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Aster-Obit: Colin Powell
On Monday, 18 October 2021, four-star general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell passed away unexpectedly, from COVID-19 complications while fighting multiple myeloma cancer and Parkinson's disease. Though fully vaccinated for COVID and awaiting his booster shot, the 84-year-old Powell acquired a breakout case of the coronavirus, and his compromised immune system was unable to shake it off. He is survived by his beloved wife of almost 60 years, Alma, who also acquired a milder COVID infection at the time of her husband's illness.
Powell was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the First Gulf War, and the first African American US Secretary of State, under George W. Bush, during the Iraq War. Noted for his honesty, candor and integrity, Powell's legacy was marred by his presentation to the UN in 2003, based on flawed CIA intelligence, alleging possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein, in an effort to justify that forthcoming invasion to the global community.
Born 5 April 1937 (no time available), Colin Powell's attraction for a military career can be seen in the stationary status of natal Mars, which at 5 Sagittarius is trine the 15 Aries Sun and preparing to turn retrograde just 9 days after his birth. A stationary point emphasizes those traits and activities which relate to its energy, and Powell's 35-year career as a professional soldier began in college with ROTC training, followed by tours of duty in Vietnam and a steady rise through the ranks, culminating as a four-star general. As well, asteroid Achilles, named for the dominant combatant of the Trojan War and often associated with soldiering and military matters, falls at 5 Pisces, conjoined asteroid Colinstuart at 3 Pisces, a CNA (Compound-Name Asteroid) closest to his first name.
The pivotal importance of his life partner is represented by asteroid Hera, named for the Greek goddess of marriage, also stationary; at 10 Leo, Hera trines the Sun and turned direct on March 30th. The choice of Alma Johnson as his spouse is foreshadowed by asteroid Johnson closely opposed Hera from 11 Aquarius, with asteroid Alma at 26 Cancer exactly conjunct natal Pluto, denoting a hugely transformative influence, and sextile asteroid Juno at 29 Virgo, named for Hera's Roman counterpart. Powell has often credited Alma's support, and the bond of love between them, as crucial to his success.
Nominated by George H. W. Bush, Colin Powell is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1991 by then Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, as wife Alma looks on; Mars at station at his birth and asteroid Achilles conjunct asteroid Colinstuart inclined him to a military career
Powell's unfortunate involvement in the deception which created the Iraq War can be seen in a combination of asteroids Baghdad and Intel at 12 and 18 Libra, opposing the Sun with asteroid NOT and TNO Varuna at 15 and 12 Aries, symbolizing the inaccuracy (NOT) of the flawed intelligence (Intel) regarding Iraq (Baghdad, named for its capital), and the resulting blot on Powell's (Sun) legacy (Varuna).
Colin Powell passed on the day two planets changed direction – both Mercury and Jupiter resumed direct motion on October 18th, denoting momentous changes. Powell's career as a statesman, his celebrity status and political influence is depicted by Jupiter, while his thoughtful intellect and careful elocution, as well as his status as a bestselling author of six books, is reflected in Mercury. Mercury at 10 Libra opposed both his natal Sun at 15 Aries and natal asteroid Rip at 3 Libra (which functions as a death indicator as the acronym "RIP", "Rest In Peace", a common tombstone inscription); and squared natal asteroid Lachesis at 7 Cancer, named for the mythic Greek Fate who determines the span of life. Jupiter at 22 Aquarius conjoined natal asteroid Osiris at 24 Aquarius, named for the Egyptian god of the dead; transit Damocles, representing the doom hanging overhead, also at 24 Aquarius, conjoins this point exactly.
The seed of Powell's mortality was planted by that Osiris, which also conjoined natal Damocles and natal asteroid Koronis, our celestial marker for the coronavirus, at 25 and 28 Aquarius respectively. Thus the future virus represented a potentially lethal danger from his birth, eight decades before its existence. Jupiter's station also conjoined these points, though more broadly.
The now-infamous UN presentation of the evidence for Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction in 2003; a Sun/TNO Varuna/asteroid NOT conjunction opposed asteroids Baghdad and Intel prefigured the flawed (NOT) data (Intel) about Iraq (Baghdad), and forever tarnished Powell's (Sun) legacy (Varuna)
Natal Koronis at 28 Aquarius was exactly trined by transit asteroid Powell at 28 Libra when he passed, which was highlighted by the transit Sun at 25 Libra, putting Powell in the spotlight one last time. Also with Sun/Powell is transit Mars at 21 Libra, ruling contagions and identifying his military connections; this solar stellium squares Powell's natal asteroid Atropos at 21 Cancer, named for the mythic Greek Fate who severs the thread of life at death, Mars squaring exactly. Transit Powell and natal Koronis form a precise Grand Trine with natal Powell at 28 Gemini, currently conjoined by transit TNO Chaos at 29 Gemini. A Kite pattern is created with the addition of natal asteroid Requiem at 24 Sagittarius, opposing natal Powell, and named for the funeral mass for the dead; this pattern also incorporates natal asteroid Anubis, named for the Egyptian deity governing funerary rites, at 26 Gemini.
Transit Koronis at 6 Leo was involved in a T-Square, exactly opposed transit Saturn, ancient lord of death, at 6 Aquarius, with transit asteroids Achilles and Osiris at the fulcrum, from 0 and 7 Taurus respectively. This depicts the death (Saturn, Osiris) from COVID-19 (Koronis) of a soldier or military figure (Achilles). Also here is natal Uranus at 8 Taurus, suggesting a sudden or unexpected passing; Powell had recently experienced his Uranus Return, with that transit body currently at 13 Taurus, exactly semisquare his natal Sun.
Transit Anubis at 3 Virgo exactly opposes natal Colinstuart, approximating Powell's first name, and forms an exact T-Square with transit Lachesis at 3 Sagittarius, while transit Atropos at 4 Libra conjoins natal Rip at 3 Libra. Transit Requiem at 23 Leo is widely squared transit Colinstuart at 17 Scorpio, providing another link to mortality.
A young Colin Powell as a decorated four-star general; at his death from the COVID-19 coronavirus, transit asteroid Powell conjunct the transit Sun joined in a Kite pattern with natal Powell and Anubis, natal Requiem, and natal Koronis
Early indicators of a possible pending demise include transit Pluto's April 2021 station, which at 26 Capricorn exactly opposed its natal degree of 26 Cancer, with Pluto the modern ruler of death; and the May 2021 Lunar Eclipse at 5 Sagittarius, which exactly conjoined natal Mars, ruling contagious disease. The subsequent Solar Eclipse of June 2021 at 19 Gemini widely opposed natal Requiem at 24 Sag, and Neptune's retrograde station later that month at 23 Pisces more closely squared Requiem, further activating its potential.
Colin Powell's lifetime of service deserves the accolades it has received. In recent years he was a voice of sanity in an increasingly unhinged Republican Party, for which he was seriously considered as a presidential candidate in 2000. One can only speculate if he'd have been as eager to start a war in the Middle East as the Bush/Cheney administration, had he become the Commander in Chief then, or as willing to accept the faulty intelligence that promoted it. Unfortunately, his most lasting legacy will likely be that fallacious UN speech, and, wittingly or not, his participation in the deception perpetrated at the time.
October 19th, 2021 at 03:13pm
Really interesting. Koronis really does seem to work exceptionally well to signify the coronavirus, so thank you for that discovery. It is too bad Powell will be remembered for the weapons of mass destruction fiasco but perhaps his will be a cautionary tale that prevents future military leaders from making similar mistakes. Maybe his legacy won't be so bad after all. P.S. My cats love the spiders on the screen, lol.
Hi Alex, Isaac Starkman, official rectifier for Astrodatabank has rectified Powell's
chart using 33 events in Powell's life. His rectified birth time for Powell is
9:05:56 pm, Ascendant 18Scorpio20 with Mars in his 1st House.


