If you have been looking for a copycat Cincinnati Chili Recipe, then you will love this super fast version. Instant Pot Cincinnati Chili has all the flavors of the classic skyline chili, but is made in only minutes in the Instant Pot. Served over spaghetti and tops with tons of cheese and onions, you will love the unique flavor of this Instant Pot Chili recipe.
Instant Pot Cincinnati Chili is a delicious Instant Pot Beef recipe. I am always looking for unique Instant Pot recipes, and this may just be my new favorite! I first tried Cincinnati Chili at one of my favorite Myrtle Beach restaurants, Ritzy's. They sadly went out of business and I have been dying to recreate the unique flavors of their Cincinnati Chili ever since! The family who owned the restaurant was from Cincinnati and the only thing on the menu was this chili! I have never actually been to Cincinnati or been to a Skyline, but I have such fond memories of this restaurant that I knew I wanted to try out my own version of their Cincinnati Chili!
Does anyone else have that problem when you can never think of a good ground beef recipe? I pull ground beef out of the freezer the night before which such good intentions, and then dinner time rolls around and I'm stuck! I usually stick with my classic Italian meatball recipe or even switch it up and make my daughter's favorite porcupine balls, but it is nice to have a wide variety of ground beef recipes. We love chili, but I think I may love Cincinnati Chili even more!
If you have never heard of Skyline or Cincinnati Chili, it is really delicious! Don't go in expecting the classic Tex-Mex taste of chili because you won't find that here! Skyline Chili is a brand out of Ohio that specializes in Cincinnati Chili. It has Greek and Lebanese origins and is actually more of a meat sauce than a traditional chili.
Skyline Chili is served in "ways." You choose the way, and my favorite is four way, with spaghetti, tons of cheddar cheese, and finely minced onions. You can also make it 5 way and add kidney beans on top! You definitely want to garnish this chili with oyster crackers and hot sauce too!
Chili always tastes best when simmered for hours, but I knew that the Instant Pot could get that same slow simmered flavor in a fraction of the time! This chili turned out so flavorful, tender, and my entire family loved it! Give this copycat of the Cincinnati classic a try anytime you want a unique, but delicious dinner in under 30 minutes!
Instant Pot Cincinnati Chili is an incredible take on the classic chili recipe. You will love the unique flavors of this Ohio favorite!
Turn your Instant Pot to saute. Once it reads HOT, add oil and then ground beef and onion. Cook beef until browned, and use a potato mashed or wooden spoon to break the meat up into very fine pieces. Once brown add garlic and cook for 1 minute, or until fragrant.
Turn the saute function off. Add all remaining ingredients and stir well. Put lid on the Instant Pot and turn to Manual or High Pressure and set timer to 25 minutes. Let cook and when the timer beeps, let the pressure out with a quick release.
Serve over spaghetti and top with desired toppings. I recommend onions and cheddar cheese.
Olive…??? There are no olives in the ingredients!
Do you mean to use EVOO as opposed to Canola oil, or do you really add olives and that ingredient was omitted from the ingredients list?
Oops! It is supposed to say add oil! I fixed it, thank you!
As a native from Cincinnati, I'll have to try this. I love Cincy style chili and can't get enough. My kids that were born in Texas love it just as much but it's not for everybody. That said, don't knock it until you try it!!!
It definitely isn't for everybody but I definitely love it!! It's so unique and a great dinner recipe!


