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SA faces violent farm invasions alongside xenophobia
JOHANNESBURG - July 22 2010 - South African xenophobic attacks on migrant workers are said to be shifting to a new phase: organised hit squads attacking white commercial farmers in land invasions similar to events in Zimbabwe, sources are saying.
There is a reported upsurge in violence on white commercial farms -- but the media is more focused on savage attackts on foreigners in the townships amid reports of a complete State-media blackout on farm violence.
Keep up with summaries of the daily reports of the violence and murders on South African farms and in towns targetting 'whites' on http://www.farmitracker.com
Soldiers and police patrolled four townships countrywide, including Du Noon near Milnerton in the Western Cape and the troubled Kya Sands settlement north of Randburg in Gauteng – acting as peacekeepers protecting black Africans from violence by black South Africans. Amidst this violence the SAPS still claims that 'the situation has returned to normal. The police visibility has calmed the situation," said Oswald Reddy, a provincial police commissioner.
However sources said that local African National Congress-leaders -- assisted by the party's youth league leaders, have now shifted to the "big fish" - attacks on white commercial farmers.
Black foreigners fleeing from troubled spots have also raised alarm of unconfirmed reported sightings of ANC youth league members attending evening meetings and organised sessions of paramilitary training in secret camps.
"Land reform" – i.e. the wholesale handing over white-owned commercial farms to leading black ANC-members and their tribal members -- is a sensitive issue in South Africa and has been brought into focus by the decline in agriculture in neighbouring Zimbabwe, where white commercial farmers were often evicted violently by President Robert Mugabe's government.
The South African State is the largest land-owner in the country
After the African National Congress took over hegemony of South Africa from 1994, it has set itself a target of "handing 30 percent of all agricultural land to the black majority by 2014". Of course only 6% (six percent) of the entire South African land-surface is suitable for farming and there are less than 20,000 of the original 85,000 farmers left to produce crops on these land parcels. On the other hand, the State owns massive parcels of unfarmed, unused and unoccupied land-holdings – its neglected military reserves.
Which is it to be? R75-billion to buy 80million hectares? Or sacrificing the lives of 20,000 Afrikaner farmers and their families?
The advantages of taking all the commercial farms by violent occupations and killing off and/or chasing away its owners and their families: (i.e. the white, mostly Afrikaner, farm families) are obvious: if the government were to buy up the 80-million hectares of this commercial farmland by 2014 – its stated goal - it would cost the country's taxpayers at least R75-billion. On the other hand, if all the owners and their heirs (who also are taxpayers…) are killed off and/or chased away in a chaotic, violence-driven land-confiscation campaign, it will become so chaotic, lawless and confusing in South Africa that it would be nigh-impossible for any surviving family members of any murdered or injured white commercial farmers to submit inheritance-claims for these land properties for many years – if ever…
" Black farmers' patience is running thin…'
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has repeatedly been warning that 'South Africa would follow the example of Zimbabwe's invasions for a "fast track land reform". Early this year Rural Development and Land Reform minister, Gugule Nkwinti, also created considerable tension by falsely accusing white farmers of 'scuttling the land reform programme by frustrating government's willing buyer willing seller policy through inflating prices". The white farming community has vehemently denied this, responding with a counter-charge: the white farmers say that it's the ANC-regime 's own deliberately slow bureaucracy which is delaying the land-handover process. Nkwinti however also issued another ominous statement : warning that 'the country could be sinking into chaos as the patience of new black farmers is running thin as evidenced by sporadic farm invasions…."
The white farmers will be responsible for the chaos warns Nkwinti
And Nkwinti also predicted that the white farmers would be blamed for this chaos: "If South Africans who own land don't recognise the reality on the ground and cannot come to terms with the government of what is proposed right now - then in fact they are the ones who will be responsible for creating conditions of chaos which can be worse than what has been witnessed in Zimbabwe," Nkwinti was quoted as saying. The South African government was due to present another 'Land Reform green paper" to parliament recently – although the farming community had not been given any insight into these new proposals.
Afrikaners are becoming internal refugees inside their own country:
However the regime failed to submit the green paper - amidst reports of infighting within the ruling party's leadership, with 'hardliners" pushing for a violence-driven fast track process to kick off the few remaining white commercial farmers forever – and thus causing a massive new problem: hundreds of thousands of homeless, landless and unemployable Afrikaners, internal refugees inside their own country….
Nkwinti 's statements are riddled with inaccuracies, stating that 'land in South Africa is concentrated in the hands of a few land owners, most of whom are foreigners." The actual fact is that the South African State owns most of the land – not the farmers.
Foreign investors will withdraw from South Africa:
Agri-SA, a liberal farming lobby, has warned of an exodus of foreign investors from the country's agriculture sector " if policies including one limiting foreign land ownership are implemented." Instead they have tabled their own proposals in opposition to the ANC's mooted changes.
"We have seen a major outflow of investment in agriculture in the last few years because of the way land reforms have been implemented," Agri SA deputy president Theo de Jager told Reuters in an interview. "We see that if this is not dealt with cautiously, we might lose even more foreign investment."
The mooted new South African government draft land policy proposes limits to land ownership by its own citizens and foreigners, as part of plans to resuscitate its flagging land reform programme, under which it had hoped to transfer a third of all farmland to blacks by 2014 - however hardliners in the ruling party prefer to kick the farmers off by force – Zimbabwean-style.
De Jager said however that without clarity on these new plans regarding the land-policy, "it would be difficult for the country to lure foreign investors. The problems we have with loss of foreign investment is the uncertainty (over land reforms) ... investors leave because of this," De Jager said.
The ANC's new plans also cause fear and unease among the country's 20,000 remaining 'white" commercial farmers – the majority are Afrikaners. These skilled farmers fear for the lives of their families and also are hesitant to reinvest in any farms.
De Jager said Agri SA would seek a meeting with the ANC-regime to "discuss how best the land reforms can be implemented without hurting food production in the country" – also because the professional farmers' association members have never been consulted about the changes.
The Zuma-cabinet claims that its own land-confiscation programme 'will be orderly' – however its critics point out that the country shares many of the identical problems also seen in Zimbabwe – including a lack of proper support for new, inexperienced and cash-strapped farmers, and putting people on farms without any farming skills.
Meanwhile, black African migrants are living in fear - after many months of rumors that they would be targeted as soon as the country finished hosting its first-ever World Cup, and many aren't taking any chances this time. There have also been outbreaks of violence in townships across the country – many targetting Somali traders – but which the SAPS claims all 'are ordinary criminal activities'. Meanwhile, thousands of Zimbabweans are fleeing South Africa, deciding that lliving under Robert Mugabe's dictatorship is better than risking death in South Africa.
"Zimbabweans are crossing the Botswana-Zimbabwe border post [Plumtree] back home in huge numbers," says Tafanana Dzirutwe, police spokesman for the Matabeleland South region of Zimbabwe. "They tell us that they are escaping xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Remember, they were once attacked in 2008, and this time around they can't wait to be attacked or killed." He says the Zimbabwean government views the new wave of xenophobic attacks "very seriously." "We are taking no chances on these fresh xenophobic attacks on our people. We hope our South African police counterparts will contain the sad situation," says Mr. Dzirutwe, adding that women and children were prevalent among the estimated 2,000 Zimbabwean that crossed through just one border post on Tuesday. "They [Zimbabweans] are coming back home with all their belongings."
http://boere-eenheid-forum.cultureforum.net/politiek-f25/sa-farm-land-invasions-2010-t3403.htm#18909
http://newzimsituation.com/61084td/alongside-xenophobia-south-africa-faces-farm-invas.htm
Two white couples gruesomely murdered, KZN
2010-07-23 Two white English-speaking couples were murdered in KZN this week: newspaper couple Kate and Graham Lizamore in Pinetown; and Jennifer and Christopher Early (from the UK) at their Hibberdene smallholding.
PINETOWN, KZN. The decomposing bodies of newspaper couple Kate Lizamore, 50, and Graham Lizamore, 62, were discovered in their Pinetown home on July 23 2010. They were murdered: a plastic bag was pulled over her head and his hands and feet were tied behind him. Her sister Mrs Patricia Hayes of Pietermaritzburg had alerted the couple's colleagues and police after she was unable to reach them on their cellphones. They had moved from the East Cape five weeks earlier. Mr Lizamore 's hometown was Gonubie, EC.
He wrote on his facebook page on July 8: " Durbs makes everything good and bad people behind you" ..
On April 26 he also wrote: " Happy birthday dear Katey, my wife and closest companion, who is always the first to come to the aid of those who need help no matter the time nor circumstance. Enjoy today and countless more…"
Independent Newspapers confirmed that their employee Kathleen (Kate) Lizamore and her husband, Graham had only been living in KZN for one month and a week after moving from the Eastern Cape. Kate Lizamore's colleagues said she had not been at work since Wednesday and Mrs Hayes had called the newspaper to find out if her colleagues had heard from her because she had been unable to get hold of the couple since Monday.
The Mercury newspaper reported that on Friday, Mrs Hayes had 'managed to get the police to check on them at their house in Rushbrook Road South, in Mosley Park, only to discover that the house had been locked." KwaZulu-Natal Police spokesman Vincent Mdunge said on inspection police had found them dead. "Their bodies were slumped in the toilet. The man had his hands tied behind his back with a rope and the wife's head was covered with what looked like a refuse bag. Their bodies were already in a state of decomposition."
A neighbour said she had last seen the couple on Wednesday. The Lizamores were having some painting work done at their home by the local complex caretaker. The neighbour said they were busy painting when she heard what sounded like an altercation between Graham Lizamore and the complex's caretaker. She said she locked herself in her house and after a while there was silence. That same night the complex caretaker and his girlfriend, who had been living with him on the premises, packed up their belongings and left. There were blood stains on the curtain of their flatlet. Mdunge said they were still investigating and had not established the cause of death. It was not clear if they had been strangled. "Because of the level of heat their bodies were already in a state of decomposition but they were fully clothed. Nothing was stolen from the house. There is also no evidence of forced entry".
The couple had arrived in Durban last month and Kate Lizamore had got a job with Independent Newspapers Special Projects. Kate Lizamore's line manager, Vinesh Naidoo, said they were all shocked by her death. She had worked at media houses across the country. Graham Lizamore had been employed by the then Argus group, which became Independent Newspapers after it was bought out by Irish entrepreneur Sir Anthony O'Reilly. He had worked in editorial sections of the Cape Argus and Star titles. He also worked for Johnnic Communications, now the Avusa group, overseeing the relaunch of the old Kei Mercury community newspaper in King William's Town. Graham Lizamore had also been accredited with the launches of The Barberton Times, The Natural Farmer, The Coastal Profile and The Mpumalanga Tourist. http://www.themercury.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=vn20100724091601884C761363
Three sugar-cane workers arrested for loathsome double-murder of Jennifer, Christopher Early from UK on their Hibberdene, KZN smallholding
HIBBERDENE, KZN. July 23 2010 - A convicted burglar who had been jailed for breaking into a Hibberdene smallholding - and who was released from prison in June – was amongst three sugar-cane workers arrested at a kampong 12 km away; suspected of murdering the retired white English-speaking couple Christopher (69) and Jennifer (62) Early, who are originally from the United Kingdom. The kampong is 12km away from the smallholdings. The Early couple had been found dead inside their crashed, torched car.
Beeld newspaper journalist Dries Liebenberg reports on July 23 2010 that the 23-year-old suspect was jailed for breaking in at Hibberdene – the same region where Mr and Mrs Early were hacked to death. A team of detectives from Port Shepstone descended on the Silver Hill kampong at a sugar-cane farm co-operative at 4pm on Fridayto arrest the man. SAPS lt.col. Zandra Hechter said the kampong is located about 12km from the Early smallholding. The couple's .22 and .38 special handguns, their two cellphones and various other items from the Early household were found with the suspects. The SAPS believe that Mrs Early was shot dead with the couple's own .22 handgun. Mr Early was hacked to death with a machete – police believe he had surprised the attackers inside the homestead while they were holding his wife captive. The men are scheduled to set remand court appearance date on Monday July 26. The SAPS is also investigating whether the attack-gang can be linked to any other armed robberies in the region. 2010-07-23 Dries Liebenberg http://www.beeld.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Hy-moor-glo-na-sy-vrylating-20100723


