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Australia's Trifalga launches data center unit, plans 800,000 sq ft data center in Sydney
Dec 16, 2021 | Sydney
Australian real estate company Trifalga is starting a data center unit with plans to have a largescale data center campus in Sydney. Trifalga and Trifalga DC's first data center project will be an 800,000 square feet data center in Rouse Hill, Sydney. However, Trifalga did not reveal when the ...
Stockland to build new data center in Macquarie Park, Sydney
Jun 09, 2021 | Sydney
Stockland has announced plans to build a five-story new data center in Sydney, which, according to the Australian Financial Review, might be for Amazon Web Services (AWS). The facility, worth AU$264 million (US$204.3 million), was reportedly fast-tracked by the New South Wales Government due t...


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France Press review Edouard Philippe Great National Debate Tax
Eye on France: The final word on the great national debate
By Michael Fitzpatrick Issued on 09-04-2019 Modified 09-04-2019 to 19:40
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe telling the French what they told him. Reuters
Yesterday, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe launched what is being rather pompously called "the restitution of the great national debate". In other words, the government is now telling the people what the people have been telling the government over the past three months in public discussions and by internet.
Millions of words of written notes were collected. There were 530,000 on-line contributions. In total, one-and-a-half million French participated.
Restitution is going to be no easy matter.
But Edouard Philippe is not a man to be buried under an avalanche of words. Taking less than 20 minutes to wrap up the whole job, the prime minister got straight to the point: the French want to pay less tax. Ah-ha!
Five months of riots, pitched battles and public palaver have led to this! The French are confused about what their money is being spent on; they are, to quote the prime minister, "fiscally exasperated"; they want more justice and fairness in the way the tax burden is distributed. They want to be sure the public services they finance are being run as efficiently as possible.
That's the broad burden of 48 percent of the on-line messages collected during the great debate.
Business paper Les Echos points out that the internet responses have come predominantly from urban households, and are not, therefore, representative of the population as a whole.
But there's no getting away from the question of taxation.
Taxation for everyone
Among the most frequent propositions for change is the suggestion that everyone should pay tax. And then come demands for less tax, reduced tax bands, an end to offshore and other frauds to help the stinky rich hold onto their ill-gottens. Ten percent want to see the return of wealth tax, a surprisingly low figure given the anger directed at President Emmanuel Macron for his refusal to rack the rich.
Many people think the reduction of Value Added Tax, especially on essential goods and services, is the way to go.
We are all in favour of the environment, but few are prepared to pay an extra tax to save icebergs, polar bears, monarch butterflies or the Texas prairie chicken.
And while just 4 percent are in favour of paying more tax, 75 percent would like to see less public spending.
Specifically mentioned for cuts are defence, housing, the salaries of senior civil servants and the number of MPs.
The French would also like to see less administrative paperwork and complexity, especially in the health sector.
Searching for the correct balance
Right-wing Le Figaro is underwhelmed by the whole business, suggesting in an editorial that simultaneously cutting public spending and reducing the tax bill is the philosopher's stone of all governments.
Le Figaro readers are far from convinced, 75,000 of them voting in today's poll on the question of whether the great debate will result in a lowering of taxes. Eighty-five percent of them think not.
Centrist paper Le Monde notes that more than half the internet contributions to the debate were exact copies of earlier messages. Which is perhaps a sign of economy: if my point has already been well made by someone else, why not just re-use the original formulation.
Except that some people seem to have repeated their own message dozens, in some cases, hundreds, of times.
In actual fact, only 255,003 people actually wrote an original contribution to the debate, with just 39,834 addressing all of the four major themes.
Edouard Philippe is happy that the great debate has at least allowed for a return to normal service, where people engage in polite discussion rather than in anonymous insult.
Today, the prime minister will present his synopsis to the National Assembly, before facing the senators in the upper house tomorrow.
The point then will be to start putting the public propositions into political shape, translating all that anger and angst into laws which will improve the situation.
The real fun and games are still to come.
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I used a myriad of companies to book our hotel reservations for Ireland based upon what was the cheapest at the time. Two sites I recommend to compare different prices when booking rooms are Kayak & Trip Advisor. These can also be used for flights as well. For this trip I ended up using www.booking.com, www.hotels.com, and one room was cheaper to book directly through the hotel. It is always important to do your research so you do not get ripped off.
Another very important piece of hotel research is researching areas. My husband and I like to do this through trip advisor. On our trips, we always like to stay city center so you can walk around and explore, especially in a city like Dublin, where we decided not to rent a car. We loved all of our hotels. In Dublin we stayed at the Brooks Hotel for our first 2 nights. In Cork we spent one night at a Bed & Breakfast called the Garnish House & another night at the River Lee Hotel. Upon leaving Cork we went to Killarney and stayed at the Killarney Plaza Hotel. Next, in Galway we stayed at the Park House Hotel. For our last 2 nights in Dublin, we stayed at the Trinity Capital Hotel.
On our trip we spent our first 2 nights in Dublin at the Brooks Hotel which I must say was very convenient to everywhere we wanted to trek to in the Dublin area, including the popular touristy area of Temple Bar. The Brooks Hotel had friendly staff and a prime location. I would definitely stay in this lovely hotel again.
Upon leaving Dublin to our next city, Cork we made our way back to the Dublin airport with The Dublin bus (mentioned in Ireland 1 post) It can be very confusing to figure out where to get your rental car, so ask someone the second you get there so you don't end up walking around in circles like we did.
We were renting a car from Dooley/Payless which ended up being the WORST deal and the biggest rip off of our trip. We had already booked a car through www.carrentals.com and at the airport they insisted on overcharging and upgrading so many things. I did not want to sign the rental car agreement paperwork because I told them I did not agree, but they would not have given me any car if I did not, so I let them know I would be contesting the charges the second I got home. Since then (a huge war with Dooley occurred..long story) but in a nutshell I had my credit card company credit me for their overcharges and Dooley has not fought back yet and they only have a certain number of days, so my fingers are crossed…I would NEVER EVER recommend Dooley/Payless rental cars even to my worst enemy. I was supposed to be spending $200 total for my rental car plus insurance (maybe $150) but Dooley ripped me off and charged me over $1,000 for the week!!
United States the point of doing a "Bed & Breakfast" is because breakfast is included. I did let the owners know that they need to mention this in the reservations if we will have to pay additional for breakfast because I forced myself to wake up to eat the breakfast because I thought it was included. I never would have woke so early to eat breakfast there if I was going to be charged an extra fee.
The next day we moved onto what I think was the best hotel in our entire stay. The hotel was called, "The River Lee." The view at this hotel was absolutely breathtaking. We were right next to a quaint river bed and the hotel had glass windows throughout so you could see all of the gorgeous views outside from anywhere within the hotel. For this hotel they upgraded us to the executive floor which gave us access to a room with waters, juices, snacks and big screen TV's. It was a nice perk.
was anything special that stood out to me about this property. The parking situation was quite sketchy on a Bank Holiday weekend in that there were not nearly enough spaces and the spaces were very tight at that, which becomes a bit of a struggle, especially when you are not used to the steering wheel being on the passenger side of the car in terms of the way cars are made in the Unites States.
had a fabulous restaurant in which we celebrated our 8 year wedding anniversary.:) The rooms were very nice in the Park House Hotel as well:). We thoroughly enjoyed our 3 night stay.
hours, we were moved to one of the nicest newest suites that had central air. We loved the room. It was gorgeous and very spacious and we were able to continue on our journey of Ireland.
To read Post 3 of my "All about Ireland" series click here: Article 3 Dublin Restaurants and Activities🙂 There are so many fabulous restaurants in town and when travelling to Ireland, you must hit up some of my personal favorites. Also check out Article 4 Cork City Restaurants and Activities. There is also Article 5 Killarney Restaurants & Activities. Lastly is Article 6 Galway Restaurants & Activities!
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What a great trip for you anniversary. And you guys know how to have good time.
How did you like driving the Renault?
OMG! I am happy for you both, dear.
That is awful about the car rental! If I ever get to travel, I will never use their company!
Great! I am happy to be sharing because I do not want anyone to be screwed over like I was!!
Wow, what a great trip! Ireland is definitely on my bucket list!
Sound like a great trip, can't wait to go there one day myself!
You definitely should Dana:) It is such a pretty place!
looks beautiful, I've always wanted to travel to Ireland.
Great reviews… this is on my bucket list places to go..
Thank you for sharing this. Wonderful you got to see such a beautiful country, but unfortunate tainted by the car rental company.
We will see what happens…but never ever use Dooley/Payless…rip off!!!
Yikes! I'm glad you're trying to do something about this. Thank you for sharing. Great pics!
Awwe!.. Happy Anniversary to you both!.. You both looked like you had lots of fun, besides the car part lol.. I love how you guys travel everywhere.. amazing!
Bookmarking this for when I finally get my trip to Ireland. 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing. I hope you had a fabulous time.
Fingers are crossed that Dooley never does! What a great blog post. You all sure get around to some nice places. I am living vicariously through you.
Good information about traveling out of the country. It sounds like your trip overall was fantastic. But, there are things you need to be wary of too.
Wow! $1,000 for a car rental….that would have soured my day, but I have to say that Ireland is on my list of places I would like to visit. Will watch the car rental, however!
Happy Anniversary!! I loved the pictures and hotel recommendations. Definitely will check back if we make it over there!
You have shared Daniele a lot of beautiful scenery of your trip to Ireland. I am jealous LOL and wanna pack my things there in the next coming months. Thanks for sharing your itinerary experiences. Bad things may come on your way. It happens in our everyday life and that mistake where you became a victim in ripped off and scams is the best lesson to be extra careful next time. Happy Anniversary to both of you!
Hello Jason! Thank you so much for the comment. I do not know I was unable to see this until now:) Thanks for the super sweet comment:) It is appreciated! Dooley car rentals did fight me back so now I am in a war with them..I just need my money back. I do not like rip off artists!Have a fabulous weekend!
I know you already clarified you liked the hop on hop off, you were referring to the dublin bus in article 1:) I totally agree with making sure all hotels have ac!!


