It began with a quick moment of inspiration. I'd just finished reading a book chapter written by a friend and colleague, and was so struck by their words that I logged onto Facebook and left a note of appreciation on their wall.
This might not sound like a big deal. In the grand scheme of things, it wasn't. But as my little post received likes from the recipient and others who could see it, I felt a stirring to do this with every subsequent chapter of this volume, which happened to feature a lot of people with whom I was friends. Every affirmation came with an appreciation for what I'd written. Maybe it felt good to me, but it certainly seemed to be welcome words of affirmation for its recipient.
Such times of reaching out even as minor as a few sentences on social media are not often the easiest for me. I have a self-sufficient streak that I can trace back to my earliest years. For a variety of reasons, asking for help or expressing affection are not among my default actions. But the way you develop a new habit is to start small, and I found that with each successive note, the entire exercise felt more natural. By the time I reached the last chapter, I felt an inward push to express gratitude in this way, as if refraining would be neglectful for both of us somehow.
In his book Reaching Out, Henri Nouwen reflects on our need to convert from hostility to hospitality toward others. Moving from keeping others at arm's length to an embrace of who they are creates space in both for experiences of mutuality and growth. "It is there that our changing relationship to ourself can be brought to fruition in an ever-changing relationship to our fellow human beings" (p. 43). How we view and interact with others affects how we view and interact with ourselves, and vice versa.
Over the years, I like to think that I've come far in my own journey of intentionally reaching out to others, though I have much further to travel yet. But every text to share a source of struggle, every Facebook post of encouragement, every honest in-person conversation about the ups and downs of my day contributes to my own conversion from hostility to hospitality, from isolation to community, from self-centeredness to interdependence, from suspicion to ever-enriching love of neighbor and self.
As long as I remember that I can't make that journey alone, I'll be able to keep going.
Thank you very much, Jeff Nelson! I find it so interesting that when we come to understand the value and spirituality of "reaching out," often we've moved there from such different personalities and backgrounds. You've had that self-sufficient streak that has precluded your ease of asking for help, or expressing affection and gratitude. My life experiences from an early age contributed to my being fearful of offering hospitality or affirming others or sharing spiritual insights for a long time.
My day is good, and even better for having read this.


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Merriongate : Missing Ticket Money : George the Greek : Night of Long Knives : Joe Delaney
soccer-ireland.com January 7, 2023 5 min read
Merriongate: The FAI's Missing Ticket Money
Shortly after the end of the highly successful reign of Jack Charlton as Irish football manager Irish soccer was rocked by a scandal that became known as 'Merriongate' and involved missing ticket money.
In 1996 Veronica Guerin, the newspaper journalist that was so tragically murdered by members of the Irish crime world, revealed that in 1994 £200,000 FAI ticket revenue had "disappeared". In a Sunday Independent article on the 18th 1996 Guerin wrote that a ticket agent in London had made off with FAI ticket money and that an FAI board member had made up for the shortfall.
Unorthodox Ticket Dealing by FAI
It slowly emerged that, over the course of Ireland's participation in the 1990 and 1994 World Cup finals, the FAI had bought non-Irish match tickets and then swapped them for tickets for Republic of Ireland tickets through a London-based ticket agent. The Sunday Independent revealed that this practise had generated a loss of £154,000 in 1990 and £210,000 in 1994. Initially the FAI denied any knowledge of such dealings and tried to ride out the media storm.
The scandal took an unexpected twist when it emerged that the London agent was Greek and travelled under a couple of different names – Theo Severiades and Tio Marcos. The FAI admitted that they had dealings without realising that he was in fact a ticket tout. He had made off with £200,000 of FAI match ticket money.
The Hunt for 'George the Greek'
In the media this ticket tout became known as 'George the Greek' but despite many attempts to track him down no trace of his existence ever emerged. To this day significant doubts remain about whether this person was ever a real part of the Merriongate ticket scandal.
It emerged that the FAI Honorary Treasurer Joe Delaney (father of the FAI Chief Executive John Delaney and former chairman of Waterford United) had been engaged in the ticket dealing with 'George the Greek' without the knowledge of the FAI Executive Committee. He had denied it at first but later issued a statement saying that he had personally stumped up £110,000 to cover the ticket shortfall.
In the end Joe Delaney had to come up with a total of £210,000 to compensate the FAI for his dealings with 'George the Greek'. He also apologised for not telling the FAI about his curious and highly unorthodox ticketing dealings.
Joe Delaney and Other Strange Ticket Dealings
In his book, Who Stole Our Game: The Fall and Fall of Irish Soccer [Page 228], Daire Whelan quotes an unnamed source who described a highly unusual event also involving the then Honorary Treasure of the FAI, Joe Delaney. It was the occasion of Ireland's participation in the 1990 World Cup Finals in Italy and the scene was a hotel in Sardinia.
Whelan's source of the story was with some businessmen from Chile when, "… an Irish fella asked me, do you know Joe Delaney? … next thing Joe comes in … he had one of those wheelie trolleys and he sat down in the foyer and it was packed to the brim with tickets. He was there for three hours that night and then came back the following morning until the case was empty and he didn't take one cheque, everything was cash." Highly unorthodox, especially for the national football body, to say the least.
The FAI's Night of the Long Knives
The night of the 8th March 1996 is known as the FAI's night of the long knives as it led to very significant political bloodletting in an organisation that has had more than its' fair share of controversy. It was the occasion of the FAI Council meeting that would deal with the Merriongate ticket scandal. In advance of the Council meeting the Honorary Secretary Des Casey, Vice President Pat Quigley, Chairman of the League Michael Hyland all resigned from the FAI Board.
After this Joe Delaney also resigned but still wanted to address the Council meeting. He issued a press statement before the meeting making the case that his unusual ticket transactions were designed to secure as many tickets as possible for Irish fans but his good intentions went horribly wrong when 'George the Greek' absconded. His statement also included a statement of regret that he had misled the FAI officers and the public.
The 51 man Council meeting convened in the Westbury Hotel on that Friday night to thrash out the extraordinary events that had been revealed leading up to the meeting. The awaiting media spent ten hours waiting outside to report on the outcome of the meeting. The officers that had resigned addressed the meeting in turn to explain what they did or didn't know.
The Council members accepted what Des Casey, Pat Quigley and Michael Hyland had to say and they were duly reinstated. It appears that FAI President Louis Kilcoyne was defeated because of residual antagonism towards him due to the sale of Shamrock Rovers football ground, Glenmalure Park in Milltown, in 1987.
The Council overwhelmingly voted no confidence in Joe Delaney and thus ended his involvement with the FAI. Most people hoped that the bloodletting of the night of the long knives in the wake of Merriongate would clear the decks and herald a relatively calm period within the FAI. It wasn't to be however and following a turbulent nine year period of infighting and political wrangling Joe Delaney's son, John, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the FAI in March 2005.
Who Stole Our Game – The Fall and Fall of Irish Soccer; Daire Whelan (2006) ; Gill & Macmillan Ltd, Dublin
Irish Soccer History – Some key events, developments, people, and places in Irish football
Spain V Ireland 1965 – Glenmalure Park – Granny Rule & Ireland – John Giles & Shamrock Rovers
Merriongate – Saipan Incident – Dublin Dons – Irish Manager of Barcelona – Appointment of Jack Charlton – Lansdowne Road Riot – Republic of Ireland FIFA Rankings
Republic of Ireland Soccer Team Match Results : Result of Irish Football Matches 1940 to 1959
Dublin City Council

