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Louis Prima
A tireless showman and an underrated musical talent, Louis Prima swung his way to icon status thanks to an irresistible, infectious sound whose appeal translated across generations. Nominally a swing artist, Prima's distinctive sound also encompassed New Orleans-style jazz, boogie-woogie, jump blues, R&B, early rock & roll, and even the occasional Italian tarantella. Regardless of what form his music took, it swung hard and fast, with a rolling, up-tempo shuffle beat that helped some of his earlier material cross over to R&B audiences (his songs were also covered by jump blues artists from time to time). His greatest period of popularity coincided with his marriage to singer Keely Smith, whose coolly sophisticated vocals and detached stage manner made a perfect counterpoint to Prima's boisterous presence: mugging, clowning, and cavorting around the stage with the boundless enthusiasm of a hyperactive boy. Prima's band during this time was anchored by tenor saxophonist Sam Butera, whose grounding in jump blues and New Orleans R&B was a perfect match. Perhaps because Prima refused to take his music too seriously, sober-minded jazz critics often dismissed him as a mere entertainer, overlooking his very real talent as a jazzman. He was a capable, gravelly-voiced singer modeled on Louis Armstrong, boasting a surprising range, and was also a fine trumpet player, again in the irrepressible mold of Armstrong; what was more, he wrote Benny Goodman's perennial swing smash "Sing, Sing, Sing." Prima's impact on popular culture was also significant; his pronounced ethnicity made it safe for other Italian-American singers to acknowledge their roots, and he was the first high-profile musical act to take up regular residence in the lounges and casinos of Las Vegas, helping to start the city's transformation into a broader-based entertainment capital. His musical legacy proved long-lasting, as covers of his classics became modern-day hits for David Lee Roth and Brian Setzer; additionally, the '90s swing revival, which sought to re-emphasize the danceability and sense of fun that had largely disappeared from jazz, brought Prima's music back into the limelight (as well as the good graces of critics). Louis Prima was born December 7, 1910 in New Orleans, LA, to an Italian family who'd emigrated to the U.S. by way of Argentina. He took violin lessons as a youth, but switched to trumpet at age 15 when his older brother went out on tour with a band and left a spare instrument behind. By 17, Prima was playing professionally at a New Orleans theater, influenced chiefly by Louis Armstrong and King Oliver. This was a problem, since the theater was not a jazz venue, and Prima was fired. In the early '30s, he caught on with cornetist Red Nichols for a time, and moved to New York in 1934 at the urging of star bandleader Guy Lombardo, who had been impressed with Prima's trumpet playing. Initially struggling to find work, Prima formed a Dixieland-style backing group called the New Orleans Gang and landed a regular gig at a 52nd Street club known as the Famous Door. The band was a hit, adopting "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" as their signature song, and recorded numerous sides for a succession of labels up through 1939; some of the better-known members included -- at various points -- clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, pianist Claude Thornhill, guitarist George Van Eps, reedman Eddie Miller, and trombonist George Brunies. Prima also traveled to Los Angeles periodically, and made cameo appearances in several Hollywood musicals, starting with the Bing Crosby Western Rhythm on the Range in 1936. Meanwhile, Prima was composing original material, and in 1937 he completed a song called "Sing, Sing, Sing." Benny Goodman recorded an instrumental version and had a huge smash with it the following year, spotlighting it in his legendary Carnegie Hall appearance; to this day it remains one of the most readily identifiable melodies of the swing era. Prima broke up the New Orleans Gang in 1939 to form his own big band, which he dubbed the Gleeby Rhythm Orchestra. Following World War II, the band started to take off, landing hits with novelty numbers that often drew upon Prima's Italian background and accent. The first was 1944's "Angelina," a major success that paved the way for titles like "Felicia No Capicia," "Bacciagaloop (Makes Love on the Stoop)," "Please No Squeeza Da Banana," and "Josephina, Please No Leana on the Bell." Prima also made the Hit Parade Top Ten with songs like "Robin Hood" (1944; covered the next year by Les Brown for a bigger hit), "Bell Bottom Trousers" (sung by Lily Ann Carol in 1945), and "Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)" (1947). He also wrote Jo Stafford's 1947 hit "A Sunday Kind of Love." In 1948, Prima hired a new female vocalist for his band, a 16-year-old Norfolk, Virginia native named Dorothy Keely, who was renamed Keely Smith. Prima parlayed her initial shyness into a stage routine where he attempted to break down her icily reserved façade. The contrast in their styles made for immediate chemistry, and Smith's boyish haircut only added to the duo's distinctive stage presence. Prima broke up the big band in 1949, and continued to work with Smith as a more streamlined nightclub act. They scored a hit in 1950 with their co-composition "Oh Babe!" and toured the country over the next few years. In the summer of 1953, Smith became Prima's fourth wife. By late 1954, Prima was finding bookings harder and harder to come by. He talked a friend into booking him for an extended stay at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, and while passing through New Orleans, he recruited locally popular tenor saxophonist Sam Butera as a possible collaborator if things went well. They did, and Prima called Butera out to Vegas, asking him to bring a few more musicians; the new group debuted at the Sahara on the day after Christmas, and Butera dubbed them the Witnesses during Prima's first on-stage introduction. Their act quickly became a sensation around Las Vegas, and their engagement turned into a residency, billed as "The Wildest Show in Vegas," which ran up to five times a night. Prima and Smith's comic banter was riddled with sexual innuendo, and they sometimes rewrote the lyrics to popular standards in the same spirit; meanwhile, Butera's jump blues/R&B background kept the music equally lively. Even if the music was aimed at older listeners, it shared a great deal of the spirit of early rock & roll. In 1956, Prima inked a new deal with Capitol, which marked the beginning of the most celebrated and influential period of his recording career. His first album for the label was 1956's The Wildest!, which successfully translated the high energy of his live act into a studio recording; it featured many of his best-known latter-day songs, including the "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" medley, "Jump, Jive an' Wail," "Buona Sera," "Oh Marie," and the jive-talking duet "The Lip." Over the next few years, Capitol issued six more Prima albums, highlighted by 1957's The Call of the Wildest and 1958's concert set The Wildest Show in Tahoe. He appeared frequently on The Ed Sullivan Show and other variety programs, and in 1958 he and Smith won a Grammy for their hit version of "That Old Black Magic." In 1959, they appeared in the film Hey Boy! Hey Girl!, which featured their renditions of the title song, "Lazy River," and "Banana Split for My Baby," among others. While Prima and Smith boasted terrific chemistry on stage, their infidelity-riddled marriage was floundering by the close of the '50s. In 1961, Prima switched from Capitol to Dot Records, and from the Sahara Hotel to the Desert Inn; with his popularity still running high, both deals netted huge sums of money. However, Smith divorced him later that year, scuttling the act and largely negating the deals. Prima returned to Capitol for one final album, 1962's The Wildest Comes Home, and hired a new female vocalist, Gia Maione, who became his fifth wife in 1963. Without Smith, he was never again as popular or prolific on record, but he continued to perform in Las Vegas with Butera and the Witnesses, and toured successfully as well. In 1967, Disney tapped Prima to voice the character of King Louie, ruler of the orangutans, in its animated adaptation of The Jungle Book; his featured number, the swinging "I Wanna Be Like You," ranks among the best-loved Disney songs of its era. Prima spent much of the late '60s and early '70s playing Vegas casinos and lounges, most notably at the Sands Hotel. With more and more musical acts taking up residence in the city, Prima no longer had the drawing power of old, and in the early '70s he and Butera returned home to New Orleans, where they made a steadier living playing in the French Quarter for the tourist crowd. In late 1975, Prima underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor, and fell into a coma; although he survived for nearly three more years, he never regained consciousness, and died on August 24, 1978. Prima's music began to reappear in subsequent years; ex-Van Halen singer David Lee Roth scored the best-remembered hit of his solo career with a carbon-copy version of "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" in 1985, and onetime Stray Cat Brian Setzer scored a Grammy-winning hit with his cover of "Jump, Jive an' Wail." Prima's original version was featured in a Gap commercial around the same time, and the swing-dancing fad of the time helped bring the rest of his music back into the public eye. Meanwhile, Sam Butera continued to perform Prima hits from the golden years on the casino circuits in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
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package org.apache.geode.internal.tcp;

