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Armed forces renew…
Armed forces renew battle against insurgents, others
Prince Chukwudi Timothy Samuel
…As nation celebrates fallen, serving troops
On Friday, January 15, Nigeria celebrated the annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day. It was another opportunity for servicemen, dead and living, retired or in active service, to be celebrated as well as to take stock of how the military has fared in securing the nation.
Indeed, in the past several years, insecurity has been a challenge in many parts of the country. Till now, many parts of the North, from Kaduna to Zamfara, are still witnessing attacks in the hands of bandits, kidnappers and insurgents who spread sorrow and tears from community to community. Many have called on the Federal Government to up its game and meet the expectation of citizens by protecting lives and property.
But the Nigerian Armed Forces have kept reassuring the citizens that there was no cause for alarm. The military authorities are insisting that gone are the days when terrorists and other criminal elements were sacking communities and freely unleashing mayhem on innocent Nigerians without reprisals.
In its own self-appraisal, the Defence Headquarters asserted that many battles have been won against all odds, noting that many officers have put their lives on the line so that other citizens could go about their normal activities unhindered.
Taking a cursory look at its achievements over the past year, the Defence headquarters, in a document, said between March 18 and December 30 last year, a total of 2, 403 criminal elements – terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, and cattle rustlers, among others – were neutralised across the country. It added that the troops also rescued 864 kidnapped victims in many states.
The military authorities said Nigerian troops arrested 1,910 criminal elements and recovered large cache of arms, ammunition and equipment during the period. This, they noted, was in addition to scores of other terrorists and armed bandits killed during air strikes. They stated that a total of 9, 684, 797 litres of stolen AGO and 33, 516, 000 litres of DPK were recovered, as well as 46, 581.8 barrels of stolen crude oil and 22, 881, 257 litres of stolen PMS.
Earlier this week, the military announced another victory over insurgents, asserting that they had regained a military base from the combined forces of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram at the weekend.
The terrorists, said to be wielding machine guns reportedly mounted on trucks, seized Marte, a town 93 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and the military base located in the town last Friday night.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) posted a statement on its Amaq news channel on Telegram claiming responsibility for the attack.
In the unconfirmed claims, it said seven persons were killed with one captured, adding that its fighters had seized weapons, ammunition and six four-wheel-drive vehicles and that it burnt down the army barracks.
But in a statement, the coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, stated that ground troops, in a swift reaction, backed by aerial support, ambushed the reinforcement team of the terrorists before dislodging them. He added that it eliminated scores of terrorists and destroyed their gun trucks.
He vowed that the Armed Forces would not relent until normalcy was restored not only in the Northeast but also in every other troubled part of our beloved country.
Said he: "After successfully repelling a Boko Haram/ Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists' attack on Marte, with the destruction of seven gun trucks by the combined ground and air operations, the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has obliterated additional six gun trucks and eliminated scores of terrorists who were attempting to reinforce their colleagues in the attack.
"This occurred on the night of 15 January through to the early hours of January 16, 2021, as Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter gunships engaged the convoy of ISWAP gun trucks as they approached Marte for reinforcement.
"The Armed Forces of Nigeria, operating in concert with other security agencies and stakeholders, will sustain the offensive against the enemies of our great nation."
On his part, Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, commended his forces for recapturing the military base and defending the nation.
He reiterated the Army's commitment to decimate the insurgents and all other criminals that are hell-bent in distorting the peace and development of Nigeria.
He stated that the Federal Government was investing heavily in military hardware, including 23 new aircraft that have already been delivered and inducted into service, while another 18 manned aircraft and eight unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) are being awaited between now and next year. This, he said, was in addition to attack boats, patrol vessels, armoured tanks and other military hardware.
The Presidency has also maintained that Boko Haram was much weaker today than in 2015, as attested to by the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on December 6, 2020.
The governor had noted that: "From statewide statistics on affairs in the 27 local government areas since 2011, the fact is that despite the recent happenings in Borno, the security situation and, indeed, that of the entire North East sub-region is still far better under Buhari, and this is based on records.
"For instance, unlike the years before President Muhammadu Buhari when a number of local governments were no go-areas, we now have indigenes safely back to Gwoza, Askira Uba, Dikwa, Ngala, Monguno, Kukawa, Damboa, Konduga, Mafa and led by our traditional leaders, which no one could have visited not to talk of living there. Our Emirs were all in exile. Today, Bama is coming back to life and so is Askira Uba, Damboa, Gwoza and others.
"In fact, it was not possible to move few kilometres out of Maiduguri. Insurgents were so bold to attack and take over military facilities, like the Army Barracks at Monguno, Bama, Giwa Barrack and Multinational Joint Task Force Headquarters at Baga, to mention just a few. There were daily bomb blast attacks in many parts of Maiduguri, the most populated part of the state. But all these have stopped. These are the records and no one can dispute them."
To further give the criminals a bloody nose, the Nigeria Air Force said it had acquired land to be used for an operational base in Gwauruwa village, Funtua in Katsina State. The new base is expected to translate into increased security coverage and reduced response times for effective air operations against bandits in the area.
The force said that it commenced the construction of a base for its newly-established unit, the 203 Combat Renaissance Group (203 CRG}, in Gombe. The base will host some of the NAF's newly-acquired armed drones (UCAVs).
The presidency also noted that activities of the military were not limited to a specific part of the country, noting that every region felt its impact in the past year and would feel even more impact this year.
Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity said in the North-West, 5, 281 livestock, 6, 951 rounds of ammunition and 120 assorted rifles were recovered from the armed bandits by the gallant troops in the Zone. He added that 455 kidnapped victims were rescued and 473 armed bandits killed. The presidency also stated that there were 461 arrests, including high profile armed bandits, gun runners and bandit's collaborators, while a total cash of N6, 365, 550 was recovered from armed bandits and their informants.
"In the Northeast, 200 kidnapped victims were rescued by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole. 1, 385 rounds of ammunition, 45 grenades as well as 95 assorted rifles were recovered from BHT/ISWAP fighters. In addition, several gun trucks were captured, while some others were destroyed during air strikes. 1, 805 insurgents, including commanders were killed by the troops aside scores killed by air raids/attacks. Within the period, 79 arrests were made including high value targets.
"In the North-Central, troops of Operations Safe Haven, Whirl Stroke and Thunder Strike rescued 130 kidnapped victims, and 105 assorted rifles as well as 513 rounds of ammunition. Also, 1, 055 rustled cattle were recovered from armed bandits and other criminal elements in the zone. And 1, 250 criminals, including family members of the Darul Salam sect, were arrested within the period. Furthermore, troops neutralized a total of 125 armed bandits including militia gang leaders.
"Also in the South-West, troops of Operation Awatse, between March 18 and December 30, 2020 impounded a total of 10, 458,600 litres of PMS, 15, 345 barrels of stolen crude oil and 345, 000 litres of stolen AGO. Additionally, troops recovered 3, 594 rounds of ammunition and 14 assorted rifles. Also, within the period, 23 illegal refining sites were immobilized, while 15 boats and 23 trucks engaged in illegal activities were arrested. In the same vein, 35 kidnapped victims were rescued, while 48 arrests were made.
"A total of 8, 890,300 litres of stolen AGO and 33, 516, 00 litres of DPK were impounded by troops of Operation Delta Safe in the South-South. Troops immobilized 185 illegal refining sites, 85 dugout pits and 163 metal storage tanks within the period. The troops impounded 31, 236.8 barrels of stolen crude oil as well as 12, 272,652 litres of stolen PMS from oil thieves in the zone. Also, 47 kidnapped victims were rescued, 72 vandals and criminals were arrested, and 45 boats engaged in illegal activities were arrested. Troops also arrested a total of 53 pirates and 25 trucks as well as recovered 23 rifles, 65,330 rounds of ammunition and destroyed 23 sea pirate camps," Mr Adesina added.
The military also said its quick intervention resulted in the prompt rescue of more than 334 schoolboys abducted from Kankara Government School in Katsina State in December 2020. Others, it recalled, were 106 of the Chibok Girls abducted in April 2014, and 105 of the Dapchi Girls abducted in February 2018.
The Force headquarters added that as a result of efforts of troops, El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club returned to its home base in Maiduguri in April 2016, two years after relocating to Katsina because of the insurgency.
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There is no installation process for redream - download it, extract it to a folder and run. If you've upgraded and have a license, download and place it in the same directory before running.
The Dreamcast shipped with a BIOS which provided additional code to help games interact with the Dreamcast hardware.
By default, redream will attempt to emulate the functionality provided by the original BIOS. However, this process is not yet perfect. There are a few issues in the issue queue tracking games that have issues with our BIOS replacement. If you would like to use an original BIOS instead of our replacement, name it boot.bin and place it in the same directory as redream.
Games can be loaded and ran either through the UI, or directly from the command line.
By default, the library can be returned to in-game by pressing the Escape key on the keyboard, or the Guide button on the controller.
The key this is bound to can be customized in the Input menu.
The keyboard can be bound to all 4 ports, with unique binds for each, enabling multi-player arcade sticks which register themselves as keyboard to easily be used.
Uing a controller is as simple as connecting it for most devices. On connect, SDL's controller database attempts to automatically configure it. If it's not configured automatically, you can manually configure it the Input menu.
Each connected controller has an associated VMU which can be saved to ingame, just as they would be on the real Dreamcast.
The VMUs can be managed by booting into the BIOS to add and remove saves.
Save states are not currently supported.
Enable to make the window fill up the entire screen.
The Dreamcast output video with a 4:3 aspect ratio, causing black bars to be rendered on the sides when using a modern widescreen display. If you'd like to remove the black bars, change this to stretch in order to make the video stretch to fit the window.
The Dreamcast originally rendered at either 320x240 or 640x480. Use this option to crank up the detail and render at much higher resolutions.
A mesh is a group of triangles. Often a mesh is an entire charcter model or object in a game. In this mode, each individual mesh is sorted, which often produces graphical glitches among the triangles that make up the mesh. This is the fastest and least accurate mode, recommended for extremely low-spec machines.
In this mode, each mesh is subdivided into triangles and each individual triangle is sorted. This is much more accurate than per-mesh sorting, but still results in some glaring graphical glitches. This is the default, and recommended for mid-tier machines or machines without OpenGL 4.5 support.
In this mode, the Dreamcast's per-pixel sort is emulated exactly - each individual pixel is sorted. There are multiple options here - 16, 32 and 64 layers. The layers represent the maximum number of overlapping polygons that can be sorted, the more layers the more accurate and demanding it is. Most games will look correct at 16 layers, but some games need upwards of 64 layers to render correctly. This feature requires OpenGL 4.5 and is the slowest but most accurate option. Performance can vary drastically between different internal resolutions and layer counts, please try lowering each if you're having performance problems.