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Again, I am always excited when it comes to Marvel movies. Venom is included. Thanks to Klips My for the premiere invitation. It was an invitation that is very hard to resist.
SYNOPSIS The movie starts with a Life Foundation's rocket failing while entering Earth with its 'precious cargo 'and crash-landed in Sibu, Sarawak! The cargo infected the nearby people and possesses a lady with Life Foundation's logo in her hand.
Yes, you read it right! It landed in Sibu, Sarawak! That's my hometown y'all. I have to check on my family now.
Nice set of ring lights you have here. You also doing beauty review?
Eddie Brock, a famous journalist lost his job and future when he decided to disobey his superior's instruction to conduct a decent interview with Life Foundation's founder, Carlton Drake. Instead of questioning him about his future plans, Eddie decided to question Carlton about his lab's morality on human experiment and the court case against the Life Foundation, based on a confidential email received by his girlfriend. After which, he was fired.
Spiralling down with no job and life, Eddie's life change when he met Dr Dora Skirth. Dr Skirth can no longer tolerate Carlton's immorality and decided to share the evidence with Brock. She sneaked Brock into the lab. Inside the lab, Brock realises that all the experiment test subjects are homeless people and one of them is his friend. He manages to break her out from the cell, but Maria (the homeless friend) jumped and strangled him.
Whoa! Imagine waking up to you every morning!
Fleeing the lab, Eddie realised that he has contracted a parasite of a sort when he starts to hear voices. And when the bad guys from the lab crush his place, the dark matter that materialises from his body and attacks the bad guys confirms his fear that he is not well.
Again, he manages to flee the scene alive, all the while getting to know the dark matter and the voice inside his head. It is an alien race that wants to conquer the world and it needs a host to survive in Earth's environment. The alien introduced itself as Venom.
And I thought my husband is ugly!
Meanwhile, the alien that crash-landed in Sibu has managed to find its way to the lab. It changes body from Sarawak by possesses different hosts along the way. When it reaches the lab, it possesses Carlton and introduced itself as Riot.
Eddie's good nature must have taken its effect on Venom when Venom starts to like Earth and don't want its race to take over Earth. In order to save Earth, Venom has to stop Riot from flying back to their planet and return with the race.
There is only one problem - Riot is a major leader and packed with lots of weapons, whereas Venom is just a nobody.
Will Eddie/ Venom succeed in their mission saving the Earth?
Psst: There will be two post-credit scenes with one being at the end of the credit. So, just stay on your seats until the very end ok.
Plot: 4.8/ 5.0. Nothing new with the anti-hero movie plot. But I love how they build the character and the movie that will enable the non-Marvel fanatics to understand the film enough. What I love? The fight scenes, the monologue between the two characters and also the wittiness of Eddie in the movie.
Cast: 4.8/ 5.0. No comment whatsoever! Just love!
Will I watch it again: Yes. I don't mind watching it again!
I know right. And that's my home town! Wow!
gosh! I watch the trailer play at one of the LED screen while driving to work just now.This look super creepy creatures. Like that alien film. Nice review rawlins. Can't wait for more review from you.
looks like it's a great movie.. time to book a ticket and watch this show.. nice movie review you have written..
I ingat venom ni salah satu karakter yang evil kan dalam cerita Spiderman ? Betul tak ? tapi sado la hero dia I like it.. nak tunggu tengok wayang nenanti lah tunggu keluar kat TV atau netflix je sebab panggung wayang tak sesuai bawa kanak-kanak..
Wahh famos lah sibu lps ni..terutama org2 sibu..:).
Kawan i ckp pon cerita nie macam kurang n biasa2 je. Takde gempak seperti posternya. Tapi still nak jugak pergi tengok nanti bila ada masa.
lom sempat nak ke panggung lah, rawlins.
anak2 pun dah komplen tau. lotsa movies tertinggal!
Nampak macam best.tapi kena g tengok dulu sebelum komen panjang.weekend ni boleh singgah tengok movie ni hehehe.


"And so it goes in life that God often uses those of us with a certain experience to help others who are experiencing that same hurt and pain." Debra Sanford in her recent publication: A Medley of Depression Stories.
Without a doubt, the statement "it takes on to know one, " is right on target. The truth of this statement is verified by the increasing number of mutual aid groups that keep cropping up in our communities. The fact remains, that if anybody can understand my situation or my particular physical or mental condition, it most likely will be that person who has experience the same condition.
During my experience with depression, I found myself isolated and alone. I also found myself asking questions about what was happening to myself. I was not coming up with any answers. I was scared! I was living a lie. There was a smile on my face with others, but inside I was also fearful of being found out. Without any exterior evidence on my body that I was in pain, every day turned out to be a momentous challenge for me.
Not until I discovered that all my pain, mental and physical had to do with being depressed, did I start to deal with it. It was then that I became proactive in my own personal recovery. What did I do? I started walking five miles a day. The only way I could chase the pain away was to walk. And walk some more. Every day.
During this time, just getting out of bed was an overwhelming chore. At this time in my life, I had to have a job to support myself. Calling in sick at work wouldn't get it. I kept walking. And after months of exercise, I gradually felt my mood begin to rise. Of course, because of my familiarity with negative thinking and bashing myself unmercifully, I told myself that this calm in the storm, would not last. I was right. It didn't last. Eventually, because I persisted with my walking , I eventually was able to live my life without depression. I could live with peace and hope.
Also, because of Depressed Anonymous and sharing with others in the group, I got stronger, found more tools to stay depression free, and helped others start their own Depressed Anonymous group. One of our members pointed out to the new members how our own "feeling better" could be attributed to the "miracle of the group." It was in the group where sharing our struggles and experiences made it possible to have hope and a gradual from depression.
As Debra C., tells us in her account of persons who tell their stories (A Medley of Depression Stories) and experiences, as being part of the Depressed Anonymous group. She states a fact about the members of Depressed Anonymous that "The sheer healing obtained from the group is immeasurable." A Medley of Depression Stories. (2017) by Debra Sanford. ( ISBN 978-1974499601). Her book can be purchased at Amazon.com/Books. I highly recommend it. Her book is filled with those personal and powerful testimonies of how people joined together for the same purpose can find the help they need. Why wouldn't they? We all have come from the same experience and isolation and now find kindred souls in our life who not only speak the same language of hope but continue to offer it to each other.


Welcome to the VFR Tour 2019.
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* VFR2019.R.16. There no limit PIREP per day. You can fly and enjoy the tour as much as you want !


Democratic U.S. Senate candidate David Baria spent his 10 minutes on the Founder's Square Pavilion stage laying out his plans for D.C. and pointing out the lack of changes he's seen in 24 years of Wicker in the Senate.
Coining terms like "Roger the Dodger," Baria repeatedly called out the Senator for not wanting to debate.
"Stop dodging me, Roger!" said Baria.
The Democratic candidate claimed that he'd invited Senator Wicker to debate on numerous occasions, all of which received no response. Mississippi College had also allegedly reached out for a roundtable, to which there was no response.
Though on the Democratic ticket, Baria said he won't be "pigeon-holed" by party.
Baria said that Mississippi has always been last in good things, first in bad, and the low has only gotten lower. Baria said that he's more for people than corporations or party.


