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Japanese say that a Koi keeper's expertise is measured by the number of Koi that have perished in his care. If you wonder why, the answer is simple. They know that human beings learn a lot more from their errors than from perfect instructions.
All I can offer are perfect instructions. In the light of the Japanese belief above, I am tempted to say: Use them, or lose them. Yet, I believe in people and ultimately believe that Koi lovers genuinely desire to do the best they can.
Therefore, in the hope that you are ready to take instruction — and provided you have not installed a pond yet, I urge you to commit this article to memory before you go out to buy your equipment, or talk to a pond installer, or begin the construction yourself.
If you have already put in your pond and it does not work, or you are still not sure if it has everything it is supposed to, you have my deepest sympathy. Read this article carefully. Do not cry over it, or rip it to shreds in anger. Read the introductory paragraph once more and keep what you learn here for referencing once you have regained your composure.
Essentially, a Koi pond is a life support system, or outdoor aquarium, for the fancy carp known as Nishikigoi, which we usually call Koi.
That is why this article has nothing to do with garden water features! With one single exception: If you are about to install a garden water feature, but have not yet done so, I urge you to think again. Before you state that you do not want a koi pond, stop for just a moment and ponder this: What if you change your mind and decide that you want to have Koi after you've put in your garden pond? By then, my friend, it will be too late. Because you can always use a Koi pond to grow water plants and create a tranquil environment, but more often than not, a water garden pond is an inadequate environment in which to keep and raise Koi.
Understand that there are several inherent flaws with water gardens that make it impossible to transform them into Koi ponds. They are too shallow and have no bottom drain. They are usually constructed with little or no thought to water flow. They have several features that are sure-fire predator attractants, such as plant shelves that serve as creature perches for heron and other fish eating predators, and shallow areas that herons just love to wade in as they fish out your prized Koi, instead of frogs. Even if you're absolutely certain you won't ever have Koi, you are still better off building a pond that can serve as either a water garden pond or a Koi pond, because if you ever wanted to sell your house, the buyer might be swayed to the purchase simply because he or she has always wanted a Koi pond.
Unfortunately, most people never stop to ask the most essential question until after they have already put in their Koi pond, or until they've paid someone a hefty sum to put one in for them. And when they finally ask the experts and get the expert answer, namely that the cheapest way to get what you need, is to start over, they usually lament the money they already spent. I cannot console you. But I can urge you to read the first paragraph of this article again.
What are the essential components of a good Koi pond?
What exactly do you need to have in a good Koi pond? Not much, really. There are five must-haves: a bottom drain, a surface skimmer, a pump, a filter, and an ultraviolet light. Although it's possible to have a great pond without all of these, it is not an easy excercise. Actually, it is much harder to go without any one of these components, than it is to simply include them all. At the very least, build the pond so that the part you're leaving out can be added later, when you really need it, for example, the ultraviolet light.
The purpose of a bottom drain is to remove fish waste and other organic debris that accumulates on the bottom of the pond. Fish waste either floats (which can happen when the fish are not feeling well, or not digesting their feed properly) or it falls to the pond floor. The natural force of gravity, coupled with the turbulence caused by the koi swimming in the pond, cause fish faeces and other sinking debris to tumble toward the bottom drain. Muck on the pond floor is one of the most dangerous threats to the health of your Koi. It is here that many of the most common, and significant, bacteria and viruses will breed and grow. Would you want to go swimming in your toilet? Well, neither do your Koi.
It's best to have the pond floor slope slightly towards the bottom drain to facilitate the movement of bottom waste toward the drain. Bottom drains are available for both new installations as well as existing ponds that need a retrofit to include a drain. They are inexpensive and worth their weight in gold. The bottom drain also functions as an intake for the pump which will feed the filtration system.
While a bottom drain removes materials from the bottom of the pond, the skimmer takes care of dust and other debris that collects on the pond surface. Dirt and dust particles adhere to the water surface, no matter where you live. As it builds up, it turns to muck. Add to this the grit and leaves that gather on the pond surface, and you have a pond scum that is prime territory for pathogens harmful to your fish's health. A skimmer is a low profile, painless way to remove surface debris from the pond before it can become a problem.
There are a number of water garden skimmers available on the market, some of which include filters as well; we prefer skimmers that are skimmers and filters that are filters. The no-niche skimmer is an excellent product that can be retrofitted to an existing pond that doesn't already have a skimmer. We like to use swimming pool skimmers; they're easy to install and service. Prices vary from model to model and from manufacturer to manufacturer.
This essential piece of pond equipment powers both the skimmer and the filter. We recommend an external pump for a koi pond. The biggest reason is safety. All pumps fail eventually, no matter how well made they are. If yours is in the pond when it finally decides to quit working for good, it can do one of two things. If it's an oil filled pump, it can spew oil all over your pond. Even if it is not an oil filled pump, it can release electricity into the pond. Either scenario is bad for your pond and potentially lethal for your fish. As we see it, your koi are worth more than your pump. They're also irreplaceable, while your pump is easily replaced. It makes the most sense, then, to use a pump that has less potential for harming your koi.
The second reason to use an external pump is convenience. A pump sitting outside the pond is easier to service, since you don't have to don your scuba gear or swimming trunks to get to it. You can keep your hands and feet dry while inspecting, repairing, or checking an external pump. External pumps either come equipped with, or are adaptable to, primer pots and leaf baskets that catch small rocks and similar material that would normally clog a submersible pump. You will not believe me if I tell you how often frogs and water snakes land in these baskets!
The pump you select needs to be sized to the job it is expected to perform. Boy, now there's an understatement! Pump companies publish flow rates that are based on tests done in a laboratory, often without calculating the real-world pond setting that includes lifts, pipes, and elbows, filters etc, all of which will reduce your flow rate. The pump manufacturer might say that the pump gets 10,500 litres per hour. But what does that mean to you and me? It means that in a real pond situation, with a bottom drain, a skimmer, a lift of about three one metre to the water fall, several elbows, a run of tubing pipes, plus the resistance of a filter and an ultraviolet light, that same pump may only get 5200 litres per hour — and that is IF the entire arrangement is designed properly.
In our never-ending quest to save money, many people in the koi pond industry have gravitated to low amperage pumps, but we are not among them. In order to move large quantities of water, a low amp pump can often only handle low pressure and lower head, which is the distance between the water surface and the height to which you are pumping the water. This kind of pump can't feed a tall waterfall, or pump water efficiently through a tall bead filter. Pump manufacturers realize that consumers pay attention to amperage, and have been known to list the running amperage, rather than the start-up amperage. To me this is deception, whether legal or not! By making the pump appear to be lower amp, these manufacturers tell customers what they want to hear, but not what they need to know.
Then also consider this: Your fish load should be estimated to take into account that in a healthy environment, your Koi will grow like crazy! You may start out with a dozen 15 cm Koi, so your initial bio load will be a little over half a kilogram of fish. But in three years, that load is likely to be close to 25 kilograms!
Filters are like religion; everyone has one, and adherents are always convinced that theirs is the best until they find a different one.
Forget about under-gravel filters that don't work for a higher fish load. Forget about lava rock that is totally inadequate for Koi pond applications. Forget swimming pool filters that need changing the sand every week, just like diatomaceous earth filters. Forget trickle towers and bio balls, filter mat and vegetable filters. Because in truth, the perfect filter for a Koi pond just does not exist. But there are a few that will work well.
We like multi-chamber filters for Koi ponds, based on the filter systems used by Japanese Koi breeders. These usually consist of one or more settling chambers and a number of media chambers. When properly designed and maintained, this system can provide consistently high quality water. Their only ripple is that they must be cleaned periodically. Unfortunately, no one's yet invented the self-cleaning filter.
In the last few years, we have also successfully used bead filters. When properly sized to the task, they have proven both effective and user-friendly. It's been necessary to clean them more frequently than the chambers of the Japanese-style filter system, but this is less tiresome and odiferous, thanks to the use of a back wash valve. When used in conjunction with ultraviolet lights, both of these systems are very effective. Ultimately, trial and error will lead you to the precise system that's best for you.
The beauty of the ultraviolet (UV) light is that it will virtually eliminate the curse of pea-soup green water. You can put a filtering system in place to first see if it's enough to keep the pond clear all year long. The next year, if you're not satisfied, you can add a UV light if you want additional water clarity.
Although they're sometimes sold as "sterilizers", they don't really sterilize at the flow rates generally used for ponds. UV lights might sterilize when the water passes through one at the rate of 15 litres per minute, but in most pond applications, the water is racing past the light at 75 to 250 litres per minute. At this speed, the UV light does not sterilize. It doesn't need to, anyway. Its primary purpose is to inhibit the growth of free-floating algae and prevent the dreaded pea soup green algae syndrome in the pond. It won't be effective at sterilizing the water to prevent fish illness or disease. Even if it could, it only neutralizes pathogens that flow past the light, and can't reach pathogens that remain in the pond, on the walls or the pond floor, or on the fish themselves.
Besides these components, the Koi pond should be at least 1.5 m deep and have nearly vertical sides. The 1.5m depth doesn't have anything to do with thermal layering and applies no matter where you live. Koi need a depth of at least 1.2m to get enough exercise. They need to swim up and down, not simply from side to side in the pond. What is more, large Koi like to feed in a perpendicular position, with their mouths sticking out of the water. They can't do that in 1m of water. So you need a pond that's at least two times deeper than the length of your largest Koi and for most Koi owners, that usually means a minimum depth of 1.5m. I have a client who converted her swimming pool to a gorgeous Koi pond once her children left home. I first thought the deep side at 1.9m perhaps too deep. But she painted the pool black and added an observation deck and her Koi not only display gorgeously, but are beautifully muscular and very healthy.
The right water flow is critical in a Koi pond. You don't want any dead spots where debris can build up and never be removed from the pond. A good rule of thumb is to have the water flow in at one end and out at the other. This may not prevent dead spots, but will cut down on them. You can use waterfalls or under-surface returns to bring water back to the pond. If you use a waterfall to create a return flow, make sure to install a bypass in case it leaks or when you need to turn it off.
If you use an under-surface return, you may need supplemental aeration. Koi have high oxygen demands, especially when they are fed. Many Koi owners have air pumps, venturis, or air stones to supply extra oxygen. An aerated bottom drain is also very effective. It has an air bladder (a round disk with lots of holes in it). Air is pumped to the bladder, causing a circulatory effect where air is released at the bottom and raises in a column to the pond surface. The water circulation causes debris to be sucked into the bottom drain. Make sure to put aeration devices on a separate switch so that they can be turned off when you want to see your Koi without the distraction of waves or bubbles.
Always make sure to include a few stubbed-off 'why in the world pipes' through the pond wall. These are extra pipes that you may not need right away. Later on when you wish to make changes to your set-up you'll ask yourself why in the world you did not put extra pipes in when you originally installed the pump.
No matter how you do the math, Koi ponds are expensive. If you can't afford one, then make a water garden for a few goldfish, and in a few years, upgrade to a full-scale Koi pond. Just do not compromise on the construction of a proper koi pond. In the long run, you'll be glad you waited until you could afford the real thing! So will the Koi you intend to keep.
It's always a good idea to get help from an expert, someone who's truly knowledgeable about Koi pond design and installation. Once you find that source, stick with them from beginning to end. Make very sure your "expert" knows about Koi ponds, not just landscaping or water garden construction in general. Make very sure your expert has a reliable reputation. Make doubly sure! Don't burn your fingers. Many Koi owners have! Ask to see examples of what they've already done so you can be assured that they know what they're talking about — and actually speak to the owners of those ponds. Koi keeping is very popular at the moment, and that kind of fame inevitably attracts those who talk a good show but cannot deliver. They can be found everywhere! The old saying "buyer beware" is just as true today as it ever was.


