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Double A receives three awards for its integrated marketing campaign
Alizay, 9January2014–Double A's 360° integrated marketing campaign has been recognized for its creativity at two prestigious European festivals in the field of advertising. The short spots have been rewarded with silver for Craft film and bronze for Film at Eurobest 2013 and have also received the Grand Cristal for Film at the Cristal Festival 2013. Developed by Buzzman, the campaign aims at attracting French consumers and increasing brand awareness. It also encourages them to reconsider the value of common objects and in particular the value of paper, humorously demonstrating that, despite appearances, all papers are not of equal quality.
This campaign is also emblematic of Double A's ambitions on the French market. Since the acquisition then the restart of the Alizay mill in Normandy in June 2013, Double A invests in brand building activities to establish itself as a high quality paper reference in France and on the European continent.
To watch the new Double A video ads: http://www.doubleapaper.com/fr/index.html
100 schools in Philippines received free Double A bond paper.
Double A Philippines has donated premium quality bond papers to 100 selected schools in Philippines in order to support a new Self-Learning method nationwide.
DOUBLE A & MALAYSIAN NATURE SOCIETY (MNS) JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
16 August 2016, Kuala Lumpur – Double A, the leading copy paper manufacturer collaborates with the Malaysian Nature Society in an effort to educate the public on deforestation issues and the importance of sustainable consumption in hopes of preserving the environment. The beginning of this collaboration starts with a week long campaign through the 1Dream1Tree (ODOT) project and The Unfortunate Tales of a Treeless World that will be exhibited from 15-21 August at Mid Valley Megamall.
Visit Double A's Exhibit of Asia's Most Preferred Paper Brand at Paperworld Middle East
Dubai, UAE, 28 February 2017 – Double A, Asia's most preferred paper brand, will be on exhibit at Stand 2-C12 in Hall 2 of Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center from 14-16 March 2017. Double A's distinct quality attributes – smoother surface, sharper print and suitable paper for double-sided printing - have propelled the paper brand into becoming the most preferred in Asia, including the Middle East. It maintains this position by continuously delivering tangible consumer benefits supported by product trial and loyalty programs.
Double A Joins Prof. Philip Kotler in Creating a Better World through Marketing
Bangkok, Thailand, 11 March 2013 – Double A, Prof. Philip Kotler and the World Marketing Summit join hands to promote the idea of creating a better world through marketing.
Double A supports Thailand's advancement towards national sustainable forest certification standard
Bangkok, Thailand, 4 May 2017 – Double A continues its active promotion of sustainable fiber sourcing in Thailand through certification. The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) accepted Double A as an International Stakeholder member, the first Thai company to be accepted in the alliance.
Double A's showcase at the recently concluded Paperworld Middle East 2015, a testimony to its growing and stable presence in the region
Dubai, UAE, 11 March 2015 – Double A's portfolio of premium quality 'Made in Europe' paper, from their Alizay Mill in France, were on exhibit at Middle East's largest fair for paper and stationery, held at the Zabeel Hall of the Dubai International Convention Center.
JUOMA 2015 names winners Students from City U take home championship tilt
Hong Kong, 28 April 2015 – The Joint University Outstanding Marketing Award (JUOMA) 2014-15, with the theme 'Innovation through paper', has named the winners of this year's competition. The students from City University of Hong Kong bagged the Gold Award for their brilliant concept of branding Double A paper into 'FUN, SMART and GREEN", as well as the Best Advertising Video Award. This year's champions received HKD 10,000, a trophy and an all expense paid trip to Thailand to visit Double A paper's mill and farmed trees (Paper from KHAN-NA). Silver Award went to the team composed of students from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, while the Bronze Award went to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Double A and ADVEO strengthen their partnership in Europe
Alizay, France, 21 May 2015 – Double A partners with ADVEO, Europe's largest wholesaler on office supplies. This commitment plans to roll out Double A through Europe, to increase the presence of Double A's premium paper across the ADVEO network (Calipage, Plein Ciel, Elite group, Office Deal, Buro +…).
Double A Receives "The Outstanding Enterprise Award" 5 years straight
Recently, Double A has been granted the Outstanding Establishment Award on Occupational Safety, Health and Environment 2015 at the 29th National Safety Week on Advanced Economy through Safe and Healthy Workers held in Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC).
Double A Obtains Green Meetings Certificate
In July 2015, Double A received for the 2nd time the Green Meetings certificate from the Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD) and Thailand Environment Institute Foundation (TEI). The certificate is issued only every three (3) years to organizations that are well aware of their environmental impacts and are doing their best to ensure the efficient and sustainable use of natural resources.
Double A's Social Innovation to be Shared by its Senior Executive Vice President at the 14th Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility
Bangkok, Thailand – Mr. Thirawit Leetavorn, the Senior Executive Vice President of Double A, will speak at the 14th Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) on 9 September 2015 in Shangri-la Hotel under the session 'Partnering with the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP). This session focuses on how social innovations serve the BoP markets. Partnerships with the BoP are vital in implementing new innovations but companies should understand the needs and demands at the BoP level.
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How Do I know I have a Beetle Infestation?
The Carpet Beetle prefers bird's nests, cereals, dead rodents/birds to carpets. It is the larvae of all species that cause the damage. Often when a piece of standing furniture is moved you may notice damage.
Other types of beetle damage is either on leather & fur. And others prefer meal, grain, cereals or dried pet food, These often have the eggs of these stored product pests on them but are often consumed or cooked before a problem arises but if the products are stored for a long time or fall somewhere in a kitchen where they are not cleaned up then problems can occur.
Beetle infestations will cause damage to carpets and if not controlled will increase in number. The same applies to the other types of stored product beetles that spoil the food, which then intern go on to spoil other foods.
All areas in & around the infested areas should be cleaned, carpets vacuumed & furniture moved. In the case of stored product beetle then the infested food should be removed to an outside bin & the cupboards cleaned out & contents removed ready for spraying.
We treat carpets in the infested and surrounding areas with insecticides. Kitchens and storage areas can also be treated depending on which beetle problem you have. All insecticides are biodegradable, almost odourless, non tainting & do not corrode or stain. They are not highly toxic towards mammals but are extremely so to all forms of beetle pest.
It is important that you do not wash down or vacuum treated areas for as long as practical or until you stop seeing beetles or their larvae. Once this period is over it is important to be very thorough when vacuuming especially the undisturbed areas. When cleaning close attention should be given to the hard-to-reach places. All areas, including carpet areas under standing furniture must be vacuumed on a regular basis. Contents of the vacuum cleaner should be emptied immediately into an outside bin.
I guarantee the infestation and further damage stops for one month after the treatment. This is providing the advice on vacuuming & general hygiene is adhered to.


