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Could FaceTime Finally be Available in the UAE Soon?
Is FaceTime Available in UAE?
30 April, 2018 by Najla Moussa
United Arab Emirates residents who regularly make international calls via the internet to their families or for work may finally get some good news. It seems the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is in talks with Microsoft and Apple to bring Skype and FaceTime to the country.
According to Al Ittihad, the Director General for the TRA, Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, highlighted the fact that a large number of the UAE population are subscribers for the Etisalat's online calling apps, BOTIM and C'Me.
But if you're not an Etisalat customer or don't want to have to subscribe to a phone company in order to have access to an Internet calling app, there are virtually no other avenues to explore. With Skype now blocked and WhatsApp calls unavailable for UAE residents, it can mean burning through budgets – or talking to loved ones abroad a lot less.
The reasons behind this is security. If the country allows encrypted calling services, it allows terrorists and other extremist groups to communicate securely.
Currently, there are three Apple stores in the UAE – two in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi. They are the only licensed Apple stores in the region. Microsoft is also opening to new data centers in the country.
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When any object is passed through filter_var() with the FILTER_VALIDATE_INT filter and a default option the result is always boolean false instead of the default value.
Second, the FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE flag also shows no effect on passed objects.
I came across this bug fix bug.
Currently, VALIDATE filter returns default values for _invalid_ parameter value/type.
Sanitizing filter may ignore _invalid_ parameter value/type.
However, validation filter must not ignore _invalid_ parameter and must not use default value. It should treat invalid parameters as error.
BTW, ignoring invalid values is now considered as security vulnerability.
if you think the behavior is erroneous.
Thanks, I'm responsible for this then.
New OWASP TOP 10 considers current behavior as vulnerability.
The patch behaves as it should. This RFC is declined, though.
I shall propose the RFC again, since current filter module lacks the most important filter/validation. i.e. String filter/validation.
We may be better to have distinguished API for validation and sanitizing. i.e. New module and new API for these.


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Borderlands 3 will be an Epic Store exclusive on PC
Vikki Blake 4th April 2019	Business News
Epic Games has confirmed it has partnered with 2K to become the exclusive distributor of Borderlands 3 on PC.
The exclusivity period means the game will only be available on PC via the Epic Game Store until April 2020, after which the highly-anticipated shooter will come to other PC stores, including Steam.
"The PC gaming community has been an important part of the success of the Borderlands series, and we are excited to be partnering with Epic who recognize its worldwide popularity and share in our commitment to bring Borderlands 3 to this rapidly expanding audience," said 2K president, David Ismailer. "Our mission, in addition to delivering the most engaging and captivating entertainment experiences, is to embrace new distribution platforms that will contribute to our effort to grow the audience for Borderlands 3."
Borderlands 3 joins a slew of exclusive titles recently announced for Epic Game Store, from partners as wide-ranging as Take-Two's Private Division, Quantic Dream, Remedy and 505 Games. In a related announcement, and following the success of The Division 2, Ubisoft has committed to launching more new titles, and back catalogue titles, on the store. This will be a continuation of its partnership, where titles are exclusive to UPlay and Epic Game Store. Some of those back catalogue titles have been promised as being part of the free games programme.
The most startling inclusion in the list of true exclusives is the PC releases of Quantic Dream's last three games: Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human. All are coming to PC for the first time via Epic's store.
The store is Epic's newest and most intriguing innovation, though it certainly didn't appear overnight. "We built the technology long before we had a business model supporting it," CEO Tim Sweeney recently told MCV. "[Fortnite] accelerated everything by bringing in the large audience of engaged gamers required for a successful storefront launch, and the e-commerce economies of scale for an 88-12 per cent revenue-sharing model."
"Ubisoft supports our model and trusts us to deliver a smooth journey for players, from pre-purchase to the game's release," Sweeney added, reflecting on The Divisions 2's exclusivity. "But delivery is only half the deal, so is Epic offering financial incentives, above and beyond we've worked to ensure it's genuinely worthwhile for developers to move to the Epic Games store."
Borderlands 3 will launch on PC via the Epic Store, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on September 13th, 2019.
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Q: Asp.net button avoid pageload onclick I have one asp button I want avoid pageload on button click
Plz someone help
Even JavaScript method will be ok for me

A: The framework fundamentally does not work that way.  If you stay true to the framework, you can wrap your button in an update panel.  That will remove the visible postback, but that will still fire the postback and perform the page load and click event.
In essence the update panel will dump your entire page into memory, then reload only the differences, simulating an ajax request.
The link submitted only allows the button to perform a JavaScript function, which would still need to Ajax to the backend.
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="upSample" runat="server" ...>
      <ContentTemplate>
           <asp:Button id="btnSample" runat="server" ... />
      </ContentTemplate>
</asp:UpdatePanel>

Otherwise you should not use a server side event at all, simply do traditional html <input type="button" click="btnSample_Click()" /> that is actually doing Ajax directly to the server side.

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Tag Elvis (2022)
"I really owe her a lot this time": Elvis Star Austin Butler Owes Ex-Girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens After Winning Best Actor Alongside Brendan Fraser
American actor Austin Robert Butler has become one of the most well-known actors in the world now after having Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (2022) under his belt. The actor has received much praise for his performance as Elvis Presley in a…
"He'd obsessively eat one kind of food": Lisa Marie Presley's Dad Elvis Presley Loved Eating This One Dish So Much He Ate it For a Record 6 Months Straight
While the movie Elvis received nominations for the Golden Globe Awards 2023, his ex-wife remembered her late husband. Elvis is a 2022 American biographical drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann that starred Austin Butler in the lead. The movie describes the…
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        event MessageFailedHandler MessageFailed;
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Are you interested in getting involved in the campus food system? Are you interested in gardening, building community, partnering with us on research or on an innovation, or taking on a leadership role in the expansion of the project? Whoever you may be – student, faculty, staff, or community member – we would love to hear from you.
We hold all sorts of events and activities throughout the growing season. Follow our Facebook page to stay up to date! Or email us at agronomygarden@gmail.com for updates.
Hiring New Leadership! Click here to view roles.
One of the main purposes of the Agronomy Garden is to serve as a living laboratory space for students, faculty, and staff to experiment within a visible community gardening space. If you have an idea for a project that you would like to implement at the Agronomy Garden, either as part of a course requirement, for research, for campus development, or as part of your co-curricular activities at UBC, please get in touch with us about it! We are always looking to facilitate new innovations in the food system and would be happy to work with you.


