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Clinton touts $350B college affordability plan, faces stiff opposition
By Adam Shaw, | Fox News
Aug 10, 2015: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announces her college affordability plan at Exeter High School, N.H. (AP)
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton announced a $350 billion plan Monday to make college more affordable, calling for a "new college compact" designed to reduce the growing burden of student debt.
However, the plan faces a difficult sell to both liberal Democrats and Republicans, possibly not going far enough for the Democrats' liberal wing, while turning off Republicans with a high price tag and increased federal intervention.
Clinton announced the plan at a town hall meeting at Exeter High School in New Hampshire, telling gathered supporters: "It's ambitious but we should be ambitious."
The campaign accompanied the announcement with a campaign video that featured a number of students struggling with student debt telling their stories.
"I want every parent to know his or her child can get a college degree," Clinton said. "That's the country I want to help build."
The plan aims to ensure that students can attend a 4-year public college without taking out loans, as well as making community college tuition-free, while also pushing states to reinvest in higher education and pushing schools to reduce costs and raise graduation rates.
The plan's cornerstone is a $200 billion federal incentive system that would encourage states to expand spending in higher education and cut student costs. States that guarantee "no-loan" tuition at four-year public schools and free community college tuition would be eligible for federal money.
Military veterans, lower-income students and those who complete a national service program, like AmeriCorps, would go to school for free, although others would still incur costs for their schooling and living expenses at four-year public universities.
"For many students, it would translate into debt-free tuition," Carmel Martin, executive vice president for policy at the Center for American Progress, who advised Clinton on the plan, told The Associated Press. "It will depend on the student circumstances and the institution they are going to."
Those now repaying loans would be able to refinance their outstanding debt at lower rates, a change the Clinton campaign claims will save an average of $2,000 for 25 million borrowers over the life of a loan. Clinton's plan would also expand income-based repayment programs and allow every student borrower to enroll in a plan capping their payments at 10 percent of their income and would forgive remaining debt after 20 years.
"We will make sure that debt won't hold anyone back. For millions of Americans who have debt my plan will give them the chance to refinance at lower interest rates," Clinton said. "If you can refinance your car loan, you should be able to refinance your student loans."
Clinton's campaign said the plan would be paid for by capping itemized tax deductions for wealthy families at 28 percent.
Although Clinton's plan may be an effort to satisfy a key demand of the Democrats' liberal wing, the plan doesn't go as far as others seeking the 2016 nomination. Fellow 2016 hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has called for the elimination of tuition and fees entirely for public universities, funded by taxing hedge funds, investment houses and other Wall Street firms. Many party activists and left-wing politicians have made "debt free college" for all a litmus test for the primaries, with Clinton's plan falling just short of that test.
Minutes before Clinton's speech, Sanders tweeted his call for the U.S. to "revolutionize" its higher education system and for free tuition at public colleges and universities.
"There are some really exciting pieces of policy here but also a couple of places where it misses the mark." Beth Akers, Fellow at the Brookings Institution, told FoxNews.com.
Akers praised the plan's push to streamline the patchwork of programs to make income-based repayment a lot simpler, and to make colleges more accountable, but noted the proposal doesn't go so far as to ensure free higher education.
"It could have gone further in ensuring a free access to higher education," Akers said. "However, I don't think it's critical that we have free education as long as it is affordable and I think this proposal is in line with that mentality."
Akers also expressed concern about the plan to allow students to refinance their loans, saying that it could benefit those with larger incomes more.
"Those who have a lot of outstanding debt tend also to have very high incomes. Therefore it isn't a great way of sending benefits to those who really need them, and not necessarily an efficient use of taxpayer money," Akers said.
Some progressives however, greeted the proposal with enthusiasm. Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee told The Associated Press that Clinton's plan was a "bold proposal" that was "big and ambitious."
Clinton's proposal came under immediate fire from Republicans and conservatives, many of whom targeted the tax-and-spend part of the plan.
"By capping itemized deductions -- which already phase out based on income -- Clinton will complicate the tax code and bring back the [Alternative Minimum Tax] for millions of families," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
"[Clinton] has to figure out who to raise taxes on, so this is about making doing business in America even more expensive, raising taxes and then taking all that money and pouring into an outdated higher education system," Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said on 'Fox & Friends' Monday.
"Students, taxpayers, and voters should react with great skepticism to any proposals that would amount to a Washington takeover of higher education and jeopardize the autonomy and independence that has made our higher education system the best in the world," a Republican aide told FoxNews.com. "These kinds of ideas usually go hand in hand with higher state taxes, increased costs and fewer choices."
College affordability and student debt have emerged as major issues on the campaign trail as student debt nears $1.3 trillion, while the average price for in state students at public four-year universities is 42 percent higher than it was a decade ago, according to the College Board.
Neal McCluskey, of the libertarian Cato Institute, told FoxNews.com that Clinton's plan may deal with the problem of student debt, but it may come with some ugly side-effects.
"It would deal with the problem of student debt, but it exacerbates a whole bunch of other problems to the point I don't think it would be a net gain, I actually think it may be a net loss," McCluskey said, adding that the plan does nothing to deal with the underlying problems of inefficient spending and overspending in higher education.
"You may not see prices rising as much, but you will still see huge amounts of wasted money, as people are encouraged to consume more education, and they'll do it less efficiently as they aren't presented with a price," McCluskey said.
Clinton's plan would likely face a steep climb in Congress, where a $60B initiative by the Obama administration for free community college has received little traction.
The policy roll-out was timed for when students return to college campuses. Clinton organizers plan to promote the plan at registration events and other gatherings kicking-off the school year, a campaign aide told The Associated Press, in an effort to galvanize college students.
Adam Shaw is a reporter covering U.S. and European politics for Fox News. He can be reached at adam.shaw@foxnews.com.


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Q: Does AsEnumerable() cache all result (LINQ) When we call a query operator on a sequence, a sequence-specific operator gets called.
I mean if i call Where<>() operator on IEnumerable<>, the operator that will be called will be defined in Enumerable class and if it's called on IQueryable<>, the one defined in Queryable class will be called.
Consider the operator Reverse, defined in the Enumerable class.
If i want to call it on Iqueryable<> then I must use the AsEnumerable<>() operator to first convert it into IEnumerable<>.
db.Countries.OrderBy(cntry=>cntry.CountryName).AsEnumerable().Reverse()

But the Reverse operator got to have all records at the same time so that it can reverse them.
In the above code do all the records get loaded in memory first and then the Reverse() operator is reversing it ?

A: AsEnumerable does nothing other than change the compile-time type of the expression.
It's implemented like this:
public static IEnumerable<T> AsEnumerable<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source)
{
    return source;
}

It doesn't even check for nullity!
The only point is to change the compile-time type, to force the rest of the query to be executed with the Enumerable extension methods instead of Queryable. It's like a cast - except a cast would often be inconvenient in the middle of a query, and for anonymous types you wouldn't be able to cast it anyway.
So, it's really about what the "source" of the query does when it's enumerated. Does that source load everything into memory before returning any results, or does it stream them? IIRC, LINQ to SQL will actually load everything into memory - but I could be wrong. Of course Reverse is going to buffer anything anyway, but that doesn't mean it'll use double the memory - in most cases that only means it will buffer references to objects; it doesn't create a new copy of each object.

A: IQueryable<T> extends IEnumerable<T>, so the AsEnumerable is redundant.  However, if you use it, AsEnumerable is not going to greedily load the collection (that would be a very annoying "feature").  Clearly, Reverse will need the whole thing.  Mono implements Enumerable.Reverse using a List<T> and a simple iterator-generator that yields in reverse.
I believe the only real purpose of AsEnumerable is to force the use of IEnumerable explicit interface implementations.

