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Assessment of coping: a new french four-factor structure of the brief COPE inventory
Karine Baumstarck1,2,
Marine Alessandrini1,
Zeinab Hamidou1,2,
Pascal Auquier1,2,
Tanguy Leroy2,3 &
Laurent Boyer1
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes volume 15, Article number: 8 (2017) Cite this article
The Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Brief COPE) inventory is the most usual measure to identify the nature of coping strategies implemented by individuals and explore 14 coping strategies. The availability of a structure with fewer factors rather than the initial 14-factor structure may be of interest for both healthcare professionals and researchers. We report the validation process of a 4-factor structure of the French version of the Brief COPE in a French sample of individuals facing a singular life event, such as cancer, including patients and their caregivers.
The cross-sectional study included cancer patients and their caregivers. Self-administered data were collected including: socio-demographic (age, gender, marital status, employment status, and education level), coping strategies using the French version of the Brief COPE, quality of life (QoL) using the French version of the short form health survey questionnaire (SF36). Construct validity, internal consistency, reliability, and external validity were tested.
The sample included 398 individuals. The principal component factor analysis identified a 4-factor structure. The dimensions were labeled according to their constitutive items: social support (8 items), problem solving (4), avoidance (10), and positive thinking (6). The 4-factor structure was supported by different theoretical models of coping and showed satisfactory psychometric properties.
The 4-factor structure of the French version of the Brief COPE, validated in a sample of individuals facing a singular stressful event, including cancer patients and their caregivers, makes the instrument easier to use both in clinical practice and clinical research.
For different major lifestyle disruptions and stressful situations, there is interest in studying how individuals handle the problems of daily life. These actions, behaviors or thoughts developed to manage stressors are called coping. Coping is commonly defined as the cognitive and behavioral efforts that are implemented to solve problems and reduce the stress that these problems may cause [1, 2]. Several coping strategies can be used in a stressful situation, and the strategies implemented depend both on the individual's cognitive appraisal of the situation [3, 4] and his/her emotional status. Some authors distinguished emotion-focused and problem-focused strategies [5], whereas others distinguished active and avoidant coping strategies [4]. Standardized measures exist to identify the nature of coping strategies implemented by individuals. The questionnaire the most used in the literature is the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE) inventory [6] and its abbreviated version, the Brief COPE [7]. The Brief COPE was designed for ease of administration and a reduced time burden. It is a measure used for many health-relevant situations, such as drug addiction, ageing, breast cancer, depression, and AIDS.
The Brief COPE is based on acknowledged theoretical models, such as Lazarus' transactional model of stress [2] and the behavioral self-regulation model of Carver and Scheier [6]. It is a multidimensional measure and presents fourteen scales all assessing different coping dimensions. This questionnaire includes 28 items that explore the following 14 coping strategies: self-distraction, active coping, denial, substance use, use of emotional support, use of instrumental support, behavioral disengagement, venting, positive reframing, planning, humor, acceptance, religion, and self-blame. Well-validated language versions of the Brief COPE are currently available [8–10]. The French version of the Brief COPE was validated using standard methods among a large sample of students (n = 1834) [11]. French researchers have a relevant tool on hand to measure, as accurately as possible, the coping strategies some people use in everyday life. However, because the inventory assesses 14 different coping strategies, the scores may be hard to synthetize into specific findings for quantitative studies. The availability of a structure with fewer factors, which is easier to use, rather than a 14-factor structure, may be of interest for both healthcare professionals (medical and psychological) and researchers. Four coping profiles may be more manageable and practical for: statistics interpretation, summary of findings, and scientific messages dissemination. Testing this new structure in a population who must face to a stressful event, such as a cancer diagnosis, may be useful to complement the initial cross-cultural validation proposed by Muller [11]. We report the validation process of a 4-factor structure of the French version of the Brief COPE in a French sample of individuals facing a singular life event, such as cancer, including patients and their caregivers.
Design and population
The study used a cross-sectional design. The study sample included ill and (potentially) healthy individuals. The ill individuals were represented by cancer patients with the following inclusion criteria: aged above 18 years; having a cancer defined by histology, loco-regionally advanced or metastatic cancer, with an indication of chemotherapy; able to speak/read French; not having severe cognitive problems based on the physician's opinion; and agreeing to participate. Healthy individuals were represented by the cancer patients' caregivers. The main inclusion criteria were as follows: aged above 18 years; designated as the primary caregiver by the patient; able to speak/read French; free from cancer comorbidity; and agreeing to participate. Patients and caregivers were enrolled in two French oncologic departments of public academic teaching hospitals, the Oncology and Therapeutic Innovations Department, Nord Hospital (Marseille) and the Oncology Department, Timone Hospital (Marseille).
Regulatory monitoring was performed in accordance with the French law that requires approval of the French ethics committee (Comité d'éthique, Aix Marseille University, October 8th 2015, Number 2014-09-30-05). Written consent forms for participation were collected from each patient and caregiver.
Self-administered booklets were collected from the patients and caregivers. The booklet included the following data:
The coping strategies evaluated using the French version of the Brief COPE [7, 11] (dispositional version), an abbreviated version of the COPE inventory [6]. This includes 28 items, scored from one ("I haven't been doing this at all") to four ("I've been doing this a lot"), exploring 14 strategies: active coping, planning, use of instrumental support, positive reframing, acceptance, use of emotional support, denial, venting, self-blame, humor, religion, self-distraction, substance use and behavioral disengagement. Higher scores reflect a higher tendency to implement the corresponding coping strategies.
Socio-demographic variables including the following: age, gender, patient-caregiver relationship (partner versus other), marital status (couple versus single), employment status (workers versus non workers), and education level (graduate and university level versus undergraduate).
Specific information for cancer patients including: cancer location, metastasis, disease duration, and performance status (adopted by the World Health Organization).
The quality of Life (QoL) assessed using the French version of the short form health survey questionnaire (SF36). It contains 36 items describing 8 dimensions: Physical Functioning (PF); Social Functioning (SF); Role-Physical Problems (RPP); Role-Emotional Problems (REP); Mental Health (MH); Vitality (VIT); Bodily Pain (BP); and General Health (GH). Two composite scores are calculated, the Physical Composite Score (SF36-PCS) and the Mental Composite Score (SF36-MCS). Each dimension is scored within a range from 0 (low QoL level) to 100 (high QoL level) [12, 13].