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A Rhode Island father mocked the Westerly School District board for refusing to remove a book containing pornographic images from the high school, despite challenging them over the issue for more than a year.
The book, "Gender Queer," has generated explosive controversy among American parents and has been challenged for its depictions of sexual acts and discussions of masturbation. UKTN News Digital reached out to the district for comment, but received no response.
"Instead of teaching these kids about math, English, and science… these kids are being used and abused to help these people achieve some sick agenda that they have," Robert Chiaradio told UKTN News Digital in a interview.
"Gender Queer" and other sexually explicit books have come under fire from parents in the United States.
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In addition to filing a complaint with the state's attorney general and speaking out at board meetings, Chiaradio confronted the Westerly School District board a year ago with placards of the "pornographic" images. He said district officials stepped in and tried to keep the graphics out of sight, as reported by Legal Insurrection.
As a father, he gets "very angry" at the idea of adults providing graphic materials to children.
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"Actually, I get angry just thinking about that. These… so-called leaders of the district are trusted by these kids. The only thing I can think of here is that these people have different motivations," he said. "And that's what really, really gets to me. Because the best way to bring down a country or a society…is to destroy a generation of its youth.".
Chairadio had formerly enrolled children in the district's schools and has taken on the task of removing what he believes is inappropriate material from the high school's library, as many parents in the district are afraid to speak out for fear for retaliation.
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"I don't agree that any of these, in my opinion, crazy, unrealistic gender ideologies should be in schools," she said. "In addition to ["Gender Queer"] because it is pornographic and inappropriate, it is also more or less funded by the taxpayer. And that, in my opinion, is completely wrong."
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"A few years ago we were all talking about kids and teens not even having Facebook pages because their minds aren't fully developed yet. And now we're saying teens can decide if they want to claim they're a boy or a girl; it's just nonsensical," she added.
Another parent, Seth Logan, agreed to speak on the record, telling UKTN News Digital, "I just think it's the most ironic thing we're talking about equality and justice right now. Why isn't my morals being represented? You know , my family?… I'm not particularly religious, but this stuff goes against everything people believe in."
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Chiaradio has attempted to file criminal charges under state child pornography and obscenity laws. He also requested a district review of the book, which was denied. The father said the district declined to provide a justification for his reasoning.
"To this day, despite numerous inquiries sent in by me, they have not told me why the book remains on the shelf. Nor have they told me who was on this secret committee that they have. And I am still trying to get that information," he said. "Here you have the hypersexualization, racialization, radicalization of our youth."
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Maia Kobabe is the author of "Gender Queer," one of the most banned books in America.
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Kobabe was asked: "Some of the criticism is about how explicit the book is. There are some graphic panels where you describe some of your sexual encounters. Have you considered making less graphic versions of those scenes?"
"You know I really didn't. I drew as much as I felt it was necessary to tell the story I was trying to tell and get across the points I was trying to make," Kobabe replied.
"And I honestly think the book is much more explicit than it could be," Kobabe added.
"The subject of gender touches identity… and it touches on sexuality," Kobabe continued. "And it's hard to fully explain, I think, how a gender identity can affect every facet of adult life without at least a little about sexuality. And I certainly didn't want to shy away from that."
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Cheyenne Wyoming, Wednesday, June 13, 2018: Argus worldwide Corp. (www.argusworldwide.com) reported today that the Company will restructure its digital/internet unit under a new global technology business initially comprised of its Cyber Junky unit and the 40% interest in India based Tejovat Technologies Pvt Ltd. which the Company is currently acquiring. It is intended that the new business, which will be called CyberJ Inc., will initially be wholly owned by the Company when it launches on or before year end 2018.
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Airmen from the 62nd Fighter Squadron and 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, and a local Girl Scouts troop pose for a picture in front of an F-35A Lightning II aircraft Jan. 11, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The troop took a tour of the squadron and viewed two F-35A Lightning II aircraft.
Lt. Col. Tyler Smith, 62nd Fighter Squadron commander, gives a tour of the 62nd FS to a local Girl Scouts troop Jan. 11, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. During the visit, the Girl Scouts received a briefing of the squadron's history and they viewed various displays, including the squadron emblem, which was designed in 1963 by Walt Disney.
Capt. Melanie Kluesner, 62nd Fighter Squadron student pilot, shows various pieces of flight equipment to a local Girl Scouts troop Jan. 11, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The Girl Scouts took a tour of the squadron and viewed two of the squadrons F-35A Lightning II aircraft.
Airmen from the 62nd Fighter Squadron and 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit showcase an F-35A Lightning II aircraft to a local Girl Scouts troop Jan. 11, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The Airmen answered questions about the squadron's daily operations.
Lt. Col. Tyler Smith, 62nd Fighter Squadron commander, gives a tour of an F-35A Lightning II aircraft to a local Girl Scouts troop Jan. 11, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The 62nd FS is a tri-national squadron, training F-35 pilots for the U.S., Norway, and Italy.
Lt. Col. Tyler Smith, 62nd Fighter Squadron commander, gives a tour of an F-35A Lightning II aircraft to a local Girl Scouts troop Jan. 11, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
Lt. Col. Tyler Smith, 62nd Fighter Squadron commander, fits an F-35A Lightning II helmet onto a Girl Scout Jan. 11, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. During the visit, the Girl Scouts received a guided tour of the 62nd FS and viewed many pieces of pilot equipment.
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Nestled in the heart of a stunning natural area, the Castellas campsite is the perfect place for holidays with both family and friends. Come and enjoy the many activities for both little and big here on this 24 hectare site.
The campsite is located just 5km from Marseillan-Plage, 15km from Sète and 18km from Valras-Plage.
The Castellas campsite has a direct access to the beach, ideal for relaxing and swimming in the sea. By staying at the Castellas, you'll have access to a waterpark with pools and huge slides. Your little ones can also make the most of the play area and take part in numerous activities at the kids club (mini-club from the age of 4 and teen entertainment between 13 and 17 years old).
The campsite regularly organises volleyball, basketball and boules tournaments as well as evening entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. Onsite, discover a restaurant, bar, snack-bar, grocery store, laundry room and internet access.
For your family outings, try some of the local specialties from the surrounding villages. Frontignan, Agde and even Vias-Plage allow you to discover numerous historic monuments as well as fantastic activities (water sports, extreme sports).
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RUC: Learning from the European experience
By Saeeda Malik
Date: Wednesday August 31, 2022
Road User Charging (RUC), a charge or fee issued to drivers for the use of a road, is gaining momentum globally, with many countries either launching or considering launching a national or state-level system.
Governments worldwide are facing a new challenge, as the fuel tax in place in most countries no longer generates sufficient revenues to fund new or manage existing infrastructure projects.
With the advent of electric cars, vehicles are becoming more efficient, making fuel tax less relevant and distance-based charging/RUC more effective. Moreover, RUC is now considered more equitable than the fuel tax, as it aims to charge all users specifically for their usage of the road infrastructure.
What types of RUC are in use?
Leveraging cellular connectivity and satellite positioning sensors, RUC schemes using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) as the main charging mechanism are becoming very popular in Europe with short-range technologies such as Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) and Automatic Number-Plate Recognition (ANPR) being used for enforcement.
In its simplest form, RUC can also be applied without the usage of technology, following the so-called Mileage-Based User Fee (MBUF) model. In such cases, it is normally done by monitoring and reporting the distance travelled by the vehicles registered in the vehicle odometer. As a growing proportion of vehicles become connected, authorities can also obtain this information remotely through Vehicle Data Hubs (VDH).
Where in Europe is RUC being used?
Nine countries in Europe have successfully launched RUC schemes using GNSS technology including Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Belgium and Bulgaria. 10 – 11 countries are also evaluating a possible scheme including the Netherlands, Lithuania, the UK and Norway.
What has driven the success of RUC in Europe?
While RUC in Europe is primarily aimed at Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), due to their frequency of use and impact on roads, the question remains, what has made RUC schemes broadly successful in Europe?
One of the key driving factors in Europe has been EU-wide legislation, facilitating the interoperability of tolling for vehicles between different countries.
Europe's Eurovignette directive regulating HGVs, allows EU countries without tolls, to charge trucks to access roads through the purchase of a vignette. The purchase gives the user the right to use the infrastructure for a given period. This time-based directive has been updated in 2022, for member States to eventually replace vignettes with more equitable distance-based road charging models. Furthermore, it aims to make road charging greener by having differentiated tolls based on CO2 emissions from 2026 and is extending the scope to Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs).
Another regulation that played an instrumental role in RUC is the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) directive (2004). EETS is a framework for a cross-border electronic tolling system for all vehicles throughout the EU. It is based on the "One contract, one device" principle across all EU toll domains. It authorised both GNSS and DSRC technology, for road charging. The directive was updated in 2019, extending the charging technology to ANPR to include other countries.
Today, the EU has several registered EETS providers offering pan-European Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) services to dozens of fleet services providers across 14 countries. The policy has not only resulted in the standardisation of technology across different countries but has also aided in the use of the GNSS technology allowing for easier implementation of RUC.
Benefits of a GNSS system
GNSS systems typically use an On-Board Unit (OBU) that contains the appropriate charging structure, rate, and maps, or it sends the trips travelled to a server for calculation and billing making. This implementation makes it a precise way to charge for the distance travelled. Compared to odometer reading schemes, GNSS RUC schemes also allow authorities to differentiate the pricing based on the type of road used and the time of the day/week /year.
GNSS has other benefits that have contributed to the success of RUC in Europe, including greater flexibility and ease to widen the network than other technologies. Whenever the tolled domain exceeds hundreds of kilometres, it requires significantly less investment than other technologies such as DSRC and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) which require the installation of a very large number of toll plazas or gantries (in an Open Road Tolling model). This has allowed most European countries to adopt EETS-compatible systems, further strengthening the network effect.
Europe has also targeted the right segment for the use of GNSS RUC schemes, that is HGVs (Heavy Goods Vehicles), where the cost of the device relative to the tolling fees is lower. Under the new Eurovignette directive, charging for Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) involved in the transportation business will now be possible.
RUC deployment models across Europe
Even if most countries are relying on the same technologies and targeting the right segments at the right time, different deployment models can help the authorities adapt to the country/region-specific conditions.
Belgium for example utilises a GNSS-enabled kilometre-based charging scheme called Viapass covering 7,000 km of roads. Vehicles are outfitted with OBUs that must incorporate GNSS, DSRC, and cellular communication to transmit data to the service provider where the charge is calculated. Belgium's RUC model includes two categories of service providers:
Satellic, as the National Service Provider (NSP), provides a GNSS-enabled device solely for use on the Viapass network,
Other EETS providers, such as Axxès, Eurotoll or Telepass, offer EETS-certified OBUs that contain both GNSS and DSRC tolling technology and achieve transnational interoperability.
Hungary's GNSS RUC scheme, Hu-Go, which operates 6,500 km of roads, uses GNSS-enabled fleet telematics black boxes. These devices can be bought from a Toll Declaration Operator (TDO), an audited and registered fleet Telematics Service Provider (TSP) whose telematics device is also approved for electronic toll collection. In Hungary, it is the TDO that is responsible for submitting data to the toll authority. This maximises the accuracy of the data submitted for toll calculation.
Both Belgium and Hungary use GNSS technology but have differentiated between their choice of device and mechanism of tariff calculation to suit their individual needs. While in Hungary, the scheme is very low cost (as it relies on existing fleet telematics black boxes), it has not been made EETS-compatible yet, which adds complexity for foreign fleets.
The success of RUC in Europe has never been smooth sailing but a trial-and-error process
The successful implementation of RUC schemes can be attributed to an organised legislative process aiming to push for interoperability, standardisation, and distance-based tolling between countries. Choosing the right technology for the right segment while at the same time using different deployment methods that suit the needs and characteristics of individual countries, has allowed RUC to pave its way through Europe.
As presented by our Managing Director Frederic Bruneteau and our Manager USA, Ashton Williams during the RUC USA conference, the variety of European models can be a source of inspiration for countries or states wishing to implement their new scheme.
The figure below lists some of Europe's strengths in the domain of road pricing that can be reused or transposed by other countries.
Would you have any need for information or advice on the matter, please contact: etc@ptolemus.com.
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Saeeda is a Senior Business Analyst with over 5 years of experience in Strategy formulation, execution, and research.
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Mexico Unveils A New Supercar, The Vuhl 05. And Here's 40 Photos Of It.
The VŪHL 05 is a brand new street-legal road car being built in Central America by the Echeverria brothers. Details on the extremely lightweight, six-speed manual Supercar have just been released and I have the "official" photos that all the car mags have PLUS lots of unofficial images of the vehicle for you.
In case you were wondering, 'Vuhl' stands for 'Vehicles of Ultra High Performance.' The car was developed for enthusiasts who appreciate an intuitive engine and a fast vehicle that is great fun to drive.
above: VŪHL (pronounced 'vool') stands for Vehicles of Ultra High-performance and Lightweight and is the brainchild of brothers Iker and Guillermo Echeverria.
The Unveiling at London's Royal Automobile Club
Before I get into the technical specs, details and many more photos, here are 10 pics from the Global Preview and first unveiling held at London's Royal Automobile Club on July 3rd:
above: TheVŪHL 05 at London's Royal Automobile Club
above: Sir Stirling Moss and Tim Keown, Chairman of the FIA Foundation are talked through the car by Guillermo Echeverria
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There's a mid-mounted 2.0-litre Ford Ecoboost engine, with 285bhp and 310lb ft. Because of the featherweight aluminum monocoque chassis, the power to weight ratio is an impressive 400bhp per tonne. So the Vuhl will do 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 152mph.
above: the Vuhl 05 being tested on a secret track mid-June
The Interior:
Lots of attention is paid to the details. The interior of the VUHL 05 features fancy carbon fiber bucket racing seats, a quick-release suede trimmed steering wheel, data acquisition system, and water-resistant Dinamica suede trim. An integrated HD Camera mounted into the bulkhead between the seats has a record button on the dash that allows you to view your driving experience. Simply plug in a USB stick afterwards to download it.
Exterior Close-ups and details:
The company's blue-chip backers include private investors and the Mexican Government.
Vuhl hopes to have the first customer cars into the UK for spring 2014 and the brothers Echeverria are also talking to representatives in the USA about getting it over here. For the UK, prices will start at about £70,00 ($104,153.42 USD)
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Don't let the barricade fence, plywood wall panels, and lack of window panes fool you….the State Theatre will soon be open for business! Tickets are still on sale for the Whiskey Myers show, scheduled for just 13 days from now, so this hollow, construction-zone-like appearance is nothing to worry about!
The State Theatre's development hasn't been without problems, as the opening has been delayed several times over the last few months. Shows that were scheduled from September to November have been canceled, or moved to other venues.
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import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import com.google.common.collect.Collections2;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStreamException;

