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NBA Twitter Gets Emotional On The 3-Year Anniversary Of Kobe Bryant's Death
Today marks three years since the passing of Kobe Bryant. NBA Twitter mourns and celebrates the NBA legend with #RIPBean on social media.
Breaking: Lisa Marie Presley Passes Away at 54
Medical officials were dispatched to her home after receiving a report of a woman experiencing full cardiac arrest
Lil Keed Cause Of Death Revealed
Keed Talk to 'Em According to officials, it has been made clear that Atlanta rapper Lil Keed died from Eosinophilia. Back in May 2022, the 24-year-old rapper was rushed to the hospital after stomach ache complaints. Two days ago, The Los Angeles Cunty Medical Examiner confirmed that his death was linked to a condition that […]
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Honoring Gangsta Boo: The Pioneer of Female Southern Rap Music's Best Verses
We honor Gangsta Boo's trailblazing career as one of the most influential female emcees of her time with a list of her best verses inside.
While death is inevitably a part of life, that truth doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye to those who have died. We look back at some of the greats who passed away in 2023. Famed Three Six Mafia Rapper Gangsta Boo has passed away. The Memphis rapper, born Lola Mitchell was reportedly […]
Notable Black People Who Died By Suicide
The death of Stephen 'tWitch' Boss from the "Ellen" talk show draws attention to a rising trend of Black people dying by suicide. The post Notable Black People Who Died By Suicide appeared first on NewsOne.
Takeoff's Killing Sparks Estate Battle Over Slain Rapper's $26 Million Fortune
An unfortunate byproduct of Takeoff's killing has been what appears to be an estate battle between his parents for control of his fortune. The post Takeoff's Killing Sparks Estate Battle Over Slain Rapper's $26 Million Fortune appeared first on NewsOne.
'Cheers' And 'Look Who's Talking' Actress Kirstie Alley Passes Away at 71
Known for her breakout role in the television series "Cheers," and the "Look Who's Talking" movie franchise, the 71-year-old actress passed away following a battle with cancer.
Suspects Arrested & Charged in Connection to Takeoff's Murder [Photos]
Houston Police have arrested a man suspected to have involvement in the fatal shooting death of Migos rapper Takeoff. This killing of Takeoff hurt the hearts of the world. Takeoff was only 28 when he was shot and killed during a private party at a bowling alley in Houston on Nov. 1, 2022. Takeoff at […]
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Sender ID Submitted for Certification
Microsoft and Meng Wong submitted their combined e-mail identity protocol last week to the Internet Engineering Task Force for review.
Now called Sender ID, the protocol is a combination of Wong's SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and Microsoft's Caller ID proposals. The IETF, the Internet standards body, is charged with certifying an industry-wide standard for establishing e-mail identity.
Sender ID, which allows senders to verify their identity by publishing SPF records, has gained wide industry momentum. Microsoft, AOL, and EarthLink all back it, and more than 20,000 domains have published SPF records. The main holdout remains Yahoo, which is pushing its own e-mail authentication technology, DomainKeys, which is thought by experts to be more robust but more complex.
The submission of the Sender ID protocol came just days after Microsoft, AOL, EarthLink and Yahoo issued a joint call for collaboration on e-mail identity standards. All four Internet service providers agreed to test different technologies this year.
In an "executive e-mail" sent yesterday, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates hailed the agreement as evidence of real progress being made in the fight against spam.
"Wide agreement on the need to check messages for signs of forgery is a key step toward eliminating a favorite spammers' trick — one used to defeat spam filters and entice unwary recipients into opening attachments that may contain harmful worms and viruses," he wrote.
According to a study of phishing attacks, in which falsified e-mail attempt to obtain personal information like credit card numbers, 95 percent had spoofed "from" addresses in May, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group. The most common targets are banks and eBay.
Gates said e-mail authentication also would allow e-mail providers to add accreditation services, such as IronPort's Bonded Sender program that Microsoft has endorsed.
"These multiple efforts will dramatically reduce the costs of dealing with spam," Gates wrote.
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Passerea is one the two main clades of Neoaves and the sister group of Columbea.
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1 2 Jarvis, E. D.; Mirarab, S.; Aberer, A. J.; et al. (2014). "Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds". Science. 346 (6215): 1320–1331. doi:10.1126/science.1253451. PMC 4405904 . PMID 25504713.


Pregnancy and postpartum are times of massive physical change, some of which may feel welcome… and some of which most definitely may not. The language of "getting in shape," "staying in shape," and "getting my body back," so frequently used to talk about pregnant and postpartum bodies, implies that women are in control of what's happening in their bodies— or if they aren't, they should be. And that's just not true. Pregnant and postpartum bodies are constantly changing, and need to be. When we really accept and allow that truth, then we can find ways of encouraging our bodily health and strength and resilience and well-being in ways that also serve our minds and spirits. In this article on the Tune Up Fitness blog, two other Yoga Tune Up(R) teachers and I share tips on how to embody your body during and after pregnancy.
Pop quiz: Define the diaphragm. Describe its shape, location, and function, and explain how it relates to overall health and well-being.
How did you do? If you're like most of us, not so well! But the diaphragm is a muscle that is worth getting to know better, as it can help unlock access to your rest-digest-repair parasympathetic nervous system and be a tool for self-calming and clearer thinking.
Read my article on the Tune Up Fitness blog to learn more about this connection and harness the power of your respiratory diaphragm.
I think that underneath our feelings of inadequacy as parents are two big fears. Fear #1 is that our child won't be like us, and fear #2 is that our child will be like us.
Do choices I make for Asher as a baby matter? Sure. Do they matter as much as I sometimes let myself think they do? No, they do not.
A quickie can be the difference between isolation and connection, a cup draining empty and a cup being refilled.
She refuses to hide the processes of bodily change and in so doing gives a gift of validation to people who have experienced pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, and a gift of awareness to people who have not.
The most important yoga of birth was the moment of awareness that I was gripping onto some idea of how my birth was supposed to go, and that I needed to release my grip and open into what was.


