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UK Series competitors, Tracked Robots, Robots with Lifters,
Robots with Spears
Robots which lost their only battle
Robots which only fought in Series 6
Tridentate
For the Series 3 Semi-Finalist, see Trident.
Robert McDougall
Steve Mitchell
Shipley, Bradford
2 x 750W Electric Motors
Motor Controlled Spikes
"Horrible, gruesome, nasty ... not the machine!"
— Jonathan Pearce references the Tridentate team's unusual costumes during its introduction
Tridentate was a competitor robot that fought exclusively in Series 6 of Robot Wars. It was eliminated in the first round in its only appearance after sustaining damage from Disc-O-Inferno, which the team expressed concerns about prior to the battle.
Tridentate in the arena
Tridentate was a low, red and grey tracked robot armed with three lifting spikes – two at the front, one at the rear. The front spikes were mounted either side of the robot's front axle, and capable of rotating a full 360 degrees as well as lifting itself over. Tridentate showed good speed and aggression during its only battle, but was considerably smaller than all of its other opponents, and Jonathan Pearce cited that its aerial could be easily lost while summarising its statistics. Its side panels and tracks were easily susceptible to damage as well, which directly resulted in Tridentate's early elimination from Series 6.
The team with Tridentate in the pits
Tridentate was built by the Bradford-based Robert McDougall and Steve Mitchell. Throughout their appearance on Robot Wars, the team wore white lab coats, with Steve Mitchell also wearing a white and black face mask. Their sinister appearance attracted particularly humorous responses from Philippa Forrester and Jonathan Pearce.
"Now I know, first glance, you're thinking "Oh they're really scary, they've got horrible masks on and white coats, they're really intimidating!", but it's their first time here, so we've got to be nice to them!"
— Philippa Forrester introduces the Tridentate team
Tridentate had previously failed to qualify for Series 5 under the name Trident (not to be confused with the Series 3 Semi-Finalist of the same name), losing its qualifier battle to Viking (which also failed to qualify), Immortalis and S.M.I.D.S.Y.. The circumstances of its successful qualification for the Sixth Wars remain unknown.
Tridentate competed in Heat L of the Sixth Wars, and faced a daunting line-up against the very experienced Behemoth, the award-winning Derek 2 and Annihilator champion Disc-O-Inferno in its first round battle.
Disc-O-Inferno smashes Tridentate
Tridentate is counted out
Despite its small size, it started aggressively, charging into the side of Behemoth as the latter threw Derek 2 onto its back, but was hit from the side by Disc-O-Inferno's disc, causing damage to one of its tracks. Tridentate spun around and lifted itself with its spikes, before ramming Derek 2 and dodging Disc-O-Inferno. It then charged at Disc-O-Inferno as the latter immobilised Behemoth on one side, only to be hit by Disc-O-Inferno a second time, which bent one of its side panels into a sprocket, causing its right-hand track to lock up. Another hit immobilised Tridentate completely, and Tridentate began smoking after Disc-O-Inferno hit it again. Despite Behemoth appearing to have become immobilised earlier on, Tridentate was counted out by Refbot, repeatedly lifting and lowering its spikes in an attempt to signal mobility, but to no avail.
"Sprightly early on, no wag in that doggy tail!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Tridentate is counted out
Tridentate (top-right) and Derek 2 are thrust by the Floor Flipper
Tridentate, Derek 2 and Behemoth in the pit
Shunt and Sir Killalot proceeded to push Tridentate and the also-eliminated Derek 2 onto the Floor Flipper, with Tridentate being launched vertically and landing on the flipper. It was thrown again – this time being thrust into Shunt's scoop – before being pushed towards the pit by Shunt and using its spikes to slip into it behind Behemoth, which had also been pitted beforehand. This eliminated Tridentate from the Sixth Wars.
"Oh. Don't make such a fuss, Tridentate. Go on. Get.. Get down! Down that pit!"
TRIDENTATE - RESULTS
Heat L, Round 1 vs. Behemoth, Disc-O-Inferno, Derek 2 Eliminated
Tridentate Series Record
Tridentate was the only competitor robot in Series 6 to run on tracks.
Tridentate's loss has been seen as quite controversial, as Behemoth had lost mobility on one side for at least thirty seconds before Tridentate was fully immobilised and counted out. This is especially controversial given how The Hassocks Hog was eliminated earlier on in Series 6 due to it losing drive to one side.
Tridentate was the only robot in Heat L of Series 6 not to appear in any other episodes.
Of the six robots that only appeared in Series 6, Tridentate was the only one not to fight a seeded robot in its first round melee.
However, Tridentate was also one of only two of those six to fight an unseeded robot, the other being Inshredable who fought Anarchy in its Round 2 battle.
Retrieved from "https://robotwars.fandom.com/wiki/Tridentate?oldid=301655"


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package org.hibersap.execution.jco;

import com.sap.conn.jco.ext.DestinationDataEventListener;
import com.sap.conn.jco.ext.DestinationDataProvider;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.hibersap.HibersapException;

/**
 * The Hibersap implementation of the JCo DestinationDataProvider. JCo destinations can be added and
 * removed at runtime.
 *
 * @author Carsten Erker
 */
public class JCoDataProvider implements DestinationDataProvider {

    private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(JCoDataProvider.class);

    private final Map<String, Properties> propertiesForDestinationName = new HashMap<String, Properties>();

    private DestinationDataEventListener eventListener;

    public void addDestination(final String destinationName, final Properties properties) {
        LOG.debug("Add destination " + destinationName + " to " + propertiesForDestinationName);

        propertiesForDestinationName.put(destinationName, properties);
        fireDestinationUpdatedEvent(destinationName);
    }

    public void removeDestination(final String destinationName) {
        LOG.debug("Remove destination " + destinationName + " from " + propertiesForDestinationName);

        propertiesForDestinationName.remove(destinationName);
        fireDestinationDeletedEvent(destinationName);
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public Properties getDestinationProperties(final String destinationName) {
        if (wasAdded(destinationName)) {
            return propertiesForDestinationName.get(destinationName);
        } else {
            throw new HibersapException("No JCo destination with name " + destinationName + " found");
        }
    }

    public boolean wasAdded(final String destinationName) {
        return propertiesForDestinationName.containsKey(destinationName);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("BooleanMethodIsAlwaysInverted")
    public boolean hasDestinations() {
        return !propertiesForDestinationName.isEmpty();
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public void setDestinationDataEventListener(final DestinationDataEventListener eventListener) {
        this.eventListener = eventListener;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public boolean supportsEvents() {
        return true;
    }

    private void fireDestinationUpdatedEvent(final String destinationName) {
        if (eventListener != null) {
            eventListener.updated(destinationName);
        }
    }

    private void fireDestinationDeletedEvent(final String destinationName) {
        if (eventListener != null) {
            eventListener.deleted(destinationName);
        }
    }
}

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Laboratory Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists
Excellence, Laboratory Services, News
The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the Laboratory at Watauga Medical Center based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP's Accreditation Programs.
Beth Miller, Director of Imaging, Laboratory and Pathology services for Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS), was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for the excellence of the services being provided. Watauga Medical Center's Laboratory is one of more than 7,700 CAP-accredited facilities world-wide.
"On-going accreditation by the College of American Pathologists reflects the consistent professionalism of each and every member of the laboratory staff. Additionally, it acknowledges the laboratory's close working relationship with our clinical and administrative colleagues," shared Dr. Steve Bredehoeft, Medical Director for ARHS Laboratory and Pathology Services. " It is a great honor to receive this recognition of our laboratory and health system's commitment to excellence."
Kim Bianca, Sr. Vice President of Clinical Services for Appalachian Regional Healthcare System,upon learning of the laboratory's accreditation, said: "We are so very proud of our Laboratory and Pathology team! Clearly they are committed to the provision of excellent patient care and live our value of making life better for the community."
The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, as being equal-to or more-stringent-than the government's own inspection program.
During the CAP accreditation process, designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients, inspectors examine the laboratory's records and quality control of procedures for the preceding two years. CAP inspectors also examine laboratory staff qualifications, equipment, facilities, safety program and record, and overall management.
ARHS laboratories perform approximately 550,000 tests annually. Services include anatomic pathology, chemistry/immunology, hematology, microbiology, serology, urinalysis, transfusions and more.
Laboratory and Pathology Services at Appalachian Regional Healthcare System
Laboratory and Pathology Services at Watauga Medical Center and Cannon Memorial Hospital is dedicated to constantly improving the delivery of care for patients. Laboratory services employs 56 individuals with more than 560 years of combined experience. The team is consistently recognized by the industry and their peers at the national level for their quality improvement initiatives and excellence in patient care.
College of American Pathologists
As the leading organization with more than 18,000 board-certified pathologists, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. The CAP's Laboratory Improvement Programs, initiated 65 years ago, currently have customers in more than 100 countries, accrediting 7,700 laboratories and providing proficiency testing to 20,000 laboratories worldwide. Find more information about the CAP at cap.org. Follow CAP on Twitter: @pathologists.
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Delia Scala, artistnamn för  Odette Bedogni, född 25 september 1929 i Bracciano, död 15 januari 2004 i Livorno, var en italiensk skådespelare och dansare. Hon är i Italien främst känd som en av de verkliga pionjärerna inom landets tv-underhållning som genom sin skolning i klassisk balett och skådespeleri, kombinerat med en fin sångröst, lyfte den klassiska rollen som subrett till en ny och högre nivå.

