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Afnan Hassab Jaffar
Sudan's year long march to democracy and reform
Sudanese people watched fireworks at the presidential palace with their new transitional government [Getty]
The year 2019 will undoubtedly forever be engraved in the hearts and minds of the people of Sudan who celebrated the start of the New Year without Bashir.
Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, protest, youth, new year, transitional government
Sudan, the north-eastern country, formerly known as Africa's largest country has historically witnessed three peaceful peaceful revolutions that brought about regime change, the first being in October 1694, the second in April 1985 and the last one being the one that broke out in late December in 2018.
The latter brought about Sudan's current transitional government under a power sharing deal between the military and the civilians.
The year 2019 will undoubtedly forever be engraved in the hearts and minds of the people of Sudan. It was a year of learning and unlearning; a year of learning how to fight for what they stand for and a year of unlearning all the lessons taught by the previous regime.
It is only appropriate to say that the people of Sudan are self-taught.
The majority of the protesters, both women and men, were below the age of 25 which means that most of them were born during Omar al-Bashir's rule. Yet it was these very young people who decided to go out against an authoritarian rule and peacefully march against a dictator determined to crush a peaceful movement with a fist of violence.
The atrocities the people of Sudan witnessed during this year are unspeakable; leaving hundreds killed, thousands injured and a nation that's still healing from the trauma.
Read also: Sudan uprising:
Echoing the voices of the youth
On New Year's Eve in 2018, the people of Sudan refused to celebrate the New Year and instead went out to protest, then, Bashir's rule. Some celebrated the new year behind bars in cold cells after they were picked up during the protests. A year later and on the same date, the people of Sudan celebrated the end of 2019 and the beginning of the first year without Bashir, watching fireworks being fired in the presidential palace with their new transitional government; half civilian half military.
The Sudan Uprising which many tried to label as an extension of the Arab Spring, proved itself to be, as the people of Sudan call it, The African Sandstorm. One that has extended far beyond the parameters of Africa inspiring other nations and teaching the world a lesson in peaceful revolting.
Sudan has come a long way and its transitional government has taken very promising steps towards change and reform, but it still has a long way to fulfil the demands of the revolution and implement the slogans of the Uprising. Peace and Justice being the most urgent and pressing of the three.
What I'm really concerned about is peace, because no matter how hard we try to deny it, there is a red flag on this issue
"What I'm really concerned about is peace, because no matter how hard we try to deny it, there is a red flag on this issue. We thought it was finally done and then El Obeid happened, they signed and everything but then Port Sudan incidents happened and now El Gineina. It's like we are doomed to live at war," said Hiba Elameen a dentist who worked on relaying information through social media accounts during the protests.
Even though many are sceptical about the joint rule between the civilians and the military, it is important to note that some progress has been made over the last four months.
"As the transitional period has gone on, I've become more convinced of this partnership's ability to last a long time," said Hatim Eujayl.
Under the transitional government Sudan has witnessed the dissolution of the National Congress Party [NCP], abolishment of the public order law, allowing cross-border and cross-line humanitarian access to conflict areas such as Kauda and Yabus.
Read also: 'A portal into tomorrow's Sudan':
Inside the sit-in that brought down
Sudan's dictator Bashir
Sudan was also moved to the Special Watch List, which is a very promising step towards removing Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. Prime Minister, Dr Abdalla Hamdok, was elected as the head of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development [IGAD] which in return shows international recognition of the change happening in the country.
Sudan has also recommitted itself to many conventions like the Convention of the Rights of the Child. One of the key incidents which took place, recently, is the sentencing of 29 men to death for the killing of pro-democracy school teacher Ahmed Elkheir.
Despite all the positive steps taken one thing that is quite evident is that the country is also still grappling with the transition, which some consider to be slow, from three decades of authoritarian rule.
Some changes made by Sudan's transitional government, like the abolishment of the Public Order Law and the officiating of Sudan's first female football team, were faced with push back from ultraconservatives. This only goes to show that toppling Bashir was only the beginning; the tip of the Kezan iceberg.
One cannot realistically expect a regime that has embedded itself in every aspect of Sudan to go away by the removal of the symbolic figures
"One cannot realistically expect a regime that has embedded itself in every aspect of Sudan to go away by the removal of the symbolic figures. The surrogates and oligarchs who could face justice and financial ruin will do everything to protect themselves. This, in turn, will frustrate the public and may lead to division among the people to the advantage of the old regime," said Sudanese-American Councilman Mohamed Seifeldein.
"I hope for a peaceful resolution to all these issues. Of course, how the economy fairs will be a strong factor."
Atrocities are still being committed and innocents are still caught in the cross fires.
"As usual, the situation looks stable if you're just looking at central Sudan. Look at the peripheries, with the tribal clashes in the East and West and the economic situation that's even worse than that of Khartoum. I try not to be alarmist, but I think it's clear that the transitional government has a lot of work to do as far as creating a truly sustainable and productive system for all areas of Sudan," added Hatim.
Justice seems to be the number one priority of the people of Sudan, and even though Sudan has taken some of its first steps towards justice and restoring people's faith and trust in its judiciary some don't seem to be very pleased or even convinced.
Read also: Sudanese women detained and
sexually harassed while protesting for change
"The transitional government has not only taken insufficient steps towards justice, especially for the martyrs of the thirty-year dictatorship, I doubt that they will even take any steps soon. They have chosen realpolitik over the demands of the streets, and that is because of the nature of their agreement with the military. Some are arguing that this is temporary, but I fear this not to be the case," said Mohammed Elnaiem.
Sudan, the land many of its people deemed forever lost to the NCP this year opened its doors wide open to welcome the thousands of Sudanese people who have been in exile.
"Shunned away from their country by Bashir's regime, I believe that the dissolution of the NCP is probably the biggest revolutionary step taken, and the end of the laws policing women publicly is another. More importantly, Sudan has undergone a cultural revolution, and Sudanese workers have relearned the power of the general strike and civil disobedience," Elnaiem added.
A cloud of scepticism, optimism and anticipation is hovering over Sudan. The people of Sudan, who bore the brunt of the actions of the previous regime and paid a hefty price to topple Bashir's regime are waiting, refusing to put down their flags or lower their voices.
The streets of Sudan still see the sight of masses of protesters marching and chanting peacefully, each time for a different reason. Prepared to fight for their revolution, the youth of Sudan are more than ready to march out again.
"I really like the change in the general attitude, people have more positive outlook and they are, to some extent, supporting the government. This should be enhanced by raising the public awareness both socially and environmentally," said Hiba Elameen.
Sadly the environment the old regime left behind has torn some of what Sudanese people are known for, but their resiliency has been on display this past year. The culture will continue to thrive in many forms and will only get better
Councilman Seifeldein added, "Sadly the environment the old regime left behind has torn some of what Sudanese people are known for, but their resiliency has been on display this past year. The culture will continue to thrive in many forms and will only get better."
Sudan holds great potential to become a success story, one written in history books. But the situation remains highly unpredictable. Whether or not Sudan will be able to achieve successful and sustainable democratising outcomes, is a question only time can answer.
Afnan Hassab Jaffar is a 22-year-old surgeon-in-the-making and blogger based in Sudan who is a dedicated humanitarian, social activist and unwavering feminist. She is interested in African and women studies.
Follow her on Twitter: @errfnern


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Dianne Hyndman
Candidate, North Dakota State House of Representatives, District 13, 2018
North Dakota State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
Abortion & Reproductive
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
2. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
3. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
4. Other or expanded principles
- Abortion is legal. It?s a woman?s choice, along with the fathers, when obtaining one. I believe that Planned Parenthood and also the counseling that abortion clinics do.
Budget, Spending, & Tax
Budget Stabilization:
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing North Dakota's budget.
1. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
2. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees?
3. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients?
4. An income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- With the questions asked, I believe sometimes those measures to constitute tightening the belt on some spending, when we have shortfalls in the state budget!
Campaign Finance & Government Reform
1. Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates?
2. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
3. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
4. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- I believe that campaign reform is needed. I also would like to see a set amount a candidate for state offices be limited to $10000.00 for each candidate in house and senate races.
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
2. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
3. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
4. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- b. Medical has been passed by a majority vote, and it should be implemented. I believe that along with my yes on recreational, needs to have laws agreed upon by law enforcement, i.e. safeguards as in the no smoking laws.
1. Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
2. Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
3. Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector?
4. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
5. Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
6. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of North Dakota?
7. Do you support reducing regulations on industrial livestock farming in North Dakota?
- e. There are statistics from other states, that requiring drug tests, are not feasible. f. Increasing the minimum wage, in increments, to be determined on cost of living increases.
1. Do you support adopting federal education standards in North Dakota?
2. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
3. Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from North Dakota high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- a. The state receives federal funding for public schools, therefore, the education standards should keep up with federal standards.
1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
2. Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
3. Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
3. Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom?
4. Should a license be required for gun ownership?
- c. I believe resource officers placed in schools, are the only ones carrying guns.
1. Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
2. Do you support Medicaid expansion through North Dakota's health care programs?
3. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
4. Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
5. Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
6. Do you support increasing state funding for mental health initiatives?
- b. Rural hospitals need this to help run their health facilities.e. Each school has their rules, and if the requirement to vaccinate is part of that, the parents have an option, to not enroll in that school.
1. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in North Dakota's anti-discrimination laws?
2. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in North Dakota's anti-discrimination laws?
3. Do you support greater efforts by North Dakota state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
- a and b. We are all the human race, and inclusion of the LGBTQ community in all facets of anti discrimination laws.
In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.

