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Esther Dyson
Email: edyson [at] boxbe.com
EDventure
Twitter: @edyson
Featured in the ICANN 42 - Senegal playing card deck
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Formerly a member
of ICANN's ALAC
of the ICANN Board
Esther Dyson, is a former Chairman of the ICANN Board, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and her own EDventure Holdings.[1] She is currently an active angel investor with holdings in a variety of online ventures and is a board member for some of these companies. Some of her projects are based in Russia, where she has been spending an increasing amount of time; she is also interested in investing in and traveling around other emerging markets in East Asia and Africa.[2]
Esther Dyson was appointed as one of ICANN's nine initial directors in October 1998. She served as an ICANN director, and Chair of the board until November, 2000. Her tenure at ICANN was a rocky beginning wherein the board was focused on defining its technical focus and implementing structural rules for elections and other organizational necessities. Her notable work includes foundational work to establish revenue streams and moves to make ICANN more transparent, including opening up board meetings to the public.[3] She continued on as a member of the ALAC a year or two after her tenure as Chair.[4]
She speaks Russian in addition to her native English.[5]
1 EDventure
2 Entrepreneur & Investor
2.1 Memberships
2.2 Executive & Board Appointments
2.3 Investments Sold
3 New gTLDs
5 Other Background
Ms. Dyson sold her 7 person company,[6] EDventure, to CNet in 2004,[7] and worked for CNet until 2006.[8]Ms. Dyson has since reclaimed the name EDventure Holdings for her business endeavors. Her work with EDventure involved writing the newsletter Release 1.0, and running PC Forum, the IT market's leading executive conference, which were both influential in determining the early PC era.[9] CNet acquired both those projects, and they have since been dissolved or rebranded.[10]
Entrepreneur & Investor
She is a member of the President's Export Council Subcommittee on Encryption and sits on the boards of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Scala Business Solutions, Poland Online, Cygnus Solution, E-Pub Services, Trustworks (Amsterdam), IBS (Moscow), iCat, New World Publishing and the Global Business Network. She is on the advisory boards of Perot Systems and the Internet Capital Group, and a limited partner of the Mayfield Software Fund.
Executive & Board Appointments
Ms. Dyson is also on the boards and executive committees of the Santa Fe Institute and the Institute for East-West Studies, and on the board of the Eurasia Foundation. She is a founding member of the Russian Software Market Association and a member of the Software Publishers Association. She serves on the advisory boards of The Software Entrepreneurs Forum (Silicon Valley), thePoynter Institute for Media Studies, the Russian Internet Technology Center, and the Soros Medical Internet Project.[11]
Details on a number of her investments can be found here, at CrunchBase.
She is a board member for the following non-listed start-ups:[12]
Boxbe (US)
Evernote (US)
23andMe (US)
Airship Ventures (US)
Eventful.com (US)
Meetup Inc. (US)
NewspaperDirect (Canada)
Voxiva (US)
Yandex (Russia)
Midentity (UK)[13]
Her non-profit work includes board memberships with The Sunlight Foundation, StopBadware.org, and PersonalGenome.org;[14] Ms. Dyson prefers to do good through her many business dealings, but recognizes the fact that the private industry is not able to address all of the world's problems.[15]
Investments Sold
A number of Ms. Dyson's investments have been acquired, notable sales include:[16]
Flickr, sold to Yahoo!
Del.icio.us, sold to Yahoo!
Medstory, sold to Microsoft
BrightMail, sold to Symantec
Orbitz, sold to Cendant
Powerset, sold to Microsoft
Plazes, sold to Nokia
Tacit, sold to Oracle
It was announced in early December, 2011, that Ms. Dyson would be a witness for a U.S. Senate hearing on new gTLDs. While Esther Dyson at one time supported TLD expansion, by voting for a round of TLDs in 2000 (this included .biz, .info, .name, .pro, etc.), she had since become an opponent of ICANN's 2011 approved gTLD Program. The senate hearing, which took place on December 8th, is believed to have largely been brought about by the intense anti-TLD lobbying by the Association of National Advertisers and its spin-off TLD-focused group, CRIDO.[17]
In Ms. Dyson's written testimony, which can be read here, she recognizes that she is coming as a private, informed citizen, but that she was largely invited as ICANN's founding Chairwoman. She goes on to explain how she long supported the idea of new gTLDs, but has since changed her mind; she realized that new gTLDs would be confusing to the public, that they would not have sufficient oversight, and that the costs involved would benefit nobody but the registries and registrars. Ideally, Esther Dyson stated, she would like to see the gTLD program abandoned, but she also conceded that many people had told her that this was unrealistic. In lieu of abandoning the program, she recommended that the Senate ask ICANN to relaunch its consultation process with broader outreach in order to facilitate greater public knowledge and preparedness.
At the beginning of her testimony she notes that she personally funded her participation in the hearing and that she came as a loving critic of ICANN.[18]
Esther Dyson was involved as a member of the ALAC following her tenure as ICANN Chair. The organization worked hard to recruit members and input from average Internet users, but the task proved to be daunting, frustrating, and insurmountable, and Ms. Dyson left the organization a bit frustrated. She has since noted that ICANN has largely failed to take full account of the end-user and follow its mandate to act in the best public interest. Thus, she sees that ICANN's decisions, particularly the new gTLD program, benefit ICANN's primary constituents, that is, individuals and companies involved in the domain name business; she believes that the end user and non-industry companies will only receive confusion and higher costs.[19]
Her now-famous opinion piece against new TLDs, published in August 2011, can be read here.
As a four-time weightless flyer,[20] Esther Dyson is also active in the commercial space flight start-up world. Her investments therein include Icon Aircraft, Space Adventures/Zero-G, XCOR Aerospace and Zero-G.[21] She is actively involved in Air/Space 2.0, The Flight School workshop, and several non-profit foundations, and is a member of the NASA Advisory Council and Chairman of its Technology and Innovation Committee.[22]
Other Background
Ms. Dyson holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Harvard University (1972).
Previously, she was a Securities Analyst at New Court Securities, 1977-80; Oppenheimer & Co.; 1980-82; and a Reporter for Forbes magazine, 1974-77.[23]
In 1997, she wrote the book, Release 2.0: A design for living in the digital age.[24]
August, 28 2010 Opinion piece on new gTLDs published on Al-Jazeera
February 6, 2012, Is the Open Web Doomed? Open Your Eyes and Relax on TechPresident
↑ EDventure Bio
↑ EDventure
↑ Wired Magazine, "Mission Impossible"
↑ Esther Dyson Testimony, Dec 8 2011, commerce.senate.gov
↑ Huffington Post
↑ People.Forbes.com
↑ Crunchbase.com
↑ HuffingtonPost
↑ Forbes.com Bio
↑ Post Bio
↑ Forbes.com Profile
↑ Huffington Post Bio
↑ Dyson Confirmed for New gTLDs Senate Hearing, DomainIncite.com
↑ Fomer ICANN Char Dyson says new gTLDs will Create Jobs but Little Extra Value, DomainPulse.com
↑ Crunchbase Bio
↑ Forbes
↑ ICANN Bio
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This coach was one of three introduced by the GWR in 1897 to carry First Class passengers between Paddington and the port of Fishguard and the Irish ferry. The coach was in service until 1931.
In 1933 the body was sold and became part of a bungalow, spending the next fifty years under a tiled roof. In 1985 this historic vehicle was rescued and came to the West Somerset Railway for restoration.
With a restored GWR underframe (chassis) and much interior woodwork donated from a coach (No 9039) by the Great Western Society at Didcot, the coach has been restored to 1925 condition by the West Somerset Steam Railway Trust.
The coach is normally open to view in the Gauge Museum at Bishops Lydeard Station.
GWR Sleeping Car no 9038 on the Triangle's West Chord on 29 July 2015. © Malcolm Anderson

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We have many different sizes, types, shapes, and colors of stone. Native is commonly used as top layers in driveways and walkways. Process is typically used as a base layer and for driveway repair. Stone dust is commonly used to set stones and pavers in place while doing a walkway or driveway. Click on each variety, give us a call, or stop by the farm. We'll be happy to explain the different types, sizes, and choices of stone for your project.


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Q: Google oauth2 and 400 bad request: Bug on Google side? We have Google oauth2 working fine on our website. However, often Chrome users complaint about 400 Bad request and we were able to reproduce it now. Based on the investigation, it indeed looks like a bug on Google side:

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*It only happens with users who were authenticated earlier and logged-in with multiple accounts on GMail

*It doesn't happen when the same user uses incognito window.

*This problem is universal and not only with our website. At this moment, I am not able to login using google oauth2 on any website including StackOverflow. Stackoverflow site also gives the same 400 Bad request error and I have to use incognito.

*No additional information is present along with 400 Bad Request Error

*To further confirm, I just loaded https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth without any parameters and it also gave 400 Bad request. However, if I load it in incognito, it gives Error: invalid_request. So there is indeed different behavior.

*So We suspected that the problem might be with cookies sent along with request since incognito window has no cookies. So we cleared all the cookies for domain accounts.google.com and problem magically solved. This confirms that Google side of code is not able to handle their own cookies.

