If your child has outgrown last season's swimwear, or you would like to purchase PCS branded swimwear for the first time, we are placing a bulk order at the end of Term 3. This will ensure that orders are received in plenty of time for the 2018/19 swim season.
It is not compulsory to wear PCS swimwear, but we encourage any students who are likely to compete at Triathlon/Biathlon, Zone and State (and beyond) events to consider purchasing this swimwear. Usage is not restricted to PCS Representative water sports: students are welcome to wear PCS branded swimwear at non-PCS events such as Open Water swimming, community Triathlons or even for training/practice.
PCS branded swimwear is not restricted to those who participate at Representative level only. All students are welcome to purchase the swimwear for PCS swimming carnivals and extra-curricular events.
Please CLICK HERE to download Order Form (which also contains sizing and pricing).
Swimwear will be ordered in bulk end of Term 3, 2018 (no individual orders will be available).
To ensure correct sizes and styles are ordered, there are some sizes in stock that are available to try on. Please go to Student Reception to try on swimwear.
PLEASE NOTE: When trying on sample swimwear, undergarments must be worn for health reasons.
made with 100% chlorine-resistant fabric and is rated at SPF50+; and should last for many seasons, provided the correct care instructions are followed.
The superior quality of the fabric means that while swimwear initially needs to be purchased new from PCS for your child/ren (i.e. we cannot have a supply on hand to be borrowed due to hygiene reasons), you are likely to find that items can be passed down to siblings and/or sold secondhand to other PCS families.
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Video should not exceed 3 minutes in length.
An established University fund to which gifts can be directed.
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A completed application including a marketing plan for how you will obtain gifts and donors.
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Please submit a completed application along with a completed crowdfunding authorization form to the Pepperdine Fund at Pepperdine.Fund@Pepperdine.edu. Your application will be reviewed by the Pepperdine Fund staff. The Pepperdine Fund Coordinator will contact you within 5 business days of submitting your application. Please provide as much information as possible to demonstrate why you believe your project will be successful. Once the completed authorization form and all content are submitted, the Pepperdine Fund staff will be able to launch the page in 2-3 business days, or—if you request—set it to launch at a specified day in the future.
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1. Boil lentils in 8 cups of water and when cooked, add chopped tomatoes.
2. Grind all the roasted ingredients to a powder in a food processor and add to the dal-tomato mixture.
3. Add the Tamarind concentrate.
4. Let simmer for about 15 minutes.
5. Season with fresh curry and coriander leaves.
6. Fry the mustard seeds in a little ghee and when they sputter, remove and add to the rasam.


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Bond Ladys Corner » NEWS FROM IRAQ » Iraq General News, Economy & Oil News » Russia win for the Arabs
Russia win for the Arabs
1 Russia win for the Arabs Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:03 am
Again states re-contradictory and conflicting positions on the situation in Syria and its president has .. Turkish President Erdogan called for a decline and a transition of power without Assad or his presence and his participation or otherwise, while America tried to flirt with Russia's initiative on the end of the crisis.
Wrote Abdul Majid Ahawadwi: six months before the varied visions in European and Arab countries on the face of the organization Daash and the situation in Syria and contradicted the positions between support and rejection of a peaceful solution and the extent to which the continuation of President Bashar al-Assad or his departure after the weakness of America Western alliance in dealing with the military expansion of the terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria and his jump huge to Libya and the presence of his supporters and his supporters in other countries, threatening the collapse of those countries and the fragmentation of entities and investment and wealth of resources in the financing of terrorist acts go beyond the borders of the region and convert their people to the victims of killings and bombings and resort to foreign countries.
The Washington Post revealed intimidation plan by Daash to the Coalition western quoted a statement of the organization that he has soldiers trained on US soil, including 71 in 15 states are ready to carry out attacks, and 22 soldiers identified their goals and will be the next six months interesting. Which would push the US administration of prudent and careful so that one of its allies assume the task of coping with the terrorist organization.
Indeed it bombed 75 Turkish military plane on 25 and 26 July 400 target sites Daash in Syria, and another for the PKK in Iraq.
Turkey's foreign minister revealed that his country's forces strikes carried out in agreement with the United States without interference from its side and was promised Russian President Putin to provide military support and sustain the regime of Syrian President and the US warning came from the continuation of Russia's support for President al-Assad and attacking all his opponents without a harmonious discrimination with the desire of Turkish President Erdogan, in Head of Syria's departure from power.
Again it states re-contradictory and conflicting positions on the situation in Syria and its president has .. Turkish President Erdogan called for a decline and a transition of power without Assad or his presence and his participation or otherwise, while America tried to flirt with Russia's initiative on the end of the crisis.
In a step forward to closer align the Russian position France and sent to Daash Syria air strike and regarded as a firm commitment to fight the terrorist threat, which threatens its national security and called on its foreign minister to the political talks without precondition and expressed UN Secretary-General hopes the rapprochement between the US and Russian presidents about the participation of President Syria to end the conflict and the fight against al-Daash negotiations.
As part of the foregoing, the position of Russia and its actions since the beginning of the crisis and even now confirms its adherence to and continue to support President Bashar al-Assad and his regime the belief of the leadership of President Putin, the need to respect international legitimacy, calling for non-interference in countries' internal affairs and condemning attempts to supporting and arming the opposition and called moderate, especially after it became clear that aside turning them into factions cooperate with Daash and infiltrated some of its elements to the masses of refugees who are flocking to Oubh Arab and neighboring countries.
It remains to say that what sticks by Russia of the fundamentals of their positions and their support political, economic and military regime in Syria to fight terrorism and maintain the entity state fully complies with what provided by Russia with support for both Egypt and Syria together after the defeat of 1967 and check for them doing the victory over common enemy in 1973 and to confirm that the power in Russia always triumph of the Arabs without the exploitation of their wealth or occupation of their land.
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Baker-Polito Administration Announces 2.1 Million At-Home COVID Tests for 102 High-Need Communities
State also announces initiative to make purchasing tests easier for municipalities
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced plans to increase access to at home COVID-19 test kits for residents across the Commonwealth. The Administration has secured 2.1 million iHealth Labs over-the-counter (OTC) at-home rapid antigen tests that will be delivered to 102 towns with the highest percentage of families below the poverty level. These free tests will be available for distribution to the public by each municipality, with an emphasis on increasing access for individuals and families who are facing financial hardship.
While the initial 2.1 million OTC rapid antigen tests will be distributed to 102 high-need communities across the Commonwealth, the Administration is finalizing plans to allow municipalities and other public entities to directly purchase tests from test manufacturers at fixed, state-negotiated prices. The Administration posted a procurement opportunity on Friday, December 10 for manufacturers, and municipalities will be able to order in January 2022. The Administration will provide more details on how municipalities can procure these tests later in the coming weeks. Municipalities are able to utilize American Rescue Plan Act funding, as well as Federal COVID-19 Relief funding to purchase the rapid antigen test kits.
At-home COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits are a fast, easy and convenient way to test for COVID-19. In addition to the Administration providing iHealth Labs OTC at-home rapid antigen test kits and allowing municipalities to directly purchase tests, residents can visit local pharmacies or order online to purchase rapid test kits on their own, as needed.
Massachusetts performs more COVID tests than almost any other state in the country thanks to the hundreds of existing testing locations across the Commonwealth, including 38 free state sponsored Stop the Spread testing sites. Residents can continue to access these COVID testing sites during the holidays. All testing sites are listed here: Mass.gov/gettested.
How these communities were selected:
The 102 municipalities in the Commonwealth with the highest proportion of families at or below the poverty level are receiving iHealth Labs OTC at-home rapid antigen test kits in this initial distribution. All twenty of the Commonwealth's most disproportionately impacted equity communities were included by these criteria. In total, the 102 municipalities account for nearly 3.7 million Massachusetts residents.
iHealth Labs OTC at-home rapid antigen test kits will start to be delivered to the eligible communities this week by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with the Massachusetts National Guard. Tests will be distributed proportionally across the 102 communities based on the proportion of families living at or below the poverty level within their respective communities.
While each city or town will be able to determine how best to distribute tests within their community municipalities are asked to prioritize those most in need, allocating equitably and at locations accessible to individuals and families who are determined to be in high need and as quickly as possible during the holiday season.
The Commonwealth is paying $5 per test. All tests come in packs of two. The tests can be completed in 15 minutes without the need to send a sample to a laboratory; a mobile phone or computer is not needed for any part of the test. Individuals 2 years of age and up can use the tests regardless of vaccination status or whether or not they have symptoms.
CDC last week issued guidance on self-tests like the iHealth tests, with information on when to consider self-testing, how to complete the tests, and how to react to a positive or negative result. Visit here to view the guidance.
COVID-19 rapid tests are one of many risk-reduction measures, along with vaccination, that can protect individuals by reducing the chances of spreading COVID-19.
For detailed information on testing, visit mass.gov/gettested
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FY 2022 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Awards
I am pleased to inform you that the funds for the FY 2022 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant have been awarded to the Duxbury, Hanson and Pembroke fire departments. Fire departments will use this fund
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Q: File not found error when playing a copied resource using AVPlayerViewController I am using a sequence of three functions to play a video using AVPlayerViewController on iOS :