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Faith of Ikoyo
From Dragon Eye Atlas
The Faith of Ikoyo is a polytheistic religion in central and southern Auseka. It is the second largest religion on the continent, with over 6 million believers.
The faith has a curious relationship to the Faith of Nesra. Both are based on largely the same ancient mythology, but their founders and first prophets revealed very different truths from those seeds. This has led to at times peaceful coexistence, when the similarities between the two religions were dominant, and at time bitter conflicts when the differences were more pronounced.
For the past century about, relations have been peaceful, but affected by a deep distrust and intense verbal conflicts. In fact, in the last thirty years alone, scholars from both sides have produced texts and proclamations proving the other faith as a disfigured, wrong version, in volume easily dwarfing the actual amount of holy texts on both sides.
1 Gods
1.1 Jardos
1.2 Karmak
1.3 Tossa
2 Prophets
3 Temples
4 Priests
5 Rules and Traditions
6 Cults
Where Nesra saw six and ten gods, Ikoyo discovered a deeper truth, or so he claimed: The gods are many, but they are grouped into three pantheons and those within the pantheons appear to be the same to humans who are not sensitive enough to see the subtle differences. This is because the gods choose to appear to mortals in human shape, even though their true shapes are inconceivable to mortal minds. They might appear sometimes as man and sometimes as woman, leading to the illusion of six gods.
Instead, the followers of Ikoyo believe that there are close to a dozen gods in each of the pantheons, and they are accompanied by countless half-gods and other lesser entities. Most of the gods are seen as good by Ikoyo, though all of them also have their dark sides, often the exaggeration of the good.
Another important aspect, and one that sets Ikoyo apart from Nesra entirely, is the acknowledgement of local gods. These have largely vanished in the northern faith, but Ikoyo supports the existence of city and other regional gods, and those add another two dozen or so deities to the pantheon.
Jardos
The Jardos are the gods of all that is alive and good. Order and nature, life and hope.
Adlan and Iona, god and goddess of nature, animals and hope
Jukon, god of justice and order
Galenil, goddess of light
Kusmis, goddess of fertility and her two husbands Tholos and Erdall, gods of the growth, harvest and plenty
Zoasis and Qomis, god and goddess of the seasons and orderly progression of the year
Gurth, goddess of the cycle of life and death
Eken, god of day and night
Gadros, god of health and illness
Karmak
The Karmak are gods of strength and power and all its expressions. Growth and expansion, battle and truth, challenge and victory.
Batall, god of battle and war and his concubine Barila, goddess of fortune and truth
Rerohr, god of justice and the law, but also of injustice and oppression
Testus, Kases and Bolan, the three gods of all the monsters and wild creatures
Khoton, god of strength
Tossa
The last group, the Tossa are gods of the inner world and humanity. They support honor and love, beauty and art, song and dance as well as philosophy and magic.
Shotu, god the magic of men and Itia, the goddess of the magic of fairies and demons
Soto, god of inner strength and will
Ecmera, goddess of loneliness and confusion
Ola, goddess of love, and her sister Cinna, goddess of beauty and art
Aditos, god of honor and his brother Ziklos, god of mercy and peace
Unira and Ozot, goddess and god of betrayl and broken promises
Ridarae, goddes of envy and jealousy
Dystus, god of success, triumph and well-being
Ikoyo was a lesser noble from Cyrinia (today part of The United Provinces of Sila), their seat near the coastal town of Phaies. He was a scholar and explorer and became fascinated with the teachings of Nesra early on, before they were very popular, as he had stumbled upon them by coincidence during his travels into the north.
For a time, Ikoyo became a follower of Nesra, and one of his close friends. But when Nesra went to the north, Ikoyo had a vision of his own and went south instead, where after two years of contemplation and writing, he began to preach his own version of the faith, claiming that Nesra had mis-interpreted important aspects of the gods. The two men never spoke a word again, but both became popular and gained more and more followers.
Unlike in the north, Ikoyo brought others to his side and trained them as prophets. Where Nesra remained a lone figurehead until his fatal expedition, Ikoyo soon became one of seven prophets, though always the most important.
(TODO: more about Ikoyo and also the other prophets)
Priests following Ikoyo dedicate their lives to one of the pantheons, and after a three-year initiation period will focus on one or a small number of gods within it. Male and female priests will follow different paths, expressing the male and female aspects of their chosen pantheons through their own words and actions.
And important aspect of priesthood within the Faith of Ikoyo is that Ikoyo ordained that all priests must be grounded in ordinary life. Every priest has to learn an ordinary craft for at least two years before he or she can become a full priest. While this has become a ritualized formality in larger cities, the priests routinely help out their communities with labour where needed in villages across the lands. There is even a stonemason's order within the priesthood, responsible for keeping and developing the secrets of construction of the large temples.
This page is still incomplete and missing content or details that are planned, but have not been added yet.
Rules and Traditions
The Mahuman Hereticals are a cult within the Faith of Ikoyo that follows a nihilistic interpretation of the faith.
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Perryville, Bastrop County, Texas, a small community formerly located 2½ miles south of the site of present-day Elgin in Bastrop County
Perryville, Wood County, Texas, at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2088 and 852, eight miles southeast of Winnsboro in northeastern Wood County

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St. John the Baptist (Byzantine) 5.9 mi.
Most Blessed Sacrament 6.2 mi.
St. Philip Neri 8.1 mi.
Saint Teresa Calcutta - Schwenksville 8.2 mi.
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta - Linfield 9.3 mi.
Immaculate Conception B.V.M. 9.4 mi.


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I am back with this weeks RAW review, and the RAW after the ROYAL RUMBLE certainly had some surprises and interesting moments, let us take a look.
Alright so this segment wasn't so much about Jericho, but he is a gift. Kevin Owens came out to brag about his victory at the ROYAL RUMBLE against Roman Reigns and he thanked Chris Jericho for his support. Owens was on fire on the mic, and it was excellent. He would be interrupted by the real reason he won the match, the monster Braun Strowman. Strowman wasn't caring about a thank you for Owens, he wants a WWE Universal Title shot and he wants it tonight! He plays a clip showing Owens promising a title shot, and the excuses from Owens and Jericho were pretty hysterical. Mick Foley comes out in an extraordinary suit and he confirms the match, Owens isn't happy after the battle he just had. It was funny hearing the crowd thank Strowman, which would be due to his interferance and Roman Reigns not being champion. A pretty decent opening, and an intriguing match for later in the show.
Our opening match pitted two of the stand out competitors from the ROYAL RUMBLE against each other. Both men lasted quite a while, with Jericho breaking the record of the most time spent in RUMBLE matches. Zayn lasted over 40 minutes from entering at number 8, and they both had some good spots. The match itself was a pretty good opener, lots of back and forth action, and they definitely tried hard even though you could tell the night before had taken its toll. It is a testament to their work ethic, and they really did deliver. Zayn picks up a clean victory with the Helluva Kick, no Owens at ringside either. Maybe a short term feud as we build up to Jericho vs. Owens? Not complaining here!
Backstage we had Cesaro and Sheamus arguing about the RUMBLE, Bayley puts a stop to it. Then Charlotte and The Club show up with their gold. There will be a Mixed Tag Match later tonight, not a bad idea. Kevin Owens also confronts Stephanie and wants her to reverse Mick Foley's decision about the title match tonight. She is preoccupied with the Seth Rollins situation.
This was an okay match, the crowd were not into it at all even though these two tried hard. At least we had some interesting and entertaining commentary from Austin Aries, which definitely helped. Tony Nese looks very impressive, and those wash board abs are nothing to laugh at. Mustafa Ali got in some offense but he was ultimately defeated, we had a weird post match interview with Aries and Nese. I don't mind where this is going actually.
This was a great segment, Stephanie and Seth Rollins have always had great chemistry. It worked as part of The Authority and it still works even as enemies now. A lot of harsh words were exchanged, with Rollins taking some personal digs, but Stephanie was not having any of that. She gives as good as she gets, and their words were explosive. I liked how this played out, with Stephanie extremely fired up over what Rollins had to say. He said he has nothing left to lose, and she said that Triple H would be there tonight to confront him.
This wasn't a bad match, I liked how Cesaro wore Bayley's wrist bands that was a nice touch. Lots of action in the ring, with some back and forth between the teams and the women. The feuds are definitely set to continue, and that is a smart move in my opinion. They don't need to lead to WRESTLEMANIA but to FASTLANE at least. This didn't feel like a long match, but Bayley got some redemption by getting the pin on Charlotte and picking up the win for her team. A nice celebration follows, as the Champions do not look happy.
Neville comes out to celebrate his victory and becoming the new Cruiserweight Champion, I really am liking this new persona and the heel character. He is absolutely nailing every aspect of it and his mic work has never been better. It was the right time for him to become Champion, and as I had hoped the program with Rich Swan is continuing. Swan did interupt the segment and it wasn't fun and games at all, the pair fought with Swan getting the upper hand. A short segment but it was effective, it is a shame the live crowd wasn't into it as much as they should have been. I look forward to the rematch between these two, as their match the night before was very well done.
Backstage we had Kevin Owens stressing about his match, and Bayley trying to talk Sasha Banks out of her rematch with Nia Jax.
Before the match even starts, Braun Strowman puts Chris Jericho through the announce table taking out the distraction. The match itself was a good showcase for Strowman being a monster and a powerhouse, but Kevin Owens did get some pretty good offense in. It did feel like an impossible situation for Owens who really sold Strowman as a big threat. Which is the right way to book him, but Owens didn't look like a weak Champion, he got in some moves and despite being banged up he fought. The match would come to an end when Roman Reigns shows up and does what Strowman did the night before and cost him the match. Reigns may have got in some moves but Strowman still stood tall. A feud between the two is now in the cards and Reigns is out of the title picture.
We see a car pull up backstage but it isn't Triple H, it is Brock Lesner and Paul Heyman. As usual Paul Heyman delivers the goods and provides us with a fantastic promo, while Lesner stays silent. He admits the faults and what has happened, but the fight isn't over. Heyman makes a lot of references and even brings up this years big Hall Of Fame inductee Kurt Angle. The way Paul Heyman can talk and keep talking is a promo clinic, the man can do no wrong. This leads to the challenge, Brock Lesner to face Goldberg one last time at WRESTLEMANIA. This is a match we knew was coming, hopefully it wont be a quick one and these guys can really go at it.
Was this an actual match? Nia Jax just destroyed Sasha Banks, even worse than at the RUMBLE preshow. While Jax had Banks in a submission the bell rang, was that a mistake or did they end the match? Not sure, it seemed like it wasn't meant to happen or wires got crossed. After the bell rang Jax inflicts even more pain on an already hurt Banks, and she is enjoying it. Bayley comes out, she doesn't attack Jax, but Jax steps away.
This was just an all out fight of a match, it wasn't easy to keep tabs on what was going on. The prematch banter was actually pretty good, and I absolutely love the Cuppa Haters tshirt that Enzo was wearing. This feud has been okay, they certainly have tried doing something different but I feel like it has run its course. There is a lot of potential for keeping Mahal and Rusev as a team but I am not sure where they all go from here. It wasn't easy to keep interested in the match, and Enzo gets the pin to get the win. What happens next is anyone's guess.
Backstage Triple H is shown arriving in a limo.
SAMOA JOE IS HERE! A big surprise attack from the monster of NXT, and what an attack it was. Samoa Joe completely destroyed Seth Rollins as Triple H just quietly made his way out of the ring. He isn't fighting Rollins this time, and he has Samoa Joe to do all the work. While we were all hoping for Joe to debut at the ROYAL RUMBLE, this more than made up for his absence. Making a huge impact on RAW, and destroying one of their top guys was a sight to behold. This is how you close out RAW and get people talking, and now we have to wait a week to see what happens next! I assume we will be getting Samoa Joe vs. Seth Rollins at FASTLANE and I cannot wait!
RAW was mostly very decent, the match order though was a little confusing. The WWE Universal Title Match should have been later in the show, but they did save the best for last. We will definitely get Triple H vs. Seth Rollins at WRESTLEMANIA, but having Joe in the picture gives us a lot to look forward to.
What! a debut by Samoa Joe, really a nice way to introduce him in Main roster.


