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Is Manchester United vs Liverpool make or break for Ole at Old Trafford?
After what has been a nightmare start to the season, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his Manchester United….
By Tom Hazlewood
After what has been a nightmare start to the season, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his Manchester United side sit in a lowly 12th position after the opening eight games of the Premier League season, leading to huge speculation about the future of the former United striker's place at Old Trafford.
The Norwegian's coming off of leading United to their worst start to a season for 30 years and he's without a win away from home since being given the job on a permanent basis back in March. Everything seems to be going wrong at Old Trafford at the moment but whatever your opinion on who's to blame, that kind of form is not good enough for a side that has over £600 million worth of talent within it.
With Liverpool coming up at the weekend, is a defeat the last straw for Ole? Or will he be given the time to bounce back or even cause a shock result?
The perfect chance to end the rut?
The visit of Liverpool on Sunday may just be the last game United fans want to see on the calendar after this awful run of form but it may just be a blessing in disguise.
United are of course not in the best shape going into the north-west derby. There are doubts over the fitness of key players such as Aaron Wan Bissaka, Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba and maybe even Daniel James after his head injury with Wales last Sunday. Their opposition, of course, look virtually unbeatable at the moment and are a side that have managed more points in their last five games than United have since April.
In recent times however, United have somehow not done too badly against the current League leaders (urgh), with just four defeats in 15 games against our biggest rivals since Sir Alex's Ferguson's retirement in 2013. Despite all their troubles they seem to be able to turn up enough to not get battered and often manage to at least claim a point. A match like this may produce the scariest possible outcome but it may just be the game Ole and the team needs to get everyone back on side.
Win or lose I believe Ole will be given a little more time to try get things right but there's no doubt any kind of positive result on Sunday has the power to not just keep his job but maybe even give everyone the momentum turn the entire season around.
Will the board remain patient?
Sources from inside the club have said they are still fully behind Solskjaer but if this form continues it's difficult seeing them giving Ole much more time at the wheel.
A hammering on Sunday and it wouldn't be too surprising if they go and sack Ole to bring someone else in, get that new manager bounce, watch us comfortably finish in 6th and hope the new man's spending spree is enough to break United back into the Champions League in 2021/22.
The fact is though that the United squad has been ruined over several years with wasteful transfers and big-money signings and names that just have not found their place in Manchester. With Ole it's been different, there is a strategy and a plan at the club with the first few pieces of the puzzle being put into place with the Summer signings of James, Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire. These players have been comfortably amongst United's better players in this disastrous campaign so far and although that may not be diffifcult it shows signs of promise in Ole's management. Solksjaer does have a plan that can work but if he has the time to implement is a different question.
It was in the early years of Sir Alex Ferguson's reign where he repeatedly asked the board for patience so he could get the job right, now Ole is asking for the same and if the Ed Woodward and the Glazers really do want to get out of this crisis, they can't be reliant on the new manager bounces forever.
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Avilla Preserve
2501 W Orange Grove Road, Tucson, AZ
New Construction of a Luxury Rental Home Community
Project Scale
184 One- Two- and Three-Bedroom Homes
Anderson Studio Architects
The AVC communities provided Tucson with a new residential choice: luxury rental casitas in gated communities.
Pima Canyon Luxury Apartments
750 W. Orange Grove Road, Tucson, AZ
New Construction of a Luxury Apartment Complex
240 One- Two- and Three-Bedroom Units
Anderson Architects
The 30, two-story buildings in this gated garden apartment community are designed so each building contains only one size unit -- either one-, two-, or three-bedrooms. This stacking design simplifies the design and construction processes, and reduces costs. All apartments include 10-foot ceilings, balconies or patios, and high-end appliances. The community includes a pool, dog park, barbeque areas, and fitness center.
Finisterra Luxury Apartments
6795 Calle La Paz, Tucson, AZ
300 Units on 15.6 Acres
Kim Acorn
Finisterra is a gated community with 300 units divided into 21 garden-style apartment buildings. Renters can choose from one-, two-, or three-bedroom apartments with high-end finishes like 9-foot ceilings, built-in appliances, window treatments, and private balconies. The community includes a clubhouse, heated Olympic-size swimming pool, a fitness center, detached garage parking, and open lot parking. Finisterra was partly financed through the HUD Section 221D funding program.
Avilla Tanque Verde / Wrightstown Casitas
2495 N Desert Links Drive, Tucson, AZ
85 One- Two- and Three-Bedroom Homes
Dowl HKM
These rental home communities offer one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, surrounded by beautiful landscaping.
Avilla River Road
1000 W. River Road, Tucson, AZ
The AVC concept in Tucson was the predecessor for the Avilla Homes product that BFL Builders now constructs in the Phoenix area.
Avilla Sabino Canyon
3500 N. Sabino Canyon Road (East) and 3515 N. Sabino Canyon Road (West), Tucson, AZ
AVC luxury rental casita communities include a pool, a spa, a public patio with ramada, community yard areas, and shaded parking.
Avilla Marana I & II
4050 Aerie Drive (Marana I) and 4115 Aerie Drive (Marana II), Tucson, AZ
Marana One: 166 One- Two- and Three-Bedroom Homes
Marana Two: 118 One- Two- and Three-Bedroom Homes
Marana I: Dowl HKM
Marana II: Anderson Studio Architects
The sites for new AVC/Avilla rental home communities are always carefully chosen, with nearby shopping, schools, and other desirable neighborhood features.
Valle Del Sur Apartments
251 W 38th St,, Tucson, AZ
cdg Architects
Cope Community Services, a behavioral health provider in Tucson, developed this innovative, low-income, rent-to-own community with financing obtained from HUD's tax credit program. The project consists of 60 wood-frame housing units constructed in a condominum arrangement. The complex offers 1,200-SF units with two bedrooms, 1,435-SF units with three bedrooms, and 1,650-SF units with four bedrooms. The property includes two community buildings, a day care center, and a pool.
Aspire Fillmore Apartments
601 N. 3rd Ave., Phoenix, AZ
New Construction of Mixed-Use, Multi-Family
CCBG Architects, Inc.
Aspire Fillmore is a 17-story luxury apartment and mixed-use building. There is a restaurant and office space on the first floor, a yoga amenity area on the 6th, and a pool on the 16th floor. Floors 2-17 are apartments. The complex also has five levels of underground parking. The project is slated for a owner approved 21-month schedule which would close out the job in November 2022.

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Most babies love taking baths. A kit or collection of baby bath time supplies is a sure-to-please, common gift that is easy to find and practical for the new parents. Don't forget the rubber ducky!
Spice up the new kitchen with fancy dinnerware or glassware. A nice set of stemless wine glasses like the ones above are great for entertaining and/or can be used for display purposes.
Giving him gear for his favorite hobby or sport is sure to make Dad happy this Father's Day. From golf clubs to model paint, you know he'll appreciate and use whatever it is.
If you want to play it safe, you can't go wrong with a set of colorful nail polish. Scented nail polish is even better. She'll love trying it out during her next sleep over.
Encourage reading by surprising your teen with one of today's most popular book series for young boys: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. The series stars a kid named Greg Heffley as he struggles through middle school.
Gift cards and gas cards are one of the most common and most appreciated gifts you can give to an 18-year-old struggling with money and about to set foot onto a college campus or into a new career. Cash also works.
You can't go wrong with video games. Virtually all teen boys love video games. And did you know that meeting up to play video games together is a great way to make new friends in college? Surprise your teen with the newest game for his favorite system (or ask him what he wants).
Stick to tradition with a small, classy purse or clutch. You can go for something expensive like a Coach purse or keep it simple. You can surprise the girls with matching purses, personalized purses, or different colored purses. Either way, pick a purse that matches the bridesmaids' dresses and is appropriate for future use. If you want to make the gift even more special, put a few items in each purse (i.e. perfume, gift card, jewelry, or a handwritten note).
Play it safe with a classic, masculine gift. We recommend the oversized grill set from Exclusively Weddings.com. This set includes everything you need for a successful cookout and is a great option for guys who like to host parties.


