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Craziest Bets Ever Made
Online Casino Monsters by Thomas Smith	- 7M ago
There are so many crazy bets recorded throughout history that one cannot even begin naming them, let alone explain them. Some are legendary, some are funny, some are risky and some are absolutely insane. With no further ado, let's have fun and check them out!
The Red 7
This is the story of Ashley Revell, a 32-year-old pro gambler who sold all of his belongings, went to Vegas and put all of his money at a roulette table, a total of $136,000, on the red 7. The ball landed exactly there and he doubled his money, tipped the dealer $600, packed his backs and flew back to England.
Red or Black? - Betting your whole life on one roulette spin - YouTube
Sean Connery, your favourite James Bond, once wagered for the number 17 and while in the first two spins the ball missed the pocket, in the third one it came in. He won but re-wagered the money twice more and left the table with £10,000. Later on in one of his most famous Bond movies, 'Diamonds Are Forever', the spy wagered on the same number.
The Best James Bond Casino Scenes Ever - YouTube
The Niagara Falls
Back in 1875, a record was set by Michael Webb who became the first man that managed to swim the English Channel. Ready for the next challenge, he took a bet of $10,000, an insane sum of money at that time, that he will swim the Niagara Falls' Whirlpool Rapids. He, of course, couldn't make it and lost the bet.
Frankie Dettori's Magnificent 7
The Italian jockey Frankie Dettori managed to win at all seven of his races at the prestigious horse race of Ascot. This was a great win for Dettori, but for a few lucky punters as well. One of them backed Dettori and wagered that he will win all 7 races. The odds were 25.000/1. When Dettori delivered, the lucky guy won £500,000! One other punter betted £0.50 on each of the 7 races without the accumulator and although she could've won £15.000, she walked away with £25.
27 Frankie Dettori's Magnificent Seven - YouTube
A hot French weather-woman jokingly took on a bet to go live au naturel if France made it to the 2014 World Cup. The unforeseen qualifications that lead Les Bleus to Brazil made a lot of French men happy, as Doria Tillier kept the promise and presented the forecast completely naked. Thank God for the team's achievements!
Doria Tillier French Weather girl Does Weather Forecast NAKED - YouTube
Andy Murray's Face
Can you imagine seeing Andy Murray's face on someone's butt cheek? Well, Will Hirons made that happen. How? Well, he bet on Andy winning the 2013 Wimbledon, and in return for his wagered money, he received a nice, left butt cheek tattoo of Andy Murray's face.
Worst Tattoo Ever? - Andy Murray Wimbledon Ink - YouTube
The Wife Bet
Betting you wife on a poker game screams 'I hate my wife', right? Whether it was a hate or desperation thing we will never know, but what we know for sure is that Andrei Karpov put his wife Tatiana up for a stake in a game against Sergey Brodov. As you have probably assumed, he lost his wife, but what you didn't expect is that the wife eventually married Brodov and they stayed together happily ever after.
10 OF The Most Bizarre Bets Ever Made - YouTube
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PPPoker Team Member Borge Dypvik Making Some Noise
The PPPoker Team may be fairly young but it contains some serious potential in its ranks as proven by Norwegian Borge Dypvik, who's made a couple of noticeable scores on the live circuit just lately and we fully expect the Norwegian will keep going strong in the months to come.
The King of Open Face Chinese
Open Face Chinese Poker may not be as popular as Texas Hold'em or Omaha but it is definitely a game with some following and some players simply enjoy it a lot. Borge Dypvik is one of those players, who's had some very notable OFC tournament results.
Borge doesn't like to miss out on any OFC events if he can help it and he usually places quite high. His best result as of late came at the Coolbet Open in Tallinn, Estonia, where Dypvik went all the way and claimed the title in a €220 OFC Pineapple event earlier in October. He outlasted the field of 32 players, earning €3,490 for his efforts.
Interestingly enough, he finished the runner-up in the very same event just a few months earlier, netting just over €2,000.
Great Run in Malta
At the start of November, Dypvik decided to try his luck in the €550 Grand Event of Malta Poker Festival and ended up creating some serious fuss on the island. The Norwegian managed to finish the Day 2 of the event as a strong chip leader and it seemed like he was poised to go all the way.
With some ups and downs during Day 3, Borge did make it to the final table of the tournament and although he had some catching up to do with bigger stacks seated around, he was in with a decent shot at the title.
Unfortunately, poker gods seem to have abandoned him at the final table as he couldn't find the much needed double up. His pocket Sixes were no match for pocket Jacks of Fabian Gumz and the board provided no assistance, either. So, Borge's great run in Malta Poker Festival was brought to an abrupt end, but he did pocket €20,600 for his efforts, which is nothing to sneeze at.
More Success from PPPoker Members to Come
With the PPPoker Team being so young, there will certainly be many more successes down the road and plenty more final tables and big titles in the books. Players like Borge Dypvik are the ones who know what it takes to go all the way in a big tournament so with just a bit of positive variance, there is no doubt, he has a very bright poker future ahead of him.
After all, with more than $380,000 in live tournament cashes, Borge has already proven he's got what it takes and he's the master of lesser-known games like OFC, where he'll definitely be looking for his chance.
Borge isn't the only team member with an impressive track-record. Jon Kyte, another Norwegian, is another PPPoker ambassador who has had some notable successes during his career. With a total of $463,000 in live cashes and his biggest cash coming from the victory in Nordic Poker Championships to the tune of €240,000, Kyte has been around the block.
Apart from his tournament success, the Norwegian has also made his mark in London last year, during the 2017 Cash Game Festival. He took home a trophy for winning most big blinds during the feature table play alongside a few grand for his great performance. Kyte will be joining PPPoker Team in Copenhagen, looking to continue his successful run.
We are looking forward to more news like this, involving members of PPPoker Team in the near future. This is really the best way of actually seeing our vision of making poker dreams come true become a reality!
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Lucky Swede Wins Record-Breaking Joker Millions Jackpot on Mobile Casino
A couple of weeks ago, a lucky Swedish player proved (once again) that big jackpots aren't reserved for players playing on their computers. Namely, he took down a massive progressive of €7,831,310 spinning away on LeoVegas on his mobile phone.
The lucky win came the Joker Millions Jackpot on LeoVegas`Mobile Casino. This is one of two progressive slots produced by Yggdrasil and it is the biggest paid to date by the company. The previous record was set at just over €5 million. So this is quite an increase and a challenging new target to beat.
Celebrations All Over the Place
Not surprisingly, the lucky punter was over the moon with his win. To be able to win such a life-changing amount, playing on a mobile casino no less, is truly stuff dreams are made of. He was happy to share his joy with the casino representative later on. Presumably before he got to the fun part – spending his winnings.
Folks over at LeoVegas were equally as excited. The Head of the Casino there explained they were closely watching the jackpot as it kept increasing week over week. They knew that it was likely to come in soon and were excited to see it land on their casino, making one of their players a fresh millionaire.
For Yggdrasil, this big jackpot, which was paid out promptly, clearly shows they are in the major league in terms of game providers. Only the biggest companies out there are capable of paying multi-million jackpots with no fuss and this is another big moment for the company that's been seizing the market lately.
Plenty More Jackpots Up for Grabs
Yggdrasil's Joker Millions jackpot was actually won again only a few days ago. This time to the tune of €2.2 million. While we don't know if this one was also won on a mobile casino, we wouldn't bet against it. The popularity of mobile casinos has been on the rise lately. We've seen quite a few big jackpots won by players playing on their phones.
Everyone can easily get involved as most online operators offer a mobile casino version of their site as well. Simply grab an app or go over to their mobile site to get started. With dozens of different progressives up for grabs, there is no telling who's going to be the next big winner. All we know is that someone must eventually win every single one of them.
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Biggest Casino Heists of All Time
Casino heists is a plot featured in countless movies, and many find it fascinating. Some even get so hung up on it that actually try to mimic it in real life. The truth is, many of the heists portrayed on movies happened in real life and are true stories. That being said, before you try and do something of the sort, you better know that casinos will most likely notice it.
There are many well-known casino scams throughout history that happened to the best casinos, and of course, didn't go unpunished. Yet, some lucky hustlers managed to get away with it. If you're interested to know which the biggest heists in casino history were, sit back, grab some popcorn and get ready for some real action!
The Crown Casino Inside Job
The Crown Casino has always been a symbol of a successful casino, yet, some managed to rob it, and rob it good. The heist was an inside job, a plan made by a security operator and a player on a high-roller table. The security operator used his job position to monitor the cameras that were put over high-roller tables and shared insights of other high-rollers' cards to his partner in crime. The player placed bets accordingly and they managed to swipe $32 million.
Although their plan was successful for a period of time, the succession of high paying hands became suspicious. But, believe it or not, though they were caught, they managed to return the money and go free without serving time for their crime.
And The Crown Casino has been involved in some shady people:
Crown casino & Melbourne's gangsters - YouTube
The Bill Brennan's Stardust Perfect Crime
We've learned from movies that the perfect crimes and especially perfect casino heists require an elaborate planning. But after you read about this one, your opinion will change for good. A simple casino employee Bill Brennan. He devoted many years to the Stardust Casino and seemed modest and hard-working. Bill managed to pull off the simplest heist in the casino history.
The unforeseen act happened on a normal working day when Bill decided to walk away from his shift with pockets full of chips and cash. No one has heard of him ever since and he still remains on the Most Wanted FBI list.
Laser Eyes at the Ritz
3 Eastern European players, 2 male Serbians and one Hungarian female managed to organize the most technologically advanced heist ever, in the Ritz Casino in London. They embedded a laser scanner in their mobile phones in order to calculate the roulette wheel's speed and predict where the ball will land.