This astonishing piece of mosaic patchwork is hand-pieced with incredible precision from silk ribbons.
How large do you think this is? Look at this close-up to help you decide before you read on…..
The whole patchwork measures only 24 ½" across at the widest point.
is a mere 1 ½" across, with the tiny white triangles only measuring ¼" (0.5 cm) along each edge.
The ribbons have been carefully fussy-cut so that the stripes and motifs create secondary patterns.
Look at the close-up below, together with the full image at the top of the page – can you identify all of the places where these stars are placed in the overall design? The mathematical way of describing this would be to say that the whole design has six-fold rotational symmetry.
The edges are finished with filling triangles of the black grosgrain ribbon. A border of slanting black and tan rectangles, complete with well-planned corners, frames the whole design.
The edges are finished with a border of black and tan rectangles set at an angle.
Unfortunately nothing is known about the maker – the piece was bought from an auction house in Battle, East Sussex, who were only able to tell me that it came from a local house.
When was it made? So far, the only information I have been able to find about silk ribbon patchwork is from Quilt Treasures of the British Isles published by the Quilters Guild in 1995. On page 191 there is a picture of some similar patchwork, and Deryn O'Connor and Tina Fenwick-Smith, the authors of this chapter caption it with a description of 1880 – 1920 as "The great period of quilts made from silk ribbons".
Coventry was a centre for weaving silk ribbons from about 1700 to the middle of the twentieth century. The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum has online photos of some of the pages from the 200 sample books of ribbons in the Herbert Silk Weaving Collection – click on the image of the loom to see some of their collection of ribbons. Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to identify any of the ribbons in this patchwork.
When it was displayed on the British Quilt Study Group stand at the Festival of Quilts 2017, this item attracted a lot of interest, and it is clear that silk ribbon patchwork on this tiny scale is very uncommon. Hence I have agreed to offer it to the Quilters Guild collection – when I can bear to part with it.


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Поставените под номер 3 Анабел Медина Гаригес и Вирхиния Руано Паскуал защитиха титлата си след победа на финала над Виктория Азаренка и Елена Веснина.

Поставени двойки
  Кара Блек /  Лизел Хубер (полуфинал)
  Квета Пешке /  Лиса Реймънд (осминафинал)
  Анабел Медина Гаригес /  Вирхиния Руано Паскуал (шампионки)
  Саманта Стосър /  Рене Стъбс (осминафинал)
  Серена Уилямс /  Винъс Уилямс (осминафинал)
  Нурия Лагостера Вивес /  Мария Хосе Мартинес Санчес (1 кръг)
  Даниела Хантухова /  Ай Сугияма (осминафинал)
  Мария Кириленко /  Флавия Пенета (осминафинал)
  Су-Вей Хсие /  Шуай Пън (полуфинал)
  Бетани Матек /  Надя Петрова (четвъртфинал)
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  Ча-Джун Чуан /  Саня Мирза (2 кръг)
  Натали Деши /  Мара Сантанджело (1 кръг)
  Дзи Ян /  Цзе Чжън (четвъртфинал)

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text: Q: Was Gandalf a regular visitor to the Shire prior to Bilbo's birthday party? In The Fellowship of the Ring (movie), Gandalf arrives at the Shire to much fanfare.  In particular, young children chase his wagon hoping to see some magic.  This would logically imply that Gandalf was well known in the Shire, since the children would be too young to remember him if he was not a regular visitor. However, the movie and the book differ somewhat. Is there canonical evidence in the books that Gandalf was indeed a regular enough visitor, or at least had been to the Shire very recently before the party?

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Smart Dubai has expanded its "Paperless Finance" project to cover various Dubai Government entities, where it will fully digitise these entities' financial operations, eliminating paper transactions.
The project is in line with the ambitious initiative of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, which seeks to establish the government of the future by 2021 - a government that is completely paperless and requires no physical visits from customers.
Currently in force at the Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG), Paperless Finance has proven successful in saving time and effort, while providing fast, secure and paperless services. In its first phase of expansion, the system was rolled out in both the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), with a host of other Dubai Government entities in the pipeline.
Her Excellency Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director-General of the Smart Dubai Office (SDO), said: "Inspired by the UAE leadership's commitment to build the future today, Smart Dubai launched the Paperless Finance system to play our part in ending all paper transactions in the Government by the year 2021, which seeks not only to trading paperwork for digital transactions but also, and more importantly, to save time and effort and increase productivity for both government entities and their customers. This, in turn, is a manifestation of our Smart Dubai 2021 Strategy."
"A Paperless life is an example of the ideal lifestyle of the future that we want to provide to the public today. The Paperless Finance initiative sets the tone for future projects we will be gradually implementing to make smart city services available to everyone, anytime and anywhere," H.E. Dr Aisha continued.
On the same note, H.E. Humaid Al Qutami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), said that the authority is committed to taking the necessary steps to eliminate paper transactions with the aid of smart technology.
"The DHA has started automating its systems and services to dispose of paper transactions," H.E. Al Qutami continued, "following the announcement of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, who stated that the emirate of Dubai will celebrate the end of the governmental paper transaction era, issuing last printed government document in 2021."
"Through the adoption of the Smart Resource Management System and Smart Expense System," he added, "the DHA finally eliminated all paper financial transactions of suppliers, as well as internal transactions of DHA sectors and departments as it has successfully completed 11,651 during its experimental phase."
H.E. Wesam Lootah, CEO of SDG said: "As the technical arm of the Smart Dubai Government Establishment, we have set a roadmap for an entire range of innovative solutions that help establish a paperless government that requires no physical visits from customers. Paperless Finance allows Government entities to reallocate their time and resources towards continuously upgrading their services, which, in turn, improves the entire Government ecosystem."
"The deployment of digital platforms is key to improving the level of satisfaction among customers and stakeholders, including suppliers. It also serves to accomplish our strategic goal of contributing to making Dubai the happiest and smartest city on earth," Lootah added.
Abdullah Al Madani, CEO of RTA's Corporate Technology Support Services Sector in Dubai, praised the efforts of Smart Dubai for uplifting Dubai's position in all fields including the smart apps and services that became its landmark among other developed cities and cosmopolitans in the world.
He further reiterated RTA's commitment to support and implement all smart apps launched by the government. This approach goes with the government trends of working diligently on converting Dubai into the world's smartest city in three years.
"RTA is proud of being a forerunner to execute the 'Paperless Finance' initiative launched by Smart Dubai for all government entities in Dubai in view of the positive impact of this initiative on RTA's financial transactions, and its vendors and clients from different companies and establishments working under the umbrella of the business community in Dubai," said Al Madani.
Paying suppliers usually entails multiple stages that require the personal presence of the supplier to deliver the invoice, as well as a waiting period to allow for manually reviewing these invoices and documents, which could include checks or bank transfers.
Once Paperless Finance is implemented, the process will be fully digitised. The service provider can enter the invoices and required paperwork onto the digital e-Supplier portal, where a fully automated system reviews and approves them. The amount is then automatically transferred to the beneficiary's bank account - no papers or signatures required.
Meanwhile, Government employees can make use of the system to reclaim invoices and bills with easy, simple and quick steps through the i-Expense portal. In addition, the system provides performance indicators along the entire payment cycle, alerting stakeholders to any problems or delays that may occur.
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Q: Alexander-Conway polynomial of an unlinked knot... I had asked this elsewhere earlier in the week but I decided I am more likely to get an answer here:
Is it true that for all unlinks, the Alexander-Conway polynomial is equivalent to 0?
It seems intuitive and I can't come up with a counter example, but I am not exactly knowledgeable enough in knot theory to come up with a proof.
Thanks in advance!