Many Michigan counties have been keeping immigrants in custody because of "ICE Detainers." An ICE Detainer asks an enforcement agency to retain inmates beyond the time they would have been otherwise released, allowing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents to intercept them.
Two examples illustrate the issue. A jail in Kent County recently complied with an ICE Detainer and held a Mexican citizen for 72 hours even though he had been given a personal recognizance bond. That means his release should have occurred as quickly as possible, but it didn't due to the ICE Detainer. Similarly, a jail in Allegan County held another Mexican citizen for 17 hours after his bond posted, due to an ICE Detainer. In Kent and Allegan Counties alone, sheriffs have received a combined total of nearly 2,000 ICE Detainers since 2015.
By depriving immigrants of liberty without legal authority, these counties are violating the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution, in addition to committing false imprisonment. Sheriffs in all counties are responsible for running facilities that meet constitutional standards. Given the high volume of ICE Detainers and the sheriffs' duties to maintain jails that uphold constitutional rights for inmates, they must have known that holding immigrants beyond their facility's authority was unconstitutional. If not, they should have—numerous federal courts have already ruled that detaining someone based only on an ICE Detainer violates the person's constitutional rights.
Sommers Schwartz is committed to defending the constitutional rights of wrongfully detained immigrants and is bringing class action suits against Michigan counties illegally detaining immigrants. Two class action suits were filed October 20, 2017, against Kent and Allegan County and their respective sheriffs. Numerous individual suits with similar facts have been successful already, resulting in substantial recoveries for plaintiffs.
Sommers Schwartz wants to help you recover damages. Please contact the Sommers Schwartz Class Action Litigation Group today if you or someone you know was deprived of liberty by a Michigan county jail due to an ICE Detainer.