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Going for an outdoor run without having to worry about the environmental impact of your shoes? It will soon be possible, as footwear companies Allbirds and Adidas have teamed up to go the extra mile for a zero-carbon future.
Currently still a proof of concept, but said to launch soon, the FUTURECRAFT.FOOTPRINT is the result of intensive collaboration between the two footwear innovators.
At 2.94 kg CO2e per pair, the new running shoes have the lowest carbon emissions of all time. For full transparency, the calculations behind the number are published in an accessibly written life cycle assessment.
Allbirds and Adidas have been developing the shoe over the course of a year and hope that others will embrace their collaborative approach to creating environmentally sound products. On its website, Allbirds states:
"We've always known that the climate crisis is too big to solve alone. Which is exactly why we teamed up with adidas. Together, we shared proprietary technologies, material innovations, and a common goal: To create a performance shoe with our lowest carbon footprint on record."
Enabling shared progress is strongly ingrained in the company's philosophy. And it is not the first time Allbirds sets an example for the footwear industry.
Last year, the company became the first fashion brand to label all of its products products' carbon footprint. To encourage other businesses to follow in its footsteps, it recently shared its carbon footprint tools with the fashion industry.
"The global climate crisis is bigger than business. And if competition got us into this mess, perhaps collaboration can get us out."
Besides working together and mapping its carbon emissions, Allbirds strives to maximize its use of natural materials. The result is shoes that are primarily made of Merino wool, eucalyptus bark, and cane sugar.
Related: Carbon footprint labelling: the new standard for the food industry?
While the objective is to be carbon-free one day, shoe production cannot be completely zero-carbon yet. Therefore, the remaining emissions are offset by carefully selected carbon compensation projects.
Besides all of that, Allbirds aims to source all of its Merino wool from regenerative agriculture. To that end, the company works with farms to help them transition to regenerative agriculture that also stores carbon in the soil.
Next up is the daunting challenge to avoid landfilling and the emissions that are released during decomposition. While solving the waste problem is probably one of the toughest challenges in most value chains, Allbirds says it is working hard to solve the issue.
The collaboration between Allbirds and Adidas illustrates how a joint effort towards sustainable product development can yield significant results in a very short time. It is a hopeful trend towards a future in which producing apparel doesn't have to cost the planet.
Related: 5 signs that carbon footprint labelling is gaining traction
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M2 Mac mini: Now on sale
Apple has launched a new M2 Mac mini.
By Karen Haslam
Editor, Macworld JAN 24, 2023 2:43 am PST
It's been more than two years since Apple introduced two Mac mini models with the M1 chip alongside an M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro (reviewed here: M1 Mac mini review). That was back in November 2020. Then Apple launched a M2 MacBook Air and M2 MacBook Pro back in June 2022, but the Mac mini was neglected in that round of updates. Mac fans have been wondering when Apple will update the Mac mini with an M2 chip, as of January 17, 2023 the wait is over.
Apple has updated the Mac mini with M2 chips. There is also a brand new M2 Pro Mac mini, for more information about that model read our review of the Mac mini with M2 Pro.
The new M2 Mac mini offers 8-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU, 16GB Unified Memory and 256GB SSD at the entry-level. It is possible to up the memory to 24GB unified memory at point of sale and up to 2TB SSD.
The great news is that the price has fallen – both in the U.S. where it now starts at $599 (down from $699) with the 512GB model now at $799 (down from $899). In the U.K. the price has also fallen: the 256GB model is £649 (down from £699) and the 512GB model is now £849 (down from £899).
The new Mac mini started shipping on January 24, 2023. Read more here: Apple unveils cheaper M2 Mac mini, long-awaited M2 Pro upgrade option.
M2 Mac mini release date
The M2 Mac mini started shipping on January 24, 2023.
You can order a new M2 Mac mini on Apple's website here. Alternatively save money by taking a look at our round up of the best Mac mini deals.
M2 Mac mini price
Apple has reduced prices for the M2 Mac mini compared to the M1 Mac mini.
Here's how the 2022 M2 Mac mini prices compare to the M1 Mac mini from 2020:
WAS: M1 Chip with 8-Core CPU and 8-Core GPU, 256GB: $699/£699
NOW: M2 Chip with 8-Core CPU and 10-Core GPU, 256GB: $599/£649
WAS: 3.0GHz Intel Core i5 6-Core Processor with Intel UHD Graphics 630, 512GB: $1,099/£1,099
NOW: M2 Pro Chip with 10-Core CPU and 16-Core GPU, 512GB: $1,299/£1,399
Apple Mac mini (M2, 2023)
MSRP: $599 | $799 | $1,299
Best Prices Today: $599 at Amazon US | $599.00 at Best Buy | $599 at Apple
The fact that Apple has reduced prices, and not just in the U.S. but also in the U.K. is a nice surprise. We have always thought that the Mac mini offered the best in terms of specs coupled with a low price, and the new even-lower price means it's a better deal than ever.
There had been some expectation that Apple would increase the price in the U.K. as it has with the other Macs, including the M2 Pro MacBook Pro and 24-inch iMac with M2 (which now starts at £1,399, up from £1,249).
M2 Mac mini design
There had been reports, originating with Jon Prosser that suggested the new Mac mini could have a brand new design. If you had hoped that would be the case prepare for disappointment.
The Mac mini hasn't changed visually since the M1 model launched (the M2 Pro model is identical to the M2 model too, there is no Space Gray option).
Prosser wasn't the only one expecting a new look Mac mini. In August 2021, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reported that the Mac mini will have "an updated design and more ports than the current model." Furthermore, the circular rubber pad on the bottom of the new Mac mini was said to have been replaced with two horizontal strips as we see on the underside of the 24-inch iMac stand– we haven't seen any evidence that this is the case.
Analyst Ming-Cho Kuo, on the other hand, stated in March 2022 that the 2023 Mac mini will have the same form and design as the current model.
M2 Mac mini spec & features
The new Mac mini gets an M2 chip like the one found in the 2022 MacBook Air and 2022 13-inch MacBook Pro.
CPU: 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
GPU: 8-core or 10-core GPU
Up to 24GB unified memory
There is also an M2 Pro Mac mini which we discuss separately. In that case there is up to 12-core CPU and up to 19-core GPU and up to 32GB unified memory.
To find out more about the M2 chip read: Apple M2 Chip: Everything you need to know.
The M1 Mac mini models offered two USB-4/Thunderbolt ports, two USB-A port, an HDMI 2.0 port, as well as Ethernet and a headphone port. This carries through to the new iteration.
The Intel version of the Mac mini offered four Thunderbolt 3 ports, the new model offers four Thunderbolt 4 ports.
It is possible to switch Gigabit Ethernet for 10Gb Ethernet.
There is no SDXC card slot as found on the MacBook Pro and Mac Studio.
For more help choosing the best Mac for you read our Best Mac buying guide.
Author: Karen Haslam, Editor
Macworld editor since 2008, Karen has worked on both sides of the Apple divide, clocking up a number of years at Apple's PR agency prior to joining Macworld almost two decades ago.
Karen's career highlights include interviewing Apple's Steve Wozniak and discussing Steve Jobs' legacy on the BBC. Her focus is Mac, but she lives and breathes Apple.
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… referred to as the "spuds".
The AAR Purchase Contract requires that the seller deliver this document to the buyer within three days of "Acceptance" to give written disclosure in a "standard" way to the buyer regarding everything the seller knows about all aspects of the property.
This document may impose the most ongoing liability on the seller. If a false statement is made on this form that is "material", anything that could affect the price paid or the decision to purchase, the buyer may instigate legal action years later.
The seller should NOT fill this form out flippantly, or quickly.
"Oops! I forgot that!" is just as dangerous as an intentional false statement.
BINSR – Buyer Inspection Notice and Seller Response is usually more of a focus in the early stages of the transaction even than the Purchase Contract. It's certainly cause for more stress on the seller, especially in anticipation prior to actual delivery to the seller from the buyer.
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This day was a very special rebirth of my soul and spirits that have been dampened for some time. I will be forever grateful for this experience and also knowing that I have fellow guardian angels here on earth reaffirms my faith in mankind.
There are no words that can explain the emotions and the joy that you gave us to be able to build a stuffed animal for us to keep. Thank you for spending the day and time with us. It was GREAT!
We want to thank the Earth Angels group for always taking us to beautiful and fun places but most important is that you have given us your time, love serenity to make us feel that we are not alone and we are part of the family. May God bless the group. Thank you very much.
Jesus, we pray for this family called Earth Angels. For all of the love that they give us and the love they have for our kids. Fill them with health, prosperity and bless each one of them. Thank you God for hearing my prayers.


Community site Ruba obviously has something different about it from the countless other travel guides on the web - demonstrated mainly by news that Google has just bought it.
The company has only been in existence for 15 months but the combination of what it calls "visual search" and community features has clearly caught Google's eye.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Ruba officials made the announcement via their blog late on Friday night. Google and Ruba have yet to respond to media calls about the acquisition.
The visual search element of Ruba is similar to others working around the same idea of using images to spearhead the start of travel research, such as Fodors and 101Holidays.
Behind the search process there is plenty of content, much of it user generated by what appears to be a reasonably active community.
Each member can submit a travel guide for a particular destination, plot elements of a trip on a map and show prices of accommodation and airfares in order to get there.
However this is where the acquisition becomes intriguing, especially when pondering how Google will integrate the site, if at all.
Ruba is by no means what some would call a classic or pure user generated content site - in fact, many of the community profiles on the site are actually tour operators openly flogging their services.
But clearly this is not the big move into the travel industry many were expecting - with the widely speculated deal for Google to buy ITA Software still languishing at all pointsbetween "definitely on" and "probably off".
Ruba was launched in April 2009 by co-founders Mike Cassidy and Arnaud Weber - the former a CEO of three startups Xfire, Direct Hit, and Stylus Innovation, and Weber working as technical lead on Google Chrome.
"We want to thank the entire Ruba community (guide writers, local experts, bloggers, and more) for all you've done along the way. We'd also like to thank our tour operator partners for sharing their tours on our site. Thank you for sharing your feedback, ideas, and of course your travel tips and experiences with our community."
Unconfirmed reports suggest the Ruba site will be closed down within a few months and Google has simply acquired the technology and expertise.
If Ruba closes and Google did indeed buy the company for its tech and people then it triggers a number of questions.
As Alex Bainbridge suggested a few weeks ago, Google has a number of opportunities ahead of it.
In Ruba's case, could Google be buying a platform that allows it to display and market tour operator products in a far more interesting and intuitive way?
Is this another move into making search (it's core product) more efficient, robust, enjoyable - a similar methodology Google is doing with hotel pricing on maps.
Some may have considered flights to be a next logical step (especially with the ITA rumours), but perhaps Google thinks otherwise.
TechCrunch is reporting that the team behind Ruba is the main reason for the acquisition, not the brand itself.