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Rahul Dravid Defines The Turning Of Rohit Sharma Career
The Indian head coach Rahul Dravid points out the turning revealed the turning point in Rohit Sharma's career, saying the cricketer came into the limelight when he got the opportunity to open for India. Rohit opened India's innings for the first time during the tour of South Africa in January 2011. The right-hander scored 23 runs in the third ODI against the Proteas. He started regularly opening the innings during the home series against England in 2013.
During the media interaction ahead of the Indore ODI against New Zealand, Rahul Dravid said, "He has been a phenomenal cricketer for India. I remember seeing him for the first time when he was 17 or 18, just came out of Under 19s, you could see him looking slightly different and he has gone on to prove that. You look at a lot of kids, who look different at 19 but not all of them go on to actually achieve their potential."
He further added, "What Rohit has done over the last 15 years I think now has actually achieved his potential and really been a great servant of Indian cricket and done really well, Maybe for him in some ways, the turning point was when he got the opportunity to finally open and really his hallmark has been his performances in ICC tournaments but also his ability that to score big runs, someone who has got three double hundreds in ODIs is absolutely phenomenal achievement."
Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma has registered three double ODI hundreds and so far, he has played as many as 240 ODIs since making his debut in June 2007. The right-hander has amassed 9681 runs, including 29 centuries and 48 fifties, at a strike rate of 89.66. Following the sacking of Virat Kohli as ODI captain of India, the BCCI handed the responsibility to Rohit.
The Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, who witnessed a dip in his batting form, has been scoring runs consistently. He scored 83, 17, 42, 34, and 51 in his last five outings in ODIs at home.
ALSO READ: Sanjay Bangar Opines India Exploited The Conditions Well In Raipur
Coming in his support, Rahul Dravid said, "He is someone who has got that kind of game. You can't think of a kind of bowling to bowl to him. When he is playing well, you can't bowl fast and short to him, he takes down spinners, he plays swing well. He has got a really good complete game. He has been a fantastic player for India, he has been batting really well for us. Even in last few games, it was terrific to watch him playing. Great to have him leading the side at the moment."
Tags careerhead coachRahul DravidRohit SharmaTeam India


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Samsung has unveiled its third smartphone in the Galaxy A series at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Featuring a bold 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, the Galaxy A7 is bigger than both the Galaxy A5 and A6. However, don't let that fool you into thinking it's uncomfortable to hold or use. With a thickness of just 6.3 mm, the Galaxy A7 is the slimmest smartphone in Samsung's A series.
It's important to note that Samsung is offering two different versions of the Galaxy A7: a single SIM variant and a dual-SIM variant. The single-SIM Galaxy A7 will feature a 32-bit Exynos 5430 chipset, which actually uses four Cortex A15 cores and four Cortex A7 cores (making it an octa-core processor), while the dual-SIM version features the 64-bit Snapdragon 615 SoC, which also uses eight cores. Regarding the performance of these octa-core processors, it's still early to make any definitive statements. However, experts say both variants of the Galaxy A7 will deliver impressive speeds.
Dual-SIM smartphones have become a hot commodity in recent years, as more and more people need both a personal and business line. With compatible smartphones like the new Samsung Galaxy A7, users can setup their device to use two separate phone numbers. This eliminates the need for individuals to carry around two smartphones, as dual-SIM devices can send and receive calls from both lines.
Other specs for the Samsung Galaxy A7 include 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 13-megapixel primary camera, 8-megapixel secondary camera, 2,600 mAh battery, and it will Android 5.0 Lollipop — the latest version of Google's Android operating system. In addition to the Android OS, the Galaxy A7 will also run Samsung's signature TouchWiz UI.
According to ZDNet, the Galaxy A7 will feature LTE Category 4 to deliver download speeds of up to 150Mbps and uploads of 50Mbps. It's unclear which carriers will offer these download speeds at this time.
So, how much will the Galaxy A7 cost? Reports indicate that retailers in China are selling it for 2,599 yuan, which is about $424 USD. Considering the high-end specs it features, that's a pretty good price. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4, for instance, is priced at $870 without a contract, making it over twice as expensive as the South Korean electronic company's latest Galaxy A series smartphone.
What do you think of the Samsung Galaxy A7? Let us know in the comments section below!


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package helpers

import (
	"os"
	"time"

	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
)

var DEFAULT_EVENTUALLY_TIMEOUT = 1 * time.Minute
var DEFAULT_CONSISTENTLY_DURATION = 5 * time.Second

func RegisterDefaultTimeouts() {
	var err error
	if os.Getenv("DEFAULT_EVENTUALLY_TIMEOUT") != "" {
		DEFAULT_EVENTUALLY_TIMEOUT, err = time.ParseDuration(os.Getenv("DEFAULT_EVENTUALLY_TIMEOUT"))
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}
	}

	if os.Getenv("DEFAULT_CONSISTENTLY_DURATION") != "" {
		DEFAULT_CONSISTENTLY_DURATION, err = time.ParseDuration(os.Getenv("DEFAULT_CONSISTENTLY_DURATION"))
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}
	}

	gomega.SetDefaultEventuallyTimeout(DEFAULT_EVENTUALLY_TIMEOUT)
	gomega.SetDefaultConsistentlyDuration(DEFAULT_CONSISTENTLY_DURATION)

	// most things hit some component; don't hammer it
	gomega.SetDefaultConsistentlyPollingInterval(100 * time.Millisecond)
	gomega.SetDefaultEventuallyPollingInterval(500 * time.Millisecond)
}

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Observers have revealed that even while North Korea prepares a lavish funeral for late leader Kim Jong-Il, outside the capital people are struggling to survive and so hungry they even eat grass.
Since Kim's body was laid out in a glass coffin, official television has shown a procession of smartly-dressed, well-fed members of the country's privileged elite paying their respects.
The system of centralised food rationing has crumbled and the country has been blighted by frequent weather-related crop failures, leaving it heavily dependent on foreign aid deliveries.
"Food distribution in Pyongyang cannot be compared to other places because it is the face of North Korea," said Yeom Kwang-Jin, a defector with the South Korea-based organisation Durihana which helps refugees from the North.
"In other places food distribution had completely stopped, while in Pyongyang people get a small amount. People turn to the black market to survive."
Kim Jong-Il presided over a 1990s famine that saw hundreds of thousands of people die, but still found the funds for a nuclear weapons programme.
"The food distribution system has long collapsed and everyone has to fend for themselves," said Lee Hae-Young, director of the Seoul-based Association of North Korean Defectors.
"Eating three meals a day is now unheard of. People try their best just to eat one meal a day. Half of my friends back there are either dead because of starvation or nearly invalids, with all their teeth gone. I'm only 49."
UN agencies have said six million people -- a quarter of the population -- urgently need food.
When the World Food Programme's Jonathan Dumont visited earlier this year he met a four-year-old who was so malnourished he could not stand up, and seven-year-old schoolchildren who were too weak to play outside.
"Rations have been cut to a few small potatoes a day for each person -- almost one third of what they were," he said afterwards.
But children cannot easily digest wild grass and straw -- which they mix with corn to supplement their meagre diet -- and sometimes die, according to aid workers.
Chronic power shortages are a part of daily life and clothing is in short supply, making the harsh winters -- when temperatures drop well below zero -- a test of endurance.
"Electricity is only provided for two hours a day in Pyongyang, and in other parts of the country not at all," said a defector who did not want to be named at Open Radio for North Korea, which broadcasts across the border.
Drug use is said to be increasingly prevalent and locally produced amphetamines, known as "ice", are widely available.
Life became even tougher in the North in 2009 when the government suddenly revalued the won currency, almost wiping out people's life savings.
The regime cracks down severely on dissent and has expanded its political prison camps in the past decade to hold about 200,000 people in "horrific" conditions, according to Amnesty International.
Asked "What do you eat?" she replies: "Nothing."


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Aleksandr Siemionowicz Pawieljew (ros. Алекса́ндр Семёнович Паве́льев; ur. 1 czerwca 1905 w Niżnym Nowogrodzie, zm. 1 marca 1970 w Moskwie) – radziecki inżynier chemik, polityk, p.o. ministra kontroli państwowej ZSRR (1953).

Początkowo był kurierem i pracownikiem transportu wodnego, a 1923-1930 studiował w Gorkowskim Instytucie Przemysłowym, po ukończeniu studiów został inżynierem chemikiem i pracował w fabryce chemicznej w Iżewsku. Od sierpnia 1939 członek WKP(b). Od maja 1941 starszy kontroler ludowego komisariatu kontroli państwowej ZSRR, a od kwietnia 1942 ludowego komisariatu uzbrojenia. Od listopada 1942 główny kontroler ludowego komisariatu kontroli państwowej, od sierpnia 1943 członek Kolegium tego komisariatu, od listopada 1946 zastępca ministra, a od marca 1953 do grudnia 1955 I zastępca ministra kontroli państwowej ZSRR, w tym od 23 maja do 16 grudnia 1953 p.o. ministra kontroli państwowej ZSRR. Później zajmował odpowiedzialne stanowiska w Państwowym Komitecie Planowania Gospodarczego ZSRR. Pochowany na cmentarzu Nowodziewiczym.

Odznaczenia
 Order Czerwonego Sztandaru Pracy
 Order Czerwonej Gwiazdy (dwukrotnie)
 Order Znak Honoru (dwukrotnie)

Bibliografia
 http://www.az-libr.ru/index.htm?Persons&F02/2dd7aa78/index (ros.)

