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Morrison government to fast track tax cuts for small and medium-sized businesses
By Lane Calcutt • Political Reporter
11:50am Oct 11, 2018
The Morrison Government will fast track the next round of tax cuts for small and medium-sized businesses and plans to have them fully implemented five years earl.
Having dumped cuts for big business after failing to have them passed by the senate, and with a revenue windfall, the government says it can afford the earlier rate relief that will cost $3 billion.
The rate for companies with a turnover up to $50 million was lowered from 30 to 27.5 percent, and was scheduled to bottom out at 25 percent by 2026-27.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is pushing the tax cuts through and plans to have them implemented five years early. (Nine)
Under the plan outlined by the Prime Minister, it would fall to 26 percent in 2021, and 25 percent the following year.
Bringing the cuts forward potentially opens a new front in the election battleground, if Labor doesn't back the cuts.
If not, the government will have to again negotiate a way through the senate with the crossbench, although Opposition Leader Bill Shorten didn't rule out backing them in "if it can be afforded".
Scott Morrison told the Today Show he wanted to bring the legislation to parliament next week.
Just three of 114 government-promised road projects have been started
Government set to revise total number of hectares destroyed during bushfire season to 17 million
Unlimited paid leave for firefighters backed by reader poll
"It was always the plan, in the event the other tax cuts didn't pass the parliament, to come back with a new plan that was going to drive jobs, drive investment, support better wages for people working in these businesses," Mr Morrison said.
"Why would the senate want to stand in the way of tax cuts for small and medium-sized businesses?
"They voted for them before and they voted for them for the right reasons.
"The only people standing in the way is Bill Shorten.
"Bill Shorten's policy is to make large businesses smaller by making them pay more taxes."
But Mr Shorten said he wouldn't "engage in petty politics, but wanted to see the figures.
"I'm not giving a blank cheque to anybody," Mr Shorten said.
"I'm not ruling it out and we're not ruling it in.
"We want to see the numbers. I'm keeping an open mind. We'll have a good look at the proposal."
But he challenged the Prime Minister to find $14 billion for public schools.
"Our first priority is to properly fund our schools, our hospitals."


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Q: How can I pass data to a function when adding an event listener? Here is my code:
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function somethingHappens(evt) {
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How can I pass data to the somethingHappens() function when attaching the event listener? Is that possible? I was looking for something I could do like:
function somethingHappens(evt,dataItem1,dataItem2) {
    // code here, I need to use evt here
}

A: You can do it the old school way if you don't mind using an anonymous function as handler:
var data = { foo: 'bar' };

dropbox.addEventListener("dragenter", function(evt) {
    somethingHappens.call(this, evt, data);
}, false);

function somethingHappens(evt, data) {
    console.log(data);
}

But I'm also pretty sure you can use jQuery events for this:
$(dropbox).bind( 'dragenter', { foo: 'bar' }, somethingHappens );

function somethingHappens(evt) {
    console.log(evt.data);
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A: You could use jQuery's bind method:-
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#yourdropboxid').bind("dragenter", { foo: 'bar' }, somethingHappens);
});

function somethingHappens(event) {
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Spectacular mermaid wedding dress with lovely drape and crepe and floral embroidered tulle. An illusion neckline that plays with the sheer effects of lacy flowers. The bare back, also framed by illusion lace, gives the dress great style.


Kimberly Shearer, an English teacher at Boone County High School, has been named Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
The announcement was made today at a ceremony held at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort by Ashland Inc. and the Kentucky Department of Education. Gov. Steve Beshear; Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Joseph Meyer; Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday; and Ashland Chairman and CEO Jim O'Brien were on hand to make the presentation.
Elizabeth Ann Fuller, a 3rd-grade reading and writing demonstration site teacher at J.B. Atkinson Academy in Jefferson County, was named 2012 Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Jenni Lou Jackson, an 8th-grade language arts teacher at Corbin Middle School in the Corbin Independent school district, was named 2012 Middle School Teacher of the Year.
The three joined 21 other teachers from across the state honored with 2012 Ashland Inc. Teacher Achievement Awards. Fuller and Jackson received $3,000 each and a customized, art-glass vase from Ashland Inc., while Shearer received $10,000 and a commemorative crystal-glass bowl. In addition, the Department of Education will provide a sabbatical or suitable alternative for Shearer, who also will represent the state in the 2012 National Teacher of the Year competition. The remaining 21 winners each received $500 cash awards. All 24 teachers received framed certificates and were further recognized at a luncheon following the ceremony.
This is the 11th year Ashland Inc. and the Kentucky Department of Education have co-sponsored the Kentucky Teacher Achievement Awards. Applications for the program were distributed across the state, and the first tier of the selection process was completed in August, with 24 teachers selected as 2012 Ashland Inc. Teacher Achievement Award winners. To read the bios of the 24 TAA winners, visit the education section of Ashland Inc.'s website.
Nine top scorers – three each from the elementary, middle and high school levels – were selected, and teams of educators visited their classrooms to view them at work and to conduct personal interviews. From those nine, three were selected as 2012 Kentucky Teachers of the Year. The selection of the overall Kentucky Teacher of the Year was based on a compilation of scores from all phases of judging.
Ashland has recognized outstanding Kentucky teachers with its Teacher Achievement Awards since 1988. Approximately $631,500 has been awarded to more than 425 teachers of grades K to 12.


Every season has its charms and winter is no exception—especially when the chill weather is accompanied by fresh snowfall. A blanket of white snow can re-create a landscape into something entirely new. A scene that may have appeared gray and monotonous the day before suddenly sparkles with a gentle, quiet beauty.
Featured here are additional works by artists featured in the February 2010 issue of The Pastel Journal that capture the enchantment of the snowy landscape in pastel.
Read more about these and other pastelists in the February 2010 issue of The Pastel Journal.


BusDog is a compact tool which provides an interesting way to watch USB activity as it happens.
Launch the program and it should provide a list of connected USB devices (although you may have to reboot before this appears). Check the box next to any hardware of interest, click Trace > Start, and immediately you'll see USB events listed as they happen.
Plainly this is mostly useful for developers, who will find plenty of interest in the Setup tab. There are options to choose exactly what you'd like to be displayed about each USB event, for instance, and the program also supports filters so you can zoom in precisely on whatever it is you need to know.
BusDog does have some far more straightforward applications, though. Do you have a USB device, like a mouse, or a keyboard, which no longer works, for instance? Plug it in, ask BusDog to run a trace, and try using it. If you move the mouse, say, but no USB events are displayed then the problem is a hardware issue.
And if you've a mystery USB device - a flash drive with no brand name on the case, say - then watching the events may tell you more, as they can occasionally contain details like a product name or model number.
Beware, though - the developers point out that installing USB filter drivers like this can be a risky business, as if something goes wrong then Windows may not be able to load any other USB device at all (including your mouse and keyboard). Make sure you have a system restore point available, and a recent full system backup, just in case the worst happens.
And in addition, if you're running the 64-bit version then you'll need to run Windows with TESTSIGNING enabled. The BusDog site has more.
BusDog is a handy tool which can help to diagnose many USB problems, from the very basic to (for expert users) the very complex. Just be aware that installation problems can disable all other USB devices, so only try the program if you've a system restore point available and are confident you know how to recover, should things go wrong.


People often ask me…what are these Lifestyle Photo Sessions that I keep hearing about? I thought I would share a family lifestyle session that I did recently to give you an idea of how they work, when they work best, and why they are growing in popularity. When this Mom contacted me for a newborn session, I recommended that we do it in her home as she had newborn twins as well as a toddler. Home sessions are always better with little people. After I delivered their newborn photos, she contacted me to do a whole family session for them a while later. Again, we decided on a lifestyle home session as it would be so much easier for the family and would capture them in this very special moment in time. The most important thing to note is that you do not have to have a perfect house, all sparkly clean, for this to work! As a Mom myself, I know exactly how hard it is to keep things in order with little ones in the house, especially newborns, so I have zero expectations as far as that goes. I always tell people "clean as if your best friend is coming over, not your mother-in-law". When I arrive I will look around to see where the best places would be to stage photos. Sometimes you have an obvious place like in front of the fireplace or in the master bedroom. I like to choose several locations to give our photos some variety. Most importantly, I like to capture moments of your real life. You can choose to cook a meal together, play a game or play outside. All great interactions for photos. Or you can just be yourselves… I will make suggestions throughout our session. I will also let you lead. I asked this guy to show me his bedroom and while we were there I captured all kinds of sweet boy goodness. Mom had a few shots that she wanted to get that were something that she had done with her older child so we captured those as well. So much cuteness! Lucky for me, they had a sweet outdoor area around their house which lent itself to some great photos. And this guy…once he warmed up to me it was on! Stairs are another great spot for posing. We took a whole series of shots just sitting on their stairway. Casual, loving, shots of Mom and her babies. Love it! And, while these are definitely different from posed studio photos, they are equally great for framing and hanging around the house or making a nice book to keep and remember this fleeting time in your family's life. Of course, this is my favorite shot from our day. Mom had these shirts printed up especially for our session. I'm so happy that I got to spend the day with this family and give them this gift of memories.
If you think that a lifestyle session might be perfect for you…..give me a call!