Thursday the 27th Americans will be giving thanks for their blessings and harvest.
"Giving Thanks" in the Health/Fitness section. "Is food your personal retreat?" in our Health at Every Size section.
"Heavy Weight Yoga" in our Fashion/Beauty section. Fat on the Silver Screen - "The Nines" in our Art/Entertainment section.
"Review: Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion" in our Literature section. "Keeping Your (Motivational) Head Above Water" in our Health/Fitness section.


1Put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement.
1.1Music Modify (a phrase) by reversing the direction of pitch changes.
1.2Music Alter (an interval or triad) by changing the relative position of the notes in it.
1.3Mathematics Subject to inversion; transform into its inverse.
1An arch constructed in an upside-down position to provide lateral support, e.g. in a tunnel.
1.1 The concave lower surface of a sewer or drain.
A postage stamp printed with an error such that all or part of its design is upside down.
Mid 16th century (in the sense 'turn back to front'): from Latin invertere, literally 'turn inside out', from in- 'into' + vertere 'to turn'.


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Category Archives: Spotlight
The Worst Creepy Clown Movies You've Never Seen
Scary clowns are no laughing matter. They've made their way into films, from terrifying horror movie classics like It (1990) to the cult film Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988). If you're thinking this is the perfect Halloween to enjoy a bad creepy clown movie, we have a few ideas . . .
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FIU Club Announces First Short Film Competition
October 5, 2016 filmadmin
The Film Initiative Underground has announced their first short film competition for the semester. The competition will give students the chance to make their own films and have their work seen by an audience. The winner will have their short film featured on the FIU Film Studies Program website! Continue reading FIU Club Announces First Short Film Competition →
Author: Pierina Hidalgo
MIFF's Big Little Festival, GEMS, Set to Kick Off
The Miami International Film Festival is set to host GEMS, its annual fall mini-festival highlighting recent cinematic "jewels" such as Oscar contenders and award winners. The lineup features two foreign films set to compete for the Oscar: Toni Erdmann, a German comedy about a father-daughter relationship, and the Chilean Neruda, an account of the famous poet's troubles in a politically fraught Chile. GEMS will be the first festival in Florida to screen these films. Continue reading MIFF's Big Little Festival, GEMS, Set to Kick Off →
Fall Talkback Series Kicks Off with Ixcanul
A vigorous discussion followed the screening of Ixcanul (2015, Guatemala and France) this past Wednesday at the Coral Gables Art Cinema. A diverse crowd, including community members, faculty, and students of local universities, and even a friend of the film's director turned out for the latest in the "Talkback" series, a co-venture of the Cinema and the FIU Film Studies program.
CGAC's Ben Delgado joins Andrew Strycharski during discussion
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SCREENING AND DISCUSSION: IXCANUL
Join us for a screening and discussion of Ixcanul at the Coral Gables Art Cinema on Wednesday, September 14 at 6:45 PM. Dr. Andrew Strycharski, FIU director of Film Studies, will lead a conversation about the film to the audience.
In his debut feature, Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante tells the hypnotic story about Maria, a young Mayan woman who lives and works on a coffee plantation with her parents right beside an active Volcano in Guatemala. A marriage to a plantation overseer has been arranged for Maria, although she is not sure if she wants to abide by her family's traditions any longer, and believes that a brighter future awaits her somewhere else. She sees that possibility in Pepe, a coffee cutter who plans on migrating to the US.
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Exclusive Screening of "Indignation"
The Miami Jewish Film Festival is pleased to invite you to its exclusive presentation of one of the year's most acclaimed films and sure-fire Oscar contender's, Indignation, on Wednesday, July 13 at 7:30pm at Regal Cinemas South Beach. Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and producer James Schamus (The Ice Storm, Brokeback Mountain) directs this exquisite period portrait of a young Jewish man at a crossroads. Adapting Philip Roth's novel with warmth and faithfulness, Schamus elicits support from a universally top-of-their-game cast, highlighted by a blistering turn by Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Fury) and Sarah Gadon (Enemy, A Dangerous Method).
Stars Logan Lerman and Sarah Gadon will be in attendance to introduce the film and participate in an extended discussion after the screening!
RSVP at info@miamijewishfilmfestival.org
Free Millennial Membership for the Miami Jewish Film Festival
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Millennials can sign up now for a free membership for the Miami Jewish Film Festival. All you have to do is email info@miamijewishfilmfestival.org or Judith Vigil at judith@miamijewishfilmfestival.org with your full name and birth date. Members receive access to free advanced screenings and discounts. Click here for a more complete list of benefits.
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We have client application which were using MQ RA 8, and then we asked them to upgrade to version of MQ Resource Adaptor to 8.0.0.2 , and soon they start getting CLASS Def Not Found error. Does anyone point to right direction where could be the issue, isn't the Jar should be copy and paste replace?
Is there anything else that needs to be done to make Java program work?


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Q: Why return an enumerator? I''m curious about why ruby returns an Enumerator instead of an Array for something that seems like Array is an obvious choice. For example:
'foo'.class
# => String

Most people think of a String as an array of chars.
'foo'.chars.class
# => Enumerator

So why does String#chars return an Enumerable instead of an Array? I'm assuming somebody put a lot of thought into this and decided that Enumerator is more appropriate but I don't understand why.

A: If you want an Array, call #to_a. The difference between Enumerable and Array is that one is lazy and the other eager. It's the good old memory (lazy) vs. cpu (eager) optimization. Apparently they chose lazy, also because
str = "foobar"
chrs = str.chars
chrs.to_a # => ["f", "o", "o", "b", "a", "r"]
str.sub!('r', 'z')
chrs.to_a # => ["f", "o", "o", "b", "a", "z"]

A: *

*Abstraction - the fact that something may be an Array is an implementation detail you don't care about for many use cases.  For those where you do, you can always call .to_a on the Enumerable to get one.

*Efficiency - Enumerators are lazy, in that Ruby doesn't have to build the entire list of elements all at once, but can do so one at a time as needed.  So only the number you need is actually computed.  Of course, this leads to more overhead per item, so it's a trade-off.

*Extensibility - the reason chars returns an Enumerable is because it is itself implemented as an enumerator; if you pass a block to it, that block will be executed once per character.  That means there's no need for e.g. .chars.each do ... end; you can just do .chars do ... end.  This makes it easy to construct operation chains on the characters of the string.

A: This completely in accordance with the spirit of 1.9: to return enumerators whenever possible. String#bytes, String#lines, String#codepoints, but also methods like Array#permutation all return an enumerator.
In ruby 1.8 String#to_a resulted in an array of lines, but the method is gone in 1.9.

A: 'Most people think of a String as an array of chars'   ... only if you think like C or other languages.   IMHO, Ruby's object orientation is much more advanced than that.    Most Array operations tend to be more Enumerable like, so it probably makes more sense that way.
An array is great for random access to different indexes, but strings are rarely accessed by a particular index.  (and if you are trying to to access a particular index, I suspect you are probably doing school work)
If you are trying to inspect each character, Enumerable works.  With Enumberable, you have access to map, each, inject, among others.   Also for substitution, there are string functions and regular expressions.
Frankly, I can't think of a real world need for an array of chars.

A: Maybe a string in ruby is mutable? Then having an Array isn't really an obvious choice - the length could change, for instance. But you will still want to enumerate the characters...
Also, you don't really want to be passing around the actual storage for the characters of a string, right? I mean, I don't remember much ruby (it's been a while), but if I were designing the interface, I'd only hand out "copies" for the .chars method/attribute/whatever. Now... Do you want to allocate a new array each time? Or just return a little object that knows how to enumerate the characters in the string? Thus, keeping the implementation hidden.
So, no. Most people don't think of a string as an array of chars. Most people think of a string as a string. With a behavior defined by the library/language/runtime. With an implementation you only need to know when you want to get nasty and all private with stuff below the abstraction belt.

