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NPFL Pre-season: 3SC explain how 100 million naira was shared
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The management of NPFL side Shooting Stars Sports Club – 3SC has cleared the air on how the 100 million naira NPFL/Dozy Mmobuosi Pre-season tournament winning prize was shared.
In a statement released by the Ibadan based club on Tuesday December 13, 3SC revealed the participating clubs had voluntarily signed a memorandum to share the 100 million naira cash prize in the Spirit of Sportsmanship.
3SC battled to a 3-2 win over Enyimba International FC in the final game to be crowned Champions of the tournament.
The club SportsRation understands has been subject of media scrutiny over its revelations the club took home 50 million of the 100 million received hence the press release to clear the air.
The statement read " The management of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan, wishes to clear the air on the prize money of the just concluded NPFL/Doxy Mmobuosi Super Cup Football Tournament.
Contrary to the belief that 3SC got the whole 100,000,000 naira, being the winner of the 4-team tourney, we wish to state that the club only got 50,000,000 naira as the champions.
" We will like to inform all that the organisers actually doled out 100,000,000 naira to the club, as seen in the check presented to the Oluyole Warriors'.
" However, there was a mutual agreement between the four participating clubs, prior to the commencement of the tourney, that whoever emerges the winner, will part with fifty percent of the money, to be shared by the other three teams.
" This was done in the spirit of sportsmanship and also to douse the tension which could attend the tourney if it were to be a winner takes all situation and to ensure that all the participating teams have something to take home, no matter how small.
" A memorandum of understanding was signed by the four clubs to back up the agreement.
" Based on this, Shooting Stars, who won the tourney got 50,000,000 naira, the first runner-up, Enyimba FC got 25,000,000 naira, while third placed Bendel Insurance and fourth placed Rangers International got 15,000,000 naira and 10,000,000 naira respectively.
" This was purely an arrangement between the four clubs, outside that of the organisers, hence the presentation of 100,000,000 naira check to Shooting Stars after the final match, " Shooting Stars concluded.
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Q: Rails: optimizing a method I have the following method that checks user birthdate (in "%d/%m/%Y" format) to be at least 18.
  def person_age
    if person_birthdate.present?
      now = Time.now.utc.to_date
      begin
        parsedDate = Date.parse(person_birthdate, '%d/%m/%Y')

        diff = now.year - parsedDate.year
        diff -= (diff.years.since(parsedDate) > now ? 1 : 0)

        if diff < 18
          errors.add :person_birthdate, 'You should be at least 18'
        end
      rescue
        errors.add :person_birthdate, 'Date not valid'
      end
    else
      errors.add :person_birthdate, 'Date not valid'
    end
  end

But too many if conditions, any idea how to make it look better?

A: You should use built-in and custom validations.
validates :person_birthdate, presence: true
validate  :check_age, if: -> { person_birthdate.present? }

private

def check_age
  date = Date.parse(person_birthdate, '%d/%m/%Y')
  unless d > 18.years.ago
    errors.add(:person_birthdate, 'message here')
  end
end

if: -> { person_birthdate.present? } allows to call custom validation only when the condition is true.

A: I think what you want is:
validates_presence_of :person_birthdate # which will generate the "Date is required message"

and something like:
def person_age
  date = Date.parse(person_birthdate, '%d/%m/%Y')
  unless d > 18.years.ago
    errors.add :person_birthdate, "You should be at least 18."
  end
end

A: Rails is good in some aspects, but here all these validate[s] are an overkill:
def person_age
  case Date.today - Date.parse(
         person_birthdate, '%d/%m/%Y'
       ).advance(years: 18) rescue nil
  when NilClass
    errors.add :person_birthdate, 'Date not valid'
  when -Float::INFINITY..0
    errors.add :person_birthdate, 'You should be at least 18'
  else puts "Allowed!"
  end
end

