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Scammers Using Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Websites ICE Warns
By Kaylee Greenlee December 20, 2020 | Image Source: Daily Caller
By Kaylee Greenlee	 Last updated Dec 20, 2020
Fraudulent websites used similar names, trademarked logos and graphics as biotechnology companies developing COVID-19 vaccines to steal personal information from users, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Friday.
Domain names "mordernatx.com" and "regeneronmedicals.com" were seized after Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials learned the websites were collecting personal data from users, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). An investigation revealed that the websites were collecting personal data from visitors to commit fraud, phishing attacks, and to deploy malware such as viruses and spyware.
"Under Operation Stolen Promise, ICE HSI utilized its broad investigative authority to protect consumers from the increasing and evolving threat posed by COVID-19-related fraud and criminal activity," ICE's Homeland Security Investigations Executive Associate Director Derek N. Benner said in a statement.
"Now, under Operation Stolen Promise 2.0, HSI's focus has expanded to combat the next wave of anticipated fraud related to the COVID-19 vaccine and other treatments," Benner added.
Prosecutors say the websites collected visitors' personal information. That data could be used later for fraud, phishing attacks or the deployment of malware. https://t.co/4K0axQbLFb
— WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 (@wbalradio) December 19, 2020
People who visit the sites will receive a message that the domains were seized by the federal government via a seizure warrant issued by the U.S. Court for the District Court of Maryland.
"These individuals took advantage of fear during the global pandemic and attempted to steal personal information for nefarious purposes," HSI Baltimore Special Agent in Charge John Eisert said in a statement.
An investigation into the websites began in December 2020 after one of the company's corporate security found one of the fake domains, according to ICE. The other domain was found by an ongoing ICE HSI operation that focuses on publicly available websites that seem suspicious.
"Mordernatx.com" was reported on Dec. 10 by the global head of corporate security for Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, whose COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration Friday, according to ICE and the FDA.
The fraudulent website looked nearly identical to Moderna's official website, though there was a slight spelling error in the company name, according to ICE. Personal information was collected by a company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, through an online form on the "contact us" tab.
"Regeneronmedicals.com" was detected on Dec. 9 by an ongoing HSI ICE investigation, according to ICE. The fraudulent domain was visually similar to a company based in Westchester County, New York, that received emergency authorization from the FDA to distribute a COVID-19 antibody cocktail used to treat patients.
The fraudulent website contained a Voice over IP number and two email addresses not on the official website, according to ICE. The domain was registered to an individual in Onitsha Anambra, Nigeria.
Author: Kaylee Greenlee
Source: Daily Caller: Scammers Using Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Websites, ICE Warns
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Lil Twist took to his Instagram page a few days ago to preview a new song of his that was recently recorded.
The Young Money rapper revealed the track will appear on his upcoming Young Carter 2 project, as well as that he was sending it off to Miguel for a feature.
You can listen to a sneak peek of the record after the jump below! Are you liking the sound of it?
Here is a new collaboration from Lil Twist and Fooly Faime called "I Been On" that was produced by Alex Smalls.
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Alphen en Rietveld is de naam van twee vroegere ambachtsheerlijkheden ofwel lage heerlijkheden. Deze heerlijkheden besloegen een gebied binnen de huidige gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn. Vanaf 1766 waren telgen uit het geslacht De Smeth heer van Alphen en Rietveld. Na het ontstaan van de nieuwe openbare bestuurlijke structuur in Nederland in de vroege negentiende eeuw, bezaten zij aan rechten feitelijk niet veel meer dan de visrechten op de Damse Rijn en de Gouwe. In de Nieuwe Kerk, nu Adventskerk, bezat de familie een grafkapel gebouwd in 1773, die de brand van de kerk in 1916 ongeschonden doorstond. Deze bevindt zich achter de Adventskerk. In 1972 werd de kapel aan de gemeente verkocht. De grafkapel werd in 1972 erkend als rijksmonument. In de jaren 1973/1974 werd de kapel gerestaureerd en ingericht als stiltecentrum.

Zie ook
 Alphen aan den Rijn (gemeente)
 Lijst van ambachtsheren van Alphen en Rietveld

Geschiedenis van Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen en Rietveld

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This is a positive space where you can share, without anyone harvesting, aggregating or using your information. Any information you wish to share here, stays here. It is either private or public, as YOU choose. Share what you know about Ely and the BWCAW. Help build an environmentally aware, sustainable, healthy Ely community.
Social media is grand when it favors your family and community. As we are all beginning to learn, though, social media is not so grand when it is used for a false sense of achievement that only benefits the collectors and owners of YOUR information and data. If you would like to read recent articles about how we have all be used by Facebook, email me and I'll send you a link to, currently, 38 articles.
New features of the www.elyminnesota.com and www.elymn.us website.
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The Media Gallery is also built by the community. No matter what level of photographer or videographer you are, if it is important to you, we will create a gallery for you to exhibit your skills and what interests you. If it pertains to your cat or dog or hobby, you might want to put that in the social section (like Facebook, but we won't mine your data) and share with ONLY your family and friends, not the whole world. Photos and videos and audio recordings are easy to add. You can even add images to your social page via mobile phone.
New High-Resolution images on the home page show Ely and the BWCAW at its best and is a customer-controlled slide show. Arrows on both sides of the large image let the viewer go forward or backward in the slides. The slide show will change with the seasons. If you have area nature slides you feel would help promote Ely's natural resources, please send them or place them in your media gallery.
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Australia, it's time to divest from fossil fuels
Submitted by Cam Walker on Mon, 04/08/2014 - 09:45
On the 18th of October, Market Forces and 350.org will to coordinate what's set to be Australia's biggest ever day of divestment action on fossil fuels! We're calling on thousands of Australians to turn out at bank branches around Australia and publicly close their accounts in protest if the big banks won't stop funding the dirty fossil fuel industry.
Get involved – sign up for divestment day by filling in the form on this page. We'll stay in touch with details on event locations and resources to help you switch banks and make it count.
We need to act now. Companies proposing massive new fossil fuel projects are looking for finance and our research shows the "big four" banks (ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac) play a crucial role in enabling major coal and gas projects to go ahead. Get involved in Divestment Day and tell the banks that if they choose dirty fossil fuels, their customers will be taking their money elsewhere!
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#include <stdlib.h>

#include "server.h"
#include "gdbthread.h"
#include "dll.h"

struct inferior_list all_processes;
struct inferior_list all_threads;

struct thread_info *current_inferior;

#define get_thread(inf) ((struct thread_info *)(inf))

void
add_inferior_to_list (struct inferior_list *list,
		      struct inferior_list_entry *new_inferior)
{
  new_inferior->next = NULL;
  if (list->tail != NULL)
    list->tail->next = new_inferior;
  else
    list->head = new_inferior;
  list->tail = new_inferior;
}

/* Invoke ACTION for each inferior in LIST.  */

void
for_each_inferior (struct inferior_list *list,
		   void (*action) (struct inferior_list_entry *))
{
  struct inferior_list_entry *cur = list->head, *next;

  while (cur != NULL)
    {
      next = cur->next;
      (*action) (cur);
      cur = next;
    }
}

void
remove_inferior (struct inferior_list *list,
		 struct inferior_list_entry *entry)
{
  struct inferior_list_entry **cur;

  if (list->head == entry)
    {
      list->head = entry->next;
      if (list->tail == entry)
	list->tail = list->head;
      return;
    }

  cur = &list->head;
  while (*cur && (*cur)->next != entry)
    cur = &(*cur)->next;

  if (*cur == NULL)
    return;

  (*cur)->next = entry->next;

  if (list->tail == entry)
    list->tail = *cur;
}

void
add_thread (ptid_t thread_id, void *target_data)
{
  struct thread_info *new_thread = xmalloc (sizeof (*new_thread));

  memset (new_thread, 0, sizeof (*new_thread));

  new_thread->entry.id = thread_id;
  new_thread->last_resume_kind = resume_continue;
  new_thread->last_status.kind = TARGET_WAITKIND_IGNORE;

  add_inferior_to_list (&all_threads, & new_thread->entry);

  if (current_inferior == NULL)
    current_inferior = new_thread;

  new_thread->target_data = target_data;
}

ptid_t
thread_id_to_gdb_id (ptid_t thread_id)
{
  struct inferior_list_entry *inf = all_threads.head;

  while (inf != NULL)
    {
      if (ptid_equal (inf->id, thread_id))
	return thread_id;
      inf = inf->next;
    }

  return null_ptid;
}

ptid_t
thread_to_gdb_id (struct thread_info *thread)
{
  return thread->entry.id;
}

struct thread_info *
find_thread_ptid (ptid_t ptid)
{
  struct inferior_list_entry *inf = all_threads.head;

  while (inf != NULL)
    {
      struct thread_info *thread = get_thread (inf);
      if (ptid_equal (thread->entry.id, ptid))
	return thread;
      inf = inf->next;
    }

  return NULL;
}

ptid_t
gdb_id_to_thread_id (ptid_t gdb_id)
{
  struct thread_info *thread = find_thread_ptid (gdb_id);

  return thread ? thread->entry.id : null_ptid;
}

static void
free_one_thread (struct inferior_list_entry *inf)
{
  struct thread_info *thread = get_thread (inf);
  free_register_cache (inferior_regcache_data (thread));
  free (thread);
}

void
remove_thread (struct thread_info *thread)
{
  if (thread->btrace != NULL)
    target_disable_btrace (thread->btrace);

  remove_inferior (&all_threads, (struct inferior_list_entry *) thread);
  free_one_thread (&thread->entry);
}