A: Using the skein relation in which $\nabla(\text{unknot}) = 1$ and
$$
\nabla(L_+) - \nabla(L_-) = z \nabla(L_0),
$$
where, as usual, $L_+, L_-, L_0$ denote three links that differ only at a specific crossing, consider $L_0$ to be the splittable link.
You really have to sketch these local diagrams to make sense of the following.
The local changes to form $L_+$ and $L_-$ will be made in a disk chosen so that the two strands in $L_0$ come from two unlinked components that run parallel to one another without crossing.  Replacing these parallel strands with positive and negative crossings has the effect of fusing the components together and producing isotopic links $L_+$ and $L_-$.
Therefore,
$$
z \nabla(L_0) = \nabla(L_+) - \nabla(L_-) = 0.
$$
But these are polynomials, so $\nabla(L_0) = 0$.

A: Yes, it is true that all unlinks have Alexander-Conway polynomial equal to zero.
This comes from the more general fact that  the Alexander polynomial of a splittable link is always 0. A link is splittable if its components can be seperated by a plane in $\mathbb{R}^3$, which is exactly what you would want it to mean. And the unlink obviously falls into this category. I found this fact on mathworld.


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Finance ministers will meet at the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, USA for the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting (CFMM) on 12 October 2017.
Canada will chair this year's meeting which brings together 52 member states across six regions. CFMM provides a uniquely informal platform for open and honest dialogue among a diverse group of countries on key economic issues.
The ministerial plenary agenda for this year focuses on the theme of Advancing Jobs and Resilience through Innovation.
The meeting will be preceded by a Senior Officials Meeting, G20 Outreach Meeting and Central Bank Governors Meeting on Wednesday 11 October at the same venue.
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describe('Option `space-after-colon`, process', function() {
  describe('css', function() {
    it('Array value => should not change anything', function() {
      let test = new Test(this, {'space-after-colon': ['', ' ']});
      return test.shouldBeEqual('test.css');
    });

    it('Invalid string value => should not change anything', function() {
      let test = new Test(this, {'space-after-colon': '  nani  '});
      return test.shouldBeEqual('test.css');
    });

    it('Float number value => should not change anything', function() {
      let test = new Test(this, {'space-after-colon': 3.5});
      return test.shouldBeEqual('test.css');
    });

    it('Integer value => should set proper space after colon', function() {
      let test = new Test(this, {'space-after-colon': 0});
      return test.shouldBeEqual('test.css', 'test.expected.css');
    });

    it('Valid string value (spaces only)=> should set proper space after colon', function() {
      let test = new Test(this, {'space-after-colon': '  '});
      return test.shouldBeEqual('test.css', 'test-2.expected.css');
    });

    it('Valid string value (spacesand newlines)=> should set proper space after colon', function() {
      let test = new Test(this, {'space-after-colon': '\n    '});
      return test.shouldBeEqual('test.css', 'test-3.expected.css');
    });
  });

  describe('sass', function() {
    it('Should set proper space if colon is after property name', function() {
      let test = new Test(this, {'space-after-colon': 2});
      return test.shouldBeEqual('colon-after-property-name.sass', 'colon-after-property-name.expected.sass');
    });

    it('Should not change space after colon which is before property name', function() {
      let test = new Test(this, {'space-after-colon': 1});
      return test.shouldBeEqual('colon-before-property-name.sass', 'colon-before-property-name.expected.sass');
    });
  });

  describe('scss', function() {
    it('Space after colon should not affect pseudo elements', function() {
      let test = new Test(this, {'space-after-colon': 1});
      return test.shouldBeEqual('pseudo-elements.scss', 'pseudo-elements.expected.scss');
    });
  });
});