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Living in such an unforgiving environment there are strict laws amongst the Bedouin to protect their territorial rights. Trespassers are not easily forgiven or forgotten.
But the hospitality of the Bedouin is legendary and strangers are welcomed into the Bedouin home with wonderful shows of courtesy and respect. The dangers and hardship of the desert have fostered this approach and, as they are isolated people, encountering others is cause for celebration.
A new arrival is often reason enough for a feast. These meetings are celebrated in Bedouin poetry, sayings and songs.
Men receive guests in one side of the tent whilst women's quarters are shielded by a woven curtain. Should a guest arrive on horseback the Bedouin master asks permission to feed the horse himself. Then they settle down for coffee. Surprisingly coffee making equipment is as prized by Bedouins as swords or guns, as this equipment is among their few possessions that they can share with a guest.
Coffee is prepared personally by the master of the tent. Beans are roasted over fire and cooled in wooden dish, before being pounded in a mortar and boiled with cardamom. Three cups of coffee is polite. El'Heif, the first cup, is tasted by the Bedouin to make the guest feel safe; El-Keif, the second, is poured and tasted by the guest himself; El-Dheif, the third cup, is also drunk by the guest, who then shakes out his cup and hands it back to his host. Once coffee is drunk by a guest he is under the protection of the host.
Read about a feast as described by Lawrence.


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Nagasaki 1-day itinerary
by touristinjapanupdated on March 14, 2020 July 13, 2020 Leave a Comment on Nagasaki 1-day itinerary
Nagasaki City (population: 412,000), in Nagasaki Prefecture on the western side of Kyushu, is a city full of history. Across the world Nagasaki is known for being the second city ever to be hit by an atomic bomb. However, even before that time, Nagasaki was known world wide. For centuries this southern port city was the only place where Japan traded with the outside world. This special role as an international trade port has shaped the city into what it is today, an international city unlike any other city in Japan.
Hotels Nagasaki Guided Tour JR Pass (All Kyushu)
Nagasaki is full of international influences. Especially the Dutch, Portuguese and the Chinese have strongly influenced not only the city's architecture, but also it's food, religion and general mentality. It is a treasure chest of international history, and the best place in Japan to explore Japans meeting with the western world.
1-day Itinerary Map
1-day itinerary Nagasaki
With this itinerary you will explore the rich history of Nagasaki. You will learn about the arrival of the Europeans in Japan in the 1500's, visit an old dutch trading post, explore European-style buildings, a former Chinese temple, enjoy one of Japans top-3 night views and taste Nagasaki's famous Champon noodle dish. Of course, you will also visit the Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Museum, a part of recent history which has defined Nagasaki.
08:30 Nagasaki Peace Park
09:00 Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
11:00 Meganebashi Bridge
11:30 Kofuku-ji Temple
12:30 Nagasaki Chinatown (lunch)
14:00 Dejima
15:30 Glover Garden
17:30 Mount Inasa Night View
Nagasaki Peace Park is a wide and open park, made to commemorate the day the atomic bomb fell on Nagasaki (9. august 1945). The park has two parts; the memorial park and the hypo center park. The memorial park is home to the peace fountain and the impressive Peace Statue designed by Seibo Kitamura. Nearby is the Atomic Bomb Museum which is the next stop on the itinerary.
Nearest tram stop: Peace Park Stop. Trams No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3.
Entrance fee: free.
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, located right the the Peace Park, is a museum dedicated to remembering the traumatic bombing of Nagasaki. Following a visit to the Peace Park, the museum is the best place to learn about the bombing, and the events leading up to it. The museum also displays artifacts from the bombing and numerous photos of Nagasaki before the bombing, as well as a reports, told by survivors of the horrific event.
Nearest tram stop: Atomic Bomb Museum Stop. Trams No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3. from the Peace Park you can walk to the museum in a couple of minutes.
Entrance fee: ¥200.
Meganebashi Bridge
Megane Bridge, also known as Spectacles Bridge or Meganebashi in Japanese is an old stone bridge which spans the Nakashima River in Nagasaki. The bridge is famous for resembling a pair of eyeglasses when it reflects in the water of the river below it.
Nearest tram stop: Meganebashi Bridge. Tram No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5.
Kofuku-ji Temple
Kofuku-ji, located in Nagasaki's temple town district, was the first Obaku Zen temple in Japan. It was established in 1620 by a Chinese priest, as a place to pray for the safety of seafarers. It's Chinese architecture makes Kofuku-ji stand out among Japanese temples and shrines and makes a must-see location in Nagasaki. The temple is in a walkable distance from Megane Bridge.
Nearest tram stop: Civic Hall. Tram No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5.
Entrance fee: unknown.
Nagasaki Chinatown
Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is an area in central Nagasaki, which used to be home to Chinese traders during the Edo period. Today it is a typical colorful "chinatown" district, full of restaurants and shops. It is also the main venue for the Nagasaki Lantern Festival which takes place every year in the late winter. Nagasaki's Chinatown is the perfect place to explore the city's internationally inspired cuisine.
Nearest tram stop: Shinchi Chinatown. Trams No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5.
Dejima (出島 "exit island") in Nagasaki, is a former island where first the Portuguese, and later the Dutch, were permitted to conduct business with the Japanese during the isolation era. It was through this island that Japan imported all it's western knowledge and products. Today the area functions as a sort of large museum about the Dutch trade with Japan, and provides an interesting introduction to the development of Japans relationship with the western world.
Nearest tram stop: Dejima. Trams No. 1 and No. 2.
Glover Garden is a park and museum, located on a hillside in Nagasaki's Minamiyamate area. The park, which belonged to the prominent Scottish merchant Thomas Blake Glover, has a magnificent view over Nagasaki city and harbor. It contains a number of old western-style houses, of which the most prominent is Glover's own former villa. The park functions as an open-air museum, and is a great spot to watch the sunset.
Nearest tram stop: Oura Cathedral Stop. Tram No. 5.
Mount Inasa (Nagasaki Night View)
Mount Inasa (Inasayama) is a small mountain located on the western side of the city. It offers one of Japans 3 best night views, and is completely free. Mount Inasa is relatively close to downtown Nagasaki, and is easily accessible by a scenic ropeway.
Ropeway station: Fuchi Shrine Station. Other options are available, click here to read more.
Entrance fee: free. Ropeway costs ¥1250 roundtrip.
Planning your stay in Nagasaki
High-end hotel located near the famous Glover Garden and Oura Cathedral.
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Hotel Forza Nagasaki
High quality at very low prices. Located in the middle of Nagasaki's busiest shopping and dining area.
APA Nagasaki Ekimae
Budget friendly, mid-range hotel located close to Nagasaki Station.
Hostel Casa Noda
Budget friendly hostel located near the harbor, right next to a tram stop. Dorms and private rooms are available.
Find more hotels in nagasaki…
Tours, tickets and experiences
Nagasaki is full of history and stunning things to see and do. Booking a couple of experiences or tours could enhance your experience further and let you dive deeper into the local culture of Nagsaki as well as the surrounding areas such and Sasebo and Mount Unzen. Below is a selection of tours and experiences which you may find interesting.
Huis Ten Bosch "Asia's largest Dutch Theme Park"
Nagasaki Private Historical Walking Tour
Nagasaki Excursion with private car and guide
Nagasaki Historical and Kimono photo tour
Kujukushima Sightseeing Cruise (Sasebo)
Kujukushima Aquarium Ticket with Optional Pearl Pick Experience (Sasebo)
Island Lumina Admission Ticket with Optional Onsen Experience and Meal
Stay in a Ryokan with your own Private Onsen in Kyushu
15 day arranged trip "hike in the volcanic landscapes of Kyushu"
Nagasaki Food
Three unique foods to try in Nagasaki:
Champon (noodle dish)
Shippoku Ryori (internationally influenced cuisine, representative of Nagasaki's international history)
Okoze (poisonous stone fish)
Having an internet connection can help you a great deal when navigating the streets of a new city. Booking Pocket Wi-Fi or getting a Japanese SIM-card for your phone can be a great way to help yourself out of a tricky situation or help you get the most out of your day.
Book portable WiFi
Transport in Nagasaki
Nagasaki has an effective and useful network of trams. There are five lines, numbered 1 though 5. Line 2 is a rare late-night line, so normally you will only encounter lines 1, 3, 4 and 5. The below map shows the tram lines and stops through the city of Nagasaki.
The tram has a flat-fare price of ¥130 (children ¥70). A one-day pass is available for ¥500 (children ¥250)
Nagasaki Tram Line Map. Modified version by Touristinjapan.com.
Licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0. Original by Hisagi (氷鷺) of wikimedia.org
Getting to Nagasaki
Getting to Nagasaki by train is really easy. While there is no Shinkansen Line directly to Nagasaki, there is an express train from Hakata Station (Fukuoka) which will take you to Nagasaki in less than 2 hours. The train is covered by the Japan Rail Pass.
From Fukuoka, take the Kamome Limited Express Train from Hakata Station to Nagasaki Station. The ride is just under 2 hours, and is covered by the Japan Rail Pass.
From Osaka, take the SAKURA Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen to Hakata Station (Fukuoka). From Shin-Osaka station it is around 2.5 hours to Hakata. From Hakata Station, take the Kamome Limited Express Train to Nagasaki Station (just under 2 hours). The entire journey should take 4-5 hours, and is covered by the Japan Rail Pass, as long as you take the Sakura Shinkansen train, and not the Nozomi Shinkansen.
From Tokyo, taking the train to Nagasaki takes nearly 8 hours, so it might be a better option to fly. If you must take the train, then you can save a lot of money by buying a Japan Rail Pass. Take the HIKARI shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Shin-Kobe Station. From Shin-Kobe station, take the SAKURA shinkansen to either Hakata Station or Shin-Tosu Station. From either of those two stations, take the Kamome Limited Express train to Nagasaki Station. Fastest possible transit time by train is around 8 hours. The entire journey is covered by the Japan Rail Pass, as long as you don't take the Nozomi Shinkansen.
Japan Rail Pass (7, 14 or 21 days) JR Kyushu Rail Pass (3 or 5 Days)
Nagasaki Airport (NGS) is the closest airport to Nagasaki, and the obvious choice for flying into Nagasaki. There are connections between Nagasaki Airport and Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami, Osaka Kansai, Nagoya, Kobe, Naha, Fukue, Tsushima and Iki airports. In addition to that there are a couple of international destinations, including Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Book flights to Nagasaki
There are many options to get to Nagasaki by bus. Busses depart for Nagasaki from Fukuoka, Fukuoka Airport, Beppu, Oita, Kumamoto, Sasebo, Miyazaki and Kagoshima among others. If you plan on traveling by bus, then it's worth getting the Kyushu SunQ Unlimited Bus Pass. The pass is available in 3 and 4 day variants, and gives unlimited bus rides on all buslines which are participating in the SunQ program (a lot of the busses in Kyushu are covered by the pass). The busses which are covered by the SunQ pass are marked with a SunQ logo on the outside.
Kyushu SunQ Unlimited Bus Pass (3 or 4 days)
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Q: adding new random number after a link on every press the goal of my code is to generate a new link each time "generate" is pressed, so that i can find new songs for geometry dash without having to spam numbers.
i have tried the string below but every time the button were to be clicked, it would append a new set of numbers on the end. i wish for the program to not require a refresh
document.querySelectorAll("a").forEach(link =>
     link.setAttribute("href", link.getAttribute("href") + Math.floor(Math.random() * 111392.8) + 1)

