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Mercedes EQ Silver Arrow Concept is a Futuristic Tribute to the Past
Aniruddh Parmar August 28, 2018
AutomobilesCarsElectric Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz has paid homage to their historic and record-breaking car W125 from 1937 by launching a concept with a similar design language but an all-electric powertrain.
EQ Silver Arrow, as it's named, carries the new 'Sensual Purity' design philosophy of Mercedes. It is a 5.3m long one-seater race car concept. You can see the futuristic design touches on the exterior like the sleek LED headlamps, blackened front face, and illuminated EQ badge at the middle. The EQ Silver Arrow also gets a rear shark fin wing from the Mercedes-AMG Project-One.
The EQ Silver Arrow rides on slick 255/25 R 24 tires at the front and 305/25 R 26 tires at the rear. Attesting the attention to detail, Mercedes-Benz's tyre partner Pirelli has embossed a star pattern on the tyre tread.
The EQ Silver Arrow will be powered by an 80 kWh battery with electric motors delivering a combined 750 hp. Mercedes is hoping a range of up to 400 km from the powertrain.
In the cabin, you won't see anything from the history, or even from the present. The interior is adorned with high-quality genuine leather, brushed aluminum, and solid walnut. The highly-futuristic digital cockpit comes with a curved panoramic screen that projects from behind and a touchscreen, which is integrated into the steering wheel.
From the touchscreen on the steering wheel, the driver can opt between Comfort, Sport, and Sport+ driving modes. To give the driver proper racing emotions, Mercedes has provided an option of making the sound of a Formula 1 car or the Mercedes-AMG V8.
Using the same touchscreen, the driver can activate a feature that activates a virtual racetrack over the actual road via the panoramic screen and the driver sees their opponents either ahead of them or behind them as a "ghost."
Image source: Mercedes-Benz
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MainAll NewsForeign AffairsTrump: Kim has 'everything' to lose
Trump: Kim has 'everything' to lose
US President warns North Korean leader against hostility towards the United States.
Tags: North Korea Donald Trump Kim Jong Un North Korea-US
Ben Ariel , Dec 09 , 2019 3:53 AM
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had "everything" to lose through hostility towards the United States, AFP reports.
"Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he acts in a hostile way," Trump tweeted in response to North Korea's announcement of a major new weapons test at its Sohae space launch center.
The announcement of Saturday's test came just hours after Trump said he would be "surprised" by any hostile action from the North, emphasizing his "very good relationship" with Kim.
The test also took place after North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations said that denuclearization is off the negotiating table with the United States.
The ambassador, Kim Song, said that the "sustained and substantial dialogue" sought by the United States was a "time-saving trick" to suit its domestic political agenda, a reference to Trump's 2020 reelection bid.
Trump and Kim engaged in months of mutual insults and threats of devastation in 2017, sending tensions soaring before a diplomatic rapprochement the following year.
The pair have met three times since June 2018, most recently in Vietnam in February, but with little progress towards denuclearization. Pyongyang has set Washington a December 31 deadline to make new concessions to kickstart stalled talks.
Since that June meeting, North Korea has conducted several tests of ballistic missiles.
Trump has said he's "not happy" about North Korea's persistent testing of short-range missiles but denied the launches violate any agreement.
"North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, has tremendous economic potential, but it must denuclearize as promised," Trump tweeted on Sunday. "NATO, China, Russia, Japan, and the entire world is unified on this issue!"
Writing that Kim had "signed a strong Denuclearization Agreement" at their June 2018 summit in Singapore," Trump warned, "He does not want to void his special relationship with the President of the United States or interfere with the U.S. Presidential Election in November."

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On Fantastic Beasts 2 and Where to Find Them (and the Series Plot)
* Spoiler Alert
If Fantastic Beasts is retconning the Wizarding world as we know it from the world of Harry Potter, fans are likely to complain. The Crimes of Grindelwald is The Two Towers of this spinoff saga. It sets in motion a quest to stop the deeds to which this nefarious character, played by Johnny Depp, has plans to commit. The actions he committed in the past are a concern, but in this sequel, this villain's future goals will shake up the world in devastating ways. At the same time, we are teased with glimpses of the tools he has at his disposal. He possesses at least one-third of the Deathly Hallows.
Trailers and the last film spotlighted this enigmatic symbol. The sequel puts into play the wand. This detail is known to those looking at all the preview material leading up to the movie's premiere. The second object is uncertain though I guess whatever is in the vial and the involvement of Nicolas Flamel is important.
A less important thread concerning romance gets a nod too; can love conquer all? Who loves who takes second place. Newt (Eddie Redmayne) still has feelings for Tina (Katherine Waterston). Jacob (Dan Fogler) is under Queenie (Alison Sudol)'s enchantment; as for whether that was necessary for her to do, this theme implies more to the series because she sees using her powers a means to an end.
In a new war to which Grindelwald wants to happen, he believes a new regime will rise. Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law certainly steals the show in his steely performance) cannot get involved, but the British Ministry of Magic says otherwise. Newt's role is to help Dumbledore. This film continues where the last left off, to find the not dead Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller).
J. K. Rowling's sprawling narrative is jam-packed with development from many angles. A second screening was required for me to catch further details. Part two is enjoyable but long. This includes looking for key moments which I believe will be important in the sequels. Additionally, I was ready to look for easter eggs. On the back of my mind was on how many members of the Lestrange family name decided to become Slytherin. There were many name drops, and if Adonis is of an important French bloodline, perhaps he may come in. Another name mentioned as Mustafa Kasa (sp?).
A glowing silver pendant is this film's MacGuffin and will be important to later films. It is well known that the evildoer has the Death Wand because of the promos and trailers. But could the Resurrection Stone be closer than we thought? Suddenly, the fact both figures keep it close suggests The Deathly Hallows will make up the overall arc for this saga.
All the answers fans crave will not get fully known until the release of the final film in 2024. The schedule set for the remaining films was reported on Digital Spy.
Only so much of the overall plot can be remembered as the years go by. Five films may be too much. I rather see a trilogy. When Rowling wants to create an entire world that's a task which requires more than five new films to cover. Depp is the master villain and he's certainly up to the challenge. I found him cold and calculating–imbued with a touch of fascist arrogance ala Joseph Stalin–a complete opposite to Captain Jack. I look forward to seeing more him in future films.
The plan for the franchise is to show magi everywhere. The adventures are likely to continue to Brazil and end in perhaps Zimbabwe. When Grindelwald is asking for a call to arms, to spread the word of his mission, the world better get ready!
I am wondering if Petunia, the name of Grindelwald's familiar is Harry Potter's aunt, resurrected. Rowling expanded the magical menagerie of beasts to include creatures from China (a creature perhaps related to the Pixiu, though Newt said, "Qilin" in the film), Indonesia (Nigini), Japan (Kappa),
I particularly enjoyed seeing this Chinese lion-like creature. He is used to recreate the great bank escape from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The way Newt and the flier get cuddly reminds me of how Hiccup gained Toothless' trust. I hope DreamWorks does not take an issue to the similarities.
Fans have lots of expectations for this series and know part of J. K. Rowling's roadmap of what's to come. The Deathly Hallows is important, and I theorize, Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Barebone are the modern-day versions of the original brothers seeking to master Death. The whole muggles versus magi debate is just as much of a thorn back then as it is present-day (until Rowling pens a sequel saga). As for how these ideas flow into the Harry Potter series depends on the last film and not pulling a George Lucas maneuver by shifting focus on who the heroes are. Newt is the reluctant hero, and even here we see he has to choose a side instead of sitting it out.
3½ Stars out of 5
Tags: Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Fantasy, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Johnny Depp, Warner Bros.
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Q: Angular Drop Down, Select by Index I am retrieving an unordered list and binding to a drop down here, but on instantiation I want to be able to select the 0th item in the drop down. ng-init="selectedTreatment=treatments[0]" doesn't work, as the list is reordered in the view.
<select ng-model="selectedTreatment"
        ng-options="option.TreatmentName for option in (treatments | orderBy : 'TreatmentName')">
</select>

Is there an Angular way to do this?

A: In tour controller set the select ng-model
$scope.selectedTreatment = treatments[0].TreatmentName

A: One solution was to order the data in the controller, the same way as it is ordered in the view. Then in the controller I injected the $filter into the controller and did:
$scope.selectedTreatment = $filter('orderBy')($scope.treatments, 'TreatmentName')[0];

This allowed me to utilise the orderBy filter in the controller. This fixed my problem, but seems like it doesn't offer full SOC. A way to do this neatly in the view doesn't seem to be possible.