import static org.apache.geode.distributed.ConfigurationProperties.SECURITY_PEER_AUTH_INIT;
import static org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.DistributionConfig.DEFAULT_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE;
import static org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.DistributionConfigImpl.SECURITY_SYSTEM_PREFIX;
import static org.apache.geode.internal.inet.LocalHostUtil.getLocalHost;
import static org.apache.geode.test.awaitility.GeodeAwaitility.await;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.nio.channels.ServerSocketChannel;
import java.nio.channels.SocketChannel;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;

import org.apache.geode.CancelCriterion;
import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.DMStats;
import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.Distribution;
import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.DistributionConfig;
import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.DistributionManager;
import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.ReplyMessage;
import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.membership.InternalDistributedMember;
import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.membership.api.Membership;
import org.apache.geode.internal.monitoring.ThreadsMonitoring;
import org.apache.geode.internal.monitoring.executor.AbstractExecutor;
import org.apache.geode.internal.net.BufferPool;
import org.apache.geode.internal.net.SocketCloser;
import org.apache.geode.test.junit.categories.MembershipTest;

@Category(MembershipTest.class)
public class ConnectionTransmissionTest {

  /**
   * Create a sender connection and a receiver connection and pass data from
   * one to the other.
   *
   * This test uses a real socket, but mocks all other collaborators
   * of connection, such as the InternalDistributedSystem.
   */
  @Test
  public void testDataTransmittedBetweenSenderAndReceiverIfMembershipCheckPassed()
      throws Exception {
    final Connection reader = createConnectionsAndWriteMessage(true, false, false);

    await().untilAsserted(() -> verify(reader, times(1)).readMessage(any(), any()));
    assertThat(reader.isClosing()).isFalse();
    verify(reader).readHandshakeForReceiver(any());
    verify(reader).readMessage(any(), any());
    verify(reader, times(0)).requestClose(any());
  }

  @Test
  public void testReceiverClosesConnectionIfMembershipCheckFailed() throws Exception {
    final Connection reader = createConnectionsAndWriteMessage(false, true, true);

    await().untilAsserted(() -> assertThat(assertThat(reader.isClosing()).isTrue()));
    verify(reader).readHandshakeForReceiver(any());
    verify(reader).requestClose("timed out during a membership check");
  }

  private Connection createConnectionsAndWriteMessage(final boolean isSenderInView,
      final boolean isCancelInProgress, final boolean waitUntilReaderExits)
      throws IOException, InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
    final DMStats stats = mock(DMStats.class);
    final BufferPool bufferPool = new BufferPool(stats);
    final ServerSocketChannel acceptorSocket = createReceiverSocket();

    final int serverSocketPort = acceptorSocket.socket().getLocalPort();
    final CompletableFuture<Connection> readerFuture =
        createReaderFuture(acceptorSocket, isSenderInView);

    final Connection sender =
        createWriter(serverSocketPort, isCancelInProgress, waitUntilReaderExits);

    final Connection reader = readerFuture.get();
    final ReplyMessage msg = createReplyMessage(sender);

    final List<Connection> connections = new ArrayList<>();
    connections.add(sender);

    final BaseMsgStreamer streamer = MsgStreamer.create(connections, msg, false, stats, bufferPool);
    streamer.writeMessage();
    return reader;
  }

  /**
   * Start an asynchronous runnable that is waiting for a sender to connect to the socket
   * When the sender connects, this runnable will create a receiver connection and
   * return it to the future.
   */
  private CompletableFuture<Connection> createReaderFuture(final ServerSocketChannel acceptorSocket,
      final boolean isSenderInView) {
    return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(
        () -> createReceiverConnectionOnFirstAccept(acceptorSocket, isSenderInView));
  }

  /**
   * Creates a socket for the receiver side. This is the server socket listening for connections.
   */
  private ServerSocketChannel createReceiverSocket() throws IOException {
    final ServerSocketChannel acceptorSocket = ServerSocketChannel.open();
    acceptorSocket.bind(new InetSocketAddress(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), 0));
    return acceptorSocket;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a dummy reply message.
   */
  private ReplyMessage createReplyMessage(final Connection sender) {
    final ReplyMessage msg = new ReplyMessage();
    msg.setProcessorId(1);
    msg.setRecipient(sender.getRemoteAddress());
    return msg;
  }

  /**
   * Create a sender that connects to the server socket.
   */
  private Connection createWriter(final int serverSocketPort, final boolean isCancelInProgress,
      boolean waitUntilReaderExits)
      throws IOException {
    final ConnectionTable writerTable = mockConnectionTable(waitUntilReaderExits);

    final Membership<InternalDistributedMember> membership = mock(Membership.class);
    final TCPConduit conduit = writerTable.getConduit();
    final InternalDistributedMember remoteAddr =
        new InternalDistributedMember(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), 0, true, true);
    final InternalDistributedMember senderAddr =
        new InternalDistributedMember(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), 1, true, true);

    when(conduit.getCancelCriterion().isCancelInProgress()).thenReturn(isCancelInProgress);
    when(conduit.getMembership()).thenReturn(membership);
    when(conduit.getDM().getCanonicalId(remoteAddr)).thenReturn(remoteAddr);
    when(conduit.getDM().getCanonicalId(senderAddr)).thenReturn(senderAddr);
    when(conduit.getMemberId()).thenReturn(senderAddr);
    when(membership.memberExists(any())).thenReturn(true);

    remoteAddr.setDirectChannelPort(serverSocketPort);
    senderAddr.setDirectChannelPort(conduit.getPort());

    return spy(Connection.createSender(membership, writerTable, true, remoteAddr, true,
        System.currentTimeMillis(), 1000, 1000));
  }

  private Connection createReceiverConnectionOnFirstAccept(final ServerSocketChannel acceptorSocket,
      final boolean isSenderInView) {
    try {
      final SocketChannel readerSocket = acceptorSocket.accept();
      final ConnectionTable readerTable = mockConnectionTable(false);
      if (isSenderInView) {
        when(readerTable.getConduit().waitForMembershipCheck(any())).thenReturn(true);
      }

      final Connection reader = spy(new Connection(readerTable, readerSocket.socket()));
      CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> {
        try {
          reader.initReceiver();
        } catch (final RuntimeException e) {
          e.printStackTrace();
          throw e;
        }
      });
      return reader;
    } catch (final Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }

  /**
   * @param waitUntilReaderExits if true, start reader thread and wait until it exits,
   *        otherwise run it asynchronously.
   */
  private ConnectionTable mockConnectionTable(final boolean waitUntilReaderExits)
      throws UnknownHostException {
    final ConnectionTable connectionTable = mock(ConnectionTable.class);
    final Distribution distribution = mock(Distribution.class);
    final DistributionManager distributionManager = mock(DistributionManager.class);
    final DMStats dmStats = mock(DMStats.class);
    final CancelCriterion stopper = mock(CancelCriterion.class);
    final SocketCloser socketCloser = mock(SocketCloser.class);
    final TCPConduit tcpConduit = mock(TCPConduit.class);
    final ThreadsMonitoring threadMonitoring = mock(ThreadsMonitoring.class);
    final AbstractExecutor threadMonitoringExecutor = mock(AbstractExecutor.class);
    final DistributionConfig config = mock(DistributionConfig.class);

    System.setProperty(SECURITY_SYSTEM_PREFIX + SECURITY_PEER_AUTH_INIT, "true");
    tcpConduit.tcpBufferSize = DEFAULT_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE;

    when(connectionTable.getBufferPool()).thenReturn(new BufferPool(dmStats));
    when(connectionTable.getConduit()).thenReturn(tcpConduit);
    when(connectionTable.getDM()).thenReturn(distributionManager);
    when(connectionTable.getSocketCloser()).thenReturn(socketCloser);

    when(distributionManager.getConfig()).thenReturn(config);
    when(distributionManager.getDistribution()).thenReturn(distribution);
    when(distributionManager.getThreadMonitoring()).thenReturn(threadMonitoring);

    when(tcpConduit.getDM()).thenReturn(distributionManager);
    when(tcpConduit.getCancelCriterion()).thenReturn(stopper);
    when(tcpConduit.getSocketId()).thenReturn(new InetSocketAddress(getLocalHost(), 10337));
    when(tcpConduit.getStats()).thenReturn(dmStats);
    when(tcpConduit.getConfig()).thenReturn(config);

    when(stopper.cancelInProgress()).thenReturn(null);
    when(threadMonitoring.createAbstractExecutor(any())).thenReturn(threadMonitoringExecutor);

    doAnswer(invocationOnMock -> {
      final Runnable runnable = (invocationOnMock.getArgument(0));
      if (waitUntilReaderExits) {
        startReader(runnable);
      } else {
        CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> startReader(runnable));
      }
      return null;
    }).when(connectionTable).executeCommand(any());
    return connectionTable;
  }

  private void startReader(Runnable runnable) {
    try {
      runnable.run();
    } catch (final Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
      throw e;
    }
  }
}

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Twitter chief information security officer Lea Kissner departs
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Q: How to update new column in attribute table with same values but different field type? I am struggling a bit with debugging my code, over something that seems very simple. I am using an update cursor to copy and convert existing string data into a new float column of my shapefile's attribute data.
In the original column titled "DIRECTION_" consists of strings with the following values: n, e, s, w, ne, nw, se, sw; 0-360; and finally, just blank entries. See the figure below.

Here is a picture of my code, with a typo in the comment. (TYPO = "short integer field", when should be "float type"). This code results in all other values inputted as zero except of NSEW.

I have tried to change the type of the new field to FLOAT, LONG, SHORT. And I have tried the following else statements at the end of my for loop, all resulting in type errors.
else:
    row[1] == float(row[0]) #gives Value error: could not convert string to float
else:
    row[1] == row(0)
else:
    row[1] == int(row[0]) #gives error: The value type is incompatible with the field type
else:
    row[1] = row[0] #gives RuntimeError: The value type is incompatible with the field type

A: In your code snippet above you have a double equals == rather than single in your else
else:
    row[1] == row[0] #if entry has a number, copy that number into the new DIR_int column

This won't work.  You need to use
else:
    row[1] = row[0] #if entry has a number, copy that number into the new DIR_int column

But probably what is breaking your code is that you're not checking for empty values (or values with spaces) rather than Null values.  The following code snippet should work.  It checks that there is a value in the cell, and if it is that it isn't a space.  Any spaces, empty cells, or Nulls are transferred into the new column as a Null value.
cursor = da.UpdateCursor(points, ["DIRECTION_", "DIR_int"])

for row in cursor:
    if not row[0] == None and len(row[0]) > 0: # Check if row[0] has a value
        rowValue = row[0].strip() # Strips any leading/trailing spaces
        if rowValue == 'n':
            row[1] = 0
        elif rowValue == 'e':
            row[1] = 90
        elif rowValue == 's':
            row[1] = 180
        elif rowValue == 'w':
            row[1] = 270
        elif rowValue == 'ne':
            row[1] = 45
        elif rowValue == 'nw':
            row[1] = 315
        elif rowValue == 'se':
            row[1] = 135
        elif rowValue == 'sw':
            row[1] = 225
        elif rowValue.isnumeric(): # Checks if the value is a number
            row[1] = rowValue
        else: # If it still doesn't work, make it a Null
            row[1] = None
    else: # If row[0] doesn't have a value, then set row[1] to Null
        row[1] = None
    cursor.updateRow(row)

Here is a screenshot of my output - I've used your values (as far as I can tell regarding empty values) plus added a few more to test.

EDIT:
Working on FelixIP's suggestion above about using a Dictionary, the following looks a lot easier to read (and edit):
cursor = da.UpdateCursor(points, ["DIRECTION_", "DIR_int"])

def directions(value):
    dirDict = {
                'n': 0,
                'e': 90,
                's': 180,
                'w': 270,
                'ne': 45,
                'nw': 315,
                'se': 135,
                'sw': 225
              }
    return dirDict.get(value, None)

for row in cursor:

    if row[0] and len(row[0]) > 0: # Check if row[0] has a value
        rowValue = row[0].strip().lower() # Strips any leading/trailing spaces

        if rowValue.isnumeric(): # If it's numeric, just use the existing value
            row[1] = rowValue
        else: # If it's not numeric, then look it up in the dictionary
            row[1] = directions(rowValue)

    else: # If row[0] doesn't have a value, then set row[1] to Null
        row[1] = None

    cursor.updateRow(row)

