Hello my fellow TAYers, and welcome to yet another entry to the Writer's TAYble. Come, take a seat, and share a bit of your work with us. Last week, we talked a bit about setting, and had some amazing pieces submitted! You can recap a bit here, if you so desire. Tonight's concept art is from a Finnish artist named Harri Tusa, and is a noir view of a city. His other artwork, if you are so inclined to look, can be found here.
We have talked about perspective and setting, but now I want to get to the real meat of a story: the characters. Who do you like to have in your story? Is it purely based on the setting, or do you implement your ideal "hero" into whatever world you create? Are you a fan of making them broken, or do you give them a paragon aspect? I personally enjoy making my main protagonist a bit of an anti hero, and always try to make them seem unsure of their actions, almost as if they are hesitant.
Now, for the writing piece, what kind of world do you want to create from the photo? Do you go for a detective style mystery set in the 30's? Maybe even a heart felt story of the Great Depression? Or is this just the view of the city from a color blind pilot? The possibilities are endless!
And again, you don't have to write about that photo... Any piece of work submitted is welcome here!


Shortly after midnight on September 2, 1666, a fire broke out in the basement of a bakery in the area of Pudding Lane in central London. With the timbers of the city's buildings all bone dry thanks to a summer-long drought, the fire quickly spread, so that by the time it burned itself out three days later on September 5, the Great Fire of London had destroyed more than 13,000 houses, three city gates, the entire Royal Exchange building, and almost 90 churches—including St. Paul's Cathedral—while an estimated 80,000 of the city's inhabitants had been left homeless. Surprisingly, there are believed to have only been a handful of fatalities as a direct result of the fire. But even more surprisingly, this wasn't the first time London had been burned to the ground.
After the death of her husband Prasutagus in the mid-1st century CE, lands that should rightfully have passed to the ancient British queen Boudicea and her daughters were instead claimed by the invading Roman Empire. Before then, Boadicea's tribe, the Iceni, had been allied with the Romans, but the entire affair soured that relationship.
Enraged, Boudicea sacked the Roman city at modern Colchester and marched her army on towards London—or rather, to the newly founded Roman settlement of Londinium—and burned it to the ground. So total was Boadicea's destruction of the city that archaeologists working the capital today can still identify a noticeable thin layer of red-brown oxidized ash on the site occupying the original settlement, and Roman coins melted together by the extreme heat have even been found along the muddy banks of the Thames.
After Boadicea's rampage, Londinium was speedily rebuilt and flourished for the next 60 years—until, according to archaeological evidence, it burned to the ground a second time sometime after the Roman Emperor Hadrian visited Britain in the early 120s. Known as the Hadrianic Fire, precisely what caused this second destruction of the city remains a mystery, and debate continues as to whether it was accidental or a deliberate act of war.
According to Peter Ackroyd's London: The Biography, devastating fires broke out in London in 675 CE—when the first wooden cathedral dedicated to St. Paul was destroyed—and in 764, 798, 852, 893, 961, 982, 1077, and 1087, when "the greater part of the city" was destroyed. According to records, St. Paul's Cathedral was destroyed again in 961 and a third time in the 1087 fire.
On Pentecost—Sunday, May 26—1135 (or thereabouts), another devastating fire broke out close to London Bridge, possibly, according to some reports, in the home of the Sheriff of London, Gilbert Becket (father of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket). One chronicler said that St. Paul's was destroyed in this fire, but most historians say that it survived. Much of the rest of the city fared less well: The fire all but destroyed the original wooden-frame London Bridge, as well as homes and properties across a 1.5-mile stretch of land along the banks of the river.
An exceeding great multitude of people passing the Bridge, either to extinguish or quench it, or else to gaze at and behold it, suddenly the north part, by blowing of the south wind, was also set on fire, and the people which were even now passing the Bridge, perceiving the same, would have returned, but were stopped by the fire.
As many as 3000 people are said to have lost their lives in the so-called Great Fire of 1212, but other accounts suggest that that number may be exaggerated. Whatever the true scale of the disaster, prior to 1666 this was the worst fire London had yet faced.
A relatively small fire broke out, again on London Bridge, in 1633, destroying 42 buildings and spreading along the bank of the river as far as the end of Thames Street, roughly half a mile away. Houses and properties destroyed in the 1633 blaze took a long time to be replaced, and many were still awaiting reconstruction when the Great Fire broke out in 1666. But fortuitously, it's thought that this stretch of undeveloped land acted as a firebreak, and prevented London Bridge from being destroyed all over again 33 years later.
On the afternoon of July 23, 1794, an unattended kettle of pitch boiled over in a barge yard in Ratcliffe in north central London, and the resulting fire eventually spread to a nearby barge filled with saltpeter, one of the raw ingredients of gunpowder. The immense explosion scattered burning debris across a vast swathe of the city, destroying more than 450 buildings—mainly industrial warehouses and timber yards—and leaving 1400 Londoners homeless. The so-called Ratcliffe Fire of 1794 saw the worst destruction of the city of London between 1666 and the Blitz of the Second World War.


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md2remark
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Convert markdown to [remark](http://remarkjs.com) slideshow.

You can focus on your slideshow content with your favorite markdown editor. This script will add the boilerplate code around your markdown and creates the html file for you.

Usage
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1. Create a .md file with markdown content for remark in the input_markdown directory. For more information on using remark check out their [wiki pages](https://github.com/gnab/remark/wiki), please.
2. Start the md2remark.bat to start the ruby script.
3. Open the created html file from the output_remark directory to start your remark slideshow.

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How has the smoking ban changed our health?
The smoking ban of 2007 is one of a series of moves to discourage people from smoking. Read about 10 years of developments that have helped improve our health.
April Smoking ban enacted in Wales and Northern Ireland.
July Ban rolled out in England.
August Government announces cigarette packets must carry picture warnings from 2008.
October Smoking age rises from 16 to 18.
February Report estimates that, without urgent action, global death toll from tobacco will exceed eight million a year by 2030.
October UK becomes the first EU nation to introduce picture health warnings on all tobacco packaging.
Read the full 2008 World Health Organization report.
Scotland unveils a bill (passed a year later) banning cigarette vending machines, display of tobacco products in shops, and introducing tougher measures on shops selling to underage smokers.
YouGov poll for ASH shows that public support for the smoking ban continues to grow and that support among smokers has doubled since 2007.
Learn more about the YouGov poll for Ash.
Tobacco vending machines banned in England - those breaching ban face a £2,500 fine. BHF campaigners worked hard to achieve this to protect children from easy cigarette access. Bans start coming in across the UK.
UK-wide public consultation on plain tobacco packaging is launched by the Westminster Government.
Report reveals more than 300 UK newborns die every year because mothers smoked while pregnant.
October UK medical journals announce they will no longer publish research funded by the tobacco industry.
Learn more about the journals' policy on research funded by the tobacco industry.
February European Tobacco Products Directive passed by the EU. From May 2016 picture warnings must cover 65 per cent of cigarette packaging; packs of less than 20 cigarettes no longer sold; flavoured cigarettes prohibited.
Read about the EU decision on tobacco control in the BHF news archive.
March MPs vote to introduce standardised cigarette packaging. Hundreds of BHF campaigners had asked MPs to support this.
October It is illegal to smoke in cars with children in England and Wales (and Scotland from December).
Read the BHF's 2015 reaction to the standardised packaging victory.
January-March Northern Ireland consultation on banning smoking in cars with children present.
February Treating smokers' illnesses costs £1.1tn ($1.4tn) globally each year, warns the World Health Organization.
Learn more about how the smoking ban has changed our health.
Read more from the BHF on the ten year anniversary of the smoking ban.
Follow our top 10 steps to stopping smoking.
Watch: Why is air pollution a problem?


"This whole genres business is like the Berlin wall, and I'm there with a forklift and a wrecking ball" Mat Zo.
At 22 years of age, Mat Zo is part of a new breed of precocious, unrestricted DJ/producers that are making big noises without the one-dimensional genre blinkers of old. In the last 12 months alone, the London based producer has seen his boundary-blurring productions like "Bipolar" and his latest missive – the big room melodic funk anthem "Easy" with partner in crime Porter Robinson – dominate the Beatport charts.
DJs as varied as Skrillex, the Swedish House Mafia, Tiesto and Above & Beyond hammer them at the biggest events on the planets, while Zo himself spends his time zig-zagging across the planet – rocking the crowds at events like Electric Zoo in New York, Audiotistic in LA, Creamfields Australia and London's SW4.
As anyone who follows his colourful twitter feed will know, Zo is a ranter as well as a raver. Laid back but full of creative fire, he's still the music obsessed joker that his mates have always known – but somehow seems like an elder statesman at the same time. As a prodigious teenager, he took both the drum & bass (he records for Hospital as MRSA) and trance scenes by storm. Now armed with a discography of hits that would put some of the longest standing producers to shame, he has gone on to remix pop princess Kylie and become a leading light in both the drum & bass and trance scenes – occasionally topping the Beatport charts in both genres at the same time.
With his recent 70-track Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 journeying from Burial to Sasha and Daft Punk to Noisia, Zo's kaleidoscopic creativity is now ready to be unleashed in full force through the release of his debut album in summer 2013. With everything from French house to hip-hop planned for the album, Zo's genre-wrecking visions are set to be realised in the most explosive manner imaginable.