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Happy New Year! We made it another year! Looking at all the social media posts, it appears many people are happy to say goodbye to 2017 and hello to 2018. But what is going to change in 2018 to ensure it's better than 2017? What worked well last year that you want to continue in this year? What didn't work well that you want to change?
It's dangerous to think that simply turning a page on the calendar is all it takes to create this new and improved version of ourselves. It takes much more than a "new year" and a couple New Year's Resolutions for self-improvement. So where do we start?
Pen and paper - Let's make a list of our "wins" and "opportunities" in 2017. After all, how will you know what needs to change or sustain in 2018 if we don't get organized.
It is important to identify the behaviors that need to stop and the behaviors that need to continue. Now that you have a list of "wins" and "opportunities" it's time for some critical thinking. Were you just lucky or did you earn that win? What did you do to become successful? Whatever it was that helped you win, that's something you want to do more of in 2018.
Now caused the opportunities to happen? Was it a stroke of bad luck or something in your control? A bad decision? Didn't put enough effort in? Figure out why it happened and eliminate or change that behavior; turn it into a win for 2018.
This isn't easy and it's definitely not if you're incapable of really taking a hard look at and holding yourself accountable. Don't kid yourself. Be honest. Be humble. You will only be cheating yourself along with your growth and development if you don't do this honestly and dig deep inside.
Why do we write all this down? Just thinking about it in your head isn't enough. Make it visible. It's the whole "seeing is believing" mentality. Additionally, seeing it will be a constant reminder.
Monthly Goals - Write out three short term goals you can accomplish in 30 days. These are "quick wins" that help keep us motivated. Winning creates a greater appetite to repeat and continue behaviors/processes that work. Once you achieve your goal, write another to replace it. If you don't succeed, continue it next month until you do.
Quarterly Goals - Same thing here; write three goals that you can accomplish in 90 days. These are still short term goals but will take more effort and time (patience) to succeed. Same rules, once you accomplish create new goals. If you fail, keep going until you succeed. Once these goals are accomplished, you will really start to see a change within yourself. Your confidence will rise and your desire to improve will grow even greater.
Yearly Goal - Choose one goal you can accomplish by the end of the year. This is the biggest goal you can go after. If you reach this goal, it will make you feel amazing. You will brag about it to everyone you know...you will post on Facebook how you achieved this goal. Achieving this goal will solidify the year and have you saying "2018 was a fantastic year!"
Advice: Make sure you have a mix of personal and professional goals. Heck, have it all be personal goals if you want. Just don't make it only about work. Hopefully that advice doesn't need an explanation.
*It is assumed that you are aware of how to create a goal...how it shouldn't be too easy but not impossible either. If you are uncertain on how to create goals, there is plenty of information available to guide you.
Daily Reminders - Read your 2017 "wins" and "opportunities" and 2018 goals every day, 7 days a week. Remind yourself each day what worked and didn't work in 2017 and what your goals are for this year. Don't be confident that you will just remember and incorporate all this because you wrote it all down. We are all too busy and consumed in work, life, family, friends, personal time, etc.
I like to put these on flash cards. Something small I can put inside my Moleskin notebook and carry with me every day. I put a daily calendar reminder in my phone and call it "Daily Affirmations" (don't forget to put the calendar reminder on!). The reminder goes off, I stop what I'm doing, and I read the flash cards. This will take 2 minutes of your time daily. You might feel silly at first, but make sure to read it out loud. You need to hear it every single day.
Display It - Display the 2017 "wins" and "opportunities" along with your 2018 goals. Put this somewhere you will see it every single day. It's ok if it's seen by others. There is nothing wrong with people knowing you have goals and want to succeed, both personally and professionally.
By reading your flash cards and seeing your notes daily, it will become ingrained. The likelihood of you working to achieve your goals is far greater when you participate in it daily.
Think about it. We all have made goals before. Why have we failed in the past? I bet a majority of the time is we simply lost focus on the goal and stopped working towards accomplishing them. We moved onto something else. Why? Because we forgot about our goals. We get caught up with work and life. Don't let that happen. Make it apart of your daily routine.
Daily Meditation - Some of you are already doing this and others think it's just a bunch of _____ (fill in the blank). For those who are not meditating, reconsider it. Meditation is one of the oldest portals to the transformative realm of consciousness—your essential identity. The power of this essential you, free of habitual problematic thinking, is what Einstein talked about when he said: "I think 99 times and find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me." (Forbes.com, December 11, 2017, Trusted Meditation Experts Explain Why You Should Start Meditating In 2018).
Shameless plug: I use an app on my iPhone called "Breathe" for meditation (and yoga). When you open the app, it asks you how your day is going and you check off words that describe your mood. From there it gives you a meditation exercise that will help you with your current feeling. I love it. It's easy and only takes a few minutes to do.
Ever since I have incorporated meditation into my life, I have seen amazing results. Specifically, my stress levels are much lower and my ability to not overreact or lose control of my emotions has greatly lessened. Don't take my word for it. There is so much research available from credible sources regarding the benefits of meditation.
I assure you its not hard. It's not time consuming. You have much more to gain by doing it than not.
Ready to take on 2018? Ready for some real self-improvement that is focused and habitual? I'm ready. I know you are too. I wish you peace, health, success, and growth in 2018. Here's to working on a better you (for yourself).


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Tom Brady: "We're Trying to Kill Teams"
In an interview with WEEI Radio that was replayed on SportsCenter, New England quarterback Tom Brady frankly admitted what many people suspected anyway, namely that the Patriots are trying to blow out their opponents: "We're trying to play extremely well. We're not trying to win 42-28. We're trying to win--we're trying to kill teams, to blow them out if we can. You want to build momentum for each week. You don't want it to be 42-7 or 35-7 and then all of a sudden you look up and it's 35-21."
I realize that some people may have a problem with a philosophy that is so brutally aggressive and others may find it unseemly for Brady to say such things--but football is by nature a brutally aggressive game and there is no provision in the rules for the losing team to just concede defeat. New England's meticulous preparation and aggressive mindset are the reasons that the Patriots are obliterating the NFL record book. Instead of whining about what the Patriots are doing the other teams should be taking notes and fans should admire and respect a level of professionalism and dedication that has not been seen in sports since the Jordan-Pippen Bulls ruled the NBA.
I simply don't understand how fans who complain about overpaid, underachieving athletes can be mad at an organization that stresses playing hard until the final gun goes off. To put it bluntly, which team would you rather watch: the New England Patriots or the Cincinnati Bengals?
Excellent! Well said. I agree. The Pats are the greatest football team I have ever seen. Having said that,I hate the stinkin Patriots!
Lets go, Eagles!
Yeah, I feel like a deer in the headlights right about now.. :)
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:41:00 AM
I love that Brady and the Pats are pulling no punches.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:31:00 PM
Well said Brady. You think coach Bill Belichick forgot about week 1? Just watch when the patriots face the Jets. You will see what blow out really means.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 5:13:00 PM
JF said...
wait till the Pats win the title before comparisons w/ bulls
also, the philosophy could anger opponents & lead to a late hit that hurts a key Pat player. Certainly, any true fan would hope that this injury scenario DOESNT happen. but some critics of the pats may feel that they are increasing the risk
football is unpredictable -- this pats dynasty was born w/ a huge underdog win over rams in super bowl. on a given day, the Colts were 1 or 2 plays from beating the Pats -- WITHOUT the colts' #1 WR, Harrison... Dallas led them in 3rd quater ... on a given sunday, Dallas or GB could beat NE, in theory... and NE must stay healthy to even reach that game
basically whats going to happen is the patriots will win out...naturally.. and then the packers will come riding in like brett farve is a mircle old man and just get stomped
super bowl packers 17 patriots 34
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All of those are excellent points. Certainly, Bill Belichick would be the first to say that the Patriots have not accomplished anything unless/until they win the Super Bowl.
The similarity between the Jordan-Pippen Bulls and this Patriots team is that both squads try to win every play of every game with a ferocity and intensity that even teams that are very good do not maintain.


Will Federal Circuit Courts Permit Daubert "Do-Over?"
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to allow post-appeal hearings under Daubert, without invalidating the original jury verdict. This "do over," while achieving some measure of judicial economy, would represent a watershed change for litigators. Read more here.
Jeffrey Standen, veteran faculty member at Williamette University College of Law, has been selected as the new dean for Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law. The National Law Journal has the details.
As budget battles continue in Washington, D.C., Federal Courts are among the agencies impacted. Read more here.


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My lovely daughter Donna (yes, the one who lost her phone), sent me a picture yesterday of the only store where I can comfortably buy my shirts - the big men clothing store in Nahalat Yitzhak Tel Aviv (under lev tel-aviv towers).
Then I had this bright idea. My mother already told me about this big men store. I hurried there - and it was AMAZING - all of a sudden you discover big men like you. Everything is big. Even the fitting room - is a REAL room - you can sit comfortably, you have a room to run to measure. I asked them for 4XL shirt - they brought me a huge one. for them 4XL is on a different scale than for me. The shirt was way way too big so I tried 2XL - bingo. Almost all of my shirts (6 in total) are the same shirt - but different colors - pastel colors - so simple.
They told me that I fit their baby department.... Geeeez.