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Q: Assets are not loading with https. How to force https not http? My css/js assets which are loaded from items like:
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And for plug-ins like Scroll Triggered Box - http://www.dreamgrow.com/dreamgrow-scroll-triggered-box/
These assets are all loading over http which is causing the site to break as the blog is hosted over https.
How can you have WordPress use https?

A: You can try a plugin like WordPress HTTPS (SSL) and see if that solves the issue. I have had to manually go through some code to change the paths to use https but most of the time these issues can be solved with a simple plugin.

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Samurai Shodown – Showing the Competition How it's Done
Samurai Shodown – Showing the Competition How it's Done
March 24, 2021 Kevin Joyce 0
The Samurai Shodown series, known as Samurai Spirits in Japan, has never really grabbed the headlines in the west. Having been a one-on-one fighting staple of the early '90s arcade scene it's recognised by genre stalwarts, but few outside of that ever diminishing circle. That's a shame, as the series has frequently been a vehicle for innovations that have later became standard for the genre.
The latest edition of Samurai Shodown, recently upgraded for Xbox Series X|S, is yet another title that supports all of the above arguments. It's clear that SNK Corporation isn't expecting a breakout success in the west, as the localisation supports merely subtitles; no voice acting or even the on-screen text in the game's Story mode. It does, however, make efforts to experiment with the fighting game formula that has become pretty stagnant since Street Fighter IV bought the genre back into the limelight way back in 2008.
The most notable of these is the Rage meter. Opting for a singular meter with varying functions – kind of halfway between Killer Instinct's mess of character-specific meters and Mortal Kombat 11's more versatile meter – the Rage meter is built by sustaining impacts. It can be activated at any time and used to increase the power of basic attacks or execute a potentially devastating once-per-match Lightning Blade attack (think Mortal Kombat X's X-Ray moves). Further to this however, you can also use it for stylish weapon spinning techniques or, if you're stuck on the defensive, to disarm your opponent. Finally, if you fill the bar to its fullest before execution you'll have access to an incredibly powerful attack that can instantly turn the fight in your favour. That's a lot of functionality for just one meter.
As stated above, disarming your opponent is a chance to turn the tide of a match. For the uninitiated, Samurai Shodown is a weapons-based fighting game. While the inputs are very closely aligned with Street Fighter, every single character performs very differently with those inputs. The style is more akin to the ill-fated Skullgirls than the more mainstream competitors. This, coupled with the fact that the development team seem to take pride in stubbornly ignoring fans demands for returning characters and opting for balance instead, creates a game which can seem simple at first but quickly adds depth with every further player experimentation. Samurai Shodown is not a game that's easy to get good at.
With all those compliments out of the way, we come quickly to the bad stuff. Samurai Shodown is not a good looking game, nor is it making the best use of the powerful next-generation hardware. The team behind the game are obviously more interested in mechanics than graphics, as Samurai Shodown looks dated despite the recent upgrades. The Story mode's picture painting is basic at best – far from comparable to the likes of Mortal Kombat's detailed movie sequences – and the lack of detail in the backgrounds coupled with stuttering intro sequences prove that the in-match frame rate was always the priority.
Samurai Shodown is a relic of the past. An era where fighting games could afford to be different and experimental while still finding an audience ready to push them to their limits. For that same audience that have grown up with the genre, this latest edition shouldn't be overlooked. However, if your only taste of fighting games has been Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and a few rounds of Street Fighter V, you'll most likely find Samurai Shodown to be little more than an impenetrable button masher; a tic-tac-toe of timing your Lightning Blade attack and little else. Much like the now decade-old Samurai Shodown Sen, this new Samurai Shodown definitely deserves more credit that it will likely receive.
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In Indonesia, village or subdistrict is the fourth-level subdivision and the smallest administrative division of Indonesia below a district, regency/city, and province. There are a number of names and types for villages in Indonesia, with desa (rural village) being the most frequently used for regencies and kelurahan (urban village) for cities. According to the 2019 report by the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 8,488 urban villages and 74,953 rural villages in Indonesia. North Aceh Regency contained the highest number of rural villages (852) amongst all of the regencies of Indonesia, followed by Pidie Regency with 730 rural villages and Bireuen Regency with 609 rural villages. Prabumulih, with only 12 rural villages, contained the fewest. Counted together, the sixteen regencies of Indonesia containing the most rural villages—namely, North Aceh (852), Pidie (730), Bireuen (609), Aceh Besar (604), Tolikara (541), East Aceh (513), Yahukimo (510), Purworejo (469), Lamongan (462), South Nias (459), Kebumen (449), Garut (421), Bojonegoro (419), Bogor (416), Cirebon (412), and Pati (401)—contain one-third of all the rural villages in Indonesia. Five of these are located in Aceh, two in Highland Papua, three in Central Java, two in East Java, three in West Java, and one in North Sumatra. An average number of rural villages in the regencies of Indonesia is 234 villages.

Number of rural villages in districts of Indonesia is usually varying from 40 to 50 villages. However, there are 9 districts in Indonesia with more than 60 rural villages or its variation, including:
 Abenaho (107 kampungs)
 Dolok (85 rural villages)
 Padang Bolak (77 rural villages)
 Lhoksukon (75 gampongs)
 Peusangan (69 gampongs)
 Krayan (65 rural villages)
 Padang Tiji, Pidie (each with 64 gampongs respectively)
 Welarek (61 kampungs)
The total number of villages in these 9 districts is 667, about 0.9% percent of 74,953 rural villages in Indonesia.

Types of villages

Kelurahan

Kelurahan is an urban village terminology primarily used in cities, but also tiny parts of regencies. It is commonly translated to English as subdistrict. The leader of kelurahan is called lurah. A lurah is a civil servant appointed by the district head. According to the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 31 of 2006, a kelurahan can be created with the following criteria:
Java and Bali: having at least 4,500 residents or 900 families within an area of at least 3 km2.
Sumatra and Sulawesi: having at least 2,000 residents or 400 families within an area of at least 5 km2.
Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua: having at least 900 residents or 180 families within an area of at least 7 km2.

A kelurahan must have a government office, an established transportation network, adequate communication facilities, and public facilities. If it no longer meets the above conditions it can be abolished or combined with other kelurahans based on the results of research and studies conducted by the city/regency government.

