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What's a London Girl Like Me Doing as the Northern Spokesperson for the IDF?
Apr 11, 2021 | by Adam Ross
Major Keren Hagioff's incredible journey from North West London to Israel, where she is the IDF Spokesperson for the Northern Command.
Editor's note: Aish.com congratulates IDF Major Keren Hagioff on her recent appointment as Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's spokesperson for international media.
Major Keren Hagioff's remarkable rise through the ranks in the IDF has been powered by immense grit, determination and a deep commitment to playing her part in helping to defend the State of Israel.
Growing up in Finchley, a leafy suburb of North West London's Jewish bubble, a career in the IDF was nowhere on the cards for Keren. "Far-fetched doesn't come close," she told Aish.com. Today, Major Keren Hagioff is the IDF's Northern Spokesperson, busy day and night, responding to the most sensitive issues and threats facing the State of Israel. "When I think about it, it is the craziest thing to think this is where I am now."
Spending a gap year in Israel when she was 18 opened Keren's eyes to the reality of Israelis her own age serving in the army.
"Israel was important to me and I didn't feel it was fair that others would have to serve in the army to ensure it could be a home for me as well." The thought swirled and wouldn't leave her. Rather than return to London at the end of the year, she signed up to volunteer in the IDF for two years.
Back home, Keren's decision took many by surprise. "Some of my friends said it was a rash decision, and others told me to snap out of it, and that it didn't suit the kind of person I was. To be fair, I was a normal North West London girl, and no one saw this coming."
The doubters didn't make her change her mind.
Keren joined the IDF after spending a year in Israel at the age of 18.
"It was very scary to step into the unknown. I didn't know what I would be doing or how it would end, but I did know that what I was doing was worthwhile."
She completed four months of basic training and then an advanced course familiarizing herself with kinds of ammunition, weapons and drills she had never heard of before.
"You always get something from stepping out of your comfort zone in life," she says. "It wasn't that I was looking for adventure, I just really wanted to serve the country. We would spend hours on end during the night in the field, sometimes literally covered in mud, but I would wake up so grateful and excited knowing I was living a dream. I was literally defending the State of Israel."
Keren was assigned to an adopted family on Kibbutz Lavi in the Upper Galilee. Shalom and Liat Ashkenazi have seven children of their own and a further six lone soldiers who they have opened their homes to. "They are amazing people, and have been such an extraordinary support for me over the years," she says.
Becoming an Officer
Several months into her service and mulling her next step in the IDF, Keren plucked up the courage to ask whether she could take a course to become a commander in the unit.
"You don't speak Hebrew and you are really unfit," came the curt reply from her own commander. "The Officers Course is very physical." With that the conversation ended.
"It kind of sucked to hear that." Yet Keren's friends encouraged her to persist, and eventually after pushing a few more times, she was given the green light to attend a one month pre-officers course, a kind of filtering process to weed out those who wouldn't make the cut.
"I don't think anyone thought I would pass," she laughs, "but by letting me try, at least it would allow me to see that for myself!"
When the course began, Keren, along with her cohort of hopeful cadets, received a hefty book full of the material the soldiers needed to know. "We were given a week to learn its content for a test." Yet Keren's Hebrew was a problem. "I didn't even understand the front cover."
As a lone soldier, praying as she serves in the north.
With the book in her hands, mulling her pipedream of becoming an officer, Keren took a bus back to her host family and gazed out of the window. As Israel's terrain, rich in color and history passed by, she remembered the reasons she had originally wanted to serve, and got up from her seat, walked down the aisle towards an officer she had seen earlier, and sat down in the empty seat next to him..
"Hello" she smiled, showing him the book. "I am trying to become an officer. Would you teach me?" And he did.
Arriving back to her host family, Keren's enthusiasm spread throughout Kibbutz Lavi. Liat, her host mother, arranged a roster of volunteers to sit with her for two hours and plow through the material she would be tested on.
"It was give it my all, or give up," she said. "I was busy, learning from 6AM to midnight every day."
At the end of the week, exhausted, she returned to the base to take the test. To her complete surprise, the entire cohort failed except Keren who scored 85%.
"I thought they got it backwards – everyone passed but me!" Her determination had paid off.
Major Keren Hajioff is the IDF Spokesperson on the Northern Border, fielding questions from media.
Two kilometers in 11 minutes
Keren still had the biggest test ahead of her – the officers course requirement to run 2 kilometers in 11 minutes. Not known for her achievements on the running track, it was a tall order. Her first timed run took 21 minutes.
Refusing to concede, Keren threw herself at the challenge. "I ran whenever I could, on my free weekends and on the base. ln the one hour we had free at the end of our day, while others phoned friends or family, I would run." By the end of the month, she managed a time of 12 minutes 20 seconds. Despite her progress, it wasn't fast enough and Keren was notified that she hadn't satisfied the requirements to pass.
Leaving the base
Packing up her bags, broken, and about to get on the bus, Keren was called for a conversation with the course's commanding officer.
"I assumed they were just concerned for my mental well-being as I had been very upset and teary." Instead, unbeknownst to her, other officers at the base had pleaded for Keren to be allowed to stay.
"We will give you a chance to continue," a steely high-ranking soldier looked Keren in the eye, stipulating that she would still need to take 40 seconds off her time in the run – rules are rules. The course advanced, and two weeks later, after pushing herself to the limits, the best time Keren could manage was 11 minutes 15 seconds. It was again not fast enough.
Called into a military hearing to hear her fate, Keren was given the formality of a reply before being sent home. Suddenly overcome by the energy, drive and mission that had characterized her journey into the IDF, she looked the officer in the eyes and gave the speech of her life.
Returning as an Officer to the artillery corps. Keren has been driven by a desire to serve Israel.
"I have given everything in my power to get to where I am right now," she fired, with tears in her eyes. "I have been running every morning, night and every weekend. When the other soldiers were relaxing or hanging I was out running." And then, pointing to a picture of the State of Israel on the wall, her voice and spirit grew, "That is why I am here! Just to give to Israel."
And then, pointing to the book she had learned about the history of the IDF, its wars and achievements which sat on the officer desk, Keren concluded, "Allow me to fulfil my potential. I want my name in that book, and you can give me the opportunity."
Blown away, the officer said he had never seen so much motivation in a soldier. It was enough to compensate for the 15 seconds Keren had slipped, and she kept her place on the course. Ten weeks later she returned to her artillery unit as a commanding officer.
On the Northern Border
Following her service in the artillery corps, Keren's military career continued to the IDF Spokesperson, its voice to the outside world. Today, as the IDF Spokesperson for Israel's Northern Border, she is involved at the highest level, communicating and countering threats from Syria, Hezbollah, and other proxy Iranian groups.
"We are always ready for the threats that Israel faces," she says.
Being in a high profile role in the IDF has made Keren an address for many other aspiring soldiers who look to her for advice and inspiration. "Not a day goes by without a message asking for advice on drafting into the army or from a lone soldier who needs support. I am always happy to help."
