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THE MEDIAEVAL CITY
Hendrik van Loon
WHY THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE AGES SAID THAT ``CITY AIR IS FREE AIR''
THE early part of the Middle Ages had been an era of pioneering and of settlement. A new people, who thus far had lived outside the wild range of forest, mountains and marshes which protected the north-eastern frontier of the Roman Empire, had forced its way into the plains of western Europe and had taken possession of most of the land. They were restless, as all pioneers have been since the beginning of time. They liked to be ``on the go.'' They cut down the forests and they cut each other's throats with equal energy. Few of them wanted to live in cities. They insisted upon being ``free,'' they loved to feel the fresh air of the hillsides fill their lungs while they drove their herds across the wind-swept pastures. When they no longer liked their old homes, they pulled up stakes and went away in search of fresh adventures.
The weaker ones died. The hardy fighters and the courageous women who had followed their men into the wilderness survived. In this way they developed a strong race of men. They cared little for the graces of life. They were too busy to play the fiddle or write pieces of poetry. They had little love for discussions. The priest, ``the learned man'' of the village (and before the middle of the thirteenth century, a layman who could read and write was regarded as a ``sissy'') was supposed to settle all questions which had no direct practical value. Meanwhile the German chieftain, the Frankish Baron, the Northman Duke (or whatever their names and titles) occupied their share of the territory which once had been part of the great Roman Empire and among the ruins of past glory, they built a world of their own which pleased them mightily and which they considered quite perfect.
They managed the affairs of their castle and the surrounding country to the best of their ability. They were as faithful to the commandments of the Church as any weak mortal could hope to be. They were sufficiently loyal to their king or emperor to keep on good terms with those distant but always dangerous potentates. In short, they tried to do right and to be fair to their neighbours without being exactly unfair to their own interests.
It was not an ideal world in which they found themselves. The greater part of the people were serfs or ``villains,'' farm- hands who were as much a part of the soil upon which they lived as the cows and sheep whose stables they shared. Their fate was not particularly happy nor was it particularly unhappy. But what was one to do? The good Lord who ruled the world of the Middle Ages had undoubtedly ordered everything for the best. If He, in his wisdom, had decided that there must be both knights and serfs, it was not the duty of these faithful sons of the church to question the arrangement. The serfs therefore did not complain but when they were too hard driven, they would die off like cattle which are not fed and stabled in the right way, and then something would be hastily done to better their condition. But if the progress of the world had been left to the serf and his feudal master, we would still be living after the fashion of the twelfth century, saying ``abracadabra'' when we tried to stop a tooth-ache, and feeling a deep contempt and hatred for the dentist who offered to help us with his ``science,'' which most likely was of Mohammedan or heathenish origin and therefore both wicked and useless.
When you grow up you will discover that many people do not believe in ``progress'' and they will prove to you by the terrible deeds of some of our own contemporaries that ``the world does not change.'' But I hope that you will not pay much attention to such talk. You see, it took our ancestors almost a million years to learn how to walk on their hind legs. Other centuries had to go by before their animal-like grunts developed into an understandable language. Writing - the art of preserving our ideas for the benefit of future generations, without which no progress is possible was invented only four thousand years ago. The idea of turning the forces of nature into the obedient servants of man was quite new in the days of your own grandfather. It seems to me, therefore, that we are making progress at an unheard-of rate of speed. Perhaps we have paid a little too much attention to the mere physical comforts of life. That will change in due course of time and we shall then attack the problems which are not related to health and to wages and plumbing and machinery in general.
But please do not be too sentimental about the ``good old days.'' Many people who only see the beautiful churches and the great works of art which the Middle Ages have left behind grow quite eloquent when they compare our own ugly civilisation with its hurry and its noise and the evil smells of backfiring motor trucks with the cities of a thousand years ago. But these mediaeval churches were invariably surrounded by miserable hovels compared to which a modern tenement house stands forth as a luxurious palace. It is true that the noble Lancelot and the equally noble Parsifal, the pure young hero who went in search of the Holy Grail, were not bothered by the odor of gasoline. But there were other smells of the barnyard variety - odors of decaying refuse which had been thrown into the street - of pig-sties surrounding the Bishop's palace - of unwashed people who had inherited their coats and hats from their grandfathers and who had never learned the blessing of soap. I do not want to paint too unpleasant a picture. But when you read in the ancient chronicles that the King of France, looking out of the windows of his palace, fainted at the stench caused by the pigs rooting in the streets of Paris, when an ancient manuscript recounts a few details of an epidemic of the plague or of small-pox, then you begin to under- stand that ``progress'' is something more than a catchword used by modern advertising men.
No, the progress of the last six hundred years would not have been possible without the existence of cities. I shall, therefore, have to make this chapter a little longer than many of the others. It is too important to be reduced to three or four pages, devoted to mere political events.
The ancient world of Egypt and Babylonia and Assyria had been a world of cities. Greece had been a country of City- States. The history of Phoenicia was the history of two cities called Sidon and Tyre. The Roman Empire was the ``hinterland'' of a single town. Writing, art, science, astronomy, architecture, literature, the theatre - the list is endless - have all been products of the city.
For almost four thousand years the wooden bee-hive which we call a town had been the workshop of the world. Then came the great migrations. The Roman Empire was destroyed. The cities were burned down and Europe once more became a land of pastures and little agricultural villages. During the Dark Ages the fields of civilisation had lain fallow.
The Crusades had prepared the soil for a new crop. It was time for the harvest, but the fruit was plucked by the burghers of the free cities.
I have told you the story of the castles and the monasteries, with their heavy stone enclosures - the homes of the knights and the monks, who guarded men's bodies and their souls. You have seen how a few artisans (butchers and bakers and an occasional candle-stick maker) came to live near the castle to tend to the wants of their masters and to find protection in case of danger. Sometimes the feudal lord allowed these people to surround their houses with a stockade. But they were dependent for their living upon the good-will of the mighty Seigneur of the castle. When he went about they knelt before him and kissed his hand.
Then came the Crusades and many things changed. The migrations had driven people from the north-east to the west. The Crusades made millions of people travel from the west to the highly civilised regions of the south-east. They discovered that the world was not bounded by the four walls of their little settlement. They came to appreciate better clothes, more comfortable houses, new dishes, products of the mysterious Orient. After their return to their old homes, they insisted that they be supplied with those articles. The peddler with his pack upon his back - the only merchant of the Dark Ages - added these goods to his old merchandise, bought a cart, hired a few ex-crusaders to protect him against the crime wave which followed this great international war, and went forth to do business upon a more modern and larger scale. His career was not an easy one. Every time he entered the domains of another Lord he had to pay tolls and taxes. But the business was profitable all the same and the peddler continued to make his rounds.
Soon certain energetic merchants discovered that the goods which they had always imported from afar could be made at home. They turned part of their homes into a workgshop.{sic} They ceased to be merchants and became manufacturers. They sold their products not only to the lord of the castle and to the abbot in his monastery, but they exported them to nearby towns. The lord and the abbot paid them with products of their farms, eggs and wines, and with honey, which in those early days was used as sugar. But the citizens of distant towns were obliged to pay in cash and the manufacturer and the merchant began to own little pieces of gold, which entirely changed their position in the society of the early Middle Ages.