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Algeria wants to expand trade ties with Bangladesh
Bangladesh exported goods worth $5.90 million to Algeria while Algeria exported goods worth $90.79 million to Bangladesh
As the Covid-19 situation is gradually improving in both Asia and Africa, Algeria is working hard on improving trade relations with Bangladesh in the coming days.
Rabah Larbi, ambassador of Algeria to Bangladesh, said this to Dhaka Tribune at his office in the capital recently.
"Trade relations with Bangladesh are below its potential. It needs to be increased as economies of both countries have been growing steadily over the years," Larbi further said.
Sources at the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) said that Bangladesh exported goods worth $5.90 million to Algeria while Algeria exported goods worth $90.79 million to Bangladesh.
At present, Algeria imports jute and jute products, woven and knitwear, home textiles and footwear from Bangladesh. Apart from this, it imports a huge quantity of consumer goods, cereals, dairy products, plastics, medicines every year from the world market.
The North African country also has a huge potential market for man made filaments, glass and ceramics, leather goods, and electronics.
As gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Algeria is over $4,000 and Bangladesh is a developing country, the consumer markets in both countries are expanding, the African diplomat also said.
To increase bilateral trade, Bangladesh is expecting to sign either a free trade agreement (FTA) or a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Algeria, Larbi informed.
Quoting ADB statistics, Rabah Larbi said that Bangladesh is a prospective country with an emergence of new-middle and upper-middle-class consumers.
Several hundred Bangladesh citizens work in a fertilizer factory in Algeria, while some are also engaged in some other professions.
The Algerian government decided to reopen its embassy in Dhaka after the Embassy of Bangladesh was reopened in Algiers in 2016 for extending diplomatic presence in the region.
Bangladesh had earlier opened its diplomatic mission in Algiers in 1973, but it was closed in 1993.
Larbi recalled the historic visit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Algiers at the invitation of Algerian President Houari Boumedienne back in September 1973.
Business conditions in most African economies have improved significantly in the last 15 years, according to the World Bank business score for selected African economies.
The new value chains now developing are based on telecommunications platforms, agribusiness and energy.
The economies of Asia and African countries will do better during this century compared to the economies of the European Union and North American countries, Larbi told this correspondent.
Meanwhile, Turkish denim manufacturer Taypa Teksil, supplier to brands including Levi's and Calvin Klein, invested over $800 million in what it says will be the largest textile facility in Algeria, according to multiple news reports out of Turkey and North Africa.
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"As Bangladesh is the second largest exporter of readymade garments to the world market, the country can explore the possibility of setting up high-end green industries in Algeria to tap the European markets," he opined.
To strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties, an agreement was signed between Bangladesh and Algeria in 1973. Now, both the countries have opportunities to increase trading, the envoy said quoting Commerce Minister of Bangladesh Tipu Munshi.
The commerce minister said, "Algeria is a friend of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is keen to increase trade and economic cooperation with Algeria."
As there are opportunities to increase trade between the countries, any aspect of the 1973 agreement will accordingly be revised if it seems necessary, said Tipu Munshi.
Addressing the issue of contract farming in Algeria, he said both Dhaka and Algiers can explore the possibility of working on the issue with Dhaka.
Bangladesh is looking for ways to sign a framework with potential African countries to explore untapped contract farming opportunities and identify particular countries in Africa for initiating a pilot project.
An inter-ministerial meeting co-chaired by Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaq and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on taking lands one lease in African countries for contract farming by Bangladeshi entrepreneurs was held at the Foreign Service Academy last week.
The meeting was attended by the Executive Chairman, BIDA, Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary), representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Commerce and Foreign Affairs, representatives of the Armed Forces Division, the Prime Minister Office and Bangladesh Bank.
The meeting focused on identifying ways and means for establishing contract farming in African countries by Bangladeshi farmers and entrepreneurs.
The Foreign Minister said by leasing land in the African countries, employment opportunities may be created for a very large number of Bangladeshi workers and farmers.
The Foreign Minister also suggested that exchange of training on agriculture may be made with the African countries to make them familiar with our advancements made in the field of agriculture.
The agriculture minister said since Bangladesh has a huge population, contract farming could be a viable source of creation of employment abroad.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the agricultural sector in Algeria accounted for 12% of the country's GDP in 2016 and employs about 20% of the Algerian population.
As a part of its effort to boost the agricultural sector, Algeria is offering incentives on taxes, including farming concessions, and free long-term leases of farmland to foreign investors and local counterparts. Owing to such favorable legislative policies, many private agricultural firms are coming forward to invest in the agricultural sector.
The government policies and programs to increase domestic production, privatization of the seed sector, and investment in agricultural infrastructure are the major drivers of the growth of the market studied.
The African country has been revolutionizing its technology sector in the field of agriculture, by adopting soil-less farming. Farmers are adopting hydroponic techniques to increase vegetable production. Hence all these factors contribute towards increased production of fruits in the country.
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Hey everyone! I'm back today with some swatches of Salon Perfect's Gold Leaf! Gold Leaf is from Salon Perfect's Paint the Town Red, White and Blue collection and is limited edition. For those of you who don't know much about Salon Perfect, it's made by the same company who makes China Glaze and it's sold exclusively at Walmart. This is my first time trying it out, so I don't have much to say about how it compares to China Glaze's quality. It's quite a bit cheaper though, so I'll probably be trying it out more.
Gold Leaf is a metallic gold shimmer. I had a little bit of a hard time working with this one, which will definitely be noticeable in my swatches. It was a little on the thick side, which made applying thin coats really difficult. I really love the shade though, and think it looks great with or without a top coat. I used two coats.


