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Air Djibouti went bankrupt in 2002. Now that it is backed by Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson who is also the chairman of Cardiff Aviation, the national company has come back to work with a cargo plane carrying six tonnes from Djibouti to Somalia, to Hargeisa.
Abubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority said that "This is the link in the chain that was missing from Djibouti," and that his country needs "a national company" capable of fulfilling his people's ambitions and aspirations.
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Djibouti is an interesting location
According to Dickinson, the African country has the potential to become "a hub for investment from Europe, the Middle East and Asia into Africa," and that himself and his company will provide it all kinds of support and most importantly expertise. He described the country as "one of the most exciting aviation markets in the world."
What makes Djibouti a strategic location is the fact that it contains several foreign military bases (US, France, and Japan).
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ENID, Okla. –Two jet fighter planes used for pilot training at Vance Air Force Base in northern Oklahoma crashed Thursday morning, causing the death of two airmen, base officials announced.
The Air Force T-38 Talon jets held two individuals each, engaging in routine training exercises when the crash occurred at 9:10 a.m.
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The Talon-38 is a twin-engine supersonic fighter jet that's been used for specialized pilot and instructor training at Vance Air Force Base for many years. The Air Force has scheduled its replacement with the T-7A Red Hawk jet fighter in in 2023.
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Modulation of wolframin expression in human placenta during pregnancy: comparison among physiological and pathological states.
The WFS1 gene, encoding a transmembrane glycoprotein of the endoplasmic reticulum called wolframin, is mutated in Wolfram syndrome, an autosomal recessive disorder defined by the association of diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and further organ abnormalities. Disruption of the WFS1 gene in mice causes progressive β-cell loss in the pancreas and impaired stimulus-secretion coupling in insulin secretion. However, little is known about the physiological functions of this protein. We investigated the immunohistochemical expression of wolframin in human placenta throughout pregnancy in normal women and diabetic pregnant women. In normal placenta, there was a modulation of wolframin throughout pregnancy with a strong level of expression during the first trimester and a moderate level in the third trimester of gestation. In diabetic women, wolframin expression was strongly reduced in the third trimester of gestation. The pattern of expression of wolframin in normal placenta suggests that this protein may be required to sustain normal rates of cytotrophoblast cell proliferation during the first trimester of gestation. The decrease in wolframin expression in diabetic placenta suggests that this protein may participate in maintaining the physiologic glucose homeostasis in this organ.


Henri Lefebvre (16 June 1901 – 29 June 1991) was a French Marxist philosopher and sociologist, best known for pioneering the critique of everyday life, for introducing the concepts of the right to the city and the production of social space, and for his work on dialectics, alienation, and criticism of Stalinism, existentialism, and structuralism. In his prolific career, Lefebvre wrote more than sixty books and three hundred articles.
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Our 7-1 win is the focus in 'The Royal'
Tonight's programme pays special tribute to the historic eight-goal demolition of Bolton Wanderers in our last game at Madejski Stadium.
With thanks to our statisticians and historians, the 'showcase' feature goes into serious depth in researching how the 7-1 victory compares to our big wins throughout the ages.
And we also take a look at Alfie's hat-trick, how many times he's done it before, what other trebles our squad have produced in their careers so far and the club's hat-trick history to boot.
In the main body of the programme meanwhile, we feature an exclusive interview with one of the scorers in that big win - Hope Akpan.
We have all the information on our visitors, including their new caretaker manager, as well as manager's notes and the captain's view as the January transfer window nears an end.
Our FA Youth Cup win over Crewe Alexandra is reported on in full, we have historical features on former Royals Johnny Brooks and Dai Evans, a Young Royals Fanzine and quizzes galore, plus all the latest from in and around Madejski Stadium.
The programme is still only £3, remains perfect bound, 84 pages long and jam-packed with content. You can buy your copy from one of our two programme pods at the ground, from our sellers dotted around the stadium concourses, from the megastore and the Ticket Office - and if you miss a copy you can even buy your issue online at readingfcdirect.co.uk.