CBI may question former Union Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan in connection with alleged illegalities in the Bokaro Steel plant recruitment process in which relatives of some high-profile personalities are under the scanner of the agency.
Paswan, who is negotiating seating arrangements in Bihar for the upcoming general elections, has come under the lens following recovery of some documents which, agency sources claimed, indicate that his staff may have been actively involved in extending favours to some candidates.
"Such actions cannot be taken at the level of lower rung staff without the approval of the minister concerned. We may question him (Paswan) in this connection. A final decision when the questioning would take place may be taken as the probe progresses," a senior CBI official said.
The sources said documents submitted by some successful candidates have Paswan's seals, his official address 12, Janpath and supporting letters from his staff recommending their names for the position in the Bokaro steel plant.
Paswan was Union minister for chemicals, fertilizers and steel during the UPA government between May 2004 and May 2009 and these allegedly fraudulent appointments were made during his tenure.
In January, CBI had registered two separate cases related to alleged irregularities in the appointments in the middle and junior management level in the public sector undertaking in 2008 in which a former Executive Director of the plant and other former senior officers have also been named as accused.
They said the agency has named Junior Managers S M Razi, Rajkumar Jatia and Yogesh Chandra Patnaik. They are relatives of a former governor, a former central minister, who is now a Rajya Sabha candidate, and a former High Court judge respectively as accused in the FIRs.
It is alleged that these candidates were among those favoured in the appointment process.
A Deputy Manager, Ritesh, who was also appointed in a similar fashion, has also been named by CBI in an FIR.
CBI sources alleged that the officials of the steel plant entered in a criminal conspiracy in the appointment process by not giving adequate publicity to the appointment advertisement and accepting applications after due dates and in violation of norms by hand or by courier thus favouring these candidates.
CBI has registered these cases under Indian Penal Code sections of cheating, forgery and relevant provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.
Some retired officials of the Bokaro Steel plant who held senior positions at the time of appointment, including then Executive Director Jivesh Mishra, were named in an FIR as accused.
"It has been alleged that around 13 candidates were favoured and got selected for the posts of middle and junior management level at Bokaro Steel Plant by adopting fraudulent recruitment and selection process," CBI had earlier said in a statement.
The agency carried out searches at 40 locations in nine cities Bokaro, Ranchi, Patna, Arrah (Bihar), Ghaziabad, New Delhi, Bhilai, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Bhubaneshwar including the premises of Jatia, Razi and Patnaik and their parents, the sources said.


How to Create Multiple Instagram Accounts through your Desktop?
In my last blog I shared the method of making $100 Per Day with Instagram and Ogads. I'm really happy to see that there're many people who liked and applied the process and now they're also raking big bucks from this huge social giant. In that post I also got some questions which basically asked by the newbies that 'How to Create Multiple Instagram accounts through desktop without getting banned too?' So, I have decided to write a short guide related to this query. Hope it helps a lot of people in this network.
You will need Bluestacks in your desktop – You can download the software from here.
You will need proxies to create account don't even think about creating or running multiple accounts without proxies. You can use dynamic IP for this.
Get the Bluestacks Tweaker for Google.
Instagram can track and ban your accounts using your bio Links or IP or mobile Device ID or GUID everything!
Step 1) Open up Bluestacks and get install Instagram.
Step 2) Create 1-3 accounts using your Proxy.
Step 6) Now change the Device ID, Phone Model, GUID, and Google Advert ID.
Stee 5) Get back to making Instagram accounts.
If you're the one who need to uploads loads of images on your accounts and wish to perform mass activities then there's an extra steps you have to take. They tracks the images you upload using MD5 of the pics. So to upload a photo you can use an automation tool 'GramDominator'. With the help of this tool you can upload images in your profile on a daily basis. But you have to make sure to post not more than 2-3 images per day if you're using a new account Or you can post 9-12 images in a day with an aged account through this software. You can also upload your profile photo with this tool.
You should be safe and get create multiple Instagram accounts in this way. I've done it myself so I know it works.
What are the Mass Instagram Unfollow Options provided by GramDominator?
Unfollowers for Instagram App : A new way to earn better revenues!


Based in Minnesota, Elucent Medical is a medical device developer focused on creating precise, wireless surgical navigation tools for tumor identification and excision. Founded in 2014, Elucent is helmed by three veterans of venture-backed biotech companies, CEO Laura King, CTO Dan van der Weide, and Dr. Fred Lee; as well as Dr. Lee Gravatt Wilke, Director of the University of Wisconsin Health Breast Center and chair of the research committee of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
The team at Elucent has been using Jama Connect™ for about a year to manage requirements, tests, and reviews throughout the product development cycle.
Jason Hiltner, Elucent's VP of Research and Development, had worked with requirements management solutions like CaliberRM before, and he had seen other product teams depend on IBM Rational DOORS and Microsoft Word and Excel. With those experiences in mind, he knew he needed a more intuitive, centralized platform to support innovation at Elucent.
Jama Connect makes Elucent's product development process more efficient and more collaborative, while facilitating traceability from requirements through testing in compliance with FDA regulations.
And Elucent is creating some amazing things with the help of Jama Connect. Since it's difficult to locate precise spots in the body, especially in soft tissue, Elucent has developed the SmartClip™ — a tiny implantable product that marks the location of cancerous tissue so surgeons can identify and excise the cancerous tissue more easily. Patients don't have to endure repeated excisions because surgeons haven't located or removed all of the cancerous tissue, and the SmartClip™ eliminates the need for painful and costly radiology localization.
The EnVisio™ Navigation System, which is designed to enable real-time 360° navigation in the surgical sightline and provides distance, depth and direction to the SmartClip(s): guiding a surgeon's tools to make tissue excision and removal even more exact. The team's hard work was rewarded when the EnVisio™ Navigation System was granted FDA clearance in 2019.
We asked Hiltner and Judson Guericke, Senior Director of Quality at Elucent, to tell us more about how they're leveraging Jama.
Jama Software: What corporate or industry challenge led to your decision to seek out a solution and ultimately purchase Jama Connect? Was there one particular problem that became a huge pain point?
Jason Hiltner: Obviously, in our industry, we have to have well-documented requirements that start with the customer requirements, go to the product requirements, link to the design descriptions and the software requirements, and lead to verification. If you're going to do that, you need to start with something that allows you to have traceability. We also needed something with a central database, so we weren't managing a bunch of different revisions of documents and emailing documents again. The big thing I wanted was a platform I could very easily maintain and not have questions about: I would know where things were and be able to easily do reviews. I also knew we needed something stable, robust and cloud-accessible.
How long have you been using Jama Connect, and what was the adoption process like?
Hiltner: We've been using Jama Connect for about a year. We're a startup, so I talked over the idea [of a requirements management solution] with a small group of people. We're a very lean and focused organization; we're at only 11 people. We compared a couple of tools and got recommendations from people who had done a more exhaustive search. We went with Jama Connect in spite of the fact that it was more costly than some other tools. The deployment and implementation process was as smooth as I could have hoped for. We had a bunch of sessions with Zeb Geary, a Jama Professional Services consultant, and we were up and running, creating requirements in less than a week. It's as flexible as I hoped it would be.
What was the feature/capability/business aspect of Jama Software that won you over?
Guericke: The collaboration and customer support for implementation. The biggest benefit for us is the efficiency in completing and gaining agreement on requirements and testing procedures.
Hiltner: We wanted something that would be very usable, something that would be maintained and around for a while. Our product has customer requirements that flow down to product requirements, which flow down to software requirements and design descriptions. We also maintain our verification suite within Jama.
Guericke: We needed a solution that would facilitate traceability from requirements through testing to comply with FDA expectations for design control. Jama Connect provided a traceability functionality that worked well for our needs. In addition, the collaboration capability of Jama aided us greatly in the definition of our requirements.
How do you measure success for this project? How are you using Jama Software to get there?
Hiltner: Now that we have that [FDA] clearance on the EnVisio Navigation System, success will mean surgeons utilizing our product to improve patient care.
Guericke: Confidence in assuring complete coverage from customer requirements to product requirements to software requirements to verification and validation. I really like how intuitive Jama Connect is. It was very easy for me to figure out how to navigate and use. There was some learning curve on the system configuration, but the support provided by the Jama Software team made that much easier.


