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Dolce & Gabbana Perfume Price in Pakistan
The best price of Dolce & Gabbana Perfume in Pakistan is Rs. 180 and estimated average price is Rs. 17,645.
A top tier brand when it comes to fashion, Dolce & Gabbana also produce fragrances. Some of their perfumes and colognes have been massive hits while others have won awards. The brand is known for high-quality products, something that can be seen in their fragrance range as well. There are a lot of variations in the kinds of scents produced by D&G, giving one many options to choose from. The price of fragrances from D&G are varied, some are high others are relatively affordable.
Dolce & Gabbana is known for being a very stylish brand, with a lot of different products to offer, including fragrances. A segment that makes sense for fashion brands to expand into, as fragrances add much to the aura of style a person carries. The brand has a lot of great options when it comes to colognes and perfumes.
Dolce & Gabbana Fragrances
The most successful lines are The One, Light Blue and Velvet.
Light Blue is the line that has also been awarded the FiFi Award Fragrance Of The Year Men`s Luxe 2008 for its first men's iteration, Light Blue Pour Homme from 2007. The first in this line was the women's version from 2001, like all the other iterations it is about lighter more summer, daytime scents. With lots of fruity, floral, aromatic, citrus and aqua tones. The complimenting tones include wood and musk.
The men's range of Light Blue is also about a lighter feel for daytime scents that are summery. The main tones include aromatic, citrus, aquatic and woody. To balance these one finds musk, fresh spice and amber tones.
D&G's The One was also a line started with a perfume in 2006, it is an amber and floral scent. All subsequent iterations in the women's line are along those tones. Other detectable tones among this line of perfumes include white floral, citrus, vanilla, caramel and fruit. Generally, the perfumes from The One line are all comparatively deeper and work well for nights and winter seasons.
The first men's version of The One was launched in 2008 and is a woody and spicy fragrance. A lot of the later iterations are along this line, with woodiness being a prominent note along with spice. A few are more about an amber tone and one type is a leathery scent. Aside from these tones, one finds citrus, tobacco and aromatic tones.
Velvet is Dolce & Gabbana's line that is heavily influenced by the deeper scents that are associated with the Orient. Launched in 2011, this line now has many iterations that have consistently been released over the years. These scents have mostly been based around the warmer or deeper notes such as amber, wood, oud and musk. Some are also chypre, floral and citrus-based. Most are unisex, with a few for specified sex. This is a more expensive range that ranges from the middle to the top of the price spectrum.
Dolce & Gabbana perfumes and colognes can add a lot of value to your collection and add a lot to your aura. The scents have been made by some of the most well-known perfumers who have also worked with other leading brands.
The quality of materials used to create these amazing concoctions are top shelf, making for a better staying power and sillage.
Generally, the prices are above the affordable range to start with and go to a much higher range.
D&G Men Rs. 600
Dolce and Gabbana The One Men EDT 100Ml Rs. 14,063
D&G The King EDT 100ml (Men) Rs. 14,200
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Women Eau De Toilette … Rs. 10,500
Dolce & Gabbana The One Mysterious Night Edp For … Rs. 22,470
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Italian Love Pour Femm… Rs. 17,860
Dolce & Gabbana The One Intense Men Edp 100Ml Rs. 21,334
D&G The One Grey For Men EDT Intense 100ml Rs. 14,900
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she is definitely the stronger runner. Wait. That may make me sound like I'm a good swimmer. I'm not.
An homage to one of my favourite SNL skits.
Since we were in the Buddy wave, the majority of racers were walkers at this point. We wove through lots of chatty groups and I was shocked to discover we'd finished the first mile in 9 minutes flat! We passed by volunteers handing out high fives.
What? I like high fives.
As we got to the very last stretch of the race, Ann Marie yelled at me to sprint to the end.
I complied with great enthusiasm.
We crossed the finish, ditched our timing chips and got our medals (I did not die, thanks for asking :D).
The lady who finished right ahead of us came up to Ann Marie to thank her for encouraging her to run at the end.
Ann Marie was glad to have inadvertently cheered on a fellow racer.
Medals acquired and photos taken, it was time for some post-triathlon burgers and sweet potato fries!
This was my final race for 2011. A year of hard work was over, and I had bested my 2010 finish time by a whopping 21 minutes!
...often. Luckily the officials never seem too worried about details in the non-competitive wave. By the way, did you guys spot Ann Marie's cheetah helmet? So awesome.
She kicked it into high gear! Low gear? I still have no idea. Anyway, she hauled booty up that hill!
The route was an out and back so there was not a lot of wiggle room. I tried to get competitive and warmed up with some exaggerated sighing.
At that point she would edge over to the left and speed up, so I would have to drop back. Other cyclists who were faster than me (only because of their fancier bikes of course) whizzed by us both.
Gosh! I'm sure she is a lovely lady; she just was lacking in basic triathlon etiquette.
There was more leap frogging on the way back, but most people followed the drafting rules of falling back when someone passed. Our very own photog was sitting on the grass, in a better position than the paid picture-taker and caught us biking in!
Before I knew it, we were in and out of T2 and there was nothing left to do but go for a run!
P.S. For those of you who don't follow me on Facebook or Twitter or Google+, (hehe) I made a CALENDAR. I think it's pretty awesome. I also think you should check it out.
I'm hoping it will be available on the international Zazzle sites very soon!


The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine has been awarded a $100,000 grant for ongoing vision research.
David Bennett, professor of geography in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), has received a 4.5-year, $1,012,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for agricultural watershed research.
Vision specialists at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have received a $1.1 million research grant to study objective methods of testing visual dysfunction in patients with brain injuries or cognitive impairment.


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Home Sports Vijay Shankar ruled out from World Cup with toe injury, Mayank Agarwal...
Vijay Shankar ruled out from World Cup with toe injury, Mayank Agarwal named replacement
Birmingham: Indian all-rounder Vijay Shankar was ruled out of the ongoing World Cup due to a toe injury and will be replaced by batsman Mayank Agarwal, who is yet to make his ODI debut.
Shankar is the second Indian player to be ruled out of the tournament after senior opener Shikhar Dhawan exited due to a thumb fracture, sustained in the game against Australia. Rishabh Pant had replaced him.
"Vijay Shankar was struck on the left big toe whilst batting in the nets on June 19th in Southampton. He was able to play in an unrestricted manner in the following two matches against Afghanistan and West Indies," said the BCCI in a statement.
"Following the match on June 27, the condition of his toe worsened and a CT scan showed he sustained a non-displaced fracture of the left big toe. The condition will require a minimum of three weeks to heal. The injury rules him out of the ongoing World Cup," it added.
The BCCI named Agarwal as Shankar's replacement and it was approved by the International Cricket Council. The Indian team had requested the BCCI for a "suitable top-order batsman".
"The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 has approved Mayank Agarwal as a replacement player for Vijay Shankar in the India squad for the remainder of the tournament," said the ICC in a release.
Karnataka opener Agarwal, who made his Test debut against Australia last year, is yet to play an ODI. It has been learnt that his performance in England during the last A series under Rahul Dravid's coaching has been factored in while deciding his name.
India A won the ODI tri-series involving England Lions and West Indies A with Mayank and Prithvi Shaw topping the batting charts.
"The Indian team management asked for Mayank Agarwal as replacement since he is an opener and also it might give KL Rahul a chance to get back to the No.4 position in case Rishabh Pant fails in the next two games," a BCCI source said.
Rohit Sharma had talked about Shankar's injury on Sunday but it was presumed to be an old hit that he took at Southampton. It now seems that Shankar's toe injury aggravated after playing against Afghanistan and West Indies.
"There is no uncertainty with regard to the number four position. Vijay Shankar was supposed to play but before the game he got hit on the toe by Jasprit (Bumrah) and he wasn't fit. Every team will have these one or two changes happening every now and then," he said after India lost to England.
Shankar scored 29 against Afghanistan and 16 against West Indies before getting out. He also got a couple of important wickets against Pakistan.
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Ladbrokes has a range of apps for betting and gaming on just about any type of mobile device. Read on to find out all about the Ladbrokes mobile apps for Apple and Android.
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Ladbrokes can pride itself with over 120 years of betting history that made it a well-versed bookmaker, always trying to improve the online experiences users encounter each day.
These Apps were implemented for iPad devices as well, so that players should discover gambling regardless of what software they use.
Is Ladbrokes legal or banned in your country?