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And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.
And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.
Then the death of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, took place; and his body was put in the earth in the hill of Phinehas his son, which had been given to him in the hill-country of Ephraim.
Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.
And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.
Bible > Joshua > Joshua 24 > Joshua 24:33
Clarke's Joshua 24:33 Bible Commentary
And Eleazar - died - Probably about the same time as Joshua, or soon after; though some think he outlived him six years. Thus, nearly all the persons who had witnessed the miracles of God in the wilderness were gathered to their fathers; and their descendants left in possession of the great inheritance, with the Law of God in their hands, and the bright example of their illustrious ancestors before their eyes. It must be added that they possessed every advantage necessary to make them a great, a wise, and a holy people. How they used, or rather how they abused, these advantages, their subsequent history, given in the sacred books, amply testifies.
A hill that pertained to Phinehas his son - This grant was probably made to Phinehas as a token of the respect of the whole nation, for his zeal, courage, and usefulness: for the priests had properly no inheritance. At the end of this verse the Septuagint add: - "In that day the children of Israel, taking up the ark of the covenant of God, carried it about with them, and Phinehas succeeded to the high priest's office in the place of his father until his death; and he was buried in Gabaath, which belonged to himself. "Then the children of Israel went every man to his own place, and to his own city. "And the children of Israel worshipped Astarte and Ashtaroth, and the gods of the surrounding nations, and the Lord delivered them into the hands of Eglon king of Moab, and he tyrannized over them for eighteen years."
The last six verses in this chapter were, doubtless, not written by Joshua; for no man can give an account of his own death and burial. Eleazar, Phinehas, or Samuel, might have added them, to bring down the narration so as to connect it with their own times; and thus preserve the thread of the history unbroken. This is a common case; many men write histories of their own lives, which, in the last circumstances, are finished by others, and who has ever thought of impeaching the authenticity of the preceding part, because the subsequent was the work of a different hand? Hirtius's supplement has never invalidated the authenticity of the Commentaries of Caesar, nor the work of Quintus Smyrnaeus, that of the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer; nor the 13th book of Aeneid, by Mapheus Viggius, the authenticity of the preceding twelve, as the genuine work of Virgil. We should be thankful that an adequate and faithful hand has supplied those circumstances which the original author could not write, and without which the work would have been incomplete. Mr. Saurin has an excellent dissertation on this grand federal act formed by Joshua and the people of Israel on this very solemn occasion, of the substance of which the reader will not be displeased to find the following very short outline, which may be easily filled up by any whose business it is to instruct the public; for such a circumstance may with great propriety be brought before a Christian congregation at any time: -
"Seven things are to be considered in this renewal of the covenant.
I. The dignity of the mediator.
II. The freedom of those who contracted.
III. The necessity of the choice.
IV. The extent of the conditions.
V. The peril of the engagement.
VI. The solemnity of the acceptance.
VII. The nearness of the consequence.
"I. The dignity of the mediator. - Take a view of his names, Hosea and Jehoshua. God will save: he will save. The first is like a promise; the second, the fulfillment of that promise. God will save some time or other: - this is the very person by whom he will accomplish his promise. Take a view of Joshua's life: his faith, courage, constancy, heroism, and success. A remarkable type of Christ. See Hebrews 4:8.
"II. The freedom of those who contracted. - Take away the gods which your fathers served beyond the flood; and in Egypt, etc., Joshua 24:14, etc. Joshua exhibits to the Israelites all the religions which were then known:
1. That of the Chaldeans, which consisted in the adoration of fire.
Barnes's Joshua 24:33 Bible Commentary
(Eleazar's burial-place is placed by Conder not at Tibneh but in the village of 'Awertah.)
Wesley's Joshua 24:33 Bible Commentary
24:33 Given him — By special favour, and for his better conveniency in attending upon the ark, which then was, and for a long time was to be in Shiloh, near this place: whereas the cities which were given to the priests, were in Judah. Benjamin, and Simeon, which were remote from Shiloh, tho' near the place where the ark was to have its settled abode, namely, at Jerusalem. It is probable Eleazar died about the same time with Joshua, as Aaron did in the same year with Moses. While Joshua lived, religion was kept up, under his care and influence, but after he and his contemporaries were gone, it swiftly went to decay. How well is it for the gospel church, that Christ, our Joshua, is still with it by his Spirit, and will be always, even to the end of the world?


You will be a brand ambassador for Cherryhill Orchards, ensuring our orchard grounds are maintained to the highest standards and that our visitors have a wonderful experience. You will be responsible for maintaining our gardens, ensuring bins are frequently emptied throughout the day and placed around orchard grounds, you will be trained in driving our gators around the orchard with safety being an absolute priority. You will transport stock around the orchard as required and maintain cleaning standards in all customer areas including toilets, ensuring they are always fully stocked. You may be required to assist with directing traffic, ensuring visitors park safely in allocated spots.
This is a physically demanding job that requires heavy lifting and you will be working outdoors during the summer months.


Interjected by points of 'drama', Urban Project Bureau's 'Up & Down House' creates a framework for spatial relationships within the extension and renovation of a Stoke Newignton residence.
Different scales of spaces, generous natural light, simple joinery and small openings create a distinctly balanced and calming space.
Enlivening and central to the space is UPB's bespoke kinetic kitchen island, co-designed with the tech-enthused client. At the touch of a button, the kitchen island activates, raising and lowering its surface height to accommodate the multiple uses of the busy London family.
Architecturally, the unconventional approach to create a sequence of internal and external living spaces was pivotal to extending this Victorian terrace house. A central 'podium' negotiates a large level change between the existing building and the new extension, this series of plywood joinery elements creates 'rooms-within-rooms', merging habitable spaces between the main living, dining and kitchen areas. An internal window framing views between the front and rear of the house further unifies the spaces.
Breaking from the standard flat-backed extension, angled floor-to-ceiling glazing across the rear elevation is UPB's reinterpretation of the traditional bay window found at the front of the house. As a threshold, it annexes internal and external dwelling 'porches' to the space.
The rear garden is conceived as an 'outdoor room', with brushed stainless steel cladding that catches the light and adds a sense of expansiveness to this tiny space closed in by a 4-storey wall. Subtle light and movement add to the sense of 'drama' through the use of outdoor carbon-fibre lights that sway in the breeze.


5 Steps to get your online store ready for Black Friday – Como o podemos ajudar hoje?
It is approaching one of the most important events worldwide, taking place on the next November 23rd. The Black Friday, in addition to attracting more and more the Portuguese, who are already getting ready for this day through a search of prices variation and offers, also calls the attention of e-commerce itself which has gained profit with this event throughout the last years.
For this purpose, you must have a strategy based on strong digital communication, that will assure you the expected profit. What about you? You already planned your strategy? Here we'll show you some tips that can't miss.
One of the first steps is to analyze your customer base and segment them, offering better discounts for those who already shopped on your store. And for those who never did, the tip is to invest in the promotion of your main product.
You must verify your stock and reinforce it if necessary because the demand will increase due to the promotions and offered conditions on this day. You might also check the most sold products until the date and reinforce the stock.
don't have many products, use this day to apply discounts on the less demanded.
scheduled posts and information campaigns about the promotions you'll make and which products, so that people get informed all the time about it. As for the Newsletter and SMS, you can use them to communicate that you're joining the event and announce the products with discounts. You must communicate days before the event and also on the day itself.
You must maintain contact with your customer (like answering doubts, suggestions and even claims) to retain him, non-abandoning him during the purchase moment or after shopping on your store. With a differentiated communication, your company will stand out for the competition because all of them will be offering discounts and this kind of strategy will be the key to success.


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Our Qt service partnership together with investments in utilising the Qt framework are a part of the strategy aiming to step into international automotive software markets. Cooperation with Ficonic strengthens this development.
"Especially Bitfactor's strong expertise with the Qt framework helped us to reach our goals successfully. Ficonic and Bitfactor will certainly continue their cooperation."
We harnessed design and data analytics to create Linjalla service, including the driver and the passenger mobile applications. Savonlinja's digital leap lead to a complete overhaul of their digital services, and helped them claim a position as a pioneer among their competitors.