De tidiga åren
Efter att familjen flyttat till Milano påbörjade Delia Scala dansskolan vid La Scala där hon studerade balett i sju års tid. Bland hennes tidigaste framträdanden på La Scalas scen noteras roller i baletter som Léonide Massines La bottega fantastica och Tjajkovskijs Törnrosa. Medan hon fortfarande studerade vid La Scala gjorde hon 1943, fortfarande med namnet Bedogni, sin första filmroll i Principessina, Tullio Gramantieris enda film som regissör, baserad på Frances Hodgson Burnetts roman A little princess. Filmen är en av två där Scala står i rollistan med sitt riktiga namn. Efter sin andra film Anni difficili använde hon alltid sitt artistnamn.

Karriär vid filmen
Efter andra världskrigets slut satsade Scala seriöst på en filmkarriär, inledningsvis under namnet Lia Della Scala som hon efter en tid ändrade till Delia Scala. Hon kom att medverka i ett 40-tal långfilmer. Bland dramafilmer kan nämnas Anni difficili (1948), regisserad av Luigi Zampa, den neorealistiska klassikern Roma ore 11  (1952) regisserad av Giuseppe De Santis och Jacques Beckers gangsterfilm Touchez pas au grisbi (1953) där de manliga huvudrollerna spelades av Jean Gabin och Lino Ventura.

Teaterscenen
De verkligt stora succéerna uppnådde Scala på revyscenen och med musikaliska komedier. Hennes debut på revyteaterscenen ägde rum 1954 och inledde en mångårig serie av mycket framgångsrika föreställningar, bland andra med musikalkomedin Rinaldo in Campo (1961) där hon hade Domenico Modugno som motspelare i den manliga huvudrollen. Även internationellt kända musikaler ingick i hennes repertoar, exempelvis My Fair Lady. Men hon klarade också utan problem även en verkligt krävande roll som Ariel i Shakespeares klassiker Stormen. När hon var som störst i Italien fick hon ett erbjudande att uppträda på Broadway vilket hon tackade nej till av skäl som inte är kända.

Televisionen
Delia Scala gjorde sitt första tv-framträdande redan 1956 och receptet var det som visat sig framgångsrikt redan tidigare, en mix av musik, sång och dans. Den första stora succén kom med serien Canzonissima 1959 tillsammans med Paolo Panelli och Nino Manfredi som ledde till att Scala 1961 fick en egen show med namnet Delia Scala Show och 1968 en ny under namnet Delia Scala Story. Hon blev också den kvinnliga stjärnan i en av Italiens första situationskomedier Signore e signora där hennes motspelare var Lando Buzzanca som spelade hennes make. Hon fortsatte med tv-karriären till 1998 och varvade sina framträdanden på tv-skärmen med teaterföreställningar.

Privatlivet
Delia Scala gifte sig första gången 1944 med den i hennes yrkesvärld helt okände greken Nikiphorous Melitsanus. De separerade redan 1946 och äktenskapet upplöstes 1956. Redan flera år före äktenskapets upplösning levde Scala öppet tillsammans med Formel 1-föraren Eugenio Castellotti som avled i en olycka i Modena 1957. Scala gifte sig för andra gången 1966, med Piero Giannotti som avled 1982 av en hjärtinfarkt i samband med en trafikolycka. Hennes tredje äktenskap med Arturo Fremura (1984) slutade även det med att hon blev änka 2001. Scala som redan 1974 genomgått mastektomi för bröstcancer fick ett återfall 2002 och avled av sin sjukdom två år senare.

Filmografi

 Principessina (i rollistan som Odette Bedogni), regi Tullio Gramantieri (1943)
 Anni difficili (som Odette Bedogni), regi Luigi Zampa	(1947)
 L'eroe della strada (som Lia Della Scala), regi Carlo Borghesio (1948)
 Ti ritroverò (som Lia Della Scala), regi Giacomo Gentilomo (1949)
 Come scopersi l'America (som Lia Della Scala), regi Carlo Borghesio (1950)
 Napoli milionaria, regi Eduardo De Filippo	(1950)
 Vita da cani, regi Stefano Vanzina och Mario Monicelli	(1950)
 La scogliera del peccato, regi Roberto Bianchi	(1950)
 Bellezze in bicicletta, regi Carlo Campogalliani	(1951)
 Canzone di primavera, regi Mario Costa	(1951)
 Cameriera bella presenza offresi..., regi Giorgio Pàstina	(1951)
 Auguri e figli maschi!, regi Giorgio Simonelli	(1951)
 Fuoco nero, regi Silvio Siano	(1951)
 Il padrone del vapore, regi Mario Mattoli	(1951)
 Messalina, regi  Carmine Gallone	(1951)
 Amo un assassino, regi Baccio Bandini	(1952)
 L'eroe sono io, regi Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia	(1952)
 Rom klockan 11, regi Giuseppe De Santis (1952)
 Il sogno di Zorro, regi Mario Soldati	(1952)
 Giovinezza, regi Giorgio Pàstina (1952)
 Ragazze da marito, regi Eduardo De Filippo (1952)
 La fiammata, regi Alessandro Blasetti (1952)
 Agenzia matrimoniale, regi Giorgio Pàstina (1953)
 Gioventù alla sbarra, regi Ferruccio Cerio (1953)
 Viva il cinema!, regi Enzo Trapani (1953)
 Canzoni, canzoni, canzoni, regi Domenico Paolella (1953)
 Opinione pubblica, regi Maurizio Corgnati (1954)
 Di qua, di là del Piave, regi Guido Leoni (1954)
 Gran varietà, regi Domenico Paolella (1954)
 Canas y barro, regi Juan de Orduna (1954)
 Avant le deluge, regi André Cayatte (1954)
 Touchez pas au grisbi, regi Jacques Becker (1954)
 I sette peccati di papà, regi Jean Boyer (1954)
 Village magique, regi Jean-Paul Le Chanois (1955)
 Giove in doppiopetto, regi Daniele D'Anza (1955)
 Förbjuden kärlek (Goubbiah, mon amour), regi Robert Darène (1956)
 Il terrore dell'Oklahoma, regi Mario Amendola (1960)
 Signori si nasce, regi Mario Mattoli (1960)
 I Teddy boys della canzone, regi Domenico Paolella (1960)
 Madri pericolose, regi Domenico Paolella (1960)
 Le olimpiadi dei mariti, regi Giorgio Bianchi (1960)

Källor
Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le attrici (red. Chiti, Roberto). Gremese editore Roma 1999
 Grasso, Aldo, Storia della televisione italiana, Milano 1992,
, läst 10 december 2016.

Kvinnor
Födda 1929
Avlidna 2004
Italienska skådespelare under 1900-talet
Italienska dansare
Personer från Bracciano

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package digitalwallet;

import com.urbanairship.digitalwallet.client.Pass;
import com.urbanairship.digitalwallet.client.Tag;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

@org.testng.annotations.Test
public class PassTest extends BaseIntegrationTest {

    @org.testng.annotations.Test
    public void listPasses() {
        if (!integrationTesting) {
            return;
        }

        boolean done = false;
        int page = 0;

        while (!done) {
            List<Pass> passes = Pass.listPasses(pageSize, page);
            if (passes != null && passes.size() > 0 && page < maxPages) {
                page++;
            } else {
                done = true;
            }
        }
    }

    @org.testng.annotations.Test
    public void testPassTags() {
        if (!integrationTesting) {
            return;
        }

        String tag = TestHelper.randomTag();

        /* step through some passes adding a tag to them */
        List<Pass> passes = Pass.listPasses(3, 0);
        if (passes != null && passes.size() > 0) {

            for (Pass current : passes) {
                Long passId = current.getPassId();

                /* add a tag to the pass */
                List<String> addedTags = Pass.addTag(passId, tag);

                for (String currentTag : addedTags) {
                    /* make sure that the tag was added */
                    assert currentTag.equals(tag);
                }

                /* get the tags for the pass and make sure that the newly created tag is there.*/
                List<Tag> passTags = Pass.getTags(current.getPassId());
                assert passTags != null;
                assert passTags.size() > 0;

                assert contains(passTags, tag);

                Tag.removeFromPass(tag, passId);

                passTags = Pass.getTags(current.getPassId());
                assert !contains(passTags, tag);
            }

            /* delete the tag */
            Tag.deleteTag(tag);
        }
    }

    @org.testng.annotations.Test
    public void testPassDeleteTag() {
        if (!integrationTesting) {
            return;
        }

        String tag = TestHelper.randomTag();
        List<Long> passIds = new ArrayList<Long>();