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Old Fashioned Torah
The Pit is Empty: Open Letter
The Pit is Empty
"No, no, noooo!!!" Mrs. Resch, Dina's mother, was in shock, yodeling uncontrollably into the telephone.
After Dina had left School Counselor Draught's office, Mrs. Draught had pulled herself together and then immediately called Mrs. Resch.
"Now, Larissa, there are ways to treat it," Mrs. Draught reassured her best friend.
"But…but you're telling me that Dina is mentally ill. Mirivel, what I am going to do? How will I ever make a Shidduch for her?"
"I'm not a psychiatrist, nor do I pretend to be," said Mirivel. "And as such, as a school counselor, I can't make a diagnosis. But she did mention that she wanted to live in a tent."
"She's possessed by The Nomad," shrieked Larissa. "I thought that was only something that happens in books," she added on reflection.
"We're a little more advanced that THAT," Mirivel harumphed in an arrogant, all knowing voice. "Nowadays, we say 'she hears voices'."
Larissa calmed down a little. "Oh. I guess that's good. Now we know what's going on. She hears voices. What do we do next?"
"Well, we have to put her in a psychiatric ward and stabilize her on some psychotropic medications," Mirivel said matter-of-factly.
Larissa dutifully repeated, like a zombie. "Yes, hospitalize and put her on meds."
Dina came home from school full of life that day. Following the disastrous meeting with Mrs. Draught, she had resolved to run away after she graduated the next year. She would find a job somewhere appropriate for a Torah observant Jewish girl, and give herself a few years to decompress from her stifling upbringing. Her little secret gave her every step a bounce, and a lilt to her voice. For the first time in years, she felt hopeful about her future.
Dina was oblivious to the storm brewing around her now as she displayed her new attitude over the next few days. Dina's carefree mien just confirmed the worst for her parents, who had consulted with a psychiatrist and learned that Dina was "schizophrenic". They were frantically organizing a hospital stay for Dina. The only thing slowing them down was getting the insurance company to approve.
Dina's upbeat demeanor and royal bearing was especially disturbing to the doctor. "Delusions of grandeur," he confided to her parents during their frequent phone calls.
At last, the paperwork was done, approvals were in place. Dina's father's part of the job was to lure Dina into the family car.
"We have been concerned about you lately," said Dina's father. "You've been acting so well mannered and helpful. It's not like you."
"And that's something bad?" thought Dina, but she didn't say anything.
"We'd like to have someone evaluate you," her father said bluntly.
Dina's stomach dropped out. "No! Absolutely not." Dina's mind raced. She was ready to immediately put her plan to run away into place.
"Dina! Don't speak like that to me," her father rebuked her. "Come out to the car where we can discuss things privately, away from the rest of the family," he cajoled.
"Alright," Dina acquiesced. "But I'll jump out of the car if you try to take me to a therapist!"
Dina's father got into the driver's seat of the car, and Dina sat in the front seat next to him.
"I'll speak plainly to you, Dina, like an adult.
"When Reb Aharon, zt"l, came to Lakewood, the conditions were harsh. The students learned in an old rundown hotel, which had one barely operating bathroom on the second floor. Every Zmon two students left and two students came. It was a hard, rough life. And somewhat of an embarrassment, in regard to the building's condition.
"Once, during the summer, a student complained that the big clunky air conditioner was blowing on him and distracting him from his learning. He asked to go outside to learn.
"'It makes me sick, too,' Reb Aharon told the student. 'But the Bais Medrash is the place to be.'"
"What's the point?" Dina asked. "You want to tell me that the men in Lakewood suffer to learn? I don't buy it. Just last year someone donated hundreds of thousands of dollars for a new wing of the Yeshiva."
"Hold on," her father said. "We'll get there. Reb Aharon insisted that he himself raise all the money for the Yeshiva. Because the one who raises the money makes the decisions at the Yeshiva, not the one who is the top scholar. And Reb Aharon wanted to be the one who called the shots (although in this case, he was the greatest scholar, too.)"
"Calls the shots?" Dina asked quizically. Dina was puzzled and confused. Where the conversation headed?
"Yes. He wanted a Yeshiva that was only Torah and nothing else. Once, he went with someone to a government office. Now, Reb Aharon didn't speak much English. But he understood enough that the person who was with him and dealing with the government official was not representing the Yeshiva properly, saying things like, 'an advanced institution of academia for training teachers'. Reb Aharon interrupted: 'Only Torah learning!'
"He went before an important group of Rabbis. The head of the group said to Reb Aharon, 'We don't want your type of Torah learning. There is no place for it in the United States. Go to Eretz Yisrael to learn by your father-in-law Rabbi Yitzchak Meltzer.'
"Do you know what happened next, Dina?"
Dina shook her head.
"That Rabbi who dismissed Reb Aharon's plan died on the spot," her father declared.
"Are you trying to scare me Tatty?"asked Dina, not feeled one bit cowed.
Her father was getting upset. "No. I'm trying to demonstrate that Lakewood was built on the fire that was Reb Aharon, and his unswerving devotion to principle."
"So, how come so many people lead a cushy life now here in Lakewood?" Dina asked rhetorically. "Ok, not cushy, but a lot easier than what you describe. And why do so many families, like ours, have to be stressed out trying to pay for that relatively cushy life. Why can't we go back to having less, including less stress?"
"I'll explain," said Dina's father testily. "After Reb Aharon died, the United States government started funding programs that subsidized colleges, and the Yeshiva started applying for that money. And there were government programs for poor families, and some Lakewood families started taking. And a prominent Rabbi at Yeshiva University demanded that all Shuls lead by YU Musmachim raise money to donate to Lakewood or risk their Rabbis having their Semicha revoked by him. So the standard of living increased." Her father sighed. "And its not really possible to dial back that standard."
The car's trunk slammed shut, and Dina's mother got in the back.
"We can go now, Simcha Yosef," Dina's mother dictated to her father.
"What is going on?" Dina demanded to know, crushing each word like stepping on thin ice. The first word of her sentence, "What…", came out shrill and squeaky and overemphasized, bordering on hysterical.
"You are not thinking straight," Dina's mother lectured Dina, as the car pulled out. "So it is pointless to address you as a human being. But I will try. I packed some of your clothes in a suitcase. You are going to sign yourself into a hospital for an evaluation."
"What?!" Dina seriously contemplated getting out of the car at the next red light. But a thought occurred to her. "What about school…!" she wondered out loud.
"You will likely miss a few days of school," Mrs. Resch informed Dina.
Dina had a sudden change of heart.
"Alright, then," she outwardly pouted, her shoulders shrugging in resignation, like a wave on the beach coming in to the shore. "I guess that's just how it has to be." But inwardly she skipped rope and drew chalk squares on the sidewalk like a little girl. Freedom, she hummed to herself.
At one point, a van pulled up next to the Resch's car at a cross section. Dina looked up and there was a young couple in it, not much older than her, with the husband driving. He happened to glance in her direction. On a lark, Dina mouthed the word, "Help!" The man nodded knowingly.
Dina's mother, in the back seat, discerned that something was up. "Simcha Yosef, I do believe it is that Ezra from Silver Spring next to us. Pull away from him before something bad happens," Larissa warned.
"Who's that?" asked Dina innocently.
"He is the very reason you must be put away for your own protection," Dina's father explained. "In Silver Spring, there is a commune where they teach a man must get married in his teens, and have a paid up house, and a job, too. They expect a man to love his wife as he loves himself, and respect her more. And Ezra studied there."
There was a familiar buzzing in Dina's head, the feeling she always got when things didn't quite add up. Didn't the Rambam say all those things? She admitted to herself she wasn't a scholar, or even a passing student, but she did study the Rambam at Shaarei in her spare time. What else was there to read when the only other allowed material was insipid novels about girls who almost, but not entirely, had no resemblance to her?
"I mean, if there's money for only one coat, in Silver Spring the wife gets it," said Dina's mother. "It's all about making the wife happy. But we here sacrifice for our husbands. And so you will too, my lovely Dina."
Dina heard the genuine love in her mother's voice. But her interest was even more piqued by these strange places and people. Silver Spring? Commune? Who was this Ezra?
When they pulled into the hospital parking lot, Dina had a question.
"So the women agreed to this new standard and to earning enough money to support the families 'lavishly'?" she wanted to know.
"No one ever asked us," her mother interjected. "The women just went along with it. The men decided that this is the way it will be. Some women may suffer, but it's a happy suffering. Parents who support their children in Lakewood may spend their life savings and become destitute. But all that is irrelevant. All that matters is the Torah learning."
"Mommy and I thought, and still think, we had given you over that lesson," Dina's father said definitively. "But somewhere, somehow, the Nomad found his way into your heart. The mental health professionals will erase that influence and return the real Dina back to us."