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FirstBank Partners Azuri to Provide Solar Services and Deepen Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
By: Segun Lawal
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is out with a new service to make banking a continuallyrewarding experience for its customers. The bank has entered into as partnership with leading pay-as-you-go solar technology outfit, Azuri Technologies, in a unique partnership that will help deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria while making reliable and clean power to millions of Nigerians affordable.
Azuri's solar home TV product will be co-branded under the partnership and co-marketed by FirstBank and Azuri. Pay-as-you-go customers will be able to pay for their solar via FirstBank's Firstmonie agent network and mobile payment solution. Firstmonie agents are positioned within rural and semi-urban locations across the country and provide basic financial services such as account opening, cash deposit, cash withdrawals and bills payment More than 60 million of Nigeria's roughly 200 million people do not have bank accounts and as little as 6% of people have a mobile money account. (World Bank figures 2018).
Speaking on the partnership, Azuri CEO Simon Bransfield-Garth and FirstBank CEO Adesola Adeduntan stated the partnership was a positive step in providing much needed energy and enabling access to financial services in rural, low-income areas.
"This partnership combines the reach of FirstBank with Azuri's technology and pay-as-you-go solar expertise to bring next generation power to off-grid consumers in Nigeria" said Azuri CEO, Simon Bransfield-Garth.
"Azuri and FirstBank share the vision of a level playing field where all consumers have the ability to benefit from modern financial and digital services, regardless of where they live and this agreement is another step in making that vision a reality."
According to FirstBank CEO, Adesola Adeduntan, "Financial inclusion is a priority with FirstBank and we are excited that with this partnership, our customers are able to access a wide range of services that address real problems such as access to power. With our over 16,000 Firstmonie Agents spread across the length and breadth of Nigeria, our customers are at an advantage in enjoying seamless financial services from the Bank that puts them first."
From solar home lighting to solar satellite TV, Azuri systems are designed to deliver world class performance at an affordable price for all customers that experience irregular power supply. Customers make small weekly or monthly payments to unlock their system and power.
Pay-as-you-go solar is transforming lives by providing energy for lighting, phones and TVs while helping boost local economies with new employment opportunities and connecting off-grid households to financial and digital services that are helping improve productivity and increase income.
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President Buhari Needs Four More Years to Finish his Task….Garba
We Stand with Ohanaeze, Afenifere NEF, others on Atiku – Groups
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Asked renowned philosopher, writer and composer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau in one of his writings while highlighting the importance of the simple yet impactful act.
According to a health fact sheet produced by the Random Acts of Kindness Organisation, being altruistic increases one's oxytocin, also called the 'love hormone', makes one happy, increases lifespan and stimulates the production of serotonin, a feel-good chemical that heals one's wounds, calms down, and makes one happy. The fact sheet further notes that being involved in acts of kindness decreases pain as it produces endorphins, the brain's natural painkiller, reduces anxiety, stress, depression and blood pressure.
Jamil Zaki, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, recently conducted a series of studies that observed how witnessing kindness inspires kindness, causing it to spread like a virus. He concluded that "by emphasising empathy-positive norms, we may be able to leverage the power of social influence to combat apathy and conflict in new ways."
Another study conducted by Oxford University researchers and which found out that just seven days of small acts of kindness will make one happier, also attests to the scientific evidence that altruism is beneficial.
Nigeria's oldest financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, which is this year celebrating its 125th anniversary, has an initiative aimed at restoring the fading age-long culture of being one's brother's keeper called SPARK. An acronym for Start Promoting Acts of Random Kindness, the initiative is also to reawaken the spirit of showing kindness which soci0-economic circumstances have forced many people to neglect.
The initiative, which is an integral part of its Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CR&S) Week, saw its employees and external stakeholders supporting humanitarian causes through crowdfunding. The staff members and others were encouraged to make small contributions/donations in aid of people who were in critical needs.
With the belief that a small act of kindness goes a long way in changing the world, staffers and other well-meaning Nigerians warmly embraced the initiative promoting compassion and being charitable. Through the Bank's CR&S week people's lives are positively impacted. Senior management executives led their subordinates to distribute essential commodities to orphanages across the country while old people and people living with disabilities also benefitted.
Having earlier encouraged its employees who made donations to also participate in nominating those they thought were deserving of acts of random kindness nominations based on the criteria of community/individual's emotive story and the significance of the individual/community need, 10 beneficiaries eventually emerged last year. Among these was Baby Ijeoma, who was in dire need of cardiac surgery to correct her congenital heart disease and forestall irreversible and life-threatening complication and who got over N1.5 million assistance.
Also, Mrs. Mary Pius, a widow with five children and fruits seller who was unable to send her children to school, received support while Lawal Seun, a boy and the third child of a blind woman in Ondo town whose husband abandoned with the four children some years ago, returned to secondary school courtesy the SPARK initiative.
As previously done, FirstBank is activating SPARK again this year with more activities added to bolster the impact of the CR&S week and to serve as a platform to implore Nigerians about the long-cherished value of showing empathy and compassion on the four main areas: Education and Scholarship Fund; Welfare Fund for Mothers; Welfare Fund for the Old and Disabled, and Orphanage Support Fund.
SHAREHOLDERS COMMEND FBNHOLDINGS FOR A SUCCESFUL AGM AS MANAGEMENT ASSURRES OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE
The shareholders of FBN Holdings Plc have been assured of brighter future and enhanced dividend at the 7th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos.
Speaking at the meeting in Lagos, Dr Oba Otudeko, FBN Holdings Group Chairman, assured the shareholders that the company had mapped out strategies aimed at ensuring enhanced value creation for the future.
Otudeko said that the board and management would work together to create shareholder value and build strong foundation for the future.
"We are not resting on our laurels, and our renewed approach to synergy and innovation will be major drivers to unlocking earnings potential for our group.
"We believe that our efforts to integrate our offerings and provide end-to-end solutions for our customers will create a competitive advantage in our markets," he said.
Also speaking, Mr Urum Kalu Eke, Group Managing Director FBN Holdings, said that the company was committed to greater exploits in the future in its drive to deliver value to its shareholders.
" I would like to reiterate our promise to you and the entire market that 2019 represents for us the year of inflection.
"All leading indicators, derived from our numbers, point to the commencement of growth across businesses, markets and indices.
"As we transition to a new strategic planning cycle post-2019, we are confident that the focused execution of our strategy, investment in future-enabling technologies, development of our talents and our re-engineered processes to repositioning the group for ultimate benefit of the shareholders," Eke said.
He also commended the shareholders for their unwavering support to the group over the years.
The company for the period under review posted a profit after tax of N59.7 billion compared with N45. 5 billiin achieved in the comparative period of 2017, an increase of 31.4 per cent.
Profit before tax stood at N65. 3 billion against N54.5 billion recorded in 2017, representing a growth of 19.7 per cent.
Gross earnings stood at N583.5 billion compared with N595. 4 billion in 2017, a decrease of two per cent.
Its total assets rose by 6.3 per cent from N5.2 trillion in 2017 to N5.6 trillion during the review period.
Similarly, customers deposits expanded by 10.9 per cent from N3.1 trillion in 2017 to N3.5 trillion in 2018.
The year also recorded reduction in impairment charges which declined to N87. 3 billion from N150.4 billion, representing 42 per cent drop and a proof to the improving loan book of the commercial bank.
He assured the shareholders that the board and management had restructured the entire group for more sustainable growth.
"For liquidity perspective, you have a strong institution that would pay dividend on a regular basis.
"We have built capital buffet at the commercial bank and the other entities are well capitalised also.
"2019 promises to be a much better year than 2018; all operating entities are in safe hands with good management teams.
"NPL ratio should be at single digit by end of 2019, we will pursue recovery and when it happens the commercial bank will contribute to dividend payment," he stated.
Eke noted that significant growth in the bottom line was due to several factors including the improved risk management processes which endured that impairment changes dropped year-on-year.
He , also, attributed the growth to implementation of servers cost containment initiatives during the period.
Also speaking, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Chief Executive Officer, said that recovery efforts on all accounts provisioned were in progress.
Adeduntan said that the bank would ensure that no kobo would be left in the hands of third party, noting that, they bank would work harder to resolve all the legacy NPL.
He said that the number of banking agents had increased to 20,000, adding that the figure processed through agency banking platform reached N1 trillion as at last week.
The shareholders at the meeting approved a total dividend of N9.3 billion, which translated to 26k per share.
More Winners Set to Emerge in UBA Wise Savers Promo: N90m still up for grabs
Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again announced that another set of 20 loyal customers will get a chance to win N1,500,000 each, in the second edition of its quarterly drawfor the ongoing UBA Wise Savers Promo, which would hold in April at the bank's Corporate head office.
This development more than anything is an opportunity for potential and intending customers to take their chance and add to the growing number of millionaires who have benefitted from the ongoing Wise Savers Promo as a whopping N90Million is still up for grabs.
To qualify for the draws, new and existing customers of the bank are expected to save at least N10,000 each month for three consecutive months, or N30,000 for 90 days in the promo, which will run for the rest of the year. Apart from the N30 million, won by 20 customers last month, January to be precise another N90 million is still expected to be won by 60 more loyal customers in the remaining three quarters of the year.
Already the following winners, who cut across all regions of the country; Nnadumije, Ebube Dawn; Onwochei Christiana Okwukwe; Eze Mathias Nnaji; Christian N Orie; Uka, Okwudiri; Okata Stephen Uche; Okafor Onyinye Esther; Nwanekezi Chimezie Jude; Ayomide V Yahaya and Olanegan, Oyetunde Keji, have already claimed their cash prize and are currently spreading the news so others can take advantage of the once in a life time opportunity.
Others winners doing same are Emmanuel Onu Chidozie; Mohammed Fatima; Aminu, Mustapha; James Nanre; Pahinti Albert; Emmanuel O Adeniji; Jaki Movihinze Mercy; Saminu Muritala Mohammed; Ezeh Raphael Uballa; Uchenna Iheji.
The Group Executive, Digital and Consumer Banking, Mr. Anant Rao, while speaking on the forthcoming Raffle draw, noted that a lot of lives have been positively impacted, following the previous draw where 20 people went home with N1,500,000 each totaling, N90 million.
According to Rao: "there is no better time to give back and delight customers than this challenging economic period where people need all the support they can get to make life more meaningful. With this in mind we decided to prioritise them as we always like to do at UBA by giving them plenty to cheer about and that is the reason for the 'Wise Savers Promo".
"I have been privileged to visit some of the customers who won in January, and was more than fulfilled to see happiness and gratitude on the faces of the fortunate 20 when their cash prizes were presented to them. That feeling is indescribable, to this end we are more than motivated to do more so our customers can better achieve their dreams and goals in life, I am happy this cash prize can go a long way, to this end, enjoin many more customers to participate in the promo, you never can tell, it could be you"
Head Retail Liabilities, Tomiwa Sotiloye, also explained that the promo was consistent with the bank's novel initiatives in prioritizing customers and this was necessitated because our customers are invaluable to all that we do.
"He continued, we would continue to listen and give them nothing short of the best that they deserve. UBA will not relent, because we are impressed with the impact this has made so far and would continue to touch the lives of our loyal customers positively". Sotiloye noted


