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Ballywalter Rec top of the table but boss just looking to survive the drop
Ernie Lant certainly not getting carried away despite the Davidson Park side leading the way
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Ballywalter Rec's Daniel Edgeworth is congratulated after scoring (Image: Gerard Smyth)
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Ernie Lant is playing down expectations at Ballywalter Rec despite watching his team hit the summit of Division 1B at the weekend.
Saturday's 2-0 win over St Luke's moved the Davidson Park outfit clear at the top of the table on goal difference, extending their fine recent form in the wake of heavy defeats dished out to Ballynure Old Boys and Dundonald over the last few weeks.
Normally, it would be the cue for speculative talk on a potential promotion or title challenge, but after two difficult seasons where the club finished in the bottom four, on just 24 and 25 points respectively, Lant is understandably cautious.
That said, with no real outstanding contender this year – just a handful of games in and every club has already dropped points – he sees no reason why his club can't compete at the business end of the table for the first time since they clinched promotion to the division five years ago behind then 1C champions Crumlin Star.
"I think another few wins would get us to 24 or 25 points and that should nearly be enough to keep us up," said the Ballywalter chief, now into his third full season with the club.
"That's the main target. I know we have started well but still, for me, the quicker we can get another four or five wins under our belt the better and hopefully we can have another look at it then.
"We don't want to jump the gun and start saying we're capable of this or we're capable of that, we just want to get the points on the board so we know we can't get relegated.
If we can do that between now and Christmas, that would be fantastic and would put us up in the top three or four and we can address it after that.
"But I do feel if I can get my players out and get everybody fit and on the field, I do think we are a match for anybody.
"I don't think anybody will be getting it easy against us."
Ballywalter Rec manager Ernie Lant (Image: Gerard Smyth)
Ballywalter's fast start may have taken the rest of the league by surprise, but certainly not Lant (circled) who has always professed great confidence in his squad.
He made only a handful of new signings over the summer in the knowledge a number of key personnel were on the comeback trail after long injury lay-offs, the likes of Josh Dunlop, sidelined since December 2015 with an ACL, and fellow striker Mark Armstrong who returned to the first team a few weeks ago after suffering a broken foot.
As ever in football, injuries present opportunities and Lant hasn't hesitated in blooding youngsters with two 16-year-olds, goalkeeper Alistair McVeigh and midfielder Lee Moore, making their mark on the first team.
Nevertheless, Lant is eagerly anticipating the return of Dunlop and is delighted to see his squad slowly but surely return to something approaching full strength as they look to consolidate their place at the top of the table.
"There has been some changes," said Lant. "We have had some of the younger players from the youth teams coming into the squad. I am all about youth and working with them and we have a young goalkeeper, he's only 16 years old and he has done goals for us in quite a few of our games already this season, he has a big future ahead of him.
"We've had terrible luck with injuries, Josh Dunlop with a cruciate and I actually brought in Mark Armstrong to try and replace him and he broke his foot.
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"He is only back this last few games, and I have another goalkeeper, Kyle Harris, he came in over pre-season and he was outstanding and in our very first league game he took a knock and hasn't played for us since.
"But that's how the opportunity came about for the 16-year-old.
"We have a couple of new signings in as well but for us it's more just trying to get our players back from injury.
"Josh is back training well and hopefully in the next few weeks, he will be back and he'll be a big player for us.
"But with these injuries, it gives other players an opportunity and opens the door for these young players coming through and two or three of them have definitely taken it."
Jamie Bryson determined to see his Donaghadee side bounce back in style
Daniel Edgworth and Richard Hall got the goals for Ballywalter on Saturday as the visitors completed a league double over 1B newcomers St Luke's.
"It was a super result," said Lant, "and it's even better because we still have five of six players to come back into the squad. We had three 16-year-olds in Saturday's squad too, Lee Moore, Alistair McVeigh and Stuart Martin, which made the result all the more pleasing."
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Seemingly recognizing that Microsoft has been much more competitive as of late with their pricing of the Xbox One, Sony has officially announced that they are cutting the price of the PlayStation 4 in North America starting this Friday, October 9th.
The price will drop by $50 to $349.99 in the U.S., while Canada will only see a $20 drop from CA$449.99 to CA$429.99.
This will be the first price drop for the PS4 in North America since it launched in November 2013. While Sony hasn't announced any plans to introduce a model with a larger harddrive than the currently avaialble 500GB unit, the new price will be reflected in all of the company's holiday bundles:
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PS4 Bundle (500 GB HDD) – $349.99 / CA$429.99 (MSRP); launches Oct. 9
Limited Edition Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PS4 Bundle (1 TB HDD) – $429.99 / CA$499.99 (MSRP); launches Nov. 6
Limited Edition Disney Infinity 3.0: Star Wars PS4 Bundle (500 GB HDD) – $399.99 / CA$469.99 (MSRP); launches Nov. 13
Limited Edition Star Wars Battlefront PS4 Bundle (500 GB HDD) – $399.99 / CA$469.99 (MSRP); launches Nov. 17
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NHL 16 PS4 Bundle (500 GB HDD) – CA$429.99 (MSRP); available now in Canada only
With the price drop news, it's really anyone's guess which console will reign supreme once the Holiday 2015 shopping madness is over. We just wish Canadians weren't getting such a bad deal with their price drop, but that's the unfortunate reality of having a weak dollar.
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Alzheimer disease most commonly affects older adults. But it can also affect people in their 30s or 40s. When Alzheimer disease occurs in someone younger than age 65, it is known as early-onset (or younger-onset) Alzheimer disease.
Experts don't know what triggers the start of Alzheimer disease. They suspect that 2 proteins damage and kill nerve cells. Fragments of one protein, beta-amyloid, build up and are called plaques. Twisted fibers of another protein, tau, are called tangles. Almost everyone develops plaques and tangles as they age. But those with Alzheimer disease develop many, many more. At first, these plaques and tangles damage the memory areas of the brain. Over time, they affect more areas of the brain. Experts don't know why some people develop so many plaques and tangles or how they spread and damage the brain.
Who is at risk for early-onset Alzheimer disease?
First, your healthcare provider asks about your health history. He or she also does cognitive tests of memory, problem solving, and other mental skills. Depending on the results of the office-based cognitive testing, your provider may also request that you have more detailed testing done with a neuropsychologist. Your provider might also test your blood, urine, and spinal fluid. You may also need certain imaging test such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of your brain. These give your provider a closer look at brain tissue to show how much damage there is.
Results have been mixed. But these medicines seem to help people with their symptoms for anywhere from a few months to a few years.
Experts don't know how to prevent Alzheimer disease. Recently, some evidence showed that detecting the disease early can lead to better treatment options. It's best to look for any of the early warning signs mentioned above and see your healthcare provider right away if you notice any. Keeping active both physically and mentally, as well as socializing with others, seem to offer some protection.
Early-onset Alzheimer disease can be a hard disease to cope with. It helps to have a positive outlook and to stay as active and mentally engaged as possible.
As with any disease, it is important to keep an eye on your condition. Call your healthcare provider if you notice any sudden changes in yourself, or in the person you care for, that make more help necessary. You can discuss the next steps with your provider.
Alzheimer disease commonly affects older people. But early-onset Alzheimer disease can affect people in their 30s or 40s.
Alzheimer disease affects memory, thinking, and behavior.
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Q: Boto3 : encryption of EBS IAM requirements I am trying to create an EBS encrypted volume. If I keep encryption as False, it works as expected, when I turn it to True, a response with Http header 200 is returned, I get everything on my python console, but in reality the volume doesn't get created.
I think I lack IAM policies, what could be the required policies as I am not going to get IAM Full Access.
This is the response

{u'AvailabilityZone': 'ap-south-1a', 'ResponseMetadata':
  {'RetryAttempts': 0, 'HTTPStatusCode': 200, 'RequestId':
  '1c51475f-592c-4d78-bc31-242132b820ae', 'HTTPHeaders':
  {'transfer-encoding': 'chunked', 'vary': 'Accept-Encoding', 'server':
  'AmazonEC2', 'content-type': 'text/xml;charset=UTF-8', 'date': 'Fri,
  28 Apr 2017 07:09:38 GMT'}}, u'Encrypted': True, u'VolumeType':
  'standard', u'VolumeId': 'vol-0fbbd415077636557', u'State':
  'creating', u'SnapshotId': '', u'CreateTime': datetime.datetime(2017,
  4, 28, 7, 9, 38, 612000, tzinfo=tzutc()), u'Size': 1}

If Encrypted=False, it works fine

A: You are most probably attempting to create an encrypted volume from an unencrypted snapshot.
The create_volume() documentation says:

Volumes that are created from encrypted snapshots are automatically encrypted. There is no way to create an encrypted volume from an unencrypted snapshot or vice versa.