First, the analysis was conducted on the entire database. Descriptive statistics of the sample included frequencies and percentages of categorical variables and means and standard deviations of continuous variables. The structure of the Brief COPE was studied using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) performed using maximum-likelihood extraction with varimax rotation on the entire sample. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure of sampling adequacy and Bartlett's test of sphericity were computed to determine whether the dataset was appropriate for EFA performance [14]. Eigenvalues greater than or equal to one were retained [15]. Items were included in the dimensions if they revealed loading greater than 0.3. In the case of multiple loading of an item on several factors or the case of loading lesser than 0.3, the item was included in the factor that had the most conceptual relationship. The unidimensionality of each dimension was assessed using a Rasch analysis. The goodness-of-fit statistics, the inlier-sensitive fit (INFIT), ranging between 0.7 and 1.3, ensured that all items of the scale measured the same concept [16].
Item internal consistency was assessed by correlating each item with its scale (corrected for overlap) using Pearson's correlation coefficient (a correlation of 0.4 was recommended for supporting item-internal consistency [17]) . Item discriminant validity was assessed by determining the extent to which items correlated more highly with the dimensions they were hypothesized to represent than with other dimensions [18]. For each dimension scale, the internal consistency reliability was assessed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (coefficient of at least 0.7 expected for each scale [17]). Floor and ceiling effects were reported when assessing the homogeneous repartition of the response distribution. Proportions of missing values were provided. The discriminant validity was determined by comparing dimension mean scores of the Brief COPE across individuals groups, such as gender, patient- relationship, living status, employment status, and educational level, and by studying the correlations of Brief COPE scores with age. To explore external validity, relationships between scores of the Brief COPE and scores of SF36 were evaluated. The following hypotheses were formulated: the dimensions of the Brief COPE should differ according to several socio-demographic characteristics (women use external support strategies more often than men, younger people use positive reframing more often than older people, and workers use problem solving more often than non-workers) and 'active-like' coping strategies, such as problem solving and positive thinking, should be positively correlated with QoL, whereas 'passive-like' coping strategies, such as seeking social support and avoidance, should be negatively correlated with QoL.
Second, the entire database was divided into two sub-samples, the patient sample and the caregiver sample. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) based on the LISREL model was separately performed on the two sub-samples to test the adequacy to the predefined model. The adequacy was defined from different indices, the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) and comparative fit index (CFI). RMSEA is acceptable if <0.08 and satisfactory if <0.05, and CFI is acceptable if >0.9 [19, 20]. The internal and external validity were explored in the two subsamples following the same procedure described for the entire sample.
Data analyses were performed using SPSS 20.0 computer software, Winsteps for Rasch's analysis and the structural equation modeling software program Mplus [21] for EFA and CFA.
A total of 477 individuals were eligible. The sample included 398 individuals with an available Brief COPE. The included individuals (n = 398) were significantly older than the 79 non-included and the gender repartition did not differ between the two groups (data not shown). The sample characteristics are presented in Table 1. Patient and caregiver characteristics are available in Additional file 1: Supplementary Table S1.
Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Construct validity
The structure of the Brief COPE was explored using principal component factor analysis, identifying a 4-factor structure accounting for 45% of the total variance (6 to 17% per factor). The dimensions were labeled according to their constitutive items as follows: social support (8 items), problem solving (4), avoidance (10), and positive thinking (6). The structure is presented in Table 2.
Table 2 Factor loading of the 28 items of Brief COPE
Internal consistency was satisfactory for all dimensions. Each item achieved the 0.40 standard for item-internal consistency, excepted two items of the avoidance factor. The correlation of each item with its contributive dimension was higher than with the others (item discriminant validity). Floor effects ranged from 2.7 to 10.0%, and ceiling effects ranged from 0.3 to 3.3%. Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from 0.71 to 0.82 for three dimensions, indicating satisfactory internal consistency. The overall scalability was satisfactory. No items showed an INFIT statistic outside the acceptable range, except the social support factor. All results are presented in Table 3.
Table 3 Dimensions' characteristics of Brief COPE
External validity
Age was not linked to the coping strategies used by the individuals. Women more frequently used passive coping strategies, such as social support and avoidance, and less frequently used a positive thinking strategy compared to men. Individuals who were partners used social support coping strategies less frequently than the individuals who were not partners. Being single was more linked to avoidance strategies. Individuals with employment and individuals with a higher educational level frequently used problems solving strategies.
In general, the use of passive coping strategies, such as social support and avoidance, were negatively correlated with QoL, whereas the use of active coping strategies, such as problem solving and positive thinking, were positively linked with QoL. Mental health, vitality dimensions and the mental composite score of the SF36 were all linked to the coping strategies, whereas the physical composite score was not related to strategies used by the individuals. All the details are provided in Table 4.
Table 4 Relationships between Brief COPE and sociodemographics and quality of life
Replication on patient and caregiver subsamples
The final 4-factor Brief COPE model showed a good fit on the two subsamples, patients and caregivers. All indices from the confirmatory LISREL model were satisfactory, with RMSEA = 0.047 and CFI = 0.923 for the patient subsample, and RMSEA = 0.031 and CFI = 0.938 for the caregiver subsample. The factorial structures of Brief COPE for patients and caregivers are presented in Fig. 1.
Factorial structure of Brief COPE for patients and caregivers. a Patients b Caregivers
For the two subsamples, internal consistency was satisfactory for all dimensions. Each item achieved the 0.40 standard for item-internal consistency, except for the avoidance factor. The correlation of each item with its contributive dimension was higher than with the others, except for avoidance in the patient subsample. Cronbach's alpha coefficients are satisfactory, except for the avoidance factor in the caregiver subsample. The scalability was satisfactory, except the social support factor. All results are presented in Additional file 1: Supplementary Table S2 and Supplementary Table S3.
The French version of the Brief COPE was validated in a large sample of students [11], and, in the authors' opinion, showed satisfactory psychometric properties. The structure of the instrument was not modified, and use of the tool requires the assessment of 14 different scores. This study proposes, for the first time, a new structure of the French version of the Brief COPE, validated in a sample of individuals facing a singular stressful event, including cancer patients and their caregivers, with a smaller number of factors (four), which makes the instrument easier to use both in clinical practice and clinical research. Indeed, 4 indicators rather than 14 may be more practical and used to easily convey messages. Although the Brief COPE is an instrument that has been widely used in coping research worldwide, some publications previously performed surveys using different structures [9, 22] than the original Brief COPE version [7]. The authors provided structures with a different number of factors (eight [9], seven [22], five [23], and three [24–26] factors), explored in different sociocultural contexts [23, 26], and among various groups of individuals (healthy individuals, ill individuals [22, 25], and caregivers [23, 26]).