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Prevalence Of Child Marriage Around The World
Child marriage in 1697 of Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, age 12 to Louis, heir apparent of France age 15.
Child marriage happens across countries and cultures when parents arrange marriages for their children before they are 18. Both boys and girls suffer from this practice although girls are disproportionately submitted to childhood marriage. This act is not a simple matter, factors such as tradition, gender inequality, and poverty come into play. As per traditions, child marriage is something that has happened over generations, and nobody questions its existence. For many, the act transitions girls into their community roles as mothers. Other times, poverty is the driving force behind planning a child's marriage as it allows a family to reduce their household expenses. Sometimes it is a means of settling a debt or income for the family; many parents receive a bride price for their young daughter's hand in marriage. Gender inequality is at the root of the decision to marry off young girls. Parents are more likely to view girls as burdens and getting them out of the house allows them to use their remaining savings freely on male children. Child marriage is a global issue and found on nearly every continent though some places have a higher prevalence than others. This article takes a look at which regions of the world have the highest participation rates in child marriage.
Prevalence of Child Marriage
Estimates indicate that roughly 700 million women alive today were married before the age of 18. Of these women, 33% were married before they were 15. South Asia reports the highest prevalence of child marriage in the world. Here, 56% of women between the ages of 20 and 49 were married before turning 18. Countries within this region that are big contributors to young girls marrying include Bangladesh (52%), India (47%), Nepal (37%), and Afghanistan (33%). The major influential factor in South Asia is the belief that women should become mothers and wives rather than focusing on education or careers. Girls who live in poverty are more likely to be forced into this practice as well. These countries still practice paying a dowry (a price the bride's family pays to the husband's family) and dowries are lower when the girl is younger.
West and Central African nations are the next most likely to participate in child marriage. Almost half, 46%, of all married women between the ages of 20 and 49 were married before 18 years of age. Niger has an astounding rate of 76%. Throughout Africa, the practice of marrying young girls is commonplace and rooted in poverty. In fact, the region of Eastern and Southern Africa reports that 38% of married women were married during childhood. Many families believe that marrying their young daughters is an opportunity to protect them from abuse and unwanted sexual advances. This practice is traditional in a region where going against tradition is taboo. Ridding the family of the responsibility of caring for young daughters also allows them to focus their resources on educating their sons.
On the other side of the world, 30% of married women in Latin America and the Caribbean were married before turning 18 years old. Given that this is such a large region, the practice varies widely from place to place. In Nicaragua, the rate rises as high as 41%, 37% in the Dominican Republic, and 36% in Brazil. Girls who end up in childhood marriages are generally from poor, rural areas and typically come from more indigenous families. Due to influence from the Catholic church, out of wedlock pregnancies are stigmatized and force girls into unwanted marriages at young ages. This region is the only one in the world where the rates of child marriage are not declining.
The Middle East and North Africa has a 24% rate of women who entered marriage during childhood. In some countries, the rate is very low like in Algeria (3%). Yemen, however, has a rate of 32%. Gender inequality is a driving force for child marriage in this region; girls are not provided with equal educational opportunities. Many families live in absolute poverty, leaving them to believe that marrying their young daughters is the only option out. In areas with political instability, this practice often increases which is the case here as well, particularly in Syria. The uncertainty of the future leads many parents to believe their daughter will be protected if married. Syrian refugee camps in Jordan have a 30% child marriage rate with women. Despite its hardships, this region has, however, made the most significant progress in reducing the practice of child marriage.
With a 21% rate, the region of East Asia and the Pacific is next on the list. In places like Vietnam, the prevalence drops to 11%. The influential factors here are similar to the other regions listed. Rampant poverty, generations-long tradition, and unequal status for women and girls all come into play. This region is also prone to natural disasters resulting in instability which increases the prevalence of child marriage. The same is true for Central and Eastern Europe where the rate of this practice is at 14%. Percentages vary widely across the region, from 12% in Moldova to 3% in Serbia.
Negative Consequences of Childhood Marriage
Girls who have been subjected to marriage before turning 18 years old are less likely to finish school thus contributing to the very cycle of poverty that their parents were trying to escape by marrying them off at a young age. Research also shows that these girls are more likely to suffer from domestic violence as a result of the same gender inequalities that pushed them into child marriage. In addition, young married girls quickly become young, adolescent mothers who are more likely to die during childbirth and their babies are less likely to survive their first year of life. Empowering women and families, educating them about the negative consequences of child marriage and improving household economic conditions are all necessary if this practice is to cease in the future.
Prevalence Of Child Marriage In Various Regions Of The World
World Region
% of women aged 20 to 49 years who were married or in union before 18
1 South Asia 56
2 West and Central Africa 46
3 Eastern and Southern Africa 38
4 Latin America and The Caribbean 30
5 Middle East and North Africa 24
6 East Asia and The Pacific 21
7 Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS) 14
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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
When proposed housing numbers for Nuneaton and Bedworth could be revised
Campaigners say the 14,000 is too many
Claire Harrison
The council says it could look at the housing numbers soon (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
A chance to lower the 14,000 homes due to be built across Nuneaton and Bedworth could come as soon as September.
Campaigners have been demanding that Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council re-think the number of homes it plans to allow to be built in its controversial Borough Plan.
Councillor Neil Phillips, who previously vowed that the council would review the numbers, gave the biggest indication that it could happen in September – if the Borough Plan is adopted and not legally challenged.
Members of the Town Hall's cabinet met to rubber-stamp the Borough Plan so that it can be debated and decided, once and for all.
Full council will decide whether the plan is given the go-ahead at an extraordinary meeting on June 10.
It was during this cabinet meeting that Cllr Phillips acknowledged that the local development scheme, which includes housing numbers, could be looked at in September.
His announcement came after several concerns were raised about the Borough Plan.
Have residents been provided enough clear information about the borough plan?
500+ VOTES SO FAR
Yes, I've been provided with all the information I need
No, I've barely heard anything about it and don't know any details
'The whole thing is just crazy'
Cllr Keith Kondakor pleaded with councillors not to approve the plan.
"It is really important that we consider carefully whether we should adopt this plan, I suggested four years ago we actually give up and start again, we are in a very bad place, to adopt a plan that is so fundamentally flawed will give us problems and not to adopt a plan will give us problems," Cllr Kondakor said.
"To put it in context, the Office for National Statistics reckons over the next 12 years we will have around 6,000 more people come to this borough and we are expected to build 11,000 homes, that is almost two homes for every additional person in the borough.
"We are going to fail to build at the rate we are required to, it is absolutely barmy, we are building 600 a year at the moment, we are expected to build 1,500 a year at the peak trajectory. The whole thing is crazy.
"We urgently need a plan based on sound statistics, to build the 6,000 homes we need rather than 14,000.
"The whole thing is based upon really, really bad statistics and really, really bad assumptions and it will come back to bite us.
"That is why I hope, even at this late stage, one of your members says 'hold on a moment, we really need to start again'
"The one way we may fail is to have a load of half built sites, which is an absolute travesty because we don't hit the trigger points for schools and infrastructure, we will have a total mess."
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Cllr Phillips said: "Do agree that we have agreed to review the plan?"
To which Cllr Kondakor replied: "I know you agreed to review the plan but that leaves the plan in place for three years while you review it and it also leaves us with all sorts of problems with developers to legally challenge us when we trying to reduce the numbers.
"It is a bad thing, it is like giving someone giving you a pint of beer and then taking it away from you.
"You will be upset and developers will be the same if you try and reduce the numbers in the plan."
'The council is being run like Mugabe's Zimbabwe'
Resident Karl Mayer claimed that the council's own legal barrister said that, legally, they did not have to accept one of the most controversial elements of the amount of houses due to be built – the 'overspill' from neighbouring Coventry.
"At the latest Overview and Scrutiny Panel, the barrister hired by the council confirmed, by law, that we did not have to accept the 4,000 overspill from Coventry," he said.
"Will the portfolio holder be looking into scrapping this unwanted, 40 per cent uplift on this borough's assessed needs. Given the demise of both town centres will the portfolio holder be looking to develop in both town centres, reducing the need to use valuable green land."
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He went on to claim: "Residents were never told the truth about the overspill in Coventry or consulted on it, in fact residents may well have come to the conclusion that the council is being run like Mugabe's Zimbabwe."
But Cllr Bill Hancox, as chair of the planning committee, spoke about the need for the plan as it would provide clarity for councillors residents , developers and land owners and real guidance for all planning applications submitted to the council.
'There is no hiding place, I don't know how more open we can be'
Cllr Neil Phillip said that the independent government inspector reported that the council took a ' proportionate' amount of consultation, which went above the requirement and the legal duty to co-operate with other councils.
He went on to add that the inspector said the need for housing and jobs outweighs the greenbelt and, above all, it complies with the national government policy.
"I have been saying since May that we will review the plan, the big thing is the housing numbers that everyone is concerned about," he said.
"Our officers been following national government guidance, it has been turned into a political football but it is an academic piece of work."
He went on to explain: "After adoption of the plan, the first stage of any review is to set out a timetable in the local development scheme, the local development scheme must be made available publicly as it is important that residents can keep track of the process.
"The local development scheme would need to be reported to and agreed by cabinet once the legal challenge period to the plan, six weeks after the decision, is over.
"It can be reported to cabinet as early as September. There is no hiding place, I don't know how more open we can be. We are reviewing it."
A vote was taken and all cabinet members approved the plan and now the final decision will be made in the council chamber on Monday, June 10.
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Ferguson Marine Engineering, the last civilian shipyard on the Clyde river, could be nationalised, Derek Mackay, Scotlands's finance and economy secretary, said yesterday.
Management at the shipbuilder announced plans last week to put the company into administration, days after Harland and Wolff from Northern Ireland had done a similar move.
"We are ready and willing to take Ferguson Marine into public ownership," Mackay said in a statement yesterday, adding: "We are hopeful that all parties recognise the importance of completing that transfer as quickly and as smoothly as possible."
The Scottish yard is the last remnant of what used to be one of the major shipbuilding clusters of the world. These days its 350-strong workforce is mainly engaged in ferry construction.
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Q: ArrayList, print only the value I have a contactList = new ArrayList<>(); where I store information in this format: "name", value_for_name.
I populate my contactList inside this function:
protected Void doInBackground(Void... arg0) {
            HttpHandler sh = new HttpHandler();