        /* step through some passes adding a tag to them */
        List<Pass> passes = Pass.listPasses(3, 0);
        if (passes != null && passes.size() > 0) {

            for (Pass current : passes) {
                Long passId = current.getPassId();
                passIds.add(passId);

                /* add a tag to the pass */
                List<String> addedTags = Pass.addTag(passId, tag);

                for (String currentTag : addedTags) {
                    /* make sure that the tag was added */
                    assert currentTag.equals(tag);
                }

                /* get the tags for the pass and make sure that the newly created tag is there.*/
                List<Tag> passTags = Pass.getTags(passId);
                assert passTags != null;
                assert passTags.size() > 0;

                assert contains(passTags, tag);
            }

            /* delete the tag */
            Tag.deleteTag(tag);

            /* make sure it's not on any of the passes */
            for (Long currentPassId : passIds) {
                List<Tag> passTags = Pass.getTags(currentPassId);
                assert !contains(passTags, tag);
            }
        }
    }

    @org.testng.annotations.Test
    public void testRemoveAllPasses() {
        if (!integrationTesting) {
            return;
        }

        String tag = TestHelper.randomTag();
        List<Long> passIds = new ArrayList<Long>();

        /* step through some passes adding a tag to them */
        List<Pass> passes = Pass.listPasses(3, 0);
        if (passes != null && passes.size() > 0) {

            for (Pass current : passes) {
                Long passId = current.getPassId();
                passIds.add(passId);

                /* add a tag to the pass */
                List<String> addedTags = Pass.addTag(passId, tag);

                for (String currentTag : addedTags) {
                    /* make sure that the tag was added */
                    assert currentTag.equals(tag);
                }

                /* get the tags for the pass and make sure that the newly created tag is there.*/
                List<Tag> passTags = Pass.getTags(passId);
                assert passTags != null;
                assert passTags.size() > 0;

                assert contains(passTags, tag);
            }

            /* delete the tag */
            Tag.removeFromPasses(tag);

            /* make sure it's not on any of the passes */
            for (Long currentPassId : passIds) {
                List<Tag> passTags = Pass.getTags(currentPassId);
                assert !contains(passTags, tag);
            }

            Tag.deleteTag(tag);
        }
    }

    private boolean contains(List<Tag> tags, String tag) {
        for (Tag current : tags) {
            if (current.getTag().equals(tag)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}


Vivarail have announced that it has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its patented fast charge system to the Department for Transport and InnovateUK. The demonstration is the culmination of a 12 month project supported by a grant from the Accelerating Innovation in Rail 4 competition, funded by the Department for Transport and delivered by InnovateUK to develop new technology.
This system means Vivarail can deliver an operational battery train with a range of more than 60 miles between charging along with the accompanying charging system. Vivarail are the only UK company to be able to offer this and it means that an emission-free train is available today.
The fast charging system comprises of short sections of 3rd and 4th rail that connect to the train via shoegear. As the train arrives at the terminus, the shoegear automatically connects to the rail without driver intervention and draws current at an extremely high rate in order to charge the batteries quickly.
Several technical limitations had to be overcome in order to achieve this, including the use of a carbon ceramic shoe to withstand the extreme heat generated during the charging process. With safety of the charging area also an important consideration, the conductor rail design was developed to ensure that it only becomes live when a train is in situ.
This system means that short turnarounds are achievable with a charge time of as little as 7 minutes whilst the train waits in the terminus. This short time coupled with a 60 mile range opens up an enormous range of potential lines to run these zero emission trains.


Located in North Western Pa 7 miles from Scenic Cooks Forest, R** Bandana winery is nestled on the 20 acre home estate of husband and wife Mike and Kate Hall. Surrounded by a rustic landscape.
R** Bandana winery is a product that celebrates the country recipes of the local harvest.


This application note describes the procedure for using the http_get and http_post commands.
This demonstration works for any board with a Gecko OS device. This assumes the module is configured the default factory settings.
Download the HTTP Get and POST server python script: get_post_server.py (Python 2.7).
This HTTP server responds to a GET or POST request with a plain text report on the request details. The server also outputs details of each request on stdout.
Run the server in a terminal on a computer connected to the same network as the Gecko OS device.
Note the local IP address of the computer running the server. Depending on the server computer configuration, the python script may display the local IP address correctly (shown as 10.5.6.60 above). However if 127.0.0.1 or similar is displayed, use another method to obtain the server local IP address. This needs to be substituted for the symbol <Server_IP> in the Gecko OS command sequences below.
The simplest way to use http_get command is to specify only a URL. The response returns a stream ID.
This is similar to the request shown in Getting Started, Verifying the Internet Connection. However our test server script returns a report on the request details, rather than the requested web page.
Gecko OS sends the request immediately.
The stream handle is returned as the last line of the response. In all these examples, we assume the stream handle is 0. This implies that you have closed all open streams before proceeding to the next example. List open streams with stream_list. Close all open streams with the close all command.
Note that Gecko OS has closed the stream, as it came to the end of the stream after reading less than the 1000 characters specified.
You may wish to determine whether the request was successful before attempting to read the stream, using the http_read_status command. Software running on a host MCU can read the response and take action depending on its value. In our manual demonstration, we ignore the status code response and continue with a read immediately.
You may wish to send custom headers as part of your GET request. To do this, use the -o option with the http_get command.
This defers sending the request and leaves the stream open.
Note that the Gecko OS terminal displays no HTTP status response, and the test server does not show output for this request, because it has not yet been sent.
The Gecko OS terminal responds with Success, but does not yet send the request. You can add more headers if you wish.
The test server output shows that the request was received and processed.
Note that the server received and reported the custom header.
To send a POST request, use the http_post command. You must specify the mime-type of the content.
To send any post content, you have to use the -o option to defer sending the post until http_read_status is called.
Then write the POST content to the stream, specifying the length.
You can send custom headers using the http_add_header command.
The http_read_status command completes the POST request and responds with the HTTP status code.
You can the read the HTTP response with the stream_read command.
Note that in the write command in this example, the length specified assumes that the lines of the POST content are terminated with CR-LF (2 characters).
Note that the default http_post behavior is to chunk the data. The header Transfer-Encoding: chunked is sent. You can use the -l option to send the content all in one piece, specifying the length.
Note that the header Content Length:72 is sent. The -l length is the length of the POST content only, the same as is specified for the write command.


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Hollywood loses $10 billion annually when it ignores Black talent
Racial equity isn't just nice. It can also be a moneymaker.
By Siobhan Neela-Stock on March 13, 2021
Like many industries, Hollywood has a racial equity problem. Credit: iStockphoto / GETTY
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Hollywood could bring in an additional $10 billion each year if it addressed the pervasive racial inequities that exist in the film and TV industry.
That's according to a recent report(Opens in a new window) from the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. "Fewer Black-led stories get told, and when they are, these projects have been consistently underfunded and undervalued, despite often earning higher relative returns than other properties," the firm notes.
The report looked at multiple research reports on thousands of films and TV shows and interviewed more than 50 Black and non-Black players within the industry, such as studio execs, producers, writers, and directors, according(Opens in a new window) to the New York Times. The firm also worked with the BlackLight Collective, an informal group of more than 90 Black entertainment industry leaders, according(Opens in a new window) to the Hollywood Reporter.
The inequities persist both on camera and off. Fewer than six percent of writers, directors, and producers who produce U.S. films are Black. Often, these Black professionals make way for other Black talent to come through. For example, films with a Black producer (which, by the way, is only eight percent of U.S. films) or a Black director (six percent of U.S. films) are significantly more likely to have a Black writer. And this is the same in TV. More than four out of five shows created by a Black person also have a Black showrunner, the report says.
Black talent doesn't fare much better in front of the screen. Black actors play 11 percent of the leads in films, while often acting in films about race (which usually get less production and promotion investment).
TV can be a little more equitable to Black actors. Around 14 percent of leads on cable programs were Black in 2019. However, that same year, less than 12 percent of Black actors played lead characters on broadcast TV. The picture is less optimistic when it comes to streaming, with less than 5 percent of shows with Black leads found on these platforms in 2019.
Clearly, Hollywood can be quite inhospitable to Black people. The report pointed to financial and social barriers, as well as racial bias that often keeps out Black talent in the industry.
But the report didn't only point out the problems; it also outlined solutions it wants wants film and TV companies to take. Among them are ensuring diverse representation, especially talent behind the screen and executives. To do this, companies can expand recruiting, such as at historically Black colleges and universities. Another suggestion pushes the industry to pour more dollars into telling Black stories. For example, studios could commit 13.4 percent (to reflect the Black percentage of the population) of their annual budgets into these projects.
This isn't just about money and increasing Black representation in the industry. TV shows and films shape our opinions about race and have the power to dismantle harmful racial stereotypes.
As the report says, "When the onscreen and offscreen representation of Black talent matches the share of Black Americans and when the industry succeeds in dismantling the ubiquitous workplace barriers preventing Black creators from telling a range of stories, viewers of all races will gain access to the many different products of Black creative expression."
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Siobhan Neela-Stock
Siobhan was the Social Good reporter at Mashable, writing about everything from mental health to race to the climate crisis. Before diving into the world of journalism, she worked in global health — most notably, as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique. Find her at @siobhanneela.