A: Actually 'foo'.chars passes each character in str to the given block, or returns an enumerator if no block is given.
Check it :
irb(main):017:0> 'foo'.chars
=> #<Enumerable::Enumerator:0xc8ab35 @__args__=[], @__object__="foo", @__method__=:chars>
irb(main):018:0> 'foo'.chars.each {|p| puts p}
f
o
o
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Last month's survey showed less than a 2 percent difference in the use of the two leading PC VR headsets on Valve's gaming platform, but that gap grew to just under 4 percent in August. Vive came in with 42.58 percent of the total share (down from 44.35 percent last month), and Rift took home 47.11 percent (slightly up from 46.18 percent). Valve also deemed Rift the most popular VR headset in use on its platform by 0.35 percent. Could the launch of Oculus' Marvel: Powers United VR bundle have given the headset a boost in any way?
It looks like Microsoft's Windows VR headsets will have had a part to play in that gap widening, as its share jumped from 6.41 percent to 7.18 percent this month too. This category covers a broad range of devices, many of which are regularly put on sale for prices well below the $ 500 Vive and $ 400 Rift, which has no doubt been helping them creep up the chart since launch last year.


1st Robert Kraft at a strip mall In Jupiter Florida and now this. What's next are you gonna tell me there's no Santa Claus?
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There is a regular customer at my shows who loves to discuss the cards from the 1960s and near the end of the day we'll often chat for 20-30 minutes about the cards and the trivia from that era. Recently we discussed players who either had short and really bad stint with a team or never even played in a regular season game but are still pictured on a card for that team.
We'll begin with the 1962 Topps Robin Roberts. Roberts appeared to be nearing the end of the line after a terrible 1961 season in which he went 1-10 for a Phillies team that went through a 23 game losing streak that year. The Yankees picked him up in the off-season and Topps apparently figured he was a lock to make their roster, giving him card #243.
Well, Roberts was cut at the end of spring training but as it turned out he did have a decent career finishing kick with three and a half nice seasons for the Baltimore Orioles before ending back in the NL with the Astros and the Cubs. New York got none of that but team collectors still need good ol' Robin for their 1962 Yankees set.
In 1964, Gene Conley, who had been a decent pi tcher for the Braves and Red Sox was shown as a Cleveland Indian on card #571. Conley might be the only person to win both an NBA and a World Series (and even took off on an impromptu trip to Israel with Pumpsie Green after they left the Red Sox team bus). Conley had been acquired by the Indians as a low-cost free agent. He pitched in two minor league games , then realized he was through so we have a high number card of Conley as a member of a team he never pitched for.
In 1965, in one of the first trades between the city rivals, the Yankees picked up Duke Carmel from the Mets and hoped to plug him into their outfield. Topps put him on card #261. There is a brief mention in Ball Four about Duke and his struggles to hit that year. Well his regular season record shows six games played, eight at bats and no hits or walks. He never got on base with the Yankees and that Yankee cameo would conclude Duke's major league career. I think the safest thing we can say is he was certainly no Duke Snider.
The following year, there is a very difficult high number short print card of Lou Klimchock, Lou has done good work since his playing career ended and is one of the head honchos for the Major League Alumni Association. However, except for a brief stint during the 1969 season, Lou was always challenged as a batter. And while Mets collectors just know how tough his 1966 card was (you'll spend at least $20 for a decent one if you can find it), they wish he had done more at the plate for them that season. He batted five times as a pinch-hitter and went 0-5 with three strikeouts and a grounded into double plays.
We will conclude our tour with the 1974 Topps Traded Felipe Alou card, which pictures him as a member of the Brewers thanks to the work of a Topps graphic artist who airbrushed his cap into a blue and gold Milwaukee model. Indeed, they had acquired him during the off-season and hoped some of the recent Alou magic which had helped the A's to two straight World Series titles would lead them to their first winning season. It didn't work out that way. Felipe went hitless in three at-bats and a career that began in Milwaukee during the late 1950s was over. But at least he got one final card.


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A: The l is for list and the p is for path.  Check out all the other variants, e.g. execl, execlp, execle, execv, execvp.

A: at the prompt try: "man execlp"
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A: Have you tried reading the man page for execlp(3)
The execl family of functions executes a file, passing a null-terminated *L*ist of string arguments. execlp() searches the users *P*ath, as the shell would.

A: I would try googling the entire command name:
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SOUTH PITTSBURG — Less than 24 hours after slipping on a gold jacket during his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Terrell Owens slipped back into a pair of cleats and began the process of a potential comeback.
Owens was among a handful of hopefuls working out at South Pittsburg High School's Beene Stadium on Sunday afternoon for Chris Jones, the head coach and general manager of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders.
The 44-year old, 6-foot-3, 224-pound Owens, who has not played professionally since being cut by the NFL's Seattle Seahawks early in the 2012 preseason, ran pass routes for more than an hour with former Central Florida quarterback Justin Holman throwing and former South Carolina defensive back Rico McWilliams covering. Holman and McWilliams were working out with hopes of earning contract extensions.
"I know I'm truly blessed and I can still play the game," Owens said after the workout. "What I did out there today is just a small little snippet of what I can do. I just appreciate Coach for the opportunity. I guess he wanted to assess and see where I am physically.
"It's key when you're trying out to put your best foot forward, and I'm very pleased with what they saw and what I did out there. To be inducted into the Hall of Fame and come back and play, why not me? I know I can do it; it's just a matter of someone giving me the opportunity."
On Saturday afternoon, a crowd estimated at 3,000 filled the lower bowl of UTC's McKenzie Arena for Owens' unconventional induction ceremony as he became the Pro Football Hall of Fame's first living new inductee not to attend the traditional ceremony in Canton, Ohio. The school also announced it was naming a street on campus in his honor.
Sunday, with temperatures hovering around 92 degrees, Owens was back on a football field, running a variety of routes under the watchful eye of Jones, who had returned to his hometown during a bye week for the Roughriders.
"I wanted to see him run a lot of different routes and work him out for a while to test his stamina," Jones said. "I know he can still fly on the track, but I wanted to see if he could consistently run his routes or if he got tired. I have tryouts whenever it's possible so that former college and pro athletes have the chance to prove themselves and see if they can improve our team. But I've never been faced with anything like this. I mean, he's 44 years old but still runs a 4.4-second 40.
"An agent reached out to me to say that T.O. was interested in a tryout. I gave him the dates we would be available, and it just happened to work out that the timing was perfect for him since he was in Chattanooga for his ceremony. I told him it would be better to come here for the tryout because there wouldn't be the media frenzy that would be created if he crossed the border to work out in Canada."
During a pro career that spanned 15 seasons and included stints with the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, Owens amassed 15,934 receiving yards (second in NFL history) and 153 touchdowns (third in NFL history). He was a five-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowl selection, and his list of NFL records includes scoring at least two touchdowns against every team in the league.
The Hall of Famer created a buzz several weeks ago when a video was posted to social media showing him run a 4.4-second 40-yard dash during a workout with Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, another All-Pro.
Chris Jones, a UTC graduate and former Mocs football player, has won four Grey Cup championships with four different CFL franchises, including as the head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos in 2015. Shortly after that, he accepted an offer to become the head coach and GM with Saskatchewan and began turning around that franchise, taking the Roughriders from a three-win season the year before he took over to reaching the semifinals last season.
"I think Johnny Manziel found out last week just how tough the competition is in our league," Coach Jones said, referring to the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback's CFL debut with Montreal on Friday, when he threw four interceptions.
"This wasn't a publicity stunt. Terrell is in phenomenal shape and just wanted to see if he can still bring something to a professional football team."
This regime has a thing for discarded, used up players. How well has that worked out for the win column?
Did anyone not expect this to happen?
I'm not even sure what you're trying to say, and I'm guessing you're not either. Are Charleston Hughes and Jovon Johnson "discarded, used up players"? As far as the win column goes, I guess you don't follow the CFL much? the Riders have gone from 3 wins to 10 wins in 2 years, so whatever Jones is doing is working great in the win column!
As if the Toronto media doesn't have enough to laugh at concerning the CFL for , Chris Jones gives them this . IF , as I believe it probably is , a tempest in a tea pot over a misunderstanding , Chris Jones should issue a defining , closing statement on this mis speak and end this insipid stupidity . When Edmonton burned their notes on this T O thing , it should have been enough . When Edmonton awoke from it's stupor , an unspoken understanding should have been communicated to all teams .., " in cases where player signings weaken the credibility of the entire league , the CFL office has the option to negate such signings " .
" THIS " is one sch case . The only thing worse than the Riders Jones getting involved in this would have been the ARGOS DOING IT ! THEN ... the league would be back to 8 teams and forget the expansion .
Jones has to get as far away from this as he can . and as fast as he can . His credibility ,as shaky as it is , does not need the Saskatchewan supporters laughing at him and THE TEAM .... being that we are as angry at him as it currently .
Chris Jones credibility is in overdraft at this time , don't make the fans call in the loan .
..... about any signing wold do to the ARGOS CREDIBILITY .
This story would have been great on April 1st.
I couldn't really make heads or tails out of that post but maybe I can help you out. Jones' credibility is pretty much bullet proof given that he's improved this team from 3 to 10 wins in two years, and we're selling out 33,500 seats in the middle of the summer.
Jones held a workout for a number of players this weekend and TO was one of them. His agent contacted Jones and as he was doing this anyway he said why not. His comment on TO afterwards was that he wasn't in game shape. I take that to be a diplomatic no, but at least one of the other players looks like a solid prospect.
Does this clear up your confusion at all?
Me thinks too much is made of too little.