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World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth - when do Warfronts and Uldir go live?
By Sam Prell 2018-09-03T14:47:51Z
September 4 brings an influx of new content to WoW
World of Warcraft expansion Battle for Azeroth launched worldwide on August 13. Since then, players have been racing to reach the new level cap of 120, explore the island nations of Zandalar and Kul Tiras, fight their way through 10 new dungeons, and much more. And that's just the tip of the ridiculously large pauldrons. Soon, Battle for Azeroth will get its first Raid, as well as the brand-new Warfronts mode. In case you're new to the game or just want to know when to set your alarms, we're going to break it all down for you.
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What is the first Battle for Azeroth Raid?
Battle for Azeroth's first Raid is called Uldir. It is an ancient research facility built by a race called the Titans for the study and quarantine of parasitic lifeforms known as Old Gods. And yes, Lovecraft fans, they are basically the Warcraft universe's version of Cthulhu and friends. Long since abandoned, the facility is now home to several corrupted, synthetic beings, abominable experiments, and the blood god, G'huun (that's him up above).
When does Uldir go live?
Uldir will be available to play on Normal and Heroic difficulty starting sometime on September 4. World of Warcraft developer Blizzard resets and updates the game servers every Tuesday, 3pm UTC for the US, Latin and Oceanic servers and Wednesday, 7am UTC for the EU servers.
However, a different schedule is in place for this update. Below you'll find the time Blizzard has said it will take servers down, as well as the time it expects service to return:
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 5am (down) 6am (up), September 4
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 8am (down) 9am (up), September 4
Central European Summer Time (CEST): 2pm (down) 3pm (up), September 4
British Summer Time (BST): 1pm (down) 2pm (up), September 4
If you're the hardest of hardcore and want to take on the Raid at its most challenging, you want Uldir at Mythic difficulty. That goes live a week later, on September 11 (US servers), September 12 (EU servers).
When does Uldir LFR go live?
First, a clarification for those wondering, "What is Uldir LFR?": LFR stands for Looking For Raid, and is basically a Raid on easy mode. Whereas other difficulties of Raid play require you to manually set up or join a group of players, LFR will automatically assemble a pick-up group, aka a PUG, just like you would for most dungeons.
To keep the experience challenging and rewarding for those who play at Normal or higher difficulty, LFR will break a Raid down into 'wings', which are released one at a time, over the course of several weeks. So if you want to experience this new content right away and get the best rewards from it, you'll want to jump in with the aforementioned Normal, then graduate to Heroic difficulty. But if you want to experience the Raid in a more casual environment, LFR is the place to go.
In the case of Uldir, the LFR schedule breaks down to:
Uldir LFR, first wing: September 11 (US), September 12 (EU)
Uldir LFR, second wing: September 25 (US), September 26 (EU)
Uldir LFR, third wing: October 9 (US), October 10 (EU)
Now, let's move on to World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's other major content drop, the Warfronts feature.
What are Warfronts?
The Warcraft universe, as you're probably aware, got its start in the real-time strategy genre. Warfronts are, more or less, an attempt to capture that feeling and gameplay in an MMORPG. They are pieces of 20-player PvE content representing the conflict between the Alliance and Horde factions at strategic locations around the world of Warcraft.
Warfronts are triggered by players turning in a required amount of in-game resources. Once a Warfront has been launched, the faction that launched it will always win that Warfront. Then it will be the opposing faction's turn to gather resources and launch its own Warfront operation. On and on the cycle goes, allowing all players to reap the rewards.
What do I get from Warfronts?
What else? Sweet, sweet loot! Participating in a Warfront will let you earn unique armor and weapons themed to your faction (I myself am particularly fond of the Alliance's Plate set), as well as rare mounts, achievements, and more. But yes, you're primarily in this for the gear.
What is the first Warfront?
The first Warfront will be Stromgarde Keep in the Arathi Highlands. Long ago Stromgarde was a powerful city-state in its own right, but it has since fallen from grace. Even so, controlling the area presents tactical advantages in the war being fought by the Alliance and Horde. It rests far to the north in the Eastern Kingdoms.
When do Warfronts go live?
Battle for Azeroth's first Warfront, Battle for Stromgarde, launches alongside the expansion's first Raid, so it'll be available after the weekly reset. As mentioned above, that's:
Now go out there and show 'em what you can do! FOR THE <insert your faction here>!!
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Protect yourself from those harsh Hyrule winters with these The Legend of Zelda - Cosplay Elf Earmuffs.
These ear muffs comes in one size.
Release Date: 09 December 2016.
You'll look right at home in Hyrule with these The Legend of Zelda Cosplay Elf Earmuffs.
3) I initially thought these were adjustable? but it turns out it's just bad construction between the headband and the muff part of the earmuffs. It's encased in fabric so they haven't fallen apart but they're definitely not connected anymore, so be careful there.
4) they did come in excessive packaging, it really wasn't necessary to use so much plastic.
All in all I still love them and am glad I bought them, but I do wish they'd been made to a higher quality.


When you start optimizing a website, it's relatively easy in terms of what needs fixing. You figure out what's not working, then form a hypothesis on how to fix it, test it, and launch an improved version.
After some time, when you've done it enough times, all the low-hanging fruit is consumed. You start working on more complex things: user flow, personalization, automation etc.
Then you come to a point when you realize that removing elements can be as important and impactful as adding/changing them.
If you've come to this realization earlier in the process, good for you! People usually come to this conclusion later on. Some never do.
It's easier to add a new thing and get a feeling of accomplishment.
Removing is counterintuitive. And not easy to do because you get attached to things. Especially to things that you put a lot of effort into.
For each idea or test that changes or adds an element to your website or process, have one that removes an element. See how it works out for you.
When you see that it's as effective as adding, you'll realize that you have a lot more options for improvement.
PS. The comic strip above is from 2001. From 18 years (!!!) ago. In internet years it's like a manuscript from Middle Ages. Yet, it might as well be drawn today.


