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Alpha Epsilon Pi - Delta Gamma Chapter
Founded at New York University in 1913 by Charles C. Moskowitz. The fraternity has more than 186 active chapters across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Austria, Australia, and Israel, and has initiated more than 102,000 members. Although the fraternity is based upon Jewish principles, it is non-discriminatory and is open to all who are willing to espouse its purpose and values.
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Alpha Tau Omega - Kappa Lambda Chapter
Founded at the Virginia Military Institute in 1865, Alpha Tau Omega or "ATO" for short, has 250 active and inactive chapters and colonies. Nationally, ATO has initiated over 250,000 members since their founding.
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Delta Sigma Phi - Epsilon Tau Chapter
Founded at City College of New York in 1899, Delta Sigma Phi or "Delt Sig" for short, has 105 active chapters. Nationally, Delta Sigma Phi has initiated over 120,000 members.
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Delta Tau Delta - Iota Upsilon Chapter
Founded at Bethany College in 1858, Delta Tau Delta or "Delt" for short, has 133 active chapters. Nationally, Delta Tau Delta has initiated over 170,000 members.
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Pi Kappa Phi - Epsilon Beta Chapter
Pi Kappa Phi is a national men's fraternity founded on leadership in 1904 at College of Charleston. Who are now 120,000 strong, & on more than 187 campuses.
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Phi Gamma Delta - Gamma Rho Chapter
Founded at Jefferson College in 1848, Phi Gamma Delta or "FIJI" for short, has 158 active chapters. Nationally, FIJI has initiated over 170,000 members.
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Founded at Vincennes University in 1897, Sigma Pi or "Sig Pi" for short, has 124 active chapters. Nationally, Sigma Pi has initiated over 100,000 members.
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Founded at Norwich University in 1856, Theta Chi has 153 active chapters. Nationally, Theta Chi has initiated over 184,000 members.
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Science Fiction or Science FACTion?!
Man has always been interested in the progress of technology, and since the very first Stone Age man inventing the wheel we have always tried to do one better than the guy before. But doing one better than the guy before takes time, patience, and some intelligence to get the job done, it can also take time and the lack of tools to get it done right. But that didn't stop film makers turning into modern day Nostradamus' and showcasing "futuristic" technologies that were based hundreds, sometimes thousands of years into the future, but have actually been popping up conventions over the years!
Tritton AX 720 Problems? Not Anymore!
Xbox Smartglass Now on IOS!
We here at Akroview have been messing about with the new remote app that Microsoft revealed recently, it basically turns your android phone into a controller that can be used to navigate through the many features of the Xbox 360.
But now it is also available on Apple products such as the iPhone and iPad, simply search Smartglass on iTunes and you're on your way to browsing the internet on your tv via your IOS device.
Smartglass will also be able to interact with games such as Dance Central 3 and Halo 4.


Check LIC Assistant Administrative Officers 2019 eligibility for Generalists, IT, CA, Actuarial and Rajbhasha Officers.
TSCAB Assistant Manager and Staff Assistant Result 2019: Telangana State Cooperative State Apex Bank Limited (TSCAB) has released the result of Assistant Manager and Staff Assistant Exam 2019. All the candidates who appeared in the exam can directly download zone-wise result here by following the instructions given below or by visiting the official website of TSCAB.
The candidates who are thinking about the job profile and salary of various posts of NIACL AO i.e. Company Secretary, Legal, Finance Accounts and Generalists should go through this article to get all the details.
Bank of Baroda Jobs Notification: Bank of Baroda has invited applications for the post of Product Manager. The eligible candidates can apply to the post through the prescribed format on or before 18 March 2019.
Check NIACL Administrative Officers Scale I Prelims exam 2018 official cut off for different posts of Company Secretary, Legal, Finance Accounts, and Generalists.
SBI Clerk Mains Marks 2018: State Bank of India (SBI) has released the 1st provisional select list from waiting list against non-joining and registration marks secured by the candidates in SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2018. All those candidates who appeared in the SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2018 can check their marks on the official website of SBI i.e.sbi.co.in.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the RBI Officer Grade B final result 2018. Candidates who have appeared in the Interview for the RBI Grade B Officers Exam 2018 can check their result which is available on the official website rbi.org.in.


Philippine artists are using their talents to fight back against a government they accuse of silencing free speech.
Artists in the Philippines are using their craft to fend off what they call creeping authoritarianism.
As the government tightens its grip on the media and other basic freedoms, artists are taking their fight into the realm of the abstract.
Al Jazeera's Jamela Alindogan reports from Manila about their abstract messages.