Simon van der Stel the Governor of the Cape was granted a 2454 hectare farm in the Constantia valley back in 1685 by the VOC company. (Dutch East India Company) After acquiring the farm he built himself a double storey house on it. The farm was utilised for the planting of vegetables and viticulture.
Today they are still cultivating vegetables and grapes today nearly 300 years later. Most of the produce from the farm was sold to passing ships. Not only did van der Stel farm grapes and vegetables but also beef which obviously was also sold to the ships that called at the Cape. In 1716, after his death the farm was divided into three portions, two of which were sold off.
When he took over the farm he built a new wine cellar and renovated the manor house, adding gables, sash and casement windows and a higher pitched roof. His main efforts were however in the field of winemaking. During his tenure he improved the vineyards and introduced his own wine making methods to the farm. He was very succesful and his wines became world fanmous.
After Hendrik's death in 1799 his son Hendrik took over the farm and continued where his father had left off. The wines were so good that the farm became the official supplier of wine to Napoleon while he was on on St Helena.
In 1823 the farm was purchased by Jacob Pieter and it officially became known as Groot Constantia. As it turned out he was the last private owner of the farm.
In 1885 after Jacob's death and a plague of phylloxera it was decided to auction the farm and it was purchased by the Master of the Supreme Court who then utilised the farm as an experimental farm. Unfortunately during this period the manor house was severely damaged by fire. It took from 1927 to 1952 to rebuild and refurbish the house with art works and furnishings that were especially purchased for the purpose.
After 1952 various organisations tookover the running of the farm until finally in 1993 the Groot Constantia Trust which now owns and represents the farm in its entirety was established. The farm is now managed as a company without gain and its main directive is to preserve the beautiful and historic estate for posterity. The wines produced on Groot Constantia are well known, and the estate has won many awards for its excellent red and white wines over the years.
The farm has retained its character with beautiful oak trees lining the road up to the manor house. The old Cloete wine cellar today houses a display of drinking vessels and wine making equipment from times past.
There are also a number of restaurants on the farm where one can enjoy some excellent local quisine.Of course a visit to a wine farm is not complete without tasting the wines.
Wine tasting is available every day of the week with hours differing slightly between winter and summer. When visiting the Cape do not miss visiting Groot Constantia. It's lovely sitting outside the Manor House under the large oak trees and just drinking in the atmosphere.


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VR is more than a game for 3rd Eye Studios
3rd Eye Studios was founded in June 2016 by veterans of Remedy, Bugbear, Moon Studios, RedLynx and Unity. Arja Johansson is pictured on the far left.Credits: : 3rd Eye Studios
Finland's 3rd Eye Studios is less than a year old but is already turning heads in the virtual reality gaming industry.
From the Highwaymen to Audioslave, via Cream and Them Crooked Vultures, the concept of a supergroup has been a mainstay of modern music. However, the idea of bringing together a troupe of creative heavyweights is far from a concept confined to the music industry.
Case in point: 3rd Eye Studios represents the meeting point of many of the big hitters in the Finnish games industry. Founded in June 2016 by veterans of Remedy, Bugbear, Moon Studios, RedLynx and Unity, the studio has set out to shake up the world of VR gaming. They aren't doing this just by releasing games, either. They have much bigger plans, starting out with 3rd Eye Core technology and tools, and the Downward Spiral series.
"We want to make big waves in the VR industry, so concentrating on just one of these things would not be enough," explains Arja Johansson, co-founder and head of operations. "This company was founded because all of us are super excited about VR. We saw so much untapped potential that there was no other option than quit our safe jobs and found 3rd Eye Studios."
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The public's first glimpse of their work is Downward Spiral: Prologue, the first installment of its thriller series Downward Spiral, due later this year. Here players find themselves in a tense, zero gravity space environment, accompanied by a soundtrack composed by Ville Valo of Finnish love metal band HIM. As if the atmospheric tunes aren't enough to put nerves on edge, the player must navigate through a spacecraft which has been deserted… or has it?
"We are inspired by everything from old classics like the 1950s' Twilight Zone to modern TV series such as Black Mirror," Johansson continues. "We are creating a first anthology series for VR, so we have a lot of creative freedom regarding theme, setting, characters and plot. Our team background comes from crafting award-winning story-based games, so you can imagine that the bar we are setting for ourselves is very high."
Downward Spiral: Prologue sees players negotiating their way through a tense space environment in zero gravity, accompanied by a soundtrack composed by Ville Valo. Image: 3rd Eye Studios
Players can make their way through the story independently, with friends, or compete in a death match against others. Having a fun and engaging game is one thing, but 3rd Eye Studios also believes it has solved one of the most prominent problems with zero-g VR games: motion sickness.
This unfortunate side-effect tends to come from a disconnection between what the player's body is actually doing and what the character is doing in the game. The studio reduces motion sickness with high performance rendering, a restriction of peripheral vision and the character only moving because of the player's actions.
Tools for developers
And so, along with putting barf bags on ice, games only represent half of 3rd Eye Studios' plan of attack. They are also working on 3rd Eye Core, a complete studio tool suite to help developers create VR games and mods.
"It enables building games faster, more intuitively and reliably than ever before," says Johansson. "3rd Eye Core empowers designers to create complete games without the need for programming. It allows shorter and more flexible production times, ensuring studios will ship their games on time and with confidence for stability."
The VR technology will be launched in 2018, but Johansson hints at even more big news on the horizon.
"We are super excited about opportunities in China and Japan," she says. "We will have something to announce regarding this later this year!"
By: David J. Cord


The Browser claims to be creating 'a 21st century library of Writing Worth Reading'. One of their regular features is the interview of a renowned authority who discusses his or her area of expertise and provides their choice of the best five books to read.
I would not presume to be a renowned authority on anything. But a blogger can have his pretensions, particularly in his blog, right? While posting my thoughts on Naeem's essay, it occurred to me that suppose I was asked to list five books on Bangladesh. What would I say?
The first book on my list would be Richard Eaton's The rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760. One doesn't have to believe in any variation of the two nation theory or any kind of historical inevitability or any particular brand of nationalism to acknowledge that the Muslim majority nature of eastern Bengal played a crucial role in the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent state. No Muslim majority, and Bangladesh would have either been a state in the Indian federation or there would have been a Bengali republic. Historical implications of the Muslim majority of Bengal aside, how this easternmost tip of the Ganges delta came to become Muslim is an interesting in its own right.
Eaton provides a fascinating thesis. According to him, much of today's Bangladesh was forest until the advent of the Mughal rule in the 16th century. It was around that time, an earthquake changed the flow of Ganges and Brahmaputra to Padma and Jamuna respectively, opening up the land for agrarian settlement. In this telling, there was a very South Asian drang nach osten to the golden land of Bhati.
Eaton's story ends with the John Company's power grab. Obviously Bengal, indeed India, went through wrenching changes in the two centuries that followed. Tazeen Murshid tells the story of the Bengali Muslims' experiments with identities in the aftermath of the European contact. Her The Sacred and the Secular: Bengal Muslim discourses, 1871-1977 is perhaps the most comprehensive narrative of the intellectual, social, cultural and political evolution that emerged over the course of the century to the 1970s.
There are two particular features of Murshid's book that stood out to me. First, she discusses the fascinating questions about the way Bengali Muslims wrestled with concepts such as secularism or liberalism. And second, unlike anyone else of her ideological tradition (in the Bangladeshi parlance, decidedly pro-1971), she claims no 'inevitable march of history' to the glory days of the early 1970s. In fact, her story ends in 1977, not only after the birth of Bangladesh, but also the setbacks suffered by secularism and liberal values in the Mujibist era and its tragic denouement.
A very intriguing story of Murshid's book involves the way the generation that rioted in Calcutta and Noakhali in 1946 adopted Tagore and his language as their own by 1961. No one made them do it. In fact, there were tremendous establishment pressures against it. And yet, Tagore is so much an integral part of Bangladesh that no list like this can be complete without him.
Now, we must never get into the habit of equating Bangladesh with Bengali Muslims. This land is not exclusive to any ethnic or communal group. Its history is replete with many 'others', of whom the Hindu Bengalis is perhaps the most significant. Rabindranath Tagore's Ghare Baire (The Home and the World) is in my list not just because I have to include a Tagore book, but more importantly, the novel is one of the most insightful analysis of the follies of nationalism. In fact, not just nationalism and its discontents, but the novel also tackles changing place of women and marital dynamics in the modernising Bengal. And, of particular importance to this blogger — is this the only Bangla novel that discusses the economics of comparative advantage?
Just the way one cannot make a list like this about Bangladesh without mentioning Tagore, neither can the list be complete without 1971. As Naeem Mohaiemen says, the definitive analysis of 1971 is yet to be written. But I don't think any analysis will replace Jahanara Imam's Ekattorer Dinguli as the definitive tale of 1971 seen from a Bangladeshi perspective.
And that takes us to the fifth book. It's a book that picks up where Murshid leaves off. It's a book that tackles the way the social fabric has changed in the past few decades the way Tagore discussed social changes in the 1920s and 1930s. It's a book that travels the travails of the post 1970s Bangladesh.
It's a book that hasn't been written yet. It's the missing fifth book.
One of the best blogposts read in a while. Why don't you elaborate on this and write a piece for the newspapers? How sad is it that the fifth book is still not written? During the whole sharmila Bose drama, it made me realize why third rate self proclaimed writers/academics like Bose exist and get their book deals because we, as a nation haven't produced much of internationally acclaimed academics. You would think that there would be more Bangladeshi scholarship on 71 – the event of our identity. How poor is that front?
I would put William Van Scehndel's history book first- Introduction to the History of BD- on any list. Best general intro on asubject that has no other book. I think your list looks pretty good.
I would argue that you should have separate fiction and non-fiction list to make it more representative and comprehensive.
On riots in Noakhali, may I suggest you look at Shila Sen and others to explore the libnk between Kolakta dockyard killing of Muslim seamen from Noahkhali and its revenge on Hindu innocents far away.
Outstanding and thought provoking as always.
Are there any other Bengali books one would recommend to be translated? I would nominate Annada Shankar Ray's JUKTABANGER SMRITI, MUKTABANGER SMRITI and SETUBANDHAN in compilation.
A good description of Bangladesh post 1971 is difficult to obtain. Most commonly referred sources come with either heavy ideological accent or acquiaintance bias. "Bangladesh: the First Decade" by Marcus F. Franda is, in my POV, the most accurate account and analysis of Bangladesh's first decade.
Robin bhai / Afsan bhai, Van Scehndel's work is definitely right up there, but I don't think he quite covers the Bangladesh of today.
Afsan bhai, is there any particular book by Sheila Sen you would recommend? (Btw, I thought about your four-volume set on 1971, but then figured you're probably still writing the definitive single volume piece — hint, hint :p).
Udayan, Rafiudding Ahmed's book is subsumed in Murshid's. Meanwhile, I've recently acquired the Annada Shankar set on your recommendation.
Rumi bhai, Franda's book is really good on what happened in 1970s. But so much has happened after 1980.