*

*first I add the video files to my project by copying them to my project root folder and then drag and drop them in xcode project root

*First Function that copies the file to the application's document folder :
a. Get the document path
class func getPath(fileName: String) -> String{

 let documentsURL = NSFileManager.defaultManager().URLsForDirectory(.DocumentDirectory, inDomains: .UserDomainMask)[0]
 let fileURL = documentsURL.URLByAppendingPathComponent(fileName)
 return fileURL.path!

}

b. COPY THE FILE
class func copyFile(fileName: NSString) {

 let dbPath: String = getPath(fileName as String)
 let fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager()

 if !fileManager.fileExistsAtPath(dbPath) {

    let documentsURL = NSBundle.mainBundle().resourceURL
    print(documentsURL)
    let fromPath = documentsURL!.URLByAppendingPathComponent(fileName as String)

    var error : NSError?
    do {
        try fileManager.copyItemAtPath(fromPath.path!, toPath: dbPath)
    } catch let error1 as NSError {
        print(error1.localizedDescription)
    }
 }
}

*In my app delegate application(...) function I call Util.copyFile("EVGS_VID1.MOV")

*in a view controller I have a function playVideo(fileName:String) :
func playVideo(fileName:String){

  let videoPath:String = Util.getPath(fileName)
  var fileSize : UInt64 = 0
  //Check if file exists
  do {
    let attr : NSDictionary? = try NSFileManager.defaultManager().attributesOfItemAtPath(videoPath)

    if let _attr = attr {
        fileSize = _attr.fileSize();
    }
  } catch {
    print("Error: \(error)")
  }

  let playerViewController:AVPlayerViewController = AVPlayerViewController()
  var url:NSURL =  NSURL(fileURLWithPath: videoPath,isDirectory: false)
  let player = AVPlayer(URL: url)
  playerViewController.player = player

  self.presentViewController(playerViewController, animated: true) {
    playerViewController.player!.play()
  }
}

but when I call the playVideo in my view controller it shows the player with no video and I got an exception :

Error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file "EVGS_VID1.mov" couldn't be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/61169756-1DCE-49B1-99F4-27854DDF4929/Documents/EVGS_VID1.mov, NSUnderlyingError=0x1572bbbf0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}}

I am using the same functions copyFile and getPath to copy SQLite database and it's working

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Rating 6 7.5
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Review (6/10)
(By Alex Riviello)
Jason Statham is a great action hero. The first Transporter finally allowed Statham to show off his athleticism and demonstrate that he did indeed have the chops to be a leading man. It had a lot of memorable fights, a nifty car chase, and was a lot more fun than you'd expect. The sequel came as a surprise, because although the first had done pretty well in Europe and did some decent business on DVD over here, it wasn't that big of a hit. But it did get done, and it's out in theaters now. So did they pull it off a second time?
The first thing you notice about the new movie is the change of location. Frank Martin (Statham) has moved to Miami, possibly to relax a little bit from his hectic times overseas. He's still a driver, doing various jobs for whoever has the cash, but his current one is ferrying around a kid (Hunter Clary) from school to his house. It's not the kind of work he'd like to be doing but it pays the bills. There's a bonus anyways - the mother of the kid (Amber Valletta) is divorced, lonely and horny. Frank doesn't mix business with pleasure however, and although he rebuffs her advances he continues working with her. He does her a favor by driving her son to the doctor...with no idea of the nefarious events that are about to take place. (REPLACE maniacal laugh here)
This is where the movie gets silly. The plot goes something like this - there's a bad guy on the loose who kidnaps the kid and demands ransom. Frank is suspected of being in on the kidnapping and decides to fight back - he made the kid a promise that he'd be fine, after all. He goes around chasing and beating up a lot of people until he finds the little guy. Little does he know that the ransom is actually a cover-up for the real bad guy plan to infect the kid with a deadly virus and return him, thus spreading it to his father (a politician) who's about to make a speech to important political figures. And of course, have them all get coughed on and die. It doesn't sound all that bad but when you've got the evildoer yelling "BREATHE!! BREATHE!!!" when the plan's finally coming together, it just kills all the reality of it.
Gianni (Alessandro Gassman) as the antagonist is a joke. The guy overacts in practically every scene. He acts like he's taking a class in Villainy 101. And failing. His main squeeze, the nice-assed Lola (Katie Nauta) is equally bad, but she's a model so she can get away with it. The fact that she's half naked and toting Uzis in every scene doesn't hurt either. Either way, the two combine forces to make the movie feel even more ridiculous and comic-book like...which doesn't work for the film. Spouting one-liners has been a standard in action movies for years, but these two just drop some painful, painful lines. Fortunately none stuck with me well enough to remember, which is a problem with the movie on a whole.
Jason Statham is a badass. His fights were great in the first movie, but he was a real guy who took a beating at points and made you feel for him. In this one he's so refined and perfect in his fighting moves that I was expecting Agent Smiths to pop out and tackle him to the ground. He's a superhero, plain and simple...which kills any sense of suspense the movie might've had. The reason people enjoy Jackie Chan movies are because he isn't impervious. He gets smacked around almost as much as he smacks people up. It makes you root for him that much more. In this one, Statham doesn't ever feel pain. He fights countless nameless opponents and while it's very cool and stylized, there isn't much feeling to it. The one fight that should've been an out and out brawl (against Gianni) is a big disappointment, even though it's set upon a plane going into a nosedive. The shining moment of the film is a fight involving a fire hose being used in ways you never thought. They should invent a martial art solely involving fire hoses... I'd sign up. There are also a few chase scenes (car, jet ski) that are pretty standard.
The saddest part about this movie is that everything feels like it's been done before...and better. It does have a lot of cool moments, but on the whole it's all pretty forgettable. There's nothing much of substance to make you sit and think back on. It's a shame, because Statham deserves a good series of his own. This isn't it, though.
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In 1907, the church opened its grade school, the St. Anthony of Padua School, to educate the children of parishioners according to the gospel teachings of Jesus Christ. Fifty years later, in 1957, the church expanded by building a larger structure to accommodate the growing parish community. In 1994, St. Anthony of Padua again remodeled the church to update the facilities and structure.
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Steve Wynn Lists His Renovated Beverly Hills Mansion for $135 Million
Wynn bought the 2.7-acre estate in the summer 2015 for $48 million.
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With the dust still settling from Jeff Bezos's $165 million splurge on David Geffen's nearby Jack Warner estate, billionaire former casino mogul Steve Wynn has decided now is the time to shoot for the proverbial stars. His freshly redone mega-manor in Beverly Hills is available as a $135 million pocket listing.
Wynn bought the 2.7-acre estate about five years ago, in summer 2015, paying about $48 million for the premises after a much-publicized, years-long search for an L.A. home. For at least the past couple years, the sumptuous spread has been undergoing a comprehensive remodel that involved all-new landscaping and updated interiors.
Located in the prime lower Benedict Canyon neighborhood of town, the main house is invisible from the streetfront, secreted down a private cul-de-sac shared with just three other homes. The estate additionally boasts its own private gated driveway, which winds up and around a large grassy lawn, eventually spilling into a massive motorcourt.
The International-style mansion spans about 27,000 square feet of living space. Built by Guess? co-founder Maurice Marciano in the early 1990s, with architecture by William Hablinski, the house offers 10 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms and an elevator to assist in navigating the mammoth structure. There's a professional screening room with stadium-style seating, a gym, wine room, four family/guest bedroom suites and a lavish master with dual bathrooms, closets, dressing rooms and a private office.
The home's stately dining room. Courtesy of Hilton & Hyland
An estate of this magnitude requires a full-time staff, so the main house also offers separate staff wings — one with three bedrooms and a kitchen for the domestic help, another with an additional three bedrooms and kitchenette for a private security team.
Other amenities include a decadent living room with views of the city lights, a formal dining room with fireplace, and a "reception" room with crimson-red walls and a convenient wet bar. Outside, there are formal gardens, manicured hedgerows and a carefully curated assortment of mature trees. There's also a lighted tennis court with an air-conditioned seating house and kitchenette. Elsewhere, a rectangular swimming pool is tucked into a private corner of the lot, directly beside a convenient pool house with another kitchenette and changing facilities. Wynn's park-like landscaping was designed by Robert Truskowski; the interior decor is by Roger Thomas of Wynn Resorts.
Even if Wynn were to sell his Beverly Hills compound tomorrow, he would assuredly not be homeless. The legally blind 78-year-old owns at least four other lavish homes scattered around the country—in Las Vegas, he has a mansion overlooking country club greens; in New York, he's got a $70 million penthouse apartment atop the Ritz-Carlton that was purchased in 2012. Up in Idaho's scenic winter resort community of Sun Valley, Wynn still owns a 25,000 sq. ft. mega-compound of a ski chalet. And last year, the billionaire paid about $43 million for an oceanfront estate on Florida's perennially fashionable Palm Beach.
Wynn's priciest home, however, is his floating "mansion" Aquarius—a 302-foot, $215 million superyacht with a helicopter landing pad, a beauty salon and a 30-person crew.
Jack Friedkin, Leonard Rabinowitz and Rick Hilton of Hilton & Hyland hold the listing.
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Q: Hook for inserting? I'm using a plugin that doesn't provide many hooks for its actions. I would like to be able to hook in when the plugin adds a row to a plugin-specific table, and update some other data elsewhere. (For context, it's a CRM. Whenever a log is added to its logs table, I would also like to update the CRM users table, updating the status column for the user associated to the log.)
I know there are hooks like pre_get_posts to modify a main query. However, since the insert isn't a get_posts() query, I am looking for something similar that fires when data is inserted, and then I'll narrow it down to only when data is inserted into this particular table.

