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Rudy Giuliani is the weakest link in Trump-Ukraine scandal
3 big reasons why Rudy Giuliani is the weakest link in Trump's inner circle as the Ukraine scandal widens
Sonam Sheth
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is increasingly emerging as the weakest link in the ongoing scandal over President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine for three main reasons.
Giuliani has been implicated by several government officials as Trump's main envoy in an effort to solicit Ukraine's interference in the 2020 election.
He is also under criminal investigation by the US attorney's office in the Southern District of New York over his role in the ouster of a top US diplomat in Ukraine.
And it recently emerged that the investigation includes a counterintelligence probe, a stunning revelation that could change the entire nature of the inquiry.
He's a prolific TV presence, he relentlessly goes to bat for President Donald Trump, he swats down Trump's enemies, and he's the fixer Trump dispatched on a personal mission that has ignited a political firestorm.
Rudy Giuliani is the new Michael Cohen.
And like the now-incarcerated Cohen, it recently surfaced that Giuliani is under criminal investigation by the US attorney's office in the Southern District of New York.
The news is just the latest development indicating that Giuliani is the biggest weak link in the brewing Trump-Ukraine saga.
At the heart of the controversy are Trump's and Giuliani's efforts to leverage US foreign policy to pressure Ukraine to launch investigations that would politically benefit the president.
Read more: These are the key players you need to know to make sense of the Trump impeachment inquiry
In particular, the president wants the Ukrainian government to investigate Burisma Holdings — a Ukrainian natural gas company associated with former Vice President Joe Biden's son — and an unfounded conspiracy theory that the Democratic Party colluded with Ukraine to interfere in the 2016 election.
Trump raised the issue during a July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The president ordered his administration to hold a nearly $400 million military-aid package to Ukraine days before the call.
During the conversation, Trump reminded Zelensky the US "does a lot for Ukraine" and followed up by asking him to "do us a favor, though," and investigate the Bidens and the origins of the Russia probe.
The details of the phone call, outlined in an unprecedented whistleblower complaint against Trump, sparked public outrage and allegations that the president and his lawyer were soliciting foreign interference in the upcoming election.
But the phone call was just one thread in Trump's and Giuliani's plan. They had put the wheels in motion months before.
Giuliani v. Yovanovitch
In the spring, Giuliani gave Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a folder, dated March 28, of unfounded conspiracies against the Bidens, as well as allegations of impropriety against Marie Yovanovitch, then the US's ambassador to Ukraine.
In many ways, Yovanovitch is the central thread in the Giuliani-Ukraine scandal. She was abruptly recalled from her position in May after a tumultuous stint that included frequent clashes with Giuliani.
Their main disagreement stemmed from her refusal to facilitate the former New York mayor's efforts to use official channels to push the Ukrainian government to dig up damaging information on the Bidens. Yovanovitch was also opposed to Yuriy Lutsenko, then the Ukrainian prosecutor general who was in cahoots with Giuliani.
"She refused to allow her embassy to be dragged into some sort of effort to concoct dirt for political purposes," a former official told The Guardian.
Yovanovitch testified to Congress that she was removed based on "unfounded and false claims by people with clearly questionable motives" and that the campaign against her was spearheaded by Trump and Giuliani beginning last spring.
Read more: 8 Trump officials made stunning revelations about how the president and Giuliani weaponized the State Department
Now, Yovanovitch's ouster is the focus of the SDNY's investigation into Giuliani. Specifically, prosecutors are looking at whether Giuliani was working on Lutsenko's behalf while trying to get Yovanovitch removed; if he was, it may have violated foreign lobbying laws.
Prosecutors are also interested in Giuliani's business interests in Ukraine. Giuliani's entanglement in the SDNY's probe first came out when two of his Ukrainian associates, the businessmen Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were arrested and charged last week with campaign-finance violations.
The two men are accused of trying to funnel foreign money into Republican political campaigns, and Parnas in particular also worked as Giuliani's fixer in Ukraine, where he focused on looking for dirt on Biden and Yovanovitch.
Parnas and Fruman's efforts on Giuliani's behalf also had a domestic thread. This week, the former GOP congressman Pete Sessions was subpoenaed in the SDNY investigation to turn over documents and other information about his interactions with Giuliani.
It's unclear what exactly Sessions' role is in the Ukraine saga, but the indictment against Parnas and Fruman could offer some clues. The charging document said the two men dangled an illegal campaign donation to a US congressman while looking for their "assistance in causing the US government to remove or recall the then-US ambassador to Ukraine."
In May 2018, around the time when Parnas and Fruman promised to raise $20,000 for the unidentified congressman, Sessions wrote a letter to Pompeo criticizing Yovanovitch and parroting right-wing talking points that she was working against Trump. A year later, Yovanovitch was recalled from Ukraine following what she characterized as a smear campaign by Giuliani, Trump, and others.
Read more: Mick Mulvaney publicly confirms Trump held up Ukraine aid for political gain
Multiple officials implicate Giuliani for running a shadow foreign-policy campaign
Giuliani's outsize role in the Ukraine controversy has puzzled ethics experts and government officials, given that he is the president's personal lawyer and a private citizen.
Those concerns doubled after the release of explosive text messages between three US diplomats — the former Special Representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker, the US's ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, and the US's chargé d'affaires in the Ukrainian embassy Bill Taylor — that showed just how intricately involved Giuliani was in running a shadow foreign policy campaign to help Trump's political ambitions.
It didn't hurt that Volker and Sondland were willing participants in Giuliani's efforts.
Read more: Gordon Sondland, a central figure in the Ukraine scandal, threw Trump and Giuliani under the bus in his opening statement to Congress
Volker was instrumental in setting up a channel of communication between Giuliani and Andriy Yermak, a key aide to Zelensky. And he and Sondland were both enthusiastic about helping Giuliani convey to the Ukrainian president that a good relationship with Trump was predicated on Ukraine pursuing politically motivated investigations against Trump's opponents.
When Taylor, the skeptic of the group and a career foreign-service officer, raised concerns about the US withholding military aid and conditioning a White House meeting on Zelensky caving to Trump's demands, he was shut down by Sondland.
Sondland and Volker have testified as part of Congress' impeachment inquiry into Trump, and both implicated Giuliani as being the president's main envoy with respect to Ukraine while distancing themselves from the controversy. Taylor is set to appear before lawmakers on Tuesday.
At least half a dozen other officials have also testified about the extent of Giuliani's involvement in Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine.
Read more: Trump's presidency is disintegrating as he faces his worst 30 days since taking office
(Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
FBI sees Giuliani as a possible national security threat
Meanwhile, it recently surfaced that the criminal investigation into Giuliani also includes a counterintelligence component, a stunning revelation that could change the whole nature of the probe.
CNN reported on Wednesday that FBI investigators approached Kevin McCallion, an attorney in New York, earlier this year to ask about Giuliani's link to Parnas and Fruman and his business dealings in Ukraine.