They went into the casino one night, won £100.000, used their laser scanning technology and returned next night. This time, they won £1.2 million. This triggered suspicion, so the casino checked the cameras and was convinced there was a foul play. They ended up arrested under suspicion, however, as there were no laws against cheating in a casino, the judge stated that they have done nothing illegal, ruled in their favor and let them go along with the £1.3 million.
Ritz Casino £1.3 milion won with roulette computers! - YouTube
Here is some other casino "heists" that you might enjoy.
Mindblowing $12,000,000 scam at Casino (Roulette) - YouTube
Las Vegas Heist - The Covert BlackJack Computer That Beat Las Vegas - Full Documentary - YouTube
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10 Most Amazing Gambling Records
Online Casino Monsters by Supersmith777	- 9M ago
People are constantly trying to leave their mark on the world, doing the craziest and most extreme things just so that their name can go down in history, along with the deed. Considering the fact that gambling enthusiasts are naturally inclined to rely on chance and luck just as much as on skill, they are bound to have their fair share of contributions to the Guinness Book of World Records.
While not all of these made the honorary status of said entries, they are still some of the most amazing gambling facts, events and accomplishments.
Synchronized slot machines
The highest number of synchronized slot machines running, i.e. spinning the same game at the same time was 1610. This was achieved by slot machines from Bally Technologies, in the Mohegan Sun Montville, Connecticut, USA, back on April 27, 2013.
Guinness World Record Slot Tournament at Mohegan Sun - YouTube
The oldest croupier
Joanna Dodd, born January 15, 1936 in the USA, was still employed at the Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada about a month after her birthday, back in 2015, meaning that she was still dealing cards at the ripe age of 79 years and 36 days.
Worlds oldest poker dealer - YouTube
The Largest Roulette Wheel
The Casino Du Liban in Lebanon features the world's biggest roulette wheel, measuring a massive 8.75 meters in diameter. However, it is only used for aesthetic purposes and currently decorates the dome ceiling of the casino.
Lebanon Breaks Guinness Record with World's Biggest Interactive Ceiling Roulette - YouTube
The Largest Blackjack Table
Since massive gambling equipment seems to be on the roll, the world's biggest blackjack table definitely deserves a mention. With a surface expanding to 2226 square feet, and massive chips and cards to match the size, it was made especially for the 21st anniversary of the Viejas Casino, where it is still part of the property nowadays.
Fox5 - World's Largest Blackjack Table at Viejas Casino - YouTube
The Highest Online Casino Jackpot Win
Mr. Jonathon Heywood of the UK hit the biggest progressive jackpot so far, back on the 6th of October, 2015, when he decided to make a few 0.25p spins on the Mega Moolah slot game. A few minutes into the gameplay, this made the British soldier precisely £13,212,882 richer.
The Highest Baccarat Tournament Payout
In the payout trend, one Baccarat tournament in Macao also had a rather hefty prize pool – 100,000,000 HKD, or about US$ 12,890,500. This prize was cashed out on March 3, 2015, at the Sands Cotai Central Sheraton Ballroom, by the lucky player Mr. Lin Hasain.
The Largest Slot Machine Win
The land-based slot machine win that made it into the Guinness Records amounted to precisely $39,713,982 on the Megabucks slot machine played by a 25-year-old software engineer.
The Biggest Gambling City
The Sin City of Las Vegas seems to be losing the race for largest gambling city to no other but Macao, which only in 2016 managed to accrue $27.8 billion revenue from the industry – 330% more than Vegas.
Macao: Here's a peek into what makes it so unique | First Class - YouTube
The Biggest Casino
Macao takes the lead in the largest casino floor as well – the Venetian Macao opened by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation on August 27, 2007, on a massive 51,100 square meter surface.
The Venetian Macau filmed in 4K UHD with a GoPro Hero4 Black and a Feiyu G4S 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal - YouTube
Highest Online Poker Room Traffic
The poker room Poker Stars catered to a record-breaking 307,016 players spread over 42,814 tables all at the same time back on September 6, 2009.
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Top 5 Benefits of Being a High-Roller
Mads Mikkelsen as high-roller Le Chiffre in Casino Royale
High-rollers are the most appreciated players in any casino. Special attention is paid to them by the casino operators and the staff. Of course, the high-rollers have invested a lot of their time and money into the casinos and have deserved that attention.
The accent is on the money. High-rollers are those players that play a game with huge bets and put a lot of risk into it. However, they are the most experienced players as well, or they wouldn't be so confident to deposit fortunes if they didn't stand a chance. Casino operators know all of that, but take the risk of investing something in the hopes of gaining a lot. So they allow high-rollers to be the VIP members. Look at all the benefits high-stakes gamblers get in both online and land-based casinos.
Party, Transportation, and Accommodation Perks
High-stake players in big land-based casino resorts get a luxurious room booked and a personal driver. If their choice is to come with their cars, they have a special parking lot in front of the casino. When they get to Las Vegas, they get citywide VIP status and discount in any restaurant, shopping mall or other venues across the city. Also, they get invited to VIP-only parties where they meet celebrities and hang around with the crème de la crème.
VIP Treatment In-House
Regardless of whether you are a high-stakes gambler online or in a brick-and-mortar casino establishment, the in-house VIP treatment is inevitable. You get a personal host or bankroll manager whose duty is to make your stay smooth, problem-free and enjoyable. You also get special access to new games or private tables where you can play without distractions from random tourists or casual players.
Special players in casinos get a faster withdrawal period than other players. They usually get the benefit of withdrawing their winnings immediately, but also, they have no limits to how much to withdraw. If other players can withdraw, say $1000, the special player can withdraw $10,000 and instantly. Talk about a perk.
Special Bonuses and Promotions
As you may have noticed in high-roller online casinos, VIP players get to enjoy specially designed bonus offers that no one else could be eligible for. For instance, if a casual player can claim 10 Free Spins and $30 cash, the VIP player may get 100 Free Spins and $2,000 free cash, depending on their level. The thing is, these VIP schemes offer all kinds of things to high-rollers: from vacation or jewelry vouchers to huge free cash offers.
Personalized Bet Limits
Usually, each casino table has its bet limits. Average players need to respect these limits, but not high-rollers. High-rollers have the power and ability to deposit as it suits them, regardless of the real bet limit. If an average player can wager $50 a hand, the high-stakes player can wager up to $10,000 a hand. The difference is huge but real. High-rollers express their preferences and expectations on limits, and a limitless casino experience is at their disposal.
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Cover songs can be a lot of things.
They're a great learning exercise, a good way to get new fans and they can be part of your strategy to keep your release cycle on tempo.
It's easy to see why so many artists are making cover songs part of their repertoire. Recording and licensing your own cover songs is a must for any ambitious songwriter.
But covers can be something else as well: Just plain weird.
Whether the new version takes a hard left turn, or the whole thing is simply surreal, here are 10 of the strangest moments in cover song history.
Bradford Cox of Deerhunter and Atlas Sound is well known for his stage antics and outspoken public persona.
But Atlas Sound's 2012 show at the Cedar Cultural Centre in Minneapolis probably takes the cake for the most off-the-wall moment.
Everything about the 1971 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tends toward the sinister and bizarre.
But Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka character performing "Pure Imagination" is a momentary relief from the woozy Wonka tension.
When done well, cover songs have the ability to draw out moods that might have not been so obvious in their original recordings.
Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin was a household name in the 90s for his work in nostalgic classics like Richie Rich and The Pagemaster.
But did you know he fronted a pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute band?
Since re-emerging as a general funny person and actor in cult films like Party Monster and Saved!, one of Culkin's projects from 2013-2018 was The Pizza Underground.
There's always been potent critique and satire behind Devo's outlandish posturing and jittery new wave sound.
Devo's take on the song sounds like aliens uploaded the Rolling Stone's 1965 original to their database using a primitive extraterrestrial version of Google Translate.
Indie-rock interpretations of popular Christmas songs have had varying degrees of success, but the Dandy Warhol's take on "Little Drummer Boy" is something else.
The weirdest thing about this cover is how well the song actually works with the Dandys' grinding shoegaze rhythm and vocal harmonies.
It's a strangely catchy track that's especially uncanny to hear outside the holiday season.
The Doors are a bit of curiosity for the modern ear. Their catalogue ranges from heady psychedelia to dated roadhouse boogie.
But they always maintained a brainy streak that was somewhat at odds with the uncomplicated peace and love message of their contemporaries.
That sense of haughty intellectualism is probably what gave them the idea to cover a Bertolt Brecht poem set to music by Kurt Weill.
Who's idea was it for Shatner to deliver the lyrics that way?
Who came up with the slick studio arrangement of the song?
Who could possibly have thought this was a good plan AND paid for it?
While we're on the subject, the Beatles are actually the most covered band of all time.
Casting such a wide net is bound to lead to some weirdness—and Daniel Johnston certainly delivered.
A Simpsons cameo is practically a badge of honour for cultural relevance.
It's not surprising that bands like Smashing Pumpkins and Cypress Hill jumped at the chance to lend their alternative cachet to the show's send-up of late 90s festival culture.
But Sonic Youth did one better by covering the outro theme for the end of the episode.
It wouldn't be a list of covers without the acoustic bonfire classic "Wonderwall" by Oasis.
Cat Power's version somehow manages to bring a sense of intimacy to the tired and toothless track—a feat that few have the skill and vision to pull off.
At the end of the day, as much as we want to reproduce the tracks we love, we can't help sounding like ourselves.
Cover songs are a super versatile tool to have in your songwriting toolbox. That's probably why they can get so weird sometimes.
Hearing another artist's take on a familiar track to can give you new insight into what makes a song great. The weirdest covers pull that curtain back even further.
Now that you've seen how bizarre covers can get, go find your own strange corner of music history to interpret.