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Jony Ive Envisioned Apple Car Without a Steering Wheel
Posted by Rajesh Pandey on Jun 28, 2019 in Apple Car, News
As the design head at Apple, Jony Ive worked on a number of products at the company. Many of them were released to the public while others were nixed in prototyping stage or are not yet ready for a public release. A report from The Information reveals that Jony Ive worked on the design of the Apple Car and came up with a pretty wild concept.
Interestingly, the designer envisioned the Apple Car without a steering wheel and wanted it to be fully controlled by Siri. Ive had demonstrated the concept to Tim Cook with an actress playing the role of Siri. That certainly sounds a bit bold and outrageous even when one considers the fact that Apple is working on an autonomous driving vehicle. The report also states that the design guru worked on the design of the Apple television which never saw the light of the day.
It is clear that even though Ive is no longer a part of Apple, his design influence is going to be visible in all Apple products that will be released in the foreseeable future. Plus, one must remember that while Ive is leaving Apple to run his new design company, Apple is going to be one of the clients of the firm.
On the occasion of Ive's departure from Apple, CEO Tim Cook sent an internal memo to all employees as well which BuzzFeed has managed to obtain. The memo only talks about the leadership changes inside the company and praises Jony Ive for all the work that he has done at the company for the last 30 years.
I'm writing to let you know about some changes to the ET involving two people who embody Apple's values and whose work will help define Apple's future.
I'm happy to announce that Sabih Khan has been named to the executive team as senior vice president of Operations reporting to Jeff Williams. Sabih has worked on every Apple product since the late 90s, always committed to delighting our customers while advancing quality, sustainability and responsibility in manufacturing. His team makes possible some of the most beloved — and most complex — products in the world, and Sabih leads them with heart. I am thrilled to have him overseeing our supply chain.
Today, we also mark another important evolution for our company. After nearly 30 years at Apple, Jony Ive is starting an independent design firm which will count Apple among its primary clients and will depart the company as an employee later this year. Jony's contributions are legendary, from the central role he played in Apple's revival beginning in the late 90s, through the iPhone and perhaps his most ambitious project, Apple Park, where he has put so much of his energy and care in the past few years. I am proud to call Jony a friend, and those who know him know his ideas and curiosities are boundless. We will all benefit — as individuals who value great design, and as a company — as he pursues his passions and continues his dedicated work with Apple.
Of all his accomplishments, Jony cites the team he helped to build as one of his proudest. His longtime collaborators, Evans Hankey and Alan Dye, are strong stewards of Apple's design ethic and creative culture. Collaboration and teamwork are defining features of Apple's success across the company.
Evans and Alan will report to Jeff Williams. As many of you know, Jony and Jeff have been close collaborators and partners for many years. In particular, Jeff's leadership in developing Apple Watch brought together a cross-organizational team, unprecedented in scope, to produce Apple's most personal device ever. This is what Apple does at its best: elevating a category beyond its imagined limits, and revealing how a single device can be so much more than the sum of its parts. I'm incredibly excited about the design team's work, both underway and yet to come.
Do you think we will see the Apple Car — or just about any other autonomous car — launch without a steering wheel to the public in the next decade? While self-driving vehicles are a possibility, I think removing the steering wheel and relying solely on a voice assistant would be taking things a bit too far. I guess Ive never really used Siri much to know how poorly it performs.
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Q: Azure Search indexing of Azure Blob Storage: what is the best unique index "key"? In order to automatically index Azure Storage blobs with Azure Search, an index need to have one of its fields as a unique "key". Azure docs say: "There can only be one key field in the index. It has to be a string field. This field represents the unique identifier for each document stored with the index."
My question is: what is the best unique key for a blob? It cannot be a blob path or name, since "/" and "." cannot be in the "key" value. Shall I assign a customized property to every blob after I upload it to Azure Storage?
What would be the best way to do it? Is anyone here has experience with that?

A: Based on this link, you could use metadata_storage_path attribute (which represents full blob path and thus unique) as key field. Again based on the documentation, you should use base64Encode function to convert that data into Base64 encoded string to avoid invalid characters in the key name field value.
From the documentation link (please see section titled Defining document keys and field mappings):

metadata_storage_path - using the full path ensures uniqueness, but
  the path definitely contains / characters that are invalid in a
  document key. As above, you have the option of encoding the keys using
  the base64Encode function.

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He Wood Cologne is a perfume by Dsquared² for men and was released in 2017. The scent is fresh-woody. It was last marketed by Angelini Beauty.
the better and fresher HE WOOD?
I have almost all fragrances of HE WOOD here, because I "fully descend" on this fragrance!
I find these fragrances extremely special and simply different from the others.
No matter whether someone says it reminds him of the cheapest plywood or of the American pine forest - there is definitely a certain basic seasoning of some wood absolutely present. As a former half trained carpenter I am also of the opinion that it does not smell exactly like wood - but it goes damn in this direction! Hard to describe!
For me, however, it's also pretty aquatic or oceanic (see also the fragrance pyramid).
And Zanzibar is just like the bar on Sylt in/at the sea. Maybe it's just because of this that I associate something woody-aquatic? But as described here on the pages that it is sweet: ...um... - wrong! Certainly there's a certain sweetness in it, but it's rather woody-aquatic. My opinion!!
It could become my new favorite (along with many other favorites; a general problem of local members I think, he he)!!
Yes, the other HE WOOD are more pronounced, have a stronger sillage and excellent durability - but are also a bit "too much of a good thing" because of this. Since they (I can't describe the feeling or the impression correctly - I'll just call it that) come across very "dust-dry", i.e. somehow standing on the spot without changing in any way, they can sometimes get on your nerves.
But this one has a general freshness in it; something is different and therefore better for me. The scent also changes over time: sometimes it's woody, sometimes it's fresh. And that's exactly what makes this fragrance!
It is more pleasing, more lively and "easier" to wear.
The durability is certainly somewhat(!) shorter, but I still give him 90% of the other HE WOOD fragrances. So no big drama, no reason to worry!
I'm not quite sure anymore if the name Cologne has anything to do with the mixing ratio here - maybe they called it so only because of the freshness?
Let it work!! In the beginning it smells very much like hay (which is also somehow woody); as an old hay fever sufferer I thought at the beginning: "no, that won't work with us!"
It's not flowery for me, except hay is equated with the scent of flowers? Furthermore I hate flower scents, which are m.M.n. rather something for our ladies.
But this hay smells somehow nevertheless very good (there is again the sweetness with it).
Give him a chance if you want something else!
How do you rate the morning rain? There is nothing more beautiful than a pouring morning rain... Have never felt anything more beautiful than to wake up to a cloudy dark Sunday day and the sound of rain hitting the wooden roof... That is when you miss home the most... and He Wood Cologne has it all.
The fashion house of Dsquared, headed by identical twins Dean and Dan Caten, released a new flanker of He Wood that shares the same D.N.A. with a new twist, this time in a cologne concentration. The disruptive He Wood Cologne breaks the rules reinventing the traditional citrus and floral eau de cologne by adding modern woody and watery elements to it, which evoke nature, strength, and vigorous virility through its simplicity.
It won't be a quarter-hour late that the aquatic aspect arises, bringing the fresh accents of violet leaves and blossom to an utmost moment of brilliance. The watery accord is fabulous, like no other aquatic scents, ain't no marine, pungent, salty, or seaweed notes here, rather a fresh, pure, and cool smell of rain's drops in a pinewood.
The dry down has profound notes of smoky vetiver and cedarwood sitting at the base, rounding out this woody, citrus juice, and that aroma is reinforced with animal musk and a tad of amber, just fairly to sweeten the blend.
I loved He Wood since the very first moment I saw its wooden bottle and smelt the juice inside, and I happen to love Cologne, either. Longevity and sillage are moderate, this cologne is fine for office, day and evening wear. I recommend it for transition seasons, springtime and autumn time are proper for making it shine.
If you've walked away when seeing a new He Wood on the department store counter stop and give this a try on a strip. You might be surprised, too.