A: Make sure the role or user (using which you are trying to make the create_volume() call) has the following set of permissions-
"kms:Decrypt", "kms:ReEncrypt*", "kms:GenerateDataKey*", "kms:ListGrants", "kms:RevokeGrant", "kms:Encrypt", "kms:DescribeKey"
Since you are trying to encrypt the volumes you need to make sure your code is able to access the CMK that you intend to use.

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Q: Angular 14 Bootstrap 5 web page won't scale/resize to table/web page width on mobile devices The component.html:

      TABLE GONE BAD

Hello Bootstrap 5

      Name
      Last name
      Nickname
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      Bool 3

        {{person.firstName}}
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Works fine on desktop even if I resize the window down to 500px wide. On mobile devices it won't resize to fit the table in, so one has to side scroll:

Also another minor problem, after resizing with fingers, the navbar is shorter than the page width in portrait mode, but it's okay in landscape mode:

I must admit I spent days trying to figure it out. So, you're welcome.
You can reproduce the problem on your mobile device by navigating to Table Gone Bad Web App.

A: Found a solution myself.
The component.html:

styles.css:
@media screen and (max-width: 576px) {
  #tbl-players {
    font-size: 3vw;
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) and (min-width: 577px) {
  #tbl-players {
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  }
}


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Arizona Police Lieutenant Adopts Little Girl He Met While On Child Abuse Call
Holly MatkinDecember 9, 2020
Kingman, AZ – A Kingman police lieutenant and his wife are now the proud parents of a little girl he met while assisting with a child abuse call over two years ago.
Kingman Police Department (KPD) Lieutenant Brian Zach said he was working as a patrol sergeant in March of 2018, when he was asked to respond to a scene to assist his fellow officers, he told Good Morning America.
When he arrived, he met a little blonde toddler named Kaila.
"I recognized her injuries and what they meant and the abuse that she suffered in different stages," Lt. Zach told KNXV. "I knew something wasn't right."
Lt. Zach took the little girl back to the KPD and spent the next five hours playing games and watching movies with her.
"She didn't talk a lot – she mostly grunted and pointed at things," he recalled, according to KNXV.
"We colored, we snacked … she held my hand and she was just this cute little thing," he told Good Morning America. "Once detectives came, they picked her up and took her to the hospital."
While Kaila was being treated for multiple injuries caused by physical abuse, for which her caretakers were later charged, Lt. Zach headed home with thoughts of the little girl still tugging at his heart.
"I came home, told my wife the story about this little girl that I just bonded with and would love to bring her home," he told KNXV. "In the past 15 years, I've said that many times to my wife… of some kid that I met that I would love to bring home and love and take care of, so it was nothing new for her."
But this time, she and Lt. Zach were able to do far more.
He initially contacted the Arizona Department of Child Safety (AZDCS), which by then had taken over custody of Kaila, and asked them for permission to visit her at the hospital, KNXV reported.
The time Lt. Zach spent at the hospital with the toddler over the next several days only strengthened his resolve.
When AZDCS struck out on finding an immediate placement for Kaila, they contacted Lt. Zach and his wife, Cierra, to see if she could temporarily come live with them and their two children, KNXV reported.
"She came with a sippy cup, a bag of clothes that didn't fit her and that was it," the lieutenant told Good Morning America.
Kaila became a part of the family almost immediately.
"Within the second day she was calling my wife 'mom' or 'mommy,'" he told Good Morning America. "I was 'guy' for a week or two and then when she started preschool, she learned who dad was."
The next 30 months were filled with ups and downs for the foster family.
"We lived each week not knowing if she was going to go back to her biological parents, or how long we were going to keep her," Lt. Zach told Good Morning America. "Our goal was to love and care for this little girl for as long as it happened."
The uncertainty came to an end on Aug. 18, when four-year-old Kaila was officially adopted by Cierra and Lt. Zach at the Mohave County Superior Court in Lake Havasu City, Good Morning America reported.
Today, the tiny survivor enjoys animals, preschool, dancing, and going on imaginative "cruises vacations" in her cardboard box, her parents said.
"She is so comical, she is so witty," Lt. Zach marveled. "She's just a character."
He said he hopes his family's story might help others to consider becoming foster or adoptive parents for children needing a safe place to call home – an experience he said was "well worth it," according to Good Morning America.
"She's definitely thrived and come into her own," Lt. Zach told KNXV. "I just want to see her succeed in life and [I] hope she has better opportunities and chances now."
KPD Chief Rusty Cooper said Lt. Zach's devotion to Kaila epitomizes what it means to be a public servant.
"Lt. Brian Zach's commitment to public safety is exemplified in his commitment and love for Kaila. Both Brian and his wife Cierra are amazing parents," Chief Cooper told Good Morning America. "They are committed to the service of others and a cause that is greater than themselves. We are proud of Brian and thankful that he and his family are part of the Kingman Police Department."
Over 14,000 Arizona children are currently in foster care, with about 1,500 of those children residing in group home settings, KNXV reported.
"There's not enough homes for all the kids that are in foster care now," Arizona's Children's Association spokesperson Katie Hernandez told the news outlet. "There's a humongous need right now for foster parents."
Holly is a former probation and parole officer who is married to a sheriff's deputy. She is a regular contributor to Signature Montana magazine, and has written feature articles for Distinctly Montana magazine.
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Dziedzino (; ) – wieś na Białorusi, w obwodzie witebskim, w rejonie dokszyckim, w sielsowiecie Tumiłowicze.

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Historia
W czasach zaborów wieś i majątek leżały w gminie Tumiłowicze, w powiecie borysowskim, w guberni mińskiej Imperium Rosyjskiego.

W dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym wieś i majątek leżały w Polsce, w województwie wileńskim, w powiecie duniłowickim, od 1926 w powiecie dziśnieńskim, w gminie Tumiłowicze, a następnie w gminie Dokszyce.

Według Powszechnego Spisu Ludności z 1921 roku zamieszkiwało:

 wieś – 402 osoby, 2 były wyznania rzymskokatolickiego a 400 prawosławnego. Jednocześnie 48 mieszkańców zadeklarowało polską przynależność narodową, a 354 białoruską. Były tu 83 budynki mieszkalne. W 1931 w 92 domach zamieszkiwały 402 osoby.
 majątek – 107 osób, 2 były wyznania rzymskokatolickiego, a 400 prawosławnego. Jednocześnie 48 mieszkańców zadeklarowało polską przynależność narodową, a 354 białoruską. Było tu 8 budynków mieszkalnych. W 1931 w 4 domach zamieszkiwało 45 osób.

Wierni należeli do parafii rzymskokatolickiej w Dokszycach i prawosławnej w Tumiłowiczach. Miejscowość podlegała pod Sąd Grodzki w Dokszycach i Okręgowy w Wilnie; właściwy urząd pocztowy mieścił się w Tumiłowiczach.