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They are sexy, steezy, and on top of the charts – half-sisters Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner are alike in more ways than just sharing similar adjectives. You must have noticed how they both own a makeup brand, Kiki has KKW Beauty and Kylie owns Kylie Cosmetics. Plus, they also have envy-inducing curvy bodies.
If you're anyone like the common person, you might have also wondered which of them is the copier and which is the inspiration for the other. To answer that for you, it's of course Kylie Jenner, who is about 17 years younger than Kim, who copies the Skims owner. Can't believe that? Well, here's a list to help you count all the ways Kylie Jenner copies Kim Kardashian:
1 – The chest-to-waist-to-booty ratio
Many people question how Kylie Jenner blossomed into a head-turning physically blessed diva in such a short time. Is it that puberty hit her favorably or that a doctor came to her help? You can really not know that unless the diva herself opens up, but the popular opinion is that Kylie has got her figure enhanced.
Who must have been her inspiration? More than likely that would have been elder sister Kim Kardashian. Kim is more of a natural even though some argue that she also gets injected to maintain and somewhat make her bountiful cleavage and hips appear bigger. Look at Kendall Jenner and Kylie's old pictures and you'd also question whether Kylie's a natural or plastic.
2 – The craze for rocking athleisure outfits
Once upon a time Kim Kardashian wore more glittery and girly clothes. And then, Kanye West happened. The singer and Yeezy designer married Kim and didn't take any time before emptying wardrobe and adding the styles that he preferred. After that event Kim Kardashian has majorly showed up in athleisure outfits.
Interestingly, the rest of the Kardashian and Jenner sister didn't waste any moment to follow suit. Kylie Jenner also started sporting the same type of looks with trackpants and sports bras, fitted crop tops, and sneakers. Clearly, Kim's style led the rest of the gang into this fashion zone and they've been rocking it ever since.
3 – The siren like long, wavy, black locks
Though Kim Kardashian is no stranger to changing up her hair game, her go-to look that she's been sporting for a long, long time are long wavy hair. That too, in black. Sure, she's painted her hair other colors too like silver and brown but black is her signature style one that she comes back to after trying different colors.
Kylie Jenner also has the same long locks that she comes back to every single time! When Kylie was younger, she used to play a bit more with her mane. She cut it different lengths and painted on unicorn hues often. It was kinda hard to say that she had any signature look. It's now been a while since Kylie has maintained a basic look which happens to be the same as that of Kim Kardashian.
4 – The interest in black men
Fans think it's weird, and sort of funny too, that three ladies of the family are attracted mostly to black men. Kim Kardashian is the one who, like always, started this trend. She's been married for a long time to Kanye West with whom she shares four children, North, Saint, Chicago, and Saint West. Kylie Jenner has so far dated three prominent black names in Hollywood.
She first dated Jaden Smith, then went on and started a romance with Tyga, followed by having a serious relationship with Travis Scott. With Travis, she also shares her daughter Stormi. Following her breakup with the Astroworld rapper, Kylie has not been seen romantically with another man. However, rumor did say that she was dancing around Drake.
5 – The olive skin tone
Another natural feature of Kim Kardashian that Kylie has adopted as her own is Kim's skin complexion. Kim is half Armenian from her father's side which is what has lent her a distinctly glowing olive colored skin and prominent features. Kylie, on the other hand, is Caitlyn Jenner's daughter who has passed on to her an American pale skin tone.
Probably unsatisfied with her original looks, Kylie Jenner started sporting a fake tan and maybe even gets her body painted regularly so that her complexion appears more like that of Kim. Now if you visit any of Kylie's older pictures and compare them to the looks she has today, you'll be shocked to see the obvious and major differences.
6 – The want for more children
Kim Kardashian has four children and now Kylie Jenner wants to give birth to a train of children too. The youngest of the Kar-Jenner sisters welcomed her daughter to this world at the very young age of just 20. Not very long after the birth of her first child, rumors started spiraling that she was pregnant with another child.
However, all those rumors went to dust because they didn't hold any truth. This doesn't mean though that Kylie would take a long time before bringing another baby of hers into this world. The reality TV show star has expressed time and again that she wants to have more children and that she can't wait to have another.
7 – The love for makeup
It seems as though Kylie has also somehow inherited her love and skill for makeup from her second-oldest sister. You might be thinking how we could say that since Kylie Cosmetics came out before KKW Beauty? Well, several years before the two brands came into existence, the Kardashian triples, Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney, tried to push other beauty ventures which failed.
Then when Kylie started her own cosmetics brand she got lucky. Some accused Kim of copying Kylie when she introduced KKW Beauty, but the 39-year-old explained that their brands were completely different. Both the women have different audiences, focuses, and products. Since fortune has been by Kylie's side, her business has had more success than Kim's.
8 – The reality TV show for show
Kim Kardashian is undoubtedly the mastermind who paved the way for her family. With Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she brought all her sisters and even some of her friends to the limelight. Kylie was 10 when she started coming on the show so basically the viewers of KUWTK have watched Kylie grow right along with Kendall.
But because Kylie wanted some solo spotlight, she took inspiration from their family's realty TV show and then came to screen Life of Kylie. Even though this show didn't last for many seasons, it did give Kylie more exposure. Thanks to all the viewers and attention she got, her following on Instagram and other social media channels catapulted which has been a huge asset for her.
So, these are all the ways Kylie Jenner has copied Kim. Clearly copying her elder sister has worked very well for her. Can you think of other ways Kylie has copied Kim's style and success? Let's talk in the comments.
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How far is Shinnston from Martinsburg?
Shortest distance between Shinnston and Martinsburg is 124.75 miles (200.77 km).
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The driving distance from Shinnston, West Virginia to Martinsburg, West Virginia is: 170.46 miles (274.34 km) by car.
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Starting point in Shinnston: Bridge Street (-80.300361,39.395501)
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There is no time difference between Shinnston and Martinsburg. The current time is 14:52:01.
A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.3 l/100 km will need 22.77 liters (6.02 gallon) of gas to cover the route between Shinnston and Martinsburg.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Shinnston to Martinsburg is $19.89 (diesel $22.41).
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Driving distance from Beckley, WV to Shinnston 145.11 miles (234 km)
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Invitation to present ideas: a new phase in the search for the Memorial of Lukiškės Square
A long lingering search for the Memorial of Lukiškės Square encourages us to see it as a meaningful experience, a process and a symptom of wider phenomena. This long process is not only a story of failures. Many things were learnt and tested, and besides, it evolved against a background of historical, political and cultural changes, which appeared in quick succession over the decades of an Independent Lithuania. Other perspectives, which have opened up during this process, provide us with the opportunity to widen the scope of discussion and evaluate this situation anew.
The conception of a monument has been changing across the centuries and decades. Means to preserve memory can differ tremendously in different cultures and often it is precisely what reveals a particularity of a certain culture very clearly, while concrete monuments, created in different times, reflect the evolution of cultures. Nowadays, the changing concept of a monument is an important topic in local and international forums (conferences, competitions, study programmes, professional literature, etc.), where Lithuanian theoreticians and artists also participate. Keeping in mind societal changes and considering the range of personalities or phenomena to be commemorated, artists are searching for new modes of commemorating. At the same time, the concept of public space is changing and new forms of society's self-consciousness are being formed.
In some cases, the element of time can create unexpected but very effective forms of monumentality, e.g. in 2014 in Norway the artist Katie Patterson started the project Future Library, which is designed for a collection of books to be printed in 100 years time. The texts for the anthology of books will be collected over 100 years and printed on paper, produced from a forest, which is specially grown for this purpose (https://www.futurelibrary.no/). Often, particular emphasis is given to contextuality – to concrete circumstances such as how a monument was created or to its particular environment as well as to people. In some instances the community may perform a central role in the creation of a monument. At the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, artist Sophie Calle has recently started a project, which will last for 25 years – she invites visitors to the memorial to participate in its continuous creation – to share their secrets.
History of Lukiškės Square
Many centuries ago the suburb of Lukiškės was a district made up of Tatar people with a mosque, which became a religious centre for the Tatars of the Lithuanian Grand Duchy. In the 18th century a complex comprising the St. Jacob and Philip Church and the Dominican monastery was built besides it and a market square was formed. Lukiškės Square became the principal place for markets, fairs as well as army training exercises. After the uprising, between 1863 and 1864, rebels were also executed here. The square became an unofficial memorial place of the uprising, which was especially important for the Polish community of Vilnius.
The first politically and more important plans and practices, related to the territory of Lukiškės Square, appeared in between the two World Wars. At that time new office buildings and apartments were actively being constructed in Gediminas avenue. The uprising of 1863 acquired special significance in the political discourse of the Second Polish Republic and the square became a place for yearly commemorations of the uprising. The significance of this square as the main political dominant of the city became further pronounced after the ceremony in which the heart of Polish marshal Jozef Pilsudski was buried here in 1935 – the government planned to build a monument to the marshal and name the square Pilsudski Square in his honour. In 1945 the square became the central square of the capital of Soviet Lithuania and the most important representative square of the state. In 1952 the sculpture of Lenin, created by Nikolaj Tomsky, was erected in the middle of the square and later decommissioned in 1991.
In 1995 the Vilnius Municipality announced a competition to establish the function of Lukiškės Square. After one year the Board of Vilnius made a decision to create a memorial in Lukiškės Square to commemorate the sufferings of the Lithuanian nation. In 2000, on the initiative of the then ruling party called The Homeland Union, Parliament passed The Law of Lukiškės Square, which was later negated by the veto of the President Valdas Adamkus, who ruled that the square belonged to the competence of the municipality. In 2007 the municipality organised a creative workshop to search for the square's function and in 2008 it announced the competition for the Lukiškės Square reconstruction project. The reconstruction was scheduled for completion in 2009 ¬– to commemorate 1000 years since the first mention of Lithuania's name, but the plan was not implemented. In 2010 the Government took on responsibility for the reconstruction of Lukiškės Square. It tasked the Ministry of Environment with the organisation of a competition for an architectural project, while the Ministry of Culture organised a competition of artistic ideas.
In 2011 the Ministry of Environment announced the winner of the competition – the project Tranquility by Archstudio – and the Ministry of Culture announced the winner of the artistic idea – the sculpture The Spirit of the Nation by Vidmantas Gylikis. (Information about the events between 1991 to 2015 was prepared according to the statistics announced in the daily newspaper Lietuvos žinios No. 59 on 27.03.2015)
In 2015 the municipality started implementing the architectural project Tranquility, but in the phase of preparatory works, the project was stopped. Currently reconstruction works are being implemented in the square, under the directive of the municipality. A visualisation of this reconstruction can be seen by following the link at the end of this text.
In 2016 the private Vytis Support Foundation organised a competition of the Monument of Freedom on its own initiative. The competition was won by sculptor Arūnas Sakalauskas with architects Algis Vyšniūnas and Laimonas Bogušas. This memorial project was never approved by any state institution or municipality.
A new phase in the creation of the Memorial of Lukiškės Square
The Ministry of Culture assigned the organisation of the new phase in the creation of the Memorial of Lukiškės Square to one of the most important state cultural institutions – the Contemporary Art Centre. The CAC, subordinate to the Ministry of Culture, is an institution that was established in 1992 and organises contemporary art exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad, commissions new artworks of varied forms and scales, organises lectures, screenings and workshops, implements publishing and educational activities. The Contemporary Art Centre does not have a permanent art collection. Its team aims to create conditions for artists to create, implement and present their artwork, ideas and related activities to its visitors and participants. The trust of the Ministry of Culture creates the opportunity for the centre to employ its 25 years of expertise, in the creation of one of the most important symbols of the state.
The new phase in the selection of the Memorial of Lukiškės Square is also an opportunity to reconsider the usual structures of competitions. Previously, many of these competitions resulted in the implementation of poor reconstruction in the public spaces of Lithuanian cities, leaving many people dissatisfied with the long-term appearance and functions of their squares. The aim of the open call by the Ministry of Culture and the Contemporary Art Centre is to encourage artists once again to propose ideas for the memorial and create conditions for the development of these ideas in partnership with the main cultural institutions of the state, professionals from different spheres, and various groups of society that are interested in the implementation of this important memorial and in the artistic quality of Vilnius' main city square. To achieve their ambitions and open up such a dialogue, the new phase is being organised in the form of a creative workshop.
On 6 June 2017 an open call for artists and artists' groups was announced to asking for proposals for the memorial to be made by the deadline of 20 July. From this open call five proposals will be selected at the end of July by a panel of expert jurors. The authors of the five shortlisted ideas will be invited to continue working with the CAC team (or independently, if they prefer) to further develop their proposals and prepare their public presentation for late autumn.
A creative workshop is a commonly used term in the art context to describe a collective method of working through ideas or can be used as a synonym for a master-course. In this case, each author will focus on developing his/her own project and the structure of the workshop will be tailored to the specific needs of the project. The CAC, as the organising institution, will aim to ensure the necessary resources are available for this work and will perform as a mediator, if needed. The organisers will try to ensure that the selected projects are developed not on the basis of public opinion, or the interests of particular groups in society, but rather through direct dialogue with various groups of interests as well as institutions, which have a direct influence on the conception and implementation of the memorial. Besides, the CAC is sure, that the creative workshop will create a platform for constructive discussion – what kind of memorial could be created in Vilnius in the 21st century? We hope, that this process will create the conditions for high quality artworks, one of which will be finally chosen and become the Memorial of Lukiškės Square.
'To form a monument in words is an ungrateful task' says architect Algis Vyšniūnas in an interview on the topic of the Lukiškės Memorial. Depending on professional skills, work methods and experience, authors can propose ideas for the memorial in various forms. It can be a text, describing ideas, onto which a concrete monument will be created; a sketch, which reveals both the author's ideas and artistic interpretation in a visual way; a consistent analysis, which consequently explains decisions, proposed by an artist. Authors are invited to propose ideas in a form of presentation, which suits them best, and can provide additional material if necessary. The jury panel will pay equal attention to all proposals and may approach the authors of the proposed ideas with additional questions before announcing the final result.
In comparison to former competitions of the memorial and reconstruction of the square, this selection refrains from adhering to some of the principals applied in the past: e.g. anonymous proposals and specific limitations relating to the applicants' professions. Anonymity is not the only way to ensure a transparent selection process and is rather alien to the sphere of arts. The restrictions regarding professions are lifted to open up possibilities to authors from various professional experiences.
The new selection phase of the Memorial of Lukiškės Square also aims to change the tendency of former competitions to inform the public with the results only after the projects have been completed. The main principal of this workshop is a dialogue, which integrates different sides into a conversation from the very beginning and ensures an all-round creative process.
The CAC is hoping for a wide spectrum of ideas and eagerly awaits the opportunity to contribute to their development. For more information about the invitation to participate in the creative workshop for the Memorial of Lukiškės Square, please visit: http://www.cac.lt/lt/other/general/17/8588