Jeffrey Cramer, a longtime former federal prosecutor who spent 12 years at the Justice Department, told Insider the existence of a counterintelligence probe means investigators are "casting a wide net."
"Cases like these, and they aren't common, usually involve multiple schemes and numerous players," Cramer said. "As such, they touch upon many different possible criminal violations."
Read more: Rudy Giuliani urged Trump to turn over an exiled Muslim cleric to Erdogan, raising concerns that he was lobbying for Turkey
Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent, wrote on Twitter that the existence of a counterintelligence investigation into Giuliani indicates that the FBI believes "he may pose a national security threat to the United States."
Such investigations aren't rooted in suspicions that someone violated US laws, but rather in concerns that the individual was in contact with people linked to foreign intelligence, or that they're working to further the interests of a foreign power in the US, Rangappa added.
The bar for opening this type of investigation into Giuliani, who is a US national and the president's personal lawyer, is also higher than it is for probing foreign individuals.
"So basically, the FBI thinks something bad — and likely not 'unwitting' — is up," Rangappa wrote. "That Giuliani is a conduit for pushing the agendas of foreign intelligence and/or foreign interests."
Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, speaks in Portsmouth, N.H.
Charles Krupa, File/AP Photo
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is increasingly emerging as the weakest link in the ongoing scandal over President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine for three main reasons.
Giuliani has been implicated by several government officials as Trump's main envoy in an effort to solicit Ukraine's interference in the 2020 election.
He is also under criminal investigation by the US attorney's office in the Southern District of New York over his role in the ouster of a top US diplomat in Ukraine.
He's a prolific TV presence, he relentlessly goes to bat for President Donald Trump, he swats down Trump's enemies, and he's the fixer Trump dispatched on a personal mission that has ignited a political firestorm.
And like the now-incarcerated Cohen, it recently surfaced that Giuliani is under criminal investigation by the US attorney's office in the Southern District of New York.
At the heart of the controversy are Trump's and Giuliani's efforts to leverage US foreign policy to pressure Ukraine to launch investigations that would politically benefit the president.
In particular, the president wants the Ukrainian government to investigate Burisma Holdings — a Ukrainian natural gas company associated with former Vice President Joe Biden's son — and an unfounded conspiracy theory that the Democratic Party colluded with Ukraine to interfere in the 2016 election.
During the conversation, Trump reminded Zelensky the US "does a lot for Ukraine" and followed up by asking him to "do us a favor, though," and investigate the Bidens and the origins of the Russia probe.
But the phone call was just one thread in Trump's and Giuliani's plan. They had put the wheels in motion months before.
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, arrives on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Washington, as she is scheduled to testify before congressional lawmakers on Friday as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump
Scott J. Applewhite/AP
In the spring, Giuliani gave Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a folder, dated March 28, of unfounded conspiracies against the Bidens, as well as allegations of impropriety against Marie Yovanovitch, then the US's ambassador to Ukraine.
Their main disagreement stemmed from her refusal to facilitate the former New York mayor's efforts to use official channels to push the Ukrainian government to dig up damaging information on the Bidens. Yovanovitch was also opposed to Yuriy Lutsenko, then the Ukrainian prosecutor general who was in cahoots with Giuliani.
"She refused to allow her embassy to be dragged into some sort of effort to concoct dirt for political purposes," a former official told The Guardian.
Yovanovitch testified to Congress that she was removed based on "unfounded and false claims by people with clearly questionable motives" and that the campaign against her was spearheaded by Trump and Giuliani beginning last spring.
Now, Yovanovitch's ouster is the focus of the SDNY's investigation into Giuliani. Specifically, prosecutors are looking at whether Giuliani was working on Lutsenko's behalf while trying to get Yovanovitch removed; if he was, it may have violated foreign lobbying laws.
Prosecutors are also interested in Giuliani's business interests in Ukraine. Giuliani's entanglement in the SDNY's probe first came out when two of his Ukrainian associates, the businessmen Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were arrested and charged last week with campaign-finance violations.
The two men are accused of trying to funnel foreign money into Republican political campaigns, and Parnas in particular also worked as Giuliani's fixer in Ukraine, where he focused on looking for dirt on Biden and Yovanovitch.
Parnas and Fruman's efforts on Giuliani's behalf also had a domestic thread. This week, the former GOP congressman Pete Sessions was subpoenaed in the SDNY investigation to turn over documents and other information about his interactions with Giuliani.
It's unclear what exactly Sessions' role is in the Ukraine saga, but the indictment against Parnas and Fruman could offer some clues. The charging document said the two men dangled an illegal campaign donation to a US congressman while looking for their "assistance in causing the US government to remove or recall the then-US ambassador to Ukraine."
Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Images
Giuliani's outsize role in the Ukraine controversy has puzzled ethics experts and government officials, given that he is the president's personal lawyer and a private citizen.
Those concerns doubled after the release of explosive text messages between three US diplomats — the former Special Representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker, the US's ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, and the US's chargé d'affaires in the Ukrainian embassy Bill Taylor — that showed just how intricately involved Giuliani was in running a shadow foreign policy campaign to help Trump's political ambitions.
It didn't hurt that Volker and Sondland were willing participants in Giuliani's efforts.
Volker was instrumental in setting up a channel of communication between Giuliani and Andriy Yermak, a key aide to Zelensky. And he and Sondland were both enthusiastic about helping Giuliani convey to the Ukrainian president that a good relationship with Trump was predicated on Ukraine pursuing politically motivated investigations against Trump's opponents.
When Taylor, the skeptic of the group and a career foreign-service officer, raised concerns about the US withholding military aid and conditioning a White House meeting on Zelensky caving to Trump's demands, he was shut down by Sondland.
Sondland and Volker have testified as part of Congress' impeachment inquiry into Trump, and both implicated Giuliani as being the president's main envoy with respect to Ukraine while distancing themselves from the controversy. Taylor is set to appear before lawmakers on Tuesday.
At least half a dozen other officials have also testified about the extent of Giuliani's involvement in Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine.
Read more: Trump's presidency is disintegrating as he faces his worst 30 days since taking office
CNN reported on Wednesday that FBI investigators approached Kevin McCallion, an attorney in New York, earlier this year to ask about Giuliani's link to Parnas and Fruman and his business dealings in Ukraine.
Jeffrey Cramer, a longtime former federal prosecutor who spent 12 years at the Justice Department, told Insider the existence of a counterintelligence probe means investigators are "casting a wide net."
"Cases like these, and they aren't common, usually involve multiple schemes and numerous players," Cramer said. "As such, they touch upon many different possible criminal violations."
Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent, wrote on Twitter that the existence of a counterintelligence investigation into Giuliani indicates that the FBI believes "he may pose a national security threat to the United States."
Such investigations aren't rooted in suspicions that someone violated US laws, but rather in concerns that the individual was in contact with people linked to foreign intelligence, or that they're working to further the interests of a foreign power in the US, Rangappa added.