this is my current attempt. i have gotten the goal of a new number on every button press with a refresh but the prefix of "https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/" won't append to the start.

window.onclick = () => {
  document.querySelectorAll("a").forEach(link =>
    link.setAttribute("href", Math.floor(Math.random() * 111392.8) + 1)
  );
};
<title>
  Newgrounds Song Generator
</title>

Click the button to visit a random song!

    <button>Generate</button>

A: Don't have a button in a link!
The code can be much simpler with a form

const url = "https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/";
document.getElementById("generate").addEventListener("submit", function() {
  const link = url + Math.floor(Math.random() * 111392.8) + 1;
  console.log(link)
  this.action = link; // SO does not allow a target="_blank" in a snippet
})
<title>
  Newgrounds Song Generator
</title>

Click the button to visit a random song!

<form id="generate" target="_blank">
  <button type="submit">Generate</button>
</form>

Or a link styled as a button

const url = "https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/";
document.getElementById("generate").addEventListener("click", function() {
  const link = url + Math.floor(Math.random() * 111392.8) + 1;
  console.log(link)
  this.href = link; // SO does not allow a target="_blank" in a snippet
})
.button {
  font: bold 11px Arial;
  text-decoration: none;
  background-color: #EEEEEE;
  color: #333333;
  padding: 2px 6px 2px 6px;
  border-top: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
  border-right: 1px solid #333333;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #333333;
  border-left: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
}
<title>
  Newgrounds Song Generator
</title>

Click the button to visit a random song!

Generate

A: You have some problems with it:

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*You shouldn't use script tag inside the head tag.

*You shouldn't use button tag inside an anchor tag.

*You shouldn't use window.onclick because it will activate the function no matter where you click.

<!DOCTYPE html>

  <link rel="stylesheet" href="CSS1.css">

<title>
  Newgrounds Song Generator
</title>

Click the button to visit a random song!

  <button id="listen">
Generate
</button>

A: I'd recommend storing the rest of the domain in a separate variable, like so
<!DOCTYPE html>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="CSS1.css">

<title>
Newgrounds Song Generator
</title>

Click the button to visit a random song!

Generate

Hopefully that helps!