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Lego opens largest Southeast Asia store at Singapore's Resorts World in Sentosa
Vinny Halo July 5, 2021
Lego has opened a new Certified Store in Singapore, the largest of its of kind from the Danish toy block maker to open in Southeast Asia.
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Located inside the city's Resorts World in Sentosa (RWS), near the entrance to Universal Studios, the Southeast Asia flagship spans 3,165 square feet and features a 17-metre-tall storefront facade made from giant Lego bricks, and an "I love SG" mural.
Inside the store, shoppers will be greeted by the largest Lego mosaic wall in Singapore. Dubbed 'Quay Colours', the wall was designed by Singapore Lego Certified professional, Nicholas Foo. It measures 2.3 metres tall, and is 4 metres wide, and is made up of 103,650 Lego bricks, according to Geek Culture. The Lego Mosaic Maker will also make its debut at the new RWS store, where customers can purchase their very own personalised Lego mosaic portraits.
"At the Lego Group, we continue to innovate new play themes and experiences for children and adults alike," said Cesar Ridruejo, General Manager, Southeast Asia at the Lego Group.
"The opening of Southeast Asia's largest Lego Certified Store here in Singapore epitomises this with new features such as the first ever Lego Mosaic Maker in Southeast Asia and the prominent inclusion of adult fan creations that demonstrate the endless possibilities one can imagine and create with Lego bricks. Families and fans are welcome to join us in this journey of creative play on the Sentosa island, synonymous to the state of fun," continued Ridruejo.
The RWS store opening comes two months after Lego open its largest Singapore Certified Store at Suntec.
SEE ALSO : Interview with LEGO: expansion plans and consumer diversification
Spanning 49 hectares, RWS is home to several parks and attractions including Universal Studios Singapore, S.E.A. Aquarium, Dolphin Island and Adventure Cove Waterpark; six luxury hotels; the Resorts World Convention Centre; and a casino, as well as retail and food and beverage outlets from an array of brands and companies. RWS is wholly owned by Genting Singapore, a company of the Genting Group.
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Q: Insert results from a stored procedure into a table variable I have a stored procedure that stores values in a table variable. I select these values and return them when the procedure is called.
I am trying to set these return values in another table variable but I can't figure it out.
Stored procedure
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[GetOrSetDomainId]
@DomainName varchar(50),
@DomainUrl varchar(50)
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @DomainId bigint;
    DECLARE @NumberOfRwos bigint;

    DECLARE @DomainHistory TABLE
    (
        DomainId bigint,
        HasHistory bit,
        ServerOnline bit,
        DatabaseOnline bit,
        ServerPerformance bigint,
        DatabasePerformance bigint,
        SoldTickets bigint
    )

    SELECT  @NumberOfRwos =  COUNT(Id)
    FROM DomainData
    WHERE DomainName = @DomainName OR DomainUrl = @DomainUrl

    IF(@NumberOfRwos = 0)
    BEGIN
        INSERT INTO DomainData (DomainName, DomainUrl) VALUES (@DomainName, @DomainUrl)

         SELECT @DomainId =  @@IDENTITY

         INSERT INTO @DomainHistory(DomainId,HasHistory)VALUES(@DomainId, 0)

         SELECT * FROM @DomainHistory
    END

    ELSE
    BEGIN
    ---not important here----
    END

END

Calling code
I call the procedure using:
DECLARE @DomainHistory TABLE
(
    DomainId bigint,
    HasHistory bit,
    ServerOnline bit,
    DatabaseOnline bit,
    ServerPerformance bigint,
    DatabasePerformance bigint,
    SoldTickets bigint
)

SET @DomainHistory = EXEC GetOrSetDomainId 'test', 'test2'
---Other alternatives:---
INSERT INTO @DomainHistory(DomainId,HasHistory)
VALUES(EXEC GetOrSetDomainId 'test', 'test2')

How can I do this?

A: To insert the results into a table, you just want INSERT....EXEC... not the VALUES part of the query.
In your case, this would look like the following:
INSERT INTO @DomainHistory(DomainId,HasHistory)
EXEC GetOrSetDomainId 'test', 'test2';


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Our society is dependent on ecosystems services mediated by microorganisms. The majority of these organisms are difficult to grow under laboratory conditions and so a suite of molecular techniques known collectively as 'omics technologies have been developed to investigate them. This talk will introduce a range of these methods and highlight how they are being used to identify the factors that influence microbial diversity and function in a range of systems. The overall objectives of the research examples presented are to improve our ability to predict the consequences of environmental change, assess the risks associated with pollutants and management practices, and to help maintain/enhance the provision and stability of ecosystem services. Projects encompassing climate change, pollution and food security will be presented.
Paul Dennis leads an exciting new research group in SEES that applies cutting-edge technologies to understand the roles of microorganisms and their responses to environmental change.
He is also a passionate educator and public speaker who advocates for the importance of biological diversity and evidence-based environmental awareness. He has talked about his research on ABC Radio and a range of other media outlets. His teaching covers aspects of ecology, microbiology, plant and soil science, and climatology. He considers these topics to be of fundamental importance for the development of more sustainable societies and takes pride in helping others to obtain the knowledge and skills they need to build a better future.
Paul's research has taken him to Antarctica, the Amazon Rainforest, high mountains and oceans. The approaches used in his lab draw on a wide range of expertise in molecular biology, ecology, statistics, computer science, advanced imaging and soil science. He applies these skills to a wide-range of systems including tropical agriculture, plant-microbe interactions, Antarctic marine and terrestrial ecology, biogeography, pollution and human health.