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Cancel Hizb ut-Tahrir's Reservation
April 4, 2019 | Josh Lipowsky
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The international Islamist network Hizb ut-Tahrir wants to bring its anti-Western rhetoric to a Chicagoland hotel.
Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), the "party of liberation," has been linked to religious extremism around the world. Nonetheless, the group's U.S. chapter, HT America, has for several years held events around the Chicago area, as well as in Virginia, Washington D.C., and Michigan. HT America's annual Khilafa Conference is a conclave extolling the virtues of establishing a global Islamic caliphate and condemning democratic values.
Last year, HT originally booked its confab at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Carol Stream, Illinois. However, the hotel made the responsible decision of canceling the reservation after the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) alerted it to HT's history and examples of its extreme rhetoric. Unfortunately, the group found an alternative location. Now, HT is planning to return to the Chicago area on April 14 for its annual conference, and Chicago's hospitality industry should follow Holiday Inn's example by uniformly revoking the welcome mat.
Although HT doesn't explicitly call for violence, it indoctrinates the impressionable to a way of thinking that can and has led members down the slippery path to a life of extremism. Among HT's infamous alumni are 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and former al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. ISIS executioner Mohammed Emwazi, a.k.a. "Jihadi John," reportedly attended HT events while in university in England. In 1996, former HT leader Omar Bakri Muhammad co-founded the outlawed British terrorist network al-Muhajiroun, which has reportedly been tied to half of the terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2015.
HT seeks to transform Muslim governments into a single Islamic caliphate based on an ultra-conservative interpretation of the Quran. HT intends to do this through grassroots outreach in order to sway Muslims to effect change through popular protest.
HT America insists that this goal pertains only to Muslim nations, not Western countries like the United States. Nevertheless, HT leaders based in Western democracies have spoken out vociferously against the Western values of freedom and tolerance. At past HT America conferences, speakers have excoriated democracy as un-Islamic and urged Muslims not to participate in elections. At HT's April 2018 conference at Belvedere Chateau in Palos Hills, Illinois, featured speaker Haitham Ibn Thbait asserted that HT is working "to revive the Islamic ummah (global Muslim community) from its intellectual decline and liberate it from the thoughts and systems of the ways of kuffar (infidels)."
HT America has further accused the United States of leading an international cabal of colonialists. The group believes that its political positions are rooted in the "struggle against the disbelieving imperialists." HT America further believes that "greed, death and destruction" are the "core symbols" of the American dream, and only Islam can provide a functional alternative to the "superficial glamour and mirage of democracy and freedom." All of these statements are readily available on HT America's website.
Abroad, the group's rhetoric is equally extreme. Abdul Wahid, executive chair of HT Britain, has condemned valuable and necessary extremist deradicalization programs for "making people less Islamic." In Australia, HT leaders have called for the death penalty for those who leave Islam and outright called Jews "the most evil of Allah's creatures." In addition to these individuals, all of HT's international chapters follow the guidance of the movement's global emir, Ata Abu Rashta, who has accused America of conspiring against the global Muslim community, and called for violent attacks on Jews living in Israel. This extreme rhetoric informs HT chapters across the world.
HT has been banned in 14 countries, including Germany, Turkey, Russia, and Jordan. Using freedom of speech as a shield for its odious rhetoric, HT remains free to operate within many Western democracies, including Australia, Great Britain, and the United States. Ironically, HT literature has denigrated free speech for encouraging "immorality among women, vice, profanity, and corruption." Through its own rhetoric, HT has shown that its core mission is the elimination of freedom and tolerance through a radical ideology.
Private U.S. corporations have no obligation to provide HT with a venue or platform for extremist speech. The Chicago Marriott Oak Brook canceled an HT event in 2010, and the Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows refused to host HT's annual conference in 2012. And, of course, the Holiday Inn's parent group, Intercontinental Hotels Group, canceled HT's reservation last year. Chicago's hotel chains and conference centers should follow these courageous examples by thoroughly rejecting HT's brand of extremism and denying the group a venue this year.
Time for Hizb ut-Tahrir to Check Out of Illinois
Don't Extend the Welcome Mat to Hizb ut-Tahrir


A performance from a drag queen in Glasgow has set the internet ablaze after the video went viral.
The video, which has been viewed more than 120,000 times on Facebook shows a drag queen 'interrupting' a wedding to perform.
Miss Cheri Treiffel, originally from Glasgow, was hired to perform at the wedding, offering some light relief ahead of the wedding.
And with more than 2,000 shares on social media, the video is proving exceptionally popular.


The Greenburgh Town Board unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the placement of a 9ll Memorial Mural at a town park. 2 parks have been proposed for the mural: Webb Park & a mini park across from l00 E Hartsdale Ave. A location on a private building in downtown E Hartsdale Ave will not be pursued. The Westchester Council of the Arts involved over l000 artists who painted 2000 tiles which will be displayed at a park. The Greenburgh Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and Greenburgh Arts & Culture Committee endorsed the proposal. Jonathan Mann of the Arts Council appeared before the Town Board.
The Town Board appointed Del Hillgartner, Elwyn Walshe, Antonio Correia, Jeffrey Grant, Yolanda Robinson, Alan Hochberg and Toby White to serve as members of the Cable TV Advisory Board.
Finally, the Board authorized the privatization of the Youth Summer Baseball Camps--Frozen Ropes Baseball Training Center to run program.