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SW Safety Solutions Nominated on Ragan's CSR & Diversity Award for their Sustainability Efforts
SW Safety Solutions Inc.
June 22, 2022, 18:46 GMT
SW is celebrated as a finalist on the Green and Environmental Stewardship category for CSR & ESG Business Practices.
UNION CITY , CALIFORNIA , USA , June 22, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SW Safety Solutions Inc., known for their innovative and environmentally sustainable EcoTek gloves, will be presented as one of the four finalists of the Ragan's Corporate Social Responsibilities and Diversity Award at a special awards luncheon in July 2022, under the Green and Environmental Stewardship category for CSR & ESG Business Practices.
SW has always been steadfast in their goal to transform the single use nitrile glove industry to be more sustainable - such as introducing a biodegradable technology, EcoTek, which reduces waste in landfills by 92.6% in only 2.5 years. This is not the only commitment SW has made. They have changed the company mission to champion sustainable practices internally and externally for a brighter future, even rebranding SW as an acronym for Sustainable World.
Ragan's CSR & Diversity Awards is dedicated to honoring communications work that is positively impacting communities, whether internally, locally or globally. It celebrates those who demonstrate outstanding commitment and leadership in making the world safer, healthier, more equitable and sustainable.
Internally, SW has sponsored online classes at Stanford and Duke Universities for employees to educate themselves on sustainability practices. Employees then apply their knowledge to create robust multi-channel social media campaigns to further educate new audiences to SW's efforts - understanding SW's sustainability practices and new technologies in regard to industry standards. As the company's culture evolves internally and externally, they have continued to reinforce their sustainable label. The company is certified as a California Green Business, successfully meeting all 65 criteria demonstrating that SW operates in an environmentally responsible manner. Furthermore, SW recently had their products certified by Green Circle, a certification which confirms SW products are sourced from sustainable resources.
While the times change, there will always be a pressing need for environmentally sustainable business models. SW continues to work with its distributors in presenting new opportunities to develop sustainable standards within the glove industry.
ABOUT SW SAFETY
SW Safety Solutions Inc. (SW) creates unique products that keep users safe, while making their lives better. SW has always been committed to creative innovation and outstanding customer service, revolutionizing the healthcare and industrial products industry. SW supplies a unique portfolio of products to meet the growing hand protection needs of workers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Union City, CA, and is a woman-owned business. More than 2,000 employees worldwide work diligently to provide reliable, superior quality products. For more information, visit www.swsafety.com.
ABOUT RAGAN COMMUNICATIONS
Ragan Communications has been delivering trusted news, training and intelligence for more than 50 years to internal and external communicators, HR professionals and business executives via its conferences, webinars, training, awards, subscriptions and membership divisions. Its daily news sites—PRDaily.com and Ragan.com—are read by more than 600,000 internal and external communicators monthly. Visit www.ragan.com.
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Justifications for inequality: the neuroses of Kochland
By Binoy Kampmark - posted Tuesday, 3 September 2019 Sign Up for free e-mail updates!
One of the brothers Koch, David, has shuffled off this mortal coil, and the pious few looking at his passing may well think he is making it tough for camels passing through needles. As part of the Brothers Koch, he presided over a corporate empire that did its pinching best to wrest control from the purses of public accountability in the US republic. At his death, he was the eleventh richest person on the planet, on par with his dominant brother, Charles.
David K, however, went beyond the narrower spending interests of brother Charles, the one with the sharpest of eyes for business who elevated the family's Wichita oil company into a mammoth entity worth $110 billion.
The pet projects of right wing think tanks and campaign funding for libertarian causes did interest David, but he wished for more. Medicine and the arts tickled his interest, turning him into a philanthropist. His particular funding-from-high approach was something that was bound to earn praise in some cases: the powerful can be benevolent to the arts and various good causes, even if it comes with a presumption of innate inequality. Take the New York ballet, which can count some $100 million in donations from the family, and such institutions as the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Such recipients spent little time philosophising about the origins of the loot. As President Theodore Roosevelt said dismissively of John D. Rockefeller's establishment of a foundation to manage and disseminate his wealth, "No amount of charities in spending such fortunes can compensate in any way for the misconduct in acquiring them."
It was precisely such gestures that made David Koch a difficult one to pin down, at least for a certain breed of conservative. Kevin D. Williamson of the National Review, for instance, has suggested that this particular Koch brother could not be meaningfully slotted into a niche of blue-blood conservatism, being himself "a supporter of gay rights, abortion rights, drug legalisation, and much else that does not fit very comfortably on the current 'right wing' agenda".
Politics generates its own distinct tics; Charles and David were left heavy with the anti-socialist sentiments of their bruising father, Fred, who supervised the building of refineries in a Soviet Union hungry for petroleum engineering. This was a temporary measure: when the Soviets felt competent enough to proceed without his help, Fred Koch wound his disgruntled way to a more accommodating Nazi Germany, where his firm, Winkler-Koch, prospered from 1934. (This latter point is not mentioned on the website of an organisation Fred joined as an early national council member, The John Birch Society.)
A form of natural selection in the family was encouraged, with Charles edging David out in the pecking order. David would find his way. MIT engineering, basketball for which he showed more than an aptitude, and presidency of Koch Engineering, and executive vice-president of Koch Industries in 1981. While brother Charles always took primary polling in building the empire, turning Fred's bricks into family marble, it was David who proved a consistent ally in subsequent family disputes, notably against mischievous brother Bill.
To study the Kochs is to study the US republic as an ailing patient saddled with profound neuroses. To that end, few studies on the Kochs, or any other US corporation, match Christopher Leonard's Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America. "The Koch brothers derived their wealth through a patient, long-term strategy of seizing opportunities in complex and often opaque corners of the economic system." That toenail growing patience was underpinned by an ideological observance of free-market economy, specifically those of the Austrian school. Out of this worship of Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek came Market-Based Management, not much short of a cult's affirmation.
The name Koch is associated with the realisation of political platforms and the disruption of others. The same year David found himself running as vice-president, Richard Fink, long considered the steering force of the "Kochtopus", suggested a three stage process in the field of activism. The idea would be germinated by intellectual hothouses and allowed to flourish. Selected think tanks would treat these ideas as a convertible and exportable commodity: the activists and advocacy groups, suitably bankrolled with Koch cash, would fashion such raw material, using it to pressure elected officials.
As Jane Mayer, a keen student of the Koch phenomenon has noted, the brothers "built a kind of an assembly line to manufacture political change." In Dark Money, she would call it "a libertarian production line, waiting only to be bought, assembled and switched on." Some conservatives preferred to simply see such operating means with gushing envy: the Kochs, according to an admiring Jim Geraghty, were engaged in "effective activism", targeting "state legislatures, local tax initiatives and the political races that aren't 'sexy'."
That production line had its favourite targets: the supposedly galloping away power of the state (by the end of the 1970s, abolishing the Energy Department had become a platform of the Libertarian Party), unwanted regulations, and fetters on corporate behaviour. In recent years, a clearer picture of the Koch contribution to a big ticket issue – climate change denial – has emerged. This has been characterised by an insatiable, and uninterrupted hunger, for natural resources. As David Koch explained to the Society of Petroleum Engineers in Alaska in 1980, the US, "in its own self-interest should be actively promoting development of natural resources in Alaska and assisting in placing more land in private ownership." Good for Koch; good for the United States.
In 1991, a coterie of individuals who have become part of the usual suspect list of climate change scepticism, underpinned by the need for continued environmental exploitation, gathered at a Cato conference titled "Global Environmental Crisis: Science or Politics?" The theme was clear enough: plunder as there was no danger of perishing; extract as they was no fear of environmental degradation. Meteorologist Richard S. Lindzen was a headline act, dismissing global warming as having "very little evidence at all". According to Kert Davies, director of the Climate Investigation Center, such gatherings proved indispensable in stifling any chances of a carbon tax.
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Q: MACOS - How to create a on/off shortcut for Remote Login? (I have asked this on Reddit got couple of suggestions but they are not ideal so I though I might try my luck here)
I want to have either Menu bar toggle (like BT or WIFI) or keyboard shortcut [⌘+F12] that toggles Remote_Login on/off in the background without opening the system preferences window...
Remote Login
Idea of perfect solution
I am currently using or Keysmith macro that:
opens system preferences > sharing > clicks coordinates of the box next to Remote Login > quit
(but its not ideal because it shows the window while doing it)
Maybe there would be a way to modify this code (1st solution) into toggling Remote Login
or maybe someone has other suggestions...