A: If you have access to the database, you could potentially create a trigger for that plugin-specific table. This bypasses the need for a hook. Depending on how they handle database schema updates, it might even stick around after a plugin update. I've never tried triggers on WP tables though, so take this with a grain of salt.
E.g.
CREATE TRIGGER after_customer_insert
AFTER INSERT
ON wp_plugin_customers FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
    IF NEW.PhoneNumber IS NOT NULL THEN
        UPDATE wp_plugin_other_table SET column = NEW.PhoneNumber
        WHERE other_column = NEW.CustomerCompany;
    END IF;
END

Edit: You could also ask the plugin author about adding a hook. Sometimes they oblige.

A: As you probably already noticed yourself $wpdb doesn't have any hooks that you can use.
The answer @brennan gave already sounds like an interesting approach, but probably won't help if you have to solve it in code without access to the DB to create the trigger.
I have another idea, that although hacky, might also work depending on what exactly your requirements are.
So you said "[…] able to hook in when the plugin adds a row to a plugin-specific table […]". So I assume you really only are talking about adding rows, not editing existing. I am also assuming that the table has some auto incrementing ID.
If that is the case what about this approach:

*

*Store the highest ID of a row in the relevant table, e.g. in an option.

*Check if the stored ID is lower than the current highest ID.

*Get all rows from the last stored ID to the current ID.

*Do whatever you need to do with that information.

When you do this really depends on the exact requirements of your "update some other data elsewhere". You could do it in the shutdown hook, in CRON that runs every couple minutes, some hook from the plugin that reliably runs after updates or - thinking about your "updating the status column for the user associated to the log" - right before the reading of the user status.
EDIT: the comment by @birgire just made me realize another thing: You can try hooking to query to set a flag if the query is the one you care about and only do the check from above if that flag is set to true. This should be way better from a performance perspective.
I am intentionally leaving out any specific code, but I hope the approach is clear.


Companies today often have mixed IT infrastructures, meaning that their computers run on different operating systems such as Windows and Linux or Windows and Mac OS. This is especially common in software companies whose applications run and need to be tested on multiple platforms, as well as industries in which alternative operating systems are essential, such as financial services and healthcare.
The rise of bring your own device ("BYOD") has further complicated the issue, and made it apparent in a wider range of organizations than ever before. Mixed environments can make collections extremely complex because the server organization allows for the same logical data to be stored in totally different places and formats.
HaystackID's team is well-versed in these situations, and has a strong familiarity with UNIX-derivative systems. The project management team worked with our Systems Architects to identify key operating system folders and eliminate gigabytes of irrelevant data from the collection.
Some of the records the client required for collection were stored in a file version tracking system in which users "checked in" files when they were done editing. The server did not store these files in their normal native formats. Hence, the server system needed to be reactivated to allow retrieval of documents and ensure a fully defensible collection.
HaystackID's team created a secondary virtual working Solaris system and loaded copies of the relevant files, allowing our Project Managers to examine those files in question and provide them back in true native format.
This new strategy developed by HaystackID has been successful in several cases since, and similar work has been performed with web application servers and other types of data-driven systems not based upon flat files.
HaystackID's dedication to a strict standard of excellence enabled the client to cull down a 600GB data set that contained millions of unnecessary documents to a core review set of relevant documents. What would have been a nightmare for most litigation solutions providers, and clients for that matter, was just another day in the office for HaystackID, adapting to the needs of its clients, no matter how involved or complex.
HaystackID prides itself on the ability to adapt to the infrastructure requirements of its client. In one case, the team was tasked with a collection in such an environment as described above, though the infrastructure was divided between Windows and Solaris environments.
Solaris and other UNIX-derivative systems have no comparable utility for "deNISTing," as is common when processing Windows files.


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Dick de Zeeuw (January 24, 1924, Tanjung Pura, Langkat, Langkat Regency – February 18, 2009, Bangkok) was a Dutch politician and agronomist.

