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Despite Donald Trump's claims, the US is actively digging in the area of the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River in Syria and has no intention of leaving, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
"As for economic reconstruction, this will take time and I am convinced that we should all act in the interests of the Syrian people and out of total respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria," he said, talking about the rebuilding of Syria.
Lavrov underscored that he said this because "a whole host of nations are deliberately aiming to disintegrate Syria."
"The US pledged that their only aim was to repel terrorists from Syria, to defeat the so-called 'Islamic State,' but, despite all their claims, despite President Trump's claims, the US is actually positioning itself on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates and have no intention of leaving," Lavrov said.
The statement of the Russian senior official comes less than a month after US President Donald Trump made a surprising remark about withdrawing from Syria, appearing to contradict previous comments by his administration, including senior Pentagon and State Department officials, saying that American troops would maintain an open-ended presence in Syria.
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Why big tech is under scrutiny in the US
Once again, the tech giants find themselves in the limelight - now with the US Department of Justice
Are the tech giants having an unfair advantage?
The explosive growth of tech companies in Silicon Valley was first seen as a boon to the US economy, now following a raft of controversies and allegations thrown at them in the last few years, their business practices are getting a review from the US Department of Justice (DoJ).
It's been a landmark month for data privacy
In a statement released on Tuesday (July 23), the Department of Justice said that it is "reviewing whether and how market-leading online platforms have achieved market power and are engaging in practices that have reduced competition, stifled innovation, or otherwise harmed consumers."
Creating healthy online competition
As lawmakers believe tech giants have an unfair advantage over smaller players, the DoJ's review seeks to assess the competitiveness of the online marketplace, "to ensure Americans have access to free markets in which companies compete on the merits to provide services that users want."
Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Antitrust Division, said: "Without the discipline of meaningful market-based competition, digital platforms may act in ways that are not responsive to consumer demands. The Department's antitrust review will explore these important issues."
The Department stated it would investigate the widespread concerns expressed by businesses, consumers and entrepreneurs on search, social media and some retail online services. The department is calling the public to share information on their business practices– including industry participants that have knowledge on the competition in online platforms which may be beneficial for the review.
Aurora investment hints at Amazon driverless ambitions
Should DoJ find any evidence of laws being broken, the department will take necessary action against them. And since this is the DoJ, one can expect more than just a fine to be slapped on if companies convicted of any wrongdoing.
The news comes after several red flags were raised over privacy issues, censorship and tech company monopolies. Last week (July 16), these companies were called-in for a grilling by lawmakers at Capitol Hill over business practices in an antitrust hearing.
In last week's hearing, Facebook was questioned over its security and privacy policy, and the FTC fined Facebook US$ 5 billion over charges that it misled users over privacy issues yesterday. The congress also called for other Facebook-owned social media (Whatsapp and Instagram) to be 'broken up'.
Amazon wasn't let off easily either, facing allegations that it favored its own products over resellers– specifically with regards to similar products it creates and sells on its own marketplace, facing accusations of a "conflict of interest"– which were denied by Amazon execs.
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One of the best television shows ever has come to an end this year (three different times depending on how/when you were watching it). The show was Friday Night Lights. It got me to thinking of where it ranks among all other television series I've watched.
So, long story short, I decided to rank every show I've ever watched. So, after going through the process of finding/remembering all television series I've seen and then ranking them, I've finally compiled a list.
However, before I go into my list, there are a few rules:
Rule 1: Just "Dramas". I'm just focusing on shows that are meant to be more of a "drama." No comedies or reality shows.
It's not that I don't enjoy these shows, it's just hard to rank them against the more dramatic shows.
For example, it's tough to compare Seinfeld to Heroes...well...no it isn't. Seinfeld is better. But you get the idea.
That's not to say none of the series I rank don't have comedic moments. Heck, certain shows I've ranked other people would classify as a comedy when I wouldn't (*cough* Sports Night *cough*). I'm just staying away from straight comedies and "unscripted" shows.
Rule 2: Only series that have finished will be ranked. If Lost has taught us anything, it's that you can't judge a show until its final episode has aired.
Rule 3: Only series I've seen enough of will be ranked. I've noticed that there's a lot of series where I've seen some episodes but not the whole thing. In high school I was really bad about not following a show after it's summer break. If I haven't seen enough of a series I won't rank it.
I don't necessarily have to see every episode of a series, just a good majority of it. This means there are plenty of shows that I hear are great but haven't seen myself and , thus, won't be ranked. Shows like The Sopranos, The Wire, Battlestar Galactica, Angel etc.
Rule 4: No strictly kids shows. This is kind of subjective. Some shows geared towards kids may show up on the list, but only if I feel they have some merits that adults could enjoy. If it's a straight kids show I won't rank it. So, the original Transformers cartoon will not show up on list. However, Transformers: Beast Wars could have shown up on this list...if I had seen more than half the series. I was originally going to include kids shows but ranking the likes of Gummy Bears and The Noozles is just too complicated.
Rule 5: I am forgetful. I tried to create a list of every show I've seen...but there's the potential I forgot some.
Rule 6: New shows may show up. This will be an ongoing series of posts and there is a possibility I'll finish watching a TV series while I'm still posting the list. If that happens I'll try to shoehorn it in. We'll see how well it works. But that also means that these series of posts MAY NEVER END!!!!!!!!!!!
Rule 7: It's all personal preference. This is my list so you can all suck it! Seriously, though, a lot of this will be personal preference and, honestly, this list could have changed wildly depending on the day I decided to make it. I just had to make a list and stick with it because otherwise I'd spend the rest of my life doing stuff like swapping a show from 25 to 26 and then back again.
Alrighty...let's get on with it:
61. The Cape: This was a show I was mildly excited to watch...until I saw an episode. What a piece of shit. Not even Keith David could save it.
Not only were the characters one dimensional and the plot holes numerous, but half the time the story never made sense to begin with! The only way to enjoy this show was by laughing at its stupidity. I've never been able to enjoy a show that way.
60. Point Pleasant: You would think a show featuring hot teenagers in a battle between good and evil centering around the daughter of Satan would be remotely interesting and/or exciting. You would be wrong.
59. Heroes: I've ranted about the stupidity of Heroes before. What else is there to say? The show started with some promise but got so bogged down in adding more characters with stupid powers and focusing on the inner emotions of Sylar and nonsensical plots involving nonsensical motivations that the whole show became nonsensical. You see, the show's so terrible it's making my review of it terrible. Let's move on.
58. Betterman: I had a coworker who would speak using English words I knew and used them to form complete sentences. However, when I put all his sentences together I had no idea what was trying to be communicated to me. Betterman is the anime equivalent of that coworker.
57. Final Fantasy Unlimited: I love anime. I love Final Fantasy. I was excited to see a blend of fantasy, science fiction and action. Epic battles for the fate of the world. Magical sword fights and big shoot outs. This series couldn't not be awesome, right? *ahem* Mr. Spacey.
What I got was two annoying kids meandering around a wonderland-esque fantasy world looking for their daddy with every episode ending with the deus ex machina of a mysterious stranger showing up and saving the day using magic dirt bullets to summon a monster. (It's even worse than it sounds.)
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Labels: Dr. Bitz's TV Rankings, TV, TV reviews
Sarah Ahiers August 19, 2011 at 8:59 AM
awww! That's it?! I want more right now!
Also, we are HUGE fans of beast wars. HUGE. Even our mom used to watch it with us in the morning before school. Good times
Anne Ahiers August 19, 2011 at 9:04 AM
i 2nd Sarah about Beast Wars
the best thing about the Cape? The fact that it showed up on your list so therefore had to have been cancelled!
Heroes is a tough one to rank- i KNOW it sucks, but i quit watching when it sucked, so really most of the eps i actually saw was the good first season
Dr. Bitz August 19, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Well, it sounds like I should watch Beast Wars in its entirety...if I find the time.
"the best thing about the Cape? The fact that it showed up on your list so therefore had to have been cancelled!"
Interesting note about the Cape. Despite declining ratings, NBC really tried to show all episodes of the Cape that were produced. However, ratings got so bad that they pulled the show with one episode remaining. I had watched all episodes up until then.
NBC made the final episode available online. But even me, being the completist I am, lacked the drive, excitement and care to go online and view the last episode.
So there will always be one episode of the Cape I did not see...unless I buy it on DVD, which is on sale. Will it even sell a single copy? Who would buy it?
Matt August 19, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Can I add a third vote for Beast Wars? I loved that show, and except for the primitive (by today's standards) computer animation, it still holds up as a great series. Just don't waste your time with the sequel series, Beast Machines!
I had the exact same experience with The Cape, by the way -- even though it was absolutely awful, I tried to watch it all the way through -- but when they posted that final episode online, I never bothered, and I have no regrets.
baroness van bitzenhofer August 19, 2011 at 11:43 AM
PLEASE don't buy The Cape on DVD. I don't need that in the house.
Austin Gorton August 19, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Okay, I am ridiculously excited for this series of posts.
Any idea around which number you'll start to cross over from "shows I watched but don't like" to the ones you do like?
I'm just staying away from straight comedies and "unscripted" shows.
Saving those for lists of their own, perhaps (well, comedies, at least)?
I was originally going to include kids shows but ranking the likes of Gummy Bears and The Noozles is just too complicated.
There's another list! Bam! I just tripled your output.
What a piece of shit. Not even Keith David could save it.
Oh, The Cape. I have to be one of the most forgiving TV viewers out there, yet it was clear to me from day one what a piece of crap that show was. It was so bad it even managed to override my completism; you stuck with it much longer than I did.
The show started with some promise but got so bogged down in adding more characters with stupid powers and focusing on the inner emotions of Sylar and nonsensical plots involving nonsensical motivations that the whole show became nonsensical.