Filmmakers claim to have captured footage of Sweden's mythical Storsjoodjuret or Great Lake sea monster, the Scandinavian country's equivalent to the legendary beast said to lurk in Scotland's Loch Ness.
Svergies Television, which set up cameras on Sweden's Storsjon or Great Lake, has released images of a blurry, long and narrow silhouette moving in the depths said to be the famous Swedish sea monster.
"It clearly shows that it's warm and is made up of cells, otherwise our cameras wouldn't indicate red, so it can be a sea snake or some other kind of sea animal," said a member of the film crew.
Efforts to find the monster are being stepped up amid international TV interest and by summer 2009, 30 cameras will be monitoring the lake's waters and islets.
Hunts for the Storsjoodjuret are controversial after Swedish authorities tried and failed to protect the creature as an endangered animal three years ago.
The monster was first mentioned in print in 1635 and 500 people have reported 200 sightings since then.
Has the Loch Ness Monster emigrated to Borneo?
Spotters have variously described the creature as a three-humped serpent, anywhere between 50 to nine feet long, with a dog's head and fins on its neck, with black, grey, red or yellow colouring, making a wailing, or rattling, noise.
Hunts for the Great Lake sea monster have regularly taken place since 1894 when a Swedish sea captain created a stock company with the purpose of catching the legenday beast.


Florida State prides itself on not just being a football school, but a school where every sport matters.
That was proven once again with the results from the 2016-2017 Director's Cup standings. The Seminoles finished 13th with 921.75 points for their fourth Top-15 finish in the last five years.
"The No. 13 national finish in the Director's Cup is a tremendous achievement for our student-athletes, coaches and staff," FSU athletic director and vice president Stan Wilcox said.
"To have this level of comprehensive excellence along with two consecutive years of top academic performance by our student-athletes is very gratifying.
"It also reflects the commitment that our institution and our Seminole Boosters provide for intercollegiate athletics. In this day and age a program cannot reach this level of success without having the infrastructure and resources needed to support the teams.
"We should all be proud today. Go 'Noles!"
They charged to the front after an excellent spring where eight of the nine teams competing finished in the Top-20 including three Top-10 finishes by beach volleyball (4), baseball (5), and softball (9).
FSU finished with the sixth highest spring total (485.25), which more than doubled the combined score it achieved in the fall (210.50) and winter (226).
The Seminoles were rated No. 32 after the winter sports were concluded.
Baseball's fifth place finish earned the most points with 78, but all eight Top-20 finishers earned 50 points or more.
The only team not to finish inside the Top-20 was men's track & field, which finished 51st and only produced 19.5 points.
The Seminoles were the second highest rated team in the ACC behind No. 5 North Carolina. Notre Dame, which is in the ACC for every sport besides football, was the only other ACC team in the Top-25 at No. 23.
FSU finished second in the state of Florida as well. UF led the state at No. 3. Miami (56), South Florida (90), Central Florida (97), and Florida Gulf Coast (100) were the other programs from the state to finish in the Top-100.
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Painting a rocking chair and not sure the easiest way to go about it? No worries, I've got you covered. When you are planning to paint a vintage rocking chair with spindles, does the thought of painting spindles make you twitch? Just thinking of getting an even paint finish around those super skinny spindles is enough to drive someone mad. But it doesn't have to. This must be the main reason that paint sprayers were invented in the first place ;).
None of these issues are bad enough to send the rocker to the trash. Let's get this cutie ready for a birthday party!
Before painting the rocking chair the damage and loose spindles need to be re-secured. The best way to get wood glue into a small space with minimal mess is with a wood glue syringe.
Squeeze wood glue into the necessary areas and press the spindles back into place.
The vintage rocking chair is then prepped the same way that I always prep painted furniture. A thorough cleaning and sanding will prepare the chair, but I can still see remnants of the old gold details. Click here for more painted rocking chair makeovers: Rocking chairs.
In addition to the standard prep process, I'm adding a primer due to the fact that the new paint finish will be off-white.
Once the chair is sanded, cleaned and primed we can get moving with paint. Throw up a tarp/ drop cloth and grab your paint. This vintage rocker is being painted in a creamy off-white furniture paint. You can find great quality furniture paint online HERE. An added bonus, when painting furniture, especially when it comes to painting children's furniture, you want to make sure to use quality non-toxic furniture paint.
Also, grab your HomeRight Finish Max Super paint sprayer, because this will make you hate spindles just a little bit less. Flip the rocking chair over and spray the underside first.
Using the HomeRight Finish Max extra paint sprayer makes it easy to spray from above and below and any necessary angle. I feel like Wyatt Earp when I spray because I have a little more fun than maybe I should. Click here for more paint sprayer projects and tutorials: Paint Sprayer.
See this paint sprayer in action when it adds a metallic glaze to a painted dresser here: Metallic painted dresser. If you are unsure of how to clean your paint sprayer when done then make sure to check out How to Clean a Paint Sprayer.
For a super soft finish make sure to lightly sand in between each coat. Then wipe away with a clean lint-free cloth to keep it clean. I lightly sand in between both coats of primer, as well as both coats of paint, using added pressure to the edges for a distressed look. After two coats, the painted rocking chair is sealed using a clear protective sealer.
When it comes to using sealer on a rocking chair, you can use the paint sprayer. But in this case, I'm going a different route. This yellow detailer sponge works perfectly for adding a clear sealer. Its flexibility makes it easy to wrap around the spindles and get into any small areas.
We are adding a personalized touch to this child's rocking chair. Simple initials in soft metallic gold. To create a personalized stencil you can grab your Cricut Machine (I have the Explore Air).
Grab your custom personalized stencil and your gold paint. This is done using Modern Masters gold metallic paint.
Trim your stencil and tape it in place on the rocking chair. Next, make sure to measure your placement so that it is centered.
Make sure to use only a tiny bit of paint at a time by dabbing it off onto a paper towel first. Using too much paint will cause the paint to seep under the stencil and look messy. Your foam dabber should feel like it barely has any paint on it at all. You can apply a few times this way.
Once you're finished go ahead and remove the stencil from the painted rocking chair.
Next, lightly sand over your stencil to remove any raised edges.
Don't forget to apply clear sealer over your painted stencil. And re-attach the music box!
For a more detailed tutorial on adding stencils to your painted furniture makeovers make sure to check out How to Stencil Painted Furniture. There's even a video included in the post.
That was a lot painless than using a paintbrush, wasn't it? When painting a rocking chair with spindles using a paint sprayer is the way to go. This sweet rocking chair is ready for a special little girls first birthday!
If you are feeling overwhelmed or just starting out you can always start at the beginning with How to Paint Furniture – a Beginners Guide.
You take of you! That skin cancer is nothing but serious business. A friend of ours is fighting for his life right now and we have already buried another, 32 year old father of 4, youngest being 4 months old. Please please take care of you. Prayers for clear margins and speedy recovery.
thank you so much! and thanks for the netflix suggestions I will def have to check those out!


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Bay Ferries: no specifics on search for boat for Portland-Yarmouth run
YARMOUTH – When it comes to operating ferry service out of Yarmouth for the 2016 season and beyond, Bay Ferries says it's "doing everything we can to reach that goal."
Tina Comeau · Multi-media journalist | Posted: Feb. 4, 2016, midnight | Updated: Sept. 30, 2017, 7:16 a.m. | 3 Min Read
Bay Ferries CEO and president Mark MacDonald
But the company still has no boat.
The company's reassurances in a Feb. 4 statement comes too late for some who have decided that no boat means no trip. An American tour company that had planned on reserving 28 rooms for two nights at the Rodd Grand in Yarmouth, two nights in Oak Island and one night in Wolfville, has cancelled its plans because of ferry uncertainty.
Natalie Flint, director of group operations with Friendship Tours, says the company had planned its trips for three different dates in June, July and September.
"When we heard in October that there would be a new operator, we held on," she said. "We were hopeful, but now it's February and they still don't have a ferry in place. It's hard to package and sell a program when we don't know what the schedule would be, what the pricing would be."
However the company isn't completely giving up on coming to Nova Scotia.
"We felt at this point that we needed to cancel the tour and hopefully try it again next year when everything is set up," Flint says.
Other tour bus companies are also keeping a watchful eye on the situation, saying they are concerned.
In the media release it issued late Thursday morning, Bay Ferries says it isn't in a position to say much publically about the ongoing search for a boat.
"Because we are competing for assets against other operators worldwide, we are limited in what we can say on the status of our search because of the risk that it would jeopardize our company's ability to get the best ship in place for the Yarmouth-Maine service in 2016," says Bay Ferries chief executive officer Mark MacDonald.
The release says Bay Ferries recognizes the concerns of the travel and tourism industries.
"Bay Ferries has been working hard since the fall to secure the right ship to serve Yarmouth and Maine. We have been keeping the Nova Scotia government up to date on our considerable efforts in many different ferry markets around the world," MacDonald says in the release.
He adds the company has been "attempting to identify a vessel that works best for customers, is capable of meeting Canadian and US regulatory requirements, and makes financial sense for the province of Nova Scotia."
The Tri-County Vanguard attempted to contact MacDonald for more comment, but was told he is out of the country on business.
Last month Bay Ferries' vice-president of operations Don Cormier had told the Vanguard the ship market "is challenging."
The provincial government – opting not to continue with Nova Star Cruises – announced in late-October Bay Ferries was the preferred candidate to operate ferry service between Nova Scotia and Maine. At that time it said the company had 45 days to find a vessel.