Radzieccy ministrowie
Odznaczeni Orderem Czerwonego Sztandaru Pracy
Odznaczeni Orderem Czerwonej Gwiazdy
Odznaczeni Orderem "Znak Honoru"
Pochowani na Cmentarzu Nowodziewiczym w Moskwie
Urodzeni w 1905
Zmarli w 1970
Ludzie urodzeni w Niżnym Nowogrodzie

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Britten Quartet
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Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2 : For Oboe, Violin, Viola & Violoncello.
Britten, Benjamin,
String Quartet No. 2 In C, Op. 36.
Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73; Britten : Quartet No. 2 In C Major, Op. 36. [CD]
Shostakovich, Dmitri,
Publisher: Marquis Records
This is the debut recording of the young Jupiter String Quartet. They perform two mid-century classics of the genre.
Chaconnes & Fantasias : Music of Britten & Purcell. [CD]
Emerson String Quartet.
Publisher: Decca Records
…(4:13) -- String Quartet No.2 in C Major, Op.36, I. Allegro Calmo, Senza Rigore (8:07) / Benjamin Britten -- II. Vivace (3:51) -- III. Chacony: Sostenuto (16:41) -- Fantazia No. 10 in E minor Z 741 (3:45) / Henry Purcell -- Fantazia No. 11 in G Major Z 742 (3:09) -- String Quartet No.3 in G Major,…
Franz Schubert - Maja Ratkje - Benjamin Britten - Joseph Haydn. [CD]
Publisher: 2L Records
String quartets, performed by the Engegard Quartet. Includes one hybrid SACD disc and one BluRay audio disc.
String Quartet No. 3. [CD]
Maw, Nicholas,
Publisher: Somm Records
The Coull String Quartet performs this 1994 work. They also perform Britten's String Quartet No. 3, and Three Divertimenti.
String Quartet No. 2; 3 Divertimenti. [CD]
The Emporer String Quartet also performs Britten's Miniature Suite; and String Quartet in D major. SACD.
String Quartets Nos. 1-4. [CD]
Tippett, Michael,
Publisher: Brilliant Classics
The first four of Tippet's seven string quartets. Performed by the Britten Quartet.
String Quartet No. 4 (2012).
Ruders, Poul,
Publisher: Wilhelm Hansen
In five movements. With program and performance notes. Commissioned by the Britten-Pears Foundation and the Royal Philharmonic Society. Written for the Vertavo String Quartet.
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94 (1975) - New Edition.
Publisher: Faber Music
Parts set for the new edition of Britten's late quartet, composed for the Amadeus Quartet. Score sold separately. Duration ca. 28 minutes.
String Quartet In F; Simple Symphony; Rhapsody; Phantasy; Quartettino. [CD]
The Emperor Quartet completes is survey of the string quartets of Britten. Hybrid SACD.
String Quartets 1, 2 and 3. [CD]
Publisher: Hyperion
The Takacs Quartet performs Britten's three string quartets, composed at different points during his life.
Bryars, Gavin,
Series: Music Of Our Time
Commissioned by the Lyric Quartet with funds from the Arts Council of England, South West Arts and the Britten-Pears Foundation. Premiered in July 1998 by the Lyric Quartet at the Cheltenham Festival. Duration: 25 minutes.
Hodkinson, Sydney,
Publisher: Theodore Presser Co.
…risoluto-feroce -- II. Passacaglia (Homage to Benjamin Britten). With program and performance notes. Commissioned in honor of the composer by Robert Spano and the Aspen Music Festival and School. Premiered in Aspen, July 2015 by the Jupiter Quartet. Of advanced difficulty. Duration ca. 17 minutes.…
String Quartet No. 2 (and Once I Played Ophelia) : For Soprano and String Quartet (2014).
Dean, Brett,
…IV. Extremely still -- V. Slow, austere. With program notes. Commissioned by the Britten Sinfonia, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and Australian String Quartet. Premiered in Norwich, May 2014 by members of the Britten Sinfonia and soprano Allison Bell. The music sets a text by Matthew Jocelyn. Of…
Two Nocturnes : For Piano Quartet (2010).
Davies, Peter Maxwell,
…by the At Lunch series by Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall. It is dedicated to James MacMillan. It was premiered in London, October 2010 by Britten Sinfonia. Nocturne No. 2 was composed for the 70th birthday of Amelia Freedman. It was premiered in London, November 2010 by Britten Sinfonia.
String Quartet In D Major (1931).
Rhapsody : For String Quartet (1929).
String Quartet In F Major (1928).
Premiered by the Sorrel Quartet on BBC Radio in November 1995 and recorded by them on Chandos CHAN 9664. Duration: 22 minutes. With prefatory note by Jenny Doctor.
Duration : ca. 22 minutes. Full Score also available on sale ISBN 0-571-51901-6.
Britten composed this work at the request of the Amadeus Quartet, which premiered it in 1976, two weeks after the composer's death. This edition corrects errors from the hastily prepared first edition of 1977. With a preface by Colin Matthews. Duration ca. 28 minutes.