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Speaking out for the Florida Panther Against FWC Panther Policy
Carole and Jen Speak out for the Florida Panther
Against FWC's "revised" Panther Policy
at the Sept. 2, 2015 Commissioner meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Jennifer Leon Speaks Out for the Florida Panther
Back in June, the majority of public comments heard by this commission did not support the original draft position statement. The commission said they heard our concerns. Yet the revised position statement reads none the wiser. The language has been polished with semantics and spruced up with welcomed recommendations, but the core content remains the same.
Despite comments to the contrary, the FWC is still seeking weaker protections for the Florida panther – putting into question the Panther's protective status and the objectives needed for de-listing. The statement continues to reject that current population goals are achievable, without scientific merit, and focuses the FWC's resources on managing the sole population of 180 panthers in SWFL. A population that the FWC suggest has fully occupied all available Panther habitat. That's a nicer way of saying they have reached carrying capacity and implies that the FWC is heading down the same road it took with the Florida black bear, towards the lethal management of panthers deemed a nuisance.
Rather than following the science and allowing for due process by giving the Fish & Wildlife Services's Panther Recovery Implementation Team the time to review the status and management goals of the Florida panther, this commission is pushing forward an ill advised agenda.
I respectfully request that the revised statement not be approved.
Carole Baskin Speaks Out for the Florida Panther
My name is Carole Baskin and I am the founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue.
I urge you to discard your plan to undermine the Florida Panther recovery program and instead to fully support your partners who are working to protect our state's most treasured icon.
I've been coming to these meetings for 20 years urging you to ban the private possession of wild animals. I participate, at considerable peril to my family and self by those who seek to use wild animals, because I love this state. Florida is the top travel destination in the world, generating in excess of 67 billion dollars annually. Tourists come here to enjoy our sunshine, beaches and natural resources so it is in the best interest of the state to protect our wildlife.
It is as simple as supply and demand.
For the Florida Panther to thrive they have to eat. The amount of land necessary to support a viable population is dependant directly upon the availability of food. No person in Florida HAS to hunt to survive, but the Florida Panther does. The very first thing the Florida Wildlife Commission should do is prohibit hunting in existing and potential panther habitat.
The very next thing that needs to be done is to ban the private possession of wild animals in Florida. Failure to do so has wreaked havoc on our state. Escaped and released pythons have sucked virtually every other living species out of the Everglades. Opening a hunt on them, while exotic animals are still openly traded in Florida is ridiculous, at best.
If you just took those two steps, the Florida Panther would begin to recover, as would all other wildlife that would benefit from the protection given the panther.
If hikers didn't have to worry about being shot by hunters you could charge for access to natural areas that would far exceed what you can make by selling permits to maim and kill our state's wildlife. Only 3% of our population are hunters, and yet they seem to be the only stakeholders that matter to this commission. In all the meetings I've attended, it has been loathsome to have to listen to this commission, spend the vast majority of their time, trying to devise more ways, to sell more permits, to maim and kill more animals.
If you went home today to find that your child tortured and killed the family pet, you would probably worry that they are on their way to becoming a criminal. And yet, when adults do it under the banner of "hunting" or worse "sportsmanship" it has some perverse sanctity…at least in the minds of other hunters.
Cecil the lion's death raised awareness about the entire hunting industry and the public outcry makes it clear that it is time to set aside the brutality and work together to protect our wildlife.
USDA Fails Animals and Public

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Brian and Kyle were teammates at Providence College and had taken very different paths to get there. While Brian was a top level recruit out of Montclair High School, Kyle attended Dean College for two years before transferring to Providence College as a junior. Brian and Kyle clicked right away and became ferocious competitors on the lacrosse field and best friends off the field. Throughout their tenure together at Providence College, the lacrosse program achieved unprecedented success each year. In their first year together at PC, the team qualified for the MAAC tournament for the first time in Providence College history. They went on to qualify for the tournament for the next three years, winning the first MAAC regular season championship and conference tournament championship along the way. In 2004 Providence College qualified for NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. When Brian and Kyle arrived at PC, the lacrosse program was ranked near the bottom of Division 1 lacrosse. In their final game together, Providence faced #1 ranked national powerhouse Johns Hopkins in the NCAA tournament. Their experience at PC taught them the power of preparation, work ethic, sacrifice, and mental toughness. It was always their dream to have the opportunity to coach together after graduation and share all of the lessons that they had learned through the game of lacrosse with the next generation.
In the winter of 2007, Brotherhood Lacrosse was formed. Their goal was to be the best teaching program in the state of New Jersey. The program would not only look to improve the lacrosse player as an individual, but teach each player how to be the best that they can be within a team system. O'Rorke and Ojakian are passionate about the game and take pride in having a personal relationship with every player in the program. As directors, they are coaches first. Attending every team practice and tournament, Brian and Kyle bring their passion and knowledge to the program in a hands on matter. The success of the Brotherhood Lacrosse program has allowed it to grow every year since 2007 and attract the best players in New York and New Jersey who are hungry to improve and compete. In 2015, Brotherhood Lacrosse continued to reach new heights by winning the National Championship in the Under 17 division at IMG Nationals. Brotherhood Lacrosse will continue to evolve with the changing landscape of elite lacrosse, but we will never change our focus of turning boys into young men and lacrosse players into students of the game.


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Beatles Made Awful Crap Before Yoko, Reveals Mccartney
SIR Paul McCartney last night revealed the Beatles were churning out drug induced bollocks at least 18 months before John Lennon got together with Yoko Ono.
Confirming the existence of the improvised track Carnival of Light, Sir Paul said it was inspired by the modernist composers John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen, as well as a Tupperware box filled with 'grade-A Jamaican bongo'.
"It's basically 14 minutes of John hitting Ringo with a soup ladle. He managed to produce this lovely warm tone by striking him directly on the top of his head.
"We then mixed it with George chanting a refrain about some fat bird that used to work in a cake shop near the Liver Building. It's really an early version of Pipes of Peace."
The song was recorded at Abbey Road in 1967, but was soon confiscated by prime minister Harold Wilson who would wake up Tory firebrand Enoch Powell in the middle of the night and play it to him down the phone.
Sir Paul said the Beatles performed the song live just once, at a festival in Barcelona, when John Lennon introduced it while doing his tiresome impersonation of Carry On star Sid James.
Beatles experts say the track probably inspired Lennon and Ono to produce the experimental 1968 album Two Virgins, better known by its alternative title, Twelve Rackets.
One Woman's Week: One Giant Leap For Cheryl
By Karen Fenessey
I THINK it's great America has taken a small step for man by electing a black president. But amidst all the hilarity, I must ask: when will enough be enough? How far do white folks have to go to convince the world we're sorry about slavery? And meanwhile, what about the compelling racial saga taking place right here on our own doorstep: Cheryl Cole's legendary heroics on the X Factor.
Just how much proof do we need from Cheryl that she is sorry for the unfortunate incident where she assaulted a coloured woman in a club toilet. It truly was a case of 'wrong place, wrong time' for the poor songstress. But, hey, we've all been there and, while it may not have been our proudest moment, surely we can let Cheryl off the hook – it's not like she planned to get caught!
Hasn't she now done enough to prove her remorse? First, she married the footballer. Then, in the X Factor heats, she expended a great deal of valuable energy being nice to the black singers, often telling them over and over again to their faces that she 'loved them'. It is now abundantly clear that Cheryl is operating well below her station on 'X' and would be much better placed doing some kind of humanitarian work in Ethiopia, because of her love of Africans.
And who could be her replacement, I hear you ask? Well, there's a certain singing sensation not too far away! It was only recently, while attending a friend's wedding, that I had the marvelous opportunity to meet the platinum disc selling Carol Decker of T'Pau. I happened to be standing next to Carol during the service and made a point of singing the hymns extra loudly so she could be impressed by both my range and volume. Indeed, Carol mentioned to me after the service that I had 'a remarkable voice'. I had just volunteered my rendition of China in Your Hand, when she ran off to the toilet. Given that she must now be in her late seventies, the poor woman must be almost entirely incontinent.
What more will Cheryl Cole have to do before the British public accept that she is a liberal-minded angel? Will she have to go on TV and profess her love to Barack Obama and state categorically that Amercia having a black president is a good thing? When will our society learn to chill out a little and say, 'Hey, Honkies! You've done enough!' I can only dream that it will happen in my lifetime.