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Check Important Current Affairs Quiz 20th June 2019
Testbook | Updated: Jun 20, 2019 19:02 IST
Many of you have been practicing a lot for your upcoming exams. Thus, to give you a head start we thought of helping you by bringing out daily current affairs quiz on Banking, Insurance and various other exams, that will help you boost up your preparation a lot more. Moreover, this quiz contains expected questions which match the Exam Pattern of most of the Government Job Exams and Banking Exams. Make sure to attempt this Important Current Affairs Quiz 20th June 2019 and check your preparation level.
Important Current Affairs Quiz – 19th June 2019
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Important Current Affairs Quiz 20th June
The finance ministry plans to revamp Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna (PMMY). Under PMMY, collateral-free loan of up to ₹________ lakh falls under three categories—Shishu, Kishore and Tarun.
The finance ministry plans to revamp Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna (PMMY), to ensure better access to credit for small firms, boost entrepreneurship and promote financial inclusion.
Under the scheme, collateral-free loan of up to ₹10 lakh falls under three categories—Shishu, Kishore and Tarun.
Shishu accounts for loans of up to ₹50,000, while ₹50,001 to ₹5 lakh are disbursed under Kishore.
Which bank announced 4 July, 2019 as the effective date of the merger with Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL)?
IndusInd Bank announced 4 July, 2019 as the effective date of the merger with Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL).
M R Rao, current CEO of BFIL, will become the CEO of IndusInd Financial Inclusion Ltd (IFIL).
The Business Correspondent network of BFIL will operate under IFIL.
President Ram Nath Kovind announced that the government was working towards a ₹________ trillion farm productivity spend and ₹900-billion annual spend on farmers' income support.
President Ram Nath Kovind announced that the government was working towards a ₹25-trillion farm productivity spend and ₹900-billion annual spend on farmers' income support.
Fixing problems in the rural economy and giving relief to farmers was the top priority of the Narendra Modi government during its second term.
₹25 trillion will be invested to improve agriculture productivity.
Which bank recovered ₹20,000 crore of bad loans during the financial year ended March 2019, almost double the recovery amount in the preceding year?
Punjab National Bank (PNB) recovered ₹20,000 crore of bad loans during the financial year ended March 2019, almost double the recovery amount in the preceding year.
The bank suffered losses allegedly after jewellers Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and some bank employees collided to defraud PNB of about ₹1,000 crore
What is the rank of Mark Zuckerberg on the list of top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the US 2019?
Social media giant Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has dropped from his 2018 rank of number 16 to number 55 on the list of top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the US 2019.
Adobe's Shantanu Narayen and Microsoft's Satya Nadella bagged the coveted fifth and sixth spots in the list gaining an employee approval rating of 98% each.
Which state will give unemployment allowance up to Rs 3,500 to unemployed youth having graduation or equivalent degree under the Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana from February 2019?
Unemployed youth having graduation or equivalent degree will be given unemployment allowance up to Rs 3,500 by the Rajasthan government.
They will get the benefit of the Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana from February 2019.
To be eligible for the scheme, applicants should be natives of Rajasthan.
The amount will be given for two years or until they get employed.
To which country has India offered a helping hand by granting $15 million to help organize the African Union (AU) Summit in July 2019?
India has offered a helping hand to Niger by granting $15 million to help organize the African Union (AU) Summit in July 2019.
The grant assistance was handed over by Indian envoy to Niger Rajesh Agarwal to that country's deputy foreign minister Lamido Ousseini Bala Goga Salamatou.
Niamey – Capital.
Mahamadou Issoufou – President
Brigi Rafini – Prime Minister.
Which state has made it mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS device to tackle any exigency?
The Himachal Pradesh government made it mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS device to tackle any exigency.
A decision in this regard was taken at a review meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Shrikant Baldi on preparedness for the monsoon.
Kullu and Dalhousie have been identified for installation of early warning systems.
Which of the following has signed a power purchase agreement with GJ Eco Power Pvt. Ltd. in June 2019?
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
Kerala State Electricity Board
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) signed a power purchase agreement with Kochi-based GJ Eco Power Pvt. Ltd.
Under the agreement, the KSEB will purchase the power generated from the 9.76 MW — WtE plant at a rate of ₹6.17 per unit for a period of 20 years from the commercial operation date.
The tariff has been approved by the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Who has been appointed as the President and CEO of BMW Group India effective from August 1, 2019?
Ajaypal Singh Banga
Rudratej Singh
Sanjay Jha
BMW Group India has appointed Rudratej Singh as the President and CEO effective from August 1.
Singh, in his last assignment, was Global President at Royal Enfield.
In August 2018, Vikram Pawah, President of BMW Group India, was named CEO of BMW Group Australia and New Zealand. Since then, Hans-Christian Baertels, Director, Finance and Administration at BMW Group India, had been the acting President.
Who was appointed as India's representative in the Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a UN body, in June 2019?
Durga Shakti Nagpal
Shefali Juneja
Ira Singhal
Ishita Roy
Senior bureaucrat Shefali Juneja was appointed as India's representative in the Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), a UN body.
She has been appointed to the post of Representative of India in the ICAO, Montreal, Canada, for a period of three years.
She will replace senior IAS officer Alok Shekhar who was named for the post in October 2015.
Justice RS Chauhan has been appointed as the Chief Justice of which high court in June 2019?
Uttarkhand
The government has cleared the appointments of Justice RS Chauhan as Chief Justice of the Telangana high court and Justice V Ramasubramanium as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court.
On June 7, the government had notified the appointment of Justice Ravi Shanker Jha as the Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh high court.
Recently, Adrian McCallum passed away. He was a/an ________.
British wresttling legend Adrian McCallum, known by his ring name of Lionheart, passed away in June 2019.
Lionheart was one of the UK's best known wrestlers and had appeared on shows including WWE and TNA.
His cause of death is not yet known.
The RBI has imposed a fine of Rs. ________ lakh on South Indian Bank for violating norms regarding bank guarantees, in June 2019.
The RBI has imposed a fine of Rs. 10 lakh on South Indian Bank for violating norms regarding bank guarantees.
The penalty follows references from a government department and a private party alleging non-payment of invoked bank guarantees by the lender.
Examination in this regard revealed a violation of RBI directions on 'Guarantees and Co-acceptances'.
How many Indian Institutions have been ranked among the best global universities in QS World University ranking released in June 2019?
23 Indian Institutions have been ranked among the best global universities in QS World University ranking released on 19 June 2019.
IIT Bombay has become India's best institute, securing 152nd rank.
IIT Delhi and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore have also been figured in the top 200.
Which of the following has become the first state in Australia to enact Euthanasia laws?
Victoria has become the first state in Australia to enact Euthanasia laws.
It would now allow terminally ill patients suffering from intolerable pain to legally ask their doctor for lethal drugs to end their lives.
The state's historic laws were effective from 19 June 2019.
Queensland and Western Australia are now considering enacting the legislation.
Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering.
According to Asian Development Bank (ADB), which country has emerged as the fastest growing economy among the 45 countries of the Asia-Pacific region in the FY 2018-19?
Bangladesh has emerged as the fastest growing economy among the 45 countries of the Asia-Pacific region according to Asian Development Bank (ADB).
In the financial year, 2018-19 Bangladesh attained a growth rate of 7.9 % which is its fastest rate since 1974.
Higher public sector investment, stronger consumption demand, were among the key factors of the high growth performance of Bangladesh.
ADB assists its members, and partners, by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.
ADB is composed of 68 members, 49 of which are from the Asia and Pacific region.
Where has the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare formally approved Rs.120 crore Cancer Institute at Government Medical College, in June 2019?
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare formally approved Rs.120 crore Cancer Institute at Government Medical College, Jammu.
With the setting up of the facility at GMC Jammu, the patients now need not move outside the State for specialized treatment facilities.
Earlier, one State Cancer Institute was approved for Shere Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar.
When is the World Refugee Day observed?
World Refugee Day is observed on the 20th of June every year.
It celebrates the stories and contributions of refugees.
The theme this year is Step with Refugees – Take a Step on World Refugee Day.
According to the latest annual study released by the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 70.8 million children, women and men were forcibly displaced at the end of 2018.
Read the following statements carefully:
1.Archery's world body has de-listed the Archery Association of India (AAI) as a member and given it a month's time to either get its house in order or face suspension.
2.The World Archery will wait for the Supreme Court's verdict on the controversial elections of the AAI.
3.The decision to de-list AAI will prevent Indian archers from taking part in international events.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Only 1 and 2
All are correct
Archery's world body has de-listed the Archery Association of India (AAI) as a member and given it a month's time to either get its house in order or face suspension.
The World Archery will wait for the Supreme Court's verdict on the controversial elections of the AAI.
The decision to de-list AAI will not prevent Indian archers from taking part in international events.
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Letter: By endorsing Romney, The Tribune endorses his insulting '47 percent' speech
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Candidate Mitt Romney canvasses in Murray with Republican House candidate Robert Edgel, Thursday Sept. 20, 2018.
By Jon Seger | The Public Forum
| Oct. 25, 2018, 1:56 p.m.
Are these the words of a "realistic," "bipartisan" candidate with "gravitas"?
"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president [Barack Obama] no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what.
"And I mean the president starts out with 48, 49 percent … he starts off with a huge number. These are people who pay no income tax. Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax. So our message of low taxes doesn't connect. So he'll be out there talking about tax cuts for the rich. I mean, that's what they sell every four years. And so my job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
Did Jenny Wilson ever insult working Americans, or the intelligence of her own audience, in any such way? Apparently not. But you all have done exactly that, by endorsing Mitt Romney for the U.S. Senate.
Jon Seger, Salt Lake City
Letter: The Affordable Care Act is still alive — and enrollment begins Nov. 1
Letter: Let's honor Mia Love's original dream — and send her back to Broadway
Letter: Young voters will aim high and drain the current swamp
Letter: Mia Love's record disqualifies her for a third term
Letter: I won't vote for any Democrats