Desa

Desa is a rural village terminology used in the majority of regencies in Indonesia. However, several provinces have adopted their own terminology for their traditional villages (desa adat). The leader of a desa does not have a civil servant status and is chosen by the public through an election. According to the Law Number 6 of 2014, desa and desa adat are legal community units that have territorial boundaries that are authorized to regulate and administer government affairs, community interests based on community initiatives, original rights, and/or traditional rights recognized and respected in the government system of the Republic of Indonesia.

Variations of desa terminology in Indonesia include:
 Gampong in Aceh
 Nagari in West Sumatra (except Mentawai Islands Regency)
 Dusun in Bungo Regency (Jambi)
 Nagori in Simalungun Regency (North Sumatra)
 Kampung in some places in Indonesia:
 Lampung (in Central Lampung, Tulang Bawang, Way Kanan, and West Tulangbawang regencies)
 East Kalimantan (in Berau and West Kutai regencies)
 Provinces in Western New Guinea
 Pekon in Pringsewu, Tanggamus, and West Lampung regencies (Lampung)
 Tiyuh in West Tulang Bawang Regency (Lampung)
 In Bali, there are two forms of desa, i.e. desa dinas (service village) and desa adat (cultural village). Desa dinas deals with administrative functions, while desa adat deals with religious and cultural functions.
 Lembang in Tana Toraja and North Toraja regencies (South Sulawesi)
 Kalurahan in Special Region of Yogyakarta.

Number of villages

See also
Village-owned enterprise (Indonesian: Badan Usaha Milik Desa), a type of company that is managed and established by an Indonesian village

Notes
 In other places, "dusun" is an administrative division form below "desa".
 In other places, "kampung" is equal with "dusun", except in Bungo, Jambi.

References

Indonesia
Villages
Villages

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Posted on 26th of August 2005 07th of April 2010 by vlado Posted in Football, Sport
The A-League Has Finally Arrived
With the kick-off of the inaugaral A-league only hours away, I thought I'd better get in with my predictions about how I thought it'd go.
And let's cut to the chase… the important stuff… I could give you my detailed analysis of each and every team, who will star, what the attendances will be like, etc, etc… and I planned on doing just that, but as with so many of my plans for this site, I just don't have to time… so… to the chase… my predictions for the final standings at the end of the season.
Queensland Roar FC
New Zealand Knights FC
This could be completely off… nobody really knows how the tight restrictions on squad numbers will effect the sides through the season. With squads limited to 20 players, a side could be crippled by injuries to a key player or two and completely derail their season.
While I'm here, I might as well give you my tips for Round One:
Newcastle Jets FC v Adelaide United FC [1:0]
Perth Glory FC v Central Coast Mariners FC [2:1]
Queensland Roar FC v New Zealand Knights FC [2:0]
Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory FC [1:1]
The Australian football public has been waiting for this moment for a long time. No more will we have to suffer with a 4th rate league, where the most action experienced was when the ethnic differences of the fans caused a riot. All that is in the past. It's a new era of football in this country… and it's about time, I say. Now let the good times roll…
PS: Go VICTORY!!!!


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Las lenguas cananeas son una subfamilia de las lenguas semíticas que fueron habladas por los antiguos pueblos de la región de Canaán, incluyendo cananeos, hebreos, fenicios y filisteos. Todas ellas se extinguieron como lenguas nativas al principio del primer milenio de nuestra era, aunque el hebreo permaneció en el uso literario y religioso entre los judíos, y fue revivido como lengua habitual hablada en el siglo XIX por Eliezer Ben Yehuda. Los fenicios (y especialmente la expansión cartaginesa) difundieron su lengua cananea hacia el Mediterráneo occidental durante un tiempo, pero allí también desapareció, aunque parece haber sobrevivido algo más que en Fenicia misma.

Lenguas
 Lenguas fenicias - extintas
 Fenicio libanés - extinta
 Púnico - extinta
 Lengua semítica filistea, también conocida como «lengua de Ecrón» - extinta
 Lenguas hebreas
 amonita - extinta
 moabita - extinta
 edomita - extinta
 Hebreo bíblico - litúrgica
 Hebreo samaritano - litúrgica
 Hebreo misnaico - litúrgica
 Hebreo tiberiano - litúrgica
 Hebreo mizrahí - litúrgica
 Hebreo yemenita - litúrgica
 Hebreo sefardita - litúrgica
 Hebreo ashkenazí - litúrgica
 Hebreo moderno - En uso en Israel.

Las principales fuentes para el estudio de las lenguas canaaneas son la Biblia hebrea (Tanakh) e inscripciones tales como:

 en moabita: la estela de Mesha, la estela de El-Kerak
 en hebreo bíblico: el Calendario de Gézer
 en lenguas fenicias: la inscripción de Ahiram, el sarcófago de Eshmunazar, la inscripción de Kilamuwa, the Byblos inscription
 en púnico tardío: en Poenulus - de Plauto - al comienzo del quinto acto. Además de numerosas inscripciones en el Mediterráneo.

Las inscripciones cananeas extrabíblicas están recogidas junto con las arameas en las ediciones del libro Kanaanäische und Aramäische Inschriften, del cual pueden ser referenciadas como KAI n (para un número n); por ejemplo, la estela de Mesha es "KAI 181".

Las lenguas cananeas, junto con las lenguas arameas y el ugarítico, forman el subgrupo de las lenguas semíticas noroccidentales. He aquí dos ejemplos del distanciamiento dado entre el cananeo y el arameo:

El prefijo h- usado como artículo definido (mientras que el arameo tiene una -a final). Esto parece ser una innovación del cananeo.
El pronombre de primera persona es '' (אנכ - anok(i)) (frente al arameo - /) - que es similar al acadio y al antiguo egipcio.

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Notas

Bibliografía

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Q: how to check if workbook is closing in deactivate event SOLVED
Is there any way to check if workbook is closing when the code is in workbook_deactivate procedure? so i can inform a different message to users depending on whether they are just leaving to another workbook or they are closing the file. like following
Private Sub Workbook_Deactivate()

if thisworkbook.closing then
   msgbox "message1"
else
   msgbox "message2"
end if

End Sub

i've searched on the net but no solution at all.
so any help would be appreciated
SOLUTION
i've thought of a trick. i'm putting the value 1 in Z1000(if it is available) in before_close event and in deactivate, i'm checking if Z1000's value. that's it.
Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
    Range("Z1000").Value = 1 'wherever is avaliable
    Me.Saved = True
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_Deactivate()
    If Range("Z1000").Value = 1 Then
        MsgBox "quitting"
    Else
        MsgBox "deactivating"
    End If
End Sub

A: You can detect that using the BeforeClose Event
Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
  ' set Cancel to true to prevent it from closing
End Sub


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Kumiko Iijima era la detentrice del titolo, ma quest'anno non ha partecipato.

Il singolare del torneo di tennis Gosen Cup 2011, facente parte della categoria ITF Women's Circuit, ha avuto come vincitrice Karolína Plíšková che ha battuto in finale Erika Sema 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–0.

Teste di serie

  Erika Sema (finale)
  Karolína Plíšková (campionessa)
  Kristýna Plíšková (secondo turno)
  Junri Namigata (semifinali)

 Sachie Ishizu (secondo turno)
 Misa Eguchi (quarti di finale)
 Akiko Ōmae (primo turno)
 Qiang Wang (quarti di finale)

Tabellone

Finali

Parte alta

Parte bassa

Note

Gosen Cup 2011


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Tampa students rally against aggressions towards Iran
Will Blake | Tampa, FL | 1/15/20
At the University of South Florida, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held their second rally against the President Trump's and U.S. aggression...
TAGS: No War With Iran, Tampa Bay SDS, University of South Florida (USF)
Thousands protest Trump visit in Milwaukee
staff | Milwaukee, WI | 1/14/20
More than 2000 people joined to protest President Trump as he visited here, January 14. The protest was organized by the Coalition to March on the DNC.
TAGS: Donald Trump
Florida teachers rally at state capitol
Christina Kittle | Tallahassee, FL | 1/14/20
Well over 1000 educators, school bus drivers, custodians, counselors and other public school workers, dressed in red, rallied at the Old Capitol Building...
TAGS: Florida Education Association, Fund Our Future, teachers
Milwaukee: Momentum builds for protest at Trump visit
Preparations are well in hand for the demonstration set to meet President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Milwaukee on January 14.
TAGS: Coalition to March on the DNC, Donald Trump, Milwaukee
Philippines: Communists mobilizing to help after volcano eruption
staff | Philippines | 1/13/20
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is urging revolutionary mass organizations in Calabarzon to assist those affected by Taal volcano's ash...
TAGS: Calabarzon, Communist Party of the Philippines, Duterte
Hundreds of South Floridians join several days of protests against war with Iran
staff | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1/13/20
Over the last several days, four protests calling for an end to U.S. aggression toward Iran have taken place throughout the South Florida area.
TAGS: anti-war, Iran, Trump
Iraq air base housing U.S. personnel struck by rockets
staff | Washington DC | 1/12/20
According to widespread press reports in the Middle East, the Balad Air Base, which houses U.S. personal was struck today, January 12, by multiple rockets.
TAGS: Iran, Iraq, Iraq War
My journey to Aztlán
Marisol Marquez | Los Angeles, CA | 1/11/20
September 16, 2019 marked the 50-year anniversary of Chicano Liberation Day.
TAGS: Aztlan, Chicano, Chicano National Question
Salt Lake denounces war on the homeless and war with Iran at four energetic rallies
Bryn Dayton | Salt Lake City, UT | 1/10/20
The Trump administration rang in the New Year by putting millions of lives at risk with the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and...
TAGS: Homeless, No War With Iran, Salt Lake City
Stand with the people of Iran and Iraq against the U.S. wars of aggression!
International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) | U.S. | 1/09/20
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Jan. 8 statement from the International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) US Chapter.
TAGS: General Qasem Soleimani, ILPS, Iran, Soleimani, War


