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Q: Ionic: observable.pipe is not a function I am trying to cache a request, but in console i get this error where it says:
ERROR Error: Uncaught (in promise): TypeError: observable.pipe is not a function
here is code snippet:
public popularNews: Observable<any>;

// Get popular news
loadPopularNews(params?:any){
    let url = `${this.apiUrl}/news/popular`;

    let request = this.http.get(url, {params}).pipe(map(data => {})).subscribe(result => {
        return result;
    });

    this.popularNews = this.cache.loadFromObservable(url, request);
}

A: This one helps a lot.
popularCacheKey = 'popular-news';

// Get popular news
loadPopularNews(params?:any){
    let url = `${this.apiUrl}/news/popular`;

    let request = this.http.get(url, {params});

    this.cache.loadFromObservable(
        url,
        request,
        this.popularCacheKey
    ).pipe(
        map(res =>
        this.popularNews = res
        )
    ).subscribe(_ =>})
}

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The Road to Civil War
(January 1, 1810 — August 16, 1862) Warren Winslow, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., January 1, 1810; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1827; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Fayetteville; member of the State senate, and served as speaker; Acting Governor of North Carolina in December 1854; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth, Thirty-fifth, and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1861); died in Fayetteville, N.C., August 16, 1862; interment in Cross Creek Cemetery. [Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present," available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000640]
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Over the past several months, we have closely examined the new individual exchange market landscape from several perspectives: which carriers are offering what products at what price points, the composition of hospital networks attached to these products, and how consumers are responding to the initial exchange product offerings. In this Intelligence Brief, we examine the benefit designs (e.g., deductibles, maximum out-of-pocket (MOOP) requirements, co-pays, and co-insurance) of the new exchange products and their potential impact on consumers, carriers, and providers.
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Looking Back at the 2014-2015 Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild Matchups
By Brian Kinkade
Apr 7, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawks left wing Bryan Bickell (29) scores a goal against Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter (20) during the third period at the United Center. The Minnesota Wild defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Naturally, when two teams are matched up in the playoffs, the first thing one does is think back on when or if those two teams played in the regular season. In the case of the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild, they played each other five times in the 2014-2015 regular season, as is the case with teams who play in the same division.
First matchup: December 16th, 2014.
The Wild lead after the 1st period, thanks to a Thomas Vanek goal, but the Hawks stormed back in the 2nd period with goals from Brent Seabrook, Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews.
In the 3rd period, Minnesota would come back to tie the game after Nino Niederreiter successfully converted a Penalty Shot and Marco Scandella was later able to sneak a puck past Antti Raanta.
The Hawks would eventually find a way to re-take the lead on a clutch, late 3rd period Power Play goal(no, seriously) from Patrick Kane. An empty-net goal later and the Hawks would defeat the Wild by a score of 5-3 in front of the United Center fans.
Duncan Keith sat this game out with an illness. The Hawks were able to out-shoot and out-chance the Wild as they played a complete game and earned this victory. They went 2-for-2 on the Penalty Kill and 1-for-4 on the Power Play.
Surely, the Hawks would take this performance any night.
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Eloy Jiménez preparing to play outfield with White Sox
By AP Reporter
CHICAGO - It looks as if Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jiménez could spend a lot of time at designated hitter this year.
Jiménez himself has other plans.
The 26-year-old Jiménez said Monday he is preparing to play more games in the outfield, especially in right after Chicago signed Andrew Benintendi to a $75 million, five-year contract. The White Sox also have Luis Robert in center, to go along with Gavin Sheets and prized prospect Oscar Colás in the mix in right.
Jiménez was sidelined for a couple months last season after he had surgery in April to repair a torn hamstring tendon behind his right knee. He returned in July and finished with a career-high 50 starts at DH — not exactly his favorite opening in the lineup.
Asked if he would embrace the DH role this year, Jiménez responded: "I don't know."
"Last year, when I was DH'ing more than (playing) the outfield, it was because I got surgery. And I understand that," he said. "But this year, I've been working really hard to play the outfield more than DH. So I don't really think that I'm going to accept it, because if I'm working hard, I'm going to get better, and I want to play in the outfield."
Jiménez has been a bit of an adventure in the outfield since he made his major league debut with Chicago in 2019. He missed the start of the 2021 season after he ruptured his left pectoral tendon trying to make a defensive play during an exhibition game.
But he remains a force at the plate, and there is no questioning his importance to the White Sox.
After Jiménez returned last year, he hit .305 with 15 homers, 47 RBIs and an .895 OPS in his last 73 games. He bashed 31 homers during his rookie year in 2019, and then batted .296 with 14 homers and 41 RBIs in 55 games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Chicago went 81-81 in 2022 and missed the playoffs after reaching the postseason in the previous two years.
"We just need to be healthy, that's the key right now," Jiménez said. "If we're healthy, we can do whatever because we are good on paper. But if we don't play together as a team because of the injuries, we're not going to do it, you know? We're not going to make it."
Jiménez said he has had "good communication" with Pedro Grifol since he took over as White Sox manager in November. Asked about his offseason conditioning, Jiménez playfully brushed off the question.
"I'm going to give you a surprise. I'm not going to answer right now," said Jiménez, who plans to play for his native Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. "You're going to see me in spring training."
Left field was Jiménez's only defensive position in his first four years in the majors, making 235 starts at the spot among 316 big league games. But Benintendi has spent most of his career in left, winning a Gold Glove in 2021 with Kansas City.
So Jiménez and Grifol have talked about playing right, but the 24-year-old Colás is expected to get a long look at the position in spring training after he batted .314 with 23 homers last year in the minors.
Still, Jiménez has focused at least some of his work on learning how to play right.
"It feels way different because most of the contacts in left field you don't know where it's going to go," he said. "Right field is a lot different because every ball the right-handed hitter hits most of the time has some backspin. It's way better being there."
In addition to the new position, Jiménez also is preparing for his first season without José Abreu after the first baseman left Chicago for a $58.5 million, three-year contract with Houston in free agency.
Abreu has been a key figure in Jiménez's career.
"It's going to be a little bit weird but this is the business," Jiménez said. "We need to move forward and play with what we have."
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Why did the UK fine Facebook £50.5m in Giphy acquisition?
October 26, 2021 October 28, 2021 Rohit Ranjan Praveer 0 Comments Competition and Market Authority, Competition Law, Facebook, Giphy, UK
The U.K's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Facebook £50.5m for breaching an order imposed during its investigation into the acquisition of Giphy, a U.S.- based GIF image database. The authority said Facebook deliberately refused to supply information proving that it was complying with an initial enforcement order (IEO), The Guardian reported.
The CMA launched an investigation into Facebook's acquisition of Giphy, the largest supplier of animated Gifs to social networks such as Snapchat, TikTok, and Twitter. The authority was examining if the acquisition would result in a "substantial lessening of competition" within a market in the United Kingdom.
Although companies are not required to seek any approval from the CMA before any acquisition, the authority can step in it thinks the acquisition will affect consumers and needs to be investigated. In such scenarios, an IEO stops merging companies from integrating until the CMA investigates the issue.
At the beginning of the investigation, the CMA issued an IEO to ensure that Facebook's competitors were able to function "as they would have without the merger". Through the IEO, the CMA ordered Facebook to pause the integration of its business with Giphy and make fortnightly reports about its compliance with the order.
However, Facebook failed to comply with the order despite repeated warnings. As per a CMA statement, "it [Facebook] was also criticized last year by the Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal for its lack of cooperation with the CMA".
This is the first time the authority has fined a company for breaching an IEO. Joel Bamford, Senior Director of Mergers at the CMA, said:
"We warned Facebook that its refusal to provide us with important information was a breach of the order but, even after losing its appeal in two separate courts, Facebook continued to disregard its legal obligations."
Rejection of Facebook's appeal
After the CMA issued the IEO in June, 2020, Facebook requested the CMA for a 'derogation'- a decision that would have allowed the company to carry out certain activities that the IEO banned.
However, the CMA rejected the request. It said it believed it did not have the "necessary information from Facebook to reach a decision". Facebook appealed for a review with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).
But the CAT also rejected the review. It said that it is "incumbent upon merging parties to co-operate with the CMA, particularly when making derogation requests". Facebook appealed with the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal judgment also rejected the appeal. It said that the investigation process breaks down if companies refuse to cooperate with IEOs. Hence, the tribunal was correct in rejecting Facebook's review.
You can access all documents related to the case here.
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Clandestine Approach to the Synthesis of Phenyl-2-Propanone from Phenylpropenes
by T.A. Dal Cason et. al., Journal of Forensic Sciences 29(4), 1187-1208 (1984)
