh only bit legs, not faces.
Though Josiah the badger did come home with a penchant for nipping but an overall friendly demeanor, he eventually lost his pleasant attitude. He may have grown overwhelmed by the bustle of the Roosevelt's White House, or just succumbed to his primal nature, but whichever reason, the result was the same.
The Roosevelt family had him placed in the Bronx Zoo in New York, which was probably for the best both for the animal and the family. However, they continued to visit him, just to make sure he didn't develop any abandonment issues.
Though each president has had different pet preferences—the Coolidge family actually had a pet raccoon named Rebecca—it's safe to say that Teddy Roosevelt came the closest to running a zoo out of the White House. But really, who'd refuse a little girl in a small town in Kansas handing you a baby badger?
First Lady Grace Coolidge shows off her pet racoon, Rebecca, at the White House Easter Egg Roll April 18, 1927. (Courtesy of the George W. Bush White House Archives.)
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Alisa Turner/Integrity Music album "Miracle Or Not" on WorshipTeam
May 30, 2018 by codygentes
Alisa Turner has released "Miracle Or Not" through Integrity Music and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com "Miracle Or Not" is a recording of some great new songs.
The first full-length album from Nashville, Tennessee-based singer, songwriter and worship leader Alisa Turner. Miracle Or Not follows Turner's critically-acclaimed, self-titled EP released last summer and her break-out single, "My Prayer For You", which has garnered almost 2 million YouTube views while her songs total over 5 million streams.
"I know that You love me, miracle or not." These hard, faith-filled lyrics anchor the title song and the entire 13-track album, a purposeful choice for Turner who battles chronic pain due to Lyme Disease. She knows the peace and love of God through every struggle and chooses to praise Him all the more.
"Whether or not God has answered your prayer or you're still waiting for your miracle, He is still good and He's still going to see you through… I'm living proof!," says Turner. "I'm still waiting for my miracle but I'm praising Him because He's here with me in in the pain, in the fire… and He'll be with you. He's still working no matter the circumstances."
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Alisa Turner/Integrity Music Single "Safe" on WorshipTeam
April 8, 2018 by codygentes
Alisa Turner has released "Safe" through Integrity Music and the song is now loaded into WorshipTeam.com "Safe" is a recording of a great new song.
Nashville, Tennessee-based singer, songwriter and worship leader Alisa Turner knows firsthand the comforting peace of Jesus in the midst of suffering. Her own battle with Lyme Disease and struggle with chronic pain have taught her the transformative power of praise and the beauty of God's grace for each moment. Turner shares this truth and captures the sigh of a trusting heart in new single "Safe", available February 23.
There's no shadow, there's no shame, no need to numb the pain | There's nothing to explain
Only kindness with no boundaries | Mercy that surrounds me | Love that sings my name… Safe
Writing with Dove Award winning songwriters Michael Farren ("Trust In You") and Tony Wood ("Jesus Only Jesus"), Turner delivers "Safe" as the first single from a full-length album due to release in late spring. The project follows her critically-acclaimed, self-titled EP from last summer and includes selections from the EP along with new songs penned with Farren, Wood, Jesse Reeves and Leslie Jordan (All Sons & Daughters) among others.
"We wrote 'Safe' during a time when I felt completely out of control," shares Turner. "As we sat writing an entirely different song, one of my co-writers asked me, 'what word comes to mind when you think of God?' and I responded instantly with, 'safe'! God is where and who I go to when I need to be covered and reminded that I'll be okay. He is the peace that stays, our steady ground, protector, provider, constant. He is close to you and me, always!"
Known for piano-driven psalms and hope-filled, modern laments such as "My Prayer For You", "As It Is In Heaven" and current radio single "Not Even Now", Turner's music always points listeners back to the God whose love and faithfulness never fails.
"I'm not healed yet, but I trust His love for me," says Turner. "And I'm thankful that I have the opportunity to share with others who are going through similar situations, to invite them to worship in the middle of their pain. To stand on a stage night after night and worship… I can't think of a better way to heal."
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Alisa Turner/Integrity Music album "Alisa Turner" on WorshipTeam
November 6, 2017 by codygentes
Alisa Turner has released "Alisa Turner" through Integrity Music and all songs are now loaded into WorshipTeam.com "Alisa Turner" is a recording of some great new songs.
Alisa Turner's self-titled debut EP captures the lilt and innocence in Turner's voice and the heartbreaking, but hopeful truth of her story. Produced by Grammy-nominated, Dove Award-winning Michael Farren, Alisa Turner inextricably weaves her very personal story of grief and suffering with hope and redemption through unfettered, unfiltered worship.
For Turner, who has battled the debilitating effects of Lyme Disease since childhood, music has always been her connection point with God. This includes painful seasons after the unexpected death of her worship pastor dad, hospitalizations brought on by the ravages of her disease and losing her infant son only minutes after he was born.
Through it all, Turner returned time and again to the piano, to music. "I think the Lord created me this way, drawn in by the emotion that comes with music," says Turner. "When I sit down at the piano, He always uses it to draw me back, to awaken the dreamer, and I always leave different than when I came. I leave different knowing He sees me, He is with me. He is my hope."
That hope shines through each track on her EP, including "My Prayer For You," the project's first radio single, which was penned by Farren.
May God give you eyes to see He's still greater / Courage to rise and believe He's able
May God be your peace in the fire you're walking through… This is my prayer for you
"It's always a bit of a wrestle to merge an individual's story and voice into melodies and anthems that the Church can sing along with," says Farren. "And yet, when you finally land in that authentic place, everyone recognizes and engages with the refrain you've created. Everyone has their story of brokenness, but when they hear from someone who has shared that pain and yet stands and declares the goodness of God, that's when true worship is loudest…and I pray that's what we've been able to do in telling Alisa's story wrapped in these moments of worship."
Apart from the single, Turner co-wrote all of the tracks for the EP, with each song exploring the depths of what it means to worship among the ashes, comforted by and confident in the presence of God. These faith-building songs of overcoming, including "Lift My Eyes," "Not Even Now," "More Than Gonna Make It," and "As It Is In Heaven," declare God's Kingdom, deliverance, glory and unshakable power. The project closes with "Psalm 13," a modern lamentation, conveying the unique timber and emotion of Turner's life-story.
"My life and my story are messy… there are days when all I can do is keep lifting up my hands in desperation and in worship," confesses Turner, who still struggles daily with her health. "I know the hard parts of life well, and I can see and sense when someone else is going through it. The best way I know to lead is by example. So, I just worship. That's all I know to do."
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Q: Team Foundation 2015 Environment variable PATH not recognized I have a TFS 2015 build in which I want to run command 'dotnet restore'. On my build machine, the path to dotnet.exe is part of my environment variable 'Path'. When running the command from command prompt window, it works fine. When trying to run it via a TFS build step of type 'Command line' dotnet is not recognized. My path variable containing dotnet.exe path is at system level, so every users, including the one on which my build agent is running, should see it.

A: I have tested with TFS 2015.3, after adding dotnet.exe path in Environment Variables and add Command Line step in build definition, dotnet.exe can be recognized in the following setting. You may compare it with yours:

A: FYI, this is still an issue with TFS 2017 as well. From my tests, it appears TFS doesn't like when the PATH variable is over 900 characters. After shortening the PATH variable and closing the dialog windows, restart the VSO/VSTS agent services and you should see the Path variable appear as a capability for the agent.    Hopefully this helps someone else.