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Categories: 1923 births | Singaporean people
Order: 1st Prime Minister
Term of Office: August 9, 1965 - November 26, 1990
Succeeded by: Goh Chok Tong
Place of Birth: Singapore
Wife: Kwa Geok Choo
Political Party: People's Action Party
Deputy PM :
Toh Chin Chye (1959 - 1965)
Goh Keng Swee (1965 - 1985)
S Rajaratnam (2nd DPM) (1980 - 1985)
Goh Chok Tong (1985 - 1990)
Ong Teng Cheong (2nd DPM) (1985 - 1990)
Lee Kuan Yew (born September 16, 1923) (Chinese: 李光耀, Pinyin: Lǐ Guāng Yào, Korean 이광요), also known as Lee Kwan-Yew or Harry Lee, was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. He has remained the most influential politician in Singapore since his retirement as Prime Minister. Under the administration of Singapore's second prime minister, Goh Chok Tong, he served as Senior Minister. He currently serves in the newly-created post of Minister Mentor under his son Lee Hsien Loong, who became the nation's third prime minister on August 12, 2004.
Lee Kuan Yew was born in Singapore, where he was educated at Telok Kurau Primary School, Raffles Institution and Raffles College. His university education was delayed by World War II and the 1942—1945 Japanese occupation. Little is known about his wartime activities, some unconfirmed sources said that he acted as a double agent for both the British and the Japanese (which is quite unlikely), apart from the operation of a successful black market business: he financed the invention of a tapioca-based glue, called Stikfas, which was sold on the black market1. Having taken up Chinese and Japanese language lessons since 1942, he was able to work as a transcriber of Allied wire reports for the Japanese, as well as an English-language editor for the Japanese Hobudu (a information or propaganda department) in 1943 and 19442.
After the war, he studied law at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge in Britain. He returned to Singapore in 1949 to work as a lawyer in Laycock and Ong, the legal practice of John Laycock, a pioneer of multiracialism who, together with A.P. Rajah and C.C. Tan, had founded Singapore's first multiracial club open to Asians.
In 1954, Lee and a group of fellow English-educated, middle-class men formed the socialist People's Action Party (PAP) to agitate for self-government for Singapore and an end to British colonialism. Five years later, in 1959, Lee was elected as the first Prime Minister of Singapore, replacing the former Chief Minister of Singapore, David Saul Marshall. He was regularly re-elected in Singapore's limited democracy until November 1990, when he stepped down and assumed the post of "Senior Minister" in the government cabinet in the Goh Chok Tong government. He was once credited in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest serving Prime Minister, until the record was broken by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the former Prime Minister of neighbouring Malaysia.
During the three decades in which Lee was in office, Singapore grew from a Third World country to one of the most developed nations in the world, despite its small population and lack of natural resources. He is widely respected by the people of Singapore, and has often been credited as the architect of its prosperity (although a significant role was also played by his Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, who was in charge of the economy.)
On the other hand, he has been criticized as an elitist authoritarian, and even a dictator, for implementing many harsh policies and suppressing political opposition. For instance, he has used defamation lawsuits, claimed by critics to have little merit, to bankrupt political opponents. On one occasion, after a court ruling in favour of Lee was overturned by the Privy Council, the right of appeal to the Council was abolished. Also, during his premiership from 1965 to 1990, he incarcerated Chia Thye Poh , a former MP of an opposition party, the Barisan Socialis, for 22 years under the Internal Security Act, only to be released in 19893.
Lee was one of the leading advocates of Asian values, though his interpretation of Asian values is open to debate.
Lee has received a number of state decorations, including the Order of the Companions of Honour, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of St Michael and St George, the Freedom of the City of London, the Order of the Crown of Johore , and the Order of the Rising Sun.
Lee's wife, Kwa Geok Choo, runs a prominent legal firm, Lee & Lee, and owns the property and investment company Wing Tai. His sons and daughter have held government and government-linked posts. His son, Lee Hsien Loong, is currently the Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Singapore. His daughter, Lee Wei Ling , runs the National Neurological Institute, while his other son Lee Hsien Yang manages the telecommunications company SingTel. His daughter-in-law, Lee Hsien Loong's wife Ho Ching, runs Temasek Holdings, a prominent holding company with controlling stakes in a variety of government-linked companies. His nephew-in-law is Wong Kan Seng , the Minister for Home Affairs. Lee and his son Lee Hsien Loong also sit on the board of the Government Investment Company (GIC) of Singapore as Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively.
In an interview with the government-controlled Straits Times, Lee said that he is an agnostic.
Lee Kuan Yew has written a two-volume set of memoirs: The Singapore Story (ISBN 0130208035), which covers his view of Singapore's history until its separation from Malaysia in 1965, and (ISBN 0060197764), which gives his account of Singapore's subsequent transformation into a prosperous first-world nation.
First Prime Minister of Singapore Prime Ministers of Singapore Succeeded by:
Goh Chok Tong
War of Words http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/98/0925/cs1.html Alejandro Reyes, Asiaweek.com, September 25, 1998. Retrieved 2004-12-08
Lee Kuan Yew: A Chronology, 1923-1965 http://www.thecore.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/singapore/government/leekuanyew/chron.
html Largely based on Lee Kuan Yew. The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore: Times, 1998. Retrieved 2004-12-08
Free After 32 Lost Years http://www.sfdonline.org/chia/Newsweek.html Chia Thye Poh interview with Newsweek magazine. Retrieved 2004-12-12
http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/lee1.html. Lee was chosen as Asia's 100 most influential persons of the century by TIMEAsia magazine.

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text:
var REPO_ROOT = 'https://github.com/TheConnMan/jukebot/';
var version = process.env.npm_package_version;
var commit = (version || '').split('-').length === 1 ? null : version.split('-')[1].slice(0, 7);

module.exports.globals = {
  version: commit ? version.split('-')[0] + '-' + commit : version,
  versionLink: commit ? REPO_ROOT + 'commit/' + commit : REPO_ROOT + 'releases/tag/v' + version,
  slackWebhook: process.env.SLACK_WEBHOOK ? process.env.SLACK_WEBHOOK.split(',') : [],
  slashToken: process.env.SLASH_TOKEN ? process.env.SLASH_TOKEN.split(',') : [],
  slackSongAdded: process.env.SLACK_SONG_ADDED !== 'false',
  slackSongPlaying: process.env.SLACK_SONG_PLAYING !== 'false',
  slackSongLinks: process.env.SLACK_SONG_LINKS === 'true',
  googleAnalyticsId: process.env.GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID,
  chatHistory: process.env.CHAT_HISTORY ? parseInt(process.env.CHAT_HISTORY) : 24 * 60,
  videoHistory: process.env.VIDEO_HISTORY ? parseInt(process.env.VIDEO_HISTORY) : 24 * 60,
  autoplayDisableCount: process.env.AUTOPLAY_DISABLE_STREAK ? parseInt(process.env.AUTOPLAY_DISABLE_STREAK) : 10,

  oauth: {
    google: {
      clientID: process.env.GOOGLE_ID,
      clientSecret: process.env.GOOGLE_SECRET
    },
  }
};


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Alums place third in international competition
Meg Whalen
School of Architecture alumni Eddie Winn and Samantha McPadden won third place in a competition sponsored by the Nka Foundation. The competition called for the design of a small artist-in-residence center in a rural arts village in Ghana, Africa.
Nka Foundation was established in 2008 as a network of arts villages and arts-based community projects in Africa and other industrially developing parts of the world. In 2009, it was incorporated as a nonprofit-seeking company under the laws of the Republic of Ghana to support community arts practice and infrastructure to enhance the social, cultural and economic vitality of rural communities in the Anglophone, Lusophone and Francophone African settings.
One requirement of the recent competition was that the construction method be an earth building technique. For their project "WEFT," Winn and McPadden chose rammed earth and wattle and daub techniques. The design was inspired by the art of weaving, a vibrant craft practice in Ghana. Weft and warp are terms that refer to threads that make up loomed or woven fabric.
The prize allows Winn and McPadden to travel to Ghana to build their structure. They are scheduled to begin the project in June 2017; they hope to form a build team that includes UNC Charlotte architecture students.
Winn and McPadden both work in Los Angeles.


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"""Generate data for the listening tests to get saliency of subspectra of sound.

TODO: visualize more of the data (distribution of levels per example)
TODO: randomize order of writing data
TODO: beatrange of +/- 50 because non distinguishable is no problem

Copyright 2020 Google LLC

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
    limitations under the License.