Since 1976, the Prince Frederick Eagles have been serving the Southern Maryland region including Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Countries. We have an alumni membership exceeding 10,000 people. We are proud to continue serving our youth and community 40 years later leveraging youth football, cheer, and lacrosse as a vehicle shaping the next generation of Southern Maryland citizens for Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's.
The Prince Frederick Eagles are situated in the heart of Southern Maryland with their home field sitting on the only connecting boundary of Calvert and Charles at Hallowing Point Park.


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directed by Stephen Cooter, fl. 2006-2017 and Fiona Lloyd-Davies; presented by Fiona Lloyd-Davies; produced by Fiona Lloyd-Davies, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Horizon, Season 54, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 58 mins
In 2013, former soldier Richard Gray suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage. Surgery saved his life, but he couldn't speak, and had no movement in the right side of his body. Filmmaker Fiona Lloyd-Davies – Richard's wife – was there as doctors told him that recovery was impossible. Now, for the first tim...
In 2013, former soldier Richard Gray suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage. Surgery saved his life, but he couldn't speak, and had no movement in the right side of his body. Filmmaker Fiona Lloyd-Davies – Richard's wife – was there as doctors told him that recovery was impossible. Now, for the first time, she shares incredible footage that documents Richard's progress during four fascinating years of intensive treatment. It's a rem... In 2013, former soldier Richard Gray suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage. Surgery saved his life, but he couldn't speak, and had no movement in the right side of his body. Filmmaker Fiona Lloyd-Davies – Richard's wife – was there as doctors told him that recovery was impossible. Now, for the first time, she shares incredible footage that documents Richard's progress during four fascinating years of intensive treatment. It's a remarkable story of courage, as Richard defies the textbooks to rebuild his body and his life. Show more Show less
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Regine Hildebrandt, née le  à Berlin et morte le  à Woltersdorf, est une femme politique est-allemande. Membre du Parti social-démocrate de la RDA, elle est ministre du Travail et des Affaires sociales entre 1989 et 1990, au sein du dernier gouvernement est-allemand avant la réunification allemande.

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 Liste des ministres allemandes

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Biologiste du XXe siècle
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Naissance en avril 1941
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Décès en novembre 2001
Décès à Woltersdorf (Brandebourg)
Décès à 60 ans
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Magento 2 (M2) comes as a new era of e-commerce innovation. It has more features and is more complex, and has more lines of code, compared to the first generation of this popular platform. Such a level of flexibility comes at a price, M2 can be slow. Poor performance is the number one complaint from store owners and developers.
In this article I will share my expertise on how to make Magento 2 faster, and provide 7 practical tips to optimize the performance of any M2 site.
Magento 2 core is written by programming experts. There is not much room for improvement in the core code. That is normally not the case for extensions you can buy, or download for free. Some of them could really slow the site down.
You should perform a 3rd-party extensions audit. Turn every module on and off, clear caches, and see if it changes the site's speed. Test all important page types, front page, category pages, product pages and checkout. If you turn off an extension and the site becomes faster – you have found an abuser. Contact this plugin's vendor and let them know about the performance problem. Ask for a refund, write a review, and find an alternative if they don't respond.
To turn off the extension you will need SSH access. Most hosting companies will allow you to access the server via SSH and will provide you with necessary credentials.
The hosting plan you choose plays an important role in overall website's performance. You can't have a fast M2 store on a cheap VPS.
Magento 2 has specific technology requirements. You can have a look at them here. I would mention only two: 2G of RAM at minimum and SSD (solid state disk). You can not expect decent speed if you don't meet either one of those two criteria.
Choose any Net World's Magento 2 plan, or as much RAM, CPU and SSD space as you can afford on other hosts. Do not go cheap on hosting.
You would be surprised how many times I fixed a client's slow-M2 problem simply by enabling cache. "Of course it is slow" – I tell them, "Your cache is off!".
Go to backend menu System > Cache Management and double check the settings. It should all be green.
Magento 2 has three modes of operation: default, developer and production. The fastest one is production. Default and developer modes are used for debugging purposes and should never be used for a live site.
You will need to get SSH access details from your hosting provider to find out what mode you are running in now.
Many elements on web page was a problem a few years back, but all decent M2 web hosts should now run SSL and HTTP2.
This is another special Magento 2 feature that was absent in Magento 1. You now can minify JS/CSS files with no need for 3rd-party extension.
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William Middleton is a journalist and author. He has written for multiple publications and is known for his 2018 biography of French/American art patrons and collectors Dominique de Menil and John de Menil.

Career

Journalism
Middleton was the Paris bureau chief for Fairchild Publications (Fairchild Fashion Media), overseeing W,and Women's Wear Daily. He has also served as the Fashion Features Director for Harper's Bazaar. He has written for multiple publications that include the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Town & Country, and Elle Décor.

Books
In 2018, Middleton published  Double Vision, a biography of French/American art patrons and collectors Dominique de Menil and John de Menil, through Alfred A. Knopf. The publisher billed the work as the "first and definitive biography of the celebrated collectors". The book was launched on March 27, 2018, at the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. It was received favorably by critics and in December 2019, was named one of the best art books of the decade by ARTnews.

As of 2019, Middleton has begun writing a biography of Karl Lagerfeld, to be published by HarperCollins.

Bibliography

 Double Vision (2018, Alfred A. Knopf)
 PARADISE NOW: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld, biography of Karl Lagerfeld (TBA, HarperCollins)