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Community rallies around city councilman whose daughter passed away
Dozens gathered to help the local entrepreneur mow lawns on Saturday.
Community rallies around city councilman after daughter's death
By Samantha Day | May 11, 2019 at 12:56 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 11:37 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Despite the rain on Saturday morning, dozens of people from Montgomery rallied around one city councilman whose daughter recently passed away.
Glen Pruitt's daughter, Courtney, lost her battle to cancer on Thursday.
Aside from being a city councilman, Pruitt is an entrepreneur who owns his own lawn business, Pruitt Lawn Care.
"He's a one-man lawn service, so when he's been in Birmingham with Courtney, beside her every day, every minute, he just got a little bit behind on his yard work," said Doug Singleton, one of Pruitt's friends.
Singleton has known Pruitt for over 40 years, and when he heard of Courtney's passing, he knew something needed to be done to help his friend during his time of need.
"We got a group of about 50 guys, some know Glen, some don't know Glen. A lot of people that own lawn services have volunteered their time to come out and help Glen," said Singleton. "We assigned one or two lawns to each person, but some of the lawn services have picked up most of the bigger duplex stuff."
Zach Underwood was one of the people who volunteered on Saturday.
"I heard about the news, and I knew he was in a time of need. So, I just came out here and figured this was a perfect time to help. He had done so much for the community and I figured it was the perfect time to help him in return," Underwood said.
Underwood is just 13 years old. He doesn't know Pruitt personally, nor did he know Pruitt's daughter, Courtney, but he said volunteering his time was the "least he could do."
"It was truly amazing just seeing how everyone would wake up, fighting for the same cause, doing good in the community. It was really good to see," Underwood said.
Singleton was also shocked by the outpouring of support from the community.
"I just posted it on Facebook and the response was tremendous. Within an hour, I had over 95 to 100 comments of people wanting to volunteer," Singleton said.
Singleton was clear that he didn't want this story to be about Pruitt's daughter, Courtney. He said he would rather the story be about how great the community of people living in Montgomery is. Singleton said that's what Pruitt would want and that's what Courtney would want as well.
"This makes me proud to be in Montgomery County, and to live in Montgomery and be surrounded with people. These are good folks that will help a neighbor, or help a friend when they need some help and they are always willing to step up," Singleton said.
Visitation for Courtney has been set for May 14 from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Frazer United Methodist Church. Her celebration of life will be held May 15 at 3:30 p.m. at Frazer United Methodist Church.
Samantha Day
Samantha Day is a general assignment reporter who joined WSFA 12 News in May 2017.
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Less does not mean worse. On the contrary! The less conditioning cosmetics you have the more beautiful and healthy your hair will be. It sounds a bit unbelievable, but it's true. If you still are not convinced, then this article will explain everything. Below are some tips, which maybe helpful for you in limiting the amount of products for hair care and allow you to get to know your hair a little bit better.
Firstly, determine the type of your hair.
It can greatly help you choose right cosmetics. Before you head to the dragstore check porosity of your hair, their condition, how curly they are and search for some informations about ingredients that can support your hair care. Conscious shopping is a half of success. It will limit number of unnecessary products and you will save some money. Remember also that advices from your friends and bloggers do not always work. The type of hair of your friends and girls who run their blogs is different from yours (even if you can't see it at first). Hair care needs to be performed thoughtfully.
Secondly, check what you have in your cosmetic bag.
Before you go shopping, check what products you have in your cosmetic bag or bathroom. Do not buy those, which you already have and you are not happy with. There is no point in buying another poorly working hair mask. Would it be better to have cosmetics, which actually work? Pointless is also purchase of cosmetics with similar properties, because you won't use them all up.
Write down names of cosmetics you need most. This way you have exact list of what you need, what can truly help your hair and you will know what is that you don't need. Only prepared like this, head to the dragstore. Try not to skip any position from the list; do not add to it as well. This is the only way you can complete set of conditioning cosmetics for your hair needs.
Fourthly, test, test and test again.
Do not be afraid of testing new cosmetics. If you do not try at least few products, you will never find the right one. If you notice that some cosmetic is not working or that it causes damage to your hair, you can always give it to some friend or relative or use it in some different way. Convince your friends to try new product; cosmetic will use up faster and you will not regret that it will go for waste. And if you find your favourite product, necessarily use it all to the last drop.


Have a shot at my competition at http://davidburrows.org.uk/ and win a book. It's dead easy. Honest.
Check out the penguins. It's great to watch. A little cruel perhaps, especially the Rock Hoppers.
Took over 4 hours to travel around 50 miles yesterday. My sympathy to anyone on the M4 and M25 last night.
The competition on my website http://davidburrows.org.uk/ - you should be able to "find" the mistake.
I hope that gives you a clue to win my book Legacy of the Eldric. Check out my website for details.
Olympus Has Fallen http://olympusmovie.com/ is a very entertaining film. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The suspense is good and the attack on the White House is really well done and more than a little bit scary. Overall, the film is a little like Die Hard in some respects, but it's still very entertaining. The ending has some flaws but nothing too detracting. It has a lot of action which tallies well with the script. Bit worrying that North Korea are the bad guys, especially at such a fragile time. It is also worrying that it may give them some ideas. Interesting to note the Brits sacked the White House in 1812. Naughty people!
Oblivion http://www.oblivionmovie2013.com/ has some pretty poor reviews but i enjoyed it. It's quite slow at times but the story is interesting and enjoyable. Tom Cruise plays the part well, despite a lot of criticism from some reviews. It tries to have a shock revelation but it's not in the same league as 6th Sense. The sheer scale of the film definitely is mind numbing. The effects make up for a thin script. Having said that it is enjoyable, but probably mainly for Sci Fi fans.
Of the two I preferred Olympus Has Fallen.
Two of Sorrento, one of the forum in Pompeii and one from Ravello looking down on Amelfi. Very interesting coastline. Rugged with twisting roads.
Just come back from Sorrento, Italy. It's our 112th wedding anniversary, in wife years of course.
Pompeii is amazing. The spot above was very tranquil, a peaceful spot give the violent history of the location. It's hard to visit without remembering all the people who lost their lives, but it is an amazing archaeological site. The ruins are fantastic and show how well some Romans lived, with their central heating and rich lifestyles. Some of the remains are unbelievably well preserved, given they are nearly 2000 years old.
Sorrento itself was gorgeous. The whole area is a mixture of steep cliffs and buildings perched precariously upon them. The roads are dreadful. We went on the Amalfi Drive which everyone recommends. Really interesting (in terms of twisty one way roads) and stunning views. Well worth a visit.
Congratulations to Claire for winning the March competition to win a copy of my trilogy, The Prophecy of the Kings. A copy is in the post.
It's a simple competition. I've introduced a deliberate mistake on the first page of my web http://davidburrows.org.uk/. Find it and email where you found it and you will be entered for the prize draw. My email address is on the front page (click here).