Established in the late 1980's, PCYC Charters Towers first occupied the Old School of Mines building before moving to our new facilities on Enterprise Road in 1991. Today PCYC Charters Towers works closely with the Queensland Police Service, Charters Towers Regional Council and community partners to deliver a broad range of Youth, Indigenous and Community programs such as our Youth Management Team and Circle of Respect. PCYC Charters Towers also runs several youth development and life skills building programs such as TEAM UP, Adventure Bound, LOVE BiTES and Blue EDGE in partnership with local primary and secondary schools.
PCYC Charters Towers also offers a variety of sport and recreation activities to suit all ages and abilities such as our Over 50's Club, Skate Night and Bluelight Discos as well as Tae Kwon Do and Soccer and more.
PCYC Charters Towers also has an Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service which offers a range of fun, recreational programs to keep young people engaged. For more information on our OSHC service, click here.
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Black History Month 2012: Review: Cry Freetown
February 25, 2012 Hunter Wallace Africa, Films, History, Negroes, Race Realism, Race Relations, Racism, Sierra Leone 31
Cry Freetown explores the aftermath of the Sierra Leone Civil War
Cry Freetown is a 2000 documentary that takes place in Freetown, Sierra Leone in the aftermath of "Operation No Living Thing."
This critically acclaimed documentary contains live footage of the Battle of Freetown that was depicted in Blood Diamond. It is considered one of the best movies about Africa.
Sorious Samura captures murders, tortures, and executions on video. There is a scene where buzzards feast upon dead black children in the streets of Freetown. Families are burned to death in their homes. There are real people whose limbs have been hacked off with machetes.
As you probably guessed, the West is blamed for its failure to take up the White Man's Burden. Sierra Leone was left to die while Americans were distracted by the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal and Bill Clinton's impeachment trial.
You know, I found myself nodding in agreement with most of his points: if I had lived through 11 years of the Sierra Leone Civil War, I would believe the U.N. was full of shit, that the DWLs in America who preach the gospel of "human rights" are full of shit, that the Western liberals who claim to care so much about Africa are full of shit.
Rwanda, Liberia, Congo, and Sierra Leone are illustrations of an inconvenient truth. The only proven way to promote the concept of "human rights" in Africa is through white supremacy and imperialism. The atrocities didn't stop in Sierra Leone and Liberia until Britain and America intervened in 2000 and 2003.
It was Westerners who went into Africa and abolished things that were offensive to their conscience: things like slavery, civil wars, cannibalism, witchcraft, genocide, petty dictatorships, polygamy, poverty and underdevelopment, diseases like malaria and yellow fever, etc.
Westerners were also capable of self criticism and improved their track record over time. Thus, while the Western powers maintained the Transatlantic Slave Trade for centuries, it was also the West that put an end to the slave trade and abolished slavery in Africa. King Leopold II was forced to turn over the Congo Free State to Belgium over accusations of "Red Rubber" human rights abuses.
By the 1950s, the Belgian Congo had more civil servants and hospital beds than any other colony in Africa. The number of Africans who earned wages, who had access to modern healthcare, who lived in Western-style housing had reached an all time high. The Belgians had also brought diseases like malaria under control in a country with the largest river system in Africa.
Instead of perfecting white supremacy and imperialism, there was a mad rush toward the New Left's ideal of decolonization, anti-racism, and white guilt. In the early twentieth century, Africa had been more peaceful and was making greater progress than Europe. In the late twentieth century, Europe and Africa switched places and Africa was devastated by civil wars, dictators, and genocide.
Has the politicization of the blacks been an advance or a setback for the liberal cause of human rights and progress? Look no further than Haiti which won its independence and Guadeloupe and Martinique which have remained overseas departments of France. Puerto Rico is another example of a state that remained an American colony and ranks highly on the U.N. Human Development Index.
If Sierra Leone had remained a British colony like the Falkland Islands, would it be in the shape that it is today? It is highly unlikely that Siaka Stevens would have been allowed to rule Sierra Leone for 17 years while amassing a $500 million dollar fortune as education and other basic public services collapsed.
The streets of Freetown wouldn't have been full of "rarray boys" addicted to a Black Undertow lifestyle of gambling, drugs, petty theft, and violence. The professional class wouldn't have immigrated to the United States and Europe in search of opportunities denied to them in their own mismanaged country.
Sierra Leone had been decomposing for thirty years as an independent state before the Sierra Leone Civil War began in 1991. The war and the atrocities depicted in "Cry Freetown" emerged out of this social context like a ripening orange that has fallen off a tree and begun to rot.
Now we are hearing stories about a 9-month-old baby that was recently killed by an AK-47 assault rifle in Detroit. We all know that the financial collapse of Detroit is just over the horizon.
OD celebrates Black History Month 2012 by remembering "Cry Freetown." We're gearing up for the next two installments in this black trilogy, Cry Detroit and Cry New Orleans, which should make their debut on national television in the near future.
Afrikaner Blood
Black History Month 2012: Review: Tears of the Sun
Comb out Hackney and Tottenham. Send all the feral youth there.
This site is very apropos to Black History Month formally called the month of February.
I can see, from what has happened here since the mid 60s, that blacks and jews envision this kind of thing that has happened in Africa and elsewhere happening here, and it has and is happening just on a lesser scale in size though no less in destruction of life and property.
I rewatched Louis Theroux's "Law and Disorder Johannesburg" and found myself liking the Afrikaners depicted more and more. These assorted whites were clearly keeping the place as ordered as it could be. These foreign white men depicted were not Nazis. They were interested in building what we have here. Without the whites these niggers will be eating and raping each other. If the whites there were given the benefit of the doubt and given back the whip hand, by the Western Media and governments, they could rebuild a great place.
Dixiegirl
If the whites there were given the benefit of the doubt and given back the whip hand, by the Western Media and governments, they could rebuild a great place….
But does the West really want to continue being 'imperialist?"
Many are sick of it. Like the article said, "By the 1950s, the Belgian Congo had more civil servants and hospital beds than any other colony in Africa. The number of Africans who earned wages, who had access to modern healthcare, who lived in Western-style housing had reached an all time high. The Belgians had also brought diseases like malaria under control in a country with the largest river system in Africa…."
That's nice— but it's ALSO how those White people spent THEIR OWN BLESSED time.
Many of them –deep down– seem to be wondering what they would have done in their own lands, if their way of life and living areas were protected— the "other" clearly hasn't much liked the intervention, after all.
They want to "have their cake and eat it, too." Have "imperialism" under another name, with all the goodies it provides —As the article said "Congo had more CIVIL SERVANTS and hospital beds," lol….
Sounds like the u.s. Sickness and "service," the ever-Christian feudal state, sounds like. So what?
The anti-white narrative about how great "civil service," and "hospital beds," and "access to health care," is exactly that— an anti-white narrative.
Because: Who/what do White people get to be in setup?
in congo, seems like after a lot of hard work, they built up the barest basics that no civilized person would even bother to mention (like having doctors), which –in a normal civilized life– is something you go to once in a blue moon, maybe nearly never, unless there's something wrong with you and you're a sickly being.
Only in places s/a congo or u.s.— do you have this emphasis on the White struggle to put together "schools" and "hospitals" and "access" to "health care" and the lowest common denominator of "society." A serious "dumbing down."
to my mind, the problem isn't the burden of imperialism, it was the lack of gratitude from your own kind.
Less IQ than a Jew
"… Christian metaphysical guilt has been transformed into social guilt. … The state is always in your face. … Multiculturalism is the religion of universities. … Universities have been in the forefront of pushing this agenda of intolerance." — Paul Gottfried
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNWqczqBjeg Paul Gottfried: The Multicultural Fixation
Lawrence Auster says that liberalism is an insane pseudo-religion. European imperialism might have worked a 100 years ago, but now there is an information age. Blacks are the dregs of the information age. The information age needs freedom and political rights but that allows the Black Undertow.
"Freetown" is loaded with symbolism.
It was founded as a philanthropic colony by the British for the Black Undertow of London and the black loyalists who fought for the British in the American Revolution. The idea was to give them a homeland where they could enjoy "freedom."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown,_Sierra_Leone#Province_of_Freedom_1787-1789
Blacks are not liberals, they are racists aligned with the DWLs and SWPL eloi. There is nothing to liberalism, it is all a charade and if the right questions are asked it quickly disappears since its selling point is fashion for the prosepective cultists and maybe a paycheck.
Ask a white anti-white if Detroit's black population should be made a minority via immigration into Detroit, they will not be able to answer you, they have reached the limits of their programming, they have no answers.
Whites in Africa can live well, very well, if they are the masters.
Africa is Sooooo rich it's wasted on nigs.
Also having whites there is the only alternative to having blacks overrun us here.
This has been a tremendous series. Turn it into an ebook. Call it "the real heart of darkness: Africa after the white man left"
Dixie,
You don't understand the high standard of living a white can enjoy under the imperial aegis. Life on the velt or in the happy valley was good. I'm not merely articulating nostalgic wishes. These things were real and could be remade.
Paul K,
I suggested instead:
"Keeping it Real: Post-Colonial, Post-White Africa"
W. Evans
Outstanding material!
Another in a long list of your video selections that reveal some of the suppressed and censored "politically incorrect" history that "liberals" desperately try to keep down in the Memory Hole.
They are pretty much just status whoring after all. Their status props however are toxic, and will eventually devour them.
emdfl
The Chinese are moving into/onto Africa big time in search of natural resources and have zero problem with acting in their own best interest. Shortly there will be no "African" problem…
They don't really care about the blacks. The misery of blacks is used to browbeat other Whites and claim the moral high ground. It is all about arrogance and self righteousness.
If they really cared about the blacks, they would reestablish colonialism in Africa and govern them like Martinique and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean which have remained colonies.
Compare Guadeloupe where slavery and colonialism was reestablished to Haiti where freedom and equality triumphed.
I really don't care one way or the other about what happens in Africa, their civil wars or civil peace or famines or prosperity or what-have-you. All I want is for them to stay home and Stop Coming Here.
And by "here" I also mean Canada, Europe and Australia.
They can have kleptocracy or democracy or anti-colonialism or post-colonial neo-demo-kleptocracy or post-kleptocratic neo-colonialism, or civil wars, or no civil wars, or whatever they like, just as long as they Don't Come Here.
"Universities have been in the forefront of pushing this agenda…" — Paul Gottfried
Huh. I've got a simpler, far more accurate one-word explanation, and it starts with a j.
Oscar – that J thing – people still don't want to talk about it. J's like Gottfried just…blank out…
I'm just stretching my brain here, so nobody clobber me, 'kay?
What if…since Chinese have no White guilt, what if they end up just — erm — exterminating what they view as vermin and move in to TAKE all those lovely natural resources;
meanwhile we WNs preserve the Genome;
and then, since White guilt doesn't extend to East Asians, seeing's how most Whites view them as more-or-less honorary Whites, but East Asians are NOT *quite* White — lacking that je ne sais quoi that we have for inventing superior weapons technologies — what if, after the Chinese eliminate the …erm… indigenous fauna of genus Homo of Africa, we Whites kick their asses back to East Asia where they belong, and Africa, with no little darkies around looking all sad and hungry for silly Whites to make pets of this time, is OURS AT LONG LAST?
Yahoo! I get dibs on the gold mines! Who wants the Nigerian oil?
If we are Colonizing them. They can't be silently colonizing us. This is simple Oscar. Get you retaliation in first.
It's something that palpably failed in Arabia. But Africans are really crap at fighting back. Colonize them and then replace.
Fr. John+
"The only proven way to promote the concept of "human rights" in Africa is through white supremacy and imperialism."
It's the iteration of statements like this that will finally, inevitably break through the pusillanimous bs of the DWL's, and restore White Hegemony in the West again.
Deo Volente!
Svigor
Barb, no clobbering coming, but that's just a dream. The Chinese will not set about exterminating the Blacks. Even if they did, they'd fail. And even if they succeeded, they'd leave enough Blacks around to reconstitute the Black population in a few generations; if Whites kicked the Yellows out and took over, the DWLs would take over from there and the Blacks would breed like mosquitoes and we'd be back to square one.
Hunter- when you found all that great Zip Coon stuff, did you run across this gem?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25vrq90d1eU&feature=related
From 1907, Ada Jones, singing "If The Man In The Moon Were A Coon "
Say Jasper, 'taint no use
talking, even though you talk from now 'til noon
Don't try to tell me, Mr. Know-It-All, a coon is up in the moon!
Why, a nigger, with his brown figure
certainly darkens up the silvery moon
Wake up! You're dreaming with your eyes aglare
You great big foolish coon!
If the man in the moon were a
coon, coon, coon
He would fade with his shade
the silvery moon, moon, moon
away from you
No roaming 'round the park at night
No spooning in the bright moonlight
If the man in the moon were a coon, coon, coon
Most everyone has heard
stories that a chicken am a coon's delight
Just think the dangers to a hen roost
with that good old moon out of sight
Indeed chicken would be
soft pickin' if the man up in the moon were black
Oh my! The harvest for that darkey
with that great big sack on his back
"Dixie…You don't understand the high standard of living a white can enjoy under the imperial aegis…"
Depends what is meant by "imperial." For many, that means a job, just like now, one way or another, socializing non-whites. This IS imperialism. Certainly, going elsewhere to "colonize" and serving the empire, in that way, and getting some respect for it, might be better than sitting still, while the "colony" comes to you, and still getting a job teaching "english language classes," or etiquette classes (part of what msm really does with all its "cooking" spots, and "cleaning" segments, etc.)—
Just seems like the whites are doing the same thing, whether they are being the colonizers or being colonized, except they get crapped on at the same time if they are the "colonized," but still doing some colonial type work (teaching, socializing, setting up farming, etc.)
Either way, the whole society is structured around non-whites and the jobs are doing things for them, right? That's how many Whites experience "imperialism."
What if you want to do something in your own place?— impossible in empires.
In the movie, (subtitled: how could the west ignore the plight of sierra leone) the guy says, either the west helps us or we will "press at your borders" for what you enjoy. In reality, it is both, not an either-or. Many there, do not care, or cannot care, about "the other." It is all about them. Like the little boy who was a killer, who simply says (and is taught) "it's not my fault."
Once you are there. You are in control. And then the nigs can be bred out after their dispossession.
wow these are really interesting informations ..do you know where i can find and maybe download the whole movie Cry Free Town?
Wow, I planned on exposing your incorrect white supremacy bias garbage and friends comments to all the world. But that would be just promoting you. I'm sickened by you and your crap. Go to hell and burn.