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The Ballroom Heats Up for Week 6 on Dancing with the Stars 2019!
By Steve Dove
After a memorable "Disney Night" where there was no elimination, nine celebrity and pro-dancer couples return to the ballroom and compete on the sixth week of the 2019 season of Dancing with the Stars, live, MONDAY 8|7c on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on ABC.com, the ABC app and Hulu. The show will open with the couples entering the ballroom to "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang. In addition, the cast of Dancing with the Stars – Live Tour 2020 will perform a dance choreographed by Emmy® Award-winning Mandy Moore. The nationwide tour kicks off Jan. 9 in Richmond, Virginia. To purchase tickets and get the full list of tour dates, please visit dwtstour.com.
Vying for America's vote, each couple will dance to a variety of songs including Carrie Underwood's "Southbound," Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing," Queen's "Somebody to Love," Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover," Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved," among others.
This week, the live vote (via abc.com, the ABC app and SMS/text) of weeks five and six will be combined with the judges' scores of both weeks and tabulated in real time, with the bottom two revealed during the broadcast. The live votes will occur each week only during the live broadcast in the EDT/CDT time zones (but fans in all U.S. time zones may vote within that window). And for the first time in "Dancing" history, judges will decide which celebrity up for elimination stays in the competition and which celebrity's journey comes to an end.
The couples are (with their dance choice) the following:
- Country artist Lauren Alaina and Gleb Savchenko (Contemporary)
- Model and photographer Sailor Brinkley-Cook and Val Chmerkovskiy (Jazz
- Pop star Ally Brooke and Sasha Farber (Quickstep)
- "The Bachelorette" Hannah Brown and Alan Bersten (Samba)
- The Office actress Kate Flannery and Pasha Pashkov (Viennese Waltz)
- TV host and "Queer Eye" star Karamo and Jenna Johnson (Rumba)
- Comedian and actor Kel Mitchell and Witney Carson (Quickstep)
- Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Lindsay Arnold (Viennese Waltz)
- TV and film actor James Van Der Beek and Emma Slater (Samba)
For the first time ever, Dancing with the Stars now has an official podcast! Every week with host Kym Johnson Herjavec, Dancing with the Stars fans can listen in and get a behind-the-ballroom perspective for all the latest backstage action, reactions and exclusive interviews with their favorite couples and cast members. These special access episodes will be released weekly on Tuesdays on Apple, Spotify, Acast and other podcast platforms. The "Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast" is produced by BBC Studios. David King is the producer, and Fabrizia Mauro and Lisa Ledterman are the managing producers.
Hosted by two-time Emmy® Award-winning host Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, Dancing with the Stars is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including head judge, Len Goodman, and dancers/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
Dancing with the Stars is produced by BBC Studios. Andrew Llinares is executive producer.


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The Biggest Threat Faced by Google Right Now!
Technology	 15 August, 2014 Like	0 Vinita
What happens when you create something phenomenal and then you lose control over it? You end up seeing helplessly as your efforts are modified and used by everyone. This is the case with Google right now, as its operating system has been modified by various smartphone manufacturers and the company is slowly losing its grip overs its own creation.
The Kindle Fire Phone was launched just last month by Amazon but it seems that Google's engineers were not too keen on laying their hands on then device. The reason was pretty simple – there were absolutely no Google apps on the phone which meant No Gmail, no Maps, no Play store, no Docs and worse of all, even the default search engine was set to Microsoft's Bing instead of Google Search. In all sense, Amazon could be the first company (after Microsoft) to bring out a major phone that is completely devoid of Google.
Now it may seem acceptable that Amazon decided to come up with a phone that did not have any of Google's apps or services. But the fact is that without Google's help, the Kindle Fire would never have seen the light of day! This is because the Fire runs on the open source Android Operating System which is owned by none other than Google itself. The only reason that Google has allowed hardware manufacturers to use its open source operating system for free is that the OS is suited for delivering maximum performance with its own apps. This is the money-making model for the company as the applications are used to generate income by means of direct purchases as well as in-app purchases. So, by completely eliminating Google's apps from the Kindle Fire, Amazon has killed this strategy for the company (at least from its phone).
A recent study by ABI Research found that some 20% of the smartphones worldwide run a customized version of Android that isn't required to carry other Google apps. So Amazon isn't the only company that is indulging in this. There is a possibility that a small portion of these smartphones could include Google Software but there is an increasing trend where competing services are being integrated into the devices. A good example of this would be Xiaomi, which has replaced Google's Play with its own online app marketplace.
In terms of the global smartphone market, it seems that Google has become its own largest competitor. The iOS (Apple's proprietary OS) has a market share of only 11%. The reason that Google is losing out on the market share is that it has allowed users to use its open sourced operating system for free. As a result, everyone is practically using the Android OS as a base and then coming out with their own versions in order to gain from direct app and in-app purchases.
The root of this problem can be dated to 2007 when Google decided to grow Android's market share as fast as possible. This was a response to the introduction of the iPhone by Apple which was believed todominate the market and eliminate Google's products from the equation. The company officials were worried because at that time, Google did not have any mobile footprint. It was due to this insecurity that Google made Android as open sourced. If you recall, you would have seen a massive insurgence of Android based smartphones from 2007 with new OS versions being released in shorter durations with enhanced features and functionalities.
The plan seemed to work well enough with manufacturers enjoying the immense customization possibilities along with the zero costs of using the Android system. As per current statistics, almost 85% of smartphones have the Android OS. When Google perceived its operating system to be of importance to a majority of the vendors, then it introduced a threat of holding back its suite of crucial services and this was done so that the mobile manufactures would give preferential treatment to Google's services. Up till this stage the operating system seemed to be in control.
But this control has started showing signs of weakness. The first blow to this control appeared in 2011 when Amazon had apparently released the Kindle Fire Tablet which was a precursor to the smartphone of the same name that was released this year. Users of the Kindle tablet reported that while they were able to access Google's services from the web, the default integrations comprised Microsoft's Bing search engine and a custom app marketplace. These were the first signs of damage for Google's control over its own OS.
As soon as other companies were able to see this major dent, they followed suite. Alibaba'sAliyun OS was based on Android and this scared Google so much that it threatened Acer of pulling their services if the product was not dropped. While Acer complied, Alibaba remained unmoved and partnered with 5 different smartphone manufacturers.
Horace Dediu, a technology analyst and founder of the website Asymco, said, "If you're a phone vender, you don't just want to be in the commodity hardware business, you want to move up the value chain. This is part of a decades-long quest for vendors to differentiate and not to allow the platform owner to capture all the profits."
Leave alone Xiaomi, it seems that even Samsung has pushed out an open challenge to the firm wherein it has come out with an all new "Magazine" user interface, which hid some Google services. It has also brought out its own App Store which further weakens the importance of the Google Play store on its devices.
The aversion to Google's apps are only evident in the province of China where the government has implemented a censor on the search engine giant's services. However, when phone manufacturers like Xiaomi ship out their smartphones, they do keep Google's services and apps on the devices. Google is aware of the dangers that it faces and is willing to make certain concessions in some markets in order to keep its services active. It is part of this very agreement that Google has allowed Xiaomi to sell non-standard as well as standard Android based products. This is a win-win situation as previously the vendors could either agree to use Google's services and implement them on all their phones, or they would be barred from using these services completely.
The situation has not turned out for the good of the company and within 5 years, the entire scenario could change. With so many independent hardware makes coming out with their own renditions of the Android based systems, it seems that the search engine giant could lose out on its grip in the smartphone segment if it does not implement strict measures immediately.
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Q: Split chars using the "Enter" key as delimeter I have some set of string values which has enter key as a delimeter in between and stored in the database. Now I have to split those string values using the split function and save it in an array.
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Dim valuesArray as String()= Field.ListOfValues.Split(?)

How can I do that?

A: The "Enter" key you refer to could possibly be either a Carriage Return, or Line Feed or Both. The following uses ReadLine so this should do what you want and should account for variances in end of line characters
StreamReader.ReadLine Method
Reads a line of characters from the current stream and returns the data as a string.
A line is defined as a sequence of characters followed by a line feed ("\n"), a carriage return ("\r"), or a carriage return immediately followed by a line feed ("\r\n"). The string that is returned does not contain the terminating carriage return or line feed.
    Dim valuesList As New List(Of String)

    Using sr As New StreamReader(New System.IO.MemoryStream(System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(Field.ListOfValues)))
        Do Until sr.EndOfStream
            valuesList.Add(sr.ReadLine)
        Loop
    End Using

    'If you really want an array convert it to one here:
    Dim valuesArray As String() = valuesList.ToArray

A: Since, in Windows, lines are terminated with the two-character sequence <CR><LF>, you need the String.Split overload that splits on strings rather than characters:
Dim valuesArray = Field.ListOfValues.Split({vbCrLf}, StringSplitOptions.None)

A: Try this:
Enter key= CChar(vbCrLf)
//Code
Dim valuesArray as String()= Field.ListOfValues.Split(CChar(vbCrLf))

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Jan Jacob Slicher (Bengalen, 22 september 1741 - Den Haag, 15 september 1806) was burgemeester van de Nederlandse stad Gouda.