References
  Parlement.com biography

1924 births
2009 deaths
Catholic People's Party politicians
20th-century Dutch politicians
Converts to Roman Catholicism from Calvinism
Chairmen of the Catholic People's Party
Dutch agronomists
Dutch civil servants
Dutch Roman Catholics
Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
People from Langkat Regency
Academic staff of Radboud University Nijmegen
Wageningen University and Research alumni
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Q: Pass a Date value from a cell in Google Sheet formula How do I re write this query for Google sheet, so that the dates in column B can be taken from a cell say X1 and X2
=QUERY(master!A:N,"select B,D,H where B>=date '2021-10-01' and B<=date '2021-10-31' and (E='3-MonoYarnSupply' or E='4-MultiYarnSupply') label B 'Date',D 'Particulars',H 'Quantity Supplied'")

Expected formula
=QUERY(master!A:N,"select B,D,H where B>X1 and B<=X2 and (E='3-MonoYarnSupply' or E='4-MultiYarnSupply') label B 'Date',D 'Particulars',H 'Quantity Supplied'")

Where X1 = 01-10-2021 and X2 = 31-10-2021

A: You can split the formula and use string concatenation logic to refer to other cells like this:
=QUERY(A:N,"select B,D,H where B>=date '" & TEXT(X1, "YYY-MM-DD") & "' and B<=date '" & TEXT(X2, "YYY-MM-DD") & "' and (E='3-MonoYarnSupply' or E='4-MultiYarnSupply') label B 'Date',D 'Particulars',H 'Quantity Supplied'")

A: B >= date '"&TEXT(X1,"yyyy-mm-dd")&"' and B <= date '"&TEXT(X3,"yyyy-mm-dd")&"'
Thank you @Gangula. Qualifying the date values as above in the query helped to achieve what I required. Thank you for your time.


5 MOST AWESOME games of ALL TIME you probably FORGOT to play - -Everything Decoded.
Video games have been every child's pass time,Since Stone Age….Back then,I guess there were only stones to play with.We all love Video Games…From the Fatty Game-Box of the 80's to the Awesome X-box 360…Gaming consoles have developed Tremondously,And ofcourse..The games as well.From Contra to God of War…We all lived through these games,Felt them and Enjoyed them.Today,I'm gonna discuss with you some of the games which you might have forgot to play.These games were hugely Under-rated and Probably never made it your house.I have collected a variety of games …Like those of Nintendo 8-Bit,Playstation 1 and ofcourse PC.These games must have been long forgotten…But,They indeed made my childhood Beautiful.
Released in 1992,for the Nintendo Entertainment System(NES)..
The game features a total of 9 worlds..with generally 2-3 levels within them.Each level displays a unique and interesting setting with a BOSS at each one of them.
The cat always carries a Magic Bag which he uses to upgrade himself.Sometimes,He becomes a tank,Or an Airplane…Even a Submarine.Also the enemies are also quite in Diversity…So,I am sure you won't get bored.
The game's quite short..Taking into account the modern time games..It would take an average gamer to complete the game in 3-4 hours straight.
Released in 1988,for the Nintendo Entertainment System(NES)…Is probably the best game to play with your brother.
You take control of the Martial Artist Billy Lee and his twin brother Jimmy…Fighting your way through the bad guys to rescue their common love interest.
The game displays a tactic surroundings,not only while defeating the enemies…But also while exploring.For example,You need to be in perfect sync to jump off a cliff to a lower level,Or else the player who jumped first dies.
A single Player PLAYTIME would stretch from 3-4 hrs and a double player gameplay would end in 2-3 hours.
The game sees the player in the shoes of the famous Martial Artist Jackie Chan as he fights his way through various locations of New York City to get to his uncle,Who has been kidnapped.
The game displays tremendous moves of Jackie Chan fighting his stupid counterparts.The fact that the controls are simple and easy to use,Makes it even more interesting.
The game displays 15 fully 3D levels with different environmental Obstacles to cross.
It would take 6-7 hours to complete the game.
Released in 2000,for Playstation 1..The game Displays a melodramatic Story Set between the movies Aladdin : Return Of Jafar and Aladdin and the King Of Thieves.
Jafar's Evil Sister Nasira decides to avenge his brother's fate by Kidnapping Sultan and Princess Jasmine.Now you have to help Aladdin get them back.
The game features a total of 9 Levels with detailed environments.The Carpet ride and the Cave of Wonders slide,surely keep you on your toes,Because if you lose..You have to do it ALL OVER AGAIN !
The game enables you to play as Abu and Jasmine.Abu can jump,roll and climb on walls..Whereas Jasmine's character is hiding in a pot from the Guards,Who she has to escape.
To add to your enjoyment,The developers have added certain mini-games at the end of each level.Like Pie throwing,Skate Boarding and cloud jumping…NOT to forget,The Fate game with Genie where you try your luck to gain an extra LIFE.
Taking into account your luck to get through the levels smoothly..It would take 6-7 hours to complete the game.
Released in 2000,For PC…The game is based on the Disney Movie of the same name.
Emperor Kuzco has transformed into a llama,And he must transform back into human before the evil Yzma take over his palace.The problem is,He's stuck in a peasent village !
The Player guides Kuzco through 8 Interesting levels…From the races to the Boat ride,to the puzzles..Everything is right there for you in this game.
Although the lama is a transformed version of a human,You do not play with it all the time…At times it changes into a Turtle,a Frog Or even a rabbit.
This game can be completed in 5-6 hours.


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Q: IP issues in Microsoft Azure I have set up a Microsoft Azure SQL Database and added the connection string to my C# program. After doing some research I have found that you need to add individual IPs to the firewall rules in Microsoft Azure. The only issue I have with this is that my clients will be using the software from different locations which will change daily meaning they will have different IPs all the time. Is there a way I can get around this problem? Thanks.

A: Easiest (but certainly not recommended) approach would be to allow all IP addresses to connect to your SQL Database.
Better approach would be to not allow direct connections from your WPF C# application to your database. Instead create a web service and have your application talk to this web service and let the web service talk to the database.

A: As being said, direct access to the database from your app is not a good idea. Putting connection string into your app.config is a security issue. Anybody will be able to connect to the database and read/manipulate data outside of your application. Whatever restrictions you put in your application will be null and void when connecting directly to your database via connection string. And you'll be only left with security provided by SQL user.


Dr. Marc Brackett, Yale University Research Scientist, will share how fostering emotionally literate classrooms, courses and work environments can improve instructional outcomes.
Nancy White, an internationally recognized online interaction designer, leads a provocative talk on whether the idea of using the social structure of "community" for learning really belongs at center stage, where so many have been placing it.
Anita Crawley, an instructor with the Illinois Online Network, will facilitate a lively discussion on "Retaining Online Students" and helping learners online make connections outside the virtual classroom.


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The Information wins the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books
James Gleick's The Information has been named as the winner of the 2012 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books.
The prize is the world's leading award for popular science books and is enjoying its 25th year of celebrating accessible, interesting and compelling accounts of science for a non specialist audience. The Information, published by Fourth Estate, tells the story of information and how humanity uses, transmits and stores it.Upon receiving the award, James Gleick said:
"This is a very unexpected surprise. I am not a scientist, but I have my nose pressed against the glass. I visited the Royal Society 12 years ago to research a biography of Isaac Newton. It is a pleasure to be back again."
The £10,000 prize was awarded to James Gleick by Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Prize-winning President of the Royal Society at a ceremony at the Society's headquarters in London. The book saw off strong competition from a heavyweight shortlist, including Steven Pinker's The Better Angels of Our Nature and Nathan Wolfe's The Viral Storm.
Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE FRS, Chair of the judges, said:
"The Information is an ambitious and insightful book that takes us, with verve and fizz, on a journey from African drums to computers, throwing in generous helpings of evidence and examples along the way. It is one of those very rare books that provide a completely new framework for understanding the world around us. It was a privilege to read."
The six shortlisted books were:
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer, published by Allen Lane (Penguin Books)
My Beautiful Genome by Lone Frank, published by Oneworld
The Information by James Gleick, published by Fourth Estate
The Hidden Reality by Brian Greene, published by Allen Lane (Penguin Books)
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker, published by Allen Lane (Penguin Books)
The Viral Storm by Nathan Wolfe, published by Allen Lane (Penguin Books)
The shortlisted authors were each awarded £1,000 and the winner £10,000. The first chapter of each book is available to download for free.
The judges on this year's judging panel are Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE FRS, Visiting Professor in Astrophysics, University of Oxford (Chair); Jasper Fforde, author; Tania Hershman, author; Kim Shillinglaw, BBC Commissioning Editor for Science and Natural History and Dr Samuel Turvey, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology.
Commencing last year, the global investment management company Winton Capital Management agreed a five year sponsorship deal of the prize.
David Harding, Founder and Chairman of Winton Capital Management said:
"Congratulations to James Gleick on winning this year's Royal Society Winton Prize, a worthy winner in a strong field. As a 21st century scientific research company Winton is working at the heart of exploring Big Data. The Information is an erudite, superbly researched, account of how humans have learned to transmit information and created a world where research such as ours is not just possible but can flourish."