This has been quite a week for receiving packages from afar. On Monday, a box of oranges and lemons came from my blogging friend Betsy. Today, it was a book—Myrtle's Game by the mother and daughter team Cynthia Reyes and Lauren Reyes-Grange. Myrtle's Game was sent all the way from Canada by the author herself. Oh, the wonderful world of blogging!
While their feelings might be hurt, Myrtle and her friends are not discouraged, and they come up with a way to be included in the game. Most young readers will have had experiences similar to Myrtle and her friends. Because of this, children will be able to identify with the turtles and admire their persistence. By the end of the story, a lesson is learned, and it is a good one.
Jo Robinson's vivid illustrations are both energetic and friendly, exactly right for young readers.
Along with the book, Cynthia sent me a magnet, which is now on my refrigerator.
What better words for these times, when some "shells" are considered better than others?
This is a wonderful book! I wish the Myrtle series had been around when I was young.
Thanks for sharing. I will look forward to getting copies for the little people in my life – and me!
Ooohhh! First review I have for Cynthia's new book (my copy is waiting reading. Oh, so many books lined up in my reading queue from Christmas). Thanks.
Anyway, visiting family in Rhode Island. You can imaging watching the Patriot's game last night here. I think my borther-in-law gained 5 yards every time he charged the TV because of good play or bad referring. That's one way to get you 10,000 steps in on a miserable, cold, rainy Sunday. I got mine refilling my tea cup.
Ahhhh! Thank you, Laurie for this excellent review! Lauren and I are excited and grateful. Mind you, I am riveted to a book titled Library Lost and can barely tear myself away to reply to your post. That's what you get for writing such a compelling book. I was up in the wee hours reading again and didn't get to sleep till hours later and nearly missed a very important appointment! And it's all your fault!
You're most welcome. 'Twas my pleasure! And many, many thanks for the kind words. Music to a writer's ear, that's for sure.
Just finished reading at around four this morning!
Holy purple turtles, but in a song….
From blogger Laurie Graves, author of Library Lost (more on this magical book later) comes this beautiful review of Myrtle s Game. The funny thing is, I was so absorbed in reading Library Lost, I didn t even know about this review till my co-author, Lauren, told me about it! Thanks, Laurie!


Thirty years after their FA Cup Wembley triumph of 1987 Coventry City returned to Wembley to face favourites Oxford United in the newly named CHECKATRADE TROPHY FINAL in front of over 75,000 fans-43,000 from Coventry at one end in sky blue and 30,000 from Oxford in yellow and black at the other end.
This was quite remarkeable since for the first time u21 teams from the Premier League and The Championship had been allowed to compete. Imagine if Swansea City u21s v West Bromwich Albion u21s had reached the final and what the attendance would have been. Fortunately none of these u21 teams got passed the last eight. Oxford United had lost 3-2 to Barnsley a year ago and were considered massive favourites..but it was not to be. Gael Bigirimana, a 23 year old refugee from Burundi in 2004 with his family, scored the opening goal for the Sky Blues. His wife Natalia had given birth to a baby girl earlier in the morning. George Thomas doubled the lead before sub Liam Seacombe reduced the deficit. Final score 2-1.
Leading out the City team were Mark Robbins, their 4th manager in a year and John Sillett and George Curtis, dual managers from their 1987 triumph. They are 13 points from safety at the foot of Division 1 and destined for the drop to Division 2, the fourth tier next month.
They are owned by a group called SISU and had to play a number of matches last season at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium and they have a tenuous hold on their current home Ricoh Arena in Coventry with horrendous off field problems with their current owners.
It was not always like this. I remember the remarkable Jimmy Hill, that giant of English football history, who had played for Brentford and Fulham and came to the old Highfield Road in the '60 and transformed the club as player, manager, chairman, union representative and more. They had the first all seater stadium and he was the first major promoter with innovative ideas. Radio Sky Blues, and even got sponsored sky blue cars to take the team on a pre season tour to Germany from a local car factory...Jaguar I believe.
In 1987 I was at Wembley Stadium with 96,000 fans to see them triumph over a star studded Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup Final. Spurs, with Chris Waddle, Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardilles, Chris Hughton and Ray Clemence in goal were firm favourites. They had won the cup in 1981 and 1982. Dave Bennett, Keith Houcher and Gary Marbutt.(own goal)in extra time after 95 minutes, had won the cup 3-2 for Coventry. Marbutt had in fact also scored earlier for Spurs along with Clive Allen.
I was also at Wembley the following year for an even more sensational result. Lttle Wimbledon, with a goal by Lawrie Sanchez from a Dennis Wise free kick which went past Liverpool keeper Bruce Grobbelaar for the only goal of the match.
Let us hope that the long suffering City fans can claim their club back from the present owners and climb back up the league ladder.


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Q: clean the photo of a handwritten page Someone handed me a number of terrible photos (2976×3968) of handwritten pages

*

*the background is dark gray

*the writing is not properly black

*the writing is blurry and out of focus

to have their work graded by me but I have difficulties reading what is written if I fit one page to the width of my screen.
I cannot post a whole image because its size exceeds the maximum size allowed on SE sites and also due to privacy concerns, but I'm posting a smaller screenshot of a portion of one of these pages

what can I do to scale the images to the width of my screen and clean the problems on the way, from the command line? (I could clean up each photo in Gimp, but "I'd prefer not to")
Probably something with Imagemagick, but what, exactly?

Edit #1
In Gimp I'd play with the "Color Levels" adjusting the white point, with "Curves" to adjust the image gamma, and I'd try the "erode" plugin to recover a bit of line width.

Edit #2
XUbuntu installed in August


Angus Edwardson takes a closer look at the emerging movement that's tackling the concept of 'content-first'.
Content types can be considered the 'building blocks' of a website; like the selection of Lego pieces you used to build that unique police-boat-fire-engine-robot. Some can be quite complex, others can be simple little cubes.
Cleve Gibbon explains more tangibly: "A content type is a 'unit of reuse' ... For example, a chapter content type can be assembled into a book, or a series of posts aggregated to create a new blog."
Although content types can be presented as quite abstract and technical (as I've possibly just done), I believe they can work extremely well as a practical tool to help plan and maintain websites, from the start to finish, and used by everyone involved.
While the term Content Types is often locked within the CMS, it can be much more valuable to take a content-type-centric approach right from the beginning of your project. We can use content types as labels to acknowledge these 'units of reuse' or even just patterns in an existing site, to describe what should exist in a new site, and as templates used by authors and project managers to gather and produce content. Finally then, Content Types can be used as highly adaptable and structured formats for publishing content.
Content types first, content types in the middle and content types at the end.
As a lot of agencies and in-house teams work at the moment, it seems that content is constantly changing format and shape throughout projects, and having to be passed on and squeezed and reformatted until its eventual publishing. Content Types are a great way to encourage constant square-peg-square-hole situations.
There's was a lot of discussion around the importance of connecting content models to real content towards the end of last year; making sure these models can adapt to the actual (messy human) content that exists in the production process. The problem people have acknowledged is that content types which have come about from early content modeling processes can often break when they are actually being used in the 'real world', with real content.
I think the process of using content types to not only plan, but also to prototype and produce content (which we can discuss shortly), is a solution to this. This means we can quickly iterate on content types and pass changes down the line. This fits in extremely well with in an iterative Agile workflow.
It's more efficient when planning a site to begin by outlining the patterns that exist, as opposed to listing each individual page that might exist.
The benefit is that the structure of your website is formed around a set of well researched components of content. By using the terminology that stemmed from research, this ties all proceeding work right back to an understanding of your audience, the objectives of your organisation and the patterns that connect these two things. It's a very similar concept to Domain Driven Design.
Since each content type typically has a clear function associated with it, people are encouraged to think of content purposefully (what is this piece of information supposed to do?) and to be aware of the audience (who is going to be reading this?) and the context (where is this content likely to be presented - where might it end up?).
Reveal any gaps between the communication needs of the organization's various divisions and the content structure you thought you needed, while there's still time to fix it.
By agreeing that the creation of new content types is preceded by a proper review process; you can make sure your site structure stays locked down. This means that any new content added to the site has to fit into the existing taxonomy, or have a good valid argument as to why this initial 'agreement' should be amended. I'm sure we've all seen chaos reign supreme in a CMS where every post created comes with it's own unique category.
Gov.uk provides a brilliant example of this controlled content creation (or, quite appropriately, 'governance') with their use of content formats.
All authors have to specify the content format before publishing anything, and they can't just go on creating new formats (each post is "not a beautiful or unique snowflake" ).
So we know what they might look like, and how they can help ... but where do they come from?
To reiterate: it's important to establish content types early on, and to avoid restricting them to a technical concept within the CMS.
When working on (or prodding at) an existing site, it's often the auditing process that helps us define an initial set of content types that are used (or should be used) by an organisation. This is a great way to get a birds-eye view on what types of content exist.
Audits of existing content should, as Paula Land points out, be used to spot opportunities, rather than to set boundaries: "I would use an audit to test the effectiveness of what's there, but unless you're going to create exactly what you have in the current state, you're probably looking for opportunities to break apart the content model, at least somewhat.
"You want to make sure you're presenting each bit of information in the best possible way, which might not be its current state. So this is where tools need to be supplemented by value judgments – looking at each piece of content and deciding what it's purpose is, who the audiences are, what format works best for that audience (at that step of the customer journey), and so on."
It is this analysis process that allows you to make sure each content type you have discovered (or acknowledged a lack of) has a well defined purpose, helps perform a task, and is essentially needed.
An inventory of content types can often be the outcome of an early stage Content Modeling process. Another mildly blurry umbrella term; content modelling can involve various exploratory research processes. The outcome essentially being a model of your site's information architecture.
Like content types, content modelling can sometimes be degraded to a presentation and storage concept (more tear jerkingly phrased: another helpful model, trapped in the CMS).
There are, however, a lot of people using content models to plan websites.
Less focussed on pages and hierarchies, and more on content types, and categories, early stage content modeling can be approached quite creatively and collaboratively (yah, post-it notes are like super cool, yah).
It's obviously helpful to have an existing set of research data, but getting your client involved can be good as a means to expose what they see as the essential information components of their website, that you can then go forward and interrogate.
"Sarah has a carrot and an onion, but doesn't know what to cook."
"John repeatedly gets lost on his way to work."
"Nobody knows the janitors' name."
"Our company needs to educate people about the value of trees."
"We want people to trust us as the industry experts on plastic bikes."
Avoiding going into the depths of research strategies and analysis: whatever method you use to determine the content types you need in your project; the basic aim is to construct a clear connection between the content you produce and the intentions of your organisation.
Using content types as a collection format, you can include guidelines and notes for each piece of content; telling authors how many words should be in a chunk of text, in what tone it should be written and who it is for. You can also include details about where it will be published, and why it exists in the first place.
Following this collection of content, life should be a whole lot easier when it comes to reviewing, editing and publishing the outcome. The content has been written to measure, and written with purpose.
Farewell to fluff and farewell to squeezing those really long bits of text into that tiny little box on your page.
Since the content types informed the design work, and were defined before the CMS was built... everything should fit together like a well considered Lego kit.
When something drastically different is going on in the content development process than there is in the CMS, then there is going to be friction in the transition. By using these same labels throughout the entire process we can simplify potentially complex adaptive outputs. Content types can be used like templates when it comes to content development and they can then be used in your CMS to specify relative end-points.
If they are understood and referenced by everyone involved with defining, designing, producing and publishing content, the process becomes faster, and the content produced is always connected to your original aims and intentions of the project. When things change (as you would hope to be the case!) we can easily pass iterations down the workflow.
Angus Edwardson is the product director at GatherContent, where he spends his time speaking to agencies and teams about content.


