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Johnsonville's Festive Feast
Johnsonville Cooks Up A Festive Family Feast for Facebook
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and even more so during the holidays. That's why Johnsonville, one of the leading sausage brands in the world, is rolling out an innovative Facebook campaign to give families fresh ideas to spruce up their morning spreads this season.
Created and produced by Toronto-based social media agency Matchstick, the campaign features a Christmas breakfast table-scape that users can pan across to view various dishes, such as breakfast pizza and a holiday breakfast casserole. The dishes, which incorporate different Johnsonville sausages in unexpected ways, click through to a corresponding recipe on the Johnsonville website, johnsonville.ca.
The campaign takes advantage of Facebook's new Canvas ad format, an immersive and fast-loading full-page mobile ad that gives brands a new way to engage with consumers. Visit Johnsonville Canada's Facebook page.
It marks the latest social initiative aimed at Canadian consumers. Over the past year, the brand has built a loyal following on social media, with social posts amassing a multitude of engagements. Matchstick keeps fans satiated throughout the year with recipe suggestions and other tips and tricks for incorporating Johnsonville sausages into meals in new ways.
Social has also been a huge driver of traffic to the Johnsonville Canada website, thanks in part to Canadian influencers including celebrity chef and Top Chef Canada and Chopped Canada judge Mark McEwan, who has appeared in spots and recipe videos for the brand.
"So many consumers are turning to social media for recipe inspiration and ideas, especially around the holidays, when they may want to spice up the holiday spread with new recipes or try different twists on their usual repertoire," said Jackie Hendricks, International Marketing at Johnsonville. "The holidays are a busy time. We wanted to share easy recipes for families to enjoy that are also delicious and use Johnsonville sausage in new and interesting ways."
"Johnsonville is a brand tailor-made for social media. Its simple, delicious food is a social catalyst in backyards and at the kitchen table, and its community of loyalists isn't shy to advocate passionately for the brand," said Patrick Thornburn, Co-Founder, Matchstick. "Innovating with the latest social platform products – from Canvas to Live to 360 photography – keeps us fresh and relevant to our audience, and makes us stand out in a competitive category."
In 2017, Johnsonville will continue with a multi-platform marketing campaign that includes new recipe videos, social media, television and print. In addition, Matchstick will extend the brand's social reach in Canada further with the launch of Johnsonville Canada's Instagram account.
About Johnsonville:
Johnsonville, Wisconsin is a town built on sausage, for sausage and by sausage. We started as a small, family-owned butcher shop in 1945 dedicated to crafting the best sausage around, and 70+ years later, that hasn't changed. The delicious sausage made in the butcher shop came from an old family recipe, which made its way down the family tree from 19th-century Austria. Today, that family recipe remains, and only three people in the world know the secret ingredients for Johnsonville sausage. Johnsonville employs approximately 1,600 members and the brand is distributed in over 40 countries around the world. The company remains privately owned today. For additional Johnsonville company information, new product news and the latest recipes visit www.johnsonville.ca.
About Matchstick:
Matchstick is one of Canada's leading independent social digital agencies. Since 2001, it has designed and delivered innovative and impactful marketing communications for some of the world's most innovative B2C and B2B brands. Matchstick's specialization in social digital includes strategy, content, Influencer engagement, analytics, and paid media planning and buying. More about us: www.matchstick.ca
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The new iPad 2 is likely to be one to benefit from the ferocious growth in the field of tablets according to a survey carried out by analyst firm Changewave.
The company carried out a survey in February, before the launch of the iPad 2, using a sample of 3091 consumers and queried them about tablet demand.
More than one in four of the respondents, 27 per cent, said that they will buy a tablet device in the future, an increase of two per cent over the previous survey carried out three months earlier.
Five per cent of the respondents said that they would like to purchase one within the next 90 days, meaning that the remaining 22 per cent may delay their purchase decisions until the second half of the year.
Apple and its iPad family remains the preferred option when it comes to tablet brand with 82 per cent of the market, far ahead of Motorola XOOM (4%), The RIM Playbook (3%) and the Samsung Galaxy Tab (3%).
One of the factors that explain why the iPad still remains the overall favourite is that the satisfaction rating of the tablet amongst existing customers is extremely high; 95 per cent of owners are either very satisfied or somewhat satisfied.
Changewave survey also highlighted the very real danger of tablet cannibalization for other product segments. More customers are deciding to put off, delay or cancel purchases of eReaders, laptops or netbooks because they have purchased a tablet.