The bar for opening this type of investigation into Giuliani, who is a US national and the president's personal lawyer, is also higher than it is for probing foreign individuals.
"So basically, the FBI thinks something bad — and likely not 'unwitting' — is up," Rangappa wrote. "That Giuliani is a conduit for pushing the agendas of foreign intelligence and/or foreign interests."
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California couples who are ending their marriage should approach the situation wisely and calmly. As they return to single life, it will be necessary for them to plan for their financial future. Intelligent steps before and during the process can make an enormous difference and can have positive effects on the divorce experience as a whole.
Dividing marital property is often contentious, but the situation takes on an even greater degree of complexity when assets such as retirement plans are taken into consideration. Determining the precise worth of a retirement plan well enough to divide it is often a difficult task.
Retirement plans fluctuate greatly in their monetary value. They may have a specific worth in the present moment, at the time of the divorce, or they may be worth inestimably more in the future. They are variable with occupation, as people in the military or public service may have remarkably generous retirement plans while people in other jobs may have a small one. Estimating the exact value of the retirement plan is essential for the division of marital property.
A family law attorney who is representing a divorcing client that owns a retirement plan will sometimes suggest that in lieu of having to obtain a valuation and a qualified domestic relations order, the client should agree to give up other marital assets of comparable value in exchange for retaining full ownership. This can take place during the negotiation of a comprehensive settlement agreement that, once signed, can be submitted to the court for its approval.
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Rising Suns out to avenge rare defeat vs. Clippers
The Phoenix Suns are one of many NBA teams dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, but it isn't affecting the win-loss ledger.
The Suns look to record win No. 30 when they host the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night as they continue one of the best starts in franchise history.
Phoenix's top start through 38 games was 31-7 during the 2004-05 season, a team led by superstar Steve Nash. A win against the Clippers would place the Suns at 30-8.
And Phoenix is thriving despite five players being in COVID-19 protocol — big men Deandre Ayton and JaVale McGee, forwards Jae Crowder and Abdel Nader, along with guard Landry Shamet.
Suns coach Monty Williams was in protocol for four games before returning for Tuesday's 123-110 road win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
"It bothered me like you can't imagine not to be there," Williams said. "It did knock me on my butt for a few days, and that kind of surprised me. Typically, when I have a bad flu, I've always been able to function, but for about three or four days, man, I was totally toast."
Star guard Devin Booker poured in 33 points against New Orleans for his fourth 30-point effort in the past seven games. Booker is averaging 27.1 points during the stretch.
Mikal Bridges established season bests of 23 points and five 3-pointers while Chris Paul contributed 11 points and 15 assists for his 16th double-double of the campaign. Paul leads the NBA in assists at 10.1 per game.
The Suns also received a stunning contribution from journeyman center Bismack Biyombo, who was signed to fill the gap with Ayton and McGee both sidelined. He had 16 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots against New Orleans and is averaging 13.5 points and six boards in two games.
"He just fits our culture, man. Biz know how to play," Paul said of Biyombo. "Whatever you need — screen, rebounding. Biz just came from the crib. He's a consummate pro."
One of Phoenix's losses this season came against the Clippers — a 111-95 rout on Dec. 13 at Los Angeles. Booker (hamstring) and Ayton (non-COVID-19 illness) missed the game.
That victory improved the Clippers to 26-5 in their last 31 meetings with the Suns. Marcus Morris Sr. played well in last month's win by matching his season best of 24 points and collecting a season-high 11 rebounds.
Los Angeles isn't playing so well now with losses in seven of the past 10 games. In addition, the Clippers lost star Paul George (elbow) during the stretch, and he might not return until the latter part of this month.
The loss of George hurts even more with star Kawhi Leonard still sidelined after the ACL injury he sustained in last season's playoffs.
Los Angeles was routed 122-104 by the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. The Clippers were outscored 64-42 in the paint and had nearly as many turnovers (21) as assists (22) in a subpar effort.
"You got to bring it every night in this league, all the guys, even guys that aren't playing," said forward Justise Winslow, who scored a season-best 15 points.
Los Angeles was without three players in the protocol — Luke Kennard, Brandon Boston Jr. and Ivica Zubac — and two due to ankle injuries in Nicolas Batum and Isaiah Hartenstein.
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue missed the past three games due to COVID-19 protocol and it is unclear if he has a chance to be cleared by Thursday. Lue is in quarantine in Toronto.
Acting coach Brian Shaw is still thinking about the sloppy 21 turnovers against Minnesota.
"I don't know how many times when we had two-on-one, three-on-one advantages, and instead of just making the simple play, we turned the ball over," Shaw said.


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Maxwell's verdict bodes ill for Prince Andrew's civil case
LONDON (AP) – Prince Andrew was not on trial in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case, but his conviction is bad news for the man who sits ninth to the British throne.
With the conclusion of Maxwell case, attention will now turn to a US civil action in which the plaintiff alleges that Maxwell and her longtime boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein took her to London, New York and the US Virgin Islands to have sex with Andrew when she was a minor.
Andrew denies the allegations, but Wednesday's verdict shows at least a US jury was prepared to believe the young women trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell in a criminal case, where the standard of proof is higher than in cases civilians.
"As there is an overlap of evidence regarding Prince Andrew's case, this certainly does not bode well," said Bradley Simon, a former US federal prosecutor who now works as a defense attorney in cases complex civilians. "But, like I said, each case depends on its own specific facts and the judges will always give the jury instructions on that."
Maxwell was convicted on Wednesday of sex trafficking and conspiracy charges after a month-long trial in New York City.
While US criminal cases must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, civil defendants can be ordered to pay damages if found liable on a preponderance of evidence.
The verdict is problematic for Andrew as he has long been friends with Maxwell, daughter of late media mogul Robert Maxwell. Even after Epstein was charged with sex crimes, Andrew didn't distance himself from her.
These ties have already diminished the prince's reputation.
Andrew was forced to step down as an active member of the Royal Family after a disastrous 2019 interview with the BBC that only heightened public concern over his ties to Epstein and Maxwell. The prince has been widely criticized for explaining why he maintained contact with Epstein after the financier was accused of sexual misconduct and for failing to empathize with Epstein's victims.
Although the Maxwell trial offered no sensational new allegations about Andrew, it once again reminds people of the sordid allegations and weakens his position with the public, said Chris Scott of Slateford, a law firm. Londoner specializing in reputation issues.
"It just adds credibility to people's stories," Scott told The Associated Press. "You now have a decision from a criminal court in the United States that there was trafficking going on. In a way, it becomes a lot harder for people to think of this as all being made up when you've built that credibility. So I think it will be very problematic for him.
The civil lawsuit against Andrew was filed last August by Virginia Giuffre, who says she was 17 when she was flown to London to have sex with Andrew at Maxwell's house in a neighborhood Belgravia crested which is home to many foreign embassies and wealthy expatriates. Further meetings with Andrew took place at Epstein's home in Manhattan and the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to his lawsuit.