import hudson.DescriptorExtensionList;
import hudson.Extension;
import hudson.model.Descriptor;
import hudson.model.Hudson;
import hudson.model.ParameterValue;
import hudson.model.SimpleParameterDefinition;
import hudson.model.StringParameterValue;
import hudson.util.XStream2;
import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
import net.sf.json.JSONObject;

/**
 * @author Alan Harder
 */
public class BuildSelectorParameter extends SimpleParameterDefinition {
    private BuildSelector defaultSelector;

    @DataBoundConstructor
    public BuildSelectorParameter(String name, BuildSelector defaultSelector, String description) {
        super(name, description);
        this.defaultSelector = defaultSelector;
    }

    public BuildSelector getDefaultSelector() {
        return defaultSelector;
    }

    @Override
    public ParameterValue getDefaultParameterValue() {
        return toStringValue(defaultSelector);
    }

    @Override
    public ParameterValue createValue(String value) {
        getSelectorFromXml(value); // validate the input
        return new StringParameterValue(getName(), value, getDescription());
    }

    @Override
    public ParameterValue createValue(StaplerRequest req, JSONObject jo) {
        return toStringValue(req.bindJSON(BuildSelector.class, jo));
    }

    private StringParameterValue toStringValue(BuildSelector selector) {
        return new StringParameterValue(
                getName(), XSTREAM.toXML(selector).replaceAll("[\n\r]+", ""), getDescription());
    }

    /**
     * Convert xml fragment into a BuildSelector object.
     *
     * @throws XStreamException or ClassCastException if input is invalid
     */
    public static BuildSelector getSelectorFromXml(String xml) {
        return (BuildSelector) XSTREAM.fromXML(xml);
    }

    @Extension
    public static class DescriptorImpl extends ParameterDescriptor {
        @Override
        public String getDisplayName() {
            return Messages.BuildSelectorParameter_DisplayName();
        }

        public DescriptorExtensionList<BuildSelector, Descriptor<BuildSelector>> getBuildSelectors() {
            return Hudson.getInstance().<BuildSelector, Descriptor<BuildSelector>>getDescriptorList(BuildSelector.class);
        }

        /**
         * @return {@link BuildSelector}s available for BuildSelectorParameter.
         */
        public List<Descriptor<BuildSelector>> getAvailableBuildSelectorList() {
            return Lists.newArrayList(Collections2.filter(
                    Jenkins.getInstance().getDescriptorList(BuildSelector.class),
                    new Predicate<Descriptor<BuildSelector>>() {
                        public boolean apply(Descriptor<BuildSelector> input) {
                            return !"ParameterizedBuildSelector".equals(input.clazz.getSimpleName());
                        }
                    }
            ));
        }

        @Override
        public String getHelpFile(String fieldName) {
            if ("defaultSelector".equals(fieldName) || "parameter".equals(fieldName)) {
                // Display the help file of `Copyartifact#getSelector` ("which build" field)
                // for `defaultSelector` ("Default Selector" field) in project configuration pages
                // and the value of build parameter ("Build selector for Copy Artifact" field)
                // in "This build requires parameters" pages.
                Descriptor<?> d = Jenkins.getInstance().getDescriptor(CopyArtifact.class);
                if (d != null) {
                    return d.getHelpFile("selector");
                }
            }
            return super.getHelpFile(fieldName);
        }
    }

    private static final XStream2 XSTREAM = new XStream2();

    static void initAliases() {
        // Alias all BuildSelectors to their simple names
        for (Descriptor<BuildSelector> d : Hudson.getInstance().getDescriptorByType(DescriptorImpl.class).getBuildSelectors())
            XSTREAM.alias(d.clazz.getSimpleName(), d.clazz);
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Rosemont Area Ecumenical Committee invites you to take part in the CrossWalk. Begins at 10 am at St. James the Apostle Anglican, 1105 Empress Street, proceeds to St. Cecilia Roman Catholic, Community of Christ, and Christ Lutheran, 4825 Dewdney Avenue for a service at 11.
At Little Flower Parish - 420 College Ave.
You are cordially invited to the Lenten Service of Light & Solemn Evensong on Sunday, March 24, at 4:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Cathedral (Anglican), 12th Avenue & McIntyre Street, Regina.We celebrate the Service of Light twice annually to symbolize Christ as the light of the world, on the Sundays nearest the winter solstice and spring equinox – those very points when winter begins and darkness predominates and then spring begins and darkness gives way to light. The service begins with the church lights extinguished. As the clergy and choir enter in silence, members of the congregation light their individual candles. The hymn Phos Hilaron, "O Gracious Light," is sung and a prayer of thanksgiving is said.Solemn Evensong includes scripture readings from the Old and New Testaments; a psalm; Magnificat, or the Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Nunc Dimittis, or the Song of Simeon, both from the Gospel of Luke; versicles and responses; the Apostles' Creed; and Collects. The Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral is under the direction of Allison Luff, with Jacquie Chase as organist. Incense, an ancient symbol of prayer and purification, is used during the singing of Phos Hilaron and Magnificat.