We really need to solve this. Please help. Do let me know if you need any information.

A: This might be caused only for the clients that have multiple google accounts logged in as described here Google OAuth2 returns Bad Request when logged with multiple accounts.
It is not clear to me if is a google bug or a miss-use of the api. Anyway stackoverflow is affected as well.

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namespace thinkyoung {
    namespace blockchain {

        typedef fc::signal<void()> TimeDiscontinuitySignalType;
        extern TimeDiscontinuitySignalType time_discontinuity_signal;

        fc::optional<fc::time_point> ntp_time();
        fc::time_point_sec           now();
        fc::time_point_sec           nonblocking_now(); // identical to now() but guaranteed not to block
        void                         update_ntp_time();
        fc::microseconds             ntp_error();
        void                         shutdown_ntp_time();

        void                         start_simulated_time(const fc::time_point sim_time);
        void                         advance_time(int32_t delta_seconds);

        uint32_t                     get_slot_number(const fc::time_point_sec timestamp);
        fc::time_point_sec           get_slot_start_time(uint32_t slot_number);
        fc::time_point_sec           get_slot_start_time(const fc::time_point_sec timestamp);

    }
} // thinkyoung::blockchain

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The Beach Boys Hits o también más simplificado Hits, es un EP en un disco de 7" únicamente para el mercado inglés por The Beach Boys, lanzado en mayo de 1966, con el catálogo EAP1-20781, la publicación y su éxito comercial se debe a la repercusión que causó Pet Sounds lanzado en casi la misma fecha.

Características
Cada uno de las cuatro canciones que figuran en Hits habían sido editadas en sencillos. En Estados Unidos todas habían tenido posiciones importantes, como el número uno "Help Me, Rhonda" el 29 de mayo de 1965, "California Girls" había alcanzado un máximo en el número tres por el 28 de agosto de 1965, "The Little Girl I Once Knew" alcanzó el puesto número veinte el 1 de enero de 1966, y "Barbara Ann" alcanzó el número dos el 29 de enero de 1966.

Recepción
El EP como lo indica es un compilatorio de cuatro éxitos de The Beach Boys. Fue publicado en 1966, sorprendentemente llegó al puesto n.º 1 el 4 de junio de 1966 por 34 semanas, ya que este EP, fue lanzado en un momento en el que The Beach Boys, estaban en pleno auge en el Reino Unido, por el lanzamiento del álbum Pet Sounds, este último había alcanzado el segundo puesto en el Reino Unido, y desde este momento la banda trazó más fama en Gran Bretaña. Gracias a esto se dio que álbumes como Pet Sounds, Best of The Beach Boys, volumen 2 y volumen 3, habían alcanzado puestos altos en el Reino Unido, pero puestos muy bajos en los Estados Unidos.

Se encontró en los puestos más altos durante 4 semanas, fue desplazado por el EP I Need You de The Walker Brothers. Pero Hits volvió a la cima de nuevo el 10 de septiembre por otras cuatro semanas, siendo desplazado de nuevo por el mismo EP de The Walker Brothers. El 29 de octubre volvió para un tercer período en el número uno por siete semanas. The Who tuvo un número uno en la Navidad y el Año Nuevo de 1967, Hits volvió al número uno el 21 de enero por siete semanas. Después de cinco meses en la cima, Hits regresó el 12 de agosto por seis semanas en lo alto, en su quinta temporada en el número uno.

Lista de canciones

Lado A
"Help Me Rhonda"
"California Girls"

Lado B
"The Little Girl I Once Knew"
"Barbara Ann"

Referencias

EP de Capitol Records
EP de 1964
EP de The Beach Boys
Álbumes en inglés

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31 Really Weird Marriage Customs From Around The World.
The Bridal Kidnapping
Throwing the bouquet, scandalously removing the garter, the couple's first dance, the cutting of the cake, and the life-affirming moment that the Electric Slide begins - these are all wedding traditions that most Americans know and love. Around the world, wedding traditions are a little bit different: Some of them are heartwarmingly romantic, and some of them are a little strange, and some of them might make you a little bit uncomfortable. Check out these 31 love and marriage customs from around the globe.
Here's a completely messed up tradition that will have you cringing; In Krygyzstan, an old adage claims that tears on a wedding day will make for a happy marriage. Until 1991 (when it was finally made illegal) many parents would consent to the marriage of a kidnapped young girl, especially if she was crying.
Evgeni Zotov
The Blackening of the Bride
In Scotland, there is a particularly nasty pre-wedding tradition that involves the bride and groom being pelted with food trash, including rotten eggs and fish. The Scots believe that if a couple can withstand this, their marriage can withstand anything.
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The Mandatory Tears of Love
For China's Tujia people, the bride-to-be is actually required to begin weeping for one hour a day, for one month before a wedding. In fact, many of the women in the bride's family are encouraged to weep as well.
My Big, Fat Mauritanian Wedding
In Mauritania, a large, full-bodied wife is said to signify good luck and prosperity in a marriage. Unfortunately, Mauritian women are often force-fed to become fatter for their wedding, sometimes causing them endless illness and health problems down the line.
To a Whale of a Wife
In Fiji, men have to find an unusual gift before they can ask for a woman's hand in marriage: Before asking for the hand of his beloved, the groom must present his father-in-law with a whale's tooth.
Wally Gobetz
Love and the Chicken Liver
In Daur, China, there is a tradition that requires engaged couples to dissect a chicken and check out it's liver: If the liver is healthy, the couple can set a date. If not, they can't plan their nuptials until they find one that is.
Scorpions and Centaurs
The Love Without Bathroom Breaks
In Borneo, one tribe does not allow newlyweds to leave their homes during their wedding day, not even to go to the bathroom. Like most odd traditions, it is said to bring the couple good luck.
The Bridesmaid Blockade
In China, when a groom comes to get his bride, he must first break through an aggressive wall of her angry bridesmaids. The bridesmaids demand money from him, and put him through a series of silly performances and tasks - all meant to prove just how strong his love really is.
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The Courting Hut
Some African tribes allow women to enter a "courting hut" so they can hang out with potential spouses away from the prying eyes of their parents - and the rest of the village.
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The Questionable Mate-Grabbing
In some gypsy groups, there is a controversial tradition that involves male suitors to grab a girl and start forcefully kissing her. It might be love - or it just might be an unwanted assault.
The Monthly Valentine's Day
South Korea is a very couple-oriented country: They have matching outfits for couples, "couple-sets" on every menu, and an endless slew of romantic holidays. In fact, on the 14th of every month, many Korean couples celebrate Valentine's Day and buy special treats for one another.
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The Cursed, Tree-Marrying Wives of India
In some parts of India, it is said that girls born during a certain astrological period are cursed, and will cause an early death for their husband. The only way to break the curse is for the woman to first marry a tree, and then have the tree cut down.
The Graveside Wedding
In an average display of somberness and seriousness, many Russians choose to be married at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow.
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The Locked-Down Love Bridge
This tradition has become popular all over the world, but many believe that it started in Rome, Italy. Couples come to the bridge, attached their decorated lock to the fence, and then throw away the key - a symbol that they will be bound together forever.
The Love Spoons
In Wales, it's common for a man to gift his new lover with a carved wooden spoon, symbolizing that he will never allow her to go hungry.
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The Museum of Broken Relationships
In Zagreb, Croatia, there is a museum that showcases a collection of souvenirs, mementos, and paraphernalia left behind after a marriage has failed.
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The Gerewol Festival for the Ladies
In Niger, men have to dress in elaborate costumes and perform for their potential mates. When the performance is over, the women get to choose the man they like best.
The Money Dance
During Greek weddings, the bride and groom share a traditional dance, during which guests pin money to their clothing.
Helen Cassidy
Russian Valentine's Day
In Russia, March 8th is Women's Day. The event is similar to Valentine's Day: Russian men give gifts to their special ladies, as well as take care of any household chores that need to be done.
Ed Yourdon
The Doll Bride
In Puerto Rico, a doll dressed as the bride is placed at the head of the table during the wedding reception, surrounded by charms and gifts. At the end of the reception, the guests receive these trinkets as a show of appreciation.
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The Role-Reversing White Day
In Japan, there is a special day called White Day. It's exactly one month after Valentine's Day, and on White Day, it's required for the women to buy special gifts for their men.
This tradition stems from the American deep south. Back in times of slavery, black newlyweds jumped over a broom to symbolize moving forward in their new lives together. Though obviously somewhat antiquated, some couples still participate in this tradition.
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Bachelor and Spinster Balls in Australia's Outback
A cherished Aussie tradition, B and S Balls offer a rare opportunity for youngsters from the bush to socialize – that would be the censored version. Notorious for binge drinking, dangerous stunts and casual sex, these parties are under pressure from insurance companies to close down. But beneath the dust and debauchery, the Balls are loaded with that quintessential Aussie joie de vivre and are seen as a rite of passage for kids in the Outback who often lead quite secluded lives.
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Dating On TV
In India, the Shagun TV channel is dedicated to broadcasting profiles of single people, in the hopes that other single will call and want to meet them. It's basically like eHarmony for the small screen.
The Wife-Carrying Championships
Each year in Sonkarjävi, Finland, competitors come from all over the world to participate in a wife-carrying competition. Basically, it's like a huge obstacle course that must be conquered with your spouse, girlfriend, or partner on your back. This competition brings new meaning to "carrying the load in the relationship."
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The Most Romantic Tattoos in the World
Arabic, African, and Indian women tattoo themselves with henna before their wedding days. The tattoos symbolize the bride's elegance and beauty.
Sing-Sings For Love
In the Papua New Guinean jungle, there is a tribe that paint their bodies and wear feathers to impress the women. They are called the sing-sings, and they are supposed to imitate the mating rituals of male birds.
The Salty Bread of Romance
In Armenia, single women eat a slice of a traditional salty bread in order to inspire a prophetic dream about the man they are going to marry: The guy that brings them water in their dream is the one they are supposed to marry.
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A Wedding Gone Down the Toilet
In France, there was an old tradition that said a newlywed couple should drink the leftover alcohol from their wedding out of a replica toilet bowl. Thankfully, most French couples no longer feel compelled to down the contents of their wedding commode.
Eloping in Scotland
In Scotland, there aren't any laws about how old one has to be to tie the knot. Gretna Green in Scotland became a popular elopement spot for couples who were too young to get married in the UK - 5,000 couples visit Gretna Green every year.
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The Feet-Down Beatdown
In South Korea, there is a traditional custom that says that a groom should have his feet beaten with fish and canes the night before his wedding. It's supposed to prove strength of character, but might just actually be the groomsman attempting to interfere with him walking down the aisle - we see what you did there, bros.
Michael Kwok
What are some of your favorite wedding traditions?


