text:
Snuffy the Seal released back into the ocean (well sort of) Leave a comment
Posted July 31, 2013 by markosun in Uncategorized
Tagged with Advertising, Animals
Winnipeg athlete heading to World Dwarf Games Leave a comment
A Winnipeg teenager is gearing up for the 2013 World Dwarf Games this week. He'll be taking part in 11 different sports and planning on taking home the gold in at least a few.
Vivek Bhagria is the only Manitoban on Team Canada's 25-person roster for the international games.
The 18 year old said he's eager to show off his talents on a world stage.
"[Soccer's] my number one passion," said Bhagria.
At four-foot-one, Bhagria said he has faced obstacles getting to this place — including bullying from his peers.
"They were bullying me, making fun of me, calling me names — small guy, dwarf and whatever, midget," he said. "It hurts, but you have to get used to it because you're not going to get any taller."
Now, Bhagria is poised to compete in 11 of the 13 sports in the events, including soccer, basketball and hockey.
He said he expects to take home gold in at least some of those sports.
"It'll be like my own Olympics. I can show people I can do everything," he said.
Bhagria's coach Eric Cable said the opportunity is unlike any in the province.
"He'll be able to do things he wouldn't usually be able to do if he was competing against average-sized people," said Cable.
Friend Karniel Shusder said regardless of who Bhagria is teamed up against, he's a fierce competitor on the field.
"We're all twice as tall as him, and it's supposed to be pressuring him mentally, but it doesn't" said Shusder.
Bhagria said he's not just looking forward to the competition but the chance to spend time with his competitors.
"Maybe I'll even meet a girl — someone to socialize with, talk to. Yeah, it'll be really fun," he said.
The 2013 Dwarf Games will begin Saturday in Michigan, and 395 athletes from 17 different countries are expected to compete.
Lets do the "Tighten Up" Leave a comment
Those cool, groovy and hopping sixties.
Tagged with Music
Assad Regime regaining control of Rebel strongholds in Syria Leave a comment
Government and opposition sources are not quite yet in agreement on what is happening in Khalidiya.
Syrian state TV began reporting on Sunday night that this opposition enclave of Homs, held by the rebels since the summer of 2011, had fallen.
Activists and fighters in Homs denied it, saying the government had made big gains but there were still pockets of fighters hanging on.
Later though, one opposition source said the enclave was "80% gone", while another said that fighters had been pushed to the margins.
Hardly any activists or fighters in Khalidiya are active on Skype now – another sign that the retreat may have happened or is at least under way.
The fall of Khalidiya had been expected. One Western diplomat said he had been told recently by a rebel Free Syrian Army commander that it was not possible to get any ammunition or other supplies in. Cut off from help, it was only a matter of time, perhaps, for the rebels.
An Islamist brigade of the FSA posted video on YouTube of fighters wearing suicide belts. With no bullets left, this was their only weapon, they declared.
The Assad regimes state news agency Sana reported that the army had "restored security and stability in the neighbourhood of Khalidiya".
From the pictures below the neighbourhood really looks that way, but at what cost!?
These horrific pictures are reminiscent of the Battle of Stalingrad.
Green: Cities controlled by Syrian government
Brown: Cities controlled by the opposition forces
Blue: Ongoing conflict (undetermined)
Tagged with Geopolitics, Military, War
Snapshot Winnipeg Images Leave a comment
Tagged with Winnipeg
White-Hooded Racist Thug Kidnappers Leave a comment
She went away for the holidays
Said she's going to L.A.
But she never got there
She never got there
She never got there, they say
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
Now I don't know Where my baby has been
They took her from me
I don't know Where my baby has been
Ringy, ringy, ringy Up the President And find out Where my baby went
Ringy, ringy, ringy Up the FBI And find out if My baby's alive Yeah, yeah, yeah
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
She went away for the holidays Said she's going to L.A.
They took my girl
They took my baby away
Top 50 Mysterious Creatures from around the World Leave a comment
This list is compiled by Loren Coleman who is one of the world's leading cryptid researchers. Cryptids are the yet-to-be discovered animals or recovered supposedly extinct zoological species that are being sought by cryptozoologists, zoologists, anthropologists, and other researchers through fieldwork in the wild, re-examinations of specimens in zoological collections, and searches of archival materials. For me, it all started with the Abominable Snowman (Yeti) in 1960, and then moved quickly to an awareness of a world filled with cryptids.
In my book, Cryptozoology A to Z, I detailed several of the well-known and lesser-known but technically unknown alleged animals from around the world that are of interest to cryptozoologists. From that 1999 work, my earlier lists, and later research and fieldwork, here's my list of the top fifty picks of these hopefully soon-to-be-found animals, which are actively being pursued today.
1. Ahool Giant unknown bats are reported to reside in a region of western Java, plus similar reports under different names from Vietnam and the Philippines; possibly known as Orang-bati in Seram, Indonesia.
2. Almas Huge hairy Neanderthaloid or Homo erectus-like hominids sighted in various parts of Euroasia.
3. Agogwe The Agogwe are little, human-like, hairy, bipeds reported consistently from the forests of Eastern Africa.
4. Andean Wolf These unrecognized mountain dogs are seen in South America.
5. Arabhar These unconfirmed flying snakes are located in the Arabian Sea region.
6. Barmanu Reportedly strong, muscular, and hairy humanoids reported from the Shishi-kuh valley in Pakistan.
7. Beast of Bodmin (or Bodmin Moor) Locally named mystery felids found in the United Kingdom.
8. Bergman's Bear Possible unknown species of giant bear once roamed Eastern Asia, and still may.
9. Bigfoot The classic Sasquatch of the Pacific Northwest is well-grounded in hundreds of years of sightings, encounters, folklore, traditions, hair samples, and footprint evidence, for starters. The Patterson-Gimlin footage captured images in 1967 of what appears to be a good type specimen of this animal.
10. Birds-of-Paradise Six species from New Guinea and surrounding islands, and a distinctive Long-Tailed Black Bird-of-Paradise from Goodenough Island are of interest to cryptozoology. (Ivory-billed woodpeckers in America have moved from "cryptid" to "rediscovered species," in terms of the way zoology views them today.)
11. Black Panthers and Maned Mystery Cats Sighting of large Black Panthers and seemingly "African Lions" with manes in the Midwest USA have law enforcement officials on the alert.
12. Blue Mountain panthers These unknown cats reportedly live in the Blue Mountains of the east coast of Australia in the state of New South Wales.
13. Blue Tiger These mystery felids are spotted in the Fujian Province, China, and are also filed under the name Black Tiger.
14. Bobo Sea monsters of the North Pacific Ocean are frequently reported off Monterey Bay since the 1940s, and have been given this local name.
15. Buffalo Lion East African maneless lions are said to be man-eaters, and may reflect some new genetic alignments, akin to the King Cheetah discoveries among cheetahs.
16. Buru Fifteen foot long bluish-black giant lizards were seen often in the swamps, lakes and foothills of the Himalayas, up through the 1940s, although they may be extinct now. More new monitors will be found, however.
17. Caddy These unknown Sea Serpents (perhaps Mystery Cetaceans?) living off the coast of British Columbia are a popular figure in Canadian cryptozoology.
18. Champ Giant prehistoric-looking creatures supposedly lurk in Lake Champlain, a 109 mile lake that borders New York, Vermont, and Ontario.
19. Chupacabras Also called "Goatsuckers," these bizarre Caribbean and South American cryptids are five feet tall biped creatures with short grey hair that have spiked hair and reportedly drain the blood through throat punctures of the livestock they kill.
20. Ebu Gogo Three feet tall, hairy little people with pot bellies and long arms sighted on the island of Flores, Indonesia. Tiny females are said to have long, pendulous breasts.
21. Giant Anaconda Reports have been made of 100 feet long snakes on the Rio Negro of the Amazon River basin.
22. Giant Octopus The Blue Holes of Bimini offer many sightings of these unknown huge, many-tentacled animals.
23. Giant Sloth Weighing up to three tons, these supposedly extinct animals have been reported in South America in contemporary times. These do not appear to be the Mapinguary/Mapinguari, which seem to be bipedal primates.
24. Globsters Strange looking giant creatures (also called blobs) wash up on the beaches of the world, get the media and scientists excited, and sometimes turn out to be "unknowns."
25. Hantu Jarang Gigi Also called the Orang Dalam, Mawas, and Johor Bigfoot, these hominoids reported from Malaysia may indicate large unknown primates are still to be discovered from this corner of the world.
26. Jersey Devil This regionalized name hides these perhaps a variety of creatures that have been haunting the New Jersey Pineland forest for over 260 years.
27. Kongamato The natives of the Jiundu region of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) have firsthand encounters with these strange flying bat-like creatures.
28. Lake Storsjon Monster Lake Sorsjön in northern Sweden appears to be inhabited by a Lake Monster, and has a relative in Lake Seljord in the Telemark region of Norway, which has its own Lake Monster swimming the waters there for centuries.
29. Lau Are specific African lakes the home to 40 feet long unknown catfishes or lungfishes?
30. Loch Ness Monster Nessie is the most famous Lake Monster in the world; they are said to inhabit this loch, an extremely deep Scottish lake.
31. MacFarlane's Bear The carcass is at the Smithsonian, believed to be a possible hybrid between a grizzly and polar bear. Or an new unknown species?
32. Mngwa The Mngwa are mystery cats described as being as large as donkeys, with marks like a tabby and living in Africa – but not a known species.
33. Mokele-Mbembe For over two hundred years there have been reports of living Sauropods (dinosaur) in the remote Congo area of Africa. They may be confused with accounts of other local cryptids, including aquatic rhinos and monitors.
34. Mongolian Death Worm Locals in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia talk of these giant snakes, worms, or long thin lizards (also called Olgoi-khorkhoi or Allghoi-khorkhoi) as killing livestock and people with their breath or strayed vemon.
35. Mothman A local name for giant owls (also called Bighoot) which have been sighted for over 100 years in the West Virginia-Ohio area, and elsewhere in North America.
36. Ogopogo This is Canada's most famous type of water monster, the specific inhabitants of Lake Okanagan in the south central interior of British Columbia.
37. Orang-Pendak These reportedly small biped apes (also called Sedapa) live in the jungles of Sumatra and Borneo.
38. Peruvian Mystery Jaguar Unknown large cats with white background covered in solid irregular spots are seen in the rainforests of Peru.
39. Skunk Ape Also known by the label Myakka "ape" and other local names (Booger, Swamp Ape), these chimpanzee- or orangutan-like primates have been sighted throughout central and south Florida, and are a local version of the North American Ape. They are entirely different than the classic PNW Bigfoot.
40. Steller's Sea Cow A once thought extinct species, could these totally marine animals, looking like huge, wrinkled manatees, continue to exist? They are contemporarily sighted by Russian fisherman and others.
41. Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine Thought extinct, these wolf-like marsupials are still sighted on a regular basis in Western Australia, and perhaps New Guinea too.
42. Tatzelwürm Classic small log-shaped reptilian cryptids from the European Alps are enigmatic animals, but have they gone extinct in historical times?
43. Thunderbird Large condor-like birds, perhaps Teratorns, appear to still roam the skies of North America, along regular migration routes.
44. Tzuchinoko Unknown species of snake sighted in the upper elevations of Korea and Japan.
45. Ucu The South American Bigfoot live mainly in the Andean foothills.
46. Waitoreke These strange unknown otter-like beasts are seen in New Zealand, and as yet undiscovered.
47. Xing-Xing This is a specific regional name, from southern China, for small unknown apes, perhaps a new subspecies of orangutan.
48. Yeren The Chinese Wildmen are reddish, semi-bipedal, and often encountered by locals and government officials along rural roads.
49. Yeti Yeti, perhaps unknown rock apes, are creatures reported as crossing the Himalayan plateaus and living in the valley forests. There is not just "one" Abominable Snowman, and they are not "white."
50. Yowie These tall hairy unknown hominoids are sighted throughout several remote eastern coastal areas of Australia.
Some former members of this list do occassionaly have to be deleted. For example, the Bili Ape (allegedly giant chimpanzees reported to live in remote east Africa) have lost status as cryptids, as they are said today to merely be a subspecies of chimpanzee. Never mind, there will be new discoveries and new additions in the coming years.
Tagged with Animals, Paranormal