Man, now you've got me thinking about Heroes, which is angrying up my blood. Remember how depressing a show it was? Was there anyone who took any joy in having super-powers? Even Hiro got angsty about his powers eventually...
NBC really tried to show all episodes of the Cape that were produced. However, ratings got so bad that they pulled the show with one episode remaining.
In NBC's defense(?), my understanding is NBC didn't have much to replace it with. Which is also apparently how Heroes managed to last as long as it did...
Will it even sell a single copy? Who would buy it?
That's one of those things that boggles my mind. Even the crappiest, lowest rated show on a network (like The Cape) still had at least hundreds of thousands of people watching it. Who were those people? Why were they still watching it? Were they just completists with DVRs like us, or hopeful the show would get better? Was anyone genuinely sad when it was canceled (not counting the people who enjoyed it ironically and were sad when it was canceled)?
Dr. Bitz August 19, 2011 at 3:22 PM
baroness - Challenge accepted!
Teebore - Actually, I was thinking, once this list is done, I would then work on ranking every video game I've played....that's like quadruple the work though. Maybe I'll do every movie I've seen?
Anyway, the list of shows that I have found some enjoyment in start fairly early on. But the point I get to shows where I'd seriously recommend other pepople watch? Probably around 19-20.
baroness van bitzenhofer August 20, 2011 at 7:18 AM
oh god- you TOTALLY need to do a series of video game posts next
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Books from the Outer Rim: FULL DARK, NO STARS
January 12, 2011 / ruswornom
Like every anthology, Stephen King's latest book, Full Dark, No Stars, is a mixed bag of dark wonders. Not one of the four stories included is as lyrical or evocative as the book's title — and that's a shame, because I've seen King write sentences that shook me to the core or nailed me with perfection. There are some shining moments here, certainly; but they do not shine half as brightly as "The Mist," "The Body," or any of the stories in King's first and uber-primal collection, Night Shift.
Reviewers are calling these four stories brutal, and King himself refers to them in his Afterword — the best part of the book — as harsh and visceral. He's accurate. Only one of these stories involves the supernatural, and all of them revolve around horrors and deeds that are as real — and as visceral — as blood spurting from a gaping wound, or rats gnawing through rotting flesh.
Madness and death. That's what the stories in Full Dark, No Stars are all about. Can you get more brutal than that?
Like most anthologies, this one follows a very basic structure. Actually, this one is perfect — it only has four stories, and they exemplify the structure of a typical anthology:
Story #1 "1922" B+
Story #2 "Big Driver" C+
Story #3 "Fair Extension" C
Story #4 "A Good Marriage" A
As you can tell, the best story is usually saved for last, but anthologies still have to open with a very strong story to hook the reader. The middle stories, no matter how many, are usually structured in a rising/falling format, like a staircase, all leading up to the A story — the Big Finish. (Personal note: I think the story titles here are pretty dull. Steve's done much better, titlewise.)
Story #1, "1922," is strong. Really strong. Actually, I consider it the best tale in the book; but King, obviously, disagrees, by placing it at the opening. "1922" takes place in rural Nebraska — in a town King used to great effect in The Stand, and which, I suppose, ties this story to that universe of evil and supernatural armageddon. But there is no supernatural in this tale — only death and madness, and slow, Midwestern lives as empty as the Nebraska plains. This is King possessed by Poe, and the stark setting is a much a character — perhaps even stronger — as the protagonist, who, in the first paragraph, confesses to murdering his wife.
There's a good moment of freak out in "Big Driver," when the main character, a rape victim, is left for dead in a roadside culvert. Otherwise, this is a typical story of revenge — typical in the way that King's most recent fiction has turned: realistic and fairly predictable, with characters that are rounded out just enough to satisfy short attention span readers.
The only story to turn into King's trademark world of living dead girls, ghosts, psychic children and otherworldly beasts from beyond our ken is "Fair Extension," a deal-with-the-devil tale that isn't very original, nor memorable. The devil guy is named . . . Elvid.
Come on, Steve.
What would you do if you discovered a box of trophies in the garage that proved your spouse was a serial killer? That's what happens to Darcy Anderson in the final story, "A Good Marriage." It's a hell of a premise, but it's not much of a story. From the opening sentence, King fills the action with background and unnecessary exposition that do nothing to move the story along. It's modern King at his weakest, and it screams that he needs a good editor who isn't afraid to cut.
Full Dark, No Stars isn't bad. It's just weak. The light seems to be going out. Read 'Salem's Lot, The Shining, The Stand, Carrie and Night Shift for King at his most primal, most energetic — and his most brilliant.
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Tracy Bevan reflects on the incredible legacy left by Jane McGrath
By Jo Abi| 1 week ago
If Jane McGrath were here now, Tracy Bevan says she and her best friend would be "having such a great time together".
"I miss her friendship," she says.
It's an emotional week for Tracy, 54, who is overseeing the annual Vodafone Pink Test that has been running for the past 13 years, the largest sporting fundraising initiative in Australia.
"The pink test is like my Christmas Day," she says. "I always feel like it is such an exciting time. It is such an amazing sight to witness over the years and see the cricket wives and members and young boys and girls all wearing pink, and some wear it in crazy ways."
A giant pink banner is unfurled on Jane McGrath Day in 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Cricket Australia via Getty Imag)
It all began when Jane McGrath, wife of Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath, was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 31. At the time Jane and Tracy, who was married to fellow cricketer Michael Bevan, were joined at the hip. Tracy was devastated at Jane's diagnosis.
Jane underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She was worried she would be unable to have children due to her cancer treatments but went on to welcome two children with husband Glenn.
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In 2003 Jane was diagnosed with metastatic cancer in her bones. She underwent more gruelling treatment.
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In early 2006 Jane was dealt a devastating blow when metastasized cancer was found in her brain. She underwent radiation treatment and surgery and died on June 22 at her Cronulla home at the age of 42.
Jane and Tracy met through their husbands who were both cricketers. (Instagram)
Tracy remembers her friend as "shy" but with an great "sense of humour".
"She was quite shy but I watched the Andrew Denton interview she did while I was in England," Bevan says. "I asked if it went well and she said, 'Trace, I forgot I was being interviewed. I took over from Glenn!' And when I watched a rerun I said, 'Oh my God you were brilliant Jane!'"
WATCH JANE AND GLENN MCGRATH ON ANDREW DENTON'S ENOUGH ROPE HERE. Article continues.
Tracy has been through her own struggles since her best friend's death, with the end of her marriage to Michael in 2016. She says while the divorce was painful, she has come out the other side.
"I think now times are different and women know they can survive and be stronger," she says. "I was with Mike for 21 years. It was totally heartbreaking. But we are okay. We remain friends. We made the decision on both sides to be really good friends and I am friends with his girlfriend."
"I think now times are different and women know they can survive and be stronger."
While Michael Bevan has found love again, Tracy says she is reluctant to date.
"I've been without Mike for seven years and I haven't been on one date, I think because I just wanted to take some time for myself," she says. "I've always been there for the family and everyone else but this is time for me and to focus on the foundation and do my job."
The McGrath Foundation was launched by the best friends in 2003.
The best friends launched the McGrath Foundation in 2003. (Instagram)
"I remember Jane said to me she wanted to start a charity, will you do it with me Trace and I said, 'Sure!' She said she wanted to give back because she was so grateful to live in this beautiful country, us both being English, but she didn't know how to set it up," Tracy says.
"She also she wanted to set it up for ourselves as well. We were best friends and we were always together when the boys were on tour. We were either with them or each other. Then we had kids and less time together. She thought if we did the charity we could be together, not clock watching or feeling guilty for being away from those we love, working together to help people and enjoying it for ourselves."
Jane wasn't sure what the charity would be until she met a breast cancer nurse during chemotherapy after her second diagnosis.
"Jane wouldn't let anyone come with her," Tracy says. "She would say she didn't invite cancer into her life so she want to keep it away from her life but she would call me straight after.
They forged a strong bond that lasted through marriages, Jane's cancer battle, having their children and everything in between. (Instagram)
"That day she called me sounding really happy and I thought she hadn't gone to chemo. But she said, 'Trace I have to talk to you. Today I met an angel.' I thought she meant a real angel but she said, 'No you bloody lunatic, Alison, a breast care nurse. Trace, she's made the biggest difference to my life in just a few short hours in hospital. We need to raise funds for breast care nurses.' I told her I was in."
They started with just four people, including themselves. Today, the McGrath Foundation provides approximately 154 breast care nurses funded through events such as the Vodafone Pink Test this week which culminates in Jane McGrath Day on Saturday 9 January 2021.
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While Jane's legacy continues on through the foundation, her legacy extends far beyond. Tracy credits her best friend with making it okay to talk about breast health and breast cancer, potentially saving hundreds if not thousands of lives.
This hit home for Tracy recently when her daughter Millie, 14, discovered a lump in her breast while doing a self-exam in the shower.
Tracy with her children Olivia, 22, and Millie, 14. (Instagram)
"She said, 'Mum, come here. I've got a lump in my breast.' That just winded me. I said, 'What do you mean?' She said, 'Feel.' It was a rather large lump."
They visited a doctor who told them it was a common growth experienced by young women but to "keep an eye on it".
Tracy was left feeling grateful to her dearly departed friend when her daughter told her she regularly checked her breasts because of 'Aunty Jane'.
Tracy has two daughters - Olivia, 22, who competed on The Voice in 2018. Jane's children with Glenn McGrath are James, 20, and daughter Holly, 19.
"We knew we can't let the girls grow up thinking it can't happen to them," Tracy says. "Cancer doesn't discriminate. But we don't do it in a way that is meant to scare you.
"You go to the dentist, you 'slip, slop, slap', so why not get to know your breasts by checking them."
This year the McGrath Foundation is selling virtual tickets to the Vodafone Pink Test to raise much needed funds for breast cancer nurses who work around the country. Purchase yours through the foundation website.
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Gavin Long the Louisiana shooter whom ambushed and killed 3 police officers had a YouTube page under the pseudonym Cosmo Setepenra.
In his final post dated June, 16th 2016 he explains his very troubling, violent and racist mindset.
However troubling as it sounds, it is very possible he is a pansy, a pawn to incite people to bring about martial law.


