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USA (disambiguation)
The Usa is a river that is 34 km (21 miles) long in Hesse, Germany. It is right tributary of the Wetter, which it joins at the outskirts of Friedberg. The principal towns along the river are Usingen, Bad Nauheim and Friedberg.
Coordinates: 50°19′12″N 8°47′05″E / 50.3199°N 8.7846°E / 50.3199; 8.7846
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USA or U.S.A. usually refers to the United States of America, a country in North America.
USA or U.S.A. may also refer to:
Union of South Africa, the former name of "South Africa" from 31 May 1910 to 31 May 1961
Usa, Ōita, a city in Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Usa District, Oita, a former district in Ōita, Japan
Usa, Kōchi, a town in Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Usa (Germany), a river in Germany
Usa, Russia, name of several rural localities in Russia
Concord Regional Airport IATA airport code
Underground Service Alert, an organization that coordinates the locating of underground utilities
United Space Alliance, a space operations company
USA Funds, a fund for college students
University of South Alabama, university in Alabama established in 1964
University of South Asia (Bangladesh), university in Bangladesh
University of South Asia (Pakistan), university in Pakistan
Université Sainte-Anne, university in Canada established in 1890
Unionville-Sebewaing Area High School in Michigan, United States
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USA Network (commonly referred to as simply "USA") is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBCUniversal Cable division of NBCUniversal, itself a subsidiary of Comcast. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity due to its original programming; USA also broadcasts syndicated reruns of current and former "network television" (i.e., broadcast) series and theatrically-released feature films, as well as limited sports programming.
As of July 2015, USA Network is available to approximately 95.567 million pay television households (82.1% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.
Paramount and Universal ownership
USA Network originally launched on September 22, 1977 as the Madison Square Garden Network (not to be confused with the New York City regional sports network of the same name). The network was founded by cable provider UA-Columbia Cablevision and Kay Koplovitz. The channel was one of the first national cable television channels, using satellite delivery as opposed to microwave relay to distribute its programming to cable systems. Initially, the network ran a mix of college and less well-known professional sports, similar to those found during the early years of ESPN. The channel began its broadcast day after 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on weekdays and 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on weekends.
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After falling for a pretty art teacher who has no short-term memory, a marine veterinarian has to win her over again every single day.
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Commons profile: Add help info about "Positions" replacing "title"
Added by Keith Miyake over 4 years ago. Updated over 3 years ago.
The "positions" field replaced the "title" field in the commons profiles. If a user had the "title" field filled out previously, it will be displayed until the newer "positions" field is filled out, but there is no indication of this on the "edit profile" page.
This ticket is to request that explanation of this change be added to the "edit profile" page since the "title" field is no longer visible nor user editable.
-A help message is displayed on the "edit profile" page containing an explanation of this change.
-The help text should be hidden if the "positions" field is filled out and/or "title" field is empty.
-Help text should contain the text "title" in it, and possibly (depending on implementation/layout/ui) contain the existing "title" field's value, both of which would make the page searchable to help users figure out that this change occurred.
-Possible implementation might use a modal dialog box or styled alert message at the top of the screen when the logged-in user views their own profile or the "edit profile" page.
Chris, if you can come up with something fairly simple, we can move this back to 1.7. Thanks.
What is the status of this issue? Is the requirement defined clearly enough for inclusion in 1.8?
Bumping this issue to the next release since we have to freeze 1.8 and this has not been addressed.


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The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, will be tabled in Rajya Sabha today amid protests in the Northeast. The bill will be moved by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the Upper House. The bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha on January 8 and if cleared in Rajya Sabha, it will become a law. The bill seeks to grant nationality to Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians and Jains from the neighbouring countries, but not Muslims. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill will grant nationality to Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians and Jains but not Muslims who fled from the three neighbouring countries from religious persecution and entered India before December 31, 2014.
PM Modi said on February 9 while addressing a rally in Assam's Guwahati said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill will not harm the interests of the people of Assam and the other northeastern states "It is a national commitment to the people of the Northeast that they will not be harmed in any way and citizenship will be only granted after due investigations and recommendations of the state governments,"
While during the parliament session Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said there have been "misplaced apprehensions" about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill."There are reports of some protests due to certain misplaced apprehensions about the Bill," Rijiju said during a Lok Sabha session on Tuesday.
KMSS chief Akhil Gogoi said the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is against the constitution of India and it will change the demographic of India. Gogoi said "This bill is against secularism and constitution of India. It will change demographic of Northeast,". Gogoi said talks have been held with Opposition parties including Congress, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Janata Dal (United), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to ensure vote against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 that is to be tabled in Rajya Sabha. he said "We have spoken to Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Janata Dal (United), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress. They have all assured their support except who are confused,"