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Hujjat al-Islam Fadhlullah warns against the distortion of Imam Khomeyni's ideas
The presence of the Supreme Leader at the top of the Islamic Resistance Axis means the destruction of the Deal of the Century
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the United States for what he has termed as its "modern wave of adventurism," saying the policy is a serious threat to the global peace.
RNA - Addressing a meeting of top diplomats from the Non-Aligned Movement in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, Zarif said Washington's modern wave of extremist, unilateral adventurism is the most significant challenge that almost all countries around the world are facing in a way or another.
Zarif made the remarks in a clear reference to a raft of tough economic sanctions imposed by the US on countries like Iran and Venezuela over the past months.
The oil-exporting countries have been deprived of much of their normal revenues as the US President Donald Trump continues to press buyers around the world to cut their crude imports from the two states to zero.
Coupled with punitive economic measures against countries like China and Russia and others in the European Union, the sanctions have represented a growing inclination toward unilateralism in the White House while prompting massive criticism around the world.
According to Press TV, Zarif said such unilateral and protectionist view to the international affairs has posed a real threat to the global peace and stability .
A Persian translation of his remarks provided by the official IRNA agency said that the challenge posed by new US policies is weakening the governance of law at the international level while threatening the global peace and stability in various ways.
Zarif cited a decision by Trump in May last year to pull out of a 2015 agreement on Iran nuclear activities as a main example of Washington's recklessness for international law.
"The US administration is defeating the Iran nuclear deal, despite the investment the whole world made to bring it about," said Zarif, according to excerpts of remarks reported from Caracas.
"And in the process it has not only breached the relevant [UN] Security Council resolution, but also ironically sanctioned those who try to abide by it," he added.
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Gold fever walking tour
Two and a half hour walking tour
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Cost: $55 per adult. $41.25 per child under 15.
Gold fever hit Melbourne in 1852 and the population tripled in the space of three years! Come on a walking tour of the streets of Melbourne and discover the sights and stories for this tumultuous time in Melbourne's history.
See where the miners first set foot in Melbourne and hear stories of what their lives were like. Tales of drinking, debauchery and excesses of all kinds are told against a backdrop of poverty, poor sanitation and a seedy underworld. From bowling with champagne bottles for pins and gold bridles for horses all the way to homelessness and death from starvation, Melbournians of the 1850s to the 1880s saw extremes at both ends of the wealth spectrum. See buildings built from gold rush wealth during a time when Melbourne was the richest city in the world!
Your tour will start on the steps of the Immigration Museum at 400 Flinders St and wind through the streets of Melbourne with plenty of stops for stories and photographs, and will end at the State Library at 328 Swanston St. The total distance is around 4 kilometres. If required your tour host will escort you back to the Immigration Museum.
We recommend you wear weather appropriate clothing with comfortable walking shoes and carry a bottle of water.
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Task Force Operations make up most of Star Trek Online's multiplayer content. Task Force Operations are missions that require five (or more for certain queues) players to complete objectives in order to a complete the mission. Task Force Operations reward Dilithium Ore, and many reward Marks.
They can be accessed by clicking the PvE Task Force Operations button on the bottom of the navigation menu or by clicking the PvE thumbnail in the Mission Journal.
Prior to Season Fifteen: Age of Discovery, Task Force Operations were referred to as PvE Queues.
The Queue Menu is the main interface for Task Force Operations. It allows you to queue for the various Task Force Operations in the game, or queue for a Random Task Force Operation.
The feature was originally introduced with Season Four: Crossfire as a way to find other players to join in for fleet actions. In Season Seven: New Romulus, the interface for the queue menu was updated and expanded to include Special Task Force missions and PvE group events. In Season Thirteen: Escalation, the Queue Menu received a revamp, including a complete visual overhaul. In Season Fifteen: Age of Discovery, it received further adjustments, including the addition of Random Task Force Operations.
The Task Force Operation offers group content of two different basic types: "Fleet actions" and "Events/STFs" (not to be confused with Calendar events). Contrary to the name, players involved in a fleet action do not have to be part of the same fleet or of any fleet at all. Events taking place around a fleet starbase, however, can only be accessed if the player is in a fleet.
Both, fleet actions as well as events, may either be ground or space combat missions involving 5, 10 or up to 20 players (see PvE queue table), but differ in their reward structure.
Fleet actions are group missions, at the end of which each player is rewarded Dilithium (480 for space fleet actions, 640 for ground). Players who have contributed the most (e.g., most damage dealt/taken) are also rewarded with items. Finishing in first place gets a random Very Rare item (as well as the accolade and trophy, if not already obtained), second and third place gets a random Rare item, and all other players get a random Uncommon item.
There is a daily mission for a different fleet action each day (every 20 hours). It rewards 960 dilithium and 50 Fleet Marks and can be obtained from Lieutenant B'Mera for Klingon players and Admiral Grigori Yanishev for Federation players.
"Event"-type group missions (not to be confused with calendar events) and Special Task Force (STF) Borg-specific missions are group missions (usually with a normal, advanced and an elite version) rewarding fleet marks and/or reputation marks for one or more specific factions as well as dilithium (480 for normal; 720 for advanced; 1440 for elite).
Featured TFOs are a 3 week event format that launched in November 2018 to replace Featured episodes. They are intended to spotlight new or remastered TFOs and award [Featured TFO Commendation] vouchers every 20 hours, allowing players to claim special rewards. The first TFO to be launched was "Battle at the Binary Stars".
After the Featured Event is over, the TFO is temporarily unavailable for play until the next major release. For example, Battle of the Binary Stars was re-introduced into the game with Mirror of Discovery, launching with added Advanced and Elite difficulties attached as well.
Public Task Force Operations allow you to join public matchmaking for a specified queue. Upon reaching the required player count, it will give you a confirmation message. Once all teammates confirm, the mission will be launched.
Randomized Task Force Operations are a feature added with Season Fifteen: Age of Discovery. It allows you to queue for a random Task Force Operation with addition rewards on top of the standard queue rewards.
After completing a random TFO, you will receive a reward box containing dilithium and a choice of marks. The rarity is random, with the difficulty determining whether you get Normal or Advanced boxes. Advanced boxes give 40% more marks and dilithium.
Private queues can be created that can hold up to four teams of 5 (20 players) and requires five players to start. To do so, click the Create Private tab and under PvE, choose a queue of any difficulty. Press Start Private Queue to create an instance.
Certain queues require a certain level to be unlocked and cannot be played below that level. The queues can also be sorted based on ground, space, public private, unlocked, and locked.
Currently not available "Breaking the Planet" F.A.
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Duck Hunt. Nintendo (1987) Nintendo
We have a thing for light gun games here in Games Revisited land, and what where would this site be without the biggest one of all time?
Duck Hunt and the Clay Pigeon mode are based on the 1976 toy game Beam Gun: Duck Hunt, and Laser Clay Shooting System. Other than that, there isn't much to say…
Duck Hunt is the 5th best selling game of all time, though it did piggy back on the 41 million selling Super Mario Bros, and to be honest? It doesn't deserve such a lofty accolade.
The game is simple, you get 3 modes.
A) is 1 Duck
B) is 2 Ducks
C) is Clay Pigeon shooting.
You have to shoot a set amount of your targets in the round. If you are successful, you continue to the next level, if you fail, Game Over. It is that simple.
This is it. This is the game.
You might be able to tell, but I don't really have much to say about Duck Hunt.
So I'll talk about the dog. He is your best friend, and your worst enemy. He'll triumphantly inform you of your success. But miss, and you'll be greater by the most harrowing noise in gaming history.
You can hear it can't you…
Duck Hunt did something simple, and it was alright at it.
You can still enjoy playing it but in very small doses. There isn't much longevity to the game, but if you can play for 15 minutes you'll have fun. Play for longer and you'll get very bored.
Pros: The Dog, the Stage Intro Music
Cons: The Dog, and his laugh. It haunts me…
In the 80's Duck Hunt was praised to the hilt, it frequently obtained scores of 85%+
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In comparison to these, the permanent collection of paintings in Christ Church seems much more impressive. Needless to say, the 300 odd Old Master paintings and almost 2 000 drawings are definitely overwhelming in their grandeur and scope. I particularly enjoyed the detailed work in paintings such as The Devil, where a certain Abba Moses the Indian (i.e from Ethiopia) is painted a lurid shade of green, with sagging breasts, a beard, tails, winds and bird feet in one of the Nine Scenes from the Lives of the Hermits (Tuscan Schoolc.1440- 1450). Other gems include the Fragment from a Lamentation by Hugo van der Goes (the tears on the Virgin's face glisten with tangible emotion), and Filippino Lippi's The Wounded Centaur, which beautifully depicts the dangers of playing with love.
These, of course, are just a few examples of the wealth of delights provided by this small gallery, mentioned in every tourist guide, but under-utilised by the members of the University to whom, after all, admission is free (on presentation of a Bod card). In fact, I would recommend any bored visual arts buff to go spend an afternoon at Christ Church. More often than not, the permanent collection of the college shows more dynamism and promise than newer arrivals to the city.