Now at 30, and one of the youngest officers to have reached the rank of Major, Keren is as passionate as ever about why she joined the army 11 years ago. "Every day I still wake up and realize I am fulfilling what I set out to do." When she enlisted, she wrote the reasons why she wanted to serve, on a piece of paper and folded it up and tucked into her dog tag. "It's still there now," she smiles.
"It's always important to remind yourself of why you are doing what you are doing. I still feel that same excitement that I did when I joined the IDF."
Looking back at the influences which set her on her life's path, Keren says, "My family , community and youth movement Bnei Akiva all instilled in me a love of Israel. Growing up, my friends never wasted their time. We were a proactive group, always planning new things to do together. We utilized our friendship, and we were also active in looking for meaning."
Keren says the words of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who had served as Chief Rabbi in the UK have also served as a guide over the years. Addressing the questions many young people face about how to live their lives, Rabbi Sacks advised, "Where what you want to do meets what needs to be done, this is how a person can seek fulfil their own personal mission in this world."
"That has always stayed with me."
"I love Israel and how our ancestors dreamed of being here, and the opportunity that this generation has to be a part of the story. Although it's not my place to tell others what they should do, I do encourage people to look into what Israel has achieved, because whatever you are interested in, there is an opportunity to pursue your own dreams and make a meaningful contribution here in Israel."
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(23) Gloria Frisch, September 30, 2021 7:04 PM
Very inspiring story of a young woman! I have also amazed people by my many adventures when I was younger (I'm now 74). Actually, with my medical problems, it's amazing that I can walk, drive, think, etc. I've said that if thinking and doing crossword puzzles used calories then I'd be skinny as a rail!
(22) Jack R, September 30, 2021 1:40 PM
Awesome to have her to be in the article! I love it Thank you!
(21) Barry, September 29, 2021 8:33 PM
In 1978 I had been in a similar state of mind wanting to stay in Israel at the age of 19 after spending 8 weeks on a college program. My family insisted I come back to the US and finish college and then decide. Well, after that time I had not gone back for 30 years and 32 years but have always regretted my decision to a certain degree. I admire her fortitude.
(20) NOUREDDINE DJELAILI, April 24, 2021 10:05 AM
brave lady
wish all the ladies take her as example and protect theirs lands , love of ladies is true
(19) Anonymous, April 22, 2021 5:57 AM
Kol HaKavod Keren
I am Iranian. I praise You Keren and I hope my country would become free of those invaders who have hijacked our nation's past, present and future and pose a threat to your country, these two countries based on all the historical accounts are supposed to be sister countries. I praise your motivation and your hard works and you not giving up. If we had your courage, perhaps already new would be on the good next page of our destiny. Keep shining and may Hashem be your guard and your protection and your shield.
(18) Ada, April 18, 2021 12:29 PM
Time to move forward
Kol hakavod Keren for striving to reach your dream and not giving up. Hashem blessed you with koach and hatzlocha. Now you are already 30 and perhaps it's time to think about your next contribution to klal Yisroel.. meeting your soulmate and building a bais neeman. Our fertile years don't last forever, you are still young and full of ideals bH, however don't wait to wake up one day and it's too late. Having had hatzlocha in your professional life, now I wish you hatzlocha with the next phase. May you bring nachas to your family and Hashem.
Inspirational!!
What an amazing, inspiring and encouraging story. All young and old should read
(16) Clive Hyman, April 15, 2021 7:12 PM
Filled my heart with pride. Brought tears to my eyes.
My comment above says it all. What a wonderful example for others. May Hashem watch over her and all klall Yisrael.
(15) Roz, April 15, 2021 12:55 PM
A remarkable young lady who lives life.
An inspiration for all to live your dream and fight for what you believe In against all odds.
(14) Suzanne, April 14, 2021 1:50 PM
Poweful
What an amazing person! It's so uplifting to know that there are still such people in the world.
(13) Geoffrey Cass, April 13, 2021 11:32 PM
DO WHAT YOUR MIND AND BODY DEMAND YOU DO
THIS IS A STANDARD AND BASIC RULING - WHEN YOU CLEARLY FEEL AND BELIEVE IN SOMETHING LIKE SERVING YOUR COUNTRY AND PEOPLE, THEN JUST DO IT !!!!!
(12) Isabel B. Glazer, April 13, 2021 10:27 PM
Excellent & Inspiring Article
This young woman had the stamina, guts & perserverance to achieve her goals.
(11) Michael, April 13, 2021 10:23 PM
Marvelous Story!
Beautiful story, beautiful person! This was one of the most motivating and wonderful stories I've had the privilege of sharing in a long time. May HaShem bless her for her service and bless Eretz Yisrael!! Am Yisrael Chai!!
(10) pessy krausz, April 13, 2021 10:10 PM
KEREN'S INSPIRATIONAL STORY SHOULD BE RELATED TO GAP YEAR STUDENTS!
Major Keren Hagioff's remarkable determination to serve her country despite her language barrier and almost failing her physical fitness test reminds me of my own son Shimon. He came on his own in 1974 - no relatives or lone soldier programme also from England. Today Israel Aircraft Industries benefits from his experese as the army does from Keren's. I suggest that prior to Yom Hashoah & Yom HaAzmaut she - and maybe he too - should talk to the gap year 19 year olds who intend to leave Israel & return to USA or other counties - We need them HERE! Chag Yom HaAzmauth Sameach! Dr. Pessy Krausz PhD pessykrausz@gmail.com
Shelly, April 15, 2021 5:48 PM
Excellent idea about speaking to those "kids" before they return home from their gap year. And thank your son for his duty to our country Israel.
(9) Rose, April 13, 2021 9:21 PM
WOW!!! What an ultra amazing testimony from a young lady Major
Absolutely amazing!!!!
(8) Shoshana-Jerusalem, April 13, 2021 6:39 PM
A special young woman
An amazing story of perserverance and success. But being she's 30 years old already, I really hope that she will set herself a new goal of marrying and bringing children into the world, to build the Jewish nation. The chlildren she will have will be her unique contribution to the Jewish people, and only she can produce them.
(7) Hazel Grant, April 13, 2021 5:38 PM
Kol hakavod
Hats off to you, major. There can't be many like you in Finchley. May HaShem protect you and allow you to continue being the voice if the IDF wherever you may be.
(6) Micha(el), April 13, 2021 5:25 PM
Major Keren Hagioff equals inspiration unlimited
Amazing young woman. She truly does exemplify unequivocal guts.
That is what we have always needed and only those born special can
fulfill those characteristics. I hope this woman will continue on her
well thought out path to many further successes in her future .
I get the vibes, the skies are her only limitation? Just a word about me as a retired IDF reservist , i only arrive in 1969 at age 27 so too late for higher
opportunities IDF wise ! Take care, stay safe and upwards and onwards ...
(5) Marshall Hankin, April 13, 2021 4:47 PM
Bravo. You are what the IDF needs.
What a beautiful story of a determined young woman.
(4) Steve Brenner, April 13, 2021 2:01 PM
Israel where to be.
Most wonderful story.
(3) Edith Gruen, April 13, 2021 12:43 PM
Most inspiring
Her passion and determination are inspiring motivators for young and old What better place than in Israel to fulfill such dreams to grow and find meaning in life Love the words of Rabbi Sacks - my inspiration as well
(2) Anonymous, April 13, 2021 12:24 PM
And example of amazing fortitude and perseverance of character
And example of amazing fortitude and perseverance of character. I was literally blown away by the ambition commitment, Energy and strength this young lady showed. The crème de la crème was it was to Israel and we need so many people now more than ever just show their love for the state of Israel, the only Jewish Country For Jews. Although I now live in the states I made earlier in the early 1980s. I was anxious about the continuous existence of war. This young lady is amazing!
(1) Alan S., April 11, 2021 8:22 PM
What a wonderful story. This woman has almost done the impossible. Like Abraham Avinu, she set out on a path far away from her family.
Major Hagioff's sheer determination has squarely put her on the path to defend the land she loves. And at the writing of this article, she doesn't yet speak Hebrew, though that will likely change.
May Hashem protect her and all soldiers fighting for Israel and America.