A: With the help of a kind Redditor I modified the earlier code into this:
if running of application "System Preferences" then
    try
        tell application "System Preferences" to quit
    on error
        do shell script "killall 'System Preferences'"
    end try
    delay 0.1
end if

repeat while running of application "System Preferences" is true
    delay 0.1
end repeat

tell application "System Preferences" to ¬
    set the current pane to pane id ¬
        "com.apple.preferences.sharing"

tell application "System Events"
    tell front window of application process "System Preferences"
        repeat until (exists checkbox 1 of row 5 of table 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1)
            delay 0.01
        end repeat
        click checkbox 1 of row 5 of table 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1
        delay 0.1
    end tell
end tell

tell application "System Preferences" to quit


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Like Cattle Part 5
(Steven Celerius)
The Horseman fumbled to find another arrow, only to grasp at an empty quiver. Seeing this made up Carlin's mind for him. He pulled his knife from the sheath on his leg and hurled it with near perfect precision at the horse's legs. It clipped the front right one and the beast was brought to the ground, with inhuman and unholy cries of pain. The Horseman gasped out loud, and fell to his knees. Apparently their connection wasn't just mental. They could feel each other's pain.
Carlin chose not to rush for his discarded sword, but instead towards the Horseman. Carlin kneed the Venator in the face and he collapsed. Carlin placed his foot on the boy's neck and pressed with all of his force. "Do you know what happens when you protest the slaughter of cattle?" He asked as the Horseman's face turned blue.
Carlin didn't wait for an answer. "You become like cattle, and you are slaughtered along with it. This has been educational, but it is over."
The Horseman shook his head, even with the weight of Carlin's boot on his neck. "Those who slaughter for the sake of slaughter starve in the winter."
"You won't see the winter, Venator."
"Kill me and the Grand Master will come for you. I've already sent him a letter."
Carlin's face dropped and every trace of pleasure left his body. The Horseman was an annoying gnat compared to the hurricane that was the Grand Master Venator. The Horseman didn't grin or gloat, but the truth was plastered all over Carlin's face. He couldn't take the Horseman's life. Not if it would mean that the strongest Venator in the land would come for him. The Grand Master had never missed a single shot or any living target, and Carlin would not be the first. He stepped off of the Horseman's neck. "You wish to live?" He asked. "So be it."
He went to his sword and pulled it from the dirt. Before the Horseman could stop him, Carlin finished off the beautiful stallion. It made no noise. Carlin was an experienced butcher. The Horseman wailed in horror and pain in a way that Carlin hadn't heard before. In his experience, grown men only wailed for their own lives. He approached the wailing boy and put the sword against his neck. "If you see another Imperial banner you will not show us trouble. You will show respect and you will yield."
The Horseman nodded, ever so slightly, careful of the blade at his throat. "Flee, then." Carlin said, unable to stop the grin from stretching his mutilated lips. "I won't see you again."
The Horseman glared at him, challenging him. He was desperate to say otherwise it seemed, but of course he didn't. He stood, turned and trudged off into the woods, thoroughly bested. Carlin heaved in relief. He could show all the bravery in the world, but nothing could extinguish the spark of anxiety that burned inside of him during a fight. Especially when he went toe to toe with Lightborns. Steven Celerius and Anthony reached the top of the gorge just in time to see the Horseman vanishing into the shadow of the foliage. "Why is he walking away?" Steven asked. It was hard to read him. Was he about to beat Carlin senseless?
"He sent a letter to the grand master. Our lives depend on him keeping his." Carlin said.
Anthony frowned. "Shame. I would have loved a second round."
"You couldn't handle a second round." Carlin said.
Anthony scoffed at him. Before he could respond Steven stepped in. "This expedition is over, in case I actually have to say it out loud. We will leave tonight."
Carlin touched his bloody lip. "I'm not sure if in the best stage to travel right away."
"That's fine." Steven said. "Because you will not be joining us."
Carlin gritted his teeth. "What?"
"You will help Paul take down the tents and prepare for the next hunt." Steven said. His voice was unwavering.
Carlin was dizzy from blood loss and exhaustion but he didn't budge. "This sounds like a demotion."
"It's not a formal one." Steven said. "Not yet. I'll confer with some advisors to discuss the possibility of that, though."
"This is ridiculous." Carlin growled.
"What do you think you deserve?"
"A promotion? I took on a Venator by myself and I won. I dealt with the threat."
Steven shook his head at Carlin and it only served to make him angrier. He hated being patronized. "You dealt with him. That's true. I'm just wondering why you hesitated. He had his bow pointed at Anthony's heart, and it took you a little too long to react."
Carlin couldn't bear to look Anthony in the eyes. "Either you're not as quick witted as I thought, or you're not trustworthy." Carlin wanted to defend himself, but Steven was building to something. An interruption would have made him angry. "I asked you if you were willing to deal with the consequences and you said that you were. Was that a lie?" Carlin was silent. "You brought this enemy upon us. You will not be rewarded or thanked for removing him. All you did was antagonize a Lightborn and put us all in danger."
Steven and Anthony turned to leave and Carlin tried to follow them but his feet wouldn't budge. Everything in his body was telling him to fight harder. "You know who my father is, General?" Carlin said. "You think he'll stand for this? You think he'll let me be demoted?"
Anthony opened his mouth to say something but Steven held his hand up and silenced his nephew. He turned back to face Carlin. "Honestly, Carlin. I don't think it will make a difference to him. He hasn't been a father to you yet. This won't call him to action."
Carlin felt like he'd been slapped. Blood rushed to his face, and not just to pour through his lips. He wanted to speak, but he didn't have the will. He just stood there while the General and his nephew headed back to camp. Anthony at least gave him a look of pity before he left, which Carlin both wanted and hated.
He walked through the gorge like he had rocks in his shoes. He was sore, and in a trance. Once he got back to the camp he had his leg patched up and then he went to his tent to sulk in silence. The men packed up their essentials outside. Carlin could hear the clanging of swords being gathered and supplies being packed. All at once there was the sound of the convoy leaving, and then there was silence.
When Carlin exited his tent Paul was in the center of camp, drinking heavily from a bottle of wine.
"Hello." Carlin said.
Paul squinted at him. "Hello."
"I guess I'm part of your cleanup crew."
Carlin surveyed the camp. He'd never been part of clean up, but he didn't anticipate it being too difficult. It couldn't be worse than fighting a Venator. Paul was swaying. It didn't seem like he'd be a big help at this point. "Why don't we wait until morning?" Carlin tried not to sound too judgmental.
Paul drained the remainder of the bottle. "Works for me."
Before Paul could stumble all the way into his tent Carlin called after him. "What are you going to do with the bear?"
It was still in the center of camp, a bloody mess. "Maybe we'll eat it. Maybe we'll make a rug. I don't care."
Carlin heard him collapse in the tent, and the sound indicated that his superior hadn't even reached his bed. He'd just collapsed on the ground. Carlin waited in the center of camp for a while until he was sure that Paul was unconscious. Then he summoned two privates by waving at them. They approached him wearily. He pointed to the bear and then to his tent, a mere fifteen feet away. They just stared at him, mouths agape. Carlin pointed again. His patience was wearing thin. Eventually they listened and helped him drag the bear. One deserted them, but the other stayed and helped him string it up by the three hooks.
When the privates left, Carlin faced the suspended bear and felt its tough fur with one hand. Eventually he struck it. Over and over again until its fur wore thin in certain places. Sweat poured down his forehead and blood down his lips. He continued to spar with his adversary even after he became lightheaded, even after his knuckles bled, and even after he didn't remember the reason for doing it. At a certainly point it was simply there. In his way.