Slash 4X4 Ultimate's performance refinements begin with a dark charcoal gray low-CG (low center of gravity) chassis. The battery and electronics are held as deep in the chassis as possible to position weight low in the chassis. Arrow-straight, hard-charging acceleration with Extreme Brushless Power and 4WD requires a chassis that won't flex under load. To offer the necessary rigidity, the chassis is reinforced by integrated ribs that form a triangulated structure optimized for the loads imparted by the suspension and powertrain. Underneath, the chassis is ultra-smooth to reduce drag and prevent snags whether you're blasting through whoops on the track or blazing trails in your backyard. The low-CG design dramatically increases corner speed and stability no matter where you drive. On the race course, Slash 4X4 Ultimate's low center of gravity allows high-output Velineon brushless power to be channeled into the track with superior traction, resulting in harder launches and faster lap times.


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'use strict'

const express = require('express');
const Poll = require('../model/poll');

const router = express.Router();

router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
  Poll.all((err, result) => {
    if (err) {
      return next(err);
    }

    res.render('index', { className: 'poll', pageFuncs: 'show-chart', message: req.flash('homeMsg'), polls: result });
  });
});

module.exports = router;

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Lucy Nethsingha Former MEP for the East of England
UK Stay in Interrail
First week outside the EU
Posted by Susannah Hill | Updated 2020-02-12
This is the first week for 47 years that the UK has been outside the EU. We are now a third country, which means we are no longer represented at the EU institutions.
Our last week in Brussels
Some lovely photos of our last week as MEPs. The warmth of our EU colleagues, in spite of all the difficulties of Brexit was amazing. I hope these strong relationships will help as the UK tries to build a strong future relationship with the EU.
Lucy appears as guest on the Liberal Democrat podcast
Had a great time talking to Lib Dem Podcast. A lot has changed since we recorded this. It is sad to think that the European Parliament is meeting this week in Strasbourg without UK MEPs. They are discussing our future relationship, but with no UK representatives in the room.
As I mention in the Podcast I am now back working on Local Government issues in the UK. These remain hugely important, and very close to my heart!
Lucy discusses citizens' rights in the UK Withdrawal Agreement
On Tuesday 14th January, Lucy gave a speech about monitoring provisions on citizens' rights in the UK Withdrawal Agreement. Many EU citizens have applied for settled status, yet they remain in legal limbo with status neither granted nor refused and their rights not guaranteed.
Lucy attends Renew Europe's seminar on Gender Equality
On 7th January 2020, Renew Europe held a seminar on gender equality with the purpose of expanding women's rights across the EU.
Lucy discusses workers' rights in Strasbourg
Lucy discusses workers' rights and environmental protections in a plenary session in Strasbourg.
Plenary speech about interference in elections
Lucy's speech from a plenary session at European Brussels on 27th November. We need to wake up to the serious threats facing our democracies. That means publishing the Russia files in the UK and getting tough with all forms of media about their responsibilities to validate the truth of what they publish.
Climate change and interference in elections - European Parliament debates
This week in European Parliament, we are debating two really important issues, both of which need to be tackled at an international level.
UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
On 25th November, Renew Europe marked the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Lucy in conversation with Ian Sollom
Lucy and Ian Sollom, Lib Dem candidate for South Cambridgeshire, discuss the election campaign and schooling in Cambridgeshire.
Can we keep you updated?
Yes, I'd like to get emails from the local Liberal Democrats.
Join the Liberal Democrats today from as little as £1 a month and help us demand better for our future.
Sign the petition - I call on the UK Rail Delivery Group to reverse its decision to pull out of the Interrail scheme.


"The lives of black Americans are better than they were half a century ago. The humiliation of Whites Only signs are gone. Rates of black poverty have decreased. Black teen-pregnancy rates are at record lows—and the gap between black and white teen-pregnancy rates has shrunk significantly. But such progress rests on a shaky foundation, and fault lines are everywhere. The income gap between black and white households is roughly the same today as it was in 1970. Patrick Sharkey, a sociologist at New York University, studied children born from 1955 through 1970 and found that 4 percent of whites and 62 percent of blacks across America had been raised in poor neighborhoods. A generation later, the same study showed, virtually nothing had changed. And whereas whites born into affluent neighborhoods tended to remain in affluent neighborhoods, blacks tended to fall out of them."


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Whether your disagreement is relatively amicable or highly contentious, I will vigorously defend your interests and work to close the matter efficiently.
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I don't think there's a better reason to travel across the world if you ask us.
They add, "2018 has been the year where we are seeing planners shift back towards big reveals, name acts and guest speakers with a political tie."
We don't have to do huge things or travel across the world to make a change. It starts here with the people God has put around you.
Amazing…and she does it all UPSIDE DOWN!
People are not waiting for us to get our act together and wow them with our kitchen wizardry. Instead, they just want to be asked.
If you are planning to join DePaul University's Class of 2022, first of all, congrats! Secondly, welcome.
On our first night, and in every moment that follows, Magda is overwhelmingly welcoming!
My friend went through recruitment freshman year and convinced me to go through formal recruitment during the fall of my sophomore year.
Anyone dreaming of a winter #getaway? Check out our tips.
This Entrepreneur Drives Innovation With A Culture Of..
Any advice for students who are trying to pursue a job like yours; one that gets to travel across the world?


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'use strict';

describe('Geocoder Options', function () {

  // load the directive's module
  beforeEach(module('ionic'));
  beforeEach(module('ion-google-place'));

  var element,
    scope;

  beforeEach(inject(function ($rootScope) {
    scope = $rootScope.$new();
  }));

  it('Should have geocoder options in the scope', inject(function ($compile) {
    scope.geocoderOptions = {
      componentRestrictions: {
        country: 'IT'
      }
    };
    element = angular.element('<ion-google-place ng-model="location" geocoder-options="geocoderOptions"></ion-google-place>');
    element = $compile(element)(scope);
    expect(angular.element(element).scope().geocoderOptions).toBe(scope.geocoderOptions);
  }));

  it('Should change geocoder options', inject(function ($compile) {
    scope.geocoderOptions = {
      componentRestrictions: {
        country: 'IT'
      }
    };
    element = angular.element('<ion-google-place ng-model="location" geocoder-options="geocoderOptions"></ion-google-place>');
    element = $compile(element)(scope);
    scope.geocoderOptions.componentRestrictions.country = 'EN';
    expect(angular.element(element).scope().geocoderOptions.componentRestrictions.country).toBe('EN');
  }));

  it('Should send address only req if no options', inject(function ($compile) {
    element = angular.element('<ion-google-place ng-model="location"></ion-google-place>');
    element = $compile(element)(scope);
    expect(angular.element(element).scope().geocoderOptions).toBeUndefined();
  }));
});


Napstablook is a sad little ghost in Undertale. He likes to lie on the floor and feel like trash. :P XD And he listens to music a lot, too.
Uhm, there's really not a lot to say. Ummmm, well, I drew his basic shape really fast. XD And I had to try a number of times to get the bottom of his ghost form right. :P Soooo, yeah.
Welp, I think I'm done here! So toodles!!!