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A Better Way to Compensate College Athletes
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By George E. Curry
Athletes at Northwestern University shocked the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the governing body of college sports, by taking steps to unionize student/athletes. Surprisingly, NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell, former NFL great Jim Brown and Harry Edwards, who organized a human rights protest at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City that culminated in Tommy Smith and John Carlos giving a clenched fist salute when they mounted the winners platform, do not support the idea.
It's not that Bill Russell, Jim Brown or Harry Edwards have mellowed – they have not. Rather, they think there's a better way to help athletes who generate $500 billion a year to major universities, athletic vendors and others.
"I am totally against the unions in college," Brown said. "I don't like the NCAA. I think it's a greedy organization, a dictatorial organization, an organization that's totally unfair to the players…But on the other hand, I think we have all gotten away from the value of an education."
Russell and Brown made their comments recently as part of a sports panel moderated by Edwards at the University of Texas. The discussion was part of 3-day summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Russell said the NCAA's money machine should be viewed within the context of other successful U.S. businesses.
"All great fortunes are amassed on cheap or slave labor," he explained. "The NCAA – the one group everybody is focusing on – has this money machine. To keep it this way, the labor force has to be free or paid low wages."
As Everett Glenn, a former sports agent, pointed out in a 3-part series for the NNPA News Service: "College sports is big business – for everyone except the athletes who make it possible. College basketball and football have long operated as quasi-farm systems for professional teams by discovering talent, training players, and highlighting performance."
For example, Glenn noted, "Black athletes represent 52.9 percent of Ohio State University's basketball and football rosters and dominate among its star players, fueling a nearly $130 million athletic department budget on a campus where Black males represent only 2.7 percent of the student body. The disparity between the graduation rate for OSU's Black football players, at 38 percent, and all student-athletes, at 71 percent, represent the highest disparity in the Big-10."
If colleges are serving as farm teams for the pros, players are spending less and less time on the farm.
This year, for example, Kentucky freshmen basketball stars Julius Randle and James Young have announced that they will enter the 2014 NBA draft. It's one-and-done for the Wildcats. Randle is projected to be among the top five picks, which means he may earn $6.1 to $7.5 million over two years.
But many pro athletes have received a truckload of money, only to squander it. Terrell Owens, Allen Iverson, Antoine Walker are just a few who come to mind.
Sports Illustrated reported that by the time former NFL players have been retired for two years, 78 percent of them "have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce." Within five years of retirement, approximately 60 percent of former NBA players are broke.
Athletes have to cope with other issues as well, said Harry Edwards.
"Fifteen percent of the athletes who show up for the combine having already been in concussion situations before they even get to the NFL – and concussions are not something that you get over. That's something the unions can't address."
Instead of unions, Edwards said, the emphasis should be put on making sure athletes get an education so that even if they end up broke, they will have other skills with which to support themselves.
"When we talk about young students, I think there are other considerations that take priority over the monetary aspect," Edwards told me after a press conference in Austin, Texas. "Money shifts the focus even more than already is the case and away from the education imperative that these institutions are obligated and should be committed to delivering on."
Edwards said rather than rushing into the pros. Student/athletes should have scholarships that allow them to complete college within six years. For those who complete their education in four years, they should be given another two years for graduate study.
"Ninety-eight percent of athletes who play college football will never be on a professional roster," Edwards explained. "They are going to have to go with what they achieve educationally."
He should know. Edwards has a Ph.D in sociology from Cornell University and has been a longtime professor at the University of California-Berkeley.
George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him on Twitter @currygeorge, and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.
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This 35-acre property includes a grand log chalet situated at 8900 feet above sea level.
The top floor, one large room with a vaulted ceiling, boasts picture windows facing the Gore Range. The wood burning stove generously heats this level. A propane furnace provides additional heat for the whole house. The living room area has several couches (one of which is a sofa-sleeper) and a sky chair. The dining table seats 10 people. The kitchen is large and well equipped with counter space for preparing sizable meals. There is also a half-bathroom on this floor.
On the middle level there are four bedrooms, which sleep 8 (2 queens, 1 double and a bunk bed). There is a full bathroom with shower/bathtub on this floor.
This is a kid friendly property equipped with toys, books, movies, entertainment system with satellite radio and a ping-pong table.
A large solar system provides most of the heat and hot water for a reduced carbon footprint. There is propane and electricity for the utilities. Laundry facilities are available on the bottom level if needed.
The deck wraps around 2/3 of the upper level for sunbathing, bird watching, sunrise and sunset viewing. There is a propane grill on the deck for convenient outdoor cooking. In addition, you can enjoy meals on the deck at a wooden picnic table. Just below the house is a fire ring and additional picnic table for cookouts.
From the hammock on the deck you can view the Gore Range, Green Mountain Reservoir, and the Williams Fork Range. Deer, elk, and fox are common visitors. Nightfall brings stargazing and the occasional coyote chorus. Songbirds, hummingbirds, eagles, and hawks are often seen.
In winter, the chalet's location is ideal for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and excellent sledding. Alpine skiing and snowboarding are available at Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone and A-Basin, all within an hour. Vail, Steamboat Springs, and Winter Park are around 1.5 to 2 hours away.There is Gold Medal fishing on the Colorado and Blue Rivers, and belly-boating on Cataract Lake. The chalet is surrounded by aspens, so the fall is an exceptional time to visit. There is access to various wilderness areas for sportsmen looking for a comfortable base.
Lower Cataract Lake is a short drive away during the summer months. When there is snow, it can be reached with snowshoes or cross-country skis via the road. A number of trail-heads begin in that area for day hikes or camping. The wild flowers are spectacular in spring and summer and the aspen foliage is golden in the fall. The cataract itself is also worth exploring.
The location is solitary, serene and private on 35 acres of woodland and sage brush meadows with wildlife as your nearest neighbors.
This is a perfect property for a small family get-together or a place to return to after a day of hiking, fishing or hunting.
Winter access can be more difficult even with with snow plowing, so contact us directly for more information.
We designed and built this chalet, using standing dead lodge pole logs. Our 4 children grew up using this place many times a year, summer and winter. We are now retired, and the children are married and living scattered around the country. We come here about twice a month, bringing our dog and 2 cats with us.
We built the chalet as our vacation retreat, and now would like to share it with others.
Solitude, serenity, love of the mountains, and enjoyment of the wildlife.
1 set of towels per occupant. Additional towel usage may incur a laundry fee.
Everything was great for the return.
A little more emphasis on 4wd access to the site would make sense.
Our third vehicle made it up with tire chains. The view was worth it.
We chose this rental because my family coming up from Texas wanted a good snow experience. They got that and so much more with this place! The driveway is a perfect sledding hill and the cabin is remote enough that you don't have to worry about traffic. The sunrises are beautiful and it is so peaceful to just enjoy a cup of coffee and enjoy the quiet. The cabin has a well stocked kitchen with necessary items which is extremely helpful as it is about a 40 min drive back to town. Perfect location and a beautiful home. We will definitely be staying here again!
We enjoyed the place and the beautiful views.
I have always wanted to spend a holiday weekend in the mountains with my sons. We made a fantastic choice in this cabin. The cabin was warm and wonderful. My sons were fascinated with the thermocouple fan on the wood stove. I loved being unplugged from everything. It was so peaceful. It forced family time fun. We put a 1000 piece puzzle together, read books, watch a few movies, and went on several hikes at Crater Lake and Surprise Lake. Our puppy dog just loved all of the snow. A couple of friends spent a few nights with us after skiing in Keystone all day Friday and Saturday. We made several great meals. The kitchen has all of the amenities you will need. (Dishwasher would be nice.) We are making plans of coming back during the summer.
We had a great time exploring around the property, making trips to Lower Cataract, and enjoying the spectacular deck. Can't wait to come back as soon as we can!
What a cool mountain cabin!!!
We loved our stay here. The cabin is unique and was a great fit for our family. We loved hanging out all together on the floor with kitchen/living room. We played ping pong, horse shoes and put together a couple puzzles. The open and rustic feel of the cabin was very cool. The proximity to Green Mountain Reservoir and Cataract Lake was awesome. We went fishing in both! We even rented a pontoon boat at the reservoir and had a fantastic day on the water. We wished we could have stayed a LOT longer. Next time!
We do apply holiday rates to various holidays, including Thanksgiving, 4th of July, Christmas/New Years, Memorial Day, Labor Day, President's Day, MLK Weekend, and other holidays as deemed appropriate. Specific holidays have a different rate structure for the entire stay. MLK, President's Day, and Veteran's Day rentals cost $350/night. Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day stays cost $400/night. A revised quote reflecting the holiday rate will be provided upon inquiry. We will continue to offer discounted weekly rates, based upon staying 7 nights. If renting for more than 7 nights, the entire rental rate will be calculated at the daily rate for a week, multiplied by the number of days at the house. We require a $150 cleaning fee that is to be left at the cabin upon departure, for our house cleaner. Not doing so will result in a $10 surcharge deducted from your deposit, along with the cleaning fee amount.


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What will the difference be between President Obama's May APPROVAL rating as reported by RCP @7:00 AM on Thursday 29 May 2014 and the 43.7% April reported number?
How will the May 2014 U.S. national unemployment number, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday 6 June 2014, be compared to the 6.3% April 2014 reported number?
Will President Obama's June APPROVAL rating as reported by RCP @7:00 AM on Friday 28 June 2013 be higher, lower, or remain the same as the 48.3% as reported on Friday 31 May 2013?
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Which Philippine candidates for senator will win on May 13, 2013?
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These 2 Michigan State Zone offensive Sets are from Coach Scott Peterman's Ultimate Zone offense playbook.
These two zone attack sets are from Scott Peterman's Ultimate Zone Offense eBook.
I hope they give you some ideas that you can add to your zone attack.
The Ultimate Zone Offense and Ultimate Horns Offense eBooks are combined as this week's eBook Bundle Special.
2 cuts to the left corner.
3 passes to 1 and cuts to the basket.
5 sets a downscreen on the middle of the zone.
4 sets a screen on the left bottom of the zone.
1 can pass to 2 or 3 for the shot.
2 passes to 4 for the shot.
1 dribbles to the right wing and passes to 2.
3 slides to the right low block.
4 sets a screen on the middle of the zone.
5 screens the lower left zone member.
1 dribbles to the top of the key.
4 and 5 screen for 3.
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4 steps up to the right elbow.
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Q: How to list directories or files in android? I am trying to create an Android app that can select file/s in Android phone and upload it to a server. When I click "upload" button, I want my app to display all the files and folders stored in the phone, so user can select the files to upload. I want to display it like in the Dropbox app. In Dropbox app, when user click "Upload here"->"Other Files", it will show the files and folders in Android internal storage (or external storage??Not sure about this). I wish I could show the screenshot, but I don't have enough reputation to post image.
This is what I've done so far, but it doesn't show similar result.
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Could anyone guide me through this? I am still newbie in Android app development.
Thanks

A: I'm suggesting you to use Simple file chooser - https://github.com/ingyesid/simple-file-chooser library. Here you can select file and have it's path onActivityResult. Then you can start uploading task.
If you want, you can check source code of the library.

