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Saturday , 16 January 2021
The Hottest Sally Hawkins Photos Around The Net
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Sally Cecilia Hawkins was born to Jacqui and Colin Hawkins, writers and graphic artists of kids literature, in a hospital located at Lewisham in London, England. She is of British and Irish ancestry. Hawkins got raised in Greenwich, London. The actress then proceeded to attend the Dulwich Girls School of James Allen. She later graduated from the Royal Dramatic Arts Academy in the year of 1998. Her date of birth is April 27, 1976. Sally has received praise in Film and Television for her work, but her first few parts were in stage productions. She appeared in the Romeo and Juliet of the playwright William Shakespeare, portraying the fairy queen, Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The England- raised beauty has already piled up an incredible Résumé, taking on every art form from having played Anne Eliot in Jane Austen's Persuasion in the 2007 TV adaptation up until roles in rugged movies like Layer Cake. Despite this, it is the hot lady's passion for making people feel good that managed to throw her into the celebrity industry. Issues and a minor scandal emerged when SallyHawkins was not indicted for her performance as Poppy to receive an Oscar Award. The occurrence was the first year since 2001 that a Golden Globe recipient had not gotten considered for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and the first since 1995-96 that no one from the division was recognized.
In 2006, the sexy British star also had uncredited performances in Ayoade's film, Man to Man, where Sally Hawkins played multiple uncredited parts, including the lead's wife and a Personal Assistant, which viewers can see in many deleted scenes featured on Blu ray. In the years of 2009 until 201010, Hawkins' movies include the following Never Let Me Go, Happy Ever Afters, and Desert Flower. Has long been connected to the film "The Roaring Kid," but development never progressed on the picture. The movie was a film adaptation of the life of Bernadette Devlin, the lady who would become the youngest female Member of Parliament for Northern Ireland at the age of 21.
The British goddess was the only star to have been nominated in participation at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014, and not to be given a reaction captured after her "Oscar snippet." The projector collapsed after her video, and a black screen showed up. aBy the time the console was revived a few moments later, then it had cut the actress June Squibb and unto another candidate.
In the image gallery, you will find pictures similar to those done by the bombshell in sexy photoshoots, red carpet shots, magazine spreads, promotional materials, bikini beach photos, and more! She is known to have abundant boobs and a curvy ass guaranteed to drive anybody crazy.
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An adventure prompt for Halloween! This is slightly darker than I usually like to write, but it is Halloween. Hope you enjoy it and please let me know what you think in the comments.
The cold floor seeped through her dress, through her skin, through her muscles and came to rest in her bones. She waited for It to start again. The clawing, the screaming, and the pain. The door squeaked open, a figure slipped in.


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Q: iOS dismiss all keyboard and modal controls I am making a network based application and I've stumbled across a little dilema. My app connects to the server and the application uses the keyboard and displays a modal view when certain buttons are pressed. This is all fine and working as I want it to. My issue is when the server loses connection whether for maintenance or we lose connection the app goes back to the login screen, but the keyboard or modal views don't get dismissed. Do I have to keep track of these to dismiss them or is there some global command that I could send to dismiss everything.
Thanks in advance for the help

A: In your view controller user:
[self.view endEditing: YES];

This will resignFirstResponder for all subviews of your main view. No need to keep track of which textField is first responder.

A: There are at least a couple of different ways to dismiss the keyboard:
One of these should work:
[myEditField resignFirstResponder];
[myEditField endEditing];
[parentView endEditing];

There is no "global" way to dismiss all open modal views. You will need to specifically dismiss any modal views you've opened using:
[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
// This can be called either from within the modal view or its parent:

A: I've discovered a case where endEditing and resignFirstResponder fail. This has worked for me in those cases.
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] sendAction:@selector(resignFirstResponder) to:nil from:nil forEvent:nil];
[self setEditing:NO];

A: Just use a private property to hold the current modal view and/or text field that has the focus.  Then when you lose your connection, use the value of that property (which you set on instantiation of the modal view) to dismiss the current one.

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Q: How to list Azure vms using python? I am trying to list Azure VMs using python code. could someone help me with this issue?
I have already tried to go through the code on the Microsoft website but it is not clear to me.

A: First, you need to follow the section Register your client application with Azure AD of Azure offical document Azure REST API Reference to register an application with Azure AD on Azure portal for getting the required parameters client_id and secret for Authentication to list VMs.
And, you continue to get the other required parameters subscription_id and tenant_id.
Then, to create a virtual environment in Python to install Azure SDK for Python via pip install azure or just install Azure Compute Management for Python via pip install azure-mgmt-compute.
Here is my sample code.
from azure.common.credentials import ServicePrincipalCredentials
from azure.mgmt.compute import ComputeManagementClient

credentials = ServicePrincipalCredentials(
    client_id='<your client id>',
    secret='<your client secret>',
    tenant='<your tenant id>'
)

subscription_id = '<your subscription id>'
client = ComputeManagementClient(credentials, subscription_id)

If just list VMs by resource group, to use function list(resource_group_name, custom_headers=None, raw=False, **operation_config) as the code below.
resource_group_name = '<your resource group name>'
vms_by_resource_group = client.virtual_machines.list(resource_group_name)

Or you want to list all VMs in your subscription, to use function list_all(custom_headers=None, raw=False, **operation_config) as the code below.
all_vms = client.virtual_machines.list_all()

As references, there are two SO threads I think which may help for understanding deeper: How to get list of Azure VMs (non-classic/Resource Managed) using Java API and Is it anyway to get ftpsState of azure web app (Azure Function app) using Python SDK?.
Hope it helps.


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Upper school students realize that while they have much to learn, they also have much to contribute.
Today's Pierce students, tomorrow's freshmen in the world's top universities.
What makes Pierce, more than a school? It is the light, the motion and the life we give to things.


Rc.No.55/SSA/T6-U/2014. Dated: 28.10.2014. To mainstream the Madarsa Students in Telangana State, TSSA has instructed that all eligible students of Madarasa in TS State should apply for SSC Exams through Telangana Open School (TSOSS).
Sub: TSSA, Hyderabad - Support to Madarsa Education - Mainstreaming of Madarsa Children for formal education - Linking of Madarsa Education Programme with SSC (TSOSS) -Reg.
All the Project Officers of SSA in the state are hereby informed that the Director, Telangana State Open School Society, Hyderabad has issued notification for the admission of children who are willing to appear for SSC examination through Telangana State Open School Society for the academic year 2014-15.
In view of the above, all the Project Officers of SSA in the State are requested to conduct a meeting with all the Madrasa Nazims to make them aware of this scheme and to collect the details of as many qualified students of Madarasas supported by SSA and see that all eligible students apply for SSC (TSOSS) examinations and should take immediate action to pay prescribed fee as detailed hereunder.
They are requested to give wide publicity in their districts for maximum enrollment and they should also pay prescribed examination fee of Rs.500/- per child at the time of announcement for examinations issued by the Director, TSOSS, Hyderabad. The expenditure shall be met from the budget provision of respective DPOs under the Head "Madrasa and Minority Education"
Further they are requested to monitor closely while selecting the children, payment of the above said fee and for their good results.


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"disconnected" before plug in HDMI cable, then switch to "connected"
internal speaker after unplugging the HDMI.
present. The full "dmesg" attached.
The HDMI cable is plugged in at ~26th second.
then unplug the HDMI at ~73th second.
>> Pull the cable out faster?
>> check but that thing failed spectacularly.
> but the symptom persists.
Presumably we just want to kick off a delayed work (2s?) from a hotplug event if the status remains unchanged (and it's not a long pulse etc etc).
I also encountered this bug on ThinkPad T440. In fact, I think this's a regression: I never seen this bug on 4.14. It only appeared when I upgraded to 4.16, and it didn't go away after I upgraded to 4.17.
The most prominent side effect is that systemd-logind fails to suspend on lid close, believing that there's external screen attached.
Interestingly, although `grep . /sys/class/drm/*/status` will say that monitor is connected, on my machine, simply running `xrandr` will unstuck the status (and the grep command will now correctly report "disconnected" as well).
Another thing that I noticed is that `xrandr --output HDMI-1 --off` no longer turns the monitor off, but merely turns it black. I'm absolutely sure that the command used to actually turn the screen off. Not sure if it's related to this bug, though.
Some background: we encountered the issue on our port of the Intel graphic driver to Genode and believed long it is due to some porting issues. Then I stumbled over this bug report and the hint about the 2s delay work. So, implemented a patch and we could resolve the issue with the HDMI disconnect reliable for us - thanks.
Thanks. I verified the attached patch on the problematic X705FD/X560UD. It works fine on both.
Is this patch is in upstream?
Will your patch go upstream? Or is there any patch that is a good upstream candidate for approval?
Gentle ping. Any better idea for the next step?
I see similar issue on Chromebook with native HDMI port. When HDMI connection gets removed slowly (wiggling) issue is easily reproducible. (Issue happens with drm-tip also).
Attaching the logs for the same.
Any update on when upstream fix will be available?
> upstream candidate for approval?
Chris, Any feedback from comment 11? Do you still have the issue after applying the patch?
> > upstream candidate for approval?
No problem with Jani's patch. It's working fine unless a very tricky pull out of HDMI cable (pull out the HDMI cable gentle and slow, with each move of a few millimeters).
Issue is not reproducible with this patch.
@Jani, How to proceed further?


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Tagged: bedroom pop
Dr. Paul – Calling Daddy Anarchist
Intimate Lo-Fi Bedroom Pop
Plastic Response // Death Records – March 6, 2017
Those who have seen Dr. Paul perform live can tell you that it's a unique experience to take in. It's like going to watch psychedelic karaoke where the singer has written all the songs themselves – the tracks flow into each other, one right after the other, to the point that it becomes disorienting. Calling Daddy Anarchist, in its recorded form, gives the listener the benefit of being able to listen to the music one song at a time, allowing time to digest things and better understand what Dr. Paul is trying to get across.
The album opens with "Artificial Significance," setting the aural tone for the album with lo-fi, laid-back guitar, affected vocals, and a drum machine chugging in the background – the repeated 'the future's just ahead' has a way of getting stuck in your head. "Up To My Wasted" has an upbeat feel, instrumentally, but lyrics like the opening line, 'not even the sun can bring me up anymore,' have a way of making it lonely. Later in the album is "King of Crash Landings," which alternates between laid-back verses and a more intense chorus with the memorable lyrics 'it's like screaming in a vacuum with a knife in your eye // the king of crash landings here saying goodbye.' My favorite of the album is "Trouble Sleeping In," which may also be the album's most accessible and catchiest track – it has some of my favorite lyrics of the album, like 'wait… I can grow back my long hair // too late… now the timing isn't there' and 'if you ever want for nothing, you can get it over here.' A few songs later is a solid cover of Beat Awfuls' "Jackie Ono," another Lexington band that Dr. Paul plays in.
Calling Daddy Anarchist explores dark feelings of loneliness and disappointment through some really intimate-feeling lyrics and storytelling, though Dr. Paul does a nice job of sprinkling in occasional pieces of humor throughout. Those that like other Lexington acts like Beat Awfuls, Cherry Crush, and Jovontaes ought to really enjoy this.
Tracks I Liked: Artificial Significance!!, Diane Lives too Fast!, Up to My Wasted!, King of Crash Landings!, Trouble Sleeping In!!!, Air Guitar!, Jackie Ono!
Ben Southworth – April 10, 2017 – Kenwick Place
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Imaginary Towers – There Are No Shadows Here
Serene Electronic Bedroom Pop
Self-Released March 24, 2017
Imaginary Towers is the moniker for Matt Wilson, an electronic musician based in Vine Grove, Kentucky – he released the calm Revive EP just over six months ago. There Are No Shadows Here, seems like the logical continuation of that sound – here, with the benefit of a longer runtime allowing for the exploration of more sounds and ideas. "Whispers," the album's third track, finds Wilson's auto-tuned voice doubled by the synthesizer, an instrument which rises to its loudest presence of the album – even if only briefly – before receding back into the existing texture. His voice is most exposed during the beginning of "I Want You to Have Everything," before more layers of sound swallow the song. My favorite of the album is "You Can See Through Me," in which another voice joins Matt's as he sings "I've seen things I can't explain, you can see through me" – the build to the song's climax is also paced perfectly, paying off big time. "Highs Mids Lows" is placed towards the end of the album – its melody laid across an extended chord progression, and the track's title found at the end of each verse: "just don't get hooked on the highs and the mids and the lows." For those that heard and enjoyed Revive last fall, this should be a familiar, enjoyable listen – Matt Wilson crafts a serene, densely textural atmosphere on There Are No Shadows Here, making it easy for the listener to close their eyes, relax, and breathe.
Tracks I Liked: I Am You!, Whispers!, I Want You to Have Everything!!, You Can See Through Me!!!, Joy in Anything!, Highs Mids Lows!!
Ben Southworth – March 29, 2017 – Kenwick Place
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Imaginary Towers – Revive EP
Electronic Ambient Bedroom Pop
Self-Released – September 6, 2016
Revive starts off quietly with the sounds of crickets chirping and a fire crackling, patiently layering electronic piano and low-key digital drum beats. It feels like the appropriate setting for modern life in rural Kentucky – Imaginary Towers hails from Vine Grove, tucked just south of Fort Knox and home to just over 5,000 people. Though the first track is instrumental, "YRUSO" introduces electronically affected vocals asking "why are you so tired and unhappy" and "why are you so restless and angry" before the singer turns the question towards themselves. "1994" has the catchiest vocal melody of the five tracks, mixing distorted keyboard with clean and clear vocals that reflect on the optimism of childhood, singing "you would never know it now, but there's a part of me that stayed behind in 1994." Things slow down even more on "Desire," parking the vocals a little further back in the mix and allowing the mixture of synthesizers and drums to gently swell and retreat like waves on a shore. A sample of a child speaking places the final track, "Revive," back into the mindset of the innocence of youth – it remains a quiet and simple track that fades out softly with the sounds of rain and a resonating piano. Revive is brief and quiet, but sets a strong, definite mood for its duration. For those who enjoy low-key, ambient electronica, you're likely to truly enjoy the music here by Imaginary Towers.
Tracks I Liked: YRUSO!!, 1994!!!, Desire!, Revive!
Ben Southworth – October 2, 2016 – Kenwick Place
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Full Season of Krejci Could Be the Difference for the Bruins
September 9, 2015 by Mike Miccoli
The Boston Bruins defense suffered because Zdeno Chara missed 19 games last season. That's the story, right?
Aside from trading Johnny Boychuk and putting in a dent in the traditionally-deep Boston blue line, Chara's absence played a big role in the downward spiral that was the Bruins' 2014-15 season.
The offense suffered last season, too. Not necessarily because they were missing Chara's body in front of the net on the power play–that's not it. The Bruins' offensive output dipped because they were missing their best playmaker.
David Krejci was as much of an absence to the Bruins' forwards as Chara was for the defense–if not more. Getting a fully-healthy Krejci back into the lineup for the 2015-16 NHL season will be the best acquisition the Bruins didn't even have to make this offseason.
In case you forgot, Krejci's 2014-15 campaign was abysmal due to injuries. Though, even after missing 35 games last season, Krejci still finished in the top-10 among Bruins scorers. That kind of year, but to no fault of playmaking center.
After missing the first three games of the year, Krejci became a point-per-game player in nine games in October. Then, things became erratic. He only played two games in November before coming back for a stretch of time in late December. He missed more time during the latter part of the season, an absence that gave Ryan Spooner his chance to crack the lineup, and returned for the end of the year.
This was obviously not a season Krejci would like to remember.
But things change. Slates get cleaned, pages get turned, and whatever happened last season will stay right there. If healthy, Krejci will be the biggest addition to a Bruins offense in need of a jolt this season. Matt Beleskey and Jimmy Hayes will help, a full season of David Pastrnak will help, but nothing more than having Krejci anchoring one of the two top scoring lines.
Who are Krejci's linemates?
(Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
This is the biggest question going into the season, but not one that needs to be answered immediately. While Patrice Bergeron is likely the best center on the team, Krejci has the better offensive upside of the two. In theory, Pastrnak will be paired with Krejci. However unlike in seasons past, the Bruins can experiment with linemates on both sides of Krejci to see what works. Forget about having Milan Lucic as Krejci's permanent left winger.
The acquisitions of Beleskey and Hayes help. Both wingers who have natural shots could be put on the Krejci line to produce, though likely not together. Or, by putting Loui Eriksson on the left side and Pastrnak on the right, the Bruins could have a legitimate scoring line that can play in both ends of the ice. Then, there's Brett Connolly whose potential remains untapped.
With the exception of Brad Marchand, who is likely forever attached to Bergeron's left side, there will certainly be an open tryout to play on Krejci's wings.
The scenarios will be trial and error. There are going to be some combinations that work and others that fall flat. But having a fully-healthy Krejci in the lineup will boost offensive production on the Bruins more than any other acquisition could have.
Follow Mike on Twitter for more Bruins updates, news, and commentary.
Mike Miccoli
Mike Miccoli covers the Boston Bruins for The Hockey Writers and has been a credentialed member of the media for all Bruins' home games for the past five years. As a former player, coach and official, Miccoli has been around the game of hockey since the age of three. Along with his work on THW, Miccoli has also been published in the New England Hockey Journal, Improper Bostonian magazine and on BostInno.
Categories Boston Bruins Tags David Krejci, Ryan Spooner, Zdeno Chara


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Miss Grace Scott Bowen
Home Titanic Survivors Miss Grace Scott Bowen
Miss Grace Scott Bowen was born on 9 March 1867 on Lake Street in Cooperstown, Ostego, New York.
She was the daughter of Samuel Adams Bowen (1834-1884), a county judge, and Anna Frances Butts (1833-1904) who both hailed from New York and who had married prior to 1865. She had three siblings of whom she was the only one to survive into adulthood: Ruth (1870-1872), Harry (1871-1872) and Samuel (1976-1882).
She first appears on the 1870 New York census living in Cooperstown and is still living in the village by the time of the 1880 census. She was educated in Cooperstown High School and was among the fourth graduating class of that establishment when she graduated in 1883.
Her father died in early 1884 and she and her mother continued to reside in Cooperstown, appearing there on the 1900 census. Grace lost her mother on 3 May 1904. She later became employed by the wealthy Ryerson family of Pennsylvania to act as a tutor and governess to the children. She accompanied the Ryersons to Europe and for her return to the USA she boarded the Titanic as a first class passenger in Cherbourg on 10 April 1912.
Miss Bowen survived the sinking, escaping with the Ryersons in lifeboat 4.
Following the Titanic disaster and in later years Grace committed the rest of her life to teaching and was the principal of St Christina School of the Susan Fenimore Cooper Foundation from 1922 to 1924, following which she had a fifteen year spell heading the Latin department at the Knox Girls' School in Cooperstown. She was an avid gardener and was also renowned for her New Years' parties where she entertained many who she had tutored during her life. She was never married and continued to live in the family home and, following retirement, would always write about the history of her neighbourhood, many articles of which were published in her local newspaper.
Grace died at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital following a stroke on 3 May 1945 aged 78. She is buried in Lakewood Cemetery with her parents and siblings.
Chicago Examiner (1912)
2 BOXERS DIE ON TITANIC
Name: Miss Grace Scott Bowen
Born: Saturday 9th March 1867 in Cooperstown, New York, United States
Age: 45 years 1 month and 6 days (Female)
Last Residence: in Cooperstown, New York, United States
Occupation: Governess
1st Class Passengers
First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 17608, £262 7s 6d
Rescued (boat 4)
Died: Thursday 3rd May 1945 aged 78 years
Cause of Death: Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke)
Buried: Lakewood Cemetery Cooperstown, New York, United States
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According to Screen Junkies.com, The 10 Best American Indian Movies of All Time are "Dances with Wolves" (1990), "Last of the Mohicans" (1992), "Little Big Man" (1970), "Fort Apache" (1948), "Nanook of the North" (1922), "The New World" (2005), "The Fast Runner" a.k.a. "Atanarjuat" (2001), "Smoke Signals" (1998), "Apache" (1954), an "Apocalypto" (2006). Half of these movies feature Native languages, and some of the more recent ones have entirely Native language dialogue.
• "Dances with Wolves": Lakota (extensive), Pawnee (minimal); you can also see some PISL!
• "Black Robe" (1991): Mohawk (minimal), Algonquin (extensive). By the way, Sandrine Holt, the beautiful maiden from Black Robe, also appeared in "Rapa Nui" (1994) with Jason Scott Lee, which like "Windwalker", is set completely in pre-Colonial times; in this case, Easter Island.
On Internet Movie Data Base it's possible to search for movies in a variety of Native languages. Bits and pieces of Native languages can be heard in various movies and television; for instance, some Lakota is spoken in the movie "Skins" (2002) and the TV series "Into the West" (2005).
This entry was posted by mathias on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 at 10:20 PM	and is filed under Algonquin, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Crow, Inuktitut, Inupiaq, Lakota (Teton Sioux), Mayan, Mohawk, Navajo (Diné), Pawnee, Plains Indian Sign Language. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.


Back in April Laura Gray and I set off to Balmaha Loch Lomond to do this sisters Rock The Dress shoot! We had such a blast with Joanne and Karen; sisters who are so beautiful and look so alike! This is where Laura got her inspiration from. We use Pinterest to get inspired for the shoot. From looking at the boards it was clear that she was inspired by the sisters mirroring each other.
Laura from Laura Gray Hair Beauty Bridal did the girls hair and make up and as usual she styles her subjects to perfection. She really is amazing at what she does!
We also had the amazing Ginger and Lime Events sow flowers onto the veil and make a beautiful head piece to attach the veil to. Karen totally rocked it!!!
Thanks so much to everyone involved who made it so wonderful to photograph!!


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BNOC takes a leaf from Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games failures
It looks like the Botswana National Olympics Committee (BNOC) is keen to implement the lessons from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as preparations for Paris 2024 Olympics loom.
This can be gleaned from the BNOC Secretary General Botho Bayendi's report at the committee's recent Ordinary General Meeting (OGM). Addressing BNOC affiliates, Bayendi acknowledged that Botswana had underperformed at the games.
Botswana had gone to the games with a target of eight (8) medals. The target was four (4) gold, two (2) silver and two (2) bronze. The team however managed only 2 medals from the games. These were a silver medal for the men's 4X400m relay team and a bronze from Lethabo Modukanele in boxing.
In reference to the team's participation and results garnered, Bayendi defined them as 'a critical milestone towards the BNOC's attainment of objectives in relation to Paris 2024.' Lessons, it seems, have been learnt. And ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics, they need to be implemented.
The BNOC Secretary General attributed the abysmally poor return on medal target to 'a series of events, some out of the control of the NOC.' Among the reasons, she says, was the 'late disbursement of funds for preparations.' This disrupted the preparation schedule of federations.
Other factors included 'the disruption and/or changes of team composition' immediately before the games. while no details are given, it is a common cause that the withdrawal of Isaac Makwala just before the games 'negatively impacted team morale.'
Botswana's course was not helped by an 'uptick in adverse antidoping findings/results.' Ahead of the games, 800m runner Nijel Amos returned adverse analytical findings. He was then provisionally banned from competition on July 12 2022, sixteen days before the Commonwealth Games could begin. Joining him on the list of the 'provisionally banned' was Tlhalosang Tshireletso of triple jump who had also tested positive to a banned substance.
Now as Paris 2024 Olympics loom large, the BNOC is keen to avoid similar pitfalls. The NOC is said to be actively working on sourcing 'adequate funding to support federations preparations. This, they believe, will help them 'best facilitate potential success.'
"Discussions with stakeholders have been entered into, with the overall goal of harmonising efforts towards the success of Team Botswana," Bayendi informed affiliates. Of interest, the BNOC Secretary General said they are engaging stakeholders with a view to diversify revenue streams.
To this effect, affiliates were informed that a business case with respect to the proposed increase of the subvention is currently being drafted. These will be presented to BNOC stakeholders with a view to get more funding.
With regards to the concerning issue of athletes testing positive for banned substances, the National Anti-Doping Coordinating Office (NADCO) has increased activities. A series of education workshops, coupled with continued stakeholder engagement are being undertaken. "As a result, the total number of anti-doping workshops increased exponentially to ten (10)at the time of reporting. This is indicative of the role that antidoping education plays in the success of elite competition and sport," Bayendi told affiliates.
Meanwhile, the BNOC believes it was not all doom and gloom for Botswana at Birmingham Games. Poor performances aside, there were some positives to take from the games.
Among these was the increase in the number of sporting codes competing at the Birmingham 2022 Games. Compared to Gold Coast Games 2018 where only five sporting codes were represented, there were eight (8) sporting codes at the Birmingham 2022 Games.
According to Bayendi, this increase in participating codes 'is indicative of the growth in potential and interest towards qualifying for major game competition.' "This was a deliberate move, given the organisational objective of increasing the number of sports participating at Paris 2024," she told affiliates. Another major positive was the number of female athletes. For the first time, the country had many female athletes at the games. "The total ratio of male to female athletes at the Birmingham 2022 Games represented the highest number of women representing Team Botswana at any edition of the Commonwealth Games. The seventeen (17) female athletes outnumbered their male counterparts, who numbered sixteen (16)," Bayendi highlighted.
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Why is it important to have Fire Safety Legislation and Standards?
Fire safety is one of the most important aspects of health and safety, and is something that all businesses, no matter how small, must give some consideration to. Here in the UK, we have wide ranging and strict fire safety laws, and standards that equipment must follow, to the point that fire safety signage and equipment is commonplace and easily recognised. But is it really that important that we have so many laws and other requirements? In this article, we're going to take a brief look at why it's so important that businesses follow the law when it comes to fires, and why they need to follow the spirit of the law too.
But this of course pales in comparison with the significance of injury statistics. Hundreds receive severe burns and other injuries, and tens of people die needlessly each year because of accidental - and sometimes intentional - fires in the workplace.
There's no debate that fire safety legislation is important - it save businesses, it keeps people safe from injury, and it also saves lives. There are two main things to think about that demonstrate why the most common types of fire safety practice are so very critical to the everyday running of a business.
The first step in preventing fires from happening in the first place is through thorough preparation as the result of good risk assessment and policy. This is something that the HSE requires businesses or premises managers do before anyone is allowed to work. Ultimately, with excellent prevention strategies, the risk of a fire breaking out in the first place can be hugely reduced, and this is far better than dealing with a fire once it's broken out.
There are many elements to prevention, but it all starts with the risk assessment that aims to locate potential hazards. Let's take an office for example. All electrical equipment such as computers and monitors should be checked regularly to ensure that the wiring is safe. Around 25% of accidental workplace fires are caused by electricity, and most could be prevented by the careful checking and use of appliances. Lit cigarettes are another major cause of fires - both commercial and residential - so employees who smoke must ensure that they do so in a designated area, with a fire safe bin for them to dispose of cigarette butts.
In more complex environments, preventative measures may be more significant, such as keeping potentially flammable items such as aerosols away from any potential source of a spark.
Fire safety consideration is everywhere you look, and you might never have noticed much of it before, but it's there to save lives in an emergency situation. There are many of examples of this.
One such example is the humble fire door. These are doors that should always be shut after using, because they guarantee an amount of time in which they can resist fire. In an emergency, they can protect people who cannot escape, giving them time until the fire brigade arrives. It can sometimes seem like an unnecessary expense having all manner of highly specified parts to a building, but if they were not there, things would be much more severe in an emergency situation.
Similarly, fire training, and fire drills in particular, can sometimes be seen as a chore, but if they didn't happen, people would not know what to do in the event of a fire. We like to imagine that we'd make the right choices if we didn't specifically know where to go in the event of a fire, but the reality is that people make mistakes, and not making the right choice can be a matter of life and death. It can't be understated how important it is for employees to know what they need to do when the fire alarm goes off.
Employers are legally required to provide information, instruction and training to employees about fire precautions in the workplace. This online fire safety course helps you to meet this obligation by providing your staff with the knowledge and understanding required to act safely in the event of a fire in the workplace.
The module looks at how to prevent fires, and what action must be taken if a fire happens.
Do you need a foam fire extinguisher, an electrical fire extinguisher, a CO2 fire extinguisher or a water fire extinguisher? Learn fire extinguisher types with Virtual College.
Do you run a small business and don't know where to start with fire safety? Read this article for an introduction to the law, your responsibilities, and what you need to consider.
Every year there are thousands of fires within the workplace, which makes it crucial for businesses to be compliant with fire legislation, as well as being aware of any potential hazards. Read more about how to prevent fire hazards.


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The Living Daylights (1987)
Directed by: John Glen
Starring: Desmond Llewelyn, Jeroen Krabbe, Joe Don Baker, John Rhys-Davies, Maryam d'Abo, Timothy Dalton
Genres: Action, Adventure, Bond, Music, Thriller
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Plot hole: Necros had absolutely no way of knowing that Bond and Saunders had arranged to meet at the cafe when they did, and wouldn't have had anywhere near enough time to track them down and set up his elaborate booby trap. Saunders only suggested the meeting place and time a few hours earlier, and it was kept strictly between him and Bond. The scene in Tangier where Whittaker tells Necros to kill another British agent takes place on the same day Bond arrived in Vienna; meaning that Necros got from Tangier to Vienna (a 5 hour-plus flight), tracked down Saunders, acquired the materials to booby trap the cafe doors (or had planned this ahead of time - unlikely) and set the trap up well in advance of he and Bond getting to the fairground. There was nowhere near enough time for all of that to happen without Necros having psychic knowledge of Saunders' movements.
Factual error: Austria is famous for its mountains and ski resorts. But certain parts of Austria are quite flat. And the border region between Bratislava and Vienna is VERY flat. No chance to cross the border over a mountain with a ski resort like shown in the movie, unless you take a 600km detour with three more border crossings.
Factual error: In the "Soviet" base in Afghanistan, every equipment, from armoured carriers to light tanks, are of French manufactured. And the transport plane is American C-130 Hercules.
Continuity mistake: At the beginning, Bond sees the bad guy get into a truck and drive off - he chases after him, about 20m behind. They're travelling on parallel roads, Bond running, and the bad guy driving (quite fast), but when Bond's road runs out he manages to jump on top of the truck, having miraculously caught up with him.
Continuity mistake: When the bad guy falls to his death from the plane after the fight with Bond, in one shot you can see the plane is a two-engine one, not the four-engine Hercules it's supposed to be. According to the DVD commentary, the plane was used due to the high cost of using the Hercules.
Continuity mistake: Gen. Koskov is flown out of the Vienna gas reservoir in an RAF Harrier. Austria is a neutral country, and no foreign military aircraft are allowed to enter Austrian airspace. OK, perhaps it was a secret mission. But it would not have been secret for a long time. The Harrier is not really a silent plane and there are people living around the reservoirs - and the center of Austrian air control is about 3 km away from the reservoirs.
Audio problem: In the sniper scene, Bond is asked if he wishes to use the soft-nosed bullets to kill the potential assassin to which he replies, 'No the steel-tipped'. There isn't any lip movement, however, after the word 'no'.
Plot hole: At the border crossing the gas pipeline takes a narrow 90-degree turn. The 'pig' which is about 3 meters long and cylindrical, would not be able to pass through such a corner.
Jacob La Cour
Continuity mistake: When Bond has his final confrontation with Whitaker, he empties his PPK at him in an attempt to take him down. In the process, he hits the gunshield on Whitaker's weapon five times, and it remains clean. But when Whitaker rounds the corner a few seconds later, the impacts from the PPK bullets are suddenly visible on the shield's surface.
Other mistake: When James is on the top of the jeep, there is a brief shot of it from behind as they go past an armed soldier. Watch carefully, the jeep goes over a few bumps and Bond on top seems to jump all over the place in a very unnatural way. This is because the footage has been sped up to make the Jeep appear to be going faster.
Continuity mistake: Bond drives not one, but two completely different Aston Martins in "The Living Daylights." When he drives up to the safe house early in the movie, he's driving an Aston Martin V8 Volante (actually the 'personal' car of then Aston Martin chairman Victor Gauntlett, and loaned by him to the Bond producers). But the "stunt" Aston Martin - used by Bond to escape from Bratislavan Police and Army - is a V8 Oscar India Coupe. Yet both cars have the same licence plate (B549WUU). There's also a scene in Q's workshop where the technicians are "winterising" the Aston Martin, in an attempt to disguise the difference.
Continuity mistake: The wheel that is shot off of Bonds car during the frozen lake chase scene is back on the car seconds later as Bond is jumping over the Russian/Czech soldiers.
Continuity mistake: The weather changes from totally overcast and foggy when Bond reaches the lake, to totally clear skies when they are 'skiing' in the cello case.
Factual error: When the police car Bond has lasered through splits in half, the metal on either side of the wheels has been cleanly cut but the wheels themselves are undamaged, despite the fact that Bond never switched it off.
Audio problem: In the sniper scene, Bond asks Saunders to switch off the lights. Then Bond closes his jacket using velcro. The sound the you hear is not right. This is the sound that you will hear if you pull off velcro, not attach it.
Vince van Riet
Continuity mistake: When Bond and the girl are escaping down the mountain on the cello case, he is steering it with the cello on his right side, but in the next close-up shot the cello is between them.
Dennis Gannon
Continuity mistake: When the woman is trying to drive the Jeep into the plane on the runway, in the close up shots there is a shiny steel ramp which we see the car wheels drive up. In the internal and longer shots, we can see that the door looks nothing like this and actually is a sort of lattice, and it has a ridge on it meaning it would be very difficult for the car to drive up.
Continuity mistake: In the opening scene before the credits, 3 MI6 agents parachute out of a plane and into a stronghold. The assassin is already in the stronghold. One agent lands in a sandy area and climbs up a cliff, one lands in a tree and is shot by a guard and the other lands somewhere else. In the next shot of one agent climbing the cliff at the top you can see the assassin hiding a parachute. He wouldn't need to hide a parachute as he didn't have one himself and no agents landed in this area.
Matty W
Factual error: Both in Czech and in Slovak, the forms of last names always mark gender (aside from some exceptions which aren't relevant here) 'Milovy' is not a possible last name for a Czech or Slovak woman because it is a male adjective. 'Milová' would be possible, though. This kind of mistake is very commonly made with Slavic names (e.g. Russian women whose last names end in '-sky' when they should end in '-skaya') Also her first name 'Kara' is virtually never used in the Czech Republic or Slovakia (let alone communist Czechoslovakia) and sounds very exotic to the people that live there. We can just assume she got an unusual first name for some reason which is entirely possible, but overall her full name sounds very silly to a native speaker.
Continuity mistake: Two paint-shots hit the windshield of the Jeep in the right side of the window, close to the steering wheel. In the next shots the paint marks are all over the windshield - and at one point there is a clear bullet mark in the left part of the window.
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James Bond: Not tonight, Heinz. Something with a second bedroom.
Vienna Hotel Concierge: Yes, sir. Shall I have some Vodka martinis sent up?
James Bond: Shaken, not stirred.
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Trivia: In his regular cameo role, producer Michael G Wilson appears in the audience at the Opera which Bond and Kara attend in Vienna. He can be seen sitting next-but-one to Saunders.
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Question: When Pushkin wakes up after Bond pretends to kill him at the press conference, he apologises to his wife/girlfriend for putting her through the trauma. But since she was in the bathroom when Bond was there interrogating Pushkin (about Koskov etc.), wouldn't she have heard Bond and Pushkin discussing the staged assassination (after Pushkin says "Then I must die")?
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Chosen answer: She could have been let go off screen once it was clear that Bond wasn't going to kill Pushkin, so they could formulate the plan in secret.
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James Bond: Lovely girl with the cello.
Saunders: Forget the ladies for once, Bond.
After Bond returns to London (when he's completed his mission in Eastern Europe) there's an 'establishing' shot of a London street scene. Look closely at the placards behind the newspaper vendor. One of the placards says "BLAZING JEEP AT 2,000 FEET" - a reference to the Jeep on fire and going over a cliff in the pre-title sequence perhaps?


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Queens Lawmakers On The Move Dec. 18, 2017
by Queens County Politics
Schumer Says Time To Deploy Explosive Detection Technology To NYC
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer
U. S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) said yesterday called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to formally test a technology it developed to help detect suicide vests or other strapped-to-the-body explosive devices before they detonate in New York City.
Schumer lauded the new technology and also urged an accelerated effort by the Feds to deliver these devices to law enforcement and transit agencies for use in the city's busiest transit hubs.
Schumer's call to test the technology in NYC came on the heels of last week's attempted subway terror attack, where Bangladesh native Akayed Ullah strapped an "improvised low-tech explosive device attached to his body" with zip ties and velcro.
"The fact that we have this new, potentially life-saving technology at our fingertips – an ability to detect concealed explosives worn by cowards looking to do us harm – demands the federal government put both the testing and the perfecting of this technology on the fast-track. We not only want these devices in America's busiest cities, like New York, but we need them here," said Schumer.
"So, today, I am urging the TSA to bring these devices to New York City, test them in our subways, in Penn Station, in our airports, and, if they work as well as touted, pursue an expedited seal of approval that gives all of us another layer of security to fend off would be lone wolf terror. As the threats we face evolve our preparedness and response must evolve as well to remain a step ahead of evil doers."
According to the TSA, a new screening technology, known as Stand Off Explosive Detection Technology, will help law enforcement officials detect hidden explosives and whether an individual is wearing a suicide vest.
Meng Amendment Assessing Effectiveness of Sanctions Against Iran Passes House
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U.S. Rep. Grace Meng's (D-Bayside, Flushing, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Kew Gardens, Maspeth) last week saw the House pass her amendment requiring an assessment of the effectiveness of U.S. economic sanctions against Iran, which was part of the Iranian Leadership Asset transparency Act, H.R. 1638.
The Act directs the U.S. Department of the Treasury to issue a report explaining how it assesses the impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic sanctions programs against Iran, but does not require the actual assessment. Meng's amendment requires the Treasury to issue an assessment of the effectiveness of sanctions against Iran.
"I voted against the Iran deal because it did not do enough to mitigate the nuclear threat posed by Iran, and I voted multiple times to impose sanctions on Iran to deter further nuclear development," said Meng. "Congress must determine whether or not the sanctions we have passed are working, and that is exactly what my amendment seeks to do."
Meng's amendment was passed unanimously by voice vote. H.R. 1638 passed the House by a vote of 289-135.
Peralta Awards Jorge Muñoz State Senate Liberty Medal
State Senator Jose Peralta
State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Woodside) last week awarded Jorge Muñoz with the New York State Senate Liberty Medal during a ceremony that took place last night at the St. Mark's AME Church in Jackson Heights.
Muñoz is the founder of An Angel in Queens Foundation, and he has been delivering free home-cooked meals to unemployed and homeless people in Queens for over a decade. Additionally, during the night's celebration, Peralta honored another 12 community leaders.
"Jorge and his family have been handing free meals to day laborers and homeless New Yorkers beneath the 7 train in Jackson Heights for many years. People like Jorge are very hard to come by. I experienced first-hand the altruistic work he does every night of the year by distributing home-cooked meals to many people in need. He began his mission on a 2004 summer night by bringing food to a laborer who was hungry. The following night he fed eight New Yorkers, and since then, volunteers, his family and him have been distributing free dinners to more than 120 hungry people every single night of the year," said Peralta.
Jorge Muñoz and his group of volunteers distribute the free home-cooked meals to day laborers from his truck seven nights a week since the 2004 summer. He was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Barack Obama, was named of the CNN 'Heroes' in 2009, and was presented with the Order of Congress in the Degree of Knight by the Senate of Colombia.
"Clearly, this is a much-deserved award for Jorge, as we recognize his amazing achievements by helping others out of the goodness of his heart," said Peralta.
Avella Celebrates Completion Of Depot Road Paving
Sen. Tony Avella
State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Queens Village, Flushing, Bayside, Whitestone, Douglaston, Little Neck, College Point, Bellerose, Hollis, Jamaica Estates, Floral Park, Glen Oaks) today will stand with Flushing resident Teddi Kavanaugh and her neighbors to celebrate the completion of the paving of Depot Road.
Ms. Kavanaugh and the Senator had been asking New York City to pave this stretch of road for years due to the dangers it posed to pedestrians and motorists alike. Kavanaugh, who recently turned 93, has called this a bucket list item for her.
The celebration is slated for 3 p.m., today, Dec. 18 at 40-26 158th Street, in Flushing.
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Bill Text - SB-694 California Community Colleges: Veteran Resource Centers.
An act to add Article 3 (commencing with Section 72630) to Chapter 6 of Part 45 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.
SB 694, as amended, Newman. California Community Colleges: Veteran Resource Centers.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, and authorizes them to operate campuses and provide instruction to students. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college district to provide a counseling program.
This bill would require the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges to ensure that each of its campuses provides a dedicated on-campus Veteran Resource Center that offers services to help student veterans transition successfully from military life to educational success through the core components of academics, wellness, and camaraderie and would require those Veteran Resource Centers, at a minimum, to be open for 25 hours a week, be staffed by veterans whenever possible, be 400 square feet and fully accessible, and provide enrolled student veterans with specified services. services, except as provided. By imposing additional duties on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(a) California is home to the nation's largest veteran population totaling over 1.8 million veterans.
(b) The number of California veterans will continue to grow by approximately 25,000 veterans annually as post-9/11 service members transition back into the civilian population.
(c) More than 90 percent of veterans who pursue a postservice educational path will attend one of California's 113 community colleges, with 50 percent of those veteran students applying earned educational benefits toward their college educations.
(d) Approximately 70,000 veterans and active duty service members are currently enrolled at campuses of the California Community Colleges.
(e) Student veterans face unique challenges in achieving educational and professional success, including physical and emotional disabilities and assimilation to civilian life.
(f) There is currently no consistent baseline standard across the California community college system that assures a veteran of receiving sufficient support for their educational needs at the community college of their choice.
(a) The Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges shall ensure that each of its campuses provides a dedicated on-campus Veteran Resource Center that offers services to help student veterans transition successfully from military life to educational success through the core components of academics, wellness, and camaraderie.
(A) Be open 25 hours a week.
(B) Be staffed by veterans whenever possible.
(C) Be 400 square feet and fully accessible.
(i) Academic counseling and tutoring support.
(ii) Peer support and mentoring services.
(iii) Financial aid information and application assistance.
(iv) Referral to on- and off-campus resources.
(v) Access to computers with printing, copying, and faxing capabilities.
(vii) Career counseling and placement assistance.
(2) A community college may submit justification to the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges of why it cannot comply with all of the requirements of paragraph (1). The community college shall demonstrate how it will serve its veteran students without complying with the specific requirements of paragraph (1).


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December Nights: Schumann, Schubert, Chopin (2 CD)
Disc number in the directory: MEL CD 1002204
Firma Melodiya continues the series of compact discs dedicated to December Evenings Festival that takes place at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. This album, like the previous one, is dedicated to the 1985 festival World of Romanticism and includes recordings featuring Sviatoslav Richter.
The atmosphere of December Evenings, an event initiated by the great pianist, differed from usual philharmonic concerts. The spirit of music as an inseparable part of "fusion of arts" the romanticists dreamt of was invisibly felt in each number; a sensitive listener can catch it in these, perhaps technically imperfect, concert recordings from thirty years ago.
The works by Schubert, Schumann and Chopin were performed by Sviatoslav Richter in ensemble with his outstanding contemporaries, violinist and David Oistrakh's student Oleg Kogan who passed away prematurely, violist Yuri Bashmet, cellist Natalia Gutman and clarinettist Anatoly Kamyshov. Along with popular compositions (Chopin's Polonaise-fantaisie, ballade and cello suite, and Schubert's sonata for violin and piano), the programme featured works which were less known to the audience – Schumann's Piano Trio, his late opuses Fairy Tale Pictures, Op. 113 for viola and piano, and Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73, in their original version for clarinet and piano.
Tags: Frederic Chopin, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Sviatoslav Richter, Anatoly Kamyshev, Yuri Bashmet, Oleg Kagan, Natalia Gutman
1 Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73: 1. Zart und mit Ausdruck
Sviatoslav Richter, Anatoly Kamyshev (Robert Schumann)	03:19
2 Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73: 2. Lebhaft, leicht
3 Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73: 3. Rasch und mit Feuer
4 Sonata in A major for Piano and Violin, D 574/Op. posth. 162: I. Allegro moderato
Sviatoslav Richter, Oleg Kagan (Franz Schubert)	10:26
5 Sonata in A major for Piano and Violin, D 574/Op. posth. 162: II. Scherzo. Presto
6 Sonata in A major for Piano and Violin, D 574/Op. posth. 162: III. Andantino
7 Sonata in A major for Piano and Violin, D 574/Op. posth. 162: IV. Allegro vivace
8 Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65: I. Allegro moderato
Sviatoslav Richter, Oleg Kagan, Natalia Gutman (Frederic Chopin)	15:52
9 Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65: II. Scherzo
10 Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65: III. Largo
11 Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65: IV. Allegro
12 Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65, Encore: III. Largo
13 Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65, Encore: IV. Allegro
14 Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63: 1. Mit Energie und Leidenschaft
Sviatoslav Richter, Oleg Kagan, Natalia Gutman (Robert Schumann)	12:37
15 Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63: 2. Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch
16 Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63: 3. Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung – Bewegter – Tempo I – attacca
17 Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63: 4. Mit Feuer – Nach und nach schneller
18 Fairy Tale Pictures, for Viola and Piano, Op. 113: 1. Nicht schnell
Sviatoslav Richter, Yuri Bashmet (Robert Schumann)	03:18
19 Fairy Tale Pictures, for Viola and Piano, Op. 113: 2. Lebhaft
20 Fairy Tale Pictures, for Viola and Piano, Op. 113: 3. Rasch
Chopin: Mazurkas
Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos
VIA Music: Orera (1 CD)
Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev: Stabat Mater, A Song of Ascents & Christmas Oratorio (2 CD)
Anthology of Piano Music by Russian and Soviet Composers, Pt. 1 (Live)
Boris Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 "Sevastopol"
Oleg Lundstrem: Selected Recordings
Saltykov-Schedrin: Karas'-idealist, Konyaga (1 CD)
Music for Cello
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[PICS] 130912 Super Junior's Kim Heechul and SNSD's Yuri endorsing for Kim Jaejoong's MOLDIR
September 12, 2013 · by JYJ3 Team
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There are many korean artists promoting the brand MOLDIR (You can check more here), but certainly these 2 caught our attention for being part of SM Entertainment.
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[NEWS] 110728 KBS on JYJ's cancellation: "SNSD and f(x) would make a bigger impact for 'N7W' initiative"
July 28, 2011 · by JYJ3 Team
Last week, we reported on KBS's official explanation as to why JYJ's appearance on the program, "New Seven Wonders", was suddenly cancelled. In that statement, KBS argued that SM Entertainment's SNSD and f(x) were the original performers of the event.
Due to the unceasing uproar of JYJ's fans, KBS released another official announcement to further clarify their reasoning behind canceling JYJ.
[NEWS] 110608 TVXQ wasn't spared from a crazy schedule
June 8, 2011 · by JYJ3 Team
Former 5-man group, TVXQ and their grueling schedule has caught attention. This after initially alarming fans from SNSD's crazy schedule, which was revealed last week.
SNSD's written out day to day schedule recently surfaced to the online community. The schedule proved the hard work of current sky-rocketing popularity of SNSD, showing that they barely have a moment to rest from June 8th until the end of July. Some perspectives saw their busy schedule as not a sign of popularity, but more of a health concern.
However, the spotlight has shifted back a few years as the former 5-man TVXQ's schedule recently appeared online as well.
[NEWS] 110117 How much does it cost to train idols?
January 17, 2011 · by JYJ3 Team
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding many idols about their "slave contract," especially in SM Entertainment. TVXQ's Junsu, Jaejoong and Yoochun left SM Entertainment because of it, and so did Super Junior's Hangeng, quoting the same reason. However, are their actions justified? SM Entertainment puts in an uncountable amount of effort, time and money to build the idols to what they are now.
So how much does it take to make one person to be an idol?
When SM Entertainment trainees sign a contract, they sign up for at least 3 years of training. During their trainee season, everything is paid for – including food, transportation and even dorms are provided for those who live too far away to travel back and forth every day. Not only this, but trainees get lessons on dancing, singing, acting and foreign languages. They are paid to go to gyms and hair salons and even to get plastic surgery if required.
Everything they need is paid for, and each person costs on average 20,000,000 KRW – 40,000,000 KRW ($18,000 USD – $36,000 USD) per year, and many end up costing more. Since large companies such as SM Entertainment has at least 20 trainees at a time, money spent on trainees end up being over 1,000,000,000 KRW ($900,000 USD) per year.
On average, every trainee spends about five years training. So if one person need 150,000,000 KRW ($135,000 USD) to debut, a 9-member group such as Girls' Generation will need at least 1,300,000,000 KRW ($1.2 million USD).
However, for them to debut, a manager needs to be hired, a car needs to be bought, and a dorm needs to be prepared. On top of that the artists need stage outfits, and albums need to be made, produced and promoted. In the end SM Entertainment spends at least 2,000,000,000 KRW ($1.8 million USD) just on their debut, and will keep spending about the same amount even after debut. For bigger groups like Super Junior the money is exponentially more. TVXQ also costs incredible amount of money because of their heavy promotions in both Japan and Korea.
Does this change your perspective of the contracts?
Source: Herald Biz
Credit Trans: Koreaboo


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Q: Magento catalog_product_before_save does not fire on live server I'm in the midsts of deploying and I am trying to override the product save by giving certain attributes fixed data using Magento's observer and events, but the problem, is that I have this all working on the local which I have been developing in, but when I upload to the server and try to run through the observer doesn't seem to fire at all. I based the code below on this tutorial: http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/5_-_modules_and_development/0_-_module_development_in_magento/customizing_magento_using_event-observer_method
I have two files which I use to achieve this in /app/code/local.
/app/code/local/Leafcutter/Catalog/etc/config.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <global>
    <models>
        <leafcuttercatalog>
             <class>Leafcutter_Catalog_Model</class>
        </leafcuttercatalog>
    </models>
    <events>
      <catalog_product_save_before>
        <observers>
          <leaf_cutter_catalog_productautoinsert_observer>
            <type>singleton</type>
            <class>Leafcutter_Catalog_Model_ProductAutoInsert_Observer</class>
            <method>catalog_product_save_before</method>
          </leaf_cutter_catalog_productautoinsert_observer>
        </observers>
      </catalog_product_save_before>
    </events>
  </global>
</config>

/app/code/local/Leafcutter/Catalog/Model/ProductAutoInsert/Observer.php
class Leafcutter_Catalog_Model_ProductAutoInsert_Observer {

public function __construct(){}

/**
 * catalog_product_save_before() is called before the product in the model is about to be saved. In this
 * case, we want to override the saving mechanism and force the product to save certain preset data onto the product.
 * @param $observer
 * @return Leafcutter_Catalog_Model_ProductAutoInsert_Observer
 */
public function catalog_product_save_before($observer){
    Mage::log('Going to observer');
    $event = $observer->getEvent();
    $product = $event->getProduct();

    if($product->getWantitnow()){
        Mage::log('Product is want it now');

        $this->_checkAndSave($product, WANT_IT_NOW_SHIPPING_GROUP, WANT_IT_NOW_DELIVERIES_RETURNS);
    } else {
        Mage::log('Product is in warehouse');
        $this->_checkAndSave($product, IN_WAREHOUSE_SHIPPING_GROUP, IN_WAREHOUSE_DELIVERIES_RETURNS);
    }

    return $this;

}

/**
 * _checkAndSave() checks to ensure that the product has the appropriate delivery and returns text as well
 * @param $product - The product object in question
 * @param $specialShippingGroupId - The Special Shipping Group value that needs to be set.
 * @param $deliveriesReturnsText - The Deliveries and Returns text that needs to be set.
 * @return void
 */
private function _checkAndSave($product, $specialShippingGroupId, $deliveriesReturnsText){
    if($product->getDeliveriesAndReturns()!= $deliveriesReturnsText){
        $product->setDeliveriesAndReturns($deliveriesReturnsText);
    }

    if($product->getSpecialShippingGroup() != $specialShippingGroupId){
        $product->setSpecialShippingGroup($specialShippingGroupId);
    }

    Mage::log('_checkAndSave: outputting deliveries and returns' . $product->getDeliveriesAndReturns());
    Mage::log('_checkAndSave: outputting deliveries and returns' . $product->getGetSpecialShippingGroup());

}

}
I've tried to output some text to test as well but nothing get put into the logs, So I am thinking the event is not being fired. I have the exact plugins installed so I'm not sure if there would be conflicts between plugins on the live version.
What other possibilities could cause this problem if the code above might not really be the problem?
Thanks guys.

A: Did you add app/etc/modules/Leafcutter_Catalog.xml?
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Leafcutter_Catalog>
            <active>true</active>
            <codePool>local</codePool>
        </Leafcutter_Catalog>
    </modules>
</config>

/app/code/local/Leafcutter/Catalog/etc/config.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <modules>
    <Leafcutter_Catalog>
        <version>1.1</version>
    </Leafcutter_Catalog>
  </modules>
  <global>
    <models>
        <leafcuttercatalog>
             <class>Leafcutter_Catalog_Model</class>
        </leafcuttercatalog>
    </models>
    <events>
        <catalog_product_save_before>
            <observers>
                <leafcuttercatalog>
                    <type>singleton</type>
                    <class>catalog/productautoinsert_observer</class>
                    <method>catalog_product_save_before</method>
                </leafcuttercatalog>
            </observers>
        </catalog_product_save_before>
      </events>
  </global>
</config>

A: One possibility would be that the local code branches are not turned on, or that there is a file system case sensitivity difference.

A: Use this event "catalog_product_prepare_save" will work. Event that you are using could be deprecated now. I am not sure although above one will work fine.

A: Sorry about taking you time guys. But in the end it was one of the values i was setting for  setSpecialShippingGroup that I wrongly defined. But thanks for taking the time. :)


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He said the move to put a halt to the tour's play in China, including Hong Kong, came with the backing of the WTA Board of Directors, players, tournaments and sponsors. It is the strongest public stand against China taken by a sports body — and one that could cost the WTA millions of dollars…
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Article Improving Wayfarer and the Pokéstop Submission system
Improving Wayfarer and the Pokéstop Submission system
Niantic has recently lowered the required level to submit Pokéstops to level 38, which is great news for rural trainers who had not managed to hit the level cap just yet!
Trainers, we have lowered the required level for PokéStop nomination to 38 and above. To learn more about how to nominate a PokéStop, see our article here: https://t.co/VihBdYOPIs
— Niantic Support (@NianticHelp) November 10, 2020
When the Wayfarer system was released and made accessible to Pokémon GO trainers, I was very happy to finally be able to contribute by reviewing nominations and submitting Pokéstops to help my Pokémon GO friends in my hometown. If you want to read my success story, I wrote an article not too long ago titled Improving the in-game experience: A Wayfarer Success story.
But that's not the point of this article. After reviewing thousands of nominations and getting my Wayfarer Gold medal in Pokémon GO, I think I have enough experience to analyse and describe the best and the worst of the current system. Furthermore, I will try to provide honest and constructive feedback on how I'd improve the system. You never know if a Niantic employee might be reading this so we better be prepared! 🙂
Positive aspects of Niantic Wayfarer
Being able to submit new Pokéstops
Keeping track of the previously approved/denied candidates
The in-game medal
Improvable aspects of Niantic Wayfarer
S2 Cell criteria
Sharing the same database with other games (e.g. Ingress)
Rely on external tools
Inform us why a nomination has been rejected in other languages rather than just in English
In-depth explanation of nomination & acceptance criteria and better communication
More intuitive system to review
Outdated Google Maps data
Generic stores/restaurants
Too close, but yet so far
Cooldown while reviewing nominations is too strict
Nominations stuck "In queue" for months
Niantic Wayfarer
The Wayfarer and Pokéstop submission system is a blessing by itself. Do you remember when we weren't able to submit new Pokéstops and we had to beg the high-level Ingress players to submit them? That was truly a nightmare.
I think it's nice to have access to the history of previously approved and rejected candidates. I usually think of it as a scrapbook containing all the submissions that ended up being a success.
And for the ones that don't, you can always resubmit them and copy & paste the descriptions you used if you're 100% certain that what you're submitting is worth being a Pokéstop and follows the guidelines.
I know, I know… There should be better incentives to review. But at least we have something to brag about, right?
Wayfarer in-game medal
This could easily be improved by giving away better rewards. How about getting 10000 stardust for every 100 agreements? Or an exclusive free Wayfarer Box in the shop only available to those who reach a certain number of agreements within a given period of time? That would for sure reduce the nomination queue and less nominations would be stuck in limbo.
Here's one of the most important ones. If you're a casual submitter, you probably came across a wayspot candidate in your route and thought you'd give it a shot and submitted it, just to get it rejected because it was apparently a duplicate. What? A duplicate? There's nothing like that nearby in Pokémon GO, how can my submission be flagged as a duplicate?
Well, the reason behind that is that other Niantic games (Ingress, for example) share the same data but have different criteria! What that means is that although the wayspot exists, you won't be able to see it in Pokémon GO, which is VERY confusing.
Why does that happen? Because quoting Niantic: "different games have different gameplay and thus different criteria". Understandable, but yet frustrating that we cannot see something that is actually there, but hidden.
And how does that statement translate into technical stuff? You guessed it, S2 cells.
S2 cells
Take a look at the image above. The ELI5 of S2 Cells is that they're a system to divide the earth. So basically, S2 cells are a mathematical mechanism that helps computers translate Earth's "spherical" 3D shape into 2D geometry divisions. As you can see in the image, there are different levels. A S2 level 16 cell contains 4 S2 level 17 cells, and so on.
In Pokémon GO, there can only be ONE Pokéstop/gym in each S2 L17 cell. And a maximum of 3 gyms within a S2 L14 cell. This does not mean that if you submit a Pokéstop candidate and it gets approved it won't be added to the database. It just means that if there's already one Pokéstop or gym in that cell, your Pokéstop will be added… but will never show up in the game. And you can extrapolate that to answer the question of why your submission was flagged as a duplicate! Because it already existed, but since it shared cell with another stop or gym, it didn't show up in your Pokémon GO map when you wanted to submit it. So don't bother resubmitting it again. Feel free to check out the article linked at the beginning of the article for more details regarding how a Pokéstop can turn into a gym.
Suggested change #1: Pokéstop density per S2 L16 cell. Equal distributions hurt rural areas
Alright, now we know the basics. How come didn't I come across that info in the first place? Here's where it gets tricky. Because this has never been mentioned or confirmed officially, even though everyone in the wayfarer community knows that it works this way. Remember the EX gym elegibility controversia back when we didn't have the "EX" tag visible in a gym? Well, everything in the map follows these rules, but Niantic have never confirmed it and that's why you maybe didn't know that either. Until now.
–> Suggestion to improve the system: Update the limitations from 1 Pokéstop/gym per cell to "x" Pokéstops/gyms within "y" cells. In other words, for example: 5 stops/gyms per S2 L16 cell (1 S2 L16 = 4 S2 L17). What exactly does that mean? Well, it's quite common to see eligible wayspots being very close to each other in certain hotspots such as the city centre or the town hall. Relevant wayspots aren't like S2 cells, they are not distributed equally. Thus, a system that limits the number of wayspots this way is not efficient at all. It's understandable that Niantic do not want multiple Pokestops within 5 meters, but S2 L14 cells are large enough to allow more than one stop or gym per cell without reaching that extreme scenario. It's actually quite easy to understand by looking at the picture above. Just look at how many stops you waste if you want to equally distribute them individually in small S2 L17 cells instead of grouping them by taking into account that in rural areas it's quite common to have most eligible wayspots located together in very specific hotspots.
Pokémon GO and Ingress share the same wayspot database but have different criteria regarding which wayspots show up in the game. In Ingress, the maximum number of wayspots that will show up in game for each S2 L17 cell is higher than in Pokémon GO. Basically because in Pokémon GO it's just one.
Which brings us to another problem. In many places, especially rural towns, all relevant things that are worth submitting and follow the guidelines seem to be gathered in very specific and small areas within these towns.
For example, I went to a rural area not too long ago. The town hall, the church and two very beautiful sculptures were within a few meters of each other. All four were portals in Ingress, but only TWO of them were Pokéstops in Pokémon GO. There was another stop down the road but that was it. All other S2 L17 cells were empty, because there was nothing worth submitting. But that "hotspot" was literally wasted because of the very strict S2 L17 limitation.
Suggestion #2: Prompt concepts to let the user know that he/she is trying to submit a wayspot that is too close to an existing one
In addition to that, there is another hidden rule. The 20m distance rule. If you submit a wayspot within 20m of an existing one and it gets approved, even if your submitted wayspot is in a different S2 L17 cell, your wayspot will NEVER show up in the game. That's because it's "too close" to an existing wayspot. And worst of all, it can also happen with hidden wayspots too! If your approved wayspot is not within a 20m radius from the existing (and visible) one, but within a 20m radius of a hidden one (that you can't see unless you check Intel Map), your wayspot will NOT appear in Pokémon GO.
–> Suggestion to improve the system: Show us the radius when we want to submit a new Pokéstop or at least tell us if the place we're submitting the Pokéstop at is too close to an existing (visible or non-visible) wayspot. Reduce a little bit the radius. Schematic of two potential solutions shown above.
If you check the Niantic Wayfarer subreddit you will see that plenty of users use Intel Map, which is an official tool made by Niantic to browse the global Ingress map. Yeah, I know what you're thinking, why don't we have one for Pokémon GO yet?
But Intel Map is not the external tool I mean. In order to view all the wayspots, all you need is an Ingress account (even if it's a level 1 account) and that's about it. You just log in and there you go. However, if you want to overlay the S2 cells you will need to use external tools. Some of them overlay the cells over the map you're viewing and are pretty useful to see how your area looks like.
I won't comment on specific details on how to use them because they are technically against the rules, so there's that. If you want to use them, use them at your own risk. It's pretty crazy that we have to rely on these tools to actually see how the map looks like and which wayspots are hidden to us Pokémon GO players before wasting our nominations and most importantly, our time. I don't want to even mention how many times I have told my locals to avoid nominating stuff if they don't know how to do it properly because I'm afraid that they will mess up the entire map… A couple centimeters can truly make the difference between a visible Pokéstop and a failure that we won't be able to submit again or use in the game.
Another external tool used by many trainers whose name won't be shared is a tool that shows plenty of valuable information regarding your nominations. You probably had a nomination rejected because there was "not enough evidence" to show that it was actually there. Well, with that tool you can actually see what the reviewer will see in the map when reviewing. So you will know whether or not the map is up to date and shows what you are trying to submit.
Wayspot radius and Street View preview
–> Suggestion to improve the system: There should be a way to access Intel Map for Pokémon GO players. This way you'd be able to see all existing wayspots in the database, not just the ones visible in Pokémon GO. And most importantly, a way to see how the map is distributed or divided so that you avoid submitting stuff that would share a cell with other existing wayspots.
When one of your nominations gets rejected, you get an email. If you don't have your phone language/game language set to English, you won't actually see why your nomination has been rejected and you'll get a generic "Your Pokéstop has been rejected. Read the guidelines and try again" kind of message.
Reasons why your nomination was rejected. Only available to those whose game is in English
Please, try to add that information in other languages too. Even if it's still in English, it's always nice to know why your Pokéstop has been rejected in order to avoid making the same mistakes the next time you are trying to submit it.
–> Suggestion to improve the system: Translate and add the reasons why your Pokéstop has been rejected to the automatic email that is sent once that happens. Or at least include that info, but in English.
Every single aspect I mentioned about S2 Cells, external tools, distance within existing wayspots and all that stuff is nowhere to be found.
Wayspot eligibility criteria guide, which doesn't include 99.9% of the info given in this article
"Your Pokéstop is too close to an existing one", "your nomination has been flagged as a duplicate", "your nomination does not meet acceptance criteria" are just generic messages with zero relevant info that lets us know how to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again. Providing more detail regarding what has been done wrong would be wonderful.
Monthly AMAs made by Niantic are a great concept but the info provided most of the time is quite vague, so that could definitely be improved too.
–> Suggestion to improve the system: Provide more info regarding what went wrong so that we can avoid making the same mistakes over and over again. Avoid generic messages with zero details.
The review system is not really clear either. For example, if I give 5 stars in every single metric but I give a 1-star rating to this one, will my review count as a rejection thus invalidating all the previous 5-star ratings I gave for that nomination? I think that more work needs to be done to clarify the review criteria.
Another interesting idea I always thought that could be implemented is actually removing the star system and replacing it with a Yes/No system (or a thumbs up/thumbs down system). Just like Youtube had a star rating system years ago, Niantic could follow and replace the review system to make it more intuitive.
Rework of the rating system. Graphic design is my passion
Is this Pokéstop a good candidate? Yes/No. Is the title/description appropriate? Yes/No. Is the location accurate? Yes/No. You get the memo.
–> Suggestion to improve the system: Rework the rating system or at least provide detailed info regarding how it works.
I had plenty of nominations rejected because apparently there was not enough evidence of that wayspot being where I submitted it. I found it pretty weird and my nomination followed the guidelines but it was rejected. I checked Google Maps and the map info was from 2012, that's why it didn't show up.
Some areas might have outdated info
Whenever that happens, one thing that is usually recommended is to download the Street View app, go to that place, take a 360º picture (photosphere) and upload it. I don't really know if the photosphere will be given to the reviewer 100% of the time, but it's better than nothing, right? Once I submitted the Pokéstop again, it was accepted, so we can consider this a win?
–> Suggestion to improve the system: Whenever the map data is more than "x" years old, set the default view to aerial or add some flag to notify the reviewer that the submitted wayspot might not be there.
This one is very controversial… According to Niantic's guidelines: "A favorite gathering place for friends or strangers alike, where you can share a drink or meal, be entertained, or watch public life happen is eligible. Or something that draws us together to share an experience in a locally and culturally relevant way. Local hotspots include libraries, popular restaurants and comic book stores, among others". We all have some hidden gems and places we'd bring our non-local friends too. But at least in my area, submitting them would result in an instant rejection. So it's not even worth trying…
–> Suggestion to improve the system: I think that it'd nice to get some further clarification on that topic and even a popup message or something to notify all reviewers would be a welcome change because it's frustrating to follow the guidelines and still get nominations rejected for this specific reason. I'm not trying to submit a generic McDonald's but a place with a cool story behind!
Remember when I said that a few centimeters can make the difference? Look at the image below and see what I mean. Since there is no way to know if we are submitting a Pokéstop too close to an existing one or in a cell that is already full, things like this can happen.
Small distances can make the difference
And no, I'm NOT encouraging people to now follow the guidelines and submit Pokéstops in fake locations. What I'm trying to say is that sometimes your GPS might drift a little bit, or even the accuracy can be a little imprecise. Placing these Pokéstops a few centimeters to the right/left could suck them into the 20m void preventing them from being added to the database or could make them show up in Ingress but not in Pokémon GO.
That's why knowing what's actually there in the map database is crucial. A few centimeters can truly make the difference…
There's a hidden cooldown when reviewing wayspots in Wayfarer. Yet again, we don't know the exact number of seconds but there was a vague statement made by a Niantic Employee in one of the last AMAs in which he/she mentioned that we should "at least spend 30 seconds or more between reviews".
Wayfarer cooldown
30 seconds is a very reasonable amount of time for 3-5 star nominations, but if a nomination is an instant reject because it blatantly does not follow the nomination guidelines, why do I need to stare at my sceeen for 30 seconds before giving it a 1-star rating? And if you don't do it, you'll be soft-banned and you won't be able to review for 4 hours.
–> Suggestion to improve the system: Keep the cooldown as it is for 2-5 star nominations but reduce it for 1-star ones that don't follow the guidelines.
Let's face it, there are not enough reviewers. And now that level 38 Pokémon GO players are able to submit wayspots, things will get worse. Some of my nominations have been stuck "in queue" for months!
–> Suggestion to improve the system: Give more incentives to nominate (stardust, …) or make the reviewing process faster.
Having the chance to submit Pokéstops is great, but the system needs some major improvements like the ones mentioned
Better communication and clarification of eligibility criteria are needed. We need to know how the system works if we want to use it properly!
Adding more submitters is nice but what we really need is more reviewers. Perhaps we would achieve that with better incentives to review or some Wayfarer events/contests like the AR scanning one that will take place in a few days?
Did I miss anything? Feel free to let me know in the comments section down below or tag me on Twitter!
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