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Are you looking for a bitcoin loan or want to invest your coins to earn interest? In this bitcoin lending guide, you will discover the best bitcoin and cryptocurrency lending platforms you can use to borrow and lend digital currency in 2019.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending refers to borrowing funds from a range of private investors through the use of a so-called peer-to-peer lending platform. While this type of financing has existed for over a decade now, it has only recently also become available to cryptocurrency users who can now borrow bitcoin and other digital currencies in the form of a cryptocurrency peer-to-peer loan.
This enables borderless borrowing for businesses as well as the opportunity for crypto investors to earn interest on their coins by investing them in peer-to-peer loans.
Bitbond is an international peer-to-peer lending platform for small enterprise loans. Founded in 2013, Bitbond was one of the first cryptocurrency lending platforms in the space, dedicated to helping small business owners to get access to affordable financing.
Bitbond utilises the blockchain to connect creditworthy borrowers with retail and institutional investors. The platform offers financing with requirements being you have to sign up and fill an online application.
Bitbond has a minimum of nine percent interest rate on loans. Investors, on the other hand, can expect an average return of ten percent per annum. However, you will be charged an origination fee of up to three percent for a loan application.
The site allows businesses that have been active for at least one year to enjoy low-interest rates. Furthermore, you can link your business accounts to the platform and improve your creditworthiness. It is important to note that Bitbond does not require you to have a credit score but instead have their own in-house credit rating system.
Late repayments will incur an additional 0.01 interest rate. You can engage any of the dedicated account managers to find a suitable loan package and repayment plan. Also, you can borrow up to $25,000 on the site and there is no limit to what you can invest.
BEST FOR: bitcoin loans for small business.
BTCPOP provides bitcoin peer-to-peer banking experience with instant loans, collateral backed loans, investment pools and more. BTCPOP is reputed to be one of the leading P2P lending platforms in terms of loan volumes and uses a reputational scoring system instead of a credit score.
BTCPOP offers instant loans with an APR of as low as 15 percent. Alternatively, you can borrow using custom loans which offer anything from 0.01 BTC to 500 BTC. In addition, you get the option to set your own APR limit enabling you to pay back an amount that is comfortable.
Besides matching lenders and borrowers, the site has a chat system where you can discuss lending risk or any other subject. The service verifies the borrower's identity and income to minimise investors risk as well as guarantee the principal for certain loans.
Interestingly, the platform allows you to start an initial public offering (IPO) to fund your business. However, BTCPOP will have to approve the IPO first before it can be listed for other users to invest in your venture. Also, you can trade bitcoin and altcoins on the BTCPOP exchange.
BEST FOR: quick bitcoin loans.
ETHLend is a decentralised lending platform that connects borrowers and lenders and offers digital asset-backed loans. The lending service allows you to use ether (ETH) as collateral for a loan.
Lenders and borrowers on the platform are connected securely via smart contracts without the need for intermediaries. In addition, the digital assets being used as collateral for credit are stored on the public Ethereum blockchain. Consequently, network security is enhanced through the use of a non-custodian depository smart contract.
Also using a public blockchain ensures the marketplace is transparent and auditable since all transactions are broadcasted on the network. Borrowers can refill or withdraw the collateral in case of market movements.
Additionally, using the LEND token as a transactional currency on the platform gives you access to discounts on lending fees. The use of LEND tokens as collateral exempts the lender and borrower from 50 percent of the application fees. Also, by pledging LEND you can borrow up to 80 percent of the collateral value.
According to the site, the average MPR is 2.31 percent with over 170 active loans on the platform. There are plans to enable bitcoin lending and incorporate in-app BTC and ETH wallets.
SALT is a crypto lending platform that allows borrowers to draw from its liquidity pool using SALT tokens as collateral. SALT has a no-credit-check approach to borrowers making it the go-to platform for people looking for non-conventional financing.
Besides the SALT token, you can use digital assets such as bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), litecoin (LTC), USD, Dogecoin (DGE) as collateral for financing. The site offers competitive rates including an APR of as low as 5.99 percent and no origination fees. The minimum amount you can borrow is $5,000.
Using SALT tokens will not only cover your registration fees but also set your borrowing limit. For example, let us say you placed one SALT as collateral the maximum you can borrow is $10,000. Nevertheless, if you put up a 100 SALT as collateral you could borrow over $1,000,000.
SALT offers an extra layer of security for you by storing your digital assets in multisig wallets. Furthermore, loans are offered online through member lenders that have screened as accredited investors. Any digital assets held as collateral are promptly returned once the loan has been repaid.
At the time of writing this article, SALT is operating in up to 30 countries.
BEST FOR: large multi-currency cryptocurrency loans.
Credible Friends is a trust-based bitcoin peer-to-peer lending app that allows you to spend bitcoin from your list of trusted friends. You can also extend lines of credit to your trusted friends using the app based on your risk assessment. They will receive funds in their Credible Friends account in form of BTC.
Borrowers are charged 25 percent APR interest monthly using the average daily balance method. A lender, on the other hand, is entitled to 60 percent of all fees and interest from a borrower. Payments have to be made once a month and if overdue you will incur overdue fees.
Also, you have the option to negotiate directly with a lender and payback your loan using other methods than BTC. The Credible Friends app can be downloaded in both Android and iOS devices.
You can invite your friends to Credible Friends app using social media or import them from your list of contacts.
If you are looking for a bitcoin loan, you will find the right platform for you and your borrowing needs in the above-listed cryptocurrency lending platforms. Moreover, if you are looking to invest in cryptoassets like bitcoin, you should also check out our guide on the best bitcoin trading apps for on-the-go.