Po agresji ZSRR na Polskę w 1939 roku wieś znalazła się w granicach BSRR. W latach 1941–1944 była pod okupacją niemiecką. Od 1945 leżała w BSRR. Od 1991 roku w Republice Białorusi.

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Despite the latticework sides and back, this Chinese-style solid mahogany armchair reveals its English origins with chamfered legs and tone-on-tone drop-in seat cushion. Known as "Chinese railing," this style replicates elegantly graceful bamboo, but is handcarved in solid mahogany. Its high quality and style blend easily with almost any decor. 24"Wx23"Dx45"H. 22 lbs.


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package org.firstinspires.ftc.robotcontroller.external.samples;

import com.qualcomm.robotcore.eventloop.opmode.Disabled;
import com.qualcomm.robotcore.eventloop.opmode.OpMode;
import com.qualcomm.robotcore.eventloop.opmode.TeleOp;
import com.qualcomm.robotcore.hardware.DcMotor;
import com.qualcomm.robotcore.hardware.DcMotorSimple;
import com.qualcomm.robotcore.robot.Robot;
import com.qualcomm.robotcore.util.Range;

/**
 * This file provides basic Telop driving for a Pushbot robot.
 * The code is structured as an Iterative OpMode
 *
 * This OpMode uses the common Pushbot hardware class to define the devices on the robot.
 * All device access is managed through the HardwarePushbot class.
 *
 * This particular OpMode executes a basic Tank Drive Teleop for a PushBot
 * It raises and lowers the claw using the Gampad Y and A buttons respectively.
 * It also opens and closes the claws slowly using the left and right Bumper buttons.
 *
 * Use Android Studios to Copy this Class, and Paste it into your team's code folder with a new name.
 * Remove or comment out the @Disabled line to add this opmode to the Driver Station OpMode list
 */

@TeleOp(name="Pushbot: Teleop Tank", group="Pushbot")
@Disabled
public class PushbotTeleopTank_Iterative extends OpMode{

    /* Declare OpMode members. */
    HardwarePushbot robot       = new HardwarePushbot(); // use the class created to define a Pushbot's hardware
                                                         // could also use HardwarePushbotMatrix class.
    double          clawOffset  = 0.0 ;                  // Servo mid position
    final double    CLAW_SPEED  = 0.02 ;                 // sets rate to move servo

    /*
     * Code to run ONCE when the driver hits INIT
     */
    @Override
    public void init() {
        /* Initialize the hardware variables.
         * The init() method of the hardware class does all the work here
         */
        robot.init(hardwareMap);

        // Send telemetry message to signify robot waiting;
        telemetry.addData("Say", "Hello Driver");    //
        updateTelemetry(telemetry);
    }

    /*
     * Code to run REPEATEDLY after the driver hits INIT, but before they hit PLAY
     */
    @Override
    public void init_loop() {
    }

    /*
     * Code to run ONCE when the driver hits PLAY
     */
    @Override
    public void start() {
    }

    /*
     * Code to run REPEATEDLY after the driver hits PLAY but before they hit STOP
     */
    @Override
    public void loop() {
        double left;
        double right;

        // Run wheels in tank mode (note: The joystick goes negative when pushed forwards, so negate it)
        left = -gamepad1.left_stick_y;
        right = -gamepad1.right_stick_y;
        robot.leftMotor.setPower(left);
        robot.rightMotor.setPower(right);

        // Use gamepad left & right Bumpers to open and close the claw
        if (gamepad1.right_bumper)
            clawOffset += CLAW_SPEED;
        else if (gamepad1.left_bumper)
            clawOffset -= CLAW_SPEED;

        // Move both servos to new position.  Assume servos are mirror image of each other.
        clawOffset = Range.clip(clawOffset, -0.5, 0.5);
        robot.leftClaw.setPosition(robot.MID_SERVO + clawOffset);
        robot.rightClaw.setPosition(robot.MID_SERVO - clawOffset);

        // Use gamepad buttons to move the arm up (Y) and down (A)
        if (gamepad1.y)
            robot.armMotor.setPower(robot.ARM_UP_POWER);
        else if (gamepad1.a)
            robot.armMotor.setPower(robot.ARM_DOWN_POWER);
        else
            robot.armMotor.setPower(0.0);

        // Send telemetry message to signify robot running;
        telemetry.addData("claw",  "Offset = %.2f", clawOffset);
        telemetry.addData("left",  "%.2f", left);
        telemetry.addData("right", "%.2f", right);
        updateTelemetry(telemetry);
    }

    /*
     * Code to run ONCE after the driver hits STOP
     */
    @Override
    public void stop() {
    }

}

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We live in a society that is "consumed with consumerism." The consumption road leads to destruction, but contentment deepens our spiritual lives.
The parable of the dishonest steward challenges us to examine our financial motives. Materialism can look like overspending, compulsive buying, hoarding, borrowing money on depreciating items, cheating on our taxes or maxing out our credit cards. Serving God instead of money leads to joy and abundant living.


http://www.LightingSpecialists.com Lighting in Salt Lake City - Allure of Light. Get your Elan Lighting at Lighting Specialists today. Our artists crafted with the utmost devotion, seeing the possibilities and not stopping until every detail was brought to light.
At élan, our passion is art and our medium is light; one that elevates a space and everything in it. With each piece in our collection, we create modern sculptures that define a room and your style, while bringing that all-important light to a space. We do it so you can choose that one perfect piece that you've been dreaming about – that connects you and your space.


Despite the dramatic recent weakening in global energy markets, ongoing economic expansion in Asia – particularly in China and India – will drive continued growth in the world's demand for energy over the next 20 years. According to the new edition of the BP Energy Outlook 2035, global demand for energy is expected to rise by 37% from 2013 to 2035, or by an average of 1.4% a year.
Energy self-sufficiency in North America - which is expected to become a net exporter of energy this year - and increasing LNG trade are also over time expected to have fundamental impacts on global energy flows.


A specific type of entry to an instrument approach procedure or holding pattern.
21, completed a double with victory in the final leg of the World Tour in Glasgow on Sunday to get a direct entry to the championship.
Now with a USD 26,000 bonus for First Officers and a USD 15,000 bonus for Direct Entry Captains, newly hired pilots have the opportunity to earn an enhanced salary of up to USD 100,000 over the course of one year.
Benjamin also noted that the sale of Direct Entry forms is ongoing while urging candidates who intend to apply to do so immediately as the sale of the DE forms ends on the same date with the UTME's.
Summary: Pune [Maharashtra], December 23 (ANI): Three Indian players - Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Arjun Kadhe - will get a direct entry to the main draw for the Maharashtra Open, an ATP 250 World Tour tournament slated to begin from December 30, here at the Mahalunge Balewadi Stadium.
Direct entry to police totally wrong I HAVE written a few letters in the past about direct entry into the police service by civilians and graduates without ever being a beat bobby.
Watson, Naomi Broady and Tara Moore would all hope to join British number one Johanna Konta, who has direct entry.
Sharapova wild card for Wimbledon warm-up?
The winner is given direct entry to Mr England, and from there the door opens to Mr World.
The Sultanate squad's qualification for the Hockey World League (HWL) Round 2, coupled with the national team's direct entry into the prestigious Asia Cup, has come as a double boost for Sheikh Mahfoodh who will be in a three-way contest for the OHA's top post in November 2 elections.
The bank said that it is working on options for a direct entry of its own, as it gears up for its first foray into mainland China.
Positions available range from Cadet pilots starting their career, experienced co-pilots from other airlines to Direct Entry Captains and as well as introducing new talent to easyJet, opportunities will also be available for more than 140 of the airline's current First Officers to be promoted to Captains.
There was disappointment, meanwhile, for British number three Kyle Edmund after he missed out on direct entry to the new season's first grand slam.
There was disappointment, meanwhile, for British No 3 Kyle Edmund after he missed out on direct entry to the new season's first grand slam.