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In just 9 days, Piazza Mignanelli in Rome was transformed into a modern Roman Forum. The austere and sleek set designed by artist Pietro Ruffo captured the discipline and rigor of ancient Rome and the solemn and profound soul of the Haute Couture Collection.
THE SETTING: During the fashion show, the historical context of the square, used since the Baroque for ephemeral installations on the occasion of great events, is transformed into a truly immersive installation, thanks to the intervention of the artist, Pietro Ruffo, who will augment the perception of space by multiplying the levels. The elements of the installation are also inspired by Roman history, its complexity and its infinite facets, but they also suggest a new way of viewing the city's identity, projecting it enthusiastically toward the future.
Italian fashion house Valentino is further entwining itself with its hometown of Rome through a performance installation at Art Basel Miami."From Memory to Creativity" offers a rare inside look at the artisan craft of Valentino's seamstresses through the foil of artist Pietro Ruffo, who will create alongside them in a reproduction of the label's Roman atelier. This stop in Miami is the first in a series of Valentino's celebrations of the eternal city, "Mirabilia Road," which will begin next May.
This installation in Miami serves as a follow-up to the couture show, again featuring the connection between Valentino and Rome, which is the source of its design inspiration.
In Valentino's performance piece, Mr. Ruffo will recreate the map of Rome first drawn by Giovan Battista Nolli in the 18th century. Keeping to handcrafted methods, the artist will work as if in ancient times.
"We are extremely proud to continue the journey we started with Mirabilia Romae," said Valentino creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli in a brand statement. "The artistic installation of Miami 'From Memory to Creativity' is an important moment to narrate how our stylistic direction can develop from personal to universal.
"The concept of 'bottega dell'arte', recreated through the work of Pietro Ruffo, glorifies the values of time and the precious manual skills of our haute couture atelier," they said. "[It is] a performance that celebrates our creative identity, transmitting it towards the future."This installation is the first "act" in Valentino's "Mirabilia Road" project, set to kick off in May 2016. Collaborating with Filippo Cosmelli, Daniela Bianco and Simone Ferrari, Valentino developed a seven and a half mile tour through the center of historic Rome that will point out monuments and spots that may have been missed otherwise by visitors.
L'idea di progetto per il Miami Design District nasce da una stretta collaborazione fra pietro Ruffo e Kami.
I due tavoli di lavoro (Sarte, Artisti) vengono disegnati per l'evento. Questi tavoli chiudono tutto il processo creativo cha ha dato vita alla sfilata e generano le forme del progetto. Due "Isole" stratificate che danno l'idea di una piazza su diversi livelli. Realizzando delle pedane immersive che permettono ai visitatori di fare un'esperienza che va dalla Memoria alla Sartoria, dalla Manualità all'Arte tenendo Roma, il suo tessuto urbano, le stratificazioni storiche, come punto di riferimento.


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Q: RxSwift - How to reflect the number of item's count to TableView I'm new to RxSwift. This is quite tricky.
I'm creating like ToDoList that views which are tableView and add-item view are separated by TabBarController.
I have successfully displayed the list array and added a new item into tableView.
I also wanted to display the number of array's count and favourite count in the view that has tableView so that I have displayed it by throwing a value with .just.
But displaying a value based on the result of the array displayed by SearchBar, the value is not reflected as I expected.
In MainViewModel, I made sure if I could get the number of array's count properly by print, but apparently the value was fine.
It is just not reflected in the View.
// Model
struct Item: Codable {
    var name = String()
    var detail = String()
    var tag = String()
    var memo = String()
    var fav = Bool()
    var cellNo = Int()

    init(name: String, detail: String, tag: String, memo: String, fav: Bool, celllNo: Int) {
        self.name = name
        self.detail = detail
        self.tag = tag
        self.memo = memo
        self.fav = fav
        self.cellNo = celllNo
    }

    init() {
        self.init(
            name: "Apple",
            detail: "ringo",
            tag: "noun",
            memo: "",
            fav: false,
            celllNo: 0
        )
    }
}

struct SectionModel: Codable {
    var list: [Item]
}
extension SectionModel: SectionModelType {
    var items: [Item] {
        return list
    }

    init(original: SectionModel, items: [Item]) {
        self = original
        self.list = items
    }

}

Singleton share class
final class Sharing {

    static let shared = Sharing()

    var items: [Item] = [Item()]

    var list: [SectionModel] = [SectionModel(list: [Item()])] {
        didSet {
            UserDefault.shared.saveList(list: list)
        }
    }

    let listItems = BehaviorRelay<[SectionModel]>(value: [])

}

extension Sharing {
    func calcFavCount(array: [Item]) -> Int {
        var count = 0
        if array.count > 0 {
            for i in 0...array.count - 1 {
                if array[i].fav {
                    count += 1
                }
            }
        }
        return count
    }
}

// MainTabViewController
class MainTabViewController: UIViewController {

    @IBOutlet weak var listTextField: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var tagTextField: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var itemCountLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var favCountLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var favIcon: UIImageView!
    @IBOutlet weak var infoButton: UIButton!
    @IBOutlet weak var searchBar: UISearchBar!
    @IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!

    private lazy var viewModel = MainTabViewModel(
        searchTextObservable: searchTextObservable
    )

    private let disposeBag = DisposeBag()
    private var dataSource: RxTableViewSectionedReloadDataSource<SectionModel>!

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        setupTableViewDataSource()
        tableViewSetup()
        listDetailSetup()
    }

    // create Observable searchBar.text to pass to ViewModel
    var searchTextObservable: Observable<String> {

        let debounceValue = 200

        // observable to get the incremental search text
        let incrementalTextObservable = rx
            .methodInvoked(#selector(UISearchBarDelegate.searchBar(_:shouldChangeTextIn:replacementText:)))
            .debounce(.milliseconds(debounceValue), scheduler: MainScheduler.instance)
            .flatMap { [unowned self] _ in Observable.just(self.searchBar.text ?? "") }

        // observable to get the text when the clear button or enter are tapped
        let textObservable = searchBar.rx.text.orEmpty.asObservable()

        // merge these two above
        let searchTextObservable = Observable.merge(incrementalTextObservable, textObservable)
            .skip(1)
            .debounce(.milliseconds(debounceValue), scheduler: MainScheduler.instance)
            .distinctUntilChanged()

        return searchTextObservable
    }

    func setupTableViewDataSource() {
        dataSource = RxTableViewSectionedReloadDataSource<SectionModel>(configureCell: {(_, tableView, indexPath, item) in
            let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "ListCell") as! ListCell
            cell.selectionStyle = .none
            cell.backgroundColor = .clear
            cell.configure(item: item)
            return cell
        })
    }

    func tableViewSetup() {

        tableView.rx.itemDeleted
            .subscribe {
                print("delete")
            }
            .disposed(by: disposeBag)

        viewModel.dispItems.asObservable()
            .bind(to: tableView.rx.items(dataSource: dataSource))
            .disposed(by: disposeBag)
    }

    func listDetailSetup() {

        viewModel.itemCountObservable
            .bind(to: itemCountLabel.rx.text)
            .disposed(by: disposeBag)

        viewModel.favCountObservable
            .bind(to: favCountLabel.rx.text)
            .disposed(by: disposeBag)
    }
}

MainTabViewModel
final class MainTabViewModel {

    private let disposeBag = DisposeBag()
    private let userDefault: UserDefaultManager
    var dispItems = BehaviorRelay<[SectionModel]>(value: [])
    private let shared = Sharing.shared

//    lazy var itemCount = shared.list[0].list.count
//    lazy var favCount = shared.calcFavCount

    var itemCountObservable: Observable<String>
    var favCountObservable: Observable<String>

    init(searchTextObservable: Observable<String>,
         userDefault: UserDefaultManager = UserDefault()) {

        self.userDefault = userDefault

        let initialValue = shared.list
        shared.listItems.accept(initialValue)
        dispItems = shared.listItems

       // this part is to display the initil number -> success
        var itemCount = shared.list[0].list.count
        itemCountObservable = .just(itemCount.description + " items")

        var favCount = shared.calcFavCount(array: shared.list[0].list)
        favCountObservable = .just(favCount.description)

        // this part is based on the searching result -> failure
        searchTextObservable.subscribe(onNext: { text in
            if text.isEmpty {
                let initialValue = self.shared.list
                self.shared.listItems.accept(initialValue)
                self.dispItems = self.shared.listItems
            }else{
                let filteredItems: [Item] = self.shared.list[0].list.filter {
                    $0.name.contains(text)
                }
                let filteredList = [SectionModel(list: filteredItems)]
                self.shared.listItems.accept(filteredList)
                self.dispItems = self.shared.listItems

                itemCount = filteredItems.count
                self.itemCountObservable = .just(itemCount.description + " items")
                favCount = self.shared.calcFavCount(array: filteredItems)
                self.favCountObservable = .just(favCount.description)

                print("\(itemCount) items") // the ideal number is in but not shown in the view
            }
        })
        .disposed(by: disposeBag)

    }

}

I removed unnecessary code but I mostly pasted a whole code for your understanding.
Hope you could help me.
Thank you.