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Everybody remembers where they were the day those two hijacked aeroplanes flew into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre. September 11, 2001.
I'd not long been in a new job after having my second son when my boss ran out of her office and told us all that New York was being bombed.
We gathered around her computer (only senior staff had the internet on their PCs back then) and watched /listened (depending on how close to the desk you were) to the atrocities that were happening across the pond.
As I listened in horror all I could think of was thank goodness it was thousands of miles away.
My boss then looked into all of our eyes and told us all to go home, spend time with our children and that the office was closed for the rest of the day. She was a remarkable leader.
I collected my young sons and did what most people did that afternoon.
I sat and watched the news, trying to explain to my five year eldest son what had happened in New York. Together we spoke about all of the children who had lost their parents, and parents who had lost their children in those few minutes.
So, nearly twelve years later it felt surreal standing next to the foundations of where those towers used to soar. I wasn't thousands of miles away now. I was right there, standing in the middle of a massacre site.
As I looked up into the sky I tried to imagine what it must have been like on 9/11 and what it must have been like for those thousands of people who were caught in the towers and had no way out.
It's difficult not to visit the memorial and not think about those images that are forever photographed into my mind of the towers on fire, the people hanging out of the windows and those who felt that there was nothing else left other than to throw themselves out from the windows.
It could have been easy for the memorial fund to just make the site some sort of tourist circus ground with selling merchandise etc.
The ground is anything but that. It is a respectful place of rest for those souls that perished on that fateful day.
It was refreshing to visit it and for it not to be exploited as a tourist attraction.
Firstly, it is free to enter and the only money you are asked for is a voluntary donation which gives you a wrist band in return. That is all. All money raised through donations is given back to the Memorial Fund.
The site of the two towers is very peaceful even though there are crowds of visitors. Everybody is probably thinking the same thing that I was. What was it like being there on that fateful day?
I felt a long way from home when I was standing beside the South Tower reading all of the names on the stone surfaces which surround the imprint of the Towers foundations.
Listening to the water falling into the foundations also adds to the serenity of the moment.
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Baby Snapper with Harissa and Samke Hara Sauce
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1 medium sized snapper scaled and cleaned
Samke Hara Sauce
1/4 tablespoon harissa see below
2 tablespoons pistachios crushed
2 cloves garlic mashed
1/2 red capsicum
1/2 bunch coriander chopped
200 grams roast capsicum
100 grams dried chillies
200 grams fresh birdseye chilli stems removed
1 tablespoon sea salt
Bake the fish in the oven at 180°C (355 F) for 15 minutes.
To make the sauce, mix the tahini with water, add garlic and lemon juice. This should make a thick paste.
Add remaining ingredients and mix.
Remove the fish from the oven and put on plate, spoon sauce over the top and serve.
Drain water from dried chilies and place in a food processor with all the ingredients except olive oil.
Add the oil while the processor is running until the mixture has formed a paste.
For smoother consistency, add more oil.
* Harissa is a pungent chili paste that is full of Middle Eastern flavor and keeps in the fridge for a month. Can be used as a condiment to any BBQ or added to dips.
Zahi Azzi
Lebanese born Zahi Azzi is a quiet chef with a loud skill, and the brainchild behind five of Australia's most successful restaurants, Kazbah and Mezbah. Arriving in Australia in 1988, Zahi has managed to forge a formidable reputation for himself in Australia's competitive culinary world. Carrying the spicy smells and flavours of his mother and grandmother's extravagant home cooking and inspired by his father long career in five star hotel management (which took he and Zahi all over the globe), Zahi has already achieved his childhood dream of owning not only one, but several restaurants of critical acclaim. After completing a diploma in Hospitality Management and gaining the necessary practical experience in HR with the Sheraton hotel group, Zahi wasted no time in opening his own establishment, Kazbah on Darling (1998). Located in the chic inner city suburb of Balmain to immediate industry, media and local applause he quickly spread to Mezze Café Espresso Bar (2001) in the northern suburb of Sydney, Chatswood. Six years and a plethora of culinary and business awards later (most pointedly the Restaurant and Catering Associations of Australia, Winner of "Best Metropolitan Specialty Restaurant in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007, and "Best National Specialty Restaurant" in 2004 & 2007) and finalist for Best Middle Eastern/North African 2008. Kazbah's overwhelming success finally spurred the birth of Sumac Restaurant & Bar in 2004. Located in the tourist hub of Darling Harbour and not to be outdone by its elder sister's wall of trophies, just six months after opening Sumac was promptly awarded the Restaurant and Catering Association's "Best Tourism Restaurant in NSW" in 2005 then finalist for Best Middle Eastern/North African and Tourism Restaurant in 2008. In 2006 with the view of the opening of many more Kazbah's around Australia, Sumac was rebranded as Kazbah in order to keep the name, message and reputation of Kazbah consistent. Kazbah Top Ryde was launched in 2011, also to equally critical accolade taking out "Best National Breakfast Restaurant" via the Restaurant and Catering Association that year. Throughout the three Kazbah restaurants, Zahi's innovative menus reflect the rich, spicy Middle Eastern food of his childhood and bring a breath of fragrant air to a country over saturated with Asian and European influences. Unlike many high profile Australian chefs, Zahi is self taught, instinctively understanding the complexities of Middle Eastern flavours and spices, and intelligently and creatively applying them to more modern and local (Australian) ingredients. "I like to take traditional Middle Eastern dishes such as the tagine, and marry them with typically Australian ingredients such as Balmain Bugs, Kangaroo and Emu. This way our diners are able to experience the best of two worlds, both the old and the new," says Zahi. The biggest challenge most diners face at his restaurants, is where to start and even more to the point where then to stop! By taking the crème de la crème of Middle Eastern influences and blending them with modern European cooking techniques, Zahi creates an unforgettable culinary journey that spans not only continents, but centuries as well. Zahi's philosophy is all encompassing and reflects the sublime nature of his food: "Music may be the universal language of love, but food and wine are the universal tongues of peace and tolerance. Food is the ultimate celebration of all our similarities and differences!" says Zahi. In November 2006 Zahi was invited to take part in the most exclusive and world famous culinary event, The Grand Gourmet Summit at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai. Zahi was one of nine world-wide master chef's chosen to take part in the event. The Summit was a huge success and was a pinnacle in Zahi's career, an experience of a lifetime. Since then Zahi has made numerous appearances at worldwide cooking events and demonstrations, providing an insight into modern Middle Eastern cooking. In 2012 Kazbah joined forced with the Toga Group (Medina, Adina, Vibe etc.) with the view to Kazbah becoming an adjunct restaurant to their hotels. The Kazbah/Toga ventured gave birth to Mezbah (amalgamation of Medina and Kazbah), a café/bar version of Kazbah with Mezbah's menu more tailored to casual dining and bar snacks. Mezbah Central was launched in January 2012, with Mezbah Lime Street hot on it's heels in October 2012. Both Mezbah's have been a successful transition from more formal restaurant dining to café style. In addition they opened the Toga doors to more Kazbah venues – Potts Point and Bondi Beach – both to be opened late 2013. Kazbah Balmain, Darling Harbour and Top Ryde and the two Mezbah's are regularly featured on Australian television programs and in Australian media. Kazbah Darling Harbour is a preferred venue for a multitude of high profile television, product and celebrity launch events, where Kazbah Balmain and Top Ryde remain more personally focused.


I do sometimes wonder if the objection to a little bit of fun with beer names etc is being a bit square….plus, one persons classy advertising is crass to somebody else. I know some people see BrewDog as crass for instance.
However, when I saw Trouser Trumpet, and also witnessed peoples obvious subliminal aversion to even tasting it, because of the name, then that's when I realised that there is a point to what you are doing. If weak double entendres sell beer than it's not a problem and I've seen otherwise grown up, middle aged men turn into giggling childish school boys and order a round of something that Pumpclip Parade might object to. When the joke becomes offensive to the majority of the people it is aimed at then it has failed.
You can quote me if you wish.
The sad thing is, the beer was quite nice. I seem to remember thinking liquorice and bomb fire toffee.


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Taylor Swift Releases New Single "ME!"
We finally know Taylor Swift's big surprise – her new single "ME!", which became available shortly after midnight along with the video. The song is off her upcoming seventh studio album.
Swift appeared with ABC's Robin Roberts during the NFL draft's first round, which was a clue she left her followers on Instagram. "Next clue: I'll be joining the magnificent @robinrobertsgma for a chat tonight on ABC live from Nashville," she said.
The singer confirmed yesterday that her new track features Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie.
["It's going to be a new song and music video. The song is called "ME!" . . . and it's featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco."]
Swift said "ME!" highlights individuality and empowering people to be themselves:
["'ME!' is a song about embracing your individuality and really celebrating it and owning it. I think that, with a pop song, we have the ability to get a melody stuck in people's heads, and I just want it to be one that makes them feel better about themselves."]
The star praised her fans for also making her feel better about herself and caring so much that it inspires her to have fun with music. Speaking of her fans, she said:
["The fans are amazing. I cannot believe how dedicated they are, how thoughtful, I can't believe how much they care."]
Swift explained that is why she goes to so much effort to create Easter eggs and other fun secret things for fans to discover:
["You have no idea how fun it is to make stuff for people who care about it that much."]
Earlier Thursday, Swift did just that when she popped by the Gulch area to take photos at a mural in Nashville painted by artist Kelsey Montague and and give fans yet another clue.
Fans began gathering at the colorful mural of angel wings – which has been rumored to be somehow Swift-related for weeks – in the morning and watched Montague add a "ME!" to the center of her artwork.
Signing autographs and posing for selfies with her fans after her arrival, Swift commended her Swifties for realizing she was going to be making a visit.
"You guys are amazing for figuring this out because no one knew we were coming. No one knew this was a part of the campaign and what we're doing, so you figured out the clue," she said. "You're the best. I love you so much."
Swift has been teasing fresh music for weeks. She set tongues wagging on April 13th when she shared an Instagram Story photo of a countdown clock set to April 26th. Fans theorized in February she would soon release her new project. The most devoted found clues in Swift's Instagram posts, which signaled that her seventh studio album was on the horizon. One such hint included an Instagram post of six palm trees, along with a caption that featured seven palm tree emojis.
Taylor also added pastel accents to her wardrobe recently. Swift was even spotted wearing a sweatshirt with her name printed on the sleeve on April 22nd, which some believed could be merchandise to accompany the album.
Brendon Urie took to Instagram to share his thoughts about Swift following the release of their new song. "Wait. This really happened?!" he wrote along with a photo of the duo. "Like for real?!?!"
"Well I can't begin to describe how incredible it has been to work on this song and video," he continued. "So I will simply say: Thank you @taylorswift for allowing me to be a part of your beautiful story."
Swift released her last album, Reputation, in 2017.
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Some senior adults opened their doors to see new faces Wednesday during their usual Meals on Wheels deliveries.
As part of the organization�s Community Champions Day, an event to raise awareness about the program and its mission, local leaders rode along with regular Meals on Wheels volunteers Tuesday as they delivered food.
She said Alamance County Meals on Wheels has participated in the event twice before, though it used to be called Mayors for Meals and involved only elected officials going on the routes. This year, a range of community members attended � including businessmen, fire and police officials, and an Elvis impersonator.
Wayne Euliss, who dressed up as Elvis � something he does as a side job � rode on Randy Brown�s route, and signed and gave away scarves to the women he met along the way.
�You sure have held up well,� Lois Battley said as she welcomed Euliss and Brown into her home when they dropped off her meal.
Battley said she �very seldom� was able to get out of her home, but brought out her miniature Dachshund to meet Elvis.
Brown said he has been delivering meals for nine years.
Dan and Hazel Montgomery, who have been married for 68 years, are among those without any close family members nearby, according to Dan.
Dan Montgomery said his wife has moderate dementia, and though she has received a meal from the program for a while, he recently started receiving a daily meal from the organization at the urging of their out-of-town daughters.
Hazel Montgomery sat in her sunroom as Euliss signed a scarf for her and provided some brief musical entertainment.
In addition to Euliss, other community members who went on delivery routes Tuesday included Celo Faucette, Willy Fisher, Heidi Norwick, Jackie Cole, Joan Kimbro, Jay Smith, Paul Mauney, Lee Kimrey, Jennifer Newsome, Jeff Prichard and Dave Gronewoller.
Gronewoller, president of GC Partners in Winston-Salem, which operates multiple Golden Corral locations, owns the catering company that provides the food for Alamance County�s Meals on Wheels program, Baker said, adding that Tuesday was Gronewoller�s first time going on a delivery.
Alamance County�s Meals on Wheels program delivers 300 meals a day, five days a week, to qualifying people who are 60 years or older, live alone, do not drive, have trouble with living skills, and receive less than 20 hours of in-home aid.
Baker said the program is funded by federal and state money, along with community support.