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U.s. Land Acquisition (Excerpt) Act 3 Of 1942 (1St Ex. Sess.)
U.S. LAND ACQUISITION (EXCERPT)
Act 3 of 1942 (1st Ex. Sess.)
3.202 Ceding of jurisdiction; limitations, termination.
Sec. 2.
Jurisdiction in and over any land so acquired by the United States is hereby ceded to the United States for all purposes, except that the state of Michigan retains concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over all lands affected by this act. The jurisdiction so ceded shall continue no longer than the United States shall own such land.
History: 1942, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 3, Imd. Eff. Jan. 28, 1942
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CL 1948, 3.202
Am. 1965, Act 223, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1965


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Q: Send/Receive data between a Flutter app and a desktop Java application I need to make a Mobile App that:

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*Discover other Desktops on the same network;

*Connect with these Desktops and send data to them;

*It allows to be discovered by a Desktop application;

*Receive data from this Desktop application.

I need to do something like YouTube or Spotify where the available televisions are found, connect to one of them and send commands to it.
I understand that for that I need both a Mobile App and a client (that is running on the Desktop), but I am really at a loss as to what would be a basic implementation of this type of functionality with both Flutter for the Mobile part (if it is that it is possible to do this with Flutter) and with Java for the Desktop part (also if it is possible to do this with Java).
If it is not possible with Flutter/Java it can also be with another pair of Mobile/Desktop technologies that support Android, but the ideal is that it is even with Flutter/Java.
I appreciate any help, because with regard to that part of connectivity, network, wifi, p2p, etc., I don't have much knowledge.


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With his name cemented in the Asian wedding industry it is safe to say Rajeev B knows a thing or two about planning such a celebration, having perfected the recipe over the years. For this reason he was incredibly humbled to have been asked to plan his brother's wedding, an event that has since been branded 'the wedding of the year'.
Due to his unparalleled knowledge Rajeev B obviously had a few tricks up his sleeve, wanting to pull out all of the stops for his brother Manoj and his stunning wife, Sonia.
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Holding the wedding in the Hilton in London the venue was transformed into a celebration of Asian culture, with admirably-dressed tables, bars and an impressive dance floor all creating the perfect ambiance.
On the suppliers list featured Essential Wedding Couture, the business that was responsible for the enchanted forest theme throughout. Creating the most stunning centrepieces Rajeev called in the help of Kudos AV who provided all the production lighting and LED screens, the glorious stage set, a circular bar as well as a custom-made dance floor.
Working closely with Indian wedding catering company Maharaja Rajeev B ensured that the most important part of the reception was organised, the food. From the lobster and champagne welcoming to the multi-course meal of Asian delights, the food encouraged a wealth of compliments.
'I have had nothing but kind words and feedback from the wedding and I am overjoyed that Manoj and Sonia loved every second'.
With the 6 tier statement cake created by Maya Dahlia Cakes the bride and groom enjoyed an admirable blend of both classic and modern qualities, with Rajeev B reiterating his expertise in this niche field.
As the UK's number 1 DJ Rajeev had his pick of some of the best performers of today, choosing Jas Johal, DJ Dips and DJ H to perform on the night. Starting the night off with a bang his choices were immediately celebrated, with the whole of the guest list up on their feet.
And it was not just Dj's that made an appearance on the night, with Imperial Drummers, Flute That Groove and Chris Williams all blessing the event with their talents.
All in all the wedding was a success, an event that will be hard to top!


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La Venerable Hermandad y Cofradía de Nazarenos de la Santa Cruz en el Monte Calvario y Nuestra Señora de Loreto en su Soledad, conocida como la Hermandad de Loreto, es una cofradía católica que realiza su estación de penitencia en la tarde del Viernes Santo en Jerez de la Frontera.

Historia
Tienes sus orígenes a principios del s.XVIII, cuando existió una Hermandad de las Ánimas en San Pedro, dicha hermandad contaba con una efigie de un Ecce-Hommo, la cual se encontraba en una hornacina bajo una Virgen. Ambas Imágenes contaban con mucha devoción, por lo cual en el año 194 un grupo de devotos se proponen realizarle una cofradía. En 1951, y tras la finalización del triduo a las benditas Imágenes, el grupo de devotos nombra titular a la Virgen, bajo la advocación de Loreto.

Loreto es un importante centro de peregrinación que se encuentra en Italia; la tradición cuenta que la casa de María fue trasladada por ángeles de Nazaret hacia dicha ciudad. En 1920, el Papa Benedicto XV nombró a la Virgen de Loreto patrona de los Ejércitos de Aire. Aquello vinculó el ejército con dicha Hermandad.

Túnica

Antifaz y túnica de cola morada, sandalias de color camel y cíngulo franciscano, de color blanco; el escudo de la corporación en el centro del antifaz.

Paso
El único paso de esta cofradía representa la Soledad de la Virgen tras ser llevado Cristo al sepulcro. El paso es de orfebrería de los talleres de Villarreal, y realizado en el año 1981. Nuestra Señora de Loreto es una obra anónima del s.XIX atribuida a Juan de Astorga Cubero.

Sede
Tiene como sede canónica la Parroquia de San Pedro, a los extramuros de la ciudad. Es levantada en 1758 en estilo academicista, aunque en 1973 sufrió una profunda reestructuración por riesgo de desplome.