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A number of published syntheses for the manufacture of controlled substances appear to be impractical for the average clandestine laboratory. A closer inspection of these syntheses may reveal modifications which greatly simplify their application. An excellent example of this is the preparation of phenyl-2-propanone (P-2-P) from allylbenzene. In the prototype published method, oxygen is introduced into the reaction vessel by using a tank of compressed oxygen with a balloon for a gas reservoir. In our modification, oxidation is accomplished with a 30% hydrogen peroxide solution. P-2-P has been prepared by both methods and a comparison made of the reaction mixtures at various times during their synthesis. Additionally, propenylbenzene, a by-product of these reactions, can be converted to P-2-P by modification of a second synthesis.
The investigation of clandestine drug manufacturing laboratories represents a combined effort between the criminal investigator and the forensic chemist. At an early point in an investigation the special agent will frequently request a list of the chemicals and synthesis methods used to produce a controlled substance. Providing these lists is often a very simple assignment the forensic chemist. A general understanding of various chemicals reactions and techniques is a part of the forensic chemist's training, academic background, and experience. Additionally, numerous specific and detailed drug syntheses are also available to him from the open literature. The chemist may, none the less, encounter problems when reviewing published procedures. If the literature procedures do not explicitly illustrate the synthesis of the desired pound, the chemist may erroneously assume that it is not applicable to the clandestine laboratory. This conclusion may, in part, be due to the complicated nature of the procedure or to the apparent requirement for specialized equipment. It may also arise from the failure of the chemist to visualize an application of the literature to the synthesis of the clandestine drug. In this context, the synthesis methods are themselves clandestine; they are "hidden" within the literature. A determined study of literature procedures, however, often reveals that while they do not detail the synthesis of the drug in question, they can be modified to give useful or simple methods for its manufacture. Sometimes this requires only the substitution of appropriate chemicals or certain changes in reaction parameters or catalysts.
Examples of this conceptual approach can be shown by the synthesis of the nonpsychoactive controlled substance phenyl-2-propanone (P-2-P). Halting the clandestine manufacture of P-2-P is of particular interest to enforcement personnel since it serves as the primary precursor in a number of syntheses for amphetamine and methamphetamine. By substitution of the chemicals and through slight changes in procedure, two published syntheses have been modified for P-2-P manufacture. These simple changes are illustrated below and are of the type to be expected of a clandestine drug chemist. By procuring chemicals and using procedures not generally recognized for the production of the controlled substance, the clandestine chemist may improve his chances to escape detection. Each of the two procedures investigated give fair to excellent yields of P-2-P, and, by using the procedures consecutively, yields are greatly increased.
Allylbenzene Procedure
The following procedure, which Tsuji et. al. [1] used for the preparation of 1-decanone, required only the substitution of allylbenzene (1-phenyl-2-propene) for 1- decene. A three-neck round bottomed flask was fitted with a magnetic stirrer and a pressure-equalized dropping funnel containing allylbenzene.
The flask was charged with a mixture of palladium chloride, cuprous chloride, and aqueous N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). With all outlets securely stoppered and wired down, an oxygen-filled balloon was placed over one neck and the flask contents stirred at room temperature to allow oxygen uptake. After a period of oxygenation, allylbenzene was added dropwise. The solution was continuously stirred under the pressurized balloon. During this period of addition, the color of the solution turned from green to black and gradually returned to green as the reaction approached completion. The mixture was poured into cold hydrochloric acid and extracted with methylene chloride (CH2Cl2). The extract was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Through filtration and distillation, phenyl-2-propanone and trans-beta-methylstyrene (1-phenyl-1-propene) were recovered. The reaction is shown in Fig. 1.Yields approximate those listed in the "modified" procedure given below.
Fig 1: Synthetic procedure for Phenyl-2-propanone - allylbenzene method
Modified Allylbenzene Procedure
The procedure employed was a simple modification of the preceding reaction. The equipment modification eliminates the oxygen filled balloon, which requires an outside source of oxygen, such as a compressed oxygen tank, and replaces it with a 30% hydrogen peroxide solution. The aqueous DMF solution is thus prepared by using 30% hydrogen peroxide in place of water. The quantity of palladium chloride catalyst was also decreased. This reaction is shown in Fig. 2. The synthesized P-2-P (49% yield) was separated from the reaction mixture by shaking with saturated aqueous sodium bisulfite solution and cooling the resultant mixture. Vacuum filtration of the mixture yielded crystalline P-2-P bisulfite addition product. The two-phase filtrate was then separated and the organic layer containing the trans-beta-methylstyrene (45% yield) was recovered by extraction with CH2Cl2. The recovered trans-beta-methylstyrene still contained several grams of P-2-P and trace amounts of allylbenzene and cis-beta-methylstyrene.
Fig 2: Synthetic procedure for P-2-P - Modified allylbenzene method
Trans-Beta-Methylstyrene Procedure
By using a modification of Fujisawa and Deguchi's [2] synthesis of 3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl methyl ketone, the trans-beta-methylstyrene by-product of the previous reaction was also converted to P-2-P. This conversion was accomplished by dropping an acetone/trans-beta-methylstyrene solution into a stirred solution of hydrogen peroxide in formic acid [2,3]. The acidic solution was refluxed and, then, neutralized and extracted with CH2Cl2. After Evaporating most of the CH2Cl2, the extracted mixture of glycol and glycol esters was stirred stirred and heated in a solution of methanol and dilute sulfuric acid. The resulting solution was neutralized with aqueous base and extracted with CH2Cl2 to yield phenyl-2-propanone (93%). The sequence shown in Fig. 3 was adapted from Fujisawa and Deguchi.
Fig 3: Synthetic procedure for P-2-P - trans-beta-methylstyrene method
The synthesis of P-2-P from trans-beta-methylstyrene was performed using the recovered impure side product from the allylbenzene. Commercially obtained pure trans-beta-methylstyrene is also suitable; however, its current cost is approximately four times greater than allylbenzene. The analysis of the reaction mixture near the end of the performic acid oxidation [5] suggests the formation of four new components. This type of oxidation primarily yields the glycol and glycol esters.
The mass spectrum of the major oxidation component indicates that it is phenyl-1-hydroxyl-2-formyl-propane. Its isomer, phenyl-1-formyl-2-hydroxy-propane, is also formed. The diformyl glycol and the free glycol, phenyl-1,2-dihydroxypropane is also found in smaller amounts. Hydrolyzing these oxidation products by refluxing with sulfuric acid and methanol produces P-2-P in high yield. The NMR spectrum of a hydrolysis sample removed after 2 h shows P-2-P to already be a major component. After 3.5 h of hydrolysis, virtually the entire sample converted to P-2-P.
Although phenyl-2-propanone is not a sympathomimetic substance in and of itself, it is frequently synthesized in clandestine laboratories to produce the essential chemical for the manufacture of amphetamine or methamphetamine. By modification and coupling of available literature procedures, a sequence is presented for the manufacture of P-2-P. This sequence uses chemicals not normally associated with the clandestine synthesis of P-2-P. Evaluation of these syntheses underscores the diligence required of the forensic chemist to provide enforcement personnel with accurate information. The investigated reactions and procedures are easily performed and, when used consecutively, result in an approximate total yield for P-2-P of 79%.
Tsuji et al., Organic Synthesis, Vol. 60. Unchecked Procedure No. 2165, 1981.
Fujisawa and Deguchi, Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, Vol, 74, No. 9, 1954 p. 975.
Fujisawa and Deguchi, Chemical Abstracts, Vol. 52, 1958, p. 11965
Carey and Sundberg, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Part A, Plenum Press, New York 1977, p. 11-12.
Fieser and Fieser, Reagents, for Organic Synthesls. Wiley & Sons, New York, 1967, p. 457.
McLafferty, F. W., Mass Spectral Correlations. American Chemical Society Washington, DC, 1963, p 34.
A Discussion of Clandestine Approach to the Synthesis of Phenyl-2-Propanone from Phenylpropenes
by James B. Ellern Journal of Forensic Sciences 3?(1), 14-15 (198?)
Sir:
In the title technical note [1], Dal Cason et al show that amphetamine and methamphetamine could conceivably be ready made from phenyl-propenes via P-2-P. It is worth noting (1) that the route described from beta-methylstyrene is known to be the prevalent clandestine method for synthesis of 3,4-methylenedioxy-amphetamine (MDA) via 3,4- methylenedioxy-phenyl-2-propanone [2], and (2) that a quite simple method for converting alllybenzene to amphetamine without going through P-2-P was published over 35 years ago [3].
With respect to Point 1, the reactions described by Frank (2) for making MDA from isosafrole (commercially available from Eastman) are those of Dal Cason's second reference. A further inference one can make from the title paper's modified allylbenzene procedure is that MDA can likely be made from safrole, 3,4- methylenedioxyallylbenzene. This compound costs about one eighth as much as allylbenzene (latest Aldrich catalog). It need not even be obtained as such, as it is the main constituent of sassafras oil.
The methylenedioxy P-2-P obtainable from safrole or isosafrole is also the usual intermediate for making the recently highly publicized 3,4-methylenedioxymeth- amphetamine (MDMA, "Ecstasy"). As MDMA became a Schedule I substance on 1 July 1985, increasing clandestine manufacture is likely.
With respect to Point 2, an early example of the Ritter reaction was conversion of allylbenzene to amphetamine by alkylation of acetonitrile in sulfuric acid [3]:
From the procedure's description, modification to a one-pot prep of amphetamine sulfate or the freebase seems feasible. Later, French workers obtained amphetamine by the same reaction using benzonitrile as the nitrogen source [4]. Further, MDA should be obtainable from safrole by the same reaction.
The attractiveness of the Ritter reaction for clandestine amphetamine synthesis lies in its simplicity and the fact that one never produces a controlled substance as an intermediate. While the reaction cannot directly produce methamphetamine, MDMA or any other secondary amine, a way to make N-methyl-amphetamines from amphetamines is given in the same Journal issue as the title paper [5].
James B. Ellern, Ph. D.
Dal Cason, "A Clandestine Approach to the Synthesis of Phenyl-2-Propanone from Phenylpropenes," Journal of Forensic Sciences, 29(4) 1187-1208 (1984)
Frank, R. S., "The Clandestine Drug Laboratory Situation in the United States," Journal of Forensic Sciences 28(1), 18-31 (1983)
Ritter, J. J. and Kalish, J., Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 70, Dec. 1948, pp.4048-4050.
Christol, H., Laurent, A., and Mousseron, M., Chemical Abstracts, Vol. 56, 14132 (1962)
Clark, C. C., "The Identification of Methoxy-N-Methylamphetamines," Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 29(4), 1065-1071 (1984)