            // Making a request to url and getting response
            String jsonStr = sh.makeServiceCall(url);

            Log.e(TAG, "Response from url: " + jsonStr);

            if (jsonStr != null) {
                try {
                    JSONObject jsonObj = new JSONObject(jsonStr);

                    // Getting JSON Array node
                    JSONArray contacts = jsonObj.getJSONArray("results");

                    // looping through All Results
                    for (int i = 0; i < contacts.length(); i++) {
                        JSONObject c = contacts.getJSONObject(i);

                        String icon = c.getString("icon");
                        String id = c.getString("id");
                        String name = c.getString("name");

                        // tmp hash map for single contact
                        HashMap<String, String> contact = new HashMap<>();

                        // adding each child node to HashMap key => value
                        // contact.put("id", id);
                        contact.put("name", name);
                        // contact.put("email", icon);

                        // adding contact to contact list
                        contactList.add(contact);

                    }
                } catch (final JSONException e) {
                    Log.e(TAG, "Json parsing error: " + e.getMessage());
                    runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                        @Override
                        public void run() {
                            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                                    "Json parsing error: " + e.getMessage(),
                                    Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                                    .show();
                        }
                    });

                }
            } else {
                Log.e(TAG, "Couldn't get json from server.");
                runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                                "Couldn't get json from server. Check LogCat for possible errors!",
                                Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                                .show();
                    }
                });

            }

            return null;
        }

The problem is that when I try to print a value:
System.out.println(contactList.get(position));

The output is in this format:
{name="Foo"}
I only want to print Foo
I tried also with: System.out.println(String.valueOf(contactList.get(position)));
but I always get the whole string: {name="Foo"}
Can you help me, please?
Do I really need to parse the string?

A: Try:
System.out.println(contactList.get(position).get("name"));

I see you have a hashmap into an array list so you want to get the object from "X" position from array and after that get the value from the hashmap by property name.

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package flexagon.fd.plugin.jenkins.operations;

import static com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.lookupCredentials;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

import org.apache.commons.httpclient.ConnectTimeoutException;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient;
import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.PostMethod;
import org.kohsuke.stapler.AncestorInPath;
import org.kohsuke.stapler.DataBoundConstructor;
import org.kohsuke.stapler.QueryParameter;
import org.kohsuke.stapler.StaplerRequest;

import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.common.StandardUsernameListBoxModel;
import com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.common.StandardUsernamePasswordCredentials;
import com.google.common.base.Strings;
import com.google.common.net.HttpHeaders;

import flexagon.fd.plugin.jenkins.utils.Credential;
import flexagon.fd.plugin.jenkins.utils.KeyValuePair;
import flexagon.fd.plugin.jenkins.utils.PluginConstants;
import hudson.AbortException;
import hudson.EnvVars;
import hudson.Extension;
import hudson.Launcher;
import hudson.model.AbstractBuild;
import hudson.model.BuildListener;
import hudson.model.ItemGroup;
import hudson.security.ACL;
import hudson.tasks.BuildStepDescriptor;
import hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor;
import hudson.tasks.Notifier;
import hudson.tasks.Publisher;
import hudson.util.FormValidation;
import hudson.util.ListBoxModel;
import hudson.util.Secret;
import net.sf.json.JSONArray;
import net.sf.json.JSONObject;

/**
 * @author Ben Hoffman
 */
public final class TriggerFlexDeployProject extends Notifier
{
	private final String fdUrl;
	private final String fdEnvCode;
	private final String fdProjectPath;
	private final String fdStreamName;
	private final String fdRelName;
	private final Boolean fdWait;

	private List<KeyValuePair> inputs = new ArrayList<>();
	private List<KeyValuePair> flexFields = new ArrayList<>();
	private final Credential credential;
	private static PrintStream LOG;

	private EnvVars envVars = new EnvVars();
	private JSONObject auth;

	@DataBoundConstructor
	public TriggerFlexDeployProject(String fdUrl, String fdProjectPath, String fdEnvCode, List<KeyValuePair> inputs,
			List<KeyValuePair> flexFields, Credential credential, String fdStreamName, String fdRelName, Boolean fdWait)
	{
		this.fdUrl = fdUrl;
		this.fdProjectPath = fdProjectPath;
		this.fdEnvCode = fdEnvCode.toUpperCase();
		this.inputs = inputs;
		this.flexFields = flexFields;
		this.credential = credential;
		this.fdStreamName = fdStreamName;
		this.fdRelName = fdRelName;
		this.fdWait = fdWait;

	}

	public String getFdUrl()
	{
		return fdUrl;
	}

	public Boolean getFdWait()
	{
		return fdWait;
	}

	public String getFdStreamName()
	{
		return fdStreamName;
	}

	public String getFdRelName()
	{
		return fdRelName;
	}

	public Credential getCredential()
	{
		return credential;
	}

	public List<KeyValuePair> getInputs()
	{
		return inputs;
	}

	public List<KeyValuePair> getFlexFields()
	{
		return flexFields;
	}

	public void setFlexFields(List<KeyValuePair> flexFields)
	{
		this.flexFields = flexFields;
	}

	public String getFdProjectPath()
	{
		return fdProjectPath;
	}

	public String getFdEnvCode()
	{
		return fdEnvCode;
	}

	private String getInputOrVar(String pInputValue)
	{
		if (envVars.containsKey(pInputValue))
		{
			return envVars.get(pInputValue);
		}
		else
		{
			return pInputValue;
		}

	}

	private static void setLogger(BuildListener listener)
	{
		LOG = listener.getLogger();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean perform(AbstractBuild build, Launcher launcher, BuildListener listener)
	{
		setLogger(listener);
		String workflowStatus;

		LOG.println("Building authentication object...");
		auth = buildAuth(credential);

		try
		{
			LOG.println("Getting env vars...");
			envVars = build.getEnvironment(listener);

			LOG.println("Executing REST request to FlexDeploy.");
			workflowStatus = executeRequest();

			if (workflowStatus.equals(PluginConstants.WORKFLOW_STATUS_COMPLETED))
			{
				LOG.println("Execution completed successfully.");
				return true;
			}
			else
			{
				LOG.println("Execution failed.");
				return false;
			}

		}
		catch (Exception e)
		{
			LOG.println("Unknown error has occurred. " + e);
			return false;
		}