It is difficult for you to imagine a world without money. In a modern city one cannot possible live without money. All day long you carry a pocket full of small discs of metal to ``pay your way.'' You need a nickel for the street-car, a dollar for a dinner, three cents for an evening paper. But many people of the early Middle Ages never saw a piece of coined money from the time they were born to the day of their death. The gold and silver of Greece and Rome lay buried beneath the ruins of their cities. The world of the migrations, which had succeeded the Empire, was an agricultural world. Every farmer raised enough grain and enough sheep and enough cows for his own use.
The mediaeval knight was a country squire and was rarely forced to pay for materials in money. His estates produced everything that he and his family ate and drank and wore on their backs. The bricks for his house were made along the banks of the nearest river. Wood for the rafters of the hall was cut from the baronial forest. The few articles that had to come from abroad were paid for in goods - in honey - in eggs - in fagots.
But the Crusades upset the routine of the old agricultural life in a very drastic fashion. Suppose that the Duke of Hildesheim was going to the Holy Land. He must travel thousands of miles and he must pay his passage and his hotel-bills. At home he could pay with products of his farm. But he could not well take a hundred dozen eggs and a cart-load of hams with him to satisfy the greed of the shipping agent of Venice or the inn-keeper of the Brenner Pass. These gentlemen insisted upon cash. His Lordship therefore was obliged to take a small quantity of gold with him upon his voyage. Where could he find this gold? He could borrow it from the Lombards, the descendants of the old Longobards, who had turned professional money-lenders, who seated behind their exchange-table (commonly known as ``banco'' or bank) were glad to let his Grace have a few hundred gold pieces in exchange for a mortgage upon his estates, that they might be repaid in case His Lordship should die at the hands of the Turks.
That was dangerous business for the borrower. In the end, the Lombards invariably owned the estates and the Knight became a bankrupt, who hired himself out as a fighting man to a more powerful and more careful neighbour.
His Grace could also go to that part of the town where the Jews were forced to live. There he could borrow money at a rate of fifty or sixty percent. interest. That, too, was bad business. But was there a way out? Some of the people of the little city which surrounded the castle were said to have money. They had known the young lord all his life. His father and their fathers had been good friends. They would not be unreasonable in their demands. Very well. His Lordship's clerk, a monk who could write and keep accounts, sent a note to the best known merchants and asked for a small loan. The townspeople met in the work-room of the jeweller who made chalices for the nearby churches and discussed this demand. They could not well refuse. It would serve no purpose to ask for ``interest.'' In the first place, it was against the religious principles of most people to take interest and in the second place, it would never be paid except in agricultural products and of these the people had enough and to spare.
``But,'' suggested the tailor who spent his days quietly sitting upon his table and who was somewhat of a philosopher, ``suppose that we ask some favour in return for our money. We are all fond of fishing. But his Lordship won't let us fish in his brook. Suppose that we let him have a hundred ducats and that he give us in return a written guarantee allowing us to fish all we want in all of his rivers. Then he gets the hundred which he needs, but we get the fish and it will be good business all around.''
The day his Lordship accepted this proposition (it seemed such an easy way of getting a hundred gold pieces) he signed the death-warrant of his own power. His clerk drew up the agreement. His Lordship made his mark (for he could not sign his name) and departed for the East. Two years later he came back, dead broke. The townspeople were fishing in the castle pond. The sight of this silent row of anglers annoyed his Lordship. He told his equerry to go and chase the crowd away. They went, but that night a delegation of merchants visited the castle. They were very polite. They congratulated his Lordship upon his safe return. They were sorry his Lordship had been annoyed by the fishermen, but as his Lordship might perhaps remember he had given them permission to do so himself, and the tailor produced the Charter which had been kept in the safe of the jeweller ever since the master had gone to the Holy Land.
His Lordship was much annoyed. But once more he was in dire need of some money. In Italy he had signed his name to certain documents which were now in the possession of Salvestro dei Medici, the well-known banker. These documents were ``promissory notes'' and they were due two months from date. Their total amount came to three hundred and forty pounds, Flemish gold. Under these circumstances, the noble knight could not well show the rage which filled his heart and his proud soul. Instead, he suggested another little loan. The merchants retired to discuss the matter.
After three days they came back and said ``yes.'' They were only too happy to be able to help their master in his difficulties, but in return for the 345 golden pounds would he give them another written promise (another charter) that they, the townspeople, might establish a council of their own to be elected by all the merchants and free citizens of the city, said council to manage civic affairs without interference from the side of the castle?
His Lordship was confoundedly angry. But again, he needed the money. He said yes, and signed the charter. Next week, he repented. He called his soldiers and went to the house of the jeweller and asked for the documents which his crafty subjects had cajoled out of him under the pressure of circumstances. He took them away and burned them. The townspeople stood by and said nothing. But when next his Lordship needed money to pay for the dowry of his daughter. he was unable to get a single penny. After that little affair at the jeweller's his credit was not considered good. He was forced to eat humble-pie and offer to make certain reparations. Before his Lordship got the first installment of the stipulated sum, the townspeople were once more in possession of all their old charters and a brand new one which permitted them to build a ``city-hall'' and a strong tower where all the charters might be kept protected against fire and theft, which really meant protected against future violence on the part of the Lord and his armed followers.
This, in a very general way, is what happened during the centuries which followed the Crusades. It was a slow process, this gradual shifting of power from the castle to the city. There was some fighting. A few tailors and jewellers were killed and a few castles went up in smoke. But such occurrences were not common. Almost imperceptibly the towns grew richer and the feudal lords grew poorer. To maintain themselves they were for ever forced to exchange charters of civic liberty in return for ready cash. The cities grew. They offered an asylum to run-away serfs who gained their liberty after they had lived a number of years behind the city walls. They came to be the home of the more energetic elements of the surrounding country districts. They were proud of their new importance and expressed their power in the churches and public buildings which they erected around the old market place, where centuries before the barter of eggs and sheep and honey and salt had taken place. They wanted their children to have a better chance in life than they had enjoyed themselves. They hired monks to come to their city and be school teachers. When they heard of a man who could paint pictures upon boards of wood, they offered him a pension if he would come and cover the walls of their chapels and their town hall with scenes from the Holy Scriptures.
Meanwhile his Lordship, in the dreary and drafty halls of his castle, saw all this up-start splendour and regretted the day when first he had signed away a single one of his sovereign rights and prerogatives. But he was helpless. The townspeople with their well-filled strong-boxes snapped their fingers at him. They were free men, fully prepared to hold what they had gained by the sweat of their brow and after a struggle which had lasted for more than ten generations.
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Power generation is emitting around 40%, transport 20%, industry 20% and household consumption 20%. Therefor, goal of reduction GHG emission is more likely to be achieved trough actions such as energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, decarbonization and renewable energy sourcing. Building of climate change momentum is taking part in many countries. Awareness of possible issues of different scenarios (2oC- 4oC) has made actions between government officials, private sector, investors and public sector. Working on national agreement as tool for securing the future trough discussion is giving hope to many countries. By this time 147 countries had submitted their INDCs. It is important to promote global policy's response that rises to the challenge. One American is emitting 1000x more of CO2 than person in Chad. Those ones who are more sensitive to coordination of development and green actions surely need more consideration and cooperation.