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This review is brief and not up to my usual standards.
Consumer Cellular is a mobile virtual network operator that offers well-priced plans on AT&T and T-Mobile's networks. The company aims to make its services especially simple and user-friendly to appeal to senior citizens. In my own experience with Consumer Cellular, I ran into a few hiccups, but I think my experience may have been out of the ordinary. If you value simplicity, live in an area where AT&T or T-Mobile offer good coverage, and don't need an unusual amount of data, Consumer Cellular may be worth considering. If you're unsure about the quality of T-Mobile and AT&T's networks where you live, see The Ultimate Guide to U.S. Wireless Service Quality.
Purchasing a plan
I purchased a Consumer Cellular plan on 2/28/2019. The purchase process was extremely simple. I selected "plans" on Consumer Cellar's website and my options were clearly laid out:
Based on the selections made, Consumer Cellular indicates the expected monthly price (red arrow) and notes that the quoted price doesn't include taxes or fees. After selecting a plan, Consumer Cellular presented me with options for what devices I could purchase, but I went ahead and selected the option to just receive a SIM card.
From there I was presented with this:
I thought Consumer Cellular could have done a better job here to explain what phones and carriers its service was compatible with. If I was not knowledgeable about wireless service and tried to come to Consumer Cellular from Sprint, Verizon, or any other unmentioned carrier, I probably would have found this step confusing. The SIM was sent to me via free priority mail shipping. I also was able to take advantage of a promotion that made my second month free.1
Starting the service
A few days after ordering, I received some mail from Consumer Cellular.
The materials that came along with the SIM card were clearer and more extensive than what I've received from any other MVNO. I immediately felt like Consumer Cellular was going above and beyond to make its service as user-friendly as possible. But then I ran into surprise complications when I tried to activate the SIM card. The materials said I could activate service online. To do that, I needed to log in with my phone number. I hadn't been issued a phone number yet. The materials didn't make it clear that my situation was a position a consumer could find themselves in. Since I couldn't activate service online, I tried to call to activate my service. I couldn't reach anyone. It turned out support was only available from 4am to 6pm Pacific Time. When I called back during open hours, I was put on hold for 5 or 10 minutes, but a convenient callback option was offered.
I found Consumer Cellular's service to be of roughly the same quality that I would expect from direct T-Mobile service. I didn't identify any obvious throttling or speed caps. Below are a couple of images from unsystematic speed tests I ran in Boulder, CO.
I believe I still had to pay a couple of dollars in fees for the second month.
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Nice review. I recently helpEd move my parents (late 70's/ early 80's) off AT&T postpaid to Consumer Cellular. We ported two lines, replaced a flip phone, and jumped on a number of discounts. We also shed a "free tablet" that was adding $20/mo. to the bill and a data hog teenaged niece off to Fi.
Old bill $200+/ month.
New bill $42.75/ month for two lines and three 3gb shared data. AARP discount lowered total from $45. Also, parents are getting a $20/ month discount for the next five months ($22.75/ month).
The limited customer service hours are ok for the target market. The bonus, though, in my opinion, is that the PHX based call center has been great for dealing with seniors. Very patient and able to deal with technology and plan question with ease.
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I am in my late fifties and ported a line over because I was hoping to prevent excessive phone tracking Of calls and redirection of data from local servers. I found out the PARENT company choose to violent their privacy policies. Some one needs to look into this situation as I have already reported it to the FCC.
Hi PJ, could you share a bit more about what happened?
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The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) on Friday 3rd August presented scholarships and bursaries to several children of members of the union who excelled in this year's Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) examinations.
Scholarships were presented to three students: Marlique Jackson, Reanna Davis and Desler Pope.
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Debord, a treasure
France has decided to classify the archives of the situationist philosopher coveted by an American university. Guy Debord erected as a national monument. . . .
The French state has refused to allow the personal archives of the founder of the Situationist International to leave France. The injunction of 29 January [2009], signed by the Minister of Culture, Christine Albane, and published on Thursday in The Official Journal, stipulates that the archives assume "a great importance for the history of the ideas of the second half of the 20th century and for the knowledge of the still-controversial work of one of the last great French intellectuals of the period." A major and symbolic decision. "This classification as a national treasure reveals a recognition by the State of what Debord represents in the intellectual and artistic life of the just-ended century," emphasized Bruno Racine, President of the National Library of France, who has worked to keep the archives in France.
A paradox. Astonishing posterity for Guy Debord, who preferred the secret over neon lights, gave no press interviews and abhorred awards [honnissait les distinctions]. At most, he finally left Editions Gallimard the care of publishing his works, after having been the emblematic author for Editions Champ Libre. "I have merited universal hatred from the society of my time," he wrote in 1978, "and I am angry that I have had other merits in the eyes of such a society." Today, in the most lively paradox, he has become its "treasure." Guy Debord shot himself in the heart on 30 November 1994 at the age of 62, in his home in the Haute-Loire. Born in Paris in 1931, he founded in 1957 the Situationist International, a movement of thought in the line of Lettrism that he scuttled in 1972. This theoretician of revolution continued to write and make films. Since his death, his wife and legatee Alice Debord has guarded his archives, which have been rarely consulted. She herself has worked to bring out the correspondence of the author of Panegyrique, the seventh volume of which, published by Fayard in 2008, covers the final period from January 1988 to November 1994.