There were at least two points of note in President Obama's call last night for Congress to "vote to authorize the continued use of military force against these terrorists." First, the President did not mention his draft AUMF for ISIL, much less ask Congress to approve that draft. Second, the President said that Congress should vote for an ISIL AUMF in order "to demonstrate that the American people are united, and committed, to this fight." In other words, the President thinks Congress should enact an ISIL AUMF to symbolize the nation's seriousness about the conflict with ISIL.
A vote on an ISIL AUMF would be purely symbolic for reasons stated by the Secretary of Defense last week: "[T]he lawyers tell me that we don't technically need [a new AUMF for ISIL]. …. We can conduct what we need to do within the law." Administration lawyers have likely reached this conclusion for two types reasons. The first is the original administration interpretation of the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs to justify the use of force in Iraq and Syria. Whatever one thinks of this interpretation (I have been critical of reliance on the 2001 AUMF), it is now bolstered by a second reason. The administration probably thinks that Congress authorized the use of force against ISIL when it approved the President's request for "Overseas Contingency Operations" funding, which (I am informed) a continuing resolution extends to the current fiscal year. The administration made clear at the time that the OCO funding was needed specifically for operations to "to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL through a comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy." Under this OLC opinion, which places reasonable reliance on many judicial and other precedents, congressional appropriations enacted for ongoing uses of force can constitute authorization for those uses of force.
Because the President wants Congress to make a purely symbolic vote in support of his use of force against ISIL, members of Congress will be freer than usual in this context to let politics and politicking inform their votes. And that in turn means that we can expect the same old split to emerge between those who want to limit the war against ISIL geographically, and by troop levels, and on timing; and those who want to avoid any such limits, and to push the President to be more aggressive against ISIL. This split will be especially hard to avoid if, as expected, the administration does not push hard in Congress, with public pressure and on-the-ground arm-twisting, for a particular AUMF.
For these reasons, I am skeptical that any ISIL AUMF will emerge from Congress. I also think that the only type of ISIL AUMF that has any chance is one that simply preserves and blesses the President's status quo authorities, including the same relatively broad authority to use force that two presidents have asserted against al Qaeda under the 2001 AUMF. Such status quo preservation will not attract those who want to limit the war against ISIL. But it should attract moderates who like the status quo, as well as the hawkish members of Congress who want the President to be more aggressive. Note to the hawks: President Obama made clear again last night that he is not going to deploy large-footprint ground troops to fight ISIL, and there is nothing that Congress can do to make him do so. Thus the best thing to do, from the hawks' perspective, is to simply affirm (beyond what the OCO appropriation already established) that the president has full authority, without statutory limitation related to geography, ground troops, or timing, to use military force against ISIL. Such authorization would include authorization to use ground forces when this or a future president deems them necessary.
The 2001 and 2002 AUMFs are repealed, and the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against al Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State, and associated forces.
These thirty words would refresh every statutory authority to use force that the President currently claims, and not give him any more or any less authority than he currently claims. And it would repeal the old AUMFs in the process.
Nothing this simple will ever emerge from Congress, which will want to send many other messages, both at home and abroad. But if enacted into law, this single sentence would "demonstrate that the American people are united, and committed, to this fight," would wipe away the old AUMFs, and would affirm the President's current authorities, all without having to resolve whether and how those authorities should be broadened or narrowed.


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Matt Reed: Brevard Zoo director judges animal tragedies, lagoon tax
Keith Winsten weighs in on Harambe, Disney World gators and whether grazing manatees damage the Indian River
Matt Reed: Brevard Zoo director judges animal tragedies, lagoon tax Keith Winsten weighs in on Harambe, Disney World gators and whether grazing manatees damage the Indian River Check out this story on floridatoday.com: http://on.flatoday.com/2anhHHn
FLORIDA TODAY columnist Published 4:01 p.m. ET July 27, 2016 | Updated 4:03 p.m. ET July 27, 2016
Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla, was killed last month after a 3-year-old boy crawled through a barrier and fell into the moat in the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.(Photo: Jeff McCurry, Provided/Cincinnati Zoo and Bota)
A Florida alligator snatches a two-year-old boy at a Disney resort. A zoo shoots and kills an endangered gorilla after a child falls into its enclosure. Fish and manatees suffer in the polluted Indian River Lagoon, triggering public calls for leaders to do something.
Are we humans getting anything right with animals and nature? What could we do better?
I put those questions to Brevard Zoo Director Keith Winsten, who has led his organization's involvement in Lagoon cleanup efforts.
Question: The Cincinnati Zoo triggered some public outcry recently. Staff shot and killed an endangered gorilla named Harambe after a little boy fell into his enclosure. What did you make of that?
Winsten: It was actually a case of a zoo training and acting to the highest professional standards. People don't realize that we train for these life-or-death decisions all the time.
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We know that they tried to call the gorillas in, and the two females came in, but Harambe did not. At that point, you're stuck with a 400-pound animal -- that really has the strength of a 2,000-pound animal – with a toddler. Whether it meant harm or not, a simple flick of the wrist puts a child's life at stake.
A single shot, they did what they had to do, and a child was fine.
The gorilla didn't do anything wrong. The zoo never had any other problems with the exhibit. It's a rare and horrible situation.
At the same time, we learned something that doesn't surprise me: We really care about a single animal that has a name and a face. Ninety-six elephants a day are poached in Africa for their tusks, and it has been hard to generate interest in stopping that.
Q: Some people blamed the boy's mother. You manage zoo crowds every day. Was that realistic?
Winsten: No. You get kids who are runners and try things. All kids are different. People are just quick to assign blame.
Q: At Disney World, meanwhile, an alligator snatched and drowned a two-year-old boy from Nebraska while his family waded in a man-made lake. There was little public sympathy for the gator. What's the difference?
Winsten: There was a little bit of outcry -- until people learned the parents were with their child and watchful. I love creatures, but it was a gator without a face or a name. If it were "Old Gus," there might be a different reaction.
Gators become a problem with they're fed. A death sentence for Florida gators is when someone feeds them and they associate people with food.
I've never seen a gator that didn't move away from me if I got close, including really big gators. We're not a preferred prey item. We're large, we're scary.
Q: About the Indian River Lagoon, you wrote that "crisis-to-crisis caring" can't save it. You said people who have worked on cleanup for years roll their eyes when the public and its leaders panic at fish kills or bad headlines. Explain.
Winsten: The scope of the problem is such that it really requires a long-term solution. The analogy I keep using is a fire station.
All of our communities have fire stations. It doesn't matter that technology or our building processes get better. We all know we need a fire station because fires are going to happen, and you need people to put them out.
A tax has been proposed for Brevard County, and I fully support it. We've got to stop thinking about this as a short-term solution that we just can take some money from over here and pay for it.
Column: Yes, there is a plan for Indian River Lagoon
We're going to have to pay for maintenance and rescue for the rest of our lives -- if we want to stop lurching from crisis to crisis. It's a complex environmental system that will change every year. We should manage it actively.
Q: If I don't ask, someone will accuse us of "ignoring" the possibility that manatees helped cause the algae blooms and fish kills. So, did they?
Winsten: Well, manatees are definitely grazers and definitely have an impact on sea grass. But you have, what, 1,500 manatees in the lagoon? They eat a lot, but nothing compared to the 15 billion fish that are grazing on the same thing.
It's called the West Indies Manatee. It's been here for thousands of years. It belongs in the system. They're not the determinant of what's going on in the lagoon.
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Q: I can scrape a title of a single ebay listing, but am having trouble scraping every single title on the page (Python/BeautifulSoup/lxml) I am trying to scrape the title of every item on an ebay page. This is the page. I first tried to scrape the title of the first listing (lines 5-7 of my code) , and I was successful as the title of the first listing gets printed. But when I try to scrape every single title on the ebay page (lines 8-10), nothing gets printed. Is there a flaw in my logic? Thanks!
1. from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
2. import requests
3. source = requests.get("https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=hippo&_sacat=0").text
4. soup = BeautifulSoup(source, "lxml")
5. listing = soup.find("li", class_=("s-item    s-item--watch-at-corner"))
6. title = soup.find("h3", class_=("s-item__title")).text
7. print(title)
8. for listing in soup.find_all("li", class_=("s-item    s-item--watch-at-corner")):
9.    title = soup.find("h3", class_=("s-item__title")).text
10.   print(title)