Chris & Tessie's wedding at St. Michael's Perry Cabin Inn was a moderate 0º, following the historic Bomb Cyclone in January. But Tessie & Chris are MN natives who wanted to brave the temps to get a few waterfront portraits. They were troopers! The whole evening was beautifully intimate- please help me to congratulate the newlyweds!
So apparently I really stink at blogging…. since my last post was bait 10 months ago. I promise Andrea Burns Photography is alive and well- and I've shot lots- just haven't had the time to blog.
Featured below was a stunning November wedding- that was beautifully intimate. The Bride & Groom choose a stunning locale- The Annapolis Wedding Chapel. The day couldn't have been prettier or nicer. The couple couldn't have been more loving and charming. I really did have a blast with this one!
Thank you for choosing me to document such a beautiful occasion!
It was a damp, cold, blustery day in October, when a beautiful schoolteacher married her longtime sweetheart at a family home in the Chestertown/ Church Hill area of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Every touch was exquisite, and everyone was so excited that these two were tying the knot. I love working with couples who treat me like I'm one of the family- and these two were no exception– beautiful inside and out!
Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Hicks! Thank you for choosing Andrea Burns Photography!
I had a fantastic time helping Amanda of Exposed Branches Photography photograph this GORGEOUS wedding a couple of months ago. Weddings at the Tidewater Inn in Easton are always jaw-dropping lovely. Maryland residents should recognize the orange and purple theme happening here…. ;) CONGRATS Again!!
Garrett & Jillian's Silver Swan Bayside wedding was gorgeous in every WINDY way. The details were immaculate, the bride absolutely stunning, the groom was dashing… their venue was breathtaking. Mother Nature wanted to also show up and give the gift of her strong breezes that day. But it didn't stop Garrett & Jillian from stepping into life together as husband as wife.
Last November J & M got married on a beautiful day at The Royal Oaks Inn on the Eastern Shore. It was intimate, classy, and just all around a fun and beautiful time! The couple got married on a dock over the water, and then we headed indoors for the festivities. CONGRATULATIONS J & M!
It was a warm August day when L & P wed in a beautiful ceremony. Just a few days prior had been a terrible storm, and everyone was fretting about the weather… that is, except the bride herself! The old stone church was gorgeous and perfect, as was the bride, groom, and their three flower girls in attendance. I just adored the Bride's dress… which she had affectionately named "Lucy." The reception was held at a local winery, and was relaxed and laid back. I couldn't have asked for a better time!
Many congrats and blessings L & P!
She serves the Eastern Shore MD area including Maryland (Queen Annes, Kent, Talbot, Caroline Counties, Annapolis & Eastern Shore).
Sixty years ago two of the most beautiful people in my life, met and married and started a long lasting legacy**. My grandparents "Granny & Goodaddy." They met at Toccoa Falls College in the late 1940′s. They courted, and on a choir trip, my Gooddaddy asked Granny to marry him.
Two daughters (plus spouses), five grandchildren (and three spouses), and four great-grandchildren later, we all gathered in North Carolina to celebrate sixty years of wedded bliss. I love how they love each other. They tease each other, he calls her his "Sweet Baboo." They hold hands, they pray together.
Happy 60th Anniversary to the sweetest and gentlest people I know and cherish. I love you both so much.
**Out of the above mentioned 14 adults, Ten are Toccoa Falls Graduates, Three more having attended at least a year.
May 15, 2010 was a GORGEOUS day to get married. A bright and warm sun, and a quaint country backyard filled with close family and friends. This was a truly intimate affair, but the highlight that day was watching Susan & Todd get married. Susan & Todd are from Colorado, but chose to get married in his parent's backyard. They are foodies, and the foods at this wedding were AMAZING. In fact, during our consultation, Susan told me to forget shooting her, as long as I got photos of the food! LOL, I did both, as she was a stunning bride!