/* Find the first inferior_list_entry E in LIST for which FUNC (E, ARG)
   returns non-zero.  If no entry is found then return NULL.  */

struct inferior_list_entry *
find_inferior (struct inferior_list *list,
	       int (*func) (struct inferior_list_entry *, void *), void *arg)
{
  struct inferior_list_entry *inf = list->head;

  while (inf != NULL)
    {
      struct inferior_list_entry *next;

      next = inf->next;
      if ((*func) (inf, arg))
	return inf;
      inf = next;
    }

  return NULL;
}

struct inferior_list_entry *
find_inferior_id (struct inferior_list *list, ptid_t id)
{
  struct inferior_list_entry *inf = list->head;

  while (inf != NULL)
    {
      if (ptid_equal (inf->id, id))
	return inf;
      inf = inf->next;
    }

  return NULL;
}

void *
inferior_target_data (struct thread_info *inferior)
{
  return inferior->target_data;
}

void
set_inferior_target_data (struct thread_info *inferior, void *data)
{
  inferior->target_data = data;
}

void *
inferior_regcache_data (struct thread_info *inferior)
{
  return inferior->regcache_data;
}

void
set_inferior_regcache_data (struct thread_info *inferior, void *data)
{
  inferior->regcache_data = data;
}

#define clear_list(LIST) \
  do { (LIST)->head = (LIST)->tail = NULL; } while (0)

void
clear_inferiors (void)
{
  for_each_inferior (&all_threads, free_one_thread);
  clear_list (&all_threads);

  clear_dlls ();

  current_inferior = NULL;
}

struct process_info *
add_process (int pid, int attached)
{
  struct process_info *process;

  process = xcalloc (1, sizeof (*process));

  process->head.id = pid_to_ptid (pid);
  process->attached = attached;

  add_inferior_to_list (&all_processes, &process->head);

  return process;
}

/* Remove a process from the common process list and free the memory
   allocated for it.
   The caller is responsible for freeing private data first.  */

void
remove_process (struct process_info *process)
{
  clear_symbol_cache (&process->symbol_cache);
  free_all_breakpoints (process);
  remove_inferior (&all_processes, &process->head);
  free (process);
}

struct process_info *
find_process_pid (int pid)
{
  return (struct process_info *)
    find_inferior_id (&all_processes, pid_to_ptid (pid));
}

/* Return non-zero if INF, a struct process_info, was started by us,
   i.e. not attached to.  */

static int
started_inferior_callback (struct inferior_list_entry *entry, void *args)
{
  struct process_info *process = (struct process_info *) entry;

  return ! process->attached;
}

/* Return non-zero if there are any inferiors that we have created
   (as opposed to attached-to).  */

int
have_started_inferiors_p (void)
{
  return (find_inferior (&all_processes, started_inferior_callback, NULL)
	  != NULL);
}

/* Return non-zero if INF, a struct process_info, was attached to.  */

static int
attached_inferior_callback (struct inferior_list_entry *entry, void *args)
{
  struct process_info *process = (struct process_info *) entry;

  return process->attached;
}

/* Return non-zero if there are any inferiors that we have attached to.  */

int
have_attached_inferiors_p (void)
{
  return (find_inferior (&all_processes, attached_inferior_callback, NULL)
	  != NULL);
}

struct process_info *
get_thread_process (struct thread_info *thread)
{
  int pid = ptid_get_pid (thread->entry.id);
  return find_process_pid (pid);
}

struct process_info *
current_process (void)
{
  if (current_inferior == NULL)
    fatal ("Current inferior requested, but current_inferior is NULL\n");

  return get_thread_process (current_inferior);
}

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60 Killed In Bomb Attack On Iraqi Police Recruits
At least 60 people were killed in a suicide-bomb attack on a police recruitment center in the Iraqi town of Tikrit on Tuesday.
The latest attack targeting Iraqi security forces took place in the hometown of executed President Saddam Hussain, which is a Sunni-dominated stronghold of insurgency.
More than 100 people were injured in the worst militant attack in the country in three months.
The bomber, pretending to be one among hundreds of young candidates lined up for recruitment, blew himself up outside the center, north of Baghdad.
The high number of casualties indicate that the bomber was wearing a vest packed with as much as 50 kilograms of explosives. Most of the victims were police recruits, reports say.
Deputy Governor of Salahuddin province Ahmed Abdul-Jabbar blamed the attack on al-Qaeda terrorists.
A rights group monitoring deaths in Iraq had warned last month that violence rates may remain steady in the near future, "indicative of an impassable minimum."
Iraq Body Count (IBC), which compiles its data using media reports and official information, expressed concern that "after nearly eight years, the security crisis in Iraq remains notable for its sheer relentlessness."
Despite a fall in violence since 2009, a number of occasional blasts have raised fears that sustained violence is returning to the country.
American troops, who have been supporting Iraqi forces since its invasion of the country in 2003, ended its active combat operations in August last year.
Washington has vowed that it will conform to a full withdrawal by the end of 2011, as agreed by the U.S. under the Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed between the two countries.
During his meeting with U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden last week, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had vowed that Iraq would "meet the challenges it faces, whether it be security, political or otherwise."