The present 4-factor structure is supported by different theoretical models of coping. First, for the model developed by Lazarus and Folkman that distinguishes problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies, we should consider that problem-focused strategies may be apprehended by the factor that we called 'problem solving' and the emotion-focused strategies by the dimensions we called 'avoidance' and 'positive thinking'. The last dimension isolated by the factor analysis, named 'social support', remains controversial. According to authors, social support may be related to an emotion-focused strategy [2], a problem-focused strategy [27], and sometimes, it may be defined as an external social resource that an individual can benefit from and not a full-fledged coping strategy [28]. Suls and Fletcher proposed a closer model distinguishing avoidant and vigilant coping [29], a model that extensively overlaps the Lazarus' model. A third theoretical model distinguished active (pacing and control) and passive (avoidance and support) strategies [4, 30]. In this last case, 'avoidance' and 'social support' may be considered passive strategies, whereas 'positive thinking' and 'problem solving' are active strategies.
This new 4-factor structure of the Brief COPE showed satisfactory psychometric properties. The structure presented acceptable internal consistency with all Cronbach's alpha greater than 0.6. The items of one specific dimension were more correlated with their contributive dimensions than others. Some items had INFIT statistics outside the range [0.7–1.2]. This range is applicable in for the development of a new test, but is larger for an existing test, ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 [31]. Contrary to previous studies [32–34], age was not related to the strategies used by the individuals. Consistent with the literature [35–39], women more often used 'social support', including spirituality and religion, and emotional-focused strategies, including 'avoidance' and 'positive thinking', than men. Previous studies showed that the educational level and professional status might be associated with some specific coping strategies [40–42]. Associations between coping strategies and quality of life were elsewhere documented in other pathologic contexts [33, 43]. We found positive correlations between the positive thinking coping strategy and QoL dimensions, physical-like dimensions but particularly mental-like dimensions. It was previously demonstrated that positive emotions contribute to psychological and physical well-being [44, 45]. Similarly, the use of problem solving coping strategies seems to improve the QoL of the individuals. Problem-solving therapy interventions for patients and their caregivers showed positive findings on the QoL of individuals [46, 47]. Consistent with our findings, studies showed a negative correlation between avoidance and social support strategies and mental-like dimensions, social-like dimensions, [43], and physical-like dimensions of the QoL [48]. However, regarding the use of the social support coping strategy, particularly spirituality, some studies showed contradictory findings [49, 50], such that it may be associated with the improvement of well-being and social health. These discrepancies may be explained by the socio-cultural context and the greater or lesser part of spirituality within the social support dimension.
Some points should be discussed.
We preferentially attached some items to one of the 4 factors while the factor loading was less than 0.3, in accordance with the respective meanings of the item and the factor.
Some aspects of the validation process were not available at the time of this study, notably reproducibility, defined as the ability to produce the same results in the absence of a meaningful change. This property is the core psychometric property of a measuring instrument [51]. Assuming that what we are measuring isn't changing, the measure would give us the same result over and over again. An unreproducible tool may compromise the validity of the measure, the precision of the measure, and consequently the use of the measure. However, examination of reproducibility requires longitudinal data collection. Future studies should explore these issues. Finally, assessment of external validity should be more extensive, and an exploration of links between the Brief COPE scores and burden, self-esteem, and perceived stress is lacking.
Authors previously explored the structure of the French version of the Brief COPE showing that the instrument could be represented with a 5-factor structure, but this publication did not provide extensive indicators that may prevent the use of this structure [52]. We believe that our present extensive work, including a more complete validation procedure, will provide potential users arguments supporting the relevance of the 4-factor structure.
BP:
Bodily Pain
Brief COPE:
Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced
CFA:
Confirmatory factor analysis
Comparative fit index
GH:
INFIT:
Inlier-sensitive fit
KMO:
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin
MH:
Physical Functioning
QoL:
Role-Emotional
Role-Physical
SF:
Social Functioning
SF36-MCS:
SF36 Mental Composite Score
SF36-PCS:
SF36 Physical Composite Score
VIT:
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The authors thank Claire Morando for her logistic support. The authors are grateful to all the subjects for their participation in the study. The authors thank Prof. Fabrice Barlesi (Oncology and Therapeutic Innovations Department, Nord Hospital, Marseille, France) and Prof. Florence Duffaud (Oncology Department, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France) for their reception in their department. The author thank Prof. Xavier Zendidjian for his psychiatric expertise.
Data are unsuitable for public deposition due to ethical and legal restrictions and are therefore available upon request with the signature of a data privacy form. To request the data, the readers may contact Karine Baumstarck (karine.baumstarck@univ-amu.fr).
Conception and design: PA. Study coordination: KB, PA, TL, LB. Acquisition of data: TL. Analysis of data: MA, ZH. Interpretation of data: KB, PA, TL, LB. Drafting and writing of manuscript: KB. Revision and approval of final version of the manuscript: KB, MA, ZH, PA, TL, LB.
The authors declare that they have no competing interest.
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Not applicable (the manuscript does not contain any individual persons data).
This work has been financially supported by Merck Serono. This work was supported by the National Clinical Research Quality of Life in Oncology Platform labelled by the National Cancer Ligue and the French National Cancer Institute (Grant INCa-DGOS-Inserm 6038). These sponsors had no role in study design; collection, analysis and interpretation of data; writing of the report; decision to submit the article for publication.
EA 3279, Self-perceived Health Assessment Research Unit, School of Medicine, Aix-Marseille Université, 27 bd Jean Moulin, Marseille cedex 05, Marseille, 13385, France
Karine Baumstarck, Marine Alessandrini, Zeinab Hamidou, Pascal Auquier & Laurent Boyer
National Clinical research Quality of Life in Oncology Platform, Marseille, France
Karine Baumstarck, Zeinab Hamidou, Pascal Auquier & Tanguy Leroy
Social Psychology Research Group (GRePS EA 4163), Université Lumière Lyon 2, Bron, France
Tanguy Leroy
Karine Baumstarck
Marine Alessandrini
Zeinab Hamidou
Pascal Auquier
Laurent Boyer
Correspondence to Karine Baumstarck.
Replication on patient and caregiver subsamples. Table S1. Characteristics of patients and caregivers. Table S2. Dimensions' characteristics of Brief COPE for patients and caregivers. Table S3. Relationships between Brief COPE and sociodemographics and quality of life for patients and caregivers. (DOCX 53 kb)
Baumstarck, K., Alessandrini, M., Hamidou, Z. et al. Assessment of coping: a new french four-factor structure of the brief COPE inventory. Health Qual Life Outcomes 15, 8 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-016-0581-9
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```php
<?php

namespace app\controllers;

use yii\rest\ActiveController;

class UserController extends ActiveController
{
    public $modelClass = 'app\models\User';

    public function actionGetuser()
    {
        return array('user' => 'akhfa', 'hobi' => array('nonton' => 'anime'));
    }
}
```

## Cara pemanggilan
```
curl -i -H "Accept: application/json; q=1.0, */*; q=0.1" "http://localhost/yii-rest-server/web/user/getuser"
```

## Contoh respon
```json
{
  "user": "akhfa",
  "hobi": {
    "nonton": "anime"
  }
}
```

## Sumber
http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-rest-quick-start.html

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Hithere. My family had a party lastnight after my friends wake. For a short while, 3 large white circles showed up in pictures. Seems to me it could be camera flash lighting but cannot find enough information to explain it. I'm wondering if any of you would be able to explain your thoughts on it, please and thank you. I will post a few pictures, same shape but different angles.