"""
import os

from absl import app
from absl import flags

import data_analysis
import data_generation

FLAGS = flags.FLAGS

flags.DEFINE_string(
    "save_directory",
    "listening_data",
    "Where to save the dataset and the plots.")
flags.DEFINE_integer(
    "examples_per_critical_band", 300,
    "Number of examples to generate per frequency bin as a probe.")
flags.DEFINE_integer("min_tones", 2,
                     "Minimum number of frequencies in each example.")
flags.DEFINE_integer("max_tones", 4,
                     "Maximum number of frequencies in each example")
flags.DEFINE_integer("min_phons", 0, "Minimum phons for each tone level.")
flags.DEFINE_integer("max_phons", 80, "Maximum phons for each tone level.")
flags.DEFINE_integer("min_frequency", 20, "Minimum frequency for a tone.")
flags.DEFINE_integer("max_frequency", 20000, "Maximum frequency for a tone.")
flags.DEFINE_integer("clip_db", 90,
                     "At what level to clip the decibel of each tone.")
flags.DEFINE_integer(
    "skewness_parameter", -4,
    "Skewness of skew Normal distribution to sample phons from.")
flags.DEFINE_integer("log_base", 2,
                     "Base of log scale to sample frequencies from.")
flags.DEFINE_integer(
    "desired_mean", 60,
    "Desired mean for the skew Normal distribution to sample phons from.")
flags.DEFINE_integer(
    "desired_variance", 140,
    "Desired variance for the skew Normal distribution to sample phons from.")

def main(argv):
  if len(argv) > 1:
    raise app.UsageError("Too many command-line arguments.")

  assert FLAGS.min_frequency < 100, "--min_frequency higher than 100."
  assert FLAGS.max_frequency > 15250, "--max_frequency lower than 15250."

  save_directory = os.path.join(
      os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
      FLAGS.save_directory)
  if not os.path.exists(save_directory):
    os.mkdir(save_directory)

  # TODO(lauraruis): define this elsewhere
  critical_bands = [
      FLAGS.min_frequency, 100, 200, 300, 400, 505, 630, 770, 915, 1080, 1265,
      1475, 1720, 1990, 2310, 2690, 3125, 3675, 4350, 5250, 6350, 7650, 9400,
      11750, 15250, FLAGS.max_frequency
  ]

  # Generate the data.
  data = data_generation.generate_data(
      num_examples_per_cb=FLAGS.examples_per_critical_band,
      desired_mean=FLAGS.desired_mean,
      desired_variance=FLAGS.desired_variance,
      min_tones=FLAGS.min_tones,
      max_tones=FLAGS.max_tones,
      clip_db=FLAGS.clip_db,
      desired_skewness=FLAGS.skewness_parameter,
      min_frequency=FLAGS.min_frequency,
      max_frequency=FLAGS.max_frequency,
      critical_bands=critical_bands,
      min_phons=FLAGS.min_phons,
      max_phons=FLAGS.max_phons)

  # Run and save some analysis on the generated data.
  (covered_num_tones_per_cb, total_unique_examples,
   total_num_examples_listeners) = data_analysis.save_data(
       data, save_directory, critical_bands)

if __name__ == "__main__":
  app.run(main)


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Rooney: I'm not coming to a retirement home
Chris Myson
After leaving Manchester United for the Toffees, the striker insists his motivation to succeed at the top level is as high as ever
Wayne Rooney insists he still has a burning desire to win after joining Everton and is "not coming into a retirement home" at Goodison Park.
The former Manchester United captain has returned to Merseyside after 13 years with United and still feels he has a lot to offer at the age of 31.
Rooney revealed he had other options but a move back to Everton was the only one that interested him once manager Ronald Koeman made his interest clear.
Ferdinand pays tribute to Rooney
"I always play like I have got a point to prove," Rooney said at his presentation on Monday. "I'm not coming into a retirement home. I want to play, I want to win. It is a challenge I need at this point in my career.
"You play football to try to win trophies and of course that is the target. We don't want to just limp round in the season.
"I was at the FA Cup final in 1995. It would be a special moment to win a trophy at Everton.
"I know we have got the right man to lead us. A manager like Ronald and the career he's had, once I knew he was interested in bringing me back, it was really a no-brainer, it was where I wanted to come and play.
"There were other options there but once I knew Ronald wanted to bring me back, it was the only place I was going to be playing."
#MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/XKzvFLeXZs
— Everton (@Everton) July 10, 2017
Rooney is hoping to hit the ground running as a new-look Everton, who have also brought in Jordan Pickford, Michael Keane, Davy Klaassen and Sandro Ramirez, aim to build on last season's seventh-place Premier League finish.
"I don't feel fit at the minute but that will build up over the next few weeks," said Rooney.
"It feels great to be back. I was excited this morning to go in and meet the lads and get going.
"It's an exciting time for myself and Everton. We are moving forward, signing the right players and we are all hoping this can be a very good year for us.
"We want to keep pushing and try to bring trophies to the club. It's what we all want. The manager will have his ideas on which players he wants to bring in and we will all pull together to make sure we give everything.
"There are tough early games so we need to get pre-season right.
"You will have to wait and see [my position]. The big thing was coming back here to play. The manager will assess the training sessions."


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package org.recap.camel;

import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.Processor;
import org.apache.camel.component.file.GenericFile;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.recap.RecapConstants;
import org.recap.model.jpa.ReportDataEntity;
import org.recap.model.jpa.ReportEntity;
import org.recap.repository.ReportDetailRepository;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Created by peris on 8/19/16.
 */
@Component
public class XMLFileLoadReportProcessor implements Processor {

    /**
     * The Report detail repository.
     */
    @Autowired
    ReportDetailRepository reportDetailRepository;

    /**
     * This method is invoked by route to prepare report entity from exchange and persist.
     * @param exchange
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @Override
    public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
        String institutionName = (String) exchange.getProperty(RecapConstants.INST_NAME);
        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(institutionName)) {
            ReportEntity reportEntity = new ReportEntity();
            reportEntity.setCreatedDate(new Date());
            GenericFile camelFileExchangeFile = (GenericFile) exchange.getProperty(RecapConstants.CAMEL_EXCHANGE_FILE);
            reportEntity.setFileName(camelFileExchangeFile.getFileName());
            reportEntity.setType(RecapConstants.XML_LOAD);
            reportEntity.setInstitutionName(institutionName);

            ReportDataEntity reportDataEntity = new ReportDataEntity();
            reportDataEntity.setHeaderName(RecapConstants.FILE_LOAD_STATUS);
            reportDataEntity.setHeaderValue(RecapConstants.FILE_LOADED);

            reportEntity.setReportDataEntities(Arrays.asList(reportDataEntity));

            reportDetailRepository.save(reportEntity);
        }

    }
}


The Manga Kanuri are tall and dark, a stately, dignified people. They form a sub-group of the Kanuri people, which have practiced Islam for more than 1,000 years. During the region's three months of rain, these proud people struggle to raise enough food - mostly millet, sorghum, and peanuts - to feed their family and animals for the entire year. Many observers say the Kanuri people are closed to outside influences, especially the Gospel. However, Christian workers trying to reach the Manga Kanuri report they are friendly, helpful and open.
A one thousand year commitment to one religion means the religion is established as part of tribal identity, not easily changed.
Christians need to assist this tribe with their material needs, being genuinely concerned with their needs.
Pray for the believers in Jesus among the Kanuri Manga, that the Lord will send pastors and teachers to them, and they will fellowship together. Pray they will be kind and compassionate to one another.
Pray these people will be able to provide for their families, and will be able to send their children to school.


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Police arrest 30 protesters, detain Inspector for assaulting journalist
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arrested 30 protesters at various locations within the state, for unlawful assembly and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace during the Independence Day celebration. The Command's Public Relations Officer…
October 1, 2020 · by komolafe times ·
Kogi CJ tasks lawyers on application of "electronic evidence"
The Acting Chief Judge of Kogi, Justice Henry Olusiyi, on Thursday urged the country's lawyers to enhance their knowledge on the application of modern technology in the delivery of justice. He made the call in Lokoja when he launched…
PDP urges Buhari to strengthen harmonious living in Nigeria
The Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to take practical steps to entrench the culture of rule of law and strengthen harmonious living in the country. The party gave the advice in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary,…
Gov's wife urges stakeholders' support for Kwara's TB eradication efforts
Mrs Olufolake AbdulRazaq, the wife of the Kwara Governor, has appealed to stakeholders to support the state government's efforts to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) in the state. AbdulRazaq made the appeal in Ilorin on Thursday at an event lined up to…
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INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA'S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on…


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La competició de sabre masculina va ser una de les proves d'esgrima que es va disputar als Jocs Olímpics de Saint Louis de 1904. La prova es va disputar el dijous 8 de setembre de 1904, i hi van prendre part 5 tiradors de 2 nacions diferents.

Medallistes

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Final
Díaz i Van Zo Post no es van enfrontar entre ells, ni Grebe contra Carstens. Grebe va marcar 20 contactes en els seus tres combats, mentre que Post sols en feia 18. Això va donar la medalla de plata a l'americà.