Eventually the hooks broke and the bear fell to the dirt floor. Carlin flopped onto the ground next to it. He was satisfied. Something still nagged at him from the back of his head though. The Celerius always taunted the common people for being slower than they were, and today he'd been just quick enough to make the decision to save Anthony's life.
As he let the blood loss overcame him a final thought rested in his mind. The next time someone lined up a shot through a Celerius heart, he wouldn't block it. Hell, maybe he'd line up the shot himself.
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Constance of Aragon, Queen of Majorca
For other people named Constance of Aragon, see Constance of Aragon (disambiguation).
Constance of Aragon (1318–Montpellier, 1346) was Queen of Majorca as the wife of King James III. She was the eldest daughter of Alfonso IV of Aragon and his first wife, Teresa d'Entença.[1]
Queen consort of Majorca
1344–1346 (in pretendence)
James III of Majorca
James IV of Majorca
Isabella of Majorca
House of Barcelona
Alfonso IV of Aragon
Teresa d'Entença
James III wished to have friendly relations with Aragon, and thus married Constance in Perpignan on 24 September 1336.[1] In 1342, he refused to take the oath of fealty to Constance's brother, Peter IV of Aragon.
James and Constance had two children:
James (c. 1336 – January 20, 1375), pretender to the throne of Majorca
Isabella (1337–1406), pretender to the throne of Majorca
In a short war (1343–44), James (and allegedly Constance) was driven out of Majorca by Peter, who annexed the Balearic Islands to the Crown of Aragon.
Two years later, Constance died in Montpellier. She was outlived by James and her two children. Her husband remarried the following year to Violante of Vilaragut.
^ a b Previte-Orton 1952, p. 903.
SourcesEdit
Previté-Orton, Charles William (1952). The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History. Vol.II The Twelfth Century to the Renaissance. Cambridge at the University Press.
House of Aragon
Born: circa 1318 Died: circa 1346
Royal titles
Title last held by
Maria of Anjou Queen consort of Majorca
Maria of Navarre
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The Christchurch remembrance ceremony has been cancelled. Source Pixabay.
Christchurch: One Year On
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By SOPHIE STONE
Just over a year ago New Zealand and the world recoiled as the worst terrorist attack in modern New Zealand history impacted a country previously known for being a peaceful, safe and natural haven. In the weeks that followed, Kiwis banded together, and slogans like "Kia Kaha" and "This Is Not Us" became commonplace on Facebook profiles and in the news. Vigils were held, flowers laid down, and an intense period of mourning swept over a nation who had experienced nothing of the like in their isolated corner of the world.
Outside of New Zealand, the rest of the world offered their support, many donating to charities which were established to help the families of victims. The outpouring of love for New Zealand and the Muslim Community demonstrated some of the very best aspects of humanity, in spite of occuring in response to a tragedy which presented some of the worst.
One year later and the remembrance ceremony has been cancelled. Coronavirus is the topic on everyone's minds now, another, very different threat to humanity which arguably has the opposite effect to the immediate aftermath of Christchurch, encouraging people to stay away from each other and remain isolated.
While it is understandable in this current climate that the event was cancelled, particularly due to the difficulty in monitoring the large number of attendees, we wanted to take the time to acknowledge what happened on March 15th, 2019, and that we have not forgotten the values we pledged to uphold one year ago.
The news changes every day, but Christchurch has not left our minds. Our commiseration and thoughts for those who lost their lives, their families, friends, and for the Muslim community remain strong. We remember those who lost or risked their own lives in the pursuit of saving others, and the brave individuals who intervened when they realised what was happening. We remember the role of the police, health services and our Prime Minister in responding promptly to help those affected and to avoid any further potential harm.
Many of us were shocked that something so awful could happen in this country, and we pledged to make the true values of our nation be known to everyone, values such as tolerance, equality and peace. However, in order to do this, we need to be aware of the fact that no country is perfect, and that unfortunately extremists may live anywhere on the globe. We need to be vigilant in ensuring that everyone who live here, no matter who they are, can feel safe.
So one year on, we say Kia Kaha to all those affected by Christchurch, and promise to uphold our past pledges.
If you feel like you or someone else is at risk, call 111. If you need someone to talk to, check out these organisations below:
Lifeline: 0800 543 354
Youthline: 0800 376 633 (24/7) or free text 234 (8am-12am), or email [email protected]
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Pat Freiermuth, Penn State TE – 2021 NFL Draft Scouting Report
Evan Schenker
Leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft, Back Sports Page will release scouting reports on the NCAA's top prospects. This edition: Pat Freiermuth.
Summary: Penn State Nittany Lions TE Pat Freiermuth
Consistent, complete, reliable. Three words that can be used to describe Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth after three seasons with the Nittany Lions.
And 6'5″ and 258 pounds, Pat Freiermuth certainly has the size to be an NFL-level TE. In addition to his frame, Freiermuth displays a fantastic ability to sell routes and breakaway from the line of scrimmage, averaging 12.9 yards per reception over his three years in the Big Ten.
As a true freshman, Freiermuth replaced the void left by former-Penn State TE Mike Gesicki quickly and efficiently, recording 28 receptions for 368 yards and eight touchdowns. He then had a breakout year his sophomore campaign, recording an impressive 43 receptions for 507 yards and seven touchdowns, earning him Second-Team All-Big Ten honors.
In his final season at Penn State, the 22-year old tallied 23 receptions for 310 yards and one touchdown, as his season was shortened with the Nittany Lions due to injury. Despite the brief season, Freiermuth still notched a First-Team All-Big Ten nomination. He also recorded a wild 74-yard catch that lead to a touchdown in Penn State's fourth game of the 2020 season.
While Freiermuth is not the most explosive TE in this year's draft, and while he doesn't possess vertical ability like Florida TE Kyle Pitts, he is still foundationally solid in most of the categories NFL teams look for in a TE. The biggest flaw in Freiermuth's game is his blocking ability, which was never truly displayed at Penn State.
While his lack of blocking ability may hinder him from being an "all-around" TE, many teams will find Pat Freiermuth the perfect piece for offenses that like to utilize their TEs as additional receivers. With his size and toughness, Freiermuth is a matchup nightmare for linebackers and safeties responsible for covering the middle of the field, and will benefit from a spread offense.
If he can improve his blocking, Pat Freiermuth might become one of the most well-rounded college TEs to head into a draft in years. Even without improvement, Freiermuth will be a favorited pick for teams in need of a large and dependable target, and for offenses that aren't in need of blocking support. It will be a surprise if the Penn State product slips to the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Pros: NFL-level size, strong hands, physical at and after the catch
Cons: Blocking needs improvement, lacks vertical leap
Pro Comparison: Rob Gronkowski
Draft Projection: Late 1st-round, early 2nd-round
Game to Watch: Penn State v. Buffalo – September 7th, 2019
For more 2021 NFL Draft prospects, click here.
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I have a Kafka cluster composed by 5 brokers and 4 mirror maker to mirror date from 2 different data centers. I know that a kafka broker requires its own dedicated hardware especially because of the high disk I/O, memory usage and CPU intensive application.
HDFS and others cloudera services are deployed on different nodes.
For a basic setup you can have it on the same node (e.g. for testing or low volume usage).