Slicher, lid van de familie Slicher en zoon van de in Hougly in Bengalen werkzame dispensier mr. Jan Jacob Slicher en Willemina Adriana Hilgers, studeerde rechten aan de Universiteit Leiden. Hij promoveerde aldaar in 1764. Slicher vervulde diverse regentenfuncties in Gouda, de geboorteplaats van zijn vader, die overleed toen hij anderhalf jaar was. Slicher was onder meer lid van de Goudse vroedschap, schepen, burgemeester en de rederijkerskamer De Goudsbloem. Van het gezelschap maakte ook Jan Couperus, de pedagoog (en Slichers schoonzoon) Gerard Carel Coenraad Vatebender, de neerlandicus/archivaris Hendrik van Wijn, de dichteres Petronella Moens, Jan Verveer, Gerrit Brender à Brandis en de neven Abraham en Jan Jacob Vereul deel uit. Het genootschap telde relatief veel vrouwelijke leden. Hij werd als vooraanstaand patriot in 1787, na inval van de Pruisen door Frederik Willem II van Pruisen, ontslagen uit zijn bestuurlijke functies. Na de inval van de Fransen in 1795 maakte hij nog korte tijd deel uit van het nieuwe provisionele stadsbestuur van Gouda (zie afbeelding). Maar nog in datzelfde jaar vertrok hij naar Den Haag, waar hij in 1806 op 65-jarige leeftijd overleed.

Slicher was in zijn studieperiode in Leiden lid geworden van de vrijmetselaarssociëteit La Vertue aldaar. Hij was een van de eerste en een van de weinige Goudse vrijmetselaars in die periode in Gouda. Enkele jaren na zijn vertrek naar Den Haag zou de Goudse loge De Waare Broedertrouw worden opgericht.

Slicher was gehuwd met Wilhelmina Louise Quarles, dochter van de Goudse burgemeester mr. Lodewijk Quarles en Henriette van der Haer. Uit dit huwelijk werden tien kinderen geboren.

Zie ook
 Lijst van burgemeesters van Gouda

Nederlands patriot (18e eeuw)
Schepen van Gouda
Burgemeester van Gouda

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package avro

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
	"strings"
)

func fieldByTag(where reflect.Value, name string) reflect.Value {
	elemType := where.Type()

	for i := 0; i < where.NumField(); i++ {
		field := where.Field(i)
		if elemType.Field(i).Tag.Get("avro") == name {
			return field
		}
	}

	return reflect.Value{}
}

func findField(where reflect.Value, name string) (reflect.Value, error) {
	if where.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
		where = where.Elem()
	}

	field := fieldByTag(where, name)
	if !field.IsValid() {
		field = where.FieldByName(strings.ToUpper(name[0:1]) + name[1:])
		if !field.IsValid() {
			field = where.FieldByName(name)
		}
	}

	if !field.IsValid() {
		return reflect.Value{}, fmt.Errorf("Field %s does not exist", name)
	}

	return field, nil
}

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace OnlineMap.Maps
{
    public class YandexTileSource : TileSource
    {
        private readonly MercatorTransformation _transformation;
        private readonly Random _rand;

        public YandexTileSource()
        {
            _transformation = new EllipsoidTransformation();
            _rand = new Random();
        }

        public override object GetTile(int tileX, int tileY, int zoom)
        {
            return new Uri(string.Format("http://vec0{0}.maps.yandex.net/tiles?l=map&v=2.20.0&x={1}&y={2}&z={3}&g={4}",
                            1 + _rand.Next(3), tileX, tileY, zoom, "Gagarin".Substring(0, _rand.Next(8))));
        }

        public override MercatorTransformation Transformation
        {
            get { return _transformation; }
        }
    }
}


The Nokia GEM is an interesting concept phone design from Nokia. With Microsoft recently filing an application for a patent detailing a second phone display using e-ink this could be something that we see in some form coming into phones in a few years, with some very interesting uses I am sure.
Samsung have confirmed that the Galaxy SIII will not have a 3D display.
I think this is good news, as current smartphone battery lives are short enough as they are, let along making power-draining 3D screens a common thing. Also there is currently not enough content out there to make it worthwhile.


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Woman missing overnight on B.C. mountain has been found; condition not yet known
B.C. suffers deadliest weekend of the pandemic with 46 deaths from COVID-19, plus 2,077 cases
Andrew Weichel Producer, CTVNewsVancouver.ca
@ctvandrew Contact
Published Monday, November 30, 2020 7:18AM PST Last Updated Monday, November 30, 2020 9:07PM PST
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia lost another 46 lives to COVID-19 over the weekend, health officials announced Monday in a sombre coronavirus update.
The dozens of deaths recorded since Friday afternoon made it B.C.'s deadliest weekend of the pandemic so far, prompting an urgent plea from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry for the public to comply with her strict-but-temporary health orders.
"These people have faces, have names, have stories, have families," said Henry, who was dressed in uncharacteristically dark clothing for the news conference.
"If you are thinking that it might be OK to bend the rules, please remember that this virus takes lives."
Police broke up more parties in Vancouver on Saturday night, dishing out thousands of dollars in fines to people for flouting the current restrictions on social interactions.
B.C. recorded 2,077 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, which pushed the provincial total to 33,238, and broke its previous records for active cases and hospitalizations.
There are now 8,855 active COVID-19 cases across the province and 316 patients in hospital, including 75 in critical care or intensive care.
Most of the latest fatalities involved residents of long-term care facilities, where dozens of new coronavirus outbreaks have been reported in recent weeks.
Their deaths highlight the devastating impact COVID-19 can have when it infiltrates seniors' home, Henry said.
"My heartfelt condolences go out to the families of each of these people – each of the husbands, wives, sons, daughters," Henry said. "We all feel your loss and we mourn with you."
Officials declared five more health-care outbreaks as well, at Mountainview Village, Fleetwood Villa, Lakeview Care Centre, St. Jude's Anglican Home and Veterans Memorial Lodge at Broadmead.
Two others, at Kiwanis Care Centre and Louis Brier Home, have ended, leaving 61 active outbreaks across B.C.'s health-care system.
Health teams are also battling another community outbreak, this time at Newton Elementary School in Surrey. Officials did not provide the number of infections associated with Newton Elementary, but said the school has been closed for two weeks while students and staff self-isolate.
Some 23,111 of B.C.'s confirmed COVID-19 cases have recovered, and there are 10,139 people under active public health monitoring as a result of exposure to a known case.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks at a news conference at the B.C. legislature in Victoria, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (Chad Hipolito / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
COVID-19 in B.C.: Final case update of the week coming from B.C. health officials
What's next in B.C.'s battle against COVID-19? Premier says more info to come
West Vancouver party host fined $2,300 for violating COVID-19 rules, police say
Interprovincial travel ban? B.C. seeking legal advice, premier says
Premier admits 'room for improvements' in rollout of B.C.'s COVID benefit program
UBC director who travelled over the holidays resigns, citing 'divisions in our community'


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Q: Problems with getText() from EditText http://pastebin.com/babqrrqa
Like the title says, i have problems with getting the text from a EditText.
My app crashes when reads this line :
String value = aux.getText().toString();, probably because aux.getText() is null still i have setText("lol"), at this method
 public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    switch (item.getItemId()) {
    case R.id.adicionar:
        //Toast.makeText(this, "This is the Toast message", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        final AlertDialog.Builder alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
        final EditText input = new EditText(this);

         LayoutInflater layoutInflater = (LayoutInflater) this.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
         LinearLayout dialerLayout = (LinearLayout) layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.input, null);
         LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);
            dialerLayout.setLayoutParams(params);

        alert.setView(dialerLayout);

        alert.setPositiveButton("Adicionar", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {

                aux = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.cadeira);
                aux.setText("lol");
                String value = aux.getText().toString();
                //String value2="TESTE";

            lista.add(value);
             adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

            }

        });

        alert.setNegativeButton("Cancelar",
                new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
                        dialog.cancel();
                    }
                });
        alert.show();

    return true;
    default: return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
    }

A: Probably the "aux" is null.
As I suppose from your code the "cadeira" EditText is in the LinearLayout that you inflate. But when you execute "findViewByById" it searches the main layout. Thus you should try:
aux = (EditText) dialerLayout.findViewById(R.id.cadeira);

A: This might be because of the .toString()! The result of the getText() will be a string already so the toString() might cause it to crash.

A: there might be human error with declaring or initializing "aux", though you haven't shown the exactly error log wording,
if you can detail it more, this will fix the prob faster.


The lack of rainfall has brought down again the level of the Spanish reservoirs, which in the last week store 32,407 cubic hectometres, which represents 57.7 percent of its total capacity.
According to data from the Ministry for Ecological Transition (MITECO), in the last seven days the reserve decreased by 220 cubic hectometres, 0.4 percent of the total capacity of the marshes.
The precipitations have been more abundant in the Mediterranean slope, which accumulates 8,382 cubic hectometers, and more scarce in the Atlantic, with an accumulation of 24,025 cubic hectometres; the maximum has been produced in Melila with 46.6 liters per square meter.