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People keep finding late loved ones on Google Maps
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Some find it comforting, some find it creepy.
For years, Google Maps has offered Street View, which stitches together panoramic camera images to recreate a digital facsimile of physical spaces in the real world that you can explore online. Some people are discovering that if they scroll through the platform long enough and use a time travel feature, they just might find the image of a late loved one captured by one of Google's cameras — and seemingly saved in Google Maps forever.
In the past few days, several posts announcing these discoveries have gone viral. One from UK-based writer Sherri Turner has already racked up tens of thousands of "Likes" on Twitter. A similar tweet from an anonymous confessions account also attracted attention from not only other Twitter users but also major media outlets. The tweets have turned into threads where others share stories of looking for their deceased relatives in Google Maps.
I look at my mum's old house on Google maps street view, the house where I grew up. It says 'Image captured May 2009'. There is a light on in her bedroom. It is still her house, she is still alive, I am still visiting every few months on the train to Bodmin Parkway,
— Sherri Turner (@STurner4077) June 16, 2021
This is hardly the first time people have used the time travel feature in Street View to go searching for the departed on Google Maps — or to share the experience on social media. Google released Street View in 2007, and these types of viral Twitter posts have been happening since at least 2013. The trend points to an enduring pattern of Google forging ahead in its endless quest to map the entire world (Street View currently includes 87 countries) and constantly update that data. Somewhere along the way, Google Maps users are realizing this process has unintended consequences.
This effect suggests that the creation of these 360-degree views of the world requires momentary surveillance. Google Maps uses lots and lots of cameras to create the immersive experience that Street View offers. Google says the digital recreation of the physical world is powered by millions of cameras that capture multiple angles, collected by people "driving, pedaling, sailing, and walking around and capturing imagery." The company has also moved to allow users to submit their own images to supplement its own Street View. While helping people remember dead family members isn't really the intended purpose of Google Maps, a spokesperson told Recode it was "heartwarming" people were using the platform in this way.
The time travel feature in Street View lets you compare present images to images that were captured as far back as 2007.
Turner, the writer, told Recode she discovered the time travel feature in Street View earlier this week, when she was trying to see what a house that belonged to her late mother, who passed away nearly four years ago, looked like now. She ended up finding that the last available image on Street View was from 2009. It showed the house with a light on, which told Turner that her mother was home when the image was captured. "That makes it a little bit more something that you feel like you've stumbled across rather than something you've made happen," she told Recode.
Again, people have been discovering images of late loved ones on Street View for a while. It was even happening before Google introduced the time travel feature. The phenomenon also drove a whole news cycle last year, when one Twitter user said she'd found an image of her late grandfather on Street View. The tweet generated more than 400,000 "Likes."
But there's more to the story than viral content. The images are a reminder that many people who show up in Street View don't know their pictures are being taken, and the deceased have no say in whether or not their image remains on the service.
More broadly, tech companies like Google hold much of the power over this sensitive and personal data, and citizens haven't had a real role in setting norms for how data associated with decreased people ought to be handled. That's especially important because Google's approach to this data may not match up with the religious and cultural norms surrounding death practiced by many of its users across the world.
"Increasingly, the majority of our online users are going to come from global south countries," Faheem Hussain, a professor at Arizona State University's School for the Future of Innovation in Society, told Recode. "What we are increasingly seeing is the absence of [the] participation of the people in that design."
Late family members aren't the only surprising finds on Google Maps. There are entire online communities devoted to exploring the mapping platform for unusual things, identifying everything from wild animals to sandstorms. There's also a much darker side of the apparent omnipresence of Street View and Google Maps more broadly, one that raises myriad concerns about peoples' privacy. Back in 2013, for example, a father in California had to ask Google to remove an aerial image of his son's dead body. Google says it has systems in place for blurring out personally identifying information from passersby and license plates in the photos it takes. But clearly, some people can still be identified if a family member knows what they're looking for.
The enduring trend of finding lost loved ones inevitably serves as a reminder that Google plays a major role in documenting our daily lives over time. There's no sign that the digital artifacts being preserved in Street View are going to go away anytime soon. Instead, they might just become part of how history is recorded in a process that we don't necessarily have control over.
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Omisore also announced that he will be running for Governor of Osun state on the platform of SDP on September 22, 2018.
Senator Iyiola Omisore has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The Senator, who said that he is not new in Nigeria's political terrain, added that he was part of the founding fathers of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 1999.
According to Daily Post, Omisore also announced that he will be running for Governor of Osun state on the platform of SDP on September 22, 2018.
He also called on members of the party and his supporters to join hands with him to achieve his desire of ruling the state.
The Senator in a statement issued to newsmen, said "It is pertinent to note the historical pathway of my engagement in the political affairs in Osun state, and indeed at regional and national levels. I played a pivotal role in the creation of the now defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD) when the country returned back to democratic ruling in 1999 and I became the Deputy Governor of this great state.
"It is intrigues, dishonesty and loss of vision in vociferous attacks on my person that led to my departure from the AD and foray in the PDP. My pathway of commitment to state as a distinguished Senator, and Chair of the Committee on Appropriations speak very loudly of my commitment to Osun state, evidenced in the volume of allocations and projects in the state.
"This record remains without a parallel. My commitment to its citizens is without contest as over many years, I have reached to provide access to jobs, enterprise and social assets for our people through my political, professional, business and social networks.
"In moving forward, and way from the PDP, this commitment to Osun state shall remain resolute and unshaken. It is my state of origin, the people my people, and where ever I go, I shall remain their dutiful son, and leader. Nothing can change that.
"Notwithstanding my enormous contributions over the past years or so to building the PDP, after very deep thought and the widest consultations with my God, my family, my supporters in and outside Osun state, It is with great concern that I have made a very expedient decision today, to withdraw my membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
"On the platform of the SDP, I shall with the support of my supporters, followers, and the electorate of the state, seek the nomination to contest for, and by His grace, be elected as the Executive Governor of Osun state on September 22, 2018.
"While I have always regarded the entire state as my constituency, as a democrat, I will continue to align with the forces of change that would guarantee justice, prosperity, peace and happiness for our peoples."
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Omisore was the Deputy State Governor of Osun State during the administration of Governor Adebisi Akande from 1999 – 2003.
He was elected to the Senate to represent Osun East constituency in April 2003.
In 2004, the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan acquitted Omisore of conspiracy and murder of former Justice Minister, Chief Bola Ige (SAN).
This will be his second time to run for Governor in Osun state.
In 2014, he contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and lost election to Rauf Aregbesola.
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Microsoft has pulled the curtain on their next-generation Xbox console, Kinect, controller and all at a special announcement earlier this morning.
Don Mattrick cut to the chase by bringing out the new Xbox for the next generation, the Xbox One. The console features a new Kinect sensor and a new controller. The console itself has 8GB of RAM, an 8 Core CPU, 500GB of hard drive, USB 3.0, HDMI, 802.11n wireless connectivity and a Blu-ray Drive (hello, Metal Gear Solid on Xbox?). An all new D-pad sits on the new Xbox One controller with the ability to receive feedback through the shoulder triggers.
Kinect for Xbox One brings voice commands and communication to a whole new level with startup and login through voice recognition and navigation through voice and motion gestures to expand or contract content on screen. The new Snap Mode allows picture-in-picture multitasking to browse the Internet or video chat through Skype while watching a movie or playing a game.
Live TV was also demonstrated during Yusef Mehdi's turn on the stage, where he had fun with telling the Xbox One through Kinect to switch between TV and Game and Movie back to TV and Internet Explorer and TV using Siri-like natural language. Furthermore, jumping from one channel to another can be done by pure mention of a TV show's title currently airing on a different channel without mentioning the channel. But while undoubtedly pretty cool, how this will function in territories outside of the US, if at all, is still a valid question here.
Exclusive content and titles appears to still be of importance to the Xbox One, with EA Sports signing on exclusive use if its Ignite engine to make sports games such as FIFA 14 and NBA Live 14 have more realism them ever possible before. 15 new exclusive titles with 8 new IPs are being developed by several major companies for the Xbox One, including Remedy's Quantum Break and Forza Motorsport 5.
Other content included the announcement of a live-action Halo TV series helmed by Steven Spielberg as well as Call of Duty: Ghosts by Infinity Ward built on an all new engine with exclusive content arriving first for the Xbox One, and dogs, too.
More will be unveiled at E3 this year in the following days to come. Xbox One will be "available around the world, later this year". Your move, Sony (and even Samsung Smart TV. Man).
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DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Metatron Inc. (OTC Pink: MRNJ), a pioneer in mobile and web technology with over 2,000 apps on iTunes and Google Play, announced the launch of Metatron's artificial Signed a definitive agreement with Geek Labs Limited to complete the first acquisition of intelligent technology.
The acquisition was successfully negotiated by both parties during the past week. The acquisition is a non-dilutive cash purchase and has the potential to generate immediate earnings for Metatron. Additionally, this technology acquisition is a wholly owned asset of the rapidly growing company. $450 billion AI industry Ready to add to Metatron's corporate bottom line.
CEO Joe Riehl commented: Our valued stakeholders are pleased to say that Metatron is entering a new chapter and is taking swift steps to add impressive value for investors. Negotiations with are at the halfway point. Additionally, we have launched plans for a new AI division.Talented developers working within the AI sector to build their own Metatron AI technology for specialized use Project with. Our new AI department has also begun performing due diligence on strategic AI patents that our team believes could be used to develop and/or retain new technology. of AI applications come into use, large companies will be held accountable. "
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1 And the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
2 And the king went up into the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of Jehovah.
3 And the king stood on the dais, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart, and with all his soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
4 And the king commanded Hilkijah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the doorkeepers, to bring forth out of the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that had been made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of the heavens; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to Bethel.
5 And he abolished the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah, and the environs of Jerusalem; and them that burned incense to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
6 And he brought out the Asherah from the house of Jehovah, outside Jerusalem, to the torrent of Kidron, and burned it at the torrent of Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder upon the graves of the children of the people.
7 And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, which were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove tents for the Asherah.
8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba even to Beer-sheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates, those at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, and those on the left hand of any going in at the gate of the city.
9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of Jehovah in Jerusalem, but they ate of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the sons of Hinnom, that no man might cause his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
11 And he abolished the horses that the kings of Judah had appointed to the sun at the entrance of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun, with fire.
12 And the king broke down the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, and he shattered them, removing them from thence, and cast the powder of them into the torrent of Kidron.
13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
14 And he broke in pieces the columns, and cut down the Asherahs, and filled their place with the bones of men.
15 Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he broke down; and burned the high place, stamped it small to powder, and burned the Asherah.
16 And Josiah turned himself, and saw the sepulchres that were there on the mount; and he sent and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and defiled it, according to the word of Jehovah, that the man of God had proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.
17 Then he said, What tombstone is that which I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.
18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. And they saved his bones, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
19 And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke Jehovah to anger, Josiah removed, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
20 And he sacrificed upon the altars all the priests of the high places that were there, and burned men's bones upon them. And he returned to Jerusalem.
21 And the king commanded all the people saying, Hold the passover to Jehovah your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant.
22 For there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
23 but in the eighteenth year of king Josiah was this passover holden to Jehovah in Jerusalem.
24 Moreover the necromancers and the soothsayers, and the teraphim and the idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, Josiah took away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkijah the priest had found in the house of Jehovah.
25 And before him there had been no king like him that turned to Jehovah with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there his like.
26 But Jehovah turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked him.
27 And Jehovah said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will reject this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
28 And the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
29 In his days Pharaoh-Nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went against him; but Nechoh slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.
31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
32 And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.
33 And Pharaoh-Nechoh had him bound at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and laid a tribute upon the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
34 And Pharaoh-Nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king instead of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And he took Jehoahaz; and he came to Egypt, and died there.
35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he laid a proportional tax on the land to give the money according to the command of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his estimation, to give it to Pharaoh-Nechoh.
36 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebuddah, daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.