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This derelict car park is located within the High Wycombe Conservation Area, and was proposed for mixed-use redevelopment taking advantage of its central location near to the train station. Our role included strategic advice to the planning consultant, and producing a Heritage Statement that analysed the site's contribution to the character and appearance of the conservation area, and demonstrated how the proposed redevelopment would enhance the area and the settings of listed buildings nearby. This enable consent to be granted for a tradition office scheme along the main street, and a more contemporary residential development behind.
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The defense system in Libya during the I-VI centuries A.D.
This thesis will examine the significance of the defense system that was a result of the Libyan wars against the Romans, Byzantines, and the Vandals. For economic and strategic reasons these nations were involved in long and bitter wars which lasted over six centuries. The policy of the long distance military expeditions, which was the main instrument of the Romans in subduing the natives in the early Empire, had failed to achieve its goals. Thus, the alternative was to erect a network of roads and forts in strategic spots such as water points, commanding hills, along the caravan routes and on the edges of fertile wadis.
In fact, neither the roads, which were very well fortified, nor the massive front forts had solved the frontier problems, thus the Romans had no choice other than to leave the frontiers to be guarded by the natives themselves. To this end several civilian settlements (fortified farms) were established on the fertile wadis. "While a mixture of people coexisted in these fortified farms, the archaeological remains show that the prevailing culture belonged to the Libyan natives.
Geddeda, Ramadan A., "The defense system in Libya during the I-VI centuries A.D." (1978). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2860.


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SOCIETE GENERALE AND ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN ANNOUNCE PLAN TO FORM JOINT VENTURE TO ACCELERATE GROWTH IN CASH EQUITIES
The joint venture would combine Bernstein Research Services' premier global equity research and execution platform with Societe Generale's equity research and execution capabilities to form a leading global cash equities and equity research business.
Societe Generale (EURONEXT: GLE), a leading European bank, and AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB), a leading global investment management and research firm, announced today their plans to form a joint venture combining their cash equities and equity research businesses.
For both Societe Generale's and Bernstein Research Services' clients, including corporate and financial institution issuers as well as institutional investors, this new joint venture would offer a comprehensive global suite of world-class services across cash equities and research, combined with Societe Generale's integrated equity capital markets, equity derivatives and prime services platforms.
The joint venture would provide premier investment insights into the American, European and Asia Pacific equity markets, in addition to unparalleled liquidity access and leading global trading technology. The merged entities would bring complementary strengths and a shared vision of a leading full-service equity brokerage business to support the needs of global investor and issuer clients.
Societe Generale and Bernstein Research Services are committed to fostering a strong cultural identity for the joint venture, building on Bernstein Research Services' long-standing history of renowned fundamental research and both organizations' innovative quantitative approaches that have been core to their success. This new joint venture aims to expand these strengths and bring in new and unique perspectives, expertise and insights to better serve its clients.
Societe Generale intends to take a 51% interest in the joint venture, with an option to reach 100% ownership after five years(1). The business would be run as a long-term partnership under the Bernstein name, headquartered in London. Upon closing, Robert van Brugge, CEO of Bernstein Research Services, would become CEO of the new entity for an initial term of five years, and Stephane Loiseau, Head of Societe Generale's cash equities business, would become Deputy CEO.
This new partnership is aligned with Societe Generale's investment banking strategy. It brings further diversification, both from a geographical perspective and nature of revenues, being fee-based with a low risk profile. The combined research and execution capabilities would help deepen engagement with clients, widen the franchise and gain market share overall.
At Societe Generale Group's level, this step-change towards creating a global leading equity house would be accretive from 2025, and at target would generate a profitability (ROTE) uplift between +15 and +20 basis points(2). The expected impact on CET1 ratio, which is already factored in the Group's 2025 trajectory presented during Societe Generale's Q2 22 financial results, would be limited to around 10 basis points(3) at closing.
"This partnership with one of the most recognized firms in research and cash equities, combined with our global leadership in Equity Derivatives, would create an undisputed leader across the equity business for the benefit of our issuer and investor clients," said Slawomir Krupa, head of Global Banking and Investor Solutions, Societe Generale.
"In Societe Generale, we have a strategic partner who is committed to strengthening and growing our world-class cash equities and research business," said Seth Bernstein, AllianceBernstein's President and CEO.
"This partnership gives us the opportunity to participate in the high added value segments of the global equities business," said Robert van Brugge. "And, importantly, it would also allow us to preserve and expand our firms' unique strengths, expertise, and cultures," added Stephane Loiseau.
The proposed transaction has received the support of Societe Generale's and AllianceBernstein's Boards of Directors.
The closing is expected to occur before the end of 2023. The transaction is subject to workers council consultation, approval of regulators, and customary closing conditions. Societe Generale and AllianceBernstein will work closely together to ensure a smooth transition for their staff, clients and partners.
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Louw, Limari. Standaardafrikaans : herstandaardisering via harmonisering in die Afrikaanse media. 2014-02-05.
Standaardafrikaans : herstandaardisering via harmonisering in die Afrikaanse media
Louw, Limari
Pienaar, M., Prof.
Afrikaans language - Standardization
Mass media and language - South Africa
M.A. (Afrikaans)
Guided by contemporary Afrikaans media, with specific reference to print 'media and television, this study aims to look at certain possible changes to one of the varieties of Afrikaans, known as Standard Afrikaans. Furthermore, it takes a historic and future glance at respectively the origin as well as possible restandardisation of this variety. While language manuals are consulted in the first instance, recent internet and newspaper articles reflect the current attitude of various coloured academics, journalists and writers toward a possible new standard that includes those varieties of Afrikaans that used to be stigmatized. Willemse (2011) suggests that a purposeful process of inclusion and expansion of Standard Afrikaans is necessary for the sake of the legitimisation by the greater majority of Afrikaans speakers. This study makes various suggestions to enrich this variety, without necessarily changing its level of formality. While the dissertation does not over-emphasise the sociopolitical influences on Standard Afrikaans, it does become obvious that politics and skin colour played a significant role in the establishment of written Afrikaans - especially Standard Afrikaans. In the past, the voice of coloured Afrikaans speakers was mostly absent in the standardisation process. Today, however, there are talks of closer cooperation between all of the relevant parties in the possible restandardisation process of Afrikaans. One of the most prominent role players in the standardisation, with specific reference to the possible future restandardisation of Afrikaans, is the media. This study, in other words, wants to look at the role contemporary Afrikaans can play in the restandardisation of Afrikaans by harmonizing different varieties.
ETDs Standaardafrikaans : herstandaardisering via harmonisering in die Afrikaanse media