A Swindon Inter-City at Beith North, just north of Glengarnock with Sc51025 leading, circa 1982. As the DMBS vehicle determines the unit number it was unusual for a Swindon DMS to carry it and Sc51025 unusually (and incorrectly in this period) carried 126418. It did however make the vehicle easy to identify even in blurry shots 30-odd years later... Andrew McConnell .
126 418 at Prestwick in 1982. One of the last few Intercity sets in its last summer of operation. Andrew McConnell .
Swindon 3-car "Intercity" Class 126 DMU 126418 (DMS SC51025 nearest camera) at Largs with a train for Glasgow Central - c.1979. 53A Models of Hull Collection .
Unit 126 418 heads a 6 car set departing Platform 13 of Glasgow Central for Ayrshire in 1982. Andrew McConnell .
126418 in Glasgow Central, probably taken in 1982. Intermediate power car Sc51025 is closest, one of only a handful to carry the set number on the plated-over gangway, on most sets only the DMBS carried this detail. Ian MacDonald .
The Papal visit to Bellahouston Park in 1982 required the use of a large number of extra trains - as a result most of the then surviving Class 126 units were mobilised. Sc51026 is seen here in the (now former) carriage sidings at Smithy Lye on 01/06/82. As the DMBS vehicle determines the unit number, it was unusual for a Swindon DMS to carry a set number. Andrew McConnell .
Class 126 DMBS Sc51048 is receiving attention from fitters and pigeons alike. Ayr Shed, circa June 1982. Andrew McConnell .


Blog post: Is education the best tool to reduce income inequality?
Income inequality is a worldwide problem present in both developing and developed countries such as The United States where 20% of the national income is earned by the top 1% of its population. We live in a world where 50% of the population earns less than 10% of the total income produced in the world. This disproportionate distribution of wealth causes some of the biggest problems in the world such as poverty, unemployment, political instability and violence.


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Милена Будинова (родена 1972) е българска и нидерландска режисьорка и продуцентка. Живее и работи в България и Нидерландия.

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В документалните си филми обсъжда темите миграция, интеграция и мултикултурна идентичност, като често е инспирирана от собствения си живот. Позната е като създател и продуцент на редица телевизионни предавания – "Часът на Мама", "Денят е прекрасен", "Футболни съпруги", "Опасно близо с Лили Иванова", "Йолисима", "Метрополис" и Такъв е животът.

За документалната поредица "Такъв е животът" е многократно наградена на международни фестивали, между които "Гран При" за най-добро телевизионно предаване на 2008 г. на Media Mixx международния фестивал за телевизия в Албена, България.

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 "Ромео и Жулиета от Тракия" (52 мин), 2011
 "Опасно близо с Лили Иванова" (10x48 мин), 2010
 "Патриотът" (55 мин), 2003, NPS Холандска Национална ТВ
 "Заден прозорец" (20 мин), 2003, HUMAN Холандска Национална ТВ
 "Придворни дами" (25 мин), 2002, VPRO Холандска Национална ТВ
 "Някъде на ръба на Европа", 2000, VPRO Холандска Национална ТВ
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Today, an essential bit of background for understanding American alcohol laws.
While alcohol in general garners a special focus from government regulators, distilled spirits have always been on a different plane from their simply fermented brethren. As explored in the introductory article, the juxtaposition of "drink good, drunk bad" can be seen as the foundation of our booze jurisprudence, and Uncle Sam has found that with hard liquor, it's too easy to slip over the line to "bad." The government has reacted accordingly, creating one set of rules for beer, wine, etc., and another for spirits.
A little history!
In early America there was an important historical precedent for the singling out of "ardent spirits", as they were known. In the late 1600s, England encouraged the creation of gin distilleries to lower reliance on brandy made by their enemy, France. These new distillers did not need licenses and paid little in taxes, while brewers were subject to longstanding regulations. Production exploded, and by the early 1700s gin's availability and affordability had led to a national preference for that spirit over not just French brandy, but English beer as well. This became known as the Gin Craze. An apparently astounding increase in drunkenness and other social problems followed, leading to a societal uproar. In response, the English government passed a series of mid-century laws, the Gin Acts, that raised taxes and introduced license fees.
Beer Street (left), and Gin Lane (right): a pair of paintings that vividly portray the impact of liquor on an otherwise fit, happy, and productive neighborhood. William Hogarth, 1751. Image source: Wikipedia
The effectiveness of those measures is questionable (the drink's subsequent decline in popularity was likely more the result of rising grain prices), but the experience of the Gin Craze must have had an impact on early American lawmakers working only a few decades later. The father of American alcohol health initiatives, Dr. Benjamin Rush, in his succinctly-titled 1790 tract An Inquiry into the Effects of Spirituous Liquors on the Human Body and the Mind, gives a sense of the prevailing sentiment of the time. Rush describes beer as lending "Serenity of Mind, Reputation, Long Life, & Happiness" and wine "Cheerfulness, Strength, and Nourishment", while spirits lead to "Idleness, Gaming, Peevishness, Quarreling, Fighting, Horse-Racing, Lying and Swearing, Stealing and Swindling, Perjury, Burglary, Murder, Suicide."[i] Rush's prescription was to leave beer untaxed and impose "the heaviest of taxes on whiskey distilleries."[ii] The federal government largely obliged. As mentioned in the introduction article, spirits were the first domestic product to be taxed, beginning in 1791. Beer was not taxed until over 70 years later, when the Civil War needed funding.
The Temperance movement that quickly emerged in America also initially distinguished between spirits and lower-ABV alcohol. In fact, the movement's growth is strongly linked to the increasing consumption of spirits, especially by immigrants. Over time, however, temperance groups began opposing alcohol in all its forms, a result of strategic and cultural shifts within the movement.[iii] As opposition to alcohol mounted in the early 20th century and the possibility of Prohibition became more real, brewers like Adolphus Busch attempted to ward off the movement by appealing to the sentiments of the Rush school of thought, arguing that yes, liquor should be banned, but not beer, beer was different! But the world was no longer on board, and the strategy backfired, especially when Prohibition advocates seized on the first World War to associate the enemy Germans with drinking—with beers like Budweiser, Schlitz, and Pabst as Exhibit A.
Despite the 18th Amendment's refusal to differentiate, the post-Prohibition legal landscape incorporated the same separation between spirits and other alcohol as existed before. In the last few years, state governments have relaxed restrictions on spirits production in response to the craft boom, and the hard stuff is more available than perhaps it ever has been. But while a few production barriers have been lifted, and the consumer in many states notices little difference between buying whiskey and wine, making and selling spirits continues to be a very different legal animal, from license cost to bonding to waiting times for permits to reporting requirements to retail license quotas to location restrictions and on and on and on. After centuries of haggling over the role of "ardent spirits", Uncle Sam remains committed to ensuring that the gates of Gin Lane stay locked.
[i] https://ia800604.us.archive.org/22/items/2569031R.nlm.nih.gov/2569031R.pdf, Pp. 6-7
[ii] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1694575/pdf/amjph00526-0115.pdf, Pg. 276
[iii] Strategically, attacking alcohol in general made for more straightforward, consistent arguments about the nature of the saloon, the money spent on booze, etc. Culturally, the movement was swept up in the puritanical, idealistic fervor of turn-of-the-century Progressivism. There were no half-measures allowed.
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package com.java110.store.bmo.contractAttr.impl;

import com.java110.core.annotation.Java110Transactional;
import com.java110.core.factory.GenerateCodeFactory;
import com.java110.intf.store.IContractAttrInnerServiceSMO;
import com.java110.po.contractAttr.ContractAttrPo;
import com.java110.store.bmo.contractAttr.ISaveContractAttrBMO;
import com.java110.vo.ResultVo;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