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«Recovering» — песня Селин Дион, выпущенная 9 сентября 2016 года лейблом Columbia Records. Песня была написана специально для Дион певицей и музыкантом Пинк в соавторстве с Алленом Шэмблином и Томом Дугласом и посвящена мужу Дион Рене Анжелилу, который скончался от рака в январе того же года. В качестве продюсеров выступили Умберто Гатика и Скотт Прайс.

История создания

В январе 2016 года Дион пережила потерю своего 73-летнего мужа Рене Анжелила, чью жизнь после долгой борьбы унёс рак горла. В июле перед парижским концертом её летнего тура Дион сообщила в интервью «Entertainment Tonight», что Пинк написала для неё песню в память об Анжелиле. Новость была растиражирована многочисленными новостными изданиями. 9 сентября состоялся релиз песни, которая стала первым синглом с готовящегося к выпуску англоязычного альбома Дион.

Живые выступления

Одно из первых публичных исполнений «Recovering» состоялось в день выхода песни, 9 сентября 2016 года, в рамках благотворительного мероприятия в пользу исследования рака «Stand Up 2 Cancer», прямую трансляцию которого осуществляло более 40 телеканалов. Мероприятие проводилось в стенах «Концертного зала имени Уолта Диснея» в Лос Анджелесе. После трансляции Пинк поблагодарила певицу в собственном Твиттере. Впервые же Дион исполнила песню за день до этого, во время записи эпизода «Шоу Эллен Дедженерес», который был показан 12 сентября. 20 сентября Recovering была включена в сет-лист шоу Дион в Лас-Вегасе, а в 2017 году она исполняла песню в рамках своего летнего европейского тура.

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Im trying to find some information on some old dynamo lightS.
They have on them....... made in W.Germany Union?
does anyone know where i can look them up please? i think there's a ID number on one of them.
I think Schwinn used Union lighting.
Looking for raleigh ultra burner,must be in A1 condition,money waiting.
ebay item # 150047122403, 1955 schwinn built bf goodrich red raider!! old old school bmx??
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WINNER SHREVEPORT OPERA COMPETITION
by Carole | Mar 9, 2018 | Abigail Levis, Artist News
Mezzo-Soprano, ABIGAIL LEVIS, was awarded first prize at the 2018 Shreveport Opera Mary Jacob's Smith Singer of the Year Competition.http://www.shreveportopera.org
'THE SONGWRITER' RECITAL WITH CENTRAL CHAMBER SERIES
by Carole | Mar 6, 2018 | Artist News
Baritone JOHN BRANCY, joins the Central Chamber Series in their latest recital, performing works by de Falla, Ginastera, Schumann, Bach, Debussy, Ball and Bolcom. Performed March 06, 2018 at the Central Presbyterian Church, New...
HAYDN'S 'HEILIGMESSE' WITH LES VIOLONS DU ROY
Soprano ALLYSON MCHARDY joins Les Violons du Roy, under the direction of Bernard Labadie, in their performance of Haydn's Heiligmesse. FEBRUARY 28, 2018 at the Palais Montcalm, Québec.
'GREAT ARIAS' AT EDMONTON SYMPHONY
Claire de Sévigné joins the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for Great Arias in concert. Conducted by Jayce Ogren; February 28, 2018, at the Winspear Centre. https://www.winspearcentre
'HANDEL'S LOVE DUETS' AT VICTORIA SYMPHONY
by Carole | Feb 23, 2018 | Artist News
Alexander Weimann conducts Victoria Symphony's Valentine's program of Handel's 'Love Duets'. With performances by Suzie LeBlanc and Daniel Taylor. Feb 18, 2018 https://victoriasymphony.ca/concerts/handels-love-duets/
"LEONORE" WITH OPERA LAFAYETTE
Soprano Nathalie Paulin (as Leonore) and bass-baritones Alexandre Sylvestre (Don Fernando) and Stephen Hegedus (Rocco) join Opera Lafayette for Beethoven's Leonore. Performance on February 26 in Washington, D.C. and on March 2 in New York, NY. operalafayette.org
DOVE'S "FLIGHT" WITH THE PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA
Composed by Jonathan Dove with libretto by April de Angelis, Flight gets its Canadian premiere at Pacific Opera Victoria. Conducted by Timothy Vernon, with soprano Jacqueline Woodley (Tina), mezzo-soprano Emilia Boteva (Older Woman) and Allyson McHardy (Minkswoman), baritones John Brancy (Steward) and Justin Welsh (Immigration Officer), and bass-baritone Neil Craighead (Minksman). Opens February 20 and runs through […]
"STABAT MATER" WITH KW SYMPHONY
Soprano Aviva Fortunata, tenor Andrew Haji, and bass-baritone Stephen Hegedus join the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony for Rossini's Stabat Mater on February 14 and 15, 2020. kwsymphony.ca
"BARBER" WITH THE VANCOUVER OPERA
From February 13 through 23, 2020, Vancouver Opera presents Il barbiere di Siviglia. Directed by Ashlie Corcoran in her Vancouver Opera debut, with tenor Isaiah Bell as Count Almaviva and bass-baritone Thomas Goerz as Dr. Bartolo. vancouveropera.ca


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Sir John Russell (died 1405), of Strensham in Worcestershire where he held the manor and advowson, was an English landowner, soldier, administrator, courtier and politician.