I'm sorry about the subject line, I don't know how to edit that.
Its another light source off to the left causing it. Plus please post original photos so we can see what the camera was doing. You can see light painting so on a few we see camera movement as well.
These are original photos. I did not alter them. and I think the light on the left was the flash because it showed up the same in different angles.
Since it's exactly the same in every photo I'm going with something on the lens. Moisture/condensation or dust, maybe ash from the fire.
Was it damp or humid?
Not damp. It was cold out though.
why would it appear for a short time and then stop for the remainder of evening?
(10-02-2016, 09:02 PM)Gemini07 Wrote: Not damp. It was cold out though.
My guess the camera may have been warm ( being indoor or inside a pocket) and when exposed to colder air condensation appeared on the lens. Eventually adjusted to the temps..
Here is yet another example of being caused by a light source.


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He tried to say PlayStation was an air purifier
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A man has sold his virtually new Playstation 5 after trying to convince his wife the big and bulky white console was an air purifier for their home.
The new design of Sony's much sought-after game console has been criticised for its large size, although there aren't many air purifiers that plug directly into the TV.
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Philly Song of the Week: "Living in the U.S.A." by Rory Lynch
by Jason N Peters
April 9, 2021 April 9, 2021 Filed under:
The first time I met Rory Lynch was also my first time in Dublin, Ireland. Long story short, Rory and his brother got into an argument at the pub prompting them both to be kicked out, unbeknownst to me. I ended up sleeping on a bench that night, after some lovely Dubliners attempted to help me home.
That was in 2016, before Rory began publishing his music on major streaming services. At the time, Lynch was eager to perform and play live music; he covered Chance the Rapper's "All Night" at the pregame before we went out and even performed Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" at a traditional Irish Pub Session.
Rory Lynch playing Born to Run at the Cobblestone in Dublin, Ireland – 2016
"Living in the U.S.A" is this week's Philly Song of the Week because I haven't been able to turn it off. Do you know how good someone's music has to be to continue supporting them after they left you on a bench in Dublin?
Rory comes from Northeast Philadelphia, but has traveled a great deal providing him with a world of perspective to funnel into modern folk songs. It's easy to doubt the credentials of a folk singer from the City, luckily Northeast Philadelphia is barely the city. Lynch's free-flowing lifestyle partnered with the soul in his music make for some truly ground-breaking folk tunes.
Living in the U.S.A is a quintessential folk song. The song fits perfectly into Lynch's discography which consistently analyzes the American experience from songs like Brooklyn to Trustafarian. Lynch's music sounds like it was produced in a forgone era, yet the lyrics paint a perfect picture of modern America.
Listen to Rory's most recent EP – Steal Away on all streaming platforms. Little to no one is making the same type of music that Rory Lynch is producing.
If you have any suggestions or submissions for next week's "Song of the Week," please tweet @PlainPhilly.
Traditional Irish Folk Singer at the Cobblestone in Dublin.
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Nice Price Or No Dice
At $3,200, Could This 1996 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer Edition Get You to Give a Buck?
Rob Emslie
Photo: Craigslist
Nice Price Or No DiceIs this used car a good deal? You decide!
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Hey, what's your preferred Bronco take: old school first-gen Jeep-like, or next-gen O.J. Simpson attempted escape pod? I don't think you could go wrong choosing either path, but today we're taking a stroll down the latter.
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This later one, presenting in black with contrasting beige cap and pin-striping, will prove a lot more comfortable, more capable on the road, and as we'll see, hells bells cheaper to buy as well.
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The 4X4 system is claimed to work as it should and spins two new tires in the back. Centerline-style steel wheels keep those from rolling away and underpin black plastic wheel arch eyebrows. I'm not sure if those are Ford or aftermarket, but either way they don't look bad.
The seller says that the truck does suffer from some rust but other than surface pocking here and there the only major spot afflicted seems to limited to the rocker panel just aft of the driver's door. That patch also seems to extend under the driver's door.
The ladder frame underneath looks to be solid, however. A dent and some rust in the tail gate are the final visual demerits, as might be the odd aftermarket headlamps if you're not into such things. Oddly enough, the rear window is a piece of plexiglass that will need to be replaced along with the rusty gate if you want to keep things on the up and up.
The interior looks to be in decent if somewhat worn and grungy shape. A good cleaning and some new seat covers would work wonders in here. The truck features a column shift but the bucket seats and wide center storage console mean it's exclusively two-up in front. One assumes there's a bench in back but we don't get to see it.
The house of Windsor is another place on this truck that could stand a good once-over. The engine bay is dirty and, again, shows surface rust in places. Nothing seems terribly out of place nor are there any missing pieces made evident by their absence. The truck has done a remarkable 215,000 miles and comes with a clear title.
Rust is something that scares off a lot of buyers, but is a factor of most cars for a huge swath of the country's car buyers. This Bronco lives in Ohio and you can bet that its honored place along the salt belt means that car buyers there just take for granted that they'll have to deal with a little road rot on any used vehicle, and probably most Tinder dates.
The fact that this truck has some issues means its price isn't in the stratosphere. It's also, as noted in its ad, seemingly not too far gone to fix. At a $3,200 asking, it's now incumbent upon you to determine if someone should accept that challenge.
What do you think, is this battle scared Bronco worth that $3,200 asking? Or, for that much, would you want a horse of a different color?
You decide!
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CP. That tape job across the back window to probably keep water out (or keep the window up) and the recently added and badly applied undercoating to no doubt cover up rust has me thinking this turd is worth about $1000 less.
Then again, people are actually paying good money for this era of shat wagon for reasons unknown to me, so I guess NP price for the market it's in.


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Srinagar, May 13: After closing a number of branches due to turmoil in early nineties, the Punjab National Bank (PNB) re-established itself with 67 branches operating in the valley with a working capital of Rs 24 crore.
Of this Rs six crore have been extended as loans, Zonal Manager of the bank for Jammu and Kashmir J S Jass said during the opening of a new branch at Batmaloo near here.
Earlier, Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Beigh, who also holds the finance portfolio, inaugurated the branch. He impressed upon the banking industry to further improve its product range and service quality.
He said this would not only generate goodwill among its customers but also take their business to great heights.
Mr Beigh said in today's highly competitive market only bank or company, which has the highest customer satisfaction and product range to its credit, would grow.