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My wife and I gave birth three weeks apart during COVID
What it's like to be pregnant, give birth and take care of a newborn at the exact same time as your spouse. Oh, and there's also a pandemic.
By Vrunda Bhatt November 9, 2020
Photo: @Renaudphotography18 via Instagram; Courtesy of Cara Deszcz
In 2019, married couple Cara Deszcz and Natasha Lee both got pregnant at almost the exact same time via IVF, and ended up delivering their babies just a few weeks apart—and right at the onset of the first COVID-19 lock-down announcement. We spoke to the Ottawa couple to find out what that's been like and how it happened.
On conceiving:
Cara: Early in our relationship, we knew we wanted to start our own family. Natasha conceived through IVF and carried our first child, Alyssa, who's now three years old. This time around, I really wanted to carry our child. I tried IVF for several months, to no avail. Then Natasha's named showed up on the provincial IVF waiting list and we both said, "Let's just try together." And it worked!
Natasha: When we first shared the news to our friends and family, everyone was shocked. They literally couldn't believe it.
Cara:I gave birth to Aria on March 19, 2020. Natasha gave birth to Easton three weeks later, in April. We used sperm donors. The ethnicity of the donor was important to us. I am Polish and Canadian, and Natasha is Chinese, Jamaican and Ukrainian. We wanted to make sure that our donors had a mixture of everything. Aria's donor is Chinese and Russian, and Easton's, as well as Alyssa's donor, is Hawaiian and Polish.
Natasha (left) with her wife, Cara, and their daughter, Alyssa. Photo: @Renaudphotography18 via Instagram; Courtesy of Cara Deszcz
On simultaneous pregnancies:
Natasha: Being pregnant at the same time was incredible.
Cara: We shared the same OB-GYN and we did all our appointments together. Sometimes our OB would get confused! It was tricky at some points. I had evening sickness and Natasha was sick in the morning. I also had a migraine for the first 30 weeks of my pregnancy. The last few weeks were, fortunately, bearable.
Cara (left) with baby Aria; Natasha with baby Easton. Photo: Courtesy of Cara Deszcz
On managing two births during a pandemic:
Natasha: When we first heard about the pandemic, we didn't take it seriously. We thought, maybe it will pass in a couple of months. So in the beginning, we were like, we'll get through this. It got difficult when we eventually learned that we'd be in this for a long time, and would have very limited help.
Cara: We were told we couldn't have anyone with us during the delivery because of the pandemic, and going into labour at the exact same time would have added a new layer of complications. I kept telling our doctor that I wanted to get induced as soon as I possibly could. In the end, my parents looked after Alyssa when I went into labour, which was about a week after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. And then they looked after both Alyssa and our newborn, Aria, when Natasha went into labour in early April. They live nearby, unlike Natasha's parents, who live in a different town.
Natasha: When the babies were born, many of our friends and family offered their support, but because of the restrictions, we had to operate with our small bunch of people.
Siblings Easton (left) and Aria. Photo: Courtesy of Cara Deszcz
On the babies' names and personalities:
Cara: I grew up playing hockey and Easton is a popular hockey brand so we named him after that. Aria is a musical term that we liked.
Natasha: Aria is exactly like her mother. She is loud and hyper. Whereas Easton is quite a boy in a house full of loud women.
Cara: I think the best advice we got was to make our elder daughter Alyssa feel special about everything. With the arrival of new babies in the house, our focus was to make sure she didn't feel left out.
Photo: Courtesy of Cara Deszcz
On people's reactions and questions:
Natasha: When we first broke the news to Alyssa, she was too young to comprehend it. But when she saw our bellies in the subsequent months, she starting assuming that every woman is pregnant because her moms were both pregnant.
Now when we take our kids out for a stroll, we often get questions like, "Are they twins?" When we say no, people assume that we are either friends or neighbours.
Cara: Depending on our mood, we open up about our story when we encounter such questions. Otherwise we say, "Yes, they're twins," and move on.
Natasha: We've been asked if we both nurse both babies. We could, but we didn't feel any desire to.
Cara: I had a hard time breastfeeding. It wouldn't have made any sense for me to breastfeed both.
Natasha: We're very open and proud of our story. I think there are a lot of stigmas around same-sex parenting and IVF in general. One way to eliminate those stigmas is to just go out there and talk about it.
Cara: For instance, you see articles on same-sex parenting and the comments are, "Every child needs a dad," or "Every child needs a mom." That's just so not the case. Kids are being raised by their grandparents, single mothers… I just want to normalize same-sex parenting. I want to give the best of life to my children so it shouldn't matter that we're both moms.
Natasha: We're often asked why we didn't just adopt. We're pro-adoption for sure, but we wanted to have the feeling of carrying a child. I think people assume that adoption is really easy, but it's a tough road as well.
Cara: As long as people's questions are coming from genuine curiosity, we don't get offended. We're very open that way.
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Q: [[ $var -eq 0 ]] returns true even when the variable is unset, empty, or contains only spaces and tabs This statement:
[[ $var -eq 0 ]]

returns true when var=0, when var is not defined, when var='' and when var='    ' (only spaces and tabs), I instead want the statement to return true only when var=0.
How can I get this?

A: If you don't want var to be interpreted as a number (including trying to coerce non-numeric values into a reasonable numeric interpretation), use = instead to do a string comparison rather than a numeric one:
[[ $var = 0 ]]

Note that converting an empty string to 0 isn't the only coercion done when a non-numeric value is used in an arithmetic context. For an example of another one:
var1='var2'
var2=3
[[ $var1 -eq 3 ]] && echo "Strings can be coerced to indirect references"


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NCT Dream – trzecia oficjalna podgrupa południowokoreańskiego boysbandu NCT. Została założona przez SM Entertainment w 2016 roku. Została utworzona jako podgrupa dla nastoletnich członków NCT, ale ta koncepcja została zmieniona w 2020 roku.

Grupa zadebiutowała 24 sierpnia 2016 roku wydając cyfrowy singel "Chewing Gum", w siedmioosobowym składzie: Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle i Jisung (wówczas w średnim wieku 15,6 lat). NCT Dream zdobyli uznanie na całym świecie jako nastoletni artyści, znani z muzyki odzwierciedlającej rozwój młodzieży. Narracja ich tytułów przekazuje przemyślenia na temat różnych etapów rozwoju nastolatków, z przejścia od niewinności do buntu i wzrostu. Sukces komercyjny ich minialbumu z 2019 roku, We Boom, uczynił ich jednym z 10 najlepiej sprzedających się artystów z Korei Południowej w 2019 roku i przyniósł im nagrody Bonsang podczas 34. Golden Disc Awards i 2020 Seoul Music Awards.

Chociaż podgrupa NCT Dream została początkowo przyjmowała członków w oparciu o ich wiek, a po osiągnięciu przez nich koreańskiego wieku 20 lat (19 lat międzynarodowo) opuszczali grupę, to w 2020 roku SM Entertainment ogłosiło zaprzestanie stosowania tego systemu. Tym samym do podgrupy powrócił jej były członek – Mark, a NCT Dream kontynuuje działania jako elastyczna grupa z siedmioma członkami.