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Who should captain AC Milan?
A quick look at some of the best candidates for the armband
By Navjot Kasukurthy@n_kasukurthy Aug 7, 2017, 5:42pm CEST
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With a plethora of signings in the summer, Milan has strengthened their squad exceptionally well.
With impressive names like Bonucci and Biglia arriving at the club and bringing along their experience & leadership, the armband is up for grabs—who deserves it the most?
Leonardo Bonucci:
It is no secret that Bonucci is one of the biggest stars in the AC Milan locker-room. The Italian is a cornerstone for the Azzurri and has been the backbone of Juventus' defence for nearly a decade. Not only is Bonucci one of the best defenders in the world, he is also a serial-winner and someone who can push the entire squad to achieve a winner's mentality. The case is strong for the former Juventus man and despite being new, there are few who could do the job better than Leo.
Bonucci was Vice-Captain at Juventus
The only drawback with this decision is that Bonucci has not done enough with the Devil to earn that armband which is an opinion that is more moral than it is rational.
Lucas Biglia:
Another new signing and someone who has actually held the armband on a regular basis is Lucas Biglia. While Bonucci was the vice-captain at Juventus, Biglia has led Lazio as their midfield general with the armband and has been a leader in the truest sense.
The Argentine is expected to be a starter and as such, is a strong candidate for the armband in comparison to Montolivo who is expected to be used sparingly.
Biglia was the Captain at Lazio
Once more, the decision of making Biglia brings with it the usual moral criticism for making a new player a locker-room figure but—just like before—it is only a virtuous dilemma which can be looked over for efficiency.
Ignazio Abate:
The right-back has spent a lot of time with the Rossoneri and is already a figure of responsibility on & off the pitch. The Italian has been a mainstay in the Milan back-line for nearly a decade and has proved his unwavering commitment and quality over the years.
In the absence of the perennially injured captain Montolivo, Abate took charge of the Devil and led them on the pitch with qualities befitting a captain. Despite slowing down in the past few seasons, Abate has done enough to remain in the discussion.
Abate captained Milan in their win over Juventus for the Supercoppa TIM in December last year.
The only hindrance here is that Abate is primed to be replaced by Andrea Conti, and Milan deserve a captain who will stay on the field and contribute on a regular basis.
Giacomo "Jack" Bonaventura:
There are few players who are as enigmatic in modern-day football as Jack Bonaventura.
The Italian ace is capable of playing across the midfield and on the wings. Bonaventura remains one of the few players from last season, capable of holding their own in light of the new arrivals. Bonaventura is one of the most underrated midfielders on the planet and continues to elude with his world-class performances.
Jack has seen the rough times with Milan and deserves to be rewarded with a role befitting his ability and character strength.
Bonaventura is a key figure in Vincenzo Montella's side
Jack has the quality, mental fortitude and discipline to be a leader behind the scenes which is why he is my pick for being captain.
Milan has gone through many changes and it is to be expected that a majority of the lineup will be composed of new arrivals.
In light of this, it is not possible to completely ignore the quality of new players and their ability to lead.
Milan needs more than one leader to lead its young and dynamic squad.
Captain—Giacomo "Jack" Bonaventura
Vice-Captain—Leonardo Bonucci
Vice-Captain—Ignazio Abate
Vice-Captain—Lucas Biglia
Who should captain AC Milan this season?
Riccardo Montolivo
Leonardo Bonucci
Lucas Biglia
Ignazio Abate
Giacomo Bonaventura