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HomeBankingFMB Capital Credits Economic Stability For Local Unit's Impressive Performance
FMB Capital Credits Economic Stability For Local Unit's Impressive Performance
May 1, 2021 Staff Reporter Banking 0
MAURITIUS based FMB Capital Holdings has singled out the prevailing economic stability as chief among the factors which enabled its Zimbabwean unit to produce the most impressive performance when compared to units in four other regional countries.
This comes after the launch of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction system in June last year which eased both monthly and annual inflation while stabilising exchange rates which had been spiralling on both the formal and parallel markets.
In an update Friday, Mahendra Gursahani, Interim group managing Director for FMBCH commended the efforts being employed by monetary authorities in Harare.
"The performance of the Zimbabwe operations was the most impressive success story for the period.
"Improved economic stability in the country, coupled with our focused business growth interventions, saw the negative performance figures of 2019 which stood at US$29.5 million loss transforming into a profit of US$4.7 million in 2020," he said.
The remarks come after the group's subsidiary banks located in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe's successful publishing of the 2020 financial performance.
Gursahani said the company's financial performance in 2020 was robust with significant progress being made in growing and optimising the group's operations.
Despite the challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic and flow on to a slowdown in economic activity, the financial institution remained not only open for business but continued with even greater resolve to offer and deliver new and innovative digital and customer service enhancements.
In the period under review, Net Interest for the group grew by 18% to US$65.7 million.
Non-Funded Income rose by 21% to US$61. 5 million from US$50.7 million in December 2019.
"We are making good strategic progress through disciplined emphasis on our Performance, People and Purpose priorities.
"Our expectations for the Group in 2021 are positive although we remain cautious of the Covid-19 pandemic which has caused economic uncertainty, not only in the markets that we operate in, but globally as well," Gursahani said.
FMB Capital Holdings Plc provides banking and finance solutions through its operating subsidiaries in five Southern African Development Community.
The Group has a total asset base of over US$ 1.1 Billion, employs over 1500 staff and services the financial needs of over 800 000+ customers. – Newzim


Often I feel the presence of the Blue Avians. And with it the slight urge from them to write another message down for humanity.
"We are here to keep your options open.
This is the teaching of every true spiritual path on your earth.
It is about spiritual evolution, evolution in consciousness, evolution to a higher state of being, and not about material advantages.
We love in the same way as you all could love.
Love is a presence that every human being is able to participate in.
Love is not an emotion but rather a state of freedom from attachment and limited identification with any kind of form and appearance in creation. Therefore love is freedom.
Love can be realized by releasing your identification with the details of your mind.
Love is where nothing is being explained. Because Love is as much as existence is.
We are not here to teach you details, we are here to remind you of your state of mere being.
We are therefore minimalists. We do not need the many gears you employ to navigate through life.
We are simplicity and we convey to you that simplicity to get out of your multiple ties that connect you with millions of lives and beings and things to keep you in your illusions.
All these things that you created are just time filling content that is not needed to live a contented, meaningful life, a honorable life, a divinely guided life.
You are too much intertwined with needless trivia.
You true essence is One without a second.
Remember this and you will naturally forgive and love and forget what seems to be important to you, but what is in reality only another blocking element in your evolution."
Q: Recently there has been published an image how you look like. Could it be that you appear in the form of a human being because you show your intent to serve humanity? And that the birdlike head and feathered skin is the reminder that you also might appear in other dimension as birds, the wings being an energy expression of expanded consciousness?
A: Form does not matter.
Q: Could you please confirm whether my perception of your answer is correct?
I am left with a heart, empty of content and filled with radiant space.
Become the One You Truly Are!
and the most powerful modality I've ever experienced."
I saw a blue avian in a meditation a few days ago so I would say that they are reaching out to us more and more as we are opening up and internalizing the new higher energies available. The same goes for the higher dimensional Cetaceans. The message is simple and we have become too complex. Love and forgiveness are our true nature and it needs no analyzations. We can't figure out love, we can only become it because we are it.


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Q: ffmpeg quits if one output stream fails - can this be prevented? I'm responsible for maintaining a device that streams a live webcam feed to a remote relay server, and simultaneously writes a version of the stream to the local disk. It does this by a single instance of ffmpeg that has two outputs - one to the local disk, and one over rtsp to the streaming server
I'm encountering a problem where by if the streaming server disconencts for any reason, ffmpeg quits. I'm not really bothered if the live stream is lost, but it's a big problem that the local recording is lost also - it's not a huge detriment to the particular business process if it cannot be watched live, but losing the locally stored copy is a disaster
ffmpeg is started with a command line similar to:
ffmpeg -thread_queue_size 4096 -async 1 -f v4l2
  -input_format mjpeg -framerate 30 -video_size 1280x720
  -i /dev/video0 -thread_queue_size 4096 -async 1 -f alsa
  -i plughw:CARD=Set,DEV=0 -r 30 -c:a aac -b:a 96k -c:v h264 -b:v 983040
  -profile:v baseline -preset veryfast -pix_fmt yuv420p
  -f tee -map 0:v -map 1:a
    [f=matroska]'/var/recordings/yyyy-mm-dd/backup.mkv'|
    [f=rtsp:rtsp_transport=tcp]rtsp://streamingserver.com:1234/session.sdp`

Is there any way (command line switch etc) that ffmpeg can be made to carry on if an output stream is lost, rather than quitting?

A: Add the onfail option.
[f=rtsp:onfail=ignore:rtsp_transport=tcp]

Ensure your ffmpeg version is recent.


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Bayern CEO Kahn rules out Ronaldo transfer approach after his Man Utd exit
Soham Mukherjee
14:09 SAST 2022/11/29
Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has ruled out the possibility of signing free agent Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo not in the plans
Calls Kane a "very good player"
Bayern continue their hunt for a striker
WHAT HAPPENED? The Bayern Munich boss has again clarified the club's stance on Ronaldo and has "ruled out" a move for the Portuguese forward, despite him being a free agent after his exit from Manchester United. Previously, in July, he had mentioned that although he rates Ronaldo as one of the greatest, a transfer would not fit Die Roten's philosophy.
WHAT THEY SAID: "I can rule out a move for Ronaldo. We've considered it, we all love Ronaldo but strategy is different. We have a clear idea, philosophy of how our squad should be put together," Kahn told Sky Sports.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: However, Kahn did not hide his admiration for Kane and responded to the rumours that have been linking the Bundesliga champions with the Tottenham Hotspur forward.
Bayern are actively looking for a striker who could fill in the void left by Robert Lewandowski, who departed for Barcelona in the summer. It has been reported that the club is even willing to put down €100 million for the 29-year-old. Kane has a contract with the north London club until 2024 and is said to be reluctant to extend his stay.
IN THREE PHOTOS:
DID YOU KNOW? Kane has scored 12 goals in 15 games this season in the Premier League and has struck once in six games in the Champions League. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he failed to score in the Three Lions' first two games but provided two assists.
WHAT NEXT FOR KANE? The forward will be looking to open his account in the ongoing World Cup when he takes to the pitch against Wales on Tuesday evening.
Done Deals: Confirmed transfers by PSL clubs in January 2023
Kaizer Chiefs: Saile assessment, eight things learnt from Royal AM win
Does this little Bimenyimana-Basomboli detail prove Kaizer Chiefs unity?
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Today we're going to talk about persistence. As you know God is very persistent, he never gives up on us and keeps doing all He can to help us and He will faithfully and consistently be there when we need help. He wants us to be faithful and consistent as well. We'll look at many records today; that will help drive home the fact that we just can't give up. Let's start in Luke 18.
Taught by Bruce Mahone 20150927. All rights reserved.
This entry was posted in Teachings, Weekly Teachings on September 27, 2015 by bedundon.
Today we're going to talk about rejoicing in God's goodness. The last time I covered this was about ten years ago. We've covered variations of this, but haven't covered this topic in a while. We'll start in Deuteronomy chapter 18.
Taught by Bruce Mahone 20150823. All rights reserved.
Never give up on God – He has certainly not given up on you!
This entry was posted in Teachings, Weekly Teachings on September 6, 2015 by bedundon.