A: I solved this issue anyway; the value was reflected.
the issue was that itemCountObservable was declared as observable and .just was used.
How .just works is to throw onNext once and it is completed, which means the change I did in searchTextObservable.subscribe(onNext~ is unacceptable.
So I shifted the itemCountObservable: Observable<String> to BehaviorRelay<String>that only onNext is thrown and not completed, then it works.
My understanding of this issue is that itemCountObservable: Observable<String> stopped throwing a value due to .just as I've written above.
Am I correct??
If you're familiar with the difference between Observable and BehaviorRelay, it would be appreciated if you could tell me.
Thanks.


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OOB UMC 250
Anniversary Events
Biography: Rev. Chattin
Lenten Bible Study:February
Lenten Bible Study: March
Biography: Jordan Prescott
Lenten Bible Study: April
Rev. Sarah Andrews Schlieckert
Worship at OOB
2021 Quarterly Missions
Quarter 1: PBRC
Quarter 2: Maryland Food Bank
Quarter 3: CGF
Quarter 4: MCVET
Friends of Old Otterbein
History of OOB UMC Baltimore
Written History
Niemann Organ
The Lost Churches of Baltimore
Phillip Otterbein
Pastors of Old Otterbein
The Otterbein organ was installed in 1897 and is probably the last organ Henry Niemann built. His oldest son, Frank, was most likely responsible for a large part of the instrument, because Henry died two years later in 1899. The original cost of the instrument, a memorial gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Greasley, longtime members of the church, by their family, was $1,500.00. Mr. Greasley died in 1894 before the extensive renovation in 1896. His widow presented the chandelier and the pews to the church at that time. After her death in April 1897, the family presented the organ in memory of both parents.
The Otterbein organ has 13 stops and 15 ranks. For each note in a rank there is one pipe. The cornet on the upper manual has three pipes for each note. In total, there are 842 speaking pipes made of pine, zinc, lead and brass.
The large pipes in the middle of the façade are speaking pipes. The pipes in the flats on each side are dummies. The case is all solid white oak, with the front of the case being all quarter-sawn oak. The organ is known among the Niemann organs for its bold, bright sound, excellent for hymn singing.
Restoration of the nearly 100-year Old Otterbein organ began in February 1990, when it was announced in a letter to Members and Friends of Old Otterbein that a campaign would begin to solicit funds to restore the organ in time for its 100th anniversary in 1997.
With gifts of $60,000.00 from friends and members, wedding fees and peanut sales to Orioles fans, the organ was restored by David M. Storey. The organ was removed from the church to Mr. Storey's Woodberry shop, a former textile mill, on January 11, 1994 and returned and rededicated on Sunday, December 11, 1994. Otterbein organist John Holland played Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord".
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid said it's unlikely he'll be available for at least Game 1 of the playoffs this weekend.
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"Brokeback Mountain" leads the Oscar pack with 8 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and actors Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams. "Capote" and "TransAmerica" got their much-deserved nods for their leads, too. With Jon Stewart hosting and a slew of good films this year, I think I'll be watching the Oscars for the first time in ages.
Read: 'Brokeback Mountain' Gets 8 Oscar Nods (AP)
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Stein-Wood: Simon Baker
Over the weekend my co-worker Laura saw the trailer for "Something New" (opening Feb. 3) and suggested this hunky Australian for this morning's wood. Laura's a designer -- and clearly has an eye for the aesthetically pleasing. Thanks, Laura!
(He kinda has a Hugh Jackman's blond brother thing going on, no?)
The dirt: A handsome, blondish Australian actor, Simon Baker became a star in his native land on soap operas before breaking into US films as the doomed gay actor Matt Reynolds in the acclaimed modern noir "L.A. Confidential" (1997). As a teen, Baker had been a competitive surfer and water polo player, but he eventually drifted before the cameras with appearances in music videos.
Next up is "Something New," in which Baker's character complicates romantic matters for Sanaa Lathan, who meets him while pursuing her Ideal Black Man.
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What Is It Good For?
The war in Iraq has cost the American people billions of dollars and thousands of lives. I'm totally OK with this as long as it's only unattractive people who are killed. But the idea that ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff's beautiful face may have been disfigured in any way because of this effort is where I draw the line. First David Bloom and now this. How much more can I possibly be expected to take? Please don't send my Brian Williams over there ...
Read: ABC Team Stabilized After Iraq Convoy Hit (Washington Post)
Page 1 Consider (01/31)
Sorry 'Bout That: A hapless visitor at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England, tripped on his shoelace, tumbled down a flight of stairs and crashed into a group of priceless Qing dynasty Chinese vases, smashing them into smithereens. I can hardly wait to hear the voiceover Bob Saget comes up for this one. (Reuters)
The dominatrix sleeps (at home) tonight. (AP)
Seeing Ay to Ay: Al-Qaida No. 2 (which is apparently the equivlaent of the U.S. bank "vice president") Al-Zawahri Mocks President Bush Over Terrorism War / And we were told that we had nothing in common with Islamic extremists. (AP)
I guess it really does cut like a knife. (Monsters & Critics)
Heading West: With Hope of Catching, Mike Piazza to Join the San Diego Padres. Sorry, Mr. Champion. (NYT)
Inside Beck's Drawers
The NY Post ran an article on Sunday that said David Beckham likes to wear vitamin-infused skivvies. Then the British tabloids reported that Becks spends 1000 pounds every fortnight on "pants" (those wacky Brits have their own word for everything) 'cause he only wears them once.
I don't really care about either of these stories, but it was a good excuse to repost those photos of Becks in his tighty whities and a new one sans undies ...
Read: One-A-Day Undies
Read: David Beckham's 1,000 pounds monthly underwear bill
Get David Beckham wallpaper here, here and here.
Bois de Matin: Stephane Rideau
Art-house movie favorite Stephane Rideau ("Come Undone," "Wild Reeds") of France makes the sticky floors at the Quad worth tolerating ...
Click here to see our fine young lad partaking in sodomy sur la plage.
'Mother' and Child Reunion
We finally saw "TransAmerica" yesterday. We went to see it once before -- and tried not to see it at all before that. Confused yet?
Well, this is kind of embarrassing, but when I first saw the trailer for it some months ago, I gave my usual YES or NO reaction. "TransAmerica" got a resounding NO from me. Why, you ask? I said to Michael -- this guy they have playing the lead is so ridiculously not a woman that I just felt the whole premise of the film would be flawed. Obviously in the story the character Bree is "passing" in society -- and there's NO WAY the man they have playing her could pass. (Did you get a load of that square jaw and stubble?) Cut to Michael's telling me that "it's that lady from 'Desperate Housewives,' you moron" and my subsequent red face.
Then three weeks ago we had just sat down in the theater to see it when we got the horrifying phone call that Larry had died. Naturally we left to be with his boyfriend and family.
So now that we've seen it, I think it would be fair to say that "TransAmerica" was worth the wait. I'm not going to write a long review of the film (there are plenty of them out there), but if Felicity Huffman doesn't walk home with a little gold statue, there is no god (for sure).
What a brilliant film. So many layers, textures and details to enjoy and absorb. Kevin Zegers is perfect as her "Oops, Didn't Know I Had a" son. Although I feel like a pervert for admitting it, this 1984-born young man is one sexy kid -- and is not shy about showing off his body (sadly, being born in 1984 doesn't actually make him all that young -- and certainly not jailbait).
But most of all, Felicity Huffman's understated performance will blow you away.
Lessons From Down Under
Roger Federer reminded us -- once again -- why he may be the best ever. (What was up with the waterworks, though?)
Marcos Baghdatis dazzled us for two weeks -- and even figured out how to make Federer look clumsy for two sets before succumbing to what has increasingly become the inevitable.
Amelie Mauresmo kept her cool and took home the big silver trophy.
Martina Hingis showed us she can still do it, and even won a Grand Slam mixed title.
Lindsay Davenport pulled a Lindsay Davenport.
Kim Clijsters pulled a Lindsay Davenport.
Former Great German Hopes Tommy Haas and Nicolas Kiefer played impressively.
Tommy Haas and Argentina's Jose Acasuso proved what I've been saying all along: men look hotter with short hair. (Don't grow it back, Roger.)
Andy Roddick and Robby Ginepri left American fans wondering "Now what?" -- while the Bryan brothers brought home our only title.
Marcos Baghdatis' jailbait French model girlfriend, Camille, is one hot piece of ass (he might want to keep Ivan Lendl away from her).
Justine Henin-Hardenne showed the world how classless she truly is. Dick Enberg reported during the men's final that not only did she make it through the trophy presentation and press conference without incident, she was seen carrying two large tennis bags out to a car in the parking lot shortly after the "tummy ache" forced her to go cowering from her French-style ass whipping. A pathetic human being she is.
Livin' La Gaza Loco
When I think about shaking my bon bon, I immediately think Middle East politics:
The Jewish Defense League picketed Ricky Martin's recent Los Angeles show. They say Martin was in Jordan wearing a scarf that promoted violence against Israel. A representative for Ricky Martin says it's a misunderstanding and that the scarf was merely intended to make his client look "fabulous."
Read: Jews Protest Ricky Martin's Scarf
Sunday Worship: Wally Szczerbiak
This Long Island man comes via Michael, who's had a crush on Wally Szczerbiak since his days with the University of Miami, Ohio ...
Wallpaper via Wally-Szczerbiak.com
Weekend Wood: Bill Schroeder
Former NFL wide receiver Bill Schroeder looks good wet.
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Mauresmo Valtrexes Henin-Hardenne
Last night my gut reaction to the women's Australian Open final was "good for Amelie Mauresmo for finally winning a big one, but I'll bet if she'd been given half a chance she would have choked it all away." But then I thought about it some more and read what others in the tennis world were saying, and then I realized that I had completely missed what was really going on. Patrick McEnroe had Justine figured out precisely: "She just pulled a Roberto Duran. She got sick of getting her butt kicked and said, 'No mas.'"
So I stand corrected. Mauresmo kept it all together and was completely blowing the "demented dwarf" off the court -- and Justine just wasn't going to allow Amelie the satisfaction of her big Grand Slam moment.
As Peter Bodo pointed out, "it's all about Justine" (and to think that I was trying to pinpoint why I hated her so much just a few days ago). Shame on you Justine. She's managed to hit an all-time low by walking off the court without finishing the match. Her "I've never been healthier in two years/my tummy hurts/I mean, my shoulder hurts" routine was the final nail in her herpes-infected coffin. She gives controversy a bad name.
Read: Mauresmo breaks Grand Slam title drought (AP)
Read: Peter Bodo's Tennis World Blog here.
Oprah Saddles Up
Oprah had the cast of "Brokeback Mountain" on today. The Malcontent has eight minutes of heavenly highlights (sly Heath "gets in" a good one this time!)