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Worst New Airline and Hotel Fees of 2015
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A nationally recognized reporter, writer, and consumer advocate, Ed Perkins focuses on how travelers can find the best deals and avoid scams.
He is the author of "Online Travel" (2000) and "Business Travel: When It's Your Money" (2004), the first step-by-step guide specifically written for small business and self-employed professional travelers. He was also the co-author of the annual "Best Travel Deals" series from Consumers Union.
Perkins' advice for business travelers is featured on MyBusinessTravel.com, a website devoted to helping small business and self-employed professional travelers find the best value for their travel dollars.
Perkins was founding editor of Consumer Reports Travel Letter, one of the country's most influential travel publications, from which he retired in 1998. He has also written for Business Traveller magazine (London).
Perkins' travel expertise has led to frequent television appearances, including ABC's "Good Morning America" and "This Week with David Brinkley," "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather," CNN, and numerous local TV and radio stations.
Before editing Consumer Reports Travel Letter, Perkins spent 25 years in travel research and consulting with assignments ranging from national tourism development strategies to the design of computer-based tourism models.
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"Ancillary fees" collected by airlines in 2014, worldwide, amounted to some $15 per passenger, says IdeaWorks. Airlines obviously lead the fee parade, but other segments of the travel industry are starting to pick up on the idea. And, for the foreseeable future, you can expect more fees, not fewer. Here are some of the worst fees you'll see in 2015.
Mandatory "Fees": Fees you have to pay, in addition to the supposed fare or rate, are clearly the worst kind of fees. In fact, they're scams—deliberate falsifications of true prices. Here, hotels are the primary culprits, with their phony "resort" and other fees. Airlines tried it with "fuel surcharges," but governments around the world prevent them from featuring lowball fares plus their own fees—for now. With their intensively lobbied "Transparent Airfares Act," U.S. airlines are pushing to go back to the phony fee system. Leading consumer advocates are fighting this scam, but with limited success to date. And unless the FTC takes action, mandatory hotel fees are likely to spread to more major destinations. Noting the ubiquitous "resort" fees in so many vacation destinations, city hoteliers must be considering adding "metropolitan" fees.
Penalty Fees: Although many travelers never have to pay them, some supposedly optional fees sometimes become de facto mandatory. Among the worse are fees that consumers face when they unexpectedly have to cancel a flight and want to exchange the value remaining in a nonrefundable air ticket. Ticket exchange fees, initially in the realm of $25, have escalated as high as an appalling $700. And those fees are in addition to whatever went wrong requiring you to cancel a trip. When challenged on these gouge fees, airlines respond by channeling Marie Antoinette: "Let them buy refundable tickets." Yeah, right; tickets that cost double or more than the tickets most travelers buy. The U.S. DOT retains the authority to assure that international fees are "reasonable," and some consumer groups are demanding that DOT act to limit these fees. But they're facing an uphill fight.
Fees for Formerly "Free" Stuff: These supposedly "optional" fees cover services that were once included in the price of a ticket: checked baggage, in-flight meals, advance seat assignment, and such, and they're a major source of annoyance. Increasingly, airlines are turning to bundling these options into branded fare "families." In many cases, these bundles are good deals, but they've become a focus of contention over the ability of OTAs to sell them. Airlines that so far have resisted the "fee for everything" pricing are under pressure to adopt that concept. JetBlue has already caved, at least partially, but so far Southwest says it will stick with its two no-fee bags and low change fee policies.
New Fees: In its current report on fees, IdeaWorks urges airlines to innovate new for-a-fee services rather than charge for conventional options. It cites several examples already used in some parts of the world:
"Missed flight" fees, which offer rebooking within a set period at the same fare for anyone who misses a flight but shows up at the airport within 30 minutes to four hours (depending on the airline) of departure
Discount clubs, such as Spirit's $9 Fare Club, that offer various discounts to travelers who pay a yearly "membership" fee
Premium meal upgrade fee—just what it sounds like
"VIP" airport shuttles—some inside airports, some to/from city centers
Electronically tagged baggage checks offering real-time locating
Previous-night baggage check-in service
Deluxe "amenity bags" for overnight flights
The Future: More fees. Despite the annoyance factor, the fact is that you, as consumers, invited the proliferation of fees. You did this by obsessing on finding the "lowest" fares. "You want cheap? We'll give you cheap," the airlines respond. They neglect to add that they'll get your money some other way. As long as you demand the lowest fares, airlines will cater to that buying pattern. The main difference you'll see is more branded and bundled fares that incorporate option groups. But, overall, you'll still see less "free" stuff, not more.
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curl_setopt($this->ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1956+Mountain+View+Drive,+San+Diego,+CA&key=?????");
curl_setopt($this->ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "GET");