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Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale
Mother Of 3 Slain In Humboldt Park Mourned At Vigil At Spot Where She Died: 'A Heart Of Gold'
Lisa Ramos and her husband, Jose Ramos, had just finished a motorcycle ride around the park when a gunman opened fire on them Sunday evening.
Bob Chiarito
10:31 PM CDT on May 9, 2019
Bob Chiarito/Block Club Chicago
HUMBOLDT PARK — On what would have been Lisa Ramos' 41st birthday, dozens of friends, family and community members gathered to celebrate her life Thursday evening, just four days after she was shot and killed in Humboldt Park by a gunman still on the loose.
They wrote messages to her on helium balloons and released them to the sky, hoping their words would reach her.
Credit: Bob Chiarito/Block Club Chicago
The group met at the spot where she was gunned down by a stray bullet — on the 1200 block of North Luis Munoz Marin Drive, near the intersection of Division and Kedzie.
She had just gone on a motorcycle ride with her husband, Jose Ramos, who said a gunman in a grayish blue SUV pulled up and opened fire Sunday afternoon.
Credit: GoFundMe
Lisa Ramos and her husband, Jose Ramos, had just finished up a motorcycle ride around the park when a gunman opened fire on them Sunday evening. Lisa Ramos died from her injuries.
On Thursday, after releasing the balloons, the group sang "Happy Birthday" through tears. They later smiled and remembered someone "full of life" and a "wonderful mother of three."
In what has become a familiar scene in Chicago neighborhoods, mourners wrote notes on cardboard signs and taped them to a light post next to a tribute poster featuring several pictures of Ramos.
While most on hand were friends, family and Humboldt Park residents, several members of BuildChicago.org, an Austin neighborhood group dedicated to providing positive alternatives to kids, showed up to lend support, carrying signs that read "Put The Guns Down" and "Peace."
Pastor Gale Colon of Kingdom Life Discipleship Community Church led the mourners in prayer, asking each person to put one of their hands on the shoulder of person to their right. Colon, who said she knew one of Ramos' family members, read about her death the morning after it happened and didn't realize she was a friend of one of her family members until she received a phone call.
"I wanted to be here and I want everyone here to be encouraged because she was a wonderful person," Colon said.
After the prayer, the group lingered, hugging each other and trying their best to focus on Ramos' life instead of her death.
"Today we are celebrating her birthday and her life because she was full of life," said Ramos' cousin, Katherine Rivera, who paused when tears flowed. "Just when you think Humboldt Park is on the way up, this happens. This has been the worst year in a long time."
Ramos' husband, visibly shaken, said he was happy that many came out to honor his wife, but he had a question for the city.
Looking at a nearby light pole at the intersection of Division Street and Luis Munoz Drive, he asked, "Why did they remove the camera? We pay taxes. I work 12 hours a day and pay a lot of taxes."
Shemar Houston, who has dated Ramos' 18-year-old daughter since 2016, said she was like a second mother to him.
"She was very supportive and treated me like a mom would. She loved art. She was just a great lady."
Danielle Thomas, who was friends with Ramos for more than 20 years, described her as having "a heart of gold."
Police have yet to make any arrests in the shooting, but Jose Ramos said he believes the target of the shooter was someone involved in a recent shooting and is not cooperating with police.
Ramos' shooting on Sunday was the third such incident to hit the area in recent days.
Just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, a 17-year-old man and 21-year-old man were shot in a drive-by in the 3200 block of West Evergreen Avenue, according to police.
The night before that, 33-year-old Mutasim Sulieman was shot to death in the 3600 block of West Division Street, about half a mile west from where Ramos was killed. Police said officers got into a shootout with the suspect, but no one in that group was hit.


Lisa Williams: BTR's favorite celebrity psychic, the bestselling author of Life Among the Dead and star of the Lifetime show of the same name, sits down with VividLife Radio host Rose-Anne Kumpunen to fill us in on her new audio CD and her latest book, Survival of the Soul, while taking listener calls.
Terrance Dean: The former MTV producer, who worked with such A-listers as Spike Lee and Keenan Ivory Wayans before founding Men's Empowerment and penning the best-seller Reclaim Your Power! chats with E.R. Radio's Cutty Shark about his latest book, Hiding In Hip-Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry—from Music to Hollywood.
Rod Langway: The former NHL defenseman, who played for the Canadiens and Capitals—and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002—stops by Japers Rink Radio to chat with hosts Stephen Pepper and Russell Waxman about the NBC Sports & Versus telecast of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Sebastian Felix: The Bash frontman, who "picked up a guitar at age 11 and never put it down," returns to Fightin' Words Radio to chat with host Bobby Carroll about changes being made to the band, and about the tracks he's writing for its fourth album.
Jennifer McLean: The former marketing exec, who went on to pen The Credibility Factor, sits down with Gab with the Gurus host Connie Bennet to fill us in on her Healing with the Masters teleseminar, which also features Wayne Dyer, James Redfield, Dan Millman, Iyanla Vanzant and Michael Bernard Beckwith.
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If you needed an auto loan for your last car purchase, you're certainly not alone. According to a report by Experian Automotive, an automotive resource that keeps track of financing and purchases, Americans have borrowed a record amount of money in the second quarter of 2015.
The report estimated that American's have borrowed $932 billion this year, which is already a $92 billion increase over last year. This total would make for the "largest increase in dollars borrowed for any quarter since 2006," writes CNBC.com's Phil LeBeau.
As the writer notes, spring is often the season that experiences the most car sales, and between the stretch of March and June, there were two months that saw car sales top 17 million units. If things continue at the same pace, there will be an average of 17.26 millions vehicles sold each month in 2015. To put things in perspective, the average price of a sold car in July was $31,691, as LeBeau passes along. How much money does that translate to in an entire year? Based on my novice calculations, it'd come in around $6,563,839,920,000!
While a variety of different folks are eligible for car loans, the Experian reports says "those with subprime or deep subprime credit scores" were responsible for about 20-percent of the money loaned in the second quarter. Those with "super prime credit ratings" were also responsible for 20 percent.
As you can see, there's no reason to be tentative about acquiring an auto loan. After all, there are clearly a boatload of people who have already borrowed money this year!
If you need an auto loan, regardless of the status of your credit score, check out McCluskey Automotive in Cincinnati, Ohio. The helpful staff will work with you to establish an agreeable payment plan.