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Description:They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. Examining navigation and shipbuilding; cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans; the transportation of plants, animals, and textiles between the continents; and the diaries, journals, and oral accounts of the explorers themselves, Ivan Van Sertima builds a pyramid of evidence to support his claim of an African presence in the New World centuries before Columbus. Combining impressive scholarship with a novelistäó»s gift for storytelling, Van Sertima re-creates some of the most powerful scenes of human history: the launching of the great ships of Mali in 1310 (two hundred master boats and two hundred supply boats), the sea expedition of the Mandingo king in 1311, and many others. In They Came Before Columbus, we see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of black Africans in pre-Columbian America, and their overwhelming impact on the civilizations they encountered.
Ashay says,"This book is one you will need to have for your library. Dr. Van Sertima maps out logistically and linguistically how and when Africans arrived in to America's shores. A true classic in black literature."


The next few weeks promise to be a whirlwind of activity.
Progress reports came out from the school. Another big gulp. Neither of my kids are doing well. My daughter has been distracted, to say the least, by her condition. The kindergartner...well, let's just say that even 10 years ago when my daughter went to school she didn't have to know as much as they are expecting from my son. He's delayed in speech and fine motor skills. And like most kids his age, he has 'selective listening'. Grrrr. So, there's a round of teacher conferences to attend.
Then, there's the normal queue of edits and writing to be accomplished in my 'copious' spare time.
But, the high point of my week is that my first M/M romance, Breathless, releases from Cobblestone Press today. Wahoooooo!
Danger and unexpected desire will leave them both breathless.
Unless he can come up with $500,000, Jason Swan will lose his hot air balloon ride company to his ex-wife, a woman he should have never married, especially since he has a penchant for men. Big, virile men like Michael O'Shaunnesy.
Michael O'Shaunnesy is on the run from his ex-lover when his car breaks down in Napa Valley. To escape, he steals Jason's balloon. Miles above the ground, the two men are beset by danger ... and desire. When disaster strikes, the only way out is down.
You can buy it here!
Erika, I'll be sending some positive thoughts your way--and congrats on the release.


The Maramon Convention, one of the largest Christian convention in Asia, witnessed an historic occasion on Thursday as two Transgender (TG) individuals were given chance by the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church to address thousands of believers on the vast sand-bed of the Pampa River in Kozhencherry in Pathanamthitta. It was the first time in the history of the church in India where Transgenders were given such an opportunity in a mega event like this. This was the 123rd edition of the convention.
KOTTAYAM: The Maramon Convention, one of the largest Christian convention in Asia, witnessed an historic occasion on Thursday as two Transgender (TG) individuals were given chance by the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church to address thousands of believers on the vast sand-bed of the Pampa River in Kozhencherry in Pathanamthitta. It was the first time in the history of the church in India where Transgenders were given such an opportunity in a mega event like this. This was the 123rd edition of the convention.
Transgenders Selin Thomas alias Lakshmi and Sreekutty spoke about gender justice and the need for the society to change and accept the TG. The move by the church is seen as a path breaking one as it will help in gaining more acceptance for the TG in the Kerala society.
The Church, especially the current Metropolitan Joseph Mar Thoma have been taking special interest in addressing the issues of the TG. The church had also announced a series of projects aimed at reclaiming and protecting the rights of the TG.
Welcoming the two TG speakers, the Metropolitan apologised to the god on behalf of the society who have failed to recognise the TG. "There are over 40,000 Transgenders in the state. Though they have all the god given talents, they are being marginalised due to some physical changes," he said. He also said that a member of the church has come forward to donate a 2.5 acre land for setting up the centre for TGs.
Selin Thomas was in tears of joy coming off the stage after the talk. "I am thankful to the Metropolitan and the church for creating history by giving us a chance," she said. This will help in changing the attitude of the people here towards us," said Selin who is settled in Delhi. The 55-year-old, a native of Pandalam, had to leave her family at very young age as she was rejected for being TG. "I went to Mumbai, Bangalore before finally settling down in Delhi," she said. "We don't face any discrimination in Delhi. But in Kerala it is different," she said.
During her speech, Selin said that it was her wish that her cremation should be conducted as per the rules of the church. She also narrated the heart-breaking experience when her siblings did not want her to come home when her mother died. "Finally they agreed after I assured them that I won't come and cry near her body. After the funeral when all had left I went to the cemetery and laid flowers and cried," she said. She also mentioned about the various issues faced by them like denial of Insurance policies as they are neither male nor female and rehabilitation of elderly people.
Sreekutty who hails from Thiruvananthapuram was elated for becoming part of history. The 36-year-old talked about the need for the acceptance of the society. "We are being kept away by the society. We want to change this," said Sreekutty who is the president of the Kerala Sexual Gender Minority Federation. She also said that though the Government has provided funds for various projects for the TG, no benefits are reaching the TG.
The pilot project of the church was launched in Mumbai under the name Navodaya Movement for TG where around 70 TG are being provided support. According to Fr Philip George, the Kerala Coordinator of TG ministry, the church will open a centre for the TG in two months in Pathanamthitta. "It will be a rejuvenating centre for them. To make them aware that they are normal as any other human being and help them to lead a normal and dignified life," he said. The Church will also identify family and school dropouts and will protect them and will help them to lean in a normal school. The church is also providing guidance and counselling for those who go for Sexual reassignment surgery. "We will also take care of them during the post-surgery period for eight months so that they will get complete rest," he added.
Though the Church have created history by taking up the cause of the TG, it had also courted controversy regarding permitting women to attend the convention held during night time. It has been an age-old custom of the convention that the women are not allowed entry to the convention after 6.30pm. In recent years there has been a difference of opinion among the believers, especially women. Those fighting to change this tradition welcomed the move regarding approach by the Church towards the TG. However, they hoped that the discrimination against women too will change.
"It is the need of the hour that transgender citizens get proper acceptance in society. What the Mar Thoma Church is doing now in this regard is truly appreciable. At the same time, it is highly condemnable that a discriminatory attitude is continued towards women by the Church. Instead of resisting and complaining, the Church should feel proud that the Maramon Convention site is open to women, men and transgenders equally. Instead of being delighted in the exclusivist tradition of 'NO' to women, the Church should be boasting on its inclusive character. I believe that the ball is in the court of the authorities," Shanthi Mathai, Secretary, Indian Christian Women's Movement (Kerala Chapter) and former Secretary, Mar Thoma Women's Commission of the women's movement of the Church.