Mr Beigh hoped that PNB would extend its facilities and products to the local customers with least formalities.


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Drugs gang who plotted to flood Tyneside with cocaine and cannabis jailed for 45 years
Eleven members of a drugs gang who operated out of Blaydon, Winlaton, North Shields and Burradon thought they were above the law but have been locked up
Rob Kennedy
Tony Ross, drugs gang ringleader (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
A drugs gang who plotted to flood the North East with cocaine and cannabis has been jailed for a total of more than 45 years.
The organised crime group were involved in the large scale supply and distribution of narcotics across Tyneside and thought they were above the law.
But police were onto them and spent six months keeping them under observations before swooping and smashing the gang.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the conspirators operated out of a number of addresses in Blaydon, Winlaton, North Shields and Burradon.
Head honchos Tony David Ross, his dad, Anthony Thompson Ross and fellow ringleader Brian Moulding were among eleven men to be locked up.
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After the case, Detective Inspector Don Gibson welcomed the sentences and said a dangerous gang who posed a big threat to communities across the Northumbria Police force area have been taken off the streets.
He said: "This organised crime gang have wreaked havoc across the North-east, targeting the most vulnerable in our communities. We are delighted that they have now been brought to justice.
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"Sophisticated gangs like this often believe they are above the law and think they will never get caught.
"Their operation was vast and their conviction was the result of a lot of hard work from my team, who carried out months of investigation.
"There is no doubt that the operation they ran posed a big threat to the fabric of our society. The region is a safer place with these individuals behind bars.
Drugs seized from gang (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
"I would like to thank all of the officers who've worked on this case for their hard work and dedication to ensure the perpetrators had their day in court and pay for the crimes they have committed.
"I also hope this sends out a clear and strong message to the public – nobody is above the law, and we will continue to actively pursue offenders who look to take advantage of those most vulnerable in our communities for purely selfish gains."
Police carried out a number of raids in October 2016 as part of the investigation, initially arresting nine men including the three ringleaders.
More than a kilogram of cocaine which being circulated by gang members was seized and a dozen addresses raided.
Drugs gang's cannabis farm (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
A professional cannabis farm was also located, which the gang was running on the Camperdown Industrial Estate, near Burradon, North Tyneside.
The eleven men sentenced were:
Tony David Ross, 34, of Valley Crescent, Blaydon sentenced to 10 years and nine months imprisonment after admitting conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs
Anthony Thompson Ross, 55, of Hanover Drive, Winlaton , sentenced to five years imprisonment after being found guilty at court of conspiracy to supply class A drugs
Anthony Ross, drugs gang ringleader (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
Brian Stewart Moulding, 38, of June Avenue, Winlaton Mill, sentenced to eight years imprisonment after admitting conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs
Brian Moulding, drugs gang ringleader (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
James Madine, 43, of Milton Grove, Prudhoe, sentenced to eight years imprisonment after being found guilty at court of conspiracy to supply class A drugs
James Madine, drugs gang member (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
Scott David McKenzie, 29, of Briar Close, Winlaton, sentenced to three years imprisonment after admitting conspiracy to supply class A drugs
Scott McKenzie, drugs gang member (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
Liam Terual, 25, of Union Quay, North Shields, sentenced to three years imprisonment after being found guilty at court of conspiracy to supply class A drugs
Liam Terual, drugs gang member (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
Robert Paul Stewart, 37, of Hesketh Way, Liverpool, sentenced to three years imprisonment after being found guilty at court of conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Robert Stewart, drugs gang member (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
David Bradley, 34, of Greenvale Avenue, Newcastle, sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment after admitting being concerned in the supply of class A drugs
David Bradley, drugs gang member (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
Anthony Jessop, 28, of Ullswater Way, Newcastle, sentenced to two years and four months imprisonment after admitting possession with the intent to supply class A drugs
Anthony Jessop, drugs gang member (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
Steven Atkin, 33, of Briar Close, Winlaton, given an 18-month suspended sentence with 150 hours unpaid work after admitting conspiracy to supply class B drugs
Steven Atkin, drugs gang member (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
Jason Snowball, 22, of Tynebank, Winlaton, sentenced to two-year suspended sentence with 200 hours unpaid work, curfew and tag after admitting conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Jason Snowball, drugs gang member (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
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Stephen Hearne has been working in clay for 10 years specializing in handmade ceramic tiles. He obtains instruction at Skyline College. Inspiration for his pottery tiles comes from work seen in California tiles of the 1920's. Stephen resides in Pacifica, CA. He is a member of the Pacifica Art Guild. His tiles have been included in group exhibitions at the Sanchez Art Center and at the Skyline College Art Gallery. Stephen has an annual solo show at the Fog City Java in Pacifica.
My work consists of brightly glazed ceramic tiles. I use terracotta clay to add richness to the colors and wax-lines to provide a crisp separation between colors. The glazes are bulbed on in order to produce a thick, even, glossy surface. My tiles are displayed in a number of ways. I arrange tile murals inside of vintage wooden Coca-Cola crates and add a found object. These pieces engage the observer to find the relationship between the object and the mural. I also create traditional tile murals, framed single tiles, pavers, and tile top tables. Following the belief that people like something familiar presented in a new way, I design tiles that are simple yet striking enough to evoke feeling.


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SBU News > COVID-19 > Stronger Together Update (Dec. 2, 2021)
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Stronger Together Update (Dec. 2, 2021)
Happy December and thanks to all who have made this fall semester such a shining success here at Stony Brook. Students: good luck on finals. Everyone: hope you're able to start winding down for an enjoyable holiday season.
This Update provides a few more reminders and tips in the meantime, from the Stronger Together team:
Importance of vaccines
Testing and other COVID protocol reminders
Activities/opportunities to take a break and de-stress
Caring, Respect, Civility
Vaccines: Why They're Still Important and Where to Get Them
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and our own experts at Stony Brook Medicine continue to point to the importance and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters, in helping protect individuals against the risks of COVID and the new Omicron variant.
While there are still unanswered questions, Susan V. Donelan, MD, Hospital Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Renaissance School of Medicine, says, "It is very likely that some protection will still remain from vaccinations provided to date." She and others also encourage individuals to get vaccinated, including with the booster, if they haven't yet.
Vaccines are available at our SBU vaccination site located in the Innovation & Discovery Building (IDC) in Stony Brook's Research and Development (R&D) Park. This site is open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 6:30 pm; Sunday, 8 am to noon. Individuals age 12 and over may either schedule an appointment or 'walk in' without one. Appointments are required for children ages 5-11. To make an appointment at this or any other State-run COVID-19 vaccine site, visit visit am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov. And for more information about vaccines in general, visit the Vaccine Information page of our Stronger Together website.