FEI, LAUSANNE (SUI) -- JULY 9, 2012 -- Wellington (USA), which had been confirmed as an official candidate to stage the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018, has withdrawn from the bidding process.
Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP), the company that had put together the US bid for 2018, informed the FEI today that it was officially withdrawing from the process, due to a change in local government.
The three bid cities still in the running to host the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in 2018 are Rabat (MAR); Bromont (CAN); Vienna (AUT). Bidding teams from the three official candidate cities will come to FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) this week for a meeting on 11 July.
LAUSANNE (SUI) – MARCH 2, 2012 – Riders from 41 nations have qualified to compete in the equestrian events at the London 2012 Olympic Games.


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While not every year can have a 'Meet Graham', BBDO turned in a strong performance. Was it enough to move its grade into the A range?
We assess BBDO's 2018 performance in APAC, based on results, innovation, creative output, awards, staff development, diversity and leadership. See all of the 2018 Agency Report Cards.


Friendship should be something easy to understand. There is someone in your life who you talk to on a regular basis, share your feelings with, and they return the favor. However, it's so hard these days to figure out who is a friend and who is not. Sometimes, who you think is your best friend ends up stabbing you in the back. On the opposite end, some friendships can come from people you least expect.
So we are here to make sense of it all. What makes a good friend? What makes a bad friend? Friendship is one of those concepts you think would get easier as you grow older, but sometimes it seems to get even more complex. We're here to solve this puzzle. Let's first look at the definition of a friend.
A friend is someone other than your family or lover that you share close affection with. You share kindness, sympathy, empathy, compassion, common interests, common beliefs, loyalty, and fun with them. They can be in person or online.
There are different degrees of friendship. Some friends are casual; you may share a couple of interests with them, and you may talk sometimes, but you're not as deep as you could be, and that's how the friendship is. Other friends, you're more close to. You spend time whenever you can, and you've been through it all. You may have had a childhood with them and have experienced ups and downs, and yet they're still good friends of yours. The two of you can go for a long time without talking, but once you start talking again, it's like no time has passed.
Then there is the social media definition of a friend, where the two of you have your accounts linked together on social media, but maybe you don't talk at all. You should not confuse social media 'friends' with real-life friends.
Think about it. If you have 500 friends on Facebook, could you see yourself becoming deep friends with all 500? Probably not. They are just numbers on social media. When it comes to friendship, less is more. Many of those friends on Facebook should just be named acquaintances, but that doesn't have the same ring to it. "I acquaintance someone on Facebook today," just doesn't sound right.
What is the difference between a friend and an acquaintance? An acquaintance is a person who you talk to on occasion, but the friendship bond is just not there. Maybe it would be there if the two of you talked more, but odds are, the person is someone who is nice and good to talk to on occasion, but the bond doesn't happen. They won't be the person you talk to when problems are happening. They aren't going to be the person you see yourself spending a lot of time with. Maybe they're a friend of a friend who you tolerate whenever they're around.
Look at your social media, as well as the people you know in real life. How many of them would you say are friends? How many are just acquaintances? Perhaps the biggest problem with friendship today is mixing the two up. Odds are, only a handful of people in your life are worthy to be your friend, while the others are actually acquaintances.
Here are some ways to know your friend is good.
A good friend will always be there for you, no matter what your situation is. They aren't going to run away because you lost money, or because you moved further away. Friends know that life throws many trials, and they will stick through those trials to the end.
A good friend is someone you can tell your secrets to, and you know they won't gossip. When you say, "promise not to tell anyone," they won't tell anyone.
A good friend will be one who you enjoy spending time with, and no matter how much you hang with them, it always seems to end too soon.
If something bad happens to your friend, you feel bad as well, even if you were not directly affected. Friendship needs empathy for it to work. A friendship where friends are not taking into consideration of each other's feelings is not a good friendship.
A long term friendship isn't going to be perfect. There are likely to be arguments and times when the two of you won't talk to each other. But a good friend knows that this is part of life, and they are willing to bury the hatchet and try again. Most arguments are not grounds for ending friendships. Good friends can forgive each other, not hold the past against the other friend, learn from their mistakes, and move on.
If you've been questioning your friendship with someone, think about what they're doing. Here are some signs that your friendship with someone isn't that great.
Some so-called friends only want you when they need something. Be it a ride, money, or any other need. They became friends conveniently around the time when you had good fortune, and once life goes down the drain for you, there are nowhere to be found.
Don't get us wrong. Friends should be helping one another. The key word is one another. If the help is one-sided, this may be a sign that you're being used.
If your friend is always talking trash about their other friends to you, then don't think you're an exception. Once you're not within earshot, they are probably talking trash about you.
As friends, the two of you should help each other. And one of the ways you should help someone is sometimes to give them a pill that's hard to swallow. A good friend will take the criticism to heart, while a bad friend may get aggressive and perhaps cut you out of their life when you say something they don't want to hear.
Friends get along because of their similarities. Few friends have ever bonded over their differences. With that said, the two of you are going to have some differences, be it hobbies, outlooks on life, and other such reasons. If your friend is always harping on you for what you believe and even stops talking to you because of the difference, they weren't much of a good friend, now were they?
The flaky friend is one who is difficult to be friends with because they often have a reason to avoid you. There is a big difference between having real reasons to cancel plans and always making excuses. If you're the one who is always making plans and they're the one who never hangs with you despite always saying how much they miss you, they may not be a good friend. Some friends may have social anxiety and find it difficult to commit to plans. It's situational for sure.
On the other hand, if you have obligations such as work, school, or family, and your friend gets angry whenever you have to say no, then this can be a sign of a bad friendship as well. A good friend knows that life, especially adult life, is busy, and sometimes the two of you can't see each other. Be patient, and wait for a good chance to hang out.
Many friends may have a problematic tendency or two, but if these tendencies happen often, it may be a sign that you should part ways.
Look at your friends and see who is a friend, who is an acquaintance and who may be a bad friend.
If you're having trouble with your friendships, want to figure out who your real friends are, or need help making friends, there is no shame in visiting a professional for help. Seeking counseling can help improve your interpersonal relationships and strengthen your friendships. You only have one life, so fill it with people who will care about you.
Friendship can be complicated, and we know this short article doesn't do the subject justice. However, we hope you learned a thing or two about friendship, and you know better who your real friends are.