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Today's Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie & Al Roker are all absent from morning show just one week after weatherman's return
TODAY's Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, and Al Roker have become absent from the morning show.
During Monday's episode, Sheinelle Jones, 44, and Thomas Llamas, 43, filled in for the missing hosts.
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At the start of the morning show, Sheinelle admitted that the trio "are off" for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Their absence came about one week after Al, 68, returned to work after falling ill for nearly two months.
When he returned to Today during the first week of January, the beloved weatherman was joined by his wife, Deborah Roberts, 62, for an interview.
While discussing his health crisis, Deborah opened up and revealed she was afraid Al would not make it to Christmas.
"Through a very scratchy voice, and he was so gaunt and exhausted," she revealed.
The ABC News anchor continued: "He said, 'I'm going to make a Spatchcock turkey for Christmas.'"
Deborah added: "And I didn't know whether to burst into tears or just to beam.
"I mean, that was the moment, and will always be the moment for me, where I knew that this man…"
Al's wife concluded: "I mean, I'm sitting here hoping he's going to make it to Christmas, and he wants to make a turkey."
Later on in his comeback, Al received applause from his co-stars when he delivered his first weather report of the year.
The TV star was hospitalized twice for blood clots in his legs and lungs.
Al was on a rough road to recovery as he tried to regain weight and strength after his hospital stays.
During the recovery process, Al and Deborah spent the holidays at their cozy upstate New York lodge with two of their three grown-up children: Leila, 24; Nick, 20; and his daughter Courtney, 36.
Al was missed by his legion of fans, who had not seen him in many episodes.
BEING CHEESY
Meanwhile, Savannah, 51, teased about the delicious meal she was preparing.
The Today host shared a snapshot of the ingredients in an Instagram Story.
The photo included Velveeta cheese and a can of diced tomatoes.
Savannah captioned the post: "Queso."
'A LONG WEEK'
The TV personality recently mocked her co-host Hoda, 58, for her on-air slip-up.
Hoda was supposed to ask producer Holly Palmieri if she was superstitious about Friday the 13th.
Instead of saying superstitious, she accidentally said: "Are you suspicious?"
In the background, an individual said: "It's been a long week."
Hoda agreed and added: "Yes, it has."
Savannah shared the hilarious clip and included a crying-with-laughter emoji.
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According to the latest GfK TEMAX report for Q4 2009, sales of flat panel TVs and set top boxes were up considerably compared to 2008. This has been reasoned on strong promotional activity in the lead up to Christmas.
According to the GfK TEMAX results, most consumer electronics categories suffered a downturn of over 10 per cent in sales for the period, but the panel TV and set top box sectors bucked the trend with a 17 per cent and 76 per cent growth respectively compared to the same quarter in 2008.
LCD and plasma TV also saw a 14 per cent increase in value, which was driven predominantly by an intensifying of promotional activity. According to Gfk, October and November saw a huge increase in promotional giveaways from suppliers, where 75,000 Blu-ray home theatre systems, DVD recorders, games consoles and TVs were given away.
Small to mid-sized LCD screens at the bottom-end of the market also saw significant increase in the few weeks leading into Christmas. The helped the total LCD sector increase its overall share of the panel TV market value to 72 per cent.
LED-backlit LCD models also gained share over the fourth quarter and accounted for 11 per cent of panel TV revenue. GfK said that this is expected to increase significantly in 2010 as competition intensifies.


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Egypt holds key vote on country's new charter
The balloting potentially deals another heavy blow to the Muslim Brotherhood and paves the way for a likely presidential run by the nation's top general.
By Maggie Michael And Sarah El DeebThe Associated Press
CAIRO — Egyptians formed long lines Tuesday outside polling stations across much of the country to vote on a new constitution that represents a key milestone in a military-backed roadmap put in place after the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president in a coup last July.
The balloting potentially deals a another heavy blow to the Muslim Brotherhood's campaign for the reinstatement of ousted President Mohammed Morsi and paves the way for a likely presidential run by the nation's top general, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
A massive security operation was under way to protect polling stations and voters against possible attacks by militants loyal to Morsi, with 160,000 soldiers and more than 200,000 policemen deployed across the nation of some 90 million people. Cars were prevented from parking or driving by polling stations and women were searched by female police officers. Military helicopters hovered over Cairo and other major cities.
In the days running up to the vote, Egypt looked more like a country going to war rather than one preparing for a supposed transition to democratic rule. The government and the overwhelmingly pro-military media have portrayed the balloting as the key to the nation's security and stability over which there can be no dissent.
Hundreds of thousands of fliers, posters, banners and billboards urged Egyptians to vote "yes." Posters and campaigns urging a "no" vote have led to arrests.
The referendum is the sixth nationwide vote since the authoritarian Mubarak was ousted in a popular uprising in 2011, with the five others possibly the freest ever seen in Egypt. While unlikely to be stained by fraud, the vote is taking place at a time when many of the freedoms won in the uprising that toppled Mubarak have vanished in the months since Morsi was removed after just one year in office.
Shortly before polls opened at 9 p.m., an explosive device went off outside a Cairo courthouse in the densely populated neighborhood of Imbaba. The blast damaged the building's front and shattered windows in nearby buildings but caused no casualties.
Long lines of voters began to form nearly two hours before polling stations opened in some Cairo districts, including Imbaba, where the blast promptly whipped up anti-Brotherhood sentiment with chants and shouting against the Islamist group.
Women and the elderly were heavily represented in most voters' lines in Cairo. The mood was generally upbeat, hostile toward the Brotherhood and hopeful that the charter would bring better days.
"The dogs, the traitors!" shouted a man on a motorcycle as he passed by the Imbaba courthouse after the blast. A line of voters in a nearby polling station chanted in unison: "Long live Egypt!"
A crowd of several hundred angry residents gathered outside the courthouse, some carrying posters of el-Sissi. "Everyone must go now and vote to show those dogs, the Brothers," shouted one man.
Outside a nearby polling station, 67-year-old Alaa al-Nabi Mohammed echoed a similar sentiment — that Egyptians have consigned Morsi and the Brotherhood's year-long rule to the past.
"I am here to send a message to the world and to those who hate Egypt that we want to live and get our country back on its feet," he said.
Another voter, Ismail Mustafa, said he was voting "yes" in the hope of ending the turmoil that has engulfed Egypt since the 2011 ouster of the country's longtime autocratic ruler Hosni Mubarak.
"This is it, we have had it. I will vote 'yes' even if it is the last thing I do," Mustafa said.
Among scores of voters interviewed by The Associated Press by midday Tuesday, no one said he or she had voted against the charter.
The Tuesday and Wednesday balloting is also the first electoral test for the popularly backed coup that ousted Morsi and his Brotherhood.
A comfortable "yes" vote and a respectable turnout would bestow legitimacy on the cascade of events that followed the coup while undermining the Islamists' argument that Morsi remains the nation's elected president.
Morsi's Brotherhood, which is now branded as a terrorist group, has called for a boycott of the vote. Morsi himself is facing three separate trials on charges that carry the death penalty.
The unprecedented security surrounding the vote follows months of violence that authorities have blamed on Islamic militants. In the six months since Morsi's ouster, there has been an assassination attempt on the interior minister as well as deadly attacks on key security officers, soldiers, policemen and provincial security and military intelligence headquarters.
"You must come out and vote to prove to those behind the dark terrorism that you are not afraid," Interim President Adly Mansour told reporters after he voted early in the day.
Morsi's supporters have said they would stage massive demonstrations and have labeled the draft charter a "constitution of blood." In response, the government has warned it would deal harshly with anyone interfering with the referendum.
There were small demonstrations by Morsi supporters in different parts of the country, but they only attracted dozens of supporters. In one incident, in the province of Bani Suef south of Cairo, a pro-Morsi supporter was shot dead as he and about 100 others tried to storm a polling station, a security official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. It was not clear who was behind the shooting.
Most of Egypt's minority Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the population, have backed the removal of Morsi and the charter in hopes of winning religious freedoms.
"Anyone who was raised in Egypt will choose this constitution," said Verta Nassif, a 70-year old Christian from Assuit, a stronghold of Islamists and home to a large Christian community south of Cairo.
"We want Egypt to flourish and Muslims and Christians to live together in peace," said another Assiut voter, Nadia Saleeb, 70.
There was a lone voice of dissent outside another polling station in Assiut.
"El-Sissi is a killer and his constitution is void," shouted a woman, who left the scene just before a security team arrived to look for her. At a nearby outdoor market, Hany Abdel-Hakeem was arguing with a vendor.
"This constitution is not built on legitimacy and I am boycotting the vote," he said. "I will not participate in anything I am not convinced of. And if I say anything against it, I will be arrested. Keeping silent is better."
The new charter, drafted by a liberal-dominated committee appointed by the military-backed government, would ban political parties based on religion, give women equal rights and protect the status of minority Christians. But it also gives the military special status by allowing it to select its own candidate for the job of defense minister for the next eight years and empowering it to bring civilians before military tribunals.
The charter is in fact a heavily amended version of a constitution written by Morsi's Islamist allies and ratified in December 2012 with some 64 percent of the vote but with a nationwide turnout of just over 30 percent.
"The constitution is not perfect," said Ameena Abdel-Salam after she cast her ballot in Cairo's upscale Zamalek district. "But we need to move forward and we can fix it later."


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Q: How can I publish my node.js a.p.i to iis? I am making an api with node js and I need to publish it to a server. I have been looking at how to do it and there is a lot of information about doing it on platforms like heroku but I can't get it up to the server that I use in my work. This is a Windows Server 2012 r2 and works with IIS. I followed the steps given in the documentation https://github.com/tjanczuk/iisnode. But when I raise the server I receive an error.
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A: your api pool doesn't have full permission to write.

give permission the edit to give the "IIS_IUSRS" group write permissions to that folder.