In the morning of the last day of our weekend in Whistler, M.N., W.W. and I had decided to go snowshoeing. We had to take a short walk from the Whistler Village to Lost Lake Passivhaus.
We crossed under this bridge where there was some pretty cool artwork.
Here we are. Lost Lake PassivHaus. This used to be the home of the Austrian team during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Now it's a base for snowshoeing and cross country skiing rentals and lessons. We decided to try cross country skiing instead when we got there. It's has been a while since I've last done it. Last was in elementary school, I believe. It was only $25 for the pass to the trail and $30 for the ski rentals.
Here we are at the start of the trail. Ready to for our big adventure!
The Lost Lake trail is the easiest one that loops around Lost Lake with mostly flat ground and a gentle downhill slopes. It takes about half an hour to go around the lake at a leisurely pace. The scenery is just gorgeous! It really was a winter wonderland that weekend. The snow was falling softly. The trees were coated in white. The silence of the forest. It was very serene.
As we progressed, around the trail, we could see the lake peeking out between the trees, covered in snow. So beautiful.
I thought cross country skiing was way more interesting than snowshoeing. I'm glad we chose to do this instead. In fact, I did it again 2 weeks later!


Need UX - UI Designer for modifying my website.
My website is not user friendly so I want you to design UX and UI design.
A redesign is my passion. I will do this carefully with research and good content. I have been done much work locally.
I will make a convenient and easy-to-use website. My works you can see in my portfolio. I'll be glad to collaborate!


The centenary of the holy death of St. Francisco - Our Lady's Blue Army - World Apostolate of Fatima U.S.A.
Francisco's bedroom where he died April 4, 1919.
This year is the centenary of the holy death of St. Francisco. Of the three Fatima seers, Francisco was the first to die on April 4, 1919. He, like Jacinta, fell sick with the Spanish influenza on December 23, 1918. Everyone in the Marto family contracted the illness, except the father. By the end of 1921, Jacinta, Francisco and two other Marto siblings, Florinda and Theresa, would succumb to this horrible illness that ravaged the world.
Despite his suffering, Francisco remained happy and peaceful to the very end. No amount of sickness, thirst, pain or fever prevented him from grasping his rosary beads in prayer. After all, the Blessed Mother had told him that he would go to heaven, but he must say many rosaries first.
Francisco's role in the Fatima story is mostly hidden. He never even heard the sweet voice of Our Lady as he could only see her, but relied on Lucia and Jacinta to tell him what she said. Still, he never ceased being amazed at what Mary showed them in the light that emanated from her hands – heaven – and the unfathomable experience of God. That was sufficient for him, and he was no less faithful and generous in his prayer, especially before the "Hidden Jesus" in the tabernacle. Even when sick with the most painful headache and fever in bed, he prayed many rosaries.
He would ask Lucia to pray the Rosary with him, but would get distressed if he was too weak to say the five decades. Lucia said his mother would console him by telling him Our Lady was just as pleased by his mental prayer.
Many people came to sit with Francisco when he was sick, commenting that there was something very special about him, like being at church. One day a woman named Mariana from Casa Velha came to Francisco's room. Lucia reported that she was upset because her husband had kicked her son out of the house and she was asking for the grace of reconciliation between them. Francisco told her, "Relax. Soon I will go to heaven. When I get there, I will ask for that grace of our Lady." On the afternoon of Francisco's death, the son asked for his father's forgiveness and this time, agreed to the conditions his father was imposing. Peace returned to their household. One of the boy's sisters later married a brother of Jacinta and Francisco.
Two days before he died, he sent for Lucia, asking her to help him remember his sins so he could make a good confession. He also asked her to pray that he would be able to receive the "Hidden Jesus" – Viaticum, because he had not yet made his First Communion. The priest did bring him the Sacred Host the next day and told the Canonical Process that Francisco received "with a great lucidity of mind and great piety," and seemed to be radiant with joy.
Francisco's final resting place at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Fatima.
The next morning around 6 a.m., he told his mother, "Mamma, look at the beautiful light near the door!" After a little while, he said he didn't see it anymore. Then his face brightened with an angelic smile and he expired peacefully.
The little boy who lived his last years totally focused on his eternal home, where he could continue his mission on earth and console God, is now a saint whom we can all pray to. He shares a feast day with his sister, St. Jacinta, on February 20. They are the patron saints of bodily ills, Portuguese children, captives and prisoners, people ridiculed for their piety, sick people and against sickness.
In conjunction with St. Anthony's Parish in Fatima, Portugal, where the Fatima children were baptized, we will be praying the Global Rosary for Peace in honor of the centenary of St. Francisco's death, Thursday, April 4 at 3PM Eastern (8PM European time) at the National Blue Army Shrine. Please join us: From Fatima for the World, Global Rosary for Peace.
According to Leo Madigan's book, Princesses of the Kingdom, Jacinta was diagnosed with Consumption, not the Spanish Flu. The book provides an account of events regarding her illness and death. She was sent to a hospital and was returned home due to her parent's inability to afford her medical care there. She later went to another hospital and died after receiving a surgery that involved a hole in her chest.
I found the book while researching the book I wrote called "Revisiting Fatima". I was at a second hand store looking for items for my house and was directed in thought to go to the used book section. I was directed to the bottom shelf of one of many book shelves, and hidden in between two books was Leo Madigan's small book.
The book has a Monstrous on it and I was due to sit at Adoration with Our Lord 15 minutes after finding the book. I sat at Adoration and in thought and prayer was led to read the story about Jacinta.
My work and research as a Master Herbalist has included the impact of indoor air quality on health due to moisture and, ironically, cures used in the early 1900's for Consumption, especially pine derivatives. I also have spent over 30 years consulting with large employers, including hospitals, on medical cost containment.
God through his great wisdom and love provided the leaves of the trees to be used as our medicine and food.
Blessings and thank you for your wonderful work.
Hello Susan. I have Leo Madigan's book as well. It's very good. Lucia's memoirs say that Jacinta and Francisco got ill about the same time. She specifically used the word "influenza" that first confined her to bed. This developed into a purulent pleurisy, an open infected wound in her side, and serious inflammation of the lungs, which is what eventually took her life, but it did start with the Spanish influenza. Here is another article, based on some of the writings on Jacinta's death.


This guest post comes to us from Featured Foodie Kevin Williams. Kevin is an author and researcher of Amish culinary culture. Thanks Kevin for the great information about Amish holiday culture.
The Amish have a serious, somber reputation. However, the image of a severe, austere Amish person is rather undeserved. In my 25 years chronicling Amish culture, I have encountered some of the most jolly and funny people I've ever met. Whether it be a biting joke or something more slapstick like putting a whoopie cushion on a buggy seat, Amish culture is one filled with unexpected humor and fun. While the holidays have deep religious reverence for the Amish, it doesn't mean the festive days aren't filled with enjoyment.
I often get asked about whether the Amish decorate their homes for the holidays. The answer to this question is generally "no," at least not in the same way non-Amish culture does with festive lights and Christmas trees. You will often find mantles adorned with colorful Christmas cards that have been received from friends and relatives over the holidays. If they don't have a mantle, you'll likely see the cards taped to the wall around a main kitchen or living room entryway. Exchanging Christmas cards is a time-honored tradition among the Amish.
Other decorations you'll find in an Amish home for the holidays would include plants of various types: poinsettias are popular as are Christmas cactuses. Both adorn a room with natural blooming beauty.
Another popular "decoration": food! Whether it be bright cheery Christmas cookies, decked out gingerbread men, or festive tins of fudge, the tastes of the season may be the most popular decor of all. It just doesn't last long, because it's such tasty decor that it gets eaten. With the Amish recipes below, you can "decorate" like the Amish for Christmas!
Old-Fashioned Amish Pear Cake – While you are singing about that partridge in a pear tree, you can be preparing pears to go into this delicious cake that has become a staple in Amish kitchens around the holidays.
Sour Cream Cut-Out Christmas Cookies – Amish children love to help make this soft, delicious cookies!
Baked Chocolate Fudge Pudding – Who needs figgy pudding when you can have fudge pudding? Make this dessert and you'll be singing "bring me some fudgy pudding." This decadent dessert has become a December staple in Amish homes.
Amish Dinner Rolls – Nothing like a basket of fresh, homemade dinner rolls to add yumminess to Christmas or Thanksgiving supper. Try this popular recipe today!


text:
460 () fue un año bisiesto comenzado en viernes del calendario juliano, en vigor en aquella fecha.