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Revolutionary Gold Extraction Method Replaces Cyanide with Non-hazardous Hypochlorite
Cyanide has been used in the process of mining gold since 1887. But when a dam burst at a gold mine in northwestern Romania in 2000, contaminated wastewater poured into tributaries of a major waterway in Hungary, threatening the people, animals and environment of Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania.
The historic catastrophe and subsequent ban of cyanide in parts of the U.S., Europe, and South America, prompted the mining industry to begin researching alternative solutions to the use of cyanide when mining gold and other metals. Chlorine has emerged as a safe, effective, and environmentally sound solution to the problem.
Dr. Jean-Marc Lalancette is co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Dundee Sustainable Technologies (DST), which focuses on the development and commercialization of environmental-friendly technologies for the treatment of materials in the mining industry. Dr. Lalancette leveraged his significant industry experience to transform standard extraction methods, developing and testing a groundbreaking hydrometallurgical process for the extraction of base and precious metals from ores, concentrates, and residues. Key to this revolutionary approach is the use of chlorine and bromine as hypohalides, and the introduction of hypochlorite, an ion composed of chlorine and oxygen, most commonly used as the active ingredient in household bleach. Chlorine and a catalytic amount of bromine combined as oxidizing agents deliver a particularly fast reaction with gold, with only a small concentration of bromine required in the brine. Chlorination also emerged as an ideal option based on the relatively low temperature of the reaction with a wide variety of minerals.
A closed-loop circuit is an important feature of DST's design, preventing the generation of liquid effluents and eliminating the need for expensive tailings ponds. The tailings from the process are inert from toxic substances, free of sulphide, and do not produce acid leach, making it an extremely environmentally-safe process. It only requires a brief contact time of about one hour to give high gold recovery.
DST set up a demonstration plant at Thetford Mines in Quebec, Canada in 2013. Using gold concentrate provided by its partner in Chile, DST was able to evaluate the effectiveness of its technology in a live setting. The company requested proposals from a number of suppliers for on-site sodium hypochlorite generation (OSHG) systems to produce the hypochlorite that is so critical to the process. De Nora, a leading designer of safe, innovative, and sustainable water disinfection, oxidation and filtration technologies, was among those considered.
"De Nora stood out to us among the field of vendors because the company was truly interested in partnering with us, not simply acting as a vendor," said Dr. Lalancette. "They recognized the innovation we were creating, especially through the use of bromine, and wanted to be part of it."
De Nora delivered and installed two of its ClorTec® OSHG systems to the demonstration site, working through Canadian-based service provider Provan. Each system included a hypochlorite generation capacity of 600 pounds per day, along with the related storage tanks. In the on-site generation process, salt is combined with water to produce a saturated brine solution which is mixed with softened water and fed to an electrolyzer. A dc electrical current is applied to the electrolytic cells to generate the hypochlorite solution. Unlike typical installations, the two units were used in a series in order to produce the hypochlorite at the key 2% level, rather than the usual .8-1% level. A service representative travelled and stayed on site for three days to ensure the proper operation of the systems and make any adjustments needed.
"Our requirements demanded modifications to the instrumentation and automation in order to function in a series, and still keep important safety features intact," said Dr. Lalancette. "The De Nora team was excellent to work with and adapted to our very specific needs perfectly."
The demo plant consistently produces positive results in the efficient extraction of a variety of materials. Working at a rate of 15 tons per day of mineral concentrate, the plant demonstrates the following yields:
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Coronavirus And Rawlings' Death Have Reduced Political Temperature – Affail Monney
President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has said that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings have reduced the political tension two weeks into Election 2020.
According to Mr Monney, in previous election years, particularly in 2008 Ghana came bone-rattling close to a disaster of unthinkable proportions, all because of media recklessness.
Speaking at a workshop for journalists on election 2020 organized by the GJA and the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Mr Monney said "Covid-19 and Rawlings' death have drastically reduced the political temperature. But this does not obscure the fact that danger of media-induced violence looms. This danger should signal a clarion caution to the media not to push our dear nation to the trajectory of self-destruction."
He added that the media has an onerous responsibility to help build faith in the election process. Faith in any election is as important as its outcome.
"Irrespective of their partisan orientation, all media outlets should help achieve this political goal," he said.
"It does not mean the media should spare the EC of criticism. Such criticism should help improve our election management system," he said.
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 political parties especially the two major parties NPP and NDC have both limited their electioneering campaign to curb the spread of the virus.
However, Rawlings also died on November 12, 2020, at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, a week after having been admitted for a short-term illness in Ghana.
His death came nearly two months after that of his mother, Victoria Agbotui, on 24 September 2020 President Nana Akufo-Addo declared a seven-day period of mourning in his honour and flags flown at half-mast.
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     * This method is derived by sub class
     *
     * @return null
     */
    protected function onInit()
    {