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Nestled between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey is rich in history and culture and has been a melting pot for many civilizations that trace their beginnings to the region. Vacations To Go offers escorted tour packages in Turkey from the world's best tour operators. These travel planners understand the importance of convenience and safety while showing you the country's top sights.
Evidence of the past can be seen in the temples, theaters and agoras, as well as churches, mosques and palaces. Choose an itinerary that travels to Ephesus, the most complete ancient city to be excavated. Here, visitors follow the smooth, paved marble streets to the columned facade of the Library of Celsus and the Temple of Hadrian. In Istanbul, another key destination, you might visit the Grand Bazaar or Topkapi Palace, from which Ottoman sultans once ruled. The Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Basilica Cistern are other highlights in this city. Your tour might include an excursion to Troy, site of Homer's legendary Trojan War.
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Wessex Water is powered it's new 40-passenger bus with food, human waste.
Across the pond, Wessex Water is primarily focused on water supply, and sewage treatment services. Now they're taking that waste expertise and applying it to the public transportation grid.
The Bio Bus is a new 40-passenger bus built by Wessex underling GENeco. The bus runs solely on bio-methane gas -- a compound made, in this case, exclusively from food waste and human waste. Using bio-methane as an energy source isn't by any means a new idea, as Wessex and GENeco have been using it to power and heat homes in the UK (about 8,500 homes on average, in fact). But using it to power a vehicle is a new venture that could push waste recycling to new highs.
Once its tank is topped off, the Bio Bus can travel 186 miles before needing another stop at the ol' methane gas station. Wessex says the bus will be servicing the A4 route between the Bristol airport, and downtown Bath.
So how does your garbage and crap end up powering a bus? Through a process called anaerobic digestion. The short version: in an environment where oxygen is lacking, microorganisms feed on biodegradable material, break it down, and convert the energy into methane gas. This gas is then purified, and used to power engines, or it's fed into your local natural has grid.
While the process isn't wholly new, it does represent a "next frontier" of sorts when it comes to recycling and renewable energy (renewable in the sense that we will always eat and poop). We've already mastered recycled plastic, paper, metal, and other categories, so hopefully food waste, and whatever you're leaving in the bathroom after you're done reading the paper in the morning, can be recycled as well.


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Das Mäggisserenhorn (; berneroberländisch Mäggisserehore ) ist ein  hoher Berggipfel zwischen dem Tschipparällenhorn und dem Hohniesen in der von Nord nach Süd verlaufenden Niesenkette. Das Mäggisserenhorn befindet sich westlich von Frutigen im Berner Oberland.

Vom Gipfel zieht sich in östliche Richtung der breite, gleichmässig abfallende Rücken der Mäggisserenegg ins Tal. Es ist ein bekannter Startplatz für Gleitschirmflüge.
Der Ochsen () ist eine kleine Erhebung auf dem in nordwestlicher Richtung verlaufenden Gratausläufer des Mäggisserenhorns.

Markierte Bergwege führen sowohl von Frutigen über die Mäggisserenegg wie auch aus dem Diemtigtal (Horboden) via Springenboden auf den Gipfel. Beide Routen werden auch im Winter als Skitour häufig begangen.

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Q: jquery toggleclass with different classes only the first function works In an unordered list the li tag can either have a class of open (green) or closed (red).

U8

    <input type="hidden" name="status" id="status" value=1>

OPEN

U10

    <input type="hidden" name="status" id="status" value=0>

CLOSED

At the bottom of the document before the closing body tag I have
$(document).ready(function () {
    $("li.open").click(function () {
        $(this).toggleClass("closed");
    });

    $("li.closed").click(function () {
        $(this).toggleClass("open");
    });
});

The first function li.open works fine!  The second li.closed does not do anything. =|  I'm just getting my feet wet with javascript and jquery.  So explain to me like I'm an idiot (which is partly true) what I did or am doing wrong!
In the end I wish to not only change the color but the value of the hidden input and change the OPEN to a CLOSED and vice versa.
I'm just boggled as why this doesn't work.  I even made classes open0, open1, closed0 and closed1 and used the 0's for the first function and 1's for the second.  Same results.
Appreciate the help/guidance/chiding =)

A: You are trying to bind events to classes that do not exist at the time of binding. You are binding a single event handler to the first LI and a single event handler to the second LI.
The following uses delegated event handlers, attached to a non-changing ancestor element (in this case document).
It works by listening for the click event to bubble up to the ancestor, then applies the selector, then applies the function to each matching element that caused the event.
$(document).ready(function () {

    $(document).on("click", "li.open", function () {
        $(this).toggleClass("closed");
    });

    $(document).on("click", "li.closed", function () {
        $(this).toggleClass("open");
    });

});

The advantage is you can listen for events on elements (or classes) that do not exist yet.
Assuming you do not want any other code to execute it can be shortened to a single handler to toggle both classes (as isherwood describes).
Note: Your original code does something quite odd, in that it can wind up with both open and closed set on an item. That is probably not what you intended, but I could not make any assumptions :)
I would expect you actually wanted something like this: http://jsfiddle.net/L4t6h8sa/1/
$(function () {

    $(document).on("click", "li.open,li.closed", function () {
        $(this).toggleClass("closed open");
    });
});

A: TrueBlueAussie is right, but a simpler solution may be to target the list items in a more general fashion, then update other elements based on the current class. I assume here that you have a class of open or closed on all list items initially.
$(document).on('click', 'ul#myList li', function () {
    $(this).toggleClass('open closed');

    if ($(this).hasClass('open')) {
        $(this).find('.myHiddenInputClass').val('OPEN');
        $(this).find('.myTextDivClass').text('OPEN');
    } else {
        $(this).find('.myHiddenInputClass').val('CLOSED');
        $(this).find('.myTextDivClass').text('CLOSED');
    }
});

Demo
Notice that I target the inputs and text divs by DOM traversal and class, not by ID.

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Ballon d'Or 2021: Lionel Messi beats Lewandowski, others to win seventh Ballon d'Or
Sodiq Oyeleke
Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or title for a record seventh time.
He was announced as the winner of the men's award at the prestigious awards ceremony held in Paris, France.
The Argentine defeated Robert Lewandowski and other players on the 30-strong shortlist for the men's award.
Prolific Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski finished second and Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho was third in the voting by a jury of journalists from around the world.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, came in sixth.
There were 14 Premier League players on the 30-strong shortlist for the men's award, including four – Jorginho, N'Golo Kante, Mason Mount, and Cesar Azpilicueta – who helped Chelsea win the Champions League in May.
Romelu Lukaku, who scored the goals that powered Inter Milan to their first Serie A title in 11 years before he moved to Stamford Bridge in the summer, is also shortlisted.
Four England players – Mount, Phil Foden, Harry Kane, and Raheem Sterling – were in the running after helping the national side to a first major final in 55 years at the Euros this summer.
Lewandowski defeats Messi, Salah to win FIFA's best player of 2021
Lewandowski scores 300th Bundesliga goal as Bayern thrash Cologne 4-0
Road to Qatar World Cup difficult for Portugal, says Ronaldo
The other nominees based in England are Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias, Riyad Mahrez, Mohamed Salah, Bruno Fernandes, and Cristiano Ronaldo, whose five Ballon d'Ors are second only to Messi in the award's history.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have combined to win 11 of the past 12 editions of the Ballon d'Or, the lone exception in 2018 when Luka Modric helped Real Madrid to another Champions League triumph and inspired Croatia to the World Cup final.
While Messi has endured a stop-start beginning to life at Paris Saint-Germain, the Argentine bagged 30 league goals in his farewell season at Barcelona and also won the Copa del Rey.
Further strengthening his case was a first major international trophy in July, as Argentina beat rivals Brazil to win the Copa America at the Maracana — ending the country's 28-year wait for the title.
Ronaldo last took home the trophy in 2017. The Champions League's all-time top scorer has struck in all five games in Europe during his second spell at Manchester United but appears an outside contender for a sixth Ballon d'Or.
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The Chicago Urban League, established in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, is an affiliate of the National Urban League that develops programs and partnerships and engages in advocacy to address the need for employment, entrepreneurship, affordable housing and quality education. As a consequence of the Northern Migration the League was established by an interracial group of community leaders as a resettlement organization assisting African-American migrants arriving in Chicago.