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Thursday's Rugby news sees the Brumbies welcoming spectators, Hamish McLennan extending the olive branch across the ditch, Mack Mason on the outer at NSW Waratahs and the Rebels relocating to Canberra.
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The Brumbies are back…
Simone tries to evade.
The ACT Brumbies club has announced that they are planning to invite somewhere between 1000 – 1500 spectators to attend their opening fixture of the Vodafone Super Rugby AU competition when they take on the Melbourne Rebels on 4 July at GIO Stadium.
Paying Brumbies members were contacted via email to give them the first opportunity to enter into a ballot system for tickets. The Brumbies will host a random draw to decide which members will be permitted as spectators once the exact attendance numbers are confirmed.
There will also be a limited number of Corporate Hospitality attendees who will be permitted under ACT COVID-19 restrictions.
It is hoped that more attendees will be allowed into the ground for the Brumbies second home Super Rugby AU fixture against the Reds on 1 August, once further easing of restrictions from the ACT Government takes place.
"We're really happy that we will be able to have some of our members at our first game of the Vodafone Super Rugby AU competition," said Brumbies CEO Phil Thomson.
"We'd like to thank the ACT Chief Health Officer and the ACT Government for their support in allowing this to happen. We're hopeful we will be able to have more of our members and supporters at games throughout the season."
Brumbies inside centre Irae Simone is excited to get out on the paddock. "Now that we have a date, there's a new spark to the group. There's a lot of motivation now the boys have something to look forward. They have a lot of goals they want to achieve."
"Training has been awesome. The boys have been ripping in, and come 4 July, the boys are pretty keen for it."
Meanwhile, Blake Enever has left the club on compassionate grounds, effective immediately, and there is speculation he might join the Reds as cover in the second row.
World Cup carrot
Wallabies vs All Blacks 2018 Bledisloe 1 ANZ Photo Courtesy of Keith McInnes
Reports suggest that Rugby Australia would be open to offering New Zealand hosting rights for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with a possibility the country across the ditch could host some pool matches or even finals. It may be part of a strategic move to convince the Kiwis to throw their support behind a trans-Tasman competition next year.
As the only horse in the race for now, it is looking positive that Australia will host the 2027 World Cup. It would be a huge boon for the country, with World Rugby reporting that the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan is been heralded as the best to date. It was certainly the most economically successful Rugby World Cup ever, with nearly £4.3 billion generated in economic output according to The economic impact of Rugby World Cup 2019 report published by EY.
New Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan appeared on Sky Sport New Zealand's rugby show The Breakdown to float the idea of getting the Kiwis involved in the tournament.
"We want to win it and if you got a few pool games or a pool, I'd be up for that," McLennan said. "At the end of the day there is a lot of history between the two countries … and if you supported us in that way, I'm very open to it.
"If we can do more cross-Tasman in Super Rugby that is great. I want to have a friendly and co-operative relationship with you guys. You're a fantastic rugby nation but when it comes to the World Cup, as you would have seen, we've put an advisory board together that is second to none.
"The SANZAAR nations have to stick together. If we can secure the World Cup that would be great for the game in this part of the world and it is due to come down to the southern hemisphere. My understanding is the Argentinians and the South Africans are notionally supporting our bids. So we've got to give it a real shot."
New Zealand beat out Australia to host the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2021. A joint hosting bid between the two countries is not unprecedented, as Australia and New Zealand await news on their joint bid for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
World Rugby will make a call in 2022 as to who will host the tournament.
Mason on the outer
Mack Mason during the National Rugby Championship.
It seems that Mack Mason's time in a sky blue jersey may becoming to end, as it appears he may not be taking part in this year's Super Rugby AU competition. It has been reported that Waratahs flyhalf has been based in Queensland during COVID-19, and won't be eligible.
Mason has been in Foley's shadow for years, after getting limited time in the box seat during his three year stint in NSW. It has often been bemoaned that Mason has been dealt a poor hand in the selection policy at the club, where limited opportunities coupled with some poor performances has seen him being leapfrogged by Will Harrison and Ben Donaldson in the pecking order.
He debuted in 2017 after receiving a late call-up against the Crusaders. A few months later he trotted around in Melbourne as part of an extended Wallabies squad.
Mason started twice in 2019, once in a 31-30 loss to the Sunwolves in Newcastle and then again during a 49-12 defeat to the Highlanders in the final match of the season.
"I got hung out to dry a little bit but that was on my own performance," Mason said in January of the Sunwolves game. "That was probably the only week I've really thought that [I'm] really struggling."
Even at the start of this season, many predicted Mason to take over at five-eighth, and started in the trial against the Highlanders. However, he injured his groin in another practice game against the Reds off the bench.
Now he is nowhere to be seen and it appears very unlikely the Waratahs will offer him a new deal.
Border move
Andrew Kellaway scores against the Highlanders.
The Rebels will move to Canberra on Friday ahead of their Super Rugby AU opener against the Brumbies on 4 July.
After consultation with other stakeholders, the Rebels have decided to make the temporary move to the capital, leaving scope to remain there if required. This follows a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Victoria.
In a statement released late Wednesday, Rebels CEO Baden Stephenson said the club needed to be "fluid" and act with the best interest of players and staff in mind.
"This is undoubtedly a very fluid situation and we are committed to keeping our people safe and healthy in accordance with government advice and regulations. At the same time, we will do all that we can to ensure the successful delivery of the Super Rugby AU competition," he said.
"We've been in constructive dialogue with Rugby AU, SANZAAR and RUPA for the last 24 hours and we have all agreed that decisive action is required.
"There are a lot of Australians far worse off than us in these challenging times and we are still grateful for the opportunity to return to play and hopefully make our fans proud."
"This competition was always going to throw up some curve balls and I think the teams that have the ability to adjust on the run will be successful," he said.
"We aren't changing our performance expectations at all. We have a very tight team and are looking forward to preparing and spending some time together on the road."
All of this comes amidst speculation of a player strike, just weeks before the start of Super Rugby AU. Some sources have suggested the strike is being proposed by a group of Rebels players, while other reports say it has wide-ranging support from players at other clubs.
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To celebrate the first days of production on Doctor Who series 12 a reminder to the powers that be at the BBC if they give the Whovians more of the same, you will wish for Season 10 viewing numbers. Be happy people are still upset. That means you still have enough caring Doctor Who fans out there. Change your ways BBC or what follows is apathy.
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A Heated Romance
by Candace Gold
Highland Press Publishing
Heat Rating: Sensual
Contemporary General Contemporary
She battles blazing fires and battles for respect
As a woman firefighter, Marcie O'Dwyer can never let down her guard. She knows it might cost her life. However, Ray Smith just might slip past her defenses. He poses the biggest threat...to her heart. There is no room for her in his life...
Hard-hearted, Ray Smith has sworn never to fall in love again. Only, Marcie is slowly working her way under his skin. This woman has no place on the Squad. No place in his life. Passions burn as bright as the fires they fight...
But can their attraction survive constant doubts, a misunderstanding and the threat of a maniac arsonist bent on murdering them both?
A fascinating romantic suspense, A Heated Romance tells the story of Marcie O'Dwyer, a female firefighter who has had to struggle to prove herself. Used to the chauvinistic comments made by some of her male coworkers, she is not surprised when a new transfer, Ray Smith seems to have a problem with a female firefighter. But even with his attitude, she can't help but find the man attractive.
Doubts, misunderstandings, and a serial arsonist plague the couple and try to keep them apart in this suspenseful tale.
This complex story is mostly told from the point of view of Marcie. One of the many fascinating characters of the story, Marcie is a tough heroine following in the footsteps of her father and grandfather as firefighter despite the misgivings of her family, friends, and others. I really enjoyed Marcie's wit and attitude.
A Heated Romance is a fascinating story.
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Candace Gold spins an exciting tale of one woman's struggle for equality in what has traditionally been a man's world--firefighting. Is there romance? Oh yeah! Marcie O'Dwyer, though more concerned with career than passion, finds herself embroiled in a big time romance with the hunky, but mysterious, Ray Smith--who may or may not be a chauvinist.
Fast paced, riveting and exciting are only a few of the words that express this thriller. Combine a feisty, fearless female with a dozen or more reluctant male co-workers and mix in one co-worker who is reluctant at work but only too happy to be more than friends outside the job. Stir the ingredients until they come to a boil with a crazed arsonist and a mad stalker [who may or may not be one and the same] then simmer on the back burner with twists and turns galore.
Who can Marcie trust? Who is trying to kill her? With her life on the line, she strikes back, determined to find the killer before the killer finds her--unprotected and vulnerable.
Diane Davis White, Author, Moon of the Falling Leaves
A Heated Encounter . . .
"O'Dwyer, you look different," Smith said, actually initiating a conversation with her.
"I left my helmet home."
"Jeez! Can't you ever be serious?"
"It's hard since I never leave home without my sarcastic wit. Besides, I never know what kind of mood you're going to be in."
"I just wanted to say I like what you've done with yourself."
She shrugged. He didn't have to know how hard she'd worked to get that way. "All I did was put on a dress and apply some makeup."
"Well, it looks nice. You look like a . . . a real . . . woman."
Like the excruciatingly shrill screech of chalk scratching a blackboard, he'd gone and pressed the wrong buttons, as usual, causing something to short-circuit in Marcie's head. Before she could stop herself, her eyes narrowed to slits and her nostrils flared with fury as she spewed, "I knew you'd say something sexist like that."
"Damn, O'Dwyer. That's not how I meant it," Smith replied angrily.
"Really?"
Visibly gritting his teeth, he replied, "Really!"
By this time, every eye at the table was watching, every ear listening, as though the two of them had forgotten where they were. Marcie ignored everyone and turned completely around in her chair to look him squarely in the eye. However she saw no defiance or anger. Instead she saw something she'd never seen in his eyes before. Had he actually been telling the truth? Could he be capable of giving a woman an honest compliment? She wasn't certain how to respond. For the sake of the others at the table, she chose to believe him and go from there.
"To tell the truth, Smith, I wasn't sure how you meant it. I mean, we're not on what you would call the best of terms."
"True. However we're at a wedding, O'Dwyer. Try to be civil."
"Civ" The nerve of that man. She was about to blow again when Smith placed a finger on her lips. Lucky for him, she didn't try to bite it off.
"Truce, O'Dwyer?"
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import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.Location;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkbuildapi.ProviderApi;
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import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.ParamType;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.SkylarkCallable;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.skylarkinterface.SkylarkGlobalLibrary;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.EvalException;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.SkylarkDict;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.SkylarkList;

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public interface SkylarkRuleFunctionsApi {

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            name = "doc",
            type = String.class,
            legacyNamed = true,
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            doc =
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        @Param(
            name = "fields",
            doc =
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'Loved dearly by all': Family of woman murdered in Manchester pay tribute to her
Tuesday 12 May 2020, 5:54am
A woman murdered at her home in Manchester was "a brilliant mother" who was "loved dearly by all", her family has said.
Hyacinth Morris, 67, was pronounced dead at an address in Westminster Street, Levenshulme, at about 8.30pm on Thursday.
A 40-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been detained under the Mental Health Act, Greater Manchester Police said on Monday.
In a tribute issued through police, Ms Morris's family said: "Hyacinth, you were a great daughter to your father. A beautiful sister, a wonderful sister-in-law, aunty, great aunty and a dear cousin to all.
"You were loved dearly by all and touched our lives in a positive way.
"Most of all you were a brilliant mother who was adored by your son. You both described each other as each other's best friend.
"We will miss your beautiful smile, your sense of humour and in fact, everything about you.
"Rest in peace till we see you again. Your loving family."
Flowers outside the house in Levenshulme. Credit: ITV News
Detective Inspector Benjamin Cottam, of Greater Manchester Police, said:
"Our thoughts remain with the family of this woman who tragically lost her life, and our specialist officers are continuing to support them at this distressing time."
Detective Inspector Benjamin Cottam
Anyone with any information can contact police on 0161 856 5018, quoting incident number 2855 of 7/5/2020.
Reports can also be made anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