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Abby Kent is a filmmaker and artist based in Bozeman, MT. She is a candidate for a MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University, and she has worked on short form documentaries as well as feature-length narrative films. She loves to get out of her comfort zone and spend time in wild places.
TERRA: Tell us a little about what inspired you to make a film about avalanches.
AK: Avalanches are a huge risk for backcountry recreationists, and I wanted to make a film that would help people interested in snow to understand more of the science behind dangerous avalanche conditions. A lot of films about avalanches focus on the tragedy of losing a loved one, and that is a very important aspect of this subject. However, I chose to make a film that focused on the structural mechanics of snow and to showcase the cutting edge research being done at Montana State University.
AK: This was a cold movie to make! Whether I was outside, hiking into the snowy mountains, or inside in a lab that was 18 degrees, it was pretty chilly. I learned that handwarmers, lens tissue, and hot drinks are key for subzero filmmaking.
TERRA: What surprised you the most about working in the sub-zero lab?
AK: I was surprised by how great the light in the lab was. From the beginning, I knew that I wouldn't be able to bring light into the space as it would compromise the temperature of the lab. The experiment included a light source that was there to mimic the sun's radiation, but for me it created such a nice look to the film and could have easily been a huge problem if it had looked bad.
AK: I used a Panasonic AF-100 for most of the camera work, and I also used a Canon T3i and a GoPro. For sound, I used a SoundDevices 722 recorder and a few Sennheiser microphones. My favorite piece of equipment was by far the Sennheiser G3 wireless lavalier microphone. This amazing device allowed me to get incredible sound in the lab as well as in the field.
AK: One of the most rewarding moments was getting to the top of a long hike up a mountain to do one of my interviews with Tony. After hefting 40lbs of gear up a mountain, it was great to finally get filming. The most dangerous moment was probably when my DP Casey Kanode frostbit his toe.
AK: 1) A positive attitude--this is crucial, without this, you're going to have a bad time.
2) Zipties--these things are magic.
3) Sunscreen--I burn even when it's cloudy.
AK: I've always had an interest in films, but it wasn't until I found the MSU MFA Program that I realized I could make a career out of filmmaking.
AK: I love to see a whole project through from start to finish. One of my favorite things about film is how it morphs and changes through its different stages.
AK: Someone offers me a ton of money to make a film about anything I want.
TERRA: If you could be any snow-loving animal which would you be?