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Enllaços externs
 COI database
 Charles J.P. Lucas. The Olimpic Games 1904
 J.E. Sullivan. Spalding's Athletic Almanac for 1905

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Case # 19903127
Client was charged with Trafficking Heroin and facing a mandatory minimum 25-year prison sentence. On February 17, 2020 the case was dismissed. Cobb County, Georgia Superior Court.
State of Georgia v. Spencer
Charges: Armed Robbery, Reckless Conduct. Client facing mandatory minimum 10-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole. All charges Dismissed. Fulton County Superior Court: February 17, 2017
State of Georgia v. Gonzalez
Case # 15B-04016-10
Charges: Trafficking in Methamphetamine. Client facing 10 year mandatory minimum prison sentence. After trial by jury, not guilty verdict. Superior Court of Gwinnett County: July 7, 2016
In Fulton County Superior Court State of Georgia v. D.G. Indictment No. 13SC123084.
Client charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony. On February 17, 2014 Attorney Richard A. Grossman obtained a dismissal on all charges.
100 lbs. Marijuana Case Dismissed State v. M.J. Indictment No. 13CR0064
On September 4, 2013 in Jefferson County Superior Court, Richard A. Grossman obtained a dismissal for his client charged with trafficking 100 lbs. of Marijuana.
State of Georgia v. M.B. Indictment No. 2010CR0220 in Clayton County Superior Court.
On April 10, 2013, Richard Grossman obtained a Dismissal for his client charged with Conspiracy, Trafficking in Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Marijuana and Money Laundering.
State of Georgia v. BMR. Not-Guilty Verdict on Statutory Rape in Clayton County Superior Court.
On August 28, 2012, Richard Grossman obtained an acquittal for a 28 year-old man who was charged with engaging in sexual intercourse with a 15 year-old girl. The penalty for Statutory Rape in cases where the defendant is 21 years of age or older is 10 to 20 years imprisonment. There is no parole or early release for this offense in Georgia. Mr. Grossman's client had previously pled guilty to the offense and withdrew his guilty plea.
In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. United States v. N.P.
Client was charged in a multiple defendant, multi-count, federal indictment alleging numerous counts of fraud and aggravated identity theft. Aggravated identity theft carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 2 years imprisonment, consecutive to penalty for fraud. Result – Government dismissed aggravated identity theft charges. Client pleaded guilty to fraud only. On 11/8/11 client sentenced to 5 years to be served on probation.
State of Georgia v. C.J.
Defendant charged with Level III Trafficking in Cocaine which carries mandatory minimum 25 years imprisonment. After investigation and motions all charges dismissed on 8/16/11
In the Superior Court of Clayton County, Georgia
State of Georgia v. T.P. Case No. 2010CR02119-5
15 year old defendant, facing mandatory minimum 25 years imprisonment
On May 19, 2011, jury verdict of NOT GUILTY
Aggravated Child Molestation and Aggravated Sodomy
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
. -client charged with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute in excess of 5 kilos of cocaine. Motion to suppress evidence GRANTED. Filed 5/17/2010.
The case was dismissed on June 9, 2010.
STATE OF GEORGIA v. S.D.
Charged with Murder, Arson and Aggravated Assault. After investigation, motions and evidentiary hearings, all charges dismissed on May 10, 2010.
STATE OF GEORGIA v. R.M
Defense of a law enforcement officer who was acquitted of murder, felony murder and aggravated assault.
STATE OF GEORGIA v. G.M
Defense of an individual in 125-count, gang conspiracy indictment who was acquitted of all charges.
STATE OF GEORGIA v. A.K
Defense of an individual who was acquitted of armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony.
UNITED STATES v. A.P
Defense of a businessman in 38-count indictment who was acquitted of federal Medicaid fraud offenses.
STATE OF GEORGIA v. F.R
STATE OF GEORGIA v. D.L.
Defense of an individual on cocaine trafficking charges. Prosecution dropped all charges during the middle of the trial.
UNITED STATES v. P.R.
defense of an individual on federal drug conspiracy charges. All charges dismissed.
UNITED STATES v. M.S.
Client's sentence reversed on appeal.
STATE OF GEORGIA v. N.S.
Defense of an individual who was acquitted of home invasion armed robbery.
State v. M.J. Indictment No. 13CR0064


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Patricia Mary Cloherty (July 2, 1942 – September 23, 2022) was an American businesswoman, company director, and private equity financier. She was the chairman and CEO of Delta Private Equity Partners. Cloherty served as manager of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund and Delta Russia Fund, two venture capital funds which operated in Russia. In 2004, Cloherty was named Businessperson of the Year by the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia. In 2007, Crain's New York Business named her one of the Most Powerful Women in New York. In 2008, Cloherty received the Order of Friendship from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Early life
Cloherty earned a bachelor's degree in 1963 from the San Francisco College for Women (now part of the University of San Francisco) and two master's degrees from Columbia University. After graduation, Cloherty spent two years in Brazil from 1963 through 1965 as a member of the newly created Peace Corps.

Career
Cloherty began her career in venture capital at Patricof & Co. Ventures, which she joined in 1969.  She was named a partner and later would become president and co-chair of the firm, along with founder Alan Patricof. After she left the firm, Patricof & Co. (now known as Apax Partners), became one of the largest private equity firms globally. In an interview with "Private Equity International" magazine, Cloherty stated that her track record in Russia included 14 write-offs and a return of 1.2 times capital invested.

In 1977, Cloherty was appointed Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration by President Jimmy Carter. In 1979, she founded and ran Tessler & Cloherty with her husband Daniel Tessler, which specialized in small businesses. In 1991, U.S. President George H.W. Bush appointed Ms. Cloherty as chairman of an Investment Advisory Council to revamp the Small Business Investment Company program of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

In 1995 President Clinton appointed Cloherty as a board member of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund with $440 million of investment capital. In 1998 she assumed the role of chairman, and in 2004 she became chairman and chief executive officer of the US Russia Investment Fund's general partner: Delta Private Equity Partners. The funds made direct equity investments in Russian companies in the financial services sector, consumer-related industries, and in the media, telecommunications, semiconductor and biotechnology fields. In April 2009, Private Equity International magazine reported that Delta Private Equity Partners was collaborating with UFG Private Equity, one of its limited partners, and was considering a merger with them.

Cloherty was a director of NYSE Euronext.
She is a trustee of International House of New York, Teachers College, Columbia University and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Cloherty is a former president and chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, the national advocacy group for venture capital firms in the U.S. Cloherty served on the board of directors of Accion International from 1982 to 1986.

In both 2006 and 2007, APAX with Clotherty were named by Forbes Magazine on its "Midas List" of the 100 deal-makers and investors that year. On 17 March 2008 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding Cloherty the Order of Friendship for her contribution to the development of Russian business and for strengthening friendship and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the United States of America. Cloherty is the 2012 recipient of the Women in Private Equity Trailblazer Award, given annually by Falk Marques Group in tribute to pioneering women who have paved the way for their peers in private equity and other alternatives. Cloherty died at her home in Miami on September 23, 2022.

External links
Delta Private Equity Partners: Patricia Cloherty

References

Living people
Apax Partners
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni
NYSE Euronext
Private equity and venture capital investors
Small Business Administration personnel
University of San Francisco alumni
American women in business
Peace Corps volunteers
Carter administration personnel
American expatriates in Brazil
American expatriates in Russia
1942 births


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THE BILLION dollar illicit tobacco black market has hit a record high as Australian smokers baulk at the price of legal cigarettes. Criminals are exploiting the high price of legal smokes to make massive profits by smuggling in cheap tobacco from overseas. Last year 14.5 per cent of all tobacco consumed was illegal, according to a new report.


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Commercial loan portfolios across the region decline
While business loans fell, a few banks in the region posted increases in real estate loans.
By Business Observer
| 7:59 p.m. September 27, 2021
Commercial and industrial lending — loans to businesses — were down significantly at Gulf Coast banks in the second quarter of 2021 relative to a year earlier.
One standout example: Only four of 22 community banks based in the region posted a gain in C&I loans in the second quarter, and one of those, Tampa-based Central Bank, was up a mere 1%. The other three to increase C&I loan portfolios, according to an analysis of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data, were Raymond James Bank (+11%), TCM Bank (+13%) and First National Bank of Pasco (+20%).
On the flip side, most banks in the region reported double-digit declines in C&I loans. Winter Haven-based South State Corp., formerly CenterState Bank, one of the largest banks based in the region, reported a 23% decline in C&I loans, the data shows. That's down from $4.4 billion to $3.4 billion.
Community banks' real estate lending, meanwhile, was mostly flat over the past year. Flagship Bank in Clearwater (+80%) and Gulfside Bank in Sarasota (+63%) were some bright spots. South State reported a 5% decline, and being substantially larger than most other banks in the region, that brought the entire group's trend down.
Raymond James Bank and Central Bank were the only two banks that managed to grow both real estate and C&I lending portfolios. In contrast, all four banks that grew real estate lending by more than 20% (Flagship, Gulfside, Pilot Bank and First Home Bank) saw declines in commercial and industrial lending.
— Alexander Walsh
Banks across the region shore up capital levels
Bank adds big names to board
Banks in region grow asset bases rapidly
New community bank names two executives
Sarasota-based bank appoints two executives to VP positions
Gulf Coast banks bucking national trend
Bank expands small business lending team with new hires, including SVP
Loans rise at area community banks