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Dr. R Krishna Kumar is a renowned Pediatric Cardiologist in Kochi and currently practices at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi. For the past 35 years, Dr. R Krishna Kumar has worked as a Pediatric Cardiologist and gained proficient skills and knowledge in the segments. Dr. R Krishna Kumar pursued degree of MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi in 1984, MD - Internal Medicine from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 1988 and DM - Cardiology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 1990,
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Turn Instant Pot to saute(more) mode. Once the 'hot' sign displays, add oil. Add onions and jalapeños. Sauté for 2-3 mins.
Close Instant Pot with pressure valve to sealing. Cook on Manual(Hi) for 3 mins. Note- Cook time for the pasta shells we used was 7 minutes.
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Was yummy, added a good dolop of sour cream on top of each bowl. We used rontini as what was in pantry , same cooking time and pasta was perfect.
Made it without japs, added a little more water/broth and cooked pasta 2 min longer but it came out great! Make sure you alternate between saute and keep warm while adding ingredients to keep pot from getting too hot.
I used shells, medium size, set IP for 3 min but they were not cooked yet so I turned the IP back on and set it for another two min. Cook time on bag was a range of 8-10 min, IP time 5 min. The teens and hubby all gave it thumbs up.
Good dish but every time I make it i get the Burnt error. I deglaze the bottom with a white wine to make sure it doesnt have stuff on it before i start the presure cook.
Good dish. Recipe makes alot.
Changed up the ingredients a but to taste but cook time with shells was bang on. Will be doing this one again forsure.
Fast cheap and yummy. Everything was bang on.
This was good, we kidified it by omitting the jalepenos and using mild salsa- it probably would have been better otherwise but toddlers!! We used penne because it is what was on hand, i cooked 5 minutes and it was perfect. It a liquidy at first so i cooked off some liquid with the saute feature. Next time will use smaller guage pasta.


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West's failure to weaponise coup against ISIS leader a 'squandered opportunity', terror expert claims
By Mark Saunokonoko • Senior Journalist
10:12am Feb 19, 2019
A dramatic alleged coup against Islamic State's fugitive leader should have been "weaponised" by the West to destabilise the group and hammer its carefully constructed global image, a counter-terror expert says.
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi survived an intense two-day gun battle against foreign fighters from within his own group in al Keshma, a small Syrian village, in September last year, The Guardian newspaper reported this month.
Michael S. Smith II, a US terrorism analyst, told nine.com.au the US-led anti-ISIS coalition's failure to ramp up counter messaging about the alleged coup was a "squandered opportunity".
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi managed to escape a reported attempted coup in September 2018. (AAP )
He said news of the attempted coup, highlighting substantial internal tensions, would be "extremely problematic" for Islamic State's ongoing recruitment of hardened fighters in other far-flung conflict zones around the world, such as Afghanistan, Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia and the hotspot closest to Australia, the Philippines.
"Information about a coup attempt should have been weaponised by Islamic State's enemies," Smith, a teaching fellow with Johns Hopkins University's Global Security Studies program, said.
Significant evidence of fitna (an Islamic term to broadly describe internal quarrels) inside IS and the leadership circle would be an immediate turn-off to prospective recruits, Smith said.
"That is especially the case amongst hardcore and experienced jihadis, who Islamic State really needs to move into its ranks right now."
One eyewitness to the coup told The Guardian: "The fighting was very intense, they had tunnels between houses. They were mainly Tunisians and there were many people killed."
Following the firefight, Baghdadi is believed to have fled to Baghouz, a town located in the last remaining sliver of ISIS-controlled land, which is now heavily surrounded by US-led coalition forces. Baghdadi is said to have immediately placed a bounty on the head of the man who led the plot to overthrow him.
Fighters from the Islamic State group, marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AAP)
Islamic State's propaganda machine, which has proven a critical tool to incite terror attacks and recruit fighters and supporters, would have been seriously damaged if coup plotters had been successful in killing Baghdadi, Smith said.
"It is much less of a problem for Islamic State if Baghdadi is killed or captured by coalition forces than if he was killed by his former subordinates… due to alleged deficiencies in his leadership."
If reports of a coup were accurate, Smith said it could indicate Baghdadi had made decisions deemed by some in the group to be "un-Islamic".
"What those decisions are, I'm not sure," Smith added. "But that is generally how members of jihadist groups rationalise a plot like that, and build internal support for it."
A 2014 image shows an Islamic State fighter waving their flag from inside a captured government fighter jet following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria. (AAP )
Smith, who has advised the US government on IS-influencde operations, said that since 2014 there have been periodic instances of internal tension inside the group.
Islamic State's perceived "promiscuous use" of takfir, an Islamic declaration that someone is an apostate or non-believer, was a notable example. Al-Qaeda and other rival jihadist groups have criticised IS over takfir. Baghdadi's group state they will kill anyone, including fellow Muslims, who does not believe IS is the only legitimate power to rule the world.
"[IS] were very vocal about their intention to apply this practice of legitimised violence, even against other jihadi groups active in Iraq and Syria," Smith said, pointing to Islamic State executions of al-Qaeda members.
While the precise date of the alleged September coup was not clear, the release of two audio messages around that time last year may have indicated Baghdadi knew plotters previously loyal to him now posed a threat.
Baghdadi's message, released in September, contained warnings about the dangers of division and fitna inside Islamic State, according to Smith. A subsequent audio message from Abul-Hasan Al-Muhajir, the group's then spokesman, could have been prepared to assure IS members who knew about the plot that Baghdadi remained in control.
In this image posted by an Islamic State militant media arm in 2016, IS fighters battle Iraqi forces and their allies west of Fallujah, Iraq (AAP)
Smith said Islamic State had done a "remarkable job" suppressing any other news or chatter about the alleged coup across online channels favoured by the group, such as the encrypted messenger Telegram. There was also no official spin about thwarting the coup plotters.
"This indicates a strategic decision to suppress any information about the plot," Smith said.
Although IS fighters are currently defending a tiny last remaining outpost, the group continues to project an image of a cohesive unit.
Western intelligence agencies working to combat the group must bring to light all information that could highlight cracks in this facade, Smith said.
A few hundred IS militants are believed to be hiding among civilians near the village of Baghouz, which is encircled by US-led forces.
The extremist group once ruled a self-styled caliphate that spread across much of Syria and Iraq.
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Big Sky Country offers a wide array of sightseeing tours including scenic flights, charter buses and coaches, walking tours and eco friendly tours. This page lists the tour operators and guides so you can easily find your next big adventure.
Red Eagle Aviation. 1880 Highway 93 S, Kalispell, MT 59901. Phone: 406-755-2376.
Wild Horse Boat Trips. 452 Grand Drive, Bigfork, MT 59911. Phone: 406-837-5617.
Glacier National Park's Sun Tours. PO Box 234, East Glacier, MT 59434. Phone: 406-732-9220; Toll-free: 1-800-786-9220; Fax: 406-732-9220.
Karst Stage. Phone: 406-556-3500; Toll-free: 1-800-845-2778; Fax: 406-556-3501.
The famous Red Buses takes you on an interpretive round-trip tour of Glacier National Park where you'll learn the history and heritage of the park while witnessing some of the most beautiful scenery and wildlife. Tours depart from both the east and west sides of the park. The tours departs from the Glacier Park Lodge.
Red Lodge Tour and Taxi. Phone: 406-425-3091.
Copper King Mansion. 219 W. Granite Street, Butte, MT 59701. Phone: 406-782-7580.
Completed in 1888, the beautiful Copper King Mansion is now a bed and breakfast. Tours are available daily.
Tours of Lewis and Clark's journey across the Continental Divide and through the Rocky Mountains. Great Divide also offers Montana Ghost Towns and scenic historic site tours.
Our Lady of the Rockies. Located in the Butte Plaza Mall at 3100 Harrison Avenue, Butte, MT 59701. Phone: 406-782-1221; Toll-free: 1-800-800-LADY.
Tours are available summer through fall (June - October) with weather permitting, of Our Lady of the Rockies 90 foot statue sitting atop the Continental Divide. Reservations are a must.
Montana Fun Adventures. PO Box 21905, Billings MT 59104. Phone: 406-254-7180.
Virginia City Railroad. Phone: 406-843-5247.
Runs from Virginia City to Nevada City from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The train departs form the Bovey Visitor Center in Nevada City. Tickets can be purchased at the Virginia City Train Depot, Nevada City Museum, or as part of the Family Pass from the River of Gold.
Yellowstone Adventures. 131 Dunraven Street, West Yellowstone, MT 59758. Phone: 406-646-7735; Toll-free: 1-800-231-5991; Fax: 406-646-9608.
Yellowstone Vacations. 8358 Huffine Lane, Suite #2, Bozeman, MT 59718. Toll-free: 1-877-600-4308.