En el Imperio romano, el año fue nombrado el del consulado de Magno y Apolonio, o menos comúnmente, como el 1213 Ab urbe condita, adquiriendo su denominación como 460 a principios de la Edad Media, al establecerse el anno Domini.

Acontecimientos
27 de marzo: los suevos ocupan la ciudad de Lugo.
El emperador romano Mayoriano es derrotado por los visigodos.
La Iglesia copta se separa de la Iglesia ortodoxa de Alejandría.
 Fracasa completamente la expedición romana occidental contra el vándalo Genserico en Cartago.
 Los visigodos intervienen en Gallaecia contra los suevos, apoyados por el campesinado.

Fallecimientos
Elia Eudocia, emperatriz bizantina.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


For many bakers, aching feet, tension and back pain are part and parcel of their daily routine.
These ailments are primarily caused by long hours of standing, lifting, carrying heavy loads and putting too much strain on one side of the body.
kyBoot shoes are comfortable and healthy, making them perfect for bakers to wear at work. kyBoot shoes feature a unique air cushion sole. This provides optimal shock absorption and noticeably reduces stress on the body.
«You can walk around comfortably and stay on your feet without any pain. kyBoot shoes are more than just a comfy treat for your feet,» says a highly impressed Daniel Jakob, head of health and safety at the Swiss Association of Master Bakers and Confectioners.
More and more bakers are opting to wear kyBoot shoes. Chantal Studer is an apprentice at Igu Beck in Recherswil, Switzerland, and only has good things to say about how comfortable the shoes are to walk in. «kyBoot shoes are very comfortable to wear and have an excellent grip, even on smooth surfaces. I think kyBoot shoes make the best work shoes.» All 20 employees at the Füger bakery in Mörschwil, Switzerland, wear the feel-good shoes. «We might make the best rolls, but Müller makes the best shoes,»jokes Beda Füger. He recommends kyBoot shoes for avoiding back problems and knee pain caused by long periods of standing. «When I wear kyBoot shoes, I don't end up with tired legs and swollen feet at the end of the day, even after a 12-hour shift,» the master baker happily reports.
kyBoot shoes completely meet the requirements of the food sector. The soles are abrasion resistant and extremely non-slip, providing a secure grip and preventing accidents in the workplace. The foot climate system ensures optimal moisture and temperature regulation.


Quilts have played a major part of Lutheran World Relief's mission since our founding in 1945. That means, for over 70 years, quilters across the country have lovingly stitched thousands upon thousands of quilts for distribution as part of LWR's many projects. Their quilts have traveled all over the world, from Peru to India to Tanzania, providing warmth and comfort to millions of families.
Typically, quilting groups amass their labors of love once a year at Ingatherings, where their quilts join other quilts and Kits of Care in shipping containers sent to one of LWR's warehouses. Here, they are processed and stored until distribution. But before sending quilts to LWR, many congregations will hold a "Blessing of the Quilts," displaying their members' hard work throughout the sanctuary and blessing the quilts as part of the worship service. We're thrilled to see the overwhelming support quilting groups give to LWR and receive from their congregations - your hard work really does make a difference! Throughout the Fall Ingathering season, we will be sharing your photos from quilt blessings, both to say a huge "thank you!" for your generosity and to give you a chance to see what quilters just like you are doing many states away.
First Lutheran Church (DeKalb, IL) combined their quilt blessing with God's Work, Our Hands Sunday. The quilts of First Lutheran Church (West Allis, WI) brought pops of blue and purple into their sanctuary.
Quilts covered every pew of Grace Lutheran Church (Dodgeville, WI) and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (Des Moines, IA).
At Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Rockford, IL), over 270 quilts were blessed! Trinity Lutheran Church and School (Reed City, MI) assembled and blessed quilts for Lutheran Women's Missionary League Sunday. Lutheran Church of the Resurrection (Cincinnati, OH) and Peace Lutheran Church (Beavercreek, OH) proudly displayed their quilts on each seat. Quilts hung from the rafters at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Evanston (Evanston, IL), Abiding Christ Lutheran Church (Fairborn, OH), First Lutheran Church (Bellefontaine, OH) and St. John Lutheran Church (Alma, KS). The quilters of Hope Lutheran Church (Rockford, MI) posed in front of their 100 quilts, living up to their motto, "Spreading God's Love and Care on quilt at a time!"
St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Medford, WI) blessed 105 quilts at their weekly Community Quilt Work Day. They've already boxed up the quilts and taken them to their local Ingathering!
This year, the quilters of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (Wichita, KS) and Madison Christian Community (Madison, WI) completed a combined 225 quilts! At Shepherd of the Valley (Sandyville, OH) and Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Coshocton, OH), the quilts were proudly displayed at the front of each sanctuary, while the quilters at Saint Peter Lutheran Church (Battle Creek, MI) assisted their pastor in laying hands on their quilts. The hard work of the quilters of Immanuel Lutheran Church (Ellsworth, KS) was spread throughout the church. Each pew at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (Washington, MI), Long Lake Lutheran Church (Sarona, WI) St. Paul Lutheran Church (Sterling, IL) and St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Oklahoma City, OK) had multiple quilts. Over 175 quilts were blessed at Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church (Tulsa, OK), while worshipers sat against the many quilts made by Christ the Servant Lutheran Church (Vadnais Heights, MN) and Trinity Lutheran Church (Villa Park, IL). 100 quilts lined the pews of Zion Lutheran Church (Williamsburg, PA).
Central Lutheran Church (Mondovi, WI) blessed a year's worth of quilts, and the quilters of Our Savior's Lutheran Church (La Crosse, WI) posed among their quilts. Quilts of every color covered the pews of Olivet Lutheran Church (Sylvania, OH), St. James Lutheran Church (Coopersburg, PA) and Trinity Lutheran Church (Ann Arbor, MI). An abundance of quilts filled Mindoro Lutheran Church (Mindoro, WI) Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Lansing, MI), Lord of Life Lutheran Church (Tabneracle, NJ), Lord of Life Lutheran Church (Canfield, OH) and Immanuel Lutheran Church (Negaunee, MI). The Piecemakers of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (Mt. Vernon, IL) set a personal record for the number of quilts made this year, and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Arcadia, OH) blessed over 250 quilts!
Hope Lutheran Church (Westminster, CA), Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Fairgrove, MI) and St. James Lutheran Church (Concord, NC) filled their sanctuaries with quilts and color! Quilters from Grace Lutheran Church (Banning, CA) stood alongside their quilts, and Advent Lutheran Church (Morgan Hill, CA) and Mount Olive Lutheran Church (Hickory, NC) blessed a combined 400 quilts! Calvary Lutheran Church (Merrill, WI), Christ the King Lutheran Church (Richmond, VA) and Faith Lutheran Church (Moline, IL) covered every pew with quilts. St. David's Lutheran Church (West Columbia, SC) had their very first quilt blessing!
The quilters of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Saddle River, NJ) arranged their quilts a few days before they were blessed. The pews and the altars at All Saints Lutheran Church (Palatine, IL), Trinity Lutheran Church (Manistee, MI) and St. Paul Lutheran Church (Altamont, IL) were covered in quilts. Multiple quilts hung on every pew of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (Lafayette, IN) and St. Peter Lutheran Church (North Judson, IN). The nave of Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer (Kokomo, IN) was lined with quilts, and quilts at Trinity Lutheran Church (Crown Point, IN) brought even more color to their sanctuary.
Quilt blessings took a pause for congregations to celebrate #Reformation500, but were back in swing on All Saints' Sunday. Quilts covered every pew and chair of Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church (Lincoln, NE), Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (Hastings, NE) and Lutheran Church of Framingham (Framingham, MA). The Dorcas Quilters of St. Paul Lutheran Church (Wartburg, TN) showed off just some of the 105 quilts completed this year.
If your congregation held a Blessing of the Quilts in Fall 2017 and would like your photos to be shared on this page, please be sure to tag us on Facebook or email us at news@lwr.org. If you are an LWR Quilter or Kit-maker, we invite you take our Quilt & Kit Ministry Survey and help us continue to improve your experience in supporting Lutheran World Relief!
Recipe for success: One day. 40 volunteers. 599 School Kits.


Husband and wife team making site-driven wines from coastal vineyards in Northern California.
We employ traditional techniques and minimal handling of the grapes from vineyard to bottle in an attempt to produce wines of place and pleasure.
We do not and will never use any perfecting agents, enzymes, harmful filtering products or any other unhealthy or unethical additives.
We are East Coast natives who moved cross-country to pursue a dream. Our stories start in Boston and Orlando, then venture through Washington, DC and now continue in Napa, CA.
Amidst sales careers and entrepreneurial endeavors, we became drawn to the elemental lifestyle and requirement of presence when working side-by-side with Mother Nature that the world of wine cultivates.
By taking two steps back to take one step forward, Tom began harvest internships and cellar work coupled with wine science courses at the Napa Valley College. In the Fall of 2017 we made two barrels of Syrah, and thus, Darling Wines began.
Sign up with your email address to receive first access to our next release before it's available to the public.