Hawaii plays a crucial role in the history of surfing. Basically, it all started in the Pacific islands.
This is the first HD footage captured at the BSR Surf Resort, in Waco, Texas.
There are thousands of reasons why we surf.
Coco Ho is one of the most talented female surfers on the planet.


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);Contact us - University of Huddersfield
Enterprise opportunities
Whether you are just at the ideas stage or are already trading, we are here to help all Huddersfield students, graduates and staff - for life!
The first step is coming along to one of our initial information sessions, which are held every other Monday from 14:15-14:45, in the Enterprise Hub, BIC2/19, on the second floor of the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre near Huddersfield University campus.
If you can't make it to one of those, or would like to contact us for a different reason please email enterprise@hud.ac.uk or phone 01484 256766 to find out more about how we can help you.
Our service hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00.
Our friendly team are here to support you! Click on our profiles below to read more about us.
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Curriculum Lead - Enterprise Education
About Catherine
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About Ysabelle
Nicola is responsible for the administration of the University's Enterprise Team and day to day running of the Enterprise Hub. She coordinates events such as Business Boot Camp and Enterprise Workshops, and provides customer support whilst handling enterprise enquiries from students and graduates.
Nicola is University Advisor for the Enactus Huddersfield society and a member of the Enactus UK Steering Group.
Nicola is described as encouraging, helpful, organized and the glue that keeps everything together.
Sarah leads the Enterprise Team at the University of Huddersfield. It is her responsibility to meet the Enterprise and Entrepreneurship strategic vision of the University, ensuring the initiatives of the team dovetail into the overarching strategic plan.
She manages the operational day to day activity of the Enterprise which provides advice and support to students and recent graduates looking to start up in business or self-employment.
Sarah is an accomplished entrepreneurial educator, and passionate about enterprise education with a background in business leadership and enterprise consultancy. Her practice is underpinned by 25 years' experience as an entrepreneur. She is an award winner who has succeeded everywhere from Dragon's Den to supporting start-ups. She's determined to remove barriers for other entrepreneurs using her expertise in training and experience gained through a varied and fast paced career.
Sarah has been described as always supportive and generous with her time.
Catherine is the Curriculum Lead for Enterprise Education.
She also provides advice and support to students and recent graduates looking to start up in business or self-employment with the support of the team's range of services.
Chris joined in in September 2021 as a Business Advisor bringing with him 21 years' expertise in Social Enterprise, Community Development, and the Creative Industries.
Chris is passionate about the role that Social Enterprise and Creativity can play in creating meaningful change in the world. He has previously won the Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber award for start up growth, has worked nationally and internationally in the field of Community Development and now runs a Social Enterprise called 'Our Creative Connection' which uses Photography for Social Change.
Chris will be working two days per week providing advice to start-up and growing businesses, freelancers and the self-employed on all aspects of running a successful business – from initial idea, to setting up, trading and beyond!
Ysabelle is a Start-Up Business Advisor who provides guidance to students and graduates on setting up their own businesses and helps them to explore ideas for start-ups and self-employment.
Ysabelle has an MSc in Enterprise, and has a background in marketing and new business development. She is also a qualified trichologist and runs her own clinic supporting people who are experiencing hair loss.
You can find Ysabelle in the Enterprise Hub (or online) two days a week. Ysabelle will be focusing on working with postgraduate and international students, but is happy to speak to anyone who needs support with their business.
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COMMUNITY SOLAR IS FOR YOU!
If you get your electricity from an investor owned utility in MA or NY, you can be part of a shared community array.
Community-Owned Community Solar - You own part of a community solar project.
You purchase panels and co-locate them in a shared array.
You get the federal tax credit and renewable energy credits.
You pay for system operations and maintenance each month.
You pay for your panels over 7-8 years and get what your panels produce for free for the life of the system (20-25 years)!
In Massachusetts - You could be eligible to finance your panel purchase with a Mass Solar Loan and get a 20% or 30% principle reduction.
Community Solar Subscription - You purchase the energy from a shared solar project at a discount on your electric bill.
You sign up for a share of the energy produced by the shared solar array.
You receive a credit on your electric bill for the power produced by your share of the array.
You pay each month for the credit at a 15% discount (for example, if you get a credit for $100, you pay Co-op Power $85.
If you're interested in more info, send Mark Skinder an email - mark [at] cooppower.coop - with your phone, email, address, and a copy of your electric bill - and he can let you know about your options!
Co-op Power has developed a wide range of models that communities can use to build community solar projects – from small to large. Because we operate on a not-for-profit basis (and because we're cooperatively owned by over 500 families), the value is returned to people and communities. We have worked out the legal and accounting structures so that communities can install a large solar array and share the electricity, net metering credits, renewable energy credits, and other benefits created by the system.
Want to learn more about Community Shared Solar for your home?
Please contact our staff for more information or to get started!
Community Solar projects are solar electric systems that are built, financed, and used by you and members of your community -- your friends, neighbors, and businesses that you care about. Co-op Power's Community Solar program helps communities to build cooperatively owned solar arrays that are controlled by local communities, where both the financial benefits and the clean electricity are kept close to home.
Ownership matters. If we own our energy resources, they're ours to steward and control. As advocates for local ownership, we've developed a wide range of financing options to help homeowners, renters, businesses and communities own their own solar installations. The benefits of ownership include the right to have a say in the management of the project and access to profit-sharing.


If you are looking for a simple seat with a perfect price quality ratio then you are in the right place! Coating colors and materials together with the different basement structures available create personalized combinations that will make the room more chic. Cheap, durable and versatile, this stool is a stylish discovery.


Ana Amari is the first additional Overwatch hero that was added to the game after its launch in May 2016. She joined the game in July as a Support Class Character and uses a "Biotic" Rifle and Grenades as her weapons while she can boost her allies power and defense.
Ana is like Pharah from Egypt and most likely her mother.
As the Omnic Crisis inflicted a heavy toll on Egypt, the country's depleted and undermanned security forces relied on elite snipers for support. Among them was Ana Amari, who was widely considered to be the world's best. Her superior marksmanship, decision-making, and instincts made her a natural selection to join the Overwatch strike team that would end the war.
Following the success of Overwatch's original mission, Ana served for many years as Strike Commander Morrison's second-in-command. Despite her responsibilities in leading the organization, Ana refused to step away from combat operations. She remained on active duty well into her fifties, until she was believed to have been killed during a hostage rescue mission by the Talon operative known as Widowmaker.
In truth, Ana survived that encounter, despite being gravely wounded and losing her right eye. During her recovery, she wrestled with the weight of a life spent in combat, and she chose to stay out of the world's growing conflicts. However, as time passed, she realized she could not sit on the sidelines while people threatened her city and the innocents around her.