McMahon's book made several pragmatic recommendations that would help provincial governments in the region boost their economies and many of those recommendations remain relevant today. One of his main recommendations was to encourage limited government intervention in the market, a recommendation that I will resurrect in this blog post.
There are several economic theories that explain what causes economic growth, but many of them do not necessarily explain the causal relationship. Daron Acemoglu, an MIT economist, along with two coauthors, has used an Instrumental Variable Method (IV) in their seminal paper, for example, "The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development," to see whether an institution, geography, culture, or other factors–such as luck–causes economic growth. (Think of IV as the most accurate measurement of regression analysis, which eliminates omitted variables and accurately represents causal relationships.) The main finding is that "inclusive economic institutions," i.e. those that feature secure property rights, law and order, competitive markets, and state support (public services and regulation) for markets; are open to relatively free entry of new businesses; uphold contracts; provide access to education and opportunity for the great majority of citizens; and is the primary driver of economic growth–not culture or geography, etc. These findings seemingly invalidate the antiquated belief that Atlantic Canada is an isolated region that requires additional government intervention to boost economic growth.
Correcting market failures is typically the reason for government intervention, but there is little evidence to suggest that this form of intervention is efficient or optimal. In fact, in "Economics Versus Politics: Pitfalls of Policy Advice," Acemoglu and Robinson argue that the standard approach to economic policymaking might be incorrect because it ignores politics.
One important axiom from Milton Friedman is that "To judge policies and programs by their intentions, rather than their results," is a "great mistake." Perhaps politicians and policymakers have the right intentions, but the results are often less impressive, typically hindering the market, instead of promoting it. For Atlantic Canada, these policies have hindered economic growth, which affects residents of that particular region, but also the entire country.
McMahon argued in his book that a smaller and more efficient governance structure, in addition to lower levels of government consumption and competitive tax rates, is associated with economic growth. In Atlantic Canada, however, there are more public sector employees than the national average, for example, as AIMS reported in a recent study, "The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada's Public Sector." Nova Scotia had 99 public sector employees per 1,000 residents in 2013–well above the national average of 84. Government consumption, therefore, is larger than in other provinces across Canada. Some folks believe that lower levels of taxation increase the wealth of private companies, but it is important to remember that these companies expend their profits, which expands the economy and creates additional employment opportunities. Moreover, McMahon argues that it is more efficient (and optimal) to use federal transfers as a means of lowering provincial tax rates, which would encourage regional economic activity while also constraining government spending.
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Spotted! Lindsay Lohan in a Gossip Girl movie? Well back in 2004, that was something that almost happened, and my how different the Upper East Side would have been if it had.
Before the beloved 2007 TV series Gossip Girl made its premiere on the CW, Warner Bros. won the rights to the novel series, Gossip Girl written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Per a recent Bustle story, the movie had attached Lindsay Lohan to star and Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino to pen the script.
In this version, the book would have been adapted into a feature film and Lindsay would have played Blair Waldorf. At this point, however, it's hard to picture anyone but Leighton Meester in the iconic headband-wearing role. The movie version seemingly would have made Blair would have been the main focus, not Serena, according to a Variety article published in 2004 announcing the deal.] "The protagonist is Blair Waldorf, a beauty who is the envy of her friends. Unfortunately, her perfect world unravels as her bitter rival gets kicked out of boarding school and returns to Blair's private school," the summary read. So not too different, but potentially less balanced between Serena and Blair.
At the time, Lindsay Lohan was rocking the box office with hits like Freaky Friday" Mean Girls, and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, so it comes as no surprise that she was a front-runner in the negotiations.
This would have been the first major movie deal for Amy Sherman-Palladino, who is known more recently for creating The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,, but the deal fell through. Showrunners Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage decided to bring the story to the small screen, made a few big changes, and the rest is history!
With the television series spanning six seasons, it seems absurd that the full storyline could have been squeezed into just one movie. Now we'll just have to use our imaginations to envision Lindsay being dramatic on the Upper East Side. Xoxo, Gossip Girl.