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Tendonitis is a painful condition involving inflammation of tendons. Tendonitis is almost always caused by repetitive movements of a tendon, such as when typing on a keyboard, playing guitar, golfing, baseball pitching, running or tennis. Tendonitis can develop anywhere including the wrists.
Tendons connect muscles to bone, whereas ligaments connect bone to bone, in a joint. Tendons are constructed of connective tissue (collagen, elastin) where as muscles are constructed of actin and myosin (specialized protein strands).
Tendons, although able to increase in length under a load, do not have contractile properties like muscles have.
Tendons also do not have a very good blood supply (vascularization) compared to muscles. Tendons have very strong attachments to bone, so strong that it may pull of a section of bone instead of rupturing when subject to trauma.
Some forms of tendonits involve the tendon actually pulling off the top layer of cells (periosteum) of a bone, resulting in an inflammatory response.
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This musical road trip is anything but a drag
Take a journey across the Australian outback aboard Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, now on stage in St. Jacobs
The Australian outback isn't the only wild part of the decidedly atypical road trip we take with a cast of colourful characters in the Tony-Award winning musical, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, now on stage at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.
Based on the award-winning indie film of the same name, the story follows three cross-dressing performers – Mitzi (Robbie Towns), Felicia (Billy Lake) and Bernadette (Patrick R. Brown) – on their adventure across rural Australia in a battered lavender bus, lovingly nicknamed Priscilla. They may not be very fond of each other at first, but eventually become closer along the way.
The group travels west from Sydney to perform a drag show at a remote resort in Alice Springs, encountering a comedy of errors along the way. Their journey turns from a simple trek into one of enlightening self-discovery.
"I think people will be surprised at how much fun they'll have, and I think they'll be surprised at how touching the story really is," said Brown, who plays Bernadette Bassenger. "At its heart, it's really just about people looking for love and accidentally discovering it."
"I don't want to give too much away, but I can say it is literally surprise after surprise after surprise," he added.
Along with the case, music is also a prominent part of the entertainment. Audiences will recognize classic disco hits including "I Will Survive," "It's Raining Men," "Hot Stuff," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Boogie Wonderland" and "Finally."
"This is the most fun you can have at the theatre," said Drayton Entertainment artistic director Alex Mustakas. "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is not only packed with dance floor favourites, it is a visual spectacle full of outrageous costumes, sequins and feathers, towering headpieces, dazzling dancing and more – all wrapped around a poignant story about love, acceptance and the meaning of family. Audiences are going to laugh, dance and cheer."
Brown also noted that the cast isn't your typical Hollywood lineup, which was particularly noteworthy for the time period when the film was released.
"What's unique about this show is that it's about counterculture," said Brown. "There aren't really many musicals – I don't know if I can name another one – whose lead characters are two drag queens and a transgendered woman. It's a very unique story, especially considering the age of this show – it came out in the 90s. So even 15 years ago we weren't talking about transgender nearly as much as we are now."
In addition to the central trio, Tiffany Deriveau, Kelly Holiff and Stacey Kay add their vocal finesse as the Divas. They also act as a narrative voice for the tale.
"We have an incredibly talented and energetic ensemble," said Brown. "They're in all the big production numbers and dance numbers and out of that ensemble, some unique and colourful characters appear on their journey as well."
Other roles include JJ Gerber as the mischievous Tina Turner-esque drag queen, Miss Understanding, Gabrielle Jones as Shirley, the owner of the Broken Hill Pub, and Brad Rudy as Bob, a local mechanic who helps the trio out of a jam.
Monique Lund takes on the role of Marion, the estranged wife of Anthony "Tick" Belrose (aka Mitzi) and mother to their 8-year-old son Benjamin, played by Thomas Winiker.
The Drayton Entertainment production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert runs through April 7 at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. Tickets are $48, $29 for youth under 20, available online , at the box office or by calling (519) 747-7788 or toll free at 1-855-DRAYTON (372-9866).
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You Won't Be Able to Get This New Redinho Jam off Your Mind
See out the summer "Get You Off My Mind," another slice of infectious funk from Numbers' secret weapon.
By Aimee Cliff
Redinho is the secret weapon that UK dance label Numbers have had up their sleeve for a few years now, and he's finally sharing his self-titled debut with the world this September 22. A few weeks back he unleashed "Playing With Fire," and this week he follows it up with "Get You Off My Mind" featuring US vocalist Brendan Reilly. Reilly's vocal brings the lovesick jam close to being the most accessible thing the London producer has ever turned his hand to, but it's still got Redinho's signature weird streak in those metallic and pitch-shifted backing vocals and the scratches that pull the whole thing apart around the 4.30 mark. It's funk so loveable you could play it to your mum, but definitely doesn't play it safe.
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Creamy Garlic Pasta – A quick and easy 30 minute meal packed full of flavor! A creamy roasted garlic sauce over penne pasta! Perfect with chicken and parmesan on top!
I just love pasta! It is one of my favorite meals to make, I usually go for tortellini alfredo but this time I decided to mix it up and try making a bit of a different garlic cream sauce! It was so easy to make and incredibly flavorful! I paired it with a baguette with butter, parmesan, and extra roasted garlic on top! It was the perfect meal! This creamy garlic pasta is also so elegant and would be perfect for date night or when you are having guests over. Grab a glass bowl and dig in, it's going to be a new favorite dinner recipe!
I actually made this garlic pasta about two weeks ago but since I ended up so busy, I didn't get it up until now because of how busy I've been up here! I have a whole bunch of recipes photographed but just not written up!
This is also one of the first dinner recipes I've actually written too! Make sure to check out some of the other like the Sheet Pan Garlic Herb Pork and Veggies, Creamy Brie Mac and Cheese, and Caprese Pasta, they are all pretty tasty!
This is an awesome recipe for roasted garlic – click HERE!
If you plan on eating it as leftovers, keep the sauce and pasta in separate containers when storing. This helps prevent the pasta from getting dry and the sauce from soaking into the pasta.
Creamy Garlic Pasta - A quick and easy 30 minute meal packed full of flavor! A creamy roasted garlic sauce over penne pasta! Perfect with chicken and parmesan on top!
Remove garlic cloves from head and mash with fork. Set aside.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook penne pata for the amount of time directed on box.
Add in garlic and cream. Bring to a simmer.
Slowly add in cheese, salt, and pepper. Stir until melted.
In a small bowl, combine heavy cream and flour. Stir until well combined before transferring to the saucepan. This will help thicken the sauce up. Stir until there are no more clumps in the sauce.
Continue to stir for a few more minutes while the sauce thickens up.
Drain cooked pasta and pour sauce over it. Garnish with parmesan and a bit of fresh parsley!
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Volvo S60 can be compared to the likes of Audi A4, BMW 3 series and Mercedes C-Class series when it comes to exteriors.
No other sedan can compete Volvo S60 when it comes to interiors. The Swedish have crafted the interiors of this car after a lot of research and have kept very high standards.
After gaining a lot of attention in Europe, the Swedish auto manufacturer launched their trump card, a D segment sedan Volvo S60 in 2011, hoping to establish its firm base in the Indian market. Unlike its previous cars which were made like the typical boxy design, Volvo S60 is designed upon Volvo's P2 platform, which not only gave a totally fresh and vibrant look to the car, but also made it look aggressive, desirable and sporty.
After gaining a lot of attention in Europe, the Swedish auto manufacturer launched their trump card, a D segment sedan Volvo S60 in 2011, hoping to establish its firm base in the Indian market. Unlike its previous cars which were made like the typical boxy design, Volvo S60 is designed upon Volvo's P2 platform, which not only gave a totally fresh and vibrant look to the car, but also made it look aggressive, desirable and sporty. With its perfect blend of sleek & stylish exteriors, lavish & comfortable interiors and state-of-the art safety features; this sedan is definitely a head turner. Volvo S60 falls in the category of a luxury sedan and tends to be modestly pricey ranging between 25.5 – 35.7 lakhs in India.
Volvo S60 can be compared to the likes of Audi A4, BMW 3 series and Mercedes C-Class series when it comes to exteriors. From the front, the sedan is adorned with huge smiley shaped black rectangular meshed front grille endorsing the prominent chrome finished left diagonal strip with the patented Volvo symbol, bulgy wrapped beak shaped headlamp cluster at extreme ends, matt finish on dual front deco frames on its front skid plates, lower bumper posing chrome covered air dams mounted on its either sides and centrally placed air dam, which together give Volvo S60 an athletic and an aggressive look.
Volvo S60 gets a sporty coupe like stance with its short rear bumper, long bonnet, matt finished side scuff plates and smooth ridges along its sideline. From the side, this sedan gets electrically adjusted and heated Outside Rear View Mirrors (ORVMs) integrated with turn indicators, 17/18 inch multi spoke alloy wheels; and body colored painted door mirrors, handles and bumpers. From the rear, the machine gets black rear bumper cladding housing the twin tail exhaust pipes, a prominent logo of Volvo written in bold chrome plate over its length, an antenna and vortex generator on the roof and impressive tail lamp cluster. Volvo S60 measures 4628mm in length, 2097mm in width and 1484mm in height with a ground clearance of 136 mm.
No other sedan can compete Volvo S60 when it comes to interiors. The Swedish have crafted the interiors of this car after a lot of research and have kept very high standards. The black colored dashboard is outlined with silver lining mounting the instrument cluster with white faced dials, information LCD display and AC vents. The waterfall central console mounts the audio and AC controls with the leather clad gear knob. Other interior features include charcoal/beige colored 3 spoke steering wheel with metallic touch featuring controls buttons, cruise control, smooth leather exterior color complimented seats, headrests with pillows, electric heater, rear window sunshade, LCD screens at the rear of the front seat, ample storage space, large legroom and headroom, power glass sunroof, electric climate control and premium sound system with 12 speakers powered with 650 watts.
Volvo S60 comes in two diesel variants (D3 and D5) and one petrol variant (T6). The D3 generates displacement of 1984cc producing 163hp of power and 400Nm of torque at 1400rpm whereas the D5 variant displaces 2400cc of gas producing a power of 205hp at 1600-3300rpm and torque of 420Nm at 4000rpm. Both the engines are equipped with turbo-diesel motor and 5 cylinders. The all-wheel drive 6 cylinder T6 petrol variant displaces 2953cc petrol thrusting the engine to 304hp of power at 5600rpm and 440Nm of torque at 2200-4200rpm.
As far as the handling and safety of Volvo S60 is concerned, the Swedish car makers have not left a stone unturned. Kit has come with a whole new set of handling features which include Trailer Stability Assist (TSA), Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake (CWAB), Ready Alert Brakes (RAB), Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Active Bending Lights (ABL), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Dynamic Stability and Traction Control (DSTC), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD) and Driver Alert Control (DAC) to aid notice pedestrians, prevent collisions and alert an agitated driver. The "City Safety Feature" senses a vehicle in front of the car and reduces/prevents impact due to collision. Advanced safety features include Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS), Side Impact Protection System (SIPS), reinforced passenger compartment, energy absorbing frontal structure, airbags, Anti-Submarine protection, Personal Car Communicator (PCC), Self Supporting Tires (SST), remote controlled alarm, immobilizer and global remote controlled locking.