Watch Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
Morning Wood: Andrew Shue
Former "Melrose Place" hunk Andrew Shue hasn't changed much since the days of Amanda and Allison (the second set of photos are Then and Now headshots). Thank god he gave up his cringe-inducing brand of acting for charity work. He was always better-suited for soccer -- or modeling.
(Give me some credit: I resisted Where Are They Now-Wood.)
Read: Andrew Shue: From 'Melrose' to Moms (People)
Livin' La Vida Mocha
The four-part PBS series "African American Lives" sounds like it's going to be a rather fascinating:
The show takes Alex Haley's Roots saga to a whole new level through moving stories of personal discovery. Using genealogy, oral history, family stories and DNA analysis to trace lineage through American history and back to Africa, the series provides a life-changing journey for a diverse group of highly accomplished African Americans: Dr. Ben Carson, Whoopi Goldberg, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dr. Mae Jemison, Quincy Jones, Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Chris Tucker and Oprah Winfrey.
The series works to restore the participants' lineages in reverse chronological order. Starting with the oral histories of the individuals' families, and drawing on photographs, film clips, music and early personal records, Professor Gates begins to trace their family trees back through the 20th century. Noted historians and expert genealogists around America help fill in missing branches, in the process explaining how such major events as Jim Crow segregation and the post-World War I "Great Migration" from the South to the North helped shape African-American families.
"African American Lives" premieres Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 9 p.m. here in NYC. Check local listings here. (One question: Why no Rodney Allen Rippy?)
Well, it wasn't quite "My Dinner With Andre," but yesterday I had a date that might be worthy of at least an NPR show. You see, my archenemy from 7th grade and I officially "buried the hatchet" over lunch in the famed Conde Nast cafeteria. (Hey, if you're going to wait more than 25 years to do something like this, you might as well have a glam Frank Gehry backdrop.)
Mike and I actually first ran into each other at a bar here in Manhattan a couple of years ago, but it wasn't until we crossed paths again (outside the Lisa Kudrow film "Happy Endings") and then the 20-year high school reunion e-mails started going around did we plan to get together officially.
Naturally, once we sat down we couldn't even remember why we hated each other so much back at Rhodes Junior High, but isn't that half the fun of having a nemesis? It must have been 1979 or '80 and I vaguely recall that we were unspoken rivals for the attention of a hunky junior varsity wrestler. Mike swears I'm exaggerating both the hunkiness and the attention that was desired by either of us. I brought along the "memory book" from our 10-year reunion (which he skipped) and the book I'd bought for the 20-year (which we both skipped). We laughed and reminisced about old classmates, and took turns intermittently wishing we hadn't skipped the 20-year in 2005, and then took turns intermittently reminding one another why we didn't go in the first place (we barely knew any of them!). The whole thing was a lot of fun and I e-mailed him later how nice it was hanging out with someone with whom I'd shared a common experience so many years ago. Mike's sharp as tack and I quickly realized I'd missed out by not knowing him all of these years.
So still perplexed about the feud's origins by the time I got home from work last night, I decided to look through my trunk of old school papers and manuscripts to see if I could dig up even a small hint as to what this was really all about. Much to my surprise, I quickly came across the outline and a sketch of the proposed cover (above) of a book I'd planned to write(!) about the subject, aptly titled "Sweetcheeks." Mike was a tad overweight back then and his perpetual ruddiness really rubbed me the wrong way for some reason. The book's subtitle reads: "When you're in 7th grade, you have friends and enemies: I'd like you all to meet Sweetcheeks." (At age 12, clearly I was in my Judy Blume phase.) ("Sweetcheeks" was to have been the follow-up to my 6th-grade-camp saga, "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush," which I actually did finish back then.)
So, as if my holding on to this outline (in my tiny Manhattan apartment!) weren't ridiculous enough, I also discovered that in these four handwritten pages of notes, other than the title there is nary a mention of (my new BFF) Mike! (Who knows what I was thinking.)
So the mystery remains, but our lunch was a hoot. Mike's grown up to be a big success, hasn't aged a bit, and has long since lost his baby fat (wink). I hope we get together again soon. Just between you and me, I'm hoping I can get him to autograph my copy of "Sweetcheeks" ...
P.S. And it wasn't just me. Todd Bailey -- who was later on Ed McMahon's "Star Search" and slept with my boyfriend Derek behind my back in college -- totally hated him, too.
Damn Yankees: Former Mets slugger Mike Piazza still hasn't heard back from the Yankees, but the word on the street is that he should start looking elsewhere. (NYP)
Oprah Reality Check: I give credit to Oprah Winfrey for finally taking responsibility for her part in this whole James Frey mess. I guess this is her way of saying that she wouldn't want to be a member of any book club that would allow her to join -- or something. Just when I have my case against you, O, you gotta go and get it right. And now I hear she's saddling up for a full hour with the cast of "Brokeback Mountain" today-- I'll be there, gurl! (Washington Post)
Oh, Good: Commonly Used Drug in Heart Surgery May Increase Risk of Death (MedPage)
Dumb Waiter: NYT's Frank Bruni goes undercover as a waiter and the results are often hilarious. (NYT)
Financial Ties
Have you seen the tragic slash creepy Meredith Baxter commercial for Garden State Life Insurance?
Surely there is a less awkward way to get the point across than this winning sales pitch:
"The love we have for our family is too strong to die, even if we do."
Mona Wood: Jason Taylor
6-foot-6 defensive end Jason Taylor has a really nice, uh, smile. I wouldn't mind swimming with this Dolphin ...
No Shit, Dumbass: Bush Says Bin Laden Should Be Taken Seriously / Don't tell me four years after Sept. 11 that Bush finally figured this one out. (NYP)
Father Knows Best: Prosecutors say that the father of an 8-year-old boy who shot another kiddie taught his son how to work a gun. How much you wanna bet he didn't teach the kid how to read a book or table manners? Lock this jackass up. (Washington Post)
Man's Best Friend: I guess it depends on what you mean by friend. (NYT)
Whale of a Mystery: Cause of Actor Chris Penn's Death Unknown. / Gee, I can't imagine. He looked so healthy. (AP)
Freak-Mart: Michael Jackson Spotted Shopping in Robe and Veil / Could you stop being such a fucking freak for two seconds? (AP)
Common Sense Evasion: 'Survivor' Richard Hatch Guilty in Tax Case / Forget about the tax evasion: how sentencing him for being the stupidist person on god's green earth? (AP)
Sorry About the Face
Justine Henin-Hardenne has a beautiful game, yet somehow I just can't stand her. I think my contempt started when she used some unsportsmanlike gamesmanship to beat Serena Williams at the French Open a few year ago. Unlike her countrywoman Kim Clijsters, Henin-Hardenne is decidedly French -- which doesn't do her any favors.
I've noticed that she doesn't seem to be scoring any major advertising deals here in the U.S.: may I suggest to her agents she get in touch with the makers of Valtrex? Her mouth herpes makes looking at her nearly unbearable, so this could be a win-win situation -- what with an endorsement deal and a cure for this unsightly condition.
Dissenting Opinion ...
It seems Joel Sherman of the NY Post doesn't share my enthusiasm for Mike Piazza's joining the Yankees.
Hey, I never said it would be good for the team, I just want him here for the fans ....
Read: Pass on Piazza (NYP)
Pinstripes for Piazza?
The tabloids are reporting that there's "50-50" chance that hunky slugger Mike Piazza will be finishing out his career as a Yankee. The team's general manager, Brian Cashman, is supposed to make a decision within the next 48 hours. Mike is a New Yorker now and needs to stay here in NYC. His ending up with the Phillies, Orioles, Blue Jays or Angels (all said to be interested) just wouldn't be right. Although I'd hate for him to shave his sexy facial hair, I'm guessing he'd look awfully hot in those pinstripes ...
Read: Piazza drawing mixed signals (Newsday)
Labels: mike piazza
How Embarrassing: College student claims Joe Pesci punched him. (AP)
Toying With Guns: CNN reported that "an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot a 7-year-old at a day-care center in Maryland" on Tuesday. I was going to make a crack about how ridiculous it was that this distinction would be used (like little children deliberately shoot one another!) but then I remembered that our entire world revolves around how cool it is that Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac got shot by gang posses, and that it's completely normal that someone always gets shot at every one of Diddy's parties. God help us all. (Washington Post)
Get Off Me!: Actor Chris Penn was found dead at his Santa Monica residence. Sad news, but I'll bet she's relieved. (AP)
Another Mustache Ride?: This is exactly what we don't need. (Hollywood Reporter)
Jesus Christ!: Kanye West has caused a lot of controversy by posing as Jesus Christ in the new issue of Rolling Stone. I can see what the protesters are upset about: everyone knows Jesus had talent. (Reuters)
Notorious L.O.A.D.: Mr. Britney Spears is shopping around a rap album. Where's that gun-toting 8-year-old when you need him? (AP)
Computer Illiterate?
Yahoo has suddenly and inexplicably decided that I must now pass their security test before I can send about 60 percent of my e-mails. Not only do I think this is ludicrous (I even pay for the non-advertising Yahoo Plus mail), 9 times out of 10 I can't seem to correctly see the fucking letters and numbers they provide thus turning a simple e-mail message into a nine-hour ordeal.
Am I the only one who finds these things impossible to read?
FYI: If you're thinking I'm nuts, keep in mind that I recently purchased an Owl Optical Wallet Light.
A Cautionary (Shirt) Tale
I know I'm not the first fag to cringe at the sight of Abercrombie & Fitch clothing on gay men who are ... shall we say ... a bit long in the tooth (myself included). But after seeing this photo and reading about A&F's tragic 61-year-old CEO "dude" Mike Jeffries, I will be spending this evening gathering all of mine for the Salvation Army donation counter. (via Queerty and Towleroad)
Read: The Man Behind A&F (Salon)
Andy's Baby?
I don't know if the rumors about Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova hooking up are true or not (God knows Bonnie Fuller's dreams would be answered if they were). But has anyone else noticed that Sharapova is wearing maternity tennis dresses at this year's Australian Open? She sure isn't playing well ... or, ugh, moving very well, either.
And in all truth, Andy did get knocked out of the tournament awfully early -- so it's not like he had anything better to do than to knock her up in return.
Read: Are Sharapova and Roddick playing doubles? (ESPN)
Brat Pack-Wood: Rob Lowe
It's been nearly 25 years since I went to see "Class" at the AMC Lakeshore midnight movie and I'm still convinced that Rob Lowe entered into a pact with the Devil to be this gorgeous. I remember a few years later going to see "... About Last Night" in the movie theater repeatedly. The scene where he runs out to get the newspaper in his tighty whities made me long for another paper route -- and his late-night nekkid visit to the refrigerator was enough to make me consider eating.
Rob turns 42 in March and is married with kids now -- but he's as handsome as ever.
Labels: rob lowe, shirt and tie, tighty whities