Renee Zellweger new face. Denies plastic surgery. Do you believe her?
Home Scandal and Gossip Renee Zellweger new face. Denies plastic surgery. Do you believe her?
It seems the onslaught of criticism against actress Renee Zellweger continues as the actress has found herself forced to resort to defending 'her new look' after assertions on the web that she has had a myriad of plastic surgery done to her face.
Renee Zellweger plastic surgery. Damned if she does, damned if she doesn't.
'For a long time I wasn't doing such a good job with that. I took on a schedule that is not realistically sustainable and didn't allow for taking care of myself.
That said a report via the nydailynews this morning paints an entirely different reason as to Renee Zellweger's new face.
In some ways it is easy to criticize Zellweger and other women who have gone under the knife. We call them vain, or brainwashed, or stupid for making these choices. It's harder, for whatever reason, to assess a culture that is unforgiving about every single body change that a woman will go through over the course of her life from puberty to after menopause. We judge whether a women weighs too much or too little. We judge whether women have children or don't have children. We judge whether or not they breastfeed. We judge whether women dye their hair or still wear miniskirts past the age of 40.
As Anne Helen Peterson points out in her article, "What's Really Behind The Ridicule of Renee Zellweger's Face?", Zellweger is particularly vulnerable to this kind of treatment because she was sold to her audience as a symbol of youth. Zellweger's efforts to essentially retain her trademark "look" by way of surgery is perceived by many as especially gauche since she is meant to symbolize a type of effortless prettiness. We hate seeing bad plastic surgery on aging female faces, because it represents an acknowledgement of how much the Hollywood image is mere smoke and mirrors, how the bill of goods we are sold is so often just a bag of lies.
Leave her alone? How about she leave herself alone! She was beautiful even with a few wrinkles and now she looks like Glen Close – what have you done with Renee Zellweger and who is this impostor you put in her place?
Wow – how about leaving the woman alone? I am greatly dismayed that so many media outlets have focused on her. How would anyone feel about being dissected as such in a global forum? I truly think there are more serious items and issues that have more impact rather than how Renee looks today. Geez.


Over the years, the University Library System has acquired very finely reproduced artworks recommended by the Department of Fine Arts. The originals of these works are housed in museums such as National Palace Museum, Taipei,Shanghai Museum, and British Museum. The reproductions are made by specialists such as the Nigensha Publishing Co. Ltd. in Japan. Because a high standard of professional and specialized reproduction skill is required, only experts can distinguish the reproduced item from the original.


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INTERVIEW: DANIEL RENE'
Interviews | February 24, 2020 |
Image courtesy of Daniel René
Interview: Daniel René
Luca Curci talks with Daniel René during CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2019 at Palazzo Ca' Zanardi.
In 1985, Daniel René invented the so-called "end grain wood" technique for pictures; to date, it seems that he still is the only one in the world to implement this technique. It is not a question of painting or marquetry; it is a technique in its own right that consist in to sticking on a support, pieces of unmachined natural wood (found in forests or other places outside), of various shapes, sizes and thicknesses, sometimes immersed in polyester inclusion resin. Originally, the first two-dimensional pictures used pointillism. Since then, the artist has evolved his technique to patchwork by creating pictures in three dimensions. This technique also makes it possible to create frameless pictures without any definite limit and which are freed from the shackles of the shapes imposed in painting (rectangle, square, …). Daniel René gives a second life to old woods that otherwise would eventually rot or be burned, revealing the richness of the particular colors that age has given them. It is a difficult technique and very long to implement (except the smaller ones, each picture requires 1 to 6 months of work and weighs 18 to 100 Lbs). The particular nature of these pictures is that they are very poorly rendered by a photograph that gives only a global view and does not make the relief. You really have to see them "from sight" to get closer, "enter" the picture and discover the different worlds that it contains and that make its richness.
Luca Curci – What is art for you?
Daniel René – A way of expression, revealing a particular sensibility (I have a personal conception of art that can be summarized in this personal quotation: "A creation becomes an artwork when it allows two souls, that of the artist and that of the spectator, to meet and make love within the limited but exalting framework of this work".
LC – Which subject are you working on?
DR – No particular subject except wood in itself.
LC – Where do you find your inspiration?
DR – Wood inspires me, then comes my imagination to reveal its beauty.
LC – What is your creative process like?
DR – Finding beautiful woods and sort them in order to bild a beautiful image.
LC – Did your style change over the years? In which way?
DR – My style changed: I began with 2 dimensional pictures and now I make 3 dimensional ones, using also other materials than wood.
LC – What do you think about the concept of this festival? In which way did it inspire you?
DR – Showing artworks in such a magnificent decor as Palazzo Ca' Zanardi is really a good idea.
LC – In which way the artwork presented in our exhibition is connected with the festival's theme?
DR – If I remember, there was no precise theme in this exhibition (except it was contemporary art).
LC – Do you think ITSLIQUID GROUP can represent an opportunity for artists?
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LC – What do you think about the organization of our event?
DR – Professional!!!
LC – Would you suggest a collaboration with us? What do you think about our services?
DR – I think it is a good oportunity for artists.
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Grew up in the moment of internet rising, where the aesthetic, the music, the art and the society itself got a transition to something new and in continuous change. Laerte has been influenced by mixed media as glitch, photo bashing, matte painting and manipulation. Everything is ancient and unknown influences his works with a sense of dystopia, inspired by metaphysics with a reflection of our heritage. Read more
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The word for sandals is 'נְּעָלִים' and the root is נעל. The other meaning is 'lock' like the prayer of נעילה 'Neilah' at the end of Yom Kippur that 'locks' the energy of the day for the coming year.
The Zohar explains that this verse refers to the beauty of the light that the Shechina receives at the end of Holidays and the seventh of Pesach. The thighs are the aspect of Netzach and Hod that hold the vessel. The 'skilled workman', 'אמן' is numerically 91 as in the combination of the upper and lower name of God יאהדונהי.
The foot wear is the aspect of the negative side and we must separate the connection to the Holy from the other side. When God invited Moses to come closer to him, he asked him to take off his shoes.
The unification of Zeir Anpin and the Shechina is like a wedding because when the bride and groom come together they can bring life to the world and that is the joy of Creation.
In order to connect spiritually to the upper levels, we should separate ourselves from the negative side by cleansing ourselves and come with pure consciousness. Only then we can enjoy the light that comes down to Malchut. Shabbat is our Holy day that we can get very close to Binah and draw Light for the entire week. We clean our homes and ourselves and disconnect from all work activities that can invite the other side and take away from that light.
We should not walk without shoes because the earth was cursed after the sin (Genesis 3:17) "cursed is the ground for thy sake". We must walk with shoes everywhere to separate ourselves from the 'cursed' ground because it channels a lot of negativity that in our times it is growing. In the Final Redemption God will fulfill his promise Zechariah 13:2 "and the unclean spirit I will pass out of the land." And then we will be able to walk bare foot.
The Priests could walk in the Holy Temple bare feet because it was a holy place as when Moses came closer to God in the 'Burning Bush' event.
On Yom Kippur that is a holy day we can walk just with socks and not bare feet because we are among other people and we need some kind of separation.
On the 9th of Av that is the opposite day to Yom Kippur, we can also walk with socks for the reason that negativity have full control and it doesn't matter if we wear shoes on not.
All spiritual connections and meditations should be done while having shoes or foot covers. If we are on a bed or above ground then its okay to wear just socks or any foot cover.