$response = curl_exec($this->ch);

var_dump($response);
var_dump(curl_error($this->ch)); die;

As is, I get "Could not resolve host: maps.googleapis.com; Unknown error". If I add this:
curl_setopt($this->ch, CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE, CURL_IPRESOLVE_V4 )

Which was suggested in another post, the error changes to: "Could not resolve host: maps.googleapis.com; Name or service not known"
Either way, I can't seem to find a way to not get an error. I can put the URL into the web browser and it geocodes fine for me. We have plenty of other API integrations that use a similar setup with cURL and work fine, so I don't feel like it's a general server-wide issue, but that it's specific to this use case.
Any ideas?

A: have you created your Geocoding API before proceeding?
if not go to http://console.developers.google.com > APIs & auth > APIs > under Google Maps APIs press more > Geocoding API > enable the api and get your key
so the code will be like
<?php
$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, TRUE);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, TRUE);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, FALSE);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST,  2);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1956+Mountain+View+Drive,+San+Diego,+CA&key=YOUR_KEY_HERE");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "GET");

$response = curl_exec($ch);

print "<pre>";
var_dump($response);
var_dump(curl_error($ch)); die;

if the above did not work then you may have a problem in the curl library i assume,
else than that since you are only requesting get data you can simply use

file_get_contents()

<?php
echo file_get_contents("https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1956+Mountain+View+Drive,+San+Diego,+CA&key=YOUR_KEY");

then it will output
{ "results" : [ { "address_components" : [ { "long_name" : "1956", "short_name" : "1956", "types" : [ "street_number" ] }, { "long_name" : "North Mountain View Drive", "short_name" : "N Mountain View Dr",...

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Ms. Marvel, Vol. 9: Teenage Wasteland
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Kamala Khan has vanished! But where has she gone, and why? Jersey City still has a need for heroes, and in the wake of Ms. Marvel's disappearance, dozens have begun stepping up to the plate. The city's newest super hero Red Dagger and even ordinary citizens attempt to carry on the brave fight in Kamala's honor. Somehow, Ms. Marvel is nowhere…but also everywhere at once! Absent but not forgotten, Ms. Marvel has forged a heroic legacy to be proud of. But when an old enemy re-emerges, will anyone be powerful enough to truly carry the Ms. Marvel legacy – except Kamala herself?
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This week's episode is a continuation of the discussion we had last week. If you didn't catch that one, you can go and listen to it now.
Last week we discussed the impact that the economy and more specifically, interest rates, have on whole life insurance. This week is all about how the economy has, can and will impact universal life insurance.
What happens if interest rates go up (as we suspect is going to happen)?
Listen to the full episode to find out more.


Single day admission to Walt Disney World Theme Parks is currently $90.53 for adults and $84.14 for children 3 to 9. Walt Disney World's park ticket pricing is based on a "the longer you play, the less you pay per day" structure. So, the longer the length of the ticket you purchase, the less you per day. For example, depending on length of ticket purchased, the average price per day for a 7-day Magic Your Way Base Ticket can be about half the price of the same single-day ticket. To price out tickets, check out this page.
Another option is to buy a multi-day ticket and add the no-expiration option, so you'll be able to return to Disney World and take advantage of any unused days on the ticket at any time in the future.