Origins
His family had been living at Strensham since before 1283, when his great-grandfather James Russell had licence to create an oratory in his house there, and also owned the Worcestershire manors of Peopleton and Dormston. Born before 1357, he was the son and heir of the MP Robert Russell, of Strensham, and his wife Catherine, daughter of John Vampage, of Pershore in Worcestershire.

Career
Before inheriting the family estates, he probably saw military service in Ireland under Sir William Windsor, the King's Lieutenant there, sailing across in 1373. Later, he was given the lease of lands in Northamptonshire forfeited in 1378 by Windsor's wife Alice Perrers, the disgraced mistress of King Edward III. In that year he had been knighted, and was elected MP for Worcestershire in both the 1378 and 1379 Parliaments.

By 1382 he had married and the next year he became a retainer of Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick. Four years later he transferred to the Royal Household as a King's knight, with a lifetime salary. During the Merciless Parliament, he obtained licence to crenellate his house at Strensham, of which in 1924 only the moats remained. King Richard II, on  regaining control of the government, in 1389 gave him the lease for life of Deerhurst Priory in Gloucestershire.

In 1390 he was a member of the English team in the jousts against French knights at Calais and In 1391 King Richard made him Master of the Horse. Mixing at the highest levels of government, in 1395 he appointed the treasurer and future archbishop Roger Walden as one of his feofees. His duties took him to Ireland again, maybe to buy horses, and in 1396 he took some horses to Paris as a gift from the King for the French king's daughter Isabella, soon to be Richard's second wife.

About this time he made a second marriage to a wealthy widow, who died shortly after. In 1397, again returned to Parliament for Worcestershire, he profited from the downfall of the Earl of Warwick by acquiring several of the Earl's estates in Worcestershire. Giving up his office of Master of the Horse, he took on more administrative and judicial duties, being appointed a member of the King's Council and sitting on the special parliamentary committee that investigated treason charges against Henry of Bolingbroke, the future King, and Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. Also in 1397 he was appointed a justice of the peace for Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Suffolk, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, but lost all these in 1399 except for Worcestershire.

At the end of 1398 he was married for the third time to a widow of three husbands who had extensive lands in several counties, including Birmingham and Maxstoke in Warwickshire. Although he loyally supported  the Duke of York's efforts to combat the rebellion of Henry of Bolingbroke in 1399, he escaped serious reprisals once Henry was king. He was not removed from the Worcestershire commission of the peace and was summoned to a council meeting in 1401.

He made his will on 7 April 1404 and died at his second wife's home of Letheringham in Suffolk on 31 January 1405,  his body being taken to Strensham for burial. His memorial brass in the chancel floor showed a knight in armour under a crocketed ogee canopy with side pinnacles and named his three wives. His widow lived on, holding his lands, until 1423.
His arms were: Argent a cheveron between three crosslets fitchy sable.

Family
Before October 1382 he married Agnes, whose family name is unrecorded, and they had six children, including:
William, the eldest son and heir, who sat as MP for Worcestershire in March 1416 but was dead by March 1419.
John, died after 1423.
Margaret, married Sir Ralph Rochford, of Stoke Rochford.
Elizabeth, married Sir Robert Wingfield, of Letheringham, and was mother of Sir Robert Wingfield.

His second wife was Margaret (died 1397), daughter of Sir Hugh Hastings, of Elsing in Norfolk, and widow of Sir John Wingfield, of Letheringham in Suffolk.

Thirdly, in about January 1399, he married Elizabeth (died 1423), daughter and heiress of William Planche, of Haversham in Buckinghamshire, and widow of (1) Sir John Birmingham, (2) Robert Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Rotherfield, and (3) John Clinton, 3rd Baron Clinton. She was also heiress of her childless elder sister Catherine (died 1398), widow of Sir Bernard Brocas (died 1395).

John Russell, an MP for Herefordshire who became well known as a lawyer and was elected Speaker of the Parliaments of 1423 and 1432, was possibly an illegitimate son.

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The 2017 Dakar Rally was the 39th edition of the event and the ninth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Asunción, Paraguay on January 2, then ran through Argentina and Bolivia, before returning to Buenos Aires on January 14 after 12 stages of competition. This year saw the introduction of the new UTV category.

Entries

Bikes

Cars

Quads

Trucks

Stages
Distance according to the official website.

Notes
 Stage 5 shortened due to bad weather (second timed sector cancelled).
 Stage 6 cancelled due to bad weather.
 Bad weather forced to change Stage 7 route.
 M: Marathon Stage (without assistance park at the end of the stage).
 Stage 8 shortened due to bad weather (and second timed sector cancelled for the trucks).
 Stage 9 cancelled due to a landslide.

Stage results

Bikes

Quads

Cars

Trucks

UTV's

Final standings

Bikes

Quads

Cars

Trucks

UTVs

Major retirements

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 Sports competitions in Buenos Aires
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Once reserved for laser, business inkjet, and other office printers, network connectivity is now routinely provided with home inkjet printers and other consumer devices, which can be accessed via wireless LANs, smartphones, tablets, and other Wi-Fi-capable equipment. Network connectivity is a great convenience, but it also exposes users to security risks, such as cyber-attacks that could lead to the destruction of data or the theft of confidential information by persons or organizations who exploit network device software vulnerabilities*3.
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While Florida's political leaders urged the Trump administration on Tuesday to prioritize rebuilding hurricane-damaged Tyndall Air Force Base, the fate of billions of dollars worth of stealth fighter jets at the base remained unknown. Experts have said up to 22 of the F-22 Raptors, which cost an estimated $330 million each, could have been left behind in hangars as Hurricane Michael tore through the region. The base, which is home to 55 of the world's most-advanced fighter jets, flew 33 of the planes away from the storm to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.