Your money never goes far enough, uh?
I still remember the time when a month was almost by eternity longer than our monthly income.
This is when we got in debt. I didn't look at my payslips, I didn't look at my bank balance and I didn't care what things cost.
May be. But most of all it was fear.
When I finally looked, we were in so much debt that fear was irrelevant: I either had to do something about it or we were going to the bankruptcy court.
I was only grateful that there are debtors' prisons any longer; otherwise my son would have been growing up like the Little Dorrit.
And I did something: I read, I studies, I analysed and I number crunched.
I played around and I used my knowledge of chess (however much I had forgotten about the game) to experiment with strategies for money management. More importantly, I applied these strategies.
We increased the amount of money to manage.
Today, I'll introduce you to the ERR strategy for money management.
I developed it; used it to get out of debt; and still use it because I know that winning the game of wealth is about how much you keep, not how much you earn.
What do you say? Shall we play the Game of Wealth?
Of course, using it assumes you already have a budget.
When you are serious about winning the game of wealth – irrespective of whether you are paying off debt or building capital and investing – you need a budget (Note: I'm planning to publish a guide on budgeting and budgeting tools within a fortnight).
A budget doesn't have to be a whalebone corset; it can be like a comfortable shoe.
If you don't have a budget already, stop reading; go away and come back when you have one. You can use this budgeting tool to budget.
On what you spend your money.
Simply knowing all this is great but not enough to get where you wish to be financially. You have to use this information to make decisions about what to eliminate, what to replace and what to reduce.
Most of us waste a lot. We did! We used to waste over £2,000 every month; gosh, this is £24,000 per year. No wonder we had so much debt.
You are likely to waste a good chunk of your money as well. Great thing that you have a budget now; scout it for waste.
To find this out you don't need systematic research and days of number crunching.
Just look in your bin(s): if you need to empty these often and they contain the food for which you paid good money a week ago you are wasting.
We found that we were wasting up to £400 every month on food. We were in a cycle of buying food, not cooking it and eating out or getting ready meals instead.
All I had to do to cut down our food waste down to an acceptable level – the occasional limp salad – was to realise that we are not imaginative cooks. This means, we can't look at ingredients and make a meal; we need to start with a recipe.
Instead of buying food and then thinking about the meals, we started planning our meals and buying ingredients for what we'll cook. We also cook more than we need for one meal and freeze the rest. This way, we use what we buy and we always have ready meals.
This is how within couple of months we were spending on food a third of what we used to spend.
Do you waste on insurance?
Being insured is prudent; being insured when you have dependents – young children and a partner – is a must.
Overpaying for insurance though is not necessary. It is time to make an inventory of all insurance you carry. Notice how much you pay for it and when was the last time you changed the insurer (house and car mainly). If you have not changed in the last couple of years you are over-paying.
The solution is simple: shop around for house and car insurance every year. You will always find a cheaper deal than if you simply renew. And you know what? You just need to tell your current provider you found a cheaper deal and, more often than not, they'll match it.
Do you waste on entertainment?
I come from a hedonistic culture; I love having fun. I believe that you shouldn't forget the Cinderella rule of personal finance: have fun and budget for it. But entertainment can become a lot like hard work.
Look at your statements and check how much you spend on entertainment; how many times you eat out, how much you drink, how many times you go to the theatre and the cinema.
Then ask yourself whether you enjoyed it all or some of it felt like hard work?
Cut out everything that felt like hard work. It is your life after all and when it comes to entertainment it should be fun; otherwise it is waste.
If you wish your money to go yet further, the next thing to do is to look for the items on your expenses list that you'd like to continue doing but can change the way you do them.
This is where the fun really begins. Because 'replacement' is not simply about being frugal; it is about becoming a 'frugal artist'.
We started making all our bread; this way we always have fresh bread, I know what is in the bread, it relaxes me and it costs a fraction of what we'll pay for inferior bread. No brainer.
We entertained more at home rather than go to restaurants. It is cheaper, you can really chat to your friends and can include your children. You can also add some spice to having dinner parties to take off the pressure: I had a bet with our friends that I can serve three course French menu dinner for £1.50 per person. I won!
We still went skiing. It is just that we booked a cheap flight, borrowed a friend's house and I bought half price ski passes at mid-day. This was also character building.
I kept my exclusive gym membership by bartering it for writing and business consulting.
I can expand the list but you already get the idea. You know the best thing about learning to 'replace'? It stays with you long after you've paid off your debt because it is fun and brings a great sense of achievement.
We all over-consume. You need clothes, I agree; you may even convince me that you need labels in your wardrobe.
But do you really need fifteen outfits?
Do you need forty pairs of shoes; twenty handbags?
I love my shoes and my handbags as much as the next woman. I used to have forty pairs of shoes. Then I got rid of 38 pairs and bought three new pairs.
You got it! Now I have five pairs of high quality shoes, including my running shoes.
When you look carefully at what you do, and how you do it, you'll probably find that you over-consume on many fronts.
I am far from a minimalist and still I've reduced consumption in almost all areas of my life. Better for me, for my bank account and for the environment.
Try it. It is very liberating.
Okay, enough writing. I'm off to apply the ERR money management strategy to our budget again.
And I am ready to make a bet with you that I'll trim between 15% and 20% from our monthly spending again (yeah, I haven't done this for about a year).
We can use the ERR money management strategy together over the next week. I'll let you know how I got on next Tuesday and you can share in the comments.
I go through a similar process every month to reduce my expenses. Every time I pay my bills, I compare/analyze my expenses. I pick the items that I think I can reduce each month.
@Krant: That's really good. I was rather good going through it when we were in debt and have not done it for some time. Certainly have some gains to realise :). I find the 'replacement' part particularly interesting – it needs so much creativity and ingenuity that it is really great fun.
What we do is once a month is sit down and audit all of our incomings and outgoings.
One by one we go down the list and see if it can be reduced. Cutting our food bill, reducing our direct debits, renegotiating our rent.
We've been doing this for the last 8 months and every month we've been able to increase our income and reduce our spends. Sometimes only by a few pounds and other times by over £100!
We've almost turned it into a type of game and trust me when I say this; the Skint household do not like to lose!
Ultimately I think a lot of being able to control your finances comes down to mindset and determination. If you want to be better off financially and you're motivated, you are 50% of the way there. The other 50% is just math.
@ Ricky: Cutting has limits though it is a good idea to keep it going – thing creep in. I love doing the 'replacement' and your 'fakeaways' are perfect example of that. In our case it was a weekend of wine-tasting in France for the price of one return ticket (£130 or so). John and I had great time – I gave a keynote in Paris (and almost met Pauline from the Savvy Scot and RFI), we were driven to the vineyards and wines and dined for two days. This is to have great friends from different walks of life (when they first mentioned that they make wine I thought they do it like my grandfather mainly for themselves; then I learned they export in 20 countries).
This is new to me, although I suppose we've been doing it on some level for a while now. But, I think this is going on my wall as a reminder of what I'm doing and how to do it. Thanks for this!
@Gretchen: Glad it is new to you 🙂 because this is what I came up with (the combination and again it is borrowed from medical science – these are the three ways in which experimenting on animals is reduced). Hope you try it to the full, Gretchen, and let us know how much further you managed to make your money go.
I've been doing a bit of each one but thanks for reminding me that there is so much more to do! I think I have 1 (Elimination) down to as much as I can now, so need to look at what more I can do for the other two.
@Weenie: All the best with 'replacement' and 'reduction'. Let us know any fun replacement techniques you come up with.
I'm in the process of doing a very in depth assessment of my expenses, waste, etc. I'm also thinking about my needs vs. wants. Now that I've gained clarity on what I absolutely must have in my life to be happy I'm able to manage my financial life with a sense of purpose. I also think that you have to remain vigilant in terms of eliminating bad habits and developing good financial habits. It's a process but as long as you're not too hard on yourself you eventually become comfortable with the process of rocking your money.
@Michelle: Quite right it is a process. Also, you've hit on an essential part of 'The Money Principle philosophy of money and everything else' – personal finance is neither about finance nor about the personal. To sort out ypur finances you have to sort out your life. To understand how money works for you, you have to know how money works in the wider economy. Good luck, Michelle.
Thank you for emphasizing the need to have a budget first — I agree! For us, the very act of making a budget and comparing it to our actual spending each week was easily 50% of the change that got us out of debt and on track. Once we had that we could see which parts of your ERR we wanted to implement and what to change as our life evolved. I'd never ever live without a budget again.
@Jean: Good to have around, Jean. Yep, having a budget is absolutely crucial. Without it, all attempts to live a life of financial prosperity are just shots in the dark.
I'm learning a lot about my consumption and clutter! There's so much in our lives that we can reduce, it's amazing to see what you thought you once needed enough to purchase only to realize later that it's just clutter taking up space.
ERR sounds like another good way to start this too!
@Zee: Hi Zee and welcome. This clutter and consumption thing is something that fascinates me now. Recently I went to New Orleans; I packed an average bag (I travel quite a bit and am used to travelling fairly light). Imagine my surptise when I realised that I brought back quite a few items of clothing without wearing them – now this is weight I could have done without. New time, I'll be crossing the Atlantic with a small backback.
We've been pretty good about eliminating waste and reducing expenses, but I still need to work on our food budget. Our grocery bill is sometimes out of hand for just two people. I think I've justified not paying attention to this bill because we really don't go out and eat, so I've indulged in other items at the grocery store to compensate. I need to get this one under control!
@Little House: The ERR system is about choice and control, not about cutting everything to the bone. I'm a great believer in allowing a line for fun (including great food) in your budget.
Great article. This is the most effective way to know and learn about this money management. Using this ERR strategy will be very useful and helpful to make your money go further. Read and understand the article and you will get a brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing this article. I will share this information with my friends. Very informative.
@Jeremy: 🙂 – thanks, Jeremy; glad you find it useful.
Exactly what I need right now. For the past few months, aside from my debt, I wasn't able to manage my finances very well. Since then, I've been trying a lot of ways to improve my spending habits, but I'm failing most of the time. Poor me.. 🙁 I'm going to start doing this method this October.
@Nik: Good luck. If you need to talk some more about that, give me a shout.
I'm really focusing on making sure don't waste food. It's drastically reduced our bill, but it's still a work in progress.
For me, there's a balance between making meals interesting and often enough I don't get sick of them — but not so complicated I won't have the energy to make them.
@Genevieve: Keep it going 🙂 and let me know how it worked out.
I love the ERR strategy you detailed.
We have tracked our income and expenses for years in order to stay on track. Always looking at ways to cut waste but still living a full life. We find our frugal threshold and live without feeling like its a deprived life so our budget is sustainable over the long run. But its important to constantly challenge that threshold to shake loose any waste that occurs as interest and passions change. Great post.
I couldn't agree more on eliminating waste, this can be done in so many ways like you mentioned. I have 6-7 pairs of shoes in my closet, there is no way I need that many. I need to focus on 1-2 pairs and sell or use till worn, but more importantly not to buy any more. This is just one example.
You had me at E for elimination. The biggest turnaround items was me realizing how much food and insurance I was wasting — just eliminating the waste saved me 10-15%. Great article!


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Boston, MA 04/07/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Maui Land & Pineapple Co. (NYSE:MLP) is engaged in the developing, managing and selling of real estate. The most recent data show that the company owns land in Maui that measures about 23,300 acres. Its four operating segments are real estate, utilities, resort amenities and leasing.
The company's shares jumped nearly 24 percent Friday, the biggest single-day jump in five years. That gain came on the back of small insider selling. The company's CEO Warren Haruki sold about 4,161 shares of the company at the average price of $6.42, thus realizing $26,713 in proceeds. Following the transaction, the CEO is left with direct ownership of more than 168,000 shares in the company. The sale was intended to enable Mr. Haruki raise money to pay his tax liability.
That the CEO only sold a small amount of his holding in the company while retaining a big number of shares, was interpreted to mean insider confidence in the stock. Thus, shares soared on the news Friday, amid above average volume.
Maui Land & Pineapple Co. (NYSE:MLP) released its fiscal 2013 and fourth quarter financial results last month. The company suffered loss in full-year 2013 and managed to register profit in the fourth quarter.
The company reported net loss of $1.2 million, translating to 6 cents per share in 2013. The loss was however smaller than what was suffered in the prior year. MLP suffered net loss of $4.6 million, or 25 cents per share, in 2012. Operating revenue in 2013 jumped to $15.2 million, ahead of the $13.6 million generated in 2012.
As for the fourth quarter of 2013, Maui Land & Pineapple Co. (NYSE:MLP) registered net income of $1.4 million, translating to 7 cents per share. That was better than the net loss of $1.7 million or 9 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2012. The company ended the fourth quarter with operating revenue of $7.2 million, against $3.1 million in the comparable quarter of 2012.
Maui Land & Pineapple Co. (NYSE:MLP) made significant progress in the past year, more so on legacy issues and restructuring of operations. As such, this year is expected to allow the company to gain more focus on its core operations, leading to higher revenue and profits.