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The Friday Review: X-Com: UFO Defense (PC)
X-Com: UFO Defense
-review by CJ
Why am I reviewing an 18 year old game? Because if you haven't played it yet, you should. Considering that it is an 18 year old PC game, there's a very good chance you haven't. Even if you aren't normally a fan of the tactical turn-based strategy RPG horror shooter genre... Oh wait...that's not a genre. It's a game called X-Com: UFO Defense. Mixing a bunch of genres can be risky, like when you throw a bunch of vegetables and stuff into your juicer in hopes of downing your daily dose of "healthy" as quickly as possible, but end up creating a sickly brown liquid that may or may not actually be edible anymore. However, X-Com is more like a well concocted blend of ingredients that you might not think work together, but then when you try it you just can't get enough. Like cinnamon on chocolate ice cream (seriously). Ok, so what is it? X-Com is, at its heart-of-hearts, a turn-based strategy game. You move your men around a map trying to find sneaky aliens and kill them before they kill you. Between combat scenarios you research new tech, expand your base, build new bases to increase your global coverage, and basically wait in fear of the next announcement of "UFO detected". Now let's get right down to what you can expect to find.
-Complex yet simple. There's a lot going on in X-Com, but the game mechanics are simple enough that even without any guiding hand (see CONS), you can figure it out. Even though there's a lot to do, it doesn't feel overwhelming.
-Emotional. It may be just me, but every time I hear an alien shot I tense up. I watch with horror as it hits one of my soldiers, ending their lives forever. Or sigh in relief as it passes them by, a near miss. The mortality of your soldiers makes you care about them, especially when they've survived three missions, have been promoted to Captain, and are the best shot in your army.
-Mystery. Never knowing what lays beyond the ramp of your dropship at the beginning of each mission makes each battle feel like a new experience. What enemies will I be facing? How many? Where are they? Each map is procedurally generated, and when and where UFO's appear is random as well. Besides that, you never know what's happening just out of range of your base's sensors. As I guard Africa, is Europe being invaded?
-Great environment. The quiet, creepy music, the fog of war, the empty farm houses and fields of wheat, the creak of a door opening when all you can see is a screen that says "Hidden Movement" during the alien's turn...this is what an alien invasion should be like! Few gaming experiences are equal to your first encounter with extra-terrestrial life in X-Com.
-Many, many more! Seriously, it's $5 on Steam ($2.50 at time of writing, yay sales!). Just try it.
-No help. I don't mean in the game, I mean about the game. If you're downloading the game it's not likely to come with a manual (my Steam version didn't). A nice F1 screen that told you what all the different buttons did would be a great start. An explanation about how research and manufacturing work would be awesome. These are things you can figure out on your own, but by the time you do you will probably want to start a new game, so that you can take advantage of all your new found knowledge from the beginning.
-Possibly impossible. After dozens of hours of playing, you may find yourself between a rock and a hard place. Money is running out, and alien forces are becoming increasingly overwhelming. This can happen from just plain laziness, of course, in which case it's your own fault, but even if you are being careful, the randomness of the game can put you in these positions while you remain ignorant, until it's too late to fix. Although this is rare, when it happens it is extremely frustrating.
SUMMARY: X-Com: UFO Defense is a unique game that every gamer should play at least once. I have played it multiple times, and still find myself enjoying it whenever I pick it back up. Although there is a new version coming out later this year (by a studio I trust with such a mission, and that I'm very excited for), I can't imagine it ever fully replacing the original.
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Fixed: Bug that caused certain files to be detected as having 0 FPS video.
Changed: Updated 7-zip, MPLEX, delaycut, FFmpeg and mkvextract to their latest versions.
Changed: Modifications to the installer script (XhmikosR).
Added: 1.85 manual PAR option for titles.
Added: Copy timestamps option for titles.
Added: RealVideo 3 and 4 support. It's not perfect though.
Changed: Made the Mosaic template less garish-looking. Not that it's been turned into a work of art now.
Changed: MPLEX is now used instead of TCMPLEX.
Changed: Updated FFmpeg to latest revision.
Changed: Adjusted default burn speed and speed warnings.
Changed: 2:3 pulldown is disabled by default now, but can be enabled from the advanced video options dialog.
Changed: The "Do you want to proceed" dialog is no longer shown.
Fixed: When running in unattended mode, "The project has been changed" dialog would still show up and keep DVD Flick from closing.
Fixed: Low\high burning speed warning even when burning to disc was disabled.
Fixed: Long duration of adding a new video source.
Added: Option to ignore an audio track's delay (audio track edit window).
Added: Option to verify a disc after burning it.
Added: Option to eject the tray after burning a disc.
Fixed: Bug that would cause menu generation to die early on.
Changed: Better subtitle short duration detection (kbosward).
Fixed: MPEG-2 stream copy bug, source height was ignored.
Fixed: A few issues with large system fonts.
Fixed: Encoding of H264 in Matroska.
Fixed: Wrong menu preview image when loading a project.
Fixed: Wrong highlight\select colors in menu preview.
Fixed: Subtitle reading bug on some UTF-8 files.
Changed: A message now shows up if a project file is invalid.
Changed: Upped scene change detection sensitivity.
Fixed: Menu authoring failing with a File not found error.
Fixed: Lockup when generating n chapters. Again.
Fixed: Failure to multiplex using Mplex and more than one title.
Changed: Red message dialog images for critical\exclamation messages.
Fixed: Pressing Abort while a stream is being extracted no longer continues to the next step.
Fixed: Lockup when generating n chapters.
Fixed: Lockup\out of memory error caused by the loading of m2v files that have a similarly named file loaded as a subtitle.
Fixed: Crash when using certain characters in destination folder names with menus turned on.
Fixed: 25 FPS menus, even though NTSC was the target format.
Changed: Disabled B-frame encoding and a few encoding tweaks. Less stuttering during dark scenes or fades.
Changed: FancyLists can now recieve focus, and the arrow keys can be used to select items in them.
Changed: Default browse folder upon first run is now the user's My Documents folder.
Added: DVD menu functionality using templates. A few templates have been included already.
Added: Option for mixed format DVDs for DVD players that can play both PAL and NTSC.
Added: 23.976 FPS material now gets 2:3 pulldown performed on it when the target format is NTSC.
Added: The option to force audio channel output to mono, stereo, surround or to infer it from the source (auto).
Added: Option to always enable the first subtitle (under Playback).
Added: Detects display aspect ratio (also known as pixel aspect ratio) of many more filetypes.
Added: Option to go to the previous and next title when editing a title's properties.
Added: Option to have subtitles auto-fit into view.
Added: Subtitle lines that are too long are now chopped in two halves, otherwise they are clipped instead of just skipped.
Added: -startunattended commandline parameter which encodes a project specified with -load and quits. It only logs errors, doesn't display them.
Added: Welcome screen shown on first run.
Added: Option to override a video source's pixel aspect ratio.
Added: Option to specify burning speed.
Changed: Interface font adapts to system font setting.
Changed: Subtitle outline rendering is faster.
Changed: Better scaling\resizing\padding calculations for video.
Changed: DVD creation progress is better indicated.
Changed: Force subtitle is now named Display as default.
Changed: HTML tags are now stripped from subtitles (rendering them isn't supported).
Changed: SPUMux output is logged.
Changed: Improved SSA and SRT subtitle parsing.
Changed: Subtitles are now corrected for overlapping and too short durations.
Changed: When adding a title all subtitles with the same base name are added to it too.
Changed: Subtitle block dimensions are now always multiples of 2. Some DVD players only like such sizes and behave odd otherwise.
Changed: When adding multiple files they are now added in alphabetical order.
Changed: AMR narrowband and AMR wideband audio is not supported by this version. Support may return in the near future.
Changed: Force MPEG-2 recompress option removed. 9 out of 10 MPEG-2 streams aren't fully DVD compliant anyway.
Changed: Copy MPEG-2 stream option added to force copying MPEG-2 video streams that conform to the proper image width and height.
Changed: 2nd encoding pass option removed. DVD Flick uses constant bitrate encoding thus it is useless.
Changed: Audio track sources must be equal in compression, samplerate and channel count.
Changed: Updated ImgBurn to 2.4.2.0.
Changed: When burning to disc is selected but not create ISO, no ISO image is created and a direct-to-disc burn is done.
Changed: Burner detection has been mostly rewritten. 95 - 99% of all burners should be detected now.
Changed: A title's thumbnail is now used as subtitle preview background (but still letterboxed).
Fixed: Audio delay could sometimes be detected as -1.
Fixed: Opening a project file did not work.
Fixed: Overscan border option adds top and bottom overscan bars again, now also of the proper size.
Fixed: Using MicroDVD subtitles caused incomplete encodes (up until the first subtitle).
Fixed: When running in portable mode, user profile directory is no longer created.
Fixed: Character set selection\support for subtitles.
Fixed: Creating chapters on every video source now works as expected.
Fixed: Audio delay for VBR audio in AVI files could sometimes be calculated to be in minutes.
Fixed: Bug that could cause discs that were too large to be created when an audio source was being copied (bad bitrate calculation).
Fixed: When changing the process priority during encoding it would be reset when the current operation finished.
Fixed: Crashing when an error occured. The error is now reported as it should be.
...and many more small changes and fixes throughout.
For the changelog of older releases please see the file changelog.txt in your DVD Flick installation folder or Start Menu.


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Q: if I so decide the limit? $\lim_{n\to +\infty}{\sqrt n * (\sqrt{n+1} - \sqrt{n-1})}$ $$  \lim_{n\to +\infty}{\sqrt n * (\sqrt{n+1} - \sqrt{n-1})} = \lim_{n\to +\infty}{\frac{\sqrt n * (\sqrt{n+1} - \sqrt{n-1})*(\sqrt{n+1} + \sqrt{n-1})}{(\sqrt{n+1} + \sqrt{n-1})}} = \lim_{n\to +\infty}{\frac{\sqrt n * (n + 1 - n + 1)}{(\sqrt{n+1} + \sqrt{n-1})}} = \lim_{n\to +\infty}{\frac{2 \sqrt n}{(\sqrt{n+1} + \sqrt{n-1})} } = \lim_{n\to +\infty}{\frac{2*\frac{\sqrt n}{\sqrt n}}  {\frac{\sqrt{n+1}}{\sqrt n}+\frac{\sqrt{n-1}}{\sqrt n}}} = \lim_{n\to +\infty}{\frac{2}{\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{n}}+\sqrt{1 - \frac{1}{n}}}} = \frac{2}{\sqrt{1+0}+\sqrt{1-0}} = 1 $$
Can i do that? Divide the numerator and denominator by $$\sqrt n$$

A: All your moves are fine. To gain more intuition for what is happening you might enjoy noting that to compute
$\lim_{n \to \infty} \left(\sqrt{ n^2 + n} - \sqrt{n^2 - n}\right),\;$ we see
$$\sqrt{n^2 + n} = \sqrt{\left(n+\frac{1}{2}\right)^2 - \frac{1}{4}}$$
$$\sqrt{n^2 + n} = \sqrt{\left(n-\frac{1}{2}\right)^2  - \frac{1}{4}}$$
The first term grows like $\left(n+ \frac{1}{2}\right)$ and the second like $\left(n-\frac{1}{2}\right)$ as $n \to \infty$, so their difference approaches $1$.

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The Office of the National Public Auditor (hereinafter, ONPA) announces the release of Report No. 2010-02: Inspection of Kitti Council Allegations Election District II In Pohnpei. Soft copy of the report is available for public review online at ONPA's website (http://www.fsmopa.fm) and hard copies are available at the ONPA';s offices in Palikir, Pohnpei and Weno, Chuuk.
The allegations that form the basis of Report No. 2010-02 were made by the Isokeohnedi En Wein Kitti and the Kitti Municipal Council (collectively, "Kitti Council"). The Kitti Council registered a formal complaint against the Election District Number II (hereinafter, ED#2;) Representative in the FSM Congress (hereinafter, Senator;) and requested the ONPA investigate the matter. Seven specific allegations were made by the Kitti Council regarding the Senator's involvement in the management and administration of publicly funded projects and, further, the misuse and abuse of public funds.
The ONPA conducted an inspection into the allegations-its purpose to determine whether any evidence existed to support the allegations and, if so, whether a formal investigation is warranted. The ONPA's inspection was completed pursuant to the authority established by Title 55 FSM Code, Chapter 5 and in accordance with the Quality Standards for Inspections used by the U.S.Office of the Inspector General.
3. Senator�s use of public funds to purchase airline tickets for campaign traveling.
Said allegations were referred to the ONPA�s Compliance Investigation Division(CID) for formal investigation. On completion of CID�s investigation, any findings of illegal activity will be referred to the Department of Justice for further investigation and/or prosecution.
The four other allegations made by the Kitti Council were found to be lacking merit and were not referred to CID. These included an allegation that funds had been allocated for the purchase of a flatbed truck for the Kitti MunicipalGovernment and that Kitti had not received the truck. The inspection team found that ED#2 had purchased a flat bed truck, however, the project and procurement documents had not specified that the truck would be provided to the Kitti Municipal Government. The truck was assigned to a different municipality within ED#2 and is accounted for.
The Kitti Council also alleged that an outboard engine was purchased without proper appropriation of funds. The inspection found that line item section 1(3)(c)(x) of Public Law 15-44 had included an appropriation of funds for the purchase of an outboard motor to be used by the Kitti Police.
The next allegation was that public funds allotted for the building and repair of civic centers were used to refurbish synagogues of certain churches. The inspection team found that funds were used to repair the Rohn Kitti and Nan Mand civic centers which are adjacent to churches. There was no evidence that the funds were used to repair the churches.
The final allegation concerned funding for the Kitti Fish Market being used for other purposes. The inspection found that Public Law 15-30 had appropriated funds for the Fish Market but in December 2008 the law was repealed.