Two years ago, Yale University in the United States manifested its desire to acquire the totality of the personal archives of the author. The Americans are hooked [friands] on contemporary French intellectuals. The university wanted to base its research center on the avant-garde upon this purchase; the Debord assets would be one its diamonds. Because these assets are quite beautiful (see below). They include the quasi-totality of the works of the writer and filmmaker from 1950 to 1994. The masterpiece is of course the manuscript of The Society of the Spectacle, published in 1967, which watered May 68 and all as a sociological and philosophical current.
Reading notes. Careful about his legacy, Guy Debord took care to select and organize everything. Thus he said to his friend Ricardo Paseyro in October 1994: "We have done the sorting out, burned a mass of useless papers and kept for the disposal of my readers all that matters." Thus he only conserved what he thought to be essential to the comprehension of his work. The genesis of the texts, from the first flashes to the corrected page proofs, demonstrating a pronounced attention to precision. Debord struggled against approximations and took untiring care to transcribe his thoughts into words. This great reader -- of Hegel, Clausewitz and Machiavelli -- drafted thousands of reader's notes. The plans for his films were also conceived in a straight line. In total, the totality of his earthly traces have been exceptionally well preserved. A little of it has been auctioned off; hardly thirty letters from his youth, written between the ages of 18 and 22, which were dispersed on 12 May 2006 by Drout. For the Consulting Commission on National Treasures, which issued a negative opinion on the export [of the archives], "these documents, which illustrate the creative processes of the thought of the author, allow one to understand his assiduous manner of working, his great erudition and his style, inheritor of the greatest classics, placed in the service of his critical analysis of modern society."
Strong gesture. The "situ" is thus recognized as one of the major thinkers of the western world by a society that he condemned to destruction. A strong patrimonial gesture. "This is the first time that a writer so close to us [in time]" has been considered to be a national treasure, Bruno Racine estimates, explaining that, with Debord, the National Library takes modernity in its arms: "These assets will be fully developed. A veritable programme will be offered with the setting up of a colloquium and an exposition." The thought of Guy Debord will soon be accessible in its totality and coherence. Face the legend.
Benoit Forgeot, who inventoried the assets, reacts to its classification by the Ministry:
Q. Benoit Forgeot, bookseller in Paris, arranged the transaction with the United States. How and why was this transaction arranged?
A. At the request of Alice Debord, Pierre Bravo Gala and I inventoried the archives of Guy Debord so as to establish the catalogue and submit it to an American university that wanted to acquire them. This university had created a research center into the avant-gardes that would welcome them. Alice Debord, favorable to this step, judged that this center would be a natural destination. Her will is that everything is conserved in a single place at the disposition of researchers, that the archives are displayed, confronted.
Q.What was her reaction to the classification?
A. Ambivalence. Disappointment at first, of course. In addition to the commercial transaction, the university proposed a true intellectual project; the university saw the Debord assets as the master key to its project. Alice Debord obtained the guarantee that they would rapidly be placed at the disposition of researchers and that an expo and a colloquium would be organized in September 2009. But the French State made a very strong symbolic gesture. It is a recognition of the works of Guy Debord, who is thus accepted as one of the most important contemporary thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. This classification as national treasure can be seen as an authoritarian decision, but it is especially a recognition. The State henceforth welcomes the enfant terrible and thus makes a place among the saints for him.
Q. Why did she decide to yield everything in a single bloc?
A. Alice Debord has always been against a piecemeal sale, as happened with [Andre] Breton, which she feared. She attempted to preserve the integrity of the archives so that they remained available in a single place for future generations. Thenceforth, Guy Debord's papers would be like a historical monument, of which one could not move a single stone, but which one could visit, study, search.
Q. What are these archives composed of?
A. They bring together the essential of what Guy Debord produced between the 1950s and 1994, everything that he could and wanted to conserve. He himself classified the major part before his suicide. The archives include his manuscripts, the jewel [fleron] of which is obviously that of The Society of the Spectacle, but also unpublished ones, a projected Dictionary . . . . One finds in them several hundred index cards with reader's notes, which form a kind of unpublished manuscript and which records the origins of the "detournements." It is exciting not only to see what Debord read, but how he read. The assets include his working library, with hundreds of volumes classified by theme ("Marxism," "Military Strategy and Tactics," "Social Movements," "avant-gardes" . . . ). His films also form one of the most important parts: one can find in them all or almost all of the preparatory manuscripts at different stages of the scenario, as well as the photographic plates. There are even objects such as his typewriter, his eyeglasses, and a small wooden table on which he fixed a handwritten note that says "On this table Guy Debord wrote 'The Society of the Spectacle' in 1966 and 1967 at 169 rue Saint-Jacques, Paris." His correspondence, which includes many drafts and copies, and which has largely been developed [exploitee] by Alice Debord for her publication of his general correspondence -- a monument -- of which the final volume will [soon] be published.
(Written by Frederique Rousell and published in Liberation, Monday, 16 February 2009. Translated from the French by NOT BORED! 26 February 2009.)
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Q: pandas ffill/bfill for specific amount of observation I have the following dataframe:
 id     indicator
 1          NaN
 1          NaN
 1          1
 1          NaN
 1          NaN
 1          NaN