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Public Transit Ridership Hits 70% of Pre-Pandemic Levels
September 28, 2022 • From News/Media Release • Bookmark +
Ridership declines began in mid-March 2020, coinciding with stay-at-home emergency orders in many cities and states across the country.
Metro Transit
Continuing an upward trend, the public transportation industry saw ridership rebound to more than 70% of pre-pandemic levels in September, according to APTA's Ridership Trends Dashboard.
"Public transit agencies suffered catastrophic blows to ridership when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in March 2020. Systems saw significant declines in ridership as offices closed and Americans were urged to work from home for extended periods. But now, as we see more workers return to the office, more students return to school, and more community destinations such as restaurants, theaters, and retail stores reopen their doors, agencies from coast-to-coast are seeing a rise in ridership," said APTA President/CEO Paul P. Skoutelas. "Throughout the course of this pandemic, transit systems have provided mobility to essential workers and earned riders' trust every day by remaining vigilant about their health, safety, and cleaning protocols as new variants of the coronavirus continued to emerge. Even though workers in many cities continue to work from home, at least on a part-time basis, we are seeing steady growth in ridership and are optimistic those trends will continue. As the latest data shows, public transportation continues to move people and shape the future of our communities."
The COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate and significant impact on public transportation ridership. Ridership declines began in mid-March 2020, coinciding with stay-at-home emergency orders in many cities and states across the country.
Ridership declined to a low point of 10% to 40% of pre-pandemic levels in many cities. After falling to 20% of pre-pandemic levels in April 2020, ridership has recovered to more than 70% of pre-pandemic levels. The rise in ridership is reflective of transit agencies adapting to the swiftly changing needs of their communities while delivering safe, reliable service, according to APTA.
Read more about APTA ridership Reports pandemic COVID-19


"The MINI Countryman is the ultimate all-rounder; the iconic symbol of urban living. Since its first introduction in 2010, the MINI Countryman has consistently evolved through the decade to suit the trendsetters of every generation. In 2018, Malaysia was the first country in South East Asia to locally assemble the MINI Countryman. Following its tremendous success and in line with our strategy for electro-mobility, we also introduced the first Plug-In Hybrid variant to further demonstrate our commitment to shaping the future of the Malaysian automotive industry." said Mr. Harald Hoelzl, Managing Director of BMW Group Malaysia.
The New MINI Countryman Plug-In Hybrid Wired boasts a TwinPower Turbo petrol engine paired with an electric motor. With a 6-speed automatic transmission, the new plug-in hybrid variant is capable of producing 224 hp and 385 Nm of torque. It accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in merely 6.8 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 198 km/h while consuming only 2.1 litres per 100km of fuel.
The New MINI Cooper S Countryman Pure is elegantly furnished with Carbon Black upholstery in the sporty Leather Cross Punch design with electric seats for maximum comfort in first-class style. The exquisite Hazy Grey interior trim meanwhile exudes a modern flair that finely complements the beige headliner of the new vehicle. The new vehicle also features 6.5-inch Touch Screen Display with Navigation that prioritizes user experience with its easy-to-operate interface.
The New MINI Cooper S Countryman Pure propels swiftly forward with a TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder petrol engine that generates a top speed of 224 km/h and aces the century sprint in 7.4 seconds. Alongside an 8-speed automatic transmission, the New MINI Cooper S Countryman Pure delivers a maximum output of 192 hp and 280 Nm of torque. All of these are achievable while only consuming an average of 6.5 litres per 100km of fuel.
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Mickey Mouse Birthday Party: Mickey Mouse Decorations & Ideas. Hot dog…if you are throwing a Mickey Mouse birthday party, we have the ears for you…or Mickey Mouse decorations & party ideas! Also we have some free Mickey Mouse labels!! Looking for more Minnie Mouse party ideas? Be sure to check out this Minnie Mouse birthday party, these Minnie Mouse parties, these Mickey Mouse parties, and this Mickey Mouse birthday party.
Also check out these Mickey Mouse food ideas, this Mickey Mouse hat tutorial and this Mickey Mouse treat bag tutorial. At the bottom of this post you can also download Mickey Mouse labels free to use at your party.
Mickey Mouse is one of the most beloved and iconic characters EVER. Not only is he fun and instantly recognizable in a party, he is such a favorite of so many people young and old. I love all the ways you can use a little creativity to make the perfect Mickey Mouse Birthday event. There are so many fun Mickey Mouse party ideas. Some of my favorite are using the play on words with turning TWO and Mickey's pal Toodles…for an "Oh Two-dles" party. Check out some of the adorable Mickey Mouse birthday party ideas we have today!!!
This is such a fun party game idea. Your party kiddos will have a blast trying for candy with one of these!! You can find lots of Mickey Pinatas here.
Capture all those Mickey Mouse birthday smiles with a simple photo booth. A chalk board easel and some polka dot wrapping paper on the wall…easy peasy!!
Get in the party mood with some adorable hand painted Mickey Mouse mason jars. Perfect for centerpieces or for holding adorable themed straws!!
Pin the Ears on Mickey is definitely sure to be a party favorite. I love this game and how easy it is to prep for any party theme. The kids ALWAYS have a blast playing it. If you aren't artistically inclined, you can always use a wall cut out like this one!
Is your little one turning TWO? What better way to say "Oh Two-dles" than with these cute cake toppers? Such fun Minnie Mouse party ideas!!
Here is a fun easy DIY centerpiece. It's cute and perfect for a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party!!
As I begin working on her 3rd birthday party (which by the way, I am super excited about the theme this year!!!), I was looking back over her 2nd birthday pictures. Aubrey's Mouskabirthday is hands down, the most popular party on my site. I have loved seeing pictures of my readers' parties who have used the tutorials to make MMC birthday hats and bags and have used my Mickey Mouse Clubhouse party package.
One request that I have received several times from this party is the Mickey Mouse label template I used throughout the party. The "easy peasy lemon squeezy" and "hot dog labels, etc. So I thought I'd put them on the website here as a free download for you all. You can download these Mickey Mouse Clubhouse labels free below the photo. Download the Mickey Mouse Labels.
2. Cut out the labels (I left approximately 1/2″ of white around the words).
3. Glue the free printable Mickey Mouse labels to yellow cardstock.
Looking for more Minnie Mouse party ideas? Be sure to check out this Minnie Mouse birthday party, these Minnie Mouse parties, these Mickey Mouse parties, and this Mickey Mouse birthday party.
Also check out these Mickey Mouse food ideas, this Mickey Mouse hat tutorial and this Mickey Mouse treat bag tutorial.
Melissa…If you click on the "download the mickey mouse labels" link under the lemonade picture, you should be able to print them through your pdf reader. If it isn't working for you, email me at [email protected] and I can send you the file.
Thank you Gina, be sure to check out the rest of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse tutorials and ideas https://www.mimisdollhouse.com/series/mickey-mouse-clubhouse/ Feel free to email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.