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The Irish National Adverse Events Study 2 (INAES–2): Longitudinal Profiling of Adverse Events in Irish Hospitals and Provision of a Standardised Assessment Tool to the Irish Healthcare System.
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International healthcare providers and institutions have shown little success in reducing AE rates by implementing large-scale evidence-based patient safety initiatives. In Ireland, the first Irish National Adverse Event Study (INAES) reported the AE rates in Irish hospitals to be 12.2.% (95% CI = 9.5% to 15.5%). This thesis examined the impact of recently implemented patient safety initiatives on the Irish healthcare system by comparing overall adverse event rates and preventable adverse event rates in Irish hospital inpatients between 2009 and 2015.
1605 admissions were reviewed after random selection from 8 hospitals in Ireland using the Harvard Medical Practise Study methodology of chart review. The adverse event prevalence for 2015 was 14% (95% CI = 10.4% – 18.4%), a non-statistically significant increase from 12.2% (95% CI = 9.5% – 15.5%), (p = 0.48) in 2009. The incidence density in 2015 was 10.4 events per 100 admissions (95% CI = 6.5 – 14.3), a non-statistically significant increase from 10.3 events per 100 admissions (95% CI = 7.2 to 13.4), (p =0.97) in 2009. The proportion of preventable adverse events was 7.4% (95% CI = 5.3% -10.5%) in 2015 and 9.1% (95% CI = 6.9%-11.9%), (p=0.33) in 2009. The incidence density of preventable adverse events was 5.6 (95% CI = 3.4-8 ) events per 100 admissions in 2015 and 7.7 (95% CI = 5.8-9.6), (p=0.23) events per 100 admissions in 2009. We subcategorised adverse events into groups which we thought would reflect changes made by patient safety initiatives.
It is possible that the downward trend seen in adverse events in the subcategories of adverse events represents a positive impact on patient care by the patient safety initiatives. This thesis highlights that adverse events remain a significant risk to patient safety in the Irish healthcare service requiring ongoing evidence-based approaches to remedy.
Health Research Board of Ireland and the Health Service Executive (APA-2016-1877)
First Supervisor
Prof. David Williams
Second Supervisor
Dr Natasha Rafter
Third Supervisor
Prof. Anne Hickey
Submitted for the Award of Doctor of Medicine to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2020
Connolly W,. The Irish National Adverse Events Study 2 (INAES–2): Longitudinal Profiling of Adverse Events in Irish Hospitals and Provision of a Standardised Assessment Tool to the Irish Healthcare System. [MD Thesis] Dublin: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; 2020
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What all are the features for the android device MEEP? Does the device have wifi facility?
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The android device MEEP is mainly target to young children. The device is brought out by the company Oregon Scientific. The device can be used by children from the age group of 6 and above. The device comes out with a 7inch impressive display. The device also supports wifi connection. The other feature includes ebooks, movies, music and lots of learning apps. Parental control can also be set for the device.
* Basically it is for children.
* 7 inch screen display.
* WiFi feature is enabled.
* Features like eBooks,music as well as movie is provided.
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-the display size is 7 inch.
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7 inch display of this device attracts many of them.
Movies, ebooks, and music are other features of this device.
- The device is launched by Oregon Scientific.
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- Parental control is also enabled.
- Features like eBooks,music as well as movie is provided.
- The screen display is 7 inch.
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Radio-Thon 2015 - Born of Fire
3MDR's (Mountain District Radio 97.1 FM) annual Radio-thon returns again, running from 19th October through to 1st November and it is the only real time that we ask our listeners and the general public to support our ongoing work.
It is during this period that we seek new members or ask our current ones to resubscribe.
2015 is an important year for 3MDR, as it is the 30th anniversary of the birth of this community radio station. 3MDR's theme for this year is: Born of Fire and it is hoped that many people will assist 3MDR to continue broadcasting and developing further.
The need for a radio station was instigated because of the Ash Wednesday Bushfires, way back in 1983, as it was felt that there had to be a better way of informing people of events, whether dangerous or pleasurable. Peter Colenso brought together an avid group who became the first board of management in 1985/6; that board consisted of the following Dandenong Ranges radio pioneers: Brian Dumps (President), Ron Hadley (Vice President), Barbara Baxter (Sec), David Hutton (Treasurer), Ron Harmer (Technical Officer), Len Hamilton, Ian Porter, Robert Fogarty, Greg Webb, R Chapman, Paul Easton, Peter Colenso and Tom McGee. We are all grateful to those who set the way for us.
3MDR's presenters are all volunteers and many are not only involved in presenting but also behind the scenes work too. How many people do you know of who shut themselves away in an office like environment and talk to unseen people for approximately two hours, with musical intermissions and or interviews? Sounds easy, but it is not always so!
Everyone who either joins or renews a membership will go into the draw to win some outstanding prizes, such as: CDs, a peddle car (donated by Garage Art Australia), a double gold ticket to The Cameo Cinema in Belgrave, a family pass to Phillip Island's 3 Nature Parks, vouchers and more. Subscription/membership options range from $20 to $100 and are available in a range of options such as: Listener, Youth, Pensioner, Family, Pet, Community Group and Performer. These can all be checked out online at www.3MDR.com , by phoning (03) 5968 2728 or visiting the station during business hours.
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Ancient History / Travel
China's Lost Civilization: The Mystery of Sanxingdui.
Amid the once-tranquil village of Sanxingdui, in a quiet part of Sichuan province in China, a remarkable discovery took place which immediately attracted international attention and has since rewritten the history of Chinese civilisation. Two giant sacrificial pits were unearthed containing thousands of gold, bronze, jade, ivory and pottery artifacts that were so unusual and unlike anything ever found in China before, that archaeologists realised they had just opened the door to an ancient culture dating back between 3,000 and 5,000 years.
In the spring of 1929, a farmer was digging a well when he discovered a large stash of jade relics. This was the first clue that eventually led to the discovery of a mysterious ancient kingdom. Generations of Chinese archaeologists searched the area without success until 1986, when workers accidentally found the pits containing thousands of artifacts that had been broken, burned, and then carefully buried.
The discovery of the artifacts opened up a world of intrigue. The objects found in the sacrificial pits included animal-faced sculptures and masks with dragon ears, open mouths and grinning teeth; human-like heads with gold foil masks; decorative animals including dragons, snakes, and birds; a giant wand, a sacrificial altar, a 4-metre tall bronze tree; axes, tablets, rings, knives, and hundreds of other unique items. Among the collection was also the world's largest and best preserved bronze upright human figure, measuring 2.62 metres (8 feet).
A sacrificial altar with several four-legged animals at the base to support a few bronze figures closely resembling the large face masks, each holding in outstretched hands a ceremonial offering of some sort. Photo source: Wikipedia
However, by far the most striking findings were dozens of large bronze masks and heads represented with angular human features, exaggerated almond-shaped eyes, straight noses, square faces, and huge ears, features which don't reflect those of Asian people.
The artifacts were radiocarbon dated to the 12th-11th centuries BC. They had been created using remarkably advanced bronze casting technology, which was acquired by adding lead to a combination of copper and tin, creating a stronger substance that could create substantially larger and heavier objects, such as the life-size human statue and the 4-metre tall tree.
Dozens of bronze heads were found in the pits, some containing gold foil masks
Some of the masks were enormous in size – one measures an incredible 1.32 metres in width and 0.72 metres in height, the largest bronze mask ever found. The three largest masks have the most supernatural features of all the Sanxingdui artifacts, with animal-like ears, monstrously protruding pupils, or an additional ornate trunk.
Researchers were astonished to find an artistic style that was completely unknown in the history of Chinese art, whose baseline had been the history and artifacts of the Yellow River civilisation(s).
A bird or dragon-like bronze head. Photo source.
The spectacular discovery at Sanxingdui in 1986 turned Sichuan into a focal point in the study of ancient China. The ancient artifacts found in the two pits date to the time of the Shang dynasty, in the late second millennium BC, when the primary civilised society was flourishing in the Yellow River valley, in north China, thousands of miles from Sichuan. No similar find has been made anywhere else, and there are no inscriptions at the Sanxingdui site to shed light on its culture, which was apparently a distinctive Bronze Age civilisation, unrecorded in historical texts and previously unknown. The discovery contributed to a fundamental shift from the traditional understanding of a single centre of civilisation in north China to the recognition of the existence of multiple regional traditions, of which Sichuan was clearly one of the most distinct.
The culture that produced these artifacts is now known as the Sanxingdui Culture, and archaeologists are identifying it with the ancient kingdom of Shu, linking the artifacts found at the site to its early legendary kings. References to a Shu kingdom that can be reliably dated to such an early period in Chinese historical records are scant (it is mentioned in Shiji and Shujing as an ally of the Zhou who defeated the Shang), but accounts of the legendary kings of Shu may be found in local annals.
According to the Chronicles of Huayang compiled in the Jin Dynasty (265–420 AD), the Shu kingdom was founded by Cancong. Cancong was described as having protruding eyes, a feature that is found in the figures of Sanxingdui. Other rulers mentioned in Chronicles of Huayang include Boguan, Yufu, and Duyu. Many of the objects are fish and bird-shaped, and these have been suggested to be totems of Boguan and Yufu (the name Yufu actually means fish cormorant).
A large bronze head with protruding eyes believed to depict those of Cancong, the semi-legendary first king of Shu. Photo source.
A metropolis of its time, covering about three square kilometres, Sanxingdui had highly developed agriculture, including winemaking ability, ceramic technology and sacrificial tools and mining was commonplace. According to archaeological findings, the settlement at Sanxingdui was abandoned suddenly around 1,000 BC. For reasons that are still unknown, the prime of Sanxingdui Culture came to an abrupt end.
The sacrificial pits are believed to have been sites for the ancient Shu people to offer sacrifice to Heaven, Earth, mountains, rivers, and other natural gods. The human-like figures, bronze animal-faced masks with protruding eyes and flat bronze animal-faced masks may be natural gods worshiped by the Shu people.
"Judging from the numerous bronze human images and funerary objects, the ancient Sanxingdui kingdom had unified and ruled the people through primordial religion. They worshiped nature, totems and their ancestors. The ancient Shu kingdom probably often held grand sacrificial activities to attract tribes with different religious beliefs to come from far and near to worship," said Ao Tianzhao from the Sanxingdui Museum, who has been studying the Sanxingdui culture for half a century. He believes the large number of bronze artfacts at Sanxingdui indicates that this site used to be a mecca for pilgrims.
Since the discovery, these artifacts have received a great amount of international interest and attention. They have been exhibited at world renowned museums such as The British Museum, Taipei's National Palace Museum, National Gallery of Art (Washington), Guggenheim Museum (New York), Asian Art Museum (San Francisco), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney) and Lausanne Olympic Museum (Switzerland). A selection of the artifacts are now making their way to the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, where the exhibition, 'China's Lost Civilization: the Mystery of Sanxingdui', will be featured from 19th October 2014 to 15th March, 2015.
The discovery of Sanxingdui shocked the world, but the history of the artifacts remains a mystery. Only the contents of two solitary pits reflect the immemorial and brilliant civilisation of the Shu – no other artifacts like them have ever been found since. There are no historical records, and no ancient texts that speak of them, leaving experts asking what the purpose of the objects was, where the culture came from, and where they went after burying their most precious treasures. The Sanxingdui civilisation is a unique page in China's long history and for now it remains an enigma.
Strange masks with projecting pupils and elephant-like ears, elephant tusks, trees and birds in bronze, gold ornaments and many types of jade carving, represent an imagined spiritual universe, quite unlike anything discovered elsewhere. Indeed, the culture is so strange, so unprecedented, that we cannot begin to describe the society that produced these objects…
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Featured image: A bronze mask of Sanxingdui. Photo source.
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Health officials with the Illinois Department of Health and Cook County are investigating a cluster of measles at a Palatine day care center.
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The cluster includes five children under the age of one at the KinderCare Learning Center located at 929 E. Palatine Rd., Palatine, IL. Laboratory testing has confirmed a measles diagnosis for two of the children. Test results for the three remaining cases are still pending, but have been diagnosed based on clinical and epidemiological criteria.
At this time, the source of infection for the children is not known. Health officials have taken extra precautions to limit the spread. All students, staff and faculty at this facility have been notified and anyone who has not received the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine has been instructed to remain at home and away from unvaccinated individuals for the next 21 days.
In late January, health officials reported a measles case in suburban Cook County. At this time, it is not clear if these cases are linked to the previously confirmed case in suburban Cook County or the outbreak associated with Disneyland.
Before January, there was only 10 measles cases reported in Illinois in the past 5 years.
"There will be more cases," Dr. Terry Mason, chief operating officer of the Cook County public health department, said Thursday. "This is a highly contagious disease."
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease that causes fever, red and sore eyes, runny nose, cough and a characteristic rash. The disease can cause severe health complications, including pneumonia, encephalitis and death. Measles is transmitted by contact with an infected person through coughing or sneezing and can remain in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours. Infected people are contagious from 4 days before their rash starts through 4 days afterwards.
Related: How contagious is measles? Answer: Very
This situation continues to underscore the importance of getting vaccinated. Vaccinations are the safest, most effective way to protect individuals from measles and other potentially dangerous communicable diseases. Individuals who are under the age of one or with certain clinical conditions cannot be vaccinated and are therefore at highest risk for measles. Residents are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated to protect themselves and the most vulnerable members of the community.
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I would like to suggest that one of the ultimate results of the internet is a weird interaction between different political ideological groups. One could go as far as to say that this is the "age of playing footsie" in a political sense. Some people would call that conspiracy, but conspiracy is not really the right term for it. And that makes people think that the challenge is ethical, when it is in fact primarily technological: because the technology exists, and no one polices the space and says, "hey, you can't talk that person!" it is natural that human events will evolve in unexpected ways. It is a new political mandate, a new civil society, that has come out of nowhere while we were text messaging. Or perhaps we could say that without knowing what we were doing, we have written a constitution and founded a new "United States of Frenemies." Most importantly, technology will make this state of affairs increasingly bizarre in the years to come, leading to configurations that truly make no sense. In fact already they do not make sense.
For the last sixty years, Seoul has been trying to forget its past and establish a new image, both at home and abroad, as a truly international city. Those bits of old Seoul, whether the palaces or old hanok houses, strike the observer as incongruous traces of a completely different world that somehow avoided the wreckers ball. Moreover, a key aspect of Seoul's project for modernization has been the integration of the northern and southern banks of the Hangang River into one modern global city connected by freeways. It seems that the old streets crowded with grocery stores and dry goods had to be completely replaced with large-scale towers of glass and steel. That part is not uniquely Korean–it is the plague that swept the United States in the 1970s and only started to be turned around with the demolition of Penn Station in New York City.
But now a new image for the northern bank of the Han River is emerging and becoming very powerful. The new vision focuses on the fortress wall that has survived in part around old Seoul The new posters, such as this one below, make the fortress wall a defining element for Seoul and go so far as to sketch in the parts that have been razed.
The city of Seoul has put together a very impressive walking tour based around the fortress wall for tourists (and residents). I am delighted as someone who has often walked around the city wall and found it quite beautiful.
The second poster offers stamps for a cultural passport for those who visit each of four designated city gates in the fortress wall. In good Zhu Xi style, each wall is associated with a virtue–as the poster explains.
Korea is swept by avatar culture: a tendency to define one's identity in terms of virtual representations. Avatar culture is one of the driving forces behind plastic surgery, by the way, since avatar representations of the human body put immense pressure on the individual to conform–often to an entirely unrealistic, or fantastic, model.
This photograph represents quite accurately the broad impact of avatar culture in daily life.
Here are a few more avatar-like commercial images from downtown Seoul. Imagine the impact they have on young women who see them every day.