Patronazgo

La Dolorosa es patrona de la aviación

Paso por Carrera Oficial

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Enlaces externos

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Cofradías de Semana Santa de Jerez de la Frontera

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I can't believe how much flak Google is getting over gmail. Hotmail and Yahoo feature 5 or more obnoxious ads on every page view, plus advertising in each and every mail they send out, but Google creates a better version of web mail and we have state representitives introducing laws to ban the service before it even launches.
They've gone and updated their policy at gmail, and it boggles my mind that they even have to go to such great lengths to explain how their subtle ads aren't the new red menace.
They should introduce a new promise for gmail users. Every message that gets sent to a gmail account will result in a kitten getting petted one time. They could rival the old fishcam at Netscape, by having a big room with a kitten-petting robot showing everyone how much love the kittens are getting from the PetBot2000. And remember, no humans would be involved in the kitten petting.
Would that make things better finally?


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$5 note (Sir Frank Worrell)
Security Features for New Family of Banknotes
Portrait Watermark
Sir Frank Worrell's face appears on the left of the note when it is held up to light. The image is also visible in reverse when the note is viewed from the back.
Number Watermark
The number "5" appears beneath the portrait watermark when the note is held up to light. The image is also visible in reverse when the note is viewed from the back.
Broken Trident
The white areas of the broken trident become tinted with blue when the note is held up to the light. Viewed from the back of the note, the missing areas of the broken trident are filled in.
Wave-like Thread
Highly reflective bars that weave in and out of the paper become a complete line when the note is held up to light. Small text within the thread reads "CBB $5".
Hidden Number
The number "5" appears on the top right of the note when the note is tilted at certain angles..
UV Reactive Ink
The broken trident and the waves behind the map of Barbados glow under UV light.
Invisible Fibres
Invisible fibres embedded in the paper glow blue-yellow-blue under UV light.
Design Features For New Family Of Banknotes
Sir Frank Worrell (1924-1967), one of the legendary 3Ws along with Sir Everton Weekes and Sir Clyde Walcott, is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest cricketers to ever play the game and was even named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1954.
His contribution to the game goes beyond his exploits with the bat and ball, however. In 1960, he became the first black man to be appointed as captain of the West Indies team, a position he held until his retirement in 1963. He has also been credited for encouraging sportsmanship and curbing insularity in the team.
After his retirement from cricket, he served as Warden of the University College of the West Indies and as a senator in Jamaica's parliament.
In 1964, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the game of cricket.
Sir Frank Worrell died of leukaemia on March 13, 1967 at the age of 42.
The championship trophy for the cricket series between the West Indies and Australia and one of the residences at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus are named in his honour
Raised dot to help the blind identify the denomination. Two dots equal $5.
The Coat of Arms of Barbados. .
The map of Barbados with the location of the capital city, Bridgetown, highlighted.
The official launch date of the series.
The signature of the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. DeLisle Worrell.
3Ws Oval is a cricket facility located at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. The ground has been a part of the campus since the 1960s, but it was upgraded and renamed in honour of cricket legends Sir Frank Worrell, Sir Everton Weekes and Sir Clyde Walcott when the West Indies was chosen to host the 2007 Cricket World Cup. It hosted several warm-up matches during the tournament. 3Ws Oval is home to the CLR James Cricket Research Centre, the Sagicor High Performance Centre and the West Indies Cricket Walk of Fame.
$2 note (John Redman Bovell)
$10 note (Charles Duncan O'Neal)
$20 note (The Right Excellent Samuel Jackman Prescod)
$50 note (The Right Excellent Errol Barrow)
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My paranormal romance is out today from Total E Bound. It's at the bargain price of $1 for a month. That's around 57p. Buy link here
100 years later...
Well, it feels about that long since I last updated this blog. I'm not great at keeping up to date with these things, plus I try to spend as much time writing as I can, That doesn't leave too much time over for blogging, but I do have a few updates to make.First, I just sold Book1 in a paranormal series to Total - E- Bound. Book 1 is entitled End of the Line. The novel involves vampires, but books 2 and 3 will include an incubus and an angel for good measure. Pre-orders are available from July 1st. I'm also 50k in to book 2, which is tentatively titled A Temptation too Far. Here a tinsy snippet
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"Do you think I might be made of ivory and rose leaves?" Eden asked some time later, when Sully returned with his afternoon snack.
Sully handed over the apple, and then resumed a seat in the chair at the foot of the bed. "No."
"But I am rare and precious like ivory." Eden's fingers preened at his smooth cheek. "I'm as soft and delicate as rose leaves."
"You're as delicate as rose thorns." Sully opened up the book once again. "And I have always found ivory distasteful."
The incubus gave Sully a condescending glare through his lashes. "You did not find me so distasteful with your rigour-mortised prick up my backside, Mr Vampire." He raised the apple to his lips and took a vicious bite.
Sully returned his attention to the page while Eden munched vigorously through crisp apple. The sharp tang of the boy's arrogance flared to life between them once again. Sully had assumed the incubus's relapse to spoiled brat mode would please him, or at least reassure him everything was back to how it was in the beginning. Yet for some unsettling reason, it did not.
He resumed reading the prose aloud, but whatever had captivated the incubus to silence had broken now. The grating crunch of the fruit's flesh churning in Eden's mouth chaffed on Sully's nerves until he could bear the noise no longer. He closed the book, very carefully so as not give a hint of his exasperation.
"Why did you stop?" Eden wiped flecks of apple from his lips. He tossed the core at the corner of the room, leaving a splat of juice on the wall. The core thudded to the wooden floor missing the bin he'd evidently been aiming for. "Do Lord Henry and Dorian Gray ever get to fuck? Are you too embarrassed to go on?"
Sully gazed steadily at the incubus's smirk. "Pick that up."
Eden opened his mouth as if to throw out an objection. Sully continued to stare at him and he seemed to decide silence and obedience might be the best way to proceed. He uncrossed his legs, left the bed and plucked the core from the floorboards. He dropped it delicately in the bin, then, rather than return to the bed, he approached the chair.
Just a quick update to say my new book, Snowflake, from Loose Id is out next Tuesday, 11th September. I am awaiting the cover but as soon as I get it I will show it off here. A week after that on the 17th September, Loathing Leo (out now on pre-order from Total E Bound) goes on general release. Yay!
In other news, I'm busy with editing a novel starring the characters Tony and Laine from Trick of the Night which is my story featured in the Erotic Escapades anthology. I've also got a vampire novel written and ready to submit, plus the rough outline of a sequel. It has angels :D
I've been keeping myself busy this year in order to make up for a not so great output last year. I also hope to get around to writing a few deep and meaningful blog posts one of these days.
Last Thursday I finished and submitted my last assignment for The Open University,
which made me realise that for the last eight years I have been studying in one
form or another. It all began with an English GCSE, then on to a English
Literature AS level (I would have done the full A Level but my college only did
the first year), then I embarked on part time study for an English language and
literature BA (hons) degree which took around six years to complete. I won't
know if I managed to actually get the degree until August, but I am most
definitely relieved not to have any more exams looming or new boxfuls of text
books to pore over.
The main reason I took these courses was with the aim to improving my fiction. I'm
not sure how much of an effect all that studying has had on my writing, but I do
seem to have a lot more willpower when it comes to actually finishing something.
I have a ton of story fragments on my hard drive, but in the last couple of
years I have managed to finish near enough everything I started. Plus, I've
overhauled a few of those fragments and whipped those into shape, too.
I'm working on a sort of sequel to a novel fragment that never got
finished. The story works far better this way, and at the moment the words are
just flying from my fingertips. It's about a couple of best friends who are
destined to be together, but for various reasons fight their attraction. Laine
is scared of relationships, and Tony is just plain scared of Laine. The prequel
should be released any day now as part of the anthology, Erotic Escapades, that my
crit group put together. More details when I get them.
From 7-9 June, Jerri Drennen's book Agent in Training is free to download from Amazon. Can't get a better deal than that.
The main reason I changed from Blogger to Weebly is because my blogging skills are useless. I feel slightly less of a failure if I have an occassionally updated website, rather than a tumblewood blog. I'm still trying to get to grips with the way Weebly works, because I'm not the most techno savvy of people. I also hate having to faff about just to make a first post with a picutre attached. I'll either get used to it, or I won't. Maybe I'll' return to Blogger if this doesn't work out.
Anyway, now I've embarked on my first post, I suppose I should update with news. 2011 wasn't a overly productive year for me, writing-wise. A crisis of confidence and a good dose of laziness are the only excuses I have. I did redeem myself towards the end of the year with a book I sold to Total E Bound. It's called Loathing Leo, and here's the wonderful cover.
I've also sold a book to Loose Id, which, I'm led to believe may be out as soon as August. I've got an up and coming short story (I say short, when at around 15000 words it's more of a novelette), Trick of the Night, which will featue in my crit group's anthology. The book should release at the end of this month. Hopefully my mammoth short won't hog too many e-pages. I'm already 10,000 words into a sequel.
BTW, I have yet to locate the spell check here (if one exists) so I apologise for any typos that may feature in the post.
I'll end with a extract from Trick of the Night. I'll just add that Tony is a bit of a pig, and Laine is not all she seems.
The waiter appeared, pushing a trolley loaded covered plates. Tony focused on the broad planes his black trouser-clad arse, but found the sight only a little more alluring than the slight swell of Laine's breasts beneath her dress.
At least she'd ordered another bottle of champagne, which the waiter promptly opened. Good. If he remembered rightly, and he did, feigning sexual interest in a woman would prove thirsty work. Glass refilled, he downed the flurry of bubbles in a single mouthful. When he offered the glass for a refill, the waiter glanced at Laine as if in sympathy.
"Clearly,"Laine said, after the meals had been placed before them and the waiter tipped and dismissed, "you enjoy a drink. Doesn't alcohol affect your fitness levels?"
"If, by 'fitness levels' you mean you're worried about how it'll affect my performance in bed, then don't bother." He swallowed the champagne in two gulps. "The champagne's gonna be the least of our problems." He belched, loud enough to blast a ripple of shockwaves through the chandelier above the bed.
Laine pressed her scarlet lips together, picked up her fork, and set about an exotic looking salad full of brightly-coloured and unappetising strips of fruit and vegetables. "We're not in bed."
"Yet,"Tony muttered, and reached for the champagne.
In one fluid movement, Laine leaned over the table and grabbed the bottle by the neck. She whipped it free of the ice bucket, rose, and stormed towards what Tony suspected might be the bathroom, in her crimson heels. She returned a moment later with an empty bottle, which she slammed between them on the table before resuming her seat. The she picked up a fork, and stabbed the wits from a cherry tomato. Juice spewed from the puncture wounds like miniature water cannons and almost doused the already feeble candle flame.
Tony cleared his throat. "You want me to leave?" He was already poised to hit the hall.
Laine lifted her gaze. A flicker of rage smouldered in the depths of her dark eyes."No. Just eat."
Fine. He could do that. He'd much rather eat than be talked down to anyway. He pushed his fingers into a blob of caviar set on a tiny slither of cracker, then touched the tip to his lips. Not bad. Tasted like cum. Nothing special. Did people honestly pay hundreds of pounds for this?
Why should he be so surprised? Wasn't any less likely than a woman paying hundreds of pounds for a couple of hours in bed with him.
He pushed the cracker around the plate, and debated on whether he could bring himself to indulge a proper taste. Just as he'd made up his mind to give it a go, the plate was whipped cleanly away, quick as the champagne, by a red-taloned claw.
"Finished?"Laine dumped the plate on the trolley and banged another in front of him.