Turkey can count by far amongst one of the most beautiful and diversified country in the world. From the oriental region to the Anatolie, the asian area, to finally reach the European part; it won't be difficult to find someplace to explore.
The view from the travertine pools in Pamukkale during sunset.
If I had to choose only on place to visit in Thaïland, it would Chiang Mai. Why? 3 reasons: the incredible adventure, watch a live muay thaï combat, and from what I've read, it is super cheap over there.
For breathtakingly colorful sceneries Italy must definitely be on list. Cities area such as Cinque Terre or the city of Burano are marvelous names which should make you dream.
Next time instead of going to Ibiza, try Croatia. Your choices are wide, between Dubrovnik, Split or Hvar (picture above), the choice is yours. Croatia is the international spot for the party people. Each year, numerous festivals are held in Croatia calling people from all over the world for a summer of pure insanity.
To discover hidden treasures of the mother nature, the Philippines is your next stop. Become a pro scuba-diver in Cebu, swim with in cristal clear waters in El Nido/Palawan and finally bestow yourself the delight of another kind of chocolat by going to Bohol and admire the Chocolate Hills.
2 Comments on "Top 12 Places To Travel 1/2 | Bucket List"
I have visited few, I see how much is left…. See you around!
There are indeed a lot to see!


AWS CEO Andy Jassy said Bloomberg story on spy chips was wrong and should be retracted.
He followed the lead of Apple CEO Tim Cook, who told Buzzfeed last week that the story was inaccurate.
Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, followed Apple's lead in calling the for the retraction of Bloomberg's story about spy chips being embedded in servers.
"They offered no proof, story kept changing, and showed no interest in our answers unless we could validate their theories," Jassy wrote in a tweet on Monday. "Reporters got played or took liberties. Bloomberg should retract."
Apple CEO Tim Cook told Buzzfeed on Friday that the scenario Bloomberg reported never happened and that the October story in Bloomberg Businessweek should be retracted. Bloomberg alleged data center hardware used by Apple and AWS, and provided by server company Super Micro, was under surveillance by the Chinese government, even though almost all the companies named in the report denied Bloomberg's claim.
Bloomberg published a denial from AWS alongside its own report, and AWS refuted the report in a more strongly worded six-paragraph blog post entitled "Setting the Record Straight on Bloomberg Businessweek's Erroneous Article."
The Bloomberg story said that servers from Super Micro in AWS Beijing data centers contained malicious chips, which were also found in servers from Elemental Technologies, a company AWS acquired.
"There are so many inaccuracies in this article as it relates to Amazon that they're hard to count," Steve Schmidt, chief information security officer at AWS, wrote in the post.
Also on Monday, Super Micro told shareholders that it sent a letter to customers informing them that it's conducting a "complicated and time-consuming review to further address the article" even as it lacks proof of the sort of malicious chips that Bloomberg had described.


We're just one week away from Force Friday II, the big merchandising event that will see a slew of Star Wars: The Last Jedi toys, clothing, posters, books and more thrown on shelves as part of Disney and Lucasfilm's massive hype machine that we happily crank up each and every week. While most of the secrets of The Last Jedi will likely be kept intact, it doesn't mean there won't be some details gleaned from the event. In fact, part of the Force Friday II promotion will include the reveal of a new character through the "Find the Force" augmented reality event accessed through the official Star Wars app.
Find out more about Star Wars Force Friday II and this special promotion below.
As you can see, by scanning the "Find the Force" logo, you'll unlock characters in the app, almost as if they were trading cards. Apparently at least one of the characters you'll be able to unlock during the global event that spans three days at 20,000 retail locations spread across 30 countries will be a never-before-seen character from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Will this be a new key character in the Star Wars saga or are we talking about getting a glimpse at another Constable Zuvio here? It's difficult to say, but it's a relatively cool way to keep fans active on the Star Wars app while also unlocking new information about the movie.
You can use the Star Wars app right now to get an early look at the Porgs in augmented reality before the treasure hunt for more characters goes live next week for Force Friday II on September 1st. In fact, once you start the treasure hunt, you'll be able to post photos and videos on Instagram and Twitter with the hashtags #FindtheForce and #Sweepstakes throughout that weekend for a chance to win the ultimate fan experience: tickets to the Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiere in December.
If you're wondering where the best place to go for Force Friday II is going to be, StarWars.com has all the details on the various events and parties that certain retail locations are having. Some establishments like Target, Walmart and Meijer will be opening at midnight to start selling The Last Jedi merchandise immediately. Other retailers have their own exclusives and whatnot too, which you can find about in much more detail right here.
Happy hunting, and may the Force be with you!


It is extremely expensive in cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco New York and Chicago. California residents have had to go through extreme lengths Just to pay the rent from living under the stairs, having multiple roommates or RV living. If the rental market isn't regulated due to unaffordablity then we can end up in another housing bubble resulting in a crash, or people dying as a result of over crowding that's a serious problem. People are already planning to move away from California to places like Washington, Oregon, Texas and Florida. The average employee is now shelling out more than 30% of their household income forcing them to work three jobs at a time in addition to having makeshift rooms which results fire and health hazards, living further away from their job which results in lateness, stressed induced illness, and health issues such as diabetes, heart disease and death.


text:
title: Retry-ability
---

<Alert type="info">

## <Icon name="graduation-cap"></Icon> What you'll learn

- How Cypress retries commands and assertions
- When commands are retried and when they are not
- How to address some situations of flaky tests

</Alert>

A core feature of Cypress that assists with testing dynamic web applications is
retry-ability. Like a good transmission in a car, it usually works without you
noticing it. But understanding how it works will help you write faster tests
with fewer run-time surprises.

<Alert type="info">

Test Retries

If you are looking to retry tests a configured number of times when the test
fails, check out our official guide on
[Test Retries](/guides/guides/test-retries).

</Alert>

## Commands vs assertions

There are two types of methods you can call in your Cypress tests: **commands**
and **assertions**. For example, there are 6 commands and 2 assertions in the
test below.

```javascript
it('creates 2 items', () => {
  cy.visit('/') // command
  cy.focused() // command
    .should('have.class', 'new-todo') // assertion

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]') // command
    .type('todo A{enter}') // command
    .type('todo B{enter}') // command

  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li') // command
    .should('have.length', 2) // assertion
})
```

The [Command Log](/guides/core-concepts/cypress-app#Command-Log) shows both
commands and assertions with passing assertions showing in green.

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/command-assertions.png" alt="Cypress tests shoing commands and assertions"></DocsImage>

Let's look at the last command and assertion pair:

```javascript
cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li') // command
  .should('have.length', 2) // assertion
```

Because nothing is synchronous in modern web applications, Cypress can't query
all the DOM elements with the class `todo-list` and check if there are only two
of them. There are many examples of why this would not work well.

- What if the application has not updated the DOM by the time these commands
  run?
- What if the application is waiting for its back end to respond before
  populating the DOM element?
- What if the application does some intensive computation before showing the
  results in the DOM?

Thus the Cypress [`cy.get`](/api/commands/get) command has to be smarter and
expect the application to potentially update. The `cy.get()` queries the
application's DOM, finds the elements that match the selector, and then tries
the assertion that follows it (in our case `should('have.length', 2)`) against
the list of found elements.

- ✅ If the assertion that follows the `cy.get()` command passes, then the
  command finishes successfully.
- 🚨 If the assertion that follows the `cy.get()` command fails, then the
  `cy.get()` command will requery the application's DOM again. Then Cypress will
  try the assertion against the elements yielded from `cy.get()`. If the
  assertion still fails, `cy.get()` will try requerying the DOM again, and so on
  until the `cy.get()` command timeout is reached.

The retry-ability allows the tests to complete each command as soon as the
assertion passes, without hard-coding waits. If your application takes a few
milliseconds or even seconds to render each DOM element - no big deal, the test
does not have to change at all. For example, let's introduce an artificial delay
of 3 seconds when refreshing the application's UI below in an example TodoMVC
model code:

```javascript
app.TodoModel.prototype.addTodo = function (title) {
  this.todos = this.todos.concat({
    id: Utils.uuid(),
    title: title,
    completed: false,
  })

  // let's trigger the UI to render after 3 seconds
  setTimeout(() => {
    this.inform()
  }, 3000)
}
```

My test still passes! The last `cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"]')` and the
assertion `should('have.length', 2)` are clearly showing the spinning
indicators, meaning Cypress is requerying for them.

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/retry-2-items.gif" alt="Retrying finding 2 items"></DocsImage>

Within a few milliseconds after the DOM updates, `cy.get()` finds two elements
and the `should('have.length', 2)` assertion passes

## Multiple assertions

A single command followed by multiple assertions retries each one of them -- in
order. Thus when the first assertion passes, the command will be retried with
first and second assertion. When the first and second assertion pass, then the
command will be retried with the first, second, and third assertion, and so on.

For example, the following test has [`.should()`](/api/commands/should) and
[`.and()`](/api/commands/and) assertions. `.and()` is an alias of the
`.should()` command, so the second assertion is really a custom callback
assertion in the form of the [`.should(cb)`](/api/commands/should#Function)
function with 2 [`expect`](/guides/references/assertions#BDD-Assertions)
assertions inside of it.

```javascript
cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li') // command
  .should('have.length', 2) // assertion
  .and(($li) => {
    // 2 more assertions
    expect($li.get(0).textContent, 'first item').to.equal('todo a')
    expect($li.get(1).textContent, 'second item').to.equal('todo B')
  })
```

Because the second assertion
`expect($li.get(0).textContent, 'first item').to.equal('todo a')` fails, the
third assertion is never reached. The command fails after timing out, and the
Command Log correctly shows that the first encountered assertion
`should('have.length', 2)` passed, but the second assertion and the command
itself failed.

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/second-assertion-fails.gif" alt="Retrying multiple assertions"></DocsImage>

## Not every command is retried

Cypress only retries commands that query the DOM:
[`cy.get()`](/api/commands/get), [`.find()`](/api/commands/find),
[`.contains()`](/api/commands/contains), etc. You can check if a particular
command is retried by looking at the "Assertions" section in its API
documentation. For example, "Assertions section" of
[`.first()`](/api/commands/first) tells us that the command is retried until all
assertions that follow it are passing.