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Battery Powered Trains will be 35% Cheaper Than Hydrogen, Study Concludes
The price of batteries keeps dropping, so why do people keep talking about hydrogen?
Updated July 27, 2020 04:27PM EDT
Not your childhood Lionel electric train.
Alstom press release
Just about everyone agrees that the best way to power a train is with electricity from overhead wires; the only problem is that it is really expensive to install. Even in Europe, which is pretty dense and has a great rail system, as much as 40% of the 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) of track is not electrified, and on many of these lines, the demand isn't high enough to ever justify the cost, which can be huge. There isn't only the wiring, but often all the bridges have to be rebuilt higher to handle the height of the catenary wires and pantographs on the roofs of the trains.
European governments want to get rid of diesel-powered trains as part of the fight against global heating, so they have been buying hydrogen-electric multiple units (HEMU), which are electric trains powered by fuel cells running on hydrogen.
But there is another player in the game: battery electric multiple units (BEMU) – trains powered directly from giant batteries, which are getting better and cheaper by the day. They are now pushing 75 miles (120 kilometers) in range; Rail Journal quotes Brahim Soua of Alstom, who says "This was not the case several years ago where the level of autonomy was close to 40km. This is thanks to an improvement in the battery's capability to store more energy for the same mass of battery." This is good enough range to skip through many non-electrified sections of Europe. The Alstom press release explains how it works in these sections:
The Coradia Continental BEMU has a range of up to 120 kilometres and can be operated under catenary as well as on non-electrified sections. The three-car-trains will be 56 metres long and equipped with 150 seats. They will have a top speed of 160 km/h in battery mode. The capacity of the batteries (high-power lithium-ion) is calculated to ensure catenary-free operation of the line Chemnitz-Leipzig without any sacrifice in performance or comfort.
Now Oliver Cuenca of International Railway Journal reports that the battery-powered trains cost 35% less to buy and operate than hydrogen trains. The batteries don't have to be replaced as often as fuel cells, either, so maintenance costs will be lower. Cuenca notes some caveats:
However, the study assumes that only 'green' hydrogen made by electrolysis using electricity from renewable sources will be used. In reality, the cheaper so-called 'grey hydrogen,' made as a by-product of the chemical and oil industry, will be used in some cases.
(See more about the different colors of hydrogen here.)
This is likely true. The problem is, there is no point in replacing the diesel trains if they run on gray hydrogen, which is made from natural gas and emits 9.3 kg of CO2 for every kg of H2 in the process. The hydrogen-hype people say this is just an intermediate step, that "The plan is that hydrogen will be produced on site via electrolysis and wind energy at a later stage of the project." But as we noted before, "while Germany's renewable electricity supply has grown dramatically, they still get half their power from coal and are closing their nuclear reactors. It will be a very long time before they are making hydrogen from electrolysis."
Unless it was made at night...
The study also assumes that hydrogen will be more expensive than electricity because electricity is needed to produce the hydrogen in the first place. This may not be true, as electricity used to produce hydrogen generated at night will likely be significantly cheaper due to much lower demand compared with the daytime electricity used when most electric regional trains operate.
Except that if the trains operate during the daytime, they can be charged at night with the same cheap electricity, just like people do with their electric cars. And it will store a lot more of that electricity. Hydrogen is a lousy battery; the efficiency of splitting it from the oxygen is now up to about 80%. Then there are losses compressing and cooling it, and then the fuel cell is only about 50% efficient, giving an overall efficiency at the wheels of about 35%. This all might get better with improved technology, but batteries are running at 80% efficiency now and they are getting better too. As energy expert Paul Martin notes,
A technology which uses 3x as much energy as its competitor, at bare minimum, will have a hard time competing- if they share the same energy source. So if H2 is going to be competitive, beware- it won't be "green" hydrogen they reach for. It'll be the only kind you can currently buy- BLACK hydrogen made from fossils without carbon capture. And that's a highly questionable way to "green" a diesel.
Here at Treehugger we have done quite a few posts about hydrogen trains and this is the first discussing electric trains; hydrogen is a lot sexier. But even the people who buy the trains are voting with their wallets:
The report also found that the adoption of BEMUs for regular operation is increasing rapidly, with 31.2 million km of German railway now exclusively contracted or tendered for BEMU operation. By contrast, hydrogen trains represent only 5.2 million km, limited to two contracts in Lower Saxony and Hessen which both use Alstom iLINT trains.
The hydrogen hype will continue; the fossil fuel giants and gas distribution companies have so much invested in pipes and infrastructure and have vast quantities of cheap natural gas that they can strip the hydrogen out of. They will keep promising that it will someday be green or blue so that they can keep control of the system. But really, electric systems, whether in houses, cars or trains, just keep getting better and better. So let's just electrify everything and be done with the hydrogen hype.
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On the 20th July, the City of Greater Dandenong Interfaith Network, in partnership with City of Greater Dandenong Council, hosted a Half-Day Forum for faith representatives and Council Staff from its seven neighbouring municipalities in the South East Region.
Representatives from the Cities of Casey, Cardinia, Frankston, Kingston, Knox, Monash, and Mornington attended to network and share ideas and to collaborate on the effective management and sustainability of the growing numbers of Tours to Places of Worship requested which have specific impact on the City of Greater Dandenong.
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Crystallization Kinetics of PHB/PVAc Blends Using Time Resolved Dielectric Spectroscopy
Samy A. Madbouly, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Ashraf A. Mansour, Cairo University
Nahed Y. Abdou, Cairo University
Polymers and High Performance Materials
Crystallization kinetics of poly(hydroxy butyrate), PHB, and its blends with poly(vinyl acetate), PVAc, have been thoroughly investigated using broadband dielectric technique over a wide range of frequencies (10(-2)-10(5) Hz) as functions of crystallization temperature and blend composition. The dielectric strength of the amorphous segments, Delta epsilon, which is directly proportional to the volume fraction of the mobile amorphous phase in the blend decreases exponentially with increasing the crystallization time. However, on the other hand, the dielectric strength of the rigid amorphous segments, Delta epsilon(alpha'), which is related to the percentage of crystallinity in the blend increases dramatically with increasing crystallization time. A great variation in the dynamical constraints of relaxation segments with increasing crystallization time has been observed as a result of different environments, which would lead to a variation in the consistency of the cooperative regions. The value of the dielectric constant, epsilon', decreases dramatically with increasing crystallization time, after that it reaches an equilibrium value at the end of the crystallization process. This dramatic decrease in the value of epsilon' as a result of crystallization at a given crystallization temperature, was taken as an accurate evaluation for the amount of the amorphous phase that has undergone crystallization considering the theoretical approach of Avrami. The Avrami exponent, n, was found to be crystallization temperature, T-c, independent (n similar to 3) indicating a three-dimensional crystal growth for pure PHB. The crystallization rate constant, k, increases greatly with increasing T-c due to the high crystallization rate. In the blend the value of n was found to be concentration dependent (n similar to 1.8-3.2). The different values of n indicate that the shapes of the growing crystals are affected by blend concentration. For n similar to 1.8, the crystals can either grow sporadically as rods or instantaneously as disks, while for n similar to 3 a three-dimensional crystal growth takes place. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Madbouly, S. A., Mansour, A. A., Abdou, N. Y. (2007). Crystallization Kinetics of PHB/PVAc Blends Using Time Resolved Dielectric Spectroscopy. European Polymer Journal, 43(9), 3933-3942.