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Latvia to help Sweden with 2026 Winter Olympic bid
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Riga, Latvia. Photo: David Keyton/AP
Latvia's government on Tuesday adopted a resolution allowing Riga to help Stockholm in its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, namely by giving the Swedish Olympic Committee the right to use the Baltic state's artificial ice track.
Sweden currently has no ice track of its own for bobsleigh, skeleton and luge competitions, while the facility in the central Latvian town of Sigulda has hosted European and World Championships for luge, as well as World Cup and Europa Cup competitions for bobsleigh and skeleton.
The track was built in 1986 and is just 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the capital Riga which has ferry links to Stockholm.
The Latvian and Swedish Olympic Committees, Sigulda municipality and the state-owned track operator company first signed a memorandum of cooperation in December 2017.
The Latvian government gave it a formal seal of approval with Tuesday's resolution.
The cooperation between Sweden and Latvia is made possible by the International Olympic Committee's Agenda-2020 that was drawn up as a template to avoid excessive overspending in the wake of the wasteful 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
The Sigulda track is routinely used for luge, skeleton, women's and two-man bobsleigh teams. Four-man bobsleigh races are however currently held on other tracks throughout Europe.
The Latvian government has also commissioned a survey on the scale and type of renovations required should Stockholm win the 2026 bid, along with an action plan on how to help Sweden to win its bid.
Dainis Dukurs, skeleton coach and the director of Sigulda track, said Tuesday that he was confident the venue would be fit for Olympic competition by 2026.
"We already have plenty of experience with rebuilding and renovation works," he told news agency LETA.
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EVERTON boss David Moyes believes supporters will be handed an exciting glimpse of the future at Goodison Park tonight.
The Scotsman took the unusual step of naming his starting line-up yesterday with nine changes from the side which drew 3-3 at Chelsea on Saturday.
Only Tony Hibbert and Jack Rodwell remain with Moyes opting to blood a number of the club's youngsters in their final Europa League group clash with BATE Borisov.
With Everton's passage to the last 32 already secured and with no chance of knocking Benfica off top spot there is nothing riding on the outcome.
But the showdown with the Belarussian champions offers a golden opportunity to those hoping to follow in the footsteps of James Vaughan, Jack Rodwell and Dan Gosling.
Seamus Coleman, 21, who impressed recently against Tottenham, will come into the back four along with 17-year-old Shane Duffy and 16-year-old Jake Bidwell.
Centre back Duffy left his native Northern Ireland to make the switch to Goodison in November 2008, while Southport-born Bidwell has played for England Under-17s and the left-back has forced his way into Everton's reserves this season.
Seventeen-year-old Jose Baxter, 18-year-old Adam Forshaw and 20-year-old Kieran Agard are also in from the start.
Baxter has been at Everton since he was just six and the Bootle-born Academy graduate made his debut against Blackburn in August 2008, becoming the club's youngest first team player at just 16 years and 191 days old.
Liverpool-born Forshaw has been at Everton for 10 years and is a reserves regular, while Agard joined from Arsenal midway through the 2005/2006 season and made his debut as a late sub at Chelsea last weekend.
For Duffy, Agard, Forshaw and Bidwell tonight is their first start and Moyes is looking forward to seeing how they react.
"It was only right that I named the team as I think Everton supporters deserve to know who I'm putting out," Moyes said. "It's a special time of year but I think Everton supporters might enjoy coming to see these youngsters play.
"It's a great opportunity for the young lads to play in a European competition. It's something they have to enjoy and they have to be able to step up.
"It's an education for them. If you are a young player you want to learn. They're playing in a European tie at Goodison under the lights – it might not get any better than that.
"We'll be able to see who can handle it and who looks like they could be a player in the future.
"This game will show them the level they have to be playing at.
"They will be up against some quality players and with young players it's 'sink or swim'.
"I think it just highlights the fact that if you are a young lad with talent then at Everton you will get chances to play.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has been heavily criticised for fielding a second string side in their 3-0 defeat to Manchester United in the league on Tuesday night.
However, Moyes insists this is a different situation and he makes no apologies for giving most of his fit senior players tonight off.
Bidwell and Forshaw were not even named in Everton's 30-man European squad but the club have received special permission from Uefa for them to play.
"Having already got through, we've got every right to change the team around," he said.
"By winning away to Athens and BATE we've earned that right. If there was something riding on the game I'd treat it differently but we can't get any higher up the group.
"With the amount of injuries we have I've got to protect people for the Premier League. That's always been the most important thing.
"We've got a really busy Christmas schedule coming up and I have to look after the players I have available. I have to give those who've been playing Thursday-Sunday-Thursday a breather.
"We have tried to give the Europa League our greatest respect, but we've got too many senior players out. James Vaughan is back in training but because of his loan can't be involved, while Johnny Heitinga and Lucas Neill can't play. We just don't have enough players so we asked Uefa to bring in a couple of youngsters.
One of the few senior players on display will be Leon Osman. The midfielder has been out with a foot injury for the past two months.


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Magnon-mediated thermal conductivity in the dimerized spin-gap compound BaCu2 V2 O8
C. S. Lue, C. N. Kuo, D. S. Tasi, Y. K. Kuo, Zhangzhen He, Mitsuru Itoh
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We have measured the thermal conductivity (κ) of the quasi-one-dimensional spin-gap compound BaCu2 V2 O8 with heat flow parallel and perpendicular to the chain axis. Distinctive differences in the magnitude and temperature dependence between these directions have been observed. A weak but non-negligible contribution to κ along the chain has been identified, attributed to the magnon heat transport. An analysis using a simple kinetic approach has been employed to rationalize this contribution. We also estimated the temperature dependent mean-free path for the magnon scattering. The result implies that the magnon-phonon scattering is a major process for the magnon-assisted κ at intermediate temperatures.
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Lue, C. S., Kuo, C. N., Tasi, D. S., Kuo, Y. K., He, Z., & Itoh, M. (2008). Magnon-mediated thermal conductivity in the dimerized spin-gap compound BaCu2 V2 O8. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 78(1), [012406]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.78.012406
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Published: December 4, 2019, 6:30 pm
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Classic Blue is Pantone Color Institute's color of the year
This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Blue light projected during the opening ceremony of the ISU World Championships Speed Skating Sprint in the Netherlands, on Feb. 23, 2019, U.S. Navy Blue Angel flying over Sausalito, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2019, Police firing blue-colored water at protestors in Hong Kong on Aug. 31, 2019, a tray of wild blueberries at the Coastal Blueberry Service in Union, Maine on Aug. 24, 2018, bottom row from left, actress-writer Tina Fey wearing a blue gown at the Oscars on Feb. 24, 2019, Swedish youth climate activist Greta Thunberg, wearing a blue sweatshirt, during a protest outside the White House in Washington on Sept. 13, 2019, H.E.R. performing under blue lights at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. on April 14, 2019, Duke fans wearing blue wigs before an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., on Jan. 12, 2019 and "Today" show co-host Al Roker wearing blue eye glasses on the set in New York on April 5, 2019. The Pantone Color Institute has named Classic Blue as its color of the year for 2020. (AP Photo)
NEW YORK, NY – In these uneasy times, as we move along to a new decade, the Pantone Color Institute has reached back in time to calming, confident Classic Blue as its color of the year for 2020.
The color is an anchor offering stability, constancy and connection, said Laurie Pressman, vice president of the global purveyors of color consulting, trendspotting and analysis.
"It's a reassuring presence," she told The Associated Press ahead of Wednesday's reveal.
Akin to maritime blue — not indigo and brighter than navy — Classic Blue evokes a feeling of vast expanse, Pressman said of the shade also known as Pantone 19-4052.
Pressman and her team scoured the worlds of art, fashion and home decor, along with commercial, graphic and industrial design, to come up with the pick, as they have since Cerulean became the inaugural color of the year for the milestone 2000.
But Classic Blue isn't just about nostalgia, she said. Creators around the globe are putting out modern takes for runways, mobile phones, kitchen appliances and the paint of pricey, forward-looking cars and motorcycles.
At Wednesday's launch event, Pressman insisted the color was in no way a nod to the hue associated with the Democratic Party, though she knew the question would surface.
"This was not a political move for us. This is global. We do not look at color through a political lens. We look at our life through a colorful lens," she told the AP.
Pantone chose Living Coral for 2019 and Ultra Violet the year before that.
Whether as throwback or harbinger of things to come, Classic Blue harkens back to when things "seemed simpler, seemed more comfortable, but at the same time not suggesting that it be done in a way that it was then," Pressman said.
Cerulean, which heralded the new millennium, is the color of the daytime sky, while Classic Blue is the sky at dusk as the new decade commences.
"It has depth to it, but it's a color of anticipation because we're looking ahead," Pressman said. "The day is over. We're looking forward to the evening. What's going to come?"
Classic Blue is a vibrant yet non-aggressive and easily relatable color, she said. It's also among nature's anthocyanin pigments possessing antioxidant and other health-fostering benefits.
Think blueberries.
"Many of us feel stressed, completely overloaded," Pressman said. "We live these 24/7 lifestyles. We're anxious. There's so much uncertainty and unrest, no matter where you are. With that we've seen this whole increased focus on wellness and self-care."
The timeless color is also gender neutral and seasonless, mixing well with other shades throughout the spectrum yet making a strong statement on its own. It also works well in a range of textures.
"It's a color that can take on different appearances through different applications, finishes and textures," Pressman said, lending itself to everything from lustrous sheens to sparkly sequins.
The anointed blue also plays into the sustainability movement.
"We have all this focus on buy less, buy good, so people aren't throwing things into a landfill," Pressman said. "You read about buying things to last and this is a timeless blue shade. It's always there and you're comfortable with it, like blue jeans."
For offices, it offers an air of security, she said. For kitchens, it's a top accent color in appliances and walls. Classic Blue is a mainstay color in stemware, dishes and other tabletop staples as a trusted expression of elegance, she said.
"Everybody's comfortable with blue," Pressman said. "We know it. We like it."