Testing: Whose Week It Is and Other Safety Protocols
While it's easy to have testing, mask and other COVID fatigue after all this time, please continue to follow the protocols that have kept us open for in-person learning, and one of the safest communities around, all semester long.
Fully vaccinated, healthy employees with last names A-E: it's your week to test; next week (December 6) is F-L. Non-vaccinated individuals (or those who haven't shown proof of their vaccination) still need to test weekly.
Please also keep your mask on when indoors, wash your hands frequently, and follow healthy cough etiquette to keep us all as healthy and safe as possible through flu season and holiday gathering times.
De-Stress: Take in a Game or Go to an Event
Especially after long periods of hectic schedules and/or stressful times, it's important to take some breaks and make some time to just enjoy yourself. A few suggestions:
Seawolves basketball is incredibly exciting this year. Take in a game and cheer on our teams
Time-honored Southampton Light the Windmill traditional event is this Friday (December 3)
Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra performs Afro-American Symphony this Saturday (December 4)
Check out what's at the Staller Center and Zuccaire Gallery; lots of diverse offerings
This time of year, and all year-long, it's meaningful to remember our values of caring, respecting and being civil toward each other. Check out two new features on our Caring, Respect, Civility website that speak to our related core commitments toward diversity, and equal access to education and career opportunities.
Visit our new Stronger Together website for the latest updates and information.
Contact us at strongertogether@stonybrook.edu with any questions/comments/ideas.
We welcome your feedback!
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It is no secret that modern electronics are extremely vulnerable to water. Even going for a walk in the rain can cause irreparable damage to your smart phone or tablet if you're not careful. Unfortunately, it is impossible to keep away from water in everyday life, and there are very few people who have never spilled coffee on their mobile device or accidentally dropped it into the kitchen sink or toilet. Fortunately, the Smart Tablet Rescue Kit can help you rescue the situation and keep your device usable, by preventing permanent damage to the electronic circuits.
The convenient packaging of the Smart Tablet Rescue Kit keeps emergency rescue of your device as simple as possible, minimising the time needed to start the treatment. As soon as possible after an accident occurs, simply turn off your smart phone or tablet, dry it with a soft cloth, remove the battery and any other smaller parts, and put them all in the emergency rescue bag. The kit will start workingimmediately. Wait 24 to 48 hours, depending the size of the device, before removing it from the bag.
Although every device is different, and it may not always be possible to rescue your device, the Smart Tablet Rescue Kit gives you the best chance of preventing an unfortunate accident turning into a very costly one.


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Lighting the Way: Demske makes his mark
By Indiana Connection
Posted on Dec 11 2022 in Noble REMC
MARK DEMSKE
Noble REMC wouldn't be successful without our employees and directors. To highlight the work that they do, we've established Lighting the Way to place a spotlight on those who help the co-op thrive.
Director Mark Demske's day starts at 3:30 a.m. and doesn't end until he puts his kids to bed around 9 p.m. And in between? It's go, go, go, as he oversees his Biggby Coffee franchises and gives back to the community he grew up in — including serving on Noble REMC's board of directors.
Though he jokes he "looks tired all the time," it's because he ensures he makes the most out of each day, even making time to sit down and answer a few questions for the co-op.
Why did you want to run for the REMC Board?
"I guess the real reason was Bob Marshall. He and I were on the EDC (Noble County Economic Development Corporation) board together for 10 years, and he was coming off this board. I called him and was like, 'Hey, is it a good board to be on?' Because not all boards are built the same. He told me it's one of the best boards he'd been on -— so, it's Bob's fault."
Was there anything specific to the co-op that attracted you to the position?
"I've been on for-profit boards and nonprofit boards but never a not-for-profit board. It takes a while to understand the whole economics behind it, so from that aspect, it was a new challenge."
What's been your favorite part about serving our members?
"Oh, I think getting to know everybody on the board. You know, I only knew Andy (Strack) prior to being on the board. So just getting to know their past and how they've come to be on the board and their experiences."
Are you originally from here?
"I grew up in Avilla, and other than going away to college in the '90s, I've been around here. I worked for Community State Bank for 14 years, had a house in Fort Wayne, and then one popped up that we liked at Noble Hawk there, so we moved this way."
Does that mean you're a big golfer?
"Before kids, I got out a lot more. Now that I've got two kids, I don't get out like I used to, so, no. I mean, they're six and 10 now. I used to play like three to four times a week, but now, yeah, not as much."
Since you own three Biggby Coffees, what's your go-to coffee order?
"I'm kind of basic. I mean, black coffee, Americano or, you know, black iced coffee. I don't need all of the sugar."
Do you have a favorite movie?
"In the last 10 years? Not so much. Whatever the kids are watching pretty much. When they come in, they change things to what they want to watch, and some of the stuff I want to watch, they shouldn't be watching."
What's your favorite local restaurant?
"St. James. We live just down the street from there, so it's somewhere we've always gone, and then I worked there as a bartender for about eight, 10 years. We've just known everybody for years."
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Ross Darwin
Ross joins the team directly from Stanford Business School and brings a strong foundation of investment and education experience to the Owl team. Prior to receiving his MBA, Ross spent 3.5 years at TA Associates as an Associate where he was active in deal sourcing, due diligence, deal execution and portfolio support. Ross evaluated a number of opportunities in the education space and was an integral member of one of the major education deals that TA closed. Prior to TA Associates, Ross was an Associate at The Parthenon Group, a consulting firm that specializes in education and private equity work. Ross worked on numerous client projects including a unique education assignment where he developed classification and intervention programs for CORE, the largest 8 school districts in CA to seek US Department of Education approval for a custom program to replace the requirements of No Child Left Behind.
Ross graduated from Stanford University in 2012 with honors of Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford Award of Excellence and the Innovative Research Award. Ross received his M.B.A from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2019.


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Das Ramat-Gan-Stadion () ist ein Fußballstadion mit Leichtathletikanlage in der israelischen Stadt Ramat Gan, einem Vorort von Tel Aviv. Es war bis 2014 das Nationalstadion des Landes.

Geschichte
Die Sportstätte wurde 1951 fertiggestellt und ist mit 41.583 Sitzplätzen zugleich das größte Stadion Israels. Seit den 1950er Jahren ist die Sportstätte ein Teil der Makkabiade. 1964 war es eines von vier Stadien der Fußball-Asienmeisterschaft 1964 und die israelische Nationalmannschaft sicherte sich hier durch ein 2:1 über Südkorea den Turniersieg. Lange Zeit war es die einzige Anlage des Landes, die die Auflagen der UEFA für Champions-League- und Europa-League-Spiele sowie der FIFA für Qualifikationsspiele zur Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft erfüllte. Alle israelischen Vereine, die sich für die Champions League qualifizierten, trugen ihre Heimspiele hier aus. Beispiele dafür sind Maccabi Tel Aviv in der Saison 2004/05 und Maccabi Haifa in der Spielzeit 2009/10. Seit 2010 entspricht auch das Bloomfield-Stadion in Tel Aviv den Vorgaben und wird für Champions-League-Spiele genutzt, ebenso das 2014 eröffnete Sammy-Ofer-Stadion in Haifa und das umgebaute Teddy-Stadion in Jerusalem.