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By Press Association July 22, 2019 0204
Gareth Bale, who has three years left on his Real contract, has won the Champions League four times since his £85m move to Madrid from Tottenham in 2013 - a world record deal at the time
Gareth Bale appears to be on the verge of a Real Madrid exit after Zinedine Zidane revealed transfer talks are under way with an unnamed club – comments which prompted the player's agent Jonathan Barnett to call the Frenchman a "disgrace".
The 30-year-old looks set to leave the Bernabeu six years after arriving from Tottenham in a then world-record £85 million deal.
Zidane confirmed Bale was left out of Real's squad to face Bayern Munich in the International Champions Cup in Houston on Saturday because "the club is working on his departure".
PA understands long-term admirers Manchester United are not in for the Wales international and a return to Spurs looks unlikely, but odds on a move to German giants Bayern Munich are shortening.
"He wasn't included in the squad because the club is working on his departure and that's why he didn't play," Zidane said.
"We'll have to see what happens in the coming days. We'll have to see if it goes through tomorrow, if it does then all the better.
"Let's hope, for everyone's sake, that it happens soon. The club is dealing with the club that he'll move to."
Zidane added: "It's nothing personal. There comes a time when things are done because they need to be done. I've not got anything against him.
"We have to make decisions and change things, that's all there is to it. You're aware of the situation and there'll be a change to it. I don't know if this will happen in 24 or 48 hours' time.
"The situation will change and it's for the best for everyone. That's how things go.
"I speak with the club, we've got decisions to make and it's a decision that's been made by the coach and the player. Let's see how things play out."
Zidane's public comments have not gone down well with Bale's camp, who told ESPN FC there was "nothing more" to add regarding the Welshman's future.
"Zidane is a disgrace to speak like that about someone who has done so much for Real," Barnett said.
"If and when Gareth goes it will be because it is in the best interest of Gareth and nothing to do with Zidane pushing."
Despite being hit by a series of injuries, Bale has helped the Spanish powerhouses win four Champions League titles, the domestic league title and a host of other trophies.
However, his future at the Bernabeu has been the subject of plenty of speculation in recent years and Zidane said an exit is "for the best for everyone".
While a return to Tottenham is understood to be improbable, Spurs head coach Mauricio Pochettino left the door ajar following their 3-2 ICC win against Juventus in Singapore.
"I saw in the media (Zidane's comments) but I do not know which club is working to try to sign him," he said.
"At the moment I do not have any information from my chairman. I don't know if it is us or another club. It is not my job. It is the job of my chairman who is trying to build the best possible squad."
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In this Tech Tuesday, two products making our homes smarter and an addition that will let consumers make purchases through a popular app.
First, the Vivint Doorbell Camera is a Wi-Fi device that lets you have a 2-way conversation with someone on your doorstep, no matter where you are.
In addition to the live picture on your mobile device or the home unit, the camera records video and audio. It works with the Vivint Smart Home System and can even unlock the door remotely.


A few weeks ago I was assigned a final project. The final project could be anything as long as it's written in Python. So I chose to make a game.
And so the mad scramble began. Actually, it wasn't really a mad scramble at all. I took my time with the code, working on it only when I was able to do so. And so without the distractions of my brother, I was able to knock out 8 hours of coding today, which equates to 570 lines to check into source control.
Python is an incredibly addictive language. I thought it was just some simple language for kids; boy, was I wrong. It is a language of elegance, of minimalism. It makes Java look like a rusty pipe under a sink (which it is, for the most part). Say goodbye to curly braces and excess if statements. And bugs are incredibly easy to find, even without an IDE, if there are any in your code.
Python does have its shortcomings, however. Its object-oriented design isn't exactly something familiar, and the mechanics of it are definitely not explicit. Still, it allows for multiple inheritance along with a degree of control you could never have with Java. In Java, you had to make a rigid model of the class before actually implementing it, and changing constructors around leads to problems down the line fairly quickly. In Python, however, you can build the implementation first, and then make an object encasing that behavior. It is purpose-driven rather than enterprise-driven, and so it works extremely well for small projects.
This is what I've been able to accomplish so far. I have until the 20th to "ship" the project, if you will, and I'm quite satisfied with the progress so far. I estimate it will only take 500-750 more lines to bring it to a playable state, but then again, I cannot make a fair estimate of line count because it's not really what matters. I need to implement network, HUD, and some game-specific behaviors like grabbing the ball and throwing it to the goal.