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State Senator Calls for Study on African Americans in Ohio
May 24, 2019 May 23, 2019 Maggie Leigh Thurber
An Ohio senator is calling for a study that examines the "progress and challenges of African Americans in Ohio." State Senator Sandra Williams (D-21) introduced Senate Bill 71, which would create and fund a 30-member committee to examine the contributions of, and issues facing, African Americans in the state.…
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Commentary: Trump Is Right to Play Hardball With Dems
May 24, 2019 May 23, 2019 Ohio Star Staff
by George Rasley President Donald Trump abruptly quit a meeting with congressional Democrats yesterday and issued a bold statement that he would no longer work with them unless they drop their attempts to re-do the Mueller investigation. After cutting short his meeting with the Democratic leaders, scheduled for a…
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Ohio Legislation Would Expand Use of Pay-for-Success Contracts
by Todd DeFeo Ohio lawmakers are mulling a proposal to expand a program that allows the state to pay contractors only for successful services. Senate Bill 122 would allow the state treasurer to work with state agencies to enter into pay-for-success contracts with service providers for a range of…
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Pompeo Accuses Huawei of Lying About Ties to Chinese Government
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused the head of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies of lying about his company's relationship with the government in Beijing. Pompeo said in a CNBC interview Thursday that Huawei "is tied not only to China but to the Chinese Communist Party." He…
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Sixteen Men Arrested Trying to Sexually Exploit Children in Ohio
May 24, 2019 May 23, 2019 Zachery Schmidt
An undercover task force in Ohio arrested 16 men (pictured above) for trying to sexually exploit children. This is the second successful undercover operation this year. In March, a task force targeting human trafficking arrested eight people. One person was also charged with felony drug possession. "This trap will be…
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Elizabeth Warren Discloses Past Corporate Legal Work, but Leaves Out 'Unfavorable' Details
by Andrew Kerr Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts left out key details of her past corporate legal work in a disclosure Wednesday listing the dozens of corporations she assisted in bankruptcy matters in the 1990s and early 2000s. Warren's 2020 presidential campaign said her work as a corporate…
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US Senate Committee Unveils 2020 Defense Policy Bill
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled a draft $750 billion defense policy bill that would authorize more Lockheed Martin F-35 jets for the United States and effectively end Turkey's partnership in the program if Ankara pursues a plan to buy a Russian missile defense system. In…
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Commentary: The Deep State Just Killed Space Force – and Endangered Us All
by Brandon J. Weichert During a private dinner last week at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C., I was taken to task by a Republican congressman after I pressed him on his lack of support for President Donald Trump's proposed space force. The congressman is a war hero.…
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White House Plan Would Shift Millions from TSA to Fund Border Operations
by Jason Hopkins The White House is considering reallocating over $230 million from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and using those funds to help pay for operations on the U.S.-Mexico border. The proposal is meant to serve as a backup measure in the event that Congress does not approve…
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Pentagon Mulls Sending More Troops to Gulf, Officials Say
Top Pentagon officials will provide the president with a wide range of options in response to rising tensions in the Middle East, including possibly sending thousands more U.S. troops to the Middle East, U.S. officials said. The top U.S. military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.…
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Justin Amash Goes on Another Screed Against Trump, Ticks Off 'Reasons' for Impeachment
by Chris White Michigan Rep. Justin Amash floated several reasons Thursday why he believes special counsel Robert Mueller's report shows that President Donald Trump obstructed and impeded the investigation. "Mueller's report describes a consistent effort by the president to use his office to obstruct or otherwise corruptly impede the…
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Trump Gives Attorney General Authority to Declassify Russia Probe Documents
by Chuck Ross President Donald Trump has directed the heads of several government agencies to cooperate with Attorney General William Barr's investigation of the origins of the Russia probe. In a memo sent out Thursday, Trump also authorized Barr to declassify documents related to the Russia investigation. The memo…
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Migrant Surge Accelerates at US-Mexico Border
The Trump administration on Thursday said a surge of migrant arrivals at the southern U.S. border continues to accelerate, with more than 300,000 mostly Central American undocumented immigrants apprehended or requesting asylum so far in the current fiscal year, which began last October. "We are in the midst of…
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Ohio Library Plans 'Drag 101' Program for Teenagers Featuring Former Miss Gay Ohio America
May 24, 2019 May 23, 2019 Anthony Gockowski
An Ohio library plans to host a "drag 101" program for teenagers to explore the "art of drag" and meet with former Miss Gay Ohio America Selena T. West. "Curious about the art of drag and no idea where to start? Come learn the basics with former Miss Gay…
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Texas School Cuts Ties with SAT Over Controversial 'Adversity Scoring'
May 24, 2019 May 23, 2019 Chris Butler
Members of the Houston, Texas-based Saint Constantine School announced Thursday they will do away with all SAT prep and AP/PSAT programming. School officials said in an emailed statement the SAT's new adversity score prompted them to act. As The Tennessee Star reported, the people responsible for the SAT exams…
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Designing From The Ground Up: How our University Partnerships Benefit Organizations
Executive learners attend courses with clear goals—to expand their skillsets and to move their careers forward. Balancing a demanding career with study, after all, demands focus and clarity.
So why do so many programs fail to deliver the purpose-built content they need and instead fall back on outdated pedagogy?
At Emeritus, we take a different approach.
Our courses aren't digitized versions of classroom offerings. Instead, they are built from the ground up through our partnerships with leading universities, with the digital learner at the center.
Lisa Brem, Director of Design at Emeritus, explains that this bespoke approach sets Emeritus apart.
"Our number one goal is to develop top-quality courses by partnering with the faculty to bring their vision of the course to life. Faculty have spent their entire careers getting to the very top of their field, and the instructional designer makes sure that we facilitate their work," she explained. "We help them unpack their vast suitcase of knowledge and identify what will be valuable and resonant to the learner."
Bringing that expertise to life in an online format starts with a grounding conversation between the faculty and an Emeritus instructional designer. Together, they identify the course's goals—what should a learner be able to do by the end of the program? How will they practice those skills? How will they demonstrate their abilities, and how can we measure their success?
"We're very focused on what learners need to be able to do when they leave the courses," explains Director of Design Karen Mahon. "By starting with the end goal in mind and working backward, we ensure that all of the pieces of the course are well aligned, which gives learners the best chance to achieve their desired performance outcomes and impact their careers."
Once the course outcomes are defined, the Emeritus team works with faculty to build a curriculum that scaffolds learning across program modules and provides learners with ample opportunities to practice the relevant skill sets with real-world problems.
But that's only the start. "The faculty spend several hours working with the instructional designer on each course module," Mahon explains. "But the entire process—filming, technical production, usability testing—takes hundreds of hours."
While the content of each course is entirely customized, Emeritus adheres closely to industry best practices.
"Unlike other executive education providers, we align to an external set of quality standards for online education established by an organization called Quality Matters," notes Mahon. "These standards are research-based, and we design our courses to align to them to improve the effectiveness and usability of the program. Learners can see not only what they're doing but why they're doing it and how it's relevant to the skills they're trying to acquire."
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The City of Sturgis would like to take a moment, on the eve of the 76th Annual Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally™, to recognize and express our sincere thanks to our Rally Sponsors.
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The Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally™ is especially proud to have Harley-Davidson Motorcycles as our premiere sponsor. To be endorsed by a company that has played such an important role in the history of motorcycling, is truly a badge of honor that we are proud to wear. Additionally, Chevrolet, Geico, Metzeler, Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys, Amsoil, Budweiser, Jack Daniel's, Coca-Cola, Rockford Fosgate, blu, and the Erwin Hymer Group are all industry leaders, who we are proud to have as our partners and Official Sponsors of the 2016 Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally™. These sponsors have ties to not only the Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally™ event, they have proven their deep commitment to the motorcycling lifestyle year around by supporting many motorcycling related efforts through their contributions to numerous charitable organizations and causes.
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Rain's Embellishments: Pictures from Craftoberfest!
Here's some pictures from Craftoberfest!
Thank you to everyone who put up with my constant picture taking!
And to Stacey, you did an awesome job planning the show!
Too bad the wind kept the shoppers away!
I was happy to see some friends I had not seen in a while!
And I was also happy to welcome my mafia sisters in crime, the Petaluma Craft Mafia to Sac!
Rain, your pictures are great! I had no idea you were such a talented photographer. You're multi-talented!


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To viewers, this year's debates were quite unsatisfying
Alan Schroeder
Imagine if, on the day of a championship tennis match, one of the players showed up at the court with hockey sticks, skates, and face masks instead of rackets, balls and white shorts. And instead of recognizing the error and suiting up appropriately, what if that player went ahead and played the game anyway, ice skates and all?
Such is the scenario that characterized this year's cycle of general election presidential debates. In their three joint appearances, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appeared to be playing two separate, incompatible games. For Clinton the debates were an exercise in competitive political communication. This is terrain with which she is familiar, something she has a knack for. For Trump the debates were a form of reality television, in which the objective is to wipe out your opponent by any means necessary: insults, threats, hissy fits, facial contortions, physical intimidation.
As a viewing experience, this year's debates came across as abnormally unsatisfying — not to mention downright dissonant. What made this particular pas de deux feel so weird? In large measure the strangeness can be attributed to the conflict that surfaced between television genres: Clinton stepped onstage ready to engage in a Nixon-Kennedy debate, the way she had debated Rick Lazio and Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. Trump stepped onstage as the finalist in a high-stakes reality show, hoping he would not be voted off the island.
For more than 50 years, the accepted norms of presidential debate meant that all participants operated according to the same ground rules. A few exceptions have cropped up along the way: the unorthodox performances of Ross Perot and James Stockdale in 1992, Bob Dole snarling his way through the 1976 vice presidential joust, Sarah Palin deploying memorized sound bites in 2008 to mask an almost total lack of policy knowledge.
But never before have we witnessed two candidates enter the arena with incompatible visions of what presidential debates are supposed to be. Watching this year's debates was like watching two different TV shows from two different genres being edited together in real time.
In retrospect, this clash of cultures should not have come as a surprise. From the very first question in the very first Republican primary debate, Trump made it clear that he would approach these events as not a politician but an entertainer. The 24 million viewers who tuned in to that debate — and the high ratings for subsequent matches — seemed to validate Trump's framing of the debates as programming equally at home on the WWE Network and C-SPAN. Trump used the primary debates to dismantle his competition by biting their heads off on live TV — great theater, and so much less boring than swapping policy ideas.
But that same disregard for convention could not withstand the rigors of a general election debate. What succeeded for Trump in the primaries backfired in one-on-one, 90-minute debates, where his guerrilla tactics were no match for Clinton's relentless carpet-bombing. Undergirding the Clinton-Trump series was a battle over who would define the playing field: Would the debates play out in Hillary's preferred Kennedy-Nixon mode, or in Donald's world of reality TV? If Trump could successfully navigate a major political rite of passage, would he seem presidential, or would he ultimately remain a figure of show business?
Early in their first encounter it became obvious that Clinton's vision would prevail. Trump's absence of a strategic plan and blatant lack of preparation allowed his opponent to land one blow after another: Undermining his business prowess. Invoking Rosie O'Donnell. Dredging up Miss Universe. Instead of accepting his loss and hunkering down for a comeback — the way Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Obama did after bad first debates — Trump at first denied that he had lost, then blamed that loss on everything and everybody but himself: a defective microphone, an unfair moderator, a "rigged" debate commission. All of this amounted to the trash-talk of a professional wrestler. In Trump's mind, he probably did win — indeed, he declared himself the winner of the first, second and third debates. Ratings were historically high, and he earned a huge amount of coverage. But this again underscores the degree to which Clinton and Trump were playing two separate games.
Trump's reality show ethos most strongly manifested itself in the town hall, the ugliest joint appearance between two party nominees in the 56-year history of presidential debates. Consider the candidate' decision to bring a bevy of Clinton accusers to the town hall debate. For Trump, the four women functioned as supporting cast members, hired for the express purpose of shaking up the plot and scaring the bejesus out of his on-screen rival. Their presence had no political value, but as show business it made perfect sense.
It is no coincidence that the town hall handed Clinton her worst debate of the series. Although she did not completely relinquish control, the town hall felt a lot more like a Trump production than a Clinton production. Even when she attempted to physically isolate herself from her co-star, he planted himself in her camera shots. The only thing Trump lacked was a lucha libre mask.
Clinton regained her footing in the third encounter, which returned the players to the familiar contours of the TV debate genre. Trump even attempted to observe the rules — at least for the first 30 minutes — when his opponent reignited her strategy of baiting him into flare-ups. By the time moderator Chris Wallace elicited the now-infamous "I will keep you in suspense" moment, Trump had fully regressed into reality-show bluster, willing to say anything as long as it made for good programming. Unfortunately, good programming doesn't make for good politics. Trump has suffered in the polls since the debates began.
There are lessons here for future presidential candidates, not the least of which is that television debates follow their own rules. Trump attempted to remold the debates to reflect his own personality, while Clinton steeped herself in the conventions of the genre and used those conventions to put her rival on the ropes. Trump brought ice skates to a tennis match, finding out the hard way that you can't win a presidential debate if you don't understand what a presidential debate is.
Alan Schroeder, a professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University in Boston, is the author of "Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail."