Go into the advanced settings menu and under Process Model -> Identity change the user account to a user that already has write permissions.
Allow, 'Full Control', for user 'IIS_IUSRS', from 'Advanced Security' upon right clicking you'r application root directory.


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Children & Families / Debbie praises commitment to resolving bus service issue
Debbie praises commitment to resolving bus service issue
I truly commend the commitment of local residents, councillors and bus companies for working together to find a solution to the cuts of the 184 Diggle service.
Local resident Liz Redfearn arranged a meeting in Uppermill to discuss the changes to the 184 service which would have affected children getting to school in Oldham.
At the meeting it was announced that from September the 558 bus will go to Blue Coat School via Diggle and Dobcross at 7.30am. Also, from September the Y23 school bus will leave from Blue Coat School to Diggle via Dobcross at 15.35 arriving at 16.10.
Many constituents have contacted me with their concerns about how these proposed changes would have affected children and young people getting to school and college.
Also the danger of cuts to services like these is that it's not just those trying to get to school or hospital, or going into town for social reasons that are being affected; it's the old, disabled and vulnerable people, and those without their own means of transport, who can become isolated.
But I'm glad to say we seem to have reached a reasonable solution, especially for students, and I will continue to listen to constituents who may still have concerns about reduced bus services.
I say well done to Liz and other local residents for their hard work and also to local councillors, the bus companies and TFGM for their input and commitment to finding a solution. It just shows what you can do when you work together!


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Nearby cities and towns include Lafayette, Zionsville, Frankfort, Danville, and Crawfordsville. Lafayette and Indianapolis are both 40 minutes away. The city of Lebanon, the county seat fo Boone County, is 15 minutes away. Fort Wayne is two hours and fifteen minutes away, and Muncie is an hour and a half by car.
As a larger town, Thorntown has a wide variety of bars, restaurants, and cafes to offer residents. Many major chains are present in the area. There are also a number of independent and local businesses here. There are a number of dining options in town that give you a range of choices whether you want to go out for breakfast, a snack, lunch, dinner, or a night out.
Dining choices include country-style dining, American food, Mexican, bakery, pizza, sandwiches, breakfast, brunch, and café food. There is a sports bar in town. Homes for sale in Thorntown are a short walk away from many of these shops and restaurants.
There are a number of shopping options in Thorntown. You can obtain basic necessities like groceries and gas with ease. You can also do more recreational type shopping for things like gifts and antiques. Anything you can't get in town you can purchase at one of the nearby towns or cities. Lafayette and Indianapolis are nearby and make for an easy trip. Lebanon and Crawfordsville are also a quick drive away.
Thorntown may be a small town, but there is still plenty to do. The town is known for its annual fall harvest festival called the Festival of the Turning Leaves. It includes art, concerts, a motorcycle show, a parade, a car show, and a run/walk event.
The Sugar Creek Arts Center is located in central Thorntown. Organized as a not-for-profit, the Sugar Creek Arts Center aims to provide artistic opportunities for a range of ages and skill levels. They have studios for rent, a gift shop, classes, and a museum. The center holds a number of events. The Thorntown Public Library is also quite active, offering a number of events and programs. A branch is located in downtown Thorntown.
As a decently sized small town with a great location, Thorntown is no slouch for economic opportunities. There are jobs at local businesses in town as well as the opportunity to start your own business. There are a number of other small towns and cities nearby as well. Lafayette and Indianapolis are both 40 minutes away, making it possible to commute to them for work and return to Thorntown at the end of the day. This is perfect if you have a big city job but would prefer to live in a small town. Homes for sale in Thorntown offer a wide range of career and employment opportunities as well as excellent transportation links.
Thorntown is served by Western Boone Community Schools. The district offers full-day preschool. Western Boone Community Schools has been ranked amongst Indiana's best performers. Thorntown Elementary School is located directly in Thornton. Thorntown is also home to Western Boone Junior/Senior High School. School clubs include Kiwanis, chess, creative writing, dance, ecology, farming, and student council. The athletics department offers sports such as cross country, soccer, tennis, football, golf, volleyball, basketball, swimming, wrestling, and track and field.