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Surveillance is the cornerstone of a quality Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM) or Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. SCCMAD is experienced in all methods of larval and adult mosquito surveillance and identification. Larval surveillance allows us to identify and treat breeding sites, often eliminating the problem before adult mosquitoes appear. Adult surveillance is the process of understanding how the population and its distribution of the adult mosquitoes are in a given area. This is a critical factor in determining how to control mosquitoes and whether there is a disease risk in the community.
Water sources within a community can provide breeding sites for mosquitoes. Depending on the species, larval habitats can be discovered in the stagnant water at a local pond, faulty drainage sites by main roads, or discarded tires at the back of a local business or home. By inspecting breeding sites and providing knowledge to decision makers, SCCMAD can determine if targeted action should be considered. Once a target need is determined, our team provides mapping and reports to capture source reduction as well as control efforts completed.
Adult surveillance includes the weekly trapping of adult mosquitoes within different areas of our community. There are several types of adult mosquito traps used in effective mosquito surveillance programs, each with its own advantages, depending upon what specific information is desired.
New Jersey Light Trap: The New Jersey light trap is a generalized adult mosquito trap that is designed to capture a broad spectrum of mosquito species. This particular mosquito collection device is meant for a more permanent trap location as it needs to be firmly mounted about 5-6 feet above the ground and powered by an outlet. Nuisance mosquito control programs in particular may benefit from having a well-placed New Jersey light trap.
CDC Light Trap: CDC light traps are an industry standard in adult mosquito surveillance. CDC traps are portable and can be utilized in a variety of ways but the most common model is accompanied by a small light and a carbon dioxide (CO2) bait source. The flow of CO2 emanating from the trap will lure adult mosquitoes by simulating the exhaled respiratory gases of birds or mammals.
Gravid Trap: Gravid traps are designed to catch Culex species, such as Culex Tarsalis or Culex Pipiens, that are capable of transmitting West Nile Virus, St. Louis Encephalitis, and both Western and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Culex mosquitoes are attracted to the trap by the stagnant water placed under a battery powered fan which blows mosquitoes into a collection container. The water contains a solution of organic material, often grass or hay, that has been left to sit for several days or longer and serves as an attractant to the Culex species by mimicking naturally occurring stagnant water.
BG-Sentinel Trap: The BG-Sentinel trap was designed with two specific mosquito species in mind, Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti. The two species are known to vector dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, and Yellow Fever viruses that can thrive in urban environments. Both species use natural and artificial containers for breeding, making them notoriously difficult to catch in significant numbers. The BG-Sentinel trap is made of a tarp like material, about the size of a 5-gallon bucket, and utilizes an attractant such as Octenol lure, human scent lure, or carbon dioxide. A funnel located at the top of the trap leads mosquitoes to an electric fan that pulls them into a collection net.
The successful collection of adult mosquitoes provides insight into population levels as well as allows our team to properly identify the species in a given area. Correctly identifying species and having knowledge of their bionomics provides insight into desired breeding habitats, active periods during the day/night, host preferences and maybe most importantly, which mosquito-borne diseases they can transmit. Additionally, understanding population levels can determine the severity of a nuisance mosquito outbreak. Collection, counting, and identification all aid in determining which abatement solutions should be employed to reduce the health risk to a community.
Testing for mosquito-borne diseases is one of the most important reasons for implementing a comprehensive mosquito surveillance program. In most cases, the diseases that mosquitoes can transmit to humans and animals can be detected in the mosquitoes themselves, weeks before they can be passed on, which gives us the opportunity to take all of the appropriate control actions in order to reduce the risk of human disease transmission. We share these results to the CDC and all appropriate local and state health departments.