	}

	private List<KeyValuePair> resolveInputs() //populates the Input list exactly the same way as FlexFields
	{
		List<KeyValuePair> kvp = new ArrayList<>();

		for (KeyValuePair pair : inputs)
		{
			String key = pair.getKey();
			String value = pair.getValue();

			kvp.add(new KeyValuePair(key, value));
		}

		LOG.println("Added " + kvp.size() + " inputs to body.");

		return kvp;
	}

	private List<KeyValuePair> resolveFlexFields() //populates the FlexField list exactly the same way as inputs
	{
		List<KeyValuePair> kvp = new ArrayList<>();

		for (KeyValuePair pair : flexFields)
		{
			String key = pair.getKey();
			String value = pair.getValue();

			kvp.add(new KeyValuePair(key, value));
		}

		LOG.println("Added " + kvp.size() + " FlexFields to body.");

		return kvp;
	}

	private static String removeEndSlash(String pUrl)
	{
		String s = pUrl;

		while (s.endsWith("/") || s.endsWith("\\"))
		{
			s = s.substring(0, s.length() - 1);
		}

		return s;
	}

	private String waitForFlexDeploy(final String pWorkflowId)
	{
		ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
		final Future<String> future = executor.submit(new Callable()
		{
			@Override
			public String call() throws Exception
			{
				String status = getWorkflowExecutionStatus(pWorkflowId);

				while (!status.equals(PluginConstants.WORKFLOW_STATUS_COMPLETED)
						&& !status.equals(PluginConstants.WORKFLOW_STATUS_FAIL))
				{
					LOG.println("Workflow execution status is " + status + ". Checking again in 5 seconds...");
					Thread.sleep(5000);
					status = getWorkflowExecutionStatus(pWorkflowId);
				}

				return status;
			}
		});

		try
		{
			return future.get(PluginConstants.TIMEOUT_WORKFLOW_EXECUTION, TimeUnit.MINUTES);

		}
		catch (TimeoutException | InterruptedException | ExecutionException e)
		{
			future.cancel(true);
			LOG.println("Workflow execution is taking too long, stopping plugin execution with success.");
			LOG.println(e);
			return PluginConstants.WORKFLOW_STATUS_COMPLETED;
		}
		finally
		{
			executor.shutdownNow();
		}

	}

	private String executeRequest() throws AbortException
	{
		LOG.println("Building JSON Body...");
		JSONObject body = buildJSONBody();

		String url = removeEndSlash(fdUrl);
		url = url + PluginConstants.URL_SUFFIX_BUILD_PROJECT;

		HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

		PostMethod method = new PostMethod(url);

		LOG.println("Setting Headers");
		method.addRequestHeader(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, PluginConstants.CONTENT_TYPE_APP_JSON);

		LOG.println("Setting Body");
		method.setRequestBody(body.toString());

		int returnCode = 0;

		try
		{
			LOG.println("Executing Request");
			returnCode = client.executeMethod(method);

			LOG.println("Return code was: " + returnCode + " : " + method.getStatusText());

			String workflowId = method.getResponseBodyAsString();
			if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(workflowId) && returnCode == 201)
			{
				LOG.println("Successfully got workflow Id.");
				if (fdWait)
				{
					return waitForFlexDeploy(workflowId);
				}
				else
				{
					return PluginConstants.WORKFLOW_STATUS_COMPLETED;
				}

			}
			else
			{
				throw new AbortException("Request failed. Could not execute workflow.");
			}

		}
		catch (AbortException a)
		{
			throw a;
		}
		catch (IOException e)
		{
			LOG.println("Unknown error occurred in the FlexDeploy REST call. " + e);
			return PluginConstants.WORKFLOW_STATUS_FAIL;
		}

		finally
		{
			method.releaseConnection();
		}

	}

	private String getWorkflowExecutionStatus(String pWorkflowId)
	{
		String url = removeEndSlash(fdUrl);
		url = url + PluginConstants.URL_SUFFIX_WORKFLOW_STATUS;

		HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

		PostMethod method = new PostMethod(url);

		method.addRequestHeader(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, PluginConstants.CONTENT_TYPE_APP_JSON);

		JSONObject json = new JSONObject();

		json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_AUTHENTICATION, auth);
		json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_WORKFLOW_REQUEST_ID, pWorkflowId);

		method.setRequestBody(json.toString());
		String workflowStatus = PluginConstants.WORKFLOW_STATUS_COMPLETED;
		int responseCode = 0;

		try
		{
			responseCode = client.executeMethod(method);
			if (responseCode == 201)
			{
				workflowStatus = method.getResponseBodyAsString();
			}
		}
		catch (Exception e)
		{
			LOG.println("WARNING: Failed to check workflow status. " + e);
		}
		finally
		{
			method.releaseConnection();
		}

		return workflowStatus;
	}

	private JSONObject buildAuth(Credential pCredential)
	{
		String userName;
		String password;

		auth = new JSONObject();

		if (pCredential.isUseGlobalCredential())
		{
			LOG.println("Looking up global credentials.");
			StandardUsernamePasswordCredentials cred = Credential
					.lookupSystemCredentials(pCredential.getCredentialsId());
			userName = cred.getUsername();
			password = cred.getPassword().getPlainText();
		}
		else
		{
			userName = pCredential.getUsername();
			password = pCredential.getPassword().getPlainText();

		}

		LOG.println("Building authentication object.");
		auth.put(PluginConstants.JSON_USER_ID, userName);
		auth.put(PluginConstants.JSON_PASSWORD, password);

		return auth;
	}

	private JSONObject buildJSONBody() throws AbortException
	{
		JSONObject json = new JSONObject();

		if (!auth.isEmpty() && !auth.isNullObject())
		{
			json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_AUTHENTICATION, auth);
		}
		else
		{
			LOG.println("Authentication was empty!");
			throw new AbortException("The authentication object was empty. Did you select credentials?");
		}

		json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_ENVIRONMENT_CODE, fdEnvCode);
		json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_PROJECT_PATH, fdProjectPath);
		json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_STREAM_NAME, fdStreamName);
		json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_FORCE_BUILD, Boolean.TRUE);//Always force to avoid errors.

		if (null != fdRelName && !fdRelName.isEmpty())
		{
			json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_RELEASE_NAME, fdRelName);
		}

		if (null != inputs && !inputs.isEmpty())
		{
			JSONArray inputsArray = new JSONArray();

			List<KeyValuePair> kvp = resolveInputs();
			for (KeyValuePair pair : kvp)
			{
				JSONObject currentPair = new JSONObject();
				currentPair.put("code", pair.getKey());
				currentPair.put("value", getInputOrVar(pair.getValue())); //Hopefully an easy enough way to get at environment variables
				inputsArray.add(currentPair);
			}

			json.put("inputs", inputsArray);

		}

		if (null != flexFields && !flexFields.isEmpty())
		{
			JSONArray flexFieldsArray = new JSONArray();

			List<KeyValuePair> kvp = resolveFlexFields();
			for (KeyValuePair pair : kvp)
			{
				JSONObject currentPair = new JSONObject();
				currentPair.put("code", pair.getKey());
				currentPair.put("value", getInputOrVar(pair.getValue()));
				flexFieldsArray.add(currentPair);
			}

			json.put("flexFields", flexFieldsArray);

		}

		return json;
	}

	@Override
	public DescriptorImpl getDescriptor()
	{
		return (DescriptorImpl) super.getDescriptor();
	}