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Captain Olimar was traveling in space and happened to have an accident, so to ensure safety, he must land on a strange planet. In this game, the player's task is to repair the player's ship to return home. But to do this takes a lot of effort and it is impossible to complete the work alone. However, when coming to this planet, players will discover this place has a plant that lives as humans called Pikmin. They will listen to whatever the player says, so this will be a great help to repair the ship.
In the game, there are three different types of Pikmin corresponding to different colors and abilities for the user, respectively, red, yellow, and blue. The skills they possess, such as Red Pikmin, are fire-resistant and have greater physical strength than the other two types to lift heavy objects. Yellow Pikmin can jump higher, can carry explosives, and is especially good at solving puzzles, and finally, Blue Pikmin can breathe underwater.
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Q: Running a external command using strings loaded from a text file I am trying to automate the extraction of a bunch of compressed files (.ARJ) in different directories.
I am currently using 2 text files to store 2 bits of information:

*

*the current location and name of the compressed files (ARJFileNames.txt)
sample - D:_Work_Splunk_TestBed\Branch00\LOAN.ARJ

*the target location for the files to be extracted to (ARJFileLocations.txt)
sample - D:_Work_Splunk_TestBed\Branch00

I am trying to use the WScript.Shell command to run WinRAR to extract the files from their current location to a targeted location.
My problem is when I call the external command from the loop I can't seem to get the syntax right for attaching the strings that I am pulling from the text files in tandem with the actually call to WinRar and its switch/command.
Here is my current code:
'Declaring Constants
Const ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2, ForAppending = 3
'Declaring Variables
Dim fso, strFilePath, strFileName, fFilePath, fFileName, objShell, WinRAR, strCMD, SevenZip, ARJ

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WScript.shell")

'Open Text Files for use
Set strFilePath     = fso.OpenTextFile("D:\_Work\_Splunk\_TestBed\ARJFileLocations.txt", ForReading, TristateFalse)
Set strFileName = fso.OpenTextFile("D:\_Work\_Splunk\_TestBed\ARJFileNames.txt", ForReading, TristateFalse)

Do Until strFilePath.AtEndOfStream
  fFilePath = strFilePath.ReadLine  'Get the location of the ARJ file
  fFileName = strFileName.ReadLine  'Get the target location for ARJ file contents
  'Storing the command as 1 string'
  strCMD = "winrar x -y " & " " & fFileName & " " & fFilePath
  'Running the command in CLI'
  objShell.Run strCMD
Loop

'Cleaning Up
Set strFilePath = Nothing
Set strFileName = Nothing
Set objShl = Nothing

A: Read Concatenation Operator (&) reference.
The command line should appear ultimately as it would if you typed it at the command prompt (verify by Wscript.Echo Command):
Command = """" & WinRAR & "\WinRAR.exe"" X " & fDLocation & " " & fTLocation
'         ↑↑↑↑                        ↑↑
' results to
' "D:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" X ARJLocation TargetLocation
' ↑                                  ↑

Use following if fDLocation or fTLocation contain spaces
Command = """" & WinRAR & "\WinRAR.exe"" X """ & fDLocation & """ """ & fTLocation & """"
'                                           ↑↑                 ↑↑ ↑↑                 ↑↑↑↑
' results to
' "D:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" X "ARJ Location" "Target Location"
' ↑                                  ↑   ↑            ↑ ↑               ↑

Moreover, I'd consider running the script and WinRAR.exe program synchronously (cf. Run Method (Windows Script Host) article) as follows:
Dim intRunResult
Do Until strARJLocations.AtEndOfStream
  fDLocation = strARJLocations.ReadLine     'Get the location of the ARJ file'
  fTLocation = strTargetLocation.ReadLine   'Get the target location for ARJ file contents'
  Command = """" & WinRAR & "\WinRAR.exe"" X """ & fDLocation & """ """ & fTLocation & """"
  intRunResult = objShell.Run ( Command, 1, True)
Loop

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//
//  F2AppWebView.m
//  F2 Demo
//
//  Created by Nathan Johnson on 3/20/14.
//  Copyright (c) 2014 Markit. All rights reserved.
//

#import "F2AppView.h"

@implementation F2AppView{
    // the webview for the F2 App
    UIWebView*  _webView;

    //The app configuration, this is passed from the user and parsed into the dictionary
    NSMutableDictionary*    _appConfig;

    /* Values Taken From The Configuration */
    NSString*   _appName;       //the app name
    NSURL*      _manifestURL;   //The url to get the app manifest from
    NSString*   _appData;       //extra data. this data gets passed back to the app on init

    //The manifest retrieved from the URL, the manifest contains everything we need to build the html
    NSDictionary*   _appManifest;

    /* Values Taken From The Manifest */
    /* Note: if there is more than one app in the manifest, we will only take the first one. */
    NSString*   _appHTML;       //the body of html
    NSString*   _appStatus;     //the status of the request for the manifest
    NSString*   _appStatusMessage; //status message
    NSString*   _appID;         //the app id
    NSArray*    _scripts;       //javascript URLs to load into the html
    NSArray*    _inlineScripts; //inline javascript to insert into the html
    NSArray*    _styles;        //stylesheet URLs to load into the html

    /*these are the strings of javascript that will get called at the
     end of the html, registering the events that the user wants to listen to */
    NSMutableArray* _eventRegesteringStrings;

    //the session task currently getting data
    NSURLSessionDataTask*   _sessionTask;
}

-(id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame{
    self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
    if (self) {
        //set defaults
        _userScalable=NO;
        _scrollable=NO;
        _shouldOpenLinksExternally=YES;
        _scale=1.0f;
        _eventRegesteringStrings = [NSMutableArray new];

        //create web view
        _webView = [[UIWebView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, frame.size.width, frame.size.height)];
        [_webView.scrollView setScrollEnabled:NO];
        [_webView setScalesPageToFit:YES];
        [_webView setAutoresizingMask:UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight|UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth];
        [_webView setDelegate:self];
        [_webView setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
        [self addSubview:_webView];
    }
    return self;
}

#pragma mark - Public Methods
-(NSError*)setAppJSONConfig:(NSString*)config{
    NSError* error;
    //parse te configuration file
    NSArray* parsedFromJSON = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:[config dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding] options:kNilOptions error:&error];
    if (!error){
        //configuration comes in as an array with a single object, the one object is a dictionary with the configuration data
        _appConfig = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:[parsedFromJSON objectAtIndex:0]];

        //we take the configuration, package it into a URL request and send back to the URL that is in the configuration
        NSString* encodedString = [config stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];
        if (_appConfig[@"manifestUrl"]) {
            //if the configuration contains a URL
            _manifestURL = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/json?params=%@",_appConfig[@"manifestUrl"],encodedString]];
        }
        else{
            //send an error if no URL
            NSMutableDictionary *errorDetail = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
            [errorDetail setValue:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"missing manifestUrl in config"] forKey:NSLocalizedDescriptionKey];
            error = [NSError errorWithDomain:@"F2AppView" code:100 userInfo:errorDetail];
        }

        //if "name" exists in configuration, we keep it in our ivar
        if (_appConfig[@"name"]) {
            _appName = _appConfig[@"name"];
        }else{
            _appName = NULL;
        }
    }
    return error;
}

-(void)registerEvent:(NSString*)event key:(NSString*)key dataValueGetter:(NSString*)dataValueGetter{
    [_eventRegesteringStrings addObject:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"F2.Events.on(%@, function(data){sendMessageToNativeMobileApp('%@',%@)});",event,key,dataValueGetter]];
}

-(void)setScrollable:(BOOL)scrollable{
    [_webView.scrollView setScrollEnabled:scrollable];
}

-(void)loadApp{
    if (_manifestURL) {
        //cancel the current task if it is running
        [_sessionTask cancel];

        //build new request
        NSURLRequest* request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:_manifestURL];
        NSURLSession* session = [NSURLSession sharedSession];
        _sessionTask = [session dataTaskWithRequest:request completionHandler:^(NSData* data, NSURLResponse* response, NSError* error) {
            //our return block after the request was made
            if (!error){
                //parse the data we get back from the request for a manifest
                NSDictionary* parsedFromJSON = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:kNilOptions error:&error];
                if (!error){
                    //we have a manifest! we can now try to build the HTML
                    _appManifest = parsedFromJSON;
                    NSArray* apps = _appManifest[@"apps"];
                    NSDictionary* app = [apps firstObject];
                    if (app[@"status"]) {
                        _appStatus = app[@"status"];
                        if ([_appStatus isEqualToString:@"SUCCESS"]) {
                            //Status is "SUCCESS", so we have all we need to build the app html

                            //load in the data
                            _appHTML = app[@"html"];
                            _appID = app[@"id"];
                            _appStatusMessage = app[@"statusMessage"];
                            _appData = app[@"data"];
                            _inlineScripts = _appManifest[@"inlineScripts"];
                            _scripts = _appManifest[@"scripts"];
                            _styles = _appManifest[@"styles"];