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With stones, rocks, flowers, chants, songs and their own bodies, about 200 mourners gathered last Saturday morning at Dillon Beach to commemorate the death this year of at least 70 gray whales, all stranded on the shore and visible across California. The sky was overcast, the air chilly and the...
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Painting in the Outdoors
By Alex Kirkwood
If you happened to be in the Heber Valley June 29 – July 4 this year, you may have noticed scores of people scattered along the roadsides and perched in the middle of fields, gazing at easels with a pallet and brush in hand.
As odd as this might have seemed, it's a yearly occurrence. This summer marked the 13th year in which professional and amateur artists alike gathered in the Heber Valley to take advantage of the beautiful landscape and continue the age-old tradition of painting en plein air.
The 2018 Wasatch Plein Air Paradise was a smashing success. The festival featured 108 artists from all over the country and drew over 4,500 attendees. For the first time, the competition offered a sunrise paint-out at the Wasatch State Park — an artists' favorite — and the five-day event ended with a two-hour paint-out around Town Hall in Midway. To the credit of all of the wonderful artists who competed, every last painting was sold at the auction.
Jane Anne Woodhead grew up surrounded by art. The daughter of amateur artists, Jane Anne learned to draw from her father, who was a professional landscape architect and an excellent designer and draftsman. Her mother encouraged her interest in the arts, as well, and Jane Anne went on to study design in college.
After graduation, she realized she did not want to become an interior designer and dabbled in painting with watercolors and pastels as she raised her family. Years later, she met a young artist named Kerri Hammond who became a mentor and introduced her to painting en plein air. She quickly became hooked on creating oil landscapes in the outdoors.
Her winning painting, "Stack of Gold," was the rewarding result of a frustrating morning of lackluster painting. Jane Anne, in an attempt to get past her slump, drove around in search of inspiration. She found an old barn and instantly fell in love with the crumbling pieces of wood stacked with hay, beautifully backlit with a view of the surrounding fields and mountains.
"I have been drawn to agricultural landscapes, old barns and farms partly because they seem to be disappearing and I want to capture some of them while they're still around," she explained. "I knew if I could get it right, this would be a painting that I would love to keep for myself."
Despite earlier frustrations, battling the heat of midday and having to move her car twice at the requests of sheriff deputies, she said it was just one of those times that everything seemed to flow. She wanted the focus to be on the stacks of hay, so she minimized everything surrounding the stacks and created the highest contrast and hardest edges around the focal point. That focus — and the resulting composition — was rewarded with a blue ribbon.
As for her experience painting in the Heber Valley, Jane Anne was wholly appreciative. "I am grateful to the Midway Art Association for the opportunities they give artists and for their generosity of volunteering their time to do so."
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How to Always Book a Cruise for the Lowest Price Possible
Experts share their time-tested methods for getting the best price on your next vacation.
By Suzanne Rowan Kelleher
Courtesy Viking Ocean Cruises
Beloved by hardcore deal hunters, price-tracking tools like Yapta (for airfares and hotels) and AutoSlash (for rental cars) alert you when the price goes down so you can rebook at a lower rate. But how can you get the best deal on a cruise?
Fares can drop significantly as your departure date nears, according to research by Cruisewatch, a site that monitors prices, and automated price-tracking tools can alert you to fare fluctuations. Two of the most popular are Cruiseline's Cruise Price Alerts and Cruise Critic's Price Alerts. (To use the latter, simply plug in your cruise line, destination and dates to get email alerts when there's a price drop). It's possible to save a bundle using these tools: Travelers should "cancel and then rebook their cruise at fares reduced up to 71 percent," Cruisewatch CEO Markus Stumpe has said. But there's a huge caveat: Doing that can get very messy, very fast.
"Cruising is a very complicated purchase," says Colleen McDaniel, editor in chief at Cruise Critic. You not only have to choose a cruise line but also an itinerary, sailing date, ship, and stateroom category—plus onboard activities, shore excursions, and even dining options, depending on the trip.
"All cabins are not created equal and the most desirable are the first to go," says Linda Allen-Speer, an independent cruise planner. "If you cancel and release your cabin, it goes back into open inventory. When you rebook, you may not have any good cabin options." Canceling a cruise—even one you intend to rebook right away—also wipes out your dining times, excursions, and other preferences. Essentially, you start all over.
Crucially, a price drop doesn't always translate to a better deal. Suppose you purchase a cruise through a promotion that includes added bonuses, such as a free beverage package, free shipboard credits, or included gratuities. If the cruise fare drops and you rebook, you can lose those add-ons.
"You have to weigh the total cost," says Tom Baker, president of CruiseCenter, a travel agency. "Is it worth saving $200 to lose $1,000 in value-add? In most cases, rebooking does not make sense."
Besides, McDaniel says, "If [the price] does drop, many cruise lines will honor that new price, assuming you have not made your final payment."
Want to know the surefire ways to get the very best deal on a cruise? Read on for four time-honored—and expert-approved—tips.
Work with an experienced cruise planner
More than eight in 10 cruisers book with a travel agent, according to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the largest cruise industry trade association. A cruise specialist will do more than make sure you don't land a dud stateroom—one above the boiler room or with an obstructed view. Both Allen and Baker say a good agent will proactively track your cruise fare for you. "Before working with a travel agent, always ask, 'How will I know that I'm getting the best deal? Will you tell me if the price drops?'" Baker says.
"There is a misconception that there's an extra cost when you use a travel agent," McDaniel says. "But travel agents generally receive commissions from cruise lines and don't charge the passenger extra."
You're also likely to get a better deal by working with an insider. "In most cases, travel agents have access to deals and discounts that aren't available to consumers booking directly," says Sarah Kennedy, CLIA's director of public relations.
Understand the timing of price drops
Expect the first price drop at about six months before departure, when a percentage of passengers start canceling, Baker says. There will likely be a second price drop, Allen says, "just under 90 days out, after the final payment is typically due." At that time, cruise lines often lower fares significantly with a last-minute deal, "but only on entry-level, lowest-grade cabins," Baker says.
Most importantly, book as far in advance as you can (more than a year ahead of time if possible)
"Year after year, we find that the people who book the farthest out always get the lowest prices," Allen says, who's already booking cruises for 2021. "For cruise lines, the whole idea is to reward the early booker," Baker says. There's even a fancy name for it. "Cruise lines call it 'pricing integrity,'" McDaniel says.
Remember that you can always cancel your cruise and get a full refund—as long as you haven't made your final payment
"You have nothing to lose [by booking early]," Baker says. "You book two years out, put down your deposit, and as long as you cancel before 90 days out, you can get every penny back," he says. "It's actually a pretty lenient policy."
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IRCC invited 5,000 CEC candidates in the Express Entry draw #181
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02 Apr IRCC invited 5,000 CEC candidates in the Express Entry draw #181
On April 1, 2021, the Department of Immigration (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for candidates in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Program. In round #181, Canada issued 5,000 Invitations to Apply for permanent residence and the lowest score dropped to 432 points, seventeen points fewer compared to round #179. The tie-breaking rule for this round was February 16, 2021 at 09:51:22 UTC. In total, IRCC already issued 49,124 invitations to apply in eleven draws of Express Entry. The last all-programs draw occurred on December 23, 2020.
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Quebec invited 95 persons in the first round of Arrima in 2021
On March 30, 2021, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) published the results of the second invitation round in Quebec's online system Arrima conducted in 2021. MIFI invited 208 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program. Candidates invited in this round either had a validated offer of employment in the province or are specific foreigners mentioned in Section 26 of the Quebec Immigration Regulation such as diplomats, the staff of the intergovernmental organizations, consular officers, and diplomats. In total, Quebec invited 303 candidates through the Arrima in 2021.
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Colleges and Institutes Canada calls to exempt international students from hotel quarantine
Denise Amyot, the chief executive officer of Colleges and Institutes Canada, said a $2,000 hotel bill is the cost of half of a semester for many students. Amyot called on the government to exempt international students from the three-day stopover requirement. The office of Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said in a statement that any decision to ease or modify border measures in Canada will be based on scientific evidence. Canada's schools draw fewer international students due to pandemic travel rules. Fewer international students in Canadian post-secondary schools means less revenue for these institutions, which will affect domestic students. Amyot said the decrease in international student numbers will eventually create a gap in the labour force in Canada.
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Quebec announced changes to its business immigration programs
On March 31, 2021, the Government of Quebec announced changes to its business immigration programs. In the Entrepreneur Program (Stream 2), Quebec removed the requirement for start-up and security deposits. This regulation will be applied to applications received before November 1, 2020. Nevertheless, the Entrepreneur program is postponed until November 1, 2021. In addition, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) announced the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) will remain on hold until March 31, 2023. This step is implemented to finalize the planned modification of this program in order to better meet the needs of the province.
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Home News Oppo Find X5 Series with Hasselblad Cameras Launched Globally
Oppo Find X5 Series with Hasselblad Cameras Launched Globally
Vanshika Malhotra - Last Updated: February 24, 2022 5:44 pm
A number of teasers and leaks later, Oppo has introduced its flagship Find X5 series globally. The lineup comprises the Find X5 and Find X5 Pro. While the Find X5 Pro gets the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, the Find X5 settles for last year's chipset. Both phones have set their bets on the cameras with the inclusion of the company's MarSilicon X imaging chip, which was unveiled recently, and a Hasselblad branding. Here's all you need to know about the new Oppo Find X5 series.
Oppo Find X5 Pro: Specs and Features
The Oppo Find X5 Pro carries forward the trendy design of big camera housings but with a twist. The rear camera hump has a unique amoeba-like shape, which juts out a bit. Although, Oppo claims to have taken design inspiration from space exploration. The back panel has a ceramic finish with black and white colors to choose from.