	@Extension
	public static final class DescriptorImpl extends BuildStepDescriptor<Publisher>
	{
		private String fdUrl;
		private String envCode;
		private String projectPath;
		private String credentialsId;
		private String fdStreamName;
		private String fdRelName;
		private Boolean fdWait;
		private List<KeyValuePair> inputs = new ArrayList<>();
		private List<KeyValuePair> flexFields = new ArrayList<>();
		private List<Credential> credentials = new ArrayList<>();
		private Credential credential;

		public DescriptorImpl()
		{
			load();
		}

		public ListBoxModel doFillCredentialItems()
		{
			ListBoxModel m = new ListBoxModel();
			for (Credential c : credentials)
				m.add(c.getName(), c.getName());
			return m;
		}

		public ListBoxModel doFillCredentialsIdItems(@AncestorInPath ItemGroup context)
		{
			List<StandardUsernamePasswordCredentials> creds = lookupCredentials(
					StandardUsernamePasswordCredentials.class, context, ACL.SYSTEM, PluginConstants.HTTP_SCHEME,
					PluginConstants.HTTPS_SCHEME);

			return new StandardUsernameListBoxModel().withAll(creds);
		}

		@Override
		public String getDisplayName()
		{
			return "Trigger FlexDeploy Project";
		}

		@Override
		public boolean isApplicable(Class type)
		{
			return true;
		}

		@Override
		public boolean configure(StaplerRequest staplerRequest, JSONObject json) throws FormException
		{

			setFlexDeployUrl(json.getString("fdUrl"));
			setEnvCode(json.getString("fdEnvCode"));
			setProjectPath(json.getString("fdProjectPath"));
			setFdStreamName(json.getString("fdStreamName"));
			setFdRelName(json.getString("fdRelName"));
			setFdWait(json.getBoolean("fdWait"));

			save();
			return true;
		}

		public FormValidation doValidateUserNamePassword(@QueryParameter String fdUrl, @QueryParameter String username,
				@QueryParameter Secret password)
		{
			try
			{
				String serverUrl = fdUrl;

				if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(serverUrl))
				{
					return FormValidation.error("No server URL specified");
				}

				return validateConnection(serverUrl, username, password.getPlainText());
			}
			catch (IllegalStateException e)
			{
				return FormValidation.error(e.getMessage());
			}
			catch (Exception e)
			{
				return FormValidation.error("FlexDeploy credentials are invalid. " + e.getMessage());
			}
		}

		public FormValidation doValidateCredential(@QueryParameter String fdUrl, @QueryParameter String credentialsId)
		{
			try
			{

				if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(credentialsId))
				{
					return FormValidation.error("No credentials specified");
				}

				StandardUsernamePasswordCredentials systemCredentials = Credential
						.lookupSystemCredentials(credentialsId);

				if (systemCredentials == null)
				{
					return FormValidation.error("Could not find credential with id " + credentialsId);
				}

				if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(fdUrl))
				{
					return FormValidation.error("No URL specified");
				}

				return validateConnection(fdUrl, systemCredentials.getUsername(),
						systemCredentials.getPassword().getPlainText());
			}
			catch (IllegalStateException e)
			{
				return FormValidation.error(e.getMessage());
			}
			catch (Exception e)
			{
				return FormValidation.error("FlexDeploy connection failed. " + e.getMessage());
			}
		}

		private FormValidation validateConnection(String serverUrl, String username, String password)
		{
			String url = removeEndSlash(serverUrl) + PluginConstants.URL_SUFFIX_WORKFLOW_STATUS;

			JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
			JSONObject auth = new JSONObject();

			auth.put(PluginConstants.JSON_USER_ID, username);
			auth.put(PluginConstants.JSON_PASSWORD, password);

			json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_AUTHENTICATION, auth);
			json.put(PluginConstants.JSON_WORKFLOW_REQUEST_ID, 1);

			HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

			PostMethod method = new PostMethod(url);

			client.setConnectionTimeout(PluginConstants.TIMEOUT_CONNECTION_VALIDATION);

			method.addRequestHeader(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, PluginConstants.CONTENT_TYPE_APP_JSON);
			method.setRequestBody(json.toString());

			try
			{
				int returnCode = client.executeMethod(method);
				String response = method.getResponseBodyAsString();
				if (returnCode == 404)
				{
					return FormValidation.error(
							"The server responded, but FlexDeploy was not found. Make sure the FlexDeploy URL is formatted correctly.");
				}

				if (null != response && !response.isEmpty())

				{
					if (response.contains(PluginConstants.ERROR_LOGIN_FAILURE))
					{
						return FormValidation.error("Connected to FlexDeploy, but your credentials were invalid.");
					}
					else if (response.contains(PluginConstants.ERROR_ID_NOT_FOUND))
					{
						return FormValidation.ok("Connected to FlexDeploy, and your credentials are valid!");
					}

				}
				else
				{
					return FormValidation.error("Server gave HTTP return code [" + returnCode + "].");

				}

			}
			catch (UnknownHostException uhe)
			{
				return FormValidation.error("Could not contact host [" + uhe.getMessage() + "]");
			}
			catch (ConnectTimeoutException cte)
			{
				return FormValidation.error("[" + serverUrl + "] failed to respond.");
			}
			catch (Exception e)
			{
				return FormValidation.error(e.getMessage());
			}
			finally
			{
				method.releaseConnection();
			}

		}

		public String getFdUrl()
		{
			return fdUrl;
		}

		public Boolean getFdWait()
		{
			return fdWait;
		}

		public void setFdWait(Boolean fdWait)
		{
			this.fdWait = fdWait;
		}

		public String getFdStreamName()
		{
			return fdStreamName;
		}

		public void setFdStreamName(String fdStreamName)
		{
			this.fdStreamName = fdStreamName;
		}

		public String getFdRelName()
		{
			return fdRelName;
		}

		public void setFdRelName(String fdRelName)
		{
			this.fdRelName = fdRelName;
		}

		public void setFlexDeployUrl(String flexDeployUrl)
		{
			this.fdUrl = flexDeployUrl;
		}

		public String getEnvCode()
		{
			return envCode;
		}

		public void setEnvCode(String envCode)
		{
			this.envCode = envCode.toUpperCase();
		}

		public String getProjectPath()
		{
			return projectPath;
		}

		public void setProjectPath(String projectPath)
		{
			this.projectPath = projectPath;
		}

		public String getCredentialsId()
		{
			return credentialsId;
		}

		public void setCredentialsId(String credentialsId)
		{
			this.credentialsId = credentialsId;
		}

		public List<KeyValuePair> getInputs()
		{
			return inputs;
		}

		public void setInputs(List<KeyValuePair> inputs)
		{
			this.inputs = inputs;
		}

		public List<Credential> getCredentials()
		{
			return credentials;
		}

		public void setCredentials(List<Credential> credentials)
		{
			this.credentials = credentials;
		}

		public Credential getcredential()
		{
			return credential;
		}

		public void setcredential(Credential credential)
		{
			this.credential = credential;
		}

		public List<KeyValuePair> getFlexFields()
		{
			return flexFields;
		}

		public void setFlexFields(List<KeyValuePair> flexFields)
		{
			this.flexFields = flexFields;
		}

	}

	@Override
	public BuildStepMonitor getRequiredMonitorService()
	{
		return BuildStepMonitor.NONE; // This can also be set to BUILD, which
										// will only allow it to execute after
										// the previous build completes. NONE is
										// more efficient as per doc
	}
}

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There is a varied activity programme available and the girls are encouraged to enjoy participating and learning new skills as an individual and as a member of a team. This includes Cross Country, Netball, Hockey, Multi-Sports, Swimming and Athletics that all have practice sessions before, during or after school, as well as the opportunity to represent the school in many of these sports. There is also the opportunity to take part in Ballroom Dancing, Ballet, Funky Jazz, Fencing and Horse Riding amongst other sporting activities. In addition to this, there is an extensive fixture list in a range of team sports (e.g. Athletics, Hockey, Netball, Rounders and Tennis).