<List>
`.first()` will automatically
[retry](/guides/core-concepts/retry-ability) until the element(s)
[exist in the DOM](/guides/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress#Default-Assertions)

`.first()`
will automatically [retry](/guides/core-concepts/retry-ability) until all
chained assertions have passed
</List>

### Why are some commands _NOT_ retried?

Commands are not retried when they could potentially change the state of the
application under test. For example, Cypress will not retry the
[.click()](/api/commands/click) command, because it could change something in
the application.

<Alert type="warning">

Very rarely you may want to retry a command like `.click()`. We describe one
case like that where the event listeners are attached to a modal popup only
after a delay, thus causing default events fired during `.click()` to not
register. In this special case you may want to "keep clicking" until the event
registers, and the dialog disappears. Read about it in the
[When Can the Test Click?](https://www.cypress.io/blog/2019/01/22/when-can-the-test-click/)
blog post.

</Alert>

## Built-in assertions

Often a Cypress command has built-in assertions that will cause the command to
be retried. For example, the [`.eq()`](/api/commands/eq) command will be retried
even without any attached assertions until it finds an element with the given
index in the previously yielded list of elements.

```javascript
cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li') // command
  .should('have.length', 2) // assertion
  .eq(3) // command
```

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/eq.gif" alt="Retrying built-in assertion"></DocsImage>

Some commands that cannot be retried still have built-in _waiting_. For example,
as described in the "Assertions" section of [.click()](/api/commands/click), the
`click()` command waits to click until the element becomes
[actionable](/guides/core-concepts/interacting-with-elements#Actionability).

Cypress tries to act like a human user would using the browser.

- Can a user click on the element?
- Is the element invisible?
- Is the element behind another element?
- Does the element have the `disabled` attribute?

The `.click()` command will automatically wait until multiple built-in assertion
checks like these pass, and then it will attempt to click just once.

## Timeouts

By default each command that retries, does so for up to 4 seconds - the
[`defaultCommandTimeout`](/guides/references/configuration#Timeouts) setting.

### Increase time to retry

You can change this timeout for _all commands_. See
[Configuration: Overriding Options](/guides/references/configuration#Overriding-Options)
for examples of overriding this option.

For example, to set the default command timeout to 10 seconds via the command
line:

```shell
cypress run --config defaultCommandTimeout=10000
```

We do not recommend changing the command timeout globally. Instead, pass the
individual command's `{ timeout: ms }` option to retry for a different period of
time. For example:

```javascript
// we've modified the timeout which affects default + added assertions
cy.get('[data-testid="mobile-nav"]', { timeout: 10000 })
  .should('be.visible')
  .and('contain', 'Home')
```

Cypress will retry for up to 10 seconds to find a visible element of class
`mobile-nav` with text containing "Home". For more examples, read the
[Timeouts](/guides/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress#Timeouts) section in
the "Introduction to Cypress" guide.

### Disable retry

Overriding the timeout to `0` will essentially disable retrying the command,
since it will spend 0 milliseconds retrying.

```javascript
// check synchronously that the element does not exist (no retry)
// for example just after a server-side render
cy.get('[data-testid="ssr-error"]', { timeout: 0 }).should('not.exist')
```

## Only the last command is retried

Here is a short test that demonstrates some flake.

<e2e-or-ct>
<template #e2e>

```js
it('adds two items', () => {
  cy.visit('/')

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo A{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li')
    .find('label')
    .should('contain', 'todo A')

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo B{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li')
    .find('label')
    .should('contain', 'todo B')
})
```

</template>
<template #ct>

```js
it('adds two items', () => {
  cy.mount(<Todos />)

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo A{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li')
    .find('label')
    .should('contain', 'todo A')

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo B{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li')
    .find('label')
    .should('contain', 'todo B')
})
```

</template>
</e2e-or-ct>

The test passes in Cypress without a hitch.

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/adds-two-items-passes.gif" alt="Test passes"></DocsImage>

But sometimes the test fails - not usually locally, no - it almost always fails
on our continuous integration server. When the test fails, the recorded video
and screenshots are NOT showing any obvious problems! Here is the failing test
video:

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/adds-two-items-fails.gif" alt="Test fails"></DocsImage>

The problem looks weird - I can clearly see the label "todo B" present in the
list, so why isn't Cypress finding it? What is going on?

Remember the delay we introduced into our application code that causes the test
to time out? We added a 100ms delay before the UI rerenders itself.

```javascript
app.TodoModel.prototype.addTodo = function (title) {
  this.todos = this.todos.concat({
    id: Utils.uuid(),
    title: title,
    completed: false,
  })

  setTimeout(() => {
    this.inform()
  }, 100)
}
```

This delay could be the source of our flaky tests when the application is
running on our CI server. Here is how to see the source of the problem. In the
Command Log, hover over each command to see which elements Cypress found at each
step.

In the failing test, the first label was indeed found correctly:

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/first-item-label.png" alt="First item label"></DocsImage>

Hover over the second "FIND label" command - something is wrong here. It found
the _first label_, then kept requerying to find the text "todo B", but the first
item always remains "todo A".

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/second-item-label.png" alt="Second item label"></DocsImage>

Hmm, weird, why is Cypress only looking at the _first_ item? Let's hover over
the "GET .todo-list li" command to inspect what _that command found_. Ohh,
interesting - there was only one item at that moment.

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/second-get-li.png" alt="Second get li"></DocsImage>

During the test, the `cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li')` command quickly
found the rendered `<li>` item - and that item was the first and only "todo A"
item. Our application was waiting 100ms before appending the second item "todo
B" to the list. By the time the second item was added, Cypress had already
"moved on", working only with the first `<li>` element. It only searched for
`<label>` inside the first `<li>` element, completely ignoring the newly created
2nd item.

To confirm this, let's remove the artificial delay to see what's happening in
the passing test.

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/two-items.png" alt="Two items"></DocsImage>

When the web application runs without the delay, it gets its items into the DOM
before the Cypress command `cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li')` runs. After
the `cy.get()` returns 2 items, the `.find()` command just has to find the right
label. Great.

Now that we understand the real reason behind the flaky test, we need to think
about why the default retry-ability has not helped us in this situation. Why
hasn't Cypress found the 2 `<li>` elements after the second one was added?

For a variety of implementation reasons, Cypress commands **only** retry the
**last command** before the assertion. In our test:

```javascript
cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo B{enter}')
cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li') // queries immediately, finds 1 <li>
  .find('label') // retried, retried, retried with 1 <li>
  .should('contain', 'todo B') // never succeeds with only 1st <li>
```

## Use retry-ability correctly

Luckily, once we understand how retry-ability works and how only the last
command is used for assertion retries, we can fix this test for good.

### Merging queries

The first solution we recommend is to avoid unnecessarily splitting commands
that query elements. Instead of
`cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li').find('label')` we can combine two
separate queries into one - forcing the combined query to be retried.

<e2e-or-ct>
<template #e2e>

```js
it('adds two items', () => {
  cy.visit('/')

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo A{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li label') // 1 query command
    .should('contain', 'todo A') // assertion

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo B{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li label') // 1 query command
    .should('contain', 'todo B') // assertion
})
```

</template>
<template #ct>

```js
it('adds two items', () => {
  cy.mount(<Todos />)

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo A{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li label') // 1 query command
    .should('contain', 'todo A') // assertion

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo B{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li label') // 1 query command
    .should('contain', 'todo B') // assertion
})
```

</template>
</e2e-or-ct>

To show the retries, I increased the application's artificial delay to 500ms.
The test now always passes because the entire selector is retried. It finds 2
list elements when the second "todo B" is added to the DOM.

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/combined-selectors.gif" alt="Combined selector"></DocsImage>

<Alert type="info">

Use
[`cy.contains`](/api/commands/contains)

**Tip:** instead of `cy.get(selector).should('contain', text)` or
`cy.get(selector).contains(text)` chain, we recommend using
`cy.contains(selector, text)` which is retried automatically as a single
command.

```javascript
cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo A{enter}')
cy.contains('[data-testid="todo-list"] li', 'todo A')
cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo B{enter}')
// you can use a regular expression
// to match the text exactly
cy.contains('[data-testid="todo-list"] li', /^todo B$/)
```

</Alert>

Similarly, when working with deeply nested JavaScript properties using the
[`.its()`](/api/commands/its) command, try not to split it across multiple
calls. Instead, combine property names into a single call using the `.`
separator:

```javascript
// 🛑 not recommended
// only the last "its" will be retried
cy.window()
  .its('app') // runs once
  .its('model') // runs once
  .its('todos') // retried
  .should('have.length', 2)

// ✅ recommended
cy.window()
  .its('app.model.todos') // retried
  .should('have.length', 2)
```

See the
[Set flag to start tests](https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/set-flag-to-start-tests/)
blog for the full example.

### Alternate commands and assertions

There is another way to fix our flaky test. Whenever you write a longer test, we
recommend alternating commands with assertions. In this case, I will add an
assertion after the `cy.get()` command, but before the `.find()` command.

<e2e-or-ct>
<template #e2e>

```js
it('adds two items', () => {
  cy.visit('/')

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo A{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li') // command
    .should('have.length', 1) // assertion
    .find('label') // command
    .should('contain', 'todo A') // assertion

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo B{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li') // command
    .should('have.length', 2) // assertion
    .find('label') // command
    .should('contain', 'todo B') // assertion
})
```

</template>
<template #ct>

```js
it('adds two items', () => {
  cy.mount(<Todos />)

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo A{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li') // command
    .should('have.length', 1) // assertion
    .find('label') // command
    .should('contain', 'todo A') // assertion

  cy.get('[data-testid="new-todo"]').type('todo B{enter}')
  cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li') // command
    .should('have.length', 2) // assertion
    .find('label') // command
    .should('contain', 'todo B') // assertion
})
```

</template>
</e2e-or-ct>

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/alternating-commands-assertions.png" alt="Passing test"></DocsImage>

The test passes, because the second `cy.get('[data-testid="todo-list"] li')` is
retried with its own assertion now `.should('have.length', 2)`. Only after
successfully finding two `<li>` elements, the command `.find('label')` and its
assertion starts, and by now, the item with the correct "todo B" label has been
correctly queried.