Dyskografia

Albumy studyjne
 Hot Sauce (2021)
 Hello Future (2021, repackage Hot Sauce)
 Glitch Mode (2022)
 Beatbox (2022, repackage Glitch Mode)

Minialbumy
 We Young (2017)
 We Go Up (2018)
 We Boom (2019)
 The Dream (2020)
 Reload (2020)
 Candy (2022)

Single album
 The First (2017)

Trasy koncertowe
 NCT Dream Show (2018)
 NCT Dream Tour "The Dream Show" (2019)

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

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Południowokoreańskie zespoły hip-hopowe


Ms. Sinoun and her neighbor help their children do experiments with insects.
"I never used to play with my young children and help them learn like those parents do in the show. After watching Peep several times with my children at my neighbor's house, I realized that Peep is a very good show that helps all children become clever and curious. I am so impressed that Cambodia has this kind of TV show for children and parents."
For thousands of Cambodian parents, like 30 year-old Chay Sinoun, interacting with their young children was not considered an educational opportunity. Raising her children by herself, Sinoun describes how tough her life can be, often eking out a living by searching in the forest for mushrooms and bamboo shoots. With that kind of pressure, she found it difficult to find time to interact with her children, much less play with or teach them.
However, in mid 2008, Sinoun was introduced to discovery learning play activities for children at a parenting meeting organized in her village by the District Office of Education. She was also told about the new show Peep and the Big Wide World that aired each Sunday.
At first, she admits, she felt the show and the parenting education meetings were a waste of her time and that working in the forest was far more helpful for her family. Unexpectedly, however, she started to enjoy both the parenting meetings and the show. She has learned a lot, she says, about how to interact with children, and she has seen activities that were more interesting than any she had seen before.
Over time, Sinoun started to try out some of these discovery learning play activities with her children, using water, insects, and shapes.
She talks about how she has changed. "I don't think it is a waste of my time now because I can teach my children through our daily activities such as going to the forest, market, school and rice field, cooking, washing, and so on. I rarely spent much time with my young children because I thought I had nothing to teach them, yet now I spend time with them to help them learn and ask them questions while we are cooking, washing clothes, having a bath, or while we are on our way to the forest, market, or field."
Sinoun also notes some subtle changes in the way she interacts with her children. "It was really difficult for me after just seeing one episode. Yet, having seen the show a number of times, I am now able to ask my children to describe, compare, and make predictions and conclusions. I always told my children the answers in the past, but now I ask my children questions or prompt them when I want to hear the answers from them," she says.
Commenting on how her children have also changed Sinoun says, "In the past, I noticed that my children were shy and didn't dare to express their ideas among their peers. Yet now they feel brave enough and are very curious." Summing up her experience, Sinoun explains, "Peep has encouraged me to be more responsible towards my children's future. I am really excited to see my children learn and play with objects around my house. I am really proud to see my children ask me a lot of questions and experiment with colored water, insects, shapes, and plants like Peep and his friends do in the show."


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 #import "FBSDKProfilePictureView.h"
 #import "FBSDKProfilePictureView+Internal.h"

 #import "FBSDKAccessToken.h"
 #import "FBSDKHumanSilhouetteIcon.h"
 #import "FBSDKInternalUtility.h"
 #import "FBSDKMath.h"
 #import "FBSDKProfile+Internal.h"

@interface FBSDKProfilePictureViewState : NSObject

- (instancetype)initWithProfileID:(NSString *)profileID
                             size:(CGSize)size
                            scale:(CGFloat)scale
                      pictureMode:(FBSDKProfilePictureMode)pictureMode
                   imageShouldFit:(BOOL)imageShouldFit;

@property (nonatomic, readonly, assign) BOOL imageShouldFit;
@property (nonatomic, readonly, assign) FBSDKProfilePictureMode pictureMode;
@property (nonatomic, readonly, copy) NSString *profileID;
@property (nonatomic, readonly, assign) CGFloat scale;
@property (nonatomic, readonly, assign) CGSize size;

- (BOOL)isEqualToState:(FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)other;
- (BOOL)isValidForState:(FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)other;

@end

@implementation FBSDKProfilePictureViewState

- (instancetype)initWithProfileID:(NSString *)profileID
                             size:(CGSize)size
                            scale:(CGFloat)scale
                      pictureMode:(FBSDKProfilePictureMode)pictureMode
                   imageShouldFit:(BOOL)imageShouldFit
{
  if ((self = [super init])) {
    _profileID = [profileID copy];
    _size = size;
    _scale = scale;
    _pictureMode = pictureMode;
    _imageShouldFit = imageShouldFit;
  }
  return self;
}

- (NSUInteger)hash
{
  NSUInteger subhashes[] = {
    (NSUInteger)_imageShouldFit,
    (NSUInteger)_size.width,
    (NSUInteger)_size.height,
    (NSUInteger)_scale,
    (NSUInteger)_pictureMode,
    _profileID.hash,
  };
  return [FBSDKMath hashWithIntegerArray:subhashes count:sizeof(subhashes) / sizeof(subhashes[0])];
}

- (BOOL)isEqual:(id)object
{
  if (![object isKindOfClass:[FBSDKProfilePictureViewState class]]) {
    return NO;
  }
  FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *other = (FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)object;
  return [self isEqualToState:other];
}

- (BOOL)isEqualToState:(FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)other
{
  return ([self isValidForState:other]
    && CGSizeEqualToSize(_size, other->_size)
    && (_scale == other->_scale));
}

- (BOOL)isValidForState:(FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)other
{
  return (other != nil
    && (_imageShouldFit == other->_imageShouldFit)
    && (_pictureMode == other->_pictureMode)
    && [FBSDKInternalUtility object:_profileID isEqualToObject:other->_profileID]);
}

@end

@implementation FBSDKProfilePictureView
{
  BOOL _hasProfileImage;
  UIImageView *_imageView;
  FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *_lastState;
  BOOL _needsImageUpdate;
  BOOL _placeholderImageIsValid;
}

 #pragma mark - Object Lifecycle

- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
  if ((self = [super initWithFrame:frame])) {
    [self configureProfilePictureView];
  }
  return self;
}

- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder
{
  if ((self = [super initWithCoder:decoder])) {
    [self configureProfilePictureView];
  }
  return self;
}

- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
                      profile:(FBSDKProfile *)profile
{
  if ((self = [super initWithFrame:frame])) {
    _profileID = [profile.userID copy];

    [self setNeedsImageUpdate];
  }
  return self;
}

- (instancetype)initWithProfile:(FBSDKProfile *)profile
{
  return [self initWithFrame:CGRectZero profile:profile];
}

- (void)dealloc
{
  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
}

 #pragma mark - Properties

- (void)setBounds:(CGRect)bounds
{
  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
    CGRect currentBounds = self.bounds;
    if (!CGRectEqualToRect(currentBounds, bounds)) {
      super.bounds = bounds;
      if (!CGSizeEqualToSize(currentBounds.size, bounds.size)) {
        self->_placeholderImageIsValid = NO;
        [self setNeedsImageUpdate];
      }
    }
  });
}

- (UIViewContentMode)contentMode
{
  return _imageView.contentMode;
}

- (void)setContentMode:(UIViewContentMode)contentMode
{
  if (_imageView.contentMode != contentMode) {
    _imageView.contentMode = contentMode;
    super.contentMode = contentMode;
    [self setNeedsImageUpdate];
  }
}

- (void)setMode:(FBSDKProfilePictureMode)pictureMode
{
  if (_pictureMode != pictureMode) {
    _pictureMode = pictureMode;
    [self setNeedsImageUpdate];
  }
}

- (void)setProfileID:(NSString *)profileID
{
  if (![FBSDKInternalUtility object:_profileID isEqualToObject:profileID]) {
    _profileID = [profileID copy];
    _placeholderImageIsValid = NO;
    [self setNeedsImageUpdate];
  }
}

 #pragma mark - Public Methods

- (void)setNeedsImageUpdate
{
  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
    if (!self->_imageView || CGRectIsEmpty(self.bounds)) {
      // we can't do anything with an empty view, so just bail out until we have a size
      return;
    }

    // ensure that we have an image.  do this here so we can draw the placeholder image synchronously if we don't have one
    if (!self->_placeholderImageIsValid && !self->_hasProfileImage) {
      [self _setPlaceholderImage];
    }

    // debounce calls to needsImage against the main runloop
    if (self->_needsImageUpdate) {
      return;
    }
    self->_needsImageUpdate = YES;
    [self _updateImage];
  });
}

 #pragma mark - Internal Methods

- (void)configureProfilePictureView
{
  _imageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds];
  _imageView.autoresizingMask = (UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight);
  [self addSubview:_imageView];

  _profileID = @"me";
  self.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
  self.contentMode = UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFit;
  self.userInteractionEnabled = NO;
  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                           selector:@selector(_accessTokenDidChangeNotification:)
                                               name:FBSDKAccessTokenDidChangeNotification
                                             object:nil];
  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                           selector:@selector(_profileDidChangeNotification:)
                                               name:FBSDKProfileDidChangeNotification
                                             object:nil];
}

 #pragma mark - Notifications

- (void)_accessTokenDidChangeNotification:(NSNotification *)notification
{
  if (![_profileID isEqualToString:@"me"] || !notification.userInfo[FBSDKAccessTokenDidChangeUserIDKey]) {
    return;
  }
  _lastState = nil;
  [self _updateImageWithAccessToken];
}