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Adequate documentation does not begin and end with the written contract provisions that form the foundation of your business relationship. A business relationship is not static and your ongoing documentation efforts shouldn't be either.
Here's what I mean: Even in the Gadget Age, the vast majority of business is still conducted by phone or in person. And that means the vast majority of business is conducted orally.
In very general terms, the law makes very little distinction between oral representations and written representations. But, in practice, juries often do.
For instance, your vendor can tell you not to worry about a particular contractual provision, thereby legally (at least in theory) modifying a provision of your agreement.
In theory, that oral modification could later provide you the legal protection you need. But if you end up in court in a dispute over who said what, you can simply never know who the jury will believe.
It probably took a total of two minutes to write, send, receive and read these emails. And during those two minutes you may have just avoided a costly and risky business lawsuit that might otherwise boil down to a case of he said-she said litigation.
If all this seems obvious or second nature, you may be surprised. An experienced Portland contract dispute lawyer or Seattle vendor dispute attorney will tell you that written confirmations are far more rare than they would prefer.
Let me be clear about this: the confirming email does not mean you're absolutely and for all purposes in the clear. If the issue is a big one, such as a material breach of contract, call your lawyer and take the time to go through and do it right. But, all things being equal, as a Portland business dispute attorney I'll take a confirming email over an oral conversation any day of the week.
Business owners and employers should train employees to send confirming emails, and then must hold them to it. And by all means, C-level executives must lead by example.