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AES and HECAS COMPONENT NOT REPLACED BY HELP SCHEME | By Prime Minister James Marape.
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PM Marape: Government has not scrapped HECAS and AES
Approved for Release. January 13th 2020
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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape says the Government has not scrapped the Higher Education Contribution Assistance Scheme (HECAS) and Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES) in favour of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP).
He said this today when clarifying misconceptions among students and institutions that HECAS and AES had been done away with.
"HELP is a facility made available by Marape-Steven Government for students who will need help for their tuition fees this year and beyond," Prime Minister Marape said.
"AES students will continue to receive this Government incentive, but there are still many students who remain outside of formal Government assistance, for whom HELP is intended.
"Students who need assistance are required to present their acceptance letters at registration.
"School registrars will facilitate their enrolment with tuition fee guaranteed from the HELP scheme.
"This is not compulsory, but for students who need a helping hand."
Prime Minister Marape also clarified repayment time for the HELP.
"This loan scheme will not be burdensome on present student borrowers," he said.
"It will have no time limit for repayment, is interest-free and you can take your life time to repay.
"It is structured in a way to give assistance, but has citizen responsibility towards repaying.
"Into the future, a correct endowment fund structure will be set up to ensure sustainability for future generations.
"We also thinking of linking 7 per cent of National Gaming Board funds into this scheme for student assistances.
"During the course of the academic year, working together with Census 2020, proper National Identification (NID) numbers of students will be issued.
"We will entrench this scheme for 2020 and beyond."
Next Tuesday, Prime Minister Marape and Higher Education Minister Hon. Nick Kuman will meet all universities and college administrators to tidy up on this facility, as well as 2020 school programmes, so there are no hiccups.
"Government will work with the schools to ensure timely quarterly disbursements to schools, starting at opening of academic year 2020," Prime Minister Marape said.
"I am adamant that this must happen.
"Where there is a will, there is a way.
"The rich and employed can afford school fees for their children, but what about those who can't afford?
"This policy is for them."
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This should have been published in the papers. How is it that it is published on this site on January 13 and yet much of populace are not aware of it.