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The Hunger Games Is Getting a Prequel Novel, Set During the 'Dark Days' of Panem [Updated]
Filed to: the hunger gamesFiled to: the hunger games
Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to be tribute in the first Hunger Games film.
Image: Lionsgate
We're going back to the arena. Scholastic has announced a new The Hunger Games prequel novel from Suzanne Collins, set decades before the events of the original books and films.
In a press release, Scholastic shared plans for Collins' latest book in the series, the first since ending her trilogy in 2010. Untitled Panem Novel (not the actual title) will take place during the 10th Hunger Games, 64 years before the events of the original series, as characters pick up the pieces from the great rebellion and find a way to survive. For perspective, the oldest victor in the previous three novels, Mags, was involved in the 11th competition.
In a statement, Collins said her goal is to explore a tumultuous time in Panem's history—the reconstruction period otherwise known as the Dark Days—and explore the complicated themes of what people are willing to do, ignore, and sacrifice in order to live another day.
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"I wanted to explore the state of nature, who we are, and what we perceive is required for our survival. The reconstruction period ten years after the war, commonly referred to as the Dark Days—as the country of Panem struggles back to its feet—provides fertile ground for characters to grapple with these questions and thereby define their views of humanity," she said.
This news might come as a bit of a surprise, but this isn't the first time folks have discussed a possible Hunger Games prequel. Collins has been relatively quiet on the subject, but Lionsgate was pushing for years for prequel stories. Back in 2015, when the last movie was about to come out, director Francis Lawrence even suggested his own idea for a Hunger Games prequel, set during the Dark Days and reconstruction. Hmm, sounds familiar...
Not a lot is known about the 10th Hunger Games—at least not officially. There has been some extension fanfiction published on Wattpad on the subject. For example, Michiel B.L. Korte's The 66th Hunger Games series, as well as Eyes on Fire: The 26th Hunger Games Story from Devtherunner, told the story of 17-year-old Griffin Naysmith, the victor from District 2 who was nicknamed "The Beast" for his brutality and ruthlessness.
The reason for Griffin's name is because you can spot it on a pillar of victors in the fourth movie, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, but it's unclear what year he was a winner so it's open to interpretation. And in any case, those names most likely aren't from Collins so it doesn't matter. I just like cool fanfiction.
Collins' next Hunger Games novel is set to come out May 19, 2020. We'll have to wait and see if a film adaptation will inevitably follow.
It looks like a film adaptation may indeed follow. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate chairman Joe Drake said the studio (which adapted the trilogy into a series of successful films) has been communicating with Collins about the book and is already eager to turn it into a movie. Here is his statement in full:
As the proud home of the Hunger Games movies, we can hardly wait for Suzanne's next book to be published. We've been communicating with her during the writing process and we look forward to continuing to work closely with her on the movie.
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Making the real life version of Katniss' bow from The Hunger Games is impressive