Barbara A. Lumpkin was appointed Interim President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League in June 2018.

Reports
Still Separate ..., published in 2005, found that Chicago had the fifth most racially segregated residential metropolitan area in the United States.

 The Vicious Circle: Race, Prison, Jobs and Community in Chicago, Illinois and the Nation (Chicago Urban League, 2002)
 Still Separate, Unequal, Race: Place and Policy in Chicago (Chicago Urban League, 2005)

Supporters
 Earl W. Renfroe
 Mary Morello
 Parents for Rock and Rap
 Joanna Snowden Porter

References

External links
 Chicago Urban League
 Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League
 "ProjectNEXT not all things to all people" - Article on League's transition to focusing on economic development
 Chicago Urban League Photos - images of the Chicago Urban League, mostly in the 1950s to the 1970s, from the University of Illinois at Chicago

Organizations based in Chicago
African Americans' rights organizations
1916 establishments in Illinois
African-American refugees
African-American history between emancipation and the civil rights movement
African-American demographics
History of the Midwestern United States
History of the Southern United States
Internal migrations in the United States
20th century in the United States


PITTSBURGH (AP) - So much for the slow start. The seemingly endless string of injuries to bold-faced names, to the ones that left the Pittsburgh Penguins drifting aimlessly for long stretches.
The proof came over three periods against Detroit on Thursday night. Phil Kessel regained his scoring touch. Sidney Crosby threw his body - and the puck - into the net. Matt Murray swung the momentum with sprawling save on a breakaway and Pittsburgh extended the NHL's longest postseason streak to 13 years and counting with a 4-1 victory over the Red Wings.
Something the Penguins have done better than any other team in the NHL since 2007, a stretch that includes three Stanley Cups and an appearance in a Cup final. While they'll hardly be among the favorites when the Eastern Conference quarterfinals begin next week, they have a shot. Considering where they were at various times over the last six months - from Murray's early struggles to injuries to Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Justin Schultz and Olli Maatta among other - they'll take it.
Particularly when the Penguins are on the power play. Pittsburgh scored twice against the Red Wings with the man advantage, with both goals coming from the top group. Kessel's tap-in from the left post at 18:18 of the first period put the Penguins in front to stay. Crosby's jam from in close at 6:36 of the third period - a shot that came as he was being dumped into the net - ended a 10-game goal drought for the captain and drained the final minutes of any tension, a small respite at the end of a draining slog of a season.
One the Red Wings - who will miss the playoffs for the third straight year after making it every season from 1991-2016 - hope they can carry forward next fall.


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Madonna shows love to Nakhane
Nakhane is truly living the life of his dreams (well, that's what we're assuming, at least). The South African singer and actor, who's now based in Europe, has gained a lot of fans in his career, and one of them is award-winning legendary singer Madonna.
Yes, that's right. Madonna is as crazy about Nakahane (and his music) as the rest of us. She recently took to Instagram to share that he's one of her favourite artists.
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Nakhane is definitely killing the game!
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Ginger is a spice which is used for cooking and is also consumed whole as a delicacy or medicine. It is the underground stem of the ginger plant, Zingiber officinale. The ginger plant has a long history of cultivation, having originated in Asia and is grown in India Southeast Asia, West Africa and the Caribbean. The actual name for ginger is Root Ginger. However, it is commonly referred to as ginger, as the meaning is well known.
It is used for abdominal bloating, coughing, vomiting, diarrhea, and rheumatism. Ginger is commonly used in the Ayurvedic and Tibb systems of medicine for the treatment of inflammatory joint diseases, such as arthritis.


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Radisson Blu signed in Vadistanbul, Turkey
Radisson Hospitality AB, publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Sweden and part of Radisson Hotel Group, signed the Radisson Blu Hotel, Vadistanbul. The hotel will increase the group's portfolio in Turkey to 23 hotels and 4,400 rooms in operation and under development. The hotel will open at the end of 2018 within the new upcoming business hub of Vadistanbul, located in the heart of Istanbul.
Elie Younes, executive vice president & chief development officer, Radisson Hotel Group, said: "Radisson Blu remains the largest upper upscale brand in Istanbul and our new addition will further cement the brand's leading position in the city. We are incredibly proud to be part of the visionary Vadistanbul project, which has been developed as a joint venture initiative between Artas Insaat, Invest Eba Insaat and Evyap – and already hailed as one of Istanbul's most prestigious and emerging residential and commercial areas."
Radisson Blu Hotel, Vadistanbul will have 195 rooms and suites. Facilities will include an all-day-dining restaurant, specialty restaurant and lounge café. The meeting facilities will include a 600 square meters ballroom and more than 300 m2 of meeting room and boardroom space. The hotel will also include extensive leisure facilities, including a spa covering 330 m2 with five treatment rooms and an indoor swimming pool. A gym and kids club will also form part of the leisure facilities.
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Since 2002, Porsche has offered the Cayenne as a means to turn the laws of physics into so much chewed bubble gum. Now, the crew from Stuttgart has unveiled an updated variant of this performance behemoth at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and it's more powerful, more capable in the bends, and more likely to embarrass sports cars bearing half its curb weight.
Nothing backs a claim to racing intent like a solid lap time, and the 2016 Cayenne Turbo S has one: 7:59.74 minutes for the North Loop of the Nürburgring, to be exact. That's the same territory where you'll find the Alfa Romeo 4C, Dodge Viper SRT-10, and Porsche's own Cayman S, all of which may run into difficulty seating four passengers and hauling some groceries.
The most important update is in the 4.8-liter, twin-turbo V-8, which gets a bump in output to 570 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque, an additional 20 horses and 37 more pound-feet of torque compared to the previous engine. The double boost snails are now integrated inside the exhaust manifold for a sharper throttle response. These updates produce a 0-to-60 time of 3.8 seconds, cutting 0.4 seconds from the previous model's time. Top speed is clocked at a ludicrous 176 mph.
Throw a ton of power at something, and it'll go fast in a straight line. However, encouraging a substantial amount of mass to change direction in a corner is far more complicated. To solve the issue, Stuttgart took out its jug of branded go-faster acronyms and poured out every last drop.
Slowing the speed are Porsche Composite Ceramic Brakes (PCCB) that use 16.5-inch front discs and simply outrageous 10-piston calipers (yes, 10 friggin' pistons). Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) actively counters body lean, while Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus) applies brakes to either the left or right side of the vehicle for crisper handling. The permanent all-wheel-drive system works in tandem with Porsche Traction Management (PTM) to get the nearly 600 horsepower cleanly onto the pavement.
At $196,244, the Cayenne Turbo S is far from cheap, but it's a price that covers any and all revisions you may make to Newton's laws of motion while driving about. A German launch date is scheduled for the second quarter of 2015.
Click past the jump to read more about the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S.
With this proliferation of niche vehicles currently taking place, no specific class is sacred. Small cars are becoming utilitarian, sports cars are becoming efficient, and large cars are becoming racers. The Cayenne was one of the first to plunge down this path, and as such, it's the model that many other manufacturers should consider a benchmark when it comes to performance-oriented SUVs. For example, Bentley has recently announced its intention to create the Bentayga, a high-powered luxury crossover. Or there's the Range Rover Sport SVR, another V-8-powered super-SUV. The Cayenne Turbo S looks like it's just going to get faster, pushing the boundaries of what a car this massive is capable of, which in turn should encourage other automakers to do the same.