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Home News HarperCollins signs two standalone thrillers from Alex Lake
HarperCollins signs two standalone thrillers from Alex Lake
Published September 10, 2019 by Katy Docherty
HarperCollins has snapped up two new standalone novels from After Anna author Alex Lake.
Editor Kathryn Cheshire signed world English language rights for both books, which will be released in autumn 2020 and 2021, from Rebecca Ritchie at A M Heath.
According to the publisher, the untitled novels will continue "the author's signature high-concept, compulsive plots". Both books will be preceded by Lake's upcoming thriller Seven Days (HarperCollins) which is scheduled for release in November 2019.
The synopsis for Seven Days explains: "Seven Days tells the story of Maggie, who has spent the last twelve years held captive in a basement after being abducted at the age of fifteen. Maggie's beloved son, Max, will turn three in seven days' time, and she's dreading it. Because in her world, third birthdays are the days on which the unthinkable happens… the man who is keeping her prisoner takes her child away."
Cheshire said: "Alex's books are fast-paced, gripping, and full of twists – they always send the reader on a real rollercoaster of emotions. Seven Days, which will be coming out this autumn, is Alex's most compelling and emotional story to date, and I have no doubt readers will love it."
Lake is a British novelist who was born in the North West of England. Top-ten Sunday Times bestseller After Anna (HarperCollins) was the author's first novel written under this pseudonym. Lake now lives in the North East of the US.
HarperCollins snaps up two 'gripping' psychological thrillers from Lake
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HC signs two more thrillers from Cass Green
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World's 1st Rear-Drive Hybrid Unveiled
Mercedes-Benz shows a rear-wheel-drive hybrid powertrain S-Class concept that reportedly gets 30 mpg with a V-6 gasoline-fueled engine and two electric motors. That adds up to a 20% reduction in fuel consumption, says Juergen Hubbert, DaimlerChrysler AG board member in charge of Mercedes cars Mercedes calls the unveiled car a Vision Grand Sports Tourer that's designed for the American market. We will
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Mercedes-Benz shows a rear-wheel-drive hybrid powertrain S-Class concept that reportedly gets 30 mpg with a V-6 gasoline-fueled engine and two electric motors.
That adds up to a 20% reduction in fuel consumption, says Juergen Hubbert, DaimlerChrysler AG board member in charge of Mercedes cars
Mercedes calls the unveiled car a Vision Grand Sports Tourer that's designed for the American market. "We will inspire America with innovations," Hubbert promises.
The hybrid has a combined power output of 309 hp and accelerates from 0-60 mph in about 7.5 seconds. Top speed is 155 mph.
When idling, parked or in stop-and-go traffic, the 6-seat S-Class concept car automatically switches to electric power. One or both electric motors are activated depending on power requirements.
Hubbert says the hybrid is bridging technology until fuel-cell vehicles are ready for prime time. That won't happen until 2010-2012, he predicts. "We are working intensively to develop the RWD-hybrid technology for specific markets."
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Welcome to the land of the ancient Aztecs, where money talks and enemies can be bought. You're El Nino, wanderer, traveler, and adventurer at heart. You're about to embark on a mysteriously dangerous adventure that will lead you through forests, underwater passages and phantom zones to name a few. Your objective: reach the Aztec Paradise, where the tokens of wealth and happiness await. But the land is rich with thieves and traitors, so be prepared to spend a small fortune in search of a greater one. And remember, in a kingdom of Gods, no one is smiled upon.


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HomeNews ReleasesAmãna Bank completes 10 Years of People Friendly Banking
Amãna Bank completes 10 Years of People Friendly Banking
Amãna Bank August 2, 2021
Amãna Bank, Sri Lanka's one and only licensed commercial bank to fully operate on non-interest based banking principles, has successfully completed 10 years of its People Friendly Banking operations.
Having commenced its journey on 1 August 2011, Amana Bank has witnessed strong progress, which was primarily fuelled by the growing support and confidence of it valued customers, which today counts over 380,000. Within these 10 years, the Bank has reached LKR 100 Billion in Total Assets, while growing its franchise to 32 Branches, 19 Self Banking Centers, 5000+ ATMs and 850+ deposit points through collaborations with LankaPay and Pay&Go, offering a wide range of product and service solutions.
Over the years through performing constantly, the Bank has built a strong track record of profitability and dividends, for which progress the Bank has been recognized as the 'Best Up and Coming Islamic Bank of the World' by Global Finance Magazine USA and the 'Fastest Growing Retail Bank in Sri Lanka' by Global Banking and Finance Awards UK.
Amãna Bank has predominantly served the SME sector which is the backbone of the Sri Lankan economy, where its people friendly banking model forms a strong strategic fit. Going beyond numeric, the Bank's core business operations and CSR activities are well aligned towards Sustainable Banking initiatives as advocated by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG).
Stemming from UNSDG Goal No 10 on 'Reduced Inequalities' the Bank's flagship CSR initiative OrphanCare, has enrolled 3,000+ orphans from 80+ orphanages Island-wide, providing financial independence once they reach the age of 18. All Orphan enrollments are guided by Article 2 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which advocates against all forms of discrimination including race, cast, religion, ethnicity etc. Governed by an independent body of elite trustees of strong social repute, OrphanCare has already made 7 rounds of fund disbursement while providing qualitative care for 18+ orphans. (www.amanabank.lk/orphan-care)
The Bank's mission towards enabling growth and enriching lives, led the Bank to introduce its award winning 'Gold Certificate Financing' solution, which has served as a beacon of hope for over 50,000 customers, in their hour of need. Further the teams passion, commitment and engagement towards upholding the principles of its universal value proposition, brought Amãna Bank the valued accolade of being recognized as one of 'Sri Lanka's Best Employer Brands' by World HRD Congress.
Commenting on reaching this historic milestone the Bank's incumbent Chairman Asgi Akbarally said "From a humble beginning in 2011, Amãna Bank today has emerged as a fast growing institution steadily progressing towards making a strong impact within the local Banking industry serving all Sri Lankans. This journey would not have been possible if not for the support of our stakeholders, for whom I extend my heartfelt gratitude including the regulators, strategic shareholders, fellow Board of Directors, employees well led by the CEO and Management Committee and most of all our valued customers."
Further sharing his views, the Bank's visionary Founder Chairman Osman Kassim, who retired last August upon completing the mandatory serving period as a Board of Director in a licensed commercial bank, said "Amãna Bank has always been a dream and a passion for me which will continue to strongly echo in my heart. Amongst many purposeful initiatives I have pursued during my 40+ entrepreneurial years, I regard Amãna Bank as one of the most challenging initiatives while noting that it is also the one which has brought the most satisfaction and happiness to me. I would like to thank our promoters and strategic partners, who invested in the Bank by believing in its vision, while also thanking our customers, who have always been our biggest strength and encouragement, especially in the early days, who were early adopters, without whom this model would have never taken off."
Expressing his appreciation on the completion of 10 Years, the Bank Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Azmeer said "As we successfully complete 10 years of banking operations, I take this opportunity to thank our customers profoundly for being an integral part of this journey, not only as a customer but also as an advocate of our unique people friendly banking model. We would have not made it this far if not for the continuous belief our strategic shareholders had in us, namely the IsDB Group, Akbar Brothers and Bank Islam Malaysia, for which we are truly indebted. I am thankful to our visionary Founder Chairman Osman Kassim, Founder Directors, incumbent Chairman Asgi Akbarally and the Board of Directors and Sharia Supervisory Council for their invaluable guidance. Finally, I would like to thank my 800+ team of passionate colleagues, for being the primary enabler of all the Bank's achievements."
Sharing his comments on the journey forward, Azmeer added "Having witnessed acceleration in customer demand for its digital banking services, the Bank's focus has been on its digital transformation journey with emphasis on superlative customer experience, for which the Bank has already drawn up the digital blueprint in taking the Bank to its next level of growth. As we move forward in the next phase of our journey, God willing, we will continue to work hard to ensure a superior service experience, and as a listening bank, always welcome our customers valued thoughts, suggestions and feedback."
Amana Bank PLC is a stand-alone institution licensed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with Jeddah based IsDB Group being the principal shareholder having a 29.97% shareholding of the Bank. The IsDB Group is a 'AAA' rated multilateral development financial institution with a membership of 57 countries. In October 2020 Fitch Ratings Sri Lanka affirmed the National Long Term Rating of Amãna Bank to BB+(lka) with a Stable Outlook. Amãna Bank does not have any subsidiaries, associates or affiliated institutions, other than its flagship CSR project the 'OrphanCare' Trust.