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Archive for September 2014
Arts & Crafts Building – Seymour Street
We saw the Arts and Crafts Building on the 500 block of Seymour Street in an earlier post. It was built in two stages; the first phase was designed by Thomas Hooper for Evans and Hastings and constructed by Norton Griffiths Steel at a cost of $45,000 in 1911, during the city's first really big boom. In 1927 R T Perry was hired to add another three storeys, which he achieved without dramatically altering the building's style. Subsequent restorations of the building have also respected the original design far more than in many examples.
Evans and Hastings were printers and publishers, sometimes printing books privately published by the author. They had been around in the city for a long time; in 1890 Thomas Evans and Thomas W Hastings bought the printing business of Robert Mathison, the first printer in the city, and renamed it to reflect the change in ownership. Among the wide range of printing jobs that Evans & Hastings could handle were promotional portrait photographs. Thomas Hooper had his printed by the company in 1910. The company operated from 641 Hastings Street before moving to Seymour. Thomas Evans lived up the street in the 700 block of Seymour; Thomas Hastings in the West End.
When this 1924 Vancouver Public Library image was taken there were a number of tenants on the upper floors of the building. Daly & Morrin Ltd (manufacturer's agents for drapery) and Cluett Peabody Co (shirt manufacturers) were on the second floor while on the third floor were the Dominion Map and Blue Print Co (still in business today as Dominion Blue) and The Multigraphers, Henry Levy, who supplied chemists, Arthur Smith who was another manufacturer's agent, the McRoberts Optical Co and Percival W Thomas who was an assayer and chemist.
Later, Evans and Hastings were taken over by the Wrigley Printing Co with premises on the 1100 block of Seymour. Today the building still holds its value as an office building, sold in 2013 to an offshore investor for over $15 million.
Posted September 4, 2014 by ChangingCity in Altered, Downtown, Still Standing
Tagged with Evans & Hastings, R T Perry, Thomas Hooper
600 block West Pender Street
We're looking at a 1927 picture of the south side of West Pender. Nearly 90 years later almost all the buildings are still there, in one form or another. On the far left, on the corner of Seymour Street is the Clarence Hotel. It was built in 1894, and we don't know who designed it. Next door was a small single storey building, designed initially by Honeyman & Curtis for H E C Carry in 1914. Although modest, it cost $5,000 at the time. Today it's part of the bar of the Clarence – these days called Malone's.
Next door to the west is the building which has seen the greatest change: in 1927 it still had the classical bank façade designed by Thomas Hooper for the Vancouver Investment Co in 1910 at a cost of $10,000. It looks as if the frame is still the same, but the ornate columned front has long gone. The company was founded in 1896, and it wasn't solely a property developer – the 1899-1900 Henderson's Directory identify it as a mining company with shares worth $250,000.
To the west is an early bay-windowed rooming house almost certainly from 1907 when it probably cost $25,000 to build. We know it was built for Cavanagh & Holden, but we haven't been able to identify the architect. William Holden initially owned it, and from 1912 to 1925 it was owned by Lillian Holden. It was recently known as the Piccadilly pub, with a rooming house above. More recently it's been given a significant makeover, with the rents for the renovated micro suites rising accordingly.
The London Building changes the scale of the block in dramatic fashion. Costing $245,000 it was designed by Somervell & Putnam for the London & British North America Co and was built by the Canadian Ferro Concrete Co in 1912 at the height of the city's development boom. The developer had evolved from local investment company Mahon, McFarland & Procter, Ltd.
On the corner of Granville the Merchants Bank of Canada hired the same architect in 1915 to design a bank built by Purdy & Henderson at a cost of $135,000. Initially it only stretched 50 feet round the corner – it was added to later along Granville. Today it's part of Simon Fraser University's Downtown campus.
Posted September 2, 2014 by ChangingCity in Downtown, Still Standing


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Ghana set to catch up to Nigeria and Kenya in terms of crypto adoption: Chainalysis
As emerging markets take the lead in crypto adoption, Ghana, a country located in West Africa, may soon catch up to other African countries regarding cryptocurrency use.
In a report released by blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis, researchers found that Ghana has the potential to achieve crypto adoption levels similar to Kenya and Nigeria, countries which ranked 11th and 19th in the analytics firm's global crypto adoption index.
According to Ray Youssef, the CEO of P2P platform Paxful, the local population's needs along with the current growth trends in Ghana show that it has the potential to become a leader in crypto adoption in Africa.
Youssef said that in the last year, the total trading volume coming from Ghana in their P2P exchange has grown by 400% in the last two years. The executive also believes that many Nigerians consider Ghana as their home during the summer and are educating Ghanaians on Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto.
Chainalysis also mentioned that the insights provided by Youssef align with their data on Ghana. The analytics firm added that apart from Ghana, other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are expected to have higher levels of crypto usage as a lot of residents continue to face issues that crypto can solve for them.
Related: Following the signs: How crypto stickers led to a new career opportunity
In a recent interview with Cointelegraph at the Africa Money & DeFi Summit, Kwame Oppong, an executive at the Bank of Ghana shared that the country is testing and preparing for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to Oppong, the reason behind their pursuit of a CBDC is to foster financial inclusion within the country. The executive believes that there is a lot of potential for crypto use in the country as it gives a lot of benefits to its people.
Specialty MGA Optio Launches MGA and Broking Operations in Dubai
Market Volatility Remains High, as BTC Climbs Above $19,000 – Market Updates Bitcoin News


Polyolefins that contain polar functionalities are highly desired because they could extend the range of applications of these low production cost materials by modifying surface and other interfacial properties. Block copolymers containing polyolefin and polar segments are among the most sought-after architectures because of their ability to span the phase boundaries. This review focusses on the end-functionalisation of polyolefins by catalytic olefin polymerisation processes, almost invariably by metal-catalysed routes, followed by the growth polar blocks by various polymerisation techniques.


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Litsea sikkimensis är en lagerväxtart som först beskrevs av Meisner, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Kostermans och David Geoffrey Long. Litsea sikkimensis ingår i släktet Litsea och familjen lagerväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Kobey's Swap Meet
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Kobey's Swap Meet started in 1976 at the old Midway Drive-In Theater. Since then hey have undergone many changes and have grown to become the premier Swap Meet in San Diego County. They now occupy the parking lot at the San Diego Sports Arena with a selling capacity of approximately one thousand vendors. Holding to the belief that diversity is a good thing, Kobey's offers the Shopper a mixture of new and used items. They do, however, have prohibited merchandise and certain items which must conform to all governmental specifications.
Kobey's is in operation every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Shopper's hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Kobey's Swap Meet draws approximately 30,000 – 40,000 shoppers weekly. Kobey's Swap Meet attracts more buyers because they are committed to a heavy advertising campaign consisting of television, radio, newspaper and billboards.
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New Exhibit Maritime Museum of San Diego


I bought this dress at a thrift store awhile back and I think it fits perfectly with my new Southwest obsession. I thought I'd change up my boring white background and take some photos in the backyard at the studio. I wore this to a friend's birthday shindig over the weekend.


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Q: If an angle of a triangle is equal to another angle of a triangle, then are the sides opposite the equal sides equal?
In the figure, in between triangles $ABD$ and $ADC$ the angles $BAD$ and $DAC$ are equal. So are the opposite sides equal i.e. $BD = CD$?

A: Not necessarily.
Consider for example, this triangle where the angles are exactly the same as in yours but BD is much longer than CD:

A: Not necessarily. All we can say is that $BD$ is the bisector of the angle $BAC$. If $BD$ is a height then we can say that $BD=DC$ as the triangles $ABD$ and $ADC$ will be congruent (common side $AD$ and two angles).

A: Not always, because referring to the Angle Bisector Theorem:
$$\frac{AB}{AC}=\frac{BD}{CD}.$$
The condition $BD=CD$ implies (requires) $AB=AC$.

A: Not necessarily.
All that we have in this case is a common side and an equal angle which is not enough to conclude that the triangles are equal. You need more information about the triangles. For example if AD is Perpendicular to BC then you have enough information to conclude $BD=CD$

A: No, it's not true unless AD is perpendicular to the side BC
for your understanding here are some counterexamples.

as you can see in the first triangle it's clear that those two sides are not equal also see the other example where I have taken the angle ACB=90


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Q: Azure Active Directory Domain Services: The operation failed because resource is in the: 'Failed' state When I run this cmdlet using a powershell script,
New-AzResource -ResourceId "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/will-vnet-rg/providers/Microsoft.AAD/DomainServices/xxxxx.xxxxxxxx.com" -Location eastus2 -Properties @{"DomainName"="xxxxx.xxxxxxxx.com"; "SubnetId"="/subscriptions/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/will-vnet-rg/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/will-vnet/subnets/will-core-subnet"} -ApiVersion 2017-06-01 -Force -Verbose

I get this error,
New-AzResource : The operation failed because resource is in the: 'Failed' state. Please check the logs for more details.
At C:\tf\advantage\dev\deploy\scripts\Azure-Functions.ps1:89 char:5
+     New-AzResource -ResourceId "/subscriptions/$subscription/resource ...
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [New-AzResource], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Cmdlets.Implementation.NewAzureResourceCmdlet

The resources it depends on exist, earlier in my script I create them. I am able to create the Domain Service manually through the Azure Portal, however, using the powershell cmdlet to create it does not work.
In the portal, the resource says "The managed domain is in a failed state. Contact support with your Azure AD tenant ID and the domain name of the managed domain."
Failed Domain in the portal

A: To create the Azure Active Directory Domain Service with powershell, you could use the built-in powershell command New-AzADDomainService directly, also, you need to create some required Azure AD resources firstly.
Sample:
# Change the following values to match your deployment.
$AaddsAdminUserUpn = "admin@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
$ResourceGroupName = "myResourceGroup"
$VnetName = "myVnet"
$AzureLocation = "westus"
$AzureSubscriptionId = "YOUR_AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID"
$ManagedDomainName = "aaddscontoso.com"

# Connect to your Azure AD directory.
Connect-AzureAD

# Login to your Azure subscription.
Connect-AzAccount

# Create the service principal for Azure AD Domain Services.
New-AzureADServicePrincipal -AppId "2565bd9d-da50-47d4-8b85-4c97f669dc36"

# First, retrieve the object ID of the 'AAD DC Administrators' group.
$GroupObjectId = Get-AzureADGroup `
  -Filter "DisplayName eq 'AAD DC Administrators'" | `
  Select-Object ObjectId