Terri-Lynn Robinson's entire existence was switched upside lower whenever a dispute together with her ex-husband went disastrously wrong. Because he packed to maneuver out, he made the decision to consider revenge. He retrieved a BBQ lighter and lit the whole period of their bed skirt burning. Together with her within the room. In a few minutes, her bed room increased in flames. While Terri could escape, her home and existence were in shambles. Her house, an item of arson, was uninhabitable. She switched to her insurance provider, who responded by denying her claim. Their reason was that, since her ex-husband was on title, the harm was brought on by the house-owner and therefore wasn't covered. Terri is really a victim of spousal abuse she lost her home throughout the dissolvement of her marriage. When things could not worsen, she was told that they was by herself. Insurance that they had compensated for wouldn't be walking in. Terri remained to pay for the mortgage on the "rotting covering" while she resided inside a shelter. She couldn't pay the repairs on her behalf earnings, and she or he now faces the real chance of personal bankruptcy and losing the remainder of her possessions. If you have found yourself inside a similar situation, a house insurance lawyer might help. Read LawCrossing reviews and find out what legal jobs you're missing out on.
Terri-Lynn isn't the first lady to become a victim of spousal abuse and arson. She's certainly not the first one to have claims wrongfully denied. The tragic results of these denials could be complete lack of quality of existence and residential. Property insurance lawyers would be the connecting outcomes of these horrible tragedies along with a effective outcome. Lawyers fight for the legal rights as well as your insurance claims. Insurance coverage is compensated that it is there when it's needed probably the most. It's a tragedy that these funds are lost, departing you up front for further expenses that you can't afford throughout the worst periods inside your existence.
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Most property insurance lawyers focus on a commission basis. Which means that they don't get compensated before you do. They do know that the unique circumstances has produced financial strain. Getting a lawyer shouldn't increase the stress for your unique circumstances. If you're able to obtain the help you have to fight claims that needs to be compensated. To obtain the money required to repair your house and existence with no out-of-pocket expenses, result in the call. Property insurance lawyers exist to battle for you personally. Those are the middle liaison that understands your circumstances while getting the legal understanding to operate to your benefit. You compensated for the insurance to become there for you personally. A house insurance lawyer will take some time required to make certain that this is just what happens.


Nubia M2 Lite comes with 4GB RAM, MT6750 processor, 32GB ROM, features a 5.5 Inch 2.5D glass, 720P HD screen, bases on Android 6.0 operation system, with 16MP front camera and 13MP back camera, supports 5G wifi, OTG, supports front fingerprint sensor.
Is Nubia M2 Lite supported on Verizon in US?
Nubia M2 phone support Verizon in US.
c'è la lingua ITALIANA ??????????
Nubia M2 phone pre-installed with Italian Language.
Nubia M2 Lite phone support work on Boost mobile.
This phone have metal body or plastic body?
Nubia M2 Lite comes with metal body.


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Why boycott Turkey?
STOP ARMING TURKEY
DON'T HOLIDAY IN TURKEY
CULTURAL BOYCOTT
ACADEMIC BOYCOTT
BOYCOTT TURKISH GOODS & COMPANIES
RiseUp4Rojava
Nike, stop sponsoring Turkish football
Call to Boycott Turkish Government Sponsored Academic and Cultural Institutions
Corporate Complicity
Baykar Makina
Divan Turizm
Fawaz Alhokair Group
MKEK
Nurol Holding
PEGASUS AIRLINES (Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S)
Roketsan
Simit Sarayı
SunExpress (Güneş Ekspress Havacılık A.Ş.)
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)
Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları – THY)
"We continue to be the glowing global brand of Turkey"
From the Simit Sarayı website
Simit Sarayı is a chain of fast-food franchise bakeries, which is rapidly expanding across Europe and the Middle East. Having begun in 2002 in Istanbul, it opened its first European franchise in 2010. The company reportedly wants to be the next McDonalds.
Simit Sarayı told Hurriyet in 2010 that it plans to sell 70 percent Turkish products and 30 percent local products in its operations outside Turkey.
In 2016, Abdullah Kavukçu, CEO of Simit Sarayı and owner of the Kavukçu Group of companies, attended the Republic Day reception at Erdoğan's Presidential Palace in Ankara.
Simit Sarayı is a flagship brand for Turkey, proved by the fact that its Piccadilly Circus branch was opened by Turkish AKP Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım in 2017. As part of the same Prime Ministerial visit, Kavukçu attended the opening ceremoy of a London based Turkish Investment Bank, known as the Dome Group. Also present at the ceremony were the Turkish Prime Minister, as well as Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chair Mehdi Eker, AKP Deputy Group Chair Mustafa Elitaş and Turkey's London Ambassador Abdurrahman Bilgiç.
In 2017, Turkey's deputy Prime Minister said, amidst worries about the impending Turkish economic crash, that Simit Sarayı was one of two Turkish companies whose deals "will bring $1 billion of global capital into Turkey". This shows that the revenue generated by Simit Sarayı supports the Turkish state through generating tax revenues. It also shows that the AKP and Simit Sarayı's executives are pretty close.
In 2015, Abdullah Kavukçu, CEO of Simit Sarayı and owner of the Kavukçu Group of companies, told AKP mouthpiece Daily Sabah that 'Turkey's upcoming elections', which the AKP won, would 'bring good outcomes in terms of the economy, although elections generally scare off investors'.
President Erdoğan even personally visited Simit Sarayı's new store in Belgrade along with the Turkish Foreign Minister and several other ministers.
The company is currently privately owned. However, there are rumours that Simit Sarayı is planning to list its shares on the London Stock Exchange. It has big expansion plans in the UK. There are currently 22 stores in London, but the company is in negotiations to buy another 85 UK stores.
A list of its locations can be found here.
President Erdoğan Visits Simit Sarayı's restaurant in Serbia
Boycott Simit Sarayı!
Basic company information
Global Presence: Simit Sarayı has a presence in 22 countries including the US, England (London), Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Serbia, Germany, Iraq, Lebanon, UAE, Bahrain, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan.
Type of business: Private company. Chain of fast-food franchise bakeries
Employees: 11,000
Export Revenue: $150 million
Ownership: 10% owned by the Saudi Fawaz Alhokair Group. Founded by Haluk Okutur, Abdullah Kavukçu and Mehmet Tarakçı. Each of the founders has a 30% stake.
People: Abdullah Kavukçu (Chairman and CEO), Dr. Abdul Majeed Alhokair (Board member).
Website: https://www.simitsarayi.com


Find out more about the origins and work of the Having Our Say coalition.
In 2007, California launched a monumental effort to reform our health care system. Communities of color, historically left out of the process, fought to ensure that policy proposals addressed the needs of our culturally and linguistically diverse residents.
The Having Our Say coalition (HOS) was formed to raise the voices of communities of color in the health care reform debate. Since 2007, over 30 organizations have joined the coalition spanning grassroots community organizations, advocacy groups, and immigrant rights activists.


How to Safely Remove Hornets Elimination of hornets is not very simple and requires someone skillful. This is mainly because hornets are harmful upon provocation and their stings can be quite serious. If you're allergic to either hornets or wasps, then you should not attempt to remove hornets. The tips below will help you in eliminating hornets. Remove Hornets at Night You should remove hornets at night because all of them are at the nest including the queen and the workers. They are also not very harmful during night time.
You are safer if you wear protective gears before starting out on removing hornets. Things like gloves, overalls, bee hat and long sleeved clothes will safeguard you against any bites in the hornets. When Removing a Single Hornet If you're just dealing with a single hornet, you might use simple mechanics like a fly-swatter or even a vacuum cleaner. Your aim should be to kill the hornet without squeezing it because this would attract more hornets. You should also inspect your house or compound to ensure there is no hidden nest. Use a Pesticide Once you have identified the location of the nest, spray an insecticide at night. Leave the pesticide-soaked nest for a few days so that you're confident that all the hornets are lifeless. While spraying on the hornets' nest, don't stand right below it as the nests usually have just one opening at the base for entrance and exit. If a hornet escapes through the opening, they could sting you. While buying an insecticide, make sure you get one that is meant for wasps and hornets. This is because some insecticides may not kill hornets effectively. Keep Children and Pets Away Always Make Sure That the children and pets aren't anywhere near the area where you're eliminating hornets. This is to prevent them from getting stung. You also ought to go out after spraying and just return when the hornets have died. When you come back to take out the nest, then you should take your time to listen and be certain that there aren't any longer hornet movement in the following. Seek Professional Help In case you aren't confident that you can remove the Hornets or are allergic, you can always hire a certified professional to carry out the removal job for you. The professional will first inspect your home to locate the nests, do an assessment of the nests and then recommend the kind of insecticide to be used. While they're inspecting the home, you should ask them While many queries as possible and particularly about how long you should avoid the affected place. It is advisable never to leave anyone alone on your home to Work on hornet removal as it may not be safe.