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#ifndef _SCIC_SDS_LOGGER_H_
#define _SCIC_SDS_LOGGER_H_

/**
 * @file
 *
 * @brief This file contains some macros to remap the user callbacks for log
 *        messages.
 */

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif // __cplusplus

#include <dev/isci/scil/scic_logger.h>
#include <dev/isci/scil/scic_user_callback.h>

#if defined (SCI_LOGGING)

#define SCIC_LOG_ERROR(x)    scic_cb_logger_log_error x
#define SCIC_LOG_WARNING(x)  scic_cb_logger_log_warning x
#define SCIC_LOG_INFO(x)     scic_cb_logger_log_info x
#define SCIC_LOG_TRACE(x)    scic_cb_logger_log_trace x
#define SCIC_LOG_STATES(x)   scic_cb_logger_log_states x

#else // defined (SCI_LOGGING)

#define SCIC_LOG_ERROR(x)
#define SCIC_LOG_WARNING(x)
#define SCIC_LOG_INFO(x)
#define SCIC_LOG_TRACE(x)
#define SCIC_LOG_STATES(x)

#endif // defined (SCI_LOGGING)

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif // __cplusplus

#endif // _SCIC_SDS_LOGGER_H_


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Hash navigation extension classes for MooTools. Needs to be pared down a bit, I was having a little too much fun. Not abandoned yet, even in light of pjax and other ES5/6 browser APIs. Needs to be unit tested. Do not use this in production just yet.
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Your card is gorgeous! Those hearts in the corner look GREAT - I'm like Jeri that really caught my attention! Of course, the image is awesome, too! Thanks for playing at Sew Many Challenges!
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Another beautiful card- I really love the crisp white with the embossing, It really adds a nice touch and of course, those hearts are perfect too!
Oh my goodness. This is a lovely card. I love what you have done with that image. TFS.
Fantastic image and great coloring!
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Such a lovely card. Like everyone else, your hearts caught my attention right away.
What a beautiful card!! I just love that corner accent you used!! Thanks for playing along this week with us over at Stamping 411!!!
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My mom would flip for this card. She is a devoted hummingbird lover. She fills her feeder every day when the weather gets nice (it's currently below zero here in MN).
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Peer groups are an important influence throughout one's life, but they are more critical during the developmental years of childhood and adolescence. There is often controversy about the influence of a peer group versus parental influence, particularly during adolescence. Recent studies show that parents continue to have significant influence, even during adolescence, a reassuring finding for many parents. It appears that the power of the peer group becomes more important when the family relationships are not close or supportive. For example, if the parents work extra jobs and are largely unavailable, their children may turn to their peer group for emotional support. This also occurs when the conflict between parents and children during adolescence, or at any time during a child's development, becomes so great that the child feels pushed away and seeks closeness elsewhere. Most children and adolescents in this situation are not discriminating about the kind of group they join. They will often turn to a group simply because that group accepts them, even if the group is involved in illegal or negative activities. Gang involvement, for example, is a common form of organized—often antisocial—peer interaction. Gangs may be based on ethnicity, sex, and/or common activity. Most youths who join gangs come from families where drug and alcohol use, financial burdens, and broken relationships are common. The need for affiliation or closeness is often greater than the need to "do the right thing" for some adolescents who feel isolated and abandoned by members of their own family. Being part of a gang provides such individuals with acceptance and security not available at home or in other peer groups.
Membership in peer groups
Despite significant gains in diversity training, current studies continue to show that children are less likely to accept those who are different from themselves. The differences can be as obvious as physical impairments, or as subtle as differences in academic motivation. These rigid standards may create an atmosphere of exclusion for some children and adolescents that pushes them toward peer acceptance of any type.
Peer groups offer children and adults alike the opportunity to develop various social skills, such as leadership, sharing or teamwork, and empathy. Peer groups also offer the opportunity to experiment with new roles and interactions, similar to treatment groups, although they are less structured. It is for this reason that many children and adolescents drift from one group to another as they "find themselves," or work toward formation of their relatively permanent identity.
Aggression in peer groups
Although bullying and teasing have long been part of peer group interactions, these negative behaviors have increased over the last decade, resulting in school violence in many instances. As children and adolescents feel
Peer groups offer children and adults alike the opportunity to develop various social skills, such as leadership, sharing or teamwork, and empathy. Peer groups also offer the opportunity to experiment with new roles and interactions, and can have positive or negative influences on an individual.
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marginalized from their peers, anger builds to a point of rage at times. It is at those times that violence erupts within the school or community setting.
Negative peer interactions also occur more frequently following friendships or romantic relationships that have gone sour. The level of harassment that many of these children—often young women—experience is great enough for parents to become involved. In some cases, it may be necessary to move the child to another school district. A potential remediation for these negative interactions includes more active teacher involvement when negative social interactions are observed.
Peer groups can also have a positive influence—a fact many parents have known for years. Studies support parent's perceptions that the influence of friends can have a positive effect on academic motivation and performance. Conversely, experimentation with drugs, drinking, vandalism, and stealing may also be increased by interaction with the peer group.
Since schools are often the site of negative peer interactions, school personnel have a unique opportunity for effective intervention . Many schools have peer-mediation programs, in which students are encouraged to resolve conflicts on their own without the use of violence or aggression. School counselors also organize groups within the school to handle various problems, including providing social skills training and empathy training.
Peer groups often provide an example for negative and harmful behaviors. Cluster suicide is one such example. When a teen realizes that someone he or she knew has attempted or has committed suicide, the teen may see suicide as a viable option for him- or herself as well. For this reason, schools and local media should exercise caution when reporting such tragedies. Care must be taken not to portray the suicide glamorously or mythically.
When parents try to protect their children by telling them to stay away from certain friends, they should realize that sometimes this only encourages them to seek out negative role models. Parents should be supportive of their child and redirect their child's activities to more positive and prosocial peers and events. A trusted adult friend, such as a scout leader or a respected coach, may be an important part of the redirection effort.
As noted, children and adolescents without strong family connections, or at least a positive connection with other adults in their life, face a higher risk of negative influence from peer groups. If the child or adolescent has not been able to form bonds with positive peer groups, it is more likely they will be perceived as distant and different from their peers, making them feel more like outsiders. Lower standards of acceptance often exist in less positive peer groups, making it easier for people to join. Unfortunately, many such groups often engage in self-destructive and anti-social activities.
See also: Family therapy
Juvonen, J. and S. Graham, eds. Peer harassment in school: The plight of the vulnerable and victimized. New York: The Guilford Press, 2001.
Pearl, R., T. W. Farmer, R. Van Acker, P. C. Rodkin, K. K. Bost, M. Coe, and W. Henley. "The social integration of students with mild disabilities in general education classrooms: Peer group membership and peer-assessed social behavior." Elementary School Journal 99, no. 2 (Nov 1998): 167-185.
Ryan, A. M. "The peer group as a context for the development of young adolescent motivation and achievement." Child Development 72, no. 4 (Jul-Aug 2001): 1135-1150.
Schwartz, D. "Subtypes of victims and aggressors in children's peer groups." Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 28, no. 2 (Apr 2000): 181-192.
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Nnazimuzo okafor
As a youth,one of my goals is to stop peer group influence,as in the negative aspect of it.peer group influence[negative aspect]is a canka worm that has eaten deep into the lives of people especially youths.Its two main causes is the desire to be popular and to want to be like others.The two causes are not really bad,it's just that it's being over done.
Moreover,to overcome the negative aspect of peer group influence,one should
know the kind of friends one makes and listening to one's parent.peer group inflence has resulted to so many social evils in the world,lets therefore join our hands and make the world a better place. thanks.
subrina perry
i unerstand that most persons try to fit-in with freinds,but that does'nt means you have to put your-self in such conditions as in peer goup
peer group can be good and also can be bad. it depend on ourself. i have seen in our organiztion that works in field of addiction in Iran, people who are recovering with help to eachother (who were addict). in the other hand, 12steps group is a good and succuss example in peegroups.
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BNSF will be paving railway crossings in the Finley area during the week of April 8th – 12th. This will require temporary closures on three county roads. Please see below for dates, times and locations. Be sure to allow more time for travel and follow the detour signs.
Tuesday, April 9th from 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM ~ Railroad crossing on East 25th Avenue, West of SR 397 Click here for a map of this closure and detour information.
- Lincoln Grade: From the city limits South to the top.
- McBee RD: From South of the walking path parking area to the top.
Road closure information will be updated as it is received.
Please use caution while traveling!


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Profits from the canteen are used in the purchase of furniture and equipment, all for students' use, around the College.