This pickup's tone is extremely similar to that of our NP4. Without the angled poles found in the rest of our P5 family, the NP5F emits a warm, bright, and fat character. The only difference between this pickup and the NP4 is the string count (obviously) and Fender-correct string spacing. Besides these two differences, the player can expect a tone that mimics 60s-style resonance through its naturally occurring capacity to pierce the veil of solemnity in a groove-less crowd. The 5-string player will love how this P pickup enhances the unique permutations in their articulation, which can sometimes be variable and unestablished when expressed through pickups of lower quality and precision. Try this guy out today!
Hum-canceling split coil 5 string precision-type bass pickup.
Smaller magnet load for less output.
History: These pickups were created to supply players with a P pickup that caters to standard Fender string spacing. Due to the nature of the spacing specs, the NP5F utilizes linear poles. It is this sole detail that contributes to the NP5F's similarity to the NP4, facilitating a 60s-70s style tone that is sonically detailed and unrelenting.


The second video was about The Sway. Little is know about this mysterious organisation, although it seems even the Meepits are scared of them. They too have gotten word about the Obelisk, and are now planning a meeting to discus the matter. It seems unlikely news as important as the Obelisk has gone unnoticed by the the Sway though, so it might only be a rumour. But if these rumours about the Obelisk are true, the Sway must have it!
Rumours have been brought to my attention of a curious and disturbing nature. There is talk of a powerful obelisk of unknown origin...that has mysteriously appeared in the plains of Tyrannia.
Obviously, I assume this to be nonsense. After all, for this to have slipped past our watchful gaze would be absurd, would it not? Nothing escapes the Sway.
And yet...Our source was so eloquent in his description of the obelisk. This embarrassment must be dealt with. So you are hereby cordially invited to attend a meeting, where we shall discuss the matter at length.
However, I expect that should these rumours prove true, you will each have a satisfying explanation as to how this failure is not your own.
Such a valuable find must not be left to the masses. If it indeed exists, then it must be brought within our grasp.
I will expect to see you at the enclosed location in two day's time. Attendance is mandatory.
P.S. - Don't be late.
The symbol of The Sway.
Some members of The Sway.
A secret meeting of The Sway.
This Lenny appears to be the leader of The Sway, or at least the one who's been sending out letters for the secret meeting. On the right is their prisoner, the one who told The Sway about the Obelisk.
In the video about the Thieves Guild, we see a Krawk witnessing how the Obelisk is appearing, and after that, getting word to the Thieves Guild.
In the video about The Sway, we see a Krawk too, as a prisoner of The Sway. He was their source of information about the Obelisk.
Not only are both Krawks, but the hood, jacket and boots look the same too. Did The Sway get their hands on the poor Krawk who informed the Thieves Guild about the Obelisk?
There is a neopedia article about the sway. You can read it at The Sway Neopedia Article or just scroll down and read it below.
Who are the Sway? Are they even real? Are the rumours of elaborate rituals just smoke and mirrors, or do they serve some clandestine purpose? If they are real, how much influence have they had on events throughout Neopia? No one knows... But it's been said that if you mention the word "sway" to a Meepit, it will squeak in terror and chew through any cage to get away.
"I want to join the Sway." He was serious, the young Moehog, his face stubborn in the flickering candle light.
Lord Norheim was sceptical. Granted, the boy had a talent for snooping, but there was more to the Sway than eavesdropping on neighbours. The Sway were about maintaining order in Neopia, peace at the cost of free will – the free will of others, that is. It was a delicate balancing act, interfering just the right amount to produce the desired results for the good of all without disturbing the calm inattention the populace held.
"Perhaps," Norheim said at last.
"I can prove my worth," the Moehog added without prompting. "Give me a test, and I'll show you I can be discreet and useful." His front hooves gripped the brim of his hat, betraying nervousness, or perhaps zeal.
Yes, Norheim supposed the Moehog was all he claimed to be. And yet, the Sway did not accept volunteers. They chose new members, swooped down on them in the middle of the night and surrounded them with faceless commands and shadowy rituals until they were ready to understand more of the Sway's inner workings. This boy was upsetting the natural order, and if there was one thing Norheim hated, it was disruption of order.
He was about to pull out his amulet of hypnosis and make the whole incident go away when a thought occurred to him. "How did you learn about the Sway?" he asked instead, his hand easing back from the drawer where the amulet lay.
The Moehog smiled thinly. It chilled Norheim to see that smile on someone so young; it spoke of a hunger for power, of ruthlessness. "That's my little secret. I'm sure you have many secrets; you must allow me one little secret of my own."
Norheim's hand shot back to the drawer handle. Attempting to remain calm, he said, "Yes, but perhaps a test is in order. I--" He had intended to divert the boy's attention while he used the amulet, but they were both distracted by the arrival of a Crokabek at the window. It hopped inside and deposited its missive on Norheim's desk. Reluctantly Norheim let go of the amulet to read the letter.
It was the Duchess's handwriting, encoded of course, but easily translated. The Nimmo had spent years practising. It only contained two words.
"Well," Norheim said, turning back to the Moehog with a smile he did not feel. "Never mind tests right now. Let us begin the initiation ritual."
Yet he wondered, as he rose to go down into the secret rooms underneath his castle, how had the Duchess known he was meeting with this boy?
When you are at the obelisk, the Sway faction leader will have a random message. Found another saying? Neomail faerieskater2.
How goes the battle? I trust you to succeed, of course. Do not disappoint me.
Why is it no one listens to directions? My plan has a mere six hundred steps. It should be simple to complete!
Perhaps if you tried more hypnosis and less barbaric whacking you might have better results.
Excuse me, I have a meeting with King -- well, it's none of your concern. Hand me that mind control perfume.
I think perhaps I'll disguise this next missive as part of a hoax. I do love hiding things in plain sight.
My dear, take a moment and have some tea. Good? Now, get back to work.
Are they giving you trouble, my dear? Tell them their doom is upon them and the Crokabek crows at dawn. Works every time.
Your work in acquiring the obelisk is of course appreciated. You must excuse me; I am developing a code for some of my agents.
Queen Fyora may not see things my way now, but once our plan is complete... Oh, did I say that out loud?
What, you haven't reached the obelisk yet? Must I do everything myself?
I have just received a troubling report from an agent. Please continue with the battle; I'll be back shortly.
Yes, it's a struggle. That's why they call it fighting, my dear. Isn't it fun?
**NOTE** Pride is who the Sway battle against, not along side.