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Las más macabras de las vidas es el quinto álbum de estudio del grupo punk español Eskorbuto, publicado a través de un sello propio, Buto Eskor.

Grabación y contenido
El disco constó de tan solo 9 canciones, en contraste a su predecesor, y la mayoría fueron compuestas por Iosu, quién también canta la mayor parte del álbum, ya que Juanma venía de una convalecencia y no pudo participar en la composición como habitualmente lo hacía. Los temas lapidarios y la muerte están más presentes que nunca en este disco, desde la portada hasta la contraportada, pasando por los textos y las melodías.

Las más macabras de las vidas se grabó a fines de abril de 1988 y mezclado y masterizado el 1º de mayo de ese mismo año.

Solamente se hicieron 3.000 copias del disco con la compañía Buto Eskor, para posteriormente ser reeditado en CD en años posteriores por otras compañías discográficas como Oihuka y Discos Suicidas, en el caso de Oihuka, una edición simple y luego una edición digipack replicando la edición vinilo.

Canciones
Todas las canciones fueron escritas por Eskorbuto (Expósito, Suárez, Galán).

"Rock y violencia" - 4:40
"Pelos largos, caras enfermas" - 5:52
"Iros a la m..." - 2:27
"Las más macabras de las vidas" - 3:47
"Felices días de tu vida" - 2:51
"Sangre" - 4:40
"La última pelea" - 2:19
"Que corra la sangre" - 4:00
"Cántame una canción" - 1:30

Personal
Eskorbuto
Iosu Expósito - Guitarras y voces.
Juanma Suárez - Bajo y voces.
Pako Galán - Batería.

Invitado
Aitor Amezaga - Teclados y Sintetizadores.

Colaboradores
Mendieta Portugalete - Fotos.
Alberto Quintana - Diseño y Realización

Álbumes de Eskorbuto
Álbumes de España de 1988
Álbumes de rock en español
Álbumes de punk


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Blood Drive recap: Season 1, Episode 8, "A Fistful of Blood", Aired Aug 2, 2017
If there is one thing that defines Blood Drive (besides the blood, violence, and sex) it would be the music. The score is always on point for what we see splattered across the screen. Last week's ending with K. Flay's Blood in the Cut was beautifully on point. This week, composer Michael Gatt let us know what we were in for as Sexy Susie sped down the road into the wild wild Midwest.
This week's show also took on an exciting multiple-point time lapse shoot, with everyone having story lines that overlapped quite often. These different camera angles paired with the overlapping points of view worked out wonderfully.
Day 10 of the race brings us to Red River, located somewhere along the Texas/Oklahoma border. Living life here near the Scar is more treacherous than living next to a Kox Meat Packer plant. Speaking of, did you get a glance at the Kox advertisement this week?
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Electricity is banned in Red River which works out well for our trio as there is an EMP surrounding the town. While this doesn't come into play in the story line, it does manage to take the brain bombs offline. Thanks to that, the trio is free of the exploding head syndrome. With those out, everyone is free to head off on their own. The Scholar is making a new friend, Grace has a discussion with Slink, and Arthur, well Arthur is trying to do good.
The Double Cross
Ever the cop, Arthur is enlisted by the local sheriff (forced actually) to help bring the group occupying power station to justice. It is worth noting if you run across someone who is always wearing mirrored sunglasses you shouldn't trust them. Also, if the place you are going to sabotage is completely different than what you are told, then someone might be lying to you. One of these days Arthur will stop being a boy scout, right? Does the world of Blood Drive have Boy Scouts or do they only have Blood Scouts? Inquiring minds want to know.
Even though he should have known better, Arthur completes his assignment which leads to the entire camp being sent to jail to await. This whole event winds up with Arthur dangling at the bottom of a noose. If there is one thing Arthur is good at though, it is avoiding death. Lucky for him, Grace can multitask.
Free of the rope, Arthur takes on the Sheriff. How the Sheriff knew about the diary is a mystery. Perhaps the Scar told him? Dead men with red sockets where their eyes should be don't talk. Unfortunately, Arthur took a bullet during that fight.
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The plans Grace had for killing Slink did not work out the way she expected. We did learn a few more things about him during their discussion, however. Namely, he can heal. If you remember back to episode one, Arthur threw a knife at Slink that stuck into his hand. We didn't see it heal, but we did see his hand heal this time. Whatever happened to Slink that he was made (or created?), will probably trickle out as the show progresses. For now, we know he is invincible. Knife through the hand and set on fire. That does put things in a new perspective for Grace. Makes you wonder if she ever managed to see the Highlander movies. Well, just the first one – we won't talk about those other movies.
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"Wow, Your life reads like one long depressing country song." Julian Slink
Always one step ahead of the game, Slink shows that he is not always in control. He is the one that chose Grace to be his badass battle bitch for the Blood Drive and knew what could happen when he sent them to Red River. Although he wasn't able to kill her (it is only episode eight, after all), it poses a question: Will Grace and Arthur continue with the race? Surely they must in some capacity, but they aren't forced to race as of now. Now that we know Heart wants Grace alive, it is clear there are bigger plans to come. The question as to why is always lingering in the background of this show.
Love, true love
The city went downhill fast in the 10 days that Christopher has been inside the Heart facility. The ContraCrime station is in disarray, and the city is vacant… except for those gang members that want to kill Christopher. With the tape removed from his camera eye, Aki is on the way. In the meantime, Christopher discovers another new upgrade – a telescoping brain piercer from his super eye. Not only did it pierce the guy's brain, it caused all his blood to force out of the hole.
We knew it was coming. You saw it more in the previous scene. Aki was missing Christopher. Once she found him, and they started to get it on, his programming exploded in a moment of android ecstasy. Aki began to become human because the connection with Christopher caused a kernel boot error and a server stack overflow. In layman's terms, she loves him now also. Now these two are getting out of the city.
There's a new Sheriff in town
Everyone cheered when the Scholar double crossed The Gentleman, which again, goes to show you shouldn't be a dick and annoy your tech support guy. With that freedom, we are left to wonder what will become of him. Becoming the Sheriff of Red River is a far cry from what I expected. It seems the guy who has been crapped on the entire race has won the race to happiness by finding his soulmate. Couldn't be happier for the guy.
The Scholar identified a sedan in Red River that was a nuclear fusion sedan. Did you know that was actually a thing back in the 1950's and 1960's? Well, at least in concept it was.
There was the American Ford Nucleon and Studebaker Packard Astral. The French had the Simca Fulgur and the Arbel Symmetric. None of these vehicles made it past the concept point. The shielding required to protect the drive made the vehicles inconceivable. Somehow, the Blood Drive world solved that problem, although chances are, they didn't do it well. The value on human life is slightly lower in that world.
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Representing iconic gay-heavy neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Manhattan, Congressman Jerrold Nadler was an early proponent of gay rights and fighting HIV.
Representing iconic gay-heavy neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Manhattan, Congressman Jerrold Nadler was an early proponent of gay rights and fighting HIV. As bullish as the political veteran can be, he also has an encouraging optimism about the prospect of national marriage equality. He discusses that, his early showdown with Newt Gingrich, and what needs to happen to get antiretroviral drugs to people with HIV.
The Advocate: You represent several areas with a heavy concentration of gay and lesbian constituents. I'm wondering how proactive the gay community in your district is. Have they influenced the bills that you've involved yourself in?
Rep. Jerrold Nadler: I have a very interesting district. It probably the largest district with the most openly gay and lesbian people in the country. On the other hand, I also represent Borough Park, which carries all the Hasidim [members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect]. I don't know if you know who the Hasidim are, but they have the same social attitudes as Jerry Falwell.
But my district has been historically active. Stonewall is this district. When I was starting out, on the Upper West Side, I was a district leader for my Democratic club. We had two gay male and two lesbian female leaders. We were the only Democratic club around with gay leaders. The local gay community is still quite active. They were especially mobilized this year on the gay marriage bill in Albany. But they were also big supporters behind [the Uniting American Families Act] and the repeal of the [Defense of Marriage Act], the Respect for Marriage Act. Some thought it was going too far, and they thought it might be more appropriate to ask for more obtainable goals, but I feel strongly that we should start the fight for [UAFA]. It's a very straightforward bill that gives basic rights to people.
How did you become such a champion on an essential but no-frills bill like the UAFA?
I didn't see it as a major bill in the sense of affecting a lot of people but I thought [present immigration law] was terribly unfair, and current laws treat people with gratuitous cruelty. I figured, what percentage of the population is gay, and what percentage of that population also falls in love with a foreigner? Obviously, it's rather low, so I figured a small percentage of people would be outwardly supportive of this law. I didn't expect to have a major campaign, but I was surprised by the amount of support that's come in. Forty thousand couples in the U.S. are affected by this. The bill is very important because it's about keeping families together.
But if you have gay marriage legal in the whole country, you wouldn't need the bill. Of course I favor gay marriage, but I figured UAFA would be a good stepping stone for that.
Several pieces of pro-gay legislation have been reintroduced in Congress in the last term that lost momentum in previous terms. Have there been any particular items that have garnered unprecedented amounts of support upon reintroduction?
Yes, the Respect for Marriage Act has gone from five to 124 cosponsors in a year and a half. You can see where the issue of gay marriage is going — it's another inevitability. When "don't ask, don't tell" was first enacted in 1993, I was one of the few Congress members who were against it from the beginning. Now we've been able to do away with it. My view is that the progress of the country on all these kinds of issues recognizing minority groups is getting better. We've come a long way, and we'll go further.
Was it difficult for you to oppose "don't ask, don't tell," which was such a contentious bill, so early in your congressional career?
Well, I don't think it was. What makes it difficult, I suppose, was because [President Bill Clinton] supported it, so I was a minority in my party. I don't think it was about being a freshman. It's asking whether you believe whether this is right for your district and whether you believe the leaders of your party.