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DeRozan Has Near Triple-Double, Spurs Beat Lakers 110-106
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Spurs are still working to develop a comfort and chemistry with one another, but have already discovered they can count on DeMar DeRozan to come through late.
DeRozan had 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and the Spurs rallied in the fourth quarter, overcoming 35 points and 11 rebounds from LeBron James to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 110-106 on Saturday night.
DeRozan had 14 points in the second half, including eight in the fourth quarter, for his second double-double in five games after failing to get any last season with Toronto.
"Whenever we're down, it's kind of natural to me to just try to be more aggressive," DeRozan said. "Go out there, whether it's to score or try to find guys and just try to get us going."
San Antonio fed off the energy, rebounding from a 20-point loss against Indiana as Gregg Popovich became the fifth coach to win 1,200 games and the first to do so with one team.
The Spurs' first lead came at 93-91 with 10 minutes remaining when DeRozan laid in his own miss after beating three Lakers to the rebound.
"I just wanted to kind of get that bucket, kind of get the crowd into it, get your teammates into it, the bench gets into and we all kind of feed off the energy after that," he said.
San Antonio would build the lead to eight points before James cut it to 106-105 with four straight points an assist to Josh Hart on a 3-pointer. DeRozan responded with a fadeaway jumper on Hart with 15.9 seconds remaining to help preserve the lead and the eventual win.
"When you have those games where your offense isn't clicking like it is, you've got to be able to rely on your defense, and we did that tonight," James said. "We were down one, they had the ball, and DeRozan hit a tough, tough two over Josh. We did our job, and that's all you can ask for."
The Spurs also tried to lock in defensively after struggling offensively for much of the game.
San Antonio entered the game allowing 121.8 points, but held Los Angeles to 46 points in the second and 18 in the final quarter.
"That sort of thing is what we're used to and that's really the first time this year that we've done that," Popovich said. "If that can become a habit you have a good opportunity to win a lot of games We're not there yet we're not going to be consistent at that right nowbut we did do it tonight and that was great."
The Lakers shot 53 percent in the first half and led by as many as 14 points.
Kyle Kuzma, who made his first two 3-pointers, finished with 15 points for Los Angeles. Lance Stephenson added 14 points, including a 3-pointer at the close of the first quarter that he punctuated by posing for the fans sitting courtside.
DeRozan scored eight points in the final four minutes of the first half, including an emphatic dunk between two defenders, to cut a 13-point lead into a more manageable 60-54 deficit entering the third quarter.
The Spurs tied it at 71 with 6:52 remaining in the third, but the Lakers went on a 17-6 run to reclaim a double-digit lead.
Rudy Gay added 16 points and LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points as the Spurs beat the Lakers for the second time in a week.
Lakers: James grasped his lower back and tried to exit the game early in the second quarter, but the Lakers played on and so did he. James remained in the game and was fine after some initial discomfort. … Los Angeles entered the game second in the league in fastbreak points at 17.5 points per game and finished with 17 against the Spurs. … The Lakers had a large contingent of fans that drowned out the Spurs' support for much of the game. … Los Angeles had won two straight games in San Antonio.
Spurs: Popovich joined Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Jerry Sloan and Pat Riley as the only coaches with 1,200 career wins. . DeRozan has scored 136 points in his first five games with the Spurs, surpassing the franchise record of 115 points set by David Robinson in his rookie season. . Aldridge has 16,971 points to move past Celtics great Bob Cousy for 93rd in league history. … The Spurs made only three 3-pointers, a season low. Their previous season low was six against Indiana on Oct. 24.
Lakers: At Minnesota on Monday night.
Spurs: Host Dallas on Monday night.


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It's been a while, folks! But on the eve of the NDP's big conference, I had to just make a somewhat-related comment on Rex Murphy's latest pontification on Tom Mulcair's popularity conundrum. Which isn't as much of a conundrum, or a crisis, as people will make out in the midst of the LPC race.
It seems to me he'd advise the Opposition Leader to try and have it both ways: come on out with bigger, bolder, more distinctive ideas – but at the same time don't have ideas that are too big, or bold, or even distinctive.
On how to work a referendum, Murphy says that he "doesn't get" 50%+1 as a democratic concept (it's clearer to me than the idea of the Liberals' "clear majority," and much, much clearer a mandate than the plurality our government governs with). He doesn't like Dutch Disease, for the same reason most neurotic patriots don't like it – it smacks too much of a problem, and Canada doesn't have problems! He thinks going after Harper is tired – what do you suggest? Don't go after Harper, and thus actually become the "hermit" that you're already seeing?
Anyone who thinks that Tom Mulcair is suffering because he has charisma issues has to remind themselves who got 39% in the last election. Mulcair knows that – and, for better or for worse, he emulates aspects of it. Just like Harper, he punches clearly on a discrete set of themes, and then goes tactically under the radar when it suits him.
You don't have to love it, of course, but no one can say that isn't a recipe for success in Canadian politics.