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It was noted film critic A.O. Scott who once said that superhero movies peaked in quality in 2008, and have been in a sort of decline ever since. And back in 2008, we had two of the greatest films ever made, regardless of their superhero trappings: The Dark Knight and Iron Man, the latter of which marked the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Many other films were released to help expand the roster of the Marvel Universe, too, with The Incredible Hulk later in the same year, Iron Man 2 in 2010, Thor and Captain America in 2011, and The Avengers in 2012.
Yet despite all these big budget blockbusters dominating the big screen in terms of critical and - especially - commercial reception, there's been something lacking in each and every one of them ever since the first Iron Man. Some have emerged as mere cash cows, whilst others feel like they were made in a factory. Some have been nothing but mindless action fare. But this was supposed to be a revolutionary era for everyone who had grown up reading comics - instead, the MCU has so many prevalent issues associated with it that we almost wish there was a mass reboot to turn things back to the way they once were in 2008.
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package name.valery1707.jcommander.validators.common;

import name.valery1707.jcommander.validators.ValidatorTest;
import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;

public class InRangeDataTest extends ValidatorTest<Integer, InRange<Integer>> {
	private final InRange<Integer> validator;

	public InRangeDataTest(InRange<Integer> validator, Integer value, boolean isValid) {
		super(value, isValid);
		this.validator = validator;
	}

	@Override
	protected InRange<Integer> createValidator() {
		return validator;
	}

	@Parameterized.Parameters
	public static Collection<Object[]> data() {
		return Arrays.asList(new Object[][]{
				//[1, 3]
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, true), 0, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, true), 1, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, true), 2, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, true), 3, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, true), 4, false},
				//(1, 3]
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, true), 0, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, true), 1, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, true), 2, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, true), 3, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, true), 4, false},
				//[1, 3)
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, false), 0, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, false), 1, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, false), 2, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, false), 3, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 3, false), 4, false},
				//(1, 3)
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, false), 0, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, false), 1, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, false), 2, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, false), 3, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 3, false), 4, false},
				//(..., 3]
				{new InRangeSimple(null, true, 3, true), 0, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(null, true, 3, true), 1, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(null, true, 3, true), 2, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(null, true, 3, true), 3, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(null, true, 3, true), 4, false},
				//(..., 3)
				{new InRangeSimple(null, false, 3, false), 0, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(null, false, 3, false), 1, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(null, false, 3, false), 2, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(null, false, 3, false), 3, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(null, false, 3, false), 4, false},
				//[1, ...)
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, null, true), 0, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, null, true), 1, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, null, true), 2, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, null, true), 3, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, null, true), 4, true},
				//(1, ...)
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, null, false), 0, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, null, false), 1, false},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, null, false), 2, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, null, false), 3, true},
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, null, false), 4, true},
				//(1, 1)
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 1, false), 1, false},
				//(1, 1]
				{new InRangeSimple(1, false, 1, true), 1, false},
				//[1, 1)
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 1, false), 1, false},
				//[1, 1]
				{new InRangeSimple(1, true, 1, true), 1, true},
		});
	}

	public static class InRangeSimple extends InRange<Integer> {
		InRangeSimple(Integer min, boolean minInclusive, Integer max, boolean maxInclusive) {
			super(min, minInclusive, max, maxInclusive);
		}