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It began in an Airbnb
Posted on 30th July 2019 20th October 2019 by emmaredmoon
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One afternoon there were two guys, and two naughty young ladies who arrived late for a spanking film shoot in a rented apartment. On the way was a well-known spanking model who was approached to join a start-up spanking website project, her name was Emma Bishop. We will let Emma describe the scene and her first impressions and thoughts….
"I arrived early (I'm always early or on time and never late) and called Mr P, one of the managers, on my mobile. I was standing outside of a row of block of flats and my Uber driver had dropped me at the wrong block, or else the instructions I was given weren't that clear. Mr P said he would be "down in a minute" as he was dealing with two naughty girls who had arrived an hour late. My first thoughts were that maybe these are amateur hobbyists, making the usual free spanking and pirate video 'tube' stuff in dodgy fluorescently lit hotel rooms and it was all going to be a huge waste of time. I said I would come along to see how they work and as I had already formed a good friendship with Mr P, I wanted to see him alone anyway, and if there was any time left I would perhaps do some test scenes.
After 5 minutes or so of pacing around with my overnight bag full of toys and outfits in case I was needed, Mr P called me back and came downstairs to meet me outside. These things always feel a bit 'cloak and dagger', like spanking 121 meetings with clients in hotel lobbies, where I'm trying my best to look vanilla but it feels exciting and taboo, as if I'm a naughty little call girl..even though it is only ever my bottom that gets a spanking!
We went upstairs to the top floor, no doubt chosen because of the sounds of spanking echoing more into the sky that the rooms below, and I was taken to the bedroom/changing room to wait as the video shoot was in progress. I don't run a meter for my time in these situations, and I didn't want to walk straight in and watch the action as I've never been too voyeuristic, so I just sat cross-legged on the carpet and did some work on my own 'The Trouble with Emma' website that I was re-launching anyway. Maybe my psychic powers and intuition felt good, something felt worth hanging around for, and it seemed kinda spooky and déjà vu fateful they had approached me in the first place when I wasn't even looking to ever make a film again!
I heard the spanking and scoldings in the next room and it didn't sound like acting, and there was a mix of laughter and fun between takes that made me smile because enjoying what you do but knowing it is serious once the camera rolls is the essence of a good film. There seemed to be chemistry between the team and I couldn't wait to walk in and meet them, my pulse was nervously racing at being with Mr P again anyway as he needed to have a "discussion" with me anyway.
After they had finished. Mr P came to fetch me and asked if I would come in and meet the team for a late buffet lunch, with the good quality aged Rioja I'd spied in the kitchen, always a sign of class! It later turned out this was a private film for a client and they used it as a test shoot, which seemed reasonable justification, after they had shot with me a few weeks later and discovered I know something about making films and the standard they have to be at 🙂 What my friends (and family as they feel to me now) didn't know was that I was Emma Bishop, nobody had thought to Google that I had already trodden this path once before and worked with and learned from the finest in the industry. I met these two lovely girls and the other boss G, the film producer and technical brain as well as being excellent with experience of running a 'proper' business, something I discovered later.
Fast forward a few weeks and I'm part of this amazing team and we have gelled and I feel full of technical and creative ideas that I can freely bring to the party. Our amazing girl Kaylee has discovered new spanking talent in the shape of some excellent spanking models. Her friend Bella Blooming was a bonus find and is so talented and growing as an actress and performer every day, and it's lovely to work with her and see her face beam afterwards. Since then the quality of performances has grown every shoot and I'm glad I can not only appear in them for now, but also direct some films and use some of my professional acting and creative media training too. I am not planning on being in many films but cameos are always on offer, so I'm looking forward to spending more time as a film director and working behind the scenes too. I never saw myself as just 'Emma Bishop, spanking model' but an entertainer, Red Moon Rising Media is 'not just another spanking website', so this could be a wonderful journey together!
My memory of this from now on will always be that Red Moon Rising Media was born and stripped naked in a BnB, and I'm growing in a new world of wonder! It's so good to be back!"


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Q: Invalid syntax with conditional expressions It's all started from installing new python version, 2.7.5. I get this error when WSGI runs my django's wsgi.py file:
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error] [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX] mod_wsgi (pid=4710): Target WSGI script '/var/www/empirik/data/www/mysite.com/my_project/wsgi.py' cannot be loaded as Python module.
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error] [client XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX] mod_wsgi (pid=4710): Exception occurred processing WSGI script '/var/www/empirik/data/www/mysite.com/my_project/wsgi.py'.
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error] Traceback (most recent call last):
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error]   File "/var/www/empirik/data/www/mysite.com/my_project/wsgi.py", line 22, in ?
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error]     import os
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error]   File "/home/envs/my_project/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 49, in ?
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error]     import posixpath as path
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error]   File "/home/envs/my_project/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 324
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error]     slash, dot = (u'/', u'.') if isinstance(path, _unicode) else ('/', '.')
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error]                                ^
[Tue Sep 03 23:25:42 2013] [error] SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I use virtualenv and can't figure out why it happens. I have python 2.4.3 also installed on this machine but it's not even associated with "python" alias and there's definitely python 2.7.5 in my virtualenv.
UPDATE:
Ok, I've raised exception in my wsgi.py to see sys.path which it uses and it's python2.4:
['/home/envs/my_env/lib/python24.zip', '/home/envs/my_env/lib/python2.4/', '/home/envs/my_env/lib/python2.4/plat-linux2', '/home/envs/my_env/lib/python2.4/lib-tk', '/home/envs/my_env/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload']

I don't understand why and how can I change it to python2.7.