- (void)_profileDidChangeNotification:(NSNotification *)notification
{
  if (![_profileID isEqualToString:@"me"]) {
    return;
  }
  _lastState = nil;
  [self _updateImageWithProfile];
}

 #pragma mark - Image Update

- (void)_updateImageWithProfile
{
  if (!_profileID) {
    if (!_placeholderImageIsValid) {
      [self _setPlaceholderImage];
    }
    return;
  }

  // if the current image is no longer representative of the current state, clear the current value out; otherwise,
  // leave the current value until the new resolution image is downloaded
  FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *state = [self _state];
  if (![_lastState isValidForState:state]) {
    [self _setPlaceholderImage];
  }

  FBSDKProfile *profile = FBSDKProfile.currentProfile;
  if (![state.profileID isEqualToString:@"me"] || !profile.imageURL) {
    return;
  }
  _lastState = state;

  [self _fetchAndSetImageWithURL:profile.imageURL state:state];
}

- (void)_updateImageWithAccessToken
{
  if (!_profileID) {
    if (!_placeholderImageIsValid) {
      [self _setPlaceholderImage];
    }
    return;
  }

  // if the current image is no longer representative of the current state, clear the current value out; otherwise,
  // leave the current value until the new resolution image is downloaded
  FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *state = [self _state];
  if (![_lastState isValidForState:state]) {
    [self _setPlaceholderImage];
  }

  if ([state.profileID isEqualToString:@"me"] && !FBSDKAccessToken.currentAccessTokenIsActive) {
    return;
  }
  _lastState = state;

  [self _fetchAndSetImageWithURL:[self _getProfileImageUrl:state] state:state];
}

- (void)_fetchAndSetImageWithURL:(NSURL *)imageURL state:(FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)state
{
  __weak FBSDKProfilePictureView *weakSelf = self;
  NSURLRequest *request = [[NSURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:imageURL];
  NSURLSession *session = [NSURLSession sharedSession];
  [[session
    dataTaskWithRequest:request
    completionHandler:^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
      if (!error && data.length) {
        [weakSelf _updateImageWithData:data state:state];
      }
    }] resume];
}

- (void)_updateImage
{
  _needsImageUpdate = NO;
  if (![_profileID isEqualToString:@"me"] || FBSDKAccessToken.currentAccessTokenIsActive) {
    [self _updateImageWithAccessToken];
  } else if (FBSDKProfile.currentProfile.imageURL) {
    [self _updateImageWithProfile];
  }
}

 #pragma mark - Helper Methods

- (BOOL)_imageShouldFit
{
  switch (self.contentMode) {
    case UIViewContentModeBottom:
    case UIViewContentModeBottomLeft:
    case UIViewContentModeBottomRight:
    case UIViewContentModeCenter:
    case UIViewContentModeLeft:
    case UIViewContentModeRedraw:
    case UIViewContentModeRight:
    case UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFit:
    case UIViewContentModeTop:
    case UIViewContentModeTopLeft:
    case UIViewContentModeTopRight:
      return YES;
    case UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFill:
    case UIViewContentModeScaleToFill:
      return NO;
  }
}

- (CGSize)_imageSize:(BOOL)imageShouldFit scale:(CGFloat)scale
{
  // get the image size based on the contentMode and pictureMode
  CGSize size = self.bounds.size;
  switch (_pictureMode) {
    case FBSDKProfilePictureModeSquare: {
      CGFloat imageSize;
      if (imageShouldFit) {
        imageSize = MIN(size.width, size.height);
      } else {
        imageSize = MAX(size.width, size.height);
      }
      size = CGSizeMake(imageSize, imageSize);
      break;
    }
    case FBSDKProfilePictureModeNormal:
    case FBSDKProfilePictureModeAlbum:
    case FBSDKProfilePictureModeSmall:
    case FBSDKProfilePictureModeLarge:
      // use the bounds size
      break;
  }

  // adjust for the screen scale
  size = CGSizeMake(size.width * scale, size.height * scale);

  return size;
}

- (FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)_state
{
  BOOL imageShouldFit = [self _imageShouldFit];
  UIScreen *screen = self.window.screen ?: [UIScreen mainScreen];
  CGFloat scale = screen.scale;
  CGSize imageSize = [self _imageSize:imageShouldFit scale:scale];
  return [[FBSDKProfilePictureViewState alloc] initWithProfileID:_profileID
                                                            size:imageSize
                                                           scale:scale
                                                     pictureMode:_pictureMode
                                                  imageShouldFit:imageShouldFit];
}

- (NSURL *)_getProfileImageUrl:(FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)state
{
  // If there's an existing profile, use that profile's image url handler
  if (FBSDKProfile.currentProfile != nil) {
    return [FBSDKProfile.currentProfile imageURLForPictureMode:self.pictureMode size:state.size];
  }
  return [FBSDKProfile imageURLForProfileID:state.profileID PictureMode:self.pictureMode size:state.size];
}

- (void)_setPlaceholderImage
{
  UIColor *fillColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:157.0 / 255.0 green:177.0 / 255.0 blue:204.0 / 255.0 alpha:1.0];
  _placeholderImageIsValid = YES;
  _hasProfileImage = NO;

  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
    self->_imageView.image = [[FBSDKHumanSilhouetteIcon new] imageWithSize:self->_imageView.bounds.size
                                                                     color:fillColor];
  });
}

- (void)_updateImageWithData:(NSData *)data state:(FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)state
{
  // make sure we haven't updated the state since we began fetching the image
  if (![state isValidForState:_lastState]) {
    return;
  }

  UIImage *image = [[UIImage alloc] initWithData:data scale:state.scale];
  if (image) {
    _hasProfileImage = YES;
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
      self->_imageView.image = image;
    });
  } else {
    _hasProfileImage = NO;
    _placeholderImageIsValid = NO;
    [self setNeedsImageUpdate];
  }
}