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Q: Hibernate Criteria API filter a collection proporty I have
Class A{
  List <B> bList

}

Class B {
 String name;

}

Now I want to write query using Hibrnate criteria API , so that I only get A pojo's with a filtered bList property having only B pojo's
 where "b.name"  == 'abc'

A: This is a very dangerous thing to do, and although it's supported by Hibernate, it's not by JPA, because the entities that it loads do not reflect the reality of what is stored in the database. If you happen to modify the list of Bs, Hibernate might delete all the Bs that balong to the A, but which have not been loaded by the query.
That said, this is a simple inner join with a fetch mode:
Criteria c = session.createCriteria(A.class, "a");
c.createAlias("a.b", "b");
c.add(Restrictions.eq("b.name", "abc");
c.setFetchMode("a.b", FetchMode.JOIN);

A: I've tried the code above and it seems to me that it doesn't filter the B collection.
What I finally did is adding additional filter at class A
@FilterDef(name="BFilter",
parameters= @ParamDef( name="bName", type="string" ) )
Public class A{

    @Filter(
        name = "BFilter",
        condition="name = :bName"
    )
    private List<B> bList;
}

and then I use setResultTransformer(Criteria.DISTINCT_ROOT_ENTITY);
to get distinct A class
It queries 2 times to DB and might not be desirable. Do correct me if there are any other alternatives.


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COVID-19 vaccination requirement: University issues additional guidance
Jun. 9, 2021, 12:00 PM
As announced last month, COVID-19 vaccinations will be required for all members of the Vanderbilt University community for the 2021–22 academic school year. Faculty, staff and postdocs who have not yet received their vaccination may visit the free walk-up vaccination clinics taking place on campus in June and July or may find a vaccination site elsewhere in the community.
The on-campus clinics are scheduled for June 9 and 16, 2–4 p.m. at the School of Nursing and June 10 and 17, 7–9 a.m. at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center for first dose. Second doses are scheduled for July 7 and 14, 2–4 p.m. at the School of Nursing and July 8 and 15, 7–9 a.m. at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center.
University leaders are finalizing fall semester protocols concerning student housing, staff workplace guidance and assistance for international students and faculty returning in the fall. More details will be shared with the campus community as decisions are made.
Today the university is sharing additional guidance on the our COVID-19 vaccination requirement.
Student vaccination requirement
New and returning students are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the 2021–22 academic school year. The requirement applies to all undergraduate, graduate and professional students this fall, and it will be handled in a manner consistent with other university policies governing student vaccine requirements.
Students can request accommodations for medical exemptions through the Student Access office and religious exemptions through the Equal Opportunity and Access office. To support timely processing in advance of the start of the academic year, accommodation requests should be submitted by June 15.
Students must submit their vaccination record through the university's vaccine tracker submission form, including those who received their vaccine from Student Health, VUMC or a VUMC clinic, no later than one week before the first day of class of their fall academic program. A hold will be placed on a student's course registration until the vaccination record has been verified unless they have an approved (or in-process request for) accommodation or they are an international student who will be vaccinated upon arrival in Nashville. A student's enrollment at the university will be cancelled for the semester if the student is noncompliant.
If a World Health Organization approved COVID-19 vaccination is not available in a student's home country before returning to campus, the student will be able to receive a vaccination and a COVID-19 test once they arrive on campus. Consistent with CDC guidance, they should only perform essential activities, mask and physical distance for seven days after travel.
International students can request accommodations for medical exemptions through the Student Access office and religious exemptions through the Equal Opportunity and Access office. To support timely processing in advance of the start of the academic year, accommodation requests should be submitted by June 15.
More information about receiving a COVID-19 vaccination and other requirements upon arriving to campus will be shared directly with international students this summer.
Faculty vaccination requirement
All full-time and part-time Vanderbilt University-employed faculty are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the 2021–22 academic school year. All faculty, including those who received their vaccine from Occupational Health, VUMC or a VUMC clinic, must submit their vaccination record using the vaccine tracker submission form by July 31.
Faculty who seek an exemption from the vaccination requirement as a medical or religious accommodation must submit a request for accommodation to the Equal Opportunity and Access office as soon as possible. To support timely processing, accommodation requests should be submitted by June 15.
Faculty who have not submitted confirmation of vaccination and who do not have an approved or in-process request for exemption/accommodation by July 31 will be subject to appropriate Faculty Manual processes, including disciplinary actions.
Staff and postdoctoral fellow vaccination requirement
All Vanderbilt University-employed staff—which includes full time, part time, flex and temporary—and all VU-employed postdocs are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the 2021–22 academic school year. Staff and postdocs, including those who received their vaccine from Occupational Health, VUMC or a VUMC clinic, must submit their vaccination record using the vaccine tracker submission form by July 31. This requirement applies regardless of whether staff are working on campus or remotely, now or in the future.
Staff and postdocs who decide to seek an exemption from the vaccination requirement as a medical or religious accommodation must submit a request for accommodation to the Equal Opportunity and Access office as soon as possible. To support timely processing, accommodation requests should be submitted by June 15.
Vaccination and submission of vaccination records (or an approved or in-process request for accommodation) by July 31 for staff and postdocs is a condition of employment. Supervisors will be notified of those not in compliance, and the university will take appropriate disciplinary action, which will include termination of employment.
COVID-19 vaccination required for students in fall 2021
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I just found out from NAQT that MSHSAA is banning middle schools from attending the Middle School National Championship Tournament because MSHSAA won't allow teams to participate in a national event before the start of the summer, and Middle School nationals are held in late April. This is essentially the worst decision that the MSHSAA has made in recent memory, and is going to stifle the grown of our emerging serious middle school circuit and prevent any teams that want to excel from receiving national recognition. I strongly recommend people write letters to MSHSAA, their local newspapers, and state politicians about this incredibly destructive policy to convince them to rewrite the rules to allow middle schoolers to attend their national championship if they are on a team is awarded a bid.
As host of a middle school tournament this season and former MS quiz bowl player, I would like to say I am sorely dissapointed by this decision. I will definitely have something to say to MSHSAA about this.
ChippytheSavage wrote: I will definitely have something to say to MSHSAA about this.
That includes me as well, and MSHSAA is going to be very sorry to be hearing from me!
While I understand and share the feelings of outrage over this decision, I would like to point out that all communications to MSHSAA should likely be worded tactfully, although if necessarily tersely. These people are like the Bourbon rulers of France. They learn nothing and forget nothing.
Remember that what MSHSAA believes to be their trump card is "minimizing missed class time," which they conveniently forget when Rockhurst wants to play a football team in Ontario.
OK, that's apples and oranges. How far before summer is this tournament?
NAQT's national MS tournament is April 21, a Saturday. Registration is Friday night, meaning teams would likely miss one day of class in travel, and return Sunday evening.
To be honest, I'm not as gung ho about sticking it to MSHSAA on this particular issue (end of the day, you represent a school because you attend classes at said school) but there's certainly a good faith effort on NAQT's part about minimizing class time missed.
L-Town Expatriate wrote: Remember that what MSHSAA believes to be their trump card is "minimizing missed class time," which they conveniently forget when Rockhurst wants to play a football team in Ontario.
Why was any of this worth a hill of beans?
L-Town Expatriate wrote: Registration is Friday night, meaning teams would likely miss one day of class in travel, and return Sunday evening.
Teams are welcome to register Saturday morning (if they notify us in advance), so no Missouri school would need to miss any class time at all to attend MSNCT.
Because beans are suppose to be good for your heart. Guards against a heart attack the next time MSHSAA does something stupid.
Is Occupy Keene Street a viable option to protest MSHSAA's draconian and archaic restrictions?
mujason wrote: Is Occupy Keene Street a viable option to protest MSHSAA's draconian and archaic restrictions?
I'm not sure. Occupy Eighth Street hasn't come to fruition in Bentonville.
Keep it on topic, guys.
1. ...the NAQT sanctions the event (4.4.4). Completed sanctions are listed on our website - Davine Davis handles this process for MSHSAA. (If unsanctioned, you may not legally compete).
The event was listed as sanctioned per Davine Davis today, 3/6. It is on the sanctioned tournaments list on the MSHSAA website.
2. ...this is the ONE event (in your max of 11) you have saved as per By-Law 4.4.3.b to use after April 14.
If a team clears hurdles 2 and 3, you're good to go.