Giuffre, who was not in the criminal case, described Maxwell as a "Mary Poppins" figure who put young girls at ease when drawn to Epstein's web.
It was at Maxwell's London home that a photo of Andrew with his arm around Giuffre's waist was reportedly taken – an image which has long been at the heart of Giuffre's claims. In the BBC interview, Andrew suggested the image had been rigged.
"I have no recollection of having met this lady," he said. "Not at all."
Given the high stakes for Andrew, one question surrounding the civil suit is whether it will ever stand trial. Gloria Allred, who represents a number of Epstein's victims, told the BBC she expects lawyers for the prince to file a series of procedural challenges in an attempt to derail the case.
This strategy has already been outlined.
Andrew initially denied receiving any legal documents informing him of the trial. Then, in October, her attorneys asked Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to dismiss the lawsuit, saying the prince had never sexually assaulted Giuffre and that they believed she sued Andrew "to get her another salary. costs and at the expense of those close to her. "Last week they mounted another challenge, arguing that Giuffre's lawsuit should be dismissed because she no longer lives in the United States.
Andrew met Maxwell while studying history at the University of Oxford in the early 1980s.
Like her great and well-connected father, Ghislaine Maxwell has become a master of networking, building a long list of contacts in the world of wealth and power in which she grew up.
After graduating, she worked for the Home Publishing Empire in a variety of roles. In 1991, at the age of 29, she became her father's emissary to the United States after buying the New York Daily News amid efforts to compete with her fellow media mogul – and owner of the New York. Post – Rupert Murdoch.
Robert Maxwell died later that year after falling from his yacht – the Lady Ghislaine – in the Canary Islands, an event some viewed as an accident and others as suicide. Investors soon discovered that his wealth was just an illusion: Maxwell had embezzled hundreds of millions of pounds from his corporate pension funds to support his editorial empire.
Shortly after her father's death, Ghislaine Maxwell was pictured sitting next to Epstein during a memorial event at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.
Maxwell brought star power to his relationship with Epstein, and the two soon attended parties with Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Andrew would later invite Maxwell and Epstein to Windsor Castle and Sandringham, the home of Queen Elizabeth II.
Ian Maxwell said on Thursday that the family still believe his sister is innocent and support efforts to appeal his conviction.
"We are very disappointed with the verdict," the family said in a statement Wednesday. "We have already made the appeal tonight and we believe it will ultimately be justified."
Andrew has sought in recent years to distance himself from Epstein, who committed suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking.
Andrew told the BBC he sees Epstein no more than three times a year and sometimes stays in one of his homes while in the United States.
The prince said he stopped meeting with Epstein in 2006 after learning about a sexual abuse investigation that ultimately resulted in the financier serving 13 months in prison. Andrew said he had one last meeting with Epstein in December 2010 to tell him they couldn't keep in touch.
"It would be a stretch to say that he was a very, very close friend," Andrew said.
Danica Kirka, The Associated Press
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Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, which opened in June 1969, is one of the busiest airports in the United States, with flights to around 200 destinations. A hub for United Airlines, it operates five runways and has the capacity to serve over 45 million passengers a year and operate more than 650 daily departures.
Airport Code, Location, and Contact Information
The George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is named after the 41st president of the United States. The name changed, from Houston Intercontinental Airport, in 1997.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport is located about 22 miles north of downtown Houston.
Phone Number: +1 281-230-3100
Website: https://www.fly2houston.com/
Flight Tracker: https://flightaware.com/live/airport/KIAH
The airport offers passengers service on 27 airlines, an on-site Marriott hotel, nearly 25,000 parking spaces, and an underground inter-terminal passenger train to all terminals and the airport hotel. Intercontinental sits on 11,000 acres of land, five terminals, and an on-site hotel.
The airport's Master Plan 2035 is aimed at helping the facility handle growth and offer travelers an improved passenger experience. Projects underway include: adding the new Terminal B North Pier in between the existing Terminal B North gates and the existing Terminal C North Pier; the new Mickey Leland International Terminal, which will create a four-level single consolidated terminal building; and adding 2,200 new parking spaces.
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Airport parking prices can be found on the airport website. The airport has a guide that reports how full lots and garages are and offers guaranteed parking under the SurePark program. The Corporate Park program allows companies to get parking discounts in all lots. For airport pick-ups, IAH offers two cell phone lots where drivers can wait for their arriving passengers.
From downtown Houston, take I-45 North for a few miles until you can take Exit 51 and merge onto I-610 East. Drive for one mile and then take Exit 19B and stay on Hardy Toll Road for 10 miles until you see the exit for Intercontinental Airport. Take the exit and follow signs for George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Public Transportation and Taxis
To get to Houston from the airport via public transportation, you can take the 102 bus line which picks up passengers in Terminal C near the baggage claim.
Taxis are available outside of every terminal and rideshare services like Uber and Lyft are also available throughout the Houston metro area. When taking a cab, senior citizens should inquire about a 10 percent discount on their fare.
Many hotels offer complimentary shuttles, but you can also buy a ticket on the SuperShuttle, which is faster than public transportation and cheaper than a cab. Tickets can be purchased online or at the SuperShuttle desk near the baggage claim.
Houston Airport offers over one hundred restaurants, bars, cafes, and snack stands where you can get a bite to eat. With such a large array of offerings, you can count on finding your favorite fast food stops, but you should also consider taking some time to dine in at one of the airport's sit-down restaurants. Here are some of the most popular by terminal:
Liquid Provisions in Terminal A
El Real and Bullritos in Terminal B
Pala or Ember in Terminal C
Hugo's Cocina and Tony's Wine Cellar & Bistro in Terminal D
Yume or Q in Terminal E.
This airport is full of shopping opportunities from the automated electronic and cosmetic kiosks to the Duty-Free stores available in all terminals. At George Bush Intercontinental, you can shop luxury brands like Swarvoski and Chanel, buy some sweets at Natalie's Candy Jar, or even pick up a puzzle game at Mindworks. Texas-inspired souvenirs can be found at Houston! or Pinto Ranch.
How to Spend Your Layover
To best enjoy Houston during a long layover, you should have at least six hours to work with. Taxis are the quickest way to get to the city, but you can also take the bus. You should have just enough time to take a stroll through downtown or maybe check out a museum like the Houston Museum of Natural Science or the non-denominational Rothko Chapel. If you have a lot of time and give yourself the whole day, you could also pay a visit to the Houston Space Center. It's not very close to the airport, but a chance to see real space shuttles and astronaut suits makes for a unique experience that can only be had in Houston.
If you have an overnight layover, consider staying at the Houston Airport Marriott, which is located at the airport, or in one of the nearby budget hotels like SpringHill Suites, Red Roof Inn, or the DoubleTree. If you're looking to kill time in the airport outside of shopping and eating, you can also visit the Xpress Spa for a treatment or hunt for one of the massage chairs which can be found in all terminals.