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Updated: 28th August, 2018
Author: Sinead Geoghegan
The government must ramp up protection of children abroad from abuse and exploitation by UK nationals, says Inquiry
Following a landmark Inquiry into the sexual abuse of children abroad by UK nationals, which revealed systemic and procedural failures to prevent UK nationals from sexually exploiting children abroad, ECPAT UK is pleased that the Inquiry's report includes our key recommendations. ECPAT UK now calls on the government to urgently implement these measures to ensure children abroad are protected from exploitation and abuse.
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This December, we celebrated 25 years of ECPAT UK. Over the last quarter of a century, we've secured major wins for some of the world's most vulnerable children and ensured trafficked children's rights remain on the public agenda.
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The National Referral Mechanism is a process set up by the Government to identify and support victims of trafficking in the UK. It was born out of the Government's obligation to identify victims under the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Human Trafficking, which came into force on 1 February 2008.
Demand specialist support for trafficked children
In 2018 we worked with Care2 to call on the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, to overhaul the current system of identification and support for victims of trafficking – the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).
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The knights of the "Shahnameh"
"Oh, West is West, east is east, and never the twain shall meet,until you brought the sky to the earth in terrible judgment of the lord. But there is no east and West, not breed, nor birth, when two strong men stand face to face at the ends of the earth". (r. Kipling. The ballad of east and West. Translated by e.
Polonskaya), the question of where were the first knights (especially with certain weapons, traditions, emblems-emblems), has always occupied the minds of industry professionals knightly weapons. And really – where? in england, where they are depicted on "Bieska canvas", in France of charlemagne, where they are depicted in the psalter of saint galen, was it the jarls of scandinavia, or is it roman, or rather, the sarmatian cataphracts employed by the same romans to serve in Britain. Maybe they appeared in the east, where already in 620 riders were clad in chain armor literally from head to toe [robinson r. The armour of the east.
History of defensive weapons. M. : 2006. With. 34. ]. Battle scene and text from the "Shahnameh" ferdowsi, the beginning of the xvii century India, new delhi. Note horsecloths, and the fact that the armor of the riders are hidden beneath clothing.
(regional museum of art, los angeles)in the central asian penjikent frescoes, which show soldiers in chainmail in Western Europe appeared only four centuries! in addition, the sogdian inhabitants of mesopotamia between the amu darya and syr darya already in the x century was applied and the plate armor of several types, among which one because of the size of his plates and called "Palm width" [d. Nicolle sons of attila (cеntral asian warriors, 6th to 7th centuries ad) // military illustrated no. 86. R.
30-31]. The riders, who fought in armor covered with plates of metal, in ix – xi centuries existed in the mighty states of the arab caliphate. Poets spared no adjectives in describing the armor of these warriors as "Consisting of many mirrors", and the historians of the arabs and added that the look of their protective gear "Like byzantine". On the latter, we have an idea based on ancient iconography and extant miniatures from the "Viewing history" of John skylitzes, in which the horsemen are shown wearing armour from polished metal plates that used to brightly shine in the sun [nicolle d. Armies of the caliphates 862-1098.
L. : osprey (men-at-arms series no. 320), 1998. R. 15. ]. Miniature from the "Viewing history" of John skylitzes.
The bulgarians led by tsar simeon i, defeat the byzantines. Madrid, national library Spain. We can say that the middle east in the period from vii to xi century could boast that in the presence of their soldiers were two sets of protective armor – chainmail and lamellar, which are often used simultaneously, but, unfortunately, this is bad confirms illustrative material. Then blame the consequences of the turkish invasion here first, followed by the mongol conquerors. The most famous artifact with the image of a horseman in armor is a fragment of a wooden shield, discovered in the fortress of mug near samarkand. Moreover, it may be related to the xiii century.
On it we see the armor that represents something like a long coat, which had tightly adjacent shoulders and forearms bracers, although both his hands are open [robinson r. Armour. P. 36].
Among the noteworthy sources can also be attributed to "World history" of rashid al-din, which was written and illustrated in tabriz in 1306 – 1312. On her thumbnail again we see the soldiers dressed in a long armor of metal scales with colorful designs, thanks to the alternation of plates with ornament and lacquered leather scales. Helmets characteristic a rounded top shape with the central edge, in the brow part is often further enhances the metal plate. The back piece is found in three types: leather, chain mail and quilted, and it falls to the mail.
In central and Southern persia, as did r. Robinson, chainmail armor was prevalent. Persian mace of the xvi century (metropolitan museum, new york)soldiers from persia had such an original kind of protection as a chainmail cloak, called tarih-bektas, but apart from him, could wear the armor of iron plates, the top covered with velvet. In fact, is an exact copy of the European brigandine, but in the Eastern manner [wise t. Medieval European armies.
Oxford, 1975. R. 28. ]. The horses were in the habit of protecting blankets of quilted cotton fabric [robinson r.
Armour. P. 37]. In the miniatures, belonging to the xiv century, the warriors also wear scaled armor, helmets simple shape – a short, rounded or conical in shape, and have chainmail aventails. On some hats there would. The plumes are clearly absent, but some spikes on their helmets are. At the end of xiv – beginning of xv century in the east spread tubular bracers of the two plates, which in the form of a cone converge to the brush.
Legs covered by the knee pads that are attached directly to the armor or they were sewn in the fabric base protecting hips. On the legs of the riders had boots, and again- on the shin and calf were worn leggings of two curved plates, interconnects the loops, which is clearly seen on many miniatures related first third of the xv century [t. Wise medieval European armies/ p. 38-39]. Persian "Belogolova mace" of the xixth century (length 82. 4 cm).
(metropolitan museum, new york). About the same mace fights in the poem ferdowsi and the hero rustam. Note that english historians often use this epic as a poem ferdowsi "Shahnameh" as the source. It is known that it was written at the end of x – beginning of xi century [it is accepted that the poem in the first edition of ferdowsi completed in 994, but the second was completed in 1010. ]. Follow their example and we, and read from it a few extracts. Said rustam: "Get my sword of damask. Combat helmet and armor my entire military;the lasso and bow; armor for a horse;a coat of tiger skin to me". A steel coat of mail clothed he shoulders,put on his armor, took the weapon of the camp. And rode it in the desert, a glistening shield,to his heavy mace while playing. (translated by v.
Derzhavin)that is, given that ferdowsi has described what he saw, chain mail was rustam, but chain mail was the same and blanket his horse raksha. In the poem describes it this way:standing the horse in front of the tent in armor,listening to an unexpected war. (translation s. Lipkina)in the "Shahnameh" is emphasized many times (which, again, shows that he wrote the poem of the man, the military business knew perfectly well) that the helmet on the head wear before a warrior clothed in chain mail. And this means that the helmets the Iranians have been conical in shape.
They were worn before you wear chain mail, as in this case, it glides over its smooth metal surface. And he arose and girded himself for the fight,was removed from his head the crown he golden,put on a helmet instead of Indian damask,clothed in a mighty mill of mail, military. Took the sword, spear and mace their as a heavy thunder hit in combat. (translated by v. Derzhavin)hero rustam in the poem is over mail and even the skin of a tiger; it is a bit strange, but for the legendary hero everything is possible. However, this bar is proof that in the east, the rich garments could be worn over the armor. Rustam in coat of tiger skins rescues from the dungeon of besana. Miniature from the poem "Machname".
Iran, khorasan, 1570 – 1580. (the county museum of art los angeles)rustam, in brocade of rum, and the armor instantly appeared on horseback. (translation s. Lipkina)it is known that the manuscript of the "Shahnama" 1340 was included in many European and american collections, being divided into parts. But her miniatures, however, are the helmets with aventails, which entirely hide the faces of soldiers and have only tiny holes, that is, to protect face and eyes from the arrows.
In Eastern Europe these helmets also occur. There are some in vengerskih the graves of the vii century, found in Sweden. "Turbinny helmet" of the xv century Iran. (metropolitan museum, new york)in the manuscript, the "Shahnameh," from the gulistan, the miniatures which belong to the herat school and made 1429, we see the smallest details, like the scaly opecia, worn over chain mail, and some still are the same gaiters with knee pads. Iranian mail-plate armor.
(the county museum of art los angeles)dating from the year 1440 manuscript, the "Shahnameh" is stored in the collections of the british royal asiatic society, and her miniatures are visible aventails covering only the lower part of the face. Again, in the course of a scaly aventail covering the shoulders. Some soldiers armor very similar to those that were in vogue among the ancient romans and the parthians [robinson r. Armour.
P. 40. ] – others clothed in a long garment of cloth, and armor to wear under them. Bogatyr rustam (left) sends an arrow into the eyes of isfandiyar. Around 1560, many foot soldiers cover chain armor with a convex metal cover for the kneecap. Miniature from shahname Iran, shiraz.
(the county museum of art los angeles)ian heath one of the english historians and the author of several books, translated in Russia on Russian language, noted that a significant role in improving the production of arms in persia played a certain ghazan khan (who ruled from 1295 and 1304. ). When it dwelt in the cities of the armourers began to receive salaries from the state, but were obliged to put into the treasury of the shah their products, which allowed him to have from 2,000 to 10,000 different sets of armor for a year!r. Robinson believes that the most popular armor this time was the so-called haag – a corset made of fabric with metal sewn on it plates made of metal. They could paint or even enameled.
Armor Mongolian armor sample and the local, that is the Iranian forms were used about equally; the shields of the soldiers were of small size, covered with leather and had on the outer surface of four of the shield boss; such shields in persia came at the end of the xiii century and was used even until the late nineteenth [robinson r. Armour. P. 40. ].
Yuri Fedorovich Lisyansky is Russian sailor and traveler
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National parts of the Russian army in the First world war. Part 3
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The Czech squad (separate Czechoslovak corps).The war in Russia there were more than 100 thousand Czechs (75% of them in Kiev and Podolia provinces), and in the Russian army were 600 officers and 15 soldiers - ethnic Czechs and Sl...