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The fire alarm always rang in art class. Whilst most computers lay broken on trolleys and AV equipment showed little more than static, our high school's fire alarm was always in pitch-perfect condition. It sent out a menacing scream across the entire campus in perfect-unison, sneaking up upon sleeping teen mothers and receptionists nursing mid-week hangovers. Once it rang, students would be hurried out of the classroom, leaving behind paint brushes to bristle in clag muck and tortured clay moulds to explode in the reliably unreliable kiln. The teachers kept up an unconvincing masquerade of being hopelessly unaware of the farce unfolding around us all. "I didn't think there was fire drill today," one would say, notably leaving behind her own purse and phone in a nonchalant fashion. "This could be the real deal...now has anyone seen my coffee?" We'd walk to the oval at the front entrance of the school, supposedly the safest place in the event of a catastrophic fire. It was a foolish charade. In the event of a fire, the actual safest place would be "away from all the other students" who'd be sent into a disaster-triggered spree of mayhem, busily collecting their own items and tearing down everything else in the school not bonded with concrete. Also, the oval sat next to a largely-abandoned field of dry grass and tumbleweeds – a relative bushfire maternity ward. "Maybe this was their intention," a classmate said, as we casually strolled in a huddled mass. "Maybe the real fire is on the oval and we are being marched to our fiery deaths". Each of us in the class would run through the "most likely" list of local arsonists. We'd reconstruct the elaborate terrorist plot that led to the fire. Some would see friends from other classes walking by and scream "Fire! Fire! We're all gonna die!" Oh, how we'd laugh. We'd giggle at a school ablaze, report cards disintegrating and school swimming trophies melting amongst the ashes. We'd rock and chortle and snicker at the very thought of flames consuming our science block, our tuckshop, our Manual Arts teacher. But one day, we fell silent and laughter lines were replaced by crinkled, worried brows. It was a warm day in senior year, and whispers of an actual wild fire had spread like...well...you know. The teacher's expressions of concern appeared more valid, more genuine. We'd heard rumours of smoke coming from the chaplains office. He was a skate-boarding chaplain from the mean streets of Brisbane. He once mistook my general dislike of him as clinical depression. Perhaps he's smoking out demons, I suggested. As we turned a corner, there it was - just as everyone had heard. A significant plume of smoke rose up from the chaplain's office, though it was barely visible from all the firemen and women surrounding the open window. Along with the fire truck, an ambulance was parked just metres from the reception and officers made a bee-line for the glass doors, carrying masks and bottled water. We sat on the oval in our so-called 'Care Groups' – a group of students from a variety of year levels thrown together, most of whom, ironically, I cared very little for. As we waited to be addressed by the principal, a sceptical 11th grader called out, "It's all bullshit". But was it? I wasn't entirely convinced. The ambulance officers appeared to be treating a boy for smoke inhalation. I squinted and recognised him as fellow school senior. His head hung low as he gasped for air. What was he doing in the Chaplains office anyway? I pondered. Was he, like the rest of office regulars, pretending to go through a sexuality crisis to take advantage of the air conditioning and stereo? Then – an answer. "What you've witnessed today has been a stunt to show you the importance of civil behaviour during our ritual fire drills," said the Principal, grinning like she'd 'Punk'd' us bad. The lesson – treat fire drills seriously, because one day, there might be a real fire. Or there might just be another fucking stunt, I thought. They'd used lighting fixtures and a smoke machine left over from the school's 80's-themed disco to create a realistic fire scene. The staff, the firemen, the ambos...they were all in on it. Sure, as a student I felt betrayed and tricked, but more to the point, as a soon-to-be-failed actor, I was outraged. Why wasn't I approached for the role of "Smoke Inhalation Victim"? I played Seymour in Little Shop. I had accents. I had range. I thought about the elaborate trick they'd pulled. This wasn't a regular "gotcha" moment. We'd been deceived into thinking that our lives were in actual, physical danger. The possibility of something going wrong was beyond comprehension. People do crazy shit when faced with dangerous circumstances. They get handy with rifles. I'm not saying that people in high school were packin' heat, but they weren't just pleased to see you. It didn't feel right that adults at school could lie to you – even to teach a lesson (the only exception being the fortnightly appearances of our Christian R.E. teachers and lying was part and parcel of their role). It's only after you've finished secondary education that you realise your teachers, some of whom you idolised and trusted with every fibre of your being, lied to you on a daily basis. "Of course we'll mark you fairly ..." they'd say, or "It's important to learn algebra, because you'll use it so much in your life after school" or "The PE teacher didn't have it off with that student...they're just good friends". In Year 11, when people still regularly climbed it, my mother was lead by her geography teacher up Uluru, only to discover there was no ice cream/souvenir emporium on top as her teacher had promised. Only red, red dirt...and a few discarded chip packets, no doubt left as a loving and grateful tribute to the traditional owners. Teachers lied to protect us from ourselves. Still, it was a slippery slope from well-intentioned deception into the lurid depths of emotionally-scarring treachery. For a while after that brazen fire stunt, we questioned everything they told us. We were The Who and we weren't getting fooled again. On one of the final days of school, we'd heard that, for the school formal, the principal had arranged a married couple in their seventies to play barn-dancing tunes on the washboard instead of the usual formal-party DJ. Yeah right, we thought. Pull the other one, Miss. The teachers insisted that instead of Top 40 hits, we'd be hearing covers of Buddy Holly's 'Peggy Sue' all night long. ...and, almost as a cruel farewell, just this once, they'd told us the truth.
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Proudly presented by Eleven Arches on a seven-and-a-half acre stage, 1,000 cast and crew immerse you in the telling of a 2,000-year tale; the history of England. Kynren brings to ground-shaking life the story of invasions, royal splendour, wars, heroic sacrifice, daily life and seismic change.
Take your seat with 8,000 others; enjoy a perfect view and be swept along by a thrilling, family-friendly journey. Two thousand years in the making: dazzling pyrotechnics, beautiful choreography, amazing stunts and hard-to-believe horsemanship combine with an inspired, original soundtrack to leave audiences and critics enraptured and awestruck.
Book your Kynren 2019 tickets online before the 23rd April to save 10% off all ticket types and seat options across all the show nights this summer! Book early and secure your prefer seat in the 8,000-seater tribune. Hurry, this offer is all valid for this limited time.
Take your seat as dusk settles over the vast, still lake and the expectant audience of 8,000 falls silent and the epic show begins.
Suddenly the lake's deceptively placid waters erupt as a Viking longship, teeming with marauding invaders, bursts from its depths. Their dramatic attack on a fishing village leaves a trail of destruction and fire. The Vikings have arrived!
Before the show experience the more peaceful side of Viking life in the brand new Viking Village. Visit the cookhouse complete with its own vegetable patch and the woodworker's cottage built into the hillside.
Take a stroll along the stream and watch the past come to life at the working blacksmith's forge where you'll be able to see real chainmail being made.
Don't miss the village's animal inhabitants like the impressive Highland cattle and the curly haired Wensleydale sheep.
Performances take place most Saturdays between June & September. Book early for your pick of the 8,000-seater Tribune.
For a taste of Kynren, have a look at our official trailer.
An absolute 'must see' experience , not just a show. The main event is a unique open air performance of the history of the North East of England given on an outdoor stage by hundreds of highly trained and motivated, local volunteers of all ages AND animals.
This is an unbelievable masterpiece of entertainment. Relatively unknown you would be wise to book and secure any seat as the vista is equally as good from bronze to gold.
I took my grand-sons 11&12 years ,One of them had just returned from Florida [ Disney land] , so I expected this show to be a hard act to follow, how wrong I was ! . This show is fantastic ,keeps you entertained from beginning to end well worth every penny.
This is a wonderful way to spend a summer's evening. We had the opportunity to see the last show of this season and I have to say I wasn't prepared for the true spectacle of this amazing event. It makes you proud to live in this region!
Kyren was recommended and exceeded all my expectations. This is a wonderful spectacle in a fantastic setting. There was so much going on it was hard to know where to look. Exciting one minute and charming the next, Kynren is delightful and not to be missed!
History made fun with added goosebumps!
Can't recommend the evening highly enough. Go if you get a chance, you'll be giggling, cheering, stomping clapping and crying all within 90 minutes. Adored it!


Chelsea is a middle school science teacher and Justine works for a nonprofit doing environmental and community work. They have been together for 3 years and live in a suburb of Atlanta, GA with their dogs, cat, and chickens. They love camping, hiking, DIY projects, and beer. Chelsea is a crafty woodworker and homebrewer—she brewed all the beers for engagement party and wedding showers—and Justine has a vegetable garden and loves to can and pickle.
The couple met online in 2014 and after texting and talking on the phone, agreed to meet in person. Says Justine, "I had planned to make dinner for Chelsea, but didn't know if the date would go well, so I didn't make any other plans. We were enjoying each other so much, that we went to my friends' house for a game night. Our friends were surprised it was our first date because–they still swear to this day–it seemed like we'd known each other for years; we had great chemistry and were immediately comfortable with each other." They stayed up all night talking; a 21 hr. first date, and moved in together four months later.
Chelsea and Justine both proposed to each other during a weekend away in February 2016. They planned a wedding they jokingly refer to as "brewery formal." The couple say that they wanted their wedding to feel like a party at their house or a backyard BBQ; "Relaxed, happy, great food and beer, the best people, and just an overall feeling of fun and happiness. We both feel like we achieved that." The venue, Eventide Brewery in Atlanta, had décor and tables built by the owners, so Chelsea and Justine chose to keep decoration minimal.
Both brides were escorted down the aisle, Chelsea by her grandparents and Justine by her parents. They chose to go in alphabetical order by last name.
Wedding Song: "Wherever is your Heart" by Brandi Carlile.
The brides say they had so many people helping them, from wedding planning to cleaning up. "We felt a lot of love." Asked if they would change anything, they say they only wish they could do it over because everything happened so fast.


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Many studies have pointed to nagging as being the number one factor that makes people dissatisfied with their jobs. Don't nag your boss. Remember that your boss doesn't have to do things according to your timeline and nagging will only make the situation worse.
It can be easy to nod your head or say you agree to something without ever really hearing what your boss said. Half-listening to what your boss is one of those habits that can lead to a lot of problems. Work on your communication so you can truly listen to what your boss has to say.
Think you're always right, especially if you're the expert and the most qualified to make decisions. Although this may be true, it doesn't mean that other opinions don't matter.
You can always ask other people also, what they think about your opinion.
This kind of person always says, "It's not my job." They don't take responsibility, cling to their job description, and are unwilling to sacrifice personal interests for a larger goal.
Ignoring problems won't make them disappear. In fact, many problems get worse when you don't address them. Don't avoid your workplace problems. Instead, be willing to tackle them in a professional manner.
One of the worst workplace habits is lying. Even those little white lies can seriously damage your career. Whether you aren't honest about your work or disturbing others with your behaviour, it can destroy the relationship.
If people don't feel valued, they'll likely take their business elsewhere, so it's risky to take people for granted.
There are many ways to say 'thank you' to your colleague, and not all of them are verbal … you can show them just how much you appreciate them by getting to know them personally, forgiving occasional bad behaviour, and staying up-to-date in your field so you can perform better at your workplace.
Throwing a fit at a workplace, yelling on the sidewalk, or exhibiting the silent treatment at a co-worker desk can all be very damaging to the relationship. Avoid making a scene in office. Instead, keep your private business just between the two of you.
Be ready to participate in social functions. Be open to new acquaintances. Meet new people and deal with them respectfully and enthusiastically. Be an active listener; you will surely learn something new.
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Vintage press photo with CBS Television press tag attached pictures Mickey Rooney and Spring Byington "disguised as tough characters" as the press tag states.
Press tag is attached at bottom edge on back and then folded over to front to describe the photo and mention the project featuring the pair, "December Bride" from 1958.
Photo measures approximately 7" X 9-1/8".
First image shows full image area while second shows photo with press tag folded over front as it is shipped--one photo.
Press crop marks and touch-ups on front with some very light wrinkling near 3 of the corners. Press notations handwritten on back along with 1958 date. Paper residue on back from removed press tag.