There are a number of airport lounges at this large airport, most of which are only accessible through a premium ticket or airline loyalty programs. Lounges include: Air France Lounge (Terminal D), KLM Crown Lounge (Terminal D), United Club (Terminals A, B, C, and E), and the Centurion Lounge, which features shower facilities (Terminal D).
The Houston Airport is also home to a USO Lounge, which is free to use for active and retired members of the U.S. military and their traveling companions.
Wi-Fi and Charging Stations
Wi-Fi is complimentary and widely available. Charging stations can be found in all terminals, but Rapid Charger Machines are also an option. For a fee, these machines can charge your phone in half the time. These only work if your device supports quick-charging; many older devices do not.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tips and Tidbits
Amenity-wise, the airport offers pet relief areas, smoking areas, two chapels, multi-lingual special service representatives, visitor information centers, and a currency exchange booth.
You can use the free Skyway train to travel in between terminals.
IAH has one of the largest collections of public art in Texas. The city of Houston's Civic Art Program partnered with the airport to collect commissioned and donated works of art. This art has been installed in the airport's five terminals as a way to provide aesthetic and cultural value to the identity of the city. Pieces include everything from sculptures to photographs, placed inside and outside of the airport.
Intercontinental's Harmony in the Air program provides a stage for local jazz musicians on weekdays in Terminal A. If you're curious, it's possible to check the schedule of performances before your visit.
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Kate's father, David Levin, founded the five-star Capital Hotel in 1971 and it is no surprise that now as one of London's youngest female general manager she has the passion and drive to keep his principles of great British service alive, fresh and relevant in today's market.
Over the last five years, Kate has put her own stamp on the 49-bedroom hotel and already completed a refurbishment of the ground floor and over 60% of the bedrooms, working closely with top interior designer Nina Campbell. She has also ensured time to put back into the industry as a whole, is a St Julian's Scholar, on the board of Pride of Britain Hotels and an Ambassador for the Springboard Charity.
At the Capital her successes are reflected in the healthy hotel's profit and loss accounts, most noticeably within food and beverage where there was a 180% increase within two years. It was her idea to collaborate with Nathan Outlaw resulting in the hugely successful Michelin starred Outlaw's at The Capital that has built up a strong local following since it launched in 2014.
Kate has introduced many ideas at the hotel to improve communication including hosting monthly lunches to get to know her team members. She introduced the 'long standing service' awards to honour staff loyalty and implemented employee of the month schemes. During the past 12 months, the hotel has won 'Best Culinary Hotel' at the World Boutique Hotel Awards, been shortlisted twice at the Hotel Cateys, and had two finalists in the Gold Service Scholarship Awards, while Outlaw's has been a finalist in industry Seafood Restaurant of the Year awards.
The Capital is a true ambassador for the British hotel industry and a stalwart of great hospitality; it strives to deliver excellence and create a genuine hub of hospitality.
Kate and the Levin family are proud torchbearers for the independent sector and for many are regarded as an inspiration for the next generation of hoteliers.
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Jake Tapper Talks News and Gives Advice to Journalism Students
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By Mirchaye Woldeleoul | April 10, 2017
CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper and Mirchaye Woldeleoul, American University graduate journalism student.
I was ecstatic when I first learned that CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper was coming to speak at American University (AU). As a graduate student specializing in broadcast journalism, it is such an honor to be able to see – and talk to – someone who fights to bring fresh, sincere, and accurate journalism to the public. Hundreds of students from across AU lined up two hours early to get tickets for the event. School of Communication (SOC) professor Jane Hall interviewed Tapper and moderated student Q&A. Tapper touched on several important and relevant issues in journalism and politics today.
Sara Wise, a fellow graduate journalism student, said that she liked how the event was focused on questions asked directly by students. "I loved being able to ask him a question that tied directly into a conversation I've been having with family and friends a lot recently and that he seemed thoughtful in his answer," she said.
"Jake Tapper was refreshing!" said Murugi Thande, a senior in film and media arts. "He made the crowd laugh, and he was very responsive to questions. He's an honest and straightforward person, and that's the kind of person SOC journalists like me aspire to be," she said.
Tapper began the event by addressing the battle between real and fake news. "It is important for the press to stand up for truth and decency," he said.
As a student, my absolute favorite part of the evening was his story about how he first realized he wanted to be a journalist, after spending some time searching for the right career, which many students can identify with.
"The 'light bulb going off' moment for me was when I was on a ski trip with friends. I read journalism all the time, including the New Republic, a great magazine." On the trip, Tapper met someone who wrote freelance pieces for the New Republic. "And, I said to myself, 'Oh my God, people write these things! I can write something like this,' so I started looking around for stories to write about."
The event was co-sponsored by the School of Communication and the Kennedy Political Union at AU. Polson Kanneth, (SOC/BA '05) a former SOC broadcast-journalism major at AU, is now senior editorial producer at CNN's "State of the Union with Jake Tapper." Kanneth and Hall began talking in the CNN green room about asking Tapper to speak to students at SOC. SOC worked with Tapper, Kanneth and CNN to make it happen. Polson remembered attending SOC's American Forum events moderated by Hall when he was a student. "Tuesday's event reminded me of the SOC forums I went to when I was at AU," Kanneth said. "I loved that the students asked smart questions and Jake encouraged them not to give up on their dreams of being in journalism."
Tapper left me and other students in the audience with advice to keep in mind as we get ready to embark on our careers as professional journalists. He said that failure is a part of the process when entering the field of journalism and that shouldn't keep any of us from trying over and over again until we attain our goals.
"Journalism is a tough career path and you will face a lot of rejections. Don't take it personally. I have received a lot of rejections myself. It's just the nature of the business." he said.
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Q: Order of incoming actions in actionchannel differs I have a react native app, where I need to simply persist all the raw actions dispatched in the app. The idea is that I get a simple kind of event-store which I, at a later point, can aggregate reports and statistics on.
A requirement is that every action is persisted as is, and that they are persisted in the order they where dispatched.
I went with the simply case of using the actionChannel effect:
import { actionChannel, call, take } from 'redux-saga/effects'

export function* track() {
  const catchAll = yield actionChannel('*');
  while (true) {
    const action = yield take(catchAll);
    yield call(persist, action);
  }
}

This persists all actions, but not in the order they where dispatched. However, using the Redux DevTools, I see the right order being reported.
Is there anything obvious that I have missed here?
How can I be guaranteed to get the right order?
Does actionChannel() even work like that?

A: It would seem that it was very simple: The track saga was the last one to get registred. After moving sagaMiddleware.run(track); to be the first one, things worked as expected.
However, the order of any actions besides the first ones would properly have been in the right order anyway. But I was focussed on the first ~5 actions not being in the right order.