Blueslegende Elvin Bishop, Gründungsmitglied er Original Paul Butterfield Blues Band, ,ot einem neuen, großartigen Album über das das berühmte "Guitar World"-Magazin schreibt: "Rousing, down-home, feel-good music with spunky rhythms and razor-sharp slide. Bishop's a superb guitarist of great strength and skill - a rockin' good time". Viele Experten bezeichnen "Can't even do wrong right" gar als eines der besten Alben seiner Karriere.
Legendary blues guitarist/songwriter/vocalist Elvin Bishop returns to Alligator Records with CAN'T EVEN DO WRONG RIGHT. With his ''so-loose-they're-tight'' road band behind him, along with friends Charlie Musselwhite and Mickey Thomas, Bishop has created one of the best albums of his career. CAN'T EVEN DO WRONG RIGHT finds Bishop playing, writing and singing some of the most spirited and distinctive blues and roots music today. The CD proves that Bishop is as vital and creative an artist now as he was when he first hit the national scene in 1965 with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. He is as slyly good-humored and instantly crowd-pleasing as he was when he was scoring Southern rock-styled hits during the 1970s. For five decades, he has never stopped touring or releasing instantly recognizable music featuring his groundbreaking playing, easygoing vocals, witty lyrics and good-time humor.
CAN'T EVEN DO WRONG RIGHT, with hilariously spot-on cover art by musician/artist Paul Thorn, finds Bishop firing on all cylinders and having fun while doing it. With this album, Bishop has created another highlight in a career that covers fifty years and over 20 albums. Five of the songs are Bishop originals, including ''Let Your Woman Have Her Way,'' on which Bishop's friend Mickey Thomas sings lead (this is the first time Thomas, the ex-Jefferson Starship singer, has recorded with Bishop since he provided vocals on Bishop's classic hit ''Fooled Around And Fell In Love''). An outstanding instrumental version of Jimmy Reed's ''Honest I Do'' harkens back to Elvin's childhood: this was the very first blues song he heard coming from Nashville's WLAC, the late night 50,000 watt powerhouse R&B radio station, beaming all the way to his Oklahoma home. In the 1950s in Oklahoma, everything was racially separated except the radio (''They couldn't segregate the airwaves,'' Bishop recalls). With the addition of his Grammy Award-winning pal Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica on ''Old School'' and ''No More Doggin ,'' CAN'T EVEN DO WRONG RIGHT hits its target at every turn.
As Bishop continues to tour and release new music, his stature continues to grow. Through the years his music has appeared in film and television, including the 1997 use of She Puts Me In The Mood (from his Alligator album Big Fun) in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. In 2005 he performed on the internationally televised Grammy Awards broadcast alongside Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Gretchen Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Allman Brothers' guitarist Dickey Betts. He recently appeared in the documentary Born In Chicago. In 2012 and 2013 he was nominated for inclusion into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a member of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band.


A YouTube video was released showing players how to farm 500+ Faction Tokens in 1 hour.
With "Destiny 2" being as popular a game as it is, social media and other forums are a hub of activity for all things regarding the game. One such hub of activity is none other than Reddit, and the corresponding "Destiny" Reddit forum. While many players are counting down the days until the first "Destiny 2" expansion, "Curse of Osiris," is released on December 5th, an ongoing struggle and/or quest, as it were, is one that involves the best, most efficient ways to farm Faction Tokens within the game.
If you like your "Destiny" news, tips, tricks, and cheats delivered in a posh British accent, then xHOUNDISHx is the man to deliver. As with all games, there are always bugs and glitches that can be exploited for the benefit of gamers everywhere, and in this case, it's a loophole that allows players to farm Faction Tokens rather quickly. That said, essentially within the introduction itself, there is already a disclaimer of sorts that this loophole will not be around for long, as there will likely be a patch issued relatively quickly to counter this loophole and keep gamers from exploiting it.
xHOUNDISHx himself calls the method "absolutely ridiculous," so those that want to reap the rewards best get to farming -- if they aren't doing so already.
In a nutshell, you want to go to the Winding Cove, clear out the Lost Sector, kill the captain/boss, and open the corresponding chest. Once you open the chest, there is a doorway that leads back out. You head through the doorway and keep going until you hit Winding Cove, at which point you can turn around, go back into the Lost Sector, and open the chest once more.
Each time you open the chest, 3 Faction Tokens drop, and, you can essentially continue to repeat the process for as long as you want -- or until a new patch is issued.
The original Reddit thread was posted 12 hours ago by AwokenTitans, with the Youtube Video included. Overall, many commenters seemed to share the same sentiment, which is that they'd like to be able to take advantage of this farming technique before the next patch is issued that would essentially nerf it.
"Please don't be patched before I get home, please don't be patched before I get home, please don't be patched before I get home,..."
Have you been able to farm Faction Tokens using this method in "Destiny 2"?