TMJ is still active. Yes, she is a beast.
and I'm down for 1 1/2 more — from what I hear.
It comes with a bit of pain, but none that yield to the gurney.
Thank God my DNA's from Ireland and that I have a high pain tolerance.
My father was a redhead, too.
and thanks to his DNA, TMJ pain won't cause me to lose.
Though I can see a little bruising around my jawline.
Braces and TMJ are not without pain, but I'm fine.
then at the last minute, I felt compelled to opt out.
I realized what the pain ratio would be about.
TMJ PAINS are caused when this happens @ jaw bone point – in front of the ear.
there were no promises on ridding me of this TMJ pain.
I chose an alternative procedure with which to dance.
I chose to have two teeth from the lower jaw removed.
Comparable degrees of pain but with a less-intense recovery groove.
whereas tooth extractions required 2-rooted teeth & 3-weeks of light recovery rounds.
the nocturnal grinding ceases not to pain my face.
Likely, because my jaw bones are currently moving.
My trachea measurements have widened; improving.
but the grind of TMJ still owns the night. Aye-yae-yae.
Please wish me Godspeed on this TMJ pain and 2-Wire Brace.


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class Multilanguage extends Module {

    private static $_registeredModules = null;
    private static $_moduleContent = null;
    private static $_contentType = null;
    private static $_currentLang = null; // If no language is set, default is null

    /**
     * Gets the current language. If non is set, this will return null. If there is a language
     * set, the language object will be returned which contains the language id, code and human readable name
     *
     * The language code should be a 3 letter language code. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes
     * for language codes.
     *
     * @return Language object if one is set, null otherwise
     */
    public static function getCurrentLang() {
        return self::$_currentLang;
    }

    /**
     * Used to convert an object to its translated version if a langauge is set and the object is supported.
     * If no langauge is set, the $data is not an object or the object isn't supported (not implemented by the module that created it)
     * it'll be returned without modification.
     *
     * If multilanguage is not enabled, the data is returned without modification.
     */
    public static function getTranslation($data)
    {
        if(!Config::get('multilanguage.enabled'))
            return $data;

        if(is_array($data))
        {
            foreach($data as $k => $v)
                $data[$k] = self::getTranslation($v);
        }
        elseif(self::$_currentLang && is_object($data) && isset($data->id)) // Objects (models) with id's are required
        {
            $bits = explode('_', strtolower(get_class($data))); // Get module and content type from model name (ex: Module_TypeModel)
            $module = $bits[0];
            $type = str_replace('model', '', $bits[1]);

            Log::debug('multilanguage', sprintf('Translating view data %s:%s', $module, $type));

            $content = Multilanguage::content()
                ->where('module', '=', $module)
                ->andWhere('type', '=', $type)
                ->andWhere('type_id', '=', $data->id)
                ->andWhere('language_id', '=', self::$_currentLang->id)
                ->first();

            // If a conversion for the current content type has been found for the current language
            if($content)
            {
                // Get text items, if any
                if($textItems = Multilanguage::text()->where('content_id', '=', $content->id)->all());
                    foreach($textItems as $i)
                        $data->{$i->name} = $i->content; // Set property to new translated version

                // Get textarea items, if any
                if($textareaItems = Multilanguage::textarea()->where('content_id', '=', $content->id)->all());
                    foreach($textareaItems as $i)
                        $data->{$i->name} = $i->content; // Set property to new translated version

                // Get files, if any
                // TODO
            }
        }
        elseif(self::$_currentLang && is_string($data))
        {
            $hash = md5($data); // Use hash as lookup so we can index the database column

            if($string = Multilanguage::stringcontent()->where('hash', '=', $hash)->first())
            {
                $translation = Multilanguage::string()
                    ->where('stringcontent_id', '=', $string->id)
                    ->andWhere('language_id', '=', self::$_currentLang->id)
                    ->first();

                if($translation)
                    $data = $translation->content;
            }
            else
            {
                Multilanguage::stringcontent()->insert(array(
                    'hash' => $hash,
                    'content' => $data
                ));
            }
        }

        return $data;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if an available language code is set in the current route. Multilanguage must be enabled
     * in config in order for this to work.
     *
     * @param string $currentRoute The current route to check for a language code
     */
    public static function urlHasLangCode($currentRoute)
    {
        if(!Config::get('multilanguage.enabled'))
            return false;

        $code = null;

        if(strstr($currentRoute, '/'))
        {
            $bits = explode('/', $currentRoute);
            if($bits && strlen($bits[0]) == 2)
                $code = $bits[0];
        }
        elseif(strlen($currentRoute) == 2)
            $code = $currentRoute;

        if(!is_null($code))
        {
            $lang = Multilanguage::language()->where('code', 'LIKE', $code)->first();

            if($lang)
            {
                Log::debug('multilanguage', 'Setting language to: ' . $lang->name);
                self::$_currentLang = $lang;
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Triggers the multilanguage.modules event, if it hasn't been triggered already and returns
     * an array of module names that have been registered.
     */
    public static function getRegisteredModules()
    {
        if(is_null(self::$_registeredModules))
        {
            self::$_registeredModules = array();
            Event::trigger('multilanguage.modules', null, array('Multilanguage', '_getRegisteredModules'));
        }

        return self::$_registeredModules;
    }

    /**
     * Triggers the multilanguage.content[module] event and returns the array of registerd content returned.
     *
     * The returned array should specify each type of content the module supports with a sub-array of id and content
     * key value pairs.
     *
     * Example array structure:
     *
     * return array(
     *      'content-type' => array(
     *          'id' => 'content'
     *          'id' => 'content'
     *      )
     * );
     *
     * Example of returned content in the blog module:
     *
     * return array(
     *      'post' => array(
     *          '26' => 'My First Post',
     *          '27' => 'My Second Post'
     *      ),
     *      'category' => array(
     *          '3' => 'Some Category',
     *          '4' => 'Another Category'
     *      )
     * );
     */
    public static function getModuleContent($module)
    {
        Event::trigger('multilanguage.content[' . $module . ']', null, array('Multilanguage', '_getModuleContent'));
        return self::$_moduleContent;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the details for a modules content type. This is used to build a form for creating a new version of the content
     * in a different language.
     *
     * The returned array should specify the array key as the database field name and the value as the type of form field
     * to be used when creating the form.
     *
     * Example for blog posts:
     *
     * return array(
     *      'title' => 'text',
     *      'body' => 'textarea'
     * );
     */
    public static function getContentType($module, $type)
    {
        Event::trigger('multilanguage.content_type[' . $module . '][' . $type . ']', null, array('Multilanguage', '_getContentType'));
        return self::$_contentType;
    }