A: You're calling find("h3", class_=("s-item__title") on the soup every time, you need to call it on every listing in the loop or it will always fetch the first title. Also, keep in mind there were a couple of hidden results on the eBay page for whatever reason, maybe check that out and see if you want to ignore or include those as well. I added enumerate function in the loop just to keep track of the number of the results.
I used this selector to find all the listing on the chrome dev tool li.s-item.s-item--watch-at-corner h3.s-item__title
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import requests

source = requests.get("https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=hippo&_sacat=0").text
soup = BeautifulSoup(source, "lxml")
listing = soup.find("li", class_=("s-item    s-item--watch-at-corner"))
title = soup.find("h3", class_=("s-item__title")).text
print(title)
for i, listing in enumerate(soup.find_all("li", class_=("s-item s-item--watch-at-corner"))):
    title = listing.find("h3", class_=("s-item__title")).text
    print("[{}] ".format(i) + title)

Result:
    [0] Pewter Hippopotamus Hippo  Figurine
    [1] Hippopotamus Figurine 1.5" Gemstone Opalite Crystal Healing Carved Statue Decor
    [2] hippopotamus coffee cafe picture animal hippo art tile gift
    [3] NEW! Miniature Bronze Hippo Figurine Miniature Bronze Statue Animal Collectible
    [4] Hippopotamus Gzhel porcelain figurine hippo handmade
    [5] Hippopotamus Gzhel porcelain figurine hippo souvenir handmade and hand-painted
....

A: After a quick glance at the docs:
BeautifulSoup's .find_all() method returns a list (as one would expect). However, it seems to me that the .find() in your for loop is just querying the response again, rather than doing something with the list you're generating. I would expect either extracting the titles manually, such as:

title = listing['some_property']

or perhaps there's another method provided by the library you're using.

A: By looking at the code you haven't checked the type of the class.
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import requests
source=requests.get("https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=hippo&_sacat=0").text
soup = BeautifulSoup(source, "lxml")
listing = soup.find("li", class_=("s-item    s-item--watch-at-corner"))
title = soup.find("h3", class_=("s-item__title")).text
print(type(listing))

This returns the result of
<class 'NoneType'>

So the parsing ends as there are no li tags to find

A: Have a look at the SelectorGadget Chrome extension to easily pick selectors by clicking on the desired element in your browser which is not always working perfectly, if the page heavily uses JS (in this case we can).
There is also the possibility of blocking the request, if using requests as default user-agent in requests library is a python-requests.
An additional step could be to rotate user-agent, for example, to switch between PC, mobile, and tablet, as well as between browsers e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and so on.
Check out the code in the online IDE
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import requests, json, lxml

# https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/quickstart/#custom-headers
headers = {
    "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/106.0.0.0 Safari/537.36",
}

params = {
    '_nkw': 'hippo',              # search query
}

data = []

page = requests.get('https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html', params=params, headers=headers, timeout=30)
soup = BeautifulSoup(page.text, 'lxml')

for title in soup.select(".s-item__title span"):
    if "Shop on eBay" in title:
        pass
    else:
        data.append({"title" : title.text})

print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))

Example output:
[
  {
    "title": "Hippopotamus Gzhel porcelain figurine hippo souvenir handmade and hand-painted"
  },
  {
    "title": "Coad Peru Signed 1 1/2\" HIPPO Clay Pottery Collectible Figurine"
  },
  {
    "title": "Glass Hippo Hippopotamus figurine \"murano\" handmade"
  },
  {
    "title": "2 Hand Carved Soapstone Brown Hippopotamus Hippo Animal Figurine Paperweight"
  },
  {
    "title": "Schleich Hippo D-73527 Hippopotamus Mouth Open Wildlife Toy Figure 2012"
  },
  # ...
]

As an alternative, you can use Ebay Organic Results API from SerpApi. It's a paid API with a free plan that handles blocks and parsing on their backend.
Example code:
from serpapi import EbaySearch
import os, json

params = {
    "api_key": os.getenv("API_KEY"),  # serpapi api key
    "engine": "ebay",                 # search engine
    "ebay_domain": "ebay.com",        # ebay domain
    "_nkw": "hippo"                   # search query
}

search = EbaySearch(params)        # where data extraction happens

data = []

results = search.get_dict()     # JSON -> Python dict

for organic_result in results.get("organic_results", []):
    title = organic_result.get("title")

    data.append({
      "title" : title
    })

print(json.dumps(data, indent=2))

Output:
[
   {
    "title": "Schleich Hippo D-73527 Hippopotamus Mouth Open Wildlife Toy Figure 2012"
  },
  {
    "title": "Vintage WOODEN SCULPTURE Hippo HIPPOPOTAMUS"
  },
  {
    "title": "Hippopotamus Gzhel porcelain figurine hippo souvenir handmade and hand-painted"
  },
  {
    "title": "Glass Hippo Hippopotamus figurine \"murano\" handmade"
  },
  # ...
]


I have been saving heirloom seeds for years. I purchased some tomato plants from a local farmer years ago and he gave me a little lesson on heirlooms and so it began.
If you enjoy growing veggies from seed and having varieties of foods you can't buy at the supermarket, you might enjoy this hobby.
I was totally inspired by P&G Everyday with their Article on Making DIY Seed Tape.
I immediately recognized that this would also be a great way to save seeds.
You might say that I am a casual gardener and a messy one at that. This is my method of savings seeds and truthfully, will probably continue to some degree.
When it comes time to plant, I just tear off a piece of the paper towel with the seed attached and plant.
But, not only are seeds fun to save, they are also fun to give and share. I wouldn't really want to give a friend bits of a stained paper towel.
I chose a ripe and good quality tomato. These are Cherokee Purple tomatoes that I purchased from a local nursery this spring and they are yummy.
Just start with a section of paper towel and cut into strips about 4 inches wide.
With these handy little tweezers, I just pull the seeds out and place on the paper towel in a line.
Then you fold one side and then the other, like a piece of bias tape.
Add a little glue t one side to hold it in place.
With a pen, make little dots or slashes as a guide for cutting the seeds apart come planting time!
I photo copied the label from the tomato plants and made a little envelop to slip in a strip of the seeds.
Another fun aspect to Heirloom seeds are the stories that go with them. Check out the history of the Cherokee Purple on Wikipedia!
oh this is super helpful- thanks for sharing! I just started gardening this year and it's been fun to keep learning more.
Oh Awesome ! Glad you liked it!
How clever of you and what a good idea. Do you start your seeds indoors or do you plant them directly in the ground. My parents would bury their tomato scraps and then they'd get fantastic volunteer tomatoes. In fact this year we have a volunteer plant come up — not sure of what it is. It will be a pleasant surprise. I am definitely going to try your method.
Hi Marisa, Yes I start them indoors and have had great success. I also had a bunch of volunteer tomato and watermelon plants come up in the garden this year. I had a volunteer surprise plant come up that I thought was a zucchini. I posted a picture of it on our Facebook page and thanks to our followers they helped me figure out it was a pumpkin! This vine has about 10 pumpkins growing on it! Go to our Facebook page and post a picture, maybe we can help you figure it out!
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Pew's recent poll, A Portrait of Jewish Americans, showcases the essential duplicity of jewish identity. The poll, conducted by Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project, puts the oldest, best example right out front. They distinguish two main types of jew: "jews by religion" and "jews of no religion".
One of the first decisions that had to be made in conducting this study and analyzing its results was to answer the question, "Who is a Jew?" This is an ancient question with no single, timeless answer. On the one hand, being Jewish is a matter of religion – the traditional, matrilineal definition of Jewish identity is founded on halakha (Jewish religious law). On the other hand, being Jewish also may be a matter of ancestry, ethnicity and cultural background.
Jewish Crypsis – Half-Jews – Part 2 goes over the issue of matrilineality and the biological nature of jewishness in more detail. Suffice it here to note that even the "religious law" is actually a matter of ancestry. So the "ancient question" does in fact have a "single, timeless answer". Being jewish is, and always has been, a matter of ancestry. All along the jews have also pretended otherwise.
The primacy of ancestry comes through in the flowchart Pew uses to describe how they categorized poll participants. Those who "were raised jewish or have a jewish parent" but profess no "religion" are counted as jews. Those who claim no jewish parent are excluded, even if they regard themselves as jewish.
Nearly all Jews say they had at least one Jewish parent, including 96% of Jews by religion and 97% of Jews of no religion.
All in all, 98% of Jews (and, by definition, 100% of Jews of no religion) were raised Jewish or had at least one Jewish parent; 2% of Jews had no such background but indicate they had a formal conversion to Judaism, while 1% did not formally convert.
In other words, jewishness is 96-97% a matter of ancestry.
U.S. Jews see being Jewish as more a matter of ancestry, culture and values than of religious observance. Six-in-ten say, for example, that being Jewish is mainly a matter of culture or ancestry, compared with 15% who say it is mainly a matter of religion. Roughly seven-in-ten say remembering the Holocaust and leading an ethical life are essential to what it means to them to be Jewish, while far fewer say observing Jewish law is a central component of their Jewish identity. And two-thirds of Jews say that a person can be Jewish even if he or she does not believe in God.
More than four-in-ten U.S. Jews (46%) say being Jewish is a very important part of their lives, and a third (34%) say being Jewish is somewhat important to them. One-fifth of Jews say that being Jewish is not too (15%) or not at all important to them (5%). Jews by religion are nearly five times more likely to say being Jewish is very important to them compared with Jews of no religion (56% vs. 12%).
Nearly nine-in-ten Orthodox Jews (87%) and two-thirds of Conservative Jews (69%) describe being Jewish as very important in their lives. Far fewer self-identified Reform Jews say being Jewish is very important to them (43%). Among Jews who are unaffiliated with any particular Jewish movement or denomination, just one-in-five say being Jewish is very important to them (22%).
More than nine-in-ten Jews (94%) agree they are "proud to be Jewish." Three-quarters (75%) say they have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, and about six-in-ten (63%) say they have a special responsibility to care for Jews in need around the world.
Overwhelming majorities of both Jews by religion and Jews of no religion say they are proud to be Jewish (97% and 83%, respectively). Most Jews by religion also say they have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people (85%) and that they feel a responsibility to care for Jews in need (71%). Far fewer Jews of no religion share these sentiments.
The survey asked Jews whether each of nine attributes and activities is essential to what being Jewish means to them, is important but not essential, or is not an important part of what it means to be Jewish. In response, roughly seven-in-ten U.S. Jews (73%) say remembering the Holocaust is an essential part of what being Jewish means to them.
From this it's clear that jewishness is more about peoplehood than religion, more biological than ideological. In fact the ideological portion is just another facet of the biological portion. In spite of their many profound ideological differences, the core beliefs that jews share most religiously have to do with seeing themselves as part of and concerned for the well-being of their people, a biological collective.
Theologically speaking, note that the jewish collective sees God as unnecessary but regards their guilt-tripping and extortion narrative as essential.
Jewish Crypsis – Half-Jews – Part 3 is further commentary on the Pew poll in the broader context of my recent series of podcasts focusing on jewish identity.
Did you read the attached comment thread? I noted where several of our Ancient Friends upbraided Svigor for not realizing that jewish outmarriage rates obviated the premise that they were at war with whites. You see, the universal lust for white women clearly indicates a love of our people–as the behavior of feral fornicating negroes amply demonstrates. And if jews were anti-white, would they pursue shiksas? No True Jewsman!
I littered a comment there to this effect. Unfortunately it's available only to Sailer premium members, who have full access to a burgeoning catalogue of paywalled Porter content.
Svigor's comment at Pew's big survey of Jewish Americans is very good. It was in my mind when I discussed "the tribe" in tonight's podcast. Kudos to you both for putting up with Sailer's Komment Kontrol. I know from personal experience that Mister "human biodiversity" isn't keen on comments highlighting White and jew biodiversity.
I know you don't take requests but it would be great if you could discuss jihadwatch & Co dropping the EDL. The utter confusion (for reasons of JQ myopia) at jihadwatch and GoV is fascinating to watch.
Thanks and looking forward to reading you.