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Travel in China
Living Tips
Mudu Ancient Town
China Travel Guide	- Travel in Jiangsu
Located at the foot of Linyan Hill (líng yán shān 灵岩山), west of Suzhou City (sū zhōu shì 苏州市), Mudu (mù dú 木渎) is a historical cultural town. It is surrounded by quiet, delicate landscape and connected to the Taihu Lake (tài hú 太湖) through lots of waterways, wins a good reputation of superb grace and elegance. Mudu is the only ancient town worth the reputation of Chinese garden town.
Zhaojun Tomb
China Travel Guide	- Travel in Inner Mongolia
Surrounded by green grasses and towering ancient trees, Zhaojun Tomb (zhāo jūn mù 昭君墓) is situated nine kilometers south of Hohhot. Standing on the top of the tomb, you can obtain a fabulous view of the vast plains and rolling Yinshan Mountains (yīn shān 阴山) undulating into the distance. It is listed as one of top eight popular scenic spots in Hohhot.
空中楼阁 (kōng zhōng lóu gé)
Learn Chinese	- Chinese Idiom
A rich man asked an architect to build a three-story house for him. When the first story was finished, the rich man said to the architect: "I want only the third story; not the first and second stories." The architect asked, "But without the first and second stories, how can I build the third story?" Shaking his head, he packed up his things, and left.
This idiom indicates an unrealistic or impractical plan or theory.
Buddhism in China
Learn Chinese	- History and Culture
Early History of Buddhism in China
Buddhism (fó jiào 佛教) is the most important religion in China. Buddhism was introduced from India into China in 6th Century AD. One of the Hen Emperors sent a mission to the west of China and brought back the scriptures (jīng wén 经文), Indian monks and the images of Buddha. Since then Chinese translation was made available and the further exchange of scholars among China, India and other Asian countries brought about the rapid development of Buddhism in China. Buddhist monasteries (xiū dào yuàn 修道院) and temples were built to promote the Buddhism and some of the Emperors were also the followers of Buddhism. Buddhism, just like Confucianism (rú jiào 儒教) and Taoism (dào jiào 道教), guides people to behave, to be honest and responsible. It promotes harmony and peaceful mind, sharing and compassion. Buddhists never force people into their belief. Buddhism emphasizes in "awakening of mind". Through learning, one will develop intellectual capacity to the fullest so as to understand, to love and be kind to other beings.
Buddhism does not believe in God. It believes in People. In Buddhist teaching, there is no aggressive promotion of Buddhism or strong rejection of other religions. All these make Buddhism fall into the same scope of Confucianism and Taoist. Its ability to co-exist with any other religions makes it being developed into one of the largest religions in China.
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Come As You Are - Meaning of the song
Kurt Cobain described this song as "About people, and what they're expected to act like." The lyrics are intentionally contradictory and confusing, with one line rebutting the next: "As a friend, as an old enemy" "Take your time, hurry up"
The chords in this song are a slowed down replica of Killing Joke's 1985 song "Eighties." The songs were so similar that Nirvana considered holding off releasing the song as a single. Killing Joke considered legal action, but when Kurt Cobain died, they decided not to sue. ("It's a short f--king life, mate - we could be going fishing or something sensible," lead singer Jaz Coleman explained).
Nirvana producer Butch Vig says that this is one of his favorites from the album. He says that Cobain used the same effects pedal on his guitar that he used on "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to produce the "trippy, psychedelic, watery effect." Vig told NPR: "I think that song is about acceptance, and about misfits. You're cool no matter how screwed up you are. 'Come As You Are' is an ode to accepting someone for who they are."
Come as you are - Lyrics
Come as you are, as you were As I want you to be As a friend, as a friend As an old enemy Take your time, hurry up Choice is yours, don't be late Take a rest as a friend As an old memoria Memoria Memoria Memoria Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach As I want you to be As a trend, as a friend As an old memoria Memoria Memoria Memoria And I swear that I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun Memoria Memoria Memoria Memoria (No, I don't have a gun) And I swear that I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun Memoria Memoria


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Q: Jenkins PWAuth doesn't work after process restart I am running Jenkins (currently v2.134, always up to date from Jenkins Debian/Ubuntu repo) on a Ubuntu 18.04 server. It is configured to use the pwauth plugin for authentication against system accounts.
Here is the configuration section for the pwauth plugin (generated from changing the settings in the GUI):
  <securityRealm class="hudson.plugins.pwauth.PWauthSecurityRealm" plugin="pwauth@0.4">
    <pwauthPath>/usr/sbin/pwauth</pwauthPath>
    <whitelist></whitelist>
    <enableParamAuth>false</enableParamAuth>
    <idPath>/usr/bin/id</idPath>
    <groupsPath>/usr/bin/groups</groupsPath>
    <catPath>/bin/cat</catPath>
    <grepPath>/bin/grep</grepPath>
  </securityRealm>

It is using the Matrix Authorization strategy, with a group named jenkinsadmins having full permissions (config below is also generated from changing the settings in the GUI). To allow users to log into Jenkins, we just add them to this Unix group:
  <authorizationStrategy class="hudson.security.GlobalMatrixAuthorizationStrategy">
    <permission>com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.Create:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.Delete:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.ManageDomains:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.Update:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.View:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Computer.Build:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Computer.Configure:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Computer.Connect:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Computer.Create:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Computer.Delete:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Computer.Disconnect:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Hudson.Administer:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Hudson.Read:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.Build:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.Cancel:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.Configure:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.Create:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.Delete:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.Discover:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.Move:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.Read:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.ViewStatus:anonymous</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.ViewStatus:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Item.Workspace:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Run.Delete:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.Run.Update:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.View.Configure:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.View.Create:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.View.Delete:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.model.View.Read:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>hudson.scm.SCM.Tag:jenkinsadmins</permission>
    <permission>org.jenkins.ci.plugins.jobimport.JobImportAction.JobImport:jenkinsadmins</permission>
  </authorizationStrategy>

The problem is that every time I restart Jenkins (including automatically after a server reboot, after a Jenkins update, or after changing plugins), I can no longer log it - Jenkins tells me "Invalid username or password."
However, I know that this configuration actually works, because I can go into the config.xml and change <useSecurity> to false to disable all login requirements (and restart), then go back into the settings and reapply these settings, in which case it immediately prompts me to log in and my username and password are accepted!
I have checked the logs, and I see nothing relevant.
I also know that pwauth itself is working fine, as I can log in to a shell as the Jenkins user and run pwauth by hand and it works as expected.
How can I figure out why this configuration seems to work only until the server is restarted?