A night of thrilling Sevens Rugby in a party atmosphere.
The London Floodlit 7s is a chance to see Aviva Premiership clubs strutting their stuff with a mixture of up-and-coming talent and well-known Premiership and international stars on show.
Since its beginning in 1975 the Rosslyn Park London Floodlit 7s tournament has been a great way to end a long 15s season. An evening of high class rugby including sides from the Premiership, Championship, national leagues and top level universities all competing against each other. In past years it's not just been the team names but the players themselves that have attracted the crowds with the Premiership teams bringing along the likes of England's Danny Care, Ugo Monye, Chris Robshaw, James Haskell, to name a few.
It's a date circled on many 7s fans calendars each year, a chance to see some of the big clubs strutting their stuff on the 7s field, such as Harlequins, Saracens, Leicester, Bath and Wasps from the Aviva Premiership. The tournament has often featured not only up-and-coming Premiership players, but also well-known faces from both the Premiership and International field.
Matches kick off at 5pm. The 8 sides are split into 2 groups with each of the group winners and runners-up progressing to the semi-finals. 3rd place in each group will play for the Bowl at 10pm. With the final played under lights at 10.20pm, it's an evening of serious rugby 7s played in great spirits.


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SK Food Group announces new production facility
Source: SK Food Group
CLEVELAND, TENN. – Food manufacturer SK Food Group announced on Jan. 19 that it will build a new sandwich production facility in Cleveland, Tenn.
The 525,00 square-foot facility is slated to be completed in three phases and will utilize state-of-the-art automation technology and food handling. The plant is expected to be completed in 2025, with construction of the plant starting later this year.
"We are very excited to be adding the Cleveland, Tenn., facility to our growing family of facilities, which span across the US," said Dustin Dixon, president of SK Food Group. "This project will generate 840 new jobs in the Cleveland region by 2030 and will leverage Cleveland's best-in-class technology training program, along with our proprietary training and educational programs, to provide ongoing skills development to community members and allow our company to grow together with the community."
SK Food Group said the State of Tennessee, Bradley County, and the City of Cleveland were selected after an extensive multi-state search across 60+ sites that Global Strategy Consultants, a Newmark global real estate services firm, assisted.
Additionally, the new facility will incorporate environmentally forward-thinking designs, including applicable LEED Certifications.
SK Food Group specializes in sandwiches, wraps, snacks, flatbreads, burgers, and protein snacks for corporate branding by its clients. The company has nine locations across the United States and Canada, totaling 913,000 square feet of production space, where 2,000 employees can produce two million units per day.
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U-space is a set of new services relying on a high level of digitalization and automation of functions and specific procedures designed to support safe, efficient and secure access to airspace for large numbers of drones. All content in relation to the U-space project is available on this page.
Unifly supports 7 simultaneous UTM demonstrations across Europe
Great organisations rise when faced with a challenge. And what a challenging week it was!
PODIUM announces U-space visitor events
Over the coming months, the SESAR Horizon 2020 PODIUM project will perform demonstrations of U-space services and technologies at five locations.
Those locations are the Drones Paris Region cluster (Bretigny, France), the Netherland RPAS Test Centre (Markenesse, The Netherlands), Groningen Airport (Eelde, The Netherlands), Hans Christian Andersen Airport (Odense, Denmark) and Rodez-Aveyron Airport (France). The demonstrations will take place until end June 2019.
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With Drone Delivery on Horizon, Europe Prepares Ground Rules
Two years after Amazon completed its first delivery by commercial drone, the idea of routinely using unmanned devices to drop off items at front doors remains a distant, if not far-fetched, dream. The recent shutdown of London's Gatwick Airport, caused by sightings of drones near the runway, underscored the risks and complexities of the efforts.
But as e-commerce continues to grow, drones have the potential to reduce the time, cost and energy needed for many everyday deliveries — assuming they are managed well and used safely.
Before a commercial drone industry can thrive, particularly in the crowded urban areas of Europe, different kinds of drones must be able to fly along their delivery routes without crashing into one another — and under a standardized set of regulations, experts say — not unlike cars on the road.
The path to proving that drones can operate together and be tracked in crowded skies has brought a group of companies to a former military airfield outside Brussels, where they will test their unmanned aviation technology. The project, known as Safir, will help the European authorities devise a set of rules for the commercial use of drones.
SAFIR consortium chosen to carry out U-space drone demonstrations in Belgium
The SAFIR consortium, a group of 13 public and private organisations, has been selected by Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) to demonstrate integrated Drone Traffic Management for a broad range of drone operations in Belgium. The goal of the SAFIR project is to contribute to the EU regulatory process for drones and drive forward the deployment of interoperable, harmonised and standardised drone services across Europe.
Unifly cosigns Urban Air Mobility initiative in Brussels and in Ghent
Several Belgian cities take the lead in the use of drones in emergency situations by joining the Urban Air Mobility initiative of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP-SCC), supported by the European Commission. Ghent and Brussels have already signed the Manifesto.
Your opinion matters in drone integration: CORUS questionnaire
The drone industry is growing at a rapid pace, which means the safe integration of drones into airspace is of the utmost importance. Therefore SESAR, the mechanism which coordinates and concentrates all EU R&D activities in ATM, is making an effort to make this happen in a safe and efficient manner through the U-Space projects.
The European approach to safe drone integration
The drone industry has the potential to generate significant economic growth and societal value. The development and growth of the industry is heavily dependent on drones being able to fly safely in airspace areas.
To accomplish this, it is essential that drone operations and manned traffic can be managed in an efficient manner through management solutions such as UTM software for example.
The increasing presence of drones in airspaces means this brings an increase in security, safety and privacy concerns for authorities, but for the general public and businesses as well. Left unchecked, without proper legal and safety regulations, these concerns could turn into serious security, safety and privacy threats.
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Striking and fabulous, this sparkling flower hair comb is a beautiful modern hair accessory to include into the bride's or the bridesmaids hairstyles for a glistening and glamorous look. The gold plated flower is adorned with breathtaking clear rhinestones and Swarovski crystals. Your elegant wedding celebration will not be complete without this gorgeous and dazzling accessory!


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The image above is of a old gate set in one of the high walls of Cally Gardens in Scotland. We always visit the gardens when in Scotland but on this occasion discovered that the man who ran them, Michael Wickenden, had died while hunting for plants in Myanmar, and that the gardens are to be sold. I hope this is not the end of the garden, though inevitably it will mean a change.
We had not been there in June for many years and as was the case with everywhere we walked, the gardens were as lush and as colourful as you could wish. I had not taken my camera (what a twit) and so these shots are all from my iPhone.
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Photography, Travel, Walks and tagged bee, Call Gardens, colour, flowers, garden, gate, iPhone 6s, iPhonography, pattern, photography, plants, scotland, walks.
A gentle garden, and thriving, and the gate is really special. I love the bee and what-I-think-is bee balm photo, Alastair.
Thanks Jet, it is a beautiful place. I only hope that now that it is on the market, that whoever buys it will keep its character as a going concern.
I too am quite fond of the gate!
Great shots Alastair, Iphone or not. Love the one with the gate – almost like a stained glass window with the colours bordered in black.
Thanks Aidy, appreciated. I do my best with the iPhone but find I am not keen on the colour cast sometimes and the apparent "flattening" of colour and I find it very difficult to make suitable adjustments in Lightroom. Often they can look ok on the phone but then when I compare them on my computer screen (properly calibrated) – well, it's frustrating but how much time do I want to put into upping my iPhonography skills when I have two DSLRs? Sorry to blather on.
Those gardens look delightful. I hope they'll remain and will still be cared for in spite of changes.