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Q: Spring-jms. How to customize broker url for rabbitmq? All examples I read related with activeMq and spring-boot has especial property to change the url of broker:
spring.activemq.broker-url=<SOME_URL>

By default it uses default settings: default url and default port.
But I use rabbirMq and I want to know how to change broker url
I've read this one
I've added application.properties to the src/main/resources
with following content(host absolutely wrong, I expected to see error):
spring.rabbitmq.host=olololo
spring.rabbitmq.port=5672
spring.rabbitmq.username=guest
spring.rabbitmq.password=guest

But it doesn't affect application.
Looks like spring(boot) doesn't read these prioerties.
P.S.
Project structure looks like this:

A: Spring Boot does not have auto configuration support for rabbitmq-jms (the link you referenced is the native RabbitMQ AMQP auto configuration).
For the JMS connection factory, you will have to do the configuration yourself...
@Bean
public RMQConnectionFactory connectionFactory(@Value("${spring.rabbitmq.host}") String host,
        @Value("${spring.rabbitmq.port}") int port) {
    RMQConnectionFactory cf = new RMQConnectionFactory();
    cf.setHost(host);
    cf.setPort(port);
    return cf;
}


When my first small business was in its infancy, I was struggling to make ends meet. Marketing my new business and finding customers who would trust their money to a startup wasn't easy. The bills were piling up.
This isn't typical. Not at all. But it worked for me, and here's why: Most entrepreneurs are happy to leave the day to day bookkeeping to an outside firm. Outsourcing this work allows them to focus on their natural skill sets and leave the tedious responsibility of managing invoices and receipts to someone else.
Early on, I couldn't even afford an outside bookkeeping service, so I did it all myself. While it was time consuming and non-revenue generating, I soon learned the value of having up-to-the-minute financial data on how my business was performing. I was addicted to this information; the sales, margins, overheads and expenses were always in front of me in black and white. These numbers didn't lie and they gave me a sober view on how I was managing my cash flow and what was driving the profit in my business.
When it came time for me to break free from those bookkeeping tasks, I already knew how certain transactions should be allocated and was accustomed to seeing it all in real time. Switching to an outside service would mean that I'd receive monthly statements, at best. In my opinion, that information was too old to act upon in a meaningful way, so I hired a part-time bookkeeper to come into the office several hours a week. This allowed me to influence how the books were organized, and meant my statements were only a few days old at any given time.
Nowadays, I rarely encounter owners who run their bookkeeping with the same level of detail with which they run the rest of their business. They'll often get attendance records, production reports, new orders and receivable information every day, while their financials are done once a year, submitted three to six months after year end.
I think they're missing out. As a matter of fact, I know they're missing out because, when their margins and expenses are well documented and presented, they inevitably change their priorities.
When I talk to small business owners about the state of their finances, they typically mention about sales and cash flow. Rarely they know where their margins or expenses are relative to last year or this years' budget – if they've budgeted at all.
Furthermore, when I ask entrepreneurs about the current state of their books, they often answer in the future tense. They'll often mention a big project coming up, the seasonality of their operation or a large receivable coming due. That's fine, don't get me wrong. But it speaks to their instincts about what's about to happen, not how worthwhile or successful their past efforts have been.
While a big project or busy season or large receivable are all meaningful metrics, the truth is that it's rarely one thing that contributes to a small business' profitability. It's normally a hundred little things.
Where's the best place to find the financial impact of a hundred little opportunities in your business? One place worth looking, for sure, is in your financial statements. So while I was tempted to make my first hire a salesperson, or service technician or production worker, instead I chose a bookkeeper. With real-time profit and loss statements available to me, I was able to make hundreds of intelligent decisions and changes and improvements, all of which contributed to my success.
I know that spending time with your accountant and bookkeeper is something you normally do out of necessity. However, you may benefit from investing more of your focus into those financial statements, more regularly. You'll see the positive influence it will have on how you run your business every day.