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a place for my stuff
mysterious traveller
suite for susan moore and damion
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MADE IN BRASIL
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SHIRLEY JACKSON: Wait For Me
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LARKS: There Is A Girl
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FI-DELLS: What Is Love
INFATUATORS: Where Are You
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CREATIONS: This Is Our Night
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Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White (November 12, 1909 – February 26, 1977) was an African-American Delta blues guitarist and singer. "Bukka" is a phonetic spelling of White's first name, placed on the labels of his early recordings. He preferred the proper spelling of his name, "Booker," as he was named after the well-known African-American educator and civil rights activist Booker T. Washington.
White was born south of Houston, Mississippi. He was a first cousin of B.B. King's mother (White's mother and King's grandmother were sisters). He is remembered as a player of National resonator guitars. He also played piano, but less adeptly. He typically played slide guitar, in an open tuning. He was one of the few, along with Skip James, to use a crossnote tuning in E minor, which he may have learned, as James did, from Henry Stuckey.
White started his career playing the fiddle at square dances. He claimed to have met Charlie Patton soon after, but some have doubted this recollection. Nonetheless, Patton was a strong influence on White.
He first recorded for Victor Records in 1930. His recordings for Victor, like those of many other bluesmen, included country blues and gospel music. Victor published his photograph in 1930. His gospel songs were done in the style of Blind Willie Johnson, with a female singer accentuating the last phrase of each line.
Nine years later, while serving time for assault, he recorded for the folklorist John Lomax. The few songs he recorded around this time became his most well known: "Shake 'Em On Down," and "Po' Boy." His 1937 version of the oft-recorded song "Shake 'Em on Down," is considered definitive; it became a hit while White was serving time in Parchman.
One of his most famous songs, "Parchman Farm Blues", about the Mississippi State Penitentiary (also known as Parchman Farm) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, was released on Harry Smith's fourth volume of the Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4.
Bob Dylan covered his song "Fixin' to Die Blues", which aided a "rediscovery" of White in 1963 by guitarist John Fahey and Ed Denson, which propelled him into the folk revival of the 1960s. White had recorded the song simply because his other songs had not particularly impressed the Victor record producer. It was a studio composition of which White had thought little until it re-emerged thirty years later.
Fahey and Denson found White easily enough: Fahey wrote a letter to "Bukka White (Old Blues Singer), c/o General Delivery, Aberdeen, Mississippi." Fahey had assumed, given White's song "Aberdeen, Mississippi", that White still lived there or nearby. The postcard was forwarded to Memphis, Tennessee, where White worked in a tank factory. Fahey and Denson soon traveled to meet White, and White and Fahey remained friends through the remainder of White's life. He recorded a new album for Denson and Fahey's Takoma Records, whilst Denson became his manager. White was at one time also managed by experienced blues manager Arne Brogger.
Later in his life, White was friends with the musician Furry Lewis. The two recorded an album (mostly in Lewis's Memphis apartment), Furry Lewis, Bukka White & Friends: Party! At Home.
White died of cancer in February 1977, at the age of 67, in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1990 he was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (along with Blind Blake and Lonnie Johnson).
On November 21, 2011, the Recording Academy announced that "Fixin' to Die Blues" was to be added to its 2012 list of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients.
The Led Zeppelin song "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper", on the band's 1970 album Led Zeppelin III, was based in large part on White's "Shake 'Em on Down." "Custard Pie", a song on Led Zeppelin's 1975 album Physical Graffiti, also references "Shake 'Em on Down."
The 1963 recordings of White's song "Shake 'Em on Down" and spoken-word piece "Remembrance of Charlie Patton" were both sampled by electronic artist Recoil (mostly a one-man effort by Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode) for the track "Electro Blues for Bukka White" on the 1992 album Bloodline. The song was reworked and re-released on the 2000 EP Jezebel.
In 1995, White's "Aberdeen, Mississippi" was covered as "Aberdeen" by guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd on his debut album, Ledbetter Heights. It reached number 23 on the Billboard (North America) Mainstream Rock Tracks in 1996.
On January 26, 2010, Eric Bibb released Booker's Guitar (TEL 31756 02) through Telarc International Corporation after becoming inspired by the hidden stories Bibb felt through holding White's famous guitar.
White's song "Parchman Farm Blues" was recorded by Jeff Buckley, and was released posthumously on the bonus disc of Buckley's album Grace: Legacy Edition.
Article courtesy of www.wikipedia.org


Besides the Exodus 1 itself, this marks the debut of the Zion crypto wallet. It's backed by hardware security that's separate from the Android system. There's a clever Social Key Recovery function too.
Using the wallet you can trade cryptocurrencies, pay with crypto and also run dApps. Zion works with Litecoin, Bitcoin and Ethereum (plus a couple of ETH-based tokens). And collect cryptokitties, essentially a distributed version of tamagotchi.
Now, would you like to see a clear photo of the phone? Well, so would we. That's an unusual thing for a device that's already shipping. This is the best we can do – Phil Chen holding the Exodus 1 at a Slush 2018 presentation. He is HTC's "Decentralized Chief Officer".