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Film: Psycho II
Director: Richard Franklin
Writer: Tom Holland
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles and Meg Tilly
This was a film that I remember watching a bit with my father when I was in high school. I had never seen it and was steadfast that it must be stupid trying to be a sequel to the great Hitchcock film. It wasn't until podcasts that I realized this are actually good according to different hosts. I decided to finally give this a watch during my 31 Days of Halloween for the first time all the way through. The synopsis is after 22 years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes, and his mother, continue to haunt him.
We start this off seeing the iconic shower sequence where Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) is murdered. It then goes outside, showing us the infamous house and going to color. Norman is in the courtroom with his lawyer and his doctor, Bill Raymond (Robert Loggia). They're going to release him when Lila Loomis (Vera Miles) speaks out. She has a petition and quite upset, but there's nothing that she can do.
Norman is taken back to his home and the motel that goes along with it. Going into the house, the old memories start to flood back to the point where he can't go into his mother's room. He also finds a note from her underneath the phone on the second floor. He tries to shake it off as Dr. Raymond takes him to the diner that he will work at.
He is greeted by Mrs. Emma Spool (Claudia Bryar). She really pushed for him to get the job as it is the Christian thing to do. He's taken to meet the cook and manager, Ralph Statler (Robert Alan Browne) as well as a young waitress Mary (Meg Tilly). She is fighting with her boyfriend and only a few days into working here, she isn't really cutting it.
Norman hears her on the outside payphone when he starting his walk home and he talks to her. She is short with him and he offers for her to stay with him, stating she can stay in an empty motel room. She at first declines, but does relent. Norman isn't happy when he meets Warren Toomey (Dennis Franz) and the state of his motel. He fires him on the spot and has Mary stay in the main house with him. She does tell him that she will try to stay with a girlfriend the following day and going forward.
That doesn't necessarily happen though. It wasn't what she expected and he is happy she is staying there. She starts to try to help him get over the memories in the house, but it doesn't help when you have Toomey who isn't happy with him and Norman gets phone calls from his 'mother' as well as notes from her. What is really going on here? Is Norman going crazy or is there something more to all of this?
I'm definitely glad to say that I was wrong about this sequel and am actually mad that I haven't seen this earlier. It is actually really good if I'm honest and how they build on the story. Things get introduced here that don't violate continuity, which is a big thing for me, but going even farther though, it really deepens the story if I'm honest.
The first thing is that this film came out 23 years after the original and I like that they just have this pick up in present time. He has been in a mental hospital the whole time and it is interesting that they slyly slip in the line about funding is being cut which is part of the reason that he is being released. He does look like he's trying to get some kind of normal life.
Dr. Raymond points out the fact that living in this house is going to bring up all of the old memories. I can see a double edge sword here. He doesn't have anywhere else he can go. He has no money and the only thing he could do is sell the estate. He wants to overcome the trauma and see if that will help him move forward. We see that is a bad idea, but it also isn't his fault. There are other forces at play here, which I ended up really liking that angle. It is kind of sad though if I'm going to be honest.
The final thing to cover of the story before moving on, this film doesn't really play like a traditional slasher. If anything, I would say this is more like an American giallo. We assume that Norman is doing the murders, but it falls in that trope that maybe he's not because one moment he's locked in the attic when something happens. I like how this plays out as he slips back into madness, but is he really? The other thing, there is good writing throughout this with callbacks to the original in scenes, situations and even names as well.
That will take me to the pacing of the movie, which I think is really good as well. Even though this runs almost 2 hours, I was hooked from the beginning. I made the bad mistake of starting this at night and I had to go to bed with about 30 minutes left. I probably could have powered through, but I had work in the morning. I only bring this up, because I had to debate myself with what to do. It had me hooked that bad to figure out what happens here. None of the reveals hurt this and I even like how things ending. It doesn't cheat anything and to be honest, I love the final sequence as well.
As for the acting, it was really good as well. Perkins plays this perfectly. He seems like a guy who is quite nervous and a bit out of touch with what seems normal. He really clings to Mary, but I don't necessarily think that is sexual. It really seems to be more lonely and just needing that human interaction. I really liked they got Miles back as Lila, as it was a good touch. Her character is quite villainous which I wasn't expecting. Tilly was really good as well, plus we see her topless for a second which I'm not mad about. Loggia and Franz were both solid, along with the rest of the cast to round this film out.
The effects in this film were really good as well. Being that this came out in the 80's, they could do more than what they could in the original. They were done practically and some of them made me cringe if I'm honest. They looked that good. There are some actually brutal things that happen here, even though there really aren't a lot of murders. I will also say that I really like how this film was shot. It feels like they did with the original with overhead shots and things like this. It really worked for me.
Now with that said, I really ended up liking this film. Despite my preconceived notions against this one, it is quite amazing if I'm honest. I like how it has almost a giallo film where the conventional knowledge is that Norman is the killer, but we also get things that happen that make you question yourself. It has a story that doesn't violate any continuity and actually builds on the story. The pacing really helps to build this mystery and warrants the longer running time to figure out what is happening here. The acting is really good across the board, as were the effects. I really liked the soundtrack as well. I could feel my anxiety going up and it set out to do what it needed. I think this film is great and glad I finally checked this one off the list.
My Rating: 9 out of 10


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We will explain in away starting from how fetus is form from what activity till it develops with monthly progress till baby is born.
1. You wanted to purchase new property which is subsales (second hand house) whereby the first thing you will do is looking for a property first of cause!
Go through Iproperty.com.my or any other websites or find a reputable agents to help you search for your dream House.
Then you will sign booking form with the seller to lock the property you intend to purchase.
2. Next, you will need a banker / mortgage consultant to help you with the loan. They will provide a professional service by assessing your profile, jotting down your incomes, debts and screening through CCRIS and CTOS, so to calculate your max loan eligibility. When your loan eligibility matches the loan you want to finance 90% with the property, you are good to start with the journey to the wild wild west!
3. Mortgage consultant/ Broker will help you check the property market value first, property must match the market value valued so to avoid overstating of the property selling price. Mortgage consultant / Broker will check your value via bank panel valuers to match the value, next you can proceed with loan submission.
4. Before loan submission, Mortgage consultant/ Broker will meet up with you to discuss with you regarding the financing packages you need and the addon, after signing the bank submission form, you loan will be proceed with the bank. While signing the booking from with the seller.
5. Waiting time of 4-15days, you will receive call from mortgage consultant/broker that your loan accepted and letter offer is prepared. You will need sign the letter offer in agreement to take the bank's loan offer, however do take note few pointer before signing letter offer. Letter offer will be delivered to the bank HQ credit department for processing, in between lawyer will receive copy of the letter offer, title and SPA from mortgage consultant, so that lawyer can prepare loan agreement.
6. Then on, bank will send out letter of instruction to the lawyer and valuer to give authority to them handling your case on their behalf.
7. You will visit lawyer office to sign Letter offer and the Sales Purchase Agreement once it is ready.
8. Valuer will site visit the said unit that you intend to purchase, so that the property is in good shape and form.
9/10. Lawyer will then send the document to the bank and land office for stamping and adjuctication.
12. then first disbursement (Money) will be released to the previous bank in 1-4 months.
14. After the title has been successfully transferred, 2nd disbursement will be released to the seller in 2-4months time.
15. Hence the whole process will take 6months or less, if there's no complication! Acquiring a house sounds easy, but the back end process is quite tedious and need focal attention thoroughly.
Below is the diagram to better simplify the process to you!