    /**
     * Callback for the multilanguage.modules event.
     */
    public static function _getRegisteredModules($data) {
        self::$_registeredModules[] = ucfirst(strtolower(trim($data)));
    }

    /**
     * Callback for the multilanguage.content[module] event.
     */
    public static function _getModuleContent($data) {
        self::$_moduleContent = $data;
    }

    /**
     * Callback for the multilanguage.content_type[module][type] event
     */
    public static function _getContentType($data) {
        self::$_contentType = $data;
    }

}

/**
 * Shorthand method for calling Multilanguage::getTranslation, should be used in views.
 */
function t($data) {
    return Multilanguage::getTranslation($data);
}

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"Vous avez reçu une carte de crédit virtuelle pour cette réservation.Vous pourrez la débiter dès le 2019-03-15.".
But in fact I need to go to voucher (or booking.com) to get the information about the AMOUNT pre-paid by card.
As the information is well registered in the database, my request/advise would be to add the amount paid DIRECTLY in the message = less work for us on a day to day basis.
"Vous avez reçu une carte de crédit virtuelle de 30.00 CHF pour cette réservation.Vous pourrez la débiter dès le 2019-03-15.".
Good remark! Thanks. We will take it into consideration.
Now we are focusing on few other improvements but that's interesting.


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What is the difference between 1-day movement and 8-day movement?
Most mechanical cuckoo clocks are either 1-day or 8-day movement. This means they don't run on batteries (quartz movement) but instead need to be manually 'wound' by hand. A 1-day movement clock needs to be wound a minimum of once every day while an 8-day movement clock needs to be wound a minimum of once every eight days to keep time.
How do I 'wind' my mechanical cuckoo clock?
Each mechanical cuckoo clock needs to be manually 'wound' by hand. This is done by gently pulling on the chains at the bottom of the clock towards the floor until the weight on the opposite end is raised to it's utmost position. Gravity does the rest and as the weights slowly lower again they pull the chain through the clock-work and power the mechanism. Remember to pull gently on the chains and it also helps to lightly support the weights as you raise it up with the chain. All of this might sound complex but it's really very simple and the routine is really quite endearing.
When should I 'wind' my mechanical cuckoo clock?
A mechanical clock (either of 1-day or 8-day movement types) can be wound at any time of the day as many times as you want. Be sure to lightly pull the weight chains to raise the weights in accordance to the instruction manual.
What does 'night-time shutoff' or 'light sensor' mean?
Most cuckoo clocks (either mechanical or battery powered) come with 'night-time shutoff' in either a manual or 'light sensor' variety. This just means that both varieties enable you to control when the clock makes sounds.
Mechanical cuckoo clocks have a manual 'night-time shutoff' which are usually a lever with 2 positions - sound on or sound off.
Battery powered cuckoo clocks usually come with an automatic 'night-time shutoff' otherwise known as a light sensor which detects light levels and disables sound when the lights are off or it is very dark. While some include volume levels as well as sound on/off positions, some models also include an option to stop the sound between the hours of 9:00pm and 8:00am.
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A beautiful replica of the 'Railroad' chalet-style cuckoo clocks of 1885, this traditional cuckoo clock is intricately hand-crafted by renowned Black Forest cuckoo clock manufacturer 'Rombach & Haas' in Germany.
A life-like animated cuckoo bird which calls once every half hour and then calls the number of hours upon the hour.
Made from wood sourced locally from the Black Forest, this traditional cuckoo clock which is fashioned after the 'railroad gatekeeper houses' of the 18th century, is hand-carved by a skilled craftsperson to create the intricate chalet-style housing, adorning leaves and other design flourishes. It is then lightly stained in a rich walnut varnish and the parts are assembled together with the clock-work mechanism, and adorned with a hard-carved cuckoo bird. This is how the iconic Black Forest cuckoo clock is born.
Each traditional 'Rombach & Haas' cuckoo clock is powered with a mechanical extreme long-life rack strike movement. In addition, the models with music contain a music box from the market leader 'REUGE' of Switzerland. This such model 'cuckoo' calls every half-hour once and then the number of the hours every full hour.
A simply stunning cuckoo clock, just imagine how this clock could transform a wall or a room in your home or office and bring a deep sense of nostalgia and a touch of old-world class.
This traditional cuckoo clock runs on 8-day mechanical movement meaning that it needs to be wound roughly once every eight days. To do this, one simply pulls on the chains until the weights are lifted up closer to the clocks body. Gravity then does the rest, pulling the weights slowly down over the course of eight days and thus feeding the chains through the clock-work mechanism and powering the movement.
This antique replica cuckoo clock has a wooden cuckoo, wooden clock dial, wooden bird and wooden clock hands. The weights are made of cast iron and the chains of solid metal. The height refers only to the clock housing and not the entire length of the clock with chains and weights attached. This height usually comes to roughly 1.8 meters for 8-day movement clocks and less for 1-day movement clocks. All of our traditional and modern cuckoo clocks come with setup, installation and maintenance instructions in English and we also offer guidance in our FAQ or directly via email if you have any questions or concerns.
This traditional cuckoo clock comes complete with the Black Forest Clock Association's 'Certificate of Authenticity' (VdS) which verifies that the clock was made in the Black Forest Region, Germany and that all of it's parts, including it's internal clock mechanism, have been made with the highest of standard of manufacture. (See below).
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All of our mechanical Black Forest cuckoo clocks come complete with a 'Certificate of Authenticity' which verifies that the clock was made in the Black Forest Region, Germany and that all of it's parts, including it's internal clock mechanism, have been made with the highest of standard of manufacture. This certificate was created by the Black Forest Clock Association as a certification process designed to protect the Black Forest tradition and to represent it's quality around the world. This is the promise that Cuckoo Collections passes on from our manufacturers to you, the customer.
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At any time, if you have questions or concerns about the delivery time of your order (maybe because it's for a birthday, wedding or Christmas present) then let us know and we will do our best to fast-track the order with our manufacturers. Contact us here.


Small businesses impact the development of its surrounding community and state positively. They generate income for the entrepreneur and can provide jobs for the community members. The business should reach out to the target customers. The customers who have discovered this business should be treated well so that they keep coming back. A well projected business has a higher chance of succeeding. One of the indicators that a business is customer-centered is by their continuous provision of quality products and services.
Startups and medium entrepreneurs should ensure their marketing strategies are modest. Elaborate marketing strategies consume time when implementing and are also too costly. This is not viable for startups or SMEs. This is however not an excuse to ignore business promotions. The first marketing strategy a business can have is integrity. Client always identify with good morals. The SMEs should build on their reputation and their interest in their customers.
The marketing strategy should zero in on potential customers and not the general public. A blind market plan is difficult to apply and thus ends up being expensive. Advertisements should contain contact information, price, supply ability and benefits of the product or service. This helps customers in decision making and promotes more sales. Once the target group has been pointed out, publicity and giveaways become more productive and profitable. When a business is aiming to fill a gap they should carry out a feasibility study on consumer interest, lifestyle and desire.
The marketing strategy should outline how to carry out promotions online because it is an influential platform. SMEs should factor in cost when they decide on online promotional activities. This include social media platforms. They should also request their loyal customers to comment on the online review concerning their consumer experience. The online has great influence on modern businesses. An active online presence ensures the small business enjoys high ranking. This will result to increase and new leads which usually translate to sales. Furthermore, it will help the business to create a customer database which can be used to keep the customers informed. Advertisement is an ongoing project as it a source of information for both customers and the business.
The local small businesses should have their own local network. This can be related or neighborhood businesses. It doesn't really matter if the businesses have some similarities or not. This association can provide a promotional opportunity were business share contact information of other local businesses with their customers. No business can survive if they ignore the need to strategize their marketing. When allocating finances, a business should include a portion for marketing. Obsolete strategic plans should be replaced with new vibrant ones. As the business expands they should leave the marketing strategy for professional personnel or contractors.