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Disinpro Introduces the ThermoDispenser to Screen and Protect Students, Guests, Customers and Visitors Without Close Contact
Press Release – updated: Sep 11, 2020 10:36 EDT
FULLERTON, Calif., September 11, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Solving the problem of screening for elevated temperatures without the close contact of a walk-up thermometer to the forehead desperately needed a safer, more socially distant option … introducing the Disinpro ThermoDispenser.
"The marriage made in heaven of a no-touch hand sanitizer dispenser and a non-contact temperature screening device, we believe it's a perfect protect and screen solution for every office lobby," said Aftab "AJ" Jiwani, Founder & CEO of Disinpro. "Screening and protecting students, guests, customers and visitors without close contact continues to be an ongoing challenge for us all," Jiwani continued.
The ThermoDispenser is an intelligent dispenser that measures body temperature from the palm of your hand as it dispenses hand sanitizer. It can be either mounted on a wall or can be set up with the optional floor stand. With a 32 oz refillable tank of Disinpro 70% Aloe Vera Hand Gel sanitizer, the ThermoDispenser will help protect and screen everyone entering a place of business, worship, learning and more.
For more information, please visit www.disinpro.com, www.disinfectschools.com or www.disinfecthotels.com
Source: Disinpro Corporation
Copyright © 2020 - Newswire by RAG Media


Credo is proud to sponsor and attend the ABHE Annual Meeting. This year's event will be held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort. Tim Fuller, Senior Vice President / Owner will be presenting, and also in attendance will be Dave Burke, Associate Vice President for Leadership Strategies.
Be sure to join us Tuesday evening for the Leadership Dinner, and let Tim and Dave know you read about this event on our webpage!
"In the 1990s, the Japanese concept of dochakuka was popularized through Harvard sociologist Roland Robertson's coining of the term glocalization. Twenty-five years later, glocal occupies an established place in our cultural lexicon. It is neither possible nor profitable that our connected world becomes a homogenized world. The more our cultures are invaded, the more tribalized we become. What does glocalization mean for the church near and far, present and future?
Plenary speakers Ramesh Richard and Leonard Sweet are uniquely gifted and positioned to help us engage such questions. In addition to these rich and thought-provoking plenary addresses, participants can choose from dozens of workshops and interact with dozens of service and resource partners. Join hundreds of your colleagues—new friends and old—as we gather once again to reflect upon and renew our Spirit-enlightened and Spirit-energized commitment to Bible engagement and Bible-centered leader development for our glocalized reality.
Brian Doerksen will be leading us in worship. Brian is in his 3rd year as Director of Prairie College's Music & Worship Arts Program and writer of songs, Come, Now is the Time to Worship, Refiner's Fire and Scars On His Hands."


Ah, i see. Well th'tas not too tricky at all!"
My 2 cents re Capital Oncatankr:Be.eom gives Capital One FSB a five-star rating – its highest. Very few of the banks it rates get a 5.No idea as to how reliable its ratings are.


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Q: how to check the string ends with space in javascript? I want to validate if the string ends with space in JavaScript.
Thanks in advance.
var endSpace = / \s$/;
var str = "hello world ";

if (endSpace.test(str)) {
    window.console.error("ends with space");
    return false;
}

A: You can use endsWith(). It will be faster than regex:
myStr.endsWith(' ')

The endsWith() method determines whether a string ends with the characters of another string, returning true or false as appropriate.

If endsWith is not supported by browser, you can use the polyfill provided by MDN:
if (!String.prototype.endsWith) {
    String.prototype.endsWith = function(searchString, position) {
        var subjectString = this.toString();
        if (typeof position !== 'number' || !isFinite(position) || Math.floor(position) !== position || position > subjectString.length) {
            position = subjectString.length;
        }
        position -= searchString.length;
        var lastIndex = subjectString.lastIndexOf(searchString, position);
        return lastIndex !== -1 && lastIndex === position;
    };
}

A: \s represent a space, there is no need to add [space] in the regex
var endSpace = /\s$/;
var str = "hello world ";

if (endSpace.test(str)) {
  window.console.error("ends with space");
  //return false; //commented since snippet is throwing an error
}

function test() {
  var endSpace = /\s$/;
  var str = document.getElementById('abc').value;

  if (endSpace.test(str)) {
    window.console.error("ends with space");
    return false;
  }
}
<input id="abc" />
<button onclick="test()">test</button>

A: var endSpace = / \s$/;

In the above line you are actually using 2 spaces, one is () and the second one is \s. That is the reason, your code is not working. Remove one of them.
var endSpace = / $/;
var str="hello world ";
if(endSpace.test(str)) {
 window.console.error("ends with space"); return false;
}

A: You may use the following code snippet -
if(/\s+$/.test(str)) {
   window.console.error("ends with space");
   return false;
}

A: You can try this also:
var str="hello world ";
var a=str.slice(-1);
if(a==" ") {
        console.log("ends with space");

}

A:

$(document).ready(function() {
  $("#butCheck").click(function() {
    var checkString = $("#phrase").val();
    if (checkString.endsWith(' ')) {
      $("#result").text("space");
    } else {
      $("#result").text("no space");
    }
  });
});

<input type='text' id="phrase"></input>
<input type="button" value="Check This" id="butCheck"></input>

A: Try this it will help to start and end white space in the string.
let begin_space_exp = /^\s/;
let end_space_exp = /\s$/;
/* Check for white space */
if (begin_space_exp.test(value) || end_space_exp.test(value)) {
  return false;
}`

I found /^\s+$/ has "AND" conditon like this
begin_space_exp.test(value) && end_space_exp.test(value)
then both should be true.
else you can use
(/^\s+|\s+$/g).test(value);


This week's episode is about all the ways we leak energy in our lives by trying to control things over which we don't actually have control. Tracey and I are talking about what this looks like for them and asking the question: What happens when we try to reach outside our sphere of influence?
We are offering advice on how to stop leaking energy in this way and discussing specific examples from our own lives. We explore the tendency towards trying to control our partners in romantic relationships, our kids, and even our friends. This includes a conversation about unspoken expectations and feeling overly responsible for other people in our lives, particularly as healthcare providers.
Tracey and I hope you enjoy this episode and find it useful!
As always, please consider leaving a review or 5-star rating in iTunes if you love the episode. We would really appreciate it!
What's your sphere of influence?
Where are Tracey and Cayly currently leaking energy and how do we plug these leaks in our own lives?
Is anything possible for anyone?
How Tracey leaks energy worrying about her son's academic career?
Betsy & Iya, a local Portland jewelry maker with a beautiful shop in NW Portland that also features a variety of home goods and accessories from other independent designers. I love this place, especially for the beautiful handcrafted earrings, of which I own multiple pairs. I highly recommend checking them out online here or in person on NW Thurman in Portland, Oregon.