The United States government outlined new visa regulations for H-1B Working-Visa Holders making the application procedure much costlier and potentially pricing companies millions of dollars. As per the new draft of the nation, all the potential H-1B visa holders are now recommended to lodge an advanced visa application with a Labor Condition Application in case an overseas employee desires to transfer to a work location outside the region covered by the original visa.
Furthermore, an employee is asked to pay 325 dollars to lodge a modified H-1B application with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service. Earlier, prospective H-1B holders were recommended to file an LCA with the Department of Labor when they aspire to change the work location, and there was no fee for lodging an LCA.
Once the altered visa request is being filed, an overseas employee can straight away start their regular work at the new area, said the concerned officials of the nation in the new draft guideline that has been issued on 27 May 2014. As per the new reports, the respective officials have planned to look for further comments on the draft guidelines till 26 June, after which they are anticipated to come into force.
Few of the concerned representatives have also noted that the new outline is expensive and extremely troubling for US and Indian IT-consulting firms. Sources added that more number of H-1B petitions need to be lodged by potential employers. India industry representatives have also noted that the new amendment would ratchet up the price of holding workers in the U.S. As per the new estimation of concerned analysts, around 30,000 Indian H-1B visa holders are working in the province and often aspire to change their working location as they move from one project to another.
Each time when a potential worker changes their location, their application process fee approximately cost around 1000 dollars noted the proponents. This new advancement will be applicable for all H-1B visa holders who have changed their working location before 21 May when the USCIS has given a web alert about the modification. All the prospective visa holders who have changed their site after 21 May 2015 are requested to submit the new altered applications. The immigration agency of the nation has declared the last date as 19 August to file the new applications.


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Solanum ferrugineum är en potatisväxtart som beskrevs av Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. Solanum ferrugineum ingår i potatissläktetsom ingår i familjen potatisväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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A man sitting on the "porch" of his bamboo house in the heart of India, with golden light adding to the tranquil scene. I took this photo out the car window as we bounced by. I would have loved to stop, but we were on our way somewhere at the time.


Have you ever read the book 'The Milionaire Next Door'?
If you havent read the book, here is a Wikipedia link to the basic outline of the contents.
Who exactly do you think are the milionaires out there on the street? Are they the ones driving fast cars, and dining out at fancy restaurants?
to send my brother to the States, and me to Australia.
God had his own way of substantiating the family finances without my parents having to mortage any of our properties. When my brother was in the States, He blessed my mom with adequate patronage of her school to meet my brother's living expenses. As for me, He blessed my father by allowing him to start new ventures that is still milking the cow from the time I went over to Queensland to further my studies.
So I have to give all glory to God.
Anyways, when I open my Facebook page, its always about buying and buying more stuff, and more promotions. How in the world are gonna be able to save any money at this rate?
Many have commented that coming from a supposedly well to do family, I should be lavish with my spending.
I have one thing to say. Money is money. However the money is not mine. I have to be a good steward of money that doesnt actually belong to me.
So I do calculate a few times before deciding if I really need to buy that certain product or service.
Its either one keeps their money in fixed deposits (which is risk free), or they invest in other ways (properties, starting business, buy and sell stocks). Since I am such a lazy person, I would say keeping money in Fixed Deposits is the easiest and safest way to earn a little money. Maybe buying gold when the price is low, but my patience is low, and that takes at least one year before one can see any profit made. Even that has an element of risk as prices fluctuate at all times.
I think the only way to make money is to just focus and be the best you can in whatever you have been assigned to do. Whether it be writing, managing a school, or some business prospects.
When a business or financial opportunity comes upon you, seize it if you are confident to handle it.
Oh yes, I do enjoy the occasional spending on novelty items. I enjoy going on the occasional holidays, spas and pampering massages, and the facials which I have to be reminded to attend. I also love to eat . . . . .
But otherwise, I will continue to watch my bank account like a hawk.


Fan Tan was a century ago one of the most popular games in America's Chines community. In modern casinos it lost its huge popularity to today better known casino games like Roulette and Baccarat although it is still played in Macao and some other Asian casinos. The house edge goes down to 1.25% (e. g. with the Nga Tan and Sheh-Sam-Hong bets) and is therefore attractive for players.


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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2019. This is our second time ranking the cities in Nevada with the largest African American population.
There are now 42 million people who identify as Black or African American living in America, making up 12% of the total population. According to the most recent American Community Survey, the Black population in Nevada is 233,440 – at 8.2% of the total population of Nevada.
But how has the increase in the black population impacted Nevada? Which cities and towns in Nevada have seen the greatest increase in its Black population?
North Las Vegas took the number one over all spot for the largest Black population in Nevada for 2019. See if it ranked as one of the most african american cities in America.
And if you already knew these places were Black, check out the best places to live in Nevada or the most diverse places in Nevada.
We then calculated the percent of residents that are Black or African American. The percentages ranked from 19.8% to 0.3%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of Black population with a higher score being more Black than a lower score. North Las Vegas took the distinction of being the most Black, while Boulder City was the least African American city.
Read on for more information on how the cities in Nevada ranked by population of African American residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
If you're looking for a breakdown of African American populations across Nevada according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.


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Nicholas ship's bell at Center House, Marine Barracks Washington.
After Nicholas was dismantled at Zidell Explorations, Inc., now Zidell Marine, Portland, Oregon, no records of details were retained; artifacts from the ship are all that remain. Many of these exist in the collections of shipmates and others who were invited to remove what they wished from Nicholas prior to her decommissioning at Pearl Harbor.
Rear Admiral Andrew J. Hill, the "Nick's" second commanding officer, was one person present at both her first commissioning and her last decommissioning. There he retrieved the ship's data plate and other memorabilia, some of which were given out as door prizes at the 1973 shipmates' reunion at Marina del Rey, California.
The data plate came into the possession of reunion coordinator John O'Neill, who loaned it back to the navy for installation in a new USS Nicholas (FFG 47) while the bell was donated to the Marine Corps, as Nicholas was named after the Continental Marines' senior officer, by tradition the Corps' first commandant.
The Nick's ship's bell commenced a career of its own. After Admiral Hill arranged for it to be consigned to the Marine Corps, it was transported to Marine Barracks Washington, Home of the Commandants. There it was mounted on the parade deck where it was struck daily at eight bells and during summertime parades attended by tens of thousands of spectators attracted by the Marines' music, military precision and patriotism.
In 1997, the bell developed a hairline crack and was replaced on the parade ground by another bell. For the next eleven years, it hung from a wooden frame outside Center House, the bachelor officers' quarters and officers club for Marine and Navy personnel stationed at the barracks. Reconditioned for permanent display in 2008, it was remounted inside the entrance to Center House where, on 7 August, the barracks hosted a ceremony for shipmates, family members and friends to attach a decorative bellrope and dedicate a descriptive plaque.
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Wonderful wedding with Eric & Erin at the beautiful Cooper Creek Event Center in Blue Ash, Ohio. Their wedding ceremony was outdoors at Cooper Creek, overlooking the green golf course. The day started off warm, but a cloud cover rolled in for their ceremony, lowering the temperature, making it very comfortable. They did their first look near Eric's apartment near Lookout Square. Portraits were then at Cooper Creek and finished before the ceremony, so Eric and Erin were able to relax and enjoy the cocktails with their guests.
Eric and Erin, Thank you so much for allowing me the honor of capturing your wedding for you.