 #pragma mark - Test Helpers

- (FBSDKProfilePictureViewState *)lastState
{
  return _lastState;
}

@end

#endif


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24-Hour Play Festival Announced At Contemporary Theater Company
This celebration of creativity and collaboration is a collection of five short plays written, rehearsed and performed in a single day.
by A.A. Cristi Jan. 04, 2022
The Contemporary Theater Company is back with its annual theatrical feat, The 24-Hour Play Festival on February 5 at 8 pm. This celebration of creativity and collaboration is a collection of five short plays written, rehearsed and performed in a single day.
"The 24-Hour Play Fest is one of my favorite days of the year," says CTC Artistic Director Tammy Brown. "We get to remind ourselves that what seems impossible is within reach!"
The playwrights begin the process at midnight, writing through the night until the actors and directors arrive in the morning to begin casting and rehearsing the plays. This year there will be 5 short plays produced for the festival.
"In the morning, the writers are either frantically trying to finish, or they've fallen asleep," says Maggie Cady, one of the directors for this year's festival. "It's exciting to get the first peek at these plays that didn't exist 6 hours ago and then at the show that night see how the production teams have taken them in directions I never could have imagined!"
The Festival requires a lot of quick decisions from everyone involved in order to get the shows across the finish line by the end of the day.
"Because there's not a ton of time to think or plan, it means we get to have fun making the wildest choices possible," says Brown. "It's a fantastic opportunity to tap into our creativity in all kinds of new and surprising ways."
The play festival has been a staple of the company's schedule since the early days with many veteran actors, writers and directors returning for the fun year after year.
"I love the controlled chaos of The 24-Hour Play Festival," says actor Nancy Winokoor who will be in her 4th Festival this year. "It gives me a new appreciation for all aspects of putting on a show from the costumes to the lighting, sound, acting, directing and writing."
Photos, videos and stories are uploaded to the company's Facebook and Instagram throughout the day, allowing the audience to keep up with the process as it unfolds before watching the performance at the theater in the evening.
"In it the end, it feels like an exercise in staying present," says Ashley Macamaux who will write this year in their 13th Festival. "There's not enough time to worry about past festivals or what you'll eat for dinner tomorrow. It's all about that one day, the people around you and making a fun play to share with friends."
The performance is February 5 at 8 pm at the theater in Downtown Wakefield. Proof of vaccination and masks will be required for all audience members. All staff, performers, and volunteers will be fully vaccinated and boosted.
"At the end of the day, the audience gets to see the one and only performance of these plays," says Cady. "All theater is ephemeral, but this is truly a night that you can't miss. This kind of magic only comes once a year."
A complete schedule of shows and more information is available at www.contemporarytheatercompany.com or by calling 401-218-0282.
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Here's a great summer juice recipe to keep you going all day long, which is packed with super foods and other yummy treats which are in season. I try not to juice too many fruits and add more veggies, but in the summer when there are so many good things out there, I can't resist.
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Gum Springs is the oldest African American Community in Fairfax County, formaly established in 1833. West Ford, a former slave, founded the community after being freed by George Washington.
Located close to the Mount Vernon Estate,the community was a sanctuary for freedmen and runaways. Samuel Taylor, a runnaway slave established the first institution in Gum Springs, The Bethlehem Baptist church. Assisted by Quakers, the first school was established at Bethlehem. The Gum Springs Historical Society And Museum was established to preserve and disseminate the history of the Gum Springs Community. Many activites, including exhibits and lecturers at the Gum Springs Museum ccelebrate the triumph of this historic black community. Today, Gum Springs has more than 2,500 residents, up to 500 descended from the original families.
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I vlogged getting braces on because it's a big change and I'll have braces in my videos for the next year! I'll make slime with all those ingredients I just went shopping at Michael's for in Saturday's video. Today I'm headed to the orthodontist. I'm excited to have the opportunity for straight teeth in the future, but I'm nervous about getting them put on and is it going to hurt or be really uncomfortable? And I'm not really sure if I'm going to like the way braces look. Thanks for watching! Want to win a shoutout in my next YT video? Here's how: 1. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel here http://bit.ly/1S0o7G3 2. Leave a comment with the hashtag #BRACES in your favorite video telling me WHY you love it! 3. I'll read everyone's messages and choose my favorite comments & give you a shoutout in next week's video! Get SuperHeroKids Stickers for iMessage here http://bit.ly/superherokidstickers Play Cookie Jam here https://rcksr.com/pl/184557814/129 JazzyGirlStuff here http://bit.ly/1FlcCaL Annie's Vlogs here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYW4... SuperHeroKids here http://bit.ly/1KA3pfX SnapChat username superherokids http://bit.ly/218opBK My favorite things are friends, birthday parties, gifts and presents, challenges, DIY bathbombs, how to, slime, squishies and shopkins!
Packing for a Secret Trip with my Best Friend Annie Rose!!
Do I have a crush? Q & A's Get to Know Me!
In California to meet the KIDZ BOP kids, we went on a slime ingredient hunt to see if we could find slime ingredients and make slime in our hotel room! We only had one hour to see if we could find some ingredients that would work and then make the slime. Noah was having trouble playing with the slime without it sticking to him! Hope's Heroes Subscribe http://bit.ly/1S0o7G3 Today is an exciting day! Want to win a shoutout in my next YT video? Here's how: 1. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel here http://bit.ly/1S0o7G3 2. Comment #SLIME WITH MY BROTHER in your favorite video telling me WHY you love it! 3. I'll read everyone's messages and choose my favorite comments & give you a shoutout in next week's video! Remember to watch the vlog of us meeting KIDZ BOP kids! Check out their channel https://www.youtube.com/user/KidzBopKids You and your friends should check out their concert near you here http://kidzbop.com/tour/ is their tour schedule. We are learning a dance move with them for a SuperHeroKids skit that will be ready to watch soon! I got to interview Julianna, Freddy, Isaiah, and Sierra and find out about their most embarrassing moments on stage during a Best Time Ever 2017 Live performance! Then we got to experience the KIDZ BOP Best Time Ever concert for more kids bops songs, it was super fun!! They did Juju on that beat and had a Dad Dance Off to see which dad could dance Juju on that beat the best! And my last vlog Truth or Dare Sleepover with my BFF Annie Rose, we are going to be filming some videos for our collaboration channel JazzyGirlStuff here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtJd... and then having a fun sleepover. I asked all of you on my instagram @hopemnixon for some truth or dares and Annie and I do a few truths and a few dares. Allie comes over to hangout the next day and we play the try not to look away challenge and do a little karaoke. Maybe you can get some ideas of fun things to do with your friends too!
Today I made 3 kinds of slime at a sleepover with my bff Annie! See Cotton Candy Fluffy Slime recipe here https://youtu.be/SBpvSAgWWtk Annie vlogs also here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYW4...We hung a hammock, swam in the pool, ordered pizza and had a ton of fun hanging out with you all on our instagram live stream during our sleepover! Thanks for watching! Instagram @hopemnixon Want to win a shoutout in my next YT video? Here's how: 1. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel here http://bit.ly/1S0o7G3 2. Leave a comment with the hashtag #SLEEPOVER in your favorite video telling me WHY you love it! 3. I'll read everyone's messages and choose my favorite comments & give you a shoutout in next week's video! Get SuperHeroKids Stickers for iMessage here http://bit.ly/superherokidstickers Play Cookie Jam here https://rcksr.com/pl/184557814/129 JazzyGirlStuff here http://bit.ly/1FlcCaL Annie's Vlogs here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYW4... SuperHeroKids here http://bit.ly/1KA3pfX SnapChat username superherokids http://bit.ly/218opBK My favorite things are friends, birthday parties, gifts and presents, challenges, DIY bathbombs, how to, slime, squishies and shopkins!
Twin Telepathy Challenge DIY Christmas Sweater!
We can get you 15% off TeeBlox if you use our fan code: SUPERHEROKIDS15 at checkout http://bit.ly/2d8CQVI for your favorite officially licensed geek and gamer tees delivered every month! Today we were filming for SuperHeroKids and the weather ruined our plans and our epic Box Fort that we were using for the video. So what did we do? Can the next SuperHeroKids episode be rescued? Watch to find out! and thanks for watching "Box Fort FAIL Storm RUINS Batman & Captain America SuperHeroKids Video Behind the Scenes hopes vlogs" Add me on my new instagram account @hopemnixon SnapChat username superherokids http://bit.ly/218opBK #adventures #family #game #games #kids #fun #messy #hope #noah #superherokids #vlog #eden #adventure #shopping Hi I'm Hope, I'm a 10 year old Youtuber Kid, vlogging about my daily life as part of a big family! Family fun, games, friends, SuperHeroKids, and JazzyGirlStuff! YouTube Kids vlogs 2016!
Today is a shopping vlog at the Plato's Closet thrift store, it is a consignment resale thrift shop with nice brand name clothing, Annie and I are hunting for fashion treasures! I found a few cute clothes, should I buy them? We also received gifts from LittleMissMatched, a girls fashion company that we are filming a JazzyGirlStuff video for that will be ready to watch in a few weeks. Let me know what you want your new name to be in the comments below and thanks for watching, "Should I buy this?" Shopping vlog Thrift store challenge shopping at the thrift shop! hopes vlogs Checkout Annie's Vlog from this day here https://youtu.be/s71A5AHvJmg Checkout Millie and Chloe DIY Thrift Haul - $20 Thrift Shop Challenge here https://youtu.be/UHT-S92_weU JazzyGirlStuff here http://bit.ly/1FlcCaL SuperHeroKids here http://bit.ly/1KA3pfX Annie Rose here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHVSseA5eTTguk_o5InXu9w Add me on my new instagram account @hopemnixon SnapChat username superherokids http://bit.ly/218opBK #adventures #family #game #games #kids #fun #messy #hope #noah #superherokids #vlog #eden #adventure #shopping #thrift #routine Hi I'm Hope, I'm a 10 year old Youtuber Kid, vlogging about my daily life as part of a big family! Family fun, games, friends, SuperHeroKids, and JazzyGirlStuff! YouTube Kids vlogs 2016!
"Mom Can I Sleepover?" Subscribe http://bit.ly/1S0o7G3 My mom never lets me sleepover on a school night! Will she say yes this time? Today filming for JazzyGirlStuff at Annie's house, we have a ton of fun, act crazy, and play a game called Snowball Paper toss, have you played that game before? It's a really fun way to pass the time with a friend and all you need is paper and pencil. Thanks for watching! Checkout Annie's Vlog from this day here https://youtu.be/ZjKmIFdjl94 JazzyGirlStuff here http://bit.ly/1FlcCaL SuperHeroKids here http://bit.ly/1KA3pfX Add me on my new instagram account @hopemnixon SnapChat username superherokids http://bit.ly/218opBK #adventures #family #game #games #kids #fun #messy #hope #noah #superherokids #vlog #eden #adventure #shopping Hi I'm Hope, I'm a 10 year old Youtuber Kid, vlogging about my daily life as part of a big family! Family fun, games, friends, SuperHeroKids, and JazzyGirlStuff! YouTube Kids vlogs 2016!
What you never knew about Slime! Spilling the tea about Hope Marie's Slime shop.


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November 8, 2007: Do Not Compromise on Failure.
Scott Walker And who shall go top the Ball? pt. 4 And who shall go top the Ball? And What shall go to the Ball?
Bill Horist Nukeru Oto (for Tiffany) Post-Asiatic Lost War Dream Music Comp.