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Exclusive: China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles – U.S. officials
Posted on February 22, 2017	0 Comments0
China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, is nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, two U.S. officials told Reuters.
File Photo: Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015. …
The development is likely to raise questions about whether and how the United States will respond, given its vows to take a tough line on China in the South China Sea.
China claims almost all the South China Sea, which carries a third of the world's maritime traffic. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims. Trump's administration has called China's island building in the South China Sea illegal.
Building the concrete structures with retractable roofs on Subi, Mischief and Fiery Cross reefs, part of the Spratly Islands chain where China already has built military-length airstrips, could be considered a military escalation, the U.S. officials said in recent days, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"It is not like the Chinese to build anything in the South China Sea just to build it, and these structures resemble others that house SAM batteries, so the logical conclusion is that's what they are for," said a U.S. intelligence official.
Another official said the structures appeared to be 20 meters (66 feet) long and 10 meters (33 feet) high.
A Pentagon spokesman said the United States remained committed to "non-militarization in the South China Sea" and urged all claimants to take actions consistent with international law.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In his Senate confirmation hearing last month, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson raised China's ire when he said Beijing should be denied access to the islands it is building in the South China Sea.
Tillerson subsequently softened his language, and Trump further reduced tensions by pledging to honor the long-standing U.S. "One China" policy in a Feb. 10 telephone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
LONGER-RANGE
Greg Poling, a South China Sea expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said in a December report that China apparently had installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the islands it has built in the South China Sea.
The officials said the new structures were likely to house surface-to-air missiles that would expand China's air defense umbrella over the islands. They did not give a time line on when they believed China would deploy missiles on the islands.
"It certainly raises the tension," Poling said. "The Chinese have gotten good at these steady increases in their capabilities."
On Tuesday, the Philippines said Southeast Asian countries saw China's installation of weapons in the South China Sea as "very unsettling" and have urged dialogue to stop an escalation of "recent developments."
Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay did not say what provoked the concern but said the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, hoped China and the United States would ensure peace and stability.
POLITICAL TEST
The U.S. intelligence official said the structures did not pose a significant military threat to U.S. forces in the region, given their visibility and vulnerability.
Building them appeared to be more of a political test of how the Trump administration would respond, he said.
"The logical response would also be political – something that should not lead to military escalation in a vital strategic area," the official said.
Chas Freeman, a China expert and former assistant secretary of defense, said he was inclined to view such installations as serving a military purpose – bolstering China's claims against those of other nations – rather than a political signal to the United States.
"There is a tendency here in Washington to imagine that it's all about us, but we are not a claimant in the South China Sea," Freeman said. "We are not going to challenge China's possession of any of these land features in my judgment. If that's going to happen, it's going to be done by the Vietnamese, or . . . the Filipinos . . . or the Malaysians, who are the three counter-claimants of note."
He said it was an "unfortunate, but not (an) unpredictable development."
Tillerson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month that China's building of islands and putting military assets on them was "akin to Russia's taking Crimea" from Ukraine.
In his written responses to follow-up questions, he softened his language, saying that in the event of an unspecified "contingency," the United States and its allies "must be capable of limiting China's access to and use of" those islands to pose a threat.
(Reporting by Idrees Ali; Additional reporting by Arshad Mohammed Arshad, David Brunnstrom and John Walcott; Editing by John Walcott and and Peter Cooney)
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Miniature Dog Breeds – 4 cute breeds that might be right for you.
Many people own miniature dogs, in fact, they are hugely popular for people living in townhouses, apartments or smaller homes.
On my travels out and about I see people out walking their wee babies, holding their wee doggies while they are walking and some people even have little doggy packs to carry their doggy because it is so small.
Miniature Poodle – a clever wee dog.
Miniature poodles are really intelligent and can be very funny. They used to be used as circus dogs because of their ability and love of tricks.
Miniature Poodles absolutely love children and will enjoy hours of play time with them.
They are easily groomed and don't shed hair which is always a plus when it comes to furnishings and clothing.
As far as miniature dog breeds go these little fellas are so much fun and easy to keep.
Their personalities are fun and more fun, please. Teach me new tricks and I'll learn them is how these little guys think.
Miniature Poodles don't have a tendency to bark a lot but will let you know if someone is arriving for a visit at your place.
Because of their high energy, they will love to go walking, play with a ball or other suitable toys and they will bring you a lot of joy.
The lifespan for this wee gem is around 12-15 years so be prepared for a long and fun relationship with your poodle.
Miniature Schnauzer – what about this little guy?
Full of energy and antics, this little guy/gal will be a delight to any family and if you have children, fantastic he/she will have built-in playmates.
He/she will give you a "run for your money" due to him/her being really intelligent so please teach your wee friend to do tricks as Miniature Schnauzers have really sturdy legs and love to do tricks.
You will want to enjoy walking as these little friends will need around 45 minutes every day especially if you are going to leave them alone while you are at work. A walk will tire them out and they will be a lot calmer.
Their lifespan is 12-14 years of being cared for properly so be a good owner and don't overfeed them as being overweight is not good for them. They are very loyal to their family and will let you know if someone unfamiliar is near your home.
The Miniature Schnauzer was bred to be a ratter but people don't tend to use them for this anymore, although he will still be on alert for any creatures that shouldn't be in your yard or home.
He/she loves other dogs and has no boundaries when meeting dogs, so be diligent as he/she may get onto trouble should he choose to go up to a dog who is not a social dog.
All in all these little guys will bring you hours of fun and fond memories as for a long time, as long as you have trained them correctly of course. Puppy school is a very good idea if you haven't got time as these little guys can be mischievous.
Australian Terrier – a real live wire.
Spirited, intelligent, quick to learn this wiry little dog could be just the dog for you. Loyal, fun, kind, protective, easy to groom and a delight to own.
Living for around 15 years if loved and treated well this little dog is a joy to own, although he will still get up to mischief given the chance and of course, if training is a lapse. He/she will pick up on your mood, so if you are feeling a bit glum, he/she will be calm and if you are happy and full of life, he/she will be as well.
Very loyal to family and will let you know with a sharp bark if a stranger is at your home.
When training these wee friends make sure you set boundaries that you want to keep for example, if you let him/her jump up on you, chance are he/she will want to jump up on visitors which can annoy some people so start out as you mean to go on and make sure you use treats for a job well done as this is how these guys respond to lessons.
Border Terrier – a great friend.
Border Terriers were born to hunt and this can be annoying to some people however these dogs make a wonderful companion. They love to play and they cherish their owner.
They are very lively dogs and need a good amount of exercise so get out there and have a long walk with these guys/girls.
They live for around 15 years, so put in the training and encouragement to teach them and give them lots of love. They love to be loved.
I will be writing about more small breeds as I go along and I hope you have enjoyed this post.
If you have any questions please email delightfuldoggies4u.com or leave a comment below.


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Yashwant Sinha, Detained By Delhi Police For Dharna Against Mishandling Of Migrants, Released
Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, who was detained by Delhi Police on Monday, has now been released. Sinha sat on a dharna at Rajghat in Delhi, demanding that the armed forces be deployed to help migrant workers reach their homes.
Sinha was joined by AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Dilip Pandey who demanded proper arrangements for moving stranded migrant workers back to their states.
They were, however, picked up Delhi Police later in the evening and taken to Rajinder Nagar police station.
"We have just been arrested by the Delhi Police," Sinha tweeted.
Dear @DelhiPolice ..once again U have shown your SOP following the undemocratic diktat from TOP. What was the crime of a veteran like @YashwantSinha ji, who together with @dilipkpandey ji @vinaymishraAAP ji and others have been detained. Think for Once!
— Manoj Kumar Jha (@manojkjhadu) May 18, 2020
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Sanjay Bhatia said protestors have been removed from the venue as of now.
Sinha, a former BJP leader and a trenchant critic of the Narendra Modi government, said civilian authorities, be it central or state dispensations, have "failed" migrant workers who have been compelled to walk on roads, with some even dying in the process.
"Our simple demand is that the responsibility be given to the armed forces and paramilitary forces that they should, with all resources at their command and with whatever civilian resources they can commandeer, send these migrant workers to their homes with dignity," he said.
Before being taken into custody by the police, Sinha said he will continue with his dharma until his demands are met. Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh alleged that the BJP just cares about the rich and it has left the poor to fend for themselves.
"The government has no strategy because it has no will to help the migrants. The BJP is an anti-poor government. You can call people from abroad but not help the migrants walking on the streets. The ongoing crisis has proved that," he said.
AAP MLA Dilip Pandey said the government should show some sensitivity towards the migrants.
"The government has capacity to run 20,000 trains daily and ferry 2.3 crore people daily across the country. It should use this capacity to help people," he said.
AAP leaders later protested against the police decision to break up their dharna and detain them.
Sanjay Singh asked if it is a crime to protest for the rights of migrants. The politicians who spread hatred are not arrested by police but those who fight for the rights of poor migrants are taken into custody, Pandey said.
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'Amphan' Intensifies To Super Cyclone; Authorities Warn Of Tidal Waves And Extensive Damage


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Q: Reducing foreach loops for a tuple search in a list of tuples I have following code to check whether a tuple is present inside a list of tuples. This is working fine – but it is iterating using 3 foreach loops. Is there a way to reduce the foreach loops?
Fiddle
List<Tuple<DateTime, String>> allLOINCDatesForPatient = new List<Tuple<DateTime, string>>();
allLOINCDatesForPatient.Add(Tuple.Create<DateTime, String>(new DateTime(2018, 7, 8), "4548-4A"));
allLOINCDatesForPatient.Add(Tuple.Create<DateTime, String>(new DateTime(2018, 7, 8), "4548-4B"));
allLOINCDatesForPatient.Add(Tuple.Create<DateTime, String>(new DateTime(2018, 7, 1), "4548-4G"));
allLOINCDatesForPatient.Add(Tuple.Create<DateTime, String>(new DateTime(2018, 7, 1), "4548-4H"));

AnalyteDTO analyteDTO = new AnalyteDTO();
analyteDTO.loinc = "4548-4A";
List<AnalyteDTO> analyteDTOList = new List<AnalyteDTO>();
analyteDTOList.Add(analyteDTO);
DateTime observationDate = new DateTime(2018, 7, 8);
OneDayAnalytes oneDayAnalytes = new OneDayAnalytes();
oneDayAnalytes.Analytes = analyteDTOList;
oneDayAnalytes.ObservationDate = observationDate;

List<OneDayAnalytes> observationsList = new List<OneDayAnalytes>();
observationsList.Add(oneDayAnalytes);

foreach (OneDayAnalytes o in observationsList)
{
    bool isNew = true;
    foreach (AnalyteDTO a in o.Analytes)
    {
        string databaseLOINC = a.loinc;
        DateTime databaseDate = o.ObservationDate.Date;

        foreach (Tuple<DateTime, String> lst in allLOINCDatesForPatient)
        {
            if (lst.Item1.Date == databaseDate && lst.Item2.Equals(databaseLOINC))
            {
                isNew = false;
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    Console.WriteLine("Is New?  -->> "+ isNew.ToString());
}

Console.ReadLine();

Classes
public class AnalyteDTO
{
    public string analytename { get; set; }
    public string loinc { get; set; }
    public string units { get; set; }
    public float value { get; set; }
}

public class OneDayAnalytes
{
    public List<AnalyteDTO> Analytes { get; set; }
    public DateTime ObservationDate { get; set; }
}

A: I am not sure how much more readable you'd think this is, but you could use a double Any():
foreach (OneDayAnalytes o in observationsList)
{
    bool isNew = !o.Analytes
        .Any(a => allLOINCDatesForPatient
            .Any(lst => lst.Item1.Date == o.ObservationDate.Date && lst.Item2.Equals(a.loinc)));