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New Law Aims to Cripple Initiative Pushing for Higher Renewable Energy Standards
A new law quickly pushed through the Arizona Legislature and backed by Arizona Public Service Co. and other business interests is aiming to gut an initiative drive on renewable energy production before it makes it onto the ballot.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Friday that would seek to penalize companies that don't meet the state's renewable energy standards between $100 and $5,000, according to the Arizona Republic.
The new law was in response to an initiative in the state that seeks to require Arizona utilities get 50 percent of their power from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2030. Currently, Arizona requires utilities to get 15 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2025.
APS and business groups have decried the initiative effort, which seeks to amend the state's constitution for the requirement, as an effort by California billionaire Tom Steyer, who has sought to back environmental causes first in his home state and then across the U.S.
"This measure, funded by an out-of-state billionaire, has the very real possibility of having a negative impact on Arizona's businesses and hardworking citizens by dramatically increasing the cost of energy," said Todd Sanders, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. "Arizona's utility providers have provided residents and businesses with reliable and affordable energy for more than 100 years. This initiative would substantially weaken our economy and we stand firmly against it."
APS has been aggressive in trying to block the initiative, including helping to draft the bill Ducey eventually signed, according to the Republic.
Clean Energy for a Healthy Arizona, the group seeking to put the initiative on the ballot in November, opposed the move.
"Ducey's signature on APS' dirty bill sends a loud and clear message that donors and corporations get special treatment over Arizona families," the group said in a statement. "It's astonishing just how much more power APS and their profits hold over Arizona's elected leaders than do the people of the state. APS was able to take a bill that was declared unconstitutional by Senate lawyers on Monday and ram it all the way through the governor's desk in less than a week with almost no public comment."
The new law may lead to a legal fight as to its constitutionality, according to the Republic.
APS is the state's largest utility and has increasingly gotten involved in state politics, including providing funding to back candidates on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates utilities.
Arizona's solar industry is one of the larger ones in the U.S., employing more than 8,000 people, according to data from the Solar Energy Industries Association, a national trade group representing the industry.
Earlier this month, a SEIA report named Arizona as one of the top installations states in the U.S.
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History of the Jews under Muslim rule With the Arab conquest and the arrival of Islam in Tunisia in the eighth century, the " People of the Book " including Jews and Christians were given a choice between conversion to Islam which some Jewish Berbers have done and submission to the dhimma. The Dhimma is a pact of protection allowing the non-Muslims to practice their worship, to administer according to their laws and have their property and lives saved in return for the payment of the jizya , capitation tax levied on the free men, The wearing of distinctive clothing and the lack of construction of new places of worship. Moreover, dhimmis couldn't marry Muslim women — the reverse was possible if the Jewish wife converted and proselytized. They must also treat Muslims and Islam with respect and humility. Any violation of this pact resulted in expulsion or even death. Jews were economically, culturally and linguistically integrated into society, while retaining their cultural and religious peculiarities.
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The Fracking Shill Local Newspapers Love to Publish
The New Republic – "If we hit our CO2 targets and every one of us are living in abject poverty, is that really how you really want to live?" Greg Kozera is making his pro-fracking case to me. Later in our phone call, he'll argue that renewable energy depends on child labor in Congolese cobalt mines and observe that his golden retriever lived to the ripe age of 14 years old romping around three fracking wells, proving that the practice poses no health risks. He makes a version of this case every weekend in the opinion pages of newspapers throughout Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania—the case for natural gas, for industry, and, if you take his word for it, for America. Read the full article.
Four years ago, an editor at the Parkersburg News and Sentinel in West Virginia contacted Shale Crescent USA, a nonprofit "messaging" organization in Marietta, Ohio, whose funders include natural gas companies and pipeline construction companies, to ask what the group's work entailed. Kozera, a former oil and gas salesman who now serves as Shale Crescent's head of marketing, responded by suggesting the paper run a five-part series, authored by himself, about how to return jobs to the Mid-Ohio Valley by embracing natural gas. The series debuted in August 2017 and was such a hit, to hear Kozera tell it, that the paper offered him a weekly column. Then the column started getting picked up by other regional papers, including the Charleston Gazette-Mail and occasionally the Columbus Dispatch. Today, Kozera's weekly pro-fracking column often runs in eight to 10 local papers throughout the Ohio River Valley, reaching anywhere from 60,000 readers to well over 200,000 if his column is picked up by the region's major papers like the Gazette-Mail, Dispatch, or Akron Beacon Journal. It reaches even more when recirculated by national publications like the New York Daily News, which has one of the largest readerships in the country.
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The listener is a small part of an Oracle RAC configuration – and maybe that's why it is so often overlooked and setup with only the defaults. More often than not, the listener gets setup automatically by DBCA during the ASM or database configuration. However this is not a good practice at all; at best it leaves security holes and at worst it configures your listener totally wrong.
Getting listener configuration right is actually very simple. Following these five best practices will ensure that you have a secure and optimal listener configuration on your RAC database.
Make sure that you've installed the latest required patches.
This should be common sense by now: one of the most important security practices is to make sure that the latest patches are applied to your system. Especially if you're doing a new installation, there's no excuse for not making sure that the system is up-to-date. There are three steps to getting the right patches: (1) install the latest patchset available for your platform, for example at the moment on Linux this is 10.2.0.3; (2) install the latest CPU (Critical Patch Update) listed at http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm; and (3) install any additional required one-off patches; for 10.2 you can check metalink note 316900.1 for the latest information and they usually do a good job of keeping this list down to the bare essentials.
Configure the listener from the ASM home if and only if there is more than one DB home on the machine.
If you are using ASM with Oracle 10g then it is a best practice to install two copies of the Oracle DB software; one for ASM and one for the database itself. Although it is not recommended, it's possible to have multiple versions of Oracle running on the server. If there is more than one database home (not including ASM) then you should run the listener from ASM since the listener is treated as a node-level (not database-level) resource by the clusterware. For example, if you have a 10.1 database and a 10.2 database on the same server then your ASM home must be 10.1 and the listener should run from there. If there will only be one database home then it makes sense to go ahead and run the listener from there since you probably want listener-related patches to go into the database home rather than the ASM home.
Explicitly configure the listener before creating any ASM instances or databases.
Whether you manually create the LISTENER.ORA file or use NETCA, you should explicitly configure the listener rather than relying on DBCA to do it for you. DBCA will choose default settings from whatever home it happens to run from. For example, one good security recommendation is to run the listener on a non-default port – and DBCA will not configure this.
Configure the listener to only listen on the VIP address.
By default the listener will listen on all public IP addresses. However in a RAC system only VIP addresses should be used to access databases. The public non-VIP address can be used for system administration, but never by oracle clients. You should configure the listener to only attach to the VIP addresses since clients should only connect to that IP. If you used NETCA to configure the listener, then you will need to manually edit the LISTENER.ORA file to make this change. Comment out the line with the public IP address.
By the way, the clusterware in 10.2 contains a default dependancy between the VIP and the listener; it will always make sure that the VIP is available before starting the listener.
At a minimum you should (1) set a listener password, (2) set ADMIN_RESTRICTIONS, and (3) secure the TNS_ADMIN directory. Integrigy has released an excellent whitepaper on Listener security and all of their recommendations are still valid on version 10.2 of Oracle.
Following these basic guidelines can save you a headache or two down the road. They will keep the right people connecting properly and keep the wrong people from connecting at all.
I've found, thru an SR with support, that a default listener "listener_" is hardcoded into crs. I discovered this b/c I created that listener with netca, and then removed it and created a different one. Then kept getting errors in srvctl whenever start/stop/status the nodapps, complaining about listener resource.
Support is still working it.
Seems crs/srvctl/netca are not flexible enough to detail with non-default, multiple listeners per node.
<– I think this is not valid, your ASM & CRS home must be higher than your RDBMS homes.. so the ASM home must be 10.2 and I think you'll also have issues on Enterprise Manager if you run the LISTENER on ASM home..
Yikes, you're right Karl. ASM is forward and backwards compatible with databases and probably ought to be the newer version to support the latest features. This blog post is outdated (and just plain wrong in a few places)… it really needs an overhaul.


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Om: National Yoga Month
September is National Yoga Month, when twisting, toe-touching yogis will roll out their mats at more than 1,500 free classes and events across America. Here's a look at the vital stats of this 5,000-year-old practice from the East turned booming business in the West.
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Americans spend more than $5.7 BILLION A YEAR on yoga classes and products annually, up 87% since 2004.
The average cost of a YOGA CLASS is $12.
Lululemon Athletica, the world's biggest yoga-inspired retailer, posted $452.9 million in net revenue for fiscal 2009, up 28% from 2008. Its stores generate an average of $1,800 in sales per square foot, about three times as much as apparel retailer J.Crew.
ON JUNE 22, New York's Central Park hosted the largest-ever group yoga session, with more than 10,000 people gathered on the GREAT LAWN.
For his 1967 film "Easy Come, Easy Go," ELVIS Presley recorded the song "Yoga Is as Yoga Does." Other artists who have recorded songs with "Yoga" in the title: Lupe Fiasco ("Yoga Flame"), CSS ("Jager Yoga"), and the Mountain Goats ("Yoga").
BIKRAM CHOUDHURY, father of a fast-growing style of yoga done in rooms heated to 105°F, copyrighted his script of 26 poses in 2002. In response, a team of 100 historians & scientists in India has documented nearly 1,500 poses recorded in ancient texts in an effort to stop people from patenting them.
71% of American yoga practitioners are college educated, compared with just 30% of the overall population. 44% have household incomes of $75,000 OR MORE, compared with 32% of the overall population.
108 is a sacred number in yoga and in Hinduism. For instance, the body is said to have 108 marma points (sacred spots in the body that can be stimulated during yoga).
Forms of yoga have been practiced in India for at least 5,000 YEARS. More than 5,500 yoga-related injuries were treated in the U.S. in 2008, the most recent year for which data are available.
Nearly 16 MILLION adults in the U.S. practice yoga. 72% of them are Women.
THREE-QUARTERS of practitioners in the U.S. have been doing yoga for 5 years or less.
A version of this article appeared in the September 2010 issue of Fast Company magazine.
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Falvaterra – miejscowość i gmina we Włoszech, w regionie Lacjum, w prowincji Frosinone.

Według danych na rok 2004 gminę zamieszkiwało 630 osób, 52,5 os./km².

Urodził się tu dyplomata papieski abp Pietro Benedetti.

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