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'The world around us only starts to reveal its secrets when we are prepared to give more than a cursory glance.'
surfaceview began and grew out of a result of doing just that. What started off as simple photographic studies of aged sufaces, in particular, weathered stone and concrete, the logical mind in me attempted to find and interpret what it saw. Although we look with our eyes, we "see" with our brain. What first struck me was an unexpected creative shift in perspective, having no reference point of scale or depth of field. The images presented a view of much greater distance and more suggestive to me of landscape watercolour or oil painting than photographs. So I began to.look closer, interpret more deeply and explore the sense of perception. A desire for the initial response to suggest to the eye a vision of land, sky or seascape 'views' within the surfaces became primary. In places that go un-noticed, out of the general view, and often at ground level, characteristics such as cracks or a simple scratch became horizon lines, staining and flaking paint would mimic cloud formations. Through the physical environment and elemental characteristics such as the growth of lichen and etching of soft stone by salt laden winds, nature through its own creative force seemed to produce a representation of itself. A mirroring it seemed, of the place in which these surfaces exist. So was it coincidence that I would see a landscape so familiar to me? Not only my home county of Norfolk, a visit to Cornwall last year, left a lasting impression and the rugged coastline of Penwith continues to inspire and evoke it's beauty in the images I capture. I am keen to explore the concept of surfaceview futher a field, with an artist residency planned early next year on the Greek island of Crete.
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Millions of men, women and children are starving in Yemen. Hunger is the Yemen´s silent killer. Food is unaffordable, unavailable, and humanitarian aid is hindered or blocked by a country devastated by war and genocide. What? Where? Why? Improve your listening skills by watching this video report. At the same time, ask yourself why this video has only had 3,350 views, while a video on how many girls Justin Bieber has dated has received over 1.7 million hits.
Disgustingly, the British and the USA governments directly support the war in the Yemen by capitalising on the sale of weapons, arms and bombs.
It´s time for us all to stop looking the other way. Donating money might help in the short term, but using your voice to lobby governments and hold them accountable for their actions is bound to have a longer lasting effect.
Don´t let governments use your tax to sell weapons. Don´t let your governments justify this heinous action in the name of national economic prosperity. Don´t let the childish behaviour of politicians distract you from the 'real' issues. Don´t let the lawyers and academics cloud your sense of moral and ethical justice with legal and intellectual debate. Perhaps, I don´t know, or don´t have the intellectual capabilities to truly understand all the issues. And, quite frankly, I don´t care; selling arms for economic and political gain is just wrong.
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21.Aug.03 - A deportation charter due to leave on the 20th of august to DR Congo has been canceled because the authorities in Kinshasa refused to give landing rights. The Autonoom Centrum together with Docu Congo, a dutch human right group, put pressure on the government in the Netherlands and in Congo. The group of 30 deportees were waiting the the whole day in a bus (with individual cells) in an hangar at Schiphol airport.100 officers of the Military Police werd guarding them. Some Congolese were undressed, some were beaten. At the end of the day they were brought back to a Amsterdam prison.
The dutch immigration office signed some time ago a Memorandum of Understanding with Pierre Yambuya, head of the Congolese security service DGM. A group of 13 Camerounese deportees, with some from Germany, were deported on the same plane without the Congolese. The Autonoom Centrum asked Transavia - the charter aviation company, 100% KLM- daughter - to stop transporting deportees. Three individual deportations from Germany to Congo with KLM were also canceled recently because the deportees made clear they refused to leave voluntarily.


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Latest reports from South Africa suggest that the country's tax agency will now be targeting cryptocurrency investors as it attempts to increase the total value of revenues collected. Alongside high net worth individuals and offshore investors, digital currency holders now constitute an area that is "likely to yield much of the extra tax" for the revenue collector.
Crypto Investors Unaware of Tax Liabilities
However, according to a report, many South African cryptocurrency holders are "oblivious of the fact that trading in cryptocurrency renders them liable for tax." The report, which relies on the expert opinion of Thomas Lobban, says the "South African Revenue Service (SARS) (currently) has cryptocurrency trading very much in its sights."
Further, Lobban who is the legal manager at Tax Consulting South Africa said:
As with any other asset class, investors must understand their tax obligations in relation to their crypto investments, and plan accordingly. If they do not, then chances are they could find themselves facing an unwelcome tax bill down the line.
Different Crypto Trades
Meanwhile, the report also quotes Lobban explaining how the different types of crypto trades can have a bearing on the kind of tax that will be paid. For instance, Lobban asserts that "crypto transactions could be deemed to be capital in nature and thus liable only for capital gains tax."
On the other hand, some transactions "could be deemed to be revenue-earning in nature, and would thus be taxed according to the taxpayer's normal tax rate as per the tax tables." The tax consultant also points out that when "a trade is made between, say, bitcoin and ethereum, the notional profits of that transaction would also be taxable." This position is in contrast to the prevailing belief that a "tax event" only occurs when the cryptocurrency is withdrawn and converted into legal tender.
In the meantime, Lobban reveals that SARS is already requesting information on crypto transactions on audit letters issued to taxpayers. In addition, the revenue collector is reportedly "investing heavily in its IT capabilities." The report adds that such capabilities will enable SARS "to analyse financial and transaction data more effectively, and identify transactions in and out of crypto platforms."
What are your thoughts on SARS' targeting of crypto investors? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.
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Team: University of Louisville Cardinals
Sport: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
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Notable Players: Johnny Unitas, Chris Redman, Elvis Dumervil, Gerod Holliman, Lamar Jackson, Deion Branch, Howard Stevens, Frank Minnifield, Dwayne Woodruff, Tom Jackson, Ted Washington, Otis Wilson
Louisville is the home of the great NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas, the championship-winning Lady Birds dance team and the Marching Cards band. The history of Louisville Cardinals football is long and distinguished, dating to 1912. ESPN commentator Lee Corso briefly coached the team between 1969 and 1972, winning two conference titles. Howard Schnellenberger, who had just won the national championship at Miami, coached the team between 1985 and 1994. His best season was a 10–1–1 finish in 1990. After several down years, John L. Smith took over in 1998 and resurrected the team's fortunes. The 2001 squad went 11–2 and won the conference. Head coach Bobby Petrino continued this success with a 12–1 record and Orange Bowl win in 2006 before departing to the Atlanta Falcons. In 2012, head coach Charlie Strong led the team to an 11–2 record and a victory in the Sugar Bowl. In 2016, quarterback Lamar Jackson became the first Cardinal in history to win the coveted Heisman Trophy with a combined 51 passing and rushing touchdowns. Get Louisville Cardinals football tickets at StubHub.
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Shakespeare on speed
Brüka Theatre's fast-paced The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a hilarious round-up of the Bard's plays
By Monica Wiant
High speed hilarity. Not for people with weak hearts or English degrees!"My husband and I, belonging to the latter category, were alarmed by this warning, which was printed on the program for Brüka's The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). We had imagined ourselves as the ideal audience for a comedy of rapid-fire Shakespeare references. Were we mistaken?
We had nothing to worry about. Halfway through the prologue, my only complaint was that Sam laughed so hard he started choking, causing me to miss a joke or two.
Still, I understand the message (the subtext, if you will) of the "no English degrees" statement. It is worth clarifying that The Complete Works is not one of those hoity-toity literary comedies filled with inside jokes for the well-read, and excruciating boredom for the rest of the audience. Rather, it is outrageous, rolling-in-the-aisles-with-laughter fun, and despite its subject matter, one of the most unpretentious plays I have ever seen.
Shakespeare fans familiar with obscure plays like Titus Andronicus or Troilus and Cressida might get an extra chuckle or two, but the heart and soul of this play is high-energy witty banter and slapstick fun that assumes a knowledge of Shakespeare easily pieced together from TV commercials and residual memories of high school English.
And for those who somehow made it to adulthood without ever figuring out the premise of Romeo and Juliet, there is plenty of physical comedy to keep the laughter coming.
The three actors, Scott Beers, Tom DeWester and Scott Dundas, are a delight to watch. Their self-referential jokes and rapport with the audience make it difficult to tell where the script ends and the cleverly crafted improv begins.
The actors' comic timing is impeccable, and their energy is contagious. They are not afraid to look foolish, to dress in ridiculous costumes, speak in silly accents and corral random people from the audience into their fun.
The intimate, couch-filled Brüka Theatre makes the perfect venue for this show, which includes a large amount of audience participation. Individuals get zinged or pulled onstage for bit parts, and an extended "workshop" invites the whole audience to apply Freudian analysis to the character of Ophelia, resulting in riotous fun for those not afraid to yell in a theater.
I feel it would be a disservice to potential viewers to disclose just how three actors manage to cover 30-odd Shakespearean plays, plus some sonnets, in just over two hours. Suffice it to say, they whiz through the more obscure ones and spend a greater amount of time on cultural mainstays like Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet. There are plenty of quick costume changes, skipped soliloquies and creative shortcuts. Brüka's take on Othello is especially clever and memorable.
There might be stuffy scholars somewhere who would not enjoy this show, which turns esteemed tragedies into farce and is laden with intentional inaccuracies—remember when Shakespeare invaded Poland? However, this play is not just another adaptation of Shakespeare, like those wretched versions of Macbeth involving motorcycle gangs or a Midsummer Night's Dream on bicycles. Rather, it is an original and hilarious comedy that happens to use the Bard as its inspiration. Much like Saturday Night Live at one of its high points, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is lively, guilt-free satire at its best.
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For the thirsty Tai-Pan on the wagon, there is only one choice, a Gunner. Invented over a century ago in the Captain's Bar of the Mandarin Oriental, Gunner is Hong Kong's only real cocktail: a non-alcoholic blend of ginger beer, ginger ale and a dash of Bitters.
UK soon began fielding a legion of special requests for this perfect post- match refreshment, and taste of 'home'.
here was a drink, with a devoted following, birthright, the epitome of cool, and a delicious, refreshing taste that was not available to the mass market in the hands of just the man to set this straight: and so GUNNA was born.
In 2016, Melvin put his proven marketing and product development skills to work and researched a recipe that took him all over the pink bits of the map; with Hong Kong flavours and Cape Town packaging, he pulled blends and inspiration to create something a little bit special. GUNNA is neither some derivative cola nor sweet lemonade, it is a unique, grown- up alternative. When market tested with barmen in London, it piqued significant interest, not least because it was exceptionally popular with the all-important millennial consumer, who approved of the drink's heritage, its stylish packaging, its full and characterful flavour, which set it apart from the usual boring soft drinks.
As we all know, sugar is the real enemy, and in a connected, consumer- savvy world GUNNA has found its niche. In consumer taste tests the drink scores exceptionally highly; with a perfect blend of lime, natural gingers, bitters and sparkling water, GUNNA is a low-sugar, high-taste alternative to traditional soft-drinks. GUNNA uses all natural flavouring and no preservatives, and because its sugar content is under 5%, Gunna is exempt from the Sugar Tax, which makes it attractive to both retailers and consumers alike.
GUNNA currently has two flavours, ORIGINAL the homage to Hong Kong and STEELWORKS, inspired by the famous blend of cola and ginger that rehydrated the Cape Town steelworkers in the last century. The packaging shows the portrait of a lion, 'the perfect symbol to evoke the spirit of Africa', but a lion wearing a pair of hipster glasses because, well, he's cool despite the heat. Two other flavours are in development, both of which will boast equally compelling identities of their own. The PINK PUNK is a tribute to the eponymous Shirley Temple cocktail created to sate her youthful thirst while filming in the far east, and the MUSCOVITE, a symphony of real lemonade and mint, an admiration of the Moscow Mule, but without the kick.
'Each drink has its own identity' says Melvin. "The millennial market loves brands with an interesting provenance. We felt that the purity of the ingredients and each drink having its own character identity was imperative. By mixing four flavour sensations – sweet, sour, bitter and spice – we have created a range of unique and delicious drinks that are personifications of the way we should feel about ourselves. GUNNA does not conform to racial, gender or sexual stereotypes, hence the diversity of flavours'.
With a growing acceptance that our differences are what make us special, GUNNA is proud to promote this socially responsible message with its own unique and delicious style. 'You are fantastic the way you are, so let's celebrate your true character' explains Melvin, 'We believe that expression of self-identity should be without fear, prejudice or apology'. GUNNA have recently partnered with DITCH THE LABEL, the global anti- prejudice charity to further support this important cause.
Already sold in over 2,000 independent shops, convenience stores and delis, their focus now is to rapidly build distribution. Melvin is delighted to announce that in the last four weeks alone, GUNNA is now sold in an additional 400 outlets. 'We are focusing on convenience, small grocery, and food/beverage outlets like delis, sandwich shops, coffee shops, informal dining, and pubs. Within the 400 new outlets, 138 are symbol groups like NISA, Londis, Premier, Mace, Cost Cutter etc. We are targeting these shops so that we can approach the head office teams of these with a great tasting product, attractive packaging and strong consumer interest in the brand. We have made good progress in our discussions with the UK's 3 major Cash & Carry chains and are in advanced discussions with some of the key multiple chains'.
There is more good news for GUNNA with the appointment of a new Sales Director, Marcus Hudson. Previously Marcus held senior sales roles at two very successful soft drinks startups – Purity Soft Drinks and Red Star Beverages. As a result of his success on Juice Burst and Sparkling ICE, he has a great reputation in the soft drinks industry. 'His in-depth understanding of soft drinks and strong relationships with the key soft drinks buyers will enable us to significantly speed up the process of getting GUNNA on the big shelves.
With the big guns in its sights, GUNNA is the epitome of the refreshing face of the future.