@Service("saveContractAttrBMOImpl")
public class SaveContractAttrBMOImpl implements ISaveContractAttrBMO {

    @Autowired
    private IContractAttrInnerServiceSMO contractAttrInnerServiceSMOImpl;

    /**
     * 添加小区信息
     *
     * @param contractAttrPo
     * @return 订单服务能够接受的报文
     */
    @Java110Transactional
    public ResponseEntity<String> save(ContractAttrPo contractAttrPo) {

        contractAttrPo.setAttrId(GenerateCodeFactory.getGeneratorId(GenerateCodeFactory.CODE_PREFIX_attrId));
        int flag = contractAttrInnerServiceSMOImpl.saveContractAttr(contractAttrPo);

        if (flag > 0) {
            return ResultVo.createResponseEntity(ResultVo.CODE_OK, "保存成功");
        }

        return ResultVo.createResponseEntity(ResultVo.CODE_ERROR, "保存失败");
    }

}

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Cut the Tripas in manageable length (about 6 to 12 inches) and wash (clean) inside and out.
Cook in boiling water and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes. When done, strain.
Chop the Tripas into small bite-size pieces (about 1 inch).
Heat a skillet (medium high) and fry a small amount of Tripas at a time (a larger pan will accommodate more Tripas).
Cook according to your desired crispiness.
Serve hot with salsa, tortilla, etc.
Note: The Tripas are already cooked when they turn golden brown. At this point, their insides are still moist and soft. Cooking the food further will result in crunchier Tripas that are also dry and crispy inside.
Cook by boiling in water (this step will soften and clean the Tripas further).
Strain the Tripas and throw the water away.
Cut the intestines in manageable sizes (about 6 inches). This will depend on the grill's design and your preference in eating the food.
Grill tripas until golden brown outside (turn the pieces occasionally).
Once cooked, remove from grill and allow to cool off.
Cut the cooked Tripas into serving pieces.
Serve hot as side dish or as tortilla topping.
Clean and wash the Tripas thoroughly.
Put Tripas in boiling water and allow to cook until (very) tender.
Keep stirring until all the water has evaporated and cook the Tripas further in its own (fatty) oil. You can also add a little bit of cooking oil.
Season the dish during the final cooking stage.
Remove from heat and cut or chop into small pieces (depending on how you want it).
Serve hot as side dish or as taco filling.
Cut into small (manageable) sizes or in serving sizes.
Get an aluminum foil and wrap the intestines inside. For best results, put some fresh garlic inside the foil. For this step, you can make several batches of foil packs if you have a lot of Tripas.
Get a roasting pan and arrange the foil-wrapped Tripas in a single layer.
Cook in preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
After 4 hours, remove from the oven and drain off any oil or moisture from the dish.
Open the foil and return to the oven.
Cook for an additional 1 hour (or more). The additional cooking time will make the Tripas crispy outside but still tender and moist inside.
Since Tripas need to be cleaned thoroughly before you can cook and eat it, it's best to do the cleaning part outdoors. This is especially true if you are making a lot of Tripas (they will shrink when cooked) as it can be really messy to clean a lot of intestines inside the house.
Separate the Tripas into manageable portions to be able to clean them properly.
To further help you clean the intestines, cut them into smaller pieces (about 12 inches).
You need a water source nearby – a hose will be particularly useful as you need to flush out the insides of the intestines really well. Keep flushing (running water) until the water becomes clear (clean).
To effectively clean the insides of the intestines, you can turn each piece inside out. You can use a wire hanger for this. Just find one end of the intestine and use the hanger's tip to push and turn the tube-like intestines inside out.
Soak the cleaned Tripas in a mixture of water, salt and vinegar to further clean and sanitize the intestines.
Boil the Tripas as part of the cleaning process (and to partially cook the intestines as well). Since Tripas are tough, the initial boiling can take anywhere from 1 to 3 hours.
While boiling, you can add herbs and spices to the mixture so make the Tripas flavorful and pleasant-smelling. Here are some of your choices: Garlic, Onion or Bay leaves.
Q: How do I cook Tripas?
A: As you have seen above, you can cook Tripas in many different ways – over the stove (Amazon), in the oven, on a grill, and even in an open fire. You can cook it crispy, saucy, and as filling/ stuffing/ garnishing.
A: Tripas or cow intestines are sometimes referred to as Tripas de Leche because they can come from milk-fed calves (leche means milk). However, note that intestines from old cows can also be used in Tripas dishes.
Q: Are Tripas dishes healthy?
A: Like other internal organs, Tripas are also rich in protein – which is good in treating anemia and keeping the body functioning well. Cow intestines also carry B vitamins that will help in keeping the nerves healthy.
However, since intestines have some fatty textures, those with cholesterol problems should be aware of the risks involved in eating it.
Clean the intestines and cut into 2-inch pieces.
Cook Tripas in boiling water.
Add lemon, garlic, bay leaves, and salt to the boiling water.
Allow to simmer until the Tripas are tender – about an hour or more.
Fry the boiled (cooked) Tripas until crispy.
Use as taco filling and garnish as desired.
I am really glad you came here – because now you know how to clean, prepare and cook Tripas. As a taco filling, you can use it to substitute for the traditional fillings you have grown accustomed to (now you have another option). You can also partner Tripas up with spreads and dips (like guacamole) and salsa recipes (like Pico de Gallo).
If you are now fond of eating Tripas, do let me know in the comment section below. Also, share this post with your friends and introduce them to this exotic dish.
Thank you so much on how to cook tripas, my grandma and mom used to make them for us as young kids but i forgot how to make them. you are the only one i found that really explains very clear on how to cook them and different way. thank you again. Anna V.