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'Why I Do So Much'
Medical student Amalia Lee learned about being a caregiver from her mom, Naomi, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and a Lt. Col. (ret.) in the Air Force Reserves. Following her mom's path, Amalia, who serves in the North Carolina Army National Guard, looks forward to caring for children one day.
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8th Annual N.C. Children's Promise Radiothon/Telethon Celebration
The 8th annual N.C. Children's Promise Radiothon/Telethon will be Thursday, Nov. 19. Please read the following information about Promise Idol and a new online volunteer sign-up so that you can participate in this event.
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"Virtual" patients add realism to medical training
UNC Children's employes high-fidelity simulation training to improve how faculty, staff and student learners care for patients at N.C. Children's Hospital.
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The 2011 N.C. Children's Hospital calendar, "A Patient from Far Away," featured 13 extraordinary children, all patients of N.C. Children' Hospital. They hail from as far west as Bryson City in the mountains to as far east as Newport near the coast. To learn more about these incredible kids, simply click the name or photo of the child you would like to learn more about.
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2017 Krispy Kreme Challenge to benefit UNC Children's
North Carolina State University's most infamous tradition, the Krispy Kreme Challenge, returns on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 to raise funds for UNC Children's.
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A Children's Nurse who Cares for Squirrels, Too!
Lauren Georges, an RN in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at North Carolina Children's Hospital, rescues these animals who've been injured or orphaned, and raises them to be released once again into the wild.
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A Complete Team
Nearly a year ago, thirteen-year-old Liam Canard, of Raleigh, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Although his fight against the disease goes on today, he has already won by continuing to do what he loves.
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A daughter's legacy of sharing
Lorrie Stewart fulfills her daughter, Taylor's, final wishes—helping children and animals through a labor of love.
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High school dropout, Green Beret medic who served three tours in Iraq, Special Forces medic instructor at Fort Bragg, lymphoma fighter who is free of cancer today, and future physician and researcher -- the remarkable path to medicine of rising third-year UNC medical student Eric Strand.
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ZERO media outrage when migrants died under the custody of the Obama administration
01/02/2019 / By Vicki Batts
In the wake of another migrant child's death, the left-wing media has been lambasting the Trump administration. Despite the fact that these children were put into danger by their own families, mainstream news outlets have been quick to lay blame solely at the feet of President Trump. The loss of a child is always a tragedy, but the propagandists didn't seem to mind when immigrant children were dying under Obama's watch.
Over a dozen migrants lost their lives while in the care of the Obama administration, and nary a peep was heard from the "outraged" media. Of course, what else would you expect from the dishonest establishment media? The Left is doing everything in their power to make Trump look like the bad guy and push their anti-American agenda.
Media launches outrage campaign
Eight-year-old Felipe Alonzo-Gomez passed away shortly before Christmas, a few days after being apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. Reports indicate that Felipe was showing signs of illness, prompting officials to send him and his father to a hospital for evaluation. The boy was diagnosed with a cold and a fever, given a prescription and sent back. Around 7 o'clock that evening, Felipe starting feeling nauseous and threw up.
Felipe's father reportedly declined further medical care at that time. Hours later, the child was still unwell and border patrol officials made the decision to send Felipe and his father back to the hospital. On the way there, Felipe began vomiting and lost consciousness. He was pronounced dead shortly before midnight.
Earlier in December, a young girl from Guatemala died three days after being apprehended by border patrol.
The left-wing has heavily insinuated that the deaths of these two children are directly the fault of the Trump administration, with some even going so far as to insinuate these kids were killed on purpose. Media pundits have criticized the conditions at border patrol facilities, seemingly neglecting the fact that illegal immigration already costs the United States billions of dollars.
The Trump administration has made it clear they are doing everything in their power to provide adequate care to thousands of migrants on a budget. The simple truth is that this country cannot afford to spend unlimited amounts of money rolling out the red carpet for people who enter this country illegally. It is truly disturbing that liberals today can't seem to understand that facilities and medical care are all things that cost money— and that these things are all paid for with tax-payer money. There are limited funds available, and our country already has a massive debt it will likely never pay off.
To make matters even worse, the Left is also calling for "full rights" for illegal immigrants and demanding an end to jail time and deportation for migrants. Newsflash: Entering the U.S. illegally is a crime. That's what "illegal" means. Most western nations have laws regulating immigration and protecting their borders. This is not something specific to the United States; the moral outrage over protected borders is nothing but a sham movement intended to push the globalist agenda.
The media doesn't care about the deaths of these children; they didn't care who died while Obama was in office. They are using these tragedies for political gain.
So in addition to demanding that the country bankrupt itself even further to provide the best care to an untold number of illegal aliens, the Left is also calling for open borders and full rights for migrants. Should the United States sacrifice itself for the sake of illegal immigration? Ultimately, that's what the Left is asking for.
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The state police fire marshal is investigating a blaze that destroyed an RV camper in Addison Township on Saturday night.
Fire departments from Addison, Confluence and Markleysburg were dispatched at 10:45 p.m. to put out a fire at the intersection of Sarvis Road and Birch Road in Addison Township. It took 20 minutes to knock down.
The 20 firefighters left the scene at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, according to Somerset County Control.
Leroy McClintock, first lieutenant for Addison Volunteer Fire Department, said they didn't have any issues with water or anything else.
The identity of the owner is unknown and no one was injured in the fire, McClintock said. It was estimated as a total loss.