I spent the majority of my 30th birthday driving home from San Francisco. Some people may say this is not the best way to spend an Important Milestone. But for me it was perfect. I got to talk to friends and family, I listened to podcasts and music, and I got the hell out of California. It's good to be back in Oregon.
Last weekend I was at APE (the Alternative Press Expo). I'll provide a full report soon, but suffice to say it was a lot of fun and I even sold some Falling Rock books in the process. Many thanks to my awesome table-mate Kenan and his lady friend Cate, who, despite living on the wrong side of the country, made the whole event fun and over too quickly. San Franciscans kind of remind me of people in Portland. They dress similarly and both cities have a thriving arts community.
For some reason, the Chinese placed this tile in Jack Kerouac's honor. Was Kerouac a Chinese hero? Did Mao encourage public readings of Dharma Bums?
The main question is, now that my youth has officially died, what is in store for me? I'm happy with my accomplishments so far, but there's still a lot of comics left in this tired old body.
One thing is certain: the rest of my life will be dedicated to finding and befriending the elusive Bigfoot.


A perfect example of a French Alpine. That's why they have hooked noses. Magyar from Pecas, Hungary. The texture of the hair is sometimes smooth or sleek, but oftener curly; each hair is thin and soft. The dark eyebrows are perhaps somewhat thicker than in the Nordic race.
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A Syrian from Kfar ' Akal, who, although slightly brachycephalized by the prevailing head form of Syria, still retains the essential features of the long-faced, long-nosed Mediterranean prototype of this region. A Mediterranean Scotsman from Paisley; typical of the industrial population of the Glasgow district. Another Yemeni highlander, in this case from the escarpment tribe of Beni Madhar. Greek hair is most often black or very dark brown. Sometimes, blond or red tints or strands will appear, but a full head of blond or red hair is very unusual in a person with full Greek heritage. Used in combination - Botox and Juvederm can have you looking years younger in minutes!
The Mesolithic cultural period was long and full in Ireland, and the subsequent invaders of this westernmost fringe of Europe have been unable to effect a genetic displacement of the strain introduced by the earliest human occupants. This tall Alpine from Hungary is except for his stature, as perfect an example of the Alpine race as could be found; he may be compared to the Alpines on Plate 11, from Germany. An Arabic-speaking native of Russian Turkestan. This non-ablative fractional laser can easily improve the appearance of age spots, acne scars, stretch marks and wrinkles, leaving you more refreshed. Just one of many Greek Hellenic groups tribes and kingdoms: Field Marshal von Hindenburg, a native of East Prussia, and a classic example of the East Baltic racial type, to which many Prussians of the land-owning Junker class belong.
The Druze, followers of a secret religion based on the schismatic teach- ings of the Khalifa Hakim of the Mediaeval Fatimid Dynasty, claim to be descended from immigrants who moved from Yemen to Syria in the sixth century A. Looks of British people English, Scandinavians, Russian, features. A Lur from Luristan, Iran.. A Norwegian from Drommen, near Oslo. J Genet Disor Genet Rep 5: They were also quite a bit lighter in all fields than the Polish from Warsaw. Another Clare man of similar type but less extreme dimensions.
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NewsNigeriaPolitics"If you've not gotten your PVC, you're an anti-Christ," says Eucharia Anunobi
Veteran Nollywood actress, Eucharia Anunobi has described Nigerians who have not gotten their permanent voters cards (PVCs) ahead of the general elections as 'anti-Christs'.
In a social media post, Anunobi, now an evangelist, also referred to politicians who make promises and fail to fulfill them once elected, adulterers and homosexuals as anti-Christs too.
According to her an anti-Christ is someone who opposes the gospel of Jesus Christ and encourages others to do likewise.
"If you are a Nigerian and you have been complaining that Nigeria is in a mess and you've not gotten your PVC to vote in the coming election, you are an anti-Christ," she said in a video shared on Instagram.
"If you are a politician and you have no intention to redeem your promises of alleviating the people's pain you are an anti-Christ. If you are a husband or wife snatcher, sleeping with the same gender or same-sex marriage you are an anti-Christ.
"Of course, you're familiar with anti-Christ: persons or movements vehemently against the gospel being preached, an action stopping people from following the terms of Jesus Christ and being a Christian, all movements encouraging the people to live a lie and turn against the truth."
While declaring her support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, Anunobi said she has gotten her PVC and is ready to cast her vote on 25 February.
"As for me, myself, and I, I'm 'obidient'. I've gotten my PVC ready to vote. I am not an anti-Christ," she said.
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gorgeous "gravel" pathway made up of crushed glass of all kinds at the Sims MRF in Sunset Park.
I recently went on a school trip to the Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in Sunset Park Brooklyn. It is right on the water and is strangely quiet as you approach. Inside though is a whole other story! lots of whirring and stomping as bulldozers, cranes and conveyor belts work nonstop to manage the mounds of garbage that is now recyclable. It is an amazing feat of sorting and crushing to make bales that are then sent around the globe to be "recycled" anew into fleece and other things. What I was most surprised about though was that we are still only at 50%, meaning half of garbage that could be recycled is thrown into a landfill. How is this possible when we have the bags / cans to do it? Come on people! We can do better!! Think before you throw something away! And maybe even carry it that extra block to find the city's bins now on most corners.
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