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MLS games called off in the wake of Jacob Blake shooting
02:23 BST 27/08/2020
The competition decided to abandon a number of matches as protests continue in the United States
Major League Soccer has cancelled five games that were due to kick-off on Wednesday in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Blake, a 29-year-old African American, was shot and injured by police on Sunday in front of his children with protests since breaking out in Wisconsin and across the country.
While MLS matches had gone ahead this week, players and fans had called on the league to take a stand and cancel games in a show of support for the black community.
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Though Orlando City's match against Nashville did go ahead on Wednesday evening, MLS ultimately decided to call off the remaining five games that were set to take place.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 27, 2020
"The entire Major League Soccer family is deeply saddened and horrified by the senseless shooting of Jacob Blake and events in Kenosha," an MLS statement read.
"We continue to stand with the black community throughout our country - including our players and employees - and share in their pain, anger and frustration.
"The entire Major League Soccer family unequivocally condemns racism and has always stood for equality, but we need to do more to take tangible steps to impact change. We will continue to work with our players, our clubs and the broader soccer community to harness our collective power to fight for equality and social justice."
— LAFC (@LAFC) August 27, 2020
While US President Donald Trump has condemned the resulting protests, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has called on the country to come together peacefully to instigate change.
"Once again, a Black man — Jacob Blake — was shot by the police. In front of his children. It makes me sick," Biden tweeted.
"Is this the country we want to be? Needless violence won't heal us. We need to end the violence - and peacefully come together to demand justice."
In an article of the official MLS website, the league called on fans to make their voices heard.
"The fight must continue against racism, racial injustice, bigotry, hate and the use of violence by police against the Black community," the article read.
"Real change needs to happen: The shooting of Jacob Blake and the murders during the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin are the latest incident and it has to stop.
"Everyone in the MLS family is united on this. Make your voice heard. We fully support our players in the ongoing struggle."
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SEE IT: 'Forrest Gump' spotted running in California
Oct 31, 2017 | 12:57 PM
"Forrest Gump" leads Riverside cops on a slow-speed foot chase. (Riverside Police Department)
Life is like a box of chocolates — especially around Halloween.
A mystery man has been spotted running around the California city of Riverside dressed as the title character in the 1994 Oscar-winning Tom Hanks movie "Forrest Gump."
"It doesn't really matter who I am," the man told ABC 7 on Monday. "I'm not doing it for me. It's just something that took off and made the community happy, made people smile. There's a lot of bad things going on in the world and it's nice to take a break from it."
Video and a photo released by police show the unidentified man sporting a rough fake beard, red shorts and a "Bubba Gump" hat as he jogs around Riverside. It is very similar to the outfit that Hanks' character wore in the movie as he ran across the country.
"Earlier today, officers got into a foot pursuit ... He got away. That's about all we gotta say 'bout that!" Riverside cops wrote on Facebook on Sunday.
Forrest Gump is known for such sayings as "stupid is as stupid does," but local residents in Riverside thought the costumed man was anything but.
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"There's so much going on right now that something like this is a nice change," Jessica Lopez told ABC 7. "I really like it."
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Yabimo has conducted another significant project for one of the top Oil&Gas clients in Norway.
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The Union Bank Tower (stylized as UnionBank Tower), formerly known as the Union Bank of California Tower and originally as the Bank of California building (not to be confused with the older Bank of California Building), is an , 15-story office building completed in 1969 in downtown Portland, Oregon.  It was briefly the tallest building in the city when it topped-out in 1968, but was soon eclipsed by the Georgia-Pacific Building (now Standard Insurance Center).