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LIMA – Former President Alan Garcia appeared before the Peruvian Attorney General's Office on Thursday to answer questions about a series of bribes paid by Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to win a lucrative public works contract during his 2006-2011 administration.
Garcia arrived in Lima on Thursday on a flight from Madrid, and immediately left from the airport to the AG Office without delivering any statements to the press.
Outside the AG Office, the former president was received by supporters who chanted his name as he arrived.
However, Garcia left an hour later saying that the hearing had been suspended.
"The hearing was inexplicably suspended for a second time. This is unfortunate because all speculations were answered on October 19," the former president said via Twitter.
So far, the highest-ranking Garcia administration official implicated in the corruption case is former Deputy Communications Minister Jorge Cuba, who remains jailed pending trial for having received at least $8 million from Odebrecht in several Andorran bank accounts.
But Odebrecht executive Carlos Nostre told prosecutors that the company paid up to $24 million to win the contract to build Lima Metro's Line 1, without denying that part of the money could have been delivered to Alan Garcia.
The Odebrecht case involves a series of bribes and illegal campaign contributions that the company admitted having paid between 2005 and 2014 to win lucrative public works contracts.
Other high-ranking Peruvian politicians involved in the case include former presidents Alejandro Toledo, Ollanta Humala and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, as well as opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, who lost in the last two presidential elections and is currently under preventive detention.


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import org.junit.Test;

import java.util.Collections;

import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertFalse;

public class CommonsExecToolTest {

    // The "date" command should work on all platforms
    private static final String ANY_EXECUTABLE = "date";

    @Test
    public void shallExecuteCommand() {
        final String result = commonsExecTool().execute(ANY_EXECUTABLE, Collections.emptyList());

        assertFalse(result.isEmpty());
    }

    @Test
    public void shallExecuteCommandLine() {
        final String result = commonsExecTool().execute(ANY_EXECUTABLE);

        assertFalse(result.isEmpty());
    }

    @Test(expected = RuntimeException.class)
    public void shallThrowExecptionForUnknownCommand() {
        commonsExecTool().execute("does-not-exist");
    }

    private CommonsExecTool commonsExecTool() {
        return new CommonsExecTool();
    }
}


Contractors at a site in southern New Zealand have made an unexpected find while digging a trench – dozens of bones belonging to a long-extinct species of giant bird.
Workers spotted the bones during excavations in an area of South Canterbury which was once swamp land, the Stuff.co.nz website reports. They've been identified as belonging to a female South Island giant moa, an enormous flightless bird which roamed the area for millennia. One of the bones is thought to belong to a smaller male moa.
Among the nine species of moa, the largest stood at about 2m (6.5ft) tall and weighed a whopping 250kg (550lb), while others were closer to the size of a turkey. Unlike other flightless birds, moa had lost all trace of ever having wings. They were hunted to extinction after Polynesian colonists arrived in New Zealand around AD1300.
The moa is thought to have been eaten to extinction by New Zealand's Maori people. But there are those who disagree. Like the people who claim to have seen one. Here's a story of two me who claim to have seen a moa on New Zealand's South Island.


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Vinya Ariyaratne
Senior Research Fellow, Non-Resident
Professor Vinya Ariyaratne, MD, MPH, MSc., is Senior Research Fellow, Non-Resident. Dr. Ariyaratne is General Secretary, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, and Community Medicine Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. He also serves as the Director General of the Sarvodaya Institute of Higher Learning. Dr. Ariyaratne leads the Sarvodaya/GDS partnership on Re-imagining Sri Lanka's Social Protection Mechanisms, a research consultation with Sri Lankan civil society and community stakeholders.
Mei-Ling Ellerman
Mei-Ling Ellerman, PhD, Visiting Scholar, conducts interdisciplinary research on all forms of power, control, and subordination exercised over members of vulnerable groups, and the socio-cultural, socio-political, moral, psychological and cognitive factors that influence their responses. Ellerman founded The Action Research Project on Domestic Workers in Beijing, and led research on workplace issues and sexual harassment of Chinese female and male migrant domestic workers. Her other research projects have been supported by UNESCO and the Fulbright and David L. Boren Fellowships. Ellerman earned her PhD from The Australian National University.
Previous Fellows
Dinar Kharisma
Dinar Dana Kharisma, PhD, finished his PhD at Heller in the Global Development and Sustainability concentration and served as a postdoctoral associate. He works with the Government of Indonesia on the development of national social protection programs, including the National Health Insurance and conditional cash transfer. His main research interest is social policy evaluation in developing countries. He participated in the GDS evaluation of the Akshaya Patra Mid-day Meal program in Lucknow, India and is now part of the GDS team for capacity building for baseline studies with RAINS in northern Ghana.
Purna Bahadur Nepali
Purna Bahadur Nepali, PhD, was a Fulbright Visiting Research Fellow at GDS in 2017-18 and now works with GDS on capacity building in Nepal. Nepali was the Coordinator for the Regional Food Security Governance Project in South and East Asia for DanChurchAid, the development arm of Danish churches. He is currently conducting research on reorienting the political economy of agrarian transformations, focusing on marginalized communities in Nepal. He is an Associate Professor at Kathmandu University, where he earlier received his PhD in conjunction with the human geography program at the University of Zurich. His ongoing research is on landlessness, livelihood insecurity and social conflict with special focus on the Dalit community.
Man Bahadur Bishkawarma
Man Bahadur Bishwakarma, PhD, was a GDS Fulbright Visiting Scholar, and in August 2021 was appointed the Secretary of the Government of Nepal (the most senior officer in Nepal's Civil Service). He is the first person of Dalit background to rise this high in the Civil Service. Previously, he was Joint Secretary/Director General of the Government of Nepal's Department of Labour. Earlier he served as the National Manager for the Centre for Constitutional Dialogue under the UNDP Support to Participatory Constitution Building Process in Nepal. Dr. Man has now retired from government service and joined the Akamai University/USA as a faculty member and Kathmandu University/Nepal as visiting faculty in the MPhil in Education program. He has published widely on Dalit issues in Nepal.
Sukhadeo Thorat
Professor Sukhadeo Thorat, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He is the former Chair, University Grants Commissions, India, and former Chair, Indian Council for Social Science Research. He is the co-founder of the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi.
Alfred B. Zack-Williams
Professor Alfred B. Zack-Williams is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK and the past President of the African Studies Association of the UK which in 2020 awarded him the Distinguished Africanist Award. He is a member of the British Academy Africa Panel, and Editor of the Review of African Political Economy.