Australia's GDP: 2012-13p: Trend: Gross Fixed Capital Formation: Public: Public Corporations: State & Local data was reported at 3,641.000 AUD mn in Jun 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,701.000 AUD mn for Mar 2015. Australia's GDP: 2012-13p: Trend: Gross Fixed Capital Formation: Public: Public Corporations: State & Local data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,884.500 AUD mn from Sep 1959 to Jun 2015, with 224 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,541.000 AUD mn in Mar 2010 and a record low of 1,186.000 AUD mn in Sep 1959. Australia's GDP: 2012-13p: Trend: Gross Fixed Capital Formation: Public: Public Corporations: State & Local data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database's Australia – Table AU.A016: SNA08: Gross Domestic Product: By Expenditure: Chain Linked: 2012-13 Price: Trend.
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Saturday's California Southern Section semifinals schedule, for all six divisions is here.
LA City Section Wednesday scores and semifinal pairings for tomorrow night are here.
Next articleWho is Pac-10 player and coach of the year?


Mon., Oct. 23, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Metta World Peace has joined the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA G League affiliate as a player development coach.
The veteran NBA forward was added to the South Bay Lakers' staff Monday.
World Peace played 16 NBA seasons for six franchises, including six years with the Lakers from 2009-10 and 2015-17. He was a standout defensive player who won a championship alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol in 2010.
While he hasn't publicly retired, the forward formerly known as Ron Artest will assist South Bay Lakers head coach Coby Karl and his staff.
World Peace earned the longest suspension in NBA history for his role in the Indiana Pacers' infamous brawl in the stands at Detroit in November 2004, but he matured into a valued veteran leader for the Lakers.
Published: Oct. 23, 2017, 5:30 p.m.


The highest scoring season in NFL history ended with the lowest scoring Super Bowl ever and the sixth championship for the New England Patriots since 2001.
In an unexpected twist, the high-powered Los Angeles Rams offense was stifled by the defense of the Patriots. None of their first eight offensive drives lasted more than five plays and all of them ended in punts. They would punt nine times in the game.
But the LA defense was just as impressive for much of the night. The Patriots left at least 10 points on the table and held a slim 3-0 lead at the halftime break. Tom Brady was intercepted on his first drive of the game and was not able to get his offense going consistently in the first half.
But wide receiver Julian Edelman, who was named Super Bowl MVP, was simply unstoppable throughout the game. Edelman hauled in 10 passes from Brady, most of which resulted in first downs, for a total of 140 yards.
The Rams were able to tie the game at 3 late in the third quarter, but they missed a golden opportunity for more. Goff and his offense were inside the New England 30-yard line when they decided to take a shot deep downfield. Goff appeared to have Brandin Cooks wide open in the back of the end zone, but cornerback Jason McCourtey ran across the field and broke up the play. This would ultimately be followed by a sack and a field goal.
It was far from Brady's best night, but he answered the call when it mattered most. With less than 10 minutes to play in the fourth, he led a five play, 69-yard drive that culminated in the game's only touchdown. He found Edelman along the way as well as Rob Gronkowski, who hauled in a beautiful pass at the LA two-yard line. Sony Michel would pound it in for six and the Patriots did not look back.
The last real hope for LA would come on the ensuing possession. Goff would once again lead the team inside the 30 before another missed opportunity to Cooks spelled their doom. Cooks appeared to have a play on a Goff pass in the end zone, but was not able to hang on. On the next play, Goff would again look for Cooks deep but was under pressure and intercepted by Stephon Gilmore.
This would ultimately decide the game. The Patriots used their running game to chew up three minutes of clock and set up a field goal attempt for Stephen Gostkowski. He had missed earlier in the game, but was able to connect from 41 yards to give New England a 13-3 lead and ensure the Lombardi Trophy.
Edelman certainly deserved MVP for his efforts, but it was the defense that carried New England across the finish line. A fierce attack led by Dont'a Hightower terrorized Goff from start to finish and Bill Belichick dismantled young Sean McVay's game plan.
Considering the era and opponent, New England's defensive performance in Super Bowl 53 could certainly be the best the big game has ever seen.
It was also poetic justice for Tom Brady. In last year's 41-33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the highest scoring Super Bowl of all time, Brady threw for over 500 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Belichick also shockingly benched starting cornerback Malcolm Butler against Philadelphia, which certainly did not help the defensive effort against Nick Foles. But on this night, Belichick and his unit carried the greatest quarterback of all time.
However they got there, the duo of Brady and Belichick continues to rule the world of football. They have competed in nine of the last 17 Super Bowls and won six of them, a feat almost unimaginable in a modern, single-elimination format that promotes constant parity. And the final chapter remains to be written.
The 41-year old Brady will be back with his Patriots to defend their title next season. Judging by their performance over the last month, there is no reason to believe they will not put up a serious fight while doing so.
They may, however, be without the services of Gronkowski moving forward. The 29-year-old tight end has been mulling retirement and is expected to announce his future plans in the coming weeks.