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Push To Impeach Trump Is A 'Jew Coup'
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A Christian televangelist is raising eyebrows with his claim that the push to impeach President Donald Trump is a "Jew coup," saying America "could be in civil war at Christmastime."
Pastor Rick Wiles, host of TruNews, reportedly titled his Friday night broadcast "Jew Coup: Seditious Jews Orchestrating Trump Impeachment Lynching," but it was removed by YouTube for violating its policy on hate speech.
During the 90-minute broadcast, Wiles said:
That's the way the Jews work, they are deceivers, they plot, they lie, they do whatever they have to do to accomplish their political agenda. This 'impeach Trump' movement is a Jew coup and the American people better wake up to it really fast because this thing is moving now towards a vote in the House and then a trial in the Senate. We could have a trial before Christmas.
This country could be in civil war at Christmastime. Members of the U.S. military are going to have to take a stand just like they did in the 1860s with the Civil War. They are going to have to decide: are you fighting for the North or the South? Members of the government are going to have to take a side. Instead of North-South, it's going to be left or right.
People are going to be forced, possibly by this Christmas, to take a stand because of this Jew coup in the United States.
We have weeks to stop it. That's why I'm, speaking out. That's why I'm putting everything on the line, saying this is a coup led by Jews to overthrow the constitutionally elected president of the United States.
And it's beyond removing Donald Trump, it's removing you and me. That's what's at the heart of it.
You have been taken over by a Jewish cabal, a Bolshevik revolution, and I want to tell you, the church of Jesus Christ, you're next. Get it through your head! They're coming for you. There will be a purge! That's the next thing that happens when Jews take over a country, they kill millions of Christians."
Ironically, President Trump's daughter Ivanka is of the Jewish faith, and is actually the first Jewish member of a first family, having converted before marrying her Jewish husband, Jared Kushner, who is also a senior adviser to the president.
Trump is also world-famous for his staunch support of Israel and Jews across the world, and even moved the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Trump personally visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem and was photographed inserting a prayer into the wall in 2017.
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2 thoughts on "Push To Impeach Trump Is A 'Jew Coup'"
Jack Rauber
I actually watched the Jew Coup video. Ironically, what he did was use information stated in Jewish magazines, making the point that no non- Jew could say such things without being banned. Apparently, he was right.
P.K. Freeman
This faux outrage by the goyim about the supposed "Jew Coup" would be hilarious if it weren't so ignorant and pathetic.
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Tonight, Auburn Soccer begins defending its SEC Tournament Champions title. The Tigers are taking on Georgia State in the season-opener at 7 p.m. at the Auburn Soccer Complex. They're trying to build the foundation for another successful year on the pitch, and another deep run into the postseason.
But 2012 doesn't begin without a look back to 2011—specifically, the Tigers' 3-2 upset victory over Florida in the tournament final that earned Auburn its first soccer championship since an SEC regular-season title in 2002.
The Tigers entered the contest — and the entire tournament — as huge underdogs, seeded seventh in a tournament of eight teams. But two early goals by Katy Frierson gave them a chance. The second-half goal by Ana Cate gave them the match — and the championship.
Some might call those three of the biggest goals in Auburn history.
Others might call them a changing of the guard.
Frierson was certainly one of the most prolific players in Auburn soccer history, finishing as a two-time All-American and earning First Team All-SEC honors in each of her four years on the Plains on her way to a school-record 104 career points accounted for.
Frierson was rated by experts as one of the top-five best high school prospects in the nation coming out of Homewood in Birmingham, but she surprised everyone in choosing to stay close to home and help build a young program at Auburn.
Four years and one SEC Tournament Championship later, the Frierson Era has come to end on the Plains. But Frierson's isn't the only absence that will be felt.
"Really, we had three huge losses," said Auburn soccer head coach Karen Hoppa. "Heather Havron was our starting right-back for four years, Julie King was an SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and then Katy.
For the well-rounded Cate, a returning starter at midfielder and Auburn's leading returning goal-scorer from a season ago, replacing Frierson means adjusting to new senior roles as a distributor and as a leader.
Luckily for Auburn, Ana Cate won't be alone as the Tigers attempt to replicate Frierson's production. Cate is joined in the midfield by Jessica Rightmer, a fellow senior who started all 24 matches for the Tigers last season.
Rightmer's hard-nosed defensive play fits as the perfect complement to Cate's offensive attack in Coach Hoppa's scheme.
"They're a great combination," said Hoppa. "We're lucky to have them both back. They're the perfect balance. Rightmer is so good defensively because she's so quick. She can lock on to an attacker and shut her down, and Rightmer is also so great in possession as well. So when she wins it, we keep the ball.
Auburn's hopefully dynamic duo hopes to carry over some momentum from the last year's strong finish in tonight's debut.
Hoppa says Auburn's coaches are just as interested as the players in seeing if the work put in since the beginning of fall practice can pay off under the lights.
Getting the 2012 season started off in the same way that Auburn finished the SEC Tournament a year ago would mean big things for the Tigers as a team — and for Ana Cate, who scored that tournament-winning goal.
I am planning on going to the women's games Labor Day weekend (the Friday before and/ or that Sunday's game) and I am looking for a group of fans who want to show up and cheer like Auburn hooligans (hooligAUns?). Contact me on Twitter, Facebook, whatever if you are up for this.


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Stephen King Hated Kubrick's The Shining. But He Loves Mike Flanagan's Sequel, Doctor Sleep
"All I can say is, Mike took my material, he created a terrific story, people who have seen this movie flip for it, and I flipped for it, too."
By BRADY LANGMANN | Nov 8, 2019
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tephen King is many things. Master of the horror novel, sultan of Twitter shade, proud Corgi owner, and, famously, a guy who's hard to please.
In 1980, legendary auteur Stanley Kubrick adapted one of King's most beloved works, The Shining, with Jack Nicholson in the lead role. And King hated the adaptation, which took several liberties with the book. In 2006, the author told The Paris Review that Kubrick's film was "too cold," "had no emotional investment whatsoever", and that Shelley Duvall was "basically a scream queen" in it. King concluded that he was "really disappointed."
So as you can imagine, when Haunting of Hill House director Mike Flanagan rolled around wanting to adapt Doctor Sleep, King's follow-up to the novel of The Shining, there was some beef potential. Especially because Doctor Sleep intentionally ignores Kubrick's telling of the events at the Overlook Hotel. Which is why Flanagan had to hand the script over to King in order to get approval to move ahead.
"I read the script to this one very, very carefully," King told Entertainment Weekly. "Because obviously I wanted to do a good job with the sequel, because people knew the book The Shining, and I thought, I don't want to screw this up. Mike Flanagan, I've enjoyed all his movies, and I've worked with him before on Gerald's Game. So, I read the script very, very carefully and I said to myself, 'Everything that I ever disliked about the Kubrick version of The Shining is redeemed for me here'."
That's a huge deal, considering Flanagan's version of Doctor Sleep attempts to marry the worlds of both the Kubrick and King tellings of The Shining. Though as you can imagine, Flanagan, who previously adapted King's Gerald's Game for Netflix, was pretty nervous about the process.
"But you know that, as soon as it's done, he's going to see it, and you know, because of what happened with The Shining, if he doesn't like what you do, he's not going to be shy," Flanagan told EW. "So, there's this huge fear. Even though he's not over your shoulder, there's this sense every day that, yeah, he's going to see the movie. Just as a fan, I didn't know if I was going to recover if he watched the film and felt the way he felt about The Shining."
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Flanagan even told EW about when he took his finished Doctor Sleep film to King's Maine home, and watched the movie alone with him, overanalysing every noise the author made. Flanagan said that when the film ended, King "leaned over and he put his hand on my shoulder, and he said, 'You did a beautiful job.' And then I just died." As for King, it's nice to see that he's reached a sort of catharsis after all these years.
"I don't want to get into a big argument about how great the Shining film is that Kubrick did or my feelings about it," King said. "All I can say is, Mike took my material, he created a terrific story, people who have seen this movie flip for it, and I flipped for it, too. Because he managed to take my novel of Doctor Sleep, the sequel, and somehow weld it seamlessly to the Kubrick version of The Shining, the movie. So, yeah, I liked it a lot."
This story originally appeared on Esquire US.
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Biophilia is a word/concept that is being mentioned more and more, especially in the world of interior design and architecture. Biophilia, a term originally coined by E.O. Wilson, refers to the idea that humans have an instinctive bond with nature.
Biophilic Design is more than just an interior design trend, it takes the core concept of biophilia and aims to bring it into places where there is a distinct separation between humans and nature. The idea is simple: bringing nature closer to humans in the built environment greatly improves our health and well-being, both physically and mentally.
The World Health Organisation expects stress-related illness (mental health disorders and cardio-vascular conditions) to be the two largest contributors to disease by 2020. Multiple studies have shown that having direct access to nature can minimise feelings of stress, enable better focus, mental stamina, and increase productivity.
One such recent, and very relevant, pieces of research in to these effects was carried out in a study called 'The relative benefits of green versus lean office space: Three field experiments', by researchers at Cardiff University. They took two groups of office workers who were exposed to different levels of contact with nature and recorded their levels of productivity. Researchers found that the workers who had exposure to natural greenery recorded a 15% rise in productivity over a three month trial period, compared to those who worked in a space with no greenery or natural elements.