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Barkley ready to work for England place
After making his return to England action in Croatia on Friday, Chelsea's Ross Barkley is determined to keep his place.
Jack Davies
13 October, 2018 08:16 IST
England's Ross Barkley, who returned to the team on Friday, had not played for the national side since 2016. - Getty Images
Ross Barkley is determined to work hard at Chelsea to keep his place in Gareth Southgate's England side after returning to the international fold in Friday's 0-0 Nations League draw with Croatia.
Barkley had not featured for England since 2016 after struggling for form and fitness in the latter stages of his time at Everton and early in his Chelsea career.
But the 24-year-old has played in all but one of the Blues' Premier League matches under Maurizio Sarri and appears to have put those concerns behind him.
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Asked whether Friday's match felt like a second England debut, Barkley told Sky Sports: "No, because I've been here before, so I know what it's like to play for England and how much it means to everyone and myself.
"Over the years I've worked hard and where I'm at right now, I feel fresh, I feel strong. I'm sure I'll continue to get fitter and continue to improve.
"I'll work hard at club level and hopefully that will take care of itself."
The match was played behind closed doors as Croatia served its punishment for an incident in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Italy when a swastika was marked on the pitch.
"It was odd but we've played in situations like this before in our youth days," added Barkley.
"I thought in the second half we had our fair share of chances and any other day I feel we would have come away with the three points and possibly won 3-0. I thought we should have been a bit more ruthless today.
"We had the best chances and I can't remember them really having many chances other than a couple of shots from the edge of the box. It's disappointing that we didn't win the game."


A customer checking out Wednesday at Just Good Meat in Ralston got a sales pitch from one of the shop's butchers.
"You use it kind of like Pam," the butcher said, likening an Omaha entrepreneur's new duck fat product to the ubiquitous cooking spray sold by Conagra Brands.
Conagra measures sales of Pam in the tens of millions of cans a year. Duck Fat spray inventor Dennis Schuett has sold hundreds of cans of his product since he introduced it in the fall.
But he's hoping it earns a spot in the pantry of home cooks who are looking for another option, one he said holds up to searing heat better than vegetable oils, and that enhances the flavor of foods like potatoes and steaks. It sells for $12.99 a can online and $10 a can at Just Good Meat; other retailers' prices may vary.
The launch of the unusual spray comes as chefs and consumers, especially those who follow paleo and whole-foods diets, have returned to traditional animal fats like duck fat, beef tallow and pork lard.
It will compete for space on store shelves with a growing number of premium-priced fats and oils, sold for $9, $10 or more. The animal-fat products — once shunned — now are being pitched as a healthful choice. They fit in with a long-running consumer trend away from margarine and partially hydrogenated oils back to more traditional butter and animal fats.
On the ground floor of the trend was Colorado firm Fatworks, which in 2011 started selling beef fat — called tallow — and now also sells wild boar lard, duck fat, bison tallow and organic free-range chicken fat. Its products are sold online and in some Whole Foods, Natural Grocers and other retail spots.
Fatworks co-founder David Cole was following a paleo diet, but was having trouble finding the animal fats that paleo gurus recommend. He figured there was an untapped market. "We had to take a jump into the unknown," he said. Paleo diet followers eat mainly meats, vegetables, nuts and eggs, and shun grains, dairy, sugar and refined vegetable oils.
Cole worked with farmers and suppliers to process and distribute the fats. Fatworks has a Nebraska connection — some of its duck fat is rendered at the same Norfolk food manufacturing plant that supplies Schuett's duck fat. Fatworks sales have grown from about $50,000 in 2011, the first year, to about $1 million in 2016, he said. But he said growth has slowed lately with the launch of similar products from food giant General Mills.
General Mills acquired Austin, Texas-based natural foods company Epic Provisions — best known for its meat, nut and fruit energy bars — in January 2016. It was part of a wave of acquisitions of small startups by big food companies facing slowing sales of older processed food brands.
The same month, Epic launched its own line of some of the same animal fats. Fatworks' Cole isn't happy about General Mills' venture into the category, calling it a "copyfat" that takes advantage of its nationwide supply chain and distribution network to outpace his business. Epic told The World-Herald that its animal-fat cooking oils were a natural evolution for the company, which already used meats and hoped to source more of the "whole animal" in its products. Customers are using Epic oils to roast, bake and fry food, and even as a beard oil or skin moisturizer, the company said.
Epic says its fats — which like Fatworks' are sourced from grass-fed, cage-free and pasture-raised animals — are more nourishing than the fat of conventionally raised animals, with more omega-3 fatty acids. That's what consumers are looking for in a food product, Epic co-founder Taylor Collins said in an email.
Meanwhile, as these upstart fat companies advertise their products as better for you, traditional sellers of supermarket-staple fats have been overhauling their image. Crisco has eliminated partially hydrogenated oils from its vegetable shortening recipe, leaving it free of artificial trans fats, parent company J.M. Smucker said.
And Armour, the old name in meatpacking that sells lard by the tub, touts its recipe as "one of the healthiest cooking fats you can buy." Armour uses fully hydrogenated lard, which it says does not add trans fats, and contains less saturated fat than butter and more heart-healthy monounsaturated fats.
Schuett, in Omaha, says both Epic and Fatworks are duck fat competitors, but his is the only product in a spray can, which he said is an easy and familiar way for the home cook to use duck fat to grease an omelet pan or sauté vegetables.
For his new food venture, under the umbrella name Cornhusker Kitchen, Schuett teamed up with longtime business partner Roger Brodersen, founder of Omaha agribusiness information platform DTN, which he has since sold. The two also have been owners of Jackson Street Tavern in Omaha and are partners in the Boulder Creek Amusement Park in Millard.
Schuett, formerly a food broker, said a food supplier to Boulder Creek introduced him to duck fat. Schuett liked the product and noticed it wasn't among supermarket spray-oil offerings. He bought canning equipment and now contracts with a Kansas co-packer to produce it. Unlike most spray oils, it doesn't contain a propellant mixed with the oil; the oil is in a bag inside the can, and compressed air surrounds the bag, forcing the oil out when you press the button.
A number of butcher shops and other specialty foods stores around Omaha are now carrying Schuett's duck fat spray, and Hy-Vee also recently agreed to stock it in its distribution center, so individual Hy-Vees can order it, he said. Just Good Meat owner Sean Fuller said it's the fastest-selling local product he's ever stocked in the grocery area of his shop, at 84th and J Streets.
Can trendy, back-to-the-basics animal fats be part of a healthy diet?
As in other debates over food, the answer is: it depends. And the answer, it seems, boils down to, "in moderation." Local nutrition consultant Terry Shanahan, whose clients include former Creighton University basketball star Doug McDermott, guides clients in a paleo diet, and recommends fats from grass-fed beef, pasture-raised pork and wild-caught fish.
Paired with other healthy choices, he said, these fats can help fight disease and result in weight loss.
"It's encouraging people to use fat for fuel instead of using sugar and processed foods," he said. How much to eat? That depends on the client's goals and activity level, but he advises moderation.
Omaha registered dietitian Sarah Hortman said grass-fed animal fats can be part of a healthy diet — in moderation.
"Just because it's labeled a trendy fat or a healthy fat doesn't mean we can have all we can eat," she said.