# Create the delegated administration group for Azure AD Domain Services if it doesn't already exist.
if (!$GroupObjectId) {
  $GroupObjectId = New-AzureADGroup -DisplayName "AAD DC Administrators" `
    -Description "Delegated group to administer Azure AD Domain Services" `
    -SecurityEnabled $true `
    -MailEnabled $false `
    -MailNickName "AADDCAdministrators"
  }
else {
  Write-Output "Admin group already exists."
}

# Now, retrieve the object ID of the user you'd like to add to the group.
$UserObjectId = Get-AzureADUser `
  -Filter "UserPrincipalName eq '$AaddsAdminUserUpn'" | `
  Select-Object ObjectId

# Add the user to the 'AAD DC Administrators' group.
Add-AzureADGroupMember -ObjectId $GroupObjectId.ObjectId -RefObjectId $UserObjectId.ObjectId

# Register the resource provider for Azure AD Domain Services with Resource Manager.
Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.AAD

# Create the resource group.
New-AzResourceGroup `
  -Name $ResourceGroupName `
  -Location $AzureLocation

# Create the dedicated subnet for AAD Domain Services.
$SubnetName = "DomainServices"
$AaddsSubnet = New-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig `
  -Name DomainServices `
  -AddressPrefix 10.0.0.0/24

$WorkloadSubnet = New-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig `
  -Name Workloads `
  -AddressPrefix 10.0.1.0/24

# Create the virtual network in which you will enable Azure AD Domain Services.
$Vnet=New-AzVirtualNetwork `
  -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName `
  -Location $AzureLocation `
  -Name $VnetName `
  -AddressPrefix 10.0.0.0/16 `
  -Subnet $AaddsSubnet,$WorkloadSubnet

$NSGName = "aaddsNSG"

# Create a rule to allow inbound TCP port 3389 traffic from Microsoft secure access workstations for troubleshooting
$nsg201 = New-AzNetworkSecurityRuleConfig -Name AllowRD `
    -Access Allow `
    -Protocol Tcp `
    -Direction Inbound `
    -Priority 201 `
    -SourceAddressPrefix CorpNetSaw `
    -SourcePortRange * `
    -DestinationAddressPrefix * `
    -DestinationPortRange 3389

# Create a rule to allow TCP port 5986 traffic for PowerShell remote management
$nsg301 = New-AzNetworkSecurityRuleConfig -Name AllowPSRemoting `
    -Access Allow `
    -Protocol Tcp `
    -Direction Inbound `
    -Priority 301 `
    -SourceAddressPrefix AzureActiveDirectoryDomainServices `
    -SourcePortRange * `
    -DestinationAddressPrefix * `
    -DestinationPortRange 5986

# Create the network security group and rules
$nsg = New-AzNetworkSecurityGroup -Name $NSGName `
    -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName `
    -Location $AzureLocation `
    -SecurityRules $nsg201,$nsg301

# Get the existing virtual network resource objects and information
$vnet = Get-AzVirtualNetwork -Name $VnetName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName
$subnet = Get-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig -VirtualNetwork $vnet -Name $SubnetName
$addressPrefix = $subnet.AddressPrefix

# Associate the network security group with the virtual network subnet
Set-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig -Name $SubnetName `
    -VirtualNetwork $vnet `
    -AddressPrefix $addressPrefix `
    -NetworkSecurityGroup $nsg
$vnet | Set-AzVirtualNetwork

# Enable Azure AD Domain Services for the directory.
$replicaSetParams = @{
  Location = $AzureLocation
  SubnetId = "/subscriptions/$AzureSubscriptionId/resourceGroups/$ResourceGroupName/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/$VnetName/subnets/DomainServices"
}
$replicaSet = New-AzADDomainServiceReplicaSetObject @replicaSetParams

$domainServiceParams = @{
  Name = $ManagedDomainName
  ResourceGroupName = $ResourceGroupName
  DomainName = $ManagedDomainName
  ReplicaSet = $replicaSet
}
New-AzADDomainService @domainServiceParams

Reference - Enable Azure Active Directory Domain Services using PowerShell

A: If you are also experiencing this issue, I have figured out a workaroud. I am not sure what is wrong with the New-AzResource cmdlet that I wrote, but I ended up creating the domain service manually in the portal, and then downloading the JSON template. I tried converting it to BICEP using the decompiler, but for whatever reason, it wouldn't take it. So to fix, I manually wrote a BICEP file to create the Domain Service.
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $vnetResourceGroup -TemplateFile "C:\dev\pub\Bicep Files\domain.bicep" -shortName $shortName -managedDomainName $managedDomainName -location $location -subnetAddressPrefix "$($coreSubnet.AddressPrefix)"

Use this link if you need help to write a BICEP file for a domain service.


Just found this thread. Makes replacing the old cluster & matching miles on the new cluster much quicker.
Just imagine waking up and remembering you're Mexican.
Every time you buy a car with DSC/ESC, Jesus kills a baby seal. With a kitten.
Hey thanks! I was wondering how to do this without putting a drill to the odo. I just replaced my gears and wanted to spin it UP to 140K (replacement is only at 40K) to match the documented mileage for the car. Awesome. I did not take the face off and it was not too difficult. Just make sure you have a small pair of needle nose or something to pull the "axle" up a little, then spin the number with a tool or finger (I used the round tip of a mini screwdriver set my wife got for a buck off meritline). It'll take a few tries to get the number to line up, but still less chance for messing up the face of the gauge. I really, really, really appreciate the tutorial post from the OP!!!!
Ragtop - please post the VDO version!
I stumbled across this thread looking at E30 cluster issues, faulty odometer and fuel gauge, etc. This is nice to know for anyone who has needed to swap a cluster (or speedo) so they can match it to their car's correct mileage. However, I don't think it's a good idea to zero it out or match the engine. I think the chassis mileage should always match the odometer. I've kept the original mileage on both of my vehicles that have received an engine conversion. I'm proud of the mileage the vehicles have travelled and I think that history should stay a part of the vehicle reflected in the odometer.


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In the past two weeks we've been receiving overwhelming support from both media and VR fans about our upcoming prototype of a wireless HTC Vive.
Journalists from all over the world have been spreading the news, and now you can read a ton of articles about the project on huge sites like The Verge, Gamasutra, Wired, UploadVR, VRFocus, RockPaperShotgun, ArsTechnica, Nanonews, and many, many others!
It's great to see so many people being so excited and supportive about what we do and this motivates us even more. So when we say "Thank you!" we really mean it! The media is still buzzing about our work and new articles appear every day.
We are working hard on the project as we speak and we'll be happy to share some more exciting news with you in the following days and weeks! Stay tuned, follow our site and Facebook page for exclusive updates, and keep spreading the news!
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Originally (in the 1724 version of this cantata), for bass voice, "flauto piccolo o flauto traverso," and continuo, the 4th number in the cantata, in A major, transposed here to Bb. This arrangement is an attempt to make this obbligato available to a recorder player within the realistic bounds of playability on a baroque instrument. There are four measures where notes out of the normal recorder range occur. In all of these cases, a reasonable alternative is given, along with the option to play the original, which are all quite possible with the use of the knee stopping the bell. Thus this recorder part could be used in a performance of the cantata, provided that the recorder player, on either alto or sopranino, plays on a recorder pitched half a tone below the rest of the ensemble. Title means, "But melt away, you crazy, useless worries!" Revised May 12, 2018.
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<?php

namespace GeoFixer\helpers;

/**
 * Class FuzzySearchHelper
 *
 * @package GeoFixer\helpers
 */
class FuzzySearchHelper
{
    public $max_similarity;
    public $meta_similarity;
    public $min_levenshtein;
    public $meta_min_levenshtein;

    public $result_array = [];
    public $words_array = [];

    /**
     * Строгий поиск
     *
     * @param $word
     * @param $translited_words
     *
     * @return bool|mixed
     */
    public function findBestMatch($word, $translited_words)
    {
        $this->refreshVariables();

        array_walk($translited_words, array($this, 'strictWordsLevenshteinHandlerCallback'), $word);
        $most_similar = $this->findMostSimilarWords($word, $this->words_array);
        array_walk($most_similar, array($this, 'findFinalSimilirityAndLevenshtein'), $word);
        array_walk($most_similar, array($this, 'strictSimilarityCallback'), $word);

        return is_null(key($this->result_array)) ? false : key($this->result_array);
    }