                            /*** This is where we build the full html to put into the web view ***/
                            NSString* htmlContent = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@%@",[self header],[self body],[self footer]];

                            //log the generated html
                            NSLog(@"GENERATED %@ HTML:\n%@\n\n",_appName,htmlContent);

                            //Put our newly made html into the webview to load
                            [_webView loadHTMLString:htmlContent baseURL:nil];
                        }
                        else{
                            //Manifest status was not SUCCESS
                            NSMutableDictionary *errorDetail = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
                            [errorDetail setValue:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Manifest Status:%@",_appStatus] forKey:NSLocalizedDescriptionKey];
                            error = [NSError errorWithDomain:@"F2AppView" code:100 userInfo:errorDetail];
                        }
                    }
                    else{
                        // we didn't get a "status" element in the manifest.
                        NSMutableDictionary *errorDetail = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
                        [errorDetail setValue:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Unrecognised Manifest Format"] forKey:NSLocalizedDescriptionKey];
                        error = [NSError errorWithDomain:@"F2AppView" code:100 userInfo:errorDetail];
                    }
                }
            }
            //loading was completed, let's tell our delegate and pass it whatever error we collected
            if ([self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(F2View:appFinishedLoading:)]) {
                dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
                    [self.delegate F2View:self appFinishedLoading:error];
                });
            }
        }];
        //start the request
        [_sessionTask resume];
    }
}

-(NSString*)sendJavaScript:(NSString*)javaScript{
    return [_webView stringByEvaluatingJavaScriptFromString:javaScript];
}

#pragma mark - String Construction
-(NSString*)header{
    //build the html header
    NSMutableString* headContent = [NSMutableString new];
    [headContent appendString:@"<!DOCTYPE html><meta charset='utf-8'><title>F2 App</title>"];
    [headContent appendFormat:@"<meta name='viewport' content='initial-scale=%0.2f, user-scalable=%@'>",_scale,(_userScalable)?@"YES":@"NO"];
    [headContent appendString:@"<link href='http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/css/bootstrap.min.css' rel='stylesheet'>"];
    [headContent appendString:@"<link rel='stylesheet' href='//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css' />"];

    //add the styles from the manifest
    if (_styles) {
        for (NSString* styleResourceURL in _styles) {
            [headContent appendFormat:@"<link href='%@' rel='stylesheet'>",styleResourceURL];
        }
    }

    //add CSS from user
    if (_additionalCss) {
        [headContent appendFormat:@"",_additionalCss];
    }

    //close header
    [headContent appendString:@""];
    return headContent;
}

-(NSString*)body{
    NSMutableString* bodyContent = [NSMutableString new];
    //note: we open  here, but the footer will be the one closing it
    [bodyContent appendFormat:@"

",_appID];

    if (_appName) {
        [bodyContent appendFormat:@"
%@
",_appName];
    }else{
        //we'll make the  anyways, the app might populate it
        [bodyContent appendString:@"

"];
    }

    /*** here we put in the html that we get from the manifest ***/
    [bodyContent appendString:_appHTML];

    //close our elements
    [bodyContent appendString:@"

"];

    return bodyContent;
}

-(NSString*)footer{
    //Buld the footer for the html
    NSMutableString* footerContent =[NSMutableString string];

    //common scripts
    [footerContent appendString:@""];
    [footerContent appendString:@""];
    [footerContent appendString:@""];
    [footerContent appendString:@""];

    //inline scriptURLs from the manifest
    if (_scripts) {
        for (NSString* jsResourceURL in _scripts) {
            [footerContent appendFormat:@"",jsResourceURL];
        }
    }

    //register app (javascript)
    [footerContent appendString:[self jSRegisterApp]];

    //declair the method that can "talk" back to us
    [footerContent appendString:[self jSMessageSend]];

    //register any F2 events we are told to listen to
    [footerContent appendString:[self jsRegisterEvents]];

    //close html
    [footerContent appendString:@""];
    return footerContent;
}

-(NSString*)jSRegisterApp{
    //add "root" to config and rebuild JSON
    [_appConfig setValue:@"#iOS-F2-App" forKey:@"root"];
    [_appConfig setValue:_appData forKey:@"data"];
    NSString* jsonConfig = [self JSONStringFromDictionary:_appConfig];
    //this javascript will register tha app and send it the configuration
    NSString* jsFunction = [NSString stringWithFormat:
                                @"  ",jsonConfig];
    return jsFunction;
}

-(NSString*)jSMessageSend{
    /*  this declairs a javascript function called sendMessageToNativeMobileApp in the webview for the js in the view to communicate with us
        This works by trying to load up an iframe with the message included in its attributes. We will catch this using the webview
        delegate method webView:shouldStartLoadWithRequest:navigationType: */
    NSString* jsFunction = @"                                                                                ";
    return jsFunction;
}

-(NSString*)jsRegisterEvents{
    //this will generate javascript elements that will register all F2 events declaired in _eventRegesteringStrings
    NSMutableString* eventRegisteringJS = [NSMutableString stringWithString:@""];
    return eventRegisteringJS;
}

#pragma mark - UIWebViewDelegate methods
- (BOOL)webView:(UIWebView*)webView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest*)request navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType{
    //we use this delegate method to catch any instances of the sendMessageToNativeMobileApp javascript method and pass the data to our delegate
    NSString* requestString = [[[request URL] absoluteString] stringByReplacingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding];
    NSArray* requestArray = [requestString componentsSeparatedByString:@":##sendMessageToNativeMobileApp##"];
    //if the array is bigger than 0, then we know that it wasn't an actual request, but from the javascript function we made called sendMessageToNativeMobileApp
    if ([requestArray count] > 1){
        NSString* requestPrefix = [[requestArray objectAtIndex:0] lowercaseString];
        NSString* requestMssg = ([requestArray count] > 0) ? [requestArray objectAtIndex:1] : @"";
        if (_delegate) {
            if ([_delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(F2View:messageRecieved:withKey:)]) {
                [_delegate F2View:self messageRecieved:requestMssg withKey:requestPrefix];
            }
        }
        return NO;
    }
    else if (navigationType == UIWebViewNavigationTypeLinkClicked && _shouldOpenLinksExternally) {
        //if we aren't supposed to open the link up in the web view, we'll open it in safari
        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[request URL]];
        return NO;
    }
    return YES;
}

#pragma mark - helper methods
- (NSString*)stringByDecodingURLFormat:(NSString*)string{
    //URL decoded to normal string
    NSString* result = [string stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"+" withString:@" "];
    result = [result stringByReplacingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
    return result;
}

- (NSString*)JSONStringFromDictionary:(NSDictionary*)dictionary{
    //dictionary converted into NSString
    NSString* jSONResult;
    NSError* error;
    NSData* jsonData = [NSJSONSerialization dataWithJSONObject:dictionary options:0 error:&error];
    NSAssert(!error, @"error generating JSON: %@", error);
    jSONResult = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:jsonData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
    return jSONResult;
}
@end

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Kamaedzitca to białoruski zespół wykonujący muzykę z gatunku folk metal, założony w 2002 roku. Teksty utworów grupy nawiązują do natury i pogańskich bóstw.

Skład zespołu
 Radan Luty – śpiew, flet, piszczałki
 Baruta Chorny – instrumenty klawiszowe, gitara elektryczna
 Baravit Vetran – gitara elektryczna
 Belyamir – gitara basowa
 Viedyaslav Liha – perkusja

Dyskografia
 2003 Promo
 2004 Demo
 2004 Dzetci Lesa
 2008 Pyarune
 2011 Loyalty
 2011 The Man of the Planet
 2012 voiceless are your words

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Linki zewnętrzne
 Strona oficjalna zespołu

Białoruskie zespoły folkmetalowe
Zespoły blackmetalowe
Białoruskie zespoły paganmetalowe