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Q: Jasmine Spy : Getting an error in returnValue I am trying to write unit test case with jasmine spy. Below is my service code.
function reset(someParam) {
var deferred = $q.defer();

svcTypes.getTasksWithRoles().then(function (types) {
    if (types.HadError) return;

    // do some stuff..

    deferred.resolve(results);
}, function (errorResponse) {
    deferred.reject(errorResponse);
});
return deferred.promise; }

Below is my unit test case :
describe('tests for svcWorkordertypes', function () {

beforeEach(angular.mock.module('workorders.service'));
beforeEach(angular.mock.module('workordertypes.service'));

var svcWorkordertypes;
var svcTypes;
var $q, $httpBackend;
beforeEach(angular.mock.inject(function (_svcWorkordertypes_, _svcTypes_, _$q_, _$httpBackend_) {
    svcWorkordertypes = _svcWorkordertypes_;
    svcTypes = _svcTypes_;
    $q = _$q_;
    $httpBackend = _$httpBackend_;

}));

//This is working fine.
it('all controls should be set', function () {
    expect(svcWorkordertypes).toBeDefined();
    expect(svcTypes).toBeDefined();
    expect($q).toBeDefined();
    expect($httpBackend).toBeDefined();

});

it('test reset method', function () {
    //Arrange
    var someParam = 'test';
    var types = [{ RoleList: 'newRoleList', isHeader: true, Roles: 'testRole' }];
    $httpBackend.when("GET", 'null/tasks/types?$select=IncludeRoles').respond(200, JSON.stringify(types));
    spyOn(svcTypes, 'getTasksWithRoles').and.returnValue(function () {
        var deferred = $q.defer();
        deferred.resolve(JSON.stringify(types));
        return deferred.promise;
    });

    //Act
    var result = svcWorkordertypes.reset(selectedRoleName);

    //Assert
    result.then(function (res) {
        console.log(res + ' res output...');
        //expect(JSON.stringify(res)).toEqual(JSON.stringify(types));
    });
    //expect(svcTypes).toBeDefined();
}) });

Below is the error :

I have tried many ways with callFake as well. I found a similar question on stackoverflow but it didn't help me.

A: getTasksWithRoles should return a promise, and it is mocked to return a function that returns a promise.
It should be:
spyOn(svcTypes, 'getTasksWithRoles').and.returnValue(
  $q.resolve(JSON.stringify(types))
);