    Console.WriteLine("Is New?  -->> " + isNew.ToString());
}

Notice that, unlike your implementation, this would break the loop upon the first match.
The code to match this behavior, which is what I would expect, would be like this:
foreach (AnalyteDTO a in o.Analytes)
{
    string databaseLOINC = a.loinc;
    DateTime databaseDate = o.ObservationDate.Date;

    foreach (Tuple<DateTime, String> lst in allLOINCDatesForPatient)
    {
        if (lst.Item1.Date == databaseDate && lst.Item2.Equals(databaseLOINC))
        {
            isNew = false;
            break;
        }
    }

    // no need to continue iterating if we already know the answer...
    if (!isNew)
    {
        break;
    }
}

A: This answer uses System.Linq extension methods to query your observationList. Though it is not any more efficient than your current implementation, it may be a bit easier to read, and each item in the returned IEnumerable<Tuple<OneDayAnalytes, bool>> simply associates each OneDayAnalytes with its metric IsNew:
var tuples = observationsList
    .Select(o => Tuple.Create(o, !o.Analytes
        .Any(a => allLOINCDatesForPatient.Select(t => Tuple.Create(t.Item1.Date, t.Item2))
            .Contains(Tuple.Create<DateTime, String>(o.ObservationDate.Date, a.loinc)))));

foreach (var t in tuples)
{
    var Analytes = t.Item1;
    var IsNew = t.Item2;

    Console.WriteLine("Is New?  -->> " + IsNew.ToString());
}

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The Life of Julie: Can We Have a Real Break?
If you are following my blog on a regular basis, you may know that I am in Munich. For five short days, I get to experience a new country and hang out with my sister.
And work on cases and cover letters.
While I have been able to afford quite some time to visit Christmas markets and shop at Marienplatz, I wanted to balance that with coming back to an insanely busy week and not feeling overwhelmed.
On the plus side, I've whittled down MOST of the actual work required for next week, which should afford me time to finish cover letters and get a jump on studying.
I think I speak for most of Darden when I say that 3 p.m. next Friday couldn't come soon enough!


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No. 1 Baylor men's basketball coach Scott Drew tests positive for COVID-19
Steve Gardner
Just three days before the No. 1 Baylor men's basketball team is scheduled to open its season, coach Scott Drew has announced he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Drew said he was notified following Friday's team-wide test. Associate head coach Jerome Tang will take over on an interim basis while Drew is in self-isolation.
Drew issued a statement on Sunday saying that he has been asymptomatic and that his was the team's only positive test over the past 12 weeks. The rest of the team tested negative on Friday and Sunday.
"While it will be difficult watching from a distance, I know the team is in great hands with coach Tang and our entire staff," Drew said. "I look forward to returning to the sidelines as soon as I can do so safely."
Baylor has been tabbed as the early favorite in the USA TODAY Sports preseason men's college basketball poll with four starters -- including national player of the year candidate Jared Butler -- returning from last year's 26-4 squad.
The Bears open their season against No. 17 Arizona State on Wednesday.


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As Portland polls on street fee, city officials confident they can land business support
Updated Apr 2, 2014 ; Posted Apr 2, 2014
By Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is gauging political support for a new $8 to $12 monthly fee that would be assessed to homeowners and renters to help repair the city's crumbling street system.
Those fees could raise up to $35 million a year. And they'd likely be only one part of a broad street-fee package that could charge local businesses, potentially raising some $70 million a year for transportation improvements.
Portland's auditor determined in 2013 that the transportation bureau would need to spend $75 million a year for 10 years to bring streets up to city standards.
Now, the transportation bureau is spending about $28,000 on a poll to determine if residents are willing to pay $8 or $12 a month for transportation projects – and under what circumstances.
Website Bike Portland first reported the city's poll.
Dylan Rivera, a spokesman for the transportation bureau, said results are expected as soon as next week and will be shared publicly.
Contacted Tuesday, Rivera originally said in an email that the transportation bureau was "not sure" how much an $8 or $12 monthly fee would raise for the city.
On Wednesday, Rivera provided specifics.
"Depending on a wide variety of factors, including what level and type of discounts we might provide, the $8 fee could raise anywhere from $17 to $25 million and the $12 fee could raise anywhere from $25 to $35 million," Rivera said in an email.
The poll also highlighted other options being considered, such as a 1-percent income tax. But the focus of the poll tracked opinions about monthly fees, such as support for the street fee if the city's separate leaf fee is killed off, or if the fee is added to city water and sewer bills.
It's clear from the poll language that the city is considering options far beyond basic street maintenance.
Other options include flashing beacons at crossings, building sidewalks and bicycle improvements, improving TriMet's bus service in low-income areas, and making seismic improvements to one Willamette River bridge.
One poll question gauged support for the fee if half of all revenues come from businesses.
"We would assume that we would also have a business fee that raises equivalent amounts," Rivera said in an email.
The business side of the equation is perhaps the trickiest part of the political process.
Opposition from business has derailed past efforts in Portland and made them more difficult in the suburbs.
More than a decade ago, then-Commissioner Charlie Hales pushed street fees but didn't get political traction.
In 2008, the City Council held three hearings and approved a street fee of $4.29 for single-family homes and fees for businesses based on traffic counts. It was expected to raise $464 million over 15 years.
A week later, the City Council backtracked.
"The corrosive interests of special interest lobbyists have taken their toll on this issue," then-Commissioner Sam Adams said in February 2008, noting that he had lost the support of then-Mayor Tom Potter.
He proposed sending the fee to voters in the November election.
"It will be subjected to monumental misinformation by the big oil/petroleum industry, but I trust voters," he said at the time. "I trust Portland voters to see through this misinformation and to make the right choice to save lives, save money, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
The street fee never went to voters.
Similar business opposition tripped up a plan in Tigard to increase an existing street fee. When business groups threatened to collect signatures to force a public vote, the Tigard City Council in 2010 reworked it funding plan.
Instead of collecting 55 percent of money from residents and 45 percent from businesses, the city put 69 percent of the burden on residents.
In Portland, it's likely that city officials will pursue the same approach and approve street fees through a City Council – not public – vote.
Rivera said the city has already begun talking to business groups, including the Portland Business Alliance, and a public process will be developed.
So far, the city has been meeting behind closed doors to explore options in meetings that are not open to the public.
"We need to engage the business community and see what they're comfortable with," said Rivera, adding that business leaders recognize the importance of, and business benefits from, a stronger transportation system.
"We think we can get business support for this," he added.
Transportation officials will hold four open houses April 16 through May 1 about funding options and priorities. Portlanders are encouraged to attend.
"The upcoming meetings will provide an opportunity to give input and learn more about funding mechanisms and potential maintenance and safety investments," according to the city's website.
-- Brad Schmidt


WHERE: Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay, B.C.
The Comox Valley Naturalists Society will be hosting a slideshow presentation by Ken Wu and TJ Watt of the Ancient Forest Alliance to raise awareness of and support for the need to protect BCs endangered old growth forests. The AFA is calling on the BC government to inventory BC's ancient forests and protect them where they are scarce, such as on Vancouver Island, to ban raw log exports to foreign mills, and to ensure the establishment of a sustainable second-growth forest industry in BC.
A 40-minute Power Point presentation will highlight the current status of Vancouver Island's forests and what citizens can do to protect old-growth forests, watersheds, and related ecosystems. The presentation includes Watt's superb photos of some of the most magnificent forests in the country, including Clayoquot Sound, the Walbran Valley, Red Creek Fir, and Avatar Grove.
According to satellite photos, 75% of the original productive old growth forests of Vancouver Island have been logged. This includes 90% of the original productive old growth forests in valley-bottoms, where the largest trees grow and most biodiversity resides.


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Avatar Roadster is Britain's latest super light sportscar
Alexi Falson Jan 15, 2017
Car News, Turbo
Alexi Falson
There's a new sports car on the block, powered by a Ford EcoBoost engine with weight statistics that would make even Lotus weak at the knees; welcome to the Avatar Roadster.
The base model Roadster is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged Ford EcoBoost engine, good for 186kW. It transfers its power to the road via either a six-speed manual or seven-speed sequential transmission. Combined with a weight figure of just 695kg, the base Roadster can rocket from 0-100km/h in 4.0 seconds flat, onto a top speed of 233km/h.
Stepping up into the more powerful 260kW, 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine – borrowed from the fire-breathing Focus RS – brings the 0-100km/h figure down to just 3.6 seconds.
The extremely admirable weight figure is thanks to a spaceframe chassis and composite body structure, and attention to detail in aspects like positioning the driver offset for the best possible weight distribution.
"After showing the prototype we realised that our customers wanted more. We listened and have responded to our customers who loved the superb performance and fine handling but wanted more refinement and features so they could use the car for more than just track days," says Avatar Sports Cars director Dylan Popovic.
"We've smoothed the raw edges to create a much more rounded package. We've changed the suspension geometry, adjusted the steering rack ratios and improved the ergonomics in the cabin with intuitive switchgear as well as developed features that make the car a delight on the road and track."
Avatar is also offering prospective buyers the option of a pure track pack, which adds a roll cage, fire extinguisher, data logger and GoPro kit, as well as a rear wing for aerodynamic benefit, and a limited-slip differential.
"With these additions the car is eligible for a considerable number of club championships whilst still be road legal," Popovic said.
Avatar says sister company Marlin will be manufacturing production models, with a production cap set at 50 units, each available in the first quarter at a starting price of £39,990 (about AU$65,000).
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Alexi is a contributing news journalist and junior road tester at PerformanceDrive. He has a passion and appreciation for the engineering in cars, as well as new technologies that lessen the impact on the environment. His dream cars are an M3 to drive to work, and a LaFerrari for the weekend.