History
The tower was built for the Bank of California, to house its Portland operations, which had outgrown their space in the historic Bank of California Building in which they had been based since 1925, located just over one block to the east.  Construction began in 1967. The full-block site was previously occupied, in its southeast quadrant, by the Rosenblatt Building, which was built in 1889 and demolished in early 1967.  Two theaters had occupied other portions of the block, the United Artists Theatre and the Liberty Theatre (previously known as the Music Box Theatre).

The bank building was completed in late 1969, and the bank opened its offices in the new tower on December 8, 1969, vacating its 1925 building.  The 15-story building was originally known as the Bank of California building (or simply the [new] Bank of California), and informally as the Bank of California Tower.

It was originally owned by the bank, but in 1972 a pending sale of the building to developer Harry Mittleman was reported. Mittleman completed the purchase in that year and moved into an office on the building's 15th floor.  The 1972 sale included a leaseback agreement under which the Bank of California would lease the building for up to 35 years.  In 1986, after Mittleman's death, the building was owned by his estate, but the "long-term master lease" was planned to be transferred from the Bank of California to a partnership of Melvin Mark Properties and Douglas Goodman in January 1987.  The bank continued to be the building's primary tenant, leasing  of the overall  of space at that time.

In April 1996, Bank of California merged with Union Bank to become Union Bank of California. The Portland building was renamed the Union Bank of California Building in September of that year.

In 2008, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ acquired the 35 percent of Union Bank that it had not already owned, and Union Bank of California became MUFG Union Bank, which uses the branding "UnionBank".  Subsequently, the Portland building became the UnionBank Tower.

As of 2012, the building was owned by both Melvin Mark Companies and Downtown Development Group. In 2012, the owners turned a subbasement level into a fourth level of underground parking, increasing the number of parking spaces by 84 for a total of 339.

Description

The tower was designed by the firm of Anshen and Allen of San Francisco in the International Style, with a strong presence on Broadway. A distinctive feature of the Union Bank Tower are its exposed service cores, on the building's south and west sides, which are clad in light gray slate with a greenish tint. It is said that the slate was quarried from the same area in Wales as the stone used in Stonehenge.

The building's interior design was led by Maria Bergson, of New York City.

See also
Architecture of Portland, Oregon
List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon

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Basketball Hall of Fame: Ray Allen, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Grant Hill headline 2018 class
The 2018 Hall of Fame class was officially announced on Saturday
By CBS Sports Staff
Mar 31, 2018 at 1:53 pm ET 2 min read
A little over a month ago, during All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, the finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2018 were announced. On Saturday morning, the members of the class were formally announced at the NCAA Final Four.
The following players and basketball figures will officially be a part of the 2018 Hall of Fame class:
Lefty Driesell
Jason Kidd
Steve Nash
Dino Radja
Charlie Scott
Tina Thompson
Rod Thorn
Ora Mae Washington
Notable names that did not make the cut are Chris Webber and Rudy Tomjanovich.
This is a pretty great class of players. Steve Nash is a two-time MVP winner and helped revolutionize NBA offenses on the "Seven Seconds or Less" Suns teams. Jason Kidd is an NBA champion, made multiple All-NBA teams, and was the best player on multiple Nets teams in his prime.
Ray Allen is arguably the greatest shooter of all time, winning titles with the 2008 Celtics and the 2013 Heat en route to becoming the NBA's all-time leader in 3-pointers made with 2,973 -- over 400 more than the next player on the list.
Maurice Cheeks might be one of the most underappreciated players in NBA history. He made multiple All-Star teams, was a key member of the 76ers championship team in 1983, and had an incredible career with Philadelphia. There's a reason his jersey is hanging in the rafters there.
Grant Hill is one of the more interesting names on the list. He arguably should be in the Hall of Fame on his college basketball career alone, where he won two championships and made one of the most famous plays in NCAA History on a full-court heave to Christian Laettner. However, his NBA career remains one of the biggest "what ifs" in the history of the game. He was dominant when he entered the league and was quickly projected as one of the NBA's next all-time greats. It's a wonder how incredible he could have been if ankle injuries hadn't plagued him during his prime.
As for Thompson, she is one of the best female players to ever pick up a basketball. During her career in the WNBA, she won four straight titles with the Houston Comets and went to nine All-Star Games. She also won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S. Women's National Team.
Smith is right up there with Thompson, having won two WNBA titles and a WNBA Finals MVP following a brilliant career at Ohio State.
The Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony will take place on Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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In light of today's big news, we took a look through Arnold Schwarzenegger's many memorable quotes through the years, in search of a deeper glimpse into his character.
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Many parishioners returned from Lourdes this weekend after a rather traumatic diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes when they were caught up in the flooding that enveloped the town and grotto last week. Many of them had to move hotels when they were flooded and survived for a number of days without electricity.
The death took place recently of Cyril Noonan formerly of Main Street, Emly. His remains were brought from England during the week for burial in Emly.