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Arts & Culture, Critical Thinking, Teaching
A Social Way to Learn About Arab Culture
Edward Fox / 25 Oct 2018
A crowd gathered to hear two speakers at an Afikra event in a Beirut home (Photos by Sandra El Azki).
The room in the house in the Beirut neighborhood of Ashrafiyeh was packed: Every possible seat was taken, every space on the floor, and people squeezed into any spot they could find. On an October evening, they had gathered to hear two lectures: one a talk about a geological feature of the Levant called the Dead Sea Transform, and the second about the Trans-Arabian Pipeline, an oil pipeline built in the 1950s.
The audience members were not geologists or petroleum engineers. They did not even know in advance the subjects of the talks they had come to hear. Only the names of the speakers and the event's location were publicized beforehand. The event was organized by a group called Afikra, founded four years ago by a 32-year-old Lebanese social entrepreneur and former high school teacher, Mikey Muhanna.
The purpose of Afikra is to provide a social environment in which people can learn about and discuss Arab history and culture.
"Afikra is an informal platform where people who are interested in Arab culture can explore issues," said Muriel Kahwagi, who works at Beirut's Sursock Museum and has given a talk on zajal, a Lebanese folk poetry form. "It's a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, with all sorts of people. It's not a niche audience, and it's not cliquey—the people who come to the meetings are open to whatever is presented."
"We are trying to create a setting in which people can ask interesting intellectual but not necessarily academic questions," Muhanna said.
Yazan Kopty, an Afikra team member, spoke at a Beirut gathering about earthquakes in the Middle East.
At the start of his talk, Yazan Kopty said, "My question is, What is the Dead Sea Transform and why does it matter? I'm not an expert, so if anyone knows more than me, please correct me, answer questions, and contribute. And I'm not trying to persuade you of any agenda except that you should be a little bit more worried about earthquakes than you are at present."
Muhanna started Afikra when he was living in New York, to bring together friends who were interested in exploring Arab culture. Since then, Afikra has been steadily growing. It now has chapters in London, Bahrain, Dubai, New York, Washington and Montreal, as well as Beirut, and is looking to set up chapters in Amman, Kuwait, Boston, Paris, Doha and, ideally, a Saudi Arabian city.
The online archive of past Afikra talks contains presentations on such subjects as the history of pearl diving in Bahrain, traditional music in Iraq, the real story of the Queen of Sheba, the key features of Islamic architecture, and the work of the Egyptian playwright Tawfiq al-Hakim. All are presented by nonspecialists—enthusiastic amateurs—who share with listeners their personal interest in a specific subject.
So far, the talks have all been in English. "That may change," Muhanna said. Speakers must be able to conduct research in Arabic, he said, not just speak the language.
An essential part of the Afikra formula is that the subjects of talks are not published in advance. If people ask him what the talks will be about, Muhanna said, "I just say, if you're not curious to find out, you don't have to come. People always come up to me at the end of the evening and say, if I knew this talk was going to be about trains in the Ottoman empire, I wouldn't have come, but actually it was really interesting."
The governing values of Afikra also say that talks promoting an opinion, an ideology, or a political or commercial interest are not allowed. Less well-known subjects in Arab culture are encouraged, and in discussion people are asked to be kind to each other.
The Afikra formula has proven to be popular, as the crowd at the Beirut event illustrates. Muhanna wants Afikra to grow in response to demand, but not in a way that adversely affects the overall quality of the meetings.
Micha Tobia, one of the organizers of the Beirut Afikra chapter, introduced the speakers.
"There are tons of people who want us to grow really quickly and start chapters all over the place," Muhanna said. "I get emails all the time saying, Why don't you start up a chapter in Ramallah, or whatever. But we want to make sure that whatever we do is done well. We have to cook one dish at a time, or at least not too many dishes at a time."
Muhanna's ideas about teaching and learning began to develop when he was a teacher in Louisiana, in the United States, in 2013. He was working for a project in New Orleans called Positive Space, teaching low-income high school graduates the fundamentals of computer programming.
The project not only taught the students how to write computer code, but also helped them develop equally important "soft" learning skills. He found that the most effective way to get them to learn how to code was to encourage their natural curiosity. And the most effective way to encourage their natural curiosity was to present the idea that problem-solving could be a social activity.
"If I have a problem," Muhanna explained, "I find other people that have a similar problem."
"In most cases," he said, "finding a solution to a problem in writing computer code involves searching Internet forums. But when entering words into a search engine, how do you phrase a question in such a way that you get a useful answer?" There is an intellectual discipline in choosing the right words to use in framing a question, he said. "We wanted people to understand how to phrase questions with some sort of deliberation and discipline."
Muhanna used the same learning process later when he moved to New York and felt the desire to learn more about Arab culture, having spent many years living outside the region. That is, he followed his own curiosity, and engaged others to share this curiosity. Afikra was the result.
At the start of its fifth year, Afikra has 50 volunteer staff members around the world. "We're in the business of making people more curious, and helping them to hone their curiosity," Muhanna said. "The idea is that curious people can be successful, and people who are successful can be good community members, and good community members make good communities."
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10 of the best time travel movies you can watch right now
Is there anything more mind-bending than the concept of time travel?
By Sam Haysom July 3, 2020
It's a sci-fi staple that goes hand-in-hand with so many complex theories and possibilities that it's something of a double-edged sword in movies: the fictional possibilities are endless, but then so are those of plot holes.
Despite this, there are plenty of films that have got it right — and we've journeyed back through recent decades to track them down for you.
Below are some of the best films about time travel — or that involve some element of time travel — that you can watch on your screens this very minute (or at some time in the future, if you prefer)...
1. Primer
Shane Carruth's 'Primer' is an uncompromising time travel movie. Be prepared.
Image: Thinkfilm / Kobal / Shutterstock
After two friends accidentally discover a way of travelling back through time, they attempt to use their invention to make money on the stock market. But their plan goes badly wrong.
Why should you watch it?
OK, fair warning: Primer might be the most ambitious and intelligent movie about time travel ever made, but it's also brain-meltingly complex. When I first saw this 2004 film, I finished it without the faintest idea of what I'd just watched, and it was only after viewing a 23-minute animated YouTube explainer that I came even close to understanding how it all worked.
All of which is to say that the film might not be for everyone. It's pretty uncompromising. Writer/director Shane Carruth refuses to simplify things or offer any neatly wrapped-up explanations, leaving us to piece together events ourselves as best we can.
Still, if you like your time travel movies realistic and thought-provoking, this is the one to go for. — Sam Haysom, Deputy UK Editor
Primer is available to rent or buy on Prime Video in the UK and the U.S.
2. Donnie Darko
"Do you believe in time travel?"
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After a jet engine crashes through the ceiling of his house, a high school teenager is plagued by nightmarish visions.
Where do I start? I'll attempt to write this section without lapsing into embarrassing over-excitement, but it won't be easy. The thing is, Donnie Darko isn't just one of my favourite time travel films — it's also one of my all-time favourite films, full-stop. The movie has that unique combination of mystery, humour, coming-of-age angst, and Jake Gyllenhaal that all combine to make what is essentially a perfect viewing experience.
The possibility of time travel hangs over the film like a shadow — an extension to the mystery of Donnie's visions — before coming to the forefront at the very end. The result isn't quite up there with Primer levels of confusion, but it's still a film that cries out for a rewatch. — SH
Donnie Darko is available to rent or buy on Prime Video in the UK and the U.S.
3. Avengers: Endgame
The gang all together.
Image: FILM FRAME ©MARVEL STUDIOS 2019
After 10 years and 20-something films, the very last instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Avengers series, Endgame, is exactly that — the final play for our heroes. After the genocidal Thanos clicks out half the planet by channeling the power of the coveted Infinity Stones, our pals Captain America, Iron Man and co. need to pull themselves together and restore balance (and half of their friends) — and they'll need time on their side for that...
Aside from the fact that it was one of the biggest film events of 2019, Endgame pulls pretty much every thread of the previous films together in one colossal ride of smug fan service, compelling character arcs, and yes, time travel! Fans of the MCU were slightly worried that time travel could wreak havoc on the final instalment of the series, but thankfully, Endgame brought the time-bending goods — or rather threw glitter at us while we puzzled over how it was all working out. Thankfully, Mashable's Ali Foreman broke down exactly how time works in Endgame if you're confused. And yes, while some (hello) might puzzle themselves into oblivion figuring out their "wait a minute, what about ____"s, as Mashable's Angie Han put it, "Who's stressing about the logistics of this twist or that one, when everyone around you is screaming with joy over the big reveal?" If you want more Marvel time travel business, hit up Doctor Strange. — Shannon Connellan, UK Editor
Avengers: Endgame is available to stream on NOW TV in the UK, or Disney+ in the U.S.
4. The Butterfly Effect
Amy Smart and Ashton Kutcher in 2004's highly panned but misunderstood 'The Butterfly Effect'.
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A man discovers he can travel back in time by reading passages from his childhood journal.
2004 (apparently a big year for time travel movies) saw the release of both Primer and The Butterfly Effect. But unlike Primer, The Butterfly Effect got absolutely hammered by the critics, racking up a memorably terrible 33 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. So why has it made this list?
Well, because those critics were wrong. The Butterfly Effect may not be as realistic as other time travel movies, but it's fun, dammit (it's also worth noting that audiences rated the film a much better 81 percent, and five years after it came out the Guardian even published a piece arguing that it "fell victim to snobbery" at the time). In my opinion it's an eminently watchable film, which uses its time travel element to build tension by gradually revealing the dark childhood memories the main character has been repressing — then opening up the question of what might happen in the present and future if he were able to change them (as you probably guessed, this turns out not to be such a great idea after all).
If you're looking for a movie that makes you think, go with Primer. But if you're looking for escapism, you could do a lot worse than The Butterfly Effect. — SH
The Butterfly Effect is available to stream on Amazon Prime in the UK, or on Hulu in the U.S.
5. Happy Death Day
After a university student is murdered on her birthday, she wakes to relive the same day over and over again.
Time loops count as time travel, right? Sure they do. Admittedly the sci-fi element is more of a background plot device in Happy Death Day — which is essentially a slasher with some black comedy elements — but I couldn't resist including it because it's so much fun. There's the baby mask-wearing, seemingly-everywhere-at-once killer, the central whodunnit (or whokeepsdoingit) mystery, and the journey of watching main character Tree (played brilliantly by Jessica Rothe) go from a fairly unpleasant stereotype to an awesome hero that we all root for.
If you're a fan of '90s slasher movies, Groundhog Day, and films that don't take themselves too seriously, this is the one for you. — SH
Happy Death Day is available to rent or buy on Prime Video in the UK, or buy in the U.S.
A team of astronauts travel through a wormhole in an attempt to find a habitable planet.
Worm Holes. Space travel. A giant black hole. That's already every sci-fi nerd's dream, but when you add in the sweet allure of time travel it takes things to a whole new level. And Interstellar does have elements of time travel, although going in to too much detail about them leads us down a slightly spoiler-y rabbit hole I'm keen to avoid. Suffice it to say this one is an absolute Christopher Nolan epic, and if the last couple of decades have taught us anything at all, it's that a) Nolan's twisty films are almost always worth a watch, and 2) he's clearly something of a time travel nerd — one of his earliest releases, Memento, was told backwards, and his next film Tenet looks set to delve even deeper into the concept. — SH
Interstellar is available to rent or buy on Prime Video in the UK and the U.S.
7. The Terminator
"I'll be back" but when?
Image: Sunset Boulevard / Corbis via Getty Images
A robot sent back in time to kill the mother of humankind's future saviour.
You've probably already seen this classic, but if for some terrible reason you haven't, it's high time that you corrected that error post-haste. Because this film has everything. Robots. Time travel. The terrifyingly-chiselled, expressionless form of Arnold Schwarzenegger, punching his way through walls and humans alike with all the force and emotion of a bulldozer. God, it's good. And it goes without saying, but the minute you finish watching it you should obviously get out there and watch the sequels, too (especially the second, which has the only thing in this world that's better than one time-travelling robot sent from the future: two time-travelling robots). — SH
The Terminator is available to stream on Netflix in the UK, or Hulu in the U.S.
SEE ALSO: The 22 best movies now streaming on Netflix
8. Back to the Future
Lea Thompson and Michael J. Fox.
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A teenager and an eccentric scientist travel back in time 30 years using a Delorean time machine.
Another one you may well have seen, but another one that couldn't possibly be omitted from the list. The Back to the Future franchise may well be the most famous time travel movie saga of all time (it's at least up there with Terminator), and there's a good reason for that. The series is wildly entertaining, taking an amusing approach to time travel that sees main character Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) interacting with his teenage parents in order to tweak the present (something The Butterfly Effect teaches us probably isn't the best idea, even though it seems to work out OK for Marty and Doc and in the end). Then you've got Back to the Future Part II (which follows the gang as they travel forwards to the futuristic days of, cough, 2015), before the third and final part of the series has them going all the way back to the Old West. What a ride. — SH
Back to the Future is available to rent or buy on Prime Video in the UK, or stream on Hulu in the U.S.
9. About Time
'About Time' is a time travel movie with a romantic twist.
Image: Translux / Kobal / Shutterstock
A family with a bit of a time travel gene — literally. Father and son duo Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) and James (Bill Nighy) share a mysterious ability to travel back in time. Quite handy to have up your sleeve if you have a propensity to muck things up the first time around.
If you're a fan of Notting Hill, Love Actually, or any of Richard Curtis' movies, then you'll probably love this one, too. It's time travel with a romantic twist to it. Tim starts off using his time travel ability to go back to the start of the summer to inform his sister's friend Charlotte (Margot Robbie) that he has a crush on her. When he realises that timing isn't so much the issue, but rather Charlotte's permanent lack of interest in him, he abandons ship. When he meets Mary (Rachel McAdams), the time travel ability comes in handy again, when he turns into a bumbling fool who fails to act on his (very strong) feelings. Without giving away any spoilers, it's an utterly charming, romantic film that'll make you sob your little heart out. — Rachel Thompson, Senior UK Culture Reporter