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INDIAN TOMB, THE
INDIAN TOMB, THE (Das Indische Grabmal)
(director: Fritz Lang; screenwriters: from the novel by Thea von Harbou/Werner Jörg Lüddecke; cinematographer: Richard Angst; editor: Walter Wischniewsky; music: Gerhard Becker/Michel Michelet; cast: Debra Paget (Seetha), Paul Hubschmid (Harald Berger), Walter Reyer (Chandra), Claus Holm (Dr. Walter Rhode); Sabine Bethmann (Irene Rhode), René Deltgen (Prince Ramigani), Jochen Blume (Asagara), Guido Celano (Gen. Dagh), Valéry Inkijinoff (Yama), Jochen Brockmann (Padhu); Runtime: 101; MPAA Rating: NR; producer: Arthur Brauner; Fantoma; 1959-West Germany/USA-English dubbed version)
"Exciting, exotic and imaginative epic."
It's a more lively remake of Joe May's 1921 silent The Indian Tomb, that's based on the novel by Thea von Harbou- the former wife of Fritz Lang ("M"/"The Big Heat"/"The Blue Gardenia"). Lang's exciting, exotic and imaginative epic is an old-fashioned two-part escapist mythic adventure that signaled his return to his native Germany after a longtime exile in America to escape the Nazis and is shot with stunningly beautiful color harmonies on location in the Rajastan region of India. The Indian Tomb picks up where the first disc, The Tiger of Eschnapur, left off in a cliffhanger. It obsessively covers in a simplistic childhood folk-tale parable Lang's lifetime themes of sexual desire, the illusion of power, and revolt from the power structure. In the end it shows the Eastern belief in a good light, that holds the view that only by overcoming one's errors, selfhood and letting go of one's unwholesome desires does one have a chance of experiencing wisdom.
It has a dashing German architect named Harry Berger (Paul Hubschmid) residing in the floating palace of Eschnapur, where he's been hired by the despotic maharajah Chandra (Walter Reyer) to modernize Eschnapur's schools and hospitals. Harry gets Chandra's ire when he steals his future wife, the erotic Indian temple dancer Seetha (Debra Paget), and flees with her across the desert to be chased by the treacherous Prince Ramigani (René Deltgen) and his cavalry. He's the malcontent older brother of Chandra, who schemes with a rival prince, Padhu (Jochen Brockmann), to overthrow his brother and take the crown. Seetha is captured, thinking the goddess Siva she prayed to had let her down, while Harry is captured out of her sight—leading her to believe he's dead. The Prince tells his brother that Harry is dead and schemes to get the revengeful Chandra to marry Seetha rather than torture her to death, as that best fits his agenda to usurp the throne by showing how his brother acted against the wishes of the gods and thereby the priests will call for his banishment.
Dr. Walter Rhode (Claus Holm) is Harry's architect partner and is married to his sister Irene (Sabine Bethmann), and they arrive in Eschnapurjust as Harry fled. They hold out hope that Harry's still alive, while Chandra orders Walter to build the most beautiful large-sized tomb for Seetha whom he plans to bury alive when she's captured.
The lavish palace is strikingly beautiful, but in its underground there are a labyrinth of eerie corridors, deep well-like dungeons (in one such dungeon is imprisoned the chained Harry), and a leperarium where the lepers of Eschnapur have been sent like vermin to rot out of sight from the uninfected.
The enormity of the palace is so beyond any of the characters (whether the technically minded Westerner or the spiritual Easterner) that it in one way or the other imprisons all who stay there. A hateful Chandra is tricked by his lying brother into marrying Seetha, a marriage he must go through with since he announced it publicly. But Chandra plans to kill her the next day by placing her in the airtight tomb. Before that happens, Harry escapes and is helped through the vast underground passageways by his brave sister and brother-in-law. In turn, Harry rescues Seetha, Ramigani's revolt fails and the villain becomes a snack for the crocodiles. In the climax, the disillusioned Chandra yields to what is written by fate and surrenders his throne and then himself to become the servant of an ascetic holy man to learn humility and to become egoless. The now humbled Chandra also allows the foreigner to escape with his dream girl Seetha, but in giving up all these possessions he now at least has a chance to gain enlightenment and escape from his prison-like existence.
It's hokum and spectacle at its formal best, with engrossing and opulent sets and the enticing not-to-be-missed temple dance by a scantily-clad Paget—one of the highlights from the 1950's movies.
REVIEWED ON 12/17/2008 GRADE: A-
KANSAN, THE
BATTLE AT LAKE CHANJIN, THE
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW


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Tuuletar är en finländsk vokalgrupp, bestående av sångarna Venla Ilona Blom, Sini Koskelainen, Johanna Kyykoski och Piia Säilynoja samt ljuddesignern Joonas Saikkonen. Under en period 2019 ersattes Kyykoski av Linda Ilves. Tuuletar kombinerar moderna inslag, som rap och beatboxing, med bland annat traditionella finska sångtekniker. Gruppen har lånat sitt namn av vindens gudinna i Kalevala.

Diskografi
 Ahavana kulemme (EP, 2013)
 Kohma (singel, 2015)
 Ei leijuta (singel, 2016)
 Uho (singel, 2016)
 Tules maas vedes taivaal (album, 2016)
 Valtaaja/Invader (EP, 2019)
 Rajatila/Borderline (album, 2019)

Referenser

Finländska folkmusikgrupper
Finländska vokalgrupper

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1. Associate Prof & Head, Dept of CSE,V.M.K.V.Engg College, SALEM, INDIA.
Abstract: Many research efforts are being undertaken to improve shared resources security between Virtual Organizations (VO) in a grid environment, but user security is threatened as organizations in VO keep changing dynamically. VO access should be established only through trust relationships between VO and local users. Generally, there is no trust relationship between classical organization and VO or external members. Access to VO resources by organizations users is only when they possess a Certifying Authority (CA) provided certificate. Additional computing overheads increasing computational overheads are a disadvantage of using public-key for authentication. This paper proposes a novel authentication mechanism through the use of a public key concept being generated from the local Community Authorization Service (CAS) and not CA for increased speed. The proposed architecture accesses resources with dynamically generated keys and a token instead of signing in with credentials for every access by users. Simulation results prove that VO performance improves with the proposed mechanism.


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POLITICO NOW Blog
Reid: I have the 'utmost confidence' in Menendez
By MACKENZIE WEINGER
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he has the "utmost confidence" in Sen. Bob Menendez, even as the New Jersey Democrat faces allegations of ethics violations.
Reid said in an interview aired Sunday on ABC's "This Week" he's supporting Menendez as the investigations into the senator's actions continue. "I have the utmost confidence in him," Reid said.
"I have confidence he did nothing wrong. But that's what investigations are all about," he added. "He has been and will be a great member of that committee."
(Also on POLITICO: Can Bob Menendez survive?)
Menendez is facing ethics accusations of violating Senate rules for accepting undisclosed flights to the Dominican Republican in 2010 from a campaign donor.
"Sen. Menendez has traveled on Dr. Melgen's plane on three occasions, all of which have been paid for and reported appropriately," Menendez's office said in a statement last week. "Any allegations of engaging with prostitutes are manufactured by a politically motivated right-wing blog and are false."
In the interview aired Sunday, Reid said he believes Menendez will do a "wonderful job" as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
"He was a leader in the House. He's been a leader in the Senate," the Nevada Democrat said. "He's chairman of that committee. He'll do a wonderful job. And he's also an integral part of what we do with immigration reform."
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Conservationists in Tanzania re-introduced 24 zebras into the Kitulo National Park in the Southern Highlands – part of an effort to re-wild this landscape.
Half a century ago zebras were hunted to extinction or otherwise removed from this region for state-run sheep ranching and dairy farming which have since been abandoned.
The zebras – which included 16 adult/subadult females, six adult/subadult males, and two juvenile males were translocated from Mikumi National Park some 700 kilometers away in eastern Tanzania.
Four of the animals have been equipped with satellite collars so conservationists can track their movements in real time.
The Kitulo plateau where the zebras were released contains the best remaining example of one of eastern Africa's rarest biomes: montane grassland.


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It is important for you and your family members to visit the facility to make sure that it meets your needs, as well as those of your family. A few things to consider when choosing a facility are listed here.
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Ask to see the facility's last annual state inspection report.
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Mr. Sadler, QC was a founding partner of the law firm of Heather Sadler Jenkins LLP. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia (BA 63, LL.B 66) and practiced law since his call to the Bar in the province of British Columbia in 1967 until his retirement from active practice in 2013. Mr. Sadler's professional practice included financial restructuring, taxation and the organization and reorganization of various business structures. He was Chair of the Board of the University of Northern British Columbia during its formation, facilities construction and initial startup. Mr. Sadler ended his 10 year term as a director of the Provincial Health Services Authority of British Columbia on December 31, 2015 where he served as Chair of its Research Committee and member of its Audit and Finance Committees. These collective experiences have provided Mr. Sadler with exposure to accounting and financial reporting issues. Mr. Sadler has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Northern British Columbia and was awarded Queen Elizabeth II Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals.


Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World, modcast #131 if you can believe it. I don't know about you, but I've got the blues. The legendary queen of the blues Koko Taylor died a little more than a week ago, and that sparked me to dig out and revisit some my old blues, esepcially the British blues of the sixties, the early R&B. London's blues scene in the late 50s and early sixties spawned a number of bands and musicians that went on to great fame, many with very mod sounds - Rolling Stones, Georgie Fame, Them, the Animals, the Yardbirds and so on . And No doubt Ms. Koko Taylor was an inspiration to sixties mods who were blending the blues with rock, and jazz with soul, and creating radically new sorts of sounds. So, now it's time to get some mod blues.


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Q: SQL - SELECT DISTINCT and ORDER BY Latest I would like to select all distinct gameName records fomr my database. Currently I do this via the following SQL (simplified)
SELECT DISTINCT gameName FROM myTable ORDER BY gameName;

Table structure
id  | gameName   |  modified
__________________________________________
1     foo          2014-12-21 19:24:59
6     goo          2014-12-18 14:24:59
8     foo          2015-01-01 11:24:59
21    doo          2014-11-23 21:24:59
32    foo          2014-10-01 19:24:59
3     doo          2014-08-15 22:24:59

OUTPUT
doo
foo
goo

I am trying to modify this SQL to give me the distinct gameName with the latest modified date and then order by the latest modified date. I am not getting the results as I  would like.
Desired Output
foo          2015-01-01 11:24:59
goo          2014-12-18 14:24:59
doo          2014-11-23 21:24:59

If it makes any difference I am using PDOAny help would be greatly appreciated.

A: Try this:
SELECT gameName , Max(modified) as modified
FROM myTable
GROUP BY gameName
ORDER BY gameName;

A: Look at this answer: SQL: Any straightforward way to order results FIRST, THEN group by another column?
It could look something like this. I do not have Access to an SQL Server so I can't test this right now. But it should give you an idea.
SELECT DISTINCT gameName FROM
(SELECT gameName FROM myTable ORDER BY DESC modified)
ORDER BY gameName


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Your school hockey tour to Lisbon will inspire your players. Under the Mediterranean sun they'll take on local opposition of a similar standard, giving them a real test of their skills and tactics.
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On your trip to Lisbon, make sure you take a guided tour of the city.
See more than 2,000 wonderful animals at the famous Lisbon Zoo!