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Home States Tamil Nadu
R K Nagar bypoll, a litmus test for government
Seat fell vacant after death of then CM Jayalalithaa; Pugazhendi says duty to ensure victory for Dhinakaran
Published: 13th October 2017 02:37 AM | Last Updated: 13th October 2017 07:22 AM | A+A A-
RK Nagar bypoll was called of due to reported malpractices (File | EPS)
By Express News Service
CHENNAI: For the eight-month-old government headed by Edappadi K Palaniswami, the by-election to RK Nagar Assembly constituency to be held within two months will indeed be a litmus test.
The announcement by the Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti that the by-election would be held before December 31 has put political parties in Tamil Nadu on poll mode again.
The seat fell vacant following the death of the then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Earlier, the Election Commission announced by-election to this constituency on April 12 but rescinded it just two days ahead of polling citing distribution of money and other allurements in the constituency. Sources said the notification for this by-election is likely to be issued before mid-November.
The bypoll comes after the merger of the factions led by Palaniswami and Panneerselvam. Winning this seat is a political necessity for them since the opposition would read in the outcome an approval or disapproval for Palaniswami's governance. It is also being held at a time when the Madras High Court is likely to deliver its verdict on the disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs and the Election Commission of India is expected to decide on the Two Leaves symbol dispute soon.
Just after the Election Commission's announcement, V Pugazhendi, a supporter of T T V Dhinakaran, told mediapersons at Bengaluru that it would be their duty to ensure the victory of Dhinakaran in R K Nagar since he was the official AIADMK candidate for the April 12 by-election there.
The unified AIADMK headed by Palaniswami and Panneerselvam may retain E Madhusudhanan as its candidate. Similarly, DMK, BJP, DMDK and Naam Thamizhar Katchi are likely to repeat their candidates.
Whether the CPM, which has been extending support to DMK-sponsored agitations of late, will retain its candidate or revisit it in the interest of opposition unity remains to be seen.
Jayalalithaa's niece J Deepa who also contested the April 12 by-election has been keeping herself busy. Particularly after the State government announced that Jayalalithaa's residence would be made a memorial, she raised her voice and even moved the court. She is also likely to contest this by-election.
Dhinakaran contested the April by-election as AIADMK (Amma) candidate. On March 22, the EC froze the Two Leaves symbol and the name of the party thus recognising a split in AIADMK - AIADMK (Amma) led by V K Sasikala and AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) headed by O Panneerselvam. While AIADMK (Amma) got 'hat' as its symbol, AIADMK (PT Amma)'s candidate E Madhusudanan got 'electric pole' as the symbol.
A total of 62 candidates, including eight women, were in the fray in the by-election. In the last 40 years, AIADMK had won seven out of 11 times in the constituency. Deepa, niece of Jayalalithaa had also contested the election as candidate of MGR Amma Deepa Peravai. The DMK fielded journalist-turned politician Marudhu Ganesh. The other key candidates who were in the fray then included R Loganathan (CPI-M), Gangai Amaran (BJP), P Mathivanan(DMDK) and Kalaikottudhayam (Naam Thamizhar Katchi).
Kamal factor
Actor Kamal Haasan had said he was ready to face elections within 100 days. Now that there is a by-election, whether he would take the plunge is to be seen
CHENNAI: For the eight-month-old government headed by Edappadi K Palaniswami, the by-election to RK Nagar Assembly constituency to be held within two months will indeed be a litmus test. The announcement by the Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti that the by-election would be held before December 31 has put political parties in Tamil Nadu on poll mode again. The seat fell vacant following the death of the then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Earlier, the Election Commission announced by-election to this constituency on April 12 but rescinded it just two days ahead of polling citing distribution of money and other allurements in the constituency. Sources said the notification for this by-election is likely to be issued before mid-November. The bypoll comes after the merger of the factions led by Palaniswami and Panneerselvam. Winning this seat is a political necessity for them since the opposition would read in the outcome an approval or disapproval for Palaniswami's governance. It is also being held at a time when the Madras High Court is likely to deliver its verdict on the disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs and the Election Commission of India is expected to decide on the Two Leaves symbol dispute soon. Just after the Election Commission's announcement, V Pugazhendi, a supporter of T T V Dhinakaran, told mediapersons at Bengaluru that it would be their duty to ensure the victory of Dhinakaran in R K Nagar since he was the official AIADMK candidate for the April 12 by-election there. The unified AIADMK headed by Palaniswami and Panneerselvam may retain E Madhusudhanan as its candidate. Similarly, DMK, BJP, DMDK and Naam Thamizhar Katchi are likely to repeat their candidates. Whether the CPM, which has been extending support to DMK-sponsored agitations of late, will retain its candidate or revisit it in the interest of opposition unity remains to be seen. Jayalalithaa's niece J Deepa who also contested the April 12 by-election has been keeping herself busy. Particularly after the State government announced that Jayalalithaa's residence would be made a memorial, she raised her voice and even moved the court. She is also likely to contest this by-election. Dhinakaran contested the April by-election as AIADMK (Amma) candidate. On March 22, the EC froze the Two Leaves symbol and the name of the party thus recognising a split in AIADMK - AIADMK (Amma) led by V K Sasikala and AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) headed by O Panneerselvam. While AIADMK (Amma) got 'hat' as its symbol, AIADMK (PT Amma)'s candidate E Madhusudanan got 'electric pole' as the symbol. A total of 62 candidates, including eight women, were in the fray in the by-election. In the last 40 years, AIADMK had won seven out of 11 times in the constituency. Deepa, niece of Jayalalithaa had also contested the election as candidate of MGR Amma Deepa Peravai. The DMK fielded journalist-turned politician Marudhu Ganesh. The other key candidates who were in the fray then included R Loganathan (CPI-M), Gangai Amaran (BJP), P Mathivanan(DMDK) and Kalaikottudhayam (Naam Thamizhar Katchi). Kamal factor Actor Kamal Haasan had said he was ready to face elections within 100 days. Now that there is a by-election, whether he would take the plunge is to be seen
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Midland National Life Insurance Company Announces Strategic Accumulator Indexed Universal Life Product
Newest innovation provides customers strong death benefit coverage and strong cash value accumulation potential
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midland National® Life Insurance Company (Midland National), a member of Sammons® Financial Group, Inc. (SFG) and one of America's leading insurance companies, today announced the launch of its Strategic Accumulator Indexed Universal Life (IUL) insurance product. The new IUL offers strong death benefit protection, a return of premium death benefit option, as well as accelerated benefits for a qualifying critical, chronic, or terminal illness1. Furthermore, the product includes a redesigned Account Interest Multiplier2, high index caps, and an interest bonus, which together provide strong cash value accumulation and income potential.
"We know our policyowners have many different needs in life - that's why this product is designed to perform in a variety of scenarios. Strong death benefit protection coupled with high income potential really make this Strategic Accumulator stand out, and help make this product truly provide a strategy for life," says Jerry Blair, chief distribution officer of SFG's Life Division.
One of the product's strengths is its Account Interest Multiplier, which has been redesigned to help further maximize potential cash value. The multiplier starts five years earlier3 - year one instead of year six, and is higher. In addition, a one percent interest rate bonus4 on index account values is available starting at year 11.
"Today, we cannot stress the importance of critical and chronic illness coverage enough. According to a recent report5, two-thirds of people who file bankruptcy say that medical bills were a major contributor to their distress," continued Blair.
Strategic Accumulator is the latest addition to Midland National's comprehensive line of life insurance products offering their innovative accelerated death benefit endorsement for critical, chronic, and terminal Illness, which allows the policy owner to accelerate a portion of the death benefit for a qualifying illness.
Strategic Accumulator is available with Midland National's WriteAway® Accelerated Underwriting, which provides a faster and less invasive process for issuing a policy. The average time for an application that qualifies for WriteAway is a speedy 6.5 calendar days from submission to approval.6
About Midland National Life Insurance
For more than 110 years, Midland National® Life Insurance Company (Midland National) has been an industry leader, crediting the company's strength to its commitment to stability, innovation and dedicated customer service. Midland National is accredited by the Better Business Bureau, and has earned an A+ (Superior) rating from A.M. Best, a large third-party independent reporting and rating company that rates an insurance company on the basis of the company's financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet its ongoing obligations to policyowners. This rating is the second highest out of 15 categories, was affirmed by A.M. Best for Midland National as part of Sammons® Financial Group, Inc. on August 7, 2019. For the latest rating, access www.ambest.com.
Founded as Dakota Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1906, Midland National has protected families and preserved legacies for generations. Midland National is one of the leading insurance companies in America. Midland National is a member of Sammons® Financial Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises, Inc. With its Annuity Division located in West Des Moines, Iowa, and its Life Operations location in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Midland National operates in 49 states and the District of Columbia through its 12,000 licensed sales professionals. For more information, www.midlandnational.com.
About Sammons® Financial Group, Inc.
The member companies of Sammons® Financial Group, Inc. (SFG), are here to help families and businesses protect their future, so they can enjoy life's moments today. A subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises, Inc., SFG is a group of privately-owned financial companies, including several of the most enduring and stable companies in our industry. SFG is comprised of three member companies: Midland National® Life Insurance Company, which includes Sammons® Corporate Markets; North American Company for Life and Health Insurance®; and Sammons Institutional GroupSM, which consists of Midland Retirement Distributors® and Sammons Retirement Solutions®, Inc. Together, SFG offers some of today's most sought-after life insurance, annuity, and retirement planning products. Sammons Financial Group: With You for Every Moment®.
Return of premium death benefit option and accelerated death benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
Account Interest Multiplier is applied after interest credit or index credit is determined and before any interest bonus. It is not applied to the interest bonus or any portion of the Account Value that is Policy Debt or the Minimum Account Value. The multiplier is guaranteed on the index account, and conditionally guaranteed on the fixed account. The multiplier is paid on the fixed account when the declared interest rate is in excess of the guaranteed rate of 1.5%. The multiplier has a guaranteed minimum of 10% starting in policy year 1, but it could be higher and it could vary by index selection.
Compared to Midland National's XL-CV Max IUL.
The current 1% interest bonus percentage is not guaranteed and subject to change; however, once a policy is issued, the percentage will not change. Interest bonus is contractually guaranteed on all indexed accounts, including those backing policy loans. The bonus is conditionally guaranteed on the fixed account and will be paid if the declared interest rate is greater than the guaranteed rate. For standard policy loans or net zero cost loans the interest bonus is not applied to any loaned amount.
Source: This is the real reason most Americans file for bankruptcy. CNBC. Feb 2019. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/11/this-is-the-real-reason-most-americans-file-for-bankruptcy.html
Source: Internal underwriting data, 6/14/2019. This process is not available in California.
Midland National has been a BBB Accredited Business since January 30, 2017. The BBB has determined that Midland National Life Insurance Company meets BBB accreditation standards, which include a commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints.
THE ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFIT ENDORSEMENT FOR CRITICAL ILLNESS IS NOT HEALTH INSURANCE NOR IS IT INTENDED TO REPLACE HEALTH INSURANCE.
THE ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFIT FOR CHRONIC ILLNESS IS NOT LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE NOR IS IT INTENDED TO REPLACE LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE.
Indexed Universal Life Insurance products are not an investment in the "market" or in the applicable index and are subject to all policy fees and charges normally associated with most universal life insurance.
Agents offering, marketing, or selling accelerated death benefits for chronic illness in California must be able to describe the differences between benefits provided under an accelerated death benefit for chronic illness and benefits provided under long-term care insurance to clients. You must provide clients with the ADBE Consumer Brochure for California that includes this comparison. Comparison is for solicitation purposes only, not for conversions.
Strategic Accumulator IUL & XL-CV Max IUL (policy form series L147), Accelerated Death Benefit Endorsement for Critical, Chronic and Terminal Illness (form series TR210), Accelerated Death Benefit Endorsement for Critical Illness (form TR197, CA only), Accelerated Death Benefit Endorsement for Chronic Illness (form TR193, CA only) and Accelerated Death Benefit Endorsement for Terminal Illness (form series TR185, CA only) are issued by Midland National Life Insurance Company, Administrative Office, One Sammons Plaza, Sioux Falls, SD 57193. Product, features, endorsements, riders or issue ages may not be available in all jurisdictions. Limitations or restrictions may apply.
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Media Contact: John Myers, jmyers@sfgmembers.com