Vacations are fun. Racing is fun. Racing while on vacation is like the peanut butter and chocolate of enjoyment. However, the process of getting ourselves and our valuable bike from point "A" to point "B" is anything but fun. Airlines and the TSA do their level best to subtly remind us (whilst unsuccessfuly feigning interest in our complete satisfaction) that we are all sheep, our belongings are worthless, and we all have large green dollar signs tattooed to our foreheads.
The airlines essentially know they have us by the tight pants and they take full advantage of their position. Insane bike fees and lack of care for our beloved equipment are just two of the ways they demonstrate their compassion. Fortunately, many companies have designed bike cases which will protect our gear from the onslaught of abuse laid out by the baggage handlers and TSA. But they don't protect us from the price gauging that occurs when ticket agents find out we're bringing a bike on board which exceeds the 50 lb weight limit or the 62 linear inch requirement.
Enter Ruster Sports. These folks have perfected a design by professional triathlete TJ Tollakson which meets both the 50 lb weight requirement and the 62 inch linear requirement. It's called the Armored Hen House, and the company asserts that these bags will fly free.
I picked up the Armored version of the Hen House after researching a number of reviews online of different bike bags. Most of them were sturdy, and would work just fine, but I was still concerned about the random and seemingly inconsistent bag fees imposed by carriers, some upwards of $150 each way. I did not want to be surprised or even expect to pay $300 or more than the price of the regular fare. It is worth noting that I do take a slight issue with the claim that "bags fly free", as it is misleading. Nothing flies free anymore. While under most circumstances you will not incur additional bike fees, you will likely have to pay the regular baggage fees if the airline has them - for two bags. Still, a significant savings over the price of shipping a bike.
The Armored Hen House is two bags, one for the bike frame and one for the wheels, which each by themselves will fall under the 62"/50 lb magic numbers. Additionally, you can store a lot of your clothes and toiletries within the nooks and crannies of the case. I found this especially true in the wheel case where a) I had more weight cushion to work with, and b) I needed more padding between the wheels. Each time I have flown with the cases (which has been four thus far), I have been under the limit for a weekend trip.
Meeting the linear size requirement requires a significant amount of disassembly for the bike. In fact the company recommends you be familiar with this aspect before proceeding. I tend to not necessarily look at this as a downside. I feel that it is important for anyone who is traveling with their time trial or road bike to get familiar with their bicycles so as to know how to see if something isn't working quite right. This bag is one sure fire way to force that knowledge. But I will say that it is important to take great care to get proper instruction before hand, and even get your reassembly checked by a professional bike shop once you're at your destination. It can provide great peace of mind on the first trip.
Once I had it secured up to this level, my confidence in its security went way up. The combination of the foam insulation, velcro straps, and padded interior gave me a great deal of comfort that the bike would survive unscathed after anything the baggage handlers threw at it (literally). The TSA still had me concerned, however, since I knew they would be opening it up and moving stuff around. But even with that inevitable unpleasantness, I knew that with this construction my bike was safe (save for any maliciousness on the part of the agents).
Now confident that my bags were secure, I was still sweating bullets about the interaction with the check in agents. Would I truly be flying with free bags? My first experience was with Southwest Airlines. I don't like to lie about anything, even if I think I'm being taken advantage of. Thus, when asked, I reluctantly told them it was a bike, but added that it was under 62"/50 lb requirement. The bags went on the conveyor, and I walked away with money still in my account - no charge! Success!
The next two flights, on Southwest and Frontier, had the same result with decreasing levels of anxiety (of course on Frontier I had to pay the regular baggage fees for two checked bags). The fourth trip (Frontier Airlines from Devner to Orange County) I was not so lucky. When they discovered it was a bike, they immediately chose to assess the bike fee. Additionally, they wanted to charge me for a second bag on top of the bike fee (despite the fact that both bags were technically one bike). Fortunately, I was able to confuse them on a technicality, and "only" walked away with the bike fee. Unfortunately, my bike did not get waived this time around despite it meeting the dimensions.
I will say that my experience with Frontier was in no way the fault of the bike bag. It's worth noting that in this case a bike is a bike is a bike. I would have been charged the fee regardless. I had read on the web that Frontier was friendly with bikes, and they "were". What I didn't know was that a few days earlier they instituted a number of changes which essentially reinforced their vision of "sticking it to the customers" in which they essentially impose charges on anything that's not attached to the person (and that's up for debate). Bikes were included in this, regardless of how it's packaged. Moral of the story: Do your research!
With the Hen House, you're not necessarily buying an automatic exclusion from bike fees, you're buying an argument. Unfortunately, only the airline determines if our bags fly free or not, however, the Hen House gives you the advantage of forcing the airlines to find a reason to charge you. In most cases, you will avoid the fee and get away with saving some money. Over time and enough flights, you will pay for this case. Add on top of that that this case is sturdy and secure and you can rest assured that your bike will be safe on the way to its destination. It's an absolutely great case and I would recommend it to anyone.
One more perk of the Hen House is that it will fit very nicely into any size car. I even got it into a Toyota Yaris on one of my trips.
You can expect to find one of these bad boys in the case after you arrive at your destination.
This leads me to some small pieces of advice to make your chances of success at avoiding bike fees more likely.
1. Do the cost benefit analysis. Don't always go for the cheapest fare as they are presented on Kayak or Travelocity. The airlines use this strategy to their advantage, so the winners typically lowball the fare and make it up on fees. Consider the extras you're going to pay for and factor that into the equation.
2. Keep the weight limits in mind when packing your Hen House. Use the wheel bag as much as possible for heavier items as you have more of a weight cushion vs. the bike bag.
3. One of the ticket agents in Denver told me (just as she was shaking me upside down by the ankles trying to catch any additional pennies coming out of my pockets) that the reason I didn't get charged for the bike in Orange County was because the ticketing agents at non-hub airports are outsourced, and don't necessarily know of or care about additional fees. Translation: you're more likely to get away with "free" bags at locations which are not hubs for the airline you're flying. A poor excuse for incompetence, but take it for what it's worth.
4. There's something to be said for creating less hassle when traveling. For my money, even if it's reflected as more in the base fare, I would choose to fly Southwest. Their rules with regard to bikes and bags are very clear and you will not pay for your Hen House to fly on Southwest (given their two free bags rule). Again, even if the base fare is more than the competition, it's all inclusive, and I'll pay a little extra for certainty rather than get nickled and dimed. .
Here is a list some of the bike rates charged currently by carriers (taken directly from their websites, often times buried deeply). I simply listed the domestic fees because all airlines have ridiculous and lengthy rules for different countries and situation, which I'm sure even they don't fully understand. I've also listed what the "worst case" scenario would be for a regular bike case vs. the Hen House (keep in mind that worst case can likely be avoided). Note that there are a few airlines where "theoretically" based on the baggage rules the Hen House would cost more because it is two bags vs. one, but I was able to effectively argue out of the second bag charge.


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