About Time is available to stream on NOW TV in the UK, or Netflix in the U.S.
10. 12 Monkeys
Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis in '12 Monkeys'.
Image: Phillip Caruso / Polygram / Kobal / Shutterstock
A man travels back from 2035 to the '90s in order to try and stop the outbreak of a deadly virus.
This one isn't quite up there on Terminator and Back to the Future levels of fame, but it isn't far off. Directed by former Python Terry Gilliam and starring the likes of Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt, 12 Monkeys is one of those rare films that actually manages to pull off its massively ambitious premise. And it is massively ambitious: the movie incorporates the shadow of a future apocalypse, mysterious organisations, and multiple instances of time travel into its two-hour run-time, not to mention more twists than you can shake a dozen primates at.
If you want a fast-paced watch that will leave you thinking at the end, 12 Monkeys might be the one to go for. — SH
12 Monkeys is available to stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK, or HBO on the U.S.
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Strobes pulsed through fog as a tightly packed audience sought to get a shot of the DJ.
Revered for his contributions to electronic dance music, Gareth Emery was in the box at London's Ministry of Sound last weekend, there to show off the synths that have helped him win the prestigious "A State Of Trance Tune Of The Year" award three times over.
Fans were quickly sent into delirium, almost as delirious as crypto enthusiasts can sometimes seem – an interesting link since Emery, with his new startup Choon, wants to replace the antiquated digital music industry with ethereum tech.
Like many gigs that Emery has played in the past months, the night is a sell out.
However, many musicians are less privileged as their audiences have turned to recorded music, Emery said. In that market, musicians are paid ridiculously low royalties on notoriously unreliable payment rails with long wait times.
According to Emery, while the music industry is anything but short on cash, it has failed to adapt to technological advancements.
But Choon looks to fix that. A streaming service that "mines" via a smart contract, Choon gives 80 percent of profits directly to musicians – a step up from similar services like Spotify – which pay out disturbingly low fees (some musicians have estimated it's as low as $0.004891 per stream).
And according to Emery, using blockchain "for what it's really good at – money and contracts" is exactly how to create a more equitable music industry.
He's not alone there, the music industry has been one of blockchain entrepreneurs' favorites to disrupt. For instance, Slovenia-based Viberate is trying to eliminate the fee-taking middleman in the music industry, and several high profile people in the music industry have begun their own blockchain projects in this area as well.
But for Choon, Emery is working alongside the developers of CryptoPunks, a digital collectable precursor to CryptoKitties, with the hope of launching in the next six months.
The technology is based on a customizable "Smart Record Contract" that stores copyright credentials on the ethereum blockchain, and splits the funds gained from the track fairly between the creator and producer, in the form of an ERC-20 token called NOTES.
These NOTES will be sold in an initial coin offering (ICO) in the coming months. According to Emery, more than 500 artists are already signed up to use the platform, including several big names in the music industry like Daruge, creator of the infamous trance track "Sandstorm," and leading dubstep DJ Datsik.
The tokens are programmed to distribute according to how many times a track has been streamed, directly into an artist's wallet. (A breakdown of the distribution can be witnessed live on Choon's functioning testnet).
Artists can cash out NOTES on participating exchanges, but to keep the price of the token high, artists are urged to keep their money inside the Choon system, with Emery hoping the token becomes widely accepted throughout the music industry.
And it has a chance, since artists that use the platform keep full copyright ownership of their work – a change from labels that buy up full copyright as part of the deal.
The global music industry tops something like $130 billion annually.
In spite of this, funds get lost in the machinery – taking elaborate, unnecessary detours to end up in pockets that aren't the musicians.
Because of the availability and cheapness of production now, artists don't need to be sponsored for studio rent, Emery explained, and social media allows artists to take control of their own marketing. Plus, the manufacturing and distribution of music has become easier for individuals to do themselves.
Yet, regardless, the monopolies still exist, and musicians are struggling to make ends meet.
And because it's so difficult to make money off recorded music, more musicians are pushed into relying on live gigs.
"I make 99.5 percent of my income from touring and 0.5 percent max from streaming and recording music," Emery said.
And that's upsetting since some great musicians cannot or would prefer not to tour due to health conditions and family, he continued, adding that he wants to bring those people back into the lucrative music industry.
The solution, according to Emery, is to wipe out the third party and replace it with a system where artists and their audience are connected directly.
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Brexit, legislation for the profession, and legal aid concerns are some of the "big picture" issues facing the Society in 2017, but there will be much else to occupy it in the course of the year
16th January 2017 | Eilidh Wiseman
Happy new year! 2017 is set to be a busy one for the Law Society and for me as I enter my final five months as your President. We have much to do.
So what does 2017 have in store?
We are keen to ensure our education and training standards are flexible and promote equal access to the legal profession, while maintaining our "gold-plated" standard. That's why we plan to consult with our members and others on alternative routes to training and qualifying as a solicitor.
We will also look at the current disparity between male and female undergraduates, while pressing on with our work on progression within the profession and closing the gender pay gap.
Also this year I hope to meet the first beneficiaries of the Lawscot Foundation. We launched the charity as part of our work on "fair access to the legal profession" to help academically gifted young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to fulfil their ambition of becoming a solicitor. Our Christmas #BaubleFest campaign raised a fabulous £2,500, which will fund a young person's education for one year. Thank you to everyone who donated. If you haven't donated yet, there will be lots of opportunities to do so in 2017.
My first seven months as President have been heavily influenced by Brexit, and it seems certain the final five months will be Brexit-fuelled too! As the potential date to trigger article 50 draws nearer, we will continue to meet both Scottish and UK ministers to discuss how we might best navigate the post-Brexit landscape and ensure that effective transitional arrangements are in place for when EU law no longer applies. We are also playing an active role in representing the Scottish solicitors' profession and, whatever the outcome of Government negotiations, we will continue to maintain positive links with colleagues in EU bar associations and seek clarity in relation to admission and continued practice rights for our members.
Closer to home, we are hopeful that the Scottish Government will sign off our regulatory framework, which would allow Scotland's first alternative business structures (ABS) for law firms. It has been interesting to watch developments south of the border, where many small to medium-sized firms have adopted new business models to continue their excellent service to their clients and communities, and I hope that this will offer new scope for Scottish solicitors to develop their businesses.
And we are making a positive case for change, following the Scottish Government's commitment to review legal services regulation to ensure we have a modern, flexible system that can allow us to respond swiftly when we need to and which protects solicitors' clients. More than 90% of clients say their Scottish solicitor is trustworthy and we are determined to maintain the reputation of and trust in the profession.
Unfortunately, legal aid is an ongoing concern, with decreased funding in 2016. We believe this lack of investment is eroding access to justice for communities across Scotland. Alarmingly, we are already seeing legal aid deserts forming in some areas because law firms find they can no longer afford to carry out this vital service for those in society who are often the most in need. We will therefore continue to argue strongly for comprehensive reform of the legal aid system, and we will publish the results of a review into the financial health of law firms offering legal aid.
These are just some of the things keeping us very busy this year. But we can't do it without you – our members. We rely on your involvement – whether that's through local faculties, as part of our committees and Council, responding to consultations, becoming a judge for our annual schools debating tournament, contributing to the Journal, or simply getting in touch about your concerns.
Please make 2017 the year that you have your say and get involved. Our biggest strength comes not from what each of us might achieve as individuals, but what we do and say collectively as a profession.
Until next month,
Eilidh
Eilidh Wiseman is President of the Law Society of Scotland – president@lawscot.org.uk; Twitter: @eilidh_wiseman
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Shoal Bay East may be the most heavily credited Anguilla beach, but I've discovered that many more have a deep love for Meads Bay, also on the island's north shore.
I parked on the eastern end of Meads Bay between Malliouhana and Carimar Beach Club and walked past the often photographed tamarind tree and resting boat.
As you enter Meads Bay by the little fishing boat under the tamarind tree, you are amidst Malliouhana, one of Anguilla's most iconic luxury hotels.
Malliouhana put Anguilla on the map back when the hotel first opened in the late 1980's. It set the pace for Caribbean luxury. Today, an Auberge Resort, Malliouhana dazzles still. It sits right on the eastern edge of Meads Bay, a most special spot.
There are plenty more very nice accommodations on Meads Bay, too. Let's check them out!
First up is Carimar (seen in video below). Carimar's stark white building with contrasting dark wood, wrapped up by beautiful greenery and flowers is a very pretty sight.
This moderately-priced hotel has a loyal following. While I've never slept there, I've spent time in several of the units of friends who have stayed there. They return time after time, happily.
They are lovely and comfortable and if you are looking for moderate pricing and want to be directly on Meads Bay, this is your spot. You can read more from Nori on the Anguilla hotel Carimar here.
Just beyond Carimar is Blanchards. Blanchards is one of Anguilla's tenured upscale restaurants and one of the Evoy family's favorites!
Blanchards restaurant was the original five-star restaurant on the island. Owned and operated by Bob and Melinda Blanchard who are from Vermont, they told their story of moving to sunnier climates in "A Trip to the Beach." You can read more about the wonderful Anguilla book penned by the owner's of Blanchards, here.
Blanchards is painted a cool blue and as nice as it is, still encourages a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere for dinner. Their lunch spot, Blanchards Beach Shack, is a favorite for casual lunch that is hard to beat.
Just next to Blanchards is Nathan's Cove. A small accommodation option right on the beach and nestled in between two fantastic restaurants.
Jacala is just steps beyond Blanchard's and Nathan's Cove. Jacala is open for lunch and dinner and is often referred to as one of Anguilla's best restaurants. After Jacala, there are no more restaurants or hotels along the beach for a little ways.
What you will find after Jacala?
Some of the most jaw-dropping villas in all of Anguilla, including the famous Beach House where Lebron and Justin Bieber have stayed. Designed by award-winning architect, Ian "Sugar George" Edwards, she is the villa of Meads Bay dreams!
All of this can be yours for the right price. What a beauty!
Just two doors down from Ian Edwards' famous and beloved Beach House Villa is his latest development, Tranquility Beach Anguilla.
Sugar George's largest project yet, Tranquility Beach brings 15 immaculate luxury condos to Meads Bay shores. Available turn-key, with all of the bells and whistles (including professional property management), this is sure to be the epicenter of luxury Caribbean living.
More on Tranquility Beach Anguilla here and via the video above.
Bella Blu. Right on the sand.
Continuing to walk west, next you approach Turtle's Nest and Bella Blu which are two white buildings seemingly sitting closer to the sea than almost any other buildings on Meads Bay.
They are tall (for Anguilla) and are condo's and visitors may rent the condos and settle in for their nice expansive views of Meads Bay and the setting sun. More on Bella Blu here.
Next is the building for Meads Bay Beach Villas. You can read more about villas along Meads Bay, here.
Immediately beyond Turtle's Nest is the pretty and unique boutique hotel, Frangipani. Pretty in pink, Frangipani is a gem!
Frangipani is home to the stylish, chic yet casual Petals Boutique. Petals can not be seen from the beach but is less than a minute walk from the sand as it sits right there next to one of the Frangipani pools and next to the Frangipani office.
I would suggest bringing some cash or plastic with you if you are staying elsewhere and take off down the beach for a walk, Petals is worth stopping in! ;-) You can read more about Petals Boutique, here.
Also at Frangipani is the beloved restaurant, Straw Hat. Straw Hat another one of the Evoy family favorites for both lunch and dinner.
You see why so many people love Meads Bay? There are so many lovely options and we aren't even all the way down the beach yet!
Family owned and operated, Ocean Echo has become a top spot on Meads Bay over the years. It's known for its laidback, casual atmosphere, excellent beach eats, terrific service and the best rum punch in Anguilla, the Rumzie!
Do not miss a stop-in at Ocean Echo on your trip to Anguilla.
Continue down the beach and there is the picture-perfect, sand-in-the-toes beach bar, Waves.
This is a fun bar to end the day. Waves offers a terrific selection of frozen cocktails and beachy finger foods (think: oversized chicken wings, loaded fries, etc.). With a great live music line up, it makes for a super spot come sunset.
I pause here and reflect because this spot is also meaningful to me. It is where Anguillian Divers enters and exits from their beach-entry dives and where started and completed my PADI Open Water Certification for Scuba Diving with them. You can read all about Anguilla diving adventures here in the Anguilla Dive Journal.
Ok, refocusing. Right next to Waves is the beginning of the enormous Four Seasons Anguilla (previously Viceroy Anguilla) property which takes over the western end of Meads Bay. You would have to be sleep-walking to miss it.
Posh beach loungers and umbrellas line the end of the sand here. You are also likely to see guests using kayaks and paddleboards.
If you choose to adventure on to the property, you will see Bamboo Bar & Grill. Just a stone's throw from Meads Bay beach, this Four Seasons' restaurant is a sumptuous seat to a beachfront feast! More on Bamboo Bar & Grill.
but you get the idea! Breathtaking!!
As you may know, Four Seasons covers a point between both Meads Bay and the next bay over, Barnes Bay.
That is the end of the road... I mean, beach. Four Seasons is the finale and what a finale it is!
The last but not least experience to make your time on Meads Bay complete is an Anguilla sunset.
The sun sets out over the water at Meads Bay (toward the west, obviously ;-) and it is a soul-soothing sight to see. Don't miss it.
Meads Bay is truly one of the most visually impressive, wide and expansive beaches.
With so many dining and accommodation options, it is no wonder it's one of the island most widely loved, and top big beaches.
A word of warning... Be careful of rough seas, especially in the Winter months. As peaceful as Meads Bay can be in the summer, in the Winter (December/January), tides tend to surge, waves reaching as high as 8 feet!
and where the Four Seasons loungers begin.
Anacaona is considered to be another one of Anguilla's boutique hotels, however it is a little more value-oriented than Frangipani.
Anacaona is not easily seen from the beach, however you will see their beach chairs and umbrellas. The hotel itself is a short walk from the beach.
They also have a restaurant called Firefly in case you are hungry from all of this walking!
It's easy to find the walkway up to Anacaona, just look for the white-walled walkway and follow it up to the beautiful grounds of the hotel.