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Jack Wilson Signs Contract Extension
Club News 31 October, 2020 haverfordwestcounty
The club are delighted to announce that forward Jack Wilson has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2021/22 season.
The Pembrokeshire youngster has had a fantastic start to the season and the management team are thrilled that Wilson has committed his future to the club.
We look forward to many more exhilarating performances!
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require 'json-schema/attributes/format'

module JSON
  class Schema
    class DateTimeFormat < FormatAttribute
      REGEXP = /\A\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T(\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})([\.,]\d+)?(Z|[+-](\d{2})(:?\d{2})?)?\z/

      def self.validate(current_schema, data, fragments, processor, validator, options = {})
        # Timestamp in restricted ISO-8601 YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ with optional decimal fraction of the second
        if data.is_a?(String)
          error_message = "The property '#{build_fragment(fragments)}' must be a date/time in the ISO-8601 format of YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ or YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ssZ"
          if (m = REGEXP.match(data))
            parts = data.split("T")

            begin
              Date.parse(parts[0])
            rescue ArgumentError => e
              raise e unless e.message == 'invalid date'
              validation_error(processor, error_message, fragments, current_schema, self, options[:record_errors])
              return
            end

            validation_error(processor, error_message, fragments, current_schema, self, options[:record_errors]) and return if m.length < 4
            validation_error(processor, error_message, fragments, current_schema, self, options[:record_errors]) and return if m[1].to_i > 23
            validation_error(processor, error_message, fragments, current_schema, self, options[:record_errors]) and return if m[2].to_i > 59
            validation_error(processor, error_message, fragments, current_schema, self, options[:record_errors]) and return if m[3].to_i > 59
          else
            validation_error(processor, error_message, fragments, current_schema, self, options[:record_errors])
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


Car maintenance saves money for you and your family.
Why is car maintenance important? It is a question we get asked often.
How can I save money on car repairs?
Or maybe, why are car repairs are so expensive?
My answer, by keeping up with your car maintenance items you can save hundreds and in some cases thousands of dollars on auto repairs.
Did you know, cars that are not maintained can be dangerous, to you and others. Poorly maintained vehicles cause hundreds if not thousands of dollars each year in car accidents. Poor car maintenance is also is reason for those pesky failed emissions tests, engine repairs or engine replacement. A poorly maintained vehicle will also reduce the life span of your vehicles longevity. I often hear people complain that as soon as they made their last car payment they have to buy a new car. In most cases, this is likely due to poor car maintenance.
What car maintenance items do I need to do? Here are a few car maintenance items but not all, to to get you on the right path….
First place to begin is with an Oil Change! Oil Changes can be the most effective cost saving car maintenance item that you can do for yourself and your car. By keeping your oil changes up to date and consistent you can help prevent engine damage, a clogged filter, and dirt from entering your engine. Oil changes help keep your engine lubricated to prevent friction and help keep your engine running clean, safe and efficiently.
Keeping your brake pads and brake fluids clean with a brake flush will go a long way in saving money. Changing your brake pads and brake fluid will help keep debris and erosion out of your brake lines and will help your brake rotors last longer and most of us know….. that brake rotors can be expensive!
I hate it when it starts to rain and my wipers do nothing but smear dirt, grime and dead bugs across my windshield. This is usually when I discover I am out of wiper fluid. Never fails! Keeping your wiper blades clean and replacing regularly can increase visibility thus preventing accidents.
Gas is so expensive these days sometimes it seems like you are always pulling into the gas station and filling your car up, again. Your air filter, when clean and maintained, can help increase mileage and save gas! Simple and inexpensive to do. In fact, replacing the air filter is something anyone can do on their own!
Have your fluids checked at every oil change. Make sure all fluids are full and clean. Dirty brake fluid, transmission fluid, coolant fluid, power steering fluid, differential fluid, transfer case fluid can all cause your car to break down, run rough, cost money in fuel, and that is right…. you guessed it, high auto repair costs.
Do yourself and your vehicle a favor. Keep up with those manufactured recommended auto maintenance items. It will help you have longer life from your vehicle. Help save money on expensive auto repairs and more importantly help keep you and your loved safe. And remember, Car Maintenance Saves Money!


About a month ago, my life took a very exciting turn…I was offered and accepted a job as a Tour Director (in the industry known as a TD) with Tauck Tours. A true dream job! My first tours will be in Central Europe, along the Danube, Main and Rhine Rivers. Over the past four weeks, I have been planning and organizing (imagine that…me, organizing!?!) and preparing for this amazing journey. So many friends and family members asked if I was going to blog because they wanted to follow my adventures. I decided to give it a go….but first the blog needed a name. After many suggestions, I decided to use my mom's (thanks, mom!) suggestion of "the wandering way." This title has a dual meaning as Wandering Way was the name of the street I grew up on and it is a perfect explanation of my life right now. Just remember….not all those who wander are lost!
Good luck, Jaime!! And have a great time! I'll be following the blog here… If I've signed up correctly. Be good!
First thing I thought when I saw the name was "Hey, I grew up on the corner of Wandering Way & Lost Tree". Then, I read your entry and had my Ah-Ha moment. Safe travels my friend. I shall be following you and your journey.


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Bhuvenaka Bahu VI fou rei de Kotte (1472-1480). El seu nom original era Sapumal Kumara i era fill (adoptiu) de Parakramabahu VI; sota aquest va conquerir el regne de Jaffna i fou nomenat virrei de la regió nord.

Fou un fervent budista i va fer un nou recipient per la Dent Sagrada que li va costar 7000 massa (moneda local de valor incert) a més d'altres ofrenes; va distribuir també moltes almoines i es va dedicar al seu poble i a la religió.

La pau fou alterada en el seu regnat per un cap del korale (districte) de Pasdun de nom Siriwardene Patty Raja que es va revoltar aliat a un altre cap de nom Cooroogama. La rebel·lió fou ràpidament sufocada pel germà del rei Ambulugala Kumara i els dos líders Patty Kajah i Cooroogama, junt amb molts dels seus seguidors, foren fet presoners i portats a la capital, Kotte, on van suplicar al rei el perdó de la seva vida acceptant ser condemnats a presó perpètua; el rei no solament els va perdonar la vida sinó que els va deixar lliures al cap d'un temps (abans del final del seu regnat)

En aquest regnat va viure el poeta Weedagama (així anomenat pel seu poble de naixement al korale Rygara) que era un monjo molt il·lustrat i pietós; entre les seves obres esta el Budugunalankara, on dibuixa una figura correcte de Buda i del budisme, el Lorvedasanyrahaya, una obra amb màximes de un caràcter moral, religiós i prudent, i el Tisarasandese, una epístola poètica força llarga.

Tenia un fill adoptiu que a la seva mort el va succeir amb el nom de Pandita Parakrama Bahu (o Parakramabahu VII).

Referències
 Outlines of Ceylon history, per Donald Obeyesekere, "Times of Ceylon", Colombo, 1911.

Reis de Sri Lanka


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It's a new year and new you so ladies, let's talk fashion! With there being so many different types of styles around nowadays such as Bohemian, Hipster, Urban, Scene, Casual, Business, and so many more! But what about a style that is so unique it's a mix of styles clumped together? IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? Absolutely! That style is called Street Chic! This style can be a mix of Bohemian, Casual, and Business all in one! Curious on how to dress the part? Check out these few tricks on how to dress Street Chic.
Street Chic is totally trending right now, especially with Fall being right around the corner! So what goes into a style like this you might wonder? Well, as shown above notice the usage of dark skinny jeans and tall knee-high boots! This adds for an adorable sassy look leaving your legs to look longer than ever. What also goes in to one of these outfits can vary between; a onesie outfit, a tight shirt, or even a loose hanging shirt. What also enhances this look is to add a leather jacket or a blazer to give it that high-end I mean business look!
The makeup that you want to use for a look like this would be a mix between a drastic and natural look! You definitely want to use a lipstick shade that tends to pop out. A few shades you should try and use are; raisin, bright pink, plum, grey, and even bolder shades like blue, purple, or black! For your eyes you definitely want to try a cat eye as well as a smokey eye for a look like Street Chic. Also, don't forget your mascara!
Ah, jewelry! Music to my ears! However, for a look like this you don't need a lot of jewelry to complete this style! The key to this look is dressing up your arms. You can use a few bracelets on one arm whether it's silver or the very trendy shade, rose gold! What's also really cute with this look is watches! So I would definitely recommend wearing a very fashionable watch on the other arm whether it's a simple color like black or white or even a colorful watch to complete this look!
Street Chic is totally trending and it's definitely a new style that is worth the try this Fall! With it's awesome pants style to help increase a girls awesome curves, the flexibility to wear whatever type of fashionable shirt to go with it whether it's skin tight or extremely loose, and the option to dress it up with either a leather jacket or blazer! This look is clearly sweeping the college nation and even making it's way to the hottest celebrities like Taylor Swift, Sarah Jessica Parker, Selena Gomez, and even Kendall Jenner! So, does this look seem like something you want to try this Fall? If not, what's missing from this look that's holding you back? Are you still stuck on one of the styles for this year? Leave a comment below to let us know your thoughts!