    }

    /**
     * Derived by specific theme to provide them information
     *
     * @return array Associated array contain name, version and base of the theme
     */
    public function themeInfo()
    {
        return array(
            "name"=>"", //Name of theme
            "version"=>"",
            "base"=>"", // For example: bs4
            "cssClass"=>"",//cssClass that will be attached to widget
        );
    }

    /**
     * Derived by them to provide list of supported widgets
     *
     * @return array Associated array containing list of supported widgets
     *               and resources information
     */
    protected function themeWidgets()
    {
        return array();
    }

    /**
     * Derieved by theme to provide list of color scheme
     *
     * @return array Associated array contain name of scheme and list of colors
     */
    protected function allColorSchemes()
    {
        // return array(
        //     "default"=>array("#000","#333","#666","#999","#bbb","#ddd","#fff"),
        //     "another"=>array(),
        // );
        return array();
    }

    /**
     * Get color scheme
     *
     * @param string $key Name of color scheme we want to get, if null the first color scheme will be return.
     *
     * @return array Array of colors, null if there is no available
     */
    public function colorScheme($key=null)
    {
        $all = $this->allColorSchemes();
        $allKeys = array_keys($all);
        if (count($allKeys)>0) {
            if ($key && isset($all[strtolower($key)])) {
                return $all[strtolower($key)];
            }
            return $all[$allKeys[0]];
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Return list of available color scheme keys
     *
     * @return array List of color scheme keys
     */
    public function colorKeys()
    {
        return array_keys($this->allColorSchemes());
    }

    /**
     * Apply theme color scheme
     *
     * By providing the widget color theme varibles, the theme will fill in the array of colors
     * if the colorScheme is string, it will take it as key for color scheme. If input color theme
     * is array, there is no change made. If input color theme is null, the first default color list
     * will return.
     *
     * @param mixed $colorScheme Color scheme of widget
     *
     * @return array Array of colors, null if not available
     */
    public function applyColorScheme(&$colorScheme)
    {
        if (gettype($colorScheme)!="array") {
            $colorScheme = $this->colorScheme($colorScheme);
        }
        return $colorScheme;
    }

    /**
     * Whether theme support a widget
     *
     * @param Widget $widget String of classname or object
     *
     * @return boolean Whether theme support a widget
     */
    public function doesSupport($widget)
    {
        if (gettype($widget)!="string") {
            $widget = get_class($widget);
        }
        return isset($this->themeWidgets()[$widget]);
    }

    /**
     * Return resources information of an widget
     *
     * The method will check if the theme support this widget and if yes,
     * it will return supported resources provided by the theme.
     *
     * @param mixed $widget We can input either name of widget class
     *                      or the widget object
     *
     * @return array Associated array contaning resources for widget.
     */
    public function getWidgetResourcesFor($widget)
    {
        $resources = array(
            "js"=>array(),
            "css"=>array(),
            "replacingCss"=>array(),
            "replacingJs"=>array(),
        );

        if (gettype($widget)!="string") {
            $widget = get_class($widget);
        }
        $settings = $this->themeWidgets()[$widget];

        if (isset($settings["folder"])) {
            $version = Utility::get($this->themeInfo(), "version", "");
            $assetUrl = $this->getReport()
                ->getResourceManager()
                ->publishAssetFolder(
                    realpath(
                        dirname(Utility::getClassPath($this))."/".$settings["folder"]
                    ),
                    $version
                );

            $replacingCss = Utility::get($settings, "replacingCss", array());
            $resources["replacingCss"] = $this->addingAssetUrl(
                $assetUrl,
                $replacingCss
            );

            $css = Utility::get($settings, "css", array());
            $resources["css"] = $this->addingAssetUrl($assetUrl, $css);

            $replacingJs = Utility::get($settings, "replacingJs", array());
            $resources["replacingJs"] = $this->addingAssetUrl($assetUrl, $replacingJs);

            $js = Utility::get($settings, "js", array());
            $resources["js"] = $this->addingAssetUrl($assetUrl, $js);
        }
        return $resources;
    }
    /**
     * Get resources in short format and return full url
     * to each component of resources
     *
     * @param string $assetUrl  The url to asset folder
     * @param array  $resources Resources in short form
     *
     * @return array Resource in long form.
     */
    protected function addingAssetUrl($assetUrl,$resources)
    {
        foreach ($resources as &$resource) {
            if (gettype($resource)=="string") {
                $resource = $assetUrl."/".$resource;
            } else if (gettype($resource)=="array") {
                $resource = $this->addingAssetUrl($assetUrl, $resource);
            }
        }
        return $resources;
    }
    /**
     * Return report that containing this theme
     *
     * @return KoolReport Report object containing this theme
     */
    protected function getReport()
    {
        return $this->report;
    }
}

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The new design for 2017 the WBX Grande Classic Hydraulic Styling Chair with buttoned back and stylish stud design rear.
WBX shabby chic designed styling chair is a fantastic looking salon chair with a classic design and feel. This popular professional styling chair now features a beautifully detailed button back, available with stylish round chrome arms or wooden arms. Upholstered in a hard wearing, easy to clean fabric and available in Black or Brown upholstery. Comfort for your customer is a wide deep seat and slightly curved backrest to give your client great support and comfort while in the stylists seat, making the WBX Grande Classic Ideal for any busy hair salon or barbers shop.
The hydraulic pump allows the operator to easily adjust the chairs height using the foot pedal. It can then be locked into position to prevent the chair from rotating while in use.
Supplied on a rust proof chrome base in 5 star or round circular base and comes complete with a fitted clear chair back cover to help against spillages and stains.
The WBX Grande Classic is available as a two seater dryer bank and wash point by special order.
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Hardware, software and computer network technology as the main parts of IT, dynamically change in line with the evolution of IT. An innovative company should follow the growth of their technology and it will impact automatically to company's productivity and performance. Expertise, experience, credible and commitment are the basic reason why Uninet is the solid company you can trust.
And also transactional and interactive applications consist of Inter-branch Online Service and another delay sensitive application. It is also feasible for inner-city or Intercity data communication connection.