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Fmr. Trump voter fraud chief close to settling lawsuit over 'alien invasion' slander
By DeadState Staff
But they're still going to police so-called voter fraud.
One of the most egregious things the Trump administration has done is claim that there was mass voter fraud sweeping the nation with non-citizens allegedly voting for Democrats. According to Donald Trump and his allies, that is the reason he lost the popular vote in the 2016 election. However, one organization pushing this conspiracy theory seems to have gone too far.
According to Talking Points Memo, J. Christian Adams was the head of Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF). During his tenure there, Adams created and released to the public reports of voter fraud in the state of Virginia. Dubbed the "Aliens Invasions" reports, the documents had identifying information of American citizens, such as names, addresses, telephone numbers, along with the claim that they were ineligble to vote in Virginia. Adams released the reports in 2016 and 2017, and he will now have to apologize to the citizens he defamed therein. The following statement will appear on the website of the organization, and the documents containing the lies, as well as the citizens' information, will be removed:
"PILF recognizes that individuals in [the removed exhibits] were in fact citizens and that these citizens did not commit felonies. PILF profoundly regrets any characterization of those registrants as felons or instances of registration or voting as felonies."
They went on to say that they would like to issue a "profound apology that it relied so heavily on the commonwealth election records, it seemed implausible that Virginia would be improperly removing American citizens from the voter rolls."
After all of this it would seem that this organization would roll up its carpets and close its doors, but no. They insist that they will continue to press on with "efforts to document voter fraud and election vulnerabilities nationwide." They also said:
"The Foundation looks forward to discussing the vast resources behind those who oppose election integrity and engage in efforts to stifle any speech that raises awareness of the real vulnerabilities in the security of American elections."
Indeed. The League of United Latin American Citizens, out of Richmond, Virginia, is was behind the lawsuit that brought the actions of Adams and the others at PILF to light. It should be pretty clear what this was, though: an attempt by GOP and Trump allies to keep minorities from voting, because when minorities vote, Republicans lose.
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Perhaps the most anticipated of Saturday's March Madness games was a matchup between two heralded programs. Indiana and Kentucky have 13 national titles between them (Kentucky has eight) and their fans intensely dislike each other. It is a true rivalry. Indiana broke away from a 50-50 tie midway through the second half, and then hung on for a 73-67 victory over their rivals from the Bluegrass State, earning a spot in the Sweet 16 for the third time in five…
Hall of Fame coach vs. future Hall of Famer for NCAA title
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As the Florida Gators prepare to take on the Wisconsin Badgers in Friday night's Sweet 16 at Madison Square Garden,
College basketball roundup: Miami upset
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Northeastern 78, Miami 77 Quincy Ford made a jumper as time expired leading the Northeastern Huskies to a 78-77 upset win over the No. 15 Miami Hurricanes on Friday. The loss was the first by Miami after four season-opening wins, including two over ranked teams. Miami was favored by 16 points. Northeastern jumped out to a quick 17-8 lead and pushed the lead to 11 at the midway point of the first half. Miami closed the gap to 35-30 at…
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The Death of David 2 1Since it was almost time for David to die, he gave his son Solomon his last commands. 2David said, "My time to die is near. Be a good and strong leader. 3Obey the Lord your God. Follow him by obeying his demands, his commands, his laws, and his rules that are written in the teachings of Moses. If you do these things, you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go. 4And if you obey the Lord, he will keep the promise he made to me. He said: 'If your descendants live as I tell them and have complete faith in me, a man from your family will always be king over the people of Israel.' 5"Also, you remember what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me. He killed the two commanders of Israel's armies: Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He did this as if he and they were at war, although it was a time of peace. He put their blood on the belt around his waist and on his sandals on his feet. 6Punish him in the way you think is wisest, but do not let him die peacefully of old age. 7"Be kind to the children of Barzillai of Gilead, and allow them to eat at your table. They welcomed me when I ran away from your brother Absalom. 8"And remember, Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite, is here with you. He cursed me the day I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, I promised him before the Lord, 'Shimei, I will not kill you.' 9But you should not leave him unpunished. You are a wise man, and you will know what to do to him, but you must be sure he is killed." 10Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem. 11He had ruled over Israel forty years— seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. Solomon Takes Control as King 12Solomon became king after David, his father, and he was in firm control of his kingdom. 13At this time Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother. "Do you come in peace?" Bathsheba asked. "Yes. This is a peaceful visit," Adonijah answered. 14"I have something to say to you." "You may speak," she said. 15"You remember that at one time the kingdom was mine," Adonijah said. "All the people of Israel recognized me as their king, but things have changed. Now my brother is the king, because the Lord chose him. 16Now I have one thing to ask you; please do not refuse me." Bathsheba answered, "What do you want?" 17"I know King Solomon will do anything you ask him," Adonijah continued. "Please ask him to give me Abishag the Shunammite to be my wife." 18"Very well," she answered. "I will speak to the king for you." 19So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. When Solomon saw her, he stood up to meet her, then bowed down, and sat on the throne. He told some servants to bring another throne for his mother. Then she sat down at his right side. 20Bathsheba said, "I have one small thing to ask you. Please do not refuse me." "Ask, mother," the king answered. "I will not refuse you." 21So she said, "Allow Abishag the Shunammite to marry your brother Adonijah." 22King Solomon answered his mother, "Why do you ask me to give him Abishag? Why don't you also ask for him to become the king since he is my older brother? Abiathar the priest and Joab son of Zeruiah would support him!" 23Then King Solomon swore by the name of the Lord, saying, "May God punish me terribly if this doesn't cost Adonijah his life! 24By the Lord who has given me the throne that belonged to my father David and who has kept his promise and given the kingdom to me and my people, Adonijah will die today!" 25Then King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went and killed Adonijah. 26King Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, "I should kill you too, but I will allow you to go back to your fields in Anathoth. I will not kill you at this time, because you helped carry the Ark of the Lord God while marching with my father David. And I know you shared in all the hard times with him." 27Then Solomon removed Abiathar from being the Lord's priest. This happened as the Lord had said it would, when he was speaking in Shiloh about the priest Eli and his descendants. 28When Joab heard about what had happened, he was afraid. He had supported Adonijah but not Absalom. So Joab ran to the Tent of the Lord and took hold of the corners of the altar.[C]If a person were innocent of a crime, he could run into the Holy Place where the altar was. If he held on to the corners of the altar, which looked like horns, he would be safe. 29Someone told King Solomon that Joab had run to the Tent of the Lord and was beside the altar. Then Solomon ordered Benaiah to go and kill him. 30Benaiah went into the Tent of the Lord and said to Joab, "The king says, 'Come out!' " But Joab answered, "No, I will die here." So Benaiah went back to the king and told him what Joab had said. 31Then the king ordered Benaiah, "Do as he says! Kill him there and bury him. Then my family and I will be free of the guilt of Joab, who has killed innocent people. 32Without my father knowing it, he killed two men who were much better than he was— Abner son of Ner, the commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, the commander of Judah's army. So the Lord will pay him back for those deaths. 33Joab and his family will be forever guilty for their deaths, but there will be peace from the Lord for David, his descendants, his family, and his throne forever." 34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada killed Joab, and he was buried near his home in the desert. 35The king then made Benaiah son of Jehoiada commander of the army in Joab's place. He also made Zadok the new high priest in Abiathar's place. 36Next the king sent for Shimei. Solomon said to him, "Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there. Don't leave the city. 37The very day you leave and cross the Kidron Valley, someone will kill you, and it will be your own fault." 38So Shimei answered the king, "I agree with what you say. I will do what you say, my master and king." So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time. 39But three years later two of Shimei's slaves ran away to Achish king of Gath, who was the son of Maacah. Shimei heard that his slaves were in Gath, 40so he put his saddle on his donkey and went to Achish at Gath to find them. Then he brought them back from Gath. 41Someone told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned. 42So Solomon sent for Shimei and said, "I made you promise in the name of the Lord not to leave Jerusalem. I warned you if you went out anywhere you would die, and you agreed to what I said. 43Why did you break your promise to the Lord and disobey my command?" 44The king also said, "You know the many wrong things you did to my father David, so now the Lord will punish you for those wrongs. 45But the Lord will bless me and make the rule of David safe before the Lord forever." 46Then the king ordered Benaiah to kill Shimei, and he did. Now Solomon was in full control of his kingdom.