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Joe Giudice Shares Throwback Pics With Teresa Giudice During Their ''Good Times'' Amid Separation
by Alyssa Morin | Sun., Dec. 29, 2019 3:59 PM
Are Teresa & Joe Giudice on the Verge of a Split?
Blast from the past!
Joe Giudice is remembering the good ole days with his longtime partner, Teresa Giudice. On Sunday, the 47-year-old uploaded several throwback photos to Instagram of him and the Real Housewives of New Jersey star.
"when we were young," the reality TV personality shared, alongside a grainy pic of him and the Bravolebrity. "Miss the days down the shore," another caption read with both of their arms wrapped around each other as they posed in their swimwear.
"Good times," Giudice wrote in a separate post, alongside a photo of the two looking happier than ever. The former construction business owner uploaded an old family photo with Teresa by his side along with their three daughters, Gabriella, Milania and Audriana, when they were younger. (Gia was missing from the snapshot!)
"best days..," he expressed. "miss these days so much."
However, the timing of Joe's walk down memory lane comes less than two weeks after it was reported the longtime couple was separating after nearly 20 years of marriage.
Teresa and Joe Giudice's Sweetest Family Moments
At this time, the duo has yet to formally file for divorce. But an insider previously shared that they were done for good.
"Teresa and Joe's marriage is completely over," a source told E! News earlier this year. "Teresa is in no rush to file for divorce, but their relationship is done."
The insider added, "Teresa is really focused on being an amazing mom to their daughters. She wants to keep things as stable as possible during this hard time surrounding the deportation. She doesn't want to crush them even more with news of a divorce."
As of right now, Joe is living in home country of Italy after spending five months in an ICE detention facility. For the Christmas holiday, his four daughters flew out to visit, which marked their second trip out there in the last few months.
To see all of the throwback photos Joe has been sharing of Teresa lately, scroll through our gallery below.
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A New Show
Teresa and Joe appear on the first season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey in 2009. From introducing the world to her daughters and luxurious lifestyle to flipping tables, Teresa proves to be a memorable Housewife in no time.
Joe shares a photo of a time when the two were over-the-moon in love. "when we were young," he captions his throwback pic.
A Family of Six
Teresa and Joe welcome their youngest child, Audriana, on season two. Of course, her labor and delivery are documented. "The baby was born in a push and a half," she shares.
The former construction business owner recalls the time he and Teresa enjoyed the Met Life stadium to themselves. "Had all of met life to ourselves... let's play ball," he writes.
Joe posts about the ''good times'' he had with his estranged wife.
"Miss the days down the shore," the former Bravo star writes about his longtime love.
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The Bravolebrities attend a flash mob in Times Square right before the holidays, in December 2011.
Double Date
Date night! "Good times with good friends," Joe remembers on Instagram.
The reality TV personality reminisces on the good ole days. "best days.., he shares. "miss these days so much."
Former Real Housewives star, Jacqueline Laurita, accuses Joe of cheating on Teresa. However, the couple denies the rumors.
The family soaks up the sun and enjoys a fun-filled trip in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in 2013.
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The pair and their daughters enjoy each other's company day for one last time, before the fitness guru goes to prison. The famous family attends the Cathedral Basilica of Sacred Heart Church.
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The reality TV personalities appear at a Newark federal court in 2013. The duo faces additional charges of bank fraud and loan application fraud, in addition to original charges of defrauding lenders, illegally obtaining mortgages and other loans, allegedly hiding assets and income during a bankruptcy case.
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A Guilty Plea
In 2013, the Giudices are accused of committing mail and wire fraud, bank fraud and bankruptcy fraud. In addition, they are accused of making false statements on loan applications. Joe is also accused of failing to file tax returns from 2004 to 2008. The two plead guilty to multiple fraud charges in 2014. They are sentenced later that year.
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Puckering Up
The couple sits down with Andy Cohen to discuss their prison sentences.
BACKGRID
A Sentence Starts
Teresa started her time behind bars in early 2015. She was released at the end of the year just in time for Christmas.
AKM-GSI
A Second Sentence Begins
Joe started his sentence in March 2016. He was released in March 2019.
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A Deportation Case
In 2018, a judge ruled that Joe would be deported to Italy upon finishing his prison sentence. However, Joe filed an appeal later that year. In April 2019, a source told E! News the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled against Joe. However, his legal team filed a petition for the federal court to review the appeals decision. An immigration judge later denied the petitioner's application for release on bond—noting Joe would have to stay in ICE custody until the case is settled. In September, Joe asked the court to lift his stay of removal so he could await the final decision in his deportation case in Italy, which is where he was born.
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An Anniversary Apart
Joe and Teresa spent their 20th anniversary apart as Joe awaits the final decision in his deportation case in Italy.
An Unforeseen Future
Joe and Teresa appear on The Real Housewives of New Jersey Special Event: Joe and Teresa Unlocked, where they discuss the future of their marriage.
Instagram / Joe Giudice
The Real Housewives star and her four daughters fly to Italy to see Joe for the first time since being released from ICE. He is currently living in his home country.
Instagram / Gia Giudice
The famous family snaps pics from their short but sweet Italy trip.
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By: Morison, Samuel Eliot
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Time Reading Program Special Editions. Publisher's printed glossy wraps. 8vo. 456, (2) pp. Illustrated with numerous B&W photographs and drawings. Introduction by Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery. This is a new, unopened copy and is in perfect condition except for the bottom corner of the rear panel which has been neatly removed and a former owner's name neatly stamped on the ffep, else as new. VERY GOOD+. John Paul Jones, our foremost sea captain in the Revolution and the man who in many ways set the standards for Annapolis, has long deserved a fair-minded, full-length biography. In this book he lives again, in the salty, authentic, revivifying prose of Samuel Eliot Morison. In preparation for this biography he sailed the English, American and French waters where Captain Jones had his greatest triumphs, and, equally important, he has drawn upon the American, British, French and Russian naval archives of Paris and the old St. Petersburg. Widely recognized as the only authoritative, modern biography of the naval officer frequently referred to as the father of the U. S. Navy. It vividly portrays the illustrious career of John Paul Jones, from his early training at sea in the British West Indian merchant trade to his exploits in the newly independent American navy and his appointment as an admiral in the Russian navy and command of a squadron in the Black Sea. With compelling detail and remarkable insight, the dramatic narrative captures Jones's tenacity and fierce dedication and loyalty to his men and country, despite ill treatment and only begrudged recognition from his superiors. Samuel Eliot Morison, Rear Admiral, Reserve (1887-1976) was an American historian, noted for producing works of maritime history that were both authoritative and highly readable. A sailor as well as a scholar, Morison garnered numerous honors, including two Pulitzer Prizes, two Bancroft Prizes, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. . Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 456, (2) pp
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Santa Claus has a busy schedule at the holiday season. His helpers come to Midland each year for refresher training and Santa himself comes each year right after Thanksgiving.
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Santa has a special love for the folks around Midland. He always has time for picture taking, just remember to bring your camera. He sometimes leaves his at the North Pole.