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Home » Events » Mauritius » Mauritius January 17, 2020
Mauritius January 17, 2020
by pacadmin|Published August 25, 2019
Dumke Black Box Theatre
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Pinnacle Acting Company presents: Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Jared Larkin
Mauritius: The play focuses on two half-sisters, Jackie and Mary, who inherit a stamp collection which might be worth a fortune. The title refers to the "Blue Mauritius", one of the world's rarest stamps. The sisters become involved with three men, including the owner of a stamp store Phillip and Dennis, whose occupation is somewhat mysterious. The characters try to out-do each other in attempting to reap possible rewards from the stamp collection.
Mauritius premiered on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre on October 4, 2007, and closed November 25, 2007. This play marked the Broadway debut for Rebeck. The play was directed by Doug Hughes with scenic design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by Catherine Zuber and lighting design by Paul Gallo in a Manhattan Theatre Club production. Bobby Cannavale received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.
The play had its world premiere in Boston by the Huntington Theatre Company at the Boston Center for the Arts Calderwood Pavilion in October 2006. The play was directed by Rebecca Taichman and starred Marin Ireland as Jackie, Michael Aronov as Dennis, Robert Dorfman, Laura Latreille and James Gale as Sterling.
It was presented at Chicago's Northlight Theatre from February 25 to April 5, 2009.
The play was produced by the Pasadena Playhouse, California opening on April 9, 2009. Direction was by Jessica Kubzansky.
Not recommended for children under the age of 16 for strong language and graphic violence.
When: January 10, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Dumke Black Box Theatre, 1252 E 1700 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, USA
Pinnacle Acting Company presents: Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck Directed by Jared Larkin Mauritius: The play focuses on two half-sisters, Jackie and Mary,[…]
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When: March 13, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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If you know anyone in our ONRAMP course currently will you please help me relay the message that class tonight will be canceled. We will have our regularly scheduled class on Wednesday evening.
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Now reading: Beckham Will Earn An Astronomical Amount To Be Face Of The Qatar World Cup
Beckham Will Earn An Astronomical Amount To Be Face Of The Qatar World Cup
The 46-year-old former England national team captain, David Beckham, will make a fortune after he struck a deal to be the face of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, as well as this country's sports ambassador.
David Beckham has signed a 20 million-a-year deal over the next decade to become the country's ambassador. "Becks" will get a fortune for this collaboration - 200 million dollars.
The incredible deal will be formalized next month.
David Beckham, Qatar's Sports Ambassador
In early October, the famous former soccer player spent a week in Qatar, during which time he saw the stage of preparations for the World Cup. He visited several stadiums under construction and inquired about the status of the works.
During his visit, Beckham - nicknamed the "Goldenballs" - also met with officials to finalize some details before the final tournament, which will begin in November next year.
The football icon has had links with the Qataris since he played for Paris St-Germain.
According to The Sun, the owner of the American football club Inter Miami consulted with his wife Victoria Beckham (age 47) before signing the mega-deal with the Arabs. Alongside sports, Beckham will also promote tourism and culture.
Big human rights problems in Qatar
The new Sports Ambassador in Qatar has to repair a very bad image created by the organizers after many workers died on the construction sites of the stadiums where the World Cup matches will take place.
The truth is the country has faced huge controversy over its human rights record.
"David has always talked about the power of football as a force for good on many levels. As we reach the one year-to-go point he will join the wider football community that is coming together for the World Cup 2022 and he's looking forward to what he thinks will be a great tournament," said a spokeswoman for David Beckham.
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Global Push for Corporate Purpose Fuels 85% YoY Growth in Adoption of Benevity OneWorld™ International Solution
Benevity's International User Base More than Triples as Hundreds of Thousands of People Give Across Borders
Submitted by: Benevity
Categories: Corporate Social Responsibility, Philanthropy & Corporate Contributions
CALGARY, Canada, Jun. 18 /CSRwire/ - Benevity, Inc., the global leader in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee engagement software, today announced an 85 percent year-over-year increase in adoption of the Benevity OneWorld™ international solution, as more companies expand the reach of their CSR programs across borders. More than 600,000 new OneWorld users logged on to the cloud-based giving and volunteering platform in the last year alone—boosting the total number of people engaging with causes outside of their home country by 362 percent. Companies among the most active in giving internationally through Benevity include Apple, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, LinkedIn, Micron, Oracle, TC Energy Corp and Western Digital.
As corporate purpose and the expectation that businesses be a force for social good continues to gain momentum, more and more companies are empowering their global workforces to support causes that are meaningful to them. Benevity OneWorld, which supports almost 2 million causes in 190 countries, in 17 languages and 14 currencies, makes doing good around the globe fast, easy and cost-effective. Through the industry's only end-to-end global platform, participating employees can learn about causes all around the world, log volunteer hours, receive company rewards, and give their time, talents and donation currency, which can be matched by their employer. Additional modules provide grantmaking functionality and purpose-driven behavioral change.
Micron Foundation, a Benevity client, realized unprecedented engagement in their corporate purpose programs since launching. "Last year we elevated our philanthropic and volunteerism efforts, which included expanding our matching gifts program to all team members," said Dee Mooney, executive director of the Micron Foundation. "The Benevity platform helped unite our global base of 34,000 employees to heighten support for local disasters, increase our matching gifts program by 700%, and further build on our commitment to invest in the communities where we operate."
"Companies and their people are more diverse, dispersed and globally minded than ever before," said Bryan de Lottinville, Founder and CEO of Benevity. "To achieve business success in today's world, corporate leaders are infusing their company cultures with a broad sense of purpose and enabling their employees, communities and customers to pursue their social impact passions in ways that are democratized and more personally relevant in both a global and local context."
In addition to an increase in adoption and engagement on the platform, Benevity's data also shows an increase in user engagement from companies using Benevity OneWorld. Companies with international giving enabled see an average of 22 percent participation across their global employee base versus 18 percent participation for companies using Benevity to only give within their home country.
"Providing people with more choice and opportunity to do good naturally sparks more engagement and impactful outcomes," added de Lottinville. "Companies that get it right are uniquely positioned to better attract and retain today's top talent, increase productivity and gain brand favorability, all while making a real social impact around the world."
Other trends Benevity uncovered in its international giving data:
56 percent of Benevity's 550+ enterprise clients are using Benevity OneWorld, or running localized Goodness programs outside of North America, to empower their people to support the international causes that they care about most—up from 12 percent in 2016.
100% of the 440,000+ international donations made through the solution were sent electronically, making Benevity the most accurate, reliable, efficient and cost-effective way for charities and nonprofits to receive funds. (The industry standard for electronic fund disbursements of donations is under 34 percent.)
Spikes in giving across borders were most frequently connected to natural disaster relief efforts, including fundraising for those impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria; earthquakes in Mexico and Indonesia; and flooding in India and Japan.
Overall, support is strongest for international causes contributing to Education, Relief, Development and Human Services.
For more information about Benevity OneWorld, visit: https://www.benevity.com/international
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Benevity, Inc., a certified B Corporation, is the global leader in corporate social responsibility and employee engagement software, including online giving, matching, volunteering, positive actions and community investment. Many of the world's most iconic brands rely on Benevity's award-winning cloud solutions to power corporate "Goodness" programs that attract, retain and engage today's diverse workforce by connecting people to the causes that matter to them. With software that is available in 17 languages, to an employee base of 10 million users around the world, Benevity has processed over 3.5 billion dollars in donations and 20 million hours of volunteering time this year to 200,000 charities worldwide.
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Sennheiser CX 6.00BT Bluetooth earphones (review)
Thomas Bartlett
July 9, 2018 5 min read
German brand Sennheiser covers nearly the full range of headgear. All the way up to the $50,000+ Sennheiser HE 1 Orpheus headphones. The Sennheiser CX 6.00BT earphones aren't in that league of course, but they have that pedigree.
These are compact Bluetooth earbuds, with the two buds joined by a cable. The said cable measures 60cm. The buds themselves are tiny. They have a round shape with a diameter of just 12mm, and their bodies are only 13mm thick.
Sennheiser includes four sizes of silicon tips (plus a Micro-B USB cable for charging). Also included is the hard plastic box in which they are delivered, which Sennheiser calls a "Carry Case", with the apparent intention that you carefully fold the earphones through its channels to hold it when you're travelling. I don't think so.
These aren't sports models. They're not targetted at sweaty people, so Sennheiser doesn't talk about IPX ratings. Instead, they seem to be more targeted at listeners who want quality sound in an inconspicuous package.
Sennheiser CX 6.00BT CODECs
For that reason, they support the higher quality aptX codec. That seems to be a Sennheiser thing. A welcome thing.
That allows for improved audio quality over Bluetooth connections than the standard SBC codec. That won't help users of Apple devices, because iPhones and the like use AAC for higher quality sound rather than aptX. But most premium Android phone models support aptX. All others, and Apple devices, will fall back on SBC. See here for which phones support aptX.
The Sennheiser CX 6.00BT earphones also support the Low Latency version of aptX. Latency is a fancy word for delay. Usually, there's an awkward pause in Bluetooth sound. I checked this out quickly, recording a video on my phone of me clicking my fingers. On playback, it certainly seemed as though the sound was in excellent synchronisation with the video when I listened through the Sennheiser CX 6.00BT earphones.
Sennheiser rates the frequency response of these earphones at 17 to 21,000 hertz, and their maximum output level at an ear-pummelling level of 112dB. Note, though, that the 112dB is for a full-scale signal. If the music on your phone was originally recorded at a low level, it might not quite rise to satisfying levels. That can often be the case with classical music.
There are two pods on the cable, each about 55mm from the respective bud. The one on the left has no controls or connections, so I assume it carries the Lithium-Ion battery. The right one has a Micro-B USB socket for charging under the usual fiddly rubber cover. There are three buttons on the right-hand pod for play/pause and volume control. And for answering calls. I couldn't work out a way to invoke Google Assistant from the earbuds.
There's no apparent way to check the battery level in the Sennheiser CX 6.00BT earphones. If you're away from power, you're not going to know the charge state of the earphones until they start issuing audible warnings about ten minutes before switching off for lack of power. They're rated to last six hours on full charge, and that was pretty much what I experienced.
Happily, they charge quickly when they do run down. Just ten minutes of charging will give two hours of playback. A full charge takes ninety minutes.
There's a free Sennheiser app for Android and iOS called CapTune. This is a music player and also has EQ functions in case you want to adjust the tonal balance of the earphones.
I find myself a little conflicted by the Sennheiser CX 6.00BT earphones. The reason? They are brighter than I prefer. By which I mean, they emphasise the higher frequencies beyond what one would experience with high-quality loudspeakers. I've argued for a while that the tonal balance of headphones and earphones must necessarily be different to that from loudspeakers. Earphones, in particular, are injecting the sound directly into your ear canals without it having to negotiate the pinnae of your ears (they're the flappy, visible bits on the sides of your head).
But here's the thing, those emphasised higher frequencies were clear, clean and seemingly completely free of any distortion. These earphones are using first rate drivers.
So, unlike many earphones with a tendency towards a bright acoustic presentation, they aren't tiring. The brightness tended to add detail to the sound.
Listening to Les Claypool's 2014 project with former M.I.R.V. guitarist Bryan Kehoe, Duo de Twang, the guitar and mandolin were bright and forward in the mix. But the solid bass of the earphones tended to balance things out, giving Claypool's bass the place it deserves.
Hmmm. Brightness? An upper-frequency emphasis? Torture test time! I went to Laura Marling's album Once I Was an Eagle. Marling's voice is very closely miked, delivering an occasionally astonishing intimacy. But it's one laced with sibilance – piercing "S"s. With the Sennheiser CX 6.00BT earphones, her voice was again tilted noticeably brighter than usual, but the sibilance was not emphasised beyond that produced by the recording itself. Again, that brightness was clean and clear.
Instead, my attention was drawn anew to the violin accompaniment. The percussion, hand-struck bongos and congas, was delivered with remarkable accuracy, and everything remained clear in the mix.
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Paul McCartney and Wings' Band on the Run didn't seem to be so treble heavy and was delivered by these earphones with a surprising amount of "depth" in the stereo image.
Next, I went to the Rodion Shchedrin's percussion-heavy ballet adaptation of Bizet's opera Carmen. I listened to the Chandos CD version (long since transferred to FLAC format on my network server). The massed violins were smooth and silky. The massed snares were a touch bright, but punchy and powerful. The basses and bass drums were full and powerful. The cymbals were occasionally above their station in the mix but remained clean, clear.
On balance, I'd have preferred a more restrained treble. But if you're going to have strong upper frequencies, the Sennheiser CX 6.00BT earphone delivers them the way they ought to be heard.
For a pleasing volume level, I had this track turned up to the maximum possible level. There was no real room to push the volume higher, had I wanted to. To be clear, I think that a bit more gain would be good, just to cater for that music which is recorded at a low level.
With most modern music this wasn't an issue, because it's usually modulated at a much higher average level.
The Sennheiser CX 6.00BT are smart, practical and deliver almost first-class sound, marred only by the rather strong treble.
Sennheiser's page for these earphones is here.
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From sweet and spicy to dry and boozy these are the best pumpkin beers for fall.
The leaves don't even have a chance to turn fully red and orange before the onslaught of pumpkin spice hits store shelves. You know what, we're ok with that! Because when it comes to pumpkin spice nothing is better than the warming spice of a fall beer. Make sure you're ready for the beer aisle with our list of the best pumpkin beers.
Good Gourd is Cigar City's Imperial Pumpkin Ale is brewed with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg and vanilla. The flavors come together to taste like a perfectly balanced pumpkin pie, not too sweet with a hint of bready pie crust. At 8.8% this pumpkin beer will warm you up from the inside.
Here are a few other drinks that will have you feeling warm and cozy.
Don't let the cute hippo on the bottle fool you—this pumpkin ale means business! Hipp-o-lantern is kicked up with molasses and hand crushed spices for a pumpkin spice flavor that finishes a bit sweet.
Even though "pumpkin" is in its name, Jolly Pumpkin isn't a brewery that specializes in pumpkin beers, which may be why the pumpkin flavor in La Parcela is so subtle. This is a very dry sour beer with hints of spice and just the faintest hint of pumpkin. If you want something tart to balance the heavy foods of fall, you've found your match!
These fall recipes would make a perfect pair with La Parcela.
At just 4% ABV, Punk'n is one of the few sessionable pumpkin ales on the market. Sweet but not too sweet, it could be enjoyed with dessert or sipped during dinner.
Pair it with these pies if you're a true pumpkin-lover.
This is far from your standard sweet pumpkin ale. There are habanero peppers and Saigon cinnamon in this brew to accentuate the spicier side of pumpkin spice. At 6.4% alcohol, it's a nice beer to end the night if you don't want something sweet.
This is likely the strongest pumpkin beer you'll ever drink. At 15% alcohol finding a friend to share this spiced imperial porter with is a good plan. Pump[KY]n is aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels which give it the "KY" in its name and a spicy, boozy flavor.
Texas' oldest brewer makes a black pumpkin beer called Pumpkinator every fall. This pumpkin ale has a healthy dose of Cascade and Liberty hops which gives it more bitterness than other fall seasonal beers. The brewers also add pumpkin spice to the beer after it has been brewed so it has a vibrant, fresh spice aroma.
You can recreate this exact smell by making your own pumpkin pie spice at home.
Schlafly's seasonal Pumpkin Ale is sure to be spotted in your Instagram feed as soon as fall hits. A widely available beer it's also one of the best examples of the pumpkin ale style. It has ginger and caramel notes and is made with real, fresh pumpkin. No wonder people grab it as soon as it hits store shelves.
This pumpkin stout goes down so easy it's almost spooky! Night Owl is brewed with both pumpkin puree and pumpkin juice—alsong with spices like ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice. If you love this chocolate pumpkin beer try the fall flavor combination baked into a loaf of bread!
Dogfish Head loves to play with uncommon ingredients and unique flavor combos in the beers. But this pumpkin ale is a classic. It has aromas and flavors of spicy cinnamon, brown sugar and pumpkin to bring up memories of your favorite pumpkin pie. This beer pairs great with—you guessed it—turkey! But you don't have wait for Thanksgiving to try out this pumpkin sipper, it will hit shelves before Halloween.
You also don't need to wait for Thanksgiving to eat turkey! Try some of our favorite turkey recipes that aren't tied to any holiday.
Imperial Pumpkin is darker than most pumpkin ales and with the dark color come unique flavors like chocolate, coffee and fig. These rich flavors mingle with pumpkin notes and tons of spice in an almost black glass of strong fall beer.
Those dark sweet flavors work wonders with a less-sweet pumpkin recipe like these pumpkin bread knots.
The pumpkins in this beer are hand-picked! That level of care is taken in selecting the special ingredients that give this beer its unique spice profile, too. Orange Peel, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, vanilla, ginger, nutmeg are added to this ale. You'll be able to spot it at the store because of its bright orange bottle.
Before you take inspiration from the brewers and set out to pick your own pumpkins, read our tips for a trip to the pumpkin patch.
This beer is truly the King of Halloween beers. Pumking's bottle is adorned with a spooky jack-o-lantern but on the inside is a beer that isn't the slightest bit scary. The 8.6% ale has the scent of roasted pecans as well as pumpkin pie and the flavor has the expected pumpkin pie spice with a twist of vanilla. Grab a 22-oz. bottle to split on Halloween!
This brew is made with special ingredients like local pumpkins, molasses and raw pumpkin seeds. But the most unique aspect of Ghoulschip is the way it is fermented. Using a traditional Belgian brewing technique Allagash brewers pump the beer into an open-air Coolship, where it collects wild yeast from the air. The result is a pumpkin beer with a hint of tangy funk.
This one would go great with roasted pumpkin seeds because they're part of the beer itself!
Are you a pumpkin spice latte lover? Do you order one as soon as the leaves turn red? Then you'll be first in line for this coffee pumpkin beer from Washington brewery Elysian Brewing Company. It's a little malty, a little smoky, with a hint of coffee and a healthy serving of pumpkin.
Pumpkin and coffee is a match made in heaven, but have you tried it with a honey twist? Try our honey pumpkin spice late on for size.