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Reading: Akinwunmi Ambode Releases His Resume
Akinwunmi Ambode Releases His Resume
The governorship candidate of APC in Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode released his CV for his critics during his acceptance speech. See his impressive resume below…
• I was born on the 14th of June,1963 at Epe General Hospital, Epe, Lagos State.
• I had my Primary School at St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Meta, and Lagos. Passed the National Common Entrance in Primary 5 and gained admission into Federal Government College, Warri.
• Recorded the second best result in the entire West Africa in the Higher School
Certificate Examinations in the Social Sciences in 1981.
• Graduated with honours in Accounting from the University of Lagos at 21.
• I started my public service career at Lagos State Waste Disposal Board (now LAWMA) as Accountant Grade II in November 1985.
• At 24, I qualified as a Chartered Accountant and completed my Masters Degree programme in Accounting from University of Lagos, specializing in Financial Management.
• Worked in the Local Government Service for 10years and was at various times council Treasurer in Alimosho, Shomolu, Mushin and Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Councils.
• In 1998, my commitment to public service earned me the award of the US Fullbright Scholarship for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program, in Boston University, Massachusetts, USA on Public Leadership with emphasis on Finance and Accounting.
• I was appointed acting Auditor-General for Local Government in 2000 and became the youngest ever Auditor-General for Local Government in Lagos State.
• I was appointed Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance in January 2005 and in February, 2006, was given the additional responsibility of Accountant-General of Lagos State.
• I was the youngest Permanent Secretary in service and only the second person to hold both positions of Permanent Secretary and Accountant-General at the same time.
• Under my watch, the State Treasury Office revolutionized the way Lagos State finances were raised, budgeted, managed and planned resulting in the state's budget performing at an average of 85% annually.
• I ensured payment of civil service staff salaries before the end of the month, payment of running cost by 1st week of each month and introduced end of the year
package and special/specific welfare for staff.
• I launched the e-payment platform for the monthly staff salaries
• I renovated the State Treasury Office, created a conducive working environment, introduced a corporate dress code and provided laptops for all Directors
• I Introduced prompt payment of gratuity and pension arrears of the State Universal
Basic Education Board and Local Government old pensioners.
• I introduced regular technical meetings with the Directors of Accounts in all MDAs, facilitated the sponsorship, by the State Governor, of over 1000 accountants to the Annual accountants' Conference in Abuja and initiated the annual retreat for Heads of Accountants as well as Local and International training for staff.
• I co-organised the first ever National Tax Retreat in association with the Joint Tax
Board/Federal Inland Revenue Service in 2005.
• I chaired the Technical Committee that produced the Lagos State Economic
Empowerment Development Strategy (SEEDS) document.
• I led the audit teams as the Auditor-General in the office of Auditor-General for Local Government to clear and publish the arrears of statutory audits of 1995 to 2004 within 12months.
• I am a scholar, accountant, administrator, an astute leader with strong emotional intelligence, i am an alumnus of Wharton Business School and also attended courses at Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, England; the Institute of Management
Development, Lausanne, Switzerland; INSEAD, Singapore and the Harvard Kennedy
School of Government, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
• I retired voluntarily from public service in August, 2012; the first ever recorded voluntary retirement by a Permanent Secretary in the Lagos State Public Service.
• I established Brandsmiths Consulting Limited in 2012 and the company is today consulting for Federal, State and Local Governments on the transition to the new International Public Service Accounting System and other financial advisory services.
• I am a stickler for high performance and my decisions are never based on race, gender or religion.


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Shahbazpur or Shahbajpur or Shahabajpur can refer to places:

In Bangladesh
 Shahbazpur Union, an area of Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj District
 Shahbazpur Union, Sarail, an area of Sarail Upazila, Brahmanbaria District
 Shahbazpur, Brahmanbaria, a village in Shahbazpur Union, Sarail
 Two areas of Barlekha Upazila in Maulvibazar District
 Dakshin Shahbazpur Union
 Uttar Shahbajpur Union
 A channel of the Meghna River that empties into the sea in Bhola District
 Bhola Island, also called Dakshin Shahbazpur Island, in Bhola District

In India
 Shahbazpur, Bihar, a village in Araria district
 A village in Mandawar, Uttar Pradesh

In Pakistan
 Shahbazpur (village), a village in Gujrat District


In November 2014, the government of Indonesia announced an alteration to its export prohibitions.
On 3 November 2014, the Indonesian Marine and Fishery Ministry passed decree 141/PDSI/HM.310/XI/2014 introducing a moratorium on foreign vessels above 30 GT. With the import ban in place, local fishery companies are not allowed to import vessels from abroad. The ministry argued the move was necessary to cope with the high levels of illegal fishing, as a report found out that 80 percent of them were involved in the practice.
The moratorium was initially planned to be active until April 2015 but was later extended to 31 October 2015 and is hence no longer in force.
According to a media report, "the policy managed to boost fish supply in local ports by 240 percent to 6 million tons, as the policy created room for smaller-size boats owned by local fishermen".
Indonesia initially banned foreign ships in 2008 (see related state act) but largely backtracked on the restriction given an insufficient supply of Indonesian ships. Since then, it has carved out numerous regulations restricting particular types of ships.
Indonesia: Application of ban on foreign ships operating in Indonesian waters.


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Q: POST costum stories in PHP FACEBOOK 5.0.0 I have a little problem, I'm making an App who an user can find some treasure, and when he find it, the app will post a story like:
"user_name" "find" a "treasure" on MYAPP.
with the title ect...
now, I made this script:
$storyDinamic = ['object' => json_encode([
'fb:app_id' => '760699587345565',
'og:url' => 'http://samples.ogp.me/906181492797373',
'og:title' => 'gold',
'og:type' => 'eatsquare:treasure',
'og:image' => 'https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/images/devsite/attachment_blank.png',
'og:description' => 'I find a gold!!'
])
];

$request = $fb->post('/me/objects/eatsquare:treasure', $storyDinamic);
$response = $request->getGraphUser();
echo $response['id'];

now, this script works, and the page echo the id of the story? without any error, but when I go to the game feed, I can't see anything from my app.
If I try to post the story from the link like:
$storyStatic = ['treasure' => '"http://samples.ogp.me/906181492797373"'];
$request = $fb->post('/me/eatsquare:find', $storyStatic);

this works, but I need to change the variable og:title,og:image,og:description.
Someone know why I have this problem?
Thank you very much


I very much enjoyed meeting you yesterday, and hugely appreciated the time you gave me, and all the tips and advice. Thank you VERY much! In view of our discussion, I have a feeling I may be coming back to you on this!
We are delighted to report that the Bath & West Rural Enterprise Centre is officially open! Last Thursday (25th January 2018) saw the launch of our much-anticipated centre and we were truly overwhelmed with the positivity from all our attendees and we would like to thank each one for visiting. We would also like to say a huge thank you to our trustees for believing in this project, to our architects O2i Design and our builders, Melhuish & Saunders.
People are often stopping to have a look at the properties and we've even had people wandering in, asking if they can have a look around. Duncan's architecture work has really paid off – they're not only nice houses inside but they're also pleasant to look at from the outside. We love them!
It is light, airy and pleasant to live in. My only worry is that we'll never be able to live anywhere else as we've got used to such high standards.
SSDC building control was delighted to nominate 3 projects designed by Duncan Pyle of O2i Design Ltd for the LABC Building Excellence Award in the SW region.
We wanted to thank you for your superb work in seeing our planning permission for a house in Glastonbury come to a successful conclusion. You worked so hard and persistently to get this one through. When the going got tough you didn't flinch or give up. We feel so fortunate to have your first class Architectural Practice on our doorstep in Langport and pray you do not have too many projects which cause you so much aggravation and hassle with planning authorities. We wish you well for the future and will certainly be recommending your services.
Just a brief note of extreme gratitude and thanks for all the work regarding both our Barn projects. Taking over the reins from where others have been lacking, moving the projects forward to where we wish and how we wanted is truly commendable.
Thanks for the expeditious way you have dealt with our projects both at Conquest Business Park and the housing development at Somerton. We have been able to rely on your technical advice and clarity of design in planning and construction activities resulting in jobs being completed on time and within cost parameters.
Even our builders commended the in-depth detail on the drawings with the building specs, making their job so much easier.
The judges felt that the project designed by O2i Design Consultants was unique in its sustainability credentials. The project incorporates the latest technology & demonstrates that with innovative design high level carbon reduction can be achieved. It should be looked upon as demonstrating the future path of building design for domestic construction. It exceeded the minimum requirements imposed by the Building Regulations by a long way!
Constantly punch above their weight going the extra mile to satisfy our needs. There have been many changes which we have wanted to make and their patience and understanding at these times has proved invaluable.