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Asisat Oshoala: The powerhouse and sharpshooter of Barça Femení
Rajesh Kannan
Header Image by Imago
If Jennifer Hermoso hasn't stopped scoring at Barça Femení, the other centre-forward in Asisat Oshoala has been in red hot form too and is battling with her own teammate for the Primera Iberdrola Pichichi title.
Asisat Oshoala is a name that, for many culés, was only learned in early 2019. Not many know that Oshoala boasts a record four African Women's Footballer of the year titles. Few are conscious that she became a Member of the Order of Niger at just 19 years old after her outstanding display at the 2014 U–20 Women's World Cup. Many aren't aware of her numerous team and individual achievements and successes for all levels of club and country across three continents. Now, on top of the world with Barcelona and Nigeria, Asisat Oshoala is known everywhere to football fans as one of the best centre-forwards on the planet. Since arriving in January 2019, Oshoala has fit into the blaugrana style well, and has since been consistent and clinical in scoring goals whenever needed.
Full name: Asisat Lamina Oshoala
Date of birth: 9 October 1994
Place of birth: Ikorodu, Nigeria
Height: 1.73 m / 5 ft 8 in
Playing position: Attacker / forward
When Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala was a young girl growing up in Nigeria, her mother wouldn't give her money for food if she had been playing football on the streets with the boys. Despite the adversity she faced as a female footballer, her talents gave her a ridiculously high chance to become a professional footballer. There was no real precedent for Oshoala to follow and no homegrown hero in the women's game, perhaps with the exception of Nigerian women's national team top scorer and legend Perpetua Nkwocha. Oshoala set her sights on football and left her home to become a professional footballer at an early age.
Oshoala, during the 2019 World Cup with Nigeria | Photo by Fredrik Varfjell via Imago
She said the following in an interview to ESPN: "I actually stopped going to school because at some point I had a lot of problems with my parents. They wanted me to go to school but I had the unique opportunity to play in another city for a professional team in Nigeria. I had to leave my city for another city which meant, automatically, I had to leave my school and stop. So I had to make that sacrifice at that time. I told my parents: 'OK, I can always come back but this is an opportunity that I can't turn down. Maybe it was a 50 percent chance to progress in football. So, I moved on my own. For me, it was about taking the opportunity at the right time and I did not regret it".
Oshoala around the world
Oshoala first played for FC Robo and Rivers Angels, two clubs in her home country. She earned the Best Player award at both the U20 Women's World Cup and AFCON in 2014, and these accomplishments didn't go unnoticed by big clubs abroad. In January 2015, she joined a Liverpool Ladies side fresh off the 2014 WSL title. Then-manager Matt Beard toted her as "one of the best young players in the world". She had some brief setbacks when she missed two months of her first season with a knee injury as the Liverpool side plagued with injuries dropped to seventh place out of eight teams.
Due to her talents, age, and the fact that she was ready to move on from seventh place, Arsenal activated the release clause in Oshoala's contract and she joined the London club for the 2016/17 season. She won the Women's FA Cup with Arsenal during her time there. Her spell in London was short-lived as Chinese club Dalian Quanjian F.C. officially signed Oshoala in February 2017, taking her to Chinese Women's Super League after a year and a half in England. She played in China for two more years winning the Chinese league title in 2017.
A culé since 2019
On 31 January 2019, Barcelona signed Oshoala on a loan deal until the end of the season. She scored her first league goal against Rayo and a month later scored in the attendance record-breaking match against Atleti at the Wanda Metropolitano. Not soon after in May she yet again made history for both club and country by becoming both the first-ever Barcelona Femení player and African player to ever score in a UEFA Women's Champions League Final, apart from being the first Nigerian to score in any UEFA Champions League final, men's or women's.
Oshoala scored Barcelona's solitary goal in the loss in 2019's UEFA Women's Champions League's final
She spends a lot of her free time in her apartment from Barça's out-of-city training ground watching whatever football match is on television. Sergio Agüero, Raheem Sterling, and Luis Suárez rank among her favorite players. She admires Suárez a lot because she has the task of mirroring his role in Barça Femení's side. She's meticulous when it comes to details and doesn't take any decision lightly. In fact, before agreeing to move to Catalonia, she watched over 20 videos of old Barcelona games to see if she would fit into the side. is a testament to her footballing wisdom.
Due to her technical qualities and her hard work, Barcelona announced Oshoala's full transfer to the club and extension until 2022.
On the international side, it's almost no debate that Oshoala is the best African women's player in the world. She's striker has been chosen as African Player of the Year on no less than four occasions (2019, 2014, 2016 and 2017). The year 2014 was a stellar one for the Nigerian as she also claimed the Golden Ball at both that year's U–20 World Cup and that year's Women's AFCON. Oshoala has extensive experience in all facets of football despite her relative youth.
Season so far with Barcelona
Oshoala is a contender for the Golden Boot award this season, as she has amassed a staggering 20 goals so far in the league, a title challenged only by teammate Jenni Hermoso. The stand out match from her season is the 4 goals she scored against soon-to-be Real Madrid Women, Tacón. She has already won the Copa Catalunya and Spanish Supercopa Feminino with Barça with her goal against Atlético in the semi-final proving to be the match-winner. Her partnership with attacking wingers Lieke Martens and Caroline Graham Hansen didn't go unnoticed as they keep plunging goal after goal.
Technical traits
The poacher
The Nigerian is the simplest and most deadly player in the box. She rarely gets involved the creative build-up of the goals, but is constantly roaming around the box, right next to the defenders, waiting for a chance to finish moves. She can also run at defenders, closing them down to get the ball or chase long passes or through balls from the midfield or defence. Known for her finishing ability and movement off the ball, she is good at dribbling and her first touch is an added advantage for her.
When playing as an advanced forward, she still remains the focal point of the team's attacking moves. Furthermore, she can chase down balls from the midfield or deep but is equally adept at laying off or crossing to her teammates. She has a good movement without the ball as well as dribbling along with decent passing and vision.
The target woman for Barcelona
She uses her physical presence – height and strength – to challenge the opposition defenders for the ball, especially in aerial duels, to hold up the ball and then to lay it off for her strike partner Jennifer Hermoso or the attacking midfielders, like Martens. At times, though, she lacks a bit of technical finesse, mostly with her first touches, and has a tendency to foul and/or be caught offside.
❛ Asisat has physical qualities that are very rare to find in a player. Her speed may resemble that of a boy, but she is an exception ❜
Sandra Paños
Asisat Oshoala Foundation
Oshoala is a role model in paving the way for future generations. She set up the Asisat Oshoala Foundation in 2019 to help young girls in Africa to pursue their footballing dreams and give them opportunities she never had.
She paid the school fees and other necessities for the young girls in her country. In 2019, Barcelona and Asisat Oshoala signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the official licensee of Barça's Academy in Lagos, Nigeria. She also hosted the Football4girls tournament in Lagos in December with the intention of improving game time and exposure for young players.