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Chief Justice Gives Ominous Warning on Marriage & Faith
Manassas, VA– NRB is repulsed by the Supreme Court's decision today to undermine the institution of marriage by imposing "gay marriage" nationwide. Moreover, taking note of Chief Justice John Roberts' dissenting opinion, NRB is concerned about the Court's intentions for the clearly delineated guarantee in the U.S. Constitution that citizens may freely exercise their religion.
Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, President & CEO of NRB, declared, "This judicial activism is a slap at democratic governance and shows disdain for a holy institution that has been the bedrock of human society for millennia."
While the Court's majority ruling, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, does not completely ignore the First Amendment, its wording is alarming. Justice Kennedy emphasizes that people of faith "may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned" and that the Constitution protects them "as they seek to teach the principles that are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths."
However, in his dissenting opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts warns that "accommodations" for the faithful are at risk. He cautions, "The majority graciously suggests that religious believers may continue to 'advocate' and 'teach' their views of marriage…. The First Amendment guarantees, however, the freedom to 'exercise' religion. Ominously, that is not a word the majority uses."
"Christians citizens must be free to believe, free to speak, and free to obey what the Bible says about marriage – in and out of church, seven days a week," stated Dr. Johnson. "Especially after the Obama Administration's shocking admission to the Court, which somehow did not dissuade this ruling, we need the First Amendment Defense Act."
During oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges before the Supreme Court, when asked if a ruling imposing "gay marriage" nationwide could lead to a college potentially losing its tax-exempt status for adhering to its convictions on marriage, U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli stated, "…it's certainly going to be an issue…. I don't deny that, Justice Alito. It is – it is going to be an issue."
NRB supports the First Amendment Defense Act (S. 1598, H.R. 2802) and similar state legislation that would bar the government from threatening the tax treatment, grant, contract, license, or certification of individuals or organizations that uphold their religious conviction that marriage is the union of one man and one woman.
"Roe did not end the debate on abortion; rather it sparked new energy in the battle to defend the sanctity of human life. This ruling will not be the end for marriage," Dr. Johnson proclaimed.
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The nuclear test sites in North Korea where the scientist and engineer are involved in the nuclear program in order to strengthen the defence and attack of their country have worn out and turned into a wasteland where babies are born with defects and problems. The defectors have reported and a detailed overview of the problem has been published online.
The defectors from Kilju county where Punggye-ri underground nuclear test facility is located reported to the media that's around 80% of the trees and the plants which are tried on this ground, die. The underground Wells have been dried since ages after the construction and usage of nuclear test sites. The situation is quite alarming because a future of any country is dependant on the newcomers. If the new babies and next generation aren't well equipped then that is going to give a strong blow to any country.
South Korean newspaper reported all these incidents, Chosun Ilbo newspaper, and have reported the statements of defectors which are total 21 in number. These people used to live in the region and got interviewed by the Research Association of vision of North Korea. 1 defective said that the people in the region are worried about contamination from radiation and they want a solution or they to will leave the place.
One of the defectors even claimed that he was present in NK in both 2006 and 2009 nuclear experiments. The locals were not warned about the ongoing tests. "Only family members of soldiers were evacuated to underground shafts, ordinary people were completely unaware of the tests." – said the guy.
"Officials are reportedly attempting to contain leaks from the area by arresting anyone caught boarding trains from Kilju with samples of soil, water or leaves, and sending them to prison camps." – reported The Independent!