My day of planning on the 31st went well. As mentioned in Monday's post. I have been fairly purposeful about my calendar and project notebook, so I spent the time I had looking back through my journal. I keep a daily journal. Well, there are a few days missing. For over 20 years I have held a morning quiet time. For me, it is a spiritual discipline. I love to sit with a fresh brewed cup of coffee, my Bible, journal and a devotional (or two). My husband sits in a nearby chair, practicing the same discipline. We don't talk. We dwell in the peacefulness of a morning not yet disturbed. We dwell in the beauty of day not yet spoiled by our own sin nature. The sun slowly rises and with it the robin sings and nature begins to stir. In those moments our minds are clear. What truly matters seems to rise to the forefront of our thoughts. My husband ponders. I write. Often the words I write bring clarity to my mind. They determine the course of my day, or the next step in a decision to be made. I often look back upon these words, amazed that I penned them. Often it is evident, the Spirit has spoken. Often the words penned are quotes from the devotional I am reading or a verse that hits me with a fresh perspective or new conviction. When I take time to look back upon my journal I can see clearly the tapestry He has woven. What may have seemed chaos at the time, comes into focus and makes sense in hind-sight.
As I enter this period of raising teens, this Second Season, realizing my role is changing and my time to instill in them is quickly passing, I long even more for my actions and decisions to be purposeful. I want my decisions to reflect my priorities, to reflect who I am, to reflect my convictions. I want my decisions to have impact. As I read through my journal words confirmed. I am attempting to work a real estate business and organizing business part-time, but my main role is still at home. Our home is our ministry tool. Our home is my daughters' safe haven, their soft place to land during these pubescent years. I am now homeschooling one. The decision to do so based upon frustration with both public and private educational systems that struggle to see the capacity of children with learning disabilities, especially those who just need a little boost, a little accommodation. The decision to do so based upon a need for my relationship with her to be more than one of tutor and task master. The decision based upon a child who was losing hope. My job is to protect her heart, but more importantly to teach her to fly. I am blessed that in this time, I can do this. It is a privilege and one I will not and dare not take lightly. In addition, I am still meeting weekly with dear friends who know a ministry vision God has placed on my heart. It's been burning in me for years, but the time is not yet. It's not easy for someone like me to wait, but I am learning. Words penned in the early morning hours in faithful discipline remind me to wait.
The main things remain the same. Over a fresh brewed cup of coffee in the early morn, it is clear.
P.S. I am currently reading "Visioneering" by Andy Stanley. Life altering. I highly recommend it. If you want something challenging related to being a mom, I recommend the following: The Passionate Mom, A Woman After God's Own Heart, Disciplines of a Godly Woman or The Gentle Ways of a Beautiful Woman.
I also challenge you to join me in praying for three simple things. I have prayed weekly for these the past six months. They are simple, but alter my mindset. I pray weekly for Provision Not Prosperity; Peace not Panic; Gratitude not Grumbling.
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Graphics Technology Update in zenon
Published by stefanh in Information.
Ergonomics in HMI applications depends to a considerable extent on the capability of the runtime system to conduct graphical operations in a high-performance manner. The evolution of Multi-touch functionality and the contribution of natural user interactions particularly require a certain level of graphics performance in order to achieve a smooth and appealing behavior. One key parameter here is how fast the system can react to user interaction and, in turn, deliver the necessary responses on the graphical level. A screen refresh rate of around 25-30 frames per second is generally said to be sufficient to let a dynamic display feature appear "fluent". This will – amongst other parameters – decide upon the level of user experience you´re about to reach in your application.
The use of native means of graphics processing prepares the foundation to handle high-performance HMI requirements with a respective level of responsiveness. The term "native" in that context relates to techniques which are designed for a close interaction with the operating system and which are optimized for use on a respective hardware platform.
Since version 7.00 zenon provides graphics rendering modes based on DirectX 11 for Windows server- and PC operating systems. Besides the option to operate the graphics processing on the CPU core(s) of the local system – which is available for any setup – the graphics processing can be supported by a dedicated DirectX graphics card. In this way, the system profits from an optimized computation of graphics-related operations and the freeing up of local computing resources.
The current zenon version comes with an upgraded version support for DirectX 11.1. What appears to be a minor step in the graphics engine's version, offers considerable performance advantages due to optimized utilization possibilities in zenon. Specific interaction features, such as movable or resizeable frames or more complex worldview display constellations potentially benefit from this technological update. Hence, with the background of rapidly evolving HMI demands, another step is made to keep things running smoothly.
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Cybersecurity is experiencing enormous growth, as an industry and as a theme in the daily lives of people and businesses using technology. And because our technology keeps changing at an astounding rate, threats are evolving fast too - with cybercriminals finding new and creative ways to exploit users and technology all the time.
NTT Communications India plans to acquire a Unified License for national long-distance services (NLD) through a new group company NTT Communications India Network Services Private Ltd. that will be established in May this year.
Mumbai-based Netmagic Solutions (an NTT Communications Company) is planning to set up a data centre at Chandivalli in Mumbai at an investment of Rs 700 crore, and the facility shall go live for operations in July 2015, a top company official said.
Netmagic, an NTT Communications company and India's leading Managed Hosting and Cloud Services Provider, won five awards at the annual CIO CHOICE Awards 2015, in the categories of Data Center Managed Services and in Cloud Computing including Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Cloud Storage and Mobile Cloud. CIO CHOICE is an independent, democratic platform that offers the CIO community an authentic aid to finding and considering vendors with the most preferred and stable products, services & solutions.
CNBC TV18 featured Netmagic and Sharad Sanghi in the channel's 'India Business Hour' show in a segment aired at 9:45 PM on January 7, 2015.
The report describes Netmagic's growth in 2014, as well as the expected growth in 2015, its strategies to raise capital, plans to be part of the Government of India's 'Digital India' campaign, key sectors of growth as well as acquisition plans in 2015.
Netmagic, an NTT Communications subsidiary, is building its ninth data centre in Mumbai -the company's largest with 2,80,000 sq ft capacity. "We are also exploring options in the NCR region because by the time this goes live, we will be running short of space in Noida," Sharad Sanghi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Netmagic, told ET.
The datacenter industry has been witness to a steady growth rate evident from the investments being made for facilities as well as IT infrastructure. Globally, the industry is growing at a rate of 10-12% and is further expected to grow at an annual compound rate of about 17% over the next few years, according to recent analyst reports. Good news indeed for the industry.
Sunil Gupta, President and COO, Netmagic, an NTT Communications company, expects the hybrid cloud to be the biggest gainer in 2015.
In 2015, we will see a need for business enterprises to 'do more with less', and therefore they will be keen to adopt agile approaches to integration.