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Have you thought about getting critical illness insurance?
Now may be the time! From now until March 3, 2023, Canada Life is offering a 5% premium reduction on critical illness insurance.
The discount is applied to the total premium for the life of the policy, including renewals.
Includes additional benefits, reissues (if original policy qualified for the discount) and rated premiums.
Understand the benefits of critical illness insurance
Critical illness can provide you the financial support you need during life's most challenging moments. Focus on what matters most – getting better and being with family.
Some ways you could use a critical illness insurance payout include:
Protect your family savings – manage everyday costs (mortgage, food, vehicle costs, etc.).
Unexpected expenses – hospital parking, private or out-of-country medical treatment.
Financial planning – helps give you financial control while you're dealing with a life changing medical condition.
Learn more about critical illness insurance, how it works and why you may need it.
If you're interested, I'd be happy to share more details with you and work together to determine which insurance products best fit your needs.
Ask an advisor: RRSP or TFSA? – Canada Life
Find out the reasons to invest in a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) or tax-free savings account (TFSA) and why an advisor should help you decide.
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Description: This animated video introduces a character named Hinata and his advisor with illustrated graphics to show the difference between an RRSP and TFSA.
Text "Ask an advisor" appears. The camera zooms out as the text lands in an outlined square. "RRSP or TFSA?" fades in below. An illustration of a vault draws on the right side of the frame.
Hinata: How do I choose between investing in an RRSP or a TFSA?
Description: Hinata sits in his advisor's office with a cup of coffee on the desk in front of him. His advisor's head nods to the right of the frame. A laptop is placed in between them.
Advisor: Well, first off, it depends on several things,
Description: Cut to Hinata and his advisor sitting behind her desk. She leans in and gestures towards the laptop.
Advisor: including your age, income, tax rate, the goal you're saving for, and how long it'll be until you need to use the money.
Description: Cut to five squares with icons and text, labelled "Age," "Income," "Tax rate," "Goal" and "Time."
Advisor: A registered retirement savings plan or RRSP is used to save for retirement.
Description: A pie graph labelled "RRSP" animates into the frame. An illustration of a Muskoka chair appears in the middle of the graph.
Advisor: When you put money into an RRSP, you get a tax receipt that can offset your income taxes.
Description: The advisor's hand enters the frame and moves a coin into the pie graph. Cut to an illustration of a receipt. The advisor's hand brings the coin over to the receipt.
Advisor: You only pay tax on this money when you withdraw, and in retirement, you generally pay less tax than in your working years.
Description: Cut to line graph showing age from 20 to 90. The line representing income rises until retirement at age 65, then decreases gradually afterwards.
Advisor: A tax-free savings account or TFSA can be used to save for retirement
Description: A pie graph labelled "TFSA" animates into the frame. An illustration of a Muskoka chair appears in the middle of the graph.
Advisor: or any other goal.
Description: The camera zooms out to show two more pie graphs, one with an illustration of a new home, the other with an airplane.
Advisor: When you put money into a TFSA, you don't get a tax-receipt like with an RRSP.
Description: The graph in the middle of the frame grows larger. The advisor's hand enters and moves a coin into the pie graph.
Advisor: However, you also don't pay tax on any increase in value in your TFSA,
Description: The hand pulls the coin out of the pie graph as the camera pans to a line graph representing savings over 15 years.
Advisor: or on money you withdraw from it at any date.
Description: An illustration of a receipt with scissors fades in as the graph drops slightly at the 15-year mark to show a withdrawal. The line graph continues to increase over another 10 years, another drop appears at 25 years, then finishes growing at 35 years.
Advisor: RRSP or TFSA or both? I can help you choose the best option for you.
Description: The camera zooms out of the laptop to return to Hinata and his advisor in her office.
Text "Let's talk. Contact me today." appears onscreen with the Canada Life logo and legal line: "Canada Life and design are trademarks of The Canada Life Assurance Company. canadalife.com 1-204-946-1190."
Ask an advisor: Mortgage or individual life insurance?
Find out why individual life insurance is your most flexible option to help protect your family financially when buying a home.
Description: This animated video introduces a character named Aiko and her advisor with illustrated graphics to show the difference between mortgage insurance and life insurance.
Text "Ask an advisor" appears. The camera zooms out as the text lands in an outlined square. "Mortgage insurance or life insurance?" fades in below. An illustration of a shield with a checkmark draws on the right side of the frame.
Aiko: What's better? Mortgage insurance or individual life insurance?
Description: Aiko appears in a video chat window on a computer screen. Her advisor's head nods to the right of the frame.
Advisor: I'd always recommend individual life insurance.
Description: Cut to a split-screen of Aiko at home on the left and her advisor in his office on the right.
Advisor: With mortgage insurance, when you die, the money goes to the lender, and they use it only to pay down your mortgage.
Description: An illustration of home draws into the frame. The home moves over to the left and an arrow animates in, pointing towards a box labelled "Mortgage."
Advisor: As well, your premium payments stay the same while the balance of your mortgage and your insurance coverage decreases.
Description: Cut to a line graph labelled "Mortgage insurance" showing coverage over 10 to 50 years. The coverage decreases over time. The advisor's hand enters the frame and draws a straight line from the top of the coverage to 50 years, dollar signs pop in to show payments. The camera zooms out to show a line graph of "Individual insurance" where the coverage and payments stay the same.
Advisor: But with individual life insurance, you decide who receives the money and how it's used. It could be to pay off the mortgage. But it could also pay off other debt, or fund an education or a retirement plan.
Description: An illustration of a shield draws into the frame. A dotted line connects the shield to four boxes labelled "Mortgage," "Debt," "Education" and "Retirement."
Advisor: You also get to say how long your coverage lasts – for a short term or for your lifetime, even after your mortgage is paid.
Description: Cut to bar graph displaying the length of insurance coverage from "Present" to "Lifetime." The advisor's hand moves into frame, adjusting the bar from 10 years to lifetime coverage.
Advisor: That's just a couple of the ways individual life insurance gives you more choice and flexibility in how you protect yourself and your loved ones.
Description: Cut back to the split-screen of Aiko and her advisor.
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The health camp was inaugurated by Dr. SM Sahay, Chief Medical Officer, Bhadohi, Dr. Ritu Garg, Director, Santushti Hospital and Mr. Prahalad Das Gupta, Chairperson, Municipal Corporation, Gyanpur. The medical partner for the health camp was Santushti Hospital and Sir Sundar Lal Hospital, Varanasi which provided a team of specialized doctors, nurses, medicines and other medical equipments like machines for monitoring blood-pressure, sugar and E.C.G. Along with the volunteers of iTV Foundation, a team of Varanasi based organization "Aagman" also supported and managed the on-ground activities on both days of the health camp.
The initiative is an evidence of iTV Foundation's commitment to provide quality medical care and financial assistance to the economically disadvantaged sections of the society. A specialized team of doctors and trained nursing staff did thorough health check-ups of the patients and also provided free medicines to the patients.


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Q: laravel urls missing "en" from links generated from named routes My test site is http site
my live site is https site.
My test site urls are working fine with
$url = route('admin.taskmanager.taskmanager.edit', [$task->id]);

which is generating
http://example.com/app/taskmanager/taskmanagers/89/edit
but the same url in live site is generating
https://example.com/app/taskmanager/taskmanagers/89/edit
PROBLEM:
Above live site url is generating 502 gateway error.
but when I add /en to the url like
https://example.com/en/app/taskmanager/taskmanagers/89/edit
it is working.
Both are nginx platform with same conf files.
Test site which is http site is automatically adding /en
but live site with https is not adding /en to my generated urls using routes are throwing 502 error.
Any help?
@matiaslauriti my router is as below
$router->group(['prefix' => '/taskmanager'], function(Router $router) {
    $router->bind('taskmanager', function($id) {
        return app('Modules\Taskmanager\Repositories\TaskmanagerRepository')->find($id);
    });

    $router->get('taskmanagers/{taskmanager}/edit', [
        'as' => 'admin.taskmanager.taskmanager.edit',
        'uses' => 'TaskmanagerController@edit',
        'middleware' => 'can:taskmanager.taskmanagers.access'
    ]);