C ustomer: PVC Industries, Inc.
Managing individual customer orders, consisting of multiple documents in a cost-efficient, clear, concise and easy to locate manner.
As the premier manufacturer of custom vinyl windows, PVC Industries, a member of the Earthwise Vinyl Windows Group, is a company on the move with an aggressive growth plan. The company recently completed construction on an additional 30,000 square feet of manufacturing space in Clifton Park, NY. Among their goals moving forward are to streamline operations, increase their production capabilities and to ensure their continued ability to meet their guaranteed two week delivery commitment.
The company first implemented DocStar Enterprise Content Management in June 2010 to address a time consuming, inefficient AP process. Kathy Rice, PVC Industries IT Manager highlights the workflow efficiency issues that needed to be addressed inclusive of reducing paperwork, timely response to customer and vendor inquiries and integrating a new system into their existing technical/automated platforms.
In a typical week, PVC Industries logs over 250 orders, generating more than 13,000 orders each year. "Each of those orders is comprised of 3 separate documents, which means we have upwards of 40,000 paper documents to print and file annually," said Kathy. "In the last few years we've spent over $15,000 on paper alone." The challenge was how to manage all of this paperwork in a cost-efficient, clear, concise and easy to locate manner.
Working with PVC Industries' IT department, DocStar was able to create an automated AP platform that has made it easy to scan, store and retrieve documents for each individual order, quickly and effortlessly, as well as the ability to add any notation at any time during the overall process. This has meant increased productivity and ensures that each digital file has all of the necessary documentation for that particular order.
At the point of order entry, DocStar installed an electronic in-box to receive faxed orders, which were then displayed on dual monitors. One monitor displays the order itself, while the other displays the actual entry to begin production. Many of the information fields within the production entry are already populated, based on the information provided within the initial order.
The order entry representative is now able to process 50 more entries in the course of a week, representing a 20% efficiency improvement over the prior order entry system. The labor efficiencies gained equates to approximately 8.5 hours/week, 450 hours/year and nearly $13,000 annually.
Additionally, any issues, changes or status of the order can easily be made throughout the time spent from initial order placement, through shipment of the final product, in one single place, thus saving time and decreasing the incidence of human error. All of this information is captured in one place, and at any time can instantly be retrieved by entering a variety of search criteria.
Previously, it would take up to 30 minutes to gather all of this information. Assuming a 10% order change rate and a 15 minute median time value, the labor efficiencies gained equates to 6.25 hours/week, 325 hours/year and nearly $10,000 annually.
With the new software in place, accounts payable processes have also been streamlined and simplified. A processor can create a document package that includes an invoice and supporting documents such as monthly utilities, miscellaneous expenditures, etc. This package is electronically routed to the AP department and then to the general manager for approval. The GM receives an alert, reviews the documents, makes any notes and approves the invoice. The approved invoice is automatically routed back to accounts payable for payment. Now, an invoice can be processed in as little as 4 minutes and can be reviewed and approved, or declined from anywhere in the world.
PVC Industries has estimated that it will save over $15,000 in paper expenses alone over five years.
Clear and concise communication between all aspects of the business has been achieved resulting in an annual savings of over $25,000 per year.
5 year cost savings = $140,000.


Raw information to be transmitted is first encoded into a data conducive for transmission. Sometimes, when files are very large, high latency occurs which degrade the overall performance of the system. With this in mind, engineers devised ways to compress the data to achieve higher data rates and thus increase performance. Most compression schemes involve analysis of data itself such that after compression, quality is not degraded. For example, a photo is composed of pixels that represent the data after encoding. If the photo is colored, then a total of three components are sent as data (red, green, blue). With so much compression, the photo may not be fully restored to its original quality which nulls the performance increase of higher data rate. There are some compressions that can be studied by anyone but most are proprietary.
Run-length encoding compress data by taking advantage of long series of consecutive ones or consecutive zeros. Its algorithm is based on identification of such long streams and representing it with a single bit and affixing the number of consecutive ones or zeros. It effectively reduces the number of bits in the data but is only applicable for data that meets its criteria. Otherwise, using run-length encoding to any form of data can increase the number of bits instead of decreasing it.
Huffman encoding is based on the idea of Morse coding. This takes into account the frequency that a character appears in the data. The more frequent a character appears, the lesser number of bits to represent it. A more sophisticated version of Huffman encoding is arithmetic encoding which uses the probability occurrence to determine the codes for each character. It has the advantage of five to ten percent.
Delta encoding uses the idea that data samples are transmitted chronologically and if the difference between the next sample and the previous sample is known, then the difference can be sent instead of the next sample which gives the upper hand of lowering the number of bits sent.
JPEG or Joint Photographic Experts Group is a well-known compression scheme used for pictures. It bases its principle in changing data into a transform such as Fourier or discrete cosine that emphasizes the characteristics which stand out and the minor components ignored.


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Conotrachelus egregius – gatunek chrząszcza z rodziny ryjkowcowatych.

Zasięg występowania
Ameryka Południowa, występuje w Brazylii.

Budowa ciała
Przednia krawędź pokryw znacznie szersza od przedplecza oraz pofałdowana; na pokrywach podłużne garbki.