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These chains offer the best value in fast food, according to customers
Irene Jiang
Fans told us which chains they thought had the best food, the best restrooms, and of course, the best value.
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Business Insider surveyed more than 3,000 readers to determine which fast-food chain offers the best value.
Rankings were determined by the percentage of visitors to a chain said that that chain had the best value.
California cult-favorite In-N-Out beat out international heavyweights like McDonald's and Taco Bell. Major chains like Burger King and Subway didn't even make the list.
This summer, we put out a reader survey to determine which fast-food chains did what best.
Over 3,000 people responded to our survey and told us their thoughts about more than 30 chains. Fans told us which chains they thought had the best food, the best restrooms, and of course, the best value, among other things.
We created rankings by measuring the number of people who had visited a given chain in the last six months and comparing that against the number of people who said a given chain was the best or worst at something. By using percentages to determine rankings, we were able to include regional chains like In-N-Out and Whataburger.
Read more: The 7 fast-food chains with the best service in America, according to customers
Here are the 8 fast-food chains that provide the best value, according to our dear readers.
8. Jack in the Box
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11% of people who visited Jack in the Box in the last six months said the chain had the best value.
6. Little Caesars (tie)
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13% of people who visited Little Caesars in the last six months said the chain had the best value.
6. Whataburger (tie)
13% of people who visited Whataburger in the last six months said the chain had the best value.
5. Wendy's
17% of people who visited Wendy's in the last six months said the chain had the best value.
4. Chick-fil-A
21% of people who visited Chick-fil-A in the last six months said the chain had the best value.
3. McDonald's
23% of people who visited McDonald's in the last six months said the chain had the best value.
28% of people who visited Taco Bell in the last six months said the chain had the best value.
1. In-N-Out
33% of people who visited In-N-Out in the last six months said the chain had the best value.
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Purolator opens national sortation facility in Toronto
By Supply Professional staff On Aug 9, 2022
TORONTO — Purolator has officially opened its new 443,084-sq-ft national hub – the largest and most technologically advanced sortation facility in its network.
Located near several major highways in Toronto, the national hub triples the capacity of Purolator's former Ontario sortation facility and increases its network capabilities through new automation and advanced scanning and sorting technology.
"For over 60 years, Canadians from coast to coast have depended on Purolator," said John Ferguson, President and CEO, Purolator. "Following the sharp rise in e-commerce and two years of unprecedented growth, the new state-of-the-art national hub is opening at a crucial time. Pivoting off our history of innovation, our investment in this infrastructure and new technology is a game-changer. It provides greater flexibility to quickly move goods across the country to enable businesses and services in all sectors of the economy to thrive."
The national hub broke ground in May 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic. When operating at full capacity, it will process up to 70,000 parcels per hour, tripling the capacity of the previous facility. The hub includes innovative technology that can unload a trailer in under 10 minutes or up to 12,000 parcels per hour.
The national hub marks a shift away from a standardized sortation model to a more tailored approach that uses state-of-the-art technology to segment parcels by size, weight and dimension.
In designing the national hub, Purolator prioritized employee health and safety. The company integrated global industry best practices and technology, increased safety features, such as guard rails and sensors, and installed ergonomic equipment. Amenities also include a dedicated multi-faith space, a 6,500sq-ft cafeteria and patio, a larger wellness room and a training centre.
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"A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink"
- Gina Carey
Women that inspire us come from many areas of life. Nothing is more vital in today's world than pushing one another up to achieve success, empower one another, and dare to lead by being fearless in the face of fear.
These 10 boss babes not only demonstrate how far the country has progressed in fostering gender equality in business and the workforce, but their work has also become a model for all aspiring women here in the Philippines.
1. Nikki Sevilla
Founder and president, EcoNest Philippines
Nikki Sevilla aims to provide everyone with the opportunity to adopt environmentally friendly packaging. Her startup, EcoNest Philippines, was founded in 2018 to reduce the use of plastic. It sells cassava bags, edible straws, and sugarcane food storage boxes, among other innovative, technologically advanced, and environmentally friendly packaging items.
2. Anna Melissa Nava
Co-founder and CEO, 1Export
Exporting can be intimidating for small businesses. They are concerned about prices or paperwork or simply do not know where to begin. But, Anna Melissa Nava, who co-founded 1Export, a one-stop, end-to-end platform for cross-border trading, says her psychology major helped her create trust with clients. As a result, the company now works with 450 companies that are export-ready and has a presence in 15 markets.
3. Cindy Burdette
Co-founder and CEO, Allcare
Cindy Burdette's goal with Allcare is to provide freelancers with the same employment benefits as full-time employees and empower SMEs to provide their employees with the same benefits as large corporations. Allcare, a membership-based marketplace that began in 2019, offers various worker benefits—from insurance to training to mental health checks—to employees who would otherwise be excluded. As a result, Allcare's client base rose tenfold from 2019 to 2020.
4. Angely Dub
Founder and CEO, Access Travel & Tours
Angely Dub owns a travel service that has become a favourite among well-known local musicians, travel bloggers, influencers, and those looking for well-planned itineraries to maximize their vacation time. Fate took Dub down a different road when she began her own business at 19. She had to deal with several challenges, including being betrayed by a business partner and losing all she had worked so hard for.
5. Jehanel Vidad Soriano
Founder, Jesla Integrated Farm
The farmers' unwavering commitment to learning and applying new knowledge to their crops encouraged Soriano to start and run a farm school. The PalayCheck primer is included in the farmers' major textbook for learning. In addition to running a farm school, Jehanel launched a Youtube channel. They began to document their everyday farm activities, which they described as their own way of promoting agriculture to their peers.
6. Katrina Chan
Co-founder and director, QBO
Katrina Chan hopes to strengthen the Philippines' tech startup ecosystem through her accelerator QBO, which she co-founded in 2016. The business is a public-private partnership that includes the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Trade and Industry, JP Morgan, and the accelerator IdeaSpace. It hosts the annual Philippine Startup Week and has over 500 startup programs under its belt. In addition, it just started the Startup Pinay campaign to encourage women to pursue careers in technology.
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Co-founder, Happy Skin
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Alice Eduardo is the owner and CEO of Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation, one of the Philippines' largest development corporations. She leads a large, profitable construction company and oversees a large number of employees, all while contributing to the development of our country in multiple ways. She continues to prove herself in this male-dominated industry day after day.
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Mica Tan chose to establish her own business when she was 19 years old. Fast forward eight years, and Tan, now 27, has accomplished just that: she co-founded and is the CEO of MFT Group, a private equity business with assets of more than US$61 million that operates in nine countries and 18 locations around the world. Tan also received the Filipina Women's Network's Most Influential Filipina Award in 2019.
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Founder and CEO, Angkas
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Feel like you don't belong in your family? In society? In the world?
I used to think I was the only one who felt like this. Something was terribly wrong with me - I was flawed, broken because I felt disconnected. Everyone around me seemed content, loved, successful. They were all normal and happy.
Then I convinced myself that there must be a place, an actual physical place, where I could feel all of that- where I genuinely belonged.
So I went looking. First I crossed the country, from Boston to Portland. Then I went to Asia- Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia. I even tried the Middle East and Europe.
It took fifteen long years for me to clue in.
The place I was looking for was inside of me, it was me.
True belonging is about connecting to your heart, to your core, to the YOU within you.
I finally had to stop "searching" and dive in.
Stop running away from yourself. Happy, sad, angry, suffering. Be okay with whatever you feel right now. There's so much power in moving into the pain or discomfort. That's where true healing lies. In seeing what's really real for you every second of every day.
The first time I did this, I started sobbing. Now I smile.
Even though peace and abiding happiness come from within you, we are social creatures. How can you feel more connected to like-minded people? Is there a faith based organization or spiritual center that you resonate with nearby? Is there a book group or club doing things you enjoy?
I love the word refuge because to me, it's a place of safety, a place to lick your wounds, replenish and be refilled.
First we find our salvation and our home through connection to God-the Universe-Oneness (Buddha).
What path speaks to you? What form of the divine can you connect to?
Is it Buddha, Tara, or any one of the Hindu gods or goddesses? Jesus or Virgin Mary? Is it the great earth Mother? Nature? Or simply that which is un-nameable? The great unknown?
Second, commit to a practice. This is dharma. The way of right action and right living.
Maybe you want a teacher who speaks to you.
Third, connect to others who are on a similar path.
This is sangha, or satsang. It is spiritual community. Seek out your spirit brothers and sisters. It's hard to do this work, and we all need love and support. This is where community comes in.
Truly, we are spiritual beings having a human experience. This is why the world feels unnatural because we don't really belong here. And yet, here we are, contracted to experience human existence in all its messiness and glory.
Isn't it time to fully embrace it and genuinely live it open heartedly and unapologetically?
I say yes. And welcome to the club.
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