A: It would appear your mod_wsgi is compiled for and uses Python 2.4. You cannot take a mod_wsgi built for one Python version and force it to use a runtime installation for a different version. Go check the state of the your mod_wsgi and what it is compiled for.

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*http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/CheckingYourInstallation


The light yet robust Sportful Stevlio was developed with professional road team Team Tinkoff for racing and fast training in the rain, ice and snow. As such, it comes with a tailored race fit so most of us mortals will probably need to size up.
The stretchy RainWick fabric, which was developed specifically for Sportful in Japan, is cut to sit well in the riding position and seals well all round. I welcomed the long tail that sits in place however long you're in the saddle.
In bad weather it does a top job of keeping the wet stuff out and breathes superbly. Sportful says it has a waterproof figure of 20,000mm and a breathability of 50,000 g/m2/24hrs, which is impressive and in line with how I found it performed out on the road in bad weather.
I liked that the large tooth front zip, which features a draft flap, is easy to operate with one hand on the fly. There's also a neat double stitched cuff design that works well with gloves to keep you dry. Add to this it's light and small packing and you have an impressive package, but it doesn't come cheap.


The retail chain also plans to launch private brands in the beauty category.
Chennai: Shoppers Stop wants to establish itself as a beauty destination by redesigning stores and entering into exclusive tie-ups with new international brands. The retail chain also plans to launch private brands in the beauty category.
In the past few years, Shoppers Stop has been expanding its category mix and beauty had become a category with a revenue contribution of 13 per cent. However, the contribution has been growing faster since 2013-14 to the current level of 16 per cent, the company informed the exchanges.
As part of multi-pronged strategy to re-establish itself as a premium beauty department store, Shoppers Stop will redesign 15 department stores for a premium look and feel and introduce beauty hubs. This will provide better customer shopping experience.
Four stores will run a pilot project to generate Rs 10 to 20 crore sales on an annualized basis and ROCE of 30 per cent. These stores will improve the store merchandising with wall and gondola concept rather than shop-in-shops. Additional nine to twelve MAC shop-in-shops will generate Rs 20 to 30 crore sales on an annualized basis with a ROCE of 40 per cent.
Further, different types of stores will sell beauty products of different price points. Compact format stores will have mastige brands, existing department stores will have mid to mid-high beauty brands and there will be luxury beauty stores of Elca and Arcelia brands.
Shoppers Stop will also enter into exclusive brand tie-ups like Elca: Dior, Make up of Forever , Nars etc. It will also explore franchise opportunities for multi-brand beauty stores like Boots, Ulta, Blumercury.


Diakalidia Kouyate, from Francophone country Mali, would have allowed his inability to speak English or his poor background deter him from getting a PhD scholarship. Yet Diakalidia, determined in his pursuits, will be studying in Saudi Arabia this fall on a full scholarship. How did he do it? This is his story.
First of all, we would like to say congratulations on winning this scholarship.
So what school has given you this scholarship?
Why did you select Saudi Arabia and not America or a European country?
When I finished my Masters degree, I set a goal to earn my next degree in a place that supports my career and where I could learn the English language also. These were my goals so of course I applied to other schools in Europe and even in Africa. I applied for the AERC scholarship in Kenya as well as PASET in Ivory Coast. These are the ones I remember.
At the time, I was looking for only degree scholarships because I want to be on the path of academic research one day but I branched out later on to apply for other kinds of scholarships.
How did you get to know about this scholarship?
I learnt about this scholarship through your Website. When I went to Ghana to learn English at the end of 2013 to September 2014, I came to know that in Africa there were organisations whose sole purpose was to assemble scholarships to let people know so that they can apply for them. So I went through your Website so that I could subscribe to receive more scholarship notifications after that, I went to Facebook to like your page.
One day I was browsing on Facebook, I saw the scholarship announcement. I checked the criteria to know if I was eligible and could apply. But what I want you to know is that all of this was because of your website.
Anyway, there were some applications I started but could not finish but for this scholarship, I was able to finish and then submit.
When did you apply and how long did it take you to apply?
I saw the scholarship when the deadline was just in about 20 days time. But all my documents were in my possession so I just filled my details in the form and I submitted.
Meaning it was not difficult applying for the scholarship?
Well, this one was easy. I've encountered some that are difficult but this was easy. They were just asking me about documents that were already in my possession. They didn't ask me about any research paper or any medical documents.
So what documents did you submit?
Two letters of recommendation, proof of TOEFL proficiency. They also asked me to give the title of my research dissertation and to give an explanation why I wanted the scholarship.
What was that major quality you would say made you win this scholarship?
I won't call it quality but the first challenge for me was to pass the TOEFL exams because they were serious about the marks. English is not my first language but I was able to pass it. The major quality that enabled me win was my previous degree that is, my Masters. I had good grades there and I studied in both French and English. I took the French courses in Burkina Faso while the English courses held in Ghana.
Is your second degree related to this PhD Degree?
Yes, it is related because I applied for this PhD scholarship in the field of Arid land Agriculture which is linked to my masters course, Applied Agriculture Economics and Policy. It is important for me to study that because in Africa and specifically my country located in the sub-Saharan region, we have a desert and other types of lands so this will enable me apply it to the agricultural needs of my country. I think this is the best thing for my country and for my purpose.
Do you think that studying at this University will help you achieve your goals?
I think so. Because every country spends money for a reason specifically Saudi Arabia where all of their land is arid so it will help them and also fit best in my profile.
If the condition permits, I will come back to my country and apply what I have learnt to some areas in my country even though it is difficult to get things done most time in Africa with most constraints like money or resources but I hope that with time, I'll be able to get a farm in my country and pick from all of the things I will learn there and use.
So how can African students be more competitive to win these scholarships?
In Africa, we have many talented students, studying in our many universities. Unfortunately, many African students end up looking for money to further their studies hence the need for opportunities. The fact that we are from poor communities does not mean that we do not know anything. Many Africans are talented so I believe they need to be given that chance to excel.
I was born in Kijnan, a village in Mali in 1988. I come from a very large family. We are about a hundred in my family. My father had three wives while two of of his brothers had two and one respectively. My mother of the three wives, had seven of us and I am fourth. Yet among all of us, there wasn't really any of us who was advanced academically. This really spurred me in my academic pursuits. It made me also think of how my living condition will be, you know because growing up was very hard for us.
Who really got me to study was my godfather, a friend of my father and a teacher from my secondary school. He served my country Mali for about 20 years. When he served in my village, he was one of my father's best friends. But when he was redeployed to another village, he asked my father if I could live with him and my father agreed. That was where my education began because he had a lot of educational materials that became my possession. He also permitted me to work and it opened me to the world.
Is your family glad you have won this scholarship?
Ooh. I can say that they are very glad I won this scholarship especially my father because he knows that I like to study and if he did not have limited funds, he would have made it possible himself.
What's your advice to African youths?
My number one advice would be to be among the best students in your first degree because it will be your own works that will put you in the position that you want to be in life.
What do you think about AfterschoolAfrica?
Wow. I am happy with this question because AfterschoolAfrica is doing a great job for African students. We know money is the key to opening many doors but African students don't have it to go ahead so providing all the tools and information from everywhere in this world that you put in one place is wonderful. I'm still wondering how you all are able to know this many opportunities. Where do you get the time and resources, this is the first question I asked myself. Like I said before if Africans want to do something, they do it well. Your website is an example. You even make it possible to understand your website with your email and application. I know many scholarship websites but since 2013 that I came to know AfterschoolAfrica, I can say that you have been the best.
Thank you. Any last words?
I'm thankful to your organisation. Infact, I can say that now, I am among your organisation and hope to be of help someday.
That's great. We will definitely keep in touch with you. Thank you for your time.