Preheat oven to 350 degree. In a small frying pan, heat oil. When it is hot enough, fry the tortillas and set on paper towel to drain grease. In another pan, heat 2 tbsp of oil. Put chicken in pan and sprinkle lemon pepper on top. Cook for about five minutes, breaking up the chicken with a spatula. If you want to use cream cheese, mix in at this point.
Pour a small amount of green chili sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 pan. In another dish, pour the remaining green chili from that can onto a plate (one that the sauce won't spill over the edges.) Put one tortilla in the sauce and coat both sides. Put about 1 1/2 tbsp of chicken across the middle of the tortilla, and sprinkle cheese. Close edges and place in pan. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Pour about 1/2 can of enchilada sauce on top and cover with cheese.
Cover with tin foil and cook for 15 minutes. Uncover after 15 minutes and baked for another 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is completely melted.


Embark on an exciting journey across Switzerland to discover fantastic lakes and mountain sceneries. In Appenzellerland, the Rorschach-Heiden train will take you to Biedermeier village for a chance to hike the "Witzweg" joke trail to Walzenhausen. Continue to Rheineck via a cog railway and then board a ship back to Rorschach. Discover the popular landmarks in Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, with a city train tour and set off to Lucerne via the Pre-Alpine Express, traversing along sloping foothills and flats. Cross Lake Lucerne with a delightful cruise and then ride a train up on the world's steepest cogwheel railway to Mount Pilatus for breathtaking views of the region.
Make a trip to Wengen before crossing over the Italian border via rail to the resort town of Stresa. Finally, reach La Spezia and experience all its charms by cruising on the Gulf of Poets and along the world-famous Cinque Terre coast. Try some local specialties and enjoy a swim in a magnificent marine protected area.
Rail transfer from Zürich airport to St. Gallen and enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.
After breakfast, make your own way to Monterosso as your sailing tour departs here.
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Q: Override Power button just like Home button Well, I am doing something in which I want to disable all hard buttons of the device.
Hard buttons like Power, Home, Volume up, Volume down, Search, Back.
I have successfully overridden almost all buttons here except Power.
So I just want you people to see and please share some ideas so that I get can away with it.
I am getting the long press Power keyevent in onDispatchKeyEvent(), in the same way I want to catch the short click of the same. Moreover when pressing power I also tried to stop Screen off by getting the Broadcast of SCREEN_OFF and I succeeded in receiving it but I was not able to handle it.
Thanks.
Then, I had created a ReceiverScreen which receives broadcast of Screen on/off
ReceiverScreen.java
public class ReceiverScreen extends BroadcastReceiver {

    public static boolean wasScreenOn = true;

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)) {
            // do whatever you need to do here
            wasScreenOn = false;
        } else if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON)) {
            // and do whatever you need to do here
            wasScreenOn = true;
        }
    }
}

DisableHardButton.java
public class DisableHardButton extends Activity {

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    setContentView(R.layout.main);
    IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON);
    filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF);
    BroadcastReceiver mReceiver = new ReceiverScreen();
    registerReceiver(mReceiver, filter);
    }

@Override
    protected void onPause() {
        // when the screen is about to turn off
        if (ScreenReceiver.wasScreenOn) {
            // this is the case when onPause() is called by the system due to a screen state change
            System.out.println("SCREEN TURNED OFF");

    } else {
        // this is when onPause() is called when the screen state has not changed
    }
    super.onPause();
}

@Override
protected void onResume() {
    // only when screen turns on
    if (!ScreenReceiver.wasScreenOn) {
        // this is when onResume() is called due to a screen state change
        System.out.println("SCREEN TURNED ON");
    } else {
        // this is when onResume() is called when the screen state has not changed
    }
    super.onResume();
}
}

A: Phew. This is quite a contended question, with a great deal of commentary behind it.
Let me begin by rephrasing your question a bit. If I understand clearly, you'd like to disable all physical buttons on the device for the duration of your activity. This is inclusive of the power button, which you detect by handling the ACTION_SCREEN_OFF intent. Your current (successful) workaround for this scenario is to broadcast an ACTION_SCREEN_ON, kicking the screen back to life when it's turned off, provided the host implements this correctly.
You'd now like to go the extra mile, by rendering this action unnecessary, if (and only if) you are able to catch and handle ACTION_SCREEN_OFF before it gets sent to the system. Is this possible, and if so, how?
This bears some discussion. The short version, however, is simple: this is not possible, without custom modification to your firmware or the core of the Android operating system, for a limited number of devices.
The Android system, as far as is documented, defines this as a broadcast action. Following the publish-subscribe pattern of message propagation, this message will notify all concerned parties of this action. Because this message is sent by the system, because the message stack is managed by the system, and because the message is also received by the system, your code simply isn't injected in the right place to block the reception of this message.
Furthermore, for some devices, this will be a physical switch that has no programmatic interrupt whatsoever. At best, the Android system can hope to handle for the event when it happens, which is precisely why this broadcast message is something of a special case in the service stack. To the best of my knowledge and based upon the sparse documentation on this scenario, this is why it's not an out-of-the-box, supported feature, before we consider any of the possible vectors for abuse.
Your best recourse is actually a much simpler one, if you have the ability to modify the physical hardware for the device in question: restrict access to, mangle, or otherwise disable the physical power button. In many scenarios this is undesirable, but this works in situations where your Android device is being used, for example, as a point-of-sale or a public service machine. If this is unworkable, placing physical restrictions on access to the power button may be all that's required, handling for the remainder of cases (for example, spot attempts to toggle the screen) by sending ACTION_SCREEN_ON.
Just remember, this strategy isn't foolproof. Do this competently and document the procedure well, lest you become fodder for the next 2600 exposé.
Best of luck with your application.

A: Here is what I have done:
(1) Create a receiver class:
public class ScreenReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        String action = intent.getAction();
        switch (action) {
            case Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF:
                BaseActivity.unlockScreen();
                break;

            case Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON:
                // and do whatever you need to do here
                BaseActivity.clearScreen();
        }
    }
}

(2) The two methods that are called above looked like this:
public static void unlockScreen () {
    if (current == null) return;

    Log.i( Constants.TAG, "Turning on screen ... " );

    Window window = current.getWindow();
    window.addFlags( WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD );
    window.addFlags( WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED );
    window.addFlags( WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON   );
}

public static void clearScreen () {
    if (current == null) return;

    Log.i( Constants.TAG, "Clearing screen flag when on ... " );

    Window window = current.getWindow();
    window.clearFlags( WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD );
    window.clearFlags( WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED );
    window.clearFlags( WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON   );
}

private static BaseActivity current;

@Override
protected void onResume () {
    current = this;
}

(3) In the main activity class onCreate() method register the receiver:
    IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter( Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON );
    filter.addAction( Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF );
    registerReceiver(new ScreenReceiver(), filter);

A: You can get to know about the Power Button press, but I dont think you will get to override it and you will be able to dismiss the dialog for power off and show something else.
Here is what I have tried,
package com.easylogs.app;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class CloseSystemDialogsIntentReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    public void onReceive(final Context context, final Intent intent) {
        Log.i("HERE", "------------------------------------HERE");
        Toast.makeText(context, "OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
}

and declaration in Manifest as,
    <receiver android:name="CloseSystemDialogsIntentReceiver">
    <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

A: @Override
public boolean dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
    if (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER) {

        return true;
    }

    return super.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
}

have you tried the above code where we can handle power key event.
Also have a look at this LINK which has handled power button pressed event.