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/marginbottom"
        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/marginleft"
        android:text="*为必填项,确认后不可更改"
        android:textColor="@color/red"
        android:textSize="16sp" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btn_record"
        android:layout_width="240dp"
        android:layout_height="60dp"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/marginleft"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
        android:background="@mipmap/btn_newrecord"
        android:text="基本信息"
        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
        android:textSize="@dimen/logintextsize" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/btn_reocrd_certain"
        style="@style/BottomBtn"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/marginbottom"
        android:layout_marginRight="100dp"
        android:text="确认" />

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_above="@+id/btn_reocrd_certain"
        android:layout_below="@+id/btn_record"
        android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/marginleft"
        android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/marginright"
        android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView style="@style/StarTextView" />

                <TextView
                    style="@style/TitleTextView"
                    android:text="@string/tv_record_name" />

                <EditText
                    android:id="@+id/et_record_name"
                    style="@style/InputText" />
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView style="@style/StarTextView" />

                <TextView
                    style="@style/TitleTextView"
                    android:text="@string/tv_record_hospital" />

                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/et_record_hospital"
                    style="@style/InputText" />
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView style="@style/StarTextView" />

                <TextView
                    style="@style/TitleTextView"
                    android:text="@string/tv_record_sex" />

                <LinearLayout
                    android:layout_width="300dp"
                    android:layout_height="50dp"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="60dp"
                    android:gravity="center_vertical"
                    android:orientation="horizontal">

                    <com.gmy.segmentedgroup.SegmentedGroup xmlns:segmentedgroup="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
                        android:id="@+id/sg_record_sex"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:orientation="horizontal"
                        segmentedgroup:sc_border_width="2dp"
                        segmentedgroup:sc_corner_radius="7dp">

                        <RadioButton
                            android:id="@+id/rb_record_man"
                            style="@style/RadioButton"
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_weight="1"
                            android:text="男"
                            android:textSize="@dimen/titleTextSize" />

                        <RadioButton
                            android:id="@+id/rb_record_woman"
                            style="@style/RadioButton"
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_weight="1"
                            android:text="女"
                            android:textSize="@dimen/titleTextSize" />
                    </com.gmy.segmentedgroup.SegmentedGroup>
                </LinearLayout>
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView style="@style/StarTextView" />

                <TextView
                    style="@style/TitleTextView"
                    android:text="@string/tv_record_birthday" />

                <LinearLayout
                    android:layout_width="300dp"
                    android:layout_height="50dp"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="60dp"
                    android:gravity="center_vertical"
                    android:orientation="horizontal">

                    <EditText
                        android:id="@+id/tv_main_nian"
                        style="@style/MainInputText"
                        android:layout_width="100dp"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:inputType="number"
                        android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                        android:textSize="@dimen/titleTextSize" />

                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/tv_main_nian_tip"
                        style="@style/TitleTextView"
                        android:layout_marginLeft="20dip"
                        android:text="年" />

                    <EditText
                        android:id="@+id/tv_main_yue"
                        style="@style/MainInputText"
                        android:layout_width="70dp"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_marginLeft="20dip"
                        android:inputType="number"
                        android:textColor="@android:color/black"
                        android:textSize="@dimen/titleTextSize" />

                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/tv_main_yue_tip"
                        style="@style/TitleTextView"
                        android:layout_marginLeft="20dip"
                        android:text="月" />
                </LinearLayout>
            </LinearLayout>
        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView
                    style="@style/TitleTextView"
                    android:text="@string/tv_record_phone" />

                <EditText
                    android:id="@+id/et_record_phone"
                    style="@style/InputText"
                    android:inputType="phone" />
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView
                    style="@style/TitleTextView"
                    android:text="@string/tv_record_weinum" />

                <EditText
                    android:id="@+id/et_record_weixin"
                    style="@style/InputText" />
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView
                    style="@style/TitleTextView"
                    android:text="@string/tv_record_ID" />

                <TextView
                    android:id="@+id/et_record_binlino"
                    style="@style/InputText" />
            </LinearLayout>
            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="50dp"
                android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <TextView
                    style="@style/TitleTextView"
                    android:text="@string/tv_record_adress" />

                <EditText
                    android:id="@+id/et_record_adress"
                    style="@style/InputText" />
            </LinearLayout>
        </LinearLayout>
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text:
By Ian Sample
GOLF handicaps are not fair, according to US researchers. Instead of making a
game between any two golfers an even contest, the handicap system leaves the
better player at an advantage.
"The idea behind the handicap system is to give players an equitable chance
of winning," says Larry Kupper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. But with the handicap system, he says, it turns out that a bad golfer will
lose 60 to 70 per cent of games to a good one.
To calculate a golf handicap in the US, a player submits their …


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Bribery • Legal • Politics
Supreme Court halts Didi's suspension
The Supreme Court halted the suspension of fellow apex court Justice Abdulla Didi on Thursday following an appeal.
The Judicial Service Commission, which oversees the functioning of the Supreme Court, made the historic decision to suspend Didi, who is accused of taking a US$ 1 million bribe in 2015 to sentence former President Mohamed Nasheed to 13 years in jail, just one day before.
In Thursday's ruling, the Supreme Court instructed all state institutions not to implement the JSC's decision to suspend Didi.
"We hereby order the Judicial Service Commission and related state institutions not to take any action to implement the suspension of Justice Abdulla Didi and to refrain from taking any action in the mentioned case until this court reaches a decision on Justice Didi's claim," the court order stated.
In his appeal to the Supreme Court, Didi says the judicial watchdog's action against him violated his right to be informed of a crime without delay, his right to lawful administrative action and fair procedure, and his right to a fair and public hearing.
"I request the Supreme Court to declare that the case against me was submitted to the JSC illegally and dismiss the case as unconstitutional and illegal," Didi said.
In a further twist, the Judicial Council, comprising the country's top judges, held an emergency meeting late on Thursday after accusing the JSC of obstructing the judicial power and of acting unconstitutionally.
Meanwhile, the JSC also held a meeting late on Thursday to try and resolve the legal impasse.
The case against Didi was submitted to the JSC by former president Mohamed Nasheed, who is a member of the 10-member committee by virtue of his being the parliamentary speaker.
According to media reports, the alleged US$ 1 million bribes paid to Didi was deposited in his wife's US dollar bank account in Malaysia. Ghaniya Abdul Ghafoor is the Maldivian deputy ambassador to Malaysia.
While Didi categorically denied any personal wrongdoing, he did not deny that the money was deposited in his wife's bank account.
"I deny these false accusations in the newspapers, and assure [you] that there is no undeserved money in bank accounts belonging to me or people related to me," he said.
Didi was promoted to the Supreme Court bench in June 2018, after President Abdulla Yameen removed two justices the previous February.
Before his promotion to the top court, Didi was chief judge of the High Court, an appointment he took up in February 2016. He also served as the chief judge of the Criminal Court.
Source URL: Maldives Independent
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New Forest, nr. Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
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St Neot, nr. Liskeard, Cornwall.
Sleeps 5. As the name suggests, this carefully converted former Victorian village school is set in the heart of the delightful village of St Neot, on the fringe of Bodmin Moor. Offering contemporary holiday accommodation, there is a cosy wood burner for those chilly autumn breaks. Cottage Code: UKC1669.


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