PLEASE NOTE: This event was originally scheduled for July 9th - but has been moved to August 5th (a SATURDAY) due to other conflicts and happenings).
Our fourth FIFTH event for 2017 goes back to the Domes!
Our event chair is currently TBD! So if you'd like to help (or be the event chair!), please reach out to our Solo chair.
First Car Off 10:15 a.m.


Monday "Aug 25, 2014", started with a !!BANG!! for many parents and kid's in our local school district as the 2 to 3 months of school holidays have finally come to an end(Or almost ending for some).
The sudden surge we had been seeing the entire past few weeks at malls/playgrounds/camps/pools/restaurants/beaches and most places with last minute activities and shopping's has all come to an end or gone back to the regular pace.
And we saw lots of "Happy / Excited / Anxious Faces" wearing their new uniforms, clutching on to their bags on their first day to school to meet new friends, learn new things and just have a great time.
Among all this excitement and happiness, I also heard lot of my friends/family/kids or their known people contemplating what to pack/take for "School Lunches" !
And as a child, I could remember my first day to new school/classes, our lunch break was the time where we formed friendships over food OR to lot of kids a home-made lunch, is the only thing that gives them comfort at new surroundings.
I mean you can definitely give them lunch money to buy from school, but how many of parents would really want to do that and see their kid's eating the same stuff again n again !!!
So I thought, Why not make a list of "Back to School – Lunch Ideas" at one place for all of you. There are different ideas/recipes depending on preferences, tastes, needs and availability of ingredients & time.
I've gone through all the links below and they are awesome, infact some of them were tempting enough for adults as well.
* I'm also compiling a list of my own recipes for "Kid's Lunch/Lunch-Box Ideas" which would have a mix of Indian vegetarian to non-vegetarian recipes and also couple of "Toddler Recipes".
Parents.com (Celebrity Chef Ideas): Lunch for a Month!
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Рашид Меджид огли Бейбутов ( (1915, Тифліс, Російська Імперія — 1989, Москва, СРСР) — радянський азербайджанський естрадний і оперний співак (тенор-альтіно), актор.

Народний артист СРСР (1959). Герой Соціалістичної Праці (1980). Лауреат Сталінської премії другого ступеня (1946) і Державної премії Азербайджанської РСР (1978).

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Рашид Бейбутов народився 1 (14) грудня 1915 року в Тифлісі. Його батько Меджид Бейбутов, був відомим співаком-ханенде, був родом з Шуші, а мати Фіруза Аббас Кулі кизи Векілова, яка працювала викладачкою російської мови в азербайджанських школах в Тбілісі — з Казаха  .

У 1933 році Рашид Бейбутов вступив до залізничного технікуму, де став організатором самодіяльного студентського оркестру. Потім служив в РСЧА, де був солістом армійського ансамблю.

Після служби недовго співав в одному з тбіліських естрадних колективів. З 1934 року він соліст Єреванській філармонії. У 1938 — 1944 роках — соліст Державного джазового оркестру Вірменії під керуванням композитора Артемія Айвазяна, гастролював з джазом по країні. Одночасно почав співати у Вірменському театрі опери та балету імені О. А. Спендіарова в Єревані. У роки німецько-радянської війни виступав на Кримському фронті .

У 1943 році Бакинська кіностудія вирішила створити фільм «Аршин Мал-Алан» за однойменною опереті Узеїра Гаджибекова. Один з постановників фільму випадково опинився на концерті в будинку офіцерів у Баку, де Бейбутов виконував арію Аскер, і запросив Рашида на головну роль у фільмі. Вийшовши у 1945 році фільм з величезним успіхом пройшов на екранах СРСР і багатьох зарубіжних країн.

У 1944 — 1956 роках Рашид Бейбутов — соліст Азербайджанської філармонії, в 1953 — 1960 роках — Азербайджанського театру опери і балету імені М. Ф. Ахундова, де виконував головні партії в опері «Севіль» Фікрата Амірова (Балаш) і в музичній комедії «Аршин мал алан» У. Гаджибекова (Аскер).

У 1957 році створив при Азербайджанської філармонії концертний ансамбль, який об'єднує стилістику джазу і азербайджанські народні інструменти, був його художнім керівником (1957–1959).

У 1966 році Рашид Бейбутов організував Азербайджанський театр пісні (зараз носить його ім'я), був художнім керівником і солістом цього театру до кінця своїх днів.

У 1930–1940 -х роках на хвилі моди на високі м'які чоловічі голоси Бейбутов здобув широку популярність як в республіках Кавказу і Закавказзя, так і в Україні та інших республіках СРСР.

Голос Рашида Бейбутова — високий тенор (тенор-альтіно), приємного ніжного і теплого тембру, широкого діапазону, що поєднує в собі європейську постановку і співоче дихання і вільну горлову манеру співу, характерну для мугама. Бейбутов чудово володів російською мовою, співав зовсім без кавказького акценту. Манера виконання — трохи награна, характерна для культур Кавказу і Туреччини, сентиментальна, дуже радісна і оптимістична. У популярності з Бейбутовим серед вихідців з Кавказу може зрівнятися тільки Муслім Магомаєв.
На початку 1950-х років побував на гастролях в Болгарії, Угорщині, Італії, Індії, Китаї. Виступав також в Сирії, Туреччини, Єгипті, Йорданії, Ірані, Іраку, Фінляндії, Польщі та в країнах Латинської Америки .

Багато й успішно гастролював різними регіонами СРСР і зарубіжними країнами, обов'язково включаючи до свого репертуару пісні мовами народів тих країн, де він виступав. Відомий випадок, коли мешканці одного з індійських сіл перекрили рух на залізниці і не відпускали поїзд з радянськими артистами, поки перед ними не виступив Бейбутов.

Рашид Бейбутов багато зробив для становлення національної опери і музичної комедії Азербайджану. Виграшна сценічна зовнішність, великий артистичний талант і чарівність, здатність до розуміння будь-якої національної музики принесли Бейбутову величезний успіх, який супроводжував його протягом усього життя.

Пісенний репертуар співака був дуже широкий. Основне місце в ньому займали твори азербайджанських композиторів, азербайджанські народні пісні (включаючи «Кавказька застільна» і «Пісня нафтовика» Тофіка Кулієва, «Баку» Саїда Рустамова на вірші Ю. Гасанбекова (російський текст В. Татаринова). Крім пісень народів Кавказу, Бейбутов співав народні пісні, класичні романси XIX століття, пісні радянських композиторів, виступаючи дуже тонким і чутливим інтерпретатором (в тому числі «Подмосковные вечора» Василя Соловйова-Сєдого на вірші Михайла Матусовського, «Я люблю тебе, жизнь» Едуарда Колмановського на вірші Костянтина Ваншенкіна).

Знявся в декількох художніх фільмах.

Депутат Ради Національностей Верховної Ради СРСР 7-11 скликань (1966—1989) від Нахічеванської АРСР .

Дружина — Джейран ханум Бейбутова (померла 3 травня 2017 року). У 1965 році в родині народилася дочка, Рашида Бейбутова, яка продовжила справу свого батька. Зараз Рашида Бейбутова — співачка, заслужена артистка Азербайджану.

Смерть
Рашид Бейбутов помер 9 червня 1989 року після госпіталізації в Кремлівську лікарню в Москві. Похований на Алеї почесного поховання в Баку.

У 2018 році дочка Бейбутова — Рашида Бейбутова — в інтерв'ю телепередачі «П'ятий елемент» розповіла про останні дні життя і маловідомих обставинах смерті батька. За її словами, в 1988 році, в розпал карабаських подій Бейбутов, чий батько був уродженцем Нагірного Карабаху, мав бесіду з Михайлом Горбачовим, в час якої у вкрай емоційній формі висловив невдоволення реакцією союзних властей на конфлікт і заявив про свій намір публічно відстоювати в цьому питанні позицію Азербайджану. Після зустрічі співак у бесіді з сім'єю висловив побоювання, що стане об'єктом політичного цькування за свій демарш. Те, що Рашид Бейбутов, депутат Ради Національностей Верховної Ради СРСР безперервно з 1966 року, не був переобраний до цього органу в березні 1989 року, його дочка пояснює наслідком політичного тиску на співака. Бейбутова також стверджує, що її батько мав інформацію про деякі секретні переговори про долю Нагірного Карабаху за участю Раїси Горбачової, але касету із записом деталей переговорів перед смертю передав невідомим особам. Коли в червні 1989 року Бейбутов, який страждав хворобою нирок, був госпіталізований, лікарі, за словами дочки, всіляко перешкоджали тому, щоб його дружина і дочка супроводжували його до лікарні і допускалися до нього в палату, а про смерть співака оголосили їм через майже вісім годин . Лікарі також переконали вдову Бейбутова відмовитися від розтину, мотивувавши це тим, що у азербайджанців «по релігії не дозволяється проводити розтин». Однак коли тіло було перевезено в Інститут медичної експертизи в Баку, розтин було проведено, але не працівниками Інституту, а співробітниками дев'ятого управління КДБ, як стверджує Бейбутова; при цьому акти експертизи були приховані від сім'ї і в даний момент не знаходяться в архівах Інституту .