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ASU Online student first to graduate through partnership with Uber Eats
ASU Online student James Costanza was delivering for Uber Eats when he first learned about Uber's partnership with Arizona State University. Originally launched as a pilot program for Uber drivers in November 2018, the partnership expanded a year later to include those eligible through Uber Eats. Costanza is now the first student to graduate from ASU through this partnership expansion.
After learning about the Uber and ASU Education Partnership, Costanza reached out to the ASU Online enrollment team to discuss the various degree options and what his time frame would be for graduation. "I wanted to be able to weigh the pros and cons of transferring to ASU, the degree programs made available and how it aligned with my passions and future goals."
Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he still resides, Costanza found complex topics like U.S.-Mexico transborder issues as well as Latino culture and language timely and relevant to his surroundings. With this in mind, he decided to make these topics a key theme of his studies and will be graduating from ASU with a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies with a concentration in Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies.
In addition to looking forward to graduation, Costanza is already planning for what comes next. He has been admitted into ASU's online Master of Liberal Arts program, which he will start in spring 2021 with a focus on nonfiction creative writing.
Answer: An awakened passion for writing. I never thought of myself as much of a writer, until my professor left me a comment that I had, "some of the best writing he's seen for an undergraduate student." Now, those words have changed my direction and passion.
Q: Which professor taught you the most important lesson while at ASU?
A: Multiple professors had an impact: Eric Breault and Brian McCormack to name a few.
A: Follow your heart and you'll never be lost.
Q: What was your favorite spot for power studying?
A: I had a more unconventional study space. I found inspiration for homework and studying at a local greenhouse designed for research and development of passive and active organic and hydro-organic cultivation systems. Although unorthodox, the student space worked for me as I graduated with a 4.0 GPA and a member of the Alpha Iota Sigma National Honor Society.
Q: What resources did ASU provide that assisted in furthering your professional goals?
A: The various and continued validation from numerous professors in relation to my writing ability made me feel like a Sun Devil. I credit the constant support of superior ASU staff and faculty to my success.
A: Arctic polar bear relocation due to the exponential warming of the Earth.
Written by Tuesday Mahrle, earned media specialist for EdPlus at Arizona State University


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Travel boom opens new routes to Vietnamese destinations
By Nguyen Quy &nbspMarch 5, 2019 | 02:24 pm GMT+7
Cai Beo floating village is a must-visit place on a tour of Lan Ha Bay, relatively unknown sister of the world-famous Ha Long Bay. Lan Ha Bay is located in the east of Cat Ba islands, Hai Phong City. Photo by Giang Son Dong
Domestic and international carriers are opening routes from new cities to Vietnamese destinations, capitalizing on rising demand.
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia recently announced plans to launch flights between Thailand's Chiang Mai, a popular cultural and religious center around 700 kilometers (435 miles) to the north of Bangkok, and Da Nang City in central Vietnam.
The first daily flight is scheduled for April 12, and booking has opened.
The carrier also announced it would begin the Kuala Lumpur – Can Tho service on April 8 with four flights a week and the Bangkok – Can Tho service from May 2 with three.
Can Tho, the city dubbed the "western capital" of Vietnam, is famous for the iconic Cai Rang floating market, which attracts millions of visitors every year to enjoy local cuisines, buy fruits and other speciality products of the Mekong Delta.
National carrier Vietnam Airlines is set to fly from the world famous Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO heritage site in northern Quang Ninh Province, and Da Nang to Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville in Cambodia.
Ha Long Bay attracts tourists for the breathtaking landscape of limestone karst mountains popping up from turquoise waters. Photo by VnExpress/Meo Gia
There will be four flights a week on the Danang-Siem Reap sector from April 2019 while the schedules for other routes are yet to be announced.
After launching its maiden flight on December 30, Bamboo Airways, Vietnam's fifth and latest airline, plans to launch new routes from Vietnam's big cities to Singapore in April and Japan and Korea in May.
Vietnam's aviation industry is booming. There were 12.5 million air passengers last year, up 14.4 percent from 2017, according to the General Statistics Office.
Last year a record 15.4 million visitors came to the country, a whopping 20 percent increase from 2017.
A report published last year by the United Nations World Tourism Organization ranked Vietnam's tourism growth the fourth fastest in the world.
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Oh Birmingham, how we love you.
You brought us cookers, skateboards, photocopiers, and bicycle bells.
Windscreen wipers, whistles, microwaves and hey – even the humble pen.
Many great things were born and bred in Brum, including a surprisingly long list of incredibly famous celebs. From movie stars to Top Gear hosts, here's a list of the famous faces that you wouldn't think hail from the Second City.
Please note: artistic license will be used frequently and sometimes in excess.
Believe it or not (and we were firmly Team Not) Cat Deeley is actually from Sutton Coldfield!
That's right, she might have become an American darling in recent years presenting So You Think You Can Dance and earning a whopping FIVE Emmy nominations for it (yes, really!), but she's a born and bred Brummie through and through!
TV talent show extraordinaire. One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People. The man who made "It's a no from me" into Britain's favourite catchphrase… And he's from Birmingham?!
Well, kind of. Simon Cowell actually grew up in London, but was born in Brum and in fact, his entire family hails from the Second City, so if you ask us? Whether you watch it for the disastrous auditions or the amazing voices, you've basically got Birmingham to thank for the hours and hours of entertainment from The X Factor!
Surely you knew this one, right?
Born and raised in the picturesque town of Solihull, everyone's favourite Top Gear and The Grand Tour presenter (well, ours anyway) is about as Brummie as it gets.
In fact, not only does Richard Hammond still live in the Midlands area, but both of his grandparents even worked for Birmingham's once-bustling motor industry, helping build the cars he would one day drive at break-neck speeds!
There's no doubt about it, Jamelia is Birmingham's very own superstar!
Born and raised just outside the city centre in Handsworth, Jamelia made waves in the early noughties with R&B hits like Money, Thank You and our personal favourite, the classic Superstar. Since then, she's become a TV presenter and even a judge on shows like Move Like Michael Jackson.
And in case you were wondering whether she's still a proud Brummie? Jamelia resides in Barnt Green, a cutesy village a few miles from Birmingham city centre.
Ok, even we'll admit, this one is a bit of a stretch, but if there's a chance to talk about Orlando Swoon (sorry, Bloom), you just know we're going to take it!
While this Hollywood heartthrob may have been born in Kent, the Library of Birmingham family tree archives show that Orlando's third great-great-grandmother was baptised in Birmingham, which means she probably lived there.
And if we're honest, that's good enough for us. Just look at him. Faints.
Birmingham's sure got a lot going for it… And this talent-factory is about to get even BETTER once we come to town!
Our Birmingham cocktail bar and restaurant will be arriving real soon, and before you know it, you'll be enjoying dazzling cocktails, feasts of exotic food, and unforgettable nights out.


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Q: Is there any way to turn back 'GitHub Bootcamp' bar on main github page? I've closed a bar on the main GitHub's page that presented below:
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Is there a way to turn it back? :)

A: Perhaps if you remove any cookies it may come back, but this bar is also visible on this the help site - https://help.github.com/

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A Deferred Annuity Makes Taxable Estate Assets Disappear. Virginia Kite, a member of a prominent Oklahoma banking family, transferred substantial wealth in trust for her husband, a petroleum geologist who predeceased her. That wealth returned to her via several trusts after his death. At age 75, Kite then sold her trust interests to her children in exchange for a large deferred annuity that would not begin making payments for 10 years. But several years after the sale, Kite died without collecting any of the annuity. In a significant victory for her estate, the Tax Court ruled that the sale of Kite's interest in the trust was valid under Internal Revenue Service regulations, leaving the former trust assets outside of Kite's taxable estate. Kite also received a valuable income tax benefit through a stepped-up cost basis in the stock she placed in trust for her husband. But the IRS won a small victory when the court found Kite liable for gift tax in connection with the termination of her trust interests. Estate of Kite v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2013-43.
Tax Deduction Denied For Unrecorded Loan. Christopher DeFrancis and Jennifer Gross purchased a Massachusetts home in 2001. In 2003, they refinanced the house with a 4.5 percent mortgage loan from Gross's mother. However, the loan was never formally recorded in local land records, so it lacked the legal priority that mortgages ordinarily receive ahead of the borrower's other debts. The Internal Revenue Service denied the couple's mortgage interest deduction for 2009 and also imposed an accuracy-related penalty. The Tax Court upheld the tax assessment because of the failure to record the mortgage, but it overruled the penalty. The homeowners actually paid the interest to the lender and made a good-faith effort to comply with the tax law, the court found, adding that the technicalities of property law are beyond the expertise expected of ordinary taxpayers. Christopher DeFrancis et. ux. v. Commissioner, T.C. Summ. Op. 2013-88.
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Some restaurants closed early and some maintained normal operating hours - even overnight throughout COR 1.
When the National Weather Service says there's a storm headed Guam's way, Kris Convento doesn't hunker down in a secure home to wait it out. He gets ready for long days at the office and he calls his suppliers to order extra.
His "office" is King's Restaurant. First opened in 1975, the restaurant is a Guam icon, serving mostly local-style comfort food. Its motto: "Always open, always local."
The Tamuning restaurant was slammed since COR 2 was declared late Friday afternoon and it stayed busy long after Guam returned to COR 4 at 1 p.m. Sunday. That's how it always is, said Convento, the general manager of the Tamuning King's.
"As much as ever possible, we stay open as much as we can," said Convento, who has been with the restaurant for 22 years. "The last time we closed was when we thought the wind was going to exceed 90 miles per hour. It was the one that hit Saipan, and we took cautionary measures and closed for a few hours."
Convento says that even at the height of the storm for Guam on Saturday night, customers were pouring into the restaurant. At 2 a.m. Sunday morning, even the smaller dining area — normally closed off between rush hours — was packed, and it stayed that way through Sunday, long before COR 4 was declared.
"We served a lot of families today, many more than normal. Yesterday, on Saturday, we were getting lots of people who had just finished securing their homes," he said. "On top of that, we also prepared meals to go, including a huge order for Civil Defense."
Staffing the restaurant is never a problem. Most employees would rather work than stay home because they know it will be busier and they'll make more in tips. Many of his Tamuning crew, he said, have been with the company a long time and during storms, they work with boundless energy.
"I have such a great team. The employees are close-knit, they love their job and love what they do. I am grateful to them," he said.
King's which has a Harmon location also, was one of a handful of local restaurants that stayed open Saturday night. Fuji Ichiban Ramen in Tumon also stayed open overnight, as did Denny's in Tamuning, and Linda's in Hagåtña.
Convento guessed that King's Tamuning easily served more than 700 people in a 24-hour stretch ending Sunday at noon.
The most popular item on the menu?
"It was wet weather. We had beef shank kaddo, hamhocks, and kaddon manok," he said. "We knew people would order that, so we made extra."