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It was good to see Nick Rohn at a league game. Nick played for the first time with the Weasels way back in Game No. 2 in November 2005. He played a few times a year in the early years of the club, but Nick is the father of seven, and that will keep a guy busy. Wednesday's game was his first league game since June 2012.
Okay, I don't have much else to say, as I spent the evening chatting, not watching the game. Perhaps the players will chime in with their thoughts.
In the meantime, our next game will be June 3 at the Red Lion. And then it's on to Weasel Moot, June 13-14 at UIC. Hope to see you there!


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View Full Version : anyone know what i need to do to get these to fit wagon???
i know the tires are too big.
i picked up wheels hoping to just bolt on.
then picked up 15mm spacers for rear to see if that would help clearance issue i have. no dice.
now about to get some 225/40/18 tires for wheels. and hoping that will do the trick.
I've seen these wheels on other b5- and wagons. just not sure what else i need to do to get them to fit????
I seen a bunch with wheels on- just need to know what I'm missing??
What are the specs? Tire size, wheel offset, if you're using spacers how long are your bolts? If you want an answer you need to give all the information.
You should've told us you have monster truck tires on them. It's literally a matter of bolting them on though. Get the appropriate size tires and it's not rocket science. They're not aggressive specs at all.
You're good. Live and learn. If it's not for those tires there's nothing special to do to get those to work.
Good deal man. I'm looking for a set myself. Also a black Avant. Post pics!
right now drives nice. not hitting much and when i am its mostly the mud flaps on front and back---or so im thinking.
drive way is my biggest enemy right now.