Кінотворчість

Ролі в кіно

  — «Аршин Мал-Алан» — Аскер
  — «Рідному народу»
  — «Улюблена пісня» (інша назва — «Бахтіяр») — Бахтіяр Мурадов
  — «На щастя» (документальний фільм)
  — «У цей святковий вечір»
  — «Весна азербайджанської культури»
  — «Ритми Апшерону» (Фільм-концерт)
  — «Зустріч на весіллі» (документальний фільм)
  — «Від серця до серця» (документальний фільм)
  — «Тисяча перша гастроль» — Ельдар
  — «Рашид Бейбутов» (документальний фільм)
  — «Співуча земля»
  — «Рашид Бейбутов» (документальний фільм)
  — «Пісня серця» (документальний фільм)

Вокал
  — «Аршин Мал-Алан»
  — «Повість про нафтовиків Каспію»
  — «Улюблена пісня»
  — «Хитрість старого Ашира»
  — " Я зустрів дівчину "
  — «Ромео, мій сусід»
  — " Абсурдистан "

Нагороди та звання
 Герой Соціалістичної Праці (1980)
 Заслужений діяч мистецтв Грузинської РСР
 Народний артист Дагестанської АРСР
 Народний артист Азербайджанської РСР (1951)
 Народний артист СРСР (1959)
 Сталінська премія другого ступеня (1946) — за виконання ролі Аскер у фільмі «Аршин мал алан» (1945)
 Державна премія Азербайджанської РСР (1978)
 Два ордена Леніна (6.01.1976; 23.04.1980)
 Орден Трудового Червоного Прапора (1.02.1966)
 Орден Дружби народів (13.12.1985)
 Медалі.

Пам'ять
 Одна з центральних вулиць Баку носить ім'я Рашида Бейбутова, на цій же вулиці ім'ям Рашида Бейбутова названі музична школа № 2 і Державний театр пісні.
 14 грудня 2010 року з метою увічнення цього дня гурт «FLASHMOB Azerbaijan» провів флешмоб на честь Рашида Бейбутова, таким чином давши данину пам'яті і відзначивши 95-річний ювілей великого представника азербайджанської музики і мистецтва .
 У 1996 і 2015 роках в Азербайджані на честь Бейбутова були випущені поштові марки.
 У червні 2016 року в Баку перед будівлею Державного театру пісні імені Рашида Бейбутова встановлений пам'ятник. Автор скульптури народний художник Азербайджану Фуад Салаєв .

Відео
 Rəşid Behbudov — Gözəlim sənsən
 Rəşid Behbudov — Sənə də qalmaz
 Рашид Бейбутов — Я зустрів дівчину
 Рашид Бейбутов — Пісня перше кохання
 Рашид Бейбутов — Азербайджан
 Рашид Бейбутов — Світ без тебе
 Рашид Бейбутов — Незвичайні очі

Див. також
 Музика Азербайджану
 Тофік Кулієв

Примітки

Посилання
 Юрій Сосудін.  Незабутні співаки.
 Beniz.az — Біографія і альбоми Рашида Бейбутова

Література
 Абасова Э. Рашид Бейбутов. — Баку: Азербайджанское гос. изд-во, 1965.

Люди на марках
Поховані на Алеї почесного поховання в Баку
Депутати Верховної Ради СРСР 7-го скликання
Депутати Верховної Ради СРСР 8-го скликання
Депутати Верховної Ради СРСР 9-го скликання
Депутати Верховної Ради СРСР 10-го скликання
Академічні музиканти СРСР
Народні артисти Азербайджанської РСР
Заслужені діячі мистецтв Грузинської РСР
Тенори
Лауреати Державної премії Азербайджанської РСР
Кавалери ордена Трудового Червоного Прапора
Кавалери ордена Леніна
Герої Соціалістичної Праці
Радянські актори
Актори за алфавітом
Оперні співаки XX століття
Оперні співаки СРСР
Народні артисти СРСР
Співаки XX століття
Радянські співаки
Померли в Москві
Уродженці Тбілісі


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Ayşe Hümaşah szultána (Isztambul, 1541 – Isztambul, 1594) oszmán szultána, Mihrimah szultána és Rüsztem pasa lánya, I. Szulejmán oszmán szultán unokája.

Élete
1541-ben született Isztambulban Szulejmán szultán és Hürrem szultána első unokájaként, egyetlen leányuk, Mihrimah szultána és a nagyvezír, Rüsztem pasa valószínűleg első gyermekeként és egyetlen lányaként. Később egy öccse született, Osman.

Első férje Semiz Ahmet pasa nagyvezír lett (1492 körül – 1580), aki a házasságkötéskor már közel járhatott a hetvenhez. A házasságból négy fia született: Abdurrahman, Mehmet, Şehit Mustafa és Osman. Ahmet pasa halála után másodszor is házasságot kötött, de második férjét, Nişancı Feridun Beyt már egy év múlva elvesztette. A szultána valószínűleg 1594-ben halt meg; fiával mekkai zarándoklatra ment, és nem sokkal visszatérése után üsküdari palotájában elhunyt. A Mihrimah szultána dzsámiban helyezték örök nyugalomra.

Egy feltételezés szerint egy harmadik férje is volt, Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Efendi, akivel 1590-ben házasodott össze.

Gyermekei
 Abdurrahman Bey: Cağalazade Sinan pasa lányát vette feleségül, fiuk Mehmet pasa.
 Mehmet Bey: Hersek szandzsákbégje volt Telli Hasan pasa boszniai kormányzósága idején. Az osztrákok elleni háború során, a sisaki csatában (1593) a Kupa folyóba fulladt.
 Şehit Mustafa pasa: Kilis szandzsákbégje volt. Ugyanabban a csatában fulladt a folyóba, amikor bátyja.
 Osman Bey: 1590-ben meghalt, a Mihrimah dzsámiban temették el.

Galéria

Oszmán szultánák
1541-ben született személyek
1594-ben elhunyt személyek


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Q: ASP.NET MVC 2 validation of Date using DataAnnotations not working I am using the following in my model for a date control
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I also tried DataType.Date as I only want a date input.
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For some reason when I run the form and I type anything that is not a date it does not validate it, not on server or on client(client validation is enabled).
Any Idea why I am having this problems? How to solve it?

A: Ok, after some research I found this in a Microsoft book.