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The upside to dyslexia, even as a journalist
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(CNN)As a parent, if you were told your child would be a creative, intelligent, big-picture thinker with a strong sense of grit and resilience, you'd be happy, wouldn't you? That sounds like a great set of skills for life success, doesn't it? Now, what if you were also told that your child would have trouble learning to read and write for the rest of his or her life? Robyn Curnow Like two sides of a coin, dyslexia is a gift and a struggle. I know this because I'm dyslexic. So is my youngest child. It's genetic and extremely common. It's estimated that 1 in 5 people have dyslexia. Dyslexia is, put simply, a different wiring of the brain. It is not a measure of intelligence. Dyslexic brains find it difficult to recognize how sounds, words and letters match up phonetically. It's an alternative way of thinking. Read More While dyslexic minds process information differently, in lateral way, it also means we are singing a different tune when it comes to literacy, memory and … [Read more...] about The upside to dyslexia, even as a journalist
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Business Breakfast LIVE: ScS sees profits fall after failed acquisition of Sofa.com
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Good morning and welcome to the Business Breakfast live blog for Tuesday, March 19. I'm Jonathon Manning and I'm running the blog this morning. The business team's live blog brings you all the breaking news from across the North East, the UK and beyond - basically anything and everything from the world of business. Sunderland furniture retailed ScS has seen its operating profit fall by £111,000 during the first half of the year, after its attempt to buy sofa.com proved unsuccessful. The firm attempted to acquire the online retailer in January but ultimately the deal went through. ScS had been bidding against Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley for the company. But despite failing to buy the online store, the due diligence cost the firm hundreds of thousands of pounds. If you'd like to contribute, tweet at @jnlbusiness to share your opinions, drop me a line at [email protected] or tweet me at @JonnyAManning. Also, we've launched a ChronicleLive business group on … [Read more...] about Business Breakfast LIVE: ScS sees profits fall after failed acquisition of Sofa.com
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Embracing ambitions across the pond
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There is no question that the United States is a major trade and investment partner for the United Kingdom; it is both our largest single trading partner and largest single export market, outside the European Union, accounting for £114bn in the year to September 2018. From goods such as vehicles, machinery and pharmaceuticals to services including financial, transport and insurance, a significant proportion of our goods and services make their way across the Atlantic every year. The numbers speak for themselves. In 2017, the UK attracted £351bn of Foreign Direct Investment from the US, 19.5 per cent higher than in 2016. In the same year, the UK and US had a combined £609bn's worth of stock invested in each other's economies, and there are currently 35,600 UK businesses exporting goods to the US. There is an underlying assumption that the US and UK have roughly the same kind of culture, especially in business. When you view us both from abroad, that … [Read more...] about Embracing ambitions across the pond
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ZR5AAD, Ken Groom 8/23/1952 – 9/24/2008.
Past President of the Holland Amateur Radio Club.
For many years he was the driving force behind our club, and was tireless in his efforts on behalf to promote amateur radio and our club. He encouraged many to become Amateurs, asked local amateurs to become members, and prodded members to donate their time and efforts to help the club and the community.
He was instrumental in negotiating the lease for our former clubhouse, the "Ken Groom ZR5AAD Technical and Training Center" named in his honor.
Click ZR5AAD Last Call to hear an audio recording of the Last Call for ZR5AAD.
With the expiration of the clubhouse lease the building may be is gone, but Ken's memory will not fade as long as we take a moment to remember him.


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Q: Rails float column converts letters to numbers automagically before my validations can take place I have a float column in the database of my rails project that saves a percentage from a form as a float.  When a user types in some combinations of letters and numbers such as "12jkawd3%"  it gets converted into a float before my validations can rule it out as invalid (it becomes a valid float).  I am currently using a method with a regex in the controller to prevent this from happening and it works but I feel like there must be a more rails way to do it.  I have consulted the googles and found nothing.  Can anyone help?
this is my controller currently.  The string_to_float method is what is keeping it from converting it into a float currently if invalid data is entered
class MyProductsNotificationsController < ApplicationController
  def create
    my_product = MyProduct.find(params[:my_product])
    discount = NumberFormatter.string_to_float(params[:my_products_notification][:discount])
    @my_products_notification = MyProductsNotification.new(my_product: my_product, discount: discount)
    if @my_products_notification.save
      redirect_to current_user
    else
      redirect_to current_user, notice: 'Invalid format for discount'
    end
  end
end

the NumberFormatter class(note ignore the else 0 as it is something for an edge case for the views.
class NumberFormatter
  class << self
   def string_to_float(discount_string)
      if discount_string =~ /(?<=^| )\d+(\.\d+)?(?=$| )|(?<=^| )\.\d+(?=$| )/
        discount_string
      else
        0
      end
    end

my model
class MyProductsNotification < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :my_product
  before_create :string_to_float
  validates :discount, numericality: { greater_than: 0, less_than_or_equal_to: 100, message: 'is invalid.' }

  private
  def string_to_float
    self.discount = '%.2f' % (self.discount || 0)
  end
end

and the form:
<%= form_for @my_product_notification do |f| %>
        <% if product.my_products_notification %>
          <% discount = product.my_products_notification.discount %>
        <% else %>
          <% discount = '' %>
        <% end %>
        <%= hidden_field_tag :my_product, product.id -%>
        <%= f.label "Percentage discount threshold: %"  %>
        <%= f.text_field :discount, value: discount %>
        <%= f.submit 'Save notification' %>
      <% end -%>

A: Basically rails transform input data according to data type of your database column when ever you enter some value in variable. One way is that you use attr_accessor
You can set value to attr_accessor and check validation on this variable and then update your old database float variable accordingly.

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Q: Rails 5 production error activesupport i have a 5.0.0.1 project that got problem deploying it. i use capistrano to deploy and it runs puma for me too. puma gets run and "Somthing went wrong" error shows up.
And now i have problem running project in my local development, weird! this errors shows up: You have already activated activesupport 5.1.2, but your Gemfile requires activesupport 5.0.0.1. Prepending bundle exec to your command may solve this. (Gem::LoadError) And yes im only able to run project locally with bundle exec rails s.
Things i tried:
 1. Clearing Gemfile.lock and bundle update and bundle install
 2. Uninstalling 5.1.2 and it complaining you don't have 5.1.2
 3. Because i'm using git, i went back to a commit that i was sure it worked. Nothing!
 4. Try adding Activesupport 5.1.2 & 5.0.0.1 to gemfile. Nothing
 5. Changing rails version to newer versions (Actually can't go to 5.1 because of deprecation warnings)
 6. Checking Gemfile.lock and everywhere i see Activesupport, its 5.0.0.1 or something like >=4