A: I know its too late ,but may be helpful for other developers in future.
Tested over Android N .
Reference from https://stackoverflow.com/a/15828592/1065357
 @Override
    public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
        super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
        if(!hasFocus) {
           Intent closeDialog = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS);
            sendBroadcast(closeDialog);
        }
    }

A: On the contrary to all the answers .. Check this out:

@Override
public boolean dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
        if (event.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER) {
                Log.i("", "Dispath event power");
                Intent closeDialog = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS);
                sendBroadcast(closeDialog);
                return true;
        }

        return super.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
}

What it does:
Whenever the user presses the power button. We cancel the Dialog before its even seen!! :) . This works for me.. (Tested on note2)

A: If someone is looking for a solution to develop your app into kiosk mode/COSU(Corporate Owned Single Use application) where you need to disable various hardware buttons then please follow the below link -
https://www.andreasschrade.com/2015/02/16/android-tutorial-how-to-create-a-kiosk-mode-in-android/

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This year, cooperation between HSE and East China Normal University in Shanghai has reached a new level, with a first exchange programme for Russian and Chinese teachers launched at HSE. Timofey Bordachev, Director of the Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies and Deputy Dean at the Faculty of World Economy and Politics, speaks about the Russia-China academic cooperation programme and its prospects.
— An impetus for cooperation between HSE and the East China Normal University was provided by ECNU researchers` involvement in programmes at the Valdai International Discussion Club. The Club chairman is Sergei Karaganov, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at HSE.
Initially, cooperation was limited to joint research, but in 2010 we had an idea for a Russian-Chinese summer schools involving senior undergraduate, master`s and postgraduate students of international relations.
This year we will hold our third summer school, and for the first time its Russian participants will include students from other universities as well as HSE. The school`s working language is English. The summer school curriculum is not limited to Russia and China in today`s world, but covers global issues which affect all regions.
Also this year we have launched an exchange programme for teachers. Since last year, our faculty has been offering a new Master`s course in International Relations: European and Asian studies. Those Master`s students who specialize in Asian Studies can take a course in Chinese and Indian Political Economy, delivered by Professor Xin Zhang East China Normal University in Shanghai. We expect another Chinese professor to join us next year, and eventually we are planning to launch a full-fledged double degree programme with our Chinese colleagues. This year I am going to Shanghai to give a crash course for Chinese students in Russia`s foreign policy and Russia - China relations in the current international political context. We have also developed an exchange programme for students, and very soon two of our Master`s students will travel to China to conduct research there.
— What attracted you to research Russian-Chinese relations? How did you become involved in this issue and when?
— My main specialty is comparative political economy and development. Russia is one of the major cases I study, and Russia-China relations is one of the topics associated with this.
When I was growing up in China, some late Soviet films and music (e.g. А зори здесь тихие, Вокзал для двоих, etc.) left a deep impression on me. But it was only much later that I started to study Russian language and Russian politics seriously, when I was at graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles. At that time, I was not satisfied with merely studying the situation in my country; I wanted to explore other economic and political systems of the world. After I took Professor Daniel Treisman's class on the political economy of reform, which covered Russian political economy, I decided to focus on Russia and a few years later wrote my dissertation on corporate conflict in post-privatization Russia. Recently I have been conducting research on state capitalism in emerging economies, the global expansion of Russian corporations, and regional integration in Eurasia.
— How would you evaluate the HSE and Shanghai University? What is the potential for cooperation?
— My institution, the School of Advanced International and Area Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai, has established academic exchange and institutional collaboration with Higher School of Economics on a number of levels. My impression is that, compared to the ECNU,, the HSE enjoys generous financial support from the state and the infrastructural and logistic support for both research and the teaching at the HSE is very good. In addition, the HSE has also been much more successful overall in internationalization. As a similar, newly-established institute, my institution could learn a great deal from HSE's experience in establishing its teaching and research strength in such a short period of time.
Given the increasing level of interaction and cooperation between the two countries, there are definitely a lot of promising opportunities for collaboration between higher education institutions in our two countries. Our two schools have already successfully organized or co-hosted some conferences and short educational programmes, including two conferences of the Asian section of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Shanghai and Chinese-Russian Student Summer School on International Relations in Moscow. HSE students have also participated in the summer school in Shanghai for students from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's member states. I am now working in the newly established office for the ECNU based at the HSE. Similar arrangement will be made for an HSE office at the ECNU in Shanghai.
Personally I believe that in the near future, the two schools can further strengthen our collaboration by establishing, among other things, regular exchange teaching programmes, regular exchange programmes for students, collaborative research among faculty members, joint translation and publication projects or even joint-degree programmes. I feel honored to be personally involved in this cooperation process between the two schools.
— What are your impressions of your stay in Moscow and from cooperating closely with HSE teachers and students?
My last trip to Russia was in 2007, so I am delighted to return to Moscow after a gap of six years. Working with HSE teachers and students has been a joy. The faculty and staff at the Department of World Economy and International Affairs provide extremely efficient and considerate logistic support, especially Professor Vera Danilina and Professor Timofey Bordachev.
The students appeared to be a bit shy at the beginning as I guess some of them were not totally comfortable with engaging in intensive class discussions in English. But now, halfway into the course, they are getting more used to the class tempo and more familiar with the course material. The class discussion is becoming very informative and inspiring for myself as well as my students.
— What`s the most exciting part of this project for you?
The most exciting part for me is to experience first-hand this multicultural, multilingual teaching and learning experience: a Chinese teacher lecturing about China and India to Russian students in English. In addition, I'm also keen to see whether the teaching experience I accumulated in US and China can be applied to Russia too.
— Do you speak Russian? Are Russian and Chinese students different? And if yes, what are the major differences?
I do speak decent Russian, although it will take a lot more work to reach full fluency and I am still working on it. Knowing the language is always key to understanding the culture, politics and society of any nation. Based on my experiences of working in several foreign languages, I can say that even a basic knowledge of the local language still makes huge difference when it comes to how we approach and understand a foreign country.
My interactions with Russian students so far are still very limited. My impression is that they are quite similar to Chinese students: very respectful of teachers and willing to follow the authority of teachers in classroom. It may take a bit more time to get Russian students involved in class discussions. However, just like their Chinese peers, they are all hard-working, smart and ambitious.