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Jersey Virago is a Seattle swimwear company founded in 2010 by self taught designer, Meagan Kruz. Mixing bold geographic lines and compelling textures, her designs grab the eye and make a statement. Jersey Virago has been seen in British Vogue, British GQ, and on the television show Americas next top model.
The Future Looks Fabulous! Lumen Couture provides high-end fashion technology dresses for everyday wear, special events, and performers. Each garment is designed by seasoned FashionTech designer Chelsea Klukas, who is the co-founder of the internationally-acclaimed fashion technology organization MakeFashion. With MakeFashion, Klukas has produced 6 years of runway fashion shows over the world and has produced of over 100 fashiontech garments. MakeFashion also contributes to introducing young girls to STEM through hands-on education in creating wearable tech fashion.
Nox Fashion House was founded in 2017 by Avi Hart. Avi is a self-taught designer and seamstress with a background in modeling, and aims to disrupt the local fashion scene with her edgy fashion aesthetic. Each piece is hand-crafted, featuring unique textiles, dramatic silhouettes and figure-flattering tailoring.
Stone Crow Designs is a luxury eco-conscious, slow fashion brand. She specializes in stylish comfortable clothing that can be worn from day into night. Her style is called Modern Goth with a nod to classic design, technique and a bit of rock in roll. She uses organic, sustainable, vintage, dead stock and up-cycling products. As well as hand dying or use screen-prints when possible, which helps create our own unique look.
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Region. Surge in university applications
UWS, like other universities, is experiencing a surge applications, reflecting a growing number of mature-aged applicants returning to education. A strong demand exists for business and commerce, policing, psychology and nursing – more than 1000 first preferences were received for its bachelor of nursing. New combined degrees such as the bachelor of arts/master of primary teaching and bachelor of health science/master of physiotheraphy have received 500 and 300 first preferences respectively. The bachelor of medicine/bachelor of surgery received more than 600 first preferences,according to The Australian Financial Review.
Labels: UWS. Applications
North Ryde. Uni foundation launched
The Macquarie University Foundation has been officially launched paving the way for a new era of philanthropy to support education for the benefit of the wider community. The role of the foundation board is to implement a strategy for campus fundraising built on developing strong relationships with alumni and supporters, and effectively communicating what the University stands for and hopes to achieve.More broadly, its aim is to create new revenue streams at the university to help realise Macquarie's vision to achieve excellence in teaching and research, and support equity-based scholarships. The foundation's honorary chair, Dr Maurice Newman, the former Chancellor of Macquarie and chair of the Australian Securities Exchange, and current chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Bidwill. $30 million tree planting program
NSW Minister for Housing, David Borger, launched the $30-million, Green Street, tree planting and landscaping program, at Bidwill, in Western Sydney. Mr Borger said there was a need to green-up social housing estates, especially those inland where the summer heat often makes local streets unbearable. "Studies have shown that canopies of trees can cool street temperatures by as much as 8 degrees and that's obviously going to be a big positive for our tenants," he said.
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Minto. Government saves 40 jobs
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Labels: Jobs.
Region. Handing down of transport plan
The State Government is due to hand down its ambitious 25-year transport blueprint this week, outlining a priority list of at least 10 road and rail projects valued at more than $50 billion, along with controversial options such as a congestion tax.But the list of projects - believed to include the $10 billion M4 East, the $4 billion M5 tunnel duplication, the F6 extension, the F3 to Sydney Orbital, and metro networks - faces a massive funding problem. The Government's ability to borrow to fill the gap is severely restricted because of the need to finance its ever-increasing budget deficit, and several of these projects are not suitable for private sector investment, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
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SJVN rated Excellent in 2013-14 MoU
Misc News/Press Release
SJVN Limited has been rated "Excellent" for the achievement of MoU targets during the year 2013-14 by the Department of Public Enterprises, Government of India. Every year all the central public sector units enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of India for achieving company targets.
Nand Lal Sharma, Director (Personnel), SJVN Limited informed that SJVN has been rated "Excellent" by Government of India for 3rd year in a row. He further told that every year SJVN enters into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India for achieving targets in the field of power generation, financial turn over, profits, project implementation, construction activities, training of manpower, and activities of Corporate Social Responsibility.
R.P. Singh, CMD, SJVN Limited said that it is a great honour for SJVN to have been rated excellent by Govt. of India. He praised the efforts of all the employees in achieving the targets with "Excellent" ratings. He exhorted the employees to put in their best for expansion of business of SJVN in various spheres of power generation.
SJVN already has three power stations in operation with an aggregate capacity of about 2000 MW and is in the process of implementing ten projects in India, Nepal and Bhutan to add 5000 MW capacity. It is also diversified in the field of Solar Power, Wind Power, Thermal Power and Power Transmission from Hydro Power.
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Shimla-Himachal Pradesh Election Commission informed that the elections for 1208 Gram Panchayats were held today in the second phase in which around 80 percent polling was registered.
Overall, 75 COVID-19 patients and persons in isolation cast their votes as per the standard operating procedures.
The highest polling has been registered in Nandpur Gram Panchayat of Nalagarh developmental block of Solan district where the voter turnout was reported to be 96 percent.
The poll was held peacefully and there was no report of any untoward incident in the state. The counting of votes for Pradhan, Up-Pradhan and members was under the process and the results were awaited till late evening. The counting of votes for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti will be held on 22 January 2021 at block headquarters.
Election-related process and results have been uploaded for the general public on sechimachal.nic.in.
The election for third and final phase for 1137 Panchayats would be held on 21 January 2021.
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The Government said that during the past few days, there had been incidences of dumping of dead poultry in the border areas of the State. Samples were collected from these dead birds, and disposed of the remaining birds as per protocol, it said. NIHSAD Lab, Bhopal, has confirmed Avian Influenza-H5N8 in the dumped birds.
Hundreds of dead poultry birds were found dumped along the Parwanoo-Solan stretch on the National Highway. The police was yet to identify culprits responsible.
However, the State Government said that the Flu has not been detected in the local poultry.
The State Government said that a "Bird Flu" outbreak was notified on January 6, 2021, in Pong Dam wetland of district Kangra. The count for migratory bird death due to the Flu had mounted to 4936 till January 18, 2021. On January 17, only 21 migratory birds died in the Pong Dam wetland area.
The State Government said a sharp decline was reported in death of migratory birds due to avian influenza outbreak in the Pong dam lake wildlife sanctuary.
Ten Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) of Wildlife Wing would continue to work in the wetland for collection and safe disposal of dead birds as per protocol till no mortality is recorded.
Till January 18, 2021 outbreaks of Avian Influenza have been confirmed in 5 States for poultry birds and in 9 States for crows, migratory and wild bird.
Culling of poultry birds had to be taken in all the affected epicentres including CPDO, Mumbai. Culling operation of poultry in Haryana was also underway. The outbreak has is causing losses worth crores to poultry farmers.
447 Cases of Adverse Effect Including 3 in Himachal Reported Post COVID-19 Vaccination
Shimla– Amid skepticism over the COVID-19 vaccination, India has reported over 400 cases of adverse effect post-vaccination, informed the Ministry of Health. To be more specific, a total of 447 Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFIs) were reported on 16th Jan & 17th Jan'21.
Out of these, three required hospitalization. Of these, one was discharged from Northern Railway Hospital Delhi within 24 hours; one was discharged from AIIMS Delhi, and one is under observation in AIIMS Rishikesh and is being monitored.
Most of the AEFIs reported so far are minor like Fever, Headache, Nausea etc.
In Himachal Pradesh, about three cases of AEFIs were reported on day 1 of vaccination drive. These were reported from Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Tanda, Kangra, Civil Hospital Paonta Sahib, and Maharishi Markandeshwar University Medical College, Solan.
In these cases, symptoms reported included dizziness, anxiety, nausea and shivering and persons recovered after management as per protocol, it was informed.
In Himachal, 2,499 health care workers were to be administered dose through 27 identified sites in the State on January 16. However, only 1535 healthcare workers could be vaccinated on the first day. It was 61 percent of this set target. The second round would be held today.
Two types of COVID-19 vaccines have been supplied for the vaccination drive. These include Covishield vaccine (made by Serum Institute of India Ltd) that has been supplied to all States/UTs.
The second is Covaxin vaccine (made by Bharat Biotech International Ltd) that has been supplied to 12 States.
An Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) is any unexpected medical occurrence which follows immunization. It may not be related to the vaccine or vaccination process. The Ministry had laid down protocols for reporting, immediate case management at vaccination session site, transportation and hospitalization and further care of such cases. Protocols are also in place for systematic investigation and causality assessment of serious AEFIs, the Ministry said.
India has vaccinated the highest number of persons on Day1 under its COVID19 vaccination program, the world's largest such exercise.
Total of 2,24,301 beneficiaries have been vaccinated till today as per the provisional report.
The second day of the massive countrywide COVID-19 vaccination program was also conducted successfully. A total of 553 sessions were held in six States. As many as 17,072 beneficiaries were vaccinated on Day2, as per the provisional reports.
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This Creamy Lemon Spinach One-Pot Pasta is a satisfying and simple weeknight meal that takes just 30 minutes to make! There's no need to drain the pasta and it's dairy-free.
Heat olive oil in a large pot set over medium heat. Add diced onion and minced garlic and let cook until onions have begun to brown.
Add chicken broth, 1 cup of lite coconut milk, salt, pepper, and spaghetti. Let mixture reach a boil, and then lower temperature to medium to medium-low heat. Cover and let cook until the spaghetti has absorbed nearly all of the liquid, stirring periodically. This took about 15 minutes for me.
Stir in red pepper flakes, lemon juice, lemon zest, and spinach until everything is well-mixed and cook until the spinach has reduced and is tender. Before serving, stir in chopped basil and pine nuts. If you'd like an even creamier sauce, pour in an extra drizzle or two of lite coconut milk and toss to heat slightly and coat all of the spaghetti evenly.
When reheating leftovers, I suggest adding an extra drizzle of coconut milk prior to heating to maintain the creaminess.