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'Most Faithful' Catholic Colleges also Most Affordable: Newman Guide Profiles of Catholic Colleges Now Online
MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- A new independent report on college costs published by The Center for the Study of Catholic Higher Education--the research division of The Cardinal Newman Society--reveals that some of the most faithful Catholic colleges and universities in the United States also offer students significant cost savings.
The Center commissioned this report in response to the economic recession as a way of helping parents and students as they consider various options for colleges. The study compares the faithfully Catholic colleges recommended in The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College: What to Look for and Where to Find with other Catholic colleges and other private colleges on issues such as tuition, institutional aid, student debt and overall affordability.
Among the study's key findings:
· Average tuition for students at the recommended faithful Catholic colleges is about $3,000 less than at other Catholic colleges and about $1,000 less than the average private college.
· The Newman Guide colleges provide students a larger portion of institutional aid (39%) than the average private college (29%).
· Students at the recommended Catholic colleges graduate with fewer loans and less debt--on average, about $2,000 less than at private colleges and $1,400 less than other Catholic colleges.
The study was conducted by Andrew Gillen, Ph.D., a leading expert on college affordability issues and the research director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. The study is available online at TheNewmanGuide.com.
"This study is welcome news to families sacrificing to find ways to pay for a meaningful Catholic college education for their sons and daughters," said Patrick J. Reilly, President of The Cardinal Newman Society.
"The Catholic colleges profiled in The Newman Guide were chosen for their quality education and for the priority that they place on Catholic identity in all aspects of campus life. In that sense we have always believed that the recommended colleges were 'best buys' for families based on fidelity to Catholic teachings, but with the publication of this affordability study we now know that they are also truly economic 'best buys' too," noted Joseph A. Esposito, editor of The Newman Guide and director of the Center.
"The combination of faithful Catholic education and lower costs should put Newman Guide colleges at the top of any family's list as they begin to make decisions on which college to attend in the fall."
In order to help families learn more about the Newman Guide's recommended faithful and affordable colleges, beginning today their campus profiles are available online for the first time at TheNewmanGuide.com.
The recommended Newman Guide colleges are Ave Maria University, Aquinas College (Tenn.), Belmont Abbey College, Benedictine College, The Catholic University of America, Christendom College, The College of Saint Thomas More (Texas), DeSales University, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Holy Apostles College & Seminary, John Paul the Great Catholic University, Magdalen College, Mount St. Mary's University, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy, St. Gregory's University, Southern Catholic College, Thomas Aquinas College, The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (N.H.), University of Dallas, University of St. Thomas (Texas), and Wyoming Catholic College.
The Center for the Study of Catholic Higher Education's mission is to study Catholic colleges and universities in accordance with the guidelines of Ex corde Ecclesiae and in a manner faithful to the Holy Father and Magisterium of the Catholic Church.
Founded in 1993, The Cardinal Newman Society is dedicated to renewing and strengthening Catholic identity at America's 224 Catholic colleges and universities. The Society focuses its work on assisting students, alumni and school officials; urging fidelity to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church; and researching activities both on campus and in the classroom.
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Review: Lecture and Seminar With Dr Doug Graham and the Dublin Vegan group
Ronnie Smith / May 15, 2018 / Uncategorized
Last year, we had a number of attendees from Ireland at UK Fruitfest. Greg Xavier was not only at Fruitfest but also ended up at Woodstock Fruit Festival.
A while later he mentioned that he had given a talk to the Dublin Vegan Group that he helped to run. They were often having as many as 100 people turn up at their talks.
We arranged to put on something special in collaboration.
I spoke to Dr Doug Graham about it and almost miraculously he had a gap in his schedule for that weekend. A few days later he was heading to Chicago to work for 3 weeks with a top NBA prospect.
Greg picked us up in Dublin and we headed to the lecture theatre. It was the Jonathan Swift lecture theatre at Trinity College Dublin. This was a prestigious venue indeed. Founded in 1592, Trinity College is not only the oldest surviving college in Ireland is also seen as the most prestigious. It is seen as one of the 7 ancient universities of Britain and Ireland and one of the most elite institutions in Europe.
As you can see in the picture it was a room designed perfectly for a lecture and no microphones where necessary.
In advance, Doug told me he was going to do his "psychic act".
I won't tell you exactly what that turned out to be, in case you see him do it in the future, but it was an interesting way to put a presentation together.
He spoke for over an hour and the audience was wrapped in attention. He was running and jumping around all over the rooms, taking questions left, right and centre and taking people out of the audience for demonstrations.
At the end, as we were leaving the attendees were hungry for more information and kept asking questions.
Many were excited for the seminar the next day and some were looking forward to the fruit festival.
That night, we got back to the flat and Doug started answering emails. I went out to try to find some fruit and eventually had to take 2 taxis to a 24 hour Spar. The fruit I found wasn't great but we hadn't eaten anything since 12pm.
As I walked around that night I felt inspired and elated. It felt really great to have shared this message with so many people and made me feel like I was living in line with my purpose. Dublin is a spectacular city. We were right by the river where brand new state of the art buildings stand tall beside the river's edge.
The seminar the next day….
….was mostly Doug teaching, but I had to work on Fruit festival stuff so I did not have too much time to participate. Doug did a brilliant food demo that really wowed the audience.
Later that night, we were hosted by the owner of Cornucopia, Ireland's oldest vegan restaurant. The manager, Deirdra, was an incredible person. Very funny and young at heart. She was full of enthusiasm about what she was doing and that was infectious.
She told us her story of leaving Dublin as a student radical to go and live in Boston where she eventually ended up working at the Hippocrates health institute with Anne Wigmore.
She had eventually come back to Ireland to start this new restaurant with her partner who unfortunately died of cancer. She has since built it into a very successful restaurant which was absolutely packed and had a queue out of the door the whole time we were there.
We left early the next morning and were sorry to leave. The trip had been a success in my eyes and made me yearn for more travel and adventure sharing the message of fruit and health.
Who knows where we will end up next.
Stay fruity,
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Georgia Central University (formerly Georgia Christian University) is a small religious institution in Atlanta, Georgia that teaches young earth creationism. The school is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, a national accrediting body. Like every fundie school in the world, programs are outfitted with the phrase, "From a biblical worldview". In addition to Christianity-focused study, they offer degrees in acupuncture and oriental medicine. "Spiritual Officers Academy" is a postgraduate program that prepares students to be ministers abroad but in order to be accepted into the program a student has to read the Bible 30 times (This is not a joke).
The institution, focusing primarily on students of Asian descent, appears to be an odd mix of Christianity and woo. Hence, it can be classified as both a fundie school and crank school.
↑ Accreditation & Authorization at Georgia Central University.
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Flipping Apartments and Making Millions Off Ocean Beach
by Frank Gormlie on April 21, 2015 · 25 comments
in Economy, History, Ocean Beach
Google Maps photo taken in April 2014.
Somebody's got to do it, right? Somebody's got to come in to OB and flip some apartments and make some millions. Right?
That's exactly what the owners of the 22-unit apartment complex at 5041-43 Santa Monica Avenue believe. They came in about 2 years ago, bought them for $4.75 million, did some improvements ( a lot they claim) and have now turned around and are trying to sell the place for $7.6 million.
That's almost $3 million. In 2 years – not bad. Of course, they spent a bunch in the improvements. We reported on the original sale back in September 2013. Here's what we said then:
More recently announced was the sale of a the 22-unit apartment complex the Keen Family Trust had owned, located at 5041 – 5043 Santa Monica Avenue. The large site was purchased by Santa Monica Avenue Manager LLC, for $4.75 million. Marcus & Millichap Investment Services was the brokerage company representing the seller, – which again was U.S. Bank N.A., successor trustee of the Keen Family Trust.
Here are the improvements they now claim to the 14 one-bedroom apartments and 8 two-bedrooms:
Playa was comprehensively renovated at the end of 2014, with as-new apartment interiors, a significantly updated and upgraded building exterior, new and improved building systems and a beautiful, inviting courtyard.
The interior features include refinished oak floors on the second floor with wood-look first floors, stainless steel appliances, new kitchen and bath cabinets, Silestone quartz countertops, matching tile bath floors and floor to ceiling tub surrounds, all new plumbing and electrical fixtures, ceiling fans and heating systems.
A new courtyard, complete with lounge seating, BBQ area, secure courtyard privacy gate and xeriscape landscaping. Elevations include dramatic new wood panel accents, a contemporary sign package and dual-pane vinyl windows.
For comparison, here's what the listing stated 2 years ago:
It consists of eight, two-bedroom/one-baths and 14, one-bedroom/one-baths on a total of 17,498 square feet of land. There are 10 off-street parking spaces in the back, nine-along the side, and one-single garage.
According to the property manager, all the interiors have been upgraded with new cabinets and formica countertops and there are newer windows. Other attributes include a nice courtyard setting, on-site laundry room, secured gating and a slightly pitched roof.
We'll see what happens, whether the current owners get their asking price, whether it sits on the market for months and months, or is swept up by another wheeler-dealer and apartment flipper. It's all the rest of us peons can do, isn't it but watch?
hat tips to deb g and dave r.
Rogue Five April 21, 2015 at 2:12 pm
They're expecting $2,395 for a 2 bedroom/1bath. And OB sinks further into the sand with overpriced housing.
Geeta April 21, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Don't say we're sinking further in the sand.
Aren't there some sorts of rules that can be applied, breaks that can be put on, this practice of "flipping"?
What if any regulatory authority can slow this terrible practice down, so that we, the citizens of OB, can still live in our community?
david millette April 22, 2015 at 11:28 am
to bad for you get a better job then McDs
Says the crybaby who sells trinkets and junk bracelets at the beach. Get a permit, scofflaw
objamie April 22, 2015 at 9:48 pm
You cannot vend in OB at the wall or around it, legal permit or not.
You will be forcible removed by the police. This is the reality of OB now, today.
Noob April 21, 2015 at 4:17 pm
That's $345,000 per unit a half block to the ocean. High, but not impossible.
Another way to look at it is that they want $507 per square foot. That's reasonable for a house west of sunset cliffs, but on the extreme high side for an apartment complex.
Most of the 2-bedrooms are not $2350 in the complex. One of them has an ocean view, the other one is an end unit and probably 900sf. With a recent renovation and half a block to the ocean, that seems an OK deal compared to what a comparable place in someplace like Mission Valley or UTC would cost. They'd be about the same price but have a 2nd bathroom.
Mari April 21, 2015 at 4:43 pm
No, there aren't any breaks for flipping and that's perfectly fine with me. How is it a terrible practice? If you don't like the high rental prices in the beach area then move or buy your own home.
obecean April 21, 2015 at 5:07 pm
No these out of town speculators need to go away as do you!
obracer April 21, 2015 at 8:33 pm
Dear Obecean ,Locals are also buying rentals and making a ton of money.
It's called capitalism, if you can't afford the area, good bye ! get on Hwy 8 , head east, exit at El Cajon Blvd, look for a for rent sign.
Vince Adame aka obracer
OB1 April 23, 2015 at 10:46 am
I work hard and cannot afford to buy in OB. I am not interested in living in El Cajon as I grew up at the beach. I do not have rich parents who will loan me money to buy a house/condo. I believe real estate in OB is a total rip off and rents are getting out of hand as a result. OB is losing its soul to speculating money grubbers and the charming beach town atmosphere is slowly slipping away at an increasing rate in the form of million dollar condos and business complex monstrosities So we all are losing, obracer.
Somewhere it is is written in blood that renters cover the mortgage. This is becoming more evident– rising rents w no repairs.
wwwwwwwaaahhh
"waaaaahhhhhh" says the crybaby who thinks only he should be allowed to sell worthless junk on seawall.
Christo April 21, 2015 at 4:46 pm
Greeta you crack me up.
Why should there be a regulatory agency for YOU to live here if you can't put up the $$$?
Entitlement at it's finest.
Jason April 22, 2015 at 10:36 am
A private party spent their own money (as opposed to our tax dollars being at risk), paid local workers to do the upgrades and if they make a profit on the sale our city tax coffers will reap the benefits of a higher base property value for years to come.
No additional units were added so traffic and parking were not negatively impacted. The increased value based on the new sale price will elevate the property values of surrounding properties.
What exactly is the concern again?
Frank Gormlie April 22, 2015 at 12:06 pm
We're simply high-lighting class divisions here. The elite class gets to come in, spend some bucks, hire locals, and instead of becoming responsible, accessible, community-minded landlords genuinely into improving the community – as opposed to simply improving the size of their wallet – the made their improvements and are now trying to flip the huge complex and make a few million. In 2 years. The problem here is speculation by the elite trumps the village again.
Tyler April 22, 2015 at 12:58 pm
I'm with you, Jason.
You are implying the construction workers lived locally? That is interesting.
My only personal concern is the sterile yuppie scum that are taking over OB will be the primary new renters/owners due to newer, higher cost.
SW April 22, 2015 at 11:02 am
Why would you complain about others making money? Why not just go make some yourself? I moved here 12 years ago with less than $1000 to my name – I worked hard and I now own a 4-plex in 92107. I'll definitely be selling it at a considerable profit. It's what motivated people do (work hard and make their life better). No one has the "right" to live in OB. If you don't like the prices, GTFO because there's no shortage of people that want to move here. I find it funny that the same people that complain about rents increasing fight against additional units being built in OB. You can't have both! If you're restricting the number of units and there's additional demand, the current units will sky rocket in price. Simple supply and demand.
SW – Do you really think that if you just simply "work hard" that you too someday will have millions to flip apartments with? Our "complain"ing is a signal of class resentment. Once again, members of the elite class come in, and instead of becoming responsible, accessible, community-minded landlords genuinely into improving the community – the made their improvements and are now trying to flip the huge complex in only 2 years and make a few million. This is an act most of us peons don't get to make. We're watching pure speculation here by the elite, something that we think the villagers ought to know about.
They considerably improved the building while they owned it. How is that "speculation"?
Frank Gormlie April 22, 2015 at 4:32 pm
It is the very definition of speculation.
SW April 22, 2015 at 5:32 pm
Why do you feel it's your "right" to live in OB if you can't afford it? Do you also have the right to live in Manhattan or Beverly Hills? Move to an area that's affordable, and make a great life for yourself there! Getting upset because a company is buying a building, improving it, and making money off of the transaction is point less in my opinion.
Christo April 22, 2015 at 10:08 pm
I stand corrected. I thought speculation was to purchase it, but not do anything with it.
rick callejon April 22, 2015 at 5:57 pm
Those who serve mammon ought to speculate elsewhere.
Marc Snelling April 23, 2015 at 1:40 pm
Part of the reason people want to live in OB is because of the community, the people, the historical significance. These are things that begin to change when you nearly double the rent or property value in a neighborhood over two years. These kind of price increases are not sustainable and can only contribute to homelessness. When someone with more money comes in and takes an OB place, someone else moves to El Cajon, and that person in El Cajon gets displaced somewhere. El Centro?
When property values go up the pressure on single family home owners increases as their tax assessment goes up. In turn the pressure to sell to a developer who can turn that single family home into a multi-unit condo increases.
In the end a few will be much richer and most everyone else will be poorer.
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Q: React: deployment with serve in production mode I have an reactjs application that I have deploy on my web server.
I build my app (So it's create a build folder) and when I want to start it with ~/.npm-packages/bin/serve -s ./build -l tcp://0.0.0.0:8100 it work (with work dir set to react/, build is here react/build but we can see all source code on my page, that theory not possible in production mode.
If I set the work dir to react/build it return a 404 error.