As per our contract with Telefilm, I wrapped on this draft of PERMANENT WAVES and Dan forwarded it along. Thank you, Telefilm, for supporting this story and giving me the opportunity to see this draft through from start to finish! And thank you, Dan Hogg, for taking on this project and applying for the funds to begin with! You rock.
Next steps will be considering other funding opportunities to continue with rewrites. But for now, I take a much deserved breather on writing.


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Yeah I have no clue if this guy is good, but I like the Idea of keys in dmb again. Hopefully he will be decent, and It will be a change in the sound that is for the better.
I still won't believe that Facebook post 100% until he is actually on stage or the band announces it officially.
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I think this was a good move. I was worried tim would get overbearing trying to compensate.
On the face of it this is really good news. Just like when Greppson first posted it a few days ago, it certainly seems legit, but I'm still not counting it as 100% until we have more info.
I'm glad it isn't butch. We're trying to move forward here. think having a younger highly talented dude who seems to be known for pushing people is a good thing. Rashawn has turned into a joke, but remember when he first joined he was definitely pushing for interesting segues and lit a spark.
Also tbe fact that he's a founding member of the greteful dead. That's cool too.
It will be interesting to see what happens. Butch and Tim have had a huge influence over the DMB's sound. Sometimes for the better sometimes for the worse. Rashawn certainly has, but more so on the back end. Coffin seemed to slip under his lead, which is disappointing. I was always hoping he would be let loose creatively (early on he had some nice moments, but he's more of a background player and I just didn't expect that with him). Hopefully a new member on the keys can strike a good balance, but it will be an interesting ride as they figure out how to integrate and play off of him.
Also glad it isn't Butch. He brought a lot to DMB, but there were drawbacks and the sound became tired when he would double Dave's parts or draw the energy out of several tunes. Ray Paczkowski would have been welcome, too. I enjoyed him on D&F.
I prefer Butch just because he's a known quantity. I know I like him with DMB. I don't know this new guy. That doesn't mean that I'm not happy, or even excited, about the prospect of adding someone new. Replacing Boyd with keys is something that opens up a lot of possibilities. Good ones. If nothing else, I've been saying since Minneapolis that the only option I wouldn't be happy with would be no replacement. This is undeniably a promising development.
Now that I like. I could see him and Carter having some fun together.
Coffin seemed to slip under his lead, which is disappointing. I was always hoping he would be let loose creatively (early on he had some nice moments, but he's more of a background player and I just didn't expect that with him).
Ray Paczkowski would have been welcome, too. I enjoyed him on D&F.
I was thinking about ray too, but unfortunately he's been very sick recently.
I didn't know that about Ray. That's sad news to hear. I hope he makes a full recovery.
Sounds like he hopefully will.
So this isn't confirmed right? We're beleiving this based off a FB post? Guys... I mean, maybe that dude meant he's just going guest on a few shows, not join the band for an entire tour.
If it is true, not sure I like it. Just because he may be really good and talented doesn't mean it'll be a good fit. While I do like keys with DMB, it's not going to replace violin. Still would rather them hire a violin player or go no violin and evolve their sound from within without bringing someone else in. Can't argue that it makes things much more interesting though if it's true.
Seems like the band is going to sound more like D&F, but with a sax added. Should be interesting. Having keys full-time will make this tour interesting, especially the first few shows.
I'd prefer Butch. Especially if some '06 or '04 songs come out on the album, it'd be like he never left. Having lost what's essentially a founding band member, I'd be nice to keep the music sounding as familiar as possible. How we don't lose a key instrument and then also have a wildly new sound on keys.
I came into this thread thinking that this was an album track that leaked.
I am happy that wasn't the case.
It's fantastic news. A young master of the keys? The band just went ahead and got a LOT more interesting. Buddy and Carter will rip it. Let's bring Two Step back to its finest form. Arguing against this is absolutely absurd imo.


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Q: Handle slow response in web service calling in android I have finished to write webservice in android.  But if there is no service or connection or network problem, webservice is searching for that.  It takes time.  How will handle webservice calling in slow response from webservice?
Can any one assist me to handle this issue?

A: You need to call the webservice from either a service (docs here) or an AsyncTask (docs here). If you're going to be interacting with the webservice for a while, then I would use the former. Otherwise, I would use an AsyncTask. The main thing to remember is make sure that you do NOT make this call on the main thread or your application will most likely block and Android will display an ANR dialog.
Also, note that, if you use a service, you need to start a new thread and launch the service from that thread to help prevent the application from blocking.
There's a tutorial here that might be helpful.
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Q: It's possible play sound in an inactive chrome tab? We have developed a webchat app that notifies the user if the message was received with firebase notification library, but we are totaly unable to play any sound when the notification arrives, that aparently is happenning due to a chrome performance algorithm
But we notice whatsapp webapp is able to do that, so, does anyone knows how to play a short notification audio when chrome tab is not focused?

A: Use a JavaScript Webworker https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API/Using_web_workers
Basically a Webworker is like a Backgroundtask. So your Tab doesn't need to focused to play the sound. Maybe that helps