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Q: Python Pandas : Drop Duplicates Function - Unusual Behaviour The error -> TypeError: unhashable type: 'list' disappears after saving the data frame and loading it again ...
Both data frames [saved and loaded, generated] have the same dtypes ...
Reproducible ->
--> import pandas as pd
--> l1 = [[1], [1], [1], [1], [1], [1], [1], [1], [6], [1], [6], [1], [6], [6], [6], [6], [6], [6], [6], [6], [6]]

## len(l1) is 21 ##

--> l2 = ['a']*21
--> l3 = ['c']*10 + ['d']*10 + ['e']
--> df = pd.DataFrame()
--> df['col1'], df['col2'], df['col3'] = l1, l3, l2
--> df
        col1 col2 col3
        0   [1]    c    a
        1   [1]    c    a
        2   [1]    c    a
        3   [1]    c    a
        4   [1]    c    a
        5   [1]    c    a
        6   [1]    c    a
        7   [1]    c    a
        8   [6]    c    a
        9   [1]    c    a
        10  [6]    d    a
        11  [1]    d    a
        12  [6]    d    a
        13  [6]    d    a
        14  [6]    d    a
        15  [6]    d    a
        16  [6]    d    a
        17  [6]    d    a
        18  [6]    d    a
        19  [6]    d    a
        20  [6]    e    a

--> df.dtypes
        col1    object
        col2    object
        col3    object
        dtype: object

--> df.drop_duplicates(subset=['col1', 'col2', 'col3'], keep='last', inplace=True)

        ## TypeError: unhashable type: 'list' ##

## Here if I save it as an excel and load again, then this error does not come up ... ##

--> df.to_excel('test.xlsx')
--> df_ = pd.read_excel('test.xlsx')
--> df_.dtypes
        Unnamed: 0     int64
        col1    object
        col2    object
        col3    object
        dtype: object
--> df_.drop_duplicates(subset=['col1', 'col2', 'col3'], keep='last', inplace=True)
--> df_
         Unnamed: 0 col1 col2 col3
        8       8   [6]    c    a
        9       9   [1]    c    a
        11      11  [1]    d    a
        19      19  [6]    d    a
        20      20  [6]    e    a

Does this behaviour have an explanation ?
Extended Traceback of Issue
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "C:\Users\Agnij\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\frame.py", line 4811, in drop_duplicates
duplicated = self.duplicated(subset, keep=keep)
File "C:\Users\Agnij\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\frame.py", line 4888, in duplicated
labels, shape = map(list, zip(*map(f, vals)))
File "C:\Users\Agnij\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\frame.py", line 4863, in f
vals, size_hint=min(len(self), _SIZE_HINT_LIMIT)
File "C:\Users\Agnij\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\algorithms.py", line 636, in factorize values, na_sentinel=na_sentinel, size_hint=size_hint, na_value=na_value
File "C:\Users\Agnij\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\algorithms.py", line 484, in _factorize_array uniques, codes = table.factorize(values, na_sentinel=na_sentinel, na_value=na_value)
File "pandas_libs\hashtable_class_helper.pxi", line 1815, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable.factorize
File "pandas_libs\hashtable_class_helper.pxi", line 1731, in pandas._libs.hashtable.PyObjectHashTable._unique

A: drop_duplicates hashes the objects to keep track of which ones have been seen or not, efficiently.
lists are not hashable (as they are mutable), thus you can't use drop_duplicates on them directly. When you save and load the data, chances are that it is converted to string, which enables the hash to be calculated.
To overcome the issue, you can convert the lists to tuples, that are hashable:
df['col1'] = df['col1'].apply(tuple)
# now this runs with no error
df.drop_duplicates(subset=['col1', 'col2', 'col3'], keep='last', inplace=True)

A: Because even though both columns are dtype objects, the items in them are different types:
>>> df.loc[0,'col1']
[1]

>>> df_.loc[0, 'col1']
'[1]'

Since strings are hashable, you don't see the error that you had before with lists.


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Quljeed (ook: Quljed, Qulujeed, Qoljeit) is een dorp in het District Borama in de regio Awdal in het westen van Somaliland; en is dus formeel gelegen in Somalië omdat Somaliland geen erkende staat is.

Het dorp ligt op meer dan 1500 m hoogte in de bergen, op minder dan 1 km afstand van de Ethiopische grens. Het is omgeven door relatief vruchtbare landerijen. Er is een forse moskee. Quljeed is de geboorteplaats van Dahir Riyale Kahin, die van 3 mei 2002 tot 27 juli 2010 de derde president was van Somaliland.

Klimaat
Het klimaat van Quljeed is erg gematigd vanwege de grote hoogte. De gemiddelde jaartemperatuur is 20,3 °C. Juni is de warmste maand, gemiddeld 23,7 °C; januari is het koelste, gemiddeld 16,5 °C. De jaarlijkse regenval bedraagt ca. 592 mm (ter vergelijking: in Nederland ca. 800 mm). Van oktober t/m februari valt er weinig regen, minder dan 25 mm per maand. April-mei en juli-september zijn het natste met max. 124 mm in augustus. De neerslag fluctueert overigens sterk van jaar tot jaar.

Externe links
 'Inzoombare' satellietfoto's van Quljeed: hier en hier.
 Kaarten van het District Borama met de locatie van Quljeed: hier en hier.
 Video van Quljeed met aan het begin en eind wat beelden van het dorp.

Plaats in Somalië
Plaats in Somaliland
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Is Your First Memory Even Real, Bro?
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(Credit: Senjuti Kundu/Unsplash) Think back to the earliest memory you have. How old were you? Three, maybe 2? Younger? If it's the latter, you're not alone. Problem is, you're probably imagining it. Most brain experts agree we're not really capable of forming full, autobiographical memories until we're a little more than 3 years old; our brains just aren't that sophisticated yet. But a new paper published in Psychological Science found that nearly 40 percent of the participants in the study were sure their first memory was from the age of 2 or younger. The UK-based team surveyed approximately 6,600 people who were recruited after they'd listened to a BBC Radio 4 special on memory. The researchers invited these people to fill out an online questionnaire about their earliest recollection — but it had to fit certain parameters. First, the survey-takers should only describe the memory if they were certain they could remember it on their own and that it wasn't based on something else, like a photo or stories from their families. Second, it had to be a one-off, not a memory based on a routine or repeated event. The team then combed through the responses and found that 2,487 people pegged their first memory as happening before the age of 2, a so-called improbably early memory. Of this group, 893 people reported that their memory was from the age of 1 or younger. Something Doesn't Add Up This discrepancy between what people reported and what science says is possible, is, in the words of the authors, "a major conundrum." The team chalks the phenomenon up to a few possibilities. For starters, people could just be misremembering their age at the time of their memory. Maybe they think it happened when they were under the age of 2, but they were actually older. Or, it could be because this was a self-selected sample. In other words, this wasn't a truly random slice of the population — these people were interested enough in the study to sign up for it. So maybe the participants, already interested in memory, had reflected more on their own memories. And doing so, according to the paper, might have helped them "generate cues that allowed them to access far earlier memories than those accessed in previous studies." The most probable scenario, though, is that these are fictional memories. Likely, they stem from exactly what the researchers were trying to weed out in the first place: information from family accounts of events or photographs of when the responders were toddlers. Participants built their "memory" based on these nuggets of outside accounts of their infancy. Though humans are famously susceptible to misremembering, it's still kind of surprising that what we think is our earliest memory could just be our brains filling in the blanks. Maybe we really are living in the Matrix.
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AnimeCon is een jaarlijkse Nederlandse animeconventie. Het is een internationaal festival voor liefhebbers van anime, cosplay, games, manga en andere moderne Aziatische popcultuur.

Kenmerkend voor het festival zijn een grote aandacht voor cosplay, door middel van voorrondes voor verschillende internationale cosplay competities, zoals de World Cosplay Summit en de European Cosplay Gathering. Ook kenmerkt het festival zich door een uitgebreid evenementen programma, waaronder workshops, lezingen en concerten.

AnimeCon wordt georganiseerd door vrijwilligers van Stichting Promotie Japanse Popcultuur en vond voor het eerst plaats in 1999 in Rotterdam. Het is daarmee de langstlopende Nederlandse animeconventie.

AnimeCon is onderdeel van de landelijke samenwerkingsgroep Anigenda.

Geschiedenis

Externe link
 Officiële website
 Anigenda website

Animeconventie
Stripfestival in Nederland


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Historia
Los túneles de Pena (Pena 1 y 2) tienen una historia larga tras de sí. Se ubican en la comarca turolense del Matarraña (fronteriza con las provincias de Zaragoza, Tarragona y Castellón) y se concibieron para salvar la cerrada del río Pena y poder construir el embalse de Pena (18 hm³), tanto la construcción del embalse como la de los túneles fue muy penosa y costosa, de hecho se acordaron en 1905 pero su construcción no concluiría hasta 20 años después bajo el mandato de Primo de Ribera.

La vía sobre la que levantan los túneles pertenece la CHE (Confederación Hidrofráfica del Ebro) sin embargo es de libre tránsito y vital para los usos turísticos y residenciales del embalse de Pena y su entorno.

Características
Tienen 56 y 18 metros de longitud, ambos son estrechos túneles monotubos excavados en roca caliza viva.

Véase también
 Túnel de Beceite
 Anexo:Lista túneles de España

Pena
Valderrobres
Arquitectura de España de 1930