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Coronavirus infections in Indonesia top 200,000
Over 3,000 more coronavirus infections have raised Indonesia's overall count above 200,000, authorities said on Tuesday.
The Health Ministry said 3,046 new cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 200,035.
At least 100 more virus-related fatalities pushed the death toll up to 8,230, while recoveries in the archipelagic country jumped by 2,306 to reach 142,958.
Indonesia has the second-highest number of coronavirus infections among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, behind only the Philippines' 241,987 cases.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the region is now above 508,000, with more than 12,200 fatalities.
Indonesia has conducted over 2.4 million COVID-19 tests since its first cases in early March, with some 32,000 administered over the past day.
Jakarta cemetery running out of space
The capital Jakarta, which remains Indonesia's worst-hit region, accounted for 1,014 of the total new cases detected since Monday.
The overall count in the capital now stands at 48,393, including 1,317 deaths and more than 36,000 recoveries, according to the Health Ministry.
As fatalities pile up in the capital, Pondok Ranggon cemetery – one of the two graveyards designated for coronavirus victims in the city of over 10 million – is expected to soon run out of space.
A management official told Anadolu Agency that an average of 25 bodies are being buried at the graveyard every day.
"In a month, there were around 720 burials with coronavirus protocols," said Nadi, who goes by only one name.
"At this rate, the remaining land is likely be full by October."
* Writing by Rhany Chairunissa Rufinaldo from Anadolu Agency's Indonesian language services in Jakarta
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Subject: PACG OP in Vancouver, BC?
Is anyone (else) in Vancouver, BC, interested in the upcoming Organized Play? I emailed Strategies (my local GS, and where I've been buying the adventure decks from) to ask if they are going to run it, but never heard back. Has anybody else asked around?
I'm interested, but haven't done much effort yet to find a place where it's happening.
Yeah, I'd seen that. I even found myself looking at the Washington cities... Lynden's right across the border, right?
So I spoke to the guy at Strategies, and he seemed pretty open to the idea. He said it would be Friday nights during their open gaming night. He said he'd probably need 3 people to commit, and would have to look into costs (though I told him I was pretty sure that it's free aside from having to provide the box). Anyone interested should email Strategies (info@strategiesgames.ca) and let them know! Exciting!
That's near enough to my work that I should be able to swing that. I'll let them know.
Yeah, I saw that! I'm waiting for an email from strategies announcing when the first session will be!
Strategies is running OP Wednesdays starting Oct 15th. Yay!
We have started a new game night here at STRATEGIES Games & Hobbies. Every Wednesday night we will be playing Netrunner Living Card Game & the Pathfinder Card Game.
We will be hosting a league for both games and have plans for a Netrunner tournament.
Game night will start at 6pm every Wednesday. Come down and get in on the action. Bring your friends or come by to meet some new players of your favourite game.


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Resource Revolution: Supplying a Growing World in the Face of Scarcity and Volatility
August 24, 2012 By Kate Diamond
Over the next two decades, as many as three billion people will join the middle class, even as billions more live without electricity, modern cooking fuel, and safe and reliable access to food and water. Resources are becoming more scarce and more difficult to extract, and combined with environmental factors ranging from climate change to soil erosion, those changes will make meeting middle class demand all the more difficult while leaving the world's poorest more vulnerable to price shocks and resource shortages. In a recent report, the McKinsey Global Institute concludes that nothing less than a "step change" in how resources are managed will be required if individuals, businesses, and governments are to overcome these trends and pave the way for a more sustainable and equitable future.
Scenarios for Future Production
"Meeting projected resource demand would require historically unprecedented increases in supply," but limits to key and finite resources, especially water and land, make such increases unrealistic, authors Richard Dobbs, Jeremy Oppenheim, Fraser Thompson, Marcel Brinkman, and Marc Zornes write in Resource Revolution: Meeting the World's Energy, Materials, Food, and Water Needs. What's more, "the fact remains that rapid growth in supply can involve significant capital, infrastructure, and geopolitical risks and can have a negative impact on the environment."
Meeting future demand will therefore require steps beyond simply increasing production levels. Production must become more efficient, and to this end the authors present a detailed list of 130 "productivity improvement opportunities" that, if realized, could meet up to 30 percent of demand for resources in 2030 and account for $2.9 trillion in additional "value to society." While the list is lengthy, the top 15 suggestions account for three-quarters of expected savings, and some of them, like reducing municipal water leakage, would be relatively straightforward to accomplish. Others, however, such as changing transportation preferences to favor public transport and walking over driving, promise to be time-intensive and difficult to achieve.
And then there's climate change to contend with. Even capturing all 130 productivity opportunities, which the authors admit is unlikely, "[it] still would not be sufficient to address climate change."
Given the production focus of the report, climate change enters the equation to the extent that it is expected to exacerbate scarcity issues, whether through water shortages that restrict mining operations, desertification limiting arable farmland, extreme weather destroying infrastructure, or other similar scenarios. Not surprisingly, the recommendations the authors offer to counter climate change are therefore fairly limited. More renewable and lower-carbon energy sources will help (including more nuclear power and shale gas, which face expansion hurdles in light of the Fukushima disaster and the fracking debate in the United States), as will better forest and pastureland management (though the authors do little to specify what this means in practice).
Hurdles to Hoped-For Gains
The report contains a great deal of promise – trillions of dollars in gains for society, greater chances of economic and even political stability, and a more equitable future for the 20 percent of the world currently living without reliable access to energy and the 40 percent lacking modern cooking fuel (the vast majority of those live in South Asia; proportionally, however, sub-Saharan Africa has a higher share of people living without access to electricity and fuel than anywhere else – 69 percent and 78 percent respectively).
That promise, however, hinges upon a slew of difficult decisions, like reorienting individual transportation preferences. Another recommendation, this one for governments, would be an even more impressive feat: Eliminate subsidies for water, agriculture, and energy, and price carbon at $30 per ton.
The recommendations highlight a tension running throughout the report that pits political realities against the need for paradigm-shifting change. "It's a 10-15 year problem, climate change is maybe a 20-year problem, but our political time horizons at the moment…are on two to three years duration," McKinsey Director and report author Richard Dobbs told Reuters last November.
That disconnect means that states will have to dramatically change how they plan for and manage their resources. The authors, while provocative, are not naïve on this point. "Deep institutional and policy change is necessary" if resource management is to improve, they write.
What About the 10 Billion?
"While many people talk about the 7 billion on the planet today and the 10 billion in the future, we believe that it's this next 3 billion middle class…where we really need to focus our thinking and our efforts," said report author Marc Zornes in an interview with the University of Cambridge.
The preoccupation with that three billion – encapsulated by growing middle classes in India and China – masks how dynamic population growth can be. The authors assume a 0.9 percent average annual rate of growth through 2030 (based on data from the consulting firm IHS Global Insight), which falls shy of the United Nation's medium-variant projection of 0.94 percent over the same timeframe. Importantly, that projection is not a certainty, and rates could be as high as 1.2 percent under the UN's high-variant projection or, conversely, as low as 0.7 percent following the low-variant projection. That would make the difference between 900 million more people in the world, changing many of the underlying assumptions in McKinsey's scenarios.
The authors acknowledge that wide range, but do little to explore the changes these alternative projections might have in the production-consumption equation. In doing so, the report, which otherwise confronts difficult policy questions head-on, misses out on a huge part of addressing future development.
Focusing on three billion also distracts from the importance of disproportionately rapid rates of population growth in the world's most biodiverse regions. Those areas are crucial to any number of aspects of global development (including sustaining both traditional and new medicines, the authors note), but they are disappearing fast as population growth, economic factors, and food needs fuel demand for more and more land.
Many of these biodiversity hotspots lie in developing countries, which hold "between 70 and 85 percent of the opportunities to boost resource productivity" and yet are often hampered by minimal infrastructure, weak land rights, political instability, and even conflict. Within these countries, the people living closest to hotspots are likelier to be poorer than average still, meaning the rising tide of the global middle class may leave them behind. And, as deforestation in frontier areas like the Amazon and Indonesia (and the accompanying loss of carbon sinks and increase in carbon emissions) has shown, their plight can have global effects.
This inequity, which the rush to develop natural resources can exacerbate, receives little discussion in the report beyond a basic acknowledgement that "growing concern about inequality might also require action."
Overall, the report takes on what its authors readily acknowledge is a difficult task: assessing production possibilities in light of growing demand and constricting natural resource supply – with the added uncertainty of future climate change and indeterminate development paths complicating both.
The solutions the authors propose are innovative, if not immediately realistic (a shortcoming they again acknowledge). Encouragingly, the report marks the beginning of a much larger project, one that will include country-specific analyses, so there's obviously room to expand on these questions. In the meantime, whether the report's sweeping recommendations can make it from concept to policy remains to be seen.
Sources: International Energy Agency, Reuters, United Nations Population Division, World Wildlife Fund.
Image Credit: Resource Revolution: Meeting the World's Energy, Materials, Food, and Water Needs, McKinsey Global Institute. Video: Cambridge Judge Business School.
Topics: agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, consumption, development, economics, energy, environment, land, natural resources, population, video, water
I feel that understanding how society can be enabled to provide for a sustainable future is vital for the global good. However, I believe understanding where humanity will turn to next in order to extrapolate resources beyond the developing world (for example, international waters, the poles, etc.) is just as important as managing what we do now.
Kate Diamond
That's a good point – and to some extent at least, this report addresses that (by looking at potential for shale gas, for example). Major climatic changes in the Arctic, and the energy and security implications those might have, are missing though. Yesterday's news that the polar ice cap has shrunk to its lowest level ever recorded adds to the pressing need to better understand the potential (and risks) that might come from easier access to everything from more shipping routes to natural resources in the Arctic.