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<?php

namespace INWX;

use Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler;
use Monolog\Logger;
use Psr\Log\LoggerAwareInterface;
use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
use RuntimeException;

class Domrobot implements LoggerAwareInterface
{
    protected const VERSION = '3.4.0';
    protected const LIVE_URL = 'https://api.domrobot.com/';
    protected const OTE_URL = 'https://api.ote.domrobot.com/';
    protected const XMLRPC = 'xmlrpc';
    protected const JSONRPC = 'jsonrpc';

    protected $debug = false;
    protected $language = 'en';
    protected $customer = '';
    protected $clTrid;
    protected $cookieFile;

    protected $url = self::OTE_URL;
    protected $api = self::JSONRPC;

    /**
     * @var LoggerInterface
     */
    protected $logger;

    /**
     * Domrobot constructor.
     *
     * @param string|null $cookieFile You can overwrite the standard cookieFile path by setting a full path here
     */
    public function __construct(?string $cookieFile = null)
    {
        $this->logger = new Logger('domrobot_default_logger');
        $this->logger->pushHandler(new StreamHandler('php://stdout', Logger::DEBUG));
        $this->cookieFile = $cookieFile ?? tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'INWX');
    }

    /**
     * Configures the Domrobot to use the live endpoint. All actions will be executed live and can cause costs if you buy something.
     * It is recommended to try your code with our OTE system before to check if everything works as expected.
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function useLive(): self
    {
        $this->url = self::LIVE_URL;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Configures the Domrobot to use the OTE endpoint. All actions will be executed in our test environment which has extra credentials.
     * Here you can test for free as much as you like.
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function useOte(): self
    {
        $this->url = self::OTE_URL;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Configures the Domrobot to use a specified URL as endpoint.
     *
     * @param string $url
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function useUrl(string $url): self
    {
        $this->url = $url;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool Is the Domrobot configured to use the live endpoint?
     */
    public function isLive(): bool
    {
        return self::LIVE_URL === $this->url;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool Is the Domrobot configured to use the OTE endpoint?
     */
    public function isOte(): bool
    {
        return self::OTE_URL === $this->url;
    }

    /**
     * Configures the Domrobot to use the JSON-RPC API. This needs the ext-json PHP extension installed to work.
     * This should be installed by default in PHP.
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function useJson(): self
    {
        $this->api = self::JSONRPC;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Configures the Domrobot to use the XML-RPC API. This needs the ext-xmlrpc PHP extension installed to work.
     * This is not installed by default in PHP.
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function useXml(): self
    {
        $this->api = self::XMLRPC;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool Is the Domrobot configured to use JSON-RPC?
     */
    public function isJson(): bool
    {
        return self::JSONRPC === $this->api;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool Is the Domrobot configured to use XML-RPC?
     */
    public function isXml(): bool
    {
        return self::XMLRPC === $this->api;
    }

    /**
     * @return string Either 'en', 'de' or 'es'
     */
    public function getLanguage(): string
    {
        return $this->language;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $language Either 'en', 'de' or 'es'
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function setLanguage(string $language): self
    {
        $this->language = $language;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return bool Is debug mode activated?
     */
    public function getDebug(): bool
    {
        return $this->debug;
    }

    /**
     * @param bool $debug Activate/deactivate debug mode
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function setDebug(bool $debug = false): self
    {
        $this->debug = $debug;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return string Path to the currently set cookie file
     */
    public function getCookieFile(): string
    {
        return $this->cookieFile;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $file Path to the new cookie file
     *
     * @return self
     *
     * @throws RuntimeException If the cookieFile is not writable or does not exist
     */
    public function setCookieFile(string $file): self
    {
        if ((file_exists($file) && !is_writable($file)) || (!file_exists($file) && !is_writable(dirname($file)))) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Cannot write cookiefile: '" . $file . "'. Please check file/folder permissions.",
                2400);
        }
        $this->cookieFile = $file;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getCustomer(): string
    {
        return $this->customer;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $customer
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function setCustomer(string $customer): self
    {
        $this->customer = $customer;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * @return string The currently set custom client transaction identifier, if one is set
     */
    public function getClTrId(): string
    {
        return $this->clTrid;
    }

    /**
     * Sets a custom client transaction identifier.
     *
     * @param string $clTrId
     *
     * @return self
     */
    public function setClTrId(string $clTrId): self
    {
        $this->clTrid = $clTrId;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Execute a API Request and decode the Response to an array for easy usage.
     *
     * @param string $object
     * @param string $method
     * @param array  $params
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function call(string $object, string $method, array $params = []): array
    {
        if ('' !== $this->customer) {
            $params['subuser'] = $this->customer;
        }
        if (!empty($this->clTrid)) {
            $params['clTRID'] = $this->clTrid;
        }

        $methodParam = strtolower($object . '.' . $method);

        if ($this->isJson()) {
            $request = json_encode(['method' => $methodParam, 'params' => $params]);
        } else {
            $request = xmlrpc_encode_request($methodParam, $params,
                ['encoding' => 'UTF-8', 'escaping' => 'markup', 'verbosity' => 'no_white_space']);
        }

        $header[] = 'Content-Type: ' . ($this->isJson() ? 'application/json' : 'text/xml');
        $header[] = 'Connection: keep-alive';
        $header[] = 'Keep-Alive: 300';
        $forwardedFor = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ?? '';
        $header[] = 'X-FORWARDED-FOR: ' . $forwardedFor;
        $ch = curl_init();
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $this->url . $this->api . '/');
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 65);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $header);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, $this->cookieFile);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, $this->cookieFile);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $request);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, 'DomRobot/' . self::VERSION . ' (PHP ' . PHP_VERSION . ')');

        $response = curl_exec($ch);
        curl_close($ch);
        if ($this->debug) {
            $this->logger->debug("Request:\n" . $request . "\n");
            $this->logger->debug("Response:\n" . $response . "\n");
        }

        if ($this->isJson()) {
            return json_decode($response, true);
        }

        return xmlrpc_decode($response, 'UTF-8');
    }

    /**
     * Returns a secret code needed for 2 factor auth.
     *
     * @param string $secret
     *
     * @return string
     */
    protected function getSecretCode(string $secret): string
    {
        $timeSlice = floor(time() / 30);
        $codeLength = 6;

        $base32 = new Base32();

        $secretKey = $base32->decode($secret);
        // Pack time into binary string
        $time = chr(0) . chr(0) . chr(0) . chr(0) . pack('N*', $timeSlice);
        // Hash it with users secret key
        $hmac = hash_hmac('SHA1', $time, $secretKey, true);
        // Use last nipple of result as index/offset
        $offset = ord(substr($hmac, -1)) & 0x0F;
        // grab 4 bytes of the result
        $hashPart = substr($hmac, $offset, 4);

        // Unpak binary value
        $value = unpack('N', $hashPart);
        $value = $value[1];
        // Only 32 bits
        $value &= 0x7FFFFFFF;

        $modulo = 10 ** $codeLength;

        return str_pad($value % $modulo, $codeLength, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
    }

    /**
     * Execute a login command with the API. This is needed before you can do anything else.
     *
     * @param string      $username
     * @param string      $password
     * @param string|null $sharedSecret
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function login(string $username, string $password, ?string $sharedSecret = null): array
    {
        $params['lang'] = $this->language;
        $params['user'] = $username;
        $params['pass'] = $password;

        $loginRes = $this->call('account', 'login', $params);
        if (!empty($sharedSecret) && $loginRes['code'] == 1000 && !empty($loginRes['resData']['tfa'])) {
            $tan = $this->getSecretCode($sharedSecret);
            $unlockRes = $this->call('account', 'unlock', ['tan' => $tan]);
            if ($unlockRes['code'] != 1000) {
                return $unlockRes;
            }
        }

        return $loginRes;
    }

    /**
     * Execute a logout command with the API.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function logout(): array
    {
        $ret = $this->call('account', 'logout');
        if (file_exists($this->cookieFile)) {
            unlink($this->cookieFile);
        }

        return $ret;
    }

    /**
     * @inheritDoc
     */
    public function setLogger(LoggerInterface $logger): void
    {
        $this->logger = $logger;
    }
}