In reality, I have several more ids. My question now is, how do I do a forward or backward fill for a specific range, e.g. for only the next/last 2 observations. My dataframe should look like this:
 id     indicator
 1          NaN
 1          NaN
 1          1
 1          1
 1          1
 1          NaN

I know the command
df.groupby("id")["indicator"].fillna(value=None, method="ffill")

However, this fills all the missing values instead of just the next two observations. Anyone knows a solution?

A: I think DataFrameGroupBy.ffill or DataFrameGroupBy.bfill with limit parameter is nicer:
df.groupby("id")["indicator"].ffill(limit=3)

df.groupby("id")["indicator"].bfill(limit=3)

Sample:
#5 value is in the end of group, so only one value is filled
df['filled'] = df.groupby("id")["indicator"].ffill(limit=2)
print (df)
    id  indicator  filled
0    1        NaN     NaN
1    1        NaN     NaN
2    1        1.0     1.0
3    1        NaN     1.0
4    1        NaN     1.0
5    1        NaN     NaN
6    1        NaN     NaN
7    1        NaN     NaN
8    1        4.0     4.0
9    1        NaN     4.0
10   1        NaN     4.0
11   1        NaN     NaN
12   1        NaN     NaN
13   2        NaN     NaN
14   2        NaN     NaN
15   2        1.0     1.0
16   2        NaN     1.0
17   2        NaN     1.0
18   2        NaN     NaN
19   2        5.0     5.0
20   2        NaN     5.0
21   3        3.0     3.0
22   3        NaN     3.0
23   3        NaN     3.0
24   3        NaN     NaN
25   3        NaN     NaN

A: almost there,
straight from the doc

If method is specified, this is the maximum number of consecutive NaN values to forward/backward fill. In other words, if there is a gap with more than this number of consecutive NaNs, it will only be partially filled. If method is not specified, this is the maximum number of entries along the entire axis where NaNs will be filled. Must be greater than 0 if not None.

df.groupby("id")["indicator"].fillna(value=None,method="ffill",limit=3)

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Well, for us fans of The Walking Dead, it might come as a surprise to learn that the mid-season debut stomped the Winter Olympics among the 18-49 demographic.
TV's reigning ratings champ kicked off its midseason run on Sunday night, facing an unfamiliar foe: the Olympics. For the first time in its four-season run, AMC's The Walking Dead went head-to-head against the games and it lost no steam facing the stiff competition.
AMC saw the midseason premiere of The Walking Dead deliver whopping 15.8 million viewers. That comes in just a hair shy of the fall's record 16.1 million viewers.
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The Brightest Stars
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Internationally bestselling author Anna Todd returns with a gripping novel about a young woman's quest to keep her family together, despite the lies that are tearing them apart.
Karina knows the harsh realities of military life. And like anyone who has grown up around an army base, she knows the background noise that follows a soldier home from war. That's why she's forging her own quiet life in her own little house. But she hasn't turned her back on her family. She's the glue that holds them together—when her father is deployed, when her brother, Austin, has another brush with the law.
Karina knows that she has to look after herself, that she can't always fix what's broken. But when Austin's behavior worsens and her father's reactions grow more extreme, Karina feels her own edges beginning to fray. That's when she meets him—a closed book she's desperate to open.
At just twenty, Kale is a handsome, brooding soldier struggling with the aftermath of two tours in Afghanistan. He's emotionally damaged and closed off. Quiet doesn't begin to describe him. But as Karina gets used to his stable presence, she finds it hard to ignore the way he makes her feel. In their time together, she finds the stillness she has always wanted and never found. She lets down her guard. And she lets herself fill in the blanks about this mysterious man.
But illusions quickly made are quickly shattered. That's when Karina has to find her own courage—to untangle the truth from the lies, and decide what she's going to do about it.
A riveting story about the love and lies, THE BRIGHTEST STARS will stay with you long after the last page has been turned.
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Anna Todd is the New York Times bestselling author of the After series, The Spring Girls and the upcoming The Brightest Stars. Always an avid reader, she began writing stories on her phone on Wattpad, the reading and writing multiplatform for original stories, with After becoming the most read series on the platform with over 1.5 billion reads. The print edition was published in 2014. It has been published in over 30 languages, with more than 11 million copies sold worldwide, and is a #1 bestseller in Italy, Germany, France and Spain. The film adaptation, which Anna is co-producing, is set to be released in early 2019. Anna and her husband currently live in Los Angeles.
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Endless Knight by Kresley Cole
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When President George H. W. Bush gave the first Points of Lights Award, it went to a NASA employee named Frank S. Howard who was a volunteer for The Special Gathering of Indian River.
The fact that Frank S. Howard was my husband and I am the area director for The Special Gathering of Indian River, I've felt a close connection to the organization. As President Obama and the Bush family celebrate this fine organization, I cannot help but remember the surprise and joy we shared when the award was given.
Frank Howard was an Technological Scientist at NASA. He had five inventions to his credit and many award, including Kennedy Space Center Employee of the Year.
Frank Howard was a Bible teacher for the Special Gathering. He loved and supported this the population and felt it was an honor to teach the members of his class.
The Special Gathering is a ministry within the mentally challenged community. Our mission is the evangelization and discipleship of mentally challenged (intellectually disabled) individuals. There are seven programs dotting the East Coast from Florida to South Carolina.