Seeking production errors:
1. Edited
sudo tail production.log
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086476 #14010] FATAL -- : rack (2.0.3) lib/rack/runtime.rb:22:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086508 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache_middleware.rb:28:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086551 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:12:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086586 #14010] FATAL -- : rack (2.0.3) lib/rack/sendfile.rb:111:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086619 #14010] FATAL -- : railties (5.0.0.1) lib/rails/engine.rb:522:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086651 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/configuration.rb:224:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086710 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/server.rb:569:in `handle_request'
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086772 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/server.rb:406:in `process_client'
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086808 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/server.rb:271:in `block in run'
F, [2017-08-09T00:32:34.086841 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/thread_pool.rb:114:in `block in spawn_thread'
I, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.110563 #14010]  INFO -- : Started GET "/" for 2.177.64.100 at 2017-08-09 00:33:50 +0430
I, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.113789 #14010]  INFO -- : Processing by StaticPagesController#home as HTML
I, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.115162 #14010]  INFO -- :   Rendering static_pages/home.html.erb within layouts/application
I, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.116416 #14010]  INFO -- :   Rendered static_pages/_non_logged_in_home.html.erb (0.9ms)
I, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.116508 #14010]  INFO -- :   Rendered static_pages/home.html.erb within layouts/application (1.3ms)
I, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.117616 #14010]  INFO -- :   Rendered layouts/_shim.html.erb (0.0ms)
I, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.118101 #14010]  INFO -- :   Rendered layouts/_header.html.erb (0.3ms)
I, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.118863 #14010]  INFO -- :   Rendered layouts/_footer.html.erb (0.6ms)
I, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.119039 #14010]  INFO -- : Completed 200 OK in 5ms (Views: 4.3ms | ActiveRecord: 0.0ms)
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.120949 #14010] FATAL -- :
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121013 #14010] FATAL -- : ArgumentError (key must be 32 bytes):
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121047 #14010] FATAL -- :
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121076 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/message_encryptor.rb:72:in `key='
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121112 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/message_encryptor.rb:72:in `_encrypt'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121149 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/message_encryptor.rb:58:in `encrypt_and_sign'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121177 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:592:in `commit'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121203 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:465:in `[]='
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121229 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/session/cookie_store.rb:117:in `set_cookie'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121263 #14010] FATAL -- : rack (2.0.3) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:363:in `commit_session'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121291 #14010] FATAL -- : rack (2.0.3) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:234:in `context'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121316 #14010] FATAL -- : rack (2.0.3) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:226:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121341 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:613:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121381 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:38:in `block in call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121424 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:97:in `__run_callbacks__'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121453 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:750:in `_run_call_callbacks'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121479 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:90:in `run_callbacks'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121505 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:36:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121544 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:79:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121571 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:49:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121622 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:31:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121650 #14010] FATAL -- : railties (5.0.0.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:36:in `call_app'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121676 #14010] FATAL -- : railties (5.0.0.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:24:in `block in call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121709 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:70:in `block in tagged'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121756 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:26:in `tagged'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121791 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:70:in `tagged'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121821 #14010] FATAL -- : railties (5.0.0.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:24:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121847 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:24:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121879 #14010] FATAL -- : rack (2.0.3) lib/rack/method_override.rb:22:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121908 #14010] FATAL -- : rack (2.0.3) lib/rack/runtime.rb:22:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121934 #14010] FATAL -- : activesupport (5.0.0.1) lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache_middleware.rb:28:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121959 #14010] FATAL -- : actionpack (5.0.0.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/executor.rb:12:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.121993 #14010] FATAL -- : rack (2.0.3) lib/rack/sendfile.rb:111:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.122020 #14010] FATAL -- : railties (5.0.0.1) lib/rails/engine.rb:522:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.122046 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/configuration.rb:224:in `call'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.122070 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/server.rb:569:in `handle_request'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.122095 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/server.rb:406:in `process_client'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.122126 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/server.rb:271:in `block in run'
F, [2017-08-09T00:33:50.122154 #14010] FATAL -- : puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/thread_pool.rb:114:in `block in spawn_thread'

2.
bundle exec puma -e production -w 1 -b unix:///tmp/m.sock
[22429] Puma starting in cluster mode...
[22429] * Version 3.4.0 (ruby 2.4.1-p111), codename: Owl Bowl Brawl
[22429] * Min threads: 5, max threads: 5
[22429] * Environment: production
[22429] * Process workers: 1
[22429] * Preloading application
/home/deploy/m/shared/bundle/ruby/2.4.0/gems/activesupport-5.0.0.1/lib/active_support/xml_mini.rb:51: warning: constant ::Fixnum is deprecated
/home/deploy/m/shared/bundle/ruby/2.4.0/gems/activesupport-5.0.0.1/lib/active_support/xml_mini.rb:52: warning: constant ::Bignum is deprecated
DEPRECATION WARNING:config.serve_static_filesis deprecated and will be removed in Rails 5.1.
Please useconfig.public_file_server.enabled = falseinstead.
(called from block in <top (required)> at /home/deploy/m/releases/20170807074848/config/environments/production.rb:25)
/home/deploy/m/shared/bundle/ruby/2.4.0/gems/activesupport-5.0.0.1/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/conversions.rb:138: warning: constant ::Fixnum is deprecated
[22429] * Listening on unix:///tmp/m.sock
[22429] Use Ctrl-C to stop
[22429] - Worker 0 (pid: 22458) booted, phase: 0

3.
sudo tail puma_error.log
puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/server.rb:569:inhandle_request'
puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/server.rb:406:in process_client'
puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/server.rb:271:inblock in run'
puma (3.4.0) lib/puma/thread_pool.rb:114:in block in spawn_thread'
[18099] Early termination of worker
[18102] ! Detected parent died, dying
=== puma startup: 2017-08-07 12:20:28 +0430 ===
[22077] - Worker 0 (pid: 22080) booted, phase: 0
[22077] Early termination of worker
[22080] ! Detected parent died, dying

Gemfile:
`source 'https://rubygems.org'

gem 'rails', '5.0.0.1'
gem 'bcrypt', '3.1.11'
gem 'faker', '1.6.6'
gem 'carrierwave', '0.11.2'
gem 'mini_magick', '4.5.1'
gem 'fog', '1.38.0'
gem 'will_paginate', '3.1.5'
gem 'bootstrap-will_paginate', '1.0.0'
gem 'bootstrap-sass', '3.3.6'

gem 'sass-rails', '5.0.6'
gem 'uglifier', '3.0.0'
gem 'coffee-rails', '4.2.1'
gem 'jquery-rails', '4.1.1'
gem 'turbolinks', '5.0.1'
gem 'jbuilder', '2.4.1'
gem 'sdoc', '0.4.0', group: :doc

group :development do
gem 'sqlite3', '1.3.12'
gem 'byebug', '9.0.0', platform: :mri
gem 'web-console', '>= 3.1.1'
gem 'capistrano', '~> 3.7', '>= 3.7.1'
gem 'capistrano-rails', '~> 1.2'
gem 'capistrano3-puma'
gem 'capistrano-rbenv', '~> 2.1'
gem 'capistrano-nginx'
gem 'capistrano-rails-db'
gem 'capistrano-rails-console'
gem 'capistrano-upload-config'
gem 'sshkit-sudo'
end

group :development, :test do
gem 'listen', '3.0.8'
gem 'spring', '1.7.2'
gem 'spring-watcher-listen', '2.0.0'
end

group :test do
gem 'rails-controller-testing', '0.1.1'
gem 'minitest-reporters', '1.1.9'
gem 'guard', '2.13.0'
gem 'guard-minitest', '2.4.4'
end

group :production do
gem 'pg', '0.18.4'
gem 'rails_12factor', '0.0.2'
gem 'puma', '3.4.0'
end
`

A: That was an common bug. and i fixed it from Here
Changed rails version from 5.0.0.1 to 5.0.1
Unfortunately i still must bundle exec rails s for local (And i thought it won't work in production either so i just ignored it before).
But now production runs up without any errors.


My daily driver. Fantastic little car, really surprised me when I test drove it.
I told my daughter that a while ago, and she thought die-per was funnier... bless er!
Very cool! I too had a Lightning Blue Cooper. Mine was not a D though!
Hi Gary, we were both pleasantly surprised when we test drove the cooper D engine too. So much so that we bought Broadoak BMW demonstrator including s few toys. My wife is the proud owner of a 61 Cooper D convertible; great little car.
This was the 1.6 PSA (Peugeot Citroen) diesel unit. Always wanted to get it remapped because you can take the engine to about 165bhp pretty easily. BMW heavily detuned them for some reason.
It was the cheapest to run and most reliable car I've ever owned. Set of rear brake pads, and a turbo seal which cost less than a tenner in the whole time I owned it. Eventually swapped it for my current Z3, and a cheque from the dealer.
I can remember the test drive of one at the MINI dealer in Swindon. I really wanted to get a 118d, but had a bit of an itch to at least try the Cooper so arranged a test drive. Told the salesman I wanted to hate it and that I was going to go and buy a 118d instead (I had a 120d as a company car for 50k miles).
Was honestly blown away by it, and halfway through the test drive I called the salesman a rude name and told him I was going to get one. They didn't have one I could afford at the time, so I got this one from Exeter MINI.