Oshoala, on why she started her foundation: "It's all based on a very personal experience, I know how difficult it is to pursue an interest in playing in football teams and getting into sports in general when your parents say no. It's so easy to give up. There are a lot of girls who did stop, and who had so much potential to become professionals. I just wanted to share my story with parents, so that maybe they might change their minds or their reasoning. It's important for young athletes to have the support of their parents and their close network. I want everyone to be able to imagine education and football together – complementing one another".
We hope through her own status that she can continue to inspire female players in Africa to follow in her footsteps and pursue careers in football. Nike advertised about her foundation here.
If Oshoala can fine-tune her technical skills, stay fit for the coming seasons, and continue her record-breaking performances for both club and country, she is guaranteed to be a contender for the Ballon d'Or award. In this rich vein of form, there is not a defender in the world to stop her from scoring goals. If Oshoala and her teammates can stay fit and produce the same kind of displays week in and week out, they are going to continually breaking new barriers seen never before in Spanish football and become one of the greatest teams on the planet.
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Rome: See the mighty Colosseum and Roman Forum as well as other medieval buildings, Renaissance palaces and Baroque churches, scattered through the city.
Vatican City: Visit St Peter's Basilica and see Michelangelo's 'Pieta' and see Bernini's intricately carved Popes' Altar.
Venice: Cruise to St. Mark's Square and see the Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs and St Mark's Basilica.
Vienna: Tour the Ring Road, along the old city walls, and see the Hofburg Imperial Palace, Opera House, Austrian Parliament Building and Karlskirche.
Salzburg: See where scenes from 'The Sound of Music' were filmed.
Innsbruck: Walk the narrow streets of the Old Town, lined with medieval houses and arcades, to see the Golden Roof and Imperial Palace.
Vaduz: Visit the capital of Liechtenstein and see the castle.
Lucerne: View the emotive Lion Monument and walk the covered Chapel Bridge to see the Jesuit Church.
Schaffhausen: View the thundering Rhine Falls.
Amsterdam: See Dam Square, the Royal Palace, Mint Tower and the floating flower market.
Scenic Drives: Tuscany, Chianti, Umbria, Apennine Mountains, Valley of the River Po, Styria, Swiss Alps, Rhine Valley
Venice: In St Marks Square at sunset, long after the day-trippers have gone to their mainland hotels, sip Bellini cocktails canal-side before dinner at a local restaurant.
Vienna: Café Central has been frequented by many of the elite, including revolutionary Trotsky and psychoanalyst Freud, since 1876. Still a meeting place for philosophers and storytellers, a local shares tales of a by-gone era, as you enjoy delicious Viennese specialities of coffee and Sachertorte.
Lucerne: Choose from a selection of fine restaurants on your Dine-Around Evening.
Vatican City: Enjoy VIP fast-track entry into the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, as well as exclusive access to the Bramante Staircase that is usually not open to the public.
Venice: Witness the ancient skill of glassblowing and watch artisans create delicate works of art.
Venice: Meet a gondolier and learn about the age-old tradition of gondola navigation.
Salzburg: Join your Local Expert for a visit to the formal gardens of Mirabell Palace and Residence Square - both locations used in 'The Sound of Music'. You will also see the imposing fortress, the immense cathedral and Mozart's birthplace on the lively Getreidegasse.
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Rhine Valley: The beautiful scenery of the Rhine River is punctuated by the many castles dotted along its banks. Delight in a private estate viewing of one of these Rhineland castles and learn more about these living cultural monuments located along the Middle Rhine.
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Croatia is an Eastern European country with a long coastline on the Adriatic Sea. Ranking the 18th most popular tourist destination in the world, Croatia is blessed with a wealth of natural riches, boasting almost 2000km of rocky, indented shore and more than a thousand islands, many blanketed in luxuriant vegetation. Even during the heavily visited months of July and August there are still enough off-the-beaten-track islands, quiet coves and stone-built fishing villages to make you feel as if you're visiting Europe at its most unspoiled.
Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein, is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in Central Europe. It is the last remnant of the Holy Roman Empire and an independent nation with very close ties to Switzerland. It enjoys a very high standard of living and is home to some incredibly beautiful mountain scenery. The principality's capital, Vaduz, is mainly a modern city and a major centre of commerce and international banking. Liechtenstein is also known for its medieval castles, alpine landscapes and villages linked by a network of trails.
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Austria is a German-speaking federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.66 million people in Central Europe. It is characterized by its mountain villages, baroque city architecture, Imperial history and rugged alpine terrain. Vienna, its Danube River capital, is home to the Schonbrunn and Hofburg palaces, and has counted Mozart, Strauss and Sigmund Freud among its residents. The country's other notable regions include the northern Bohemian Forest, Lake Traun and eastern hillside vineyards.
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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
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Anne Frank is Transported from Westerbork to Auschwitz Concentration Camp
On September 3, the group was deported on what would be the last transport from Westerbork to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and arrived after a three-day journey.
In the chaos that marked the unloading of the trains, the men were forcibly separated from the women and children, and Otto Frank was wrenched from his family. Of the 1,019 passengers, 549—including all children younger than fifteen—were sent directly to the gas chambers. Anne had turned fifteen three months earlier and was one of the youngest people to be spared from her transport. She was soon made aware that most people were gassed upon arrival, and never learned that the entire group from the Achterhuis had survived this selection. She reasoned that her father, in his mid-fifties and not particularly robust, had been killed immediately after they were separated.
Source: Wikipedia Added by: Rob Brent
That same day, Gestapo official SS Sergeant Karl Silberbauer and two Dutch police collaborators arrested the Franks; the Gestapo sent them to Westerbork on August 8. One month later, in September 1944, SS and police authorities placed the Franks, and the four others hiding with the Franks, on a train transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz, a concentration camp complex in German-occupied Poland. Selected for labor due to their youth, Anne and her sister, Margot were transferred to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near Celle, in northern Germany in late October 1944.
Source: Holocaust Encyclopedia Added by: Rob Brent
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#4 Red River College Rebels vs #1 Providence University College Pilots
Saturday, February 25th, 12:00 PM
Providence University College will try to repeat as MCAC champions this weekend but their road to back-to-back trophy presentations will start against a Red River College team that pushed the Pilots to five sets when the two teams last saw each other on February 4th (25-13, 19-25, 25-27, 25-21, 15-7).
RRC Head coach, Dan McGregor, believes the time off between the end of their season and this weekend's semifinal matchup has been a big boost for the Rebels.
"I think our team feels pretty confident, we have played Providence tough throughout the year and are looking forward to the matchup. As we have only had eight or nine players for most of the season it has been a grind this year. We came out of the gate pretty strong in the first half, and as the season has gone on it has been tough due to injuries and fatigue. Having these two weeks off before playing the final four has helped us to recover."