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David Warner, Sean Abbott to miss Australia vs India second Test
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David Warner and Sean Abbott will both be unavailable for selection for Australia's second Test match against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. While Warner is still recovering from his injury, Abbott couldn't be made available owing to Cricket Australia's strict bio-secure protocols.
Australian opener David Warner was in the form of his life against India in the fifty-over format before he picked up a groin injury during the second ODI. It led to him missing the third ODI and the entire T20I series as D'Arcy Short replaced him.
While Warner's injury needed time to heal, Sean Abbott was a sure shot for the second Test match after the all-rounder picked a light calf injury during Australia A's practice match prior to the Test series.
Both Warner and Abbott had arrived in Melbourne ahead of the closing of the state borders following a pandemic outbreak in Sydney. However, quarantine protocols in the country prevent them from taking part in net sessions and consequently in team selection.
"Cricket Australia's bio-security protocols do not allow them to rejoin the squad in time for the Boxing Day test," Cricket Australia said in a statement.
"Warner has not fully recovered from a groin injury suffered in the ODI Series against India and would not have been available for the second test," it said.
"Abbott has recovered from a calf strain sustained during Australia A's tour match against India and would have been available for selection for the Boxing Day Test."
India trail the four-match series against Australia 1-0 after a humiliating loss in Adelaide and will look to bounce back in the second Test match that starts on December 26.
Like Australia, India will see Rohit Sharma available for selection in the third Test from January 7, after quarantine protocols prevented the batsman from practising in net sessions.
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National Democrats plan to drop $1 million behind their candidate for South Dakota's open Senate seat, for the first time signaling that political operatives consider the race winnable and part of their drive to defend the Senate majority.
The investment from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will primarily go to television advertising for Democratic hopeful Rick Weiland, who is in a tough race against former Republican Gov. Mike Rounds for the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson. Running as an independent is former Republican Sen. Larry Pressler.
Republicans are driving to gain six seats and the Senate majority. Rounds has been considered a favorite in the contest.
A businessman and onetime aide to former Sen. Tom Daschle, Weiland was not the national committee's preferred candidate in the race; they tried to recruit former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. But Weiland and Pressler have both stayed competitive, benefiting from Rounds' recent struggles and the complex, multicandidate race.
Rounds has come under scrutiny for a state-run federal program that let foreign investors earn green cards in exchange for investments in rural job-creating projects. The South Dakota Board of Regents announced Tuesday that a 2008 lawsuit brought against South Dakota related to the embattled EB-5 visa program has been dismissed and the state would not be liable for potentially millions in damages.
Democrats have sought to make the EB-5 program a political issue, accusing a Rounds appointee of costing the state money by dragging it into litigation. The lawsuit began while Rounds was serving as governor. Rounds' knowledge about the lawsuit has become an issue in the Senate campaign. He has said he was not personally aware of the lawsuit when it was filed, but Democrats have said he must have known.
Mayday PAC, a political action committee, said earlier this week it would spend another $1 million to back Weiland with TV ads.