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To create more piano players around the world, even if they don't have access to expensive private lessons. I aim to offer a comprehensive yet easy to understand music education so they can have all of the skills necessary to become well rounded musicians.
LessonsOnTheWeb was originally created as a way for me to help people all around the world achieve their dream of playing piano and music. I have been playing piano for over 22 years, have a degree in music and teach dozens of students locally. Keep reading below to look at my life and journey learning about, playing, and teaching music!
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Upon completing high school and passing the audition, I was accepted into West Chester University School of Music in Pennsylvania School of Music and Performing Arts (aka. SOMPAC). At West Chester University, I learned not only music, but learned how to get along with others, manage my time better, and that a good musician never gives up no matter what challenges lie ahead. I learned how to get a lot better at piano (obviously), as well as music theory, song writing, jazz, pop music, and music theory to list a few. I loved it here but it was a real challenge. It knocked me around pretty good in the beginning but I think the end result speaks for itself and it made me into who I am today!
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written by Jesse 29 November, 2014
Reviewed this week, in ascending order of awesome:
Klarion #2
Q2: The Return of Quantum and Woody #2
The Kitchen #1
V-Wars #7
MPH #4
Guardians 3000 #2
Avengers & X-Men: Axis #5
The Fade Out #3
Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #7
She-Hulk #10
Wytches #2
Walking Dead #134
-Q2 IS SOME HOT GARBAGE
Christopher Priest is responsible for some of my favorite comics…for about two storylines. After that he suffers under the crushing weight of his own storyline. It's like he has too many serious ideas to deal with and he forgets that it was fun that brought him to the dance. The first run of Quantum and Woody was starting to falter by the end of its 17 issues, but there managed to be some amount of joy to it. Soon after, Valiant Comics was bought by Acclaim and they picked up right where they left off*, and it was a weird dark nightmare that thankfully only lasted for a few issues.
Q2 is like the nightmare version of that nightmare. Priest is working so hard to establish the ties from the old series to where they picked up now that none of the characters seem to be enjoying themselves. It feels like he's trying to make a Dark Knight Returns for his heroes, but the tone is so off and overdone that it feels more like Dark Knight Strikes Back. I don't know if I can give a higher indication of disappointment than that.
*Before resuming with issue #18, it first jumped forward to issue #32 to give the story a place to build to. It was a similar style of mess as Q2 but on a reduced scale.
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Q: Newman: Getting authenticated error when running URL collection I'm trying to run with Newman an existing collection URL on Postman but I'm getting an authentication error.
I'have tried according to Newman documentation to run a  URL collection.
If I export the collection locally and run it, it works perfectly but when I change the local (exported JSON file) for the remote URL I'm getting the following authentication error:
error: You are not authenticated by the server.

workspace' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

This is what it works:
newman run pathToMyExportedLocallyCollection.json -e pathToMyExportedLocallyEnvironment.json

Instead, this gives me authentication the error:
newman run "https://myTemaName.postman.co/collections/myCollection" -e pathToMyExportedLocallyEnvironment.json

It makes sense to get an authentication error as this is not a public collection but I don't see any option in which I can specify user and password in order to get authenticated.
Solved:
@ Danny Dainton in his comment pointed me out this link: Using Newman with the Postman API which are just 5 steps to get access to the URL remotely with Postman API. Once you have performed those steps you are bale to do this:
$ newman run "https://api.getpostman.com/collections/$uid?apikey=$apiKey" \
--environment "https://api.getpostman.com/environments/$uid?apikey=$apiKey"


When I first encountered the novel Cry, the Beloved Country in high school, the searing, emotional force of the book impacted me in very hard, personal, and meaningful ways. The world outside and within my schoolroom window was filled with rage and outrage. It was the height of the tumultuous civil rights movement. I identified very closely with the brutal mistreatment of South African blacks in the novel, as day after day I read about the beatings and horrific attacks, the bombings, the unjustified incarceration of my people, the humiliation of children being denied the schools of their choice, and the assassinations of the ordinary and the extraordinary martyrs. Today I revisit Alan Paton's novel and the opera it inspired with not so much cleansed eyes and an open heart of forgiveness and understanding — although there is that — but with a deeper sense of how these works magnify how far we, as a race of ever hopeful people, have come. In the years since these works were written, we have seen the election of a black president, the Voting Rights Act, women's liberation, the freeing of Nelson Mandela, the dissolution of apartheid, and the legalization of gay marriage. The book and the opera have become more significant to me as great testaments of the power of art and its ability to confront injustice.
Cry, the beloved country! Cry, the lost son, the lost tribe.
The great red hills stand desolate, and the earth has torn away like flesh.
These are the valleys of old men and old women, of mothers and children.
In 2011 I was asked to take the reins of a co-production of Weill and Anderson's masterwork for Cape Town Opera and The Glimmerglass Festival. Imagine directing Lost in the Stars in the place and setting that inspired it! Many members of the company, if not all, had experienced, first-hand, the cruelties of the apartheid system. It was truly transporting to hear the glorious voices of South Africans singing Weill's eclectic score and to guide and witness their intimate knowingness of the book scenes. There was a special sensibility of working with Cape Town citizens and the learning curve of being immediately immersed in their culture. What an extraordinary opportunity, as an American black man, to direct Lost in the Stars with these phenomenal performers. While I had much to share as I directed them in both book and song scenes, they had so much more to teach me.
Though Lost in the Stars wrestles poignantly with issues of biblical dimensions — family, faith, and redemption — it is in essence a simple story: one of heartbreak and intolerance as well as truth, reconciliation, compassion and, finally, moral transformation. It is especially a story of fathers and sons and their pursuit of each other and a place called home — a safe space where love can navigate fear and anger and rejection; a space to retreat from a world that fears rather than loves you because you are black; a space — some small piece of God's green earth to walk upright and till and harness — to give life, sustenance, and fruitful rewards to you and yours; a space where love resides and has no room for hatred and fear and the darkness of the night.
Washington National Opera's Lost in Stars runs February 12 – 20 in the Eisenhower Theater. For more information and tickets, click here.


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The Stryder was an American band hailing from Long Island, New York, United States. The band was formed by Peter Toh and Scottie Redix in 1999 after their previous project, Yearly, disbanded following the departure of bassist Eben D'amico, who left to join Saves the Day. They added a vocalist and bassist, John Johansen and Nick Wendel respectively. They released a 7" on Elkion Records titled "The Hits Just Keep on Comin" and shortly after signed a deal to Equal Vision Records and released their debut album Masquerade in the Key of Crime in the mid-2000. The band toured extensively and began writing new material in 2001. They added former Glassjaw drummer Durijah Lang, and moved Scottie Redix to guitar and backing vocals. In mid-2001 the band parted ways with vocalist John Johansen. Scottie stated in a 2019 interview that the split from Johansen was amicable and due to the change in creative direction the band was going in. 2002 saw the release of "Jungle City Twitch". Debuting a new sound, The Stryder continued to tour the country in support of the new release. In 2003/2004, Elkion Records released Savor The Danger! which contained a collection of old demos and the two songs from the 7" previously released on the label. Toh released his first solo EP "Cleopatra" in 2004 on Elkion Records. Durijah moved on to become the drummer of Classic Case and in 2007, became Pete Parada's replacement in Saves The Day. In 2006, Toh then went on to start an internet TV/new media company, Hidden Track TV with Adam Schleichkorn, and released a solo EP titled "Shoes of a Beast".

Toh is currently working on his first album, titled Wildlife. Scottie Redix now plays under the moniker 'Cassonova Brown' and is currently working on his first album, with the working title, 'On the Wall', and there are two demos available on Soundcloud.com. Redix is also a member of the musical collective Teachers, who also have an album titled "Anesthesia" slated for an early 2013 release. Teachers contributed to Kanye West's "Monster".

Discography

Albums
Masquerade in the Key of Crime (Equal Vision Records - 2000)
Jungle City Twitch (Equal Vision Records - 2002)

EPs
The Hits Just Keep on Comin'... (Elkion Records - 2000)
Savor the Danger! (Elkion Records - 2002)

References

External links
The Stryder's Home Page
Peter Toh's Home Page
Peter Toh's Myspace Page
Hidden Track TV
September 2019 podcast interview with Scottie Redix

Musical groups from Long Island
Equal Vision Records artists

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