A: I ran into the same issue with the newer v2.263.4.
I was able to resolve it by creating a symlink to pwauth at the default expected location: /usr/local/bin/pwauth.
It seems that on restart, Jenkins searches for pwauth in the factory default path instead of the custom user specified path. Seems like a bug.

A: I tested again and as of Jenkins v2.202, this is working properly. I have not changed any settings that I know of, and I don't see anything in the change logs of the last few versions, but it could be that there was a bug that was accidentally fixed.


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December 06, 2021 // Franchising.com // CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Meineke has been named #134 on the 2021 Franchise Times Top 400 list. The brand jumped 14 spots since last year's ranking.
"This ranking is a testament to the strength and drive behind Meineke's franchise system," said Jeff Todd, Vice President of Franchise Development at Driven Brands, Meineke's parent company. "The Franchise Times Top 400 is a major accomplishment, and we're proud to have moved up in our ranking this year. We look forward to continuing to provide franchise owners successful and rewarding business opportunities."
Previously the Top 200+, Franchise Times renamed its annual ranking of the 400 largest U.S.- based franchise systems by global systemwide sales to better encompass the biggest brands in franchising, along with promising young concepts in growth mode. The rigorous approach to research remains the same, said Franchise Times Editor in Chief Laura Michaels. The project is the result of a five-month research and reporting effort that leads to the most credible and objective franchise ranking available.
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Alfa Romeo "pleased" with Bottas despite Miami F1 slip – Motorsport.com
The Finn was running fifth ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton when he ran wide and touched the wall at the Turn 17 hairpin with eight laps to go, ceding two position to the Mercedes drivers.
Despite the obvious disappointment at the lost points, Vasseur insisted that he was still satisfied with seventh, especially given that a crash in FP1 meant that Bottas lost all of FP2 and thus missed valuable track time at the new venue.
"I don't know if it's pressure," said Vasseur when asked by Motorsport.com if Bottas was trying too hard to stay ahead of his former team.
"I don't know what's happened exactly. But I'm more than pleased with the job done.
"It's a strange feeling now. First I think that when we do the summary of the weekend that we are first behind the top three, and I think it's a good result for us, a very strong result for the team.
"We have to keep in mind that last year P7 was probably our best result, and was perhaps less than this. And overall it's a very strong weekend from the team with P5 in quali.
"On the first stint was the medium we were faster than Lewis, we were putting away. But for sure that we knew that it will be a bit more difficult for the race, because we didn't do long stints on on Friday, and we had no clue about the tyre deg and so on.
"Ten laps before the end we were P5 because Russell had to pit and Lewis was behind us. The last couple of laps didn't come in our direction."
Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C42
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Alfa Romeo's head of trackside engineering Xevi Pujolar rued the fact that Bottas had been comfortably heading for fifth until the safety car gave Russell a free stop for fresh tyres, and allowed both W13s to sit behind him at the restart.
"I think, without the safety car, we were ahead of the Mercedes cars," said the Spaniard. "Without the safety car we were in a reasonably comfortable position there. When we upped the speed, our pace was good.
"Then the safety car came [at the right time] for Russell, which he was waiting for, but I think we were in a reasonably good position. After the safety car, we struggled a bit more than them at the restart, we needed a few more laps to get up to speed.
"This is maybe a point that we will try to look at for the future, without affecting the consistency that we have. They seemed to struggle more in the middle to end of the stints."
Regarding Bottas's early advantage over Hamilton, Pujolar added.
"We wanted to extend, so initially we were just looking after the tyres and watching what people were doing behind us, trying to control what was going on.
"At one point we told Valtteri that he was OK to push a bit more, we were comfortable with the tyres at this point, and when he started to push it seemed like Hamilton started to struggle more on his side. Maybe he was pushing more than us from the beginning."
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His day of days in Formula 1 came at Indianapolis in 2005, a day grand prix racing strives to forget. But Patrick Friesacher, the long-serving Red Bull lieutenant, remains active today driving a two-seater that provides ordinary people with a glimpse of an F1 car's savage potential, including this writer…
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We have some great round ups of romantic, strange, and funny wedding cake toppers, or perhaps you are looking from some personalised decorations.
We have rounded up some of our favourite wedding cake toppers below for some great ideas.
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Wedding cake toppers have been popular for many decades, although it is quite hard to calculate when they were introduced. There are many historical stories surrounding the origins of wedding cake toppers; the most probable involving a baker who designed the first ever cake topper for his daughter after she asked him for something to symbolise the love between bride and groom.
Still a popular choice by many couples, a fruit cake can be made well in advance as the fruit is soaked in brandy or sherry before baking to give it a moist texture. Fruit cake can also last a lot longer than other varieties and is usually covered in a layer of marzipan and royal icing before decorating.
If you are not a fan of fruit cake, opt for a sponge cake instead. Sponge cakes need to be made as close to your wedding date as possible, and can be made in the traditional vanilla sponge flavour. Other flavours are available such as lemon or chocolate and even more unusual combinations. Some couples are moving toward a tiered sponge cake with different flavours for each tier and we think this is extremely inventive and caters all of your guests!
For a cute and whimsical styled cake, why not have your very own cupcake tower? Sometimes this can be more affordable than a traditional wedding cake, but definitely makes an impact. If you still want a cake for the "cutting the cake" tradition, why not have a Victoria sponge cake as your top tier too?
Having a profiterole mountain to replace your wedding cake isn't as unusual as it sounds. Known as Croquembouche, choux pastry balls are arranged into a tower and is popular in both France and Italy for celebrations. Originating in the early 18th century, the Croquenbouche makes a beautiful and tasty alternative for your wedding cake!
Similar to that of the profiterole mountain, macaroons are really fashionable at the moment. Macaroons are made from ground almonds and coconut and other flavourings including vanilla. Their pretty pastel colours make such a visual display when stacked into a tower and they taste great too.
If you don't have a sweet tooth and want something unusual for your wedding, why not order a cheese wedding cake? Not to be confused with the sweet dessert cheesecake, a cheese wedding cake consists of many different tiers made from different cheese varieties. Served with crackers and fruit, a cheese wedding cake can look just as spectacular as the more traditional options and are perfect if you are fond of cheese and biscuits after a meal.
No matter which type of wedding cake you choose, remember to choose one that you both want rather than sticking to tradition. It's your big day, and all of these little choices will complete your vision for your wedding.
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Warrens Bakery is closing its Yeovil branch tonight
The company has already been under threat
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The Warrens branch has announced it is closing today
The Warrens Bakery store in Yeovil has announced it is closing tonight (Thursday, November 28).
The announcement comes after the company admitted continued Brexit uncertainty had forced it into a restructure.
Warrens confirmed in a statement yesterday (Wednesday, November 27) that as many as 20 stores across the South West could close after a factory in Cornwall was shut last week.
A sign in the window of the store on the Yeovil high street has gone up stating that today will be its last day and all food is being sold at reduced prices as the store tries to clear all remaining stock.
A sign has appeared in the store window announcing the closure
Customers are starting to queue for cheap food as the town builds towards its Christmas lights switch-on.
Warrens said in its statement it was unable to confirm which stores will be closing but said that it was supporting staff that are affected by the changes.
Warrens operates two bakeries in Taunton, along with stores in Yeovil , Bridgwater , Wellington and at Bristol Airport.
It also has a chain in nearby Trowbridge .


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