Everyones past helped shape who they are today so it's inevitable that cancer helped shaped me.
In addition to having underwent a childhood cancer, I was born with the P53 gene. This gene is essentially an error in my DNA that creates masses of cancer. Because of this gene the odds of me having cancer again were high- much much higher than the average person. In all honesty though, I never worried about it. I always told myself it's pointless to worry about something that was out of my control. Weather I worried about cancer or not, if my biology insisted I get it- there was nothing I could do to change that.
January 6th 2017, shortly after my 18th birthday, the inevitable happened- I was diagnosed with cancer for the second time. I had been sleeping more and frequent headaches during the night began to affect the quality of my sleep. Th0se around me believed it was the lack of routine in my busy university lifestyle but something inside of me knew there was an underlying issue. I procrastinated going to the doctor during the holidays until I realized that my health was in my own hands. No one was going to advocate for me anymore; if I wanted an answer it was my responsibility to ask the questions.
The weeks to follow are a little bit of a blur. Everyone was in shock that this healthy young girl could possibly have such an awful disease growing inside of her AGAIN. By the end of January I underwent a massive surgery to remove the tumour, as well as reconstruct the left mandible with bone and tissue taken from my leg. The surgery was roughly 12 hours. The recovery time was estimated at 12-13 days but I was out in 6. I slowly began to recover.


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6 Days Cappadocia and Antalya tour from package covers historical and nature beauty of Turkey. First, we will visit unique landscape of Cappadocia region included underground city and Open Air Museum of Goreme town. Continue to Antalya city on the Mediterrian coastline. You will visit famous Perge – Aspendos and Side Ancient cities and you will be able to relax on the beaches. Finally, you will fly back to Istanbul.
Meet with your local tour guide and your tourist guide will brief you on the day's activities. Our tour will begin with a visit to the Red Valley where you will be able to discover the famous rock-cut churches and hike approximately 5 km through the Gulludere Rose Valley. Our next visiting point will be Cavusin Village. Cavusin village is very famous for its houses and churches of the Christian Clergymen. We will take a break for lunch at the local restaurant around noon. After the lunch drive to Pigeon Valley and after the visiting pigeon valley, continue to drive to the one of the most famous Kaymakli Underground City. You will visit the Kaymakli Underground City. The Christians hid from the armies of Rome and the raids of hostile tribes in these self sufficient cities in which there were halls for stocks of crop, rooms, kitchens, barns, & ventilation channels. At the end of the tour, transfer you to Cappadocia bus station and overnight bus to Antalya. Your bus journey takes about 10 hours.
Upon arrival to Antalya bus station. Met on arrival with your name sign by our travel team and transfer to hotel. Check into hotel. Rest of the day in Antalya. Overnight at hotel.
Continue to drive to the Perge to the first point of the tour. We will visit Perge Ancient City, Stadium, Roman Gate, Nymphaeum, Hellenistic Gate, Roman Bath, Colonnaded Street, Agora. Perga (Perge) was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, once the capital of Pamphylia Secunda, now in Antalya province on the southwestern Mediterranean coastline of Turkey. Today it is a large site of ancient ruins 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Antalya city on the coastal plain. Located there is an acropolis dating back to the Bronze Age. After our lunch at the restaurant, we continue to Aspendos Ancient City. Visit Ancient Theatre, Aquaducts, Aspendos Ancient Theatre. Aspendos Ancient City, located beside the river Eurymedon (Koprucay), is renowned throughout the world for its magnificent ancient amphitheater. After the Aspendos ancient city, continue to Ancient Side. We are going to visit ancient Side ruins. The ancient Side is an ancient Greek city on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey, a resort town and one of the best-known classical sites in the country. The Temple of Apollo is located at the end of Side's peninsula.
17:30 pm – At the end of the day tour, return back to the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel. You will have a free day to relax and explore the Antalya city. Overnight in Antalya.
Breakfast & Check out from the hotel. You will have free time in Antalya. Pick up from the hotel, according to the flight departure time. Fly from Antalya to Istanbul. Upon arrival back to Istanbul. You will be met at the airport by our travel team and transferred from the airport to your hotel in Istanbul. End of our tour services.


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Adelaide to take 'calculated' approach to selection
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 05: Rory Sloane of the Crows addresses his team mates in a huddle before the bounce during the 2019 AFL round 07 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Fremantle Dockers at Adelaide Oval on May 05, 2019 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Matt Turner/AFL Photos)
Crows senior assistant coach Scott Camporeale says Adelaide's match committee will take a calculated approach to selection this week ahead of Saturday night's clash with the Suns.
Speaking to media at Adelaide Airport on Wednesday morning, Camporeale said it was the coaches' job to take emotion out of the selection process.
"It's easy to be emotional about it - that's why we're in the positions that we are to make sure we're consistent with our message and take the emotion out of it," Camporeale said.
"We're all disappointed, especially in a Showdown, but we'll make a calculated decision on that [selection]."
INJURY UPDATE: Three Crows facing tests
Camporeale said there were plenty of learnings to take out of the side's disappointing loss to Port Adelaide on Saturday.
"If we look at it across the season, we've been really good in that area [midfield] - sitting top four/top five in terms of clearances and scores for and against," he said.
"Those things are important to us absolutely, but Port to their credit are number one in the comp and they showed why they are on the weekend.
PREVIEW: Adelaide v Gold Coast
Camporeale said he was confident it was a "one-off" performance.
"We played against GWS who are supposed to be the best running team in the competition and we handled them okay," he said.
"We didn't have our best second half, that's the reality."
As the team prepared to travel to the Gold Coast, Camporeale confirmed the Club would take a 28-man squad to the east coast.
"We'll take about 28 guys up there, we'll do some match simulation and (our) main session" Camporeale said.
"Obviously if there's any injuries up there, we won't take any risks with those guys.
"It [seelection] is about finding the balance and that group dynamic."
SELECTION: Stengle 'close to ready'
Young Crows Tyson Stengle, Ben Davis, Elliott Himmelberg and Riley Knight were among the travelling 28, along with veterans Sam Jacobs and Andy Otten.
Adelaide's team will be announced on Thursday at 5.55pm ACST.