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Bridgestone adds social/CRM to Affiliated Retail network program
Jennifer Karpus, Tire Business staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 4, 2013) — Bridgestone Americas has upgraded its Bridgestone Affiliated Retailer Nationwide Network to include social and customer relationship management (CRM) aspects to benefit its dealers.
One of the tweaks lets customers set up a personal Web page where they can track their vehicle repairs at a Bridgestone dealership and make that data available if they move or are traveling and need service.
"There's such a shift — and a fast shift — into the way consumers receive their information and their news," said Barry Feasel, program manager, Bridgestone affiliated retailer sales channel-retail.
He added that the shift is huge and many consumers do not use the same media "that were being utilized 15 years ago or 10 years ago, or even five years ago."
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Barry Feasel, program manager, Bridgestone affiliated retailer sales channel-retail
Mr. Feasel said Bridgestone felt like it needed to help its dealers get on board with the shift. "It's hard for any independent retailer to keep up with this...quickly changing marketing landscape, so the social/CRM program is really designed to help that dealer kind of manage his space socially on the Internet."
Bridgestone partnered with Mitchell Repair Information Co. L.L.C.,, an automotive repair data information solutions company, because it had a familiarity with the company and decided to create something to meet the needs of the retailers.
"So far we've got hundreds of dealers that have signed up for it and are continuing to sign up for it as we speak," Mr. Feasel told Tire Business.
The focus for the social/CRM program, he said, is to help dealers manage their current customer base and to assist in acquiring new customers.
He added that "it's a very important program and it's a very cost-effective program because we're not charging our dealers for the first year of participation."
Through July 2014, Bridgestone is not charging for this service because, Mr. Feasel said, it feels "it's that important to get involved."
He noted that comparable programs can cost around $200-$300 per month. However, even when Bridgestone starts charging, he said the program will be 75 percent less than what it would cost a dealer if he or she were trying to participate on their own.
Although there will be a price for social/CRM aspects of the program, the other parts will still be free for affiliated dealers.
Bridgestone originally had two affiliated dealer programs—one for dealers purchasing directly through the tire maker and another for dealers who worked through authorized distributors. In 2012, the company combined the two programs to create the Bridgestone Affiliated Retailer Nationwide Network.
"The dealers purchase from Bridgestone and in return receive various types of support, the Mitch-ell program being one of them, and being one of many different types of programs that we make available to the retailers," said Jay Glover, manager distributor programs U.S. and Canada.
The goal for the program going forward is to put a focus not just on dealer needs but their customers' needs as well.
Mr. Feasel said when Bridgestone launched the new program in April 2012, one of its first new elements "was a nationwide tire protection plan and a nationwide service warranty program that was available for all of our affiliated retailers throughout the United States to offer to consumers."
That was the first big change in the program, with the new change for 2013 being the social/CRM component. In all, the program has a variety of elements, including more than 60 support programs geared toward retailers.
The program includes a "Bridgestone Consumer Loyalty" website. If a consumer goes to a Bridgestone affiliated retailer who is participating in the social/CRM program and has purchased services, Mr. Feasel explained, "that consumer is basically given a private website that they can utilize where their repairs and tire purchases at that Bridgestone affiliated retailer are automatically populated onto that website."
If the consumer has work done in one state, for instance, then moves to another, or is traveling and needs vehicle service, those repairs and/or services will be logged onto the consumer's Web page, where it will be available as an electronic record.
"So the benefit there is the consumer is going to be more apt to do business with a Bridgestone Affiliated Retailer," he said, "because they have the ease of keeping track of the vehicle's services that are being performed on their various vehicles."
"We offer programs—everything from waiting lounge television programs to education programs to office supply programs," Mr. Feasel added.
"It's everything and anything a retail business might need access to that we can use our negotiating powers and the power of numbers with preferred partners to secure a good deal for our affiliated retailers."
Mr. Glover said the parts of the programs that "stick out are the ones that benefit the consumer, but at the same point in time, there's a benefit to the retailer as well."
He said Bridgestone also has Internet development programs—working with companies like Net Driven, 50 Below and reputation.com—that help dealers with their reputations online, capturing reviews and providing "information to the retailer on reviews that he can follow up on with consumers."
Bridgestone also offers a digital showroom solution that helps dealers incorporate different digital avenues and keep a consistent message with customers.
"It encompasses digital menu boards, customer lounge digital television and on-hold programs for the retailers' phone systems," Mr. Feasel said.
"The nice thing is it allows the dealer to manage all those touch points and all that messaging in his retail store by simply logging into an account that the dealer possesses and being able to change messaging instantly and consistently.
"It's all digital technology and it allows us to help that dealer manage his messaging to the consumer."
Mr. Glover added that one of the things Bridgestone kept in mind for the restructuring of the program was that it "was going to need a touch point from various resources within our company. And we've had extremely good support out of everyone involved in this."
The Bridgestone Affiliated Retailer Nationwide Network has nearly 2,700 members.
To reach this reporter: [email protected]; 330-865-6143.