Are you someone who has a high attention to detail, likes technical work such as proofreading, and is looking for a way in to the growing field of medicine? For an important role that doesn't involve hands-on interactions with patients but still has the opportunity to help people, Medical Transcription is an entry-level healthcare career option.
Pioneer Pacific has introduced this new certificate program with a specialized focus in Medical Transcription. If you're the type of person who enjoys playing an integral role in a team, proofing information for accuracy, and problem-solving – Medical Transcription could be a great way to enter the healthcare space! Often times, local medical offices pay to have their employees attend Pioneer Pacific College's Medical Transcription certificate program to refresh their skills or add to their existing credentials.
The medical field requires a complex system of communication to function whether between doctors and patients, or institutions and insurance companies. The accuracy of the information passed along is extremely important. That's why medical transcription is such a specialized field. A Medical Transcriptionist must be well-versed in medical terminology and abbreviations, anatomy, pharmacology, diagnostics, and treatments to be able to accurately work on a variety of medical records. Acute attention to detail is very important in this role, as proper patient care depends on it. Most of an initial transcription is done by speech recognition software that the transcriptionist reviews, making edits to any found errors. Medical Transcriptionists typically work in word processing software and enter reports into electronic health record systems, also known as EHR systems.
The Medical Transcription program can be completed in one term and is a great choice if you're ready for a fast career change. For this certificate, you'll engage in a variety of subjects from anatomy and physiology, to medical terminology, legal issues with health information, to English grammar. We know how important hands-on learning is, so you'll also work in labs gaining hands-on experience. There is a portion of the program where you'll work in a clinic setting to get a feel for the job. All in all, the program consists of only 10 academic weeks of study, and a total of 10 credits. The Certificate of Medical Transcription program is offered at PPC's Springfield location.
We specifically design our programs to help get you the education you need to get on with your life! Whether you're ready to pursue post-secondary education for the first time, or you're looking at a second career and need to work around a family schedule, PPC offers flexible class times.


Soulfly recently released a video for 'Bloodshed', a track from their Savages album.
"The song is about the absurdity of the human condition in territories plagued by bloodshed all over the world," commented Max Cavalera. "Not just recent events like Iraq, but also historical conflicts such as the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, etc.".
Soulfly have announced their first UK dates since the release of the band's current and ninth studio album, Savages.


This in one of the most compelling quarterback draft classes in a long time because of the star power at the top of the draft with Luck and Griffin in conjunction with the complete uncertainty after those two players. Some scouts love Tannehill and his upside, while others debate whether or not he she even be taken in the second round. Others praise Weeden because of his maturity and production. While another pocket of people like Cousins because of his leadership and experience. All in all this is a fascinating group of quarterbacks and unlike anything we have seen in recent years.
First Word: His stock soared with Robert Griffin III's as the two terrorized the Big 12 through the air this past season. However, Wrights stock took a hit when he ran a slow 40 yard dash at the combine.
Editors Note: This is a great, great post by a new author of mine. If you have any questions for him, let him know in the comments.
The Guards position is becoming more and more important in today's NFL.Some of the best rushing teams and best O-lines in league history have had elite guard. A guy like Carl Nicks, or Ben Grubbs can instantly improve the play and toughness of the offensive line. Below is a ranking and analysis of the top guard prospects of the 2012 draft class. This post will also include projected draft position and links to their play. Many of these players have potential to be impact players in the NFL. Without further delay here are the top ten offensive guard prospects of the 2012 NFL Draft.
The strength of this year's draft class is in the middle rounds. This year's class features numerous starters and potentially very, very good players in the second and third round range. This post will look at some second round prospects that I like for the Steelers but also just in general in terms of prospects I like.
First Word: Every year the NFL combine has winners and losers, this year one of its biggest winners was Poe. Poe went from being a second or third round pick to being considered for top ten selection.
First Word: Claiborne is fresh off an excellent combine where he did everything right except get a 40 time under 4.5. His name is consistently referenced among the elite of this draft and he was one of the most electrifying players in college football this last season.
Read the rest of this profile after the jump.
First Word: Reiff is generally regarded as one of the elite prospects in the 2012 NFL draft. Many believe he will transition from LT to RT in the NFL where he can better unleash his mean streak in the running game.


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This heme detoxifying enzyme is found in Plasmodium parasites.

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This campaign closed on Dec 31, 2015 Vanessa Ball brought clean water to Cunhanbulevo Community.
I'm running my first half marathon in October to raise money for charity: water because 663 million people on this planet don't have access to clean water. That's 1 in 11.
That means 1 out of 11 people in our world is drinking water that comes from a river, lake or muddy hole in the ground every day. Dirty, contaminated water that has leeches and debris in it. Water that causes disease, keeps kids out of school and takes hours to bring back home.
I joined the September Campaign again this year because I think every person on the planet deserves clean water. I deeply believe in the mission and financial integrity of charity: water, which is why I continue to support them both through my own personal monthly contributions and fundraising campaigns like this one.
It is possible to bring access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to every person on the planet, but it's going to take all of us. Our response to the water crisis will define our generation, and I hope you'll join me in supporting a top-notch organization that's doing it right.
100% of the money will be used to build clean water projects for people in need, and when they're complete, charity: water will send us photos and GPS coordinates so we can see the exact community we helped.
You can give a little or you can give a lot. The craziest thing we can do is nothing.
This campaign brought clean water to Cunhanbulevo Community, Mozambique.
This campaign closed on Dec 31, 2015 and the money is being sent to the field. Still want to donate? You can give directly to charity: water.
This year, we're rallying a community of bold, creative, quirky and passionate world-changers to bring clean water to 50,000 people in need. You can help.
You always inspire me! Love you!
You're in it now!! Keep going!
You inspire me to be a better person every day!
Good luck on your first half!!!
Good luck on your race and in your fundraising campaign! Go save the world, just like I always suspected you would!
This campaign raised $3,233. That money is hard at work in the field.


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LSH Family Hop Winners Are….
First I want to thank all the sponsors for our very first LSH Hop!!
5. Blogger: Crafting to stay sane CONGRATULATIONS!!!
2. Blogger: Silver Mckenzie CONGRATULATIONS!!!
LSH's first hop was fantastic! Thank you everyone for participating and hopping!
Next I AM Roses Design Team Call!!!


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Clinics/Tournaments
Brandt & Auer Named All-Centennial Conference
Ingersoll Named All-Sportsmanship
LANCASTER, Pa. — Washington College sophomore forward Kailyn Brandt (White Hall, Md./Hereford) and senior midfielder Olivia Auer (Forest Hill, Md./Bel Air) have been named All-Centennial Conference in a vote conducted by the conference's 11 field hockey head coaches. In addition, senior forward Clare Ingersoll (Chestertown, Md./Gunston School) is the team's representative on the Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team.
Brandt was named to the All-Centennial Conference first team for the second year in a row. She started all 18 games for the Shorewomen this season, leading the team in goals with nine, points with 19, and shots with 50. She is currently tied for sixth in the conference in goals, is tied for eighth in points, and is 10th in shots. Last year, when she was named the conference's Rookie of the Year, she became the first player in her team's history to earn first-team All-Centennial honors as a freshman. She is now the seventh to do so as a sophomore.
Auer was named to the All-Centennial Conference second team for the first all-conference honor of her career. She led the Shorewomen in assists with six, was second in shots with 35, and tied for second in points with 10 while also scoring two goals and making one defensive save. She also started all 18 games. She is currently tied for second in the conference in assists.
Ingersoll was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team for the first time in her career. Each Centennial Conference member institution was permitted to nominate one student-athlete who exemplifies the best in sportsmanship for the All-Sportsmanship Team.


Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama Auto Mode, Beauty Face, Continuous Shot, Interval Shot, Panorama Mode, Front Facing camera with Palm Gesture Selfie and 120 degree Selfie Mode.
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Home Influence & Policy Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she was told to leave Virginia restaurant
Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she was told to leave Virginia restaurant
Sarah Huckabee Sanders [Photo Credit: AP Photo]
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump, the latest administration official to experience a brusque reception in a public setting.
Sanders tweeted that she was told by the owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, that she had to "leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left." She said the episode Friday evening said far more about the owner of the restaurant than it did about her.
"I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so," Sanders said in the tweet from her official account, which generated 22,000 replies in about an hour.
The restaurant's co-owner Stephanie Wilkinson told The Washington Post that her staff had called her to report Sanders was in the restaurant. She cited several reasons, including the concerns of several restaurant employees who were gay and knew Sanders had defended Trump's desire to bar transgender people from the military.
"Tell me what you want me to do. I can ask her to leave," Wilkinson told her staff, she said. "They said yes."
Wilkinson said that she talked to Sanders privately and that Sanders's response was immediate: "That's fine. I'll go."
Employees at the restaurant told The Associated Press that Wilkinson wasn't available for further comment.
Lexington, located in the Shenandoah Valley and a three-hour drive from the nation's capital, is politically a spot of blue in a sea of red. It sided with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, by a 2-1 margin. It's the county seat of Rockbridge County, which went with Trump by a similar margin. And it is home to Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University.
Sanders' treatment at the restaurant created a social media commotion with people on both sides weighing in, including her father, Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate.
"Bigotry. On the menu at Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington VA. Or you can ask for the 'Hate Plate,'" Huckabee said in a tweet, quickly generating 2,000 replies in about 30 minutes. "And appetizers are 'small plates for small minds.'"
On Yelp, a responder from Los Angeles wrote: "Don't eat here if you're a Republican, wearing a MAGA hat or a patriot."
But many were also supportive of the restaurant owner's actions.
"12/10 would recommend. Bonus: this place is run by management who stuck up for their beliefs and who are true Americans. THANK YOU!!!!" said a comment from Commerce City, Colorado.
Tom Lomax, a local business owner, brought flowers to the restaurant Saturday afternoon as a show of support. He called Wilkinson a "force of nature" and "one of the biggest drivers of the downtown."
"We support our own here, great little community we have," he said.
Brian Tayback, of Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, and Brandon Hintze, of Alexandria, Virginia, walked by the restaurant during a visit. Tayback said he believes the owner made the right decision.
"They're taking a stand against hate," Tayback said.
Dave Kurtz, who lives near the Red Hen, came to the restaurant wearing a T-shirt supporting the president that says: "Get on board or get run over."
"I want to see why they would do that," Kurtz said, adding he had planned to eat at the restaurant but doubts he will now. "She's a paying customer. She's just coming in here to have dinner."
The separation of families trying to enter the U.S. at the southern border has intensified political differences and passions that were already at elevated levels during the Trump presidency.
Earlier in the week, Trump's Homeland Security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, cut short a working dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Washington after protesters shouted, "Shame!" until she left. A few days earlier, Trump aide Stephen Miller, a key adviser on immigration, was accosted by someone at a different Mexican restaurant in the city, who called him "a fascist," according to the New York Post.
The Trumps don't get out a lot socially in Washington and Trump often dines at BLT Prime in the Trump International Hotel or at Trump properties elsewhere when he does go out. He's talked about getting out more, but some have questioned whether he would be welcome at some establishments in the city.
Ari Fleischer, who was a press secretary for President George W. Bush, tweeted Saturday: "I guess we're heading into an America with Democrat-only restaurants, which will lead to Republican-only restaurants. Do the fools who threw Sarah out, and the people who cheer them on, really want us to be that kind of country?"
Republished with permission from the Associated Press.
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Let it be known that nothing is taboo on this blog. Even skidmarks.
A fine demonstration of American respect for law and order.
I don't see much harm in driving fast on deserted roads, now that you mention it. Or were you being facetious?
BTW, there's a comparison of traffic death rates by country here. The U.S. comes out ahead of many countries, so it doesn't seem likely that we are especially reckless or contemptuous of traffic laws.
It's a mess around here. The signs on the side of the road say 108, on the highway it says 95. As far as I know they're speed limits.
That picture made me think of summer. When I look outside it is winter. Bitter Cold and Snowing.
Ah. Summer. Summer makes me happy.
Robert, I feel the same way. This photo is from a very enjoyable bike ride that I did in August. It kindles good memories whenever I look at it.
Whereabouts is it anyway? I know it must be in the US, but it looks it looks remarkably similar to some little roads around where I live (i.e. Worcestershire, UK).
Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC.


One other thing is that, you not often see these voter, people of a darker hue, demonstrating against a president they chose. Additionally it is a indisputable fact that the Browning of America is afoot. Politics as traditional isn't any extra the case. It could be true that when the 2010 elections come round, we are going to see the Republicans take power of the home and prepare for 2012 to topple Obama.
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On New Year's Day 1979, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band concluded their seven-month Darkness on the Edge of Town tour, one of the greatest in rock history. Laying low since then, it was quite exciting to hear that in late September Bruce and the boys would reconvene for the two No Nukes shows at the Garden.
These shows were organized by John Hall (from the band Orleans) with help from Bruce's friend, Jackson Browne, to raise awareness about the concerns with nuclear energy. At the time, this was quite a surprise for Bruce to be making any kind of political statement. Although he was bold in stepping out this far, Bruce stopped short of making any direct statement about the cause. As the photo below shows, he wound up being the only artist in the concert program to not have a printed message about nuclear energy.
Musically it was like Bruce and the band had never left the road. Their nightly set however was shortened to an hour and a half—a sprint by Springsteen standards. The song selection echoed the recent tour except for the surprise added bonus of one new song—the debut of "The River" which would later become the title track of his next LP. Another treat was Jackson joining the band to help Bruce out on a version of Maurice Williams "Stay," a song Jackson popularized on his recent live record.
What was really odd for Bruce fans about this show was the fact that it included acts playing before Springsteen—something that no longer took place for obvious reasons. Bonnie Raitt was one of the No Nukes openers. At one of her recent shows, I heard her say how she never wanted to follow Bruce Springsteen back in the days when he was still an opening act. (Here is one famous time that happened.) Now tonight, with Bruce as the headliner, poor Bonnie, like most of the other openers, had to suffer through the rude and annoying cries of "Bruce" from restless Springsteen fans during her set.
These were the last NY-NJ Springsteen shows I saw before moving to Texas. The following year, I happened to be in New York City to see the feature film made from these shows during its first run. I of course bought the live album as well.