### Use `.should()` with a callback

If you have to use commands that cannot be retried, but need to retry the entire
chain, consider rewriting the commands into a single
[.should(callbackFn)](/api/commands/should#Function) chained off the very first
retry-able command.

Below is an example where the number value is set after a delay:

```html
<div class="random-number-example">
  Random number: <span id="random-number">🎁</span>
</div>
<script>
  const el = document.getElementById('random-number')
  setTimeout(() => {
    el.innerText = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10 + 1)
  }, 1500)
</script>
```

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/random-number.gif" alt="Random number"></DocsImage>

#### <Icon name="exclamation-triangle" color="red"></Icon> Incorrectly waiting for values

You may want to write a test like below, to test that the number is between 1
and 10, although **this will not work as intended**. The test yields the
following values, noted in the comments, before failing.

```javascript
// WRONG: this test will not work as intended
cy.get('[data-testid="random-number"]') // <div>🎁</div>
  .invoke('text') // "🎁"
  .then(parseFloat) // NaN
  .should('be.gte', 1) // fails
  .and('be.lte', 10) // never evaluates
```

Unfortunately, the [.then()](/api/commands/then) command is not retried. Thus
the test only runs the entire chain once before failing.

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/random-number-first-attempt.png" alt="First attempt at writing the test"></DocsImage>

#### <Icon name="check-circle" color="green"></Icon> Correctly waiting for values

We need to retry getting the element, invoking the `text()` method, calling the
`parseFloat` function and running the `gte` and `lte` assertions. We can achieve
this using the `.should(callbackFn)`.

```javascript
cy.get('[data-testid="random-number"]').should(($div) => {
  // all the code inside here will retry
  // until it passes or times out
  const n = parseFloat($div.text())

  expect(n).to.be.gte(1).and.be.lte(10)
})
```

The above test retries getting the element and invoking the text of the element
to get the number. When the number is finally set in the application, then the
`gte` and `lte` assertions pass and the test passes.

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/random-number-callback.gif" alt="Random number using callback"></DocsImage>

### Use aliases

When using [`cy.stub()`](/api/commands/stub) or [`cy.spy()`](/api/commands/spy)
to test application's code, a good practice is to give it an alias and use the
`cy.get('@alias').should('...')` assertion to retry.

For example, when confirming that the button component invokes the `click` prop
testing with the
[cypress/react](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/tree/master/npm/react)
mounting library, the following test might or might not work:

#### <Icon name="exclamation-triangle" color="red"></Icon> Incorrectly checking if the stub was called

```js
const Clicker = ({ click }) => (
  <div>
    <button onClick={click}>Click me</button>
  </div>
)

it('calls the click prop twice', () => {
  const onClick = cy.stub()
  cy.mount(<Clicker click={onClick} />)
  cy.get('button')
    .click()
    .click()
    .then(() => {
      // works in this case, but not recommended
      // because .then() does not retry
      expect(onClick).to.be.calledTwice
    })
})
```

The above example will fail if the component calls the `click` prop after a
delay.

```js
const Clicker = ({ click }) => (
  <div>
    <button onClick={() => setTimeout(click, 500)}>Click me</button>
  </div>
)
```

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/delay-click.png" alt="Expect fails the test without waiting for the delayed stub"></DocsImage>

The test finishes before the component calls the `click` prop twice, and without
retrying the assertion `expect(onClick).to.be.calledTwice`.

#### <Icon name="check-circle" color="green"></Icon> Correctly waiting for the stub to be called

We recommend aliasing the stub using the [`.as`](/api/commands/as) command and
using `cy.get('@alias').should(...)` assertions.

```js
it('calls the click prop', () => {
  const onClick = cy.stub().as('clicker')
  cy.mount(<Clicker click={onClick} />)
  cy.get('button').click().click()

  // good practice 💡
  // auto-retry the stub until it was called twice
  cy.get('@clicker').should('have.been.calledTwice')
})
```

<DocsImage src="/img/guides/retry-ability/v10/click-twice.gif" alt="Retrying the assertions using a stub alias"></DocsImage>

Watch the short video below to see this example in action

<DocsVideo src="https://youtube.com/embed/AlltFcsIFvc"></DocsVideo>

## See also

- Read our blog posts about fighting
  [the test flake](https://cypress.io/blog/tag/flake/).
- You can add retry-ability to your own
  [custom commands](/api/cypress-api/custom-commands); see
  [this pull request to cypress-xpath](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-xpath/pull/12/files)
  for an example.
- You can retry any function with attached assertions using the 3rd party
  plugins [cypress-pipe](https://github.com/NicholasBoll/cypress-pipe) and
  [cypress-wait-until](https://github.com/NoriSte/cypress-wait-until).
- 3rd party plugin
  [cypress-recurse](https://github.com/bahmutov/cypress-recurse) can be used to
  implement the
  [visual testing with retry-ability for canvas elements](https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/canvas-testing/)
- See retry-ability examples in the
  [Cypress should callback](https://glebbahmutov.com/blog/cypress-should-callback/)
  blog post.
- To learn how to enable Cypress' test retries functionality, which retries
  tests that fail up to the configured number, check out our official guide on
  [Test Retries](/guides/guides/test-retries).

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Many high-level officials dismissed by judicial vetting, but corruption charges so far
• Last update: 11:29 - 10 February 2022
A few hours after the Parliament passed the extension of the mandates of the vetting bodies, a debate took place in the studio of "Absolute 4" about the justice reform, its history, developments, and current state, nearly five years after the process began. Aranita Brahaj, Vladimir Karaj, Lutfi Dervishi, Afrim Krasniqi, Fabian Zhilla, and Dritan Shano were among the studio's guests.
The vast majority of officials dismissed by the Vetting Process are dismissed because of the wealth criterion, and some for failing to fulfill their duties adequately.
Confirmation came from Birn journalist Vladimir Karaj, who, when asked in the studio by Dritan Shano, provided the example of two dismissed prosecutors. According to him, the majority of decisions were just.
"The majority of judicial members were dismissed due to the wealth criterion; in every case, there were issues with insufficient declaration of hidden assets and conflicts of interest, which were the primary reasons they left the system. Certain individuals may have been penalised for making incorrect applications. The procedure is quite complex. For me, the majority of judgments are correct. The majority of their problems are financial in nature. However, vetting committees do not examine court judgments, which are reviewed by a higher court. There were certain rulings in favor of two prosecutors who were dismissed for failing to do their duties correctly, as evidenced by the fact that they harmed the victim twice."
Shano: This is not justice reform, but tax evasion.
Dritan Shano, an expert in economy, called the dismissals for failing to declare assets as tax evasion, not justice reform. The judges and prosecutors who were dismissed have not been convicted, according to Shano, and are continuing to enjoy their money, while today's vote for extending the terms is the result of international pressure.
"This is not justice reform; this is tax evasion. I would not describe it as a success. We have no sanctions against law breakers, against these individuals who have been dismissed yet continue to spend money quietly. This effectively transforms the five-year endeavor into a power struggle. Everything that occurs throughout the justice negotiating process is controlled by a majority that we have had for a long period of time. Today's vote was not taken spontaneously, but in response to international pressure. This has been delayed for five years and it is a criteria to be fulfilled"'.
Brahaj: I expected a criminal proceeding against the corrupt, not a property evaluation
According to Aranita Brahaj from Open Data Albania, there should be a criminal proceeding to prosecute the corrupt officials, not just a property assessment procedure. According to her, this will have far-reaching consequences for all of our country's future governments.
"I was one of the reform skeptics. Corrupt individuals should face criminal charges, not a property valuation procedure. Conducting a judicial through a majority in power, increases the chance that the majority will take control of the system. I expected criminal trials to bring the corrupt to justice, yet there was no crackdown or asset confiscation. I believe the change was a wonderful concept, but there was insufficient knowledge, and I believe it will have far-reaching consequences for all of our country's governments. There has always been a desire to establish a zero-year."
Krasniqi: Not a failed reform, but a moderately successful one
Analyst Afrim Krasniqi does not view justice reform as a failure, but rather as "moderately successful." According to him, this is an experiment by the US and EU in Albania.
"It is hard to carry out a comprehensive and horizontal reform with the highest potential expectations in a country that has a poor track record of reforming. Albania is undergoing a US and EU-led reform. They've dubbed it na "experiment," and like any experiment, it's a "moderately successful" reform, but not a failure. The Independent Qualification Commission was one of the most blatant examples of a broken structure. Almost all verdicts reached with three affirmative votes and zero negative votes have been right. Two-vote decisions are interpretable. We must wait until the vetting process is complete to determine if a standard was followed."
Dervishi: Vetting has also resulted in the dismissal of those who should have been in office
Lutfi Dervishi used a metaphor to describe the process of vetting judges and prosecutors. He maintains that some of them should not have been dismissed. Dervishi believes that there is a widespread belief that there is no justice in this country, which has created an environment conducive to crime, cannabis plantation, and the destruction of public property.
"If we refer to it as success, it is prudent not to repeat it. It can be compared to hard and difficult surgery and the patient has just woken up. It was as if they had a large tree loaded with rotting apples. The reform sought to rid the system of rotten apples. Along with them, several excellent apples dropped, and Albania cannot afford to lose those people. The tree was shaken so violently that it was uprooted . There were two possible approaches; we picked the third one. The first approach was to do it within the judicial system. The second approach was through politics. The third was to be accomplished through international effort. They took it to the extreme with the issue of asset declarations . Those who conduct the vetting are not vetted themselves. A scenario has been created in which it is believed that there is no justice in this nation, that mayhem has been committed in this country through drugs, crime, and destruction of public property, with the idea that there is no justice."
Zhilla: Justice reform must be followed by electoral reform
According to analyst Fabian Zhilla, judiciary reform must be followed by electoral reform to enable the political class to be replaced.
Reforming the justice system must be followed by further reforms. If justice reform is not supported by electoral reform that empowers citizens to replace the political class, enforcing any legislation would be difficult, yet we have highlighted certain reform issues that were declared as worldwide norms. It was intended to alter the system, but the system cannot be altered by its occupants. And the problem lies in who picks the individuals who will head the institutions of justice reform. Another issue is the transition's unpredictability. A non-technical analysis was required. It is worth noting that if this criterion is followed, a significant measure will come out of the institution. Professional standards were disregarded in this vetting process."