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At The Hill: Crime pays: How Michael Brown's family cashed in
Dr. John Lott has a new piece in The Hill newspaper on the $1.5 million "secret" payment made by Ferguson to the Michael Brown family. The piece starts this way:
First, Michael Brown robbed a store. Then he viciously assaulted a policeman, fighting for the officer's gun.
The officer was left badly bruised and worried he might lose consciousness.
Only when Brown charged once again did the officer fatally shoot him. As I show below, there is no debating the facts about the August 2014 shooting.
Yet, what has Ferguson, Missouri done?
On Saturday it was revealed that they "secretly" awarded the criminal's family a "wrongful death claim" of $1.5 million.
But if that doesn't get you angry, look who is getting the money.
After a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, Brown's stepfather incited demonstrators to "Burn this motherf—er down" and "Burn this b–ch down." At least 14 people were injured and twelve buildings set on fire in the ensuing violence.
Compensating people for legitimate harm done to them is one thing, but the $1.5 million payment looks more like an extortion payment than anything else.
Are Ferguson city officials worried about more violence if they don't pay up?
While this might buy Ferguson some safety, will it cause others to seek big payoffs in other parts of the country?
After the shooting, President Obama told Americans that Michael Brown's death "awakened our nation once again to the reality that [black people] have long understood" and that the shooting demonstrated why "too many young men of color feel targeted by law enforcement."
Others in Obama's administration made similar comments.
President Barack Obama should have waited until the facts were in.
The Department of Justice's own investigation makes for devastating reading, filled with incriminating forensic reports, autopsies, medical records, audio recordings, and witness statements.
Time and again, it finds "no credible evidence" that Wilson's use of deadly force was "objectively unreasonable."
The report reviews all of the witness statements.
It shows how the witnesses that contradicted Wilson's story lacked the credibility to go before a grand jury, discrediting them on account of forensic evidence and their own changing stories.
As a privacy "safeguard," the report doesn't release the names of witnesses. Many black witnesses who supported Wilson's version of events were clearly afraid of retaliation.
These passages are typical of the report's account of how Brown reached into Wilson's car.
"Wilson and other witnesses stated that Brown then reached into the SUV through the open driver's window and punched and grabbed Wilson. This is corroborated by bruising on Wilson's jaw and scratches on his neck, the presence of Brown's DNA on Wilson's collar, shirt, and pants, and Wilson's DNA on Brown's palm. . . .
"Brown then grabbed the weapon and struggled with Wilson to gain control of it. Wilson fired, striking Brown in the hand. Autopsy results and bullet trajectory, skin from Brown's palm on the outside of the SUV door as well as Brown's DNA on the inside of the driver's door corroborate Wilson's account . . ."
The report goes on to explain why this forensic evidence can't be accounted for in other ways. . . .
The rest of the article is available here.


Unusual bell-shaped flowers that are extremely hardy. They naturalize easily. Also recommended for indoor forcing. One of the most popular scilla varieties, brilliant porcelain-blue, which produces masses of early spring color. One of the most popular, 'Spring Beauty' is a brilliant porcelain blue, which produces masses of early spring color.
The choice for a strong color accent between your shrubs and trees. Delightful gentian-blue flowers show best when planted closely in large drifts. Very hardy and a great bulb for naturalizing; bulbs will produce more flowers each year!


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Members of the Taree and District Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Club recently visited Rainbow Flat to support an organisation that provides a different kind of ride than they prefer to use. The Club is a long time supporter of Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Manning and Great Lakes, and the visit was to present a generous gift of $500 to RDA. Club members were welcomed by horse representatives, Dolly and Gypsy, for the cheque handover. A tour of the stables was undertaken for a meet and greet with the other RDA horses. The Club holds an annual rally with bikes coming from Broken Hill, Sydney, Western NSW, and Toowoomba and Bowen in Qld. The usual attendance is around 120 motorcycles of all vintages ranging from 1925 bikes to the more modern models. The 2020 rally was held in early March just before the COVID-19 restrictions were put into place. This was the 31st year the rally had been held. Sadly the rally will not be held next year due to the uncertainty surrounding holding such events. Donations are normally made to selected charities from the rally and this year the Club again were keen to support the local RDA. "This generosity is much appreciated by RDA particularly during this year when COVID-19 has prevented riding activities at the centre," an RDA spokesperson said. "The Club has supported RDA over many years and the centre is so grateful for this support. " The cheque was presented by Club president, Graham Costello to Ricky Wilson, the OH&S officer for RDA.
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Taree and District Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Club donate to RDA Manning Great Lakes
The Taree and District Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Club have been long time supporters of the RDA Manning and Great Lakes. Photo supplied
Members of the Taree and District Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Club recently visited Rainbow Flat to support an organisation that provides a different kind of ride than they prefer to use.
The Club is a long time supporter of Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Manning and Great Lakes, and the visit was to present a generous gift of $500 to RDA.
Club members were welcomed by horse representatives, Dolly and Gypsy, for the cheque handover. A tour of the stables was undertaken for a meet and greet with the other RDA horses.
The Club holds an annual rally with bikes coming from Broken Hill, Sydney, Western NSW, and Toowoomba and Bowen in Qld. The usual attendance is around 120 motorcycles of all vintages ranging from 1925 bikes to the more modern models.
Club members meeting Dolly the horse. Photo supplied
The 2020 rally was held in early March just before the COVID-19 restrictions were put into place. This was the 31st year the rally had been held. Sadly the rally will not be held next year due to the uncertainty surrounding holding such events.
Donations are normally made to selected charities from the rally and this year the Club again were keen to support the local RDA.
"This generosity is much appreciated by RDA particularly during this year when COVID-19 has prevented riding activities at the centre," an RDA spokesperson said.
"The Club has supported RDA over many years and the centre is so grateful for this support. "
The cheque was presented by Club president, Graham Costello to Ricky Wilson, the OH&S officer for RDA.
Taree and District Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Club president, Graham Costello handing over the cheque to Ricky Wilson, OH&S officer for RDA. Photo supplied
Construction begins on Cundletown roundabout
Thieves use boat to steal fishing rods and meat
Rotary and Taree Universities Campus scholarship fund launched
Mixed news for local agricultural shows
Mobile support services centre heading to the Mid Coast
Manning River Times