Let's talk cameras. This is the area, which can be safely considered the Find X5 PRo's highlight. There are three rear cameras, including a 50MP main camera with Sony IMX766 sensor, a 50MP ultra-wide camera (also with Sony IMX766 sensor) with a 110-degrees FoV (not as wide as the OnePlus 10 Pro's 150-degree lens), and a 13MP telephoto lens with up to 20x digital zoom. The front camera, embedded in the display's punch-hole cutout, uses a Sony IMX709 sensor for 60% more light.
The MariSiliconX chipset includes an NPU, ISP, and multi-tier memory architecture for high-quality photos. It supports better low-light photography, real-time RAW processing, up to 20x times faster 4K AI performance, AI Noise Reduction, and more. There's support for SLR-level 5-axis OIS, a 13-channel spectral sensor for better color detection, Cinematic mode, Hasselblad's Natural Color Calibration (like on the OnePlus 9 and 10 Pro), 4K Ultra Night Video, and more.
The Find X5 Pro features a 6.7-inch-inch LTPO 2.0 AMOLED WQHD+ display. It supports HDR10+, an adaptive 120Hz refresh rate, 8,192-level Bionic Dimming, and has a layer of Gorilla Glass Victus for protection. As mentioned earlier, there's a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform, coupled with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, under the hood.
To perform all the tasks with the aforementioned high-end specs, the Oppo Find X5 Pro has a dual-cell 5,000mAh battery with 80W SuperVOOC fast charging, much like the OnePlus 10 Pro and 50W AirVOOC wireless charging too. There's a multi-tier Turbo cooling system too in case the phone tends to heat up. The phone runs ColorOS 12.1 based on Android 12, which comes with a cleaner and neat UI, Omoji support (uncannily similar to Memoji), better privacy features, and more. This is topped with the various new Android 12 features.
Oppo has also collaborated with Google to offer features like offline Nearby Share, Fast Pair support, better audio-related features (to be added soon), and more. Plus, as an effort for a sustainable environment, the Find X5 phones reduce plastic use by 95% and use 45% of biodegradable materials. It also supports IP68 water resistance, stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, and more.
Oppo Find X5: Specs and Features
The Find X5 is the younger sibling of the Find X5 Pro and comes with the same design, except for a protruding rear camera hump and a ceramic back panel.
The Find X5 comes with a smaller 6.5-inch AMOLED display with support for a 120Hz refresh rate. It also has a different chipset, which is the Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform. The phone comes equipped with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
The camera department and the battery part are the same as the Pro variant. There's also support for the multi-tier cooling system. Except, it supports 30W wireless charging.
The Oppo Find X5 Pro has a price tag of Euros 1,299 (around Rs 1,09,000), while the Find X5 retails at Euros 999 (around Rs 84,400). The phones are now up for pre-order and will be available to buy globally, starting from March 14. There's no word on their availability in India as of now.
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Walk in the footsteps of Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy at Tubac Golf Resort south of Tucson
By Erik Peterson, Contributor
Interested in playing the course where "Tin Cup" was filmed? Check out Tubac Golf Resort and Spa, south of Tucson.
Walk in the footsteps of Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy at Tubac Golf Resort.
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TUBAC, Ariz. – A 45 minute drive south of Tucson sits Tubac Golf Resort and Spa, an oasis in the middle of the Arizona desert. It's a delightfully unconventional golf resort that's off the beaten path, and a spot where golfers can walk in the footsteps of Roy McAvoy, Kevin Costner's character in the classic golf film, "Tin Cup."
Most golfers love nothing more than to follow the sport's lore. Why else would you blow a mortgage payment on Pebble Beach? Or sleep in your car to play Bethpage Black? And if you appreciate the story of McAvoy, the aimless driving-range pro turned U.S. Open contender, then Tubac deserves a spot on your golfing bucket list alongside Pebble and Bethpage.
Remember the scene in which McAvoy goes Ken Caminiti on 13 of his golf clubs, then tries to convince anyone in the gallery to bet him that he can't par out with his 7-iron? That was filmed on the third tee of Tubac's Rancho nine.
At 377 yards from the tips, this uphill, dogleg left is a fun par 4. The closer you cut the corner, the shorter your approach shot. For McAvoy, it's two solid 7-irons.
On the next hole, McAvoy caddies for his nemesis, David Simms, daring him to go for the green in two. After Simms refuses and lays up, McAvoy – at the urging of onlookers Craig Stadler, Gary McCord, and Phil Mickelson – tries himself and succeeds.
Want to reenact this scene and knock it over the greenside Tin Cup Lake? Prepare to crush your tee shot, because this par 5 tips out at 568 yards and plays 488 from the white tees. If you try to clear the lake with your second shot and fail, hey, at least Tin Cup would have approved.
Other than the Rancho nine, the other two nines at this 27-hole resort are labeled Anza and Otero.
After finishing the Tin Cup holes on the Rancho nine, golfers are introduced to the Tubac Triangle, a scenic but difficult three-hole stretch that features the longest par 4, par 3 and par 5 at Tubac. The par-5 eighth hole - named Train Wreck – tips out at 651 yards, longer than all but a few par fives on the PGA Tour.
Also from the silver screen, you might recognize the restaurant patio, where Simms and McAvoy engage in more testosterone-infused bickering and stage a long-drive contest with their 7-irons. The patio has been remodeled since the 1995 filming, and the driving range has moved.
Despite the Hollywood connection, Tubac Golf Resort is hardly superficial
Despite the resort's Hollywood connection, the feeling at Tubac is about as far from Tinseltown as you can get. With cows roaming the fairways and native oaks sprinkled throughout the golf course, it's the antithesis of superficial. The only unnatural aspect of Tubac is Tin Cup Lake, dug for the filming of the movie.
Situated along the banks of the Santa Cruz River, Tubac is naturally green - a fresh deviation from the arid, dusty landscape that dominates the region. Instead of cacti as far as the eye can see, Tubac serves as home to old oaks and the largest cottonwood grove in the United States. You still get the warm, dry climate of southern Arizona, but with the colors of a much more northern destination.
For casual golf fans, Tubac Golf Resort and Spa is a fun experience. But for the serious golfer, it's more than that. It's an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of one of the most famous underdogs in golf history.
Erik Peterson, Contributor
Erik Peterson is a former editor for GolfChannel.com, specializing in courses and travel content. He earned his bachelor's degree at University of Oregon's award-winning school of journalism and communication. He enjoys playing competitive golf and carries a 2 handicap, but appreciates strolling the fairways with people from all walks of life.
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Jewish Practice Lifecycle Events Mourner's Kaddish Questions
Celebrate on the Anniversary of Death?
Why all the joy on the day of the passing of the great sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai?
By Dovid Zaklikowski
Dear Rabbi,
Every year on the holiday of Lag BaOmer, we go to the park, have bonfires and live music and many celebrations.
I never understood this. Are we supposed to have celebrations on the anniversary of someone's passing?
Lag BaOmer marks the passing of the great sage, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who lived in the second century. Rabbi Shimon was the first to publicly teach the mystical dimension of Judaism and is the author of the Zohar, the classic work of Kabbalah.
On the day of his passing, Rabbi Shimon instructed his disciples to mark the date as "the day of my joy."1
"Yahrtzeit" Day of Passing
The codifiers of Jewish law mark the anniversary of someone's passing, known as the Yahrtzeit, as a day of introspection and seriousness, when close relatives of the deceased refrain from joining a wedding,2 and some have the custom to fast.3
Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried, in his abridged code of Jewish law, sums it up this way:
It is a time to be inspired to return to G‑d, to take a look at one's deeds and to make changes in one's life. Through this the souls of one's parents will have merit in the world above.4
The same would apply to the Yahrtzeits of the righteous, such as the day of Moses' passing, which is marked by many as a fast day and day of introspection. See Yahrzeit: Memorial Anniversary for the customs of this day.
The Kabbalists explained that the day of a person's passing is a time when the soul is once again judged, and his or her merits are calculated, and the soul is then elevated to a more spiritual level in heaven. Therefore, it has become a custom to do good deeds and learn Jewish texts to bring merit and spiritual pleasure to the deceased person's soul.5
In Hassidic circles the custom is not to be overtly depressed or saddened on the day of the passing; rather the day is marked in a more positive and pleasant manner by remembering and learning from the individual's life and good deeds.6
How Could We Celebrate?
However, Rabbi Shimon did specifically ask his followers to be joyous on his Yahrtzeit; and the rule is that when one asks that the solemn part of the Yahrtzeit be abandoned, we listen to the request.7 Therefore, it is permitted to be joyous and celebrate on this day.8
On the day of a person's passing, his or her entire lifework, good deeds and teachings ascend to higher spiritual realms. It is a time when one's soul reconnects to higher levels of G dliness, the source of life.9 The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, explains that this is the reason Rabbi Shimon asked that this day be remembered as a joyous day; to mark the elevation of his soul to higher spiritual levels.10
The wish of the great sage, Rabbi Shimon, is adhered to in Jewish communities across the globe. We "remember and do"11 by learning about and celebrating the life and teachings of Rabbi Shimon.
See What Is Lag BaOmer? from our section on the Holiday of Lag BaOmer.
See Rabbi Chaim Vital, Pri Eitz Chayim, Sefirat HaOmer, ch. 7.
Rabbi Moshe Isserles in gloss on the Code of Jewish Law, Yoreh Deah, 503:12.
See ibid., Orach Chayim 568:7.
Paraphrased from Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 221:1.
Rabbi Isaac Luria, The Arizal, Shaar Hakavanot. See the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, Torat Menachem, vol. 1, p. 152.
See The Rebbe, Sichot Kodesh, 5727 vol. 2, p. 25.
Rabbi Jacob Weil (d. 1456) as brought down in Rabbi Shabsi Kohen's gloss on the Code of Jewish Law, Yoreh Deah, 344:9.
The Rebbe, Lekutei Sichot, vol. 3, p. 1002.
See Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Tanya, Igrot Kodesh Epistle 27.
The Rebbe, ibid.
See the verse in Esther.
Dovid Zaklikowski is a freelance journalist living in Brooklyn. Dovid and his wife Chana Raizel are the proud parents of four: Motti, Meir, Shaina & Moshe Binyomin.
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A Ghostly Look Inside The 9/11 Memorial Museum. This Chilled Me To The Bone.
The National 9-11 Memorial Museum will be open to the public on May 21, 2014. The exhibit tells the stories of the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, and of the survivors and first responders. The museum holds over 10,000 artifacts – a wide range of personal items donated by the victims' families in memory of their loved ones, as well as multiple objects salvaged from the wreckage.
The letters of Virgil's quote from Aeneid were made out of remnant steel from the World Trade Center by blacksmith Tom Joyce.
The "Survivors' Stairway" was an escape route for hundreds of people fleeing.
The FDNY serves as a reminder of the heroic acts that took place that day.
This exhibit has recordings from people around the world recalling what happened on September 11, 2001. It's comprised of 28 languages and 48 countries.