Bodrum property is an investor's and holiday home investor's dream. The most important thing to state perhaps is that Bodrum has its own international airport, which means that you can fly into a 20 minute radius of your holiday home in Bodrum. Quietly and unashamedly Bodrum airport has built up an impressive coverage, with especially heavy coverage from UK airports and many other European destinations. The airport is of course a benefit to owners of holiday homes in Bodrum, because they don't have far to travel before they can start relaxing. But what is a benefit to holiday home owners, is also a benefit to investors, because being close to an airport massively widens your rental pool. People who have to travel miles to the airport they fly out from will only consider holiday accommodation within a few minutes of the airport they arrive at, and that is only one way that it extends the rental pool. Of course the wider the rental pool, the higher the occupancy, and the higher the occupancy the higher the rental yield.
The weather in Bodrum is most certainly another draw, as Turkey is lucky enough to enjoy 300 days of sunshine per year. The length of the summer season is definitely a factor in the appeal of property in Bodrum to holiday home buyers, holiday home investors and pure investors. The longer the season the more weeks you can rent out the property for or the longer you can holiday in it yourself. Many holiday home investors like to wait till low season to have their own use of the property, and finding a place that is warm in low season is a must for them. But the biggest draw of Bodrum property to most buyers is the low prices, and therefore the massive value for money on offer. Property in Bodrum is not the cheapest in Turkey, but this is expected because of the airport and its naturally beautiful coastal surroundings.
Bodrum is vibrant and full of life; not hustle and bustle although at times it can be busy more so during the peak summer months; nevertheless it retains its charming atmosphere. Bodrum is one of the most enchanting cities packed with history and beauty. It has tourists and holiday makers from all corners of the world visiting and some make it their holiday home or permanent residence. Real estate here is highly sought after, this very popular city is a port located in the Mugla province in the south western Aegean region of Turkey on the Bodrum Peninsula. Originally it was a Greek city known as Halicarnassus which was home to the Mausoleum of Mausolus; it was once one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
The area of Bodrum is 656.06 km2 (253.31 sq miles) with breathtaking beaches, miles of stunning coastline excellent for long coastal walks. There is culture, architecture, wonderful monuments, a picturesque marina and a rather majestic castle. If that's not enough, how about designer boutiques, cafes and bars with fabulous restaurants offering delicious local and international cuisine. Real estate in Bodrum is always in demand, it never wavers as investors and holiday makers plough their cash into this area and have never regretted it. The returns via the rental potential are excellent in this haven. There are so many pretty unspoilt villages within the Bodrum area and on the outskirts you will be spoilt for choice. In Bodrum town centre the houses are painted white and usually have the most beautiful splashes of brightly coloured Bougainvillaea creeping up the walls. It's such a lovely sight and is distinctive to the Bodrum area. Wherever you choose in Bodrum your virtually guaranteed a sea view, if not from your apartment, house or villa its close by. Delightful villages and small towns are close to central Bodrum; just a 10 or 15 minute drive away from the centre.
Bodrum. Transfers to the resort itself are a relaxed journey made easy by shuttles, taxis and of course the local bus service. During the main season daily boat crossings take you to the nearby Greek Island of Kos which is only 20 km (12 miles) across the Aegean Sea. It's perfect for a days sightseeing in Greece where you cans see the difference in the cultures and the similarities.
It is widely regarded that now is the ideal time to invest in Bodrum property. Turkey has started the process of joining the EU, which traditionally makes a huge difference to any property market.


Wow, I haven't done this blog post thing in a really long time, but the Lord definitely hit me with something as I was reading Daniel this morning, so I'm back, finally!
I'm sure we all know about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being thrown into the fiery furnace after refuding to worship the idol King Nebuchadnezzar set up, right? Well, the Lord lead me to the book of Daniel this morning, and as I was reading, verses seventeen throguh eighteen of chapter three lept off the page at me. King Nebuchadnezzar was angry at the three guys for refusing to bow down to his precious idol, and informed them of their consequences for not doing so. They replied (paraphrasing) "we don't need to defend ourselves over this issue. Go ahead, throw us into the fiery furnace, we're not afraid, because our God is able to deliver us from the fire, AND from your hand that threw us in there in te first place. BUT, even if He does not, we're sticking to our guns and we STILL won't bow down to worship your silly golden idol…" well, that REALLY ticked him off and he ordered for the furnace to be turned up to SEVEN times hotter than usual, and in they went. The heat even killed the soldiers that were assigned to throw them in there, that's hot!!
I went back and let verse eighteen set in for a few… "But even if He does not…" Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego fully believed and trusted that God had the ability and power to rescue them from the flames, but they were also 100% set on refusing to worship the idol even if it wasn't the Lord's will that they be rescued from the flames. They fearlessly stuck to their word and expressed their unwavering allegiance to their God, the King of Kings!
We have to really ask ourselves, is our faith dtrong enough for the "but even if He does not…" moments in life? Even when God doesn't pull a Superman and swoop in to rescue us from our situation or circumstances immediately, we MUST trust Him, and go throguh it knowing that He'll use those circumstances for our good and our growth, and for His glory. We must go into any and all of life's "fires" with confidence that God will NOT let them destroy us, but instead refine us, strengthen our witenss and testimony, and use us as living proof of His mighty, saving power.
I'm just going to start out by saying, my heart is in a weird place right now. It's stuck somewhere between trying my best to be content waiting on God, and anxiously wanting so many things to happen at once. Lately, I've really been struggling with my season of singleness. I mean, to be quite honest, it's not even a season. I've been single my entire life. I never did the whole "teenage dating scene." I had my share of crushes in high school, but none of them ever went past the point of me liking a guy, and him not even knowing I existed. So, to say that my heart is getting to be a little impatient, is kind of an understatement.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for waiting on God and trusting in His timing, but sometimes I wish I could give Him a little nudge and get the ball rolling a little faster. The thing that makes waiting even harder, is thinking that you know who He has set aside for you. When you let your head and your heart get comfortable with the idea of spending the rest of your life with someone, and it just doesn't go the way you want it to, it tends to throw you into a funk. As difficult as it may be, that's when you have to remind yourself that God has His absolute best planned for you, and you just need to stay out of it and let Him work.
I guess the thing is, I'm almost twenty five years old. I have baby fever like crazy, and I'm beyond ready to find a sweet, man of God to marry and settle down with. I want nothing more in life than to be a wife and a Mom. I want someone to love unconditionally that I can spend the rest of my life with. Someone who is closer to God than he is to me, someone to help me raise our kids to love the Lord with their whole hearts. I'm just ready. I'll keep on praying, hoping, and waiting until that man comes along, because I know that God's plans are far better than anything I could ever imagine. Even when its a struggle, we need to learn to hang in there and wait on God.


Just a reminder that there are many brands of aquarium test kits. Some of the most popular brands are not always the best brands. Many beginner hobbyists purchase a master test kit, but find that they aren't exactly accurate. Most master test kits will include pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. These are sometimes called NH3/4, NO2 and NO3. From brand to brand these test kits are fairly similar, but you really should invest in high quality test kits if you plan to keep corals. The most important tests for corals are calcium, alkalinity and magnesium. You may also consider purchasing a phosphate or PO4 test kit.
Using lesser quality brands, will oftentimes yield inaccurate results. When this happens the average aquarist overdoses or doesn't add enough supplements to their saltwater aquarium. This can spell disaster for a saltwater aquarium. Some of the best aquarium test kit brands are Elos, Salifert and Lamotte. For just a few extra dollars you can get accurate results and won't have to worry. Also remember that most aquarium test kits expire after one year, so be sure to replace them before they expire. You can usually find a label on the package.
When selecting an aquarium test kit, you should consider how difficult the test will be to complete. Some tests are drop based, where some contain powders or other reagents. Some tests will use shaded color sheets to give you a reading, so if you have trouble seeing colors, this type of test kit may not be for you. Also remember that the time of day can impact your test results. For example, pH is always lowest in the morning and highest in the evening. Other popular saltwater aquarium testing tools include a refractometer which checks salinity and an ORP probe which monitors oxygen redux potential.