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DC Comics lost its way pretty comprehensively in 2018. Doomsday Clock was delayed and then went to a two-monthly shipping; Dark Nights Metal was also delayed and largely squandered the promise of its early issues, delivering an underwhelming and unsatisfying conclusion. The New Age of Heroes line was launched on the back of Metal. Its artist-centred approach was proven to be nothing more than a marketing gimmick when most of the 'top' artists that received first billing on the comics' covers left a couple of issues into their runs (or, in the case of Ryan Sook, two-thirds of the way through the first issue!). On top of that, the individual titles were, on the whole, less than impressive and failed to capture the interest of comic buyers to any great degree.
Then, there's Black Label. Billed as an opportunity for creators to present stories that were both more adult in tone and free of having to follow DC regular continuity (not that that's much of a thing these days anyway), the line launched with Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's Batman: Damned, which sold bucketloads largely on the strength of Bruce Wayne's penis making an appearance. The issue itself was, though featuring beautiful art, something of a mess. The mess got messier, however, when DC decided that, despite billing Black Label as an 'adult' line of books, a Bat-penis was too much and subsequently erased the offending member for its digital edition of the book and refused to reprint the hard copy despite the first printing selling out. The impression that DC doesn't entirely know what it's doing with its properties was difficult to shake.
Gerard Way's Young Animals imprint ended with a whimper; Aquaman spent most of the year becalmed in a story that progressed with all the speed of an ancient, overladen tug struggling into port. Brian Michael Bendis' The Man of Steel, though readable enough, never came close to matching the impact or sheer joy of its John Byrne-created 1980s namesake. And Tom King gave us a wedding that wasn't and continues his deconstruction of arguably DC's most iconic character in a way that continues to divide fans. The less said about his Heroes in Crisis the better.
It might come as a surprise, then, to learn that I'm actually quite optimistic about DC in 2019. Here are five reasons why…
1. Morrison and Sharp on The Green Lantern.
Grant Morrison is back, baby! I understand that Morrison is a divisive figure among comic fans, but the guy knows how to write and is never short of ideas. Giving him the chance to do his thing with an established character, who arguably hasn't quite touched the heights of greatness since Geoff Johns left the book during its New 52 run, seems like a no-brainer to me. Add in the really quite incredible Liam Sharp and you've got the prospect of a bona fide hit on your hands.
It's early days yet, but the two issues that have come out so far have fizzed and bubbled with typical Morrison-esque invention and panache. From sentient flu Lanterns to spider pirates to luck dials to a Lantern with a miniature exploding volcano for a head there is enough visual and conceptual richness to keep even the most jaded sci-fi comic book fan happy. But Morrison is not just an ideas man. Linking the different concepts together is the police procedural tone that sees Hal Jordan communicate and co-operate with a range of other Lanterns who, despite their wildly different physical appearances, share a somewhat hardbitten dour professionalism. And Morrison finds time for powerful character moments, too. Issue 2 at least partly follows the fate of Evil Star and the final scene between him and Hal Jordan is really rather beautifully written.
And then there's Liam Sharp, too. If you thought his Wonder Woman stuff was great, you really should check out his work on The Green Lantern. Again, there's a richness to his world-building, an eye for detail that presents the galaxy as a fecund, extraordinarily diverse place. His work is phenomenal and complements Morrison's grand, slightly insane vision perfectly.
2. Scott Snyder's Justice League
Now, I'm admittedly not up to date on this title at the moment, so it may have gone well and truly off the rails at the time of writing, but the initial handful of issues of this title delivered the kind of bold, inventive storytelling that has generally been lacking in a book that should be a flagship title for the DC line. Snyder's bringing back the Legion of Doom in the context of a run that is rich in super-science and dire premonitions of universal catastrophe is an inspired move. Central to this is Lex Luthor who, after years of not quite fulfilling the promise of his turn to 'good' after Forever Evil, returns to full-on super-intelligent villain mode and it is glorious. While arguably there are too many new ideas being thrown at us (source wall breaking, seven hidden forces, etc etc), there's an awful lot of fun to be had here and, for the first time in a long while, a genuine sense of peril for league members. At the moment, I'm on board and looking forward to where we go to in 2019.
We had a trailer for the movie and one issue, but, my, what an issue it was! While his work on Doomsday Clock continues to impress on a technical level, Geoff Johns has reminded us in the first issue of this comic just how good a writer of characters he is. This series follows on from the one that ran in back-ups in Geoff Johns' Justice League run in the New 52 and it is a refreshing alternative to the more serious, doom-laden tone that a lot of the DC Universe has assumed this year. The warmth between the characters and the affection that the writer clearly has for them are only part of what makes that first issue so impressive, though. While there is a lot of dialogue, there's also a real sense of discovery and wonder as the newly-empowered Marvel family begin to investigate the secrets of the Rock of Eternity. Plus, there's that Dale Eaglesham art, too! I'm very excited to see where this series takes us in 2019.
4. Deathstroke continues…
… and I'm so glad it does. While the Deathstroke/Batman arc was an entertaining diversion from the main series, Slade Wilson in Arkham is proving to be an intriguing and surprising story, and showcases the strengths of Priest's meticulous plotting. The book is telling a satisfyingly interconnected story and the ramifications of revelations from much earlier in the run are still being explored in this arc. Priest's flair for the dramatic and poignant is on full display here. The Arkham inmates chanting that Slade is "one of us" (an echo of the 1930s horror classic 'Freaks') before delivering him to Hugo Strange is extraordinarily powerful, for example. Anyone who has enjoyed Priest's Black Panther run should really be reading this. It is a unique and wonderfully satisfying series and I'm delighted that we're going to get more of it in 2019.
5. Hawkman
One of the better things to come out of Dark Nights Metal, the Hawkman book has been a very enjoyable journey through the DC universe. The premise of the series is basic enough: in order to unlock the mystery of an apocalyptic vision of giant winged figures laying waste to the Earth, Hawkman must investigate his own history, which, seeing as he's been reincarnated several hundred times and, he's just found out, not just on Earth but on different worlds and realities, involves more than just a trip to the local library.
While writer Robert Venditti keeps the plot moving briskly and doesn't allow things to get too bogged down in exposition, much of the book's success is down to artist Bryan Hitch's extraordinary layouts and perspectives. I hope the two are able to keep the book going well beyond 2019. It's adventurous, fun and visually impressive.
On the whole, I would say that DC did more wrong than right in 2018, but I think it's only fair to point out its successes. There are encouraging signs that the company's beginning to remember that comics can be fun as well as darkly brooding and tiresomely intense angst-fests. We can but hope. Which is, after all, what the prospect of a New Year should be about!
Written by jddunsany Posted in Comics	Tagged with Bryan Hitch, Christopher Priest, Dale Eaglesham, DC Comics, Deathstroke, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Justice League, Liam Sharp, overview, Robert Venditti, Scott Snyder, Shazam
December 27, 2018 - 1:58 pm weirdsciencemarvel
I hope I am as positive as you during all of 2019!
February 18, 2019 - 2:05 am Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein
I liked your year-end wrap-up and thought it was bang on. Metal and New age of Heroes did not really deliver (with the exception of The Terrifics). I thought we'd get more Black Label comics too.
For 2019 the only thing I would have added was the Wonder Comics line as something that could be very positive. I think Bendis's work on the Superman titles has been very good and am encouraged with the possibilities that Young Justice, Wonder Twins, and the others bring to the table. Also if DC publishes more entry-level books (like Supersons) that is a good thing.
February 18, 2019 - 9:48 pm jddunsany
I need to pay a bit more attention to what Bendis is doing, tbh. I've liked what I've read of Superman and Action, but I haven't checked out any of the Wonder Comics stuff.
I'm *really* enjoying Freedom Fighters and Kelly Sue DeConnick's Aquaman at the moment, too. There are some good comics out there. Definitely.
February 18, 2019 - 10:13 pm Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein
Freedom Fighters has been good. Of the books that are only a couple in I'm digging that one and Shazam. Aquaman I need to get caught up on. Just finished Drowned Earth, which was decent, but I have not got to the new arc yet.
February 18, 2019 - 11:04 pm jddunsany
It's… different. A bit quirky, but it's a deliberate step away from the various tropes (dual identity; political shenanigans etc) that we've seen repeatedly in the title to date. Plus, I *love* Rocha's art!
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Why a Lack of Openness Sullies the Integrity of Google's Ad Auctions
Submitted by Scott Cleland on Mon, 2008-06-02 15:30
Does Google warrant the current exceptional leap-of-faith in the integrity of its dominant ad auction model, given its near total lack of openness, transparency, independent auditability, or third party oversight? There is a growing body of evidence that Google does not.
The New York Times article today by Miguel Helft: "The Human Hands behind the Google Money Machine" is a must read for anyone following Google or concerned about the openness and transparency of public markets. It is also a little treasure trove of fresh information on Google.
Why a lack of openness sullies the integrity of Google's ad auctions.
First, it is widely accepted that public markets operate best when open and transparent.
Google's ad auction model has become one of the world's most important public markets. Google is increasingly becoming the world's primary public information broker. Google brokers:
Information for over 700 million search users worldwide, over three to six times their nearest rivals;
Advertisement placement for over a million advertisers several times more than their nearest competitors;
Monetization for over a million websites several times more than their nearest competitors.
Google is also not open or transparent.
Per the New York Times article:
"Even on Wall Street, many experts describe Google as a giant black box that they struggle to comprehend." [bold added]
"Not all advertisers like Google's approach. Many say that despite efforts by Google to be more transparent, they remain in the dark about what goes on inside the company's ad machine. "To the extent that Google is a black box, it is not a good thing for advertisers," said Anil Kamath, co-founder and chief technology officer of Efficient Frontier, which runs search ad campaigns for marketers." [bold added]
Second, there is minimal external accountability to ensure the integrity of Google's ad auction model.
Google has no independent auditor or third party to vouch for the integrity, fairness or nondiscrimination of their auctions.
There is obviously plenty of available auditable information:
"Mr. Fox said Google's ability to constantly fine-tune its operations was intricately linked with its obsession with measuring just about everything that happened on its system." -- per the NYT article. [bold added]
Google is subject to limited competitive pressure.
Google has over 61% share of the search market per Comscore, over 80% share of search advertising revenues and is steadily increasing its share per ComScore, Nielsen and Hitwise.
The "average price advertisers were paying for clicks" is "growing rapidly" per the New York Times article.
The FTC majority in approving the Google-DoubleClick merger concluded:
"...search engines provide a unique opportunity for advertisers to reach potential customers."
"Google, through its AdWords business, is the dominant provider of sponsored search advertising..."
In that same review, Democratic FTC Commissioner Liebowitz effectively concluded that Google has market power -- "...given Google's existing market power..."
Google appears to have fallen between the cracks of oversight by the FTC, DOJ, SEC and the CFTC -- all of which have some responsibility to protect market users and the public from fraud, manipulation, and abusive market practices by dominant providers/market makers, and to foster open, transparent and competitive markets.
Moreover, advertisers and website publishers are acutely aware that they do not have a viable competitive alternative to Google to reach the audience they need to reach, so they are reticent to complain much publicly for fear of retribution by Google.
Third, serious harm can occur from Google's lack of openness and accountability.
The most serious problem with non-transparent auctions is where buyers and sellers cannot discern what is necessary to win an auction, so that the auction is run for the benefit of the auctioneer not the market participants.
Google is unabashed that it runs its ad auctions for Google's benefit first. Unlike Yahoo or others' auctions where the highest bidder logically wins, Google has a opaque algorithm that awards the winner to the bidder that earns the most money for Google.
"As Google's engineers developed their own search advertising system, they understood early on that giving top billing to the highest bidder would have little benefit for Google if that ad did not attract clicks. That is because advertisers typically pay Google only when a user clicks on their ads. So Google decided to rank ads based on a combination of bid price and "click-through rate," the frequency with which users click on a given ad."[bold added]
It is stunning that given Google's recognized market dominance and market power, folks have not connected the dots of how problematic it is to have the world's largest market maker in the critical market segment of information brokerage, be a market maker with no third-party accountability or regulatory oversight to ensure that the dominant provider does not anti-competitively "self-deal" or "front-run" bidders.
Google has admitted to self-dealing in that its algorithm does not reward the highest bidder in an auction, but in a nontransparent process algorithmically determines how to optimize revenues for Google, the market maker/auctioneer, and not the market participants!
If Google did not have market power this would not be as big of an issue, but Google has extraordinary market power in a critical bottleneck control position of the World's Information Economy.
The SEC and CFTC have long regulated market makers in public auctions to avoid the destructive anti-competitive effect of "self-dealing."
Google is also engaged in anti-competitive "front-running" in that Google also bids on key words in Google's supposedly open and fair keyword "auctions" to promote its own Google products/services like Google Earth, Streetview, Docs, etc.
How can any market bidder or provider ever hope to compete with or outbid Google, "the House", in its own Google-run auctions?
First, Google has near perfect information about supply, demand, and pricing that others and its competitors are blind to. Not only can Google outbid them, they can simply say they did because there is no independent audit or review of the process to keep Google honest or accountable. In other words, Google can wait and see what others value most and then take it for themselves if they want to!
Second, Google can always afford to outbid anyone for key words to discriminate in favor of Google's vertically owned competitive businesses, because the money Google bids is money that it will get back in revenues -- its just an intra-company transfer -- funny money -- that no one can competitively match.
All of this is done in a dominant closed system that has no disclosure, openness or market transparency.
All this puts Google's mission into better context.
"Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful" -- to Google.
As much as Google claims to first serve its three primary constituencies -- it does not do so forthrightly.
Google claims to work for users first, but users don't pay Google, advertisers and website publishers do. This is a serious undisclosed conflict of interest.
Google claims to look out for the interests of advertisers, but Google does not publicly disclose that as a market maker, Google optimizes the auction not for its advertising clients, but for Google, and that Google may choose to discriminate against their advertiser customers by front-running their interests by awarding key words to Google affiliates. These are profound undisclosed conflicts of interests.
Google claims to work for websites, but Google does not publicly disclose that it will discriminate against it's website clients so ads and users will be directed to Google-owned sites over their own. These are profound undisclosed conflicts of interests.
A very public stain on Google, caused in part by Google's lack of openness and transparency, is how rampant click-fraud is. Click Forensics' Click Fraud Index, indicates 27.8% of the clicks industry-wide are fraudulent.
The open question is whether better openness, transparency, accountability, auditability or oversight -- could reduce this exceptionally high rate of fraud?
Bottom line: Google's exceptional lack of openness sullies the integrity of Google's ad auctions.
Given that Google proactively and vociferously promotes an Open Internet, OpenSocial, Open Handsets, Open Source etc. -- why doesn't Google also support "Open" ad auctions?
Given that Google represents that it is a leader in openness and that they measure just about everything... it shouldn't be hard at all for them to bring openness to their own ad auction process -- if they wanted to.
What will be most interesting to learn over time is if those entities responsible for ensuring open and competitive markets care about their responsibilities or if they continue to give Google an open field to anti-competitively take advantage of others...
For those who want to further explore the problems with Google's lack of accountability see:
http://www.precursorblog.com/node/769