[ModLib] First Pass At "Quick Guide to Buckram Binding Styles of the 1960's" Is Up!
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I suspect we are going to find the same combinations of spine-arm-length, cover-arm-length, and flame-position as in the regulars.
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It's hard to feel exhausted and overwhelmed. I fully get it that at a moment in our nation when we are dealing with mass shootings, systematic racism and and a war on women's reproductive rights, and a Republican party platform that condones child abuse in the form of gay conversion therapy, anything that Melania Trump might have to say feels like a low-priority problem. But what happened Monday at the Republican National Convention deserves attention regardless. And the cynicism that led to such a blatant act of public plagiarism cannot be met with more cynicism from us.
Earlier on Monday, the Trumps spoke to Matt Lauer, with Mrs. Trump saying of her convention speech, "I wrote it with as little help as possible. I'm excited." But as keen-eared journalist Jarrett Hill first noticed, when the 46-year-old ex-model and aspiring First Lady of the United States of America took to the podium on the initial night of the convention, she seemed to be channeling the woman who currently holds that title. Borrowing freely from Mrs. Obama's address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Trump repeated nearly word for word a key passage on — IRONY ALERT! — being raised with "values that you work hard for what you want in life, that your word is your bond and you do what you say" and an assurance that "the only limit" to your dreams is "your willingness to work." Oh man. That is rich. Bless her heart, she also Rickrolled a nation, vowing that her husband "will never, ever give up" and "never, ever let you down."
The Internet community soon made hay with the speech, with the hashtag #MelaniaTrumpFamousQuotes quickly trending, and commenters expressing pleased surprise she at least remembered she isn't Sasha and Malia's mom. Yet the Trump circle itself didn't seem concerned at all. On Monday night, former chairman of the California Republican Part Thomas Del Beccaro declared, "MelaniaTrump proved tonight she is total opposite of #MichelleO. No anger. No complaints. Just about what can happen through opportunity." Rejected bridesmaid Chris Christie, speaking on "Today," estimated that "93 percent of the speech is completely different from Michelle Obama's speech."
Trump's campaign manager Paul Manafort, meanwhile, cleverly blamed Hillary Clinton for the controversy, saying, "There's no cribbing of Michelle Obama's speech. These are common words and values — that she cares about her family, things like that. She was speaking in front of 35 million people last night; she knew that. To think that she would be cribbing Michelle Obama's words is crazy. This is once again an example of when a woman threatens Hillary Clinton, how [Clinton] seeks to demean her and take her down." And he added, "To think that she would do something like that, knowing how scrutinized her speech was going to be last night, is just really absurd."
It really is, sir. It really, really is.
On CNN, Republican National Committee Chief Strategist & Communications Director Sean Spicer explained that Mrs. Trump's speech was also recognizable to those familiar with the words of Twilight Sparkle from "My Little Pony" — "Anything you can do in your dreams you can do now." This really happened on American television.
Spicer said, "It's sad that we've taken this amazing moment with the world introduction of Melania Trump and allowed the Clinton campaign to say, 'We Googled a bunch of phrases and matched it up with three things Mrs. Obama said." For context, The Washingtonian's Amanda Whiting reported that they'd run the excerpts in question through a plagiarism checker at Small SEO Tools and found that "the program noticed a level of similarity far beyond the usual coincidences that may occur in writing, including one passage with 23 matched words. The program estimates that the "likelihood that a 16-word match is 'just a coincidence' is less than 1 in a trillion."
Lifting liberally from other sources is unfortunately not uncommon. Three years ago, Rand Paul gave a speech in which he bafflingly seemed to be quoting directly from the Wikipedia page for the movie "Gattaca." In 1988, Joe Biden was revealed to have borrowed heavily from the speeches of British Labour leader Neil Kinnock for his own folksy origin story. And hey, self-plagiarist and outright quote faker Jonah Lehrer is back. And in the farce that is this entire election year, where conservatives are doing just fine coming up with shocking content that's completely original, it might be easy to brush off Mrs. Trump's behavior as a punchline. Earlier Tuesday, a former colleague publicly described the incident as not "a big deal."
But it should be a big deal when a woman who seriously wants to be the First Lady gives a speech about morals that was stolen from someone else. It should be a big deal when an entire campaign laughs off its poaching of the ideals of its opposition, when it appears to be counting on nobody caring about a shameless ethical transgression. On Monday, Mrs. Trump spoke of hard work, and of treating others with respect. And if anyone at the Trump campaign actually knew what those words meant, maybe they would have mentioned that Michelle Obama said them eight years ago.


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Q: FirebaseUI Auth offline I'm going through my first course in Firebase (Udacity), and have code that looks like this implementing Firebase Auth
private FirebaseAuth mFirebaseAuth;
private FirebaseAuth.AuthStateListener mAuthStateListener;
....
    mAuthStateListener = new FirebaseAuth.AuthStateListener() {
        @Override
        public void onAuthStateChanged(@NonNull FirebaseAuth firebaseAuth) {
            FirebaseUser user = firebaseAuth.getCurrentUser();
            if (user != null) {
                // User is signed in
                onSignedInInitialize(user.getDisplayName());
            } else {
                // User is signed out
                onSignedOutCleanup();
                startActivityForResult(
                        AuthUI.getInstance()
                                .createSignInIntentBuilder()
                                .setIsSmartLockEnabled(false)
                                .setProviders(
                                        AuthUI.EMAIL_PROVIDER,
                                        AuthUI.GOOGLE_PROVIDER)
                                .build(),
                        RC_SIGN_IN);
            }
        }
    };

@Override
protected void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    mFirebaseAuth.addAuthStateListener(mAuthStateListener);
}

This code runs into an infinite loop when the app is started offline.
onResume -> onAuthStateChanged-> startActivityForResult-> onActivityResult (Fails with  ErrorCodes.NO_NETWORK) -> onResume
Is there a way to get to FirebaseUI-Auth login screen offline, so that I can login using Android Smart Lock. Or at least, prevent the infinite loop as above?
Please let me know if you need extra details

A: Authenticating the user requires an active connection. There is no way for Firebase to authenticate your users without connecting to its servers.
So one way to handle this is to only show the login dialog when the user's device is connected to the network and/or connected to Firebase.


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This page is a snapshot of a previous version of Mozilla's CA Certificate Policy.
Click here to view Mozilla's Current CA Certificate Policy.
Mozilla CA Certificate Policy (Version 2.1)
When distributing binary and source code versions of Firefox, Thunderbird, and other Mozilla-related software products, Mozilla may include with such software a default set of X.509v3 certificates for various Certification Authorities (CAs). The certificates included by default have their "trust bits" set for various purposes, so that the software in question can use the CA certificates to verify certificates for SSL servers, S/MIME email users, and digitally-signed code objects without having to ask users for further permission or information.
This is the official Mozilla policy for CA certificates that are distributed with Mozilla software products. This policy consists of the following three sections:
Applying for Inclusion of Root Certificates in Mozilla Products
This section describes the obligations of Certification Authorities applying for inclusion of their root certificates in Mozilla Products. This includes considerations that are taken into account such as the CA's publicly available documentation about their policies, and audits of the CA's operations in support of the documented policies.
Maintaining Confidence in Included Root Certificates
This section describes the obligations of Certification Authorities for maintaining confidence in their root certificates that are included in Mozilla Products. This includes regular auditing of the CA's policies and practices; conforming to current CA industry standards and recommended best practices; and making changes to included root certificates.
Enforcing the Mozilla CA Certificate Policy
This section describes the steps that Mozilla may take in order to enforce this policy. This includes evaluation of security concerns, and removing or disabling a root certificate.
This policy applies only to software products distributed by Mozilla, including the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiaries. Other entities distributing such software are free to adopt their own policies. In particular, under the terms of the relevant Mozilla license(s) distributors of such software are permitted to add or delete CA certificates in the versions that they distribute, and are also permitted to modify the values of the "trust bits" on CA certificates in the default CA certificate set. As with other software modifications, by making such changes a distributor may affect its ability to use Mozilla trademarks in connection with its versions of the software; see the Mozilla trademark policy for more information.
Please contact Mozilla at certificates@mozilla.org for more information about this policy and answers to related questions.
We reserve the right to change this policy in the future. We will do so only after consulting with the public Mozilla community, in order to ensure that all views are taken into account.
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I was talking with a friend of mine the other night. About a year ago, he read my first book, The Realm: The Awakening Begins. He really liked it. But as we talked, I realized he thought the book was written about some made up fantasy world, nothing like our own. Really? I was surprised, but maybe I shouldn't be.


Do you like the Christmas?
where do You go for holiday?
How would you spend your Christmas day?
Happy or Unhappy in New Year?
christmas is the best holiday!
How do you do in your holidays?
What Xmas ornaments do you prefer to see on your Xmas tree?
Please tell me what do you do in your free time?
Do you have a special meal for Christmas?
How do you or your family members spend the holidays?
Why don't Japanese take vacations?
Mother's Day is coming , What do you want to say?
May you a happy chinese new year!!!
How is everybody doing the recreation?
I LOVE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CELEBRATION!


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Doris J. Worob
Doris J. Worob BURLINGTON Doris J. Worob, 97, of Burlington, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the Masonic Village, Burlington. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was a longtime Trenton resident until moving to the Masonic Village. Primarily a homemaker, Doris worked as a sales associate at Nevius Voorhees Department Store, Trenton, in the late 1960's and 70's. She was a devoted member, deacon, elder, Bible school and Sunday school teacher at the former Pilgrim Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, and a member of United Presbyterian Church, Yardville. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Women, was a former Bluebird and Campfire Girls leader and volunteered to lead many Bible study groups at the Masonic Village. The daughter of the late Robert and Edna Matthias Waterman and wife of the late Carl Worob, she is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and John Wagner; her son, Richard Worob and partner, Patricia Keck and family; her grandchildren, Alisa Padden (Jace) and David Wagner, and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services are private. A memorial service at the Masonic Village will be held at a future date. Memorial contributions may be made in Doris' honor to United Presbyterian Church, 12 Yardville - Hamilton Square Road, Yardville, NJ 08620, or Masonic Village c/o Development Services, 902 Jacksonville Rd., Burlington, NJ 08016([email protected]). Kingston & Kemp Funeral Home 260 White Horse Ave. Hamilton, NJ 08610 (609) 585-7321
Published in The Times, Trenton, on June 25, 2019
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