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Dancing On Ice 2021 line-up: Capital FM star Sonny Jay signs up alongside soap stars and Jason Donovan
Roman Kemp's radio co-star is the latest star confirmed for next year's Dancing On Ice.
Samuel McManusSenior Showbiz Reporter
The greatest show on ice is back as Dancing On Ice will return for it's 13th series in early 2021.
Phillip Schofield, 58, and Holly Willoughby, 39, are expected to return to host the hit ITV show, which was won by Joe Swash in March.
Joe, 38, lifted the trophy with professional skater Alex Murphy, with Diversity dancer Perri Kiely and partner Vanessa Bauer finishing in second place.
The rumoured Dancing On Ice line-up for 2021 is here (Image: Getty)
The full line-up for the next series will be announced very soon, with the show dropping a number of hints at the stars they've signed up on Twitter.
Posting to their 285,000 followers, the show shared teasers of four of the stars who will be taking to the ice after Christmas.
Alongside the image, they posted emojis depicting a bar of soap, a ticket, a radio, a baby's bottle, leaving fans guessing who could have signed up.
The show has now started to announce this year's line up, let's see who's taking to the rink next year...
Sonny Jay - CONFIRMED
Roman Kemp's Capital FM breakfast show co-host Sonny Jay has become the sixth star to be confirmed for Dancing On Ice.
Sonny Jay will be supported on Dancing On Ice by his Capital FM co-host Roman Kemp (Image: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
The 27 year old first found fame on Britain's Got Talent in 2012, making it to the final as part of boyband Loveable Ro
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 08: Sonny Jay attends the Capital FM Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium on June 08, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
gues.
He says of joining the line-up: "I'll be happy to leave this competition knowing that I can skate backwards with a beer in my hand. Anything else is a bonus!"
Jason Donovan - CONFIRMED
Jason Donovan, 52, has been announced as the fifth star to take part in Dancing On Ice on Thursday's This Morning.
(Image: John Phillips/Getty Images)
A source said ahead of the announcement: "Jason is a great signing for the show as he has plenty of star power.
"He knows how to dance but if he thinks it'll be any help once he's on the ice he has another thing coming.
"He's hoping to rank higher in this show than he did on Strictly, he just needs to find out if he can stay upright once he has his skates on."
Faye Brookes - CONFIRMED
Former Coronation Street star Faye Brookes, 33, is taking to the ice after quitting the hit soap last year.
Faye Brookes quit Coronation Street last year (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Her inclusion was announced on Lorraine on Thursday morning as she joined the Scottish presenter to discuss her excitement at joining the show.
A source said as she was rumoured to take part: "Faye will bring the glamour to the ice and DOI bosses are over the moon she's chosen to put her skates on this year.
"With her top class acting skills she's sure to impress the judges in the performance stakes."
Denise Van Outen - CONFIRMED
Denise Van Outen was confirmed to be starring on the hit ITV show during Loose Women on Wednesday.
Denise Van Outen is thought to be replacing Katie Price on the line-up (Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
But the 46 year old's inclusion was hilariously ruined by Linda Robson ahead of the official announcement when she was given some clues as to who had signed up.
Linda was handed a photo of Denise Welch, a fox, a van and a full English breakfast.
As the name dawned on her, she blurted out: "Denise Van Outen!" before her co-stars were left gasping. "Did I ruin it?," the Birds of a Feather actress went on to ask.
Joe Warren-Plant - CONFIRMED
Joe Warren-Plant was the second famous face revealed to be hitting the rink, with the announcement being made on This Morning.
Emmerdale's Joe Warren-Plant has been confirmed for Dancing On Ice (Image: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
Soaps expert Sharon Marshall revealed the Emmerdale actor would be starring as she gave the lowdown on the latest from the ITV show.
Joe said he is "super excited" to be taking part in the show, adding: "It's a new challenge, I've never done anything like this before."
The 18 year old was widely reported to be taking part, with eagle-eyed viewers noticing he was featured in the series teaser.
Myleene Klass - CONFIRMED
Myleene Klass was the first confirmed star to take to the ice, with the announcement being made on 20 September.
Myleene Klass is the first star announced for next year's Dancing On Ice (Image: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
The 42 year old said of her signing: "I have a 13 year old daughter and a nine year old daughter who are obsessed with ice skating.
"They both ice skate and I stand there and I hold the coats. That's my role – to tie the shoelaces and hold the coats. Now it's my turn to learn and I can't wait!"
Billie Faiers - RUMOURED
Billie Faiers, 30, has reportedly signed up for the hit show, with fans believing the baby bottle emoji in the show's teaser represents The Mummy Diaries star.
Billie Faiers could follow in the footsteps of TOWIE co-star Gemma Collins (Image: Lia Toby/WireImage)
A source told The Sun Online: "Dancing on Ice bosses are excited to bring in Billie after the success of her TOWIE co-star Gemma Collins. She's set to bring fun energy to the show."
It is thought that Billie is one of the last stars to agree to compete on the show, with rumours of her appearance building in the last week.
Wayne Bridge - RUMOURED
Footballer Wayne Bridge, 40, is thought to be slipping on the skates after becoming a hit with ITV viewers on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! viewers in 2016.
Wayne Bridge could be returning to screens four years after he starred on I'm A Celebrity... (Image: Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)
A source told The Sun Online: "Wayne amused fans in lockdown with his TikTok moves, now they'll get to see how entertaining he is on the ice."
Wayne will be cheered on by his wife Frankie Bridge, who showcased her own dance moves on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.
Rebekah Vardy - RUMOURED
Rebekah Vardy has reportedly accepted an offer for £50,000 to star on the next series of the ice skating show.
Rebekah Vardy wants to put the WAGatha Christie scandal behind her by heading to the rink (Image: John Rainford/Getty Images)
The 38 year old is thought to have "auditioned" for the show earlier this summer following the WAGatha Christie scandal.
A source told The Sun: "She feels ready to return to the limelight. She can't live under a shadow forever and wants to remind people she's a fun mum.
"Becky is also really good at skating. She's ready to shine."
Dr Alex George - RUMOURED
Love Island star Dr Alex George, 30, is thought to have signed after a hard year working on the frontline.
Dr Alex George is said to be swapping A&E for the ice rink (Image: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
The NHS doctor has been fighting the coronavirus pandemic and heartbreakingly lost his younger brother last month.
Alex was spotted at auditions earlier this year, with it being believed he could have signed on the dotted line in recent weeks.
Luke Trotman - RUMOURED
Dr Alex George might not be the only Love Island star heading to the ice next year, with 2020 runner-up Luke Trotman said to have signed up.
Luke Trotman will follow in the footsteps of Kem Cetinay, Wes Nelson and Maura Higgins (Image: OK!/Sam Riley)
Love Island stars typically do well on the show with Kem Cetinay and Nes Welson both landing in the final.
The 23 year old was spotted leaving auditions with Denise and Wayne, sparking rumours he has signed up alongside them.
Baga Chipz - RUMOURED
RuPaul's Drag Race star Baga Chipz is thought to be the first ever drag queen to take to the ice.
Drag queen Baga Chipz is thought to have signed up to star (Image: Jo Hale/Redferns)
The 30 year old, whose real name is Leo Loren, has recently collaborated with former Dancing On Ice contestant Saara Aalto on a new single after previously hitting number one on the iTunes chart as part of drag queen girl group The Frock Destroyers.
A friend of the performer said: "Baga has told us she thinks she's in with a shot of appearing on Dancing on Ice.
"She would love to prove her worth. She's a natural entertainer and would be brilliant on that show."
Rufus Hound - RUMOURED
Rufus Hound, 41, was reportedly one of the last stars to sign up to star on Dancing On Ice before rehearsals begin next month.
Rufus Hound could be entertaining viewers this winter (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Producers are said to be "delighted" to have signed up the comedian and former Celebrity Juice regular.
An insider said: "Dancing On Ice are putting together one of their most eclectic line-ups ever and bosses are delighted to have got Rufus onboard."
Lady Leshurr - RUMOURED
Lady Leshurr is thought to have completed the line-up, becoming the last star to sign alongside Rufus.
Rapper Lady Leshurr is one of the last stars thought to have signed up (Image: Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
The 30 year old rapper rose to fame on YouTube and is familiar to ITV viewers from her time on panel show Don't Hate The Playaz.
A source said of her and Rufus: "Neither of them are going to play it safe - on the show or on the ice. The next series is certainly not going to be light on entertainment."
Colin Jackson - RUMOURED
Colin Jackson, 53, is said to be determined to reach the final of the hit ITV show early next year.
Athlete Colin Jackson supposedly completes the line-up (Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage)
An insider said: "Colin is a real coup for Dancing On Ice as they already know he has moves.
"But being on skates means he's unlikely to have any advantage over other contestants as it's a tricky surface to master."
Dancing On Ice returns to ITV in early 2021
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-Ready late March 2019- One just can't improve this one: perfect red, perfect white center and perfect flower shape. Although a show auricula, which usually shouldn't be exposed to rain avoiding the center to be washed out, we find 'Cortina' is holding very well up to the overhead irrigation. Grows in most well drained garden soils. Full sun is fine in higher elevation and/or cooler regions, otherwise needs a place without afternoon heat.


Online games become more and more popular every day.
Online games become more and more popular every day. It is hard not to hear something about them. In this article, I want to inform you about types of flash games.
The first type is simulators. This is probably one of the most popular genres of computer games. The secret of its popularity is diverse. After all, you can simulate anything you want. One can be both a pilot of a plane and a god in different games. One of the most popular types of simulators is the sport. Any kind of sport, like football, volleyball, snowboard, and hockey. Here you may find everything you want.
The best thing about this genre of flash games is that such games are more or less educational. Some training programs are based on simulators. For example, you want to learn English. You find a flash game where the main character goes to England. And there starting from the basics, you learn the language. The benefit, in my opinion, is noticeable. Especially if you play with the sound.
The next type of flash games is strategies. This genre is also very popular. Especially among men's. Even very adult uncles, sitting in their office, often play these games. Here it is necessary to think a lot. You have to think about the army, the state, or even the whole planet. It is an excellent game for developing of strategic thinking.
Role games are also very popular. Good by the fact that the hero at the period of the game develops, accumulates various necessary items and generally grows. Usually, role-playing games have story-fantasies. You can choose different heroes. It is mostly a priest, a thief, a magician and a knight. You can be good, you can be bad, you can perform tasks, you cannot perform. Full freedom of choice.
What is good for teenagers about this game? The main thing is that if they choose the path of evil, then the game is significantly complicated. Accordingly, it is concluded that it is easier to be good than evil and very bad.
However, try not to forget about real life with such games, real life is better anyway.


"Was the Library Center screening — audiences actually applauded when Bening's character recited lyrics to a Joni Mitchell song — a false barometer of the film's real potential outside Park City?"
Joni's version of "All I Want" will be included on the soundtrack to the film "The Kids Are All Right", starring Annette Bening and Julianne Moore. August 3rd is the scheduled release date.
In the new movie, "The Kids Are All Right" there is the best incorporation of music into a movie scene that I can recall. It is based on Joni Mitchell's BLUE. We don't hear Joni. All we see is the BLUE album cover; all we hear is Mark Ruffalo's and Annette Bening's characters singing / harmonizing a cappella at the dinner table. It's a scene I won't forget for a while. The rest of the movie is very good too.
The Kids are All Right has been named the winner of the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival.