Submitted by JamesD on Wed, 2009-07-15 01:56.
Submitted by JamesD on Wed, 2008-07-16 15:00.
Every May 21st President George W. Bush declares a day of "solidarity" with Cuba and repeats the lies of nearly half a century trying to de-legitimize Latin America's most successful social revolution in history. This year, the leading US presidential candidates chimed in, but a potentially explosive scandal involving an axis of US-based terrorist groups, US diplomats, and US-paid Cuban "dissidents" undermined these US efforts.
Submitted by JamesD on Tue, 2006-10-03 16:25.
In the context of a growing challenge to US imperialism from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as other parts of the world, Mexico has been experiencing an electoral coup d'état engineered or supported by right-wing, pro-big business, pro-narco, and pro-clerical forces and their allies in the mass media, the US Embassy, and Washington. This represents a critical new phase in what I have been calling the "introduction of dictatorship by stages" in both Mexico and the United States. The consequent crisis has more to do with the 25-year reign of economic neoliberalism and the responses by Mexico's social movements than it does with electoral politics as such.
Submitted by JamesD on Sun, 2006-06-04 17:27.
More than 25 years of neoliberalism in Latin America have undermined the region's local industry, small farms, and employment opportunities. The resulting gradual economic genocide has generated humiliating poverty for three-fourths of Latin Americans, downward mobility for shrinking intermediate classes, last-ditch fight-backs by dwindling ranks of organized labor, and waves of internal and external migration. It has also produced a new wave of social movements and leftward electoral swings.


I've made some changes in the last couple days.
First, I've removed Facebook from my phone. I'm not anti Facebook. I am however concerned about some habits of mine that have crept up around Facebook. I find myself looking at my phone at EVERY stop in the everyday flow of my life. In line at the grocery store, when I'm done with the laundry, while I'm walking to a meeting down the hall, etc.
I have the amazing opportunity to eat lunch with my son EVERY. SINGLE. WEEKDAY. How many parents can say that? He's almost 16. For a very brief moment in our lives he and I get an hour alone every day. We enjoy each others company. He's interesting, intelligent, and like all boys on the cusp of manhood, trying to find his place in the world. So last week when we were at lunch and I caught myself looking at Facebook while he was telling me a story, I realized that I'm really doing it wrong.
I'm not getting rid of Facebook. It HAS been a great tool for connecting with some old friends and family members that I probably would not have any contact with. My change is pretty simple really. I'm just going to use Facebook once a day. My day to day activities go on twitter. I am able to use Twitter without it being a big distraction. My photos will go on Flickr. The amazing service IFTTT.com will then pick up my tweets and photos and post them to Facebook for me so that my friends and family will still see what I'm doing and can continue to interact with me there. Once a day (max) I will check on any responses.
The second thing is TV.
I got my bill from DirectTV the other day and I started thinking about that too. I'm an American. I love TV just as much as everyone else. But two things about TV need to change for me. First is the $130 per month for 500 channels ($1560 per YEAR. Think about THAT). I watch maybe 10 of those channels regularly. I'm paying a lot of money for things I don't use.
Second is something I do A LOT that probably a lot of people do. It's that habit where you sit down to "see if something is on". Why do we do that? There are so many things in the world to do, work on and just enjoy that they can never be done in a thousand lifetimes. Why do I need to see if "The Matrix" is on again with 100 commercials?
My TV and entertainment needs to be much more deliberate. There are 10 shows that I really enjoy. I can get season passes on Amazon or Google Play for $20 per season (oh and they are commercial free). I gain a couple things here. First is the $1360 in yearly savings without missing any of my shows. Second are the countless hours of my life that can and should be used for something else. Sometimes I forget that going for a walk, sitting on the porch with my wife, or throwing a Frisbee for the dog is DOING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL.
So we took the plunge. Called DirectTV and cancelled.
Now my challenge to myself is to see how many times my excuse is "I just don't have enough time to workout, start that hobby, go fishing with my dad…" when there isn't 20 hours a week of "The Matrix" and "Die Hard"(again).


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sho and tell: Sleep, Stitched.
In Sleep Series, Maryam Ashkanian uses pillows, needle, and thread to create sculptural odes to slumber. Looking at these, I thought immediately of The Sleepers, a 1979 project by Sophie Calle, in which the artist invited 28 people into her bed over the course of seven days so that she could document their sleep. I've always loved that — and now these pillow pieces, too — for highlighting the mysteries and the otherworldly nature of sleep, a condition that allows the possibility of being here, and there, and many places in the span of a night.
See more at the artists website, here. Thanks to Design Crush for the intro.


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EzineArticles Traffic Update Post Panda
Early on in the aftermath of Google's Panda algorithm update (sometimes referred to as the "Farmer" update), EzineArticles was reported to be one of the hardest hit sites. The following week, CEO Chris Knight told WebProNews, "We've had quite a few niche categories go up in traffic but the overall is still lower than before last Thursday."
Still, Knight immediately began making big changes to the operations of the site, in an effort to quickly recovered the lost traffic. We looked at some of that here.
Now, Knight has a blog post/video up, responding to a question from a user, who was under the impression that the site has lost 90% of its traffic. "It's not true," Knight said. "Recently, Google had an update that hit us, and we lost between ten and thirty-five percent of our traffic."
"In our eleven-year history of EzineArticles.com, we've never been hit by an update until now," Knight said, referencing the fact that Google' makes updates about every day.
"This update went after 'thin content'," he added. "This is low-quality derivative content. In fact, we agree with Google on this update, and we've made sweeping changes to our quality review system – our editorial guidelines our internal processes."
"Every year since we began – every month actually – we've risen the quality bar. However, in the last few weeks, we've risen a year's worth of quality bar raising in about a two-week period of time. In an effort to weed out thin, derivative, low-quality content, and highlight and identify what is the absolute best content. In fact, I've never been more proud of the content I see in EzineArticles.com today, and I'm really happy about…I'm not happy about losing the traffic, but I'm really excited about the quality of the content I see now."
"In conclusion…we did not lose 90% of our traffic," Knight said. "In fact, some markets within our 700-niche markets that we serve, went up. Others went down, but overall, we lost between ten and thirty-five percent of our traffic, but we still are serving over one million visitors a day."
Knight would not respond to a recent request for comment on EzineArticles' traffic.
One important fact for this site (and any other site affected by the Panda update) to consider is that Google has only launched the update in the US so far. There are some rumblings in the forums that Google may have launched Panda in the UK, but comments from UK webmasters seem to dispell the notion. We've heard nothing about it from Google so far.
When Google first launched the update, Google's Amit Singhal and Matt Cutts said, in these exact words, "To start with, we're launching this change in the U.S. only; we plan to roll it out elsewhere over time. We'll keep you posted as we roll this and other changes out, and as always please keep giving us feedback about the quality of our results because it really helps us to improve Google Search."
Unless your site gets all of its traffic from the U.S., you may be in for further damage from Panda, if you've already been affected by it. This will be true each time it rolls out in another country. That is, if you haven't made adjustments to your content that keep it up to Google's quality standards.
Of course, that's easier said than done, because Google doesn't exactly give you a manual. There are some things we know, and some other things that are possible, however, that may help.
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I've never travelled up Carlton Hill in the evening before, but the 360 degree view it afforded me of the Firth of Forth to the north and the beautiful lighting of Edinburgh City centre was worth the visit alone. However, there was an added bonus to my trip, I was there to watch the ancient Celtic festival of SAMHUINN, which was recreated on the hill on the night of Halloween.
The festival is traced back some 600 years and was staged to symbolise the ending of summer and the commencing of winter. So, the story goes, the ancient goddess the Cailleach appears in the form of a hare which distracts the Summer King who expects to see such animals in the spring time. Lulled into a false sense of security the Cailleach transforms into an owl which alerts the King the end is nigh. A battle takes place between the forces of summer and winter with the King of Winter triumphantly revealed to the Cailleach.
I got there early, and there was an eerily spooky vibe to the proceedings. Hooded and caped hill dwellers moved threateningly and often undetected through the darkened fields. I decided to repair to one of the many excellent food and drink caravans out of harm's way.
Refreshed up I ventured down amongst the sell out crowd packing the fields to watch the performances taking place. As there were often more than a couple ongoing simultaneously it was impossible to report on everything but the excitement was palpable. I saw an enactment of the summer and winter hordes fighting rhythmically to the continual beat of the traditional drummers. The same hordes provided a unique vertigo defying series of gymnastic endeavours and human pyramids. As I battled my way round a huge dancing skeleton I watched the final climax to the battle on stage before the Winter King and his hordes marched over to the burning pyre where the drumming (my partner claimed she could hear it a couple of miles away) continued loud and rhythmically into the night.
A typically Edinburgh one-off kind of evening and the reason why it is a unique and fascinating city.


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503. ............ WET Design (American firm, contemporary)
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572. ............ White Skövde Gunilla Hagberg (Swedish architectural firm,
573. ............ White Stripe Group (Greek vase painters, active in Sicily)
574. ............ White Tower Museum (Greek repository, Thessaloníki,
575. ............ White Webb (American design firm, contemporary)
576. ............ White Wells (British repository, Ilkley, contemporary)
577. ............ White Young Green (International group, contemporary)
578. ............ Whitfield Lockwood Architects (British architectural
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579. ............ Whitfield Partners (British architectural firm, contemporary)
580. ............ Whitford & Peck (Australian architectural firm, contemporary)
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590. ............ Whitstable Museum and Gallery (British repository, Canterbury,
591. ............ Whittaker Hadenham Openshaw (Australian architect, contemporary)
592. ............ Whitten Architects (American architectural firm, contemporary)
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598. ............ W. H. Saunders & Son (British architectural firm, contemporary)
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[RFC5328] registered the Uniform Resource Name (URN) namespace "dvb" for the Digital Video Broadcasting Project. Since the publication of that RFC, the registrant contact information has changed; this document updates the registrant information to make it current. It uses a role-based email address to reduce the need for updates in the future.
2. Registration Update
This replaces the "Registration Information" and "Declared registrant of the namespace" fields in the registration, specified in Section 2 of RFC 5328. The new information for those fields is as follows:
Registration Information:
Declared registrant of the namespace:
Name:         Peter Siebert
Title:        Executive Director, DVB Project Office
Affiliation:  DVB Digital Video Broadcasting
Address:      Ancienne Route 17a
Phone:        +41 22 717 2717
Email:        dvb@dvb.org
All other fields in the registration information are unchanged and remain as specified in RFC 5328.
There are no security considerations for this registration update.
In the "Formal URN Namespaces" registry (http://www.iana.org/assignments/urn-namespaces), IANA has added a reference to this RFC, in addition to RFC 5328, for the "dvb" namespace registration. The reference field now contains two RFC numbers.
5. Normative References
[RFC5328]  Adolf, A. and P. MacAvock, "A Uniform Resource Name (URN)
Namespace for the Digital Video Broadcasting Project
(DVB)", RFC 5328, September 2008.
Alexander Adolf
Gabelsbergerstrasse 60b
Munich  80333
EMail: alexander.adolf@condition-alpha.com
Peter Siebert
Ancienne Route 17a
Geneva  1218
EMail: dvb@dvb.org
Status: INFORMATIONAL


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Filho de Alexandre e Universinda dos Santos Tacques. Casou com Cacilda Aguiar Tacques.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has grown less popular in New York – even among Democrats – following Amazons decision to scrap its planned offices in Queens.
The poll findings come as President Donald Trump tries to cast Democrats economic policies as dangerously radical ahead of the critical 2020 election. With his re-election bid on the horizon, Trump and the Republican Party aim to lump all Democrats — particularly those challenging him for president and those in swing House districts — in with Ocasio-Cortez and other self-professed democratic socialists.
Ocasio-Cortezs support has dipped among key constituencies since January. Her net favorability — positive minus negative ratings — among Democrats fell to +17 in March from +46 in January. In New York City, she had only a +6 rating in March, down from a +32 in January. Ocasio-Cortez represents parts of the citys boroughs of Queens and the Bronx.
It is unclear how much of the drop in popularity can be attributed to the representatives opposition to Amazons plans to build an office in Queens. Ocasio-Cortez, a magnet for media coverage, has publicly weighed in on a range of issues since she took office in January, while pushing ambitious, controversial policies such as the Green New Deal.
The Siena College poll released Monday found that 67 percent of registered voters surveyed said the internet retailer's decision last month was detrimental to New York. Sixty-one percent support the state and city again offering Amazon up to $3 billion in incentives to create 25,000 jobs if Amazon reconsiders.
Still, her resistance to the Amazon project may not have helped. Only 21 percent of registered voters — including just 27 percent of New York City respondents — called Amazons decisions to scrap its plans "good" for New York.
A 38 percent plurality of respondents in the state consider Ocasio-Cortez a "villain" in the saga, while 24 percent call her a "role player," and 12 percent say she was a "hero." Amazon itself does not fare much better — 39 percent call the company a role player, 26 percent say it was a villain and 20 percent consider it a hero.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new poll finds that most voters in the state say it was bad for New York when Amazon's dropped plans to put one of its second headquarters in Queens.
Ocasio-Cortezs office did not immediately respond to a request to comment on the Siena poll. She and other opponents of the Amazon deal contended the e-commerce giant did not cooperate enough with local stakeholders. They have frequently criticized Amazon for its treatment of workers, and said the companys presence would raise costs for current residents of the Long Island City neighborhood and the surrounding areas.
Support for required vaccinations is strong among Democrats, Republicans and independents, according to the latest Siena College poll. Over 75 percent of Republicans, 86 percent of Democrats and 70 percent of independents were in favor.
The outbreaks have pushed some officials to take a second look at religious exemptions for vaccines. A new bill in the New York Legislature would allow minors to get vaccinated even if their parents object.
Trump has cited opposition to the Amazon project in his attacks on Democrats. He called it "the kind of thinking that our country is going to on the left, on the radical left." Amazons departure is a "big loss" that is "not good for jobs" or the economy, the president said.
Measles was largely eliminated in the U.S. after the vaccine was introduced in the 1960s, but some health officials are concerned about potential resurgence given growing opposition to vaccines among some.
Ocasio-Cortezs main policy priorities — such as "Medicare-for-All," free public college, a Green New Deal and higher marginal tax rates on the wealthy — generally poll better than her stand against the Amazon deal.
The latest poll was conducted earlier in March through telephone calls to 700 registered voters in New York. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
A poll of registered voters in New York found that more than a third blamed Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez for Amazons cancellation of its plans to build a second headquarters in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens.
While 31% of respondents in a Siena College poll of registered New York voters released Monday said they had a favorable opinion of the 29-year-old democratic socialist, 44% said they had an unfavorable view of her. About a quarter — 26% — said they didnt know or had no opinion of the freshman lawmaker.
When Amazon announced on February 14 that it was abandoning its New York HQ2 plans, it laid the blame squarely with politicians but did not name names.
"A number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project," it said in a blog post at the time.
"At least 63 percent of Democrats, Republicans and independents, upstaters and downstaters, men and women, young and old, black and white New Yorkers agree: Amazon pulling out of Queens was bad for New York," Greenberg added. Even 56 percent of self-described liberals think it was bad for New York. "While some may have celebrated Amazon's announcement to pull the plug, the vast majority of New Yorkers of every stripe thought it was bad for the Empire State."
Ocasio-Cortez, who represents parts of the Bronx and Queens neighboring Long Island City, was critical of the HQ2 deal — citing the billions in dollars in tax breaks offered to the retail giant from the city and the state — and celebrated when Amazon announced it was pulling out of New York.
The Siena College poll, released Monday, suggests that New Yorkers may resent Ocasio-Cortez for her opposition. In the survey of 700 registered New York voters, 67% said they thought that Amazon canceling its HQ2 plans was bad for New York. The telephone poll was conducted from March 10 to 14 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
Respondents were asked whether key figures in the Amazon deal were a "hero," a "villain," or a "role player." Ocasio-Cortez was most frequently called a villain, with 38% of those polled designating her as one.
Today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers and their neighbors defeated Amazons corporate greed, its worker exploitation and the power of the richest man in the world, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in a February victory lap.
The poll also indicated that Ocasio-Cortezs approval rating has taken a hit since Amazon decision. In a Quinnipiac poll in January, 34% of respondents found her favorable and 29% said she was unfavorable. In the Siena College poll, those figures were 31% and 44%.
Siena College said in a press release that the biggest "villain" differed depending on peoples political beliefs.
"Amazon itself was seen as the biggest villain among Democrats, but Republicans and independents had Ocasio-Cortez as far and away the largest villain, followed by the local Queens activists," Steven Greenberg, a Siena College pollster, said in the release.
However, Ocasio-Cortez recently signaled that shes not completely opposed to Amazon coming to New York.


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Stories from Wednesday, July 3, 2002
Planned Parenthood fights sheriff order (Local News ~ 07/03/02)
A "dangerous precedent" would be set if the Storm Lake Planned Parenthood clinic is forced to turn over the records of hundreds of women to the county sheriff's office, according to the president of Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa, and the American Civil Liberties Union in New York...
Big inning lifts alta to win (High School Sports ~ 07/03/02)
Angie Brugman had two hits and drove in three runs to help send Alta to an 8-6 victory over Sac City in a Northwest Conference game on Monday night at Alta. The game was scoreless until the third inning when Sac City scored two runs. Alta answered with six runs in the third inning. Brooke Ryherd and Ashlea Payne each stroked a two-run single and Brugman followed with a double to drive in two more runs and make it 6-2 Cyclones...
Paup set to sing across Europe (Local News ~ 07/03/02)
. The soprano voice of the 2002 graduate of Alta High School fills the room as she thumbs through her copies of sheet music, fluently singing flowing notes that give life to a diverse flavor of songs ranging from the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" to "My God is a Rock."...
City fire department receives matching grant from state DNR (Local News ~ 07/03/02)
Alta Fire Chief Gene Molgaard told the Alta City Council on Monday that the grant which he applied for this spring had been approved by the DNR. The grant will allow the department to receive needed items such as small portable phones and portable hand radios to use to communicate in case of an emergency and several 2,000-gallon portable tanks to be at the disposal of the firefighters...
Engagement (Community News ~ 07/03/02)
Jerry & Ann Sandine, Aurelia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Meghan Plagman, Waterloo, IA, to Tom Bell, Waterloo, son of Tom & Ellen Bell, Alta. Meghan, a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, is an account executive for Beneficial Finance. Tom is a sales representative for Community Auto Plaza. Both Tom and Meghan were graduates of Aurelia High School. The couple plan to marry August 3 , at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia...
of Apple Valley, MN, announce their engagement to be married on September 28, at St. Mary's Church in Storm Lake. Their parents are Joan Lichter and Connie and Mike Kahnke all of Storm Lake. Sharon's father is Bud Lichter of Mason City. Bob and Marge Shewell of Storm Lake are Scott's grandparents. ...
SL artisan seeks spirit of the tribes (Local News ~ 07/03/02)
As his handmade spirit catchers gently sway in the mild summer breeze, Storm Lake artist Tommy "Two Feathers" Tomforde explains the logic behind his native American philosophy. "We always hear about how the natives were so easily destroyed, but over my years of study, what has popped up in my mind is their strength and spirituality," Tomforde said. ...
Hadden retires after 43 years at Central Bank (Community News ~ 07/03/02)
There will be a retirement open house to honor Hadden from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, July 5 at Central Bank, located on the corner of Lake Avenue and West 5th Street. "The bank has obviously become an important part of my life," Hadden said. "I've enjoyed working with many wonderful people and serving this terrific community."...
A group of largely conservative GOP leaders from across northwest Iowa has selected Steve King of Kiron as the Republican candidate and likely heir apparent to the Fifth District congressional seat. This is as it should be. Like Steve King or not, he was a clear winner in the popular vote, and it would have been foolish for a relative handful of people called to a "special nominating convention" to oppose a legitimate candidate who has won his election...
Letters to the Pilot (Editorial ~ 07/03/02)
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Guest Opinion (Editorial ~ 07/03/02)
During a layover in Atlanta recently, I let my mind wander as I watched people come and go. Having been randomly selected for a detailed screening at the gate at my prior stop, airport security was fresh in my mind. From where I sat, I could see behind the partition they were using to create the impromptu screening area at gate D32...
Change order approved by SL City Council (Local News ~ 07/03/02)
The order adds $6,730 to the contract, increasing the total to $1,078,614. The additional costs come from extra excavating work required at 10th Street and North Lake for water main repairs as well as for a different type of intake. This year's event will run from 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, until 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. This is the first year the event will be held overnight...
Police to host National Night Out (Local News ~ 07/03/02)
The Police Department is asking the community to come together at area gatherings and block parties across the city and to let their neighbors know that they care for each other and they will call in suspicious activities and crime that occur on their streets...
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Gail Barels, who grew up in Storm Lake and is a graduate of Buena Vista University, is part of the Green Bike Team, which is touring four countries in Northern Europe to view alternative energy sites and interview some of the world's top experts in clean energy alternatives. The conservation teacher is the only female rider making the journey. The group, led by former state legislator David Osterberg of Mount Vernon, ends the three-week trip next week in Denmark...
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Halder gave up a triple and a run in the seventh inning after blanking the E-Hawks through the first six innings. Halder allowed one earned run, walked one and struck out four. Storm Lake scored both of its runs in the second inning. Mel Fisher walked and pinch-runner Becca Anspach later scored on a single by Jenny Woodford. Chelsea Anderson followed with a single to score Woodford...


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Q: Error on checkout in Ebizmats Sage Suite Pro(Europe) I configure Sage pay extension with mage-world one-step checkout.
There are three payment methods we use on site:

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*PayPal using Sage-pay

*Sage-pay server

*Sage-pay Credit Card

During checkout by PayPal I got an error:

Payment has failed, please reload checkout page and try again. Your card has not been charged.

After searching a lot I found link :
Payment has failed, please reload checkout page and try again. Your card has not been charged
It works but after make changes in Sales.php, unable to checkout with "Sage Pay Suite [Frontend - DIRECT Integration](Sage-pay Credit Card)"
If disable onestepcheckout all payment methods working fine but I can't use default checkout.

A: The error 'Payment has failed, please reload checkout page and try again. Your card has not been charged.' in the Ebizmart extension is normally caused by a javascript conflict.  To confirm this, revert your store to the default theme and see if the problem goes away.
If it does, re-enable your theme and start disabling the theme specific javascript files until you find the one that is causing the problem.  To identify them, make sure you have cache disabled and disable merging of javascript if that is enabled.  Load the site and view source to see what theme js is loading.  To remove the js, open this file;
app/design/frontend/XXX/YYY/layout/checkout.xml

Where xxx yyy are the theme directory.  In this file find this block;
<checkout_onepage_index translate="label">
    <label>One Page Checkout</label>

Immediately under that, add this with the path of your js to remove - given you 2 methods to help here;
<reference name="head">
<!-- remove a file loaded from root/js -->
<action method="removeItem"><type>js</type><name>folder/some.js</name></action>
<!-- remove a file loaded from your skin dir -->
<action method="removeItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>folder/someskkin.js</name></action>
</reference>

This will unload the offending js from the checkout process only, which will mean it still loads where needed elsewhere.
Good luck

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Q: Matconvnet output of deep network's marix is uniform valued instead of varying values? Im trying to achieve a density map from network output of dimension 20x20x1x50. Here 20x20 is the output map and 50 is the batch size.
The issue is that the value of output X is equal 0.098 across each output matrix..20x20. There is no gaussian shape like density map but a flat similar valued output map 20x20x1x50. The issue is shown in the figure attached. What am i missing here? The euclidean loss for backpropagation is given as:

  case {'l2loss'}
    res=(c-X);

    n=1;
    if isempty(dzdy) %forward
        Y = sum((res(:).^2))/numel(res);
    else
        Y_= -1.*(c-X);
        Y = 2*single (Y_ * (dzdy / n) );
    end

A: Found the solution at
https://github.com/vlfeat/matconvnet/issues/313. Query conv.var(i).value to see where the value falls, and edit that layer in the conv net.
In my case I had to change biases of the conv layers
net2.params(8).value= 0.01*init_bias*ones(1, 128, 'single');%'biases',


The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra join forces with the renowned Nottingham Trent University Choir and West End star, Kerry Ellis for a musical extravaganza featuring some of the most popular Broadway hits.
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra have an international reputation, having performed in concert halls across the globe and are known for their performances of light and popular music.
With the combination of the West End's leading Lady, alongside one of the UK's finest orchestras and the Nottingham Trent University Choir led by conductor, Matthew Hopkins – this is truly not an evening to be missed!
The concert. at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall on Saturday April 22, will also feature the dazzling NTU Dance Troupe.
Tickets from £10 - £35.
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The Week's Top Business Stories
From the editors of Twin Cities Business:
Emerson Expansion To Bring 500 Jobs To Shakopee
Emerson Process Management has chosen the abandoned ADC Telecommunications building in Shakopee for the global headquarters of its Rosemount measurement technologies business. The move is expected to bring up to 500 new, highly skilled jobs to the city.
Best Buy To House Microsoft Windows Mini-Stores
Best Buy has partnered with Microsoft to install small Windows stores in select locations, which will offer Windows-based PCs, tablets, accessories, and support from a Microsoft-trained staff. The partnership builds on the Richfield-based company's recent move to add Samsung shops in 1,400 Best Buy locations.
Local Med-Tech Firm Cuts Jobs, Transfers Others From Maine To Minnesota
IntriCon Corporation, a publicly traded medical technology firm headquartered in Arden Hills, announced restructuring plans designed to cut $3 million in annual costs. While the plan involves eliminating 35 jobs at its various facilities, the company will shift workers to Minnesota from Maine, likely offsetting the job cuts here.
Petters Associate James Fry Found Guilty On All Counts
James Fry's case likely represents a final chapter in the Tom Petters saga. He was convicted on charges that he misled investors and lied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Minnesota Cup Names 2013 Semifinalists
The annual business-idea competition selected 57 semifinalists who will advance to the next round—moving them one step closer to $200,000 in prizes.
Ad Agency Fallon Loses Major Client Cadillac
General Motors pulled the Cadillac account from ad agency Fallon after nearly three years of award-winning work. In an employee memo, Fallon's CEO said it was "an outcome we do not deserve."
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One of the most iconic Gretsch models, the 6122 Chet Aktins Country Gentleman made its debut in 1957. Between 1957 and 1961, the F-holes on the body varied with some examples using simulated painted-on F-holes, some using simulated inlaid plastic F-holes, and others have actual open F-holes. By 1961, the model switched to a double cutaway and most F-holes were of the painted-on variety. Like the Epiphone Casino, this guitar's reputation was greatly influenced by its association with the Beatles and specifically George Harrison.
Unique to this Year: One pickup changes from Filter'Tron to Super'Tron.


"CD-BEV also improved efficacy in the subgroup of patients with previous antiangiogenic treatment, global quality of life was slightly superior with CD-BEV, and CD-BEV was associated with fewer serious adverse events," he added.
In patients with recurrent ovarian cancer suitable for retreatment with a platinum agent, standard therapy includes CG-BEV and carboplatin/pegylated liposomal doxorubicin alone. CG-BEV significantly increases progression-free survival over carboplatin/gemcitabine alone, whereas carboplatin/pegylated liposomal doxorubicin has one of the best therapeutic indices for recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, he pointed out. "The aim of this trial was to evaluate whether carboplatin/pegylated liposomal doxorubicin is superior to carboplatin/gemcitabine when given in combination with bevacizumab," he said.
Dr. Pfisterer noted that at the time of the study design, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors were not the standard of care, and the study did not obtain information about BRCA-mutation status.
AGO OVAR 2.21 included 682 patients with recurrent ovarian cancer (ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma) suitable for platinum-based therapy. Patients had recurred at least 6 months after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy, with more than two-thirds experiencing a platinum-free interval of at least 12 months. About 50% had prior antiangiogenic treatment, mostly with bevacizumab.
Patients were randomly assigned to receive bevacizumab at 15 mg/kg every 3 weeks until progressive disease or toxicity and either gemcitabine at 1,000 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 plus carboplatin AUC 4 on day 1 (the standard arm) or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin at 30 mg/m2 on day 1 plus carboplatin AUC 5 on day 1 (the experimental arm) for 6 cycles every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was investigator-assessed progression-free survival.
The median progression-free survival was 11.7 months with CG-BEV and 13.3 months with CD-BEV (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.807; P = .0128). Biologic (CA-125) progression-free survival was 10.0 and 11.5 months, respectively (HR = 0.758; P = .0010).
CD-BEV was superior in all subgroups. Patients with previous antiangiogenic treatment experienced a reduction in disease progression of 27% (P < .05), Dr. Pfisterer reported.
Patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer can be re-treated with bevacizumab.
A suitable partner for this treatment may be carboplatin plus pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (CD-BEV), according to the results of the 600-patient AGO OVAR 2.21 trial.
The median progression-free survival was 13.3 months with CD-BEV compared with 11.7 months with carboplatin/gemcitabine/bevacizumab (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.807; P = .0128).
The median overall survival was 28.2 months with CG-BEV vs 33.5 months with CD-BEV (HR = 0.833; P = .0787). Quality of life as assessed by the European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Questionnaire and the Disease-Specific Questionnaire Module instruments favored CD-BEV as well; however, the differences were statistically significant only at the two earliest time points.
Serious adverse events occurred in 8.5% of the CG-BEV arm and 9.9% of the CD-BEV arm. Grade 3 to 5 adverse events of special interest occurred in 45.3% and 44.0%, respectively. Neutropenia grade ≥ 3 was observed in 22.2% of the CG-BEV arm and in 12.0% of the CD-BEV arm. Grade ≥ 3 hypertension, however, occurred in 20.7% and 27.7%, respectively. Dr. Pfisterer acknowledged that single-agent liposomal doxorubicin can produce skin toxicity but said the addition of bevacizumab did not increase its occurrence.
DISCLOSURES: The study was funded by F. Hoffmann-La Roche. Dr. Pfisterer is a consultant/advisor with Roche, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Coherus Bioscience, DeciBio Consulting, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, PharmaMar, Shield Therapeutics, Simon-Kucher & Partners, Taylor Wessing LLP, and Tesaro.
1. Pfisterer J, Dean AP, Baumann K, et al: Carboplatin/pegylated liposomal doxorubicin/bevacizumab (CD-BEV) vs. carboplatin/gemcitabine/bevacizumab (CG-BEV) in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. 2018 ESMO Congress. Abstract 933O. Presented October 19, 2018.


Running a business successfully requires efficient, professional and effective help from service partners you simply have to rely on.
It's a plain fact of life, you just can't do it all yourself. As frustrating as that can be, you have to put your trust in someone and it's difficult sometimes to make the right decision – or having made the decision that works for a while you are faced with a service that becomes sub-standard.
The IT industry is no exception and our staff at PC Net are regularly taking calls from people who are no longer happy with their current IT provider and want to know the best course of action to get back on the right track, allowing them to concentrate on what they do best – running their business.
There can be a variety of reasons why a relationship turns sour. These include increasingly deteriorating customer service, the level of support and expertise is no longer adequate to meet requirements or maybe there have been wrangles over what is and what is not covered in the contract.
But the main reason we find for people wanting to move on is poor response rates from the current IT provider.
This can be anything from being unable to get hold of the right person, having to wait too long for problems to be addressed and for issues to be fixed. This can often result in valuable time being wasted, a substantial loss of revenue and a customer or client taking their business elsewhere.
Customers also often feel they are being ripped off by their current provider, so call us. Our free audit will often show whether that's the case and where they can make savings. Fees often increase when you have been with one company for any length of time – making the deal you may have far less attractive than that afforded a new customer.
People also come to us for a second opinion. Circumstances alter and evolve. If a business is looking at growth or change of location and a large IT spend, it is really important to get another, more subjective view on what is happening and advice on the best way to proceed.
This is always a sensible thing to do and sometimes the clarity of an independent third party can put things more clearly in focus, helping to make the right decisions and ensure you get only what you need.


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Pei Wei Asian Diner at Valley Mills and Waco Drive has closed permanently after 12 years in operation.
Staff photo — Jerry Larson
Pei Wei at Valley Mills and Waco drives has closed permanently after 12 years in operation.
Pei Wei calls it quits in Waco
By MIKE COPELAND mcopeland@wacotrib.com
Mike Copeland
Waco's Pei Wei Asian Diner opened in 2007 to much fanfare, and with fans saying they hoped its corporate kin, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, would follow it to the local market. Now P.F. Chang's is here, and Pei Wei has closed.
Now based in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Pei Wei last year announced it would change the look of its restaurants, starting with a freshly minted location in upscale Las Colinas. It also announced it would rework employee uniforms, signage, decor, even the music playlist customers would hear as they enjoyed a newly introduced menu item, Wei Better Orange Chicken.
Apparently any changes making their way to Valley Mills and Waco drives, where Pei Wei operated locally, did not change its fortunes.
Pei Wei spokesperson Sarah McClenaghan said the chain chose to shutter the Waco restaurant after evaluating store performance companywide, adding it was a tough decision and Pei Wei appreciates the loyal customers who ate there over the years.
She said Pei Wei, which has locations in 20 states, may reconsider the Waco market in the future.
Pei Wei closed briefly in June 2018, when inspectors from the McLennan County Health District discovered major violations during a surprise lunch-hour visit prompted by a customer complaint, David Litke, who oversees inspections for the health department, said at the time. Inspectors in October discovered similar problems, which Pei Wei corrected in a timely fashion without being forced to close, Litke said Wednesday.
Then in February this year, during a regularly scheduled inspection, the department assigned 11 demerits. The dishwasher was not cleaning properly, and drainage from the soda fountain was causing wastewater to flow across the floor, creating a slimy residue at the floor drain, Litke said.
He referred to inspection reports during the interview.
Still, the health district did not close Pei Wei in February or this week.
"I just happen to have a note on my desk about the closing," Litke said Wednesday. "After receiving the news, we drove by and noticed they were closed. It was their action to close. It wasn't us."
Wednesday morning, several people who identified themselves as former Pei Wei employees were cleaning the space and dismantling furniture. They said they learned of the closing Tuesday but would not comment further.
Later, Laura Anderson, a shift manager at Pei Wei, agreed to speak with the Tribune-Herald by phone. Anderson said she had been employed at Pei Wei 10 days shy of one year, and was making $11.25 an hour as a culinary shift leader. She said other shift managers were making $12 to $14 an hour.
Anderson said business at the restaurant had picked up in recent weeks, better than it had been in months since the last inspection.
Asked to identify the location's biggest shortcoming, Anderson said, "I myself think it could have been cleaner. Tables would not be wiped down as quickly as they might have been. The appearance could have been better."
She said there were regulars who came in almost daily.
A caller who identified herself as an employee, and who put Anderson on the line during the interview, said management met with staffers Tuesday to announce the closing. Those not on duty were telephoned and asked to attend a meeting at the restaurant. They also received written notification of the closing.
The note said employees could apply at other Pei Wei locations.
Pei Wei Asian Kitchen now is owned by PWD Acquisition LLC, whose principal member, Lorne Goldberg, also owns and operates quick-service Asian brands Pick Up Stix, which is based in California, and Leeann Chin and Mandarin Express, which are based in Minnesota, according to a Nation's Restaurant News report.
Pei Wei moved to Irving from Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2017, the same year it parted ways with P.F. Chang's, according to the report. Its signs became Pei Wei Asian Kitchen, a departure from its previous operating name, Pei Wei Asian Diner.
Meanwhile, P.F. Chang's China Bistro opened in October in the Legends Crossing development at Interstate 35 and West Loop 340.
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Model, Reviews, Interviews & Features!
UK-based model Alice Phillips has made a huge mark in the fashion and beauty industries on an international level in recent years, due in no small part to her flawless features, such as her perfect lips and gorgeous blonde locks, not to mention her killer body. Alice has been featured in Hello! Magazine, a highly popular publication in the UK, Style Magazine (UK), she also had a six-page spread in 7Hues Magazine, where she looks absolutely stunning. Over the last few years Alice's versatility as a model has been a major draw for clothing, swimwear and make-up brands such as Goals Boutique, New Yorker's Apparel, Elizabeth Jane Swimwear, Shopshift, Jessica White Cosmetics, and more.
While Alice is only 22-years-old she has a long career ahead of her as a model, which means she needs to keep her hair shining and her skin glowing at all times. And just because her beauty routine is necessary for her to continue booking high profile jobs like she does, that doesn't mean her beauty secrets can't be useful for the rest of us as well, because after all, who doesn't want to look like a model? Prior to becoming the sought after model she is today, Alice spent time as a makeup artist, so if you're ready to find out about some of her insider tips and personal favorites, make sure to check out our interview below.
What's your 5-minute routine, your go-to regimen when you're in a crunch for time?
AP: When I'm in a rush for work, I'll wake up wash and tone my face, I'll mix my moisturizer with my foundation, I like to do this a lot as it also makes my foundation lighter for daily use. Then I will use a bold lip stick, so I only have to do a bit of mascara and eyeliner!
AP: My lip liner and lipstick, never ever!
AP: I live next to a hiking path, so i do that 3 to 4 times a week and then I go to the gym in the evening every other day to get my weights in!
What are a few of your beauty essentials?
AP: Sublimage Chanel cleanser is one of my favourites, I have been using that for 3 years now. If I am going for the completely flawless skin look I will use Stila stay all day foundation, this is great but on a day to day it is pretty thick, if you were to use it everyday mix it with moisturizer to lighten it, lastly my Laura Mercier powder is very important as this sets my face and holds everything in place even my eye shadow!
What are some of your skincare secrets?
AP: I think skin care is always hard to have top secrets for as everyone's skin is so different and we have to be careful as to what we use on our skin! I would definitely go to a dermatologist and get them to review you skin, to show you what will work best with it. Me personally, I like to use a oil free moisturizer with a really hydrating serum underneath, then once a week I use the Sublimage Mask by Chanel to really boost everything!
Do you have any go-to DIY concoctions you use for skin hydration?
AP: When I use my mask it says to use it for 10 minutes, I leave mine on overnight and then wash my face the following morning, this really intensifies the moisture.
How do you keep your hair shiny and healthy?
AP: Once or twice a week I will use a hair mask overnight with a shower cap on to intensify the treatment. Also I never blow dry my hair, that's a massive thing that keeps my hair from breaking. Always try to wash it with enough time for your hair to naturally dry! Lastly hair oil, coconut oil is my fav!
As a makeup artist, what are some of the most important things that you learned that everyone should know?
AP: One of the most important things to me is that there is no rule with makeup just because it's a bronzer or blusher does not mean it can't be an eye shadow, just because it's an eyeliner does not mean you can't use it on your lips! Makeup is so fun, to experiment with all different products and different ways of using them is the best thing you can do! Who knows what different looks you could do!
What's your favorite go-to makeup look for a night on the town, and how do you achieve it?
AP: My go to would be a smokey eye! Smokey eyes are the easiest to achieve once you know how to do it. I would say always start with a brown or black kohl eyeliner drawing a thicker liner then blend that out with a clean brush, go over with a shadow and keep blending out, until you get a soft smokey look. If you need to make it darker just keep going back over with a shadow.
What's your usual makeup routine for everyday?
AP: Some days I don't like to wear anything on my eyes so I will do a nice base, contour, highlight and brows! Thats me done for the most part!
AP: I don't have a beauty icon per say but I love people who start something new and make it their own! I will always thank Amy Winehouse for the winged eye liner! I love winged eyeliner!!


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GARY SINISE AND JOE MANTEGNA SALUTE OUR AMERICAN HEROES ON PBS's NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT
For more than 20 years, PBS has been proud to honor the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country with the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT. The multi award-winning event, broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, will be co-hosted for the fifth year by Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise (CSI: NEW YORK) and Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna (CRIMINAL MINDS), two acclaimed actors who have dedicated themselves to veterans' causes and supporting our troops in active service. The 21st annual broadcast of THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT will air live in HD on PBS Sunday, May 30 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings) before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our service members around the world on the American Forces Network.
The evening, that has become an American tradition, offers viewers a time to remember, to heal and bring our country together. The 2010 event will focus on three themes:
The concert will honor the sacrifices, suffering and love of a new generation of young military widows whose fallen spouses served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
On the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, the broadcast pays tribute to the heroic service of the soldiers who fought and perished in this "forgotten war."
The concert will also pay homage to the more than 125,000 WWI and WWII service members who did not come home but rest in 24 military cemeteries in the foreign lands where they fought for liberty.
Joining co-hosts Sinise and Mantegna will be an all-star line-up that includes: distinguished American leader Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.); Oscar, Golden Globe and multiple Grammy award-winning music legend and humanitarian Lionel Richie whose distinguished career includes over 100 million records sold; Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winning country music artist Brad Paisley; Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Blythe Danner; acclaimed actors Dennis Haysbert and A.J. Cook; classical crossover artist Katherine Jenkins; three time Tony-nominated Broadway star Kelli O'Hara; and Grammy-winning gospel/adult contemporary superstar Yolanda Adams in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly.
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Q&A: Richard Schaefer!
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Fightnews.com interviewed Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer on Friday to get the latest on De La Hoya-Mayweather II, the Mosley-Judah cancellation, plus the latest on Barrera, Hopkins, Casamayor and much more.
On Oscar De La Hoya's condition in regard to a hairline fraction around his right eye suffered in the Steve Forbes fight:
Oscar is good, he'll be ready to go September 20th. I saw him last night so everything will be good.
On the status of Mayweather-De La Hoya II:
I'm trying to finalize that and I'm hopeful that in the next few days that will be accomplished. There's no hang-up, it's just a matter of getting everything signed off. Oscar wants the fight, Floyd wants the fight, sponsors are already lining up in masses, venues are interested everywhere. The last fight they were separated by one point and it was an extremely close fight and there were some questions about the fight. One of them was 'Mayweather hasn't really knocked out anybody for a while, did he lose his power moving up all these weight classes?' And I think [Mayweather] answered that when he knocked out Ricky Hatton, a previously undefeated fighter, in spectacular fashion, so I think if anybody thought that Mayweather can't knock out people at these higher weights, he showed them that he still can. And the other question of course was Oscar's stamina. 'Has he become like a six round fighter?' And I think Oscar answered that in spectacular fashion a week ago where in the twelfth round he was more on his toes than he was in the first round. The jab kept coming, he was on his toes, he looked very relaxed in the ring. I think both fighters in their last fight answered the critics and now let's will see what September 20th will bring us.
On the site of Mayweather-De La Hoya II:
It's really a destination fight, just like the last time. The people, media, public, fight fans from all over the world are going to come and as a destination Las Vegas is very attractive, so I have no doubt that this fight is going to end up in Las Vegas.
On the Mosley-Judah cancellation:
I met with Zab yesterday, he came and sat down with me and I saw his arm and it really looked like a shark bite. There's absolutely no way he could have fought. He really wanted that fight and he really tried whatever he could to make it happen. He looked in great shape and was ready to go. I feel bad that the injury happened. Of course, I feel very bad for Shane because he's trained so hard and he's in tremendous shape. He knew that he would have to be at his best for this fight and for the fight to be cancelled like that, it's obviously a big let down. Zab indicated to me that he really would like to fight Shane. But in meeting with Shane, they indicated to me that the do not want to reschedule the fight, that they would rather go into a different direction. One of the fights that they had indicated to me was Ricardo Mayorga.
We're planning on doing a pay-per-view in October with Juan Manuel Marquez, and I talked to Don King a week ago, to see if we could put a Marquez-Nate Campbell fight together. I haven't heard back from him yet. I think he was traveling overseas I was told. So with what's happening with Mosley, we could possibly see a doubleheader with Mayorga and Mosley and with Juan Manuel Marquez and Nate Campbell and I think we could come up with a couple of other fights with Don, so I think we could come up with a pretty spectacular night in October.
On Joel Casamayor:
Nothing's been signed yet, but it looks like Casamayor might fight Juan Diaz. That seems to be the direction he's going. Nothing's been finalized but we do have September 13 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on hold and it would be an HBO fight. I wanted to finalize that yesterday and today but we had the postponement of the Mosley-Judah card so I'll try next week to finalize the September 13th date.
On Marco Antonio Barrera:
Barrera was at the De La Hoya fight in Los Angeles and he indicated to me that he would like to fight [this year]. Not a tune-up fight, but rather go into a big fight. One of the potential names he mentions was the winner of the fight between Marquez and Campbell, we'll see how that turns out. But at the 135lb weight class there's so many exciting match-ups. Right now it is the most talented division.
On Bernard Hopkins:
Bernard is very satisfied with his career, his legacy and frankly he's very satisfied with his last fight as well, whereas I mentioned before, a lot of media and fight fans felt that Bernard pulled it off against Joe with the knockdown it would have been a very close fight. But at this time Bernard is happy to spend more time with his wife and father. He's very busy with real estate investments even around Philadelphia. He's busy with Golden Boy Promotions, so he's really satisfied with everything. But, having said that, he did hint to me, if the right fight would come up, that he would certainly entertain it, but it really would have to be a fight that fits within his overall structural fights, what he has done, another legendary night. Other than that, he has done financially very well here with us, so it's not a money driven fight, he feels if it's a more challenge driven fight. If the right challenge is there, I have a feeling Bernard will lace them up again.
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I'm a bad dude," "Mentally and physically.
A doubleheader with Mayorga/Mosley and Marquez/Campbell would be great!
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"Eintracht Frankfurt have won in Rome, Marseille and Milan, so a trip to Lisbon won't spook them."
Having finally parted company with the increasingly unpopular Rui Vitoria, who won two Portuguese titles with the Lisbon giants but then slowly lost his grip on things, Benfica had a decision to make. They are believed to have been rebuffed by Jose Mourinho, and considered bringing back the vastly experienced Jorge Jesus. As it turns out, the correct solution was under their noses.
Exceptional youth coach Bruno Lage was handed the reins, and has delivered a superb set of results. He has got Benfica back level with title rivals Porto on points (they recently won 2-1 at Porto), he has promoted excellent youngsters like Joao Felix and Gedson Fernandes into key roles in the team, and he has had success by switching the formation from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2.
Benfica have won 11 of their last 14 home matches in all competitions, but they haven't been without their hiccups. They lost at home to Moirerense and drew with Belenenses, they were beaten by bitter rivals Sporting in the semi-finals of the Taca de Portugal, and in the Europa League they haven't pulled up any trees in knockout successes against Galatasaray and Dinamo Zagreb. They needed extra time to overcome the Croatian side, and the big question is how drained are they are after playing so many big matches in three competitions?
Veteran forward Jonas is suspended, so teenage talent Felix will probably partner Haris Seferovic in attack. Midfield anchor Gabriel is struggling with injury, and his absence would be a big blow.
Eintracht Frankfurt won their first major trophy for 30 years last season, as they lifted the DFB Cup by beating Bayern Munich in the final. That success started a buzz in Germany's financial heartland that has grown louder and louder. The home games in the group stage were sold out before the draw was even made, and the Eagles have taken thousands of fans across Europe with them.
In the Bundesliga, Frankfurt have put together a club-record winning streak of six matches, and are on course to qualify for the Champions League for the first time ever. Coach Adi Hutter has done a wonderful job of adding flair and a clever transition game to a solid base that was bequeathed to him by his predecessor Niko Kovac.
In attack, Luka Jovic - ironically on loan from Benfica, who never quite believed in him - has sparkled. His 99th-minute, match-winning penalty at Schalke on Saturday was his 17th goal of this Bundesliga season, and he has netted seven times in the Europa League, including the winner at Inter in the last 16. He has been given wonderful support by Sebastien Haller and Ante Rebic, while wing-backs Filip Kostic and Danny Da Costa have had exceptional campaigns.
Given that Frankfurt have won in Rome, Marseille and Milan, and that they are still unbeaten in 2019, they seem too big for the win here at [3.3].
Benfica have made big strides under Lage, but they haven't hit top gear in either the Champions League or Europa League this term, and I wonder if they may be a little distracted by their title tussle with Porto.
I'll back Frankfurt Draw No Bet at [2.4].
Eintracht Frankfurt have been goal machines this season, but their tie against Inter showed they can be circumspect and control games at this level. There was only one goal across two legs of that tie against the Nerazzurri, while Benfica's last three matches in the UEL have seen an Under 2.5 Goals bet land.
Frankfurt have conceded just one goal in their last six competitive games, and Benfica won't want to take early risks against such a good counter-attacking team, so backing Under 2.5 Goals makes sense at [2.0].


The Dark Side of Christian History.
The Unholy in Holy Scripture.
Leaving the Fold (A Guide to Recovery from Fundamentalism).
Atheism: The Case Against God.
and (ii)Biblical Errancy - A Reference Guide.
Jesus, in History and Myth.
eds. R.J. Hoffmann & G.A. Larue.
The 2000 Years of Disbelief.
Famous people with the courage to doubt.
Religious conflicts of the '90s.
Illustrated history of religious murder and madness.
The religious origins of war and terrorism.
The rise of the new Christians.
Close Encounters with the Religious Right.
A scientist shows why the creationists are wrong.
God and the Burden of Proof.
Two arguments for the Nonexistence of God.
Why I am an Agnostic and Other Essays.
Victims of the Church Tell Their Stories.
A Ringmaster's Escape From the Pentecostal Church.
A critical review of the evidence of his existence.
The Mind of the Bible-Believer.
Ultrafundamentalism and the Future of America.
Jesus in History and Myth.
ed. by R. Joseph Hoffmann and Gerald A. Larue.
Leaving the Fold: Testimonies of Former Fundamentalists.
Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist?.
Relic, Icon or Hoax? Carbon Dating the Turin Shroud.
Institute of Physics Publishing, 1996.
Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman.
101 Myths of the Bible: How Ancient Scribes Invented Biblical History.
Many of these are available from http://www.prometheusbooks.com.
http://www.jesusquest.com is an online bookstore specializing in skeptical and atheist books related to the origins of Christianity and the search for the historical Jesus.
For those who are into referral, there is an excellent list of websites and books with brief commentary.
It is prepared by JK.


Do you like my new layout??
I LOVED my trip last weekend to New Orleans. It was a fabulous city, but it's really good to be home with my short people again.
Anyone need any chocolate? I'm less than 2000 points away from my all-expenses paid trip to Costa Rica :D http://www.mydcdsite.com/becki.
As usual, I wandered off in the middle of my list. But the towels will be dry soon, and then Jack's clothes can go into the dryer.
Have you seen Dawn of the Dead (the real one, not the 2004 remake)? The chick who brings them coffee in the control room at the beginning of the movie is Molly McCloskey, who is now a trainer for Dove Chocolate Discoveries. Yay!
Our next conference is in Pittsburgh! The locals to that area are really excited. I'm glad I can drive in less than a day.
Besides being tired, I'm really tired of being cold. C'mon spring and summer!
love the new layout. I too can't wait for Spring and Summer - I'll be home !!!


You've probably experienced a time you've had a developer just sigh and take your computer from you instead of watching you entering in code to a scary looking terminal window. Wouldn't you rather know a little bit of what they're up to? Wouldn't you rather figure out the basic commands of knowing how to use git (which you'll inevitably have to use at some point)?
These are the very basics, but they'll certainly help with getting you familiar with using terminal and not feeling as scared about deleting everything on your computer.
First off, you can start using the command line by opening up the Terminal app. The easiest way to do this is to search Spotlight (shortcut: cmd + space) for Terminal.
Stands for change directory (or folder). You can use this command to navigate into a folder.
…and then press enter. If your folder were named Development instead, you'd use the next command to save you a little time.
Completes arguments. If you're drilling down into a directory, use tab to finish the folder name so you don't have to memorize it (or worry about spelling it wrong).
This will let you navigate through previous commands you've already entered. I've found it's especially helpful when using git add and push or when you need to remember that command that dev told you to use and you haven't cleared your window.
To create a new folder within the directory you're in.
Removes. You can use this to, say, remove the directory you just created. (Hint: use tab to complete the directory name.) This command also removes files, but be careful because they do not go to the trash can. Instead, they're deleted immediately.
Created a stylesheet, but it's in the wrong folder? Use the mv command to move the file to the correct folder.
Clears the current window. Have your terminal window cluttered up with stuff and just want to not be distracted? Enter the clear command to start fresh.
This means write (or save) and quite. (Yes you need the colon.) Press enter and it should go back to the view that's more familiar. If that doesn't work, try adding an exclamation point to the end.
Extra points if you actually type a commit message before quitting!
Intimidated when people say you should learn something like Vim, but don't know where to start? You can enter vimtutor as a command and start learning immediately.
That's right. Terminal comes with a built in way to learn how to use it's code editor, so no excuses.
Interested in learning more about how to use the command line? Check out The Art of Command Line.


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Alberta premier open to amendments on sovereignty act
اخبارالعرب 24-كندا:الخميس 1 ديسمبر 2022 09:14 مساءً Premier Danielle Smith suggested on Thursday that the provincial government is open to changes to the proposed sovereignty act.
Smith introduced Bill 1, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, on Tuesday.
Since then, legal experts, Opposition MLAs, and some business groups have raised concerns about how the bill grants sweeping unilateral powers to cabinet to change legislation. Smith and her ministers said that changes would be made only on the direction of the legislative assembly.
On Thursday, a tiny crack appeared in the so far unyielding stance by the government.
In question period, Smith challenged the Opposition NDP to be "constructive" and table amendments to the bill.
"If the honourable members would like to make a couple of amendments to approve the bill we are more than happy to work collaboratively with them," she said.
Bill 1 lays out a process about how the province intends to defy federal laws, policies and programs MLAs decide are either unconstitutional or harmful to Alberta's interests.
Although resolutions are debated and passed by the legislative assembly, the bill proposes giving cabinet the power to amend existing provincial laws behind closed doors. Currently, cabinet can only pass or alter regulations.
Ministers claim they can only follow recommended actions in the resolution but the bill is silent on that issue.
Clarifications needed?
Kaycee Madu, deputy premier, said on Twitter Thursday that changes to a statute always need to go to the assembly for debate.
"Nothing changed that process in Bill 1," the post said.
"Bill 1 preserves the powers of the Legislative Assembly. We will consider [an] amendment to Bill 1 to clarify this to avoid confusion."
Although he was unaware of Madu's tweets, Justice Minister Tyler Shandro told reporters Thursday about the need to possibly make the same clarifications in Bill 1.
"How legislation might be amended after a resolution, I think that has to be more clear," Shandro said. "We're open to getting that feedback."
NDP Leader Rachel Notley wants Smith to revoke the act entirely. She said the bill is scaring the business community, limits Albertans' ability to challenge decisions and infringes on the Treaty rights of Indigenous people.
"We need to drive investment opportunities, not drive away investors." Notley told the legislature. "My message today to the government is to simply withdraw this mess of a bill."
Smith said wording of the bill ensures that the rights of Indigenous people as outlined in section 35 of the Constitution Act 1982


I arrived at the US consulate in Shenyang at 8:15am. The handwritten sign on the window of the security office said citizen services would begin at 8:30. There didn't seem to be the threat of a line forming, so I figured I was safe to wander around a few minutes to see what the capital of Liaoning Province had to offer.
As I turned to leave, I bumped into something solid – it felt like a tree or a telephone poll, but turned out to be a person.
Grandpa stopped and searched for his cigarettes, trying to ignore the pain in his hands and legs.


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1. From Kandy: Ancient Heritage of Sri Lanka 2-Day Guided Tour
Embark on a 2-day tour of Sri Lanka's cultural history, including one of its most famous National Parks. Explore the sacred city of Anuradhapura, Dambulla Golden Cave Temple, and Wilpattu National Park. Day 1: Kandy – Dambulla – Anuradhapura Start your journey at 7:00 AM with hotel pickup in Kandy. Hop into an air-conditioned vehicle and head for Dambulla to your first stop: the historic caves of the Golden Temple of Dambulla, dating back to the 1st century BC. View the ancient murals depicting the life story of Lord Gautama Buddha. Marvel at the hundreds of Buddha figurines and other deities scattered across the 5 main caves. You'll also see the giant golden Buddha statue just a little distance outside the cave complex and hear the tales of this ancient kingdom. Afterwards, head to Anuradhapura where you'll check into your hotel for a short rest. In the evening, explore the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, which served as the country's capital for over a millennium until the 10th century AD. See its pagodas, monastic buildings, and ponds scattered over a vast area. Visit important landmarks, like Jetavanarama, one of the tallest buildings of the ancient world; the Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment; and the huge Abhayagiri Monastery. Learn about the fascinating history of this region as you walk in the footsteps of kings. Day 2: Anuradhapura – Wilpattu – Kandy Early in the morning, head to Wilpattu National Park for a jeep safari. Feel the call of the wild as you catch sight of the elusive Sri Lankan leopard—this National Park is believed to have the highest concentration of leopards in the entire world. See hundreds of other types of wildlife such as deer, buffalo, monkeys, crocodiles, and rare birds. Get the photographs of a lifetime of these curious creatures. After the safari, return to your hotel for a short rest before setting off again for a visit to Mihintale Rock. This is the place where Buddhism began in Sri Lanka, the spot where King Devanampiyatissa and Monk Mahina met. View the monastic ruins at the foot of the mountain and walk in the footsteps of Mahina as you visit the cave where he lived. See historic stupas (commemorative monuments) as you wander the ruins of an age long past, helping you to understand its impact on the history and current state of Sri Lanka. After this final visit, you'll head back to your hotel in Kandy.
Top Attractions in Central Province, Sri Lanka
1 Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
2 Sigiriya Lion Rock
3 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kandy
4 Horton Plains National Park
5 Dambulla Royal Cave Temple
6 Lake Gregory
7 Lipton's Seat
8 Sigiriya - Fresco
9 Wasgamuwa National Park
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2 Nuwara Eliya
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