		@Override
		public String error() {
			return super.error();
		}
	}
}


Now that the Draft Investigatory Powers bill has been published I decided I'd see what the new rules would mean.
I focused on the requirement for communications providers to retain 12 months of connection records for each of their customers so they can be searched by the police as needed.
This has the effect of capturing the first packet of each connection and putting it in a log.
Each day produces ~10Mbyte of raw data.
I used the unix tcpdump command to make it readable.
That shows the time, the protocol, the source address and port, the desitnation address and port – and some extra info not required by the bill which I removed for the subsequent experiments.
Since each day contained ~ 100,000 lines I decided to focus on a single day – last Saturday.
So I wrote some code that looked them up in a commercial database (Maxmind) that matches numeric IPs with associated companies (Akamai in this case).
A real ISP would prefix that record with my account number – which seems to be my phone number in most of the cases I looked at.
To assist in identifying who has sent a known communication online, which often involves a process referred to as internet protocol (IP) address resolution.
To establish what services are being used by a known suspect or victim to communicate online, enabling further CD requests to be made to the providers of those online services e.g. to establish who the suspect or victim has been communicating with.
To establish whether a suspect has accessed illegal services online e.g. to access illegal terrorist material or for the purposes of sharing indecent imagery of children.
The background to this is the fact that public IP addresses (eg 192.67.4.33 ) are reused and may be shared between multiple users over time or indeed at the same time (but with different port numbers). This is especially true of internet connections provided by mobile phone providers, who tend to funnel all their traffic through just a few IP addresses. Ironically the use of ISP based adult content filters also can mask the user's IP address. The government needs a way to be able to say who was using a specific IPaddress to access a specific service at a particular time.
So does the ICR meet these requirements?
1) – Determining who sent a known message.
Assuming the time is accurate, my ISP could look through all their ICRs and determine that I was using 192.67.4.66 at that time.
The reverse isn't true however. If I send an email from Gmail to my work email, none of the IP addresses in the headers correspond to the address that vodafone allocated to my Android mobile.
So we can give ICRs 5/10 for that.
2) – Determining which services I use.
I decided to create some charts to help me answer this.
This is the most common 'connection' – but because I run my own DNS server the number is roughly 3x what you'd expect from a 'normal' user, who would send queries straight to their ISP's DNS server. So for most users, all these connections would go to the same place and tell you nothing interesting, unless you could see the content, which requires a warrant so is outside the scope of the ICR related powers.
Which tells you who my email supplier is – although only one of them – neither of the webmail services I use (yahoo and gmail) show up in this search.
This tells you that I use google, twitter and facebook – which is hardly news – but does not show how I use them.
It does not show either of the messenger apps I use for work, Skype.com and Wire.com .
So we'll score that at 6/10 – since it found one of my email providers and gives a reason to go and request data from Google, Facebook and Twitter.
If we assume that a website has been allocated their own IP address has correctly registered it, then it would be possible to look in my ICR to see if I'd accessed it in the last 12 months. – So for example my employer Westhawk Ltd shows up in the list.
However, that isn't the way the internet works these days. If I want to put a simple document on line, I'd put it on one of the many discussion sites, from Google docs to Linkedin and Tumblr, or Facebook – none of these give unique IP addresses for content, so the search would fail.
If I want to run an interactive site, I simply buy a cloud server with Amazon AWS , Microsoft's Azure or Google's compute cloud etc. These services allocate temporary IP addresses to virtual servers and recycle them as the service moves from machine to machine. These IPs are registered to Amazon (et al) not to the individual website, so again the search would fail.
If however the authorities have been keeping an eye on a site and have maintained a record of all the IPaddresses associated with a specific site name (e.g. yopet.us) it might be possible to cross correlate the ip addresses I accessed with the IPs that site had used.
I'll give this a score of 4/10 – since with diligent detective work it may be possible to find something useful, but as criminals learn they will find it pretty easy to avoid showing up in these searches.
So overall – 5/10, mostly because the requirements seem to have been written before the advent of cloud computing and webmail.
Ok, so that's the authorized uses, but what happens if my ICR falls into the hands of a criminal, what could they learn from it?
Can you guess when I left the house?
Digging deeper into the record shows that I own Apple devices (see above) and at least one raspberry-pi. It also shows I have a ripe-atlas device on my network. More worryingly it pinponts a 3 way video call between me and my children, identifying the University my daughter is at and (slightly inaccurately) the town my son lives in.
It shows the financial institutions I use (bank and creditcard). Over time it would show the date I submit my VAT return, when I pay my gas bills which travel companies I use etc.
All useful facts if you are an identity thief, scammer, or just a plain burglar.
When I started this little project I had intended to put all the data online, but when I saw it, I decided the risk of identity theft was just too high to be worth making my data public.
So the trade off seems to be a 50% chance of finding something useful in a decreasing number of cases against the almost certainty that these databases will be hacked and used by thieves.
If these records must be kept, then they have to be kept very securely or the risk will outweigh the benefit. I must be informed when mine have been accessed or hacked so I can be extra vigilant against scams and break-ins.
P.S. After I finished this project I realized that a chunk of the data is missing, much of my IPv6 traffic goes out through a IPv6 over IPv4 tunnel to Hurricane Electric which bypasses the logging entirely as it would for an ISP's ICR log. This also applies to VPNs and proxy services. So perhaps we need to reduce the score to 4/10 .
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U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan declined to present a defense Wednesday after prosecutors rested in his military trial for the 2009 Fort Hood massacre.
Maj. Nidal Hasan, charged with the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, said Tuesday he wants jurors to know he is being "forced" to wear a U.S. Army uniform.
U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan told a military judge he may hire former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark to defend him in his court-martial on murder charges.
Descendants of Geronimo say they aren't giving up their legal effort to find out once and for all if the venerable Apache chief's remains are ensconced at Yale.
Prior to the 1968 U.S. presidential election, President Lyndon Johnson suspected his eventual successor, Richard Nixon, of treason, LBJ tapes reveal.
A former U.S. attorney general representing Saddam Hussein was ejected from the Baghdad courtroom before Saddam's verdict and sentence were read.
Today is Thursday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2005 with two to follow.
In his first full day on trial for the deaths of 143 people, former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein exhibited major mood swings, CNN reported Tuesday.
A witness at the trial of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein testified Monday of seeing 148 people killed in an Iraqi village in 1982 on government orders.
The defense team for the genocide and war crimes trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is being coached to seek delays by a former U.S. attorney general.
The massacre trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein opened in Baghdad Monday, but was adjourned for a week to find replacement defense lawyers.
William Ramsey Clark (born December 18, 1927) is a lawyer and former United States Attorney General. He worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, which included service as the 66th United States Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Ramsey is known for his advocacy for civil and human rights causes. He is also known for his role as defense attorney in the trials of Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein. He was a recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award and the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award.
Clark was born in Dallas, Texas to Mary Jane Ramsey and Tom C. Clark, who was also a United States Attorney General and a justice of the Supreme Court. Clark served in the United States Marine Corps in 1945 and 1946, then earned a B.A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1949, and an M.A. and a J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1950.
He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1950, and to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1956. From 1951 to 1961, Clark was an associate and partner in the law firm of Clark, Reed and Clark.
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Wishing everyone a very Happy Mother's Day Weekend!!!! Here is the Uncle Sean Update for 5/7/21:
Although not completely unexpected, it certainly grabbed a ton of press this week - Chime forced to remove the term "Bank" from their name; and to clarify / distance themselves from the term "banking" and its derivatives as part of a settlement agreement with California DFPI. TechCrunch has a good write-up on the Chime settlement. I suspect we will see more of this type of enforcement going forward – both at a State and Federal level.
Michael Hsu gets the nod from Janet Yellen to be the next interim acting head of the OCC effective May 10. Michael Hsu is currently associate director of bank supervision at the Federal Reserve. Blake Paulson, the current interim Acting Comptroller since January, will return to his previous role as Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Operating Officer of the OCC. According to this BankingDive article, Hsu will be the third consecutive acting comptroller to lead the OCC since Joseph Otting left last year on May 29, 2020.
Congratulations to Maun Federal Credit Union for being the first federal charter granted by the NCUA in 2021. The NCUA granted a federal charter and National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund coverage to Maun Federal Credit Union, in Kendall Park, New Jersey to serve a local Islamic community. The charter became effective April 26, and maunfcu.org expects to open in June.
Five Star Bancorp announced pricing of IPO at $20 per share, opened trading (Nasdaq: FSBC) at $24, and raised about $100M. Proceeds are to be used for cash dividend of $27M and the rest to be used for regulatory capital and general corporate purposes. A quick look at the FedFis Bank database platform (yep – that's a plug) shows Five Star Bank with a CET1 ratio of 10.69% and Leverage ratio of 7.66% as of 3/31/21 (very well capitalized), it sure smells to me like someone may be on the acquisition trail soon….
PPP is out of money approximately 3 weeks before its planned end on May 31 according to this CNBC article. Keep in mind that the SBA still has about $8B available through PPP but is restricted to new applications form Community Financial Institutions that typically serve minority borrowers. The SBA also has a few weapons left under the CARES Act such as the Restaurant Revitalization Fund ($28.6B in funding available) and the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant ($16B in funding).
NYDIG and FIS have partnered up to enable banks to offer bitcoin to their customers through the FIS Digital One Mobile technology. NYDIG will provide the custodial and trading platform, and in this CNBC interview states that bitcoin is coming to hundreds of US banks this year. According to Yan Zhao (President of NYDIG), "this is not just the banks thinking that their clients want bitcoin, they're saying `We need to do this, because we see the data,'" Zhao said. "They're seeing deposits going to the Coinbases and Galaxies and Krakens of the world."
Mastercard adds 6 new startups to their fintech accelerator program, Mastercard Start Path. Check them out - Asante Financial Services, Cledara, Jifiti, Moeda Seeds, Spendebt, and Tippy.
Early Warning Services, the network operator behind Zelle, announced a record 1Q2021 transactions including 392 million transactions worth $106B that resulted in 74% YOY growth spurred by a 180% increase YOY in small business transactions – DANG!!! That's going to add up to some real money pretty soon – LOL!!!
PayPal also announced record 1Q2021 results that included $285B in payment volume that resulted in 50% YOY growth. Do you think PayPal is looking over their shoulder yet at Zelle's trajectory?
Galaxy Digital announced an agreement to acquire BitGo in a mixed stock and cash transaction totaling approximately $1.2B. This is reportedly the first merger in the crypto world in excess of $1B. And of course you know that I can't move past this without sharing their nicely done Investor Deck (I love investor presentation decks waaaayy too much – man, I sure need a hobby!!!).
Bill.com (NYSE: BILL) announce that they are acquiring Divvy in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $2.5B. This is another merger that makes perfect logical sense to me. Per the press release, the combination will expand the market opportunity for both companies. "Bill.com can offer expense management and budgeting software combined with smart corporate cards to its more-than 115,000 customer base and its network of 2.5 million members. Divvy will be able to offer automated payable, receivables, and workflow capabilities to the more-than 7,500 monthly active SMBs that it serves."
Yep – you guessed it…. Here is the Investor Deck – LOL!!!!!
Marqeta will reportedly publish their IPO plans next Friday (5/14). Recall a few months back where we talked about Marqeta's proposed IPO and how they were originally eyeing a valuation of around $10B; but now it seems like they may be pushing a valuation of up to $15B. Makes sense considering they moved into the credit card space shortly after the confidential filing back in Feb. We will certainly be watching this closely.
Remitly (international transfers) has reportedly hired investment banks to prepare for an IPO later this year.
Identity infrastructure startup Persona raises $50M in Series B funding.
Check this out – Green Dot is relocating to Austin, TX from Pasadena, CA and plans to have the Austin headquarters up and running by the end of the year. Cool!!!!
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Random thought….. Does fractional ownership via investing apps mean that stock splits are a thing of the past?
Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's!!!!! This TJ Maxx Mother's Day commercial music video "Put it in Your Cart" made me laugh way too hard (spin on the 80's hit "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette)!!!
Have a GREAT weekend, a SUPER Mother's Day, and please stay safe!!!
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Sir Samuel Crompton, 1st Baronet (8 July 1785 – 27 December 1848) was a politician in the United Kingdom. He served as a Member for Parliament for East Retford, Derby and Thirsk. He also served as Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Early life

Crompton was the son and heir in 1810 of Samuel Crompton, a Derby banker, and Sarah ( Fox) Crompton. His father had been the mayor of Derby in 1782 and 1788. His mother was the daughter of Samuel Fox of Derby. The Crompton family was said to be descended from a Reverend John Crompton who settled in Derbyshire at the time of Charles I. Genealogies of the period refer to the family as the Cromptons of Milford House.

He was educated at the Charterhouse School in 1798 before attending Trinity College, Cambridge in 1804.

Career
Crompton sat as a Member of Parliament for East Retford in 1818 and served as that member of parliament until 1826, when he was elected for Derby. He held that seat until 1830. In 1834 he was elected for Thirsk. He supported the premiership of Lord Melbourne but he was not a radical liberal. Such Liberal measures as shortening parliaments or adopting voting by ballot did not enjoy his support. Crompton was created a baronet, of Wood End, Yorkshire, on 21 July 1838. He retired as member for Thirsk in 1841 when he returned to his residence there called Wood End.

Crompton served as Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1808.

Personal life
On 3 November 1829, Crompton married Isabella Sophia Hamilton, sixth daughter of the former Frances Henrietta Fremantle and the Hon. Rev. Archibald Hamilton Cathcart (a son of the 9th Lord Cathcart) and niece to the 1st Earl Cathcart. He was survived by his wife and his four daughters, of whom Isabel Sarah Crompton (b. 1833), Fanny Selina Crompton (b. 1835), and Alice Crompton (b. 1837) died young. His only surviving daughter was:

 Elizabeth Mary Crompton (1831–1902), who married Alan Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart, eldest surviving son of Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart, in 1850.

Sir Samuel died on 27 December 1848, aged 63, at the family home. As he died without sons, the baronetcy became extinct.