A semipermeable skin dressing for extremely low birth weight infants.
Skin breakdown and high fluid requirements are common problems in extremely low birth weight infants that may be reduced by application of a semipermeable skin dressing (SPD). An SPD was applied to 39 study infants who weighed < 1000 gm (control subjects, n = 37) to determine whether it would protect the skin and decrease fluid requirements. Randomization occurred before 12 hours of life and SPD was applied to the chest, abdomen, and back. Sixty-one infants survived the first 14 days. Skin remained nonerythematous, intact, and undamaged under the dressing, whereas uncovered skin sustained significant breakdown in both groups. No significant differences were found in fluid or electrolyte status. Although the SPD did not affect fluid requirements, the significant improvement in skin integrity under the SPD may justify its use in premature infants with delicate skin.
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The use of oils is central to healing in Ayurveda, by taking them internally or applying them on our bodies. Because we absorb everything that we put onto our skin into our tissues and blood stream, external oiling can treat our overall health, lubricate our organs, and soothe our nervous systems.
Along with this, oil can be used to rebalance our skin and heal damaged tissue. But like every practice in Ayurveda, this must be tailored to our constitution – known as our "dosha". Each dosha is characterized by an elemental energy and has specific oils that are best for its qualities and skin type. Below outlines a quick guide to choosing the best oil for your complexion, based on the science of Ayurvedic medicine.
Vata is the air dosha, and according to Ayurveda, this energy manifests in the skin tissues as dryness, dehydration, a thin, delicate texture, and fine pores. Those with high Vata need a rich, emollient oil that helps to restore moisture and protect against water-loss. Vata skin also tends to age prematurely; so using anti-aging oils are ideal. Those that help to increase circulation are especially good as our blood feeds and oxygenates our skin.
Sesame oil is the most highly recommended oil for Vata in Ayurveda because of its heavy texture and nourishing properties. It also subtly stimulates blood flow, and is an excellent face oil and body moisturizer. Other good Vata oils include: avocado, safflower and pomegranate. These oils are all very rich, so if you are worried about looking greasy or getting oil on your clothes, you can opt to oil your skin before showering. Simply slather your skin and body first thing in the morning and let it absorb while you eat breakfast and get ready. Then, rinse off in the shower without soaping up and towel off. Vata skin will be left soft, supple, lightly oiled skin.
Pitta is the fire dosha, and this is expressed in the skin as sensitivity, redness and broken capillaries. This dosha's skin needs calming and cooling as it has a tendency to be reactive with many allergies to beauty products. It also breaks out in acne easily as blemishes are often an issue of inflammation.
Coconut oil is best for Pitta skin because it is an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial. This oil also makes an excellent scalp treatment as it is very light and rinses out easily. Coconut oil is ideal for this because high Pitta can also lead to hair loss when excess heat dissipates from the body through the head, drying out and weakening our hair follicles.
Ghee is another great natural moisturizer for Pitta, according to Ayurveda. It too is good for inflammation and is commonly used in traditional oil treatments called "bastis". Other Pitta-friendly oils include olive, argan and jojoba. These are all medium weight oils that do not stimulate sensitive skin types.
Kapha is the earth and water dosha. It governs everything in the body that is solid, stable, moist and fatty. This translates into skin that is thick, oily and prone to puffiness, because of its tendency to retain water. Kapha energy can lead to stagnation, and this dosha needs stimulation to treat slow metabolism and poor circulation. Kapha complexions can also become dull and lacking in color due to impeded blood flow.
Mustard seed oil is one of the best oils for Kapha during body massage. It is so invigorating that you can feel a slight heating sensation and tingling as it helps to mobilize fat cells and shake up water-retention. Though, this oil is too stimulating to use on the face, so more gentle oils must be applied to this delicate area instead.
Hazelnut oil is a good option for treating Kapha facial skin. It helps to regulate sebum production, as this dosha tends to over-secrete its own natural oil. Black cumin oil is another good choice; this oil has a light texture as well as disinfecting properties, which counteract Kapha's accumulating nature.