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I have tried the methods on the internet by that sp_dropserver and sp_addserver are the same as domain but still cannot.
Everyone who has done it before, please help me, thank you very much.

I create login for distributor_admin with Server Role sysadmin but it say error:

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Nāwahī és un cràter d'impacte en el planeta Mercuri de 38 km de diàmetre. Porta el nom del pintor hawaià Joseph Nāwahī (1842-1896), i el seu nom va ser aprovat per la Unió Astronòmica Internacional el 2008.

El cràter Nāwahī es troba dins de la gran conca d'impacte Caloris. El material fosc inusual que crea un halo al voltant del Nāwahī fa que aquest cràter tingui un interès especial, ja que el material fosc probablement representen roques amb uns elements químics i composició mineralògica diferents que les de la superfície veïna.

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Vegeu també
 Llista de cràters de Mercuri

Cràters d'impacte de Mercuri
Quadrangle Raditladi


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Sankandi ist eine Ortschaft im westafrikanischen Staat Gambia.

Nach einer Berechnung für das Jahr 2013 leben dort etwa 593 Einwohner, das Ergebnis der letzten veröffentlichten Volkszählung von 1993 betrug 528.

Geographie
Sankandi liegt in der Lower River Region im Distrikt Kiang West unmittelbar an der South Bank Road, Gambias wichtigster Fernstraße etwa 150 Kilometer östlich von Banjul. Der kleine Ort, ungefähr zehn Meter über dem Meeresspiegel, liegt rund 5,5 Kilometer nördlich von Kalagi. Zehn Kilometer nördlich von Sankandi befindet sich der Kiang West National Park, Gambias größtes Naturschutzgebiet.

Von diesem Ort zweigt von der South Bank Road eine Hauptstraße nach Westen ab, die unter anderem nach Keneba führt.

Geschichte
Während der Soninke-Marabut-Kriege wurden bei einem Vermittlungsversuch zwei britische Bevollmächtigte, Cecil Frederick Sitwell und ein Herr namens Sylva, am 14. Juni 1900 in Sankandi ermordet. Darauf schlugen die Briten zurück und Sankandi wurde dem Erdboden gleichgemacht. Der Aufständische Kabba Dumbaya wurde verfolgt und getötet, die Soninke-Marabut-Kriege waren beendet.

An diese "Schlacht von Sankandi" erinnert The Sankandi Monument vor der anglikanischen Kirche St. Mary's Cathedral in der Hauptstadt Banjul.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Ortschaften in Gambia, Geschichte Gambias

Einzelnachweise

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Ort in der Lower River Region
Britisch-Gambia
Ort in Afrika


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Walmart Increases Worker Bonus Payments to $2.8 Billion
Walmart Inc. (WMT) – Get Report increased its annual bonus payments to $2.8 billion as the world' biggest retailer continues to win market share and notch record profit gains amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
Walmart said it would pay an additional $700 million in cash awards to its 1.5 million employees, including those with Sam's Club, with $319 million added to paychecks on November 25 and an estimated $388 million in special cash bonuses to be paid on December 24. Part-time and temporary hourly associates will receive $150 and full-timers — which comprise nearly two-thirds of the retail giant's workforce, will get $300 each, Walmart said.
"As we come to a close on this historic year, I'm filled with gratitude for how our associates have led through one of the most trying periods for our company and country," said Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner "Our associates have stepped up to serve our customers, communities and each other when it was truly needed most, and we're pleased to recognize their efforts with a quarterly bonus for strong store performance and a fourth special cash bonus."
Walmart shares were marked 0.6% lower in early trading Thursday to change hands at $149.66 each, trimming their six-month gain to around 22%.
Last month, Walmart posted adjusted third quarter earnings of $1.34 per share, a 15.5% increase, as group revenues rose 5.2% $134.7 billion and operating income rose 22.5% to $5.79 billion.
U.S. same-store sales rose 6.4% from last year, Walmart said, topping the Refinitiv forecast of 4.6%, "with strength across key categories, including general merchandise, health & wellness and food" while e-commerce sales surged 79%, adding around 570 basis points to the overall comparable sales total.
However, Walmart also incurred COVID-related costs of around $600 million over the quarter, on top of the higher wages and bonus payments and a similar charge of $1.5 billion over the three months ending in June.
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