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The FutureProofing Healthcare initiative was formed because current health systems are not meeting peoples' needs: they are unsustainable and costs are increasing. This has resulted in an unequal distribution of healthcare across society, leading to unfair outcomes, less happiness, and lower economic productivity.
What our aims are
We're envisaging not just how to rebuild post-COVID-19 healthcare systems incorporating key learnings from the pandemic. Our mission is to build new, personalised, data-driven and resilient health systems that are ready for the future.
How this vision will be achieved
We believe we can help create better healthcare through health systems that are sustainable and personalised. We believe the way to achieve this is through cross-sector and cross-border collaboration, the holistic use of data, and the adoption of new and emerging digital technologies. And we believe this will result in improved patient outcomes and a happier, fairer and more prosperous society.
Our role in achieving this vision
We see our role as that of catalyst and facilitator for improving healthcare systems globally.
Our international expert steering panel shows how different countries and regions have used and are using digital and personalised health to manage the impact of the pandemic on their people and their health systems.
Our FutureProofing Healthcare Indices brings together third-party data into one place, making it comparable, visible and easy to use – allowing government policy makers, clinicians, patient groups and others to measure how far countries are progressing towards more personalised, integrated, digital health systems.
And we're convening the international healthcare community online and at real-world events to share ideas and insights, and to co-create solutions.
Who FutureProofing Healthcare was set up for
Health policy makers and influencers at national and supranational levels
Other health policy makers and influencers e.g. patient groups, access campaigners
Patient groups and advocates
Policy-interested clinicians and medical associations
Traditional and online media and social influencers
Comms and public affairs suppliers and agencies
Who FutureProofing Healthcare Is
The FutureProofing Healthcare initiative was set up and funded by Roche but independently driven by experts. The founding principle of this community is to accelerate our progress towards healthcare of the future by tracking and encouraging the evolution of health systems the world over. We draw on the lessons of the recent past and look to the needs of the future, sharing best practice from around the world.


Hey Caleeco, thanks for getting back to me. I'll email the file through. I'll have to strip out some info first but other than that it will be the same as what I'm working on.
If you use Find & Select / Replace on the column that contains the addresses you should be able to replace St without problem. Replace recognizes spaces. I assume that your street names that begin with St. will not have a space before St, whereas Something St does have a space before St, so in Find what: you type " St" (without the quote marks but with a space before the S) and in Replace with: you type " Street" (again, without the quote marks but with a space before the S). That should fix the street names and leave names like St. Peter unchanged.
Hey Everyone I have a spreadsheet with about 44,000 rows in it. The address column has short forms like Rd for Road and Dr for Drive. I'd like to convert all short forms. My problem is find and replace won't work on things like St without also affecting street names that start with St. Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to tackle this beast?
Hi SyafiniAlias I had a similar requirement some time ago. Eventually I developed an easier way of getting the data, but while I was trying to get the data from a pdf file I was working through https://www.myengineeringworld.net/2012/07/vba-macro-to-open-pdf-file.html Have a look at that link - it may help you.
Hi Caleeco If/when you get around to this one, I've simplified it a little bit. After hours of trial and error I've managed to create coding that achieves a) Lock in the Current Data, so now it's only the three sub-wishes and the dynamic charting that are still confounding me. No doubt what took me hours would have taken you minutes, but at least I finally nutted it out so I'm happy.
Hi Caleeco I have a couple of new issues to exercise your grey/white matter. They're not urgent or critical so if you're happy to attack them, please just work on them when the mood suits. No need for a 0300hr finish! 🙂 I have a worksheet with 30-odd rows of data, below which I have a table that sits alongside a chart that plots the data in that table. Column B of the table contains dates and column C contains data values taken daily from cell Y11, higher up on the worksheet. Headers are in cells B42 and C42. The dates in the table show the most recent date at or near the top and the oldest dates at the bottom. As needed, I add in 5 more rows of blank cells below the headers. I actually managed to create coding to do this - to move the existing data down 5 rows and put borders around each of the 10 newly created cells below the headers. I would like to improve the sheet in two ways: a) Lock in the Current Data Each morning, in the cell in col C alongside today's date in col B, I set =Y11. At the end of the day I lock in that value. Next morning I move up 1 row and in col C, alongside what has now become the current date, I again set =Y11. I'd like to automate that process with coding that I can attach to a button that will: Look for the first cell below C42 that displays a value (it will currently contain the formula =Y11); Set that as a fixed value, not as a formula; Move up 1 row; If that cell is blank then set that cell =Y11, otherwise (if the table has no blank cells) Call Add5Rows and then set the blank cell (above the first displayed value below C42) =Y11; There are now three sub-wishes. I actually have a number of iterations of this workbook, which is one reason I'm trying to reduce the repetitive manual data entry. In each book, one sheet handles daily results, one handles weekly results, and the other handles monthly results; the wish list and comments above referred to the daily sheet. If it's practicable to do it, after entering =Y11 in col C I'd like to move to the corresponding cell in col B and increment the value. For weekly and monthly sheets I'm guessing it's straightforward - increment weekly by 7 days and monthly by one month from the value in the cell below. Daily could be an issue given that I only record data Mon - Fri, so maybe after Calling Add5Rows the coding could add three days instead of one? That will lock the current value in the table, add in 5 new rows if the table is full, and next day's/week's/month's date will automatically display together with the new value of Y11. b) Static v Dynamic Chart This is one we touched on a while back and I'll confess I've never been able to consistently implement. The current chart is static; the data range is fixed and has to be updated every time I add in a new block of 5 rows. I'd love to make it dynamic so that whenever those new rows get added the chart grows like Topsy to accommodate the new data range. As an example, the chart on screen at the moment shows Chart Data Range = Summary!$B$43:$C$70. Once I Call Add5Rows it becomes Chart Data Range = Summary!$B$48:$C$75 so I have to manually change $B$48 back to $B$43. How, using Offset or whatever, do I convert this into a dynamic chart? Now you can go have a well-deserved beer!! And in case you want it, here's my amateur effort Add5Rows. One improvement it needs but I don't know how - how do I get rid of Range.Select ActiveSheet.Paste? : Sub Add5Rows() Dim LastRow As Long Dim rng As Range With ActiveSheet LastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "B").End(xlUp).Row 'Find the last row with data in it End With Range("B43:C" & LastRow).Cut 'Take the existing block of data and move it down 5 rows Range("B48").Select ActiveSheet.Paste Set rng = Range("B43:C47") 'Put borders around each of the newly created blank cells With rng.Borders .LineStyle = xlContinuous .Color = vbBlack .Weight = xlThin End With End Sub Many thanks.
Sure enough - I used the other address - [email protected] I'll resend now. Sleep well!