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Abu Dhabi Holding's Board of Directors restructured
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. File
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has issued a decision restructuring the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Holding.
The new board will be chaired by H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser, and includes, Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Abdulhamid Mohammed Saeed, Salem Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Fadel Abdulbaki Al Ali, and Kaj-Erik Relander.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, issued a resolution appointing Dr Mohammed Rashid Al Hamli as the Abu Dhabi Executive Council Secretary-General.
In another resolution, His Highness appointed Dr Jamal Mohammed Obaid Al Kaabi as the Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office.
On Wednesday, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Roch Marc Christian Kabore, President of Burkina Faso, to discuss relations between the UAE and Burkina Faso.
During their meeting, which took place today in the Al Shati Palace, both sides discussed their overall cooperation and the means of developing them to achieve their mutual interests and benefit from investment, economic and trade opportunities.
They also addressed other common issues, such as combatting violence and terrorism and ensuring regional and international security, stability, development and peace.
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed stated that the UAE has prioritised its cooperation with friendly countries, especially those in Africa, with promising development, economic and investment opportunities for Emirati companies.
He also highlighted the UAE's interest in strengthening its relations with Burkina Faso.
Kabore expressed his pleasure at visiting the UAE and witnessing its social and economic development, while affirming his country's keenness to enhance its overall cooperation with the UAE.
At the end of the meeting, both sides explained their goals of improving the lives of their peoples and achieving development and stability, while affirming the importance of creating economic and investment partnerships. Among those who attended the meeting were Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry; Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs; and Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State.
Burkinabe Minister of National Defense and Veterans Affairs, Moumina Sheriff Sy; Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Alpha Barry; and Burkina Faso Ambassador to the UAE, Mansa Ountana, were also present.
In anohter development, Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) on Thursday launched the UAE's first ever constitution written in Braille format, etching another record into the country's history books.
The pacesetting development, announced at the ADJD's pavilion during the now-running Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, will enable those who are visually impaired to read and know the full content of the UAE Constitution.
"In keeping with the directives of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Chairman of the ADJD, the Department seeks to promote legal awareness among all segments of society and ensure adherence to the principles of supremacy of law," said Chancellor Yosuf Alabri, ADJD Undersecretary.
He noted that move falls within the ADJD's integrated plan to support and meet the needs of People of Determination.
Mohamed Bin Zayed Abu Dhabi UAE
AD CP receives participants in Council on Archives' meetings
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, yesterday received at Qasr Al Bahr the participants in the meetings of the International Council on Archives and Forum of National Archivists.
Mohamed grants housing loans, residential plots worth Dhs3.4bn
The approval of this instalment for Emirati citizens in Abu Dhabi stems from the leadership's commitment to ensure social stability, enhance living standards and provide the citizens with all their needs to enable them to be active contributors to the development of their community.
AD CP attends lecture on 'Science of Innovation'
Human beings hate 'not knowing', yet no innovation ever begins with 'knowing', Dr Beau Lotto told a lecture hosted at the Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed on Monday, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
8-year-old Emirati boy growing hair to donate to cancer organisations
Omar Mohammed Al Hajjaj, a grade two student at Al Mawakeb School is being praised for his initiative. He has been growing his hair from the age of three, after he witnessed his aunt's struggle with cancer.


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The Good: Fun, Energetic, Good lyrics, Funny, Listenable
The Bad: Some repetitiveness of sound
The Basics: Fun and articulate, Barenaked Ladies proves their success was not just a fluke and their album Stunt is more than its title suggests.
Whenever possible, I like to listen to artist's works in order and for the ones I like I tend to evaluate albums partially on the basis of the growth of the artist. I like to see artists taking the strengths I like and expanding upon them while eliminating the faults. Alas, in the case of Barenaked Ladies, I started with their first post-success album Maroon (reviewed here!) and have been going back and then forward again. That said, today I find myself listening to Barenaked Ladies's most commercially successful album Stunt and it's easy to see why this album did so very well.
Known best for the track "One Week," Stunt is anything but. The album gives the listener a very real and direct sense of who Barenaked Ladies are. They are a Canadian pop-rock band that has a sense of humor about the medium. If the kingdom had jesters, Barenaked Ladies would be a logical choice for the role. I say that because jesters had to think on their feet, be entertaining and the best could hold a tune.
For those only familiar with Barenaked Ladies from their listing anthem "One Week," it might be surprising to hear how well the group (primarily Steven Page and Ed Robertson) can sing. Songs like "Never Is Enough" reveal that the group can carry a tune and do so wonderfully. The group has mellow baritone voices that harmonize perfectly.
That's not to say that the group is all just mellow vocals. No, Stunt has some of the most fun songs to ever hit pop-rock. "Who Needs Sleep?" is one of the essential, brilliant and flat-out funny songs from Barenaked Ladies exploring the agony of insomnia. As Steven Page and Ed Robertson write and sing, "With all life has to offer / There's so much to be enjoyed / But the pleasures of insomnia / Are ones I can't avoid." And the song has one of the most fun refrains, sung with such annoying and joyful perkiness, with the lines "Who needs sleep? / Tell me what's that for / Who needs sleep? / Be happy with what you're getting / There's a guy who's been awake / Since the Second World War." It's silly, but it's fun.
The group is not the most musically inventive band in the world, but the quality and amusement factor of the lyrics covers that well. Barenaked Ladies are primarily bass, guitars, keyboards, and drums with an assortment of other instruments thrown in occasionally. The banjo, accordion, and violin all make appearances on Stunt. They create enjoyable, hummable tunes and it is clear the group has musical abilities.
All of the songs on Stunt, lyrics AND music are written by bandmembers Steven Page and/or Ed Robertson with Stephen Duffy assisting on two tracks. The group co-produced the album, keeping them involved in all steps of the creative process.
More than anything, Stunt reassures those who enjoyed "One Week" on the radio that Barenaked Ladies are not a one-hit wonder, that they can produce full albums filled with material of the same high caliber. And it reminds listeners that pop-rock can - and should! - be fun. If anyone were to teach the masses such a lesson, Barenaked Ladies would do it. And Stunt is a fine outing to do it with.
The best track is the fun and outrageous "Who Needs Sleep?," the weak track is "In The Car," which left little impression with me.
For other, former Artist Of The Month selections, why not visit the reviews of:
Aladdin Sane - David Bowie
Modern Times - Bob Dylan
Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Rarities, and Unreleased 1996 – 2006 - Eels
For other music reviews, please check out my Music Review Index Page for an organized listing of all my album and singles reviews!
© 2012, 2007 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
Posted by W.L. Swarts at 12:58 PM
Labels: Album Review, Barenaked Ladies, Music Review


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Chief Operating Officer for Rest of Africa
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Vanessa Olver is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant, USA who completed her articles at Deloitte and Touché in Durban, worked for Deloitte LLP in Chicago and furthered her career in a financial management position with P&O Nedloyd and Aviva plc. in the UK. She returned to South Africa to join Standard Bank as Senior Manager: Group Financial Accounting and Reporting before being promoted to Finance Director, Standard Bank Africa, responsible for 16 African countries. Vanessa joined Business Connexion in August 2009 as Chief Financial Officer, and was also appointed to the Board of Directors. She had various different roles including running the Service Division the largest business unit from September 2011 until January 2014. She then took on the role of Deputy CEO responsible for driving various strategic initiatives and was the Executive Head for Group Strategy, Group Transformation, Group Marketing and Group Mergers and Acquisitions. Vanessa left Business Connexion in April 2016 and consulted back to Business Connexion until July 2017. Vanessa in the interim started a Bed and Breakfast in Mtunzini on the North Coast in Kwa-Zulu Natal called Olivers Bed and Breakfast. She then was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer for Rest of Africa at Absa and is also responsible for the decoupling program from Barclays for the 10 bank on the continent.Vanessa encourages other women to strive for success, pursue their career goals and aspirations and be involved in community upliftment, therefore acting as a role model to many women within the organisation and industry, and has been recognised as Africa's Most Influential Women in Business and Government in the ICT sector in 2013.
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