Residents are being urged to have their say on a proposal to introduce new powers to tackle dog fouling across the district.
A 12 week consultation has been launched by Malvern Hills District Council on plans to introduce a Public Space Protection Order for dog fouling. The order would give council officers the power to ask dog owners to prove they have the means to clean up after their pet, such as a scooper, bag or other suitable equipment.
The consultation runs until midnight on Sunday, 26 February 2017 and people can have their say by visiting www.malvernhills.gov.uk/public-notices-consultations and filling in the online survey. Council officers will be talking to dog owners while they are out walking to gauge their views and town and parish councils will also be asked to take part.


Cobb and Cherokee Emergency Veterinary Clinic will be hosting their 1st annual Family & Pet Safety Event. What to expect while you're there: Give-always and raffles from most of the 28 Vendors, Music from Q-100, food, Kona-Ice cold refreshments, Home Depot with their kids-work-shop, meet your local Cherokee police and fire department, pet adoptions and so much more! Save the date! Saturday October 22nd from 11AM - 4 PM Location: Cherokee Emergency Veterinary Clinic at 7800 GA-92, Woodstock, GA 30189 Our event will be in the grass lot next to the Cherokee Emergency Clinic. This pet safety event is open to the public and no charge to attend! Did you know that house fires are the most common disaster and also the most preventable. According to the United States Fire Administration, an estimated 500,000 pets are affected annually by fires. The best way to protect your pets from the effects of a fire is to include them in your family plan. This includes having their own disaster supplies kit as well as arranging in advance for a safe place for them to stay if you need to leave your home. In the event of a disaster, if you must evacuate, the most important thing you can do to protect your pets is to evacuate them, too. Saturday, October 22nd from 11:00am until 4:00pm. We welcome you to bring your friendly dogs and ask that you keep all friendly dogs on a leash.


- Forward an incoming call to different numbers for each of the basic mobile service. For example, you can forward incoming voice call to number A, while incoming fax call is forwarded to number B (where the fax machine is located).
- Set the custom time-out value for the "Call Forwarding on No Reply" service instead of default value 30s. Furthermore, you can set different time-out value for each basic mobile service. For example, the incoming voice call will be forwarded after 25s while incoming fax call will be forwarded after 5s, if no reply.
- You can choose which basic mobile service to be barred. For example, the incoming SMS will be barred while incoming voice call is not barred. Or you can set so that the outgoing call is barred while you can send an outgoing SMS.
- And there will be unlimited cases that you just can imagine.
- With each supplementary service, you can: Register/Erase, Activate/Deactivate, Interrogate (check status) and Invoke the service.
- [NEW!] You can choose from 2 operation modes: On-Air Mode (true working mode) and Reference Mode. In the Reference Mode, you can see the MMI commands (Man-Machine-Interface commands, for example to display an IMEI dial *#06#, or to check the status of call forwarding dial *#21#) that you can enable these settings on any another phone (e.g Symbian, Windows Mobile, iOS or even non-OS phone) by dialing it on the phone's keypad.
- [NEW!] History that logs all actions that may change your phone's behavior.
- [To-Do] Add your own Custom Code/Custom USSD/Custom MMI command.


I would describe myself as a lifestyle photographer, creating timeless, emotional and creative images of people. It is really important for me to deliver the emotion of your day, and good wedding photography does just that. It not only shows you how you looked in a moment on your wedding day it transports you back to that very moment and reminds you of exactly how you felt.
This is your special day and i would like to be a part of it. I believe that our communication and understanding is the key to achieve this.


As one of the Ultimate Tamers that had sealed away the evil Barbamon, Ryuu Nakamura took action and made a city in order to home other tamers and recruit them into joining the fight against any other possibile threats from Barbamon's influence.
Ryuu is a natural born leader. He's pretty quick to jump at situations and tends to act a bit goofy. He's also very considerate and is helpful towards others. Instead of helping other people with their problems, he guides people into solving it on their own, hoping that they'll learn from their experiences.
Ryuu is a delinquent in his junior high school who is often involved in fights, resulting in greater consequences physically, which he has endured in reminder of a close friend's noble spirit. His strong will is the reason Barbamon had chosen him to be an Ultimate Tamer, but back then his mind is still conflicted.
Ryuu lead the group of Humans known as Ultimate Tamers in the fight against Barbamon and his evil army of digimon. He questioned his resolve constantly, but mostly when confronting Reiji that he notices his weakness in a way that leaves him baffled. Although with the help of a mysterious demon lord he came to confront his past and gain a resolve that empowers him and his partner.
Upon sealing away Barbamon and his army, Ryuu created Digimon Central, a city that houses other tamers of the Digital World and a recruitment center for those willing to join the fight against Barbamon and his army when the seal that holds him breaks.
As he arrived into the Digital World under Barbamon's game, he's constantly challenged by battle and relationships he shared with other candidates and digimons. However his somewhat stubborn will has gained him more companions, even if the World at large is still hostile to his presence.
Although shortly after the Great Tree fell, Ryuu's struggles continued even without Barbamon's instigation. Soon he's presented a chance by another ultimate tamer to infiltrate the Misty Forest. Without a just cause to call his own, Ryuu takes on the offer to stop what is called "The Belial Burial."At the time he believed it is simply a tyrant's act of cleansing the weak, and so he contends Rosemon, who was raising Jungle Troopers digimons to expand her sovereignty across the land. But right when he first confronted Rosemon herself, it was revealed that Lee Yamada has been plotting her death as a tribute to the Burial, claiming that he will reflect the World's will in order to achieve his personal victory. Ryuu once again confront the forces against him until fire rains from the sky, as Belialmon rises into the world, and he risked himself for the weak in the face of danger, no matter how inevitable the damages to the World are.
With the forests burned, Ryuu sets out to discover more about the Burial, believing that half the battle lies in reasoning with the tamers to stop the war, then he can confront Barbamon to halt the World's destruction. But with numerous events happening around the World and numerous digimons in disarray, Ryuu teamed with Jaymi once more to achieve peace step by step. Yet in the struggle, Ryuu had slowly noticed that he has not become any stronger, and is forcefully mortified by Reiji when he and Dorumon are defeated by a synthesized mega level digimon under Reiji's control. The insuring battle had caused the endless rain, sending the World's life to a countdown.
Ryuu had survived the ordeal, once again by the same demon lord, and he requested the power to mortify others as well believing that he should be a symbolic deterrent instead. And so with the newly gained power of Dorugoramon, he headed to hunt down active tamers one by one and demolish any volatile tribes of digimons along the way. Ryuu's battles and resolve soon lead him to the Vortex Ocean, there he would hold the World hostage so he can bring about peace. Although expecting battles, only Reiji stand against him and their fierce battle ensures. As they fight, they have shattered the spell that prevented the world from getting sucked into the vortex.
Ryuu stumbles into the Plutonian Shore for the third time, but this time he is forced to reflect on his inner conflict while narrated by the demon lord, and in that he came to realize his true desire for power, thus reawakening his partner into Alphamon. He and Reiji battle in a quick match where SkullGreymon is overwhelmed instantly, leaving him to believe that he can now face the world once again and stop Barbamon.
With the Burial carried out, Belialmon melted into the Holy Hold of the Angels and created a black pond, where Ryuu confronted Reiji again but this time getting fatally wounded by his new mega BlackWarGreymon RM. While he dreamed, the demon lord tells Ryuu that Reiji's intentions are "pure" like his, thus he wakes to think on those words and how he'll face Reiji again in a final clash.
In the final confrontation against Barbamon, Reiji stands beside Barbamon with Kaito the same for Reiji. Barbamon reveals to Ryuu and the others that they alone will be a vessel to carry what's left of the World into the real world to overwhelm it. Although Reiji betrayed Barbamon, causing him to be sealed, Reiji was forced to lost his brother to the vortex as well, and the two inevitably fight holding their own sense of justice and losses. In the ensuring battle, Alphamon finally defeats BlackWarGreymon RM, but the world is still to be destroyed, with the supposed vortex that transports them back to the real world being a trap of destruction. In the effort to break the vortex, Ryuu's overflowing emotion releases the bound of everyone's digivice and reveal to everyone the "warmth of the evolution's light."
After sealing Barbamon, he was briefly out of commission, and thus leaving the Digital World to other Ultimate Tamers as it recuperates from the damages of the wars waged. He woke up a year later, and found the new ground that anchors the establishment of Digimon Central.
Ryuu and Dorumon prefers the frontline, despite being a leader. His confrontation style heavily relies on physical powers.