Do you excel at thinking on your feet? Problem-solving in the moment and developing solid work relationships with team mates? If so, this might be the position for you!
All American Seasonings, a family owned organization that has succeeded into its third generation and continues to thrive is looking for a Food Manufacturing Plant Manager-Swing Shift to be located at our 70,000 square foot facility in Denver, Colorado. We have been a leader in the food service industry for over 40 years as a manufacturer of customized food ingredient systems, our company works as a team along with food companies throughout Canada, Central America, and the United States. Our company is fully committed to quality, excellence, delivering superior service through a progressive approach to people, technology and processes.
If you are looking to be a part of a rewarding and challenging work environment with an atmosphere of excellence, then this is the company for you. Our Food Manufacturing Plant Manager-Swing shift drives continuous improvement and optimization of all processes. You will oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. The successful candidate will have the key skills to develop processes that will maximize safety, quality and productivity.
a fully automated plant, we do custom blends that require change overs, cleaning and allergen testing. We are a medium sized company which requires constant communication, excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills combined with a desire to a make a difference every day.
Responsible for the day to day production floor operations, demonstrated success with running five (5) or more continuous production lines.
Knowledge of running a facility complaint with governmental regulations such as OSHA, FDA, and food safety agencies such as BRC and SQF mandatory.
Supervise production of quality products efficiently and safely while meeting deadlines.
Clear and regular communication with Plant leads and other department supervisors.
Develop production plans, schedules and measure productivity against production goals.
Lead improvement activities and verify impact to key daily / monthly goals.
Communicate daily / weekly or monthly results to the CEO as necessary.
Drive all aspects of operations to achieve safety, quality, food safety, delivery, downtime and inventory targets.
Control and minimize overtime labor costs, maintenance / repair costs, downtime and product re-work.
Ensure compliance with all customer, company and government standards.
Provide training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to direct reports.
Maintain good employee, corporate and community relations.
Coordinate with other department supervisors to ensure proper purchasing, material handling, maintenance, accounting, quality assurance and inventory control activities and procedures.
Utilize established operational tools to effectively and efficiently lead problem-solving sessions within the group.
Work with leaders to develop work processes and technical solutions for the day to day management of Operations.
BS/BA degree desired; or Technical degree and/or comparable work experience as Operations Manager, Production Superintendent, or Plant Manager in food processing, or dry food ingredient manufacturing.
Strong customer-centric focus. Experience working with Sales and Purchasing to define customer expectations and deadlines, establish and help build/maintain strong relationships.
Strong oral and written communication skills and an ability to develop concise and persuasive business advice.
Bilingual English and Spanish is highly desirable, but not required.
Flexibility and adaptability, with the skills to relate well throughout all levels of the company.
Collaborate with internal subject-matter experts to implement best solution strategies.
Work within the guidelines set forth by the company to administer plant policies and procedures.
Build and maintain succession plans for oneself and direct subordinates.
Ideal candidates must have demonstrated expertise in managing a plant compliant with food safety standards that are customary within the food industry and mandated by government regulations. Including but not limited to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) management system required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the standards set by the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQF).
Experience working globally highly desirable.


In addition to image services I also provide text for a variety of media applications from brochures and flyers to full-length feature articles on conservation, mountain culture and heritage, environmental issues and natural history.
What I strive for is to communicate the stories of my clients to their larger audiences with a thoroughness and sensitivity, and an accuracy that effectively conveys their message. In that role I see myself as both a photographer and a teacher, as a listener and a voice, and as an artist as well as a craftsman.
What are the images of yourself and what you do that you want to share with others?


Please do come and have a chat.
This year's Ocean Business ocean technology exhibition and training forum will be taking place at Southampton's National Oceanography Centre in the UK. The show will run 9-11 April 2013.
Innovatum will be exhibiting at Stand A17. We hope to see you there!
For more information, visit the Ocean Business website.


Bengali evening was a great success said MP Kirsten Oswald.
Kirsten Oswald MP was delighted to attend the Bengali Performing Arts Cultural Evening of Variety Performance at Eastwood Park Theatre last week.
The event was part of a year-round programme of events set up by the local Bengali Performing Arts group to promote culture and showcase the best of traditional and modern arts, music, dance, song, drama, and poetry.
The successful evening provided an impressive array of entertainment and was also attended by Ms Ferdousi Shahriar, Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh.
Kirsten commented: "It was a real pleasure to attend this cultural evening of song and dance at Eastwood Park Theatre. Bengali Performing Arts put on a creative and engaging show which the audience thoroughly enjoyed.
"The children who performed were hugely talented, and it was clear that much work had been done by them, supported by their parents and teachers. It is great to see such talent in our local community, and I commend them for the engaging way that this event was put on.
"The musical and dance performances by the adult performers were beautiful, and my congratulations go to all those involved in putting together such a wonderful show.
"Our community benefits greatly from the work of organisations like Bengali Performing Arts, who add so much to the rich diversity of East Renfrewshire".


To learn about integration and prepare for the National competition, 10 students from Students In Free Enterprise, of Universidad Francisco Marroquín, participated in a workshop organized by the Excellence Center of this house of studies.
The workshop was celebrated last June 18th of 2007 and was facilitated by Andrea Musso and Pili Biba.
It was a very enriching and joyfull workshop, it really helped us as a group and as individuals.It was very productive, it helped me to know better other team members.We related daily activities with the workshop activities.It helped us reflect on teamwork (value, cooperation, opportunities).To trust the other members of the team is very important in order to achieve our goals.The Excellence Center is an educational project directed to UFM students and external persons in order to contribute to their integral education, to develop their teamwork and leadership abilities, explained Carla de Hess, director of the Center and workshop facilitator.
Arboretum. More than 3,000 persons have received workshops that include ropes dynamics at the University, including students, teachers and administrative personnel of this house of studies; as well as students from other institutions and companies.


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G20 Sherpa briefed the media on the G20 Development Working Group Meeting in Mumbai
Shri Amitabh Kant addressed media persons and outlined India's DWG G20 priorities and approach.
In connection with the first Development Working Group Meeting in Mumbai from 13-16 December 2022, G20 Sherpa Shri Amitabh Kant addressed media persons today and outlined India's DWG G20 priorities and approach. Since 2010, the Development Working Group has been acting as a custodian of the development agenda in the G20. After the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Goals in 2015, DWG has steered the alignment of the development agenda of the G20 with the SDGs. Given the nature of its work, the DWG has dealt with several different issues over the last decade depending on the priorities of the Presidency.
Shri Kant emphasized that the challenges the world faces today can only be solved by working together. Our priorities reflect not only the aspirations of G20 Members, but also of the Global South. India is pursuing an inclusive, ambitious, decisive and action-oriented approach. Shri Kant outlined India's DWG priorities as (i) Green Development including climate action and financing, just energy transitions and LiFE (LifeStyle for Environment); (ii) Accelerating implementation of SDGs; and (iii) Digital Public Goods/Data for Development. He added that DWG conversations would also include debt distress, reformed multilateralism and women-led development, and that India will highlight the importance of inclusive growth and collective action to achieve it.
Shri Kant recalled that a new workstream on Disaster Risk Reduction has been established under India's Presidency to encourage collective work, multi-disciplinary research and exchange of best practices on disaster risk reduction. In addition, a new Startup20 Engagement Group has also been initiated under India's G20 Presidency, recognizing the role of Startups in driving innovation that responds to a rapidly changing global scenario.
The three-day meeting will focus on G20 collective actions for accelerating progress on the SDGs, support to developing countries in dealing with immediate concerns relating to food and energy security and debt distress, and a 2023 G20 New Delhi Update on SDGs. Cultural programs showcasing Maharashtra's rich cultural heritage have been arranged for the G20 delegates with the help of the State Government. Further, an excursion to Kanheri Caves in Mumbai has also been planned for the visiting delegates.
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Tagged as: G20, india, PIB
PM lays foundation stone of 'Nagpur Metro phase- II
Central Bank Digital Currency pilot launched by RBI in retail segment