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IOWA MEN'S BASKETBALL
With one game to go, Hawkeyes could vault to No. 4 Big Ten seed or fall to No. 8
Chad Leistikow
If there was despair felt Tuesday night from Iowa's humbling home loss to Purdue, it was replaced by at least some Hawkeye hope Thursday night after Ohio State's second-half rally to beat Illinois.
With Illinois' loss, the Hawkeyes were granted new life to achieve the double bye in next week's Big Ten Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
If Iowa wins at Illinois in Sunday's 6 p.m. season finale, it'll be the No. 4 seed and play Friday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
If Iowa loses, it'll be relegated to a Thursday game in Indy and will almost certainly face a quality opponent, with a win needed just to advance to Friday's quarterfinals. Winning two tough games in two days is a tall ask for a team with a limited bench as it aims to reach its first Big Ten Tournament semifinal since 2006.
So with every Big Ten team having just one game left in the rugged 20-game conference schedule, let's look as many of the various possibilities as we can for Iowa's Big Ten draw.
No. 4 seed
Iowa (20-10 overall, 11-8 Big Ten) cannot climb higher than the 4. But the 4 would be considered a huge success. The highest Big Ten seed in any of Fran McCaffery's previous nine seasons as head coach is 5 (twice).
KenPom.com's analytics give Iowa a 41% chance to steal one in Champaign and earn the 4; ESPN.com gives Iowa a 38.5% shot.
The 4 seed plays the winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12 Minnesota (13-16, 7-12), the only team out of 14 to be locked into his seed. The most likely 5 seed under the "Iowa wins" scenario is Penn State (21-9, 11-8), although Ohio State (21-9, 11-8) could fetch the 5 if it were to win Sunday at Michigan State (21-9, 13-6).
It's worth noting that no matter who gets the 4 seed, Wisconsin (20-10, 13-6) would probably earn the 1 seed with a Saturday win at Indiana (19-11, 9-10). Talk about unlikely; the Badgers were once 6-6 in Big Ten play. If the Badgers lose, Michigan State would likely be the 1.
If you believe KenPom's 41% Iowa win probability against Illinois (20-10, 12-7), then the Hawkeyes' likelihood of playing a Thursday game at the Big Ten Tournament is 59%.
If Iowa loses Sunday, it has a slim shot of still earning a 5 seed. Every such scenario involves a Penn State loss at Northwestern (7-22, 2-17), which has only beaten Nebraska (7-23, 2-17) in Big Ten play. Again, the 5 seed is guaranteed to play Minnesota, at around 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
That's where the Hawkeyes are now, and they are most likely to stay there even with a loss Sunday. A 6 seed would mean playing the last game Thursday (approximately 8 p.m., although it never seems to start that early) against the winner of Wednesday's No. 11 vs. No. 14 matchup.
There are only two remaining options to be the 11: Indiana or Purdue (16-14, 9-10), the team that has given the Hawkeyes the most fits this season.
The scenarios here are very clear: If Indiana beats Wisconsin and Purdue loses at home to Rutgers (19-11, 10-9), then the 11 is Purdue. If not, it's Indiana.
We know Purdue is a bad matchup for Iowa.
The Hoosiers wouldn't be a picnic, either. They'd be playing a virtual home game. They'd be likely playing with some NCAA Tournament desperation. And they had an easy time with Iowa, 89-77, in the teams' only meeting this year in Bloomington.
If Iowa is the 6, the most likely 3 seed awaiting them on Friday would be Illinois, although Maryland (23-7, 13-6), Michigan State and Wisconsin would be in play, as well.
Although the scenario for Iowa to drop to a 7 is less likely, the scenario is clear: Losing to Illinois and Ohio State winning at Michigan State, unless … chaos. We'll address that briefly in the 8 seed scenario.
A 7 seed plays at 5:30 p.m. Thursday against the 10 seed. If Iowa is the 7, the most likely 10 seed would be Rutgers or Purdue, although Michigan (19-11, 10-9) and Indiana are possibilities.
If Iowa is the 7, there are only two teams that would be the awaiting 2 seed on Friday: Maryland or Michigan State. That doesn't seem like a good draw.
There is less than a 2% chance that Iowa drops all the way to 8, but it's worth mentioning. This would happen if Iowa loses at Illinois coupled with road wins by Michigan (at Maryland), Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. Under this unlikely scenario, Iowa would be pitted against 9-seed Rutgers at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Remaining Big Ten schedule (times CST)
Saturday's games
11 a.m. — Wisconsin at Indiana, ESPN
1 p.m. — Rutgers at Purdue, BTN
3 p.m. — Penn State at Northwestern, BTN
Sunday's games
11 a.m. — Michigan at Maryland, Fox
Noon — Nebraska at Minnesota, BTN
3:30 p.m. — Ohio State at Michigan State, CBS
6 p.m. — Iowa at Illinois, BTN


The ever-changing real estate process can be confusing at times…which is why having an experienced, trustworthy real estate agent to work with is essential!
Here are 7 qualities you should look for in your real estate agent to ensure that your home buying or selling experience is a good one!
This is not an area to compromise. Buying or selling a home is the biggest financial transaction most people make. You need a full-time real estate agent.
If you hire someone who only has a client every now and then, how well will they negotiate with an agent who's out there every day? How will they know how to price your home, when they haven't seen many homes sold recently? If they're at their other job, how will they be able to handle problems that arise during that time?
According to a study from the National Association of Realtors, 9 of 10 homebuyers today rely on the internet as one of their primary research sources, and 52% turn to the web as their first step, so you want an agent who uses this tool effectively.
Having a real estate agent who's web savvy, and understands the internet and search engines is necessary to getting your home to stand out online — where you (and other buyers) are looking! In today's online world people expect information the moment it's available. If your real estate agent isn't tech savvy, you might not know your dream home was listed until days later when other buyers have already made offers.
Check with your state's department of regulatory agency to see if your real estate agent is licensed and if there have been any legitimate disciplinary actions or complaints against them. While this is not a total guarantee of your agent's integrity, it's a good start.
Google and other search engines are also your friend – use them to see what other consumers are saying about your real estate agent.
The No. 1 complaint in the real estate industry is lack of communication.
Regular updates via phone, text, and email are imperative – even if there's nothing to report. When talking with a potential real estate agent, ask them how they'll keep you informed about your transaction and how frequently. (Then ask their past clients the same question). Their answer should reflect the type of communication style and frequency you desire.
You want an agent who knows their way around a purchase contract and how to negotiate. This may sound dumb, but if you want to buy or sell your house, you want someone who's a residential agent, not a commercial one. Many agents get additional training in specific areas of real estate.
Are they truthful? Do they have integrity? It's critical to work with a real estate agent you trust. Be wary of an agent who's selling you rainbows and fairy tales.
Do you need to make changes to your home for it to sell? Do you need to be more realistic about the offer you're putting in on your dream home? A real estate agent who isn't direct with you about these issues can cost you that opportunity.
You also want an agent who puts your interests above their own. If you're looking for a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home, you want to see all of them in your price range and area – including any that are offering a reduced commission (that cuts their income).
All these ideas are great, but how do you get the real scoop on an agent?
First, identify a couple of agents you'd consider working with and set up a time to meet with each agent for an interview…referrals are a great way to start.
Then, during the interview, ask the agent to provide a list of the properties they have listed and sold in the past year, along with the buyer or seller's contact information. Talk with their past clients regarding the agent's communication habits, integrity and knowledge.
Finally, look at their past and current listings. You can use Realtor.com or the agents own site. Are their properties similar to the one you want to buy or sell? Are they in your market area?
Not only will the information you gain from the interview and past clients give you insight into how each agent works, talking with a few agents will give you a better sense of how they compare and which one is a better fit for you.