50 pf, 5 KV Peak, Western Electric Part No. 8047 - Max-Gain Systems, Inc.
The capacitor is a Glass, FIXED capacitance, vacuum capacitor. 50 pf capacitance rated at 5 KV peak voltage. These units are removed from equipment, checked, and guaranteed.


Here at Gard Plasticases as well as distributing Gaggione Plastic Cases, WAG Plastic Cases, Storm Plastic Cases and Bock Plastic Boxes, we are proud manufacturers of our own range of plastic cases. This range includes the 'M' series and the 'Concept series of plastic cases. All of which can be viewed on our website.
The 'M' series are a more classic square edged plastic case with an external handle or no handle at all and the Concept series of plastic cases have curved edging with an integrated handle. The Concept plastic cases evolved after the 'M' series to add a more contemporary look to the range.
All 3 plastic case styles are ideal for product promotion and protection, can house custom made low and high density foam inserts and can accommodate silk screen logos for corporate branding or written messages.
Having our manufacturing on site in Kent allows us full control over the whole process. We are able to implement any new ideas with ease and are always looking at new styles of plastic case to make sure Gard is leading the way in the plastic case industry.
For more information or help with our range of plastic cases please call 01622 871 887 or email info@gardplasticases.com.


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How to change Command Prompt to Admin and pin it to taskbar in Windows 10 [Tip]
By Mathew Diekhake - March 30, 2017 - no comments Email article | Print article
The Windows operating system prides itself on providing buttons and ways of navigating the OS for your ease of use. That is part of what made Microsoft's Windows the most popular desktop OS in the world.
Still, Windows comes with a Command Prompt that allows you to enter in raw commands to get things done. The Command Prompt, otherwise known as cmd.exe, has been around for a long time and offers ways in which people can help troubleshoot problems with Windows, run scripts and batch files, and execute other administrative functions.
The Command Prompt is accessible from all Microsoft accounts that are created on the computer by default. There are two types of Command Prompt windows you can have open: one with administrative permissions and one without them.
Interestingly, even when you log in to a Microsoft account as the administrator, when you go to open a Command Prompt window by typing "Command Prompt" into the search field in the taskbar and then opening the Command Prompt application, it is not the admin Command Prompt window that opens.
Even more interesting again is if you are logged into a Microsoft account that is not the admin account, you can still quite easily run the Command Prompt window with the administrative version. What's more, you can even get Windows to remember to open it each time as the admin version of the Command Prompt, so you don't have to keep opening the standard version and then doing the required steps to change it into the admin version.
The guide below runs you through what is required to swap the standard Command Prompt desktop application for the admin version and have it pinned to the taskbar. When done, each time you open the Command Prompt application from the taskbar, it always opens the Administrator: Command Prompt.
Open Elevated Command Prompt in Windows 10
To get started, type "Command Prompt" into the search box found in the taskbar that is always there by default in Windows 10 operating systems. (You do not have to be logged into the computer using an administrator's account to follow this guide.)
You then have a Command Prompt window open. (When you have an admin version of the Command Prompt window open, it tells you this in the top left-hand corner of the window. That's how we know this is not the admin version open at the moment.)
When the Command Prompt window is open, you get an icon available for it on the taskbar, juts like you would expect to find from any other application that was running.
Right-click on the Command Prompt icon in the taskbar and then click on the "Pin to taskbar" option from the menu.
Close the Command Prompt window by clicking on the "X" in the top right corner.
You can see that the Command Prompt icon remains pinned to the taskbar even when the application itself is now closed.
Now you have pinned the Command Prompt window, so it's always on the taskbar until you unpin it—which is done by right-clicking on it again and this time selecting the "Unpin from taskbar" option.
What you need to do next is make it the Command Prompt version with the administrator permissions. To do that, right-click on the Command Prompt icon in the taskbar and right-click again where it says Command Prompt and then click on the "Properties" option.
Here you have the Command Prompt Properties dialog box open that will come in handy for most people who dabble in the command line.
Click on the "Advanced" button.
Select the box next to where it says "Run as administrator" to give your command window the admin rights.
Click on the "OK" button from the same dialog box after you have selected the box.
Click on the "Apply" button to apply the changes you've made.
Click on the "OK" button to close the Command Prompt Properties dialog box.
Now each time you click on the Command Prompt icon that is available in the taskbar, it opens up the "Administrator: Command Prompt" which you can see in the top left corner of the screenshot below.
That's all you need to change Command Prompt to Admin and pin it to the taskbar in all versions of the Windows 10 operating system to date. We suspect things won't change much in the upcoming Creators Update either.
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Laughter is free, anyone can do it and the more you do, the better you will feel. Have you noticed how freely our children laugh? Statistically, children laugh between 300 and 400 times a day, as compared with adults 15 – 17 times a day. Laughter has never been more important than it is now because as we grow older, we become serious and lose the beneficial habit of frequent laughter. Laughter gives an immediate release of tension and uplifts the spirits. With regular laughter comes the ability to renew one's sense of humour, get back in touch with the inner child and experience increased feelings of joy. Who could dispute that children have fun? We need to give ourselves permission to be silly. Forget our issues and challenges and simply be silly, laughing at anything and everything, when appropriate of course and through that, we release inhibitions and learn to laugh again.
Laughter is an aerobic exercise, 100 laughs equals 10 minutes of rowing, which gives your internal organs a massage. Deeper breathing oxygenates the blood. Laughter strengthens the immune system, releases feel good endorphins, lowers blood pressure and it also brings people together. Laughter helps to open our hearts and we feel connected firstly with each other, then with our own internal self. Our subconscious mind does not recognise the difference between fake laughter and that of real belly laughter.


Surrounded by high mountains reflected in the blue waters, a fjord-shaped Bay of Kotor is one of the most spectacular landscapes in the Mediterranean. Drive along the bay passing the town of Risan and picturesque Perast, the hometown of many captains.
Boat ride to the man-made islet of Our Lady of the Rocks (Gospa od Škrpjela). Upon returning home safely, seamen dropped rocks and sank old boats filled with rocks in this place and gradually created the islet as the foundation for the church.
The next stop of our tour is Kotor, town that has always been providing a safe harbour to navigators. We will stroll down the streets of that wonderful town surrounded by walls and fortresses (included in the UNESCO`s World Heritage List). At the end of the tour we will enjoy summer breeze while on a ferry making our way across the Bay of Kotor.
Departure from the hotel according to the plan.
Transfers, guide and entrance fee for islet Gospa od Skrpjela are included in the price.


Tiered Pricing: the more you of this burlap earring stand (Lg.) you purchase, the more you save.
Description: This lovely burlap display holds (1) pair of earrings. A great option for any jewelry display, the texture and color of the burlap add a fresh, clean feel to the display. Jewelry not included.


The Nuggets were a borderline playoff team last season, losing out on the final spot, on the final day. Denver has plenty of talent, but play in the toughest division in the West. Four out of the five teams in this division went to the playoffs last year. The Nuggets are a tricky team to project moving forward, mainly because of their inconsistencies throughout the year. The Nuggets went 28-24 against the West, which is respectable given the talent, but will need to shape up a bit more. They fared well in the East, going 18-12. The Nuggets were one of the best home teams last season, going 31-10, which meant a struggling performance on the road going 15-26. They start the season with four home games, before heading into November. The Nuggets get a little bit disrespected on the holiday games, but have plenty of nationally televised games throughout the year. Most of their televised games are in the second half of the season, but they do have a TNT game against LeBron James and the Lakers. In fact, all of their Lakers matchups are televised. In March, Denver has seven nationally televised games, and then three of their final six games are on TV. They face Portland twice, Utah, and Minnesota in their last four games which are huge divisional games. We saw Minnesota and Denver square off in the last game last season, which was a play-in game for the playoffs. This will be a crucial stretch for Denver, and the rest of their division opponents. The Nuggets and Jazz are underrated rivals, and see each other spread out in the season, which is a little disappointing if we were looking for some late season drama. The Nuggets will be a fun team to watch, and we are cracking into the better teams in the West.