Es gab Pläne, das Stadion abzureißen und durch ein größeres zu ersetzen, um Platz für ca. 70.000 Zuschauer zu schaffen. Dieser Neubau hätte ungefähr 100 Millionen US-Dollar gekostet und sollte bereits in den Jahren 2011 und 2012 verwirklicht werden.

Seit 2015 nutzt der Fußballverein Hapoel Ramat Gan das Stadion für seine Spiele.

Weblinks

Fußballstadion in Israel
Erbaut in den 1950er Jahren
Sport (Ramat Gan)
Fußballstadion in Asien

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Now be a perfectionist in whatever you cook with MAKICUPS Measuring Cups.
Measurements of food items in cooking can make or break a dish! It holds true for elaborate dishes like biryani, desserts or confectionery etc. MAKICUPS provides you measuring cups which not only serve the purpose but are of different colors and look super cute. Get these measuring cups to make your recipes taste nothing less than amazing.


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Tokyo: SoftBank Group Corp shares jumped 17 percent on Thursday, adding $14 billion to the Japanese tech investment giant's market value, after it unveiled a record share buyback and a surge in quarterly operating profit.
SoftBank's market value is currently around 11 trillion yen ($100.10 billion). But when its stakes in SoftBank Corp, the Saudi-backed Vision Fund, chip designer Arm Holdings and others are taken into account, the company's holdings, net of debt, are worth 21 trillion yen, Son said.


For an authentic Scottish tourist experience, Inverness is certainly the place to be due to its collection of historic castles; its generous whisky supply; its rich Highland clan heritage and of course, its status as being the place of residence for the infamous Loch Ness Monster.
Being located in the striking landscape of the Highlands, Inverness is the perfect place for a leisure getaway with an abundance of adventures to engage in, not less trying to source the Loch Ness Monster yourself at Loch Ness; watching some dolphins play or discovering some of the most beautiful sights from the Plodda Falls to the Caledonian Canal.
If you are looking for a place to satisfy your thirst for historical knowledge, then Inverness complete with the Cromarty Courthouse Museum, Culloden Battlefield, Family History Highland Archive and the Fortrose Cathedral, is the ultimate location due to its enthralling Highland past.
It may not be your typical buzzing city life scene, but Inverness still offers much in the way of warm Scottish hospitality, gorgeous landscape; unique local shops and restaurants. It is certainly a city that requires more than a day's worth of exploring and a warm, comfy bed to return to at night; something which we are more than eager to help you find.


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from django.contrib import admin
from shop.admin.order import PrintOrderAdminMixin, BaseOrderAdmin
from shop.models.defaults.order import Order

@admin.register(Order)
class OrderAdmin(PrintOrderAdminMixin, BaseOrderAdmin):
    search_fields = BaseOrderAdmin.search_fields + ('shipping_address_text',
        'billing_address_text', 'number',)
    fields = BaseOrderAdmin.fields + (('shipping_address_text', 'billing_address_text',),)


While I've still got Frostpunk, Dark Souls Remastered and State of Decay 2 sitting in my current backlog, it's a comfort to know that no matter how far removed in time we get from FMV games, just the sight of one will make me want to instantly drop everything and go play them instead. Case in point, this week's batch of the best PC gaming deals of the week includes multiple FMV adventure games from the mid-to-late nineties in all their campy goodness.
As usual, we've also got deals that'll work in the UK, deals that'll work in the US and some deals that will work in both the UK and US, as well as presumably many other places. Let's get started.
From right this very second until June 1st, you can grab a quartet of free games that are usually only available as part of a Humble Monthly membership. Knight Club, Quiet City, Hitchhiker and Uurnog may not be titles you recognise but hey, there's always time to try out some new things, especially if they're free. Get 'em while you can.
This week's GOG sale features recently released puzzler Q.U.B.E. 2 for £15.99, old-school strategy gem Evil Genius for £2.39, Rogue Trooper Redux for £9.99, and dubious shooter Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death for £1.49. It also features some of the best in campy FMV adventure games, including The 7th Guest for 89p and its sequel, The 11th Hour for 89p each, and Tender Loving Care (starring the late John Hurt) for £1.09.
The latest in the long-running series of Killer Bundles – the Killer Bundle 11 – will cost you a whopping £4.49 and features 10 games including The Technomancer, Zenith, The Swindle and even the official PewDiePie game if that's your thing.
This month's Humble Monthly offering is arguably one of the bigger ones. Destiny 2 is up for grabs, along with a stack of other games once the month finishes. All of that will cost you £10 / $12 if you feel like signing up. You're free to cancel after this one month too if you just wanted a really cheap copy of Destiny 2 and some extra games on top.
Those of you looking for an affordable graphics card can attempt to pick up this GeForce 1060 GB model while it's discounted to £235.99 over at Overclockers. While stock lasts and all that.
It's not quite an OLED TV but it's only one letter off. The Samsung QLED 4K HDR-enabled set is one of the highest rated TVs on the market right now and you can save £549 when you pick one up via Currys PC World right now. It'll still cost you £1150, but hey, it's a little victory.
If all this GDPR stuff hasn't put you off having your very own robot that may or may not be monitoring you, you can go ahead and take advantage of Amazon's current discounts on its range of Echo devices, as well as some Fire HD tablets.
If you fancy adding a big stack of extra storage to whatever device you happen to need it for, you can pick up ar recertified version of a WD MY Passport and take advantage of a big ol' discount right now. A 3TB model will currently set you back £45 rather than its usual cost of £130.
Look, there's not a whole lot I can write about a copy of Windows 10 Home 64-bit edition for £30.49 that would be anywhere near entertaining as the above image so uh, here's a copy of Windows 10 Home 64-bit edition for £30.49 if you needed one.
The one-disc Blu-ray of Blade Runner 2049 is currently down to £9.99, making it a markedly affordable way to get yourself a copy of the movie and proceed to watch it and once again be strangely impressed by Dave Bautista's acting skills.
Overwatch, despite being two years old as of this month, maintains its price fairly impressively most of the time. That said, right now you can pick up the Game of the Year edition for $20 by going through Amazon.
Mafia 3 is a complex and sometimes troubling story as well as a big dose of 60s style wrapped around a big open world filled with classic American muscle cars. It's also $10 right now if you missed out on it so far.