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How to price your work as a motion designer
An interview with Blair Enns
Most of us got into motion design because we like to create. But to stay in business, we need to know how to sell what we do and how to price your work as a motion designer. Selling can feel like a dirty word, but I've brought in a guest who explains how its actually a creative tool for offering great value to your clients.
Many people have heard of Blair Enns from his book The Win Without Pitching Manifesto. He runs a sales-training organization for creative professionals. From public and private workshops to remote training, Blair strives to remove the stigma from sales.
Selling your services as a motion designer.
In this episode, Blair and I sat down to talk a lot about how to price your work as a motion designer. Blair explains why we need to stop shunning the whole notions of sales and start embracing it. This takes a shift in mindset where you recognize what unique skills you have to offer others.
Niching down in your motion design business.
To help with this, Blair feels that niching down is key. It allows you to narrow down what you have to offer. You'll be able to help your customers in a way that sets you apart from the competition. However, Blair cautions that this is not the best plan for someone just starting their career.
How to price your work as a motion designer using value-based pricing.
We discuss the ins and outs of value-based pricing and how that applies to motion design. Blair describes how this will allow you to charge more when working directly with clients. When all is said and done, this is a great way to earn more than charging a project or day rate while still keeping clients happy.
Is there something holding you back from charging your clients more? Let's chat about it in the comments on the episode page!
How to change your mindset about sales
What happens when you niche down to become an expert
What it means to have value-based pricing as a motion designer
The four steps to the value-based conversation
Evaluating the risk in different pricing systems
Knowing when to say no to a potential client
How to charge more as a motion designer
"We all know what it's like to be on the buying side of a bad selling experience. I think most of us are scarred by that experience." [3:26]
"Do not look at selling as the act of talking people into things. I don't think it's your job to convince anybody of anything ever." [4:44]
"The benefit to the client is your incentives are now aligned. You've uncovered somebody who is willing to pay you not based on time or the deliverable, but on the outcome. You are effectively business partners." [22:23]
"The biggest mistake of pricing is thinking that there's one right way to price." [35:07]
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How to build a motion design career that works for you w/ Joey Korenman
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Cave-dwelling animals and their conservation
An alien world that deserves our attention
Tiago de Zoeten
A special environment
An evolutionary experiment in bizarreness
The olm salamander
New Zealand gloworms
Threats and conservation
On a mission to help forgotten species and their ecosystems
Being out of sight for most of us, the subterranean world is a mysterious place that has always captured our imagination. Caves have featured in human folklore since the earliest times. However few stories are as surprising or exciting as the discoveries that are being made by the field of biospeleology which focuses on the creatures that inhabit them.
From the United States to Mexico, South Africa to Vietnam, caves have developed their fascinating designs across the entire world. They are the result of processes that in some cases, have taken millions of years to form and now stand as not only an insight into geological functions but serve as an important ecosystem to various, and often unusual organisms.
In Slovenia, the Postojna cave system, although it is the second biggest in the country, it is effectively the home of the field of biospeleology as well as the region where the etymology of the word "karst" can be traced to. Through its 24-kilometre underground passages and caverns (as old as three million years) impressive geological creations developed that home over 150 different types of fauna.
Karst caves, the most common type, form through the gradual dissolution of limestone or dolomite bedrock caused by running water over thousands of years. The chambers and tunnels that result are characterised by environmental conditions that are nothing like those of the above ground world which they are so close to. Low light or complete darkness and a dearth of nutrients makes them seem rather inhospitable to life. However, even in these obscure corners of our planet, there are lifeforms such as the elusive olm 'dragon' that live and thrive.
As you delve deeper into a cave, light disappears and the temperature and humidty can change abruptly.
If there is one feature that many cave-dwelling animals seem to share it is that they are utterly bizarre to the human eye. This is particularly true for troglobites which are the species that are strictly bound to underground habitats. Millions of years of evolution in this unique environment led to stunning and strange adaptations. Species that once saw daylight have lost many anatomical features. Eyes and skin pigment are of little use in the pitch black so there is nothing preventing the genes behind them from being lost from the population.
Cave-dwelling troglobites perfectly illustrate how nature only uses what it needs. In the troglobite's case, it has no need for eyes!
The olm, Proteus anguinus, is one of the most peculiar troglobites we know of and is also one of the most well studied. The first records of the olm salamander come from 1689 in present-day Slovenia when a naturalist called Valvasor found them washing up from underground waters after heavy rains. The local people believed them to be the babies of a cave dragon which is understandable given their appearance.
With a slender body of up to 40 cm the olm salamander swims with an eel-like motion through the well oxygenated underground water it inhabits. Unlike many other salamanders the olm has remained aquatic and relies on external gills to breathe. Generations of natural selection in the dark left the olm salamander blind with underdeveloped and skin-covered eyes. To hunt the crustaceans, insects and snails that make up its diet it relies instead on an acute sense of smell and sound, an ability to sense weak electrical signals and even magnetic fields. Surprisingly though, olms can survive without eating for an entire decade, a feat that seems useful given that food in these caves can often become scarce. The average lifespan of an olm is estimated to be 58 years and it is thought that some individuals may survive for a century or more. This makes this species a complete outlier in the animal world because it lives much longer than expected for its body size.
An olm photographed by Dušan Jelic for PROTEUS project. Dušan is a researcher who is leading the work to help this incredible creature in Southeastern Europe.
The glowworms of New Zealand, Arachnocampa luminosa, are another fascinating cave dweller. They are not actually worms but fungus-eating flies that have a peculiar hunting strategy during their larval stage. After hatching, the larvae find a good spot on the cave walls from which to hunt. They secrete several threads of sticky web that hang from the ceiling. Each worm is equipped with a specialised organ that uses a chemical reaction to generate blue light. Small flying insects are attracted to the light and are then trapped by the sticky threads. The larvae then start to consume the thread thus pulling the trapped insects and essentially "fishing" them upwards before eating them alive. In caves where glowworms are common, the walls can be seen glowing with dots of blue – a spectacular and strange sight indeed.
Few creatures are more alien like than these glowworms, emmiting light in the pitch dark and trapping their prey with sticky web beads.
Describing cave life without mentioning bats would be to miss an important part of the puzzle of many subterranean ecosystems. There are about 1400 bat species around the world many of which rely on the stability and protection of subterranean environments. Some species form roosts numbering in the millions. At dusk, they leave their caves to search for food in a spectacular show that has become a tourist attraction in many parts of the world. Some species feed on insects, thus controlling their populations, others are fruit-eaters and play a role in dispersing plant seeds, and some have an important pollinator function as they move around feeding on nectar.
When bats return to the caves and drop their guano (bat faeces) they are serving another important ecological function. They are bringing nutrients from the outside world to places where the absence of light prevents plants that form the base of the food chain elsewhere can't grow. The guano provides energy for a community of insects, spiders and crustaceans uniquely adapted to take advantage of this cave resource.
Some bat species feed on nectar and play an important role as pollinators.
Being out of sight and often hard to access, we may expect cave ecosystems to be relatively safe from the havoc that human influence is causing in other natural places. Unfortunately, this is often far from the truth. Urban pollution and garbage dumps can contaminate karstic springs and sinkholes which feed water to caves without anyone realising. The olm, for example, is very sensitive to water contamination and this is one of the issues that has to be addressed in its native range in Southeastern Europe. In certain areas, deforestation aboveground can affect water quality belowground as the filtration properties of the soil are altered. In other cases, dams may completely alter the course of rivers and the way in which they flow underground into caves thus altering their chemistry.
When humans visit caves, or modify them in any way, they also threaten this unique ecosystem. The light, noise and structural modification of many "tourist" caves renders the environment unsuitable for creatures which have adapted to a completely different environment. Even caves that have not been modified to accommodate human visitors are threatened by cavers if they are not careful. Groups such as the British Caving Association have come up with specific guidelines to help cavers explore without causing damage.
Many cave dwellers have a very restricted range and some species exist only in a single cave. This high rate of local endemism means that damage to a single cave system could wipe out a species from the face of the earth. Given that so much of the subterranean world is yet to be explored, chances are that species are being lost in this way before even being described by science.
Caving can be an exhhilirating experience and is often critical for conservation work. However care must be taken not to interfere with the delicate balance of these special ecosystems.
At Mossy Earth we believe that pristine nature not only provides us with useful services and great enjoyment but that it is valuable in and of itself. One way this translates into concrete work is through our ugly ones' programme which is specifically dedicated to the conservation of threatened species that are considered to be uncharismatic, boring or even "ugly". Strange and hidden, cave creatures such as the olm are great candidates for this slightly unconventional but urgently needed work. You can expect more news from us about the mysteries of the amazing world under our feet!
Adaptations: In an evolutionary sense, this is the direct result of evolution and natural selection, where animals become adapted to their environments by means of changes to their behaviour or physically to their body.
Bedrock: The type of solid rock that rests underneath loose substances such as sand, gravel, earth or indeed the ocean. It is formed through intense heat and pressure when many varying shapes and sizes of rock are fused together. Bedrock can descend for hundreds of meters beneath the ground.
Biospeleology: It is also referred to as "cave biology", the study dedicated to learning about and understanding the types of animals that's have evolved and adapted to life in caves.
Natural Selection: The theory first described by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, which suggests that genetic traits of animals are selected and passed on to their offspring, in order to give them the best opportunity of survival. Each animal is slightly different in their genetic code which constantly change with each generation. Through natural selection, those who's genetics have adapted best to their environment will have better opportunity to feed and/or mate, produce more offspring who carry on the successful traits.
Subterranean Ecosystems: These are unique underground communities of organisms such as plants, animals and fungi. All of the organisms involved have specifically evolved together, and to their cave setting, relying on each other to support the ecosystem.
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Planned Parenthood Applauds Introduction of Prevention First Act in U.S. Senate
For Immediate Release: May 14, 2012
Bill Prioritizes Family Planning and Prevention of Unintended Pregnancies
WASHINGTON, DC — As the nation's leading advocate and provider of women's health care, including reproductive health services, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPPFA) applauds the introduction of the Prevention First Act (S. 21) in the United States Senate on the opening day of the 111th Congress. This much needed legislation will increase access to family planning, improve health care for low-income women and families, and prevent unintended pregnancies.
"Today's action, on the first day of the new Congress, sends a strong message that strengthening families and improving access to reproductive health care is a a top priority," said PPFA President Cecile Richards. "More than 17 million women in the U.S. need publicly funded family planning services, and there is not enough funding to meet the need. The Prevention First Act will help women and couples plan their families and their futures by expanding access to critically needed affordable family planning education and reproductive health care services. Our shared goal must be to reduce unintended pregnancies and ensure that all women, regardless of income, have access to affordable care to lead healthy lives."
Planned Parenthood knows firsthand that women and men in America need affordable and accessible reproductive health care information and health care services. That's why Planned Parenthood launched a Prevention First initiative aimed at investing in family planning, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion. It includes commonsense measures designed to
restore affordable birth control for millions of college and low-income women
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Planned Parenthood applauds Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for supporting commonsense legislation that will improve women's health and introducing the bill in the U.S. Senate. Planned Parenthood also applauds Representatives Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) who will introduce the bill in the U.S. House later this week.