Providence has to feel good about coming back to the Championship weekend ranked first, as they've spent most of the season leading the field with only the CMU Blazers nipping at their heels. PUC Head coach, Kyle Guenther, knows a first round matchup against RRC will be a challenge.
"All four teams in the playoffs have played well throughout the season and we have to be prepared for all of them. That certainly includes Red River. After our last match with them that went five sets, we know it's tough to put a ball away against them."
PUC Right side, LaRae Driedger, and Left side, Shayna Staerk, are just a couple of the offensive weapons that made PUC so good this season. To play well against Providence means stemming their offence, something Guenther knows RRC is capable of.
"They play great defence and extend rallies which can frustrate us and force us into errors. We have to be prepared for this and stay aggressive".
Providence has won all four matchups between these two teams this season, 3-0, 3-1, 3-1, 3-2.
#3 Université de Saint-Boniface Les Rouges vs #2 Canadian Mennonite University Blazers
Saturday, February 25th, 2:00 PM
Canadian Mennonite University's last conference game of the season was a 3-1 win over Université de Saint-Boniface on February 10th. This was the first game during the 2016-17 season that Les Rouges were able to get a set off of the Blazers after being swept in all three of their previous meetings. But USB Head Coach, Martin Rochon, knows that Saturday's semifinal can still be won by either team and likes his team's current mindset.
"Our team feels quite good. We have improved steadily throughout the year and I believe our best game is ahead of us. We have had some great confidence-building wins in the second half (of the season) and we know that when we are at our best we can beat anyone in the league".
Blazers Left side and MCAC Week 18 Athlete of the Week, Katie Reeves, as well as Middle blocker Rayzanna Kehler have been league standouts for CMU this season and will undoubtedly be factors this weekend. But two players aren't the only reason the Blazers have been so steady, having not lost a conference match since January 17th when they lost 3-2 to Providence. The Blazers' have a very strong roster from top to bottom.
"CMU has a balanced attack therefore it is difficult to focus on one player", says Rochon. "
The most important thing will be for us to play a disciplined game and stay focused on our execution. We have many young players who have been performing well all season and I am certain they will be ready on Saturday".
Should the two team's rotations match up so that USB Middle blocker, Gabrielle Marquis, is across the net from CMU's Kehler, fans could be in for a very exciting battle between two very strong middles. But regardless of individual matchups, fans can expect a very exciting battle between two very strong teams.
#3 Université de Saint-Boniface Les Rouges vs #2 Providence University College Pilots
The Providence University College Pilots enter this weekend defending the 2015-16 MCAC Championship they won at home in Otterburne, MB last season. They feature an explosive outside attacker in Week 12 MCAC Athlete of the Week, Adrian Dyck, who Head coach, Scott Masterson, can expect USB to have their eyes on at all times.
"I think Adrian is having an incredible season and is really enjoying his role on the team" says Masterson. "He's tough to stop but he also opens things up for all our other guys so they can have a greater impact. I still see us having a well-rounded offense and we hope to be able to play great team defense".
In their season matchup, PUC got three wins off of USB (3-1, 3-0, 3-0) after USB had won their first meeting of the season 3-2 in late October. Week 18 MCAC Athlete of the Week, Nico Marcon-Lajeunesse, has been a solid outside attack for Saint Boniface this season as well as a veteran presence on an otherwise very young Les Rouges team. Marcon-Lajeunesse is in his fourth year of MCAC eligibility and middle Pierre Landry in his third, but every other player on USB's roster is a rookie in the MCAC. Playing in their own community in front of what should be a favourable crowd for USB, Les Rouges going up against the defending champions will be a great test for a young USB squad says Head Coach, Guy Bourgeois.
"I've seen these guys embrace the team concept in a special way and it's cool to be a part of. The boys are really looking forward to performing with the extra boost our awesome home crowd provides."
"Providence are a very well coached team and defending champions for a reason. They have dynamic athletes in multiple positions and we will need to play our best defense of the season in order to slow them down. Our group is really embracing and looking forward to that challenge".
#4 University of Winnipeg College Wesmen vs #1 Canadian Mennonite University Blazers
Just like the other Men's semifinal matchup, the season series was split 3-1 between these two teams with CMU coming out on top. Some of the Blazers likely don't forget how their season ended last year, when they lost their lead in a tough match against RRC and were forced to watch the season's Final from the stands. Second-year right side John Nieckarz has been both an offensive and defensive stalwart for the Blazers when healthy and Week 14 MCAC Athlete of the Week, Mackenzie Hildebrand, is a high flying left side who has been a welcome addition for the Blazers this season. CMU's setter, Jason Friesen, has also turned heads around the league while distributing the ball for a Blazers roster that has proven to be one of the most talented in the Conference. But CMU Head coach, Don Dulder, knows that rankings are simply just numbers on paper at this point in the season.
"It is important to realize that all four teams are on an even playing field now. Being the one-seed doesn't mean much. We have to bring our 'A' game in order to be successful. All four teams are good teams. There is a great deal of parity in our league this year. We need to perform all the basics well and play smart".
UW has been a very scrappy team this season, making the 2017 Final Fours with limited numbers on their bench and relying heavily on Week 9 MCAC Athlete of the Week, Turner Johnson. The Wesmen's shortage of players meant creative lineups and rotations for them during their 2016-17 season, and although Johnson can be a very deadly outside attacker, he is listed as a setter and Head coach Richard Wiebe will sometimes run a 6-2 rotation so that Johnson can both set and get some swings in. Having lost their last three games of the season to the other three participating teams in this weekend's championship, the Wesmen are looking to get back to their winning ways nearly a month after they had their last conference win.
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Q: Ошибка C2664 в Visual Studio 2019 Ребят, я совсем недавно начал интересоваться C++, поэтому не могу найти решение для этого.
Если можете, распишите подробно, в чем проблема.
Код взят из Github, причем работал он у всех прекрасно, кроме, конечно же, меня.
Ошибка  C2664   "bool mProcess::Process(char *)": невозможно преобразовать аргумент 1 из "const char [9]" в "char *"
while(Memory.Process("csgo.exe")); //ошибка С2664 тут
    std::cout<<"Found csgo.exe\n";
    ClientMemoryAddress = Memory.Module("client_panorama.dll"); //тут
    ServerMemoryAddress = Memory.Module("server.dll"); /тут
    EngineMemoryAddress = Memory.Module("engine.dll"); /и тут

A: Если эта функция не пишет в передаваемую ей строку (а просто криво объявлена), то можно просто взять и скастить:
while(Memory.Process((char*)"csgo.exe"));

Если же пишет, то надо для начала знать размер буфера и иметь rw-память такого размера. Простейший вариант:
char cmd[256] = "csgo.exe";
while(Memory.Process(cmd));

Кстати, конкретно while можно заменить на for:
for (char cmd[256] = "csgo.exe"; Memory.Process(cmd); );

PS: И меня смущает ; после цикла - она там точно к месту?