    /**
     * Нестрогий поиск
     *
     * @param $word
     * @param $words_array
     * @return array
     */
    public function findMostSimilarWords($word, $words_array)
    {
        $this->refreshVariables();

        array_walk($words_array, array($this, 'similarityCallback'), $word);

        return $this->result_array;
    }

    /**
     * Вспомогательный метод для findBestMatch
     *
     * @param $item
     * @param $key
     * @param $word
     */
    private function findFinalSimilirityAndLevenshtein($item, $key, $word)
    {
        $this->meta_min_levenshtein = min($this->meta_min_levenshtein, levenshtein(metaphone($item), metaphone($word)));
        if (levenshtein($item, $word) == $this->meta_min_levenshtein) {
            $this->meta_similarity = max($this->meta_similarity, similar_text(metaphone($item), metaphone($word)));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Вспомогательный метод для findBestMatch
     *
     * @param $latin
     * @param $russian
     * @param $word
     */
    private function strictSimilarityCallback($latin, $russian, $word)
    {
        if (levenshtein(metaphone($latin), metaphone($word)) <= $this->meta_min_levenshtein) {
            if (similar_text(metaphone($latin), metaphone($word)) >= $this->meta_similarity) {
                $this->result_array[$russian] = $latin;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Вспомогательный метод для findBestMatch
     *
     * @param $translit
     * @param $russian
     * @param $word
     */
    private function strictWordsLevenshteinHandlerCallback($translit, $russian, $word)
    {
        if (levenshtein(metaphone($word), metaphone($translit)) < mb_strlen(metaphone($word)) / 2) {
            if (levenshtein($word, $translit) < mb_strlen($word) / 2) {
                $this->words_array[$russian] = $translit;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Вспомогательный метод для findMostSimilarWords
     *
     * @param $translit
     * @param $russian
     * @param $word
     */
    private function similarityCallback($translit, $russian, $word)
    {
        if (levenshtein($translit, $word) <= $this->min_levenshtein) {
            if (similar_text($translit, $word) >= $this->max_similarity) {
                $this->result_array = [];
                $this->min_levenshtein = levenshtein($translit, $word);
                $this->max_similarity = similar_text($translit, $word);
                $this->result_array[$russian] = $translit;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Refresh variables
     */
    private function refreshVariables()
    {
        $this->max_similarity = 0;
        $this->meta_similarity = 0;
        $this->min_levenshtein = 1000;
        $this->meta_min_levenshtein = 1000;
    }

}


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Interview: Drugs Of Faith – White Punks On Hope
Posted by Morgan Y Evans - Walking Bombs on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 12:47 AM (PST)
Drugs Of Faith are one of the best take-it-or-leave-it heavy bands going today. A cultivated and honest sound, awareness of underground culture, electric presence… and they have lyrical depth to boot! Both poetic and socially engaged while full of great riffs for both rocking and grinding, DoF have yet to let me down. Richard Johnson and pals not only write great songs but Johnson also has one of the most blood curdling screams in all of music, a throaty howl that is relentless when he really lets it out beyond the general hoarse spoken shouts of most of the group's material. But when the moment strikes and emotions peak, Richard can roar the head off any aesthetically stunted death core poseur.
I love that some stuff can still be found of solid quality in the metal spectrum that addresses social concerns, whether it be any given DoF release or, for example, the killer new Exhumed record Necrocracy. Drugs are a band who, regardless of what I have going on, I always try and make time to cover when a new and substantial release comes out – because they just deserve it AND you owe it to yourself to hear them.
Drugs are one of the coolest, most meaningful bands out there and the good people behind CVLT Nation have just streamed the D.C. area based group's bitching new EP Architectural Failures HERE! Give it a listen and rejoice then read this MR Exclusive with Richard Johnson right HERE.
How are you today? What is going on in the Drugs of Faith world (or just yours)?
Richard Johnson: I'm doing OK. Having a coffee before work and diving into your questions. Drugs of Faith is doing fine. We have our new EP coming out, and we're pretty excited about that. We haven't played a show since the gig at which we shot our new video, so I can't wait to get back out there.
After Corroded, did you premeditate the sound of the new material or did it just come out this way?
Two of the songs are new and two have been around for a while—we hadn't recorded them until now. We felt like going more extreme as a whole on this EP, and also we wanted the recording to be a little more raw. By that I mean we let a couple things slide that we would have spent more time on with Corroded—we wanted to have somewhat of a feel of banging this one out.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the recent Government Shutdown, if you would be so kind.
There's been some limited criticism of the way the mainstream media reported on the partial shutdown (or slimdown, if you're a Fox viewer), and it deserves to be criticized. Pointing the finger at Congress as a whole as the mainstream did wasn't an accurate way of portraying what happened. The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party forced this issue of tying negotiations on Obamacare to the budget instead of keeping it separate. The sound bites like "negotiating with a gun to your head" and "holding the economy hostage" were accurate.
The Republicans then blaming the Democrats for not negotiating, and the mainstream press presenting that position without context, was part of the coverage problem as well. Democrats refusing to negotiate on "repealing or delaying Obamacare" is different from what they were actually doing: refusing to negotiate on "the Republicans blowing up the economy if the Democrats don't agree to repeal or delay Obamacare." And then the Republicans said, "The Democrats won't sit down with us."
I hasten to add that I'm not coming from a general "Democrats good, Republicans bad" across the board stand. I'm talking about this specific issue here.
Architectural Failures is a great title. It evokes both hope and despair. The ideal of reached for growth coupled with the crushing defeat of entropy and human failure. Nice!
Thank you. There was no uplifting sentiment intended in the title. But I like what we do to be open to interpretation.
What is your favorite part about playing live these days?
It's good when we play a new song for the first time. There's a bit of nervousness about that, at least for me. One of the things that was interesting about the opening slot we had on the Decibel Magazine tour in Philly this year was that I was really nervous before we went on. I haven't felt stage fright like that in a long time, at least as far as playing distorted music is concerned.
Also, I love the feedback, the energy from the audience. It's awesome when you can tell people are paying attention, and when they respond. For me, that's what I'm doing this for: playing in front of people. Crafting music and putting together releases is great, but that's just part of it.
Do you judge Drugs success by the popularity of other bands? I mean, I feel like DOF is very underrated and I always jump when I hear you have new material looming. What for you would be a benchmark for what you want this band to accomplish, now that more time has passed since you formed?
Well, I have to agree with what Invisible Oranges wrote about us not being more popular: we don't play enough shows. It would be great if we drew more people, and consistently, but we're not on a large label and we don't play as much as we should, nor do we work with a booking agency—not that that's a requirement. There's of course plenty of bands that have grown their fan base just by busting their asses on the road. So I'm not complaining.
Do you feel like Drugs of Faith is your comfort zone? I mean, these songs are very solid but don't ever sound dialed in.
I'm glad you feel that way. I don't ever want to get to the point where we're putting out the same stuff all the time, like we're phoning it in. It's a concern with me that our records don't all sound the same, I mean, beyond them all having our signature. If we don't know what a "Drugs of Faith" riff sounds like, we know what it doesn't sound like. But again, we don't want to be formulaic either, right?
We've thought about adding another guitar player, as there's places where there's room for one with lead breaks and layering of riffs, but that would complicate things also. It's good to be a power trio.
What is some stuff in your music collection that would maybe startle people?
Let's see. I own a couple of Letters to Cleo CDs. I've got some of my older sister's LPs from when she was into 80s music and clubbing, like Modern English, Culture Club, Peter Gabriel, Pet Shop Boys. I listen to some soundtrack music. I don't know about startling.
Pet Shop Boys rule, but can you share a memory of the first time you became aware of the power of "punk"?
Wow. I think I started going to local shows when I was in high school. Hardcore and metal and punk. The first ones I went to must have blown me away, how much fun and energetic it was. But it depends on how you define "punk," doesn't it? I didn't realize until much later that punk is about what's in your head and not necessarily the clothes you wear or the music you play, or even whether you play music at all. It's a cliché but it's true that punk is an attitude.
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Technical death metal pioneers DEEDS OF FLESH return after a seven year hiatus with their 9th studio album Nucleus, set for release via Unique Leader Records on 11th December 2020 (Vinyl release 15th January 2021). The band's first release since the tragic passing of guitarist / vocalist and Unique Leader founder Erik Lindmark, who lost a battle with sclerosis in 2018, Nucleus features guest performances some of the biggest names in extreme metal to celebrate his life and contribution to metal. Vocalist Jacoby Kingston is joined by members of Pathology, Gorguts, Dying Fetus, Submerged, Decrepit Birth and more. With a mix of the old and new style of DEEDS OF FLESH writing, this album is the completion of a story that began with Of What's to Come (2008) and ran through Portals to Canaan (2013). The music was written by Erik Lindmark (RIP), Craig Peters, Ivan Munguia and Darren Cesca, and had been recorded and partially mixed for almost four years. When Erik Lindmark passed in 2018, vocalist Jacoby Kingston came out of retirement to help finish the album. Alongside long-time drummer Mike Hamilton, they finished the story arc, wrote the lyrics and made the vocal arrangements for Nucleus.
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