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Keywords snaps up 'Fallout Shelter' port studio and analytics firm
The Dublin-based game service provider has gotten acquisition happy over the last week with two big buys: Snowed In Studios and Yokozuna Data.
Keywords Studios, technical and creative service provider for game studios around the world, has been on an acquisition spree over the last week. Late last week, Keywords acquired Ottawa-based Snowed In Studios. Today, Keywords announced that they've acquired Japanese machine learning and analytics firm, Yokozuna Data, for a cool $1.5 million.
It appears that the bulk of Snowed In Studios' work is in project support, like production pipeline improvement, which is an incredibly important service to provide to triple-A companies that need to ensure that their pipeline is operating at maximum efficacy and efficiency. Snowed In Studios has also done a few ports, like Adventure Capitalist and Fallout Shelter. They're a multifaceted studio that leans heavily into services, rather than product.
Yokozuna Data, based out of Tokyo, is dedicated to a different kind of service: self-learning, predictive player behavioral models. According to Keyword's website, "[...] these models draw on AI and machine learning technologies that predict individual player behaviour and adapt themselves in response to changes that are made in the game." These kinds of analytics are invaluable to developers and publishers looking to create their game as a service or break into the relatively volatile mobile game marketplace.
"These models are used for determining the likelihood of players abandoning the game and their propensity to buy items in the game. By processing large quantities of data and delivering real time predictions, YD's technology can be used to reduce player attrition, maximise conversion, increase average spend, and materially impact the lifetime value of players all while increasing the appeal of the game for the individual users."
Leaning into predictive models led by AI and machine learning is an important step for developers and publishers looking to make data-driven decisions about content, creative, and user acquisition (and retention). So much of this industry is built on data (even though much of it is obfuscated), after all. Now that Keywords has acquired Yokozuna Data, game companies around the world may be able to get the benefits of an in-house analytics team without having to invest in full-time analytics employees.
The Dublin game service company is clearly shoring up both the creative and technical in their service portfolio. Snowed In Studios and Yokozuna Data are disparate companies, but Keywords' business modus operandi has always been to shore up gaps in services by acquiring what they need, rather than building it themselves. That's the beauty of being a service-based company -- you contract out the odds and ends and acquire (or hire) the rest.


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Roy Moore thanks Trump in new fundraising appeal
Published 8:48 pm Thursday, November 23, 2017
Republican Roy Moore is touting President Donald Trump's near-endorsement of him in a new fundraising email to supporters.
The Republican Senate candidate from Alabama sent out a fundraising appeal Wednesday night touting Trump's criticisms of Democrat Doug Jones.
Trump referenced Jones on Tuesday when he told reporters, "We don't need a liberal person in there."
While Trump has not officially sided with Moore, he noted that Moore has denied the accusations of sexual misconduct against teens.
Trump said, "Roy Moore denies it, that's all I can say."
Moore tells supporters in his fundraising appeal, "I appreciate Donald Trump for defending my honor and my character."
JONES' NEW AD SPOTLIGHTS ACCUSERS
The Democrat in Alabama's Senate race is spotlighting Republican Roy Moore's accusers in a new ad.
The ad, run by Doug Jones' campaign, shows the photographs of the women who have accused Moore of sexually assaulting or molesting them, or pursuing romantic relationships with them when they were teens while he was in his 30s.
The announcer in the ad says, "they were girls when Roy Moore immorally pursued them." It ends with the line, "Will we make their abuser a U.S. senator?"
Moore has denied the accusations. He has said he never dated underage women and never engaged in sexual misconduct.
MOORE CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN RESIGNS
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's campaign spokesman has resigned.
Campaign chairman Bill Armistead says John Rogers has resigned as communications director. Armistead says the campaign appreciated "his valuable contributions to our team."
Hannah Ford, the deputy campaign manager, is taking over press duties. Rogers confirmed to the Associated Press that he has resigned.
Moore's campaign has been hit with accusations that Moore, as a deputy district attorney in his 30s, sexually assaulted or molested two teens and sought romantic relationships with several other teens.
Moore has denied the allegations.
Moore's campaign has taken an aggressive tone in the press in recent days.
In a press conference Tuesday, campaign strategist Dean Young and others lashed out at the news media and called the accusations "lies."
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN GROUPS DON'T BACK MOORE
Two Republican groups say they have no plans to support embattled Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore after President Donald Trump all but endorsed him.
Officials with the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee said Wednesday the organizations have made no changes in their decision to withdraw financial and field support from Moore's campaign.
The groups withdrew their support earlier this month following a series of allegations that Moore sexually assaulted and harassed teenage girls when he was an assistant district attorney in his 30s. He is now 70.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called on Moore to step aside.
Trump referenced Moore's Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, on Tuesday when he said: "We don't need a liberal person in there."
The special election is Dec. 12.


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Q: What command do I use to get a listing of all my lists in Redis? What is the best command to use to get a list of all my lists in Redis?

A: There's no such a command.
You can create a SET of all of your keys that are lists, upon creating them. It might sound inefficient, but it's really OK, that's the nature of NoSQL databases. And speed is virtually not an issue, because one of the biggest advantages of Redis is being very very fast.