The 2019 Chevy Blazer gets a brand new exterior colour, Satin Metal Gray Metallic. Additionally, hatchback fashions at the moment are available with the diesel engine. The 2019 Chevy Blazer obtained a five-star general safety score from the NHTSA (out of a attainable 5 stars). In IIHS evaluations, the 2019 Chevy Blazer Overview and Price has only been tested in aspect and average entrance overlap impact exams where it acquired a Good ranking (Good is the very best potential rating). It additionally received a Basic ranking on the IIHS' entrance crash prevention check for having an obtainable forward collision warning system (Superior is the highest rating for the front crash prevention test).
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Employment arbitration hotly contested
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BY KAREN BONANNO
Placed in the crosshairs of a contentious conflict between state and federal labor laws, California employers must assess and limit their risks.
After being rebuffed by former Gov. Jerry Brown, arbitration opponents in the state Legislature found a more sympathetic ear with California's new Gov. Gavin Newsom, who in October signed into law Assembly Bill 51.
A similar bill that would have effectively banned most arbitration agreements in employment contracts was vetoed in 2018 by Brown, who determined it violated federal law. But with some tweaking, this year's version received Gavin's support and will go into effect in January.
The law is certain to be challenged in the courts by employers and federal regulators. That process is likely to take months, or even years. Meanwhile, the requirements of the state's new restrictions on the use of arbitration create significant liabilities for employers who do not comply.
Arbitration is a private process where disputing parties agree that one or several individuals can make a decision about the dispute after receiving evidence and hearing arguments. The arbitration process is similar to a trial in that the parties make opening statements and present evidence to the arbitrator.
Used increasingly in employment disputes, arbitration is considered to be a less expensive and time-consuming process than a court trial. It is promoted as a process that better protects the privacy of complaining employees.
But in this #MeToo era, the downside of arbitration has received a lot of attention. For example, a woman who signs such an agreement and later complains that she has been sexually harassed would have to submit to a private arbitration. Commonly, she also would have to sign a nondisclosure agreement upon settlement.
As a result, arbitration may protect the "privacy" of the abuser and the company, more than the employee. The public has been outraged by recent media reports of high-profile cases shrouded in secrecy by arbitration and nondisclosure agreements.
How "voluntary" and how fair arbitration agreements are has been the focus of recent lawsuits. In November, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which has jurisdiction over Alabama, Florida and Georgia, ruled that a company's arbitration agreements violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because of their fee-sharing requirement, which placed a heavy financial burden on employees and prevented them from recovering costs. Even if an employee opted to take a complaint to arbitration and won, some agreements required the employee to pay his or her own attorney fees.
AB 51 bans employers from requiring employees or applicants to waive any rights, forum or procedure under the state Fair Employment and Housing Act or Labor Code as a condition of employment. It also prohibits employers from retaliating or threatening employees who refuse to waive such right.
While federal law prohibits states from targeting the enforcement of arbitration agreements, the proponents of AB 51 sought to head off a legal challenge by including in the new state law the wording: "Nothing in this [law] is intended to invalidate a written arbitration agreement that is otherwise enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act."
Adding confusion to the state-federal conflict is the date the new law will go into effect. It places restrictions on "contracts for employment" entered into, modified or extended on or after Jan. 1, 2020. It is unclear if the law applies to older, but extended agreements.
State and federal courts and legislators must intervene to resolve conflicts. But in the meanwhile, California employers should review:
Existing arbitration agreements with legal advisers to ensure that they comply with federal law and recent court rulings.
How arbitration agreements are explained to applicants and employees. Are agreements merely included in employee handbooks, or briefly noted in the fine print of contracts; or are they clearly explained and do they require specific acknowledgements and endorsements?
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Risk tolerance. If a company's policies and agreements are legally challenged, the cost of litigation and potential consequences should be considered.
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Are Your Neighbors Just Like You? This Might Be Why...
A new study sheds light on why some neighborhoods are less diverse and more segregated by income than others.
By Melissa Willets
An interesting new study has found U.S. neighborhoods are becoming more segregated by income, but only among families with kids.
Researchers for the study, which was just published in the American Sociological Review, looked at census data from 100 major U.S. metropolitan areas across the country. According to study author Ann Owens, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Southern California, what they found is that, increasingly, families are buying homes in areas populated by people who are earning similar incomes. She attributes this phenomenon to the widening income gap, for one.
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Science Daily reports that the study found segregation between neighborhoods rose 20 percent between 1990 and 2010, while income segregation between neighborhoods was almost two times as high among households with kids versus childless families.
School district choices are another main reason for the segregation, researchers noted. Because as one might expect, higher-income families with children are looking for good school districts when they home search. If you do not have kids, the quality of a school is not a huge factor in your home-buying decision-making process—unless, of course, you are thinking about resale potential.
Owens breaks down the findings this way: "Income inequality has an effect only half as large among childless folks. This implies that parents who have children see extra money as a chance to buy a home in a good neighborhood so that their kids may attend a good school."
She adds this is not good news for lower-income families with kids. "The growing income gap and increased economic segregation may lead to inequalities in children's test scores, educational attainment, and well-being," she said. "Neighborhood and school poverty are big drivers of low-income kids' poor educational outcomes, so rising income segregation perpetuates inequality and may reduce poor kids' mobility."
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Owens is convinced schools can act as key influencers in driving what she sees as necessary change. "If schools play an important role in residential segregation, then breaking that link and making it less important and sort of alleviating parents' concerns about where their kids are going to attend school would reduce income segregation," she said.
Her recommendation is for schools to redraw boundaries to reduce fragmentation of school districts in big cities and their surrounding areas. Inter-district school choice plans could also lessen segregation.
Melissa Willets is a writer/blogger and a mom. Follow her on Twitter (@Spitupnsuburbs), where she chronicles her love of exercising and drinking coffee, but never simultaneously.


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