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Luangwa (già nota come Feira fino al 1964) è un centro abitato dello Zambia, situato nella Provincia di Lusaka e capoluogo del distretto omonimo. Amministrativamente è formato da diversi comuni del distretto.

Storia
L'insediamento venne fondato dai portoghesi con il nome di Feira nel XVIII secolo e fu probabilmente il primo insediamento europeo nell'odierno Zambia. I portoghesi si stabilirono per la prima volta sulla sponda opposta del Luangwa a Zumbo in Mozambico intorno al 1720, per commerciare con il popolo Bwila. Nel 1820 alcuni si erano stabiliti a Feira. La città fu trovata abbandonata nel 1856, quando fu visitata dall'esploratore David Livingstone che la descrisse come un centro completamente in rovina.

Dopo l'indipendenza dello Zambia nel 1964, il nome della città fu cambiato (nello stesso anno) in Luangwa, per via della preferenza di nomi indigeni rispetto a coloniali, sebbene il nome sia stato resuscitato nel 1973 per il collegio elettorale parlamentare di Feira che ricopriva la città. Ha solo una strada in entrata o in uscita che si collega alla Great East Road a circa 100 km a nord. Non ci sono ponti nell'area della confluenza tra il fiume Luangwa e dello Zambesi, né vi sono servizi regolari di traghetti, ma la popolazione locale trasporta i visitatori attraverso piccole imbarcazioni.

La posizione della città è strategicamente importante. Il fiume Luangwa delimita il confine dello Zambia con il Mozambico e lo Zambesi forma il confine con lo Zimbabwe. Nella guerra Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, nella guerra d'indipendenza del Mozambico e nella guerra civile mozambicana fu esposta ad atti di guerriglia.

Il distretto di Luangwa è lontano dai famosi parchi nazionali di Luangwa, ma include paesaggi spettacolari e la fauna selvatica. Il Parco nazionale del basso Zambesi a ovest della città è un'aspra regione selvaggia sulla scarpata dello Zambesi e la valle di Luangwa inferiore e comprende paesaggi incontaminati e habitat naturali.

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Voci correlate
 Luangwa (fiume)
 Zambesi
 Parco nazionale del basso Zambesi

Collegamenti esterni

Centri abitati dello Zambia


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is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

Lines
Komorie Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line, and is located 4.0 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout
Komorie Station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The station is unmanned.

Platforms

History
The station opened on 13 March 1988.

Surrounding area
  National Route 3
  National Route 199
 Moji Hospital

See also
 List of railway stations in Japan

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Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Kitakyushu
Kagoshima Main Line
Stations of Kyushu Railway Company
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1988