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Pelsochamops
The lizard Pelsochamops infrequens is known from Iharkút only from a partial right jaw and two jaw fragments. The barrel-shaped teeth which have a conical crown encompassed by a belt like ridge, and the wide spacing of the teeth are characteristic of the family Chamopsiidae. These lizards lived in the Cretaceous Period and died out in the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. When compared with other members of the clade, the remains were found to be different from previously known genera, thus we described this lizard as a new genus and new species, Pelsochamops infrequens. The name of the genus refers to the Pelso Unit, the piece of Earth's crust (tectonic unit) that carries the Bakony Mts (which in turn refers to the Latin name of Lake Balaton). "Chamops" means "down-face" in Greek, a widely used name within this lizard family. The species name "infrequens" refers to the rarity of the specimens within the Iharkút vertebrate material.
Pelsochamops was the first occurrence of the family outside of North America. It might have been a bit smaller than other Iharkút lizards and based on its dentition it probably preyed on insects.
1.Figure: Partial right lower jaw of Pelsochamops infrequens (MTM 2006.106.1.) from Iharkút. A, as viewed from the inside; B, as viewed from the chewing surface. Scale bar equals 1 mm.
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January 4, 2016 Robert Stigwood died at age 81
He was best known for managing Eric Clapton, Cream, The Who, and the Bee Gees, and his theatrical productions like "Hair" and "Jesus Christ Superstar" and film productions including the hugely successful "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever." His personal fortune was believed to total more than £200 million. Stigwood never married and left no children. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote in a tweet: "Farewell beloved Robert, the great showman who taught me so much." Robin Gibb's son also shared the sad news on Facebook and thanked him for giving the Bee Gees their break, as he revealed the impresario was his godfather, writing: "I would like to share the sad news with you all, that my godfather, and the longtime manager of my family, Robert Stigwood, has passed away. I would like to thank Robert for his kindness to me over the years as well as his mentorship to my family. 'Stiggy,' you will be missed."
Stigwood was the son of Gwendolyn (Burrows) and Robert Stigwood Sr., and worked as a copywriter at an ad agency in Adelaide before immigrating to the UK in 1955. His first job in England was as an orderly in an "institution for backward teenage boys" in East Anglia. He soon left for a backstage job at a theatre in Portsmouth and knew at once that his future lay in show business. When the theatre closed, Stigwood teamed up with a business partner called Stephen Komlosy to set up Robert Stigwood Associates Ltd., an agency for actors and models.
One client, television actor John Leyton, earned a recording contract. He teamed up with record producer Joe Meek after casting Leyton as a pop singer on the television series "Harpers, West One," for the song "Johnny Remember Me" which Leyton sang on the show, and it shot to #1 on the British charts in 1961 where it remained for 15 weeks. Thereafter, Stigwood began to focus on music clients.
Stigwood quickly signed up other chart-topping acts and negotiated a manufacturing and distribution deal with Sir Joseph Lockwood, the then all-powerful head of EMI, which transformed the industry. But margins were thin and cash flow was poor and, by the mid-1960s, Stigwood was in debt. He entered into a merger with NEMS Enterprises, the artist management company founded by Beatles' manager Brian Epstein.
Initially working as a promoter for the crème de la crème, including Mick Jagger and David Bowie, he moved forward with assured authority into management and soon latched onto his two main clients, Eric Clapton (then with the band Cream) and the Bee Gees (also Australian immigrants). Both became very successful in the late 1960s with Stigwood taking production credits on their early records. He produced Cream's self-titled debut and later signed a distribution deal with Polydor that brought producer Felix Pappalardi on board in time for the band's celebrated "Disraeli Gears" LP. Following Epstein's unfortunate death, Robert decided to form his own company, RSO Records (short for Robert Stigwood Organization) in 1967 to which he signed Clapton ( and Blind Faith) as well as the Bee Gees, managing to resuscitate the careers of both artists.
This remarkable turnaround was not achieved by playing nice. Poaching talent was a sure-fire way of getting ahead and Stigwood was notoriously unscrupulous. Enemies described him as "sly" and "ruthless" and friends had to admit he was "tough". But Stigwood met his match one day in 1965 after crossing a man called Don Arden, the father of Sharon Osbourne and then manager of an up-and-coming Mod group called The Small Faces. Arden took exception to Stigwood's attempt to poach his potential goldmine and turned up at his office in the company of four heavies.
Arden later told an interviewer: "I pretended to go berserk, dragged him on to the balcony and held him so he was looking down to the pavement four floors below. I asked my friends if I should drop him or forgive him. In unison they shouted, 'Drop him.' He went rigid with shock. Immediately, I dragged him back into the room and warned him never to interfere with my groups again."
Stigwood also had confrontations over money. The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards recalled venting his anger after one such dispute: "He got the knee, one for every grand he owed us… 16 of them."
Stigwood also proved himself in the West End by staging the pioneering rock musical "Hair" in 1968 after seeing it in New York. The show ran for five years and Stigwood followed it up with the controversial nude revue "Oh! Calcutta" and "Pippin."
By the early '70s, the Bee Gees had fallen into disfavor and Clapton was inactive due to drug use. Stigwood turned to film work, producing the 1973 movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's concept album-turned-musical "Jesus Christ Superstar." Stigwood's style was lavish. For the opening of "Jesus Christ Superstar," he flew in two hundred guests from England and ten family members from Australia.
By that time, Clapton had kicked his heroin habit and recorded "461 Ocean Boulevard" which topped the charts along with the single, "I Shot the Sheriff" in 1974. The Bee Gees enjoyed renewed success with the #1 R&B hit "Jive Talkin'" in 1975. The same year, Stigwood produced a movie version of the Who's rock opera "Tommy" (with the newly formed RSO films), and cast largely with rock stars, notably Clapton, Elton John, and Tina Turner; it was a box office hit, and the soundtrack album just missed topping the charts.
Stigwood's next project was the most successful of his career. In the fall of 1977, he produced a film based on a New York magazine article by the British rock journalist Nik Cohn called "Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night," convincing the Bee Gees to contribute several songs and filling the rest of a double-LP soundtrack with disco material. "Saturday Night Fever) made a film star out of TV actor John Travolta, and The Bee Gees scored three #1 hits from the album, which sold over ten million copies in the US with worldwide sales estimated at 25 million. Stigwood quickly followed in the summer of 1978 with "Grease," a movie version of the Broadway musical starring Travolta and Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John. It was another smash at the box office with a #1 multi-platinum soundtrack album that threw off a number of major hits, among them the title song, sung by Frankie Valli, which had been written for the film by the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb. Stigwood attempted a hat trick by following within months with a film inspired by the Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees.
Though the soundtrack album was a million-seller that threw off a few hit singles, the film flopped at the box office, presaging a period when subsequent Stigwood films with a heavy music content, the new wave-oriented "Times Square" (1980), "Grease 2" (1982), and "Staying Alive" (1983) (a sequel to "Saturday Night Fever") also would be unsuccessful.
Conflict continued to dog him too. Even the Bee Gees turned on him at one point, suing him for £140 million in 1980 alleging that he had swindled them out of royalties. He counter-sued for defamation and breach of contract but the dispute was settled out of court and they publicly reconciled. Always a sociable man, he counted Sarah, the Duchess of York, as a friend.
By the mid-1980s, RSO had folded and its catalog had been sold off, while Stigwood was giving his attention to television broadcasting, much less visible than he had been in the 1970s. He became more active in the second half of the 1990s, producing the long-awaited film version of another Lloyd Webber/Rice concept album-turned-stage musical "Evita" (1996), and was involved with the stage version of "Saturday Night Fever" (1999).
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We know what the Independent Group are against—but what on earth are they for?
Having failed to break up with their party on Valentine's Day—and on many other days before—this week Corbynsceptic MPs finally signed the divorce papers, walked out of the family home and into a cauldron of television cameras.
What this does or doesn't mean will not be clear this week or next. The immediate fallout—crossfire and torrents of relief; despair and abuse—say nothing about the fundamental prospects of the new grouping, or whether it can develop into a party.
What is it that has been born, this lovechild of mutual hate? The Independent Group (TIG) is deliberately vague in every sense: its name means nothing beyond an absence of greater definition; it has settled on vague worldviews rather than specific policies, knowing that in the early stages of a new relationship it's best not to talk about marriage or who'll take out the bins.
But, despite now being joined by three former Conservative MPs, most of TIG's statement of values resembles those of New Labour: strong national security, sound public finances, funding services from the proceeds of growth, equality of opportunity over result, and a contribution-based view of society that suggests a belief in benefits conditionality.
"Corbynism without Corbyn" this is not.
By avoiding firm policy positions at this stage, TIG has avoided early divisions and left the door open for others to enter.
But eventually they will need policies—and that's where the trouble will come.
For all that people are desperate for a moderate-sounding party that lacks the toxicity of both the Labour and Conservative fringes, aspects of those fringes do have public appeal; otherwise, politics wouldn't be where it is today.
What appeals to the public now is far more contradictory than in 1997. Electoral 'toxicity' doesn't just stem from bigotry; it comes from policy positions of all kinds, with different groups of voters choking on different aspects. The electoral compass of Britain is daubed with enough red lines to make Jackson Pollock blush.
Whilst TIG's founding statement is not explicit on Brexit—realising, perhaps, that come the next election it may not be in a position to undo what has been done—the new grouping is clearly not going to target pro-Brexit voters.
As for anti-Brexit voters: how many will tolerate some continuation of austerity, especially without a protest politician such as Jeremy Corbyn to paper over it? Will the party back a referendum on rejoining the EU if we have already left? Will they attempt to triangulate on immigration while doing so? Will they head down the road of ID cards, threatening any alliance with the Lib Dems?
The trouble facing TIG is two-fold. First, New Labour triangulation can work for a major party with millions of habitual voters that only needs to nab a few swing voters. But a party that is just starting out needs to inspire the loyalty of a base of voters. Think-tank technocracy won't cut it—which is why the Lib Dems, in their peak era, always sought headline-grabbers.
The second problem is economics. Centrists have struggled to carve out any coherent response to the financial crisis. New Labour funded public spending off the back of a deregulated financial sector, debt-fuelled consumption and a housing boom—a model lacking credibility in 2019. So, what will TIG's political economy look like? Smaller parties don't usually need a credible manifesto in order to make a splash—but if TIG's pitch is that they're the grown-ups in the room, their support will rest on credibility as well as voters identifying with their values.
TIG won't try and outflank Corbyn on reversing austerity. Will they have the stomach to outflank him on liberalising drugs laws, criminal justice, immigration, or protecting the environment? Will they opt for "tough on crime" instead? Or will they plump for "radical centrist" unicorns such as Universal Basic Income and a Land Value Tax, both of which are liable to collapse under scrutiny?
TIG's one solid commitment in their founding statement is towards more devolution—a policy one suspects has more support from wonks and columnists than the actual public.
However, the immediate prospects for growing TIG are solid. The new grouping will be attractive to ex-Labour members, many of whom will quickly identify with it and allow it the leeway to adopt policies they'd condemn from others. Labour councillors, under fire from local activists, may defect in numbers, giving the fledgeling party a local base and possibly upending control of certain councils.
The abject failure to deal with anti-Semitism likely played a role in all eight Labour defections so far, not just that of Luciana Berger. This week's events ought logically to spark a leadership clampdown on anti-Jewish racism and the harassment of MPs. Instead, Labour's decision to allow Derek Hatton to rejoin is an idiotic own-goal that could easily encourage more MPs to defect,if they can look past sharing a grouping with former Conservative colleagues. Centrist Labour MPs likely feel more connection and solidarity with each other than to the leadership—a trickle can quickly become a flood.
Strength in numbers is what TIG badly needs at a parliamentary level in order to overcome the hurdles presented by the electoral system. The more credible the party as a parliamentary force, the more people will bet on them rather than voting tactically.
Today's defections by three anti-Brexit Conservative MPs could draw in disillusioned Tory voters as well. There are far fewer Tory centrists than Labour centrists, but the move by Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston and Anna Soubry puts the government's majority on the line to the point that a general election may soon result. An early election would provide TIG with both the zeitgeist that could work in their favour, and the tight logistical timeframe that could prevent them from exploiting it.
Timing matters. There is no doubt that Berger and other Labour MPs simply could not face any more abuse from left-wing activists. But there is a paradox in that for both the Corbynites and the Corbynsceptics, the split has come too early. Corbynites would rather have avoided a split this side of a general election; Corbynsceptics would have had their greatest tactical strength holding the balance of power in an unstable Labour government, waiting for Corbynomics to fail—as they assume it will—before striking out on their own in response. Instead, TIG must try and survive as a parliamentary force for when, or if, that happens.
How very 2019 for this to happen at a time that suits neither side—but as with Brexit, should a great schism come to pass, history will not remember the details.
I have a feeling that commentators are seriously underestimating the weight of Brexit disenfranchised voters, for whom the nascent centrist grouping represents the first ray of hope.