Okay, we're done for another week. Keep in mind that deals, prices and availability can change at the drop of a hat, so apologies if you miss out on something you wanted. I'll be over at Jelly Deals, scouring the world wide web for more deals. Feel free to visit, or follow us on Twitter and give us a like on Facebook.
Did you know that Jelly Deals has launched a newsletter? It lets us bring the best deals directly to you each day. Subscribe here, if that seems like your kind of thing.
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The Diocese of South Dakota is unique in the Episcopal Church. The Indian ministry of the Episcopal Church here really began with the Minnesota Uprising of 1862. After years of government treachery and deceit, the Santee people rose up and broke free of the Minnesota Valley reservation. Many lives were lost, and despite the fact that Christians among the Santee saved the lives of missionaries and some settlers, all of the surviving Indians were imprisoned and later expelled to the Dakota Territory.
Episcopal Deacon Samuel Hinman, who had served the Santee people in Minnesota for three years, accompanied them to South Dakota. The chaos of the Civil War, however, prevented the establishment of a new jurisdiction until 1871, when the Missionary District of Niobrara was created. William Hobart Hare, the first Bishop of Niobrara, was consecrated in1873. Bishop Hare designed a Niobrara Cross to give to each new Indian Christian, inscribed: That they may have life.
In 1971 the Missionary District of Niobrara became the Diocese of South Dakota with Bishop Walter Jones as Diocesan Bishop. At that time there were 18 parishes, 24 mission congregations, 90 churches and chapels in the Niobrara Deanery, and 4 Episcopal schools.


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Q: Hiding Health Bar Until Enemy is nearby C# I know how to create a collider to detect a game object tagged as "Enemy". I'm also familiar with making it an isTrigger event as well as the functionality of OnTriggerEnter().
What my problem seem to be is reading the image from my Health Point Script(HPsc) into my EnemyDetection script.
In my HPsc I've declared and assigned my HP images (red and green) as public static Image HP_Green, HP_Red. So in my EnemyDetection script I reference these HPsc.HP_Green.SetActive(True) and HPsc.HP_Red.SetActive(true)
However, the problem seem to be that SetActive is for text UI and not for Image?
Could FadeIn() and FadeOut() actually be an alternative here?
HealthBar Class:
public class HPsc
{
    public static Image HP_Bar_Green;
    public static Image HP_Bar_Red; // Allows me to initialize the images in Unity

    void Start()
    {
        HP_Bar_Green = GetComponent<Image>();
        HP_Bar_Red = GetComponent<Image>(); //How I grab the images upon startup
    }
}

EnemyDetection:
public class EnemyDetection
{
    void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
    {
        if (other.tag == "Enemy1")
        {
            HpSc.HP_Bar_Green.SetActive(true);
            // This is DetectEnemy trying to grab the image from the other script.
        }
    }
}

***** SOLUTION ISSUE #1 *****
HP_Bar_Green.gameObject.SetActive(true); – Fredrik Widerberg
Just needed to string the gameObject in there! Thanks all!
****** ISSUE #2 ******
Ok, now my next issue with this code is getting BOTH images into the correct variables.
HP_Bar_Green = transform.GetChild(0).gameObject.GetComponent();
HP_Bar_Red = transform.GetChild(1).gameObject.GetComponent();
I'm trying to insure that each variable can only contain what its supposed to. .GetChild() looks promosing but it is causing a lot of issues. The compiler allows the game to start and play, but over 5 minutes I stacked up 20,000 identical errors in the compiler.
***** Issue is RESOLVED *****
Hallelujah!
I moved HP_Bar_Red into my EnemyDetection script. Made it a public variable and manually inserted the object inside Unity inspector. (As a few people have been recommending here. Thanks to you all! Stay blessed!)

A: So, you are trying to do SetActive() on a Image component.
However, SetActive() is a part of GameObject to activate/deactivate the GameObject in your hierachy.
So you need to get the GameObject first, and call SetActive() on it
myImage.gameObject.SetActive(true);

If you want to enable/disable just the Image-component you could do
myImage.enabled = true;

A: You need to set the GameObject on the Image component to be active or inactive using
GameObject.SetActive(boolean)

Or Alternatively you could do this
HpSc.HP_Bar_Green.enabled = true/false;

Class:
public class EnemyDetection
{
    void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
    {
        if (other.tag == "Enemy1")
        {
            HpSc.HP_Bar_Green.GameObject.SetActive(true);
            //or
            HpSc.HP_Bar_Green.enabled = true;
            // This is DetectEnemy trying to grab the image from the other script.
        }
    }
}

You might run into issue with having the HpSc.HP_Bar_Green being static so if there are multiple enemies you might want to have a class that gets the HpSc component and disables it for that specific one.
public class EnemyDetection
{
    void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
    {
        if (other.tag == "Enemy1")
        {
            HpSc healthBar = other.GetComponent<HpSc>();

            healthBar.GameObject.SetActive(true);
            //or
            healthBar.enabled = true;
        }
    }
}

Non Static variables:
public class HPsc
{
    public Image HP_Bar_Green;
    public Image HP_Bar_Red; // Allows me to initialize the images in Unity

    void Start()
    {
        HP_Bar_Green = this.GetComponent<Image>();
        HP_Bar_Red = this.GetComponent<Image>();
    }
}

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Thank you for joining our interest in pet Roly Polies and Madagascars.
All of our pets are from my sons collection that he started when he was about 3-4 years old. He started carrying his exotic pet rolies around in a Pocket Habitat I made for him and soon after he wanted to create a habitat similar to his ant farm for his Roly Polies. It didn't take long before his friends started wanting his Roly Polies and Habitats. With the experience of working In manufacturing and ideas from a 7 year old, a single mother and her son can create a fun, exciting, and new pet that kids of all ages can carry in their pocket to love during the day. And release them on their nightstand farm at night.
I am proud that my sons first ideas have brought happiness to so many but I am so excited about his newest ideas that I hope to have available soon.


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Delivery usually takes about 3 to 5 working days for Peninsular Malaysia and 5-7 working days for Sabah/Sarawak & Singapore. For overseas delivery, the delivery might take 15-30 working days. The delivery time might further extend due to any unforeseen circumstances.
Unfortunately, we are unable to redirect orders once your items have been dispatched. Therefore, please double confirm the shipping address before proceeding for payment.
If you or the intended recipient is not in upon delivery by the courier guy, he/she will leave a card at the delivery address confirming that they have tried to deliver. Follow the instructions on this card to pick up the item or call them to re-arrange delivery. Please take note that there might be additional charges incurred for the re-arrangement of delivery.
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7. Do you offer same day delivery in Malaysia?
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