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Destinations Sailor Profile: Chris Doyle
Sailor Profile: Chris Doyle
Over years of cruising and chartering in the region with Chris Doyle's books as my inspiration, I'd often wondered, How does he do it?
By Elaine Lembo
Prolific cruising-guide author Chris Doyle has been covering the eastern Caribbean since the 1970s. These days, he heads to the islands each winter aboard his catamaran, Ti Kanot, to keep the guides up-to-date. CWD
Picture this: You're cruising or chartering in the Caribbean. You've made landfall at a new destination in the Windwards or Leewards. The sails are furled, and the anchor's down. From the cockpit, you take in lush tropical surroundings.
Chances are, if you hadn't already done so during your passage, you pull out one of the spiral-bound island guides by author Chris Doyle. For decades, Doyle has consistently provided updated and practical advice — navigational and après-navigational — on every nook and cranny of these tropical cruising grounds.
Here's a hike and a fort with a sweeping view. There's a chandlery for the impeller or fuel filter you need. And that's the name of a decent breakfast place you can plot on your land course back to the boat.
Over years of cruising and chartering in the region with his books as my inspiration, I'd often wondered, How does he do it? Doyle isn't the only one out there making guidebooks for mariners. But in this part of the Caribbean, he's certainly distinguished himself as the first, notwithstanding the longtime undisputed presence of Donald M. Street Jr., whose focus is on sailing directions.
I got my answer during a summer visit to landlocked Vermont. In Corinth, a hamlet whose sloping green hills are a fine hurricane hole for a sailor on the run from the threat of storm, Doyle, an energetic 74, scoured his memory to reconstruct the genesis of what has become his life's work.
In his late 20s, as a skipper in the islands who was active in the early charter trade, necessity was his mother of invention. Feckless vacation sailors would get ahold of Street's guides and, too inexperienced to understand them, would go aground. That was hardly the entire problem.
"In the early days of bareboat chartering, as today, you'd have the chart briefing, where you'd spend time with the base staff going through every anchorage in the itinerary," he says. "There's no way customers would remember everything they were told. So my first cruising guide was a photocopied chart with notes. Big notes and lines and things."
Charter companies borrowed Doyle's crib sheets, and by the time he was skippering Gulfstar 50s for Stevens Yachts in the 1970s in Grenada, he was asked to create the Stevens Cruising Guide. By now, Doyle was acquiring a reputation, and it got complicated.
"Every time I went ashore, people would say, 'Where can I find this? Where can I find that?' It was becoming a pain in the neck to answer all these people," he says.
Time passed, Doyle left Stevens to charter on his own, yet the curious and clueless still found him.
"Most cruisers hang out for weeks in one port. I'm in one day and out the next"
"I was complaining about having to answer all these questions to a guy named George at a party on a boat in Bequia," Doyle recalls. "He said, 'Why don't you write a book?' So I did. I had no idea how to write or publish a book. I started getting the information together and writing it and approached a publisher or two, and no one wanted to know anything about it."
Undeterred, Doyle, while living aboard, charged ahead, surveying, reporting, writing, illustrating and financing — by also selling advertising — what became the first Windward Islands guide. He hired a printer in Barbados to produce it, and wound up with a bill more than twice as big as he expected.
This led to a marketing-and-distribution method that, by today's standards, could only be termed ground-drone delivery. After transporting the books back with him aboard his own sailboat to the Windwards, he set out to make a buck from them to offset his debt.
"I used to be quite good at windsurfing," he says, "so I put a backpack of books on my back, and I windsurfed from boat to boat and sold them. The first print run was 5,000 books. Each book cost $5."
At that price, the 1980 guide, while popular, was losing money, and he kept it afloat by working as a charter skipper. Then came a boost.
"It became important to charter companies to have these guides," he says. "Simon Scott, then vice president of The Moorings, bought a thousand books. Simon and his wife, Nancy, had done the guide to the Virgin Islands around the time I started my Windwards guide. They contacted me and asked if we could work together. And we have been ever since, to some extent."
Indeed, the Scotts, who'd put together a cruising guide to the U.S. and British Virgin Islands while they were liveaboard sailors, had attracted an audience similar to Doyle's. When Simon joined The Moorings in the early 1980s, Nancy continued to oversee publication of the guides under the business name Cruising Guide Publications. His position at The Moorings (he rose to CEO, then left the company in 1997) made it possible for him to see the guides in a strategic light, much to Doyle's — and his — ultimate good fortune. Since Scott's tenure, the guides are standard issue aboard Moorings charter boats.
Doyle's first book, a guide to the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. CWD
Today, while the Scotts edit, publish and distribute Doyle's guides, their own and others, Doyle himself returns to the Caribbean every winter to update his work from aboard his catamaran, Ti Kanot. He and the Scotts have also brought their products into the electronic age, with GPS coordinates, downloadable versions, and online updates and corrections.
Doyle credits his audience with helping him stay current.
"We're constantly in a state of revision," he says. "When you have to cover a large territory in a short period of time, it's always good to find someone who really knows the area to point you in the right direction." Yes, but still — how does he manage to get to every anchorage?
"I just do it," Doyle says. "Most cruisers hang out for weeks in one port. I'm in one day and out the next, depending on the size of the place. Maybe a week in English Harbour, Antigua. Someplace like Nevis, I'm there two days." No doubt, the authors and publishers have contributed to the popularity of the eastern Caribbean as a sailing destination.
"They've allowed a lot of people to cruise who could never have cruised before," Doyle says. "Our guides help people to find anchorages that they might not otherwise find. We do popularize things, and that can make places a little more crowded than they might otherwise be. But I think it's all right."
And while he faithfully continues to visit every port aboard Ti Kanot, discovering new hideaways, dropping lead lines and drawing large-scale illustrations of anchorages, there's one chore he no longer handles. "I'm not selling ads anymore. That is the job I hated. I am not a good salesman."
Elaine Lembo is a CW editor at large.
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I have finally completed my craft area transformation. I have a spot in the laundry room for my craft supplies. I was using a large cabinet to store everything but couldn't keep it organized. Things were piled on top of each other and it was hard to find what I needed. I decided to ditch the cabinet and organize everything on the wall. I love how it makes the room feel so much bigger.
I used the Bygel Rail and containers from Ikea to organize my scissors, paint brushes, and spray cans.
I used larger containers on the rail for my glue gun and punches.
I have tried several different ways to organize ribbon. I tried the dowel through the basket, put them in containers…. nothing seemed to keep my ribbon from ending up in a tangled mess. Until…. I found this awesome idea for organizing ribbon on Pinterest (here). I used a plastic rain gutter. The ribbon fits perfectly. It's easy to see what I have and the ribbon stays put on the roll.
For my paints, I used a spice rack from Ikea.
My wrapping paper fits nicely on the shelf brackets.
And last but not least, I used trash containers from Ikea as hanging baskets for the bows and tissue paper. I added a row of hooks for all of the gift bags. Wrapping presents is much more enjoyable when you can find the right supplies!
Oh I love the gift bag idea!
I love it! Everything is out in the open and doesn't take up a lot of space. I included your gift wrap image in my blog post for tomorrow with credit to this post. If you wish for me to remove it please just let me know.
I just had to post this onto my Facebook page for all to see. This is just awesome!
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Law and Order Season 23: Renewal Update & Characters Detail
Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 01:28 EST
Yashaswini S
Law and Order Season 23 Updates: The collection "regulation and order" is one of the American internet TV collection. The whole collection turned into primarily based totally on the style of police procedural, felony drama, and thriller drama. This collection had personal among people's hearts.
Each episode famous a tremendous storyline. There had been such a lot of manufacturing corporations on this collection and that they encompass Wolf Entertainment, Studios USA, Universal Network Television, NBC Universal Television Studio, Universal Media Studios, and Universe televisions. twenty ty-second seasons might be renewed or canceled.
The twenty-second season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit averages 0.60 scores for the demographic 18-forty nine and three. fifty-one million viewers. Compared to season 21, that is down through eleven according to cent withinside the demo and down through three according to cent in viewing.
Law and Order Season 23: Update
Find out how the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is shaping up towards different NBC TV collection. We oughtn't to ask if NBC goes to cancel Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The longest-walking American prime-time drama has been renewed for seasons 23 and 24.
About Law and order season 22: Fans are eagerly waiting to force watch this collection and so they may be frequently inquiring about the discharge date.
The first actual season turned into launched on September 20, 1999, and finally, the 21stseason turned into premiered on September 26, 2009.
There had been such a lot of main characters in this collection and that they encompass Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler, Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson, Richard Belzer as John Munch, Dann Florek as Donald Cragen, Demore Barnes as Christian Garland, Jamie Gray Hyder as Katriona "Kat" Taemin, Philip Winchesterparparingare eagerly waiting to forcenavino as Dominick Carisi Jr., etc.
I wish the above characters will come again on this collection. Let us wait and find out a few greater new characters for the brand new season. The whole collection investigates the abuse of youngsters and different crimes. Some of the detective dealers attempted to remedy crook cases.
The whole collection revolves around them. Let us wait and find out a higher storyline for this collection.
NBC information network, Law & Order: SVU stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Jamie Gray Hyder, Peter Scanavino, and Demore Barnes. Created through Dick Wolf, the Police Procedural Series focuses Lt. Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and her elite New York City Police Unit detectives investigating crimes concerning sexual harassment, infant abuse, and home violence.
The squad consists of Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (T), Detective Amanda Rollins (Giddish), and newly delivered Officer Katrion "Kat" Azar Taemin (Hyder). Assistant District Attorney Dominick "Sonny" Carisi (Scanavino) investigates and navigates the politics of the DA office. Deputy Chief of Staff Christian Garl. For greater statistics live tuned.
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