Inside build folder

It doesn't return any other error unfortunately.
Update: I only stock build folder and it work, but we can always see source code even its in production mode.
If I change to react/build, react/build/static or other, it display 404.

A: If you are using npm's serve (the default for create-react-app, which I am assuming you are using), that second argument is the directory to serve:
$ serve --help

$ serve} [-l listen_uri [-l ...]] [directory]

By default, serve will listen on 0.0.0.0:5000 and serve the
current working directory on that address.

-s, --single                        Rewrite all not-found requests to `index.html`

But serve is meant for development serving. It works fine for production of a small static site, but consider another production-proven web server.
Your unminified source should not be kept on a production server, at all. You should deploy just the build files to production.


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Wilbraham Egerton (1832–1909), Earl & 2nd Baron Egerton of Tatton, Aged 22 National Trust, Tatton Park
Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant (1800–1886), 1st Baron Penrhyn of Llandegai National Trust, Penrhyn Castle
The Right Honourable George Denman (1819–1896), Fellow, Judge and Politician Trinity College, University of Cambridge
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Kaduna shuts two Islamiyah schools over alleged defilement of two students
The Kaduna State government on Friday shut down two Islamiyah schools indefinitely over the alleged defilement of two children in the facilities.
One of the schools, Madrasatul Ulumul Deeniya wa Tahfizul Qur'an, located in Rigasa, was closed over the alleged defilement of a six-year-old girl on the school premises.
The second school which is said to be located at Tsohon Masallacin Juma'a in Kachia, Kachia local government area of the state was closed after a 12-year-old girl was allegedly impregnated by a 50-year-old teacher in the school.
The overseer of the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQA), Idris Aliyu, who supervised the shutdown of the school in Rigasa, told journalists that the six-year-old girl was violated within the school premises.
He accused the school management of attempting to cover up the incident.
He said: "The information before the Ministry of Education showed that the victim's grandmother went to the school authority to complain, but was allegedly beaten by students and teachers.
"Governor Nasir El-Rufai ordered the closure of the Islamiyah school indefinitely until the investigation is concluded and the culprit produced.
"The headmaster of the school will be held responsible for the act until all persons in the school were profiled and the perpetrator identified by the girl.
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"The individuals responsible for the violence against the grandmother, especially the headmaster, will also be prosecuted.
"This is in line with the state government's responsibility in protecting the vulnerable population in the state."
However, the school headteacher, Kabir Abdullahi, denied the allegation.
He said: "It is not rape. What we gathered is that an unidentified boy injured the girl in her private part with a stick."
He said the case was being investigated by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Rigasa, Abubakar Bauranya.
The DPO, who confirmed that the case had been reported at the police station, corroborated the headteacher's claim.
The KSSQA chief also confirmed that the 12-year-old girl was six months pregnant.
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Report calls PKI key to a digital U.S. government
By Heather Harreld
| January 4, 1999
A fledgling technology built on public key infrastructure (PKI) will be key to the government's success in achieving the digital government envisioned by the Clinton administration, according to a report released today.
A fledgling technology built on public key infrastructure (PKI) will be key to the government's success in achieving the "digital government" envisioned by the Clinton administration, according to a report released today.
The report, called "Access With Trust," lays out a plan for agencies to begin building a PKI foundation to secure electronic transactions. It also describes a partnership between the government and the private sector to design and build a PKI to improve the public's access to government services and information, and to tighten the security of unclassified government information systems.
PKI, a framework of technology and policy regarding the use of digital signatures, will be a foundation to support trusted communication among federal government agencies and between agencies and the private sector, according to the report.
"We're looking at this document...as a means to an end," said Richard Guida, security champion for security of the Government Information Technology Services Board. "The end we're trying to achieve is...the appropriate use of digital signature technology by federal agencies for their internal transactions and their external transactions. PKI is never going to jell until you apply a stimulus to it. You've got to go out and use the technology and maybe take a few bruises in the process."
The report outlines several agency pilot projects testing PKI technology, including the Agriculture Department's use of PKI technology to secure electronic benefits transfer between the department and various states.
Guida said the report is designed to provide agencies guidance and some examples of other government uses. "We don't want to have...a situation where you have disparate uses of the technology...that creates stovepipes," Guida said. "[We are] bringing agencies together that are working on this so agencies can learn from each other."
According to the report, PKI will provide four security services: authentication, data integrity, nonrepudiation (verification that an electronic message has been sent) and confidentiality. It will be designed not with a "government-only approach" but as part of the evolving private-sector PKI being built using commercial products.
The report was published by the Federal Public Key Infrastructure Steering Committee, GITS and the Office of Management and Budget.
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When you consider who the director is, we've heard and seen very little about Martin Scorsese's Hugo Cabret. In fact, we haven't written an article directly about the movie since Emily Mortimer and Michael Stuhlbarg were added to the cast back in July. A family film from the director of Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, it's hard to know what to expect from the project, but now we have a few set photos to guide us.
Posted on the Hugo Cabret Facebook page, the snapshots give us our first look at Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, and Sasha Baron Cohen in their decidedly bizarre costumes. I'm not quite familiar with the book that the film's based on, written by Brian Selznick, but I'm sure there's a reason behind the the incredible number of hairclips and handlebar mustaches.
Check out some of the images below and head over to Facebook to see the rest.