A: Append or Prepend something to your lists, then use the KEYS command.
e.g. you have got:
list:mylist1
list:mylist2

KEYS list:*

returns:
list:mylist1
list:mylist2
http://redis.io/commands/keys


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Atsushi Yoneyama (Prefectura de Tochigi, Japó, 20 de novembre de 1976) és un futbolista japonès que disputà un partit amb la selecció japonesa.

Enllaços externs
 National Football Teams
 Japan National Football Team Database

Futbolistes internacionals amb el Japó de la dècada de 1990
Alumnes de la Universitat Komazawa
Persones de la Prefectura de Tochigi

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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package ru.stqa.pft.addressbook.tests;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
import ru.stqa.pft.addressbook.model.GroupData;
import ru.stqa.pft.addressbook.model.Groups;

import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;

public class GroupModificationTests extends TestBase {
  @BeforeMethod
  public void ensurePreconditions() {
    if (app.db().groups().size() == 0) {
      app.goTo().GroupPage();
      app.group().create(new GroupData().withName(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10)));
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void testGroupModification() {

    Groups before = app.db().groups();
    GroupData modifiedGroup = before.iterator().next();
    GroupData group = new GroupData().withId(modifiedGroup.id()).withName(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10)).withFooter(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10)).withHeader(RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic(10));
    app.goTo().GroupPage();
    app.group().modify(group);
    assertEquals(app.group().count(), before.size());
    Groups after = app.db().groups();
    assertThat(after, equalTo(before.without(modifiedGroup).withAdded(group)));
    verifyGroupListInUI();
  }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The BlackBerry App World is the RIM application distribution solution. Quite well organized, it accepts payment by credit card or Paypal. Some apps you can get for free of course. Apps can be managed on a computer. There are enough categories and a search box to make searching easier.
There's a basic filtering system as well - it allows you to check out the highest rated free and paid applications, as well as the newest titles. In general there's hardly much to complain about the BlackBerry App world interface.
As one would expect nowadays, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 is equipped with a built-in GPS receiver and comes with A-GPS support. For navigation you get BlackBerry Maps preinstalled. Unfortunately it is yet another application that only works with a BlackBerry internet plan activated. And the only navigation option you get is directions.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2GHz processors, extra bit of RAM, the new OS 7 with Liquid Graphics, a bump in screen resolution and HD video - they're all one phone actually, different shape and size.
Of all three phones however, the Torch 9810 is the one that doesn't completely start from scratch. It's a sequel to the original Torch 9800. Up from 9800 to 9810 doesn't seem like much but the numbers don't tell the whole story. The new Torch slider has plenty of upgrade value: better screen, more processing power, silkier interface and HD video. Not bad at all for a phone built on the exact same chassis as the predecessor.
The Torch 9810 is basically a Bold Touch rebodied into a slider. The key absence is NFC but the Torch is a different breed, more likely to mix business with pleasure. So the bigger screen gives more credibility to its improved media skills. Another important difference is the QWERTY keyboard. We found the one on the Torch 9810 slightly less comfortable than that of the Bold Touch. Only just though - and still incomparably better than having no physical keys at all. Most BlackBerry users will agree, we think.
Long-term users, committed to BlackBerry for the security of their service, will be pleased with the Torch 9810. It seems well on time too, released exactly a year after the predecessor. Their sales have always been carrier-centric and they're probably eyeing many original Torch 9800 users with contracts due for upgrade.
As for newcomers, the Torch 9810 is the best BlackBerry can offer at this point - and that means more polished touchscreen experience, more speed, more power and some new skill. A warning is due though - RIM's phones always come with a hefty price tag.
The latest are obviously the priciest and the Torch 9810 finds itself in a company it's not likely to enjoy. We won't make a fuss over it because if the BlackBerry service is a must, even the world's finest smartphones become irrelevant. For those who have a choice and want to exercise it, there's no shortage of Droid and Symbian messengers to choose from.
Some of the more recent Motorola Droids and Milestones are an obvious alternative. The likes of the Nokia E7 and the Sony Ericsson Xperia pro are in the picture too. Even the new Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro has a claim to stake, fresh from a massive upgrade. The HTC Desire Z will do too if you don't mind a year-old package.
The HP Pre 3 could've been one of the contenders - and a strong one too. But it wasn't meant to be. The Pre 3 was discontinued before it even made it to the markets. Sad story, but it helps appreciate RIM's commitment and effort even more.
So, RIM have themselves a fleet of new touch phones. The new generation is promising - and delivering - more power and better user experience. The BlackBerry Torch 9810 has an important role in that. The way we see it, it's not just a solid upgrade. It's trusted to provide continuity.
The new lineup we've just finished reviewing is a transitional generation. QNX is the way of the future. The OS 7 and the new Bold and Torch are the base to build on.


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Atashan (, also Romanized as Ātashān, Āteshān, and Ateshun) is a village in Hablerud Rural District, in the Central District of Firuzkuh County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 748, in 238 families.

References

Populated places in Firuzkuh County


Survey of 384 Democratic primary voters was conducted December 4-8, 2015. The margin of error is +/- 6 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted November 6-10, 2015 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 4-8, 2015 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 9-13, 2015 are in square brackets.