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Arrival! was a film mae about Buzz Bury's LeftCoast-funded project working with international volunteers at Blackpool homeless charrty Streetlife, turning their first impressions of the resort into a beach art installation.
The drone footage was done by Dave Severns-Jones, in collaboration with the University of Central Lancashire's Civic Drone Centre (basically John Mills and Darren Ansell helping me out big time).
ARRIVAL! from Buzz Bury on Vimeo.
But I still loathe tangerines!!!
This entry was posted on January 14, 2019 by Garry Cook in Uncategorized.


Going to Nagasaki? Find the best month to visit Nagasaki based on the weather.
Expect 26°C daytime maximum temperatures in the shade with on average 5 hours of sunshine per day in Nagasaki in June. Check more long-term weather averages for Nagasaki in June before you book your next holiday to Japan in 2019/2020.
The June weather guide for Nagasaki, Japan shows long term weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.
The average maximum daytime temperature in Nagasaki in June is a warm 26°C (79°F) with low heat & humidity. The average night-time temperature is usually a comfortable 19°C (66°F). There are usually 5 hours of bright sunshine each day, which represents 33% of the 14 hours of daylight.
Expect 362mm (14.3 inches) of rainfall across the whole of June with 19 days with some rain falling. Maximum UV levels will be very high (10 UV index) at midday when the skies are clear.
The average sea temperature in and around Nagasaki in June is 22°C (72°F).
Browse the sunrise & sunset times for Nagasaki in June 2019. Select a month to view Nagasaki sunrise & sunset times for the next twelve months.
What is the weather usually like in Nagasaki in June?
How hot is Nagasaki in June?
How sunny is Nagasaki in June?
How wet is Nagasaki in June?
How warm is the sea around Nagasaki in June?


The one-year anniversary of our two-week trip to Romania has come & gone, but the memories and the adventures are still strong in our memories and in our hearts. We want to share more details about that trip, because looking back, we did not post very much on all the activities that we did in Romania.
Let's start with CASTLES! While in Romania we visited three castles.
The first one we went to was in Hunedoara and is called Corvin Castle. This castle was first built in the 1400s, but had gone through many renovations and improvements over the years after fires, military action, and neglect.
As legend has it, there is a deep well in the castle that was dug by a few prisoners. Those prisoners were promised release after the well was finished. Upon completing the well 15 years later, the prisoners were not granted their freedom, but instead were executed. Before they were killed, an inscription was written on the well stating "you have water, but not soul."
Today, the castle serves as a beautiful tourist attraction. For a small fee (even cheaper if you have a student ID), you can enter the castle, walk through the cobblestone court yard, explore the dungeons & torture chamber, dance with your adventure partner in the ballroom, get locked in the stocks, and stand guard at watch towers.
Corvin Castle has a draw bridge, a moat, watch towers, stain-glass windows, and a beautiful courtyard (& even modern-day outlets!). While walking through the grounds of the castle, I felt like I was Drew Barrymore in Ever After.
Stay tuned to see pictures from the other two Romanian castles we visited: Bran & Peles. After those are posted, we will share about other fun things we did during our adventure in Romania. Get excited!
Have you ever toured an ancient castle? Where? Leave your answer in the comments below.
I love castle pics... I hadn't seen these ... Thanks for sharing!
Wow!!! I already can't wait to read more about Romania!
What an amazing trip. My fav is your hubby in the stocks - mine would totally do that too.


text:
Musings on Life
Tele Directory
Know Jharkhand
Govt Web
Power cuts in Jharkhand help traders sell lanterns
Representational Picture
Lanterns and candles are in high demand due to unending power cuts across Jharkhand."We have sold lanterns and candles in thousands", said a dealer in Ranchi where electricity supply continued to remain dismal.
Officially, power cuts were due to unending shut down of one unit of the Tenughat Thermal Power Station which is facing a shortage of coal. At this Hydro-power plant, one single unit produces 203 MW of electricity and supplied to the State from its own kitty.
The Jharkhand Bijli Vitaran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) has maintained that areas falling in Ranchi such as Kokar, Main Road, Lalpur, Upper Bazar, Harmu faced hours of shutdown due to maintenance work and or construction of electricity infrastructure under R-APDRP scheme, it is learned.
Also, some part of Ranchi is undergoing underground cabling and covered overhead wire works. The power cut was due to this reason as well. Also, some areas like Doranda and Dhurva(HEC) faced load shading due to a short power supply, said an executive engineer with the JBVNL.
Entire in-house power availability remained only 267 MW adding 203 MW from TTPS and 53 MW from Inland Power.
This apart, 495 MW was allocated from the central poll, 103 MW from Adhunik, 48 MW for SER, 59 MW from Indian Energy Exchange and 76 MW from MPSEB.
In total, Jharkhand received 896 MW and met its demand of 953 MW by overdrawing 57 MW from the central poll. Still, there was a shortage of power and thus different parts of the State had to face load shading of 228 MW.
"We are hoping that situation would improve in days to come"," said Rahul Purwar, Managing Director of JBVNL.
The lone power generating unit under the Government sector in the State TTPS is in short supply of coal due to the bill pending for the fuel. "TTPS is in talks with CCL and ways are being found out to ensure smooth coal supply," said a senior official of the Energy Department.
The situation in far-flung areas of Palamu, Latehar, Lohardaga, Chatra, Garhwa and other places remained critical with around 10 to 12 hours of power cut.
"We are getting lower supply and managing by hours of load shading in urban areas. The situation is worse in rural areas," said an official of Medininagar division.
SE Railways achieves energy conservation, saves Rs 5.32 crore
Biswajit Chatterjee conferred Indian Personality of the Year Award at 51st IFFI
Defeat Corna by Wearing Mask, Covering Mouth, Nose
New Tata Safari To Be Marketed on Republic Day 2021
Speaker defends stand questioning Babulal Marandi…
Jail Manual Violation case :Lalu kept in bungalow…
On eve of 1 year of Hemant Soren Government, Ads sprout…
One Year of Soren Govt: Preparations on to show case…
अमर शहीद पांडेय गणपत राय की जयंती के अवसर पर उनकी तस्वीर पर माल्यार्पण कर श्रद्धा सुमन अर्पित करते हुए मुख्यमंत्री श्री हेमन्त सोरेन ।
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren participated in XISS's Annual Convocation on January 16, 2021.
Koderama में पहला टीका लेने के बाद सदर अस्पताल की सफाई कर्मी कुसुम देवी ने कहा कि पहले उनके मन में भ्रम जरूर था लेकिन टीका लेने के बाद उन्हें किसी तरह की परेशानी नहीं हुई है और…
शिक्षाविद अजीत कुमार सिन्हा का निधन अपूर्णीय क्षति : प्रणव कुमार बब्बू.
अखिल भारतीय कायस्थ महासभा के प्रदेश अध्यक्ष डॉ.प्रणव कुमार बब्बू ने कहा है कि वरिष्ठ विद्वान एवं सुप्रसिद्ध…
JSCA Chief Amitabh Choudhary and CM Hemant Soren...
Jharkhand Jobs
Jharkhand Tender
Govt. Web
© Jharkhand State News. All Rights Reserved.Powered By Aptilogic Software


Ikigai (2016) is your guide to living a long, happy life through the wisdom of Japanese culture. These blinks delve into every area of Japanese life to uncover their secrets of longevity and to explain why so many Japanese, especially those on one island in particular, live well past 100 years of age.
Hector Garcia Puigcerver is a dual citizen of Japan and Spain, a specialist in Japanese culture and the author of A Geek in Japan.
Francesc Miralles is the best-selling author of Love in Small Letters and Wabi Sabi.


Traditional security alarms are hard wired from the sensors in your home back to the main control panel with all cabling neatly concealed. The systems are operated via a small elegant keypad, which is usually fitted in the entrance hallway for ease of use. A typical alarm system would consist of passive infra-red units neatly fitted in the corner of the room that detect heat and movement. Passive infra-reds offer an efficient and cost effective way of protecting your property, but for additional security these would be backed up with contacts fitted to the external doors. Electronic vibration sensors can be fitted to particularly vulnerable windows, especially upstairs where it may be easy to gain access, i.e above flat roofs and extensions.
We have a comprehensive range of stylish keypads to suit all decors offering ease of use, one button to set the system and a four digit code to turn it off. The sensors fitted within your home are tried and tested, with first class reliability. Fit and forget, and remember we've fitted thousands of systems and have over thirty years experience.


Shirofuji Hydrangea. This has to be one of the most charming little Hydrangeas that I have ever seen. Fully double, pure white florets adorn irregularly shaped heads on a plant which looks like it will not get any larger than 30". Even the leaves are small and are to the scale of the diminutive size of the plant. I gave one of these for the plant auction at the Hydrangea conference, and it went for the highest sum of any other plant: $175.00. Everyone is charmed by this plant. It performs well in morning sun and afternoon shade or filtered sun. If pruning is needed, prune immediately after flowering, this way one will not impede flower bud set for the following spring. Here in zone 8 they flower from May through June. I haven't seen any remontant flowering "serratas."


Note. Products ending with a USA suffix are exempt from UK VAT and therefore, are only available to customers shipping to the United States. US Customers are responsible for any local taxes.
Grasmere is our most popular traditional pattern. It was designed by Lady Grania Cavendish, one of the original founders of the company in 1976, in classic Georgian style. You may recognise the collection used on set of the worldwide hit drama Downton Abbey. Its time consuming and complex design is achieved by using flute, mitre, diamond and thumbprint cuts and the design requires our whole team of cutters to produce it.
© Cumbria Crystal. All Rights Reserved. © Cumbria Crystal. All Rights Reserved.