Feb 28 (SL) India will back Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva, Minister in charge of Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe said today. Samarasinghe said that apart from India even Thailand and Malaysia will also back Sri Lanka at the ongoing session. The US is expected to put forward a resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC calling for the implementation of the recommendations of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). more..
Feb 28 (LB) Major General Shavendra Silva, Sri Lanka�s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations is not caving in. He says he would continue to serve in the UN Senior Advisory Group (SAG) to consider rates of reimbursement to troop-contributing countries, notwithstanding media reports that he had been removed from the advisory group by its chair Canadian Louise Fr�chette. more..
Feb 28 (ST) Tea prices continue to be affected by the US sanctions on Iran, Sri Lanka�s biggest tea buyer, while despite promises, there are few options being offered by the Govt, tea industry officials and bankers said. Suggestions, which have received the blessing of the industry, to design a contra-trade mechanism or an escrow account to minimize the impact, has also drawn little Govt attention. more..
Feb 28 (Island) In response to the article which appeared in The Island yesterday headlined �GMOA parent body says no strike at NHSL today� about NHSL Branch President Dr.Susith Seneratne�s announcement to the media of a token strike by doctors yesterday at the Colombo National Hospital and the GMOA Parent body�s flat denial of it, the latter told The Island that the GMOA President should not have corrected him in that manner because more..
Feb 28 (DM) Universities in the country will be inactive for a second time this month from Wednesday as non-academic university staff will go on strike again since the govt had not come forward for discussions to address their demands for higher wages and benefits, university non-academics said today. The Executive Officers, Academic Sub-ordinary and University Executive Staff Union Joint Committee went on strike on more..
Feb 28 (Island) The All Ceylon Health Services Union (ACHSU) General Secretary Gamini Kumarasinghe yesterday revealed the contents of the Mahinda Amaraweera Committee Report on the Sri Jayawardenapura hospital to the media. The Report alleged maladministration, financial irregularities, purchasing of drugs and medical equipment outside tender procedures and issuing of prescriptions to patients on admission to purchase drugs and more..
Feb 28 (Island) The government yesterday declared the site of the second gem deposit (illam) at Kataragama, close to the Thammennawa tank, out of bounds to all prospectors with immediate effect. The ban would be in force till such time a team of eminent persons carries out a detailed examination of the soil from the said land for its gem content. Since both locations of the gem land came under the Forest Conservation Department�s purview more..
Feb 28 (DM) A young Sri Lankan couple who were due to return Sri Lanka for the upcoming Sinhala New Year were burnt to death in a tragic incident reported in South Korea. The victims U.P. Bandula (36) and his wife Suba Bagya (28) had been living in an air-conditioned shipping container-turned-home near Browns & Company in the Kimpo Town where both worked. The tragic incident had taken place last Sunday when a fire broke out suddenly trapping more..
Feb 28 (SM) OIC of the special investigating unit at the CID Merrill Ranjan Lamahewa informed the Colombo Magistrate court today (Feb. 28) that the CID is yet to receive Attorney General's advice on the arrest of MP Duminda Silva. He was speaking thus after the case into the murder of presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three others were taken up by the court today. more..
Feb 28 (Island) Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera has defended the recent fuel price increases saying the revisions were undertaken only after it became apparent that subsidising fuel and electricity was no longer sustainable. In a statement appearing in the website of the Ministry of Finance and Planning said the Petroleum Corporation sustained a loss of Rs. 90 billion in 2010 and if prices were not increased, the loss would soar to Rs. 200 billion this year. more..
Feb 28 (Reuters) Sri Lanka's rupee hit a new record low of 123.20 on Tuesday on importer dollar demand, but a state bank sold greenbacks to reverse the drop in an apparent break with the central bank's new policy not to intervene at a specific price, dealers said. "A state bank sold dollars at 123.00 and gradually brought down the level to 121.00," a currency dealer said on condition of anonymity. Three other dealers confirmed the move. more..
Feb 28 (DM) With the focus now on Geneva and state propaganda organs whipping up demonstrations against the US sponsored resolution on accountability issues in Sri Lanka, attention has been temporarily diverted from the issue that directly affects the lives of millions of commonpeople. The prices of milk powder and other essential food items are rising in the aftermath of the huge increase in fuel prices and the Govt needs to consider long�term measures to control the more..
Feb 28 (LBO) Sri Lankan share prices fell Tuesday for the second day after a seven-day rally, with turnover boosted by large deals in Aitken Spence, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed down 0.82 percent (44.92 points) at 5,431.67, while the more liquid Milanka index fell 0.71 percent (33.96 points) to close at 4,719.43. Turnover was 5.86 billion rupees. Most of the turnover came from two large deals in Aitken Spence at 115 rupees a share. more..
Feb 28 (CI) Turnarounds don't come any better. Fortunes don't change more dramatically. And emotions don't bear a starker contrast. At the halfway stage, Sri Lanka would have felt they had one foot in the final, having left the India bowlers deflated after a dominating performance with the bat. And they would have been right to think that way, the Indian batting having shown little promise in the series and the team on the brink of elimination. more..
Feb 28 (LBO) The pain imposed by the tyranny of markets could be much more painful than adjustments caused by the International Monetary Fund or World Bank, an economist has warned. Indrajith Coomaraswamy, an economist who has been at Sri Lanka's central bank, finance ministry and at the Commonwealth Secretariat said borrowing in commercial markets required good policy and transparent reporting. "Now that we are exposed to the market and rating agencies more..
Feb 28 (SM) Forty six detainees of the New Magazine prison who were arrested over the chaotic incident reported from the prison on Jan. 24 have been remanded further until March 13. Colombo Additional Magistrate Praharsha Ranasinghe issued the order after taking up the case today. Though the suspects had applied for bail, the Magistrate noted that this was possible as they have been charged under the Offences Against Public Property Act. Producing a report, the CID informed more..
Feb 28 (DM) University students today said they were in the midst of discussions with fisheries, teachers and labour unions who had vowed to unite in their take trade union action in protest against the increasing cost of living and people�s suppression. Medical students protesting outside the Jayewardenepura medical faculty today vowed to bring together people working in all spheres and that they would continue to protest until their demands were met. more..
Feb 28 (DM) Teachers unions today urged the authorities to provide transfers to over 400 teachers many of whom had served up to 15 years in the North during the war. Ceylon Teachers Union General Secretary Joseph Stalin said the teachers in Mulaitivu, Kilinochchi, Tunnukai, Vavuniya North and Mannar were supposed to be transferred on January 1 but that it was postponed to March 1. Following discussions with Northern Province Governor Major Gen. G. A. Chandrasiri it had been more..
Feb 28 (IBN) A relay-hunger fast agitation by five Lankan Tamil inmates of the Chengalpet Special Detention Camp drew an official response on Monday, the eighth day of protest. According to sources, a team of 10 officials including the Revenue Divisional Officer and Tahsildar from Kancheepuram district and police officers from the Q-Branch and local police met the five fasting Lankans and promised to release them within 45 days from the special camp to normal camps. more..
Feb 28 (LR) Hard-hitting batsmen Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi will play in an All-Star T20 cricket match at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Canada on May 12, according to Kat Rose Inc. The duo will represent the Asian XI pitted against an International XI led by former South African wicketkeeper batsman Mark Boucher and Zimbabwean Brendon Taylor. The International XI may also include legendary West Indian batsman Brian Lara. Alistair Campbell, Chief Selector of the event said, more..
Feb 28 (Island) Having emerged as a university with strict focus on quality and clarity, University of Bolton is a highly reputed provider of education in the United Kingdom. With a proud history spreading not only to the United Kingdom but other countries as well, the University is one of the most sought after educational destinations in the world. Marking yet another milestone in its history, the University of Bolton entered the domain of education provision in more..
Feb 28 (NF) The ruling on the preliminary objections against the verdict delivered by the Colombo High Court on Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka in the Hicorp case was postponed for the second time today. Judge Sunil Rajapakse said that since facts pertaining to the ruling need to be further studied, it will be postponed to 1.30 p.m on March 15. Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was brought to more..
Feb 28 (CI) Ah, India, we've been expecting you. And this is how you arrive. Two days after even your captain, the man who loves to strike when everybody else has given up hope, had given up, not desperate enough to even check the playing conditions for some backdoor route. At a time when you are struggling to put four fit bowlers on the field. Two days after your captain said you needed to restrict oppositions to 200 to win the game, given how bad the batting had been. more..
Feb 28 (CI) You had to double-check to make sure it was Mahela Jayawardene captaining Sri Lanka today. India's chase of 321 in 36.4 overs was the quickest successful one of a 300-plus total in ODI cricket. Yes, India had nothing to lose. Yes, their batsmen were in the zone. Yes, this was a flat pitch. Sri Lanka, though, made blunders. Jayawardene is a shrewd captain. Often he defies modern captaincy formulas, and attacks to win. He takes wickets to slow runs down. more..
Feb 28 (PTI) MDMK chief Vaiko on Tuesday termed as shocking a Sri Lankan official's claim about New Delhi's backing of Colombo in the ongoing UNHRC session and urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to support it. "It is shocking that Mahinda Samarasinghe, the chief Lankan negotiator, has stated that India will support Sri Lanka in the crucial voting at the ongoing session of the UNHRC at Geneva," more..
Feb 28 (NF) Speaking at the 19th Human Rights Sessions of the UNHRC in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday, Thailand�s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Surapong Tovichakchaikul said that Sri Lanka has made considerable advances towards national reconciliation and sustainable development. Meanwhile, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Jeremy Browne said that they hope that the Sri Lankan Govt will implement the recommendations more..
Feb 28 (SL) The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) has backed moves to keep Sri Lanka on the agenda of the UN Human Rights Council. A statement by the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union said that the decision was taken yesterday when the council met to adopt its priorities at the UNHRC. Earlier this month the EU Parliament had also adopted a resolution on Sri Lanka which calls for the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry into some of more..
Feb 28 (SL) UNP MP Dr. Harsha De Silva speaking said that the reported intervention by the Central Bank to stabilise the dwindling rupee was unfortunate. �If the Central Bank has intervened to more than reduce extreme intraday volatility of the rupee, it only goes to show the weakness in character in staying the course it took,� he said. The Central Bank earlier said that it took a policy decision not to intervene to stabilise the Sri Lankan rupee. more..
Feb 29 (NS) Stakeholder is a relatively new word in a family of words that often mean less than they should. Grassroots and empowerment are slightly older words in the same family; which are soft versions for radical (root), dissent and protest. Each reiteration of these concepts has made them softer and softer, so that, they sound good at dinner parties and you can, as they say, �take them home to mother�. I am uncomfortable with the word, used in the context of radical politics, more..
Feb 29 (NS) The connection between those two was made last week specifically in relation to the Plantation Industry and the incalculable damage it has done to our country. That includes, to take the holistic view required, all its inhabitants, its waters that sustained its fauna and flora, their habitats, their interaction with each other and with other beings. Among the last are those commonly referred to as �people�. Together they made up a culture of living, one that was all-inclusive. more..
Feb 29 (SO) UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake began his political career under the able stewardship of the late Lalith Athulathmudali who had left an indelible impression in the political history of the country. Karunanayake was a trusted lieutenant of Athulathmudali from his young days and nobody would dispute the fact that the latter wanted to groom the former to be a promising politician in the years to come. Karunanayake was aggressively involved in more..
Feb 29 (CT) As you know, the Geneva sessions started on the 27th February. A possible, and most probable outcome would be a resolution calling for an independent international mechanism to investigate war crimes. (Appointing a Court of Inquiry under the Army Commander will provide more ammunition for the foreign powers to denounce the credibility of the Regime. It is a joke anyway! It will not hold!). While I have steadfastly stood for accountability, I have also resisted more..
Feb 29 (DM) They find convicting suitable even beore a hearing. They label individuals to satisfy their partialities, thus sidelining such individuals in the most blatant manner for no obvious fault of their own. This is the plot outline of Major General Shavendra Silva�s story in New York. Had Sri Lankan armed forces been found guilty of the various charges levelled by the international community, their move would have been justifiable; yet not in conditions such as these, more..
Feb 29 (TC) If not for their knowledge and hard work, the modern three-storied building complex would still be under construction. Thanking the soldiers for constructing the building within eight-months, the Principal of Mahajana College, Kunaratnam Velsivanandan said people in Jaffna co-exist with soldiers. �They help us a lot in our day-to-day life and are friendly with people. more..
Feb 29 (Island) The people of Sri Lanka have spoken. Their message is loud and clear. They have condemned, in no uncertain terms, moves being made in Geneva to pave the way for foreign intervention in this country. They have seen how self-appointed western messiahs plunged other countries into utter chaos on the pretext of helping bring about democratic change. The Arab Spring has already given way to a winter of despair if what is happening in Egypt, Libya etc is anything to go by. more..
Feb 29 (Island) The coming week will be diplomatic high noon at the UNHRC session in Geneva.The Sri Lankan govt has reportedly decided to take an �ethical stand� against what it has described as "unethical distortion", by interested parties, of Sri Lanka�s true position that "given the considerable progress that has been achieved in the implementation of the recommendations of the domestic mechanism from the release of the LLRC Report to date and the Road Map for more..
Feb 29 (DM) Q: The latest reports indicate that Sri Lanka and the United States are in for a head-on clash in Geneva. In your view, what hopes are there for a credible compromise? A: It is very strange and sad to see Sri Lanka and the United States in a collision course in the UNHRC over Sri Lanka�s fight against terrorism. The USA promoted the idea of eradicating global terrorism. The world regarded the LTTE as the most equipped, best trained and more..
Feb 29 (Island) What is happening in Geneva? The UK, our colonial master for more than two hundred years, if counted from the day they first settled in Colombo has intervened to request for UN intervention if the proposals of the LLRC commission were not implemented. They have not given a deadline meaning that one "fine day" from their point of view they would decide as they please that LLRC proposals have not been implemented, and it is time for action. more..
Feb 29 (SL) Being targeted for attack, denigration and perhaps worse, does provide some (unwanted) excitement in one�s life, I have discovered. On the �up� side of the equation, it must be admitted that it takes less effort to pull together the information that I require for this column each week! Having returned to the land of my birth, a most fulfilling personal relationship proved ephemeral because entering into public debate on the �wrong� side of the Rajapaksa Regime, more..


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eamonn Walker (born 12 June 1962) is an English film, television and theatre actor. In the United States, he is known for playing Kareem Said in the HBO television series Oz, for which he won a CableACE Award, and as Winston, the gay, black thorn in Alf Garnett's side in In Sickness and in Health and John Othello in the 2001 ITV1 production of Othello.


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