Two of the most talented musicians ever! Hysterically funny at times, both have a wonderful sense of humor, disarmingly charming, intelligent, and oh so talented...raw, emotional, and romantic. I wish them continued success and great happiness. Please stay true to who you are; and don't be manipulated or coerced into becoming someone else's idea of what you should be. You two are perfect just the way you are. forever a fan!
2Cellos has done it again. They have created another gem of an album to listen to from beginning to end. Each song is a great ride. They have the ability to take any song and make it electrical via cello! Even songs that I might not otherwise listen to when sung with words become pure fun to listen to. Their live concerts are celebrations of music interpreted through cello, and they capture the same level of joy and intensity on this album.
Let me preface this review by saying that the cello is my second favorite instrument (after the piano) and that I absolutely love it when artists have no musical boundaries. The latest album from the Croatian duo 2Cellos, "Let There Be Cello," achieves perfection in both areas. I had seen some of their videos, but this is the first album I've heard and I am completely hooked. I spent most of last evening watching 2Cellos' YouTube videos and am just blown away by Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser's mastery of their instruments as well as their fearless combinations of musical styles from classical to hard rock to movie themes and beyond. For example, how often do you find a medley of Beethoven and Led Zeppelin that really works??? This album also features two original compositions, which are also compelling. From driving rhythms to elegant, soulful ballads, these two young artists can do it all and do it all well. If you are new to 2Cellos' music, you have to check it out!
"Let There Be Cello" begins with "Concept2," one of the original compositions. Dark, intense and edgy, it's a great opener and makes it obvious that this isn't your typical classical music album! "Eye of the Tiger" by a cello duo? Oh yes, the rock anthem from some of the "Rocky" movies is in very good hands here with a driving beat and a level of excitement that sends it soaring. Wow! The brief and more experimental "Cadenza" is the second original piece. Their duo's stirring arrangement of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is one of the most heartfelt arrangements I've heard. I love this song, and the simplicity of this version allows the bittersweet melody to really sing. Perfection! And speaking of that, Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" is also given a gentle treatment that keeps the beautiful melody front and center. "Vivaldi Storm" returns to virtuoso excitement and power. "Whole Lotta Love (Medley)" begins with a section from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and then one of the cellists veers off into Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love." Before long, both are rocking out with a beat that makes it impossible to sit still while listening. Beethoven peeks in here and there, but this is really powerhouse rock! "Asturias Meets Carmen" is another fascinating medley that combines the Albinez piano (later, classical guitar) piece with themes from Bizet's opera. Queen's "The Show Must Go On" becomes even more of a heartbreaker as a cello duet - gorgeous! From that rock classic, we turn to John Lennon's "Imagine," played gently and simply, overflowing with grace and sincerity. The album closes with "Champions Anthem," the official anthem of the UEFA Champions League - a triumphant ending to a magnificent musical achievement!
If you have an appreciation for a wide variety of music and virtuoso performances, "Let There Be Cello" is a must-have, and I give it my highest recommendation!


Walker's Party Fowl "Nashville Hot" Bloody Mary Mix – Walker Feed Co.
We've teamed up with the Hot Chicken mavens at Party Fowl restaurant in Nashville, TN to bring you the first and only "Nashville Hot" style Bloody Mary Mix. We used the original Walker's Southern Bloody Mary Mix and added a whole lot of Party Fowl's "Hot Chicken" spice. This vegetarian blend brings the heat with our HOTTEST version yet. Don't say we didn't warn you.
INGREDIENTS: FRESH SQUEEZED TOMATO JUICE ( TOMATOES, SALT, VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID)), WATER, PARTY FOWL SPICE RUB (POWDERED SUGAR, RED PEPPER, HABANERO PEPPER, SALT, CHILI POWDER, GARLIC, PAPRIKA), MALT VINEGAR, BOURBON BARREL AGED WORCESTERSHIRE (SPRING WATER, SORGHUM, APPLE CIDER, VINEGAR, NATURALLY BREWED SOY SAUCE (SOY BEANS, WHEAT, SEA SALT, YEAST), TAMARIND, SPICES), CREOLE MUSTARD (WATER, VINEGAR, BROWN MUSTARD SEED, SALT, XANTHUM GUM), BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES, FRESH LIME JUICE, FRESH LEMON JUICE, SEA SALT, BLACK PEPPER, GARLIC, CELERY SEED, CAYENNE PEPPER, ONION POWDER, SPICES.


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Question: What Is The Root Word Of Fictitious?
What does the word fictitious?
What is the difference between fictitious and fictional?
What is the fictitious payee rule?
How do you use fictitious in a sentence?
What is the root word of actually?
What is the root word of decency?
What is the root word of misconception?
What is a fictitious person?
What are the fictitious assets?
adjective.
created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
of, relating to, or consisting of fiction; imaginatively produced or set forth; created by the imagination: a fictitious hero..
Put that all together, and try on this distinction: "Fictional" means coming from a made-up story or narrative, "fictitious" is a made-up thing or feeling. In most cases, "fictitious" is the better adjective than "fictional," which takes a perfectly good noun and makes it into a weak adjective.
Fictitious payee rule is a principle of commercial law that if a drawer or maker issues commercial paper to a payee whom the drawer or maker does not actually intend to have any interest in the instrument, an ensuing forgery of the payee's name will be effective to pass good title to later transferees.
Fictitious sentence examplesHe declared the whole legend was fictitious. … But he is sometimes guilty of inserting rhetorical speeches which are not only fictitious, but also misleading as an account of the speaker's sentiments.More items…
early 15c., "in fact, in reality" (as opposed to "in possibility"), from actual + -ly (2). Meaning "actively, vigorously" is from mid-15c.; that of "at this time, at present" is from 1660s.
1560s, "appropriateness, state or quality of being fit or suitable," from Latin decentia "comeliness, decency," from decentem "becoming, fitting," present participle of decere "to be fitting or suitable," from PIE *deke-, from root *dek- "to take, accept." Meaning "modesty, freedom from ribaldry or obscenity" (i.e. " …
First appearing in the 1660s, the noun misconception comes from the prefix mis-, meaning "bad, wrong," and the word conception, meaning "act of conceiving." A misconception usually results from incorrect thinking or a flawed understanding.
Legal Definition of fictitious person : a supposed but in fact nonexistent person referred to in some legal documents or proceedings also : fictitious payee.
Expenses or losses that are not written off during the accounting period of occurrence because they give long-term benefit over a period of time are categorized as fictitious assets. … Marketing expenses, bank NPAs, discounts on the issue of shares, and debenture losses are few examples of fictitious assets.
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