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Q: How to create custom Routing in ASP.NET Core I need help with URL rewriting. I am new to ASP.NET Core MVC. When I type  anything in {param} part then routing should redirect it to my controller.
So if anyone to types in {param} like

https://mydoamin.com/{param}

then it should be redirected to this url:

https://mydoamin.com/{controller}/{action}/{actionurl}={param}

A: I found the answer for my question. Just define new custom route in your startup.cs file before your default route.
routes.MapRoute(
    "Member",                                             // Route name
    "{actionURL}",                                        // URL with parameters
        new { controller = "Pages", action = "Details" }  // Parameter defaults
);

It's working form me.

A: We can do the same using this approach.
I find this more convenient.
 [Http("add/user/{user}/{password}")]
 public IActionResult AddUser(string user, string password)
 {
      //do your things here...
 }

A: I could recommend you to see this blog post from Stephen Walther: ASP.NET 5 Deep Dive: Routing
I am not sure if this works as you want. https://mydoamin.com/{controller}/{action}/{actionurl}={param} seems not to be a valid URL to me. The part {actionurl}={param} is probably the query part which is comes as a key/value pair and starts always with a ?. You could probably fix your routing if your desired URL would look like https://mydoamin.com/{controller}/{action}/?key1=value1&key2=value2

A: I don't know still this is useful OR not but in asp.net core 3 this worked for me like a charm.
routes.MapRoute(
    "MoviesByReleaseDate",
    "movies/released/{year}/{month}",
    new { controller = "Movies", action = "ByReleaseDate" }
);


Discussion in 'Support' started by Emma, Feb 15, 2013.
Now that we have experienced tinnitus, has anyone here felt like it is their duty to warn other people they know about T? How about strangers? When I see a person (usually a teen) with their ipods so loud, I wish I could walk over to them and warn them about T. It is not worth it to listen to headphones that loud if T is a consequence. I didnt know tinnitus even existed and I am sure a lot of young people dont either.
I do it all the time. When I sub for a music class I warned students about tinnitus and how it's caused. I got learning material from American Tinnitus Association to give it to the kids.


The Brutal Platformer Hiding Behind the Lovely Facade of Offspring Fling!
After the heavy subject matter and dense theoretical prose of your last Mid-week Mission, I am just going to make this one a brief recommendation of another cheap, oft-overlooked indie product. This might just be another outlying opinion on a tiny title, but when it comes to Offspring Fling!, I love the game.
After beating Offspring Fling! casually (or as soon as you care to notice it), the real challenge of the title opens up: one of the most precise and challenging speed-run systems built into a game of which I am aware, which upon completion unlocks a suite of precision platforming bonus levels.
Maybe it's because I am a glutton for punishment, but I am almost halfway to beating the developer times on all of the levels of Offspring Fling! (which are an even less forgiving tier of objectives beyond an already daunting set of gold times). It's clear from the developer's method of clearing even the very first level that Kyle Pulver is intimately familiar with not just how the mechanics of his game work, which goes without saying, but also with actually utilizing the mechanics as a player.
Pulver exploits the fact that picking up a child once a jump has already commenced does not truncate a jump like jumping after picking one up; he exploits the fact that jumping rapidly in small corridors will speed the player-character up, though jumping in an open area will slow the player-character down; and within any given level he uses many more situational techniques. Finding and executing maneuvers like these are where the real puzzling challenge is for me in Offspring Fling!, and the 'dev ghost' which appears when you near its time on a level is a well-implemented nudge toward the solution.
The actual puzzles of the game are relatively easy, and I wish more of Offspring Fling! was focused on (and built around) the unforgiving platforming of the 20 bonus levels, as Pulver clearly has a knack for designing them. The art, too, is relatively charming, if a bit overdone on the cutesy side (still, I would be remiss if I did not mention that the slight shaking animation of the motherly player-character when one of the children explodes is good for half a second of pathos).
Another great thing about Offspring Fling! is the sound. The sound effects add an incredibly satisfying responsiveness to maneuvers, which assists tremendously in knowing when an action has occurred for moving those few frames faster to beat the dev times. The soundtrack is outstanding. Now, I hear a lot of game reviewers praise the soundtrack of indie games for being great, and they often are, but I consider the music of Offspring Fling!, despite its utter simplicity (and that there are really just a few tracks in all) to be truly wonderful.
Its bouncing, simplistic title theme actually gets stuck in my head. That is something that has not happened to me with a video game's background music since the original Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy and the Legend of Zelda series (more recent examples of games with nearly unbeatable music, in my estimation, would be VVVVVV and FTL: Faster Than Light).
Offspring Fling! was a game which I obtained simply because it was added as a bonus game to a Humble Bundle at some point, and I expected very little out of it; it blew me away. Though I definitely can not predict that this is the norm, Steam says I have already played this game (whose main campaign can probably be completed in a leisurely 2 or 3 hours) for 14 hours.
If you're only looking for a puzzle platformer, then I would say that Offspring Fling! is fairly standard fare (though this is a peaceful, enjoyable offering on that front), but if you're a perfectionist like me—the type who chewed up Super Meat Boy and spat it back out—and you like your games blazing hard, then I defy you to prove yourself and complete this innocuous game 100%. As a person who beat all of the remix bosses in Rogue Legacy; all of The Lost's unlocks in The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth before any of the buffs; a no gold run, a 1,000,000+ gold run, and a sub-8-minute run in Spelunky; and obtained all of the trinkets in VVVVVV, Offspring Fling! has provided me with a challenge that I have not, as of yet, surmounted.
Tagged difficult game, indie game, Kyle Pulver, Offspring Fling!, PC game, platformer, puzzle game, speedrun, video game review.


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