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GWP's new joint-venture set to bring about improvements in quality and supply of corrugated board
A new multi-million pound joint venture in the UK corrugated cardboard industry is set to bring significant improvements in the quality and supply of corrugated sheet used to manufacture packaging.
The Wiltshire-based GWP Group have joined with several other like-minded independent box-makers across the UK to form a shared corrugated sheet manufacturing business named CorrBoard UK.
The new plant opened in Scunthorpe in August and the £18m ground-breaking project has already created jobs for 55 people. This is expected to increase to around 100 over the new few months.
An attempt to stabilise prices, provide consistent quality and reduce the need for imports of corrugated board from overseas, were the driving forces behind the venture, which has taken several years to come to fruition. Securing financial backing for an untested business model was just one of the difficulties the partners faced.
David Pedley, CEO of the GWP Group, based in Cricklade and Salisbury said: "As this was an unusual business model UK banks did not have the confidence to support the venture so we had to secure funding from overseas, which was frustrating.
"All partners in the project have played significant roles in getting this venture off the ground. I believe it is the first time that competitors in the industry have come together in this way to solve a problem such as this."
The CorrBoard plant uses the latest technology and advanced manufacturing methods. Production capacity will increase as partners grow their individual businesses. Improved plant capabilities will bring significant performance benefits to customers. For instance, the consortium will be able to supply board to partners in bespoke volumes, allowing significant improvements in flexibility for end-customers.
David Pedley added: "CorrBoard will make a significant difference to GWP's corrugated packaging business. We will now be able to rely on procuring consistent quality board in the quantities we need to meet the growing demands of our business. It's great that the plant's now up and running and to know that CorrBoard is producing product that's the best quality achievable anywhere in the market".
For more information about GWP see: www.gwp.co.uk
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HomeNews31-year-old Nigerian man, Elon Musk listed among global serial unicorn founders
31-year-old Nigerian man, Elon Musk listed among global serial unicorn founders
A 31-year-old Nigerian man, Iyin Aboyeji, the co-founder of Flutterwave, has been named among 62 founders in the world that have founded two unicorns.
PlatinumPost reports that the term unicorn refers to a privately held startup company with a value of over $1 billion. It is commonly used in the venture capital industry.
Aboyeji was listed alongside Elon Musk and other notable entrepreneurs by the Venture Capital Initiative of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
The Founder and Director of the Initiative, Ilya Strebulaev, disclosed that while there are a total of 3,025 unicorn founders in the world, only one person, Richard Klausner, has founded 4 unicorns. According to him, 3 people have founded 3 unicorns, while 62 have founded 2 unicorns each, making a total of 66 people that have founded more than one company valued at $1 billion or higher.
Aboyeji's reaction: Reacting to the list, the 31-year-old Aboyeji attributed his successes to divine guidance and opportunities offered to him by his country, Nigeria. He said:
"At 31 years old, by the grace of God, I am one of 62 people in the whole world and very likely the only African to have co-founded two unicorns – Andela and Flutterwave.
"I am grateful to my country, Nigeria. I have repeatedly said that in no other country on earth would my story have been possible. I am not a caucasian male. I'm just barely 30 years old. I wasn't born into old money. My parents are humble clergy – the son of a butcher and the daughter of clergy who worked their way up. It is only through prayers, hard work and the favour of God we have come this far. Can anything good come out of Nigeria? Well yes – this is our testimony. We produce unicorns."
Aboyeji said also thanked the founding teams and co-workers he had worked with over the last 10 years.
"They believed when no sane person would. They worked and sacrificed everything to build the future on the continent and I'm so happy for how God has blessed the work of their hands in return," he said.


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| Final 30 seconds decide Elis' loss to Crimson
Josh Lotstein
Final 30 seconds decide Elis' loss to Crimson
Josh Lotstein 12:00 am, Apr 27, 2004
Another close game. Another loss for the men's lacrosse team.
This last loss, however, was especially heartbreaking. With 2.7 seconds left in regulation, Harvard's Mike McBride scored to lift the Cantabs over Yale, 11-10, Saturday night at Johnson Field. It was Yale's fifth one-goal decision in its last six games. All but one of the five were losses.
"It's a huge game because it's Harvard," goalkeeper Jordan Ellis '07 said. "It just felt terrible to lose to Harvard. It was not any more devastating a loss. The Harvard game just has a different aura to it. It's disappointing in itself."
Compounding the fact that Yale fell to its archrival was the way in which the Bulldogs went down. Tied 10-10 and with possession of the ball in the game's final minute, Yale had a chance to hold for the last shot. But before the Bulldogs could even unload, Harvard intercepted a pass, raced to the midfield line and called timeout.
As the clock approached zero, McBride caught Jeff Gottschall's errant shot and redirected it past Ellis for the game-winner.
Although Harvard needed some late game heroics, for a while the Cantabs were on the verge of routing the Bulldogs. After the two teams battled to a 4-4 first quarter, Harvard outscored Yale 3-0 in the second to go into the break up 7-4.
"We came out sluggish and didn't play well in the first half," defender Gray Eklund '06 said. "We really dug ourselves a hole."
Yale emerged from halftime on fire, scoring six of the game's next seven goals to go ahead 10-8. But 10 seconds after captain Scott
Kenworthy '04 scored at 10:43 in the fourth quarter, Gottschall responded, triggering a 3-0 Harvard run.
"We really came together in the second half," attacker Dan Brillman '06 said. "The ball just didn't bounce our way."
Gottschall led all scorers with four goals and collected the game-winning assist.
Kenworthy paced the Bulldogs with a hat trick. Midfielder Ned Britt '04, attacker Colin Neville '06 and Brillman contributed with two goals apiece while midfielder Ryan Capilupi '04 tallied once.
Goalie Roy Skeen '04 started in the Bulldogs' home finale and allowed three goals without a save in less than six minutes. He yielded to Ellis, who finished with eight saves. Jack McKenna had five saves for Harvard.
Turnovers again proved costly for the Bulldogs, who have struggled increasingly with maintaining possession as the season has progressed.
"It's just fatigue," Ellis said. "We've played one of the toughest schedules in the nation. We're playing nine games in four weeks, so we have two or three practice days, then a game. That'll take a lot out of you. We've shown we can play well, but it's hard to do that for a long stretch with a schedule like ours."
Yale next travels to Fairfield tomorrow for a non-conference game against the Stags. It will feature the first match-up between the Bulldogs and former interim head coach Darryl Delia, now an assistant head coach at Fairfield.
The Bulldogs conclude their season May 1 at Loyola.
"We're excited about our next two games," Eklund said. "We have a chance to get to .500 and we want to finish the season on a winning note."
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Please watch an introduction to the major features of Smart Welding Manager, a cloud-based weld mapping, weld tracking, fabrication and welding management software with companion mobile apps.
Please watch a short video on recording dimensions of fabricated equipment with Smart Welding Manager, check for compliance against specifications and produce reports.
In this video, you can learn about managing fabrication projects or jobs through Smart Welding Manager. This video covers how to add welds, allocate WPS & welders, create a work pack, creating test requests, performing welding inspections, weld mapping with our unique pictorial annotation feature, creating a project data book and changing privileges for users. You can also create as-built drawings with our annotation tool.
In this video, you can learn about how to create and manage projects or jobs in Smart Welding Manager. Smart Welding Manager can handle projects as big as construction of a large petrochemical complex, a refinery or a pipeline that is hundreds of miles long. The software can also be used for managing hundreds of small jobs, in an equally effective way. Whether you run a small fabrication shop or work for a large contractor employing hundreds of welders, Smart Welding Manager will be a highly productive tool for you.
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This stunning 2 bedroom apartment, located in the town centre and on the banks of the River Shannon. The apartment boasts spectacular views of the River Shannon, the marina, St. Peter & Paul's Church, Athlone Castle & Luan Gallery. The apartment is in excellent condition throughout. The accommodation comprises: entrance hall, open plan Kitchen/living room, 2 bedrooms and main bathroom. This property must be viewed to be appreciated.
Kitchen/ Dining/ Living Area – 22′ x 12'4 Laminated flooring with built in units.Patio doors leading to a balcony.
Bathroom – 10'7 x 7'11 Tiled floor to ceiling with 3 piece bathroom suite.
Bedroom 1 – 14'4 x 10'1 – Laminated flooring.
Bedroom 2 – 10'3 x 9'1 Laminated flooring.
– 1 car parking space.
– Beautiful River facing 2 bedroom apartment.


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Q: Kernel update leads to network loss - how to rebuild network module automatically? I have a Ubuntu 20.xx system (Mint).
Whenever the kernel gets updated, I have to rebuild the network driver manually by executing a script via sudo in order to be able to connect to the internet.
The script is available here. The output of that script is at the end of this post.
I would like to automate this process as I want to be reachable from the internet even after updating the kernel. How can I ensure that after a kernel update still my system is connected to the internet?
Checking the internet connectivity and automatically executing the rebuild script, does not seem to be a good solution as also a internet connection issue could be the root cause. So I am looking for another (best practice) solution.
This is the output of the rebuild script:
user@user-System-Product-Name:~/wrk/lan-driver/r8125-9.007.01$ ./autorun.sh

Check old driver and unload it.
rmmod r8169
rmmod: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:799 kmod_module_remove_module() could not remove 'r8169': Operation not permitted
rmmod: ERROR: could not remove module r8169: Operation not permitted
Build the module and install
./autorun.sh: 29: cannot create log.txt: Permission denied
./autorun.sh: 30: cannot create log.txt: Permission denied
./autorun.sh: 31: cannot create log.txt: Permission denied
user@user-System-Product-Name:~/wrk/lan-driver/r8125-9.007.01$ sudo ./autorun.sh
[sudo] password for user:

Check old driver and unload it.
rmmod r8169
Build the module and install
At main.c:160:
- SSL error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such file or directory: ../crypto/bio/bss_file.c:69
- SSL error:2006D080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such file: ../crypto/bio/bss_file.c:76
sign-file: certs/signing_key.pem: No such file or directory
Warning: modules_install: missing 'System.map' file. Skipping depmod.
Backup r8169.ko
rename r8169.ko to r8169.bak
DEPMOD 5.4.0-105-generic
load module r8125
Updating initramfs. Please wait.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-105-generic
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/dm-2
I: (/dev/mapper/vgmint-swap_1)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
Completed.
user@user-System-Product-Name:~/wrk/lan-driver/r8125-9.007.01$