You will need to do an inventory of all of your Assets and Debts. In a Bankruptcy the debtor does not get to pick and choose which assets or debts are included. Full disclosure is mandated by the Bankruptcy Code.
You also should not transfer any property or close any accounts without first consulting a lawyer. Hiding assets is the quickest way to get a visit from the FBI, which investigates bankruptcy fraud.
You will also need to place a value on each Asset. I generally tell people that the value of your belongings is what you would expect to get for them if you held a garage sale. So that couch you bought for $2,000 a few years ago, would probably only fetch a few hundred dollars today. If you aren't sure what your personal property is worth, head over to someone else's garage sale or estate sale and look around at prices.
I will get your credit report for you. However, you will also need to make a list of to whom you owe money because the credit report likely does not include all of your debts. Not all creditors report bad debt. And if a creditor is not listed and does not get notified then that debt may not get discharged.
Again, all debts must be listed. Including those owed to your family and friends. They are most likely an unsecured non-priority creditor, just like a credit card or medical debt. Beware that you will be asked under oath, subject to penalty of perjury, whether you have made payments to "insiders".
All Income and Expenses will be disclosed during the bankruptcy. Additionally, 6 months of pay information is required for the Means Test worksheet. So gather your paystubs for the last 6 months, from all sources, and set them aside to deliver to your lawyer.
Normal monthly expenses are averaged, so if you have a utility bill in the summer and winter that is high and a utility bill that is lower in the fall and spring, then average them out for your monthly utility bill. The forms that I send have this information within them so you don't have to guess at your monthly expenses.
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy is very document intense. This means that debtors must provide verification of many of their assets.
I request my clients obtain these documents prior to filing as there are deadlines in turning them over to the trustee. I will scan and upload the necessary documents for you.
You will need to take the Credit Counseling Course prior to filing. Follow my link for instructions on completing the first course. Input my code when requested and the counseling company will automatically forward me a copy of your completion certificate.
I do accept payment arrangements on a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy with the understanding that the petition and schedules will not be filed until full payment of attorneys fees and filing fees. But if creditors are hounding you and you wish to divert those calls to my office, then once I am partially retained I will accept those calls and acknowledge that I am in fact representing you in a bankruptcy.
Upon return of the list of assets, debts, income and expenses (the questionnaire that I will have initially emailed to you), then I begin drafting the Bankruptcy Petition and Bankruptcy Schedules. Once the draft is complete we will meet and review them and make any corrections.
We will sit down and review the final draft together. Upon approval the bankruptcy is signed and then I will electronically file the petition and schedules with the bankruptcy court.


If starting a dealership in South Carolina is on your mind, read on for all the details you'd need to launch your business.
The first step you have to take is to get a SC dealer license from the state DMV. This is the only way to operate legally in South Carolina. You would need to meet a range of licensing requirements, including obtaining a SC auto dealer bond.
The SC Department of Motor Vehicles regulates the activities of auto dealers in the state. It has established the license types for which you can apply, which give you the right to sell different types of vehicles.
All license types are valid for one year. You have to undergo the SC dealer license renewal annually in order to ensure your legal compliance. Operating without a license results in fines, and can even be considered a misdemeanor.
One of the requirements all types of dealers in SC have to meet is posting a surety bond. It is a security instrument that guarantees your legal compliance. It protects your customers and the state against potential illegal actions on your side.
The bond price that you have to cover to get bonded is only a fraction of the required amount. It is called the bond premium and is often between 1% and 3% for dealers with solid finances. The exact cost is formulated after a careful consideration of your personal credit score, business finances, and other assets or liquidity available. The less bonding risk you pose, the cheaper your bond price is likely to be.
Still have questions about getting a SC dealer license and bonding? Don't hesitate to contact us at 877.514.5146.


Lynn Margulis is a Professor for the Microbiology of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1996 Speech. Most appearances with Stephen Jay Gould (2). Most common tag: Science & Technology.


text:
Pan African Cultural Heritage Economic Development
"Promoting Cultural Economics and Commerce throughout the Global Marketplace"
Cultural economics is the application of economic analysis to the creative and performing arts, the heritage and cultural industries, in both the public and private sectors. It is concerned with the economic organization of the cultural sector and with the behavior of producers, consumers and governments in that sector. The subject includes a range of approaches, mainstream and radical, neoclassical, welfare economics, public policy and institutional economics and it also espouses interdisciplinary analysis connected to these topics. Cultural economics is the branch of economics that studies the relation of culture to economic outcomes.
Culture: Here, 'culture' is defined by shared beliefs and preferences of respective groups. Programmatic issues include whether and how much culture matters as to economic outcomes and its relationship to mainstream society and institutions. The cultural clusters can include the arts, history, traditions, civil rights and religion; using the culture of micro-enterprise businesses.
Heritage: Here, 'heritage' refers to something inherited from the past. The word has several different senses, including: National Heritage, an inheritance of geography, landscape and landforms; and Kinship, the relationship between entities that share a genealogical origin.
Cultural Heritage: Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society: man-made heritage. The best examples are art, food, music, monuments, ethnic communities and districts.
Cultural Arts: Cultural arts refer to transformation and a collaboration of different art forms. The term embodies creative thinking and critique, which encompasses the analyses of contemporary visual culture alongside other art forms i.e. visual art, literature, music, theatre, film, dance, etc. Cultural arts help to explain the world in which we live, worldview and often challenge current ideas, thoughts and practice. In general, cultural arts are multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and cross-genre. Cultural arts are less about definition and more about meaning and making sense of our current environment through an exploration of creativity.
Cultural Heritage Tourism or Diaspora Tourism: A branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the location where tourism is occurring. The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States defines heritage tourism as, "travelling to experience the places and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past' and to experience that authentically represent the cultural experience and traditions of the past and present
Pan Africanism: An ideology and movement that encourages the solidarity of Africans worldwide. It is based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress and aims to "unify and uplift" people of African descent. The ideology asserts that the fate of all African peoples and countries are intertwined. At its core Pan-Africanism is "a belief that African peoples, both on the continent and in the Diaspora, share not merely a common history, but a common destiny". The largest Pan-African organization is the African Union.
Capitalism: America's economic and social systems are based on the principle of "Capitalism" from a historic, but skewed, European social system of class and status. The system is economic and social based for the integration, operation, and acceptance of all sub-cultures into to economic and social process. Faith, traditions, beliefs, opportunity, education, class and status are intertwined in this unique system.


text:
До́нні о́сади, до́нні ві́дклади (, , ) — осади, що покривають дно водного басейну. У залежності від характеру басейнів, або водоймищ, розрізнюють океанічні, морські, лагунні, озерні, річкові донні осади.

Див. також
 Пелагічні відклади
 Осади

Література

Відклади
Гідрологія


The following examples describe different approaches for usage of data and making predictions in categorical scales. They are prepared for imaginary scale containing four possible values and three chemicals having more than one observed value for the selected endpoint.
The first picture represents the real observed values for the three chemicals.
1. DataUsage = All, all points will be taken into the calculations.
The next pictures represent the recalculated values for the three chemicals. The real observed values are blank and the recalculated values are blue.
2. DataUsage = Minimal, one point per chemical is given.
3) DataUsage = Maximal, one point per chemical is given.
4) DataUsage = Median(s), Chemicals 1 and 2 have two medians; Chemical 3 has one median (value 2 is not taken into account here).
5) DataUsage = Lower median, one point per chemical is given.
6) DataUsage = Higher median, one point per chemical is given.
7) DataUsage=Mode(s), Chemicals 2 and 3 have two modes; Chemical 1 has four modes.
8) DataUsage = Lowest mode, one point per chemical is given.
9) DataUsage = Highest mode, one point per chemical is given.
- Value 3, when the approximation type is "Mode", "Lowest mode" or "Highest mode" – 7 neighbor points are available for this value; only one mode value is available in this case, so the last three approximation types give the same prediction value.
- Value 4, for all approximation types.
- Value 1, for all approximation types.
-Value 3, when the approximation type is "Mode", "Lowest mode" or "Highest mode" – 2 neighbor points are available for this value; only one mode value is available in this case, so the last three approximation types give the same prediction value.
- Value 3, for all approximation types.
- Value 3, when the approximation type is "Highest mode".
- Value 1, when the approximation type is "Highest mode".


text:
Ready to research TCL Corporation and discover 10,000 other top national sponsors?
TCL Corporation
TCL Corporation viewed 1 seconds ago
Xyience viewed 11 seconds ago
[pH]UEL 5.0 viewed 25 seconds ago
The Stars Group viewed 40 seconds ago
Westmark Credit Union viewed 47 seconds ago
HDFC Bank viewed 51 seconds ago
TCL Corporation is a Chinese multinational electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong province, China. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells products including television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators and small electrical appliances.
TCL Corporation sponsors International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Read more at www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-enters-global-partnership-agreement-with-electronics-giant-tcl.com
Deal analysis includes deal length
TCL Corporation partners with Sunrisers Hyderabad
Read more at https://www.tcl.com
TCL Corporation sponsors BAFTA "The launch of our TCL 10 series handsets has been an exciting time for us," said TCL northern Europe area director William Paterson. "We're very happy to announce the highly anticipated debut has seen sales start strong across the UK and Ireland. It's clear that now more than ever, people are looking to purchase a premium, yet affordable handset and we hope this campaign will show consumers that price does not mean a compromise on quality."
Read more at https://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/News/article/tcl-announces-bafta-partnership-bolster-uk-device-launch-awareness.com
See more updates for TCL Corporation
This SponsorPitch page is about TCL Corporation and contains information about this organization's sponsorship activity, sponsorship decision makers and sponsorship preferences. This page is not endorsed by or affiliated with TCL Corporation, though it may be actively managed and updated by company representatives. If you currently work at this organization, click the Manage Sponsor button to request management privileges. . All trademarks, service marks and copyrights are property of their respective owners.