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HomePast SeasonsBig Brother 9 Winner Adam Jasinski Charged with Dealing Drugs
Big Brother 9 Winner Adam Jasinski Charged with Dealing Drugs
October 20, 2009 Brian Scheffler (Admin) Past Seasons 2
Adam "Baller" Jasinski, the winner of Big Brother 9, was arrested Saturday, October 17, 2009 and was charged with possession of oxycodone with the intent to sell. He could face a 20 years in prison.
According to FOX 25, Adam Jasinski flew to Florida carrying 2,000 pills of oxycodone. After being arrested Saturday, the U.S. District Court charged Jasinski on Tuesday with possession of oxycodone pills with the intent to distribute. He will be held in custody until his next hearing on Thursday.
FOX 25 reports:
Authorities say in court papers that Jasinski had nearly 2,000 oxycodone pills on him when he flew from his home in Delray Beach, Florida to Logan Airport. A Massachusetts man arrested for allegedly dealing drugs earlier this month picked him up at the airport. The two then drove to a strip mall parking lot in North Reading to allegedly complete the deal, but DEA agents busted him there.
Authorities say Jasinski, whose nickname is "Baller," flew into Massachusetts with drugs hiding in his pants. Jasinski allegedly confessed that he had been selling thousands of oxycodone pills all along the East Cost over the past several months, and had been funding his enterprise with the $500,000 price he won from the "Big Brother Season 9" show.
If convicted, Jasinski faces up to 20 years imprisonment and a $1 million fine.
Stay tuned as we learn more.
Big Brother 9
Jordan Lloyd Big Brother 11 Finale Backyard Interview
Big Brother 11 Finale Backyard Interviews on WLBB
Matt McDonald from Big Brother 9 Arrested on Drug, Other Charges
April 27, 2010 Brian Scheffler (Admin) Past Seasons 2
A second BB9 houseguest has been arrested in connection with the October 2009 arrest of Big Brother 9's Adam "Baller" Jasinski. According to TMZ, authorities allege Matt was working with Adam to distribute oxycodone. […]
WLBB opens an online store
February 12, 2008 Brian Scheffler (Admin) Past Seasons 0
WeLoveBigBrother.com is giving you the chance to stock up on site spirit. An online store was opened that allows fans to purchase shirts, hats and more with the site's branding. Purchases will help support this […]


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Q: Using Markov chain instead of total probability This question was given to me as a review for an upcoming exam:
If a baseball team wins a game, they have a 40% chance of winning the next game due to getting overconfident. If they lose the previous came, there is a 70% they will win the next game. Assume the first game that there is a 50% of winning. What is the probability the team wins the 4th game?
Is there a way to do this without using total probability?
So far I added all of the 8 scenarios that result in a win on the 4th game to get an answer, but I'm thinking there is a way to do this using matrix multiplication instead of total probability.

A: Yes, you are right.  If state $1$ is win and state $2$ is loss then the transition matrix is $$P=\begin{bmatrix}.4&.6\\.7&.3\end{bmatrix}$$  The probabilities after $4$ games are given by $$\begin{bmatrix}w\\l\end{bmatrix}=P^4\begin{bmatrix}.5\\.5\end{bmatrix}$$ where $w$ and $l$ are the respective probabilities that the fourth game is a win or a loss.
If you look at the matrix multiplication, you will see that this involves exactly the same calculations as the calculations you've already done.  You could short-cut it though by squaring $P$ twice.  This would cut out one matrix multiplication.


Home Tourism, Leisure and Event Management Research Publications Resource Management in Tourism Research: A New Direction?
Home Sustainability Research Centre Research Publications Resource Management in Tourism Research: A New Direction?
Resource Management in Tourism Research: A New Direction?
This analysis of papers in tourism journals found that tourism research is expanding in volume but is static in content; non-responsive to contemporary issues; dominated by academics; disinterested in resource, host community and cultural issues; oriented towards supply and descriptive rather than directed towards methodology and theory development. Despite concern for sustainability, the absence of resource management in tourism discourse is highlighted. While others have attributed this situation to the evolutionary development of tourism inquiry, this paper suggests that this is symptomatic of a discipline that lacks direction, and which is not moving towards maturity. This situation contrasts with other disciplines where a clear evolutionary development is evident. Our diagnosis is that tourism research can and will develop and mature only when it explicitly considers the nature of the tourism resource, and the interaction of the industry with it, thereby finding a place in the spectrum of resource management sciences.


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Q: openshift app requires Maven version 3.0.4 Is there any way to update the maven installation on a openshift online account?
The only similar problem to my that I could find was this one https://www.openshift.com/forums/openshift/is-maven-update-planned, but it was not answered.
So here is the error of my deploy attempt.
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 27.229s
[INFO] Finished at: Thu Apr 10 22:47:30 EDT 2014
[INFO] Final Memory: 13M/161M
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[ERROR] Failed to execute goal net.flexmojos.oss:flexmojos-maven-plugin:6.0.1:compile-swf
(default-compile-swf) on project isis-client: The plugin net.flexmojos.oss:flexmojos-maven-
plugin:6.0.1 requires Maven version 3.0.4 -> [Help 1]

A: Please add that to http://openshift.com/ideas and get people to vote on it