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Q: Pick Date Range, Count multiple Records in range based off condition, group by shift So I am new to SQL World, so please forgive how ignorant this question might be. I will likely need to do a stored procedure for this eventually but trying to get it to work in a query before I go to the next step.
I am attempting to do the following:

*

*Select Records between certain dates

*Count the records given a condition  in the where statement. I have 6 different records to count, that will require a new column for each count.

*I then want to Group by A or B
I can count the records like so below.
     SELECT        (SELECT        COUNT(*) AS 6F
                      FROM            dbo.1_Data
                      WHERE        ([B] BETWEEN 1 AND 9) AND (Time BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-01-01 00:00:00', 102) AND CONVERT(DATETIME,
                                                '2014-02-01 00:00:00', 102))) AS 6F,
                         (SELECT        COUNT(*) AS 5E
                           FROM            dbo.1_Data AS 1_Data_1
                           WHERE        ([B] = 10) AND (Time BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-01-01 00:00:00', 102) AND CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-02-01 00:00:00',
                                                      102))) AS 5E,
                         (SELECT        COUNT(*) AS 4D
                           FROM            dbo.1_Data AS 1_Data_2
                           WHERE        ([B] BETWEEN 11 AND 13) AND (Time BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-01-01 00:00:00', 102) AND CONVERT(DATETIME,
                                                     '2014-02-01 00:00:00', 102))) AS 4D,
                         (SELECT        COUNT(*) AS 1A
                           FROM            dbo.1_Data AS 1_Data_3
                           WHERE        ([B] = 14) AND (Time BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-01-01 00:00:00', 102) AND CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-02-01 00:00:00',
                                                      102))) AS 1A,
                         (SELECT        COUNT(*) AS 2B
                           FROM            dbo.1_Data AS 1_Data_4
                           WHERE        ([A Step] BETWEEN 1 AND 25) AND (Time BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-01-01 00:00:00', 102) AND CONVERT(DATETIME,
                                                     '2014-02-01 00:00:00', 102))) AS 2B,
                         (SELECT        COUNT(*) AS 3C
                           FROM            dbo.1_Data AS 1_Data_5
                           WHERE        ([B Step] = 0) AND ([ A Step] = 0) AND (Time BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-01-01 00:00:00', 102) AND
                                                     CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-02-01 00:00:00', 102))) AS 3C

I can do this to get number of records in a given step during a time range and grouped.
    SELECT COUNT([B]) AS [1A], Letter

    FROM  dbo.1_Data

    WHERE (Time BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-01-05 00:00:00', 102) AND CONVERT(DATETIME, '2014-01-10 00:00:00', 102)) AND ([B] = 14)

    GROUP BY Letter

I am looking for final results to look something similar to this. With Column name on top, and the count of records down below that.
Column of 1A, with count of Records for A and count for B.
|1A | Letter |

|34 | A |

|93 | B |
How can I merge all of this into one query statement, to get me data sorted out, within a given date range and condition, then grouped by letter?

A: I'm still confused what you want but I think you need this
SELECT COUNT(CASE WHEN ( [B] BETWEEN 1 AND 9 )
                       AND ( [Time] BETWEEN '2014-01-01 00:00:00' AND '2014-02-01 00:00:00' ) THEN 1
                  ELSE NULL
             END) AS '6f'
       ,COUNT(CASE WHEN ( [B] = 10 )
                        AND ( [Time] BETWEEN '2014-01-01 00:00:00' AND '2014-02-01 00:00:00' ) THEN 1
                   ELSE NULL
              END) AS '5E'
       ,COUNT(CASE WHEN ( [B] BETWEEN 11 AND 13 )
                        AND ( [Time] BETWEEN '2014-01-01 00:00:00' AND '2014-02-01 00:00:00' ) THEN 1
                   ELSE NULL
              END) AS '4D'
       ,COUNT(CASE WHEN ( [B] = 14 )
                        AND ( [Time] BETWEEN '2014-01-01 00:00:00' AND '2014-02-01 00:00:00' ) THEN 1
                   ELSE NULL
              END) AS '1A'
       ,COUNT(CASE WHEN ( [A Step] BETWEEN 1 AND 25 )
                        AND ( [Time] BETWEEN '2014-01-01 00:00:00' AND '2014-02-01 00:00:00' ) THEN 1
                   ELSE NULL
              END) AS '2B'
       ,COUNT(CASE WHEN [B Step] = 0
                        AND [ A Step] = 0
                        AND ( [Time] BETWEEN '2014-01-01 00:00:00' AND '2014-02-01 00:00:00' ) THEN 1
                   ELSE NULL
              END) AS '3C'
    FROM dbo.[1_Data]

*

*You do not need to convert '2014-01-01' to DATETIME SQL Server will do that automatically

*You can place logic inside CASE statement and COUNT results of CASE statement,when counting remember to NULL your else results otherwise it will count everything.


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A 66-year-old Loveland motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital after being thrown from his motorcycle on September 9.
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Explore projections, stats, news, player usage charts, and line combinations for members of the Detroit Red Wings
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+/- 1
SH% 12
R 0%
JOE VELENO is 6' 1" and weighs 203 pounds. He is currently 23.1 years old.
Detroit Red Wings Leaders
Larkin 15 28 43
Andrew Copp 5 21 26
Moritz Seider 3 21 24
Olli Maatta 4 11 15
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Has been recalled from the AHL.
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Has been reassigned to the AHL.
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I am almost reluctant to say "Postcards from New York is back yet again," since the last announcement. Shortly after our last Postcard, my Mom's condition deteriorated and she was back and forth between hospitals for long and short stays, until she blessedly passed away in hospice, the week before Easter. As you can imagine, we miss her terribly; happily she left us with many many heartwarming memories.
Before she became too ill to go out, to keep her engaged with other active elderly, I took her to a local Senior Center. I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon such a lively group of mostly women and a few sprightly gentlemen. One woman in particular was a delight; at 101, Yolanda, a widow of 30 years, still shopped and cooked dinner for herself everyday! When I discovered she was an Italian-American from Perugia, I enlisted her aide to improve my Italian.
To increase fluency and pronunciation, Yolanda had me memorize familiar prayers in the Mass in Italian. The assignment was quite fun. When I mentioned how thrilled I was to know the "Our Father" by heart, one of my friends remarked how she thought English-speaking travelers to Italy might appreciate the same sort of guidance; her words exactly, "Sounds like a Kindle e-book to me."
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