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Without This Single Important Trait You Cannot Be Successful in Professional Golf
"For most professional golfers it is a daily grind playing in small tournaments for even smaller purses where you are nearly always staring at more month at the end of the money."
Steven Jeffress Playing in His First Major at 37
Imagine just for a moment getting a chance to play in your first major golf championship, wouldn't that be a fantastic moment in your life?
Now imagine that you are 37 years old and playing in your first major golf championship.
Imagine that you've been playing on professional golf tours around the world since your early 20's and after hitting thousands of golf shots in pro tournaments you finally get your chance to play in the oldest and greatest golf championship of them all; The Open Championship.
Aussie golfer Steven Jeffress has stepped up to the major leagues this week after qualifying earlier in the year at Kingston Heath Golf Course in Melbourne where he gained one of just three spots to play in the Open Championship at Muirfield Golf Club in Scotland.
Steven was the second best qualifier with a score of 9 under for two rounds around one of Australia's most renowned golf courses.
How tough was it to qualify for the Open Championship in Australia this year? Well, to get your ticket into the Open you needed to shoot 8 under or better for 2 days.
Steven is one of 156 players competing at Muirfield this week with the leading 70 players, and those tied for 70th place after two rounds, qualifying for the final 36 holes.
I wrote about Steven in August last year (read the article here) as someone with tremendous grit and determination who at the time was coming out of a career threatening slump where for over a year he had lost his confidence, his golf game and had made almost no money.
He was on the brink of retiring from playing professional tour golf and finding something else to do.
And who could blame him when professional golf is arguably the toughest of all professional sports to make it in – let alone just make a living.
In most big time professional sports when you make it to the big leagues you sign contracts for millions of dollars, or you get paid gigantic salaries every week. This is simply not the case in professional tour golf where a very small percentage of professional golfers earn mega contracts with big brand companies, and also big checks for playing well in the big tournaments around the world.
For most professional golfers it is a daily grind playing in small tournaments for even smaller purses, where you are nearly always staring at more month at the end of your money.
We so easily talk about how this great golfer or that great golfer is going to perform in a major championship, but we pay no mind to the professionals like Steven Jeffress and others who are still trying desperately to climb their success ladder and achieve their moment of significance.
The key to Steven's success is described by Angela Duckworth and her colleagues in their paper;
Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long Term Goals.
In her paper Duckworth and colleagues suggest that people who possess a drive to tirelessly work through the challenges, and adversity to achieve their goals are also uniquely positioned to reach higher achievements than others who lack similar stamina.
Their definition of Grit is defined as follows: "perseverance and passion for long-term goals."
Zeal and Persistence of Motive and Effort
Specifically, those individuals who were identified as more successful and influential than their contempories typically possessed traits above and beyond that of normal ability.
While ability was still critically important, these individuals also possessed "zeal" (which is described as great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective) and "persistence of motive and effort." Duckworth believes this dual-component of Grit to be a crucial difference from similar traits.
Here's the Key Point...
Grit is described as a stable trait that does not require immediate positive feedback. Golfers high in Grit are able to maintain their determination and motivation over long periods despite experiences with failure and adversity.
Tour professionals that don't give up easily have passion and commitment towards long-term objectives and this is the overriding factor that provides the stamina required to "stay the course" even through the constant challenges and set-backs of playing professional golf.
Essentially, the Grittier person (golfer) is focused on winning the marathon, not the sprint.
You can read more about Grit here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grit_(personality_trait)
Steven Jeffress and many of his colleagues are the embodiment of what a professional tour player is; a gritty tough as nails competitor; with an extremely resilient nature, who will just keep turning up to play.
This is the most important factor in golf success; you have to keep turning up to play, and keep trying to improve your performance.
The easiest thing to do is give up when things are not going the way they should and many will do just that.
And Steven is playing in the greatest golf championship of them all because he just keeps turning up to play.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates today exercised the $700,000 option for third baseman Pedro Alvarez for the 2013 season, while declining catcher Rod Barajas' $3.5 M option (no buyout) for next year.
Alvarez's $700,000 option was expected, as it was a part of his original contract when drafted by Pittsburgh in the first round of 2008. Alvarez blasted a career-high 30 home runs during the 2012 season, surpassing his previous mark of 16 set his rookie season in 2010. The 25-year-old third baseman finished with a .244 average.
Barajas' hit a career-low .206 average with the Pirates, with 11 home runs over 104 games. His 98 starts behind the plate were the most since 2009 with Toronto when he caught 110. Barajas' threw out just 5% of base runners this season (4-of-80). But while his offense struggled for most of the season (he hit .302 in May), the pitching staff including A.J. Burnett, who was his battery mate for the season, along with James McDonald and several other young arms, spoke highly about Barajas' game calling and leadership skills behind the plate.
Barajas' $3.5 M option for the 2013 season was declined by Pittsburgh, but the veteran catcher could still return to the Pirates for next year at a lower price and as the club's No. 2 behind the plate. Manager Clint Hurdle said during the final homestand at PNC Park in October that he had a candid conversation with Barajas about that role.
The club also released reliever Hisanori Takahashi, who was set to become a free agent at the end of the week.
I won't celebrate the obvious correct decision of not picking up Rod's extension until he either signs with another team or until the Pirates sign a suitable catcher to take his place. The possibility of him returning as a backup is still too great a threat for me to really be happy.
Do you suppose that the increase in run support that AJ will receive from having (what we all hope will be) a competent bat behind the plate will offset his anger over losing his personal catcher?
I hope not, but he was outspoken in his praise for the way Barajas handled the pitching staff/called a game while Barajas was under fire for not hitting much and for not throwing out an acceptable level of opposing base swipers. So, either he won't be all that happy at this news or if he was trying to be a good teammate by lying about/defending a player who was understandably coming under scrutiny, then maybe he won't be unhappy.
I think A.J.'s enough of a professional to not let releasing Barajas negatively affect him. I just think that while he must've been happy to have Rod catching for him again, he won't take it personally or drag it into next year. Honestly, if Rod is such a great leader for the team and at the catching position, why not try to offer him some kind of coaching position? The obvious answer is, because he'd rather milk another year or two out of playing and making 1-2 million, whereas I'm sure he'd make considerably less coaching/mentoring.
Maybe he'll get a tat of Rod?
Nice Avatar Kristy….I just hope nobody else here follows your lead, esp Tim. Posting HIS pic could REALLY destroy his credibility.


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Most churches in Richmond, Virgina receive free palm branches from local funeral homes and distribute the the congregation after the morning service on Palm Sunday. But what is the next step with the palms after Palm On the?
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Meet Sudhanshu Kumar, A Techie Who Was Inspired By Detective Stories To Become A Data Scientist
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There is no denying that it is not just the work that is intriguing in data science, but also the perks and privileges. But do we know what it takes to become a data science professional? How one needs to put in their time and efforts to grasp all the knowledge? In order to know their side of the story, every week we get in touch with some of the top data scientists from the industry and take a look at their journey.
For this week's 'My Journey In Data Science' we got in touch with Sudhanshu Kumar, CEO and Chief AI Engineer at iNeuron.ai. Whether it's statistical modelling, data processing, data mining, machine learning and deep learning algorithms, time series, computer vision or natural language processing, Sudhanshu has worked with almost every aspect of data science to solve challenging business problems.
The Onset
A computer science graduate with a PGDM in Statistics, Sudhanshu had no peer pressure during his educational journey. It is all out of his interest that he chose Data Science.
Talking about the exact instance when he fell in love with data science, Sudhanshu says that he has always been fascinated with detective stories. "Mysteries have kept me awake at night. How the clues lead to a certain conclusion, has always mesmerised me," he said. And he believes that if we take a closer look, that's what data science is all about. It's a detective story where you are given all the facts, and then you need to draw a conclusion out of it. He didn't need any other reason to fall in love with data science, he was completely into it.
Furthermore, Sudhanshu has always had a deep curiosity about what's happening in the technological world and hence, he keeps on reading whatever new stuff is happening in this field to keep himself updated and intrigued. "I keep on reading journals and research papers on a regular basis and I make sure that whatever I learn, I build an end to end solution using that so that I have a thorough knowledge of the topic," said Sudhanshu.
First Job, First Interview, First Paycheck
The Chief AI Engineer started his journey in the data science with Indian tech giant Wipro. He said that the experience he gained over time with Wipro was very enriching. " It was the start of my career and I had nothing to lose but only to learn," Sudhanshu added. He said that he tried to learn as much as possible and all his seniors and colleagues helped me a lot during his tenure at Wipro.
While Sudhanshu talked about his data science journey, he also shared his first interview experience. He said that it was a very important learning experience for him. "Interviews give you an opportunity to ponder upon what's the skill or knowledge that you have been lacking, and then you try to be better than what you are," said Sudhanshu.
Talking about his first salary when he started as a data scientist, Sudhanshu said that he already had 2 years of industry experience. And it was an added advantage for him. "The first salary that I drew as a data scientist was more than ₹12 LPA," Sudhanshu added.
I get inspired by the people around me, my colleagues, my juniors, my students, and all those great minds who are working tirelessly in the field of data science, who are innovating new things, who are changing the world for a better tomorrow.
Strategies And Struggle
Talking about the strategies to land a job in data science, Sudhanshu believes that the first thing that one needs to focus on is to figure out the exact work one wants to do as a data science professional — whether you want to be a Machine Learning expert or, an expert in solving vision problems or, a champion of NLP. Therefore, it is imperative that one should do thorough research on the different job roles this domain provides. And then based on the preference, try to find out the right companies that are actually working in those fields and then try to look for opportunities in them.
And when it comes to the struggle, Sudhanshu said the real struggle is real and it is more when one has to deal with his/her mind after getting rejected. There is no denying that it is hard. "When you have been a star performer wherever you go, then you're not used to rejections," said Sudhanshu. "You have been appreciated your entire life and these sudden rejections, they make you think, what did I do wrong?"
But he believes that this is the time when one should take a step back, crouch, keep on building momentum, and then pounce at the first opportunity that gets.
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I'd say that's what life is. To be pushed into the corner and then again coming back strong."
A Piece Of Advice To All The Aspiring Data Science Professionals
According to Sudhanshu, the reason to be a data scientist should be the urge to learn from the vast data that the world is generating per second. Data shows you the past and as well as what's going to be. He believes that if this thrills you, then data science is definitely the field for you.
What should one do to stay relevant in this field? To that, the iNeuron CEO says that the landscape of the industry is changing rapidly. The field of AI today is not what it was 5 years ago and definitely, there is going to be a tectonic shift in the coming decade. So, as data scientists, you need to keep yourself updated to the changes happening around.
As the saying goes, 'If you don't do AI, what do you do?' "That's how the technological landscape is going to be. In short, just keep learning, keep exploring and keep surprising yourself with your hard work," said Sudhanshu in conclusion.
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The 2019 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.  The Cardinals were led by head coach John Michael Hayden, in his first season.  They played home games at Lynn Stadium.  This was the team's 41st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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The 2018 Louisville men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–5–3 overall record and a 4–2–2 ACC record.  The Cardinals were seeded fourth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament.  The Cardinals upset the number two seeded North Carolina Tar Heels and number one seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons along the way to their first ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title.  The Cardinals earned an automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament.  As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Louisville was defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